Area Happenings: Soup suppers, Italian dinner, concerts, pancake day, auction
Cabin Fever Soup Supper, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Castle Club Banquet Center next to Victorian House, Millersburg. Soup offerings are broccoli cheese, chili, potato and signature ham and bean. There will be cornbread, French bread and apple sauce plus chocolate eclair dessert, and cherry pretzel dessert. Coffee, tea and water. The cost is by donation; carry-outs available.
Ten Weeks of Tasty, 8- 10 p.m., begins Thursday, downtown Wooster. Ten Weeks of Tasty is all about enjoying the flavor of Historic Downtown Wooster. Each drink shop and restaurant brings their own signature flare to their establishment, and we want to highlight them for it. Sponsored by Main Street Wooster.
Youth Italian Dinner, 5 p.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church, 621 College Ave., Wooster. Tickets are a $10 donation and all proceeds will go toward events for youth.
English Country Dance, 7-9 p.m. Saturday, 2411 Shreve Road, Wooster. Group dancing 1600s to present in longways sets, circles and squares. Instruction and prompting by Susan English. Music by Fourpence. No partner necessary. Carry clean shoes and a personal water flask. Masks optional. Suggested donation: $7 adults. Sponsored by Valley College Grange. More information and videos at https://www.woosterdance.com and on Facebook at Wooster Dance.
Winter Choral Concert, 4 p.m. Sunday, Jack and Deb Miller Chapel, 527 College Avenue, Ashland University. Free and open to the public.
Lenten Soup Supper, 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 1-Maundy Thursday, April 6, First Presbyterian Church, 621 College Ave., Wooster. Every Wednesday during Lent in Bruch Hall with a soup, bread and fruit meal followed by a short worship service.
Saeed Jones, 7 p.m. March 2, Student Center Auditorium, Ashland University. Free and open to the public. Jones will read excerpts from his book “Alive at the End of the World.” A collection of poems that confront the haunted condition of Black life in America, it was selected to the Best Books of 2022 lists by The New Yorker, NPR and Publishers Weekly, among others.
Medina County Home & Garden Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5, Medina County Community Center, 735 Lafayette Road, Medina. Admission for adults, $5; seniors 60 and older, $4; children 12 and under, free. Free parking.
Night at the Races, 6 p.m. Saturday, March 4, American Legion Post #68, 1901 Sylvan Road, Wooster. An adult-only evening of food, fun and virtual horse racing to benefit the Wayne County Quota Club. Tickets start at $30 and are available by contacting Erin Foster at 330-465-8454 or by visiting www.quotaofwaynecounty.org.
54th Annual Pancake and Sausage Day, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 11, Northwestern High School. Sponsored by the Northwestern Ruritan Club. Dine in and drive-by pick-up. Cost is $8 per meal, $7 seniors (over 65), $5 children 6 to 10, free to children under 5 years old. Proceeds go toward Northwestern community projects. The event is held by the Northwestern Ruritan Club.
Central Christian School annual auction, 9 a.m. Saturday, March 11, Central Christian School, 3970 Kidron Road, Kidron. Auction features more than 300 listings with a variety of goods, services and experiences. There will be an online auction March 3-10. Funds raised support the Fair Balance Fund, which allows students’ families to pay variable rates of tuition fairly based on income and resources.
Princess Night Project, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, March 11, Kohl Family YMCA, 477 E. Market St., Akron. Since 2001, local members of Altrusa International, a volunteer service organization, have helped make prom dreams come true for more than 2100 girls by providing them with a free prom dress. No recommendation, pre-registration or qualification are needed.
America, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, Canton Palace Theatre, 605 Market Ave., North Canton. Tickets are $50, $78, $88 and $140. VIP packages available. Tickets can be purchased at http://cantonpalacetheatre.org or by calling the box office at 330-454-8172.
St. Patrick's Irish Tea, 10-11:15 a.m. Saturday, March 18, Castle Club, Millersburg. Teas and food by Exclusively Yours. Cost is $28 per person. Contact Margi for reservations at 330-465-1393 or email dawdys@embarqmail.com.
Richland Academy Dance Ensemble, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 18, Lexington High School. Admission: $15 for adults and $10 for students, veterans and seniors.
Steve Free concert, 2 p.m. Sunday, March 19, Wayne County Historical Society, 546 E. Bowman St., Wooster, Voices from the Past series. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at Murr Printing & Graphic, 201 E. Buckeye St., Wooster, or by calling 330-264-8856.
Third Annual Jane Austen Ball, 7-10 p.m. March 25, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster. Costumes or dressy attire are encouraged. Live music by Fourpence with instruction by Susan English. Light refreshments provided; no partner necessary. Inexperienced dancers should attend the lesson 6-6:30 p.m. before the ball. Tickets (adults $15, students $10) can be purchased online or by calling 330-264-2787. More information at woosterdance.com or 330-347-8155.
Mohican Community Theatre Beauty and the Beast auditions, 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 27, and Tuesday, March 28. Auditions will be open for adult performers and young performers who are in grades six-12. An audition packet with full audition information can be found at theohiotheatre.com. Rehearsals will start April 10 with performances on June 16-18 and June 24-26.
Dennis Stroughmatt et L'Esprit Creole concert, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 30, Wayne County Historical Society, 546 E. Bowman St., Wooster, Voices from the Past series. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at Murr Printing & Graphic, 201 E. Buckeye St., Wooster, or by calling 330-264-8856.
Ohio Vintage Truck Reunion, June 24-25, Ashland County Fairgrounds, hosted by Ohio Chapters of the American Truck Historical Society. Show hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday. Hundreds of vintage trucks, trucking memorabilia display, truck model contest, swap meet, on-site camping, slow race, jake-off, light show, truck swap meet, country convoy. Donations to Ashland Food Bank and Shriner’s Transportation Fund appreciated. Contact Dan Laity, danlaity55@gmail.com, 419-332-8352, www.ohvintrkreu.com.
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