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.

September

Through Sept. 30 - FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art presents "An American City: Eleven Cultural Exercises." Museums, civic institution, and alternative spaces across Cleveland, Akron, and Oberlin will host performances and works by area-based artists. Visit frontart.org for more information.

Through Oct. 28 (Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only) - HalloWeekends at Cedar Point

Through Nov. 4 - Vermilion Arts Guild: Nature's Bounty Art Show, Main Street Vermilion

Through Nov. 15 - 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

Through May 27, 2019 - World War I exhibit, Hayes Presidential Library and Museums

Sept. 20 - Third Thursday Music, Flowers, and a Sunset, downtown Vermilion

Sept 20 -The Foundation for Firelands presents "Fashion Week, Sandusky Style," Plum Brook Country Club

Sept. 21 - Michael McDermott, the Listening Room in Port Clinton

Sept. 21 - International Day of Peace, Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Put-in-Bay

Sept. 21 - 7th Annual North Coast Oktoberfest, Sandusky State Theatre

Sept 21-22 - Port Clinton High School Alumni Weekend

Sept 21-22 - Toledo Symphony presents "Trudel's Debut," Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle

Sept 21-23 - North Coast Oktoberfest, downtown Sandusky

Sept. 22 - Historical walking tour of Jamestown area of Marblehead, Marblehead Peninsula Branch of Ida Rupp Public Library

Sept. 22 - Feathers & Foliage Bird Festival, Kelleys Island

Sept. 22 - Erie Metro Live Steamers miniature steam-power engines train rides, Eagle Point

Sept. 22 - Halfway to St. Patrick's Day, Put-in-Bay

Sept. 22-23 - Free driving tours of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, plus the "Cars for Critters" car show on Sept. 22

Sept. 22-23 - Lake Erie Wing Watch, Osborn MetroPark

Sept. 23 - Woollybear Festival, downtown Vermilion

Sept. 23 - 46th Annual Woolybear Festival, Vermilion

Sept. 23 - Haunted Sandusky Bay Walk benefitting the Maritime Museum, downtown Sandusky

Sept. 25-26 - 10th Annual Vintage Sports Car Road Race Reunion, Put-in-Bay Airport

Sept. 25-26 - Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion

Sept. 25 and Tuesdays through Oct. 30 - Senior Discovery Days at the Toledo Zoo and Aquarium

Sept. 27 - Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council Fourth Thursday Art Walk

Sept. 27 - Pumpkin Stomp and Chomp, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium

Sept. 29 - "Cruisin' to the Future" Car Show and Community Day benefiting Pathway Inclusion Center, Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station

Sept. 29 - Amada Brown, The Listening Room, Port Clinton

Sept. 29 - Harvest Fest, Memorial Park, Kelleys Island

Sept. 29 - EVP Mediums presents Ghosts of the Lorain Lighthouse, Lorain Palace Theater

Sept. 29 - Classic Car Show, downtown Marblehead

Sept. 29 - Toledo Symphony presents "West Side Story: Film with Live Orchestra," Stranahan Theater

Sept. 29 - Lookin' Back Tribute to Bob Seger, plus food, beer, and wine trucks, Resort at Erie Landings, Port Clinton

Sept. 30 - The Great Grape Stomp, Mon Ami Restaurant and Winery

Sept. 30 - Oct. 21 - "Hello, Dolly!" at Connor Palace, Playhouse Square, Cleveland

OCTOBER

Oct. 3 - Joan Baez Fare Thee Well Tour 2018, KeyBank State Theatre, Playhouse Square, Cleveland

Oct. 4 - Fall Favorites: Wine and Beer Tasting, Schedel Arboretum and Gardens, Elmore

Oct. 4-7 - American Presidents Film and Literary Festival, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums

Oct. 5 - State of Comedy, Sandusky State Theatre

Oct. 5 - Manhattan Short film festival presentation, Ida Rupp Public Library

Oct. 5 - Zoo Brew, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium

Oct. 5-Nov. 4 - "Pride and Prejudice," Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, Cleveland

Oct. 6 - Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council presents "Hoods Up!"

