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Finally, those looking for some of the more unusual museums we’ve dis covered during our travels can find a dozen of them starting on page 54. From popcorn machines and old-school televisions to vintage neon signs and the world’s largest collection of adorable troll dolls, we’ve assembled a tour of Ohio’s quirkiest museums. These places began with one collector’s passion for a particular topic. Over the years, each has grown into a destination that, in its own small way, illuminates who we are and how we live.
For those who want to hit the road, our feature showcasing 13 arboretums and botanical gardens starts on page 42. Fans of Ohio State Buckeyes football will be interested in learning how the construction of The Horseshoe 100 years ago changed the landscape of not only college football but also shaped our tradition of gathering by the tens of thousands to take in a game. (Contrib uting writer Vince Guerrieri’s story starts on page 62.)
The back-to-school season is how we learned to measure time at the earliest of ages, one that came first with a fresh box of crayons and, later, notebooks full of blank pages. It has always been a season of possibility, but one in which we also embrace the past as we look forward, be that enjoying beloved fall foods or rooting for our favorite footballAutumnteam.also offers the opportunity to embrace weekend adventures, whether that means traveling to see this part of the country as it bursts with vibrant color or taking in the sharp white lines of a football field from the seats of an enormous stadium. This time of the year is packed with tradition, spectacle and fun, and the issue you hold is filled with ideas for making new memories with family and friends. Browse our Fall Arts Preview starting on page 9 to see our picks for great theater, museum exhibits and live music. (Our Calendar of Events on page 20 offers information on dozens of other happenings scheduled between Sept. 1 and the end of October as well.)
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Pumpkin King: Artist Jack Pine crafts beautiful glass pieces in the form of one of the most recognizable symbols of the harvest season.
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BLAKEWATILOLAURA ghost story T he Moonville Tunnel appears out of a hillside in Vinton Coun ty. The abandoned train tunnel has a haunted history, one that is cele brated each Halloween season during the family-friendly Midnight at Moon ville (set for Oct. 8 this year). According to one of the tales handed down over the generations, a railroad brakeman was killed here during the mid-19th century and his ghost — lantern in hand — still haunts this stretch of the line.
Final Rest: An ongoing restoration of the James A. Garfield Memorial at Cleveland’s Lake View Cemetery is bringing the towering tribute back to its original 1890 splendor
Jack Pine’s memories of the Circleville Pumpkin Show inspired him to create his first glass pumpkin. He was working in Boul der, Colorado, at the time, after previously honing his craft in Seattle — what the artist refers to as “the glass mecca of the world.”
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Pine’s works are also sold at New York’s Corning Glass Museum and Columbus’ Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, and they continue to be a hit in Circleville. Since 2000, Jack Pine Stu dio has crafted a Pumpkin of the Year that is sold at the city’s annual show. Pine also founded the inaugural Glass Pumpkin Festival at his studio in 2020, which serves as a mini version of Circleville’s event. Local food vendors, fellow artisans, musicians and pumpkin carvers are all part of the fun. “It’s all outdoors, and it’s really incredible to come down and just see the sight of all of those glass pumpkins spread out everywhere,” Pine says. “We put them in this little corral outside of our shop.”
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Pine had grown up near Circleville, so he made a slew of glass pumpkins at the studio he worked at after hours and ultimately filled up a trailer with the creations, which he brought back to Ohio in 1994. His multicolored pumpkins were a hit in his hometown. He later opened a studio in Columbus’ Short North Arts District before relocating to the Hocking Hills in 2017. Today, Jack Pine Studio features the artist’s creations, while also offering glass-blowing workshops, where a skilled instructor leads participants through a hands-on class during which they create a piece to take home with them. “There’s something about all this really beautiful crystal, molten glass … the colors seem to radiate outward,” Pine says. “The more you do, the more you want to do. I feel pretty lucky to have found a medium I love so much.”
Artist Jack Pine crafts beautiful glass pieces in the form of one of the most recognizable symbols of the harvest season.
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The James A. Garfield Memorial stands 180 feet tall within Cleve land’s Lake View Cemetery, where visitors will find the graves of oth er notable names, such as oil magnate John D. Rockefeller, legendary lawman Eliot Ness and radio DJ Alan Freed.
The memorial to the United States’ 20th president, who was in office less than four months before he was mortally wounded by an assassin, is the largest of all of Lake View Cemetery’s monuments. Construction began in 1885, and the memorial was finished in time for its dedication on May 26, 1890. More than a century of harsh winters, industrial pollution, and water seeping inside the grand structure ultimately prompted the need for extensive fixes. In 2016, the cemetery began structural work in the memorial’s basement by shoring up beams and reinforcing columns and, in 2020, work began on the outside of the monument.
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W hen Cincinnati became known as Porkopolis in the 19th century, the nickname was a stench on the city’s reputation. It was a justifiable insult nonetheless. Before Chicago became the meat-packing capital of the nation, Cincinnati ran hog wild with slaugh terhouses. By one account, 48 Cincinnati packing houses employed 1,200 men producing more than $3 million worth of packed pork in 1840. Twenty years later, that workforce had doubled, and as many as 450,000 hogs were butchered in the city every year. As the pigs were driven to their demise, the accom panying confusion, noise and smell became an inconvenience. Few objects commemorate Cincinnati’s days as Porkopolis, but brothers Cornwall and Wallace Kirkpatrick poked fun at the city’s reputation. From 1860 to 1896, they owned Anna Pottery in Illinois. Their liquor flasks in the shape of an anatomically correct pig were sometimes incised with maps of Midwest railroad lines, with cities designated along the way. The flasks are eagerly sought for their folkish nature, but for Ohio collectors, any reference to Porkopolis, the last stop on the line, adds extra intrigue. A kneeling pig was the form of many figural flasks produced by Anna Pottery. This example was incised “Pure Peach 99 Years Old in a Hog’s.” Richard “Jeff” Jeffers
Interior of the James A. Garfield Memorial in Cleveland the James A. Garfield Memorial
Ascend the stairway on the north side of the memorial to reach the interior balcony under neath the dome. Continue on the stairway to reach an outside deck that provides spectacular views of Cleveland, including downtown and Lake Erie. The bronze caskets of President Gar field and his wife, Lucretia Garfield, rest below Memorial Hall and are on public view. “There is a tour guide inside the memorial that talks about the building and the life of Pres ident Garfield and the cemetery itself,” Goss says. “Any visitor will get a very rich experience.
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As work progressed, the memorial’s interior was closed, and scaf folding surrounded the entire structure as the building’s exterior was returned to its original, lighter hue. By March 2021, the second phase of the project was complete, and the monument reopened to the public. A rotunda in the center of the memorial holds a white statue of a standing Garfield displayed on a dais in the center of the space. The chair from which he is rising was based on the one the Ohioan used during his time as a legislator. A balcony on the second floor offers an overhead view of the monument’s first level.
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A: It’s a shame that a lot of this stuff is just laughed off or ignored completely by small towns because they feel like it makes them a laughingstock or something. But I don’t think they un derstand the importance of those stories to the overall history of the area. We saw that even out in Minerva [when we were making “Minerva Monster”]. People are embarrassed by sto ries about the monster, but you know, it’s a part of their local history that goes all the way back to the late 1800s. What monsters are you chasing now?
A: It’s extremely important to American culture, but when you narrow it down to the culture of a region and a community, it speaks directly to that place. That’s really what we’ve been exploring with our “Legends” series of movies is the folkloric side of things — what those stories can tell us about a region. Last year, we made a movie about werewolf legends from Louisiana. You can track how those legends originated by looking at who settled that area. There are all these legends about werewolves coming out of French Canada, and a lot of Louisiana was settled by French Canadians.
Small Town Monsters founder and filmmaker Seth Breedlove discusses his love for exploring American myths and lore.
A: Everyone was asking us for years about the Jersey Devil, and we’re about to release a Jersey Devil movie, but there’s also the Dover Demon in Dover, Massachusetts. We’re hoping to make a movie in the next couple years about the Kelly-Hopkinsville Goblins out of Ken tucky. There are a lot of Bigfoot cases we haven’t covered. There’s also stuff out in Utah and Arizona and New Mexico that we haven’t covered yet — a lot of them originate with Native Americans. There are stories there that should be explored. For more information, visit smalltownmonsters.com.
S eth Breedlove’s Small Town Monsters production company has been scaring up a frightening amount of activity since 2014. After the release of “The Mothman of Point Pleasant,” his Ohio-based compa ny, which produces documentaries about myths and monsters across the country, has grown to a staff of seven people.
Seth Breedlove’s Small Town Monsters releases about four new feature-length documentaries each year.
What have you learned about how communities do or don’t embrace myths and monsters?
Small Town Monsters releases about four new feature-length documentaries a year, such as 2022’s “American Werewolves,” which documents sightings of the beasts across the American heartland. Breedlove is also excited about his company’s new book publishing efforts and its June 2023 Monster Fest, a Comic-Con-style event in Canton. To get into the Halloween spirit, we caught up with Breedlove to talk monsters, myths and what creepy creatures he is chasing now. — Jason Brill
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Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art Nov. 11–Feb. 5: Cincinnati D ance is revered in not only entertainment and culture but also in religion and ev eryday life in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Himalayan region. Fea turing approximately 120 artworks spanning from the first to the 21st centuries — including sculptures, paintings, jewelry, textiles and con temporary works in new media — this ticketed exhibition opening at the Cin cinnati Art Museum this fall highlights various representations of dance in art. cincinnatiartmuseum.org
Save The Date: Check out more performances and other events happening this fall, from BalletMet’s “Dracula” to Bowling Green’s Black Swamp Arts Festival.
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Toying with Reality: Artist David Levinthal’s intriguing photography merges American myth and memory. It is the focus of a fall exhibition at the Dayton Art Institute.
