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7/1/2008- 7/31/2008

"Patterns from the Past: Quilts of Northern Ohio"

9 am - 5 pm

Hayes Presidential Center, Spiegel Grove, corner of Hayes & Buckland Avenues, Fremont

An exclusive Hayes Museum exhibit of 19th -century quilts made by residents of northern Ohio. Every quilt features information about the people responsible for its creation.

419-332-2081 or 800-998-7737 www.rbhayes.org

Admission: $6/Adult, $2/Children 6 - 12 yrs.

 

7/1/2008- 7/31/2008

Marblehead Lighthouse Tour

1 - 4:45 pm

Marblehead Lighthouse State Park, Marblehead

Lighthouse and on-site museum is open daily Monday through Friday for tours.

800-441-1271 www.marbleheadpeninsula.com

Admission: Free

 

7/1/2008    

Chaldean Pilgrims

12:15 pm Mass

Sorrowful Mother Shrine, 4106 SR 269, Bellevue

Chaldean Pilgrims come from the surrounding areas, including Michigan and Canada to celebrate the Chaldean Liturgy in the outdoor chapel and express their love for the Mother of God in their native tongue. Picnic on the grounds or dine in the cafeteria. Confessions available.

419-483-3435 www.sorrowfulmothershrine.com

 

7/1/2008- 7/31/2008

A Light in the Harbor - Art Exhibition

Various locations throughout downtown, Sandusky

This public art exhibition of 20 six- foot tall lighthouses, each individually designed by local artists, will be on display in different locations. Maps will be available at the Sandusky Lake Erie Shores & Islands Welcome Center and other businesses beginning in May.

419-626-6111 www.alightintheharbor.com

 

7/1/2008- 7/6/2008

Ford Tri-Motor Rides

Erie Ottawa Regional Airport, Port Clinton

A unique opportunity to experience one of the worlds first mass-produced airliners.

www.tingoose.org

 

7/1/2008- 7/5/2008

Brigadoon

8 pm

Huron Playhouse, 325 Ohio St., Huron

419-433-9969 www.bgsu.edu/departments/theatre/huron_playhouse

 

7/2/2008    

Solemnity Precious Blood Sunday

11 am Mass

Sorrowful Mother Shrine, 4106 SR 269, Bellevue

Come celebrate the feast of the Life-giving Blood of Christ with the Missionaries of the Precious Blood at Mass.  After lunch, walk the grounds of the shrine and visit the Madonna of the Precious Blood and St. Gasper del Bufalo Grotto.

419-483-3435 www.sorrowfulmothershrine.com

 

7/2/2008    

Victorian Tea

1 - 3 pm

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center - Dillon House, Fremont

Experience the elegance of a formal Victorian-era tea hosted in the grandeur of an 1873 historic home. Costumed wait staff see to every need, while piano music plays in the background. Featured entertainer - Dave Lester on the acoustic guitar.

419-332-2081 or 800-998-7737 www.rbhayes.org

Admission: $20/person.  Reservations required.

 

7/3/2008    

Concert in the Park

7 pm

Washington Park Gazebo, Sandusky

Entertainment by Andrew Dean’s Patriotic Tribute, with a chicken BBQ.

419-627-5886 or 419-627-5803 www.ci.sandusky.oh.us

 

7/4/2008    

Independence Day Concert

2 - 3:30 pm

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Spiegel Grove, corner of Hayes & Buckland Avenues,

This year, in honor of the presidential-election year, take part in a celebration at the home of the nation's first presidential center. The Toledo Symphony Concert Band will provide an afternoon of patriotic and popular favorites. Don't forget to bring your own seat for this outdoor event.

419-332-2081 or 800-998-7737 www.rbhayes.org

 

7/4/2008- 7/6/2008

Fourth of July Festivities

East Harbor Sate Park, 1169 N. Buck Rd., Marblehead

Beach party and dance on Friday night, followed by a great view of the fireworks in the area.

419-734-4424 ext. 2 or 419-732-3677 www.eastharborstatepark.org

 

7/4/2008- 7/5/2008

Riverfront Live!

6:30 - 8:30 pm

Stensen Memorial Plaza, N Madison St., Port Clinton

Live outdoor concert every Friday and Saturday evening.

