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Plenty of late-summer, early autumn fun ahead
Labor Day may be the “unofficial” end of summer, but don’t fret…there are a few more weeks of summer left and
coming right behind is fall, which means corn mazes, the Millbury Firemen’s Ox Roast, “HalloWeekends” and other autumn fun, including:
Ongoing:
Through-Sept. 12: “Psychedelic `60s Posters from the Rock Era,” Canaday Gallery, Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St., Toledo. www.toledomuseum.org/419-255-8000.
Through Sept. 18: OhioDesigner Craftsman: Best of 2010, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Perrysburg. A juried members' competition featuring established and emerging ODC artists working in all craft media. 567-661-2721.
Sept. 11-Oct. 31: The Corn Maze at the Butterfly House, 11455 Obee Rd., Whitehouse. Navigate the maze carved in the image of Elliston’s own Crystal Bowersox. www.whitehousecornmaze.com or 419-877-2733.
Through Feb. 27, 2011: “Hidden Treasures of the Hayes Museum,” Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont. An exclusive exhibit featuring exceptional and unique artifacts from the museum’s collections vault. www.rbhayes.org/800-998-PRES.
Sept. 28-Oct. 23: Arturo Rodriguez Exhibit, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Perrysburg. Arturo Rodriguez's paintings, prints and mixed media works combine images from paintings that one might find on the walls of an average American home and images from some of his earliest visual memories as a young Cuban immigrant to the United States in the 1980s. 567-661-2721.
September
Sept. 4-6: 22nd Annual SCRAP (Sandusky County Restorers of Antique Power) Antique Tractor & Engine Show, White Star Park, Gibsonburg. Displays of antique tractors, horses, engines, cars, trucks, motorcycles and farm equipment, along with demonstrations of catsup-making, homemade ice cream, quilting, shingle making, blacksmithing, live entertainment, food and a large flea market. Show entrance fee is $3 per person per day (children under 12 free with an adult admission). A consignment auction will begin at approximately 9:57 a.m. Sept. 6 and continue all day. 419-862-3750 or www.s-c-r-a-p-inc.org.
Sept. 5: Monarch Festival, Maumee Bay State Park, Oregon, noon. Butterfly tagging and release, crafts, games, kids’ activities and more. 419-836-1466.
Sept. 5, 11, 17 & 18: Speedway Races, Fremont Speedway, Sandusky Co. Fairgrounds, corner of Rawson and North, Fremont. Gates open 4 p.m. Racing starts at 7 p.m. featuring sprint cars and dirt trucks every Saturday night. 419-332-0478 or www.fremontohspeedway.com.
Sept. 5: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Bonofest, 1105 Elliston Rd. Bono. BBQ chicken and ham dinners, bingo, entertainment, children’s games, ethnic food, raffles and more. 419-836-7681.
Sept. 5: Rockershop All-Star Summit, Woodchucks, 224 S. Erie St., Toledo, 4 p.m.-close.
Sept. 6: Toledo Mud Hens vs. Columbus Clippers, 1 p.m., Fifth Third Field, downtown Toledo. www.mudhens.com.
Sept. 8: Texas in July, This or the Apocalypse, With Life in Mind, Burn The Ships, Trust Me I'm A Doctor, The Unwritten, Frankies Inner City, 308 Main St. 419-693-5300.
Sept. 9: Public Art Bus Tour, downtown Toledo, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. www.acgt.org or 419-254-2787.
Sept. 9: Jazz in the Garden – Happy Birthday Jon Hendricks Celebration, Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr., Toledo, 6:30-8:30 p.m. www.toledogarden.org or 419-536-5566.
Sept. 10: Premonitions of War, Heavy Lies The Crown, Kansas City Shuffle, Frankies Inner City, 308 Main St., Toledo. 419-693-5300.
Sept. 10-12: Greek-American Festival, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 740 N. Superior St., Toledo. Enjoy a taste of Greek culture, entertainment, food, pastry and hospitality. www.toledogreekfest.com or 419-243-9189.
Sept. 10-12: Black Swamp Arts Festival, downtown Bowling Green. Friday 5 p.m.-midnight, Saturday 10 a.m.-midnight, Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Juried fine art displays from artists across the country, plus music, children’s activities and more. www.blackswamparts.org or 419-354-BASF.
Sept. 10-12: Toledo Gem & Rockhound Club Annual Jewelry, Gem & Mineral Show, Stranahan Theater, Toledo. Friday 2-8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. www.rockyreader.com or 419-531-8142.