Oct. 6 - Shawn Mullins, The Listening Room, Port Clinton

Oct. 6 - Firelands Symphony Orchestra presents "An Evening with George," featuring the music of George Gershwin, Sandusky State Theatre

Oct. 6 - Oktoberfest at Kelleys Island Brewery

Oct. 6 - Steely Dan in Concert, Stranahan Theater

Oct. 7 - Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood: "Scared Scriptless," KeyBank State Theatre, Playhouse Square

Oct. 9 - Celtic Thunder X Tour, KeyBank State Theatre

Oct. 10 - "Grease and Glamour," benefitting the Safe Harbor Domestic Violence Shelter, Foster Chevrolet

Oct. 12 - Adam Ezra Group, The Listening Room, Port Clinton

Oct. 12-14 - Murder Mystery Weekend, Kelleys Island

Oct. 12-13 and 19-20 - "Evil Dead, the Musical," Bellevue Society for the Arts

Oct. 13 - Lakeside-Marblehead Lighthouse Festival

Oct. 13 - Civil War encampment, Wolcott House, Marblehead

Oct. 13 - Port Clinton Area Musical Arts Series presents Echoing Air Sextet, Firelands Presbyterian Church

Oct. 13-14 - Oak Harbor Apple Festival

Oct. 13-14 - Oktoberfest, Put-in-Bay

Oct. 17 - Sandusky Concert Association presents "O Sole Trio", Bravissimo Broadway, Sandusky State Theatre

Oct. 19 - Jazz @ 8 presents "The Music of Monk and Coltrane," Sandusky State Theatre

Oct. 19-20 - Fall Ballet Collection presented by The Cleveland Ballet, Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square, Cleveland

Oct. 20 - Lynyrd Skynyrd, Huntington Center

Oct. 20 - Pumpkin carving, kids’ Halloween party, family hayrides and Terror at the Town Hall, Kelleys Island

Oct. 20 - Toledo Symphony presents "Colors," Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle

Oct. 20-21 - Pumpkin Path Trick-or-Treating and more, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium

Oct. 21 - Great Hymns of Faith Choral Festival, Sandusky State Theatre

Oct. 21 - Terra State Community College Brass Quintet performs "Music in the Parlor," Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums

Oct. 21 - Haunted Sandusky Bay Walk benefitting the Maritime Museum, downtown Sandusky

Oct. 26 - Erie MetroParks presents Haunted Prison Tours, Osborn MetroPark (which used to be a prison farm)

Oct. 26 - Bryan White, The Listening Room - Port Clinton

Oct. 26-31 - Spooky Science, the Imagination Station

Oct. 27 - Halloween Pub Crawl, downtown Port Clinton

Oct. 27 - Adult Halloween, Kelleys Island

Oct. 27 - Halloween at the Bay, Put-in-Bay

Oct. 27 - Rocktopia featuring Dee Snider, KeyBank State Theatre, Playhouse Square

Oct. 27 - Toledo Symphony presents "Jupiter!" at the Valentine Theatre

Oct. 28 - Toledo Symphony presents "Halloween Spooktacular," Valentine Theatre

Oct. 29-Jan. 13 - "William Morris: Designing an Earthy Paradise," Cleveland Museum of Art

Oct. 30-Nov. 18 - "Les Miserables," Connor Palace, Playhouse Square

NOVEMBER

Nov. 2 - State of Comedy, Sandusky State Theatre

Nov. 2 - Liverpool Legends, Lorain Palace Theater

Nov. 2-4 - Jurassic Quest, which includes more than 80 life-size "dinosaurs," I-X Center

Nov. 2-4 - Firelands College Theatre presents "The Great Gatsby," McBride Auditorium, BGSU Firelands Campus

Nov. 2-4 and 9-10 - "The Complete History of America (abridged)," Harlequins Sandusky Community Theatre

Nov. 3 - Keith Anderson, The Listening Room, Port Clinton

Nov. 3 - Toledo Symphony presents "Ellis Hall: A Tribute to Ray Charles," Stranahan Theater

Nov. 4 - Toledo Symphony presents "Fantasy Pieces," The Toledo Club

Nov. 9 - Jazz @ 8 presents "3 Guys Named Louie," Sandusky State Theatre

Nov. 9 - Alabama, Huntington Center

Nov. 10 - Shipwrecks and Scuba Conference featuring daytime and evening programs, Kalahari Resort