800-441-1271 www.portclintonchamber.com

Admission: Free

 

7/4/2008    

Parade and Fireworks

Lakeside, Marblehead

800-441-1271 www.lakesideohio.com

 

7/4/2008    

Cedar Point's Fourth of July Fireworks

10 pm

Cedar Point Beach, Sandusky

Fireworks can be viewed from Cedar Point as well as multiple locations in the Sandusky area, especially from waterfront locations.

www.cedarpoint.com

 

7/4/2008- 7/6/2008

Festival of Ships

Fri: 11 am - 11 pm, Sat - Sun: 11 am - 6 pm

Sandusky Bay Pavilion, Meigs St. Pier, & the Maritime Museum of Sandusky, Sandusky

The tall ships Appledore 5 and Journey will visit Sandusky's harbor and be open for visitors to tour and sailing. Also children's activities, entertainment, Underground Railroad trolley tours, food vendors will also be available.

www.sanduskymaritime.org

Admission: $6/boarding pass, $25/day sail, $50 evening sail

 

7/4/2008    

Gazebo Concert Series

12 - 1:30 pm

Washington Park Gazebo, Sandusky

419-627-5886 or 419-627-5803 www.ci.sandusky.oh.us

 

7/4/2008    

Concert in the Park

10 am - 1:30 pm

Washington Park Gazebo, Sandusky

Entertainment by Vacationland Band, Jackson Junior High Band, Sandusky Band (parade), Erie County OSU Alumni Band and Wayne Golob Polka Band.

419-627-5886 or 419-627-5803 www.ci.sandusky.oh.us

 

7/4/2008    

Stars and Stripes Celebration

10 am - 4 pm

Washington Park, Sandusky

Stroll through the park and visit games and vendors, all sponsored by local organizations. This is a Sandusky tradition which gets better every year.

419-627-5844 www.ci.sandusky.oh.us

 

7/4/2008    

4th of July Celebration

Dusk

Perry's Victory Monument & DeRivera Park, Put-in-Bay

Celebrate the birth of our country with a salute to the Perry Bicentennial with a large fireworks display at Perry’s Victory. Naturalization ceremony at Perry Memorial at 11:00 am, fireworks program at dusk.

419-285-2832 www.put-in-bay.com

 

7/4/2008    

4th of July Celebration

3 pm

Water Works Park/Adams Street Park, Port Clinton

Start the celebration off right with a parade beginning at 3 pm and the Community Concert Band at 4 pm, followed by an Ice cream Social and an All Ages DJ Dance and Skate Party. Lions Club will be selling fish. Fireworks at dusk at Water Works Park.

800-441-1271 www.portclintonchamber.com

Admission: Free

 

7/5/2008    

Mid Season Championship, Full Program

Summit Racing Equipment MotorSports Park, Norwalk

419-668-5555 www.SummitMotorSportsPark.com

 

7/5/2008- 7/6/2008

Flea Market

9 am - 4 pm

Seneca County Fairgrounds, 100 Hopewell Ave., Tiffin

The Tiffin Flea Market sponsored by the Seneca County Jr. Fair Foundation is in its 31st year of operation. Find sports and other collectible cards and memorabilia, sporting equipment, model car, NASCAR, Hot Wheels, die-cast, collectibles, farm toys - new and old, coins, electronics, apparel, racing/antique/racing kits, trains, comic books, china, glass and many more other collectibles. There are 8 weekend flea market shows scheduled from May thru October.

888-736-3221 www.tiffinfleamarket.com

 

7/5/2008    

Red, White & Blues Bang

6 pm

Huron Boat Basin & Amphitheater, corner of Main St. & Cleveland Rd., Huron

Featuring top Blues artists from around the area. Fireworks will conclude the evening at 10:15 pm.

419-433-8487 www.huronparks.org

 

7/5/2008    

The Local Market

2 - 6 pm

Victory Park, Vermilion

A wide variety of local vendors sell their wares. Look for organic foods, flowers and more.

440-967-4477 www.DiscoverVermilion.com

 

7/5/2008    

Independence Day Celebration

Downtown, Oak Harbor

800-441-1271

 

7/5/2008    

Farmer's Market

8 am - 12 pm

City parking lot at Market & Hancock streets, Sandusky

419-627-5942 www.ci.sandusky.oh.us

 

7/5/2008    

Underground Railroad Trolley Tour of Historic Sandusky

11 am

Tours begin at the Maritime Museum, Sandusky

Event features a narrated trolley tour of existing sites in the Sandusky area. Reservations required.

419-624-0274

Admission: $5

 

7/5/2008    

Firelands Symphony Orchestra

7 pm

Perry's Visitor Center, Put-in-Bay

The symphony presents their annual "Freedom Concert".

419-285-2832 www.put-in-bay.com

 

7/6/2008- 8/2/2008

National Rifle and Pistol Trophy Matches

Camp Perry, Port Clinton

Competitors from all around the world come here to compete in these National matches. The CMP also has events that locals come to: these are just fun matches where you don't have to be the best.