Sept. 10-12: Historical Weekend, downtown Put-in-Bay. A wide variety of family-oriented activities including the Grand parade Saturday at 2:15 p.m. with antique and classic cars, music, Art in the Park downtown (Saturday from 10 a.m, - 6 p.m.) 419-285-2832 or visitputinbay.com.
Sept. 11: Grub N` Suds Motorcycle Festival, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Depot Park, Elmore. Sponsored by the Elmore Historical Society and A.B.A.T.E of Ohio Region 7. Motorcycle enthusiasts young and old will have a great time at the 14th Annual Grub and Suds Event. Headless Motorcycle Poker Run, live music, bike games and bike judging and more. This is a family event so bring the kids and enjoy the day. Info: 419-862-9003 or www.elmorehs.tripod.com.
Sept. 11: Butterfly Festival, Old Stone Church, 224 Division St., Kelleys Island. Butterfly tagging demonstration, bake sale, quilt raffle and more. Free. 419-746-2376.
Sept. 11: Auto Racing – RE/MAX and Menards 200 Laps, ARCA/Toledo Speedway, 5639 Benore Rd., Toledo. 419-727-1100 or www.arcaracing.com.
Sept. 11-12, 18-19, 25-26: Live Harness Horse Racing, Raceway Park, Toledo. Saturday 6 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. 5700 Telegraph Rd., Toledo. 419-476-7751.
Sept. 11: Pioneer Days at Historic Lyme Village, 5001 SR 4 in Bellevue, Ohio. Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday noon-5 p.m. Experience life in the 1800s and early 1900s as the village comes alive with costumed re-enactors, encampments and craft demonstrations. View three log cabins, a one-room school, a log church, barns, woodworking shop, general store, hardware store, post office, farmhouse and mansion. 419-483-4949 or visit www.lymevillage.com.
Sept. 11-12: Fremont Flea Market, Sandusky Co. Fairground, corner of Rawson & North, Fremont. Saturday 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. More than 200 vendors. Free admission and parking. Food concessions available. 419-332-5604 or www.sanduskycountyfair.com.
Sept. 11: 11th Annual Woodcarver Show, Merry-Go-Round Museum, 301 Jackson St., Sandusky, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. merrygoroundmuseum.org.
Sept. 11: TNA Wrestling Live, SeaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, 7:30 p.m. www.ticketmaster.com.
Sept. 11: TV Buddahs, The High Gears, Frankies Inner City, 308 Main St., Toledo, 9 p.m. 419-693-5300.
Sept. 12: Bridal Exposition at Hayes Presidential Center, corner of Hayes & Buckland, Fremont, 1-4 p.m. Prospective brides and grooms can view the latest in wedding services and merchandise offered by area businesses. 419-332-2081 or www.rbhayes.org.
Sept. 12: 53rd Annual Sylvania Arts & Crafts Festival, Lourdes college – Franciscan Theater and Conference Center, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. More than 300 juried arts and craft artisans from throughout the U.S., plus entertainment, refreshments and a children’s area. www.sylvaniachamber.org.
Sept. 12: Grandparents Day and Day of Honor, Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Pay tribute to grandparents as well as the men and women who keep us safe all year round. Free admission for police, firefighters, EMTs and military personnel with ID. www.toledozoo.org/419-385-4040.
Sept. 12: Park `N Shine Car Show, Oscar Bunch/UAW-GM Family Park, 5411 Jackman Rd., Toledo, noon-4 p.m. Classic cars, auto swap meet, food, games and door prizes. The 2011 GM products will be on display.
Sept. 14-18: Celebrate Our Artisans, Sauder Village, SR 2, Archbold. A celebration of the craftspeople and artisans that make Sauder Village such a great place, with demonstrations, drawings and other fun. www.saudervillage.org or 800-590-9755.
Sept. 15-19: Cedar Point Boat Show, Cedar Point Boat Show, Cedar Point Marina, Sandusky. Wednesday-Friday noon-7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The Great Lakes' biggest in-water boat show. 440-899-5009 or cedarpointboatshow.com.
Sept. 16: 2nd Sleeping With Sirens, Frankies Inner City, 308 Main St., Toledo. 419-639-5300.
Sept. 17: Buffalo Rome, Owens Community College Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Perrysburg, 8 p.m. Reminiscent of the 1970's West coast country rock scene, Buffalo Rome brings a vinyl vibe to the digital age. 567-661-2787.