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3) Belden Village Mall Belden Village Mall, the premier shopping destination located in the hub of Eastern Ohio, boasts over 120 specialty shops and restaurants. Conveniently located off I-77, the center is just minutes away from the nationally known Canton Pro Football Hall of Fame and Akron-Canton Airport. BeldenVillageMall.com
The Cultural Center for the Arts will play host for All Together Now, a free family fun fest! Mainstage performances by illusionist Rick Smith, Jr., Djapo West African Dance and Drum plus Amazing Giant’s Strawberry Circus. Storytelling by World of Difference’s Lindsay Bonilla. Enjoy food trucks, maken-takes, face painting and more. Call 330-453-1075 for more information. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 10, free. ArtsInStark.com
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“Only Happy… In Ohio” — Cherry Road Winery’s award-winning wines are favorites of fall celebrations! With live music every Saturday and over fifteen wines, there is something to please everyone in the beautiful tasting room, patio and outdoor area. Enjoy a cheese tray at the winery, or bring your own picnic! CherryRoadWinery.com
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4) Canton Museum of Art Visit the Canton Museum of Art now through October 30th and explore four, exciting fall exhibitions including “Unseen: The Process and Art of American Printmaking.” CMA offers free admission every Thursday, from 10am – 8pm, courtesy of PNC Foundation. Visit our website for hours and admission rates. CantonArt.org
The Canton Palace Theatre serves as the cornerstone of the Downtown Canton Arts District. A vital multipurpose entertainment facility whose marquee burns brightly, welcomes you to enter and become a part of Canton’s nostalgic past. Hosting over 300 events (movies, concerts, comedy, dance, private events, etc.) a year, the Palace strives to be an important part of Canton’s future. CantonPalaceTheatre.org
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Let’s get together! On Saturday, September 24, enjoy a fall day of local shopping “720 Market Style” at the new Duncan Plaza Amphitheater in Downtown Massillon. Enjoy 100+ makers, bakers, brewers and growers. Indulge in food trucks and live blues music! 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Open-air, free and family friendly. EventsBy720.com
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A trip to Hartville is something the entire family can enjoy! Centrally located between Cleveland and Amish Country, Experience Hartville offers more than 15 acres of indoor and outdoor flea market shopping, a celebrated restaurant featuring classic homestyle cooking and baked goods, and America’s largest hardware store. Regardless of your style, budget, and interests, it’s worth the trip! ExperienceHartville.com
10) Spring Hill Historic Home Take a step back in time at Spring Hill Historic Home in Massillon, a documented site on the Underground Railroad where the Rotch-Wales families aided freedom seekers on their journey northward. Enjoy the fall season through a site tour or our upcoming Historic Barns of Ohio event and Fall Festival.
Explore the incredible story of a woman who Time Magazine named the “Most Influential Catholic Woman in the United States.” Born Rita Rizzo, the future Mother Angelica grew up in a Canton neighborhood ruled by the Italian Black Hand during the Roaring Twenties. Don’t miss this amazing story.
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Trolls uniting the world! On September 23, 24 and 25 in Alliance, Ohio at the Troll Hole Museum, dress like a troll and stroll the 5k trail. A TikTok dance challenge starts the fun. The troll convention starts with a comedy meet-and-greet dinner banquet on Friday evening. On Saturday, take part in Troll Mania, an all-day long scavenger hunt — find the trolls and win prizes! The fun will finish with the Troll Hobble Fun Run on Sunday morning. For information call 330-596-1157. TheTrollHole.com
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 202212 FALL ARTS Untitled works from David Levinthal’s series “Wild West,” “Baseball,” “American Beauties,” “Modern Romance” and “Barbies”; (opposite page) “Dallas 1963,” “Iwo Jima” and “The Searchers” from the series “History”
For example, “Dallas 1963” depicts a black convertible carrying a group of people. While the focus is on a hubcap, a blurred figure wear ing a pink pillbox hat quickly marks the scene as the moment before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Other photos take a different approach. Levinthal’s Barbie col lection is crisp and in focus, highlighting the dolls like models in a fashion magazine. All his photos draw on nostalgia: Cowboys evoke Levinthal’s childhood in the 1950s when Westerns dominated media, images of baseball players look like vintage baseball cards, and a heli copter hovers (suspended from a string, Levinthal explains) in front of a background that appears to be a fiery war zone. “In my work, there’s less there than meets the eye,” he says. “The viewer finds themself going through their own visual memory. You fill in the details that aren’t there because that’s how you remember that scene. They complete the image for themselves. Each person is going to have a different response and feeling.”
“It speaks to the sheer tragedy of that day that we recognize it,” says Smith. “The technique of what is blurry, what is clear, makes it like a memory. Even collective memories are a little fuzzy around the edges, a little softened through the course of time.”
Artist David Levinthal’s intriguing photography merges American myth and memory. It is the focus of a fall exhibition at the Dayton Art Institute. By llona Westfall
“The first time I saw one of David’s works, I didn’t realize it was an image of toys,” says Jerry Smith, chief curator at the Dayton Art Insti tute. “It looked like a film still, with that kind of golden tint to it that speaks to nostalgia. Then I realized it’s a little figurine.”
“American Myth & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs,” an exhibition at the Dayton Art Institute running from Oct. 15 through Jan. 15, features more than 70 of the photographer’s works spanning 40 years of his career.
Starting with Polaroids before later moving to digital photography, Levinthal’s photos play around with the concept of memory, often using a soft focus or blurred background to emphasize a figure in a dreamlike way. “The narrow depth of field gives a sense of motion to the figures,” says Levinthal. “I use it strategically to create where I want the viewer’s eye to go initially, and then they discover more in the image.”
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You’d be forgiven for thinking David Levinthal’s photos are of real people. It wouldn’t be the first time someone has mistaken his work — populated by carefully posed toy cowboys, baseball players, historical figures and Barbie dolls in diorama-like settings — as depicting real-life events.
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The collaboration with the Mazza Museum at the University of Findlay uses art from picture books to illustrate 60 Ohio firsts. “I wanted to find facts that are so unusual and intriguing that people feel compelled to tell somebody as soon as they leave the ex hibit,” says Dan Chudzinski, curator of the exhibition and curator and deputy director at the Mazza Museum, home to the world’s largest collection of original art from picture books. — Jason Brill Fun Facts: The first ever Script Ohio was performed by the University of Mich igan marching band as a goodwill gesture during an Oct. 15, 1932, game at Ohio State University. To illustrate that fact, Chudzins ki uses an image of kids marching through a neighborhood playing instruments. The work was a preliminary cover for the 1990 book My Shadow. Another fact presented with the illustration highlights Ohio State’s marching band innovations. “They basical ly created what we know as the modern marching band,” Chudzinski says.
Perfect Pairings: The pairing of facts and picture-book artwork makes “Ohio: The Start of it All” a delight. To illustrate the first speeding ticket, which was given to Harry Myers in Akron in 1904 for go ing 12 miles per hour, Chudzinski chose an illustration from Barney Bipple’s Magic Dandelions. The book features a drawing of a kid behind the wheel of a classic car being pulled over by the police.
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Sept. 24–Dec. 31: decartsohio.org O hio’s firsts as a state are plentiful, but an exhibition hosted at Lancaster’s Decorative Arts Center of Ohio illustrates the ones you don’t know about, from the first streetlight to the first speeding ticket.
Home to History: “Ohio: The Start of it All” debuted at the Riffe Gallery in Columbus in 2016, and Chudzinski says the city of Lancaster’s rich history makes the community a great fit to host the exhibition. “I was impressed by the downtown, the his toric homes and the fact that the museum is in one of those homes,” he says. “Then, as I was walking up the steps of the Decorative Arts Center, I saw that the house right next to it was the home that [Gen.] William Te cumseh Sherman was born and raised in.”
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Oct. 1–Jan. 15: Cincinnati Nancy Ford Cones created photo graphs for more than 40 years on a small riverside farm in Loveland, Ohio. She conceived evocative works that emulated 19th-century European paintings, and her pho tography earned her a national rep utation during a time when female artists struggled for recognition. Largely forgotten after her death, this exhibition at the Taft Museum of Art shines a renewed light on the artist’s career and unique cre ative vision. taftmuseum.org
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Fall Fun isn’t just for the kids! Gather your friends for a weekend getaway full of delicious drinks, mouthwatering food, excellent events, and even better company. With elevated dining options, three local breweries, entertainment days, and a calendar full of events the fun is waiting for Come explore with us Findlay! /OktoberfestFindlay24 festival Music Festival
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The Nelsonville Music Festival hosts more than 30 musical artists in a range of genres at the annual gathering’s new venue, the Snow Fork Event Center. The festival features on-site camp ing, kids activities, food, craft beer, artisan vendors and more. This year’s headliners include Japanese Breakfast on Friday, Yo La Tengo and Lucinda Williams on Saturday, and Angel Olsen and Neko Case on Sunday. nelsonvillefest.org 29–30: Cleveland Also known as the
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Scope of Work: A panel of three inde pendent judges selects the works featured. Each year’s exhibition is presented in subcat egories that fall within a broader theme. The 2021 theme was “Black Future,” while the 2022 theme is “Black Love.” “We wanted to really bring out the hope and the inspiration, and that’s another thing our museum really strives to do,” Rojas says.
Freedom of Expression: Rojas adds that the core of the annual show is provid ing a platform for artists to unapologeti cally express themselves, be it through the message of their works or the medium in which they choose to convey them. That freedom results in a range of thought-pro voking pieces. “How do you want to express yourself? … This is the place for you to do that,” Rojas says. “This exhibit now is really an expansion of that.”
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— Elise von Gunten Exhibition Origins: “Art of Soul!” grew from the National Afro-American Mu seum & Cultural Center’s 2009 “Soul!” exhi bition, which showcased the museum’s pro test-focused fine arts collection. Organizers created “Art of Soul!” to extend beyond protest art. “Of course, yes, we are going to point to the problems that we are facing to day, but then we’re also saying what are the solutions and how we get out of that,” says Rosa Rojas, curatorial department manager and lead curator for “Art of Soul!” “We’re always looking at that little bit of light.”
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T his annual juried exhibition presented by the National Afro-American Muse um & Cultural Center in Wilberforce, home of the historically Black private college Wil berforce University, showcases a range of artists. In past years, works on display during “Art of Soul!” have ranged from paintings and drawings to mixed-media sculptures and found-object works. The annual event exemplifies the National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center’s goal of giving artists greater visibility. “What we want to do is act as a platform for the voices of people who have been tell ing their stories already all this time,” says Hadley Drodge, curator for the National Af ro-American Museum & Cultural Center. “We can be this centralized location for ev erybody to come and tell their stories.”
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BalletMet has a long tradition of performing “The Nutcracker” each holiday season, and “Dracula” has become another company sta ple. “This is a fan favorite,” he says. “You can tell by enthusiasm. You can tell by ticket sales … You can tell by people talking about it year after year.”
