2023 Calendar of Events
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.
Summer Is Here!
This is the time of year I - and probably most of us - dream about during the cold winter months.
Summertime is here! For me, it kicks into gear Saturday, June 10, with the Arts and Crafts Fest at Water Works Park in Port Clinton. I am volunteering for the event, which is sponsored by the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council. I hope to see you there! The variety and quality of art is truly impressive.
I'll be a customer at another event - the Port Clinton Women's Club Arts & Crafts Show - at Lakeview Park in Port Clinton on July 9. I'm also looking forward to the Port Clinton Artists' Club show in August.
The Village of Milan has a fun new event on June 12. The "Small Town Summer Night" is from 5 to 8 p.m. in the village square, and features food trucks, music, family-friendly games, and more.
The Parties at the Pier are back! The Vindys play June 29. The July 6 concert is a Santana tribute band, and the July 13 concert is a Journey tribute band. More concerts follow in July and August. Food vendors will be at the Jackson Street Pier in Sandusky for the events.
May And June Miscellaneous
The GPCAAC will also hold the Arts and Crafts Festival June 10 at Water Works Park. Come see the handmade artwork, including jewelry, photography, sculpture, and more! The event will also include food vendors and crafts for kids.
Put-in-Bay will be busy the second weekend of June! The Lakefest Music Festival is June 8 through 11. Founder's Day and the Pooch Parade are June 10, and Put-in-Bay Pride is June 12. What interests me most, though, is the Benson Ford Shiphouse Tours on June 11. Several years ago I was lucky enough to tour that residence, and I found it to be an amazing mix of history and ingenuity. I would definitely tour it again! On an unrelated note, Put-in-Bay is gearing up for Pyrate Fest June 23-26 I didn't realize the event includes cardboard boat races and sword-fighting demonstrations.
The Marblehead Lighthouse is a favorite destination year-round. It will be open for tours starting the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. The Keeper's House and Lifesaving Stations museums will also open for the season on that day.
May
Through June 18 - "Seeing Stars, Divining Futures," Toledo Museum of Art
May 31 - Grape to Bottle Immersion Experience Cellar Tour, Gideon Owen Wine Company
JUNE
June 1 - Helen Welch "Come Together! The Beatles Reimagined," Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
June 2 - Wine Tastings at the Zoo, Toledo Zoo & Aquarium
June 2 - The Toledo Symphony presents Mahler Symphony No. 3 in D minor with mezzo-soprano Susan Platts, Peristyle Theater
June 2 - Disco Inferno and 1988 (tribute to 80s hard rock), Rockin' on the River, Lorain
June 2-3 - Annual Village-Wide Garage Sale Days, Oak Harbor
June 2-4 - Annual Historical Old West End Festival & King Wamba Parade, Old West End neighborhood, Toledo
June 2-4 - Superheroes Weekend, the Resort at Erie Landing
June 3 - Whose Line is it Anyway, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
June 3 - Swamps of Jersey, Huron Boat Basin & Amphitheatre
June 3 - Hotel California (Eagles tribute band) and My Drunk'n Uncle, Rockin' on the River, Lorain
June 3-4 - Maple and Main Art & Music Festival, downtown Sylvania
June 3-4 - Wildlife drives, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
June 3-4 - Yankee Air Museum's UH-1 Huey helicopter rides, Liberty Aviation Museum
June 4 - Heidelberg Faculty Woodwind Quintet, Steele Memorial Bandstand, Lakeside
Through June 25 - "Bigfoot Encounter," Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums
Friday afternoons through June 30 - Ohio Boundary: Lake Erie Art Exhibition, Train Station, Lakeside
Through July 2 - "Best Foot Forward," an exhibit of works from Rick Dziak, OPA, presented by the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, The Arts Garage, Port Clinton
Through July 2- "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," KeyBank State Theatre, Playhouse Square, Cleveland
Through July 14 - Spring Into Summer Art Show, Main Street Vermilion's Arts Guild
June 9 - RiverFront Live! Main Street Port Clinton Entertainment District
June 9 - New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
June 9 - Lake Front Market, Lake Front Park, Huron
June 10 - Erie Metro Live Steamers miniature steam-powered train rides, East Sandusky Bay MetroPark, Community Foundation Preserve at Eagle Point
June 10 - Tree Tour, plus Spiegel Grove Squires vintage base ball team home game, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums
June 10 - Spin Doctors, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
June 10 - Corvettes at the Museum Car Show, Liberty Aviation Museum
June 10 - Native Plants Saturday, Mulberry Creek Herb Farm
June 10 - 49th Founder's Day and Put-in-Bay Pooch Parade, DeRivera Park, Put-in-Bay
June 10 - Master T.C. & the Visitors, Huron Boat Basin & Amphitheater
June 10 - Sandusky Art Walk, Jackson Street Pier
June 10 - Toast of Ohio Wine Festival, Jackson Street Pier, Sandusky
June 10-11 - T-6G "Checkers" WWII Aircraft Rides, Liberty Aviation Museum
June 10-11 - Fremont Flea Market, Sandusky County Fairgrounds
June 10-11 - June Carronade Weekend, Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Put-in-Bay
June 11 - Olympic Jazz Quintet presented by the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, McBride Arboretum at BGSU Firelands
June 11 - Witch Way to Kelleys scavenger hunt, Kelleys Island
June 11 - Benson Ford Shiphouse Tours, Put-in-Bay
June 11 - Jim Sleek & the House Band presented by Fremont Mayor's Concert Series, Birchard Park
June 12 - Evening Out with the Arts presented by the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, The Arts Garage
June 12 - Put-in-Bay Pride
June 14 - Fostoria Community Band performs at the Verandah Concert, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums
