2019 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.
June
Through June 30 - "Shinto: Discovery of the Divine in Japanese Art," Cleveland Museum of Art
Through June 29 - "Divine Dimensions" exhibit, 20 North Gallery, Toledo
Through June 30 - "Dear Evan Hansen," Connor Palace, Playhouse Square, Cleveland
Through Oct. 6 - "Demon Rum and Cold Water: The Two Sides of Temperance," Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums
Through end of 2019 season - Ohio Brass exhibit, Kingwood Center Gardens, Mansfield
Through March, 2020 - "Class of 2019 Exhibit," Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland. "Stay Tuned: Rock on TV Exhibit," "Woodstock at 50 Exhibit," and "Part of the Machine: Rock and Pinball" are also on display
Through Sept. 22 - "Water: Edward Burtynsky," Cleveland Museum of Art
June 24 - The "Caddyshack" Open sponsored by the Foundation for Firelands, Plum Brook Country Club
June 24-27 - Arts on Erie, Put-in-Bay
June 26 - Verandah Concert - Grand Royale Ukelelists of the Black Swamp, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums
June 27 - "Scavenger Hunt" Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council ARTWalk
June 27 - Diego Figueiredo and Chiarra Izzi, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
June 27-29 - Tri-C Jazzfest, various concerts in venues in Playhouse Square, Cleveland
June 28 - Six Appeal, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
June 28 - 24th Annual Summer Disco Party, Centennial Terrace, Sylvania
June 28 - Peter Asher and Jeremy Clyde, The Listening Room, Port Clinton
June 28 - Riverfront Live!, Jefferson Street Pier, Port Clinton
June 29 - Erie Metro Live Steamers train rides, Eagle Point, Sandusky
June 29 - Michael Stanley and Friends, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
June 29 - Rock the River Toledo - NGK Formula 1 Powerboat Championship Races, Promenade Park
June 29 - 1,000 Lights Water Lantern Festival, Maumee Bay State Park, Oregon
June 29-30 - "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer"s Stone in Concert," Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Festival
July
July 2 - Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 2-3 - Lakeside Art Show
July 3 - A Night of Magic with Anthony Grupido, The Listening Room, Port Clinton
July 3-4 - "Salute to America," Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Festival
July 4 - Independence Day Concert, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums
July 4 - Downtown Fremont Car Show
July 4 - Washington Park Celebration, downtown Sandusky.
July 4 - Naturalization ceremony and Patriot"s Band Concert, Put-in-Bay
July 4 - Independence Day 1816, Fort Meigs, Perrysburg
July 5 - Red Bird Arts District First Friday Art Walks, Sylvania
July 5 - State of Comedy, Sandusky State Theatre
July 5 - "Overnight - The Boy Band Tribute," Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 5 - Riverfront Live!, Jefferson Street Pier, Port Clinton
July 5-6 - "Rhapsody in Blue," Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Festival
July 5-7 - Vintage airplane rides, Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton
July 6 - The Spinners, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 6 - "Weird Al Yankovic: The Strings Attached Tour," KeyBank State Theatre, Playhouse Square, Cleveland
July 6 - Get the Led Out, Centennial Terrace, Sylvania
July 7 - Concert in the Park, Victory Park, Vermilion
July 7 - Music Under the Stars, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
July 7 - "Peter and Paul," Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Festival
July 7-8 - Liberty Aviation Museum vintage airplane rides, Put-in-Bay
July 7 through Oct. 6 - "Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders," Cleveland Museum of Art
July 8-14 - 2019 Marathon Classic, Highland Meadows Golf Glub
July 9-28 - "Come From Away," Connor Palace, Playhouse Square, Cleveland
July 10 - Verandah Concert - Chrissy & Don: Music & Fun!, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums
July 11 - Laura Schlachter Sunset Cruise sponsored by the Port Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce
July 11 - "Homeward Bound: The Music of Simon and Garfunkel" as performed by the Chamberlain Brothers, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 11 - Sandusky County Historic Jail tour
July 11 - Downtown market and food truck festival, Clyde
July 11 - Beer and wine tasting with chef Jennifer Schuerman, Schedel Gardens and Arboretum, Elmore
July 11 - The Adam Ezra Group, The Listening Room, Port Clinton
July 11-13 - "Beauty and the Beast" presented by Sandstone Summer Theater, Lorain Palace Theatre
July 12 - Riverfront Live!, Jefferson Street Pier, Port Clinton
July 12 - Sandusky County Positive People Concert of the Year, Fremont Yacht Club
July 12 - Fridays in the 419 Bus Tour, Schedel Arboretum and Gardens, Elmore
July 12 - Diana Ross in Concert, Promenade Park, Toledo
July 12 - Three Dog Night, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 12 - "Songs of a Wayfarer" presented by Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall
July 12-13 - "Vegetable Showcase: Tomato," Culinary Vegetable Institute, Milan
July 12 through March 29, 2020 - "Women of Spiegel Grove" special exhibit, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums
July 13 - Apricot Fest and vendor event, Twin Oast Brewery, Catawba Island
July 13 - Erie Metro Live Steamers train rides, Eagle Point, Sandusky
July 13 - The Texas Tenors, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 13 - Lake Shore Corvettes presents "Vettemilion," Vermilion
July 13 - "KI's Got Talent," talent show at Memorial park, Kelleys Island
July 13 - TMA Block Party, Toledo Museum of Art
July 13 - Phillip Phillips, Hensville, Toledo
July 13 - Discover Ottawa Day, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
July 13 - Equality Toledo Loves Love Fest 2019, Love Wall, Toledo
July 13 - 90s Dance Party, Centennial Terrace, Sylvania
July 13 - Tchaikovsky's Fourth, Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Festival
July 13-14 - Fremont Flea Market, Sandusky County Fairgrounds
July 13-14 - Friends of the Library Book Sale, Milan-Berlin Library District