F rancis Ford Coppola’s 1992 film adapta tion of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracu la reacquainted the world with the haunting classic tale of lost and reclaimed love. Cho reographer David Nixon, a former Ballet Met artistic director, created this rendition that reflects the spirt of Stoker’s novel. Aspects of the work, such as immer sive and detailed gothic sets and costumes, and choreography with film-style gestures, promise to engage even the most unlikely ballet-goer. Couple the powerful ambiance of Nixon’s vision with the intimate atmo sphere of Columbus’ Davidson Theatre, and it is no wonder “Dracula” has grown into one of the ballet company’s annual favorites since debuting it in 1999. (Nixon restaged “Dracula” in 2005.) We talked with Edwaard Liang, Ballet Met artistic director since 2013, about Nix on’s take on the Dracula story and why he believes it has such ongoing appeal. — Elise von Gunten Classic and Modern: As BalletMet’s artistic director, Liang likes to present what the community wants to see, from “very clas sical ballet to very modern contemporary.”
Cinematic Scope: Liang says he appre ciates that Nixon’s rich depiction of “Dracu la” draws inspiration from the film’s look and energy. “The ballet is very cinematic,” Liang says, “there are a lot of scenes where not only does [Nixon] use dance to communicate, but he very much uses gestures and energy and tension to tell the story.”
Eternal Appeal: Liang says he fre quently hears praise for “Dracula” and fields questions about when performances will return each fall. He sees such interest as a testament to both Nixon’s take on the tale and how it connects with both those who see it and perform it. “With every ballet, you hope that you hit the right tone and that you’re able to make a piece that really res onates with audiences and dancers,” Liang adds. “This piece has.”
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BalletMet presents Dracula Oct. 28–Nov. 5: balletmet.org theater Les Misérables Oct. 7–29: Cleveland The KeyBank State Theatre at Playhouse Square hosts the Tony Award-winning musical, “Les Misérables ” Be transported to 19th century France by this tale of injustice, passion and redemption based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel. The production will also take the stage at Dayton’s Schuster Center in January 2023. playhousesquare.org
Presented with support from: Patrick and Brenda Smith The Fairfield County Foundation Wendel Family Fund theater Hamilton Oct. 4–23: Columbus Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning take on the tale of founding father Alexander Hamilton will bring “The Room Where It Happens” to Columbus, as the production’s national tour of this genre-bending musical hits the Ohio Theatre stage. The production first makes a stop at Cincinnati’s Aronoff Center Sept. 6 through Oct. 2 and returns to Cleveland’s Playhouse Square Dec. 6 through Jan. 15 capa.com festival Momentum Sept. 15–17: Toledo Experience the city of Toledo’s art and cul ture at this three-day festival held along the Maumee River. Now in its sixth year, Momentum offers different activities to participants of all ages for free, ranging from live music and demonstrations to interactive art, local film screenings and more. Because the event coincides with the 2022 International Year of Glass, this fall’s celebration puts a focus on Toledo’s glassmaking heritage. theartscommission.org Festival Black Swamp Arts Festival Sept. 9–11: Bowling Green Each fall, the college town of Bowling Green’s downtown transforms into a free three-day music and arts festival that is the largest of its kind in the state. Along with the lineup of diverse musical acts playing over the course of the weekend, the festi val features artists selling their works, the Wood County Invitational Art Show, a chalk walk and more. blackswampfest.org
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SEPT 10 PBJ & Jazz Big Band Enjoy a swingin’ summer concert in Topiary Park. Dance to the tunes, and help close out this seasonal series. Topiary Park, 480 E. Town St., Columbus, 614/294-5200. jazzartsgroup.com.
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SEPT 24–DEC 31 Ohio: The Start of it All This family-friendly exhibition features original art from picture books in an artistic celebration of Ohio innovations that changed the world. Origi nal artworks are from the University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum, home of the world’s first and most diverse collection of original picture book art. Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, 145 E. Main St., Lancaster, 740/681-1423. decartsohio.org. Wed.–Fri. 11 a.m.–4 p.m., Sat.–Sun. 1–4 p.m. Free. Music + Theater
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This annual celebration of Macedonia features ethnic music, food, folk dancing, kids activities and Macedonian beer and wine. St. Mary’s Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral, 400 S. Wag goner Rd., Reynoldsburg, Fri. 4 p.m.–midnight, Sat. noon–midnight, Sun. noon–6 p.m. Free
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THRU OCT 30 Raphael — The Power of Renaissance Images: The Dresden Tapestries and their Impact This tapestry-focused exhibition presents monumental and historically significant works, woven directly from painted compositions. Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., Co lumbus, 614/221-6801. columbusmuseum.org. Visit website for times and prices.
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SEPT 9–11 Columbus Oktoberfest
Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus hosts this event, which has featured tasty food, lively music, bountiful brews and countless games for over 50 years. Visit the Wine Garten, Kinderplatz, Bier Halls and Marktplatz for drinks, children’s activities and a craft show. Ohio Expo Center & State Fair, 717 E. 17th Ave., Colum bus, 614/444-5908. columbusoktoberfest.com. Fri. 5 p.m.–midnight, Sat. noon–midnight, Sun. noon–8 p.m. $10 per car.
Celebrate the sound of soul and bring a friend to this rousing musical event featuring artists Tucka, Big Robb, Ronnie Bell, Nellie Travis, Sir Charles Jones, Pokey Bear and FatDaddy. Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St., Columbus, 614/469-0939. capa.com. 8 p.m. $79.50.
SEPT 23–24 Sims Fall Festival This festival returns for its 13th year with arts, crafts, antiques, mums, pumpkins, fall items, a display of antique farm equipment and the Special Civil War Encampment by the Sons of the Union of the Civil War from Lancaster, Ohio. Gen. Sherman’s cannon will be fired Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Enjoy the bean cook and fireworks on Friday night, and special kids games and activities on Saturday. 11300 Chillicothe-Lancaster Rd., Amanda, 740/969-2225. simsfallfestival.com. Fri. noon–8 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Free. Museums Exhibits
THRU OCT 7 Watercolor Ohio 2022 Stop by the gallery during open hours to see “Watercolor Ohio 2022.” The 45th annual juried exhibition is produced by Ohio Watercolor Society artists and juried by Pat Moseuk. Image Credit: Lori Perry, “Algonquin Mill Shopper,” 2020. Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery, 77 S. High St., Columbus, 614/644-9624. riffegallery.org. Tues.–Fri. noon–5 p.m. Free
SEPT 30 Lee Greenwood Best known for his 1983 patriotic anthem “God Bless the USA,” country music star Lee Greenwood is still proudly uniting Americans from coast to coast. Marion Palace Theatre, 276 W. Center St., Marion, 740/383-2101. marionpalace.org. 7:30 p.m. $34–$56
Noon. Free. SEPT 16 Thompson Square See this husband-and-wife country duo per forms deeply personal, vivacious tunes. The couple is known for the platinum mega-hit “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” and has won multi ple ACM, ACA, CMA and CMT awards. Midland Theatre, 36 N. Park Place, Newark, 740/3455483. midlandtheatre.org. 8 p.m. $40–$50.
SEPT 30–OCT 1 Carmina Burana Experience this iconic and scandalous tour de force that comes alive with opulence and splen dor. The orchestra is accompanied by the Co lumbus Symphony Chorus and the Columbus Children’s Choir. Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St., Columbus, 614/469-0939. columbussymphony. com. 7:30 p.m. Visit website for prices. other events THRU JAN 8 Paul Busse Garden Railway Model trains travel on 1,000 feet of track in the Grand Mallway, surrounded by botanical displays refreshed for autumn. Franklin Park Conserva tory & Botanical Gardens, 1777 E. Broad St., Columbus, 614/715-8000. fpconservatory.org. Visit website for times and prices.
21SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 LogTaketheHomeTour! Fun forthefamilywhole LOG CABIN DAYS® Discover the relaxing, casual log home lifestyle by visiting up to 8 beautiful homes on the self-guided auto tour. Your small donation of $20. per person goes to the American Cancer Society. Your kids will enjoy the petting zoo and sifting through the wood shavings for “buried treasure.” • Free educational seminars on planning and building your log home. • Exhibits of log home furniture. • Chainsaw carving, hand-hewing, hand-peeling, blacksmith demos. • Horse-drawn covered wagon rides. • Demonstrations featuring axe throwing, 2-man crosscut sawing, & wood chopping. • Antique steam engine in operation. • Food tent will serve barbecued chicken, noodles and sandwiches. Plus kettle-cooked baked beans, kettle corn, apple butter, homemade ice cream, Amish pies, pastries. • Early bird breakfast served between 7-10am. • Demonstrations of 19th century trades. • Kids Zone, Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, Gold Digging in Shavings Hours: Friday, Sept. 16, 10a.m. - 6p.m. & Saturday, Sept.17, 9a.m. - 5p.m. • Location: 552 SR 95, Loudonville, OH. For more information or to pre-register call 419-368-0004. $5 Admission. $5ADMISSION Sept. 16 & 17 at Hochstetler Log Homes Cabins and Rustic Furnishings Auction on Saturday, Sept. 17th at Hochstetler Log Homes Location: 552 SR 95, Loudonville, OH 44842 • More info or to consign call: 419-368-0005 $5 admission for event entry • Online bidding available @ www.kaufmanrealty.com • Cabins: Up to three 12’ wide Prebuilt Cabins. Perfect for that weekend getaway or a hunting cabin. • Pavilions: Up to 3 Prebuilt Timber Pavilions. Delivered and erected on your ideal spot, within 50 miles. • Furniture: Rustic Bedroom Sets, Coffee Tables, Chairs, and lots more... • Home Decor: Items that you need to put the finishing touches in your home. Actual Products may vary from photos Selling at Live Auction during Log Cabin Days
SEPT 11–JAN 8 Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection See the extraordinary gift of art from Joseph P. and Nancy F. Keithley. In 2020, they gave over 100 works of art to the museum, the largest gift since Leonard C. Hanna Jr.’s in 1958. Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland, 216/421-7350. clevelandart.org. Visit website for times and prices.
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Dance to local music, grab a bite to eat and shop approximately 100 arts and craft vendors ranging from ceramics to wood to paintings. Fred Fuller Park, 497 Middlebury Rd., Kent, 330/673-8897. kentohio.org. Visit website for times and prices.