June 15 - Third Thursday Music, Flowers, and a Sunset, downtown Vermilion
June 16 - Japanese music with Miki Saito, Main Street Port Clinton Entertainment District
June 16-18 - Larchmere Fireworks presented by the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, The Arts Garage
June 16-18 - Festival of the Fish, Vermilion
June 17 - Jewelry and Accessories show, and also Collector Car Show, Lakeside
June 17 - Ohio's Island Wine Festival, Heneman Winery, Put-in-Bay
June 17 - Downtown Fremont Farmers Market and Car Show, downtown Fremont
June 17 - Lake & Bay Handcrafted Arts & Craft Show, Catawba Township Community Hall
June 17 - Rolling Outta Cleveland, Huron Boat Basin & Amphitheater
June 18 - Dana Dorsey & The Blue Notes presented by Fremont Mayor's Concert Series, Birchard Park
June 20 - Chicago performs at The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium
June 21 - Summer Solstice Sunset Tour, Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Put-in-Bay
June 22 - Art Walk presented by the Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council, downtown Port Clinton
June 23 - Bluewater Chamber Orchestra presents "Romantic Spirits of the Isles," Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
June 23 - RiverFront Live! Presents The Walleyes, Madison Street in The Entertainment District, Port Clinton
June 24 - GroveFest, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums
June 24 - Herbie Hancock, Connor Palace, Playhouse Square, Cleveland
June 25 - North Coast Concert Band presented by Fremont Mayor's Concert Series, Birchard Park
June 23-25 - Herb Fair: Spain!, Mulberry Creek Herb Farm
June 23-25 - Put-in-Bay Pyrate Fest XV, DeRivera Park, Put-in-Bay
June 25 - Samba da Cidade Percussion Ensemble presented by the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, McBride Arboretum at BGSU Firelands
June 25 - Spiegel Grove Squires vintage base ball team home game, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums
June 28 - Violinist Max Rabinovitsj and the Trio da Vinci (piano, violin, cello) presented by the Musical Arts Series Port Clinton, Firelands Presbyterian Church
June 30 - 122nd Army Band, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
June 30 - RiverFront Live! Presents Second Base Acoustic Duo, Madison Street in The Entertainment District, Port Clinton
June 30-July 2 - Ford Tri-Motor Rides, Liberty Aviation Museum
JULY
July 1 - Downtown Fremont Car Show
July 1 - Market in the Park, Victory Park, Vermilion
July 2 - Brass Band of the Western Reserve, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 2 - Wolfpack presented by Fremont Mayor's Concert Series, Birchard Park
July 2 - Music Under the Stars, Toledo Zoo & Aquarium
July 6 - MetroBark Park Ice Cream Social, an ice cream social for dogs, Erie MetroBark Park, Huron
July 7 - Glenn Miller Orchestra, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 7 - RiverFront Live! Presents Jim Siliga, Madison Street in The Entertainment District, Port Clinton
July 8 - Kelleys Island's Got Talent, Memorial Park, Kelleys Island
July 8 - Blood, Sweat & Tears, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 8 - Apricot Fest, Twin Oast Brewing, Catawba Island
July 8 - All Washed Up driftwood art contest presented by Main Street Vermilion, Exchange Park, Vermilion
July 9 - Cleveland Wind & Friends presented by the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, McBride Arboretum at BGSU Firelands
July 9 - T-6G "Checkers" WWII Aircraft Rides, Liberty Aviation Museum
July 9 - Andre Dean presented Fremont Mayor's Concert Series, Birchard Park
July 9 - Hughes, Hall & Denney Rock & Roll Trio presented by Live and the Lighthouse Free Concert Series, Vermilion
July 9 - Music Under the Stars, Toledo Zoo & Aquarium
July 10 - Evening Out with the Arts, Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council
July 11 - History of the Sandusky River, Clyde Museum
July 12 - Robert Jones and Matt Watroba perform at the Verandah Concert, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums
July 13 - Collision of Rhythm, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
June 13-18 - "Dear Evan Hansen," Stranahan Theater, Toledo
July 14 - Island Fest, Kelleys Island
July 14 - Evil Woman: The Electric Light Orchestra Experience, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 14 - RiverFront Live! Presents The Music People, Madison Street in The Entertainment District, Port Clinton
July 14-16 - Plein Air Art Festival, Lakeside
July 14-16 - UH-1 Huey and AH-1 Cobra Vietnam Vintage Helicopter Rides, Liberty Aviation Museum
July 14-17 - Teen Theater production of "Les Miserables" presented by the Fremont Community Theater
July 14-18 - 8th Annual Put-in-Bay Jeep Invasion, Heineman Winery, Put-in-Bay
July 14-16 and 21-23 - "When Did You Last See Your Trousers?" presented by Playmakers Civic Theatre, Port Clinton
July 15 - Los Lobos, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 15 - Downtown Fremont Farmers Market & Living Off the Grid event, downtown Fremont
July 15 - Car Show, First United Methodist Church, Clyde
July 15 - The Great Big Gibsonburg Lemonade Stand! Gibsonburg Logyard
July 15 - Market in the Park and Vettemilion Corvette show, Victory Park, Vermilion
July 15 - Alicia Keys, Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland
July 15-16 - Military Vehicle & Equipment Display, Liberty Aviation Museum
July 16 - FSO Chorale Showcase presented by the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, McBride Arboretum at BGSU Firelands
July 16 - Spiegel Grove Squires vintage base ball team home game, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums
July 16 - Sea Jams 7 presented by Fremont Mayor's Concert Series, Birchard Park
July 16 - Mike Moore presented by Live and the Lighthouse Free Concert Series, Vermilion
July 16 - Music Under the Stars, Toledo Zoo & Aquarium
updated 05.29.23 CAE
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