Area Happenings: Cat show at Wayne fairgrounds, fall festivals, plant ale

Wooster Daily Record
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“Mirror Mirror," through Dec. 1, Sussel and Morgan Galleries of Ebert Art Center, 1220 Beall Ave., Wooster. College of Wooster Art Museum (CWAM) is displaying its fall exhibition showcases with work of 14 women artists and focusing on issues of identity as women, artists, mothers, wives, daughters and friends. The curator’s talk will be at 7 p.m. Friday, followed by a dessert reception, and artist panels will be held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Both events will take place in the Ebert Art Center.

“Mirror Mirror" will showcase the work of 14 women artists and focus on issues of identity as women, artists, mothers, wives, daughters, and friends.
“Mirror Mirror" will showcase the work of 14 women artists and focus on issues of identity as women, artists, mothers, wives, daughters, and friends.

“An Evolution from Imagery to Entanglement,” through Oct. 29, The Coburn Gallery at Ashland University. It will showcase a painting exhibition featuring alumnus Jamie Lindholm, who works primarily with oils and charcoal. This event is free and open to the public.

Jamie Lindholm
Jamie Lindholm

Dog Obedience Class, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Smithville United Methodist Church. Cost $85. To register call 330-669-2371 or smithvilleum@gmail.com.

Main Street Music, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday through Oct. 14 at the Pavilion at Historic Downtown Wooster Square. Thursday, Blackout; Friday, Rose Collective; Saturday, The Cicconetti Brothers. See the full schedule here: https://www.mainstreetwooster.org/main-street-music.

Myths and Legends, 7 p.m., Thursday, Millersburg, American Legion Hall. This Holmes County Historical Society program will be revisiting the Salem Cemetery Headless Angel. The presenter is society president Mary Tipton co-author of Holmes Co. Hair Raisers book. Holmes County’s own professional Bigfoot hunter, Gordon Mullett, will also present. This is a free program for the public where everyone is welcome.

The Holmes County Historical Society program Myths and Legends will be revisiting the Salem Cemetery Headless Angel during its event Thursday, Oct. 5.
The Holmes County Historical Society program Myths and Legends will be revisiting the Salem Cemetery Headless Angel during its event Thursday, Oct. 5.

Adult Beginning Tap Dance, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Holmes Center for the Arts, 5200 State Route 39, Millersburg. 12-week semester for $96. For more information visit www.holmescenterforthearts.org.

Downtown Wooster Farmers' Market, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday. Shop locally for the freshest picked organic produce, eggs, meat and poultry, honey, home-baked goods, fresh-cut flowers, pumpkins, mums, wine tastings, artisanal crafts and more. Free concert from Gene Keen at the pavilion from 9-11 a.m. For more information, email: Guinevere@mainstreetwooster.org.

Autumn Discovery Day Plant Sale, 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Secrest Arboretum, Secrest Welcome Center, 2122 Williams Road., Wooster.

A Cornucopia of Cats: TICA Cat Show, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Saturday, Wayne County Fairgrounds. Pedigreed breeds of cats, as well as regular household pets. There will be Maine Coons, Bengals, Siamese, Persians, Sphynxes, Japanese Bobtails, and so many more. Over 100 cats are expected to be present and competing.

Fall Festival and Art Show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Walnut Creek. Walnut Hills Retirement Community is hosting a day full of family activities and crafts. For more information on the Fall Festival and Art Show, contact Paula Miller, Community Relations Director, at 330-893-3200, extension 1354.

Wayne County Solar Tour, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 8108 Private Road 340, Millersburg. The Wayne County Sustainable Energy Network organized a tour beginning in Holmes County and wending its way through Wayne County with two-hour windows at each stop. The tour will move from south to north ending in the vicinity of the Wayne County Farm Tour, which is the same day. There are five sites visitors can stop where owners will answer questions about their solar installations, electric vehicles, heating and cooling systems powered by solar or geothermal energy, costs, and tax incentives available through the Inflation Reduction Act.

Lehman's Outdoor Expo, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, 4779 Kidron Road, Kidron. Engage with key vendors who will feature practical products and tools. Register for gift baskets and enjoy food samples. There will be seasonal demonstrations on maple syrup, beekeeping, bird watching, cooking over an open fire, making cider from freshly picked apples and more.

Marty Hershberger is the driving force behind Wayne County Fair-Style BBQ Chicken, which will be served in Shreve on Saturday, Oct. 7.
Marty Hershberger is the driving force behind Wayne County Fair-Style BBQ Chicken, which will be served in Shreve on Saturday, Oct. 7.

County Fair-Style BBQ Chicken Drive Thru, 10:30 a.m. until sold out, Saturday, Shreve Auto Repair (formally Shreve Mobil), 298 N. Market St., Shreve. Enter the drive thru off of Robinson Street. The event is hosted by County Line Historical Society of Wayne/Holmes. Proceeds go to maintaining and operating the museum. The menu is 1/2 chicken only for $8 and 1/2 chicken dinners for $12, which include green beans and ham, applesauce, roll and butter. Cash or check.