800-441-1271

 

7/7/2008    

Grandparents Monday

9 am - 5 pm

Hayes Presidential Center, Spiegel Grove, corner of Hayes & Buckland Avenues, Fremont

For all grandparents visiting with their grandchildren, half-price admission is available.

419-332-2081 or 800-998-7737 www.rbhayes.org

 

7/7/2008- 7/20/2008

On Golden Pond

Thurs – Sat: 8 pm, Sun: 2 pm

Playmakers Civic Theater, 604 W 6th St., Port Clinton

This warm, sensitive drama will touch your heart as Ethel and Norman Thayer reminisce about previous summers spent together on Golden Pond. Reality, however, has a way of intruding on memories.

419-734-5503 www.playmakers.portclinton.com

 

7/8/2008- 7/12/2008

The Mousetrap

8 pm

Huron Playhouse, 325 Ohio St, Huron

419-433-9969 www.bgsu.edu/departments/theatre/huron_playhouse

 

7/8/2008    

40th Anniversary: Community Picnic at Osborn Park

5 - 8 pm

Osborn Park, 3910 Perkins Ave., Huron

Enjoy fun family activities.

419-625-7783 www.eriemetroparks.org

 

7/8/2008- 7/12/2008

Ohio Chautauqua 2008 Inventors and Innovators

Evening program includes music at 6 pm and performance at 7 pm

Various locations, Port Clinton

Hosted by the Port Clinton Cinema and Theatre Society (PC CATS), scholars/presenters will explore the lives /legacies of those who helped shape our modern world. Youth/Family Day workshops at Ida Rupp Public Library. Call or visit website for venues. 419.734.0815

419-734-5503 www.ohiohumanities.org/chaut

 

7/9/2008    

Lake Erie Islands Historical Society Annual Home Tour

Various locations, Put-in-Bay

Maps will be provided.

419-285-2832 www.put-in-bay.com

 

7/9/2008    

Children's Tea

1 - 3 pm

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center - Dillon House, Fremont

Learning need not stop when schools close for the summer. Fun is the top priority of this afternoon event that unites adults and children in a historical environment.

419-332-2081 or 800-998-7737 www.rbhayes.org

Admission: $20/adult, $12/children

 

7/9/2008    

Movies by the River

Dusk

Huron Boat Basin & Amphitheater, corner of Main St. & Cleveland Rd., Huron

Shrek the Third

419-433-8487 www.huronparks.org

 

7/9/2008    

Outdoor Verandah Concert & Ice Cream Social

6:45 - 8 pm

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont

The verandah of the home of 19th U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes becomes the stage for an outdoor summer concert. "Bring your own seat" and enjoy music on the front lawn of the historic home. Concert is preceded by an old fashioned ice cream social.

419-332-2081 or 800-998-7737 www.rbhayes.org

Admission: Free

 

7/10/2008  

Concert in the Park

7 pm

Washington Park Gazebo, Sandusky

Entertainment by Adams Junior High Band

419-627-5886 or 419-627-5803 www.ci.sandusky.oh.us

 

7/10/2008  

Explore the Estuary by Canoe

6 - 8 pm

Old Woman Creek Visitor Center, 2514 Cleveland Rd East, Huron

An excellent opportunity for up-close viewing of wetland birds and plants. Staff-guided. Pre-registration required- a limited number of canoes and personal flotation devices are available. Call for age requirements.

www.oldwomancreek.org

 

7/10/2008- 7/13/2008

On Golden Pond

Thurs – Sat: 8 pm, Sun: 2 pm

Playmakers Civic Theater, 604 W 6th St., Port Clinton

This warm, sensitive drama will touch your heart as Ethel and Norman Thayer reminisce about previous summers spent together on Golden Pond. Reality, however, has a way of intruding on memories.

419-734-5503 www.playmakers.portclinton.com

 

7/10/2008  

Lakeside presents Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians with Al Pierson

8:15 pm

Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside

419-798-4461 www.lakesideohio.com

 

7/11/2008- 7/13/2008

Huron River Fest

Huron Boat Basin & Amphitheater, corner of Main St. & Cleveland Rd., Huron

The region's most popular festival with fireworks on Friday at 10:15 pm, rides, games, crafts, food and more.

419-433-8487 www.huronparks.org

 

7/11/2008  

Gazebo Concert Series

12 - 1:30 pm

Washington Park Gazebo, Sandusky

419-627-5886 or 419-627-5803 www.ci.sandusky.oh.us

 

7/11/2008- 7/13/2008

Fun Ford Weekend

Summit Racing Equipment MotorSports Park, Norwalk

419-668-5555 www.SummitMotorSportsPark.com

 

7/11/2008- 7/12/2008

Riverfront Live!