Nov. 10 - Port Clinton Area Musical Arts Series presents "An Evening with Dave Brubeck" by the Michael Shirtz Quartet, Firelands Presbyterian Church

Nov. 10 - Queen Latifah, Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle

Nov. 10 - Vine and Dine event benefitting the Huron County Humane Society, Norwalk Furniture

Nov. 10-11 - DANCECleveland presents Ballet Hispanico, Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square

Nov. 11 - Firelands Symphony Orchestra presents "America the Beautiful," a patriotic concert including guest vocalists from the USO show troupe, Sandusky State Theatre

Nov. 11 - Stars and Stripes and Swingmania, (veterans and active military members are free) McCormick Junior High School Theatre

Nov. 11 - Free admission for veterans and active military members at the Liberty Aviation Museum, plus specials at the Tin Goose Diner

Nov. 11-Jan. 31 - Special exhibit "Experiencing Veterans and Artists Collaboration," Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums

Nov. 12 - Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council presents Evening Out with Art at The Grain House Co. Reservations are required

Nov. 12 - "Monty Python's Spamalot," Valentine Theatre

Nov. 15 - Art in the Park, Osborn MetroPark

Nov. 16 - Tony Lucca with special guest Tom Mackell, The Listening Room, Port Clinton

Nov. 16-17 - Toledo Symphony presents "A Hero's Life," Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle

Nov. 16-18 - I-X Christmas Connection, I-X Center

Nov. 17 - Ottawa County Stars Dance for CASA, Ottawa County Fairgrounds

Nov. 20-21 - Sandusky State Theatre and Firelands Regional Medical Center present the Tony Award-winning Best Musical "Monty Python's Spamalot," Sandusky State Theatre

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

Grapes and Grains

Enjoy fine food and drink, along with fine music at the "Grapes and Grains - A Celebration of Food and Spirits" event Sept. 27 at the Catawba Island Club.

One of my favorite local bands, Miss Kitty and the Litter, will provide the music (it's possible that one of the reasons I like the band so much is that I can sing along to most of their songs and tell myself that I sound almost as good as Jaclyn, the lead singer. I don't).

Chef Susan of the Catawba Island Club will offer several food selections, which are carefully paired with drinks from the Bail House Brewery, Catawba Island Brewing, Firelands Winery, Twin Oast Brewery, and WineFlight.

The event is sponsored by the Magruder Hospital Foundation. Proceeds will go to the Employee Giving Campaign Paved Walking Trail Project.

Autumn Is Time For Wine Festivals!

Take a trip to the Put-in-Bay Winery at the Doller Estate on Oct. 6 to enjoy not only foreign and domestic wines, but also the local island wines. Enjoy good food, tours, and a silent auction that benefits the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society. Admission is $10, and includes a souvenir wine glass. Sample tickets are $1, and most samples are in the $2 to $5 range

The Ohio Wine Producers Association will bring a one-day wine-tasting event to the Liberty Aviation Museum on Saturday, Oct. 27. Afternoon and evening sessions are available, with a limited number of VIP tickets sold for each session. Enjoy more than four dozen types of wine, great food including Adams Reserve Cheddar Cheese, and access to the winemakers. Make reservations early - ticket prices increase after Oct. 12, and a limited number of VIP tickets will be sold. Lake Erie Shores and Islands and the Ohio Grape Industries Committee are also sponsoring the event.

Halloween Comes Early In Sandusky

Witches will gather in downtown Sandusky for fun, contests, door prizes, and a parade!

The Witches’ Walk is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 24, with check-in at the Sandusky State Theatre for maps and wristbands. Last year more than 300 witches gathered for the event, and they were welcomed by downtown businesses.

The event is sponsored by Donna Bretz, Michelle Herold, and Divine Awakenings. Tickets are $13 in advance or $18 at the door, and proceeds will go to Back to the Wild.

I want to see what all the fashionable witches are wearing this year. The event includes several contests, so I’m sure the hats, brooms, and costumes will be magical!

updated 09.17.18 CAE