WCA Fall Festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, 237 S. Walnut St., Wooster. Live music, food trucks, artists' market, family activities, dance performances, and so much more! This event will be the public celebration of WCA's 50th Anniversary. The event will also be the opening of the annual 6x6 Exhibit.

Contra Dance, 7-9:30 p.m., Saturday, 2411 Shreve Road, Wooster. Beginning and advanced instruction. Celtic music by Pocketful O’ Gimmick. Susan English calling longways sets and fun mixers. No partner or experience necessary. Suggested donation $7; students $5. Carry clean shoes & personal water bottle and park and enter by back door.

Trunk or Treat, 3-6 p.m., Sunday, Trinity United Methodist Church, 1556 Rex Drive, Orrville.

Fall Fest, 4-6 p.m. Sunday, First Presbyterian Church, 621 College Ave., Wooster. Crafts, candy, free food and traditional fall fun all outdoors. In case of inclement weather we will move it inside.

Niah and Allisha Merrill
Niah and Allisha Merrill

Niah and Allisha Merrill concert, 6 p.m. Sunday, Orrville Grace Brethren Church, 2200 Paradise Road, Orrville. Find out more at NiahAllisha.com. The free event is open to the community. For more information call 330-683-3526 or visit orrvillegrace.com.

Bee-ing the solution: How to Protect Native Bees, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, Bruch Hall at First Presbyterian Church, 621 College Ave., Wooster. Jennifer Ison, associate professor of biology at the College of Wooster, speaks about Ohio bumblebees at the annual Friends of the Library fall meeting. Free and open to the public.

Smithville Harvest Fest and Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, 381 Main St., East Main StreetSmithville. There will be live demonstrations, Pioneer Village tours, pony rides, live music, food and a Harvest Vendor Market. The market will feature local vendors offering baked goods, handcrafted candles, fresh fruits and vegetables, jewelry, soaps, home and holiday decor, handmade beauty products, customized tumblers, cutting boards, handcrafted cards, bags and purses and more. This is a free event.

Open House at County Line Historical Society Museum, noon-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14, 281 N. Market St., Shreve. Open houses are the second Saturday of each month. Park at Shreve Auto Repair, Farmers National Bank and downtown parking lots. Handicap parking at the rear of the museum, entering the alley off East Robinson Street. Adults $2 and children 12 and younger are free. Information call Nancy 330-496-4024.

Fall Harvest Soup Supper, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17, Castle Club, beside the Victorian House, 434 N. Washington St., Millersburg. The Holmes County Historical Society presents fall soup supper. The soups offered are ham and bean, broccoli cheese, vegetable, chicken noodle. Along with a variety of fall pies, apple, pecan and pumpkin.  Dine in or carryout by donation.

Civil War Roundtable, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, Schoolhouse at the Wayne County Historical Society, 546 E. Bowman St., Wooster. Jeff Schrock and Jolene Dyer present a program on Hidden History.

Archaeology Day, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 21, Wayne County Historical Society, 46 E. Bowman St., Wooster. here will be a full schedule of events and plenty of activities for kids, including a dig box, or mock archaeological excavation. A food truck will be on site all day. The event is free and open to the public.

SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes Freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1975.
SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes Freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1975.

John Barnett and SS Edmund Fitzgerald, 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, Shreve Presbyterian Church, 343 N. Market St., Shreve. Barnett will share his recollections of the 1975 sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

Trunk or Treat, 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 25, Church of the Cross UMC, 5100 Cleveland Road, Wooster. Light meal provided, popcorn, candy and fun activities.

Shoppers look at the selections at the St. John Lutheran Church Fall Craft Festival. This year's event will be held on 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28.
Shoppers look at the selections at the St. John Lutheran Church Fall Craft Festival. This year's event will be held on 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28.

St. John Lutheran Church Fall Craft Festival, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, 46 County Road 2575, Lakeville (McZena). The festival will feature gift baskets, baked goods, homemade jellies and jams, handmade crafts, Granny’s cookie cupboard and much more! Lunch will be served, by donation only, with carry-out available.

Victorian House Ghost Walk, 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, 484 Wooster Road Millersburg. The Holmes County Historical Society is hosting self-guided ghost walks with paranormal committee and spirit guides available to provide historical and paranormal information surrounding the Victorian House. The tickets can be purchased at the door for only $5 per person.

Preserving Your Family's Farm, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2., Buckeye Ag Museum & Education Center, 877 W. Old Lincolnway, Wooster. For more information call Barb at 330-464-0624. Event is free and open to all.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Here's a guide to what to do in Ashland, Holmes and Wayne counties