Sept. 17-18, 24-26, Sept. 30-Oct. 3: “The Foreigner,” Toledo Repertoire Theatre, 16 Tenth St., Toledo, 8 p.m. 419-243-9277.
Sept. 17-19 and 24-26: Fremont Community Theatre presents “BINGO,” a splashy, zippy, outrageously funny new musical, 1501 Dickinson St., Fremont. Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 & 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. “BINGO,” the award winning musical is a splashy, zippy, outrageously funny new musical. 419-332-0775 or www.fremontcommunitytheatre.org.
Sept. 17-19: Clyde Fair, downtown Clyde, Ohio. Friday 5 p.m.-midnight, Saturday noon-midnight, Sunday noon-7 p.m. Amusement rides, games, concessions, free entertainment, 5K run (Saturday), parade (Saturday), bingo (Saturday & Sunday), 20th annual go-kart race (Sunday), Children’s tractor pull ( Sunday) and car show (Sunday). 419-547-8693.
Sept. 17-19 and 24-26 and Oct. 1-3, 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, and 29-31: HalloWeekends, Cedar Point, 1 Cedar Point Dr., Sandusky. Creatures of the night come alive at Cedar Point's annual celebration of spooks and screams. Find not-so-scary fun for the kids and in-your-face frights for the adults. 419-627-2350 or cedarpoint.com.
Sept. 18: Millbury Firemen’s Ox Roast, Main St., Millbury, 11 a.m-11 p.m. Food, poker, bingo, beverages, and much more.
Sept. 18: Fall Street Fair, downtown Genoa, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Arts & crafts, vendors on Main St., farmer’s market, chili cook-off, pie baking contest, children's games and activities and entertainment. 419-855-7221.
Sept. 18: 21st Annual Harrison Rally Day Community Festival, downtown Perrysburg, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The juried fine arts and crafts fair features music, children's art, youth bands, a parade, prize-winning fine arts, food and more. Free. www.visitperrysburg.com.
Sept. 18: Antique Car Show, The Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo. www.toledozoo.org/419-385-4040.
Sept. 18: Sportsman’s Swap Meet, Sandusky Co. Fairgrounds, corner of North & Rawson, Fremont, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Buy, swap, sell, hunting, fishing, archery, and other outdoor sporting needs. Food available on grounds. Gun raffle. Admission $2 (10 and under free). Free parking. 419-332-5604 or www.sanduskycountyfair.com.
Sept. 18: “Searching Your Ohio Roots” at the Hayes Presidential Center, corner of Hayes & Buckland, Fremont, 9:30- 11:30 a.m. A genealogy class sponsored by RootsMagic software. $10 adults/$5 students through high school age. Pre-registration require by calling 419-332-2081. www.rbhayes.org.
Sept. 18: Winefest, The Kelleys Island Wine Co., 418 Woodford Rd., Kelleys Island. Wine tasting (juice for the kids), music, food and entertainment. 419-746-2678.
Sept. 18: PointFest, Soak City Parking Lot, Cedar Point, Sandusky, noon-midnight. Enjoy some of the biggest names in Christian music as they rock the stage at Cedar Point. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. www.cedarpoint.com/public/news/pointfest.
Sept. 18: 37th Annual New Year's Eve at the Bay, downtown Put-in-Bay. Holiday festivities including the very popular Monte Carlo casino style street games downtown Put-in-Bay on Delaware Ave. from 6-11 p.m. Saturday night. visitputinbay.com
Sept. 18: Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Ave. 419-866-6622 www.ovarian.org/index.php.
Sept. 18-19: Civil War Encampment, Manor House Lawn, 5100 W. Central Ave. Step back in time to the period of the American Civil War. Enjoy historical activities and music, and witness an artillery demonstration followed by a battle re-enactment. Take time for a visit through the Manor House. 419-407-9700.
Sept. 19: Irish Hills Bicycle Tour, Centennial Terrace, Sylvania. Registration 7:30-10 a.m. The choice of 10, 31, 65, and 100 mile routes make this the ideal tour for both the novice and the experienced rider. 419-243-7680.
Sept. 19: Pt. Pelee Birdwatching, Canada, Jet Express Dock, 3 N. Monroe St., Port Clinton. Experience fall migration on the northern shore of Lake Erie. The Jet Express will take you and expert bird guides from the Black Swamp Bird Observatory to Point Pelee National Park to look for migrating songbirds, hawks and Monarch butterflies along the Pelee peninsula. Continental breakfast and a box lunch included. 800-245-1538 or http://jet-express.com.