Josiah For President The Musical What would happen if an Amish man became a candidate for the office of the President of the United States? This lively musical explores if plain truth would triumph over politics. Ohio Star Theater, 1387 Old Rte. 39, Sugarcreek, dhgroup. com/theater. 855/344-7547. Visit website for times. $42. SEPT 3–4 The Sound of Music Enjoy the treasured story of the Von Trapp family. The Blossom Festival Orchestra collaborates with Baldwin Wallace University to perform Rod gers and Hammerstein’s score. Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, 330/920-8040. clevelandorchestra.com. 7 p.m. $26–121. SEPT 22 An Evening with Frank & Dean Celebrate the timeless music and wacky high jinks of Frank and Dean at Gervasi Vineyard in the open-air Pavilion. This is a show you won’t see anywhere else. Gervasi Vineyard, 1700 55th St. NE, Canton, 330/497-1000. gervasivineyard. com. 8–9:30 p.m. Premium tickets $49, general tickets $39 SEPT 22 Triumphant Quartet Dinner Concert Experience delicious food at Hartville Kitchen while enjoying a show. When Triumphant
SEPT 10–11 Art in the Park Festival
Enjoy a ride in the country during this annual shop hop. Find food, wine tasting, glass blow ing, antiques, unique crafts and even a festival to attend from 17 businesses in the Amanda, Stoutsville and Tarlton area. Enjoy special offers at each business. Various venues, 740/5032125. countryshophop.com. 8 a.m.–5 p.m., but hours vary for individual businesses. Free.
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This fun-filled family event that all ages will enjoy includes log-home tours, covered-wagon rides, a petting zoo, great auctions, delicious Amishcooked food and more. Hochstetler Log Homes, 552 St. Rte. 95, Loudonville, 800/368-1015. hochstetlerloghomes.com. Fri. 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sat. 7 a.m.–5 p.m. $5 per person, children 12 and under free SEPT 17 Fall Festival at Lehman’s Kick off the autumn season with this event en couraging families to remember the joys of the simple life. Lehman’s, 4779 Kidron Rd., Kidron, 800/438-5346. lehmans.com. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Visit website for prices. SEPT 17 Grill Fest Enjoy one day of extreme grill and accessory savings. Grab the family and experience amateur grill masters in action, celebrity chef demonstra tions and free barbecue tastings. Hartville Hard ware, 1315 Edison St. NW, Hartville, 330/8773631. hartvillehardware.com/grillfest. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Free admission SEPT 17–25 Sunflower Festival For two weekends, enjoy local craft vendors, live music, U-pick sunflowers, more than 50 farm activities and many food options. This event sells out, so buy tickets early. Ramseyer Farms, 4000 Ramseyer Ln., Wooster, 330/2640264. ramseyerfarms.com. Sat. 11 a.m.–7 p.m., Sun. 1–6 p.m. Ages 3–64 $19.95, seniors 65 and over $10.95 SEPT 23 Wine & Beer Tasting
Join in the fun for this annual fundraiser for the Main Street Wooster organization. Four different locations offer local and international wines and beers for sampling, as well as hors d’oeuvres provided by city eateries. Main Street Wooster, 377 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 330/2626222. mainstreetwooster.org. 6–9 p.m. $50. Museums + Exhibits
THRU OCT 30 Continued Continuing: Paintings by Amy Casey Experience the intrigue of Amy Casey’s work: a medium that features superstructures, architec ture, nature and more. The Cleveland artist car ries a love for detail and a continuously changing mentality. Canton Museum of Art, 1001 Market Ave. N., Canton, 330/453-7666. cantonart.org. Visit website for times and prices. THRU MAY 14 Good Hope Enjoy illustrations of Cape Town — particularly its flora, fauna and folklore — and see themes of humor and exploration emerge as you peruse the wall-sized art. Akron Art Museum, 1 S. High St., Akron, 330/376-9186. akronartmuseum.org. Visit website for times and prices.
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The festivities kick off on Friday with food, live music and evening fireworks. On Saturday, en joy fun all day followed by a community parade at 6 p.m. Main Street, Berlin. visitberlinohio.org. 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Free admission.
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The weekly cruise-ins are casual, family-friendly gatherings for car lovers, featuring a wide range of cars and trucks from classic to new. Enjoy the vehicles while admiring the beauty of the property. Gervasi Vineyard, 1700 55th St. NE, Canton, 330/497-1000. gervasivineyard.com. Wednesdays 5–8 p.m. Free.
SEPT 29–OCT 16 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Shock and delight are at the center of this macabre tale that has been awarded eight Tony Awards. Weathervane Playhouse, 1301 Weath ervane Ln., Akron, 330/836-2626. weathervane playhouse.com. Thur.–Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2:30 p.m. Visit website for prices.
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SEPT 10–OCT 23 Fall Harvest Weekends Fall Harvest Weekends are perfect with crisp days, horse-drawn wagons, fresh apples, sweet apple cider, a petting zoo and play area, the Bud gie Bird Barn, gift barn, doughnuts and pump kins. White House Fruit Farm, 9249 St. Rte. 62, Canfield, 330/533-4161. whitehousefruitfarm. com. Saturdays & Sundays 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Free. Horse-drawn wagon rides $5 per rider, Budgie Barn Experience $3 per person cash only, Farm ville Fun $5 for children 2–18 SEPT 24–OCT 23 Pumpkin Pandemonium Experience all the fun this fall event has to offer. Heritage Farms provides hayrides, scavenger hunts, a harvest maze and photo opportunities for families to enjoy. Seasonal beauty is on full display with leaves, gourds, corn stalks and straw bales all around the property. Heritage Farms, 6050 Riverview Rd., Peninsula, 330/6572330. heritagefarms.com. Visit website for times and prices.
Larry Shue’s Wenceslas Square In turbulent 1968 Czechoslovakia, political unrest has given way to Soviet invasion. With humor, an American graduate student con fronts ruthlessness. Kennedy’s Down Under, Playhouse Square, 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216/241-6000. playhousesquare.org. Fri.–Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. Oct. 9 & 16, 3 p.m. Adults $18, students $12 OTher Events ONGOING Distillery Tasting Tours Get an insider’s look at Gervasi’s state-of-theart production facilities. Distillery tours include spirit tastes, a salty snack and a commemorative shot glass. Gervasi Vineyard, 1700 55th St. NE, Canton, 330/497-1000. gervasivineyard.com. Sundays 2 p.m. $17 THRU SEPT 28 Gervasi Vineyard Cruise-Ins
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Enjoy three days of fine art shows, free con certs, delicious eats and a range of beer. The events and attractions include a chalk walk, a juried art show, an invitational art show and a beer garden. Black Swamp Arts Festival, 100 S. Main St., Bowling Green, 877/865-6082. blackswampfest.org. Fri. 5–11:30 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–11:30 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Free. SEPT 9–11 Greek-American Festival
Listen to the sweet sounds of 11 musical acts at this annual festival highlighting bands, conces sions, cornhole tournaments and camping. Van Wert County Fairgrounds, 1055 S. Washington St., Van Wert, facebook.com/vanwertbluegrass. Thur. 6–9 p.m., Fri. 6–11 p.m., Sat. noon–11 p.m. Thur. $10, Fri. $15, Sat. $20. SEPT 24 Oktoberfest
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SEPT 27 Greta Van Fleet See this rock band on tour, featuring new music from the “The Battle at Garden’s Gate” album. Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, 419/255-3300. huntingtoncentertoledo.com. 7 p.m. $49.50–$79.50. other events SEPT 2–4 Max’s Trader Days & Water Dog Races Find over a thousand vendors offering a range of items, including antiques, tools, clothing, jewelry, hunting gear, candles, furniture, ani mals, food and more. Allen County Fairgrounds, 2750 Harding Hwy., Lima, 419/225-8545. maxstraderdays.com. 7 a.m.–11:45 p.m. Adults and seniors $10, children free.
The Great Lakes are not only the most impor tant natural resource in the world, but they also represent thousands of years of history. The National Museum of the Great Lakes tells the awe-inspiring stories of our Great Lakes through breathtaking photography, more than 300 incredible artifacts, a number of powerful audiovisual displays and 40 hands-on interactive exhibits. National Museum of the Great Lakes, 1701 Front St., Toledo, 419/214-5000. nmgl.org. Visit website for times and prices.
SEPT 10 River City Rodders Car Show Enjoy this classic judged car, truck and motor cycle show. Henry County Fairgrounds, 821 S. Perry St., Napoleon, 419/266-0314. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Car entry $10, public visitors free. Hiking, birding, disc golf, kayaking, even more… For a day’s journey or a longer adventure, Portage County has so muchoffer.to GET OFFBEATENTHEPATH!
Bring the whole family to the Boathouse Bar and Grill lot for a day of music, dancing, food, fun and games. The Boathouse Bar and Grill, 218 Hartford Ave., Put-in-Bay, visitputinbay.com. Noon–7 p.m. Visit website for prices.
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This lively festival hosted by Findlay Brewing Co. features live music, a kids zone, endurance contests and races, a brat-eating contest and delicious beer. Hancock Historical Museum, 422 W. Sandusky St., Findlay, 419/423-4433. oktoberfestfindlay.com. 2–10:30 p.m. Visit website for prices.
SEPT 22–24 Van Wert Bluegrass Festival
Experience the 50th year of this festival packed with authentic Greek food, pastries, dancing, a Greek boutique, religious education booths and a Byzantine Cathedral tour. The event also includes Greek language and culture presenta tions and cooking demonstrations. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 740 Superior St., Toledo, 419/243-9189. toledogreekfest.com. Fri. 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Sat. 2–10 p.m., Sun. noon–6 p.m. Fri.–Sat. $5, Sun. $3. SEPT 17 Put-in-Bay Music Festival
The Music of John Williams John Williams has enjoyed a career spanning seven decades and has worked on some of the most critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history. The Toledo Symphony pays tribute to one of the greatest composers of our time. Peristyle Theater, 1838 Parkwood Ave., Toledo, 419/246-8000. toledosymphony.com. 7 p.m. Visit website for prices.
Escape From Blood Prison at the Ohio State Reformatory offers the only haunted hellscape in a real prison. Violent men were kept here and some never left, even after death. 100 Reforma tory Rd., Mansfield, 419/522-2644. bloodprison. com. Visit website for times and prices
SEPT 18 Buckeye Broadband & The Blade Chamber: An Evening with Alain Trudel Celebrate Alain Trudel’s fifth year as Toledo Sym phony music director. He presents a program of his work as a renowned trombone player and composer. The intimate performance features a repertoire from a variety of genres. Toledo Museum of Art GlasSalon, 2445 Monroe St., Toledo, 419/255-8000. toledosymphony.com. 4 p.m. Visit website for prices.
