By Catharine Hadley, Arts and Entertainment Editor, catharinehadley@gmail.com

The theme of this column is "trying new things." I'm happy to be starting this new project of writing the entertainment column for Leisure Living Magazine! I've done all I could to make the entertainment listing complete and varied, so there should be something for everyone. Although I've done my best to make sure all the information is accurate, please go online or call ahead to confirm your plans.

Any suggestions and details of your upcoming events can be sent to me at catharinehadley@gmail.com.

June

Through 30 - Hoover Auditorium 90th Anniversary and "Ohio, The Heart of It All" exhibits, Lakeside

Through July 1 - Before Audubon: Alexander Wilson's Birds of the United States, Toledo Museum of Art

Through Nov. 25 - Celebrating Libbey Glass, 1818-2018, Toledo Museum of Art

Through Jan. 13, 2019 - Rebecca Louise Law: Community, site-specific installation using thousands of plants and flowers native to the region, Toledo Museum of Art

19 - Emily Keener, Hoover Auditorium

20 - Third Thursday Music, Flowers and a Sunset, Vermilion

20 - Dance! What a Feeling! Stranahan Theater, Toledo

21-24 - Sandusky Pride Festival

22 - Riverfront Live! presents David Ninke

22 - Ciaran Sheehan presents "Broadway and Beyond," Hoover Auditorium

22 - Pyrate Fest X, "X Marks the Spot," Put-in-Bay

22 - Jazz @ 8, Sandusky State Theatre

22 - Seth Glier, The Listening Room, Port Clinton

23 - Swingmania, Centennial Terrace, Toledo

23 - U.S. Brig Niagara at Put-in-Bay

23 - Little River Band, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside

23 - Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers, Blossom Music Center

23 - Yankee Air Museum WWII B-17 Flying Fortress Air Adventure Rides, Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton

24 - Firelands Symphony Orchestra presents the Firelands String Quartet Summer Ensemble Concert

24 - Tyler Hilton, The Listening Room, Port Clinton

24 - Live Nation Summer Concert Series presents Barenaked Ladies with Better Than Ezra and KT Turnstall, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium

27 - Verandah Concerts presents Grand Royale Ukelelists of the Black Swamp, Hayes Museums and Library, Fremont

27 - Mike Super - Magic and Illusion, Hoover Auditorium

29 - Riverfront Live! presents Mr. Denny R

29 - Black Violin, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside

28 - Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council presents Fourth Thursday Artwalk

28 - Griffin House, The Listening Room, Port Clinton

29-July 4 - 1928 Ford Tri-Motor "City of Wichita/City of Port Clinton" rides, Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton

30 - Swingmania, Centennial Terrace, Toledo

30 - The Cleveland Pops Orchestra with conductor Carl Topilow, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside

30 - Mad River Harley-Davidson Kelleys Island Bike Tour

30 - Toast of Ohio Wine Festival, Merry-Go-Round Museum, Sandusky

July

3 - Star Spangled Celebration, Centennial Terrace, Toledo

4 - Art Walk, Sandusky

5 - Clay Evans, Mickey Kelley, Connor Rand, and Mike Willis perform for the sixth anniversary of the opening of The Listening Room, Port Clinton

6 - Brad Paisley, Dan Tyminski, and Hank Williams, Jr., Blossom Music Center

6 - Riverfront Live! presents Jordan Wiewandt

6 - The Midtown Men, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside

6 - State of Comedy, Sandusky State Theatre

7 - Get the Led Out, the American Led Zeppelin, Centennial Terrace, Toledo

7- The Ides of March featuring Jim Peterik, Hoover Auditorium

7 - Blues Traveler, Hensville Park, Toledo

7 - Riverfront Live! presents Richie Kihlken, Jefferson Street Pier, Port Clinton

8 - Erie MetroParks' 50th Birthday Party, Osborn MetroPark

8 - Spiegel Grove Squires vintage base ball game, Hayes Presidential Library and Museums, Fremont