Sept. 19: Electric 6, Frankies Inner City, 308 Main St., Toledo. www.ticketmaster.com.
Sept. 19: Craft & Gift Show, Gladieux Meadows, 4480 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Benefits National MS Society and Humane Ohio. 419-537-7657.
Sept. 21: Senior Safari, Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Join the Toledo Zoo and Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio for a fun day focused on seniors including lunch, health screenings, exercise, safety tips and zoo exploration. www.toledozoo.org/419-385-4040.
Sept. 22-26: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: Zing Zang Zoom, Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., Toledo. www.ticketmaster.com.
Sept. 22-25: Apple Butter Making, Sauder Village, SR 2, Archbold. 10-3:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. For the 34th consecutive year, guests can watch apple butter being made in copper kettles over an open fire. There will also be cider pressing and other apple-themed activities as well as homemade apple dumplings, pies and other treats to enjoy. www.saudervillage.org/800-590-9755.
Sept. 24-25: Luckey Fall Festival, Entertainment, between Krotzer Avenue (SR 582) and Gilbert Avenue. Kiddie Tractor Pull, chicken barbeque, craft and flea market, food, antique & classic auto display, antique gas engine display and more. www.luckeyfallfestival.com.
Sept. 25: Woodville Limefest, Main Street, Woodville. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A village-wide celebration honoring the town’s most abundant natural resource – limestone. Activities include a Car Show, Historical Museum Tour, Village Miniature Golf, Guess the Weight of the Rock Contest, sidewalk sales, local artisans, bake sale, fish fry, chicken barbeque and games. Fun for the whole family. 419-849-3412 or www.sanduskycounty.org.
Sept. 25: Roche de Bouef Festival, downtown Waterville, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Family festival features lots of craft, food, business and non-profit vendors plus carnival rides, a car show, live entertainment and a parade (10 a.m.). www.watervillechamber.com.
Sept. 25: Auto Racing – Short Track Special and Flea Markets, ARCA/Toledo Speedway, 5639 Benore Rd., Toledo. Racer’s and public flea market 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Race time at 5 p.m. 419-727-1100. www.arcaracing.com.
Sept. 25-26: 8th They Walked Here Before Us: A Woodland Indian Celebration, Buttonwood Park/Betty C. Black Recreation Area, 27174 Hull Prairie Rd., Perrysburg. 419-381-7042.
Sept. 25: Ride for Kids’ Sake, a benefit for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio, Toledo Harley Davidson, 7960 W. Central Ave., Toledo. Registration at 10 a.m.; departure at noon. Register at www.bbbsnwo.org.
Sept. 25: Owens Community College Student Productions: Theatre Express 2010, Owens Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Perrysburg, 7:30 p.m. Twenty-four actors perform brand new plays by seven playwrights. 567-661-2787.
Sept. 26: Harvest of Thanks, Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr., Toledo, 1-3 p.m. A fund-raising event for Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank Empty Bowls Project. Free admission; goodwill donations encouraged.
Sept. 26: 17th Annual Komen Northwest Ohio Race for the Cure, downtown Toledo, 7:30 a.m. 419-724-CURE (2873).
October
Oct. 1-Feb. 27: Life in Miniature: Ceramic Netuske from the Silverman Collection, Gallery 18, Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St., Toledo. www.toledomuseum.org or 419-255-8000.
Oct. 2-3: Civil War Re-Enactment, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont. Step back in time to the days of America’s Civil War. Hundreds of re-enactors camp on the grounds of a Presidential estate for this two-day event featuring battle re-creations, period entertainment, demonstrations, food and wares. www.rbhayes.org/800-998-PRES.
Oct. 2-Jan 3, 2011: Hubble Exhibition, Imagination Station, One Discovery Way, Toledo. The exhibition immerses visitors in the magnificence and mystery of the Hubble mission. imaginationstationtoledo.org.
Oct. 9, Fall on the Farm & Scout Day, Sauder Village, SR 2, Archbold, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. A celebration of fall on the farm. Guests will have the opportunity to take a step back in time and help prepare the farm for the winter ahead. www.saudervillage.org/800-590-9755.
Oct. 9-10: Oak Harbor Annual Apple Festival, downtown Oak Harbor, 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. www.oakharborhio.net/419-898-0479.
For more events, be sure to visit www.presspublications.com, www.do-toledo.org, www.lake-erie.com or www.lakeeriesfavoriteneighbor.com.
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