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SEPT 23–24 The Crop Circle Art & Music Event
The Crop Circle Art & Music Event is an extrater restrial event for the whole family. Enjoy live art, local food and opportunities for everyone to join in. Downtown Fremont, 567/342-4758. downtownfremontohio.org. Fri. 6–9 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Free for spectators. SEPT 27–OCT 29 Pumpkin Train Pick the perfect pumpkin during your ride on the Pumpkin Train, a three-quarter-scale train open weekends this fall. This fun ride is great for all ages, and don’t miss the final weekend for trick-or-treat fun. Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Inc., 12505 County Rd. 99, Findlay, 419/423-2995. nworrp.org. 1–5 p.m. Adults $3, children 12 and under $2.
This music festival returns with more than 30 art ists at a new location. Headliners include Japa nese Breakfast, Yo La Tengo, Lucinda Williams, Angel Olsen and Neko Case. Snow Fork Event Center, 5685 Happy Hollow Rd., Nelsonville, 740/753-1924. nelsonvillefest.org. Visit website for times and prices.
SEPT 2–4 Nelsonville Music Festival
SEPT 9–11 Ohio River Sternwheeler Festival
This popular festival is packed with local vendors, a fireworks show, a 5K run and walk, the Rollin’ Oldies Car Show, a whole lot of his tory and more. Ohio River Levee, downtown Marietta, 800/288-2577. sternwheel.org. Visit website for times and prices.
SEPT 16–18 Ohio Pawpaw Festival
Celebrate Ohio’s surprising native fruit: the pawpaw! Rain or shine, this event includes
SEPT 14–17 Apple Week at Sauder Village Celebrate fall with a week dedicated to apples. Visit the 140-year-old cider mill, enjoy hands-on apple activities and recipes in the historic homes, and stop by the Doughbox Bakery for delicious treats. Sauder Village, 22611 St. Rte. 2, Archbold, 800/590-9755. saudervillage.org. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Visit website for prices. SEPT 17 Glass City Glow-tacular Light up the night with glow archery, rock climb ing and mountain biking at this family-friendly event. Toledo Metroparks’ outdoor skills experts will be on hand to guide you as you discover your next outdoor passion — regardless of your ability. Additional activities include kayaking in the pool, paddling on the river and road biking with Bike Rides Matter. This is an inclusive event and adaptive equipment will be readily available. Glass City Metropark, 1001 Front St., Toledo, 419/407-9700. metroparkstoledo.com. 7–10 p.m. Free.
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Take a look at this collection of nearly 700 tex tiles and more than 2,400 jewelry items. Exam ine over 100 weavings containing sandpainting imagery, commissioned from Navajo weavers by Edwin Kennedy over nearly four decades. The majority of the weavings were crafted by Red Rock artists Despah Nez and her daugh ters Anna Mae Tanner and Alberta Thomas. Kennedy Museum of Art, 100 Ridges Circle, Athens, 740/593-1304. ohio.edu/museum. Visit website for times and prices.
SEPT 30 A Celebration of Gospel Music with J.W. Smith and Sharell Arocho-Wise
Museums + Exhibits
Explore the story of the Ohio River and step aboard the W.P. Snyder Jr., the nation's last intact steam-powered, stern-wheeled towboat. The museum consists of multiple buildings, including one chronicling the origins and natural history of the Ohio River. Another features the history of the steamboat on the Ohio River sys tem. Ohio River Museum, 601 Front St., Mari etta, 800/860-0145. campusmartiusmuseum. org/river. Visit website for times and prices.
Celebrate the sound of soul at this free event aiming to unite the community through gospel music. Vocalists Arocho-Wise and Smith have ties to southeast Ohio and are longtime performers wanting to spread the good news. Stuart’s Opera House, 52 Public Sq., Nelson ville, 740/753-1924. stuartsoperahouse.org. 7–9 p.m. Free.
THRU DEC 4 Night Skies: Navajo Textiles Depicting Sandpaintings
ONGOING Ohio River Museum
OTHER EVENTS SEPT 15–18 Fly on the Ford: Experience the Golden Age of Aviation Experience the early years of aviation aboard the first all-metal, multi-engine commercial airliner. The Ford Tri-Motor was the first regularly sched uled passenger airliner and it led to the construc tion of the first airline terminal for passengers and the first hotel designed for air travelers. Ross County Airport, 1296 Stone Rd., Chilli cothe, 877/952-5395. flytheford.org. Tues.–Thur. 2–5 p.m., Fri.–Sun. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. $55–$85.
26 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 www.MWCD.org around the lake! Enjoy fall camping with full-hookup sites at a MWCD Campground near you! Cozy CampingAll Season Long Christmas is Right Around the Corner.... Dennison Railroad Depot Museum 740.922.6776 www.dennisondepot.org Snuggle around a blazing fireplace, enjoy the bubbling hot tub, and spend time together in a cabin at the lake! Luxury log cabins await at Pleasant Hill Lake Park! Reserve your log cabin MWCD.org Your New Winter Getaway
SEPT 30 Marie Osmond A vocalist with an iconic five-decade career, Ma rie Osmond performs her powerhouse singles. She has entertained millions throughout the world on television, radio, film, live concerts and Broadway performances. Peoples Bank The atre, 222 Putnam St., Marietta, 740/373-0894. peoplesbanktheatre.com. 8 p.m. $64–$203.
Southwest Festivals SEPT 3–OCT 30 Ohio Renaissance Festival Stumble upon a glowing 16th-century yuletide village and rub elbows with royalty and peasants. Meet over 150 costumed characters and cheer your favorite knight to victory in a joust. Visitors activities such as a pawpaw contest, cooking demonstrations, beer tastings and pawpaw education. Giddy up for horse-drawn wagon rides, and dig in at the pawpaw eating contest. Lake Snowden, 5900 U.S. Route 50, Albany, 740/698-6373. ohiopawpawfest.com. Visit website for times and prices. SEPT 20–24 Jackson Apple Festival
Music + Theater SEPT 9–11 Murder Mystery Dinner
Take a bite out of this fruity festival filled with live music, a lighted parade with several marching bands, craft and quilt shows and plenty of the famed fruit itself. Downtown Jackson, 740/2886714. jacksonapplefestival.org. Visit website for times and prices.
Enter Adena Mansion & Gardens as it once again becomes the place to hone your skills as a rookie crime solver in an entertaining atmosphere filled with great food. This year’s mystery, “Gold,” is an all-new original produc tion written and directed by Delmar Burkitt. Adena Mansion & Gardens, 847 Adena Rd., Chillicothe, 740/772-1500. adenamansion.com. 6–9 p.m. $50–$55.
SEPT 9–10 Champaign County Balloon Fest Float away at this “hot air affair” with a spectac ular hot air balloon launch, wing-eating contest, pizza-eating contest, balloon glow and more. Enjoy food trucks, live music and a beer garden, as well. Historic Grimes Field, 1636 N. Main St., Urbana. balloonfestohio.com. 5–9 p.m., Adults $3, children $1.
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DISCOVER your outdoor adventure in the heart of the Daniel Boone National Forest, EXPERIENCE the “Cycling Capital of Kentucky®” upon winding scenic highways, and IMMERSE yourself in Laurel Lake’s crystal blue waters. might also see swordsmen, pirates, jugglers and more. Renaissance Park, 10542 E. St. Rte. 73, Waynesville, 513/897-7000. renfestival.com.
THRU OCT 2 Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom with Joseph Urban Over 90 years after its completion, see the bedroom crafted for 17-year-old Elaine Wormser, living with her parents in Chicago’s Drake Tower. The room was one of architect and designer Joseph Urban’s last commissions. Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Dr., Cincinnati, 513/721-2787. cincinnatiartmuseum.org. Visit website for times and prices.
SEPT 16–18 Oktoberfest Zinzinnati Enjoy southwest Ohio’s rich German heritage with German-style music, food and beer, plus the Running of the Wieners and more festival fun. Second and Third streets, downtown Cin cinnati, oktoberfestzinzinnati.com. Fri.–Sat. 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Free. SEPT 17–OCT 30 Young’s Fall Farm Pumpkin Festival
Jump into this fall-themed bonanza offering a seasonal menu of cinnamon-sugar-pumpkin doughnut holes, homemade pumpkin bread, pumpkin pies, deep-fried cheddar cheese curds, apple dumplings and more. Young’s Jersey Dairy, 6880 Springfield-Xenia Rd., Yellow Springs, 937/325-0629. youngsdairy.com. Visit website for times and prices. SEPT 18 Dayton Concours d’Elegance Held each September, Concours d’Elegance is Dayton’s premier antique and classic automo bile and motorcycle show. Guests travel from across the map to witness this display of “art on wheels” — some of the finest vehicles in the country. Carillon Historical Park, 1000 Carillon Blvd., Dayton, 937/293-2841. daytonconcours. com. 10:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Adults $25, children $10, children 2 and under and members free. Museums + Exhibits
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10:30 a.m.–7 p.m. Season pass holders $80, adults $28, seniors $25, military, police, fire, EMS $25, children $10, children under 5 free.
THRU OCT 29 Behind the Mask: Black Power in Comics Learn about the history of black comic book heroes and the artists and writers who created them. This exhibition explores the painful and triumphant history of African Americans in comic books. National Afro-American Museum & Cul tural Center, 1350 Brush Row Rd., Wilberforce,
SEPT 10–11 Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Be our guest as the Cincinnati Pops performs the score to Disney’s animated classic, live to the film. Featuring unforgettable characters and Academy Award-winning music enjoy the classic tale that’s been capturing hearts for generations. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Cincin nati, 513/381-3300. cincinnatisymphony.org. 2 p.m. $25–$104.
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28 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 937/376-4944. ohiohistory.org/naamcc. Wed.–Sat. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Visit website for prices.
OCT 4–23 Hamilton Witness this smash hit that tells the story of America then told by America now. With a blend of hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, this musical has won Tony, Grammy and Olivier Awards. Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St., Colum bus, 614/469-0939. capa.com. Visit website for times and prices.
SEPT 15 Boy George & Culture Club See Boy George, Culture Club and The English Beat at this outdoor concert venue as it nears the end of its season. Rose Music Center, 6800 Executive Blvd., Huber Heights, 937/610-0288. rosemusiccenter.com. 8 p.m. $44–$350.
The Kaplan New Works Series Experience innovate movement under the direction of Cincinnati choreographer Heather Britt, as well as Cathy Marston, an award-win ning British choreographer. Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St., Cincinnati, 513/621-2787. cballet.org. Visit website for times and prices.
OCT 19–22 Circleville Pumpkin Show This fall favorite features an art show, fruit and vegetable competitions, the largest pumpkin contest, the Miss Pumpkin show and more. Circleville Pumpkin Show, 159 E. Franklin St., Circleville, 740/474-7000. pumpkinshow.com. Visit website for times and prices. Music + Theater
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OCT 6–NOV 6 Rent See the groundbreaking rock musical that defined a generation. The classic follows a group of bohemians struggling with love, loss, legacies and gentrification during the HIV/AIDS crisis. Short North Stage, 1187 N. High St., Columbus, 614/725-4042. shortnorthstage.org. Visit web site for times and prices.