8 - Old-Fashioned 4th of July at Sauder Village

8 - Toledo Museum of Art Block Party

8 - Concerts in Victory Park, Vermilion

9-15 - Marathon Classic, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania

10-15 - Lucas County Fair

11 - Lakeside Garden Tour

11 - Norwalk's Free Summer Concert Series presents The Divots, Norwalk Memorial Reservoir

11 - Honey Creek Jass Band, Verandah Concert, Hayes Presidential Library and Museums

12-15 - Festival of Sail, downtown Sandusky

13 - Gin Blossoms, Promenade Park, Toledo

13-15 - Huron River Fest, Huron Boat Basin

13-15 and 20-22 - "Once Upon a Mattress,” Fremont Community Teen Theatre

14 - The Miracles, Hoover Auditorium

14 - Jim Brickman at the Stranahan Theater

14 - 15th Annual Norwalk Garden Tour

14 - Middle Bass Island Music Festival 2018

14 - Riverfront Live! presents Casey Redmond

15 - Concerts in Victory Park, Vermilion

14-15 - Yankee Air Museum WWII Mitchell Air Adventure Rides

16 - JinJoo Cho and ENCORE, Hoover Auditorium

16-22 - Ottawa County Fair

17-Aug. 26 - "Hamilton,” KeyBank State Theatre, Playhouse Square, Cleveland

18 - The Beach Boys in Concert, Centennial Terrace

19 - Art Loop Summer Spectacular, downtown Toledo

19 - The Four Freshmen, Hoover Auditorium

19 - Gaelic Storm, Marathon Center for the Arts, Findlay

19 - Best of BG: A Hometown Celebration, Bowling Green

19 - Third Thursday Music, Flowers, and a Sunset, downtown Vermilion

20 - Soul Night, Promenade Park, Toledo

20 - Jazz @ 8 presents "An American Songbook Tribute,” Sandusky State Theatre

20-22 - Plein Air Art Festival, Lakeside

21 - Health and Wellness Expo, part of the Body Worlds Rx exhibit at the Imagination Station

21 - Riverfront Live! presents Dave Ninke

22 - Arts in the Park, Lakeside

22 - Concerts in Victory Park, Vermilion

25 - Lake Plains Barbershop Chorus, Verandah Concert, Hayes Presidential Library and Museums

25 - Lakeside Symphony Orchestra presents "Home Movies,” plus opening night reception, Hoover Auditorium

25 - Put-in-Bay Garden Club Home and Garden Tour

26 - Atlanta Rhythm Section, Hoover Auditorium

26 - Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council Art Walk

26 - The Listening Room Port Clinton presents Chris Cavanaugh

26-28 - Lakeside Craft and Art Show

27 - Lakeside Symphony Orchestra concert with guest conductor Max Rabinovitsj and pianist Milana Strezeva, Hoover Auditorium

27-29 - Kelleys Island Film Fest, which includes movies shown both indoors and outdoors on an inflatable screen at the baseball field

28 - Riverfront Live! presents John Davenport

28-29 - Military Vehicle and Equipment Show and Yankee Air Museum WWII C-47 Skytrain Air Adventure Rides, Liberty Aviation Museum

29 - Firelands Symphony Orchestra Summer Ensemble Concert

29 - Concerts in Victory Park, Vermilion

August

1 - Lakeside Symphony Orchestra presents "Musical Postcards” with guest conductor Matthew Kraemer and violinist JinJoo Cho Hoover Auditorium

1 - The Listening Room Port Clinton presents Melodime

1-5 National Sports Collectors Convention, IX Center, Cleveland

2 - Sandusky Art Walk

2 - Styx in Concert, Centennial Terrace

2-5 125th Inter-Lake Yachting Association Senior Sail Race Week, Put-in-Bay

3 - Big Band Hangar Dance with the Dan Zola Orchestra featuring vocalist Dianne Palmer, Liberty Aviation Museum