July 13-14 - Toledo Air Show, Toledo Express Airport
July 14 - Concert in the Park, Victory Park, Vermilion
July 14 - Music Under the Stars, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
July 14 - Discover Ottawa Day, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
July 14 - Port Clinton Women's Club art Show
July 14-18 - I-LYA Junior Sail Regatta, Put-in-Bay
July 15 - JinJoo Cho and ENCORE Chamber Music, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 15-21 - Ottawa County Fair
July 16 - Garden Tour, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
July 17 - Earth, Wind & Fire in Concert, Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre
July 17 - Yankee Air Museum WWII B-25 Mitchell Air Adventure Rides, Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton
July 18 - "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised]," presented by the Reduced Shakespeare Company, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 18 - "Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me," Blossom Music Center
July 18 - Third Thursday Music, Flowers, and a Sunset, downtown Vermilion
July 19 - Jazz@8 presents "An Evening with Bobby Floyd," Sandusky State Theatre
July 19 - "Romero Plays Rodrigo," Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall
July 19 - Island Fest 2019, Kelleys Island
July 19 - Mike Albert and the Big "E" Band, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 19 - Killer Queen - Queen Tribute Band in Concert, Promenade Park, Toledo
July 19 - Riverfront Live!, Jefferson Street Pier, Port Clinton
July 19-21 - Plein Air Art Festival, Lakeside
July 19-21 - Sacred Heart Parish Summerfest, Fremont
July 19-21 - Put-in-Bay Jeep Invasion
July 20 - YPAC Wild Games, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
July 20 - Bruch's Violin Concerto, Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Festival
July 20 - "Downt'n Abbey Dinner" in the Wright Museum, Historic Lyme Village, Bellevue
July 20 - The Guess Who, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 20 - Downtown Fremont farmers market and car show
July 20 - Toledo Water Lantern Festival, Maumee Bay State Park, Oregon
July 20 - First Toledo Open Black Rodeo, Huntington Center
July 20 - Car Show, Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton
July 20-21 - July Carronade Weekend, Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Put-in-Bay
July 21 - "Romero Plays Rodrigo," Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Festival
July 21 - Concert in the Park, Victory Park, Vermilion
July 21 - Sundae Funday and Music Under the Stars, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
July 21 - Lakeside Wooden Boat Show
July 22 - ADA Day, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
July 22 - "Golfing for the Goal" Magruder Hospital Foundation Golf Classic, Catawba Island Club
July 23 - We Banjo 3, The Listening Room, Port Clinton
July 24 - Verandah Concert - Bride County Bluegrass Band, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums
July 25 - National Merry-Go-Round Day, Merry-Go-Round Museum, Sandusky
July 25 - Kenton Bryant, The Listening Room, Port Clinton
July 25 - "Dog Days of Summer" Greater Port Clinton Area Arts Council ARTWalk
July 25 - Art in the Park, Mulberry Creek Herb Farm, Huron
July 25 - Dierks Bentley, Jon Pardi, and Tenille Townes, Blossom Music Center
July 26 - Hootie & the Blowfish and Barenaked Ladies, Blossom Music Center
July 26 - Film Fest, Kelleys Island ball field
July 26 - The Lettermen, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 26 - En Vogue and Kid N Play in Concert, Promenade Park, Toledo
July 26 - "The Magical Land of Oz," presented by children's Summer Theatre Workshop at the Sandusky State Theatre
July 26 - Riverfront Live!, Jefferson Street Pier, Port Clinton
July 26-28 - "Frozen Jr." presented by PYT, Lorain Palace Theatre
July 26-28 - Community garage sales, Clyde
July 26-28 - Lake Erie Offshore Performance Association Thunderfest," Put-in-Bay
July 27 - Elgar's "Enigma," Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Festival
July 27 - Wynonna and the Big Noise, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 27 - "National Geographic Live: Standing at Water's Edge," Toledo Museum of Art
July 27-28 - Military Vehicle and Equipment Show and vintage airplane and helicopter rides, Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton
July 28 - Concert in the Park, Victory Park, Vermilion
July 28 - "Aretha: Queen of Soul," Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Festival
July 28 - Music Under the Stars, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
July 28 - Travis Tritt and The Charlie Daniels Band, Huntington Center, Toledo
July 31 - "The Jungle Book" presented by Hampstead Stage, Kingwood Center Gardens, Mansfield
July 31 - Lakeside Symphony Orchestra opening night concert featuring JinJoo Cho, Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside
July 31 - "Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time Tour," Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre
Every attempt is made to provide accurate information, however, we encourage you to double check the details of these events!
Welcome Summer!
It's that wonderful time of year when our biggest problem, entertainment-wise, is having too many good choices. Weekly and monthly free concerts and events are in full swing, as well as fairs and festivals across the region.
I plan to go to at least one concert at Hoover Auditorium in Lakeside. I don't know much about classical music, but I know I enjoy it - and there is a wide variety of nationally-known acts if I'm in the mood for a different type of music, theatre, or comedy. One of my favorite activities in Lakeside is quite simple. I love to walk around and admire the gardens.
In the last calendar, I mentioned The Listening Room appearance of Steven Page, formerly of the Barenaked Ladies. Unfortunately, I don't have an update on his return - but if you're interested, check the venue's website. I've been told that Page plans to return, but nothing is set as of press time.
Enjoy the summer - and don't forget to take a walk outside!
updated 06.24.19 CAE
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