This powerful performance highlights some of the most iconic ladies in song: Adele, Aretha Franklin, Carole King, Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston and more. Three powerhouse singers join the Pops with soul, pop, Broadway, R&B, jazz, opera and gospel selections. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, 513/381-3300. cincinnatisymphony.org. Visit website for times and prices. other events SEPT 17 Escape the Village Choose from two escape-room adventures. “Morgan’s Raiders of the Lost Art” is based on the historic raid in July 1863, when Gen. John Hunt Morgan and his men rode through the area, looting along the way. Follow the clues to discover where the raiders stashed a price less piece of art, which holds the key to your release. The “Leaving the Station” escape room adventure is based on the first train robbery in the United States, which took place in North Bend in 1865. Each session can accommodate four to eight people. Heritage Village Museum, 11450 Lebanon Rd., Sharonville, 513/563-9484. heritagevillagecincinnati.org. Three time slots per room: noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m. $25.
OCT 7–9 Columbus Italian Festival
OCT 28–NOV 5 Dracula Inspired by Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel and Fran cis Ford Coppola’s 1992 movie, David Nixon’s full-length “Dracula” ballet has been one of Bal letMet’s fan favorites for more than a decade. Davidson Theatre, 77 S. High St., Columbus, 614/229-4860. balletmet.org. Visit website for times and prices.
This long-running festival has been around since 1980. Experience the culture with performanc es by Tre Bella, Nick Cosgrove and Long Play. Other events include an Italian dinner, a parade and a bocce ball competition. St. John the Baptist, 168 E. Lincoln St., Columbus, 614/2945319. sjbitaliana.com. Visit website for prices.
SEPT 16–18 Hear Me Roar: A Celebration of Women in Song
SEPT 6–OCT 2 Hamilton Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, “Hamilton” has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theater: a musical with a profound impact on culture, poli tics and education. Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St., Cincinnati, 513/621-2787. cincinnatiarts.org Visit website for times and prices.
OCT 8 Girls Night! The Musical See this touching and hilarious “tell-it-like-it-is” musical that takes audiences on a journey into the lives of a group of female friends. Midland Theatre, 36 N. Park Pl., Newark, 740/345-5483. midlandtheatre.org. 8 p.m. $40–$50.
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OCT 21–22 Swan Lake Experience the love story of Prince Siegfried and the Swan Queen, Odette. Be enchanted
OCT 8–9 38th Annual Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival This family-oriented festival offers food, fun and education about the preservation of the region’s historic bridges. East Jefferson Street, Jeffer son, 800/337-6746. coveredbridgefestival.org. Visit website for times. Free.
OCT 23 Akron Pug Fest Four-legged fun abounds at this event where dog lovers can enjoy a slew of entertainment. Proceeds are distributed to local rescue and art ist organizations. Canal Place Properties, 500 S. Main St., Akron, facebook.com/akronpugfest. Visit website for times and prices.
OCT 21 Wheel of Fortune: Live! Take a spin to solve in-person puzzles and try to win big cash and prizes. Everyone is a winner at this interactive, traveling game show. E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., Akron, 330/972-7570. uakron.edu/ej. 7:30 p.m. $41–$91.
29SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 CORBIN, KY FRONT ROW SEATS TO ADVENTURE www.corbinkytourism.com 606-528-8860 Heading to Red River Gorge and looking for that perfect side trip? You are in luck. Located just 35 minutes from one of the country’s best hiking and natural wonders… we’re the perfect pit stop for your travel needs. Food, drink, and charming small town hospitality. Welcome to Winchester! visitwinchesterky.com other events OCT 1–DEC 31 Holiday Shopping at Easton Town Center Shop, dine and be entertained with more than 250 Easton brands this holiday season, and find endless opportunities to bring your families and friends together. Easton Town Center, 160 Easton Town Center, Columbus, 614/4167000. eastontowncenter.com. Visit website for hours. Free. Northeast Festivals
OCT 9–JAN 8 Tales of the City: Drawing in the Netherlands from Bosch to Bruegel Explore rarely seen drawings from Vienna’s Albertina Museum, accompanied by a major catalogue with entries and essays by leading scholars. Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland, 216/421-7350. clevelandart.org. Visit website for times and prices.
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Other Events OCT 1 Outdoorsman Expo Celebrate the great outdoors at Lehman's for the inaugural Outdoorsman Expo. Representa tives from brands like Treager, Lodge, Weaver Leather and Worksharp converge to demon strate their products, answer questions and provide samples. Lehman’s, 4779 Kidron Rd., Kidron, 800/438-5346. lehmans.com/events. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Free OCT 7–8 Charm Days Head to Keim for special offers and sales during Charm Days. Don’t miss all the fun, food, games and entertainment at this community event. Keim Home Center, 4465 St. Rte. 557, Millersburg, 330/893-2251. keimhome.com. Fri. 7 a.m.–6 p.m., Sat. 7 a.m.–1 p.m. Free OCT 15–16 Colonial Trade Fair Historic Schoenbrunn Village is celebrating its 250th year. This year's Colonial Trade Fair includes over 200 costumed re-enactors demon strating crafts, occupations and life on the Ohio frontier. Historically inspired traders sell hand made wares. Historic Schoenbrunn Village, 1984 E. High Ave., New Philadelphia, $4,9:30facebook.com/historicschoenbrunnvillage.330/339-3636.a.m.–5p.m.Adults$8,seniors$6,studentschildren6andunderfree
30 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 as he swears his allegiance and undying love and has to help break her out of a dramatic curse. Connor Palace, 1615 Euclid Ave., Cleve land, 216/771-4444. playhousesquare.org. Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 7 p.m. $28–$131.
This tasty event features doughnut-eating contests, a doughnut-and-beer tasting and the “0.5K Race” in which participants drink beer and eat doughnuts. Jackson Street Pier, 233 W. Shoreline Dr., Sandusky, 419/6261048. facebook.com/sanduskydonutfest. Visit website for times and prices. Music + Theater
This music festival showcases bluegrass, country, acoustic and classic rock acts. Enjoy a car show, children’s fun and a craft show with over 100 vendors. Auglaize County Fairgrounds, 1001 Fairview Dr., Wapakoneta, 567/204-0929. mooncityeventcenter.com. Visit website for times. $15.
OCT 13–16 Jesus Christ Superstar See the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awardwinning musical by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The show is set against the backdrop of the events during the final weeks of Jesus Christ’s life, as seen through the eyes of Judas. Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo, 419/381-8851. stranahantheater.org. Visit website for times and prices.
See this star-studded tribute to Naomi Judd with appearances by Brandi Carlile, Faith Hill, Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde, Trisha Yearwood and Martina McBride. Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, 419/2553300. huntingtoncentertoledo.com. 7:30 p.m. $49.50–$399.50. OCT 13 Barbaro This group of rising stars created an eclectic sound through original songwriting and is inspired by bluegrass, jazz and chamber music. Marathon Center for the Performing Arts, 200 W. Main Cross St., Findlay, 419/423-2787. mcpa.org. 7:30 p.m. Visit website for prices.
OCT 1 Oastoberfest
31SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 Outdoors LIVE LIFE Let nature be your guide. 45+ miles of trails. Challenging golf. Great wineries & breweries. Plan a weekend in Youngstown. youngstownlive.com@youngstownlive800.447.8201
MILL CREEK METROPARKS
OCT 14–15 Howlin’ at the Moon Music Fest
The Great Pumpkin Glow at Kingwood Center Gardens celebrates fall. Stroll paths lit by 1,000 jack-o-lanterns. Enjoy Scarecrow Row, the Enchanted Forest and family activities, and visit the stunning mum tree. Kingwood Center Gardens, 50 N. Trimble Rd., Mansfield, 419/5220211. kingwoodcenter.org. 5–9 p.m. Adults $10, members $8, children 6 and under free.
Enjoy fun for the whole family, including chil dren’s games, a pumpkin-decorating contest, arts and crafts vendors, a farmers market, hayrides, tours of the Marblehead Lighthouse and more. Downtown Lakeside, 419/798-4461. lakesideohio.com. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Free.
OCT 15 Sandusky Donut Fest
OCT 21–23 The Great Pumpkin Glow
OCT 1 The Judds: The Final Tour
Join this contemporary Christian star with guest Ben Fuller for an evening of ministering music. Williams is a Grammy Award-winning artist, and his blend of country, southern rock and songwriting creates a unique signature sound. Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, 419/255-3300. huntingtoncentertoledo.com. 7 p.m. $22.75–$72.75.
Enjoy a new spin on Oktoberfest, brimming with local food, games, dancing, music, guest breweries and more. Enjoy eats from spots like Bavarian Sports Club, Sue’s Pierogies and Truck in’ Trav. Twin Oast Brewing, 3630 NE Catawba Rd., Port Clinton, 419/573-6126. twinoast.com. Visit website for times and prices. OCT 8 LighthouseLakeside-MarbleheadFestival
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Northwest Festivals
OCT 1 Red Wanting Blue with River Cities Symphony Orchestra
OCT 21–23 Langrée Conducts Also Sprach Zarathustra Experience the rumbling organ and ascending brass that start the revelation of orchestral colors and big moments as Louis Langrée conducts. This program showcases the range of the Cincin nati Symphony Orchestra musicians’ virtuosity. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, 513/3813300. cincinnatisymphony.org. Visit website for times and prices.
OCT 7–9 Chillicothe Halloween Festival
OCT 28 Psycho: Film with Orchestra Watch Alfred Hitchcock’s famed psychological thriller as the Toledo Symphony provides the tension, drama and instrumental special effects. Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St., Toledo, 419/242-2787. valentinetheatre.com. 7 p.m. Visit website for prices. other events
OCT 22 Trace Adkins Country icon Trace Adkins has included Van Wert on his 25th anniversary tour, “The Way I Wanna Go.” Throughout his career in country music, the Grand Ole Opry member has sold over 11 million albums, charted more than 20 singles and earned numerous awards and Grammy nomi nations. Niswonger Performing Arts Center, 10700 St. Rte. 118 S., Van Wert, 419/238-6722. vanwertlive.com. 7:30 p.m. $69–$119.