3-6 - Liberty Aviation Museum's 1928 Ford Tri-Motor City of Wichita/City of Port Clinton rides

4 - Lakeside Symphony Orchestra with guest conductor John Gordon Ross and Verb Ballets

4 - 2018 Blues Fest, Promenade Park, Toledo

4 - Riverfront Live! presents Mike Waddell

4-5 - Yankee Air Museum WWII B-17 Flying Fortress Air Adventure Rides, Liberty Aviation Museum. "Restore the Ford” pancake breakfast on Aug. 5

4-11 - Island Green Week, Put-in-Bay

5 - Concerts in Victory Park, Vermilion

6-7 - Kelly Miller Circus, Kelleys Island

7 - Lakeside Symphony Orchestra presents "Tales by the Seaside” with guest conductor Daniel Meyer and violinist Isabelle Durrenberger

8 - Chrissy and Don, Verandah Concert, Hayes Presidential Library and Museums

8 - Lakeside Symphony Orchestra Candlelight Showcase

8 - OSU's Gibraltar Island tour, Put-in-Bay

8-12 - Inter-Lake Yachting Association Power Regatta, Put-in-Bay

9 - Sugarland, Huntington Center

9 - Island Auction, Put-in-Bay

10 - KC and the Sunshine Band, Promenade Park, Toledo

10 - Boot Scoot Boogie Country Rock Dance Party, Stranahan Theatre

10 -Lakeside Symphony Orchestra presents "Adventureland” with guest conductor Bruce Anthony Kiesling

10-11 - Maumee Summer Fair/Taste of Maumee

10-12 - Huron Rotary Fine Art and Food Truck Festival, Huron Boat Basin

11 - Yankee Air Museum Waco Biplane Mitchell Air Adventure Rides, Liberty Aviation Museum

11 - Historic Lighthouse Tour, Put-in-Bay

11 - Barefoot at the Beach, Maumee Bay State Park

11 - Riverfront Live! presents Jordan Wiewandt

12 - Concerts in Victory Park, Vermilion

13-18 - Huron County Fair

14 - Lakeside Symphony Orchestra closing night concert with guest conductor Michael Chertok and pianist Dror Biran

Every attempt is made to provide accurate information, however,
we encourage you to double check the details of these events!

Don't Miss Island Fest!

Celebrate the dog days of summer at the Kelleys Island Fest July 13 through 15. Everyone in the family will find something to enjoy, from crafters and artisans to food vendors and a beer tent. Saturday's events include a parade, live entertainment, and fireworks at dusk.

While you're on the island, take the time to see the other attractions. My favorite is the site of the glacial grooves, on the north side of the island.

More information about the Island Fest is available at the Kelleys Island Chamber of Commerce website. You'll also find tips on how to get there and how to get around. While most of the businesses are downtown, it's worth your time to see the landscape and shoreline.

Vintage Ohio Festival

If you love wine, you won't mind taking a trip to Kirtland for the Vintage Ohio Wine Festival and a Little Brew, Too event.

The festival, which is scheduled for Aug. 3 and 4, has been called the premier food and wine event of the year for northern Ohio. Several Ohio wineries will offer Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, and other varieties, plus wines made from summer fruits. Wouldn't you like to try a wine made from strawberries, peaches, raspberries, or blackberries?

Beer lovers won't feel left out – there will be a beer tent. Bring your appetite for the food vendors, and prepare to enjoy the live music and fireworks on Friday evening.

Village Arts & Wine Fest

If you love wine and entertainment but would like to stay closer to home, go to the Sculpture in the Village Arts and Wine Festival on Aug. 11 at Williams Park in Gibsonburg.

Sample wines from Gillig Winery, DD Smith Winery, Chateau Tebeau Winery and Ski Lodge Winery. Spend the afternoon and evening enjoying food, art vendors, and live entertainment.

This event benefits the North Coast Veterans Museum in Gibsonburg.

updated 06.18.18 CAE