6:30 - 8:30 pm

Stensen Memorial Plaza, N Madison St., Port Clinton

Live outdoor concert every Friday and Saturday evening.

800-441-1271 www.portclintonchamber.com

Admission: Free

 

7/11/2008- 7/12/2008

Put-in-Bay Cup Soccer Challenge

An all day event

McCann Field near downtown, Put-in-Bay

This is the 3rd annual adult soccer tournament hosting players from Ohio and 5 area states plus Canada. Call Jeff Foster at 614.619.0858 for more information.

419-285-2832 www.put-in-bay.com

 

7/11/2008  

Party at the Plaza & Historic Cruise-In

5 - 9 pm

Schade-Mylander Plaza, downtown, Sandusky

419-627-5844

 

7/12/2008  

Farmer's Market

8 am - 12 pm

City parking lot at Market & Hancock streets, Sandusky

419-627-5942 www.ci.sandusky.oh.us

 

7/12/2008  

The Local Market

2 - 6 pm

Victory Park, Vermilion

A wide variety of local vendors sell their wares. Look for organic foods, flowers and more

440-967-4477 www.DiscoverVermilion.com

 

7/12/2008  

Underground Railroad Trolley Tour of Historic Sandusky

11 am

Tours begin at the Maritime Museum, Sandusky

Event features a narrated trolley tour of existing sites in the Sandusky area. Call 419/624-0274 Reservations required

419-624-0274

Admission: $5

 

7/12/2008- 7/13/2008

Flea Market

Sat: 9 am - 4 pm, Sun: 9am - 3 pm

Sandusky County Fairgrounds, Fremont

New vendors welcome.

419-332-4470 www.sanduskycountyfair.com

Admission: Free

 

7/12/2008  

Classic Car Show

10 am - 3 pm

Merry-Go-Round Museum, 310 Jackson St., Sandusky

Classic cars and their owners will gather at the museum as Car Coddlers of Ohio visit Sandusky.

419-626-6111 www.merrygoroundmuseum.org

Admission: Free admission to the museum, with $1 rides all day.

 

7/12/2008  

Historical Home Tour

Various locations, Kelleys Island

For a map and information call 419.746.2754

419-746-2360

 

7/12/2008  

Marblehead Lighthouse Tour

10 am - 3 pm

Marblehead Lighthouse State Park, Marblehead

Tour the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the Great Lakes.

800-441-1271 www.marbleheadpeninsula.com

Admission: Free

 

7/13/2008  

Concert in the Park

Victory Park, Vermilion

The Elyria Cascade Cordsmen will entertain.

440-967-4477 www.DiscoverVermilion.com

 

7/13/2008         

Mid Summer Antique Fest

8 am - 4 pm

Milan Village Square, Milan

This 14th Annual event features more than 50 dealers of antiques and vendors. Fine quality furniture, pottery, glassware, china, folkart, toys, dolls, textiles and more.

419-499-2312 or 419-499-4001

Admission: Free

 

7/13/2008- 7/17/2008

I-LYA Junior Sail Regatta

Put-in-Bay, Put-in-Bay

419-285-2832 www.put-in-bay.com

 

7/14/2008  

Look Who's Walking

6:30 pm

Various parks in area, Sandusky

Plan to get healthy in 2008! Join in walking for health every other Monday through August 25 at various locations in the area.

419-625-7783 www.eriemetroparks.org

 

7/14/2008  

Grandparents Monday

9 am - 5 pm

Hayes Presidential Center, Spiegel Grove, corner of Hayes & Buckland Avenues, Fremont

For all grandparents visiting with their grandchildren, half-price admission is available.

419-332-2081 or 800-998-7737 www.rbhayes.org

 

7/14/2008- 7/20/2008

Ottawa County Fair

Ottawa County Fairgrounds, Oak Harbor

800-441-1271

 

7/15/2008- 7/19/2008

Honk!

8 pm

Huron Playhouse, 325 Ohio St., Huron

419-433-9969  www.bgsu.edu/departments/theatre/huron_playhouse

 

7/16/2008- 7/19/2008

"Love, Loss & Everything in Between"

Culinary Vegetable Institute, 12304 Mudbrook Rd., Milan

Take a journey with Madame Zoe, an early 1900's French Madame, as she tells her story and gives advice on love, loss and everything in between. Brought to you by Enchanted Cabaret, the ultimate dinner theatre experience.

www.CulinaryVegetableInstitute.com

 

7/16/2008  

Movies by the River

Dusk

Huron Boat Basin & Amphitheater, corner of Main St. & Cleveland Rd., Huron

Bee Movie

419-433-8487 www.huronparks.org

 

7/16/2008  

Women's Club Quilt Show

Lakeside Association, Marblehead

419-798-4461 www.lakesideohio.com

Admission: Lakeside gate fees

 

7/17/2008- 7/20/2008

Spoon River Anthology

Bellevue Society for the Arts, 205 Maple St., Bellevue

Stage production about music and mayhem in a sleepwear factory.

www.bellevuetourism.org

 

7/17/2008- 7/20/2008

On Golden Pond

Thurs – Sat: 8 pm, Sun: 2 pm

Playmakers Civic Theater, 604 W 6th St., Port Clinton

This warm, sensitive drama will touch your heart as Ethel and Norman Thayer reminisce about previous summers spent together on Golden Pond. Reality, however, has a way of intruding on memories.

419-734-5503 www.playmakers.portclinton.com

 

7/17/2008  

Huron Farmers Market

3:30 - 6:30 pm

Huron Boat Basin & Amphitheater, corner of Main St. & Cleveland Rd., Huron

Shop locally for produce and other summer goodies.

419-433-8487 www.huronparks.org

 

7/17/2008         

Concert in the Park

7 pm

Washington Park Gazebo, Sandusky

Entertainment by Wayne Golab Polka Band.

419-627-5886 or 419-627-5803 www.ci.sandusky.oh.us

 

7/18/2008  

Party at the Plaza & Historic Cruise-In

5 - 9 pm

Schade-Mylander Plaza, downtown Sandusky

419-627-5844

 

7/18/2008  

Gazebo Concert Series

12 - 1:30 pm

Washington Park Gazebo, Sandusky

419-627-5886 or 419-627-5803 www.ci.sandusky.oh.us

 

7/18/2008- 7/19/2008

Riverfront Live!

6:30 - 8:30 pm

Stensen Memorial Plaza, N Madison St., Port Clinton

Live outdoor concert every Friday and Saturday evening.

800-441-1271 www.portclintonchamber.com

Admission: Free

 

7/18/2008- 7/20/2008

Cold Creek Festival

Fri: 6 - 12 am, Sat: 8 am - 12 am, Sun: 9 am - 5 pm

3802 SR 269, Castalia

Held the third weekend of July every year, this local festival offers rides, food vendors, a Queen contest on Friday evening, a tractor and horse pull, grand parade and antique car parade on Sunday and street dances on Friday and Saturday evenings.

419-684-7073

 

7/19/2008  

Farmer's Market

8 am - 12 pm

City parking lot at Market & Hancock streets, Sandusky

419-627-5942 www.ci.sandusky.oh.us

 

7/19/2008  

Lakeside presents OSU Alumni Band

8:15 pm

Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside

419-798-4461 www.lakesideohio.com

 

7/19/2008  

Full Program, Half Scale Drag/Bear Mtr JD

Summit Racing Equipment MotorSports Park, Norwalk

419-668-5555 www.SummitMotorSportsPark.com

 

7/19/2008  

Sketch the Seasons

10 am - 12 pm

Old Woman Creek Visitor Center, 2514 Cleveland Rd East, Huron

Join this group for seasonal adventures in sketching the area. Each session focuses on observable plants and wildlife. Bring your own materials, rain or shine.

www.oldwomancreek.org

 

7/19/2008  

Boppin' on the Basin

7 pm

Huron Boat Basin & Amphitheater, corner of Main St. & Cleveland Rd., Huron

Enjoy Alex Bevan, the Lake Erie Troubadour.

419-433-8487 www.huronparks.org

 

7/19/2008  

The Local Market

2 - 6 pm

Victory Park, Vermilion

A wide variety of local vendors sell their wares. Look for organic foods, flowers and more.

440-967-4477 www.DiscoverVermilion.com

 

7/19/2008- 7/20/2008

"Gilligan's Island"

Sat: 7:30 pm, Sun: 2 pm

Sandusky State Theatre, 107 Columbus Ave., Sandusky

America's most beloved TV show is back and better than ever as a musical. See your favorite characters again and enjoy a nostalgia trip of a lifetime.

419-626-1950 www.sanduskystate.com

 

7/19/2008  

Bugfest!

12 - 4 pm

Magee Marsh Bird Center, Oak Harbor

Learn about the fascinating world of insects. Five stations will be set up to allow you to explore and discover. Wade into the pond or try an edible bug. Earn your degree in bug-ology.

419-898-0960 www.friendsofmageemarsh.org

 

7/19/2008  

A Good Time on Main

Noon - dark

Downtown, Vermilion

A Cruise-In on Main Street, featuring vintage cars, food, music and entertainment.