Ride over to Bob Evans’ real farm for the 51st annual installment of this delicious festival, of fering entertainment, arts and crafts, farm con tests, and fall food favorites such as kettle corn, apple dumplings, ice cream, Ohio-made cheese and cider slushies. Bob Evans Farm, 10854 Ste. Rte. 588, Rio Grande, 866/616-6464. bobevans. com. Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.–6:30 p.m., 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Visit website for prices.
OCT 14–16 Bob Evans Farm Festival
Celebrate autumn with arts, crafts, entertain ment, a flea market, midways, parades, an antique tractor show, a log-sawing contest, an antique and classic car show, a 5K run and selfguided “Skyline Drive” scenic tours. Downtown Bainbridge, E. Main St., Bainbridge, 740/7027677. fallfestivalofleaves.com. Fri. noon–10 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–10 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Free.
OCT 22–23 Cincinnati Coffee Festival See what’s brewed up at the Midwest’s largest coffee festival, featuring a guest list of coffee roasters, coffee and tea shops, bakers, pastry shops and chocolatiers from the region. Enjoy samples, demonstrations and live music. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, 513/460-3365. cincinnaticoffeefestival.com. Visit website for times and prices.
OCT 1–2 Brigade of the American Revolution Activities include unit drills, rifle demonstra tions, mock battles and 18th-century cooking. Begin the process of finding your Revolution ary War ancestor. Adena Mansion & Gardens, 847 Adena Rd., Chillicothe, 740/772-1500. adenamansion.com. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $10–$15.
OCT 29 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Hear the iconic melody by a composer who defined virtuosity. Michael Francis acts as con ductor with Behzod Abduraimov on piano as Panufik’s trumpet fanfare signals the start of the program. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Cincin nati, 513/381-3300. cincinnatisymphony.org. Visit website for times and prices.
OCT 23 PhilharMonster Gasps, giggles and costumes abound during this afternoon when everyone prepares for the hauntingly hilarious Halloween season. Before the concert, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra provides activities and treats in the Wintergar den. Schuster Center, 1 W. Second St., Dayton, 937/228-3630. daytonlive.org. 3 p.m. $26.
Celebrate Red Wanting Blue and the River Cities Symphony Orchestra’s 25th anniversaries. The first-time collaboration is sure to feature some of the band’s greatest hits. Peoples Bank The atre, 222 Putnam St., Marietta, 740/373-0894. peoplesbanktheatre.com. 8 p.m. $20–$139. other events
OCT 15–JAN 15 American Myth & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs Through his use of toys, Levinthal looks at quint essential American subjects and mass media’s role in mythologizing familiar cultural touch stones. Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N., Dayton, 937/223-4278. daytonartinstitute. org. Visit website for times and prices.
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The haunting story of the Headless Horseman comes to life with all the characters of this famil iar tale. Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones and the full ensemble of the Dayton Ballet perform artistic director Karen Russo Burke’s fresh approach on the timeless classic. Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton, 937/228-3630. daytonlive.org. Visit website for times. $18–$86.
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This three-day event celebrates the fall season with a variety of merchandise vendors, food and concession trucks, bands and entertainment, a haunted house, inflatables, games and displays and contests. Take part in a costume contest for chance to win prizes and watch the annual Coffin Races. Yoctangee Park, 1 Enderlin Cir., Chillicothe, 740/702-7677. chillicothehalloween festival.com. Fri. noon–10 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–10 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Free.
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OCT 14–16 Fall Festival of Leaves
Southwest Festivals OCT 8 Yellow Springs Street Fair Join in on the small-town fun with this all-day af fair boasting more than 250 vendors, 65 eateries and shops, a music and beer festival and fun for all ages. Downtown Yellow Springs, 937/7672686. yellowspringsohio.org. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Visit website for prices.
OCT 28–30 Boo on the Boat Trick or treat in costume from pilot house to galley and everywhere in between at the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship and Museum Tug Ohio. Ticket price includes trickor-treating and admission to the museum and boats. National Museum of the Great Lakes Museum and Museum Vessels, 1701 Front St., Toledo, 419/214-5000. nmgl.org. Fri.–Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. noon–5 p.m. Adults $17, seniors 65+ $16, children 6–17 $14, 5 and under free. members free. Southeast Festivals
OCT 21–23 Apple Butter Stirrin’ Festival This invitational craft festival celebrates the sights, sounds and scents of autumn. Events throughout the weekend include eerie Spirit of Roscoe tours, canal boat rides, live music, food and children’s activities. Historic Roscoe Village, 600 N. Whitewoman St., Coshocton, 740/6224877. visitcoshocton.com. Fri.–Sat. 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Presale tickets $5, at the gate $8 Music + Theater
OCT 28–30 The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
Buzz Worthy
A quest to find fresh and local breakfast foods led to the creation of Sleepy Bee Cafe. Now, its founders have four locations across Cincinnati.
C incinnati’s Sleepy Bee Cafe began as a dream artist Sandra Gross and pediatrician Dr. John Hutton would discuss over morning coffee. They ate mostly natural, locally sourced food at home with their three children. When they traveled, they visited farm-to-table restaurants, but struggled to find similar places in Cincinnati — at least for breakfast.
1487 Brewery: Inspired by a love for the brews and beer gardens of Germany, Ben King and Thomas Garbe have replicated that sense of community in Plain City.
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Comfort Mood: Food truck founders Ben and Amy Postlethwait took over a historic downtown Marietta property to create Benny & Babe.
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uilt in 1879, the historic home at 332 Front St. in Marietta has undergone many evolutions over the years. It has been a private home, a cozy bed-and-breakfast, an upscale restaurant known as The Buck ley House and now Benny & Babe. In November 2021, Ben and Amy Pos tlethwait purchased the property and spent four months renovating the space before opening in March. The couple’s concept was to offer a fine-dining menu but infuse it with dishes inspired by their roots as opera tors of the Benny & Babe food truck. That means you’ll find comfort-food fa vorites like barbecue, General Tso’s Brus sels sprouts, whipped feta, fried green to matoes and hot fried chicken, all presented in a high-end, yet accessible, atmosphere. “People can choose the experience they want to have,” Amy Postlethwait says. “They can come in extremely dressed up and have a fancy night out, or they can just come in whatever they’re wearing for the day and have a casual dinner. That’s what we like about it.” There are indoor and outdoor dining spaces, and the menu is set up as “Bites,” “From the Smoker” and “Plates” with the intention that parties order multiple dishes to share family style. “It has been a learning experience, but people really love it,” Postlethwait says of the concept, “... everybody just passing dif ferent things around instead of being stuck to one.” — Erin Finan 332 Front St., Marietta 45750, 740/8852023, bennyandbabemov.com
Sleepy Bee’s founders are passion ate about pollinators. Honey shines on the menu, featured in house-made dressings and aioli. Bees have even in spired their growth strategy. “Bees move into crevices that are left vacant,” Gross says. “We take that metaphor and apply it to how we de velop and where we go.”
Food truck founders Ben and Amy Postlethwait took over a historic downtown Marietta property to create Benny & Babe.
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“I was struck by the fact that I couldn’t get a local egg or local maple syrup in any restaurant in Cincinnati,” GrossWhyrecalls.don’t we start something like that here, they’d muse between sips. So, in 2013, they did. Alongside chef and co-founder Frances Kroner, Gross and Hutton opened Sleepy Bee Cafe with a break fast and lunch menu built around local, farm-fresh ingredients. With scratch-made meals that are flavorful and comforting — but won’t banish you to the couch for an afternoon — Sleepy Bee is proof that healthy can be delicious.TakeThe Avi omelet, for instance. Named for Kroner’s son, the fluffy scramble features three pasture-raised eggs, fresh avocado, spinach, mush rooms, tomato, onions and white cheddar. The gluten-free Bee Cakes, made with bee-pollinated flowers, are alsoButfavorites.thatdoesn’t mean those seek ing to indulge will go hungry. The Queen City Bee is a mountain of a sandwich, piled high with runny egg, fried goetta, apple, arugula and spicysweet (but top-secret) “nectar sauce,” while the Piggy Pancakes are cooked with bacon in the batter and topped with fresh whipped cream and can died pecans.
Sleepy Bee Cafe opened in a board ed-up shoemaker’s shop in the city’s Oakley neighborhood. Then came the Blue Ash outpost in a long-deserted of fice space, followed by the downtown location in an old piano factory. This summer, a fourth location opened in an old church in Cincinnati’s College Hill neighborhood. The spaces are in viting and warm with wood and nat ural light. Local artwork hangs on the walls. Even the chandeliers were hand made by Gross, a sculpture artist, and the artists at her studio. “We had a lot of people say there is no way this is going to work,” Gross says. In 2013, it was tough to find a brunch menu that had one thought ful vegetarian or vegan dish, let alone options. “But we knew what we ate at home, and we followed our hearts.”
— Michelle Sullivan Hopkins Visit sleepybeecafe.com for more information about Sleepy Bee Cafe’s four Cincinnati-area locations.
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Because King wanted to create the sense of community he discovered in Germany’s beer gardens, 1487 Brewery offers games to play and hosts events like Oktoberfest the last two weekends of September. The brewery strives to fill the German concept of gemütlichkeit, which King describes as “the coziness, the community, the sense of belonging.” “They have these massive, sprawling beer gardens in the center of the forest,” he adds. “They’re the heart of the community.”
T ech company owner Ben King’s work regularly takes him to Germany, where he not only enjoys spending time in the communal gardens found there, but where he also developed an affection for beer“Wheneveritself. anybody asks why I started a brewery, I say, ‘It’s because I was thirsty,’ ” he jokes. “My dirty secret is I didn’t like beer. Truth be told, I was a wine snob. ... But I fell in love with beer in Germany.”
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1487 Brewery Inspired by a love for the brews and beer gardens of Germany, Ben King and Thomas Garbe have replicated that sense of community and authenticity in Plain City.
The beer lineup leans heavily into Ger man brews like hefeweizens, maibocks and dunkels, but it explores American and En glish brews as well. The King’s Bane New England IPA scored a bronze medal at the Ohio Craft Brewers Cup in 2021. It and the Citra’s Sunrise blood orange IPA are popular choices. King encourages first timers to try the Helles lager. “It’s an extremely delicate German lager, super light on the palate,” he says. “If people say, ‘I don’t like craft beer, I’m a Budweiser drinker,’ I’ll give them the Helles.”
King partnered with Thomas Garbe to open Plain City’s 1487 Brewery in late 2021. The name hearkens to the Purity Law passed in 1487, which dictated that only wa ter, malts and hops could be used to brew beer. This later became the Reinheitsgebot, a 1516 law adopted across Bavaria. King and Garbe converted a former au to-parts store into a spacious taproom and restaurant that features a 200-seat outdoor beer garden. To create authentic German brews, they import hops and malts from Germany, even using a German-built brewhouse. The beer garden furniture is from Germany, and the house bratwurst is made using a German recipe. Everything in the full-service kitchen is made from scratch, from sauces and dressings to fresh pretzels and schnitzel pounded out each day. “Part of the concept is being able to see where your food and beverage comes from,” King says. “You can see into the brewery, see into the kitchen.”
— Nicholas Dekker 7620 Industrial Pkwy., Plain City 43064, 614/536-1487, 1487brewery.com
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Kristen Hampshire Set a Respectful Table. “So many families get into conflict at mealtime,” Ievers-Landis says, adding that children often want to eat something different than their siblings or parents. “Allow for age-appropri ate flexibility and choices. At mealtime, avoid criticism or attention paid to someone wanting to eat one food and not the other. Offer healthy foods and be flexible and respectful.”
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We know, your child’s favorite snacks aren’t carrots and apples, but when kids struggle with their weight, how can you help them without creating feelings of shame, anxi ety and low self-worth? “I find many parents will come to discuss their child sneaking or hiding food, and that is humiliating,” says Carolyn Ievers-Landis, a licensed clinical psychol ogist specializing in pediatric psychology for University Hospitals in Cleveland. The first step for parents is not buying binge-trigger foods that are highly palatable to kids who have trouble eating small portions. Beyond that, use these strategies for setting examples of healthy eating and helping kids form a positive mindset about food and their body. —
Parents can adopt these strategies to help their kids build a positive relationship with food and their body.
Show Healthy Portions. Family-style dinners make portion control difficult. Instead, plate meals. Purchase single-serving snacks or review the label packaging with kids so they can enjoy a fun treat while also understanding how much a portion really is. “If you want to get ice cream, rather than buying a gallon, go out and each get a cup,” Ievers-Landis suggests. Promote a Strong Body. “Kids who are more comfortable in their bodies and enjoy physical activi ties feel more confident,” Ievers-Landis says. “How you can help your child embrace their current body is to talk about all that their body does and find ways of being physically active that they love.”
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“There is a significant interplay between our nutrition, sleep, stress levels and mus cle mass as it contributes to bone and joint health, aging gracefully and maintaining a high quality of life,” says Dr. Safet Hatic, an orthopedic surgeon at Orthopedic Associ ates in Dayton and director of rehabilitation services at Wayne HealthCare in Greenville. His message is simple: “Do not wait to react to a problem.” According to the Inter national Osteoporosis Foundation, one in three women and one in five men over the ages of 50 will suffer an osteopathic fracture caused by thinning, weakening bones, but Hatic says there are steps you can take to protect bone and joint health. — KH Keep Moving Except for an injury where rest is part of the prescription, the most proactive ap proach to bone and joint wellness is to stay in motion, according to Hatic. “Maintain ing mobility is important for quality of life,” he says. “Exercise is not for everyone, but what is absolutely critical is regular ac tivity.” Simple suggestions include parking far away from store entrances while run ning errands, taking the stairs when pos sible, trying to get up and down from your desk, or taking five-minute walking breaks.
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Build Strength Resistance is critical for maintaining mus cle mass, which naturally declines after the age of 30. “The machinery in your body that promotes longevity is muscle, and the only way to build that is through resistance training,” says Hatic. Ways to engage in this practice are to do bodyweight exercises, lift weights and make it a habit to push and pull heavy objects.
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equate nutrients. Incorporate foods with healthy fats like cold-water fish (such as sardines and salmon), leafy greens, whole grains, nuts and seeds, and fruits like grapes. “Health is not about being skinny,” Hatic adds. “It’s about metabolic health, and that means our blood pressure is optimized and our diet is meeting nutritional needs.”
Be Careful of Supplements Do you really need a calcium and vitamin D supplement? That depends, Hatic says, and taking one could potentially even be detrimental to your health. “There’s a mis conception that just because they’re read ily available over the counter, it’s good for you,” he explains. “But it’s important to un derstand how a supplement might interact with any medications you are taking.” Address the Aches Listen to your body and be sure to talk to your doctor about issues that are causing pain and keeping you from remaining active as you age. “Don’t ignore problems that are inhibiting your ability to maintain an active lifestyle,” Hatic says, “because consequenc es can be significant.”
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Every autumn, Holden Arboretum bursts into a fairy tale-like landscape of trails that wind through warm-col ored woods and charming gardens. The fragrance of fall is strong as leaves drop from the trees to join the ones freshly scattered on the ground. The pathways throughout these 3,500 acres in Kirtland feature signs noting which of the arboretum’s more than 21,000 different plant and tree species are located nearby.
Check out Patrick Dougherty’s “Stick work,” nature-inspired sculptures weaved from pliable willow sticks and branches that capture both your attention and your imag ination. (The Holden Arboretum installa tion is the renowned artist’s first in north eastToOhio.)take in the season’s fall colors from above, ascend the 120-foot Kalberer Emer gent Tower, complete with a sitting area so those climbing it can rest about halfway up. From the top, visitors can take in a wide expanse of red, orange, brown and golden leaves and a glimpse of Lake Erie on the dis tant horizon. The Murch Canopy Walk — a 500-foot-long walkway 65 feet above the forest floor — offers the chance to check out colorful fall leaves at eye level. A tram tour is also available so visitors can cov er more ground, while enjoying the foliage and learning about the history of the arbo retum, which was founded in 1931.
— Rebecca Vernak 9550 Sperry Rd., Kirtland 44094, 440/946-4400, holdenfg.org
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Some of the most beautiful trees this time of year include the golden-yellow sweet birch, the red-orange sugar maple and the bluegreen Himalayan pine. Along the way, visitors pass by a Zen garden, flowing brook and still pond topped with a scattering of lily pads, as well as a play area for children — Buckeye Bud’s Adven ture Woods — built so it serves as a com plement to the nature surrounding it.
Part of The Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at its Wooster campus, Secrest Arboretum collects horticulturally relevant trees, shrubs and herbaceous plant species. First planted in 1904, the arboretum aims to connect people with plants and to serve as a living resource for ornamental horticulture education and research. It is an inviting place to explore and is open to the public year-round.
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Throughout the year, visitors can enjoy guided walks, self-guided tours, plant sales and community events. One of the most popular times to visit is during autumn, which offers the opportunity to take in plenty of fall foliage. “Any given day in late October is when you can see beautiful fall colors,” Veil says. “There is never not a day that you can find something really interesting.”— Krista Willis 2122 Williams Rd., Wooster 44691, 330/263-3761, secrest.osu.edu
The 110-acre botanical garden contains 4,000 plant vari eties from around the globe, with the various themed gardens offering paved pathways and seating areas that make it a great place for a walk. The work being done here is a merger of art, science and business that is of particular benefit to the nursery and landscaping industries, which are both significant in Ohio. “Art through the color, texture and design that we implement,” explains Jason Veil, curator for the Secret Arboretum. “Science through the research we conduct.”
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From the top of the three-level observation tower, you can see Co nifer Glen, the sky reflecting off Dawes Lake and the famous hedge that spells out the arboretum’s name. With nearly 2,000 acres of land, 11 miles of walking trails, 4 miles of auto trails and a variety of gardens and woodland areas to explore, The Dawes Arboretum in Newark is a year-round destination. During the fall though, it is painted with splashes of soft yellows, vibrant oranges and deep scarlets that make it a beautiful time to visit. The arboretum, which was founded in 1929, catalogs and pre serves a collection of 17,000 different plants from around the globe and offers visitors a place of both tranquility and education. There’s the Azalea Glen, Oak Hill, collections of maples, magnolias and much more. Find peace at the Japanese Garden that landscape architect Makoto Nakamura designed in 1963. It consists of a small
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 202248 pond surrounded by cherry trees that pro vides a place for quiet reflection. Holly Hill offers a variety of holly species arranged to show off the yellow, dark purple and red ber ries that arrive during fall and winter. Stop by after a light dusting of snow to view this gorgeousDuringlandscape.yourvisit, also be sure to schedule a tour of the Daweswood House Museum & History Center, where the house, furniture and clothing of the arboretum’s founders, Beman and Bertie Dawes, have been pre served. Stop by the visitors center to pick up a map of the grounds, browse the gift shop and buy your own plant. — Macy Kile 7770 Jackson Rd., Newark 43056, 740/323-2355, dawesarb.org
2. FRANKLIN CONSERVATORYPARK Columbus During Harvest Blooms, running Sept. 24 through Oct. 31, heir loom gourds and pumpkins splash the landscape. Mix in hundreds of mums, brassicas, pansies and fall plants for an explosion of vibrant color. Crunch through the leaves of the old-growth trees in the Grand Mallway, and see fruit such as buckeyes, pawpaw and sumac grow in the children’s garden. During select nights in October, Pumpkins Aglow trans forms the conservatory into an illuminated spectacle. fpconservatory.org
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4. TOLEDO BOTANICAL GARDENS toledo Spy the maidenhair trees’ stunning yellow at the south entrance, then walk to the Grand Allee, where silver lindens turn to gold across Crosby Lake. From the lake’s north side, check out the rusty hues of the bald cypress. Kids can visit the newly created Secret Forest play area with bright orange sugar maples nearby. Rich reds of the sweet gum tree contrast with rainbows of yellows, reds, orange and even the white ash’s purple. metroparkstoledo.com
1. KINGWOODGARDENSCENTER Mansfield Driving into the former estate of Charles Kelley King, bright yellow leaves fan out from the ginkgo biloba trees. Pass through the Garden Gateway for immersive fall displays that include cabbage, kale and mums. The 15-foot mum tree (a steel structure with 250-plus individual plants in an A-frame) is a highlight, blooming from solid green to yellows, reds and oranges. The Great Pumpkin Glow, which features 1,000 carved pumpkins, enchants visitors Oct. 21 through 23. kingwoodcenter.org
3. BOTANICALCLEVELANDGARDEN Cleveland Take in the colors of fall at this University Circle neighborhood favorite. Wind through the Woodland Gardens featuring more than 30 tree species including beech, hemlock, maple and wild cherry as you cross bridges over small streams and pass a treehouse. Throughout the gardens, fall blooms mix with autumn dis plays such as hay bales, pump kins and corn stalks, and the C.K. Patrick Perennial Border pops with dazzling purples from the beautyberry, monkshood and aster blooms. holdenfg.org
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Blazing autumn colors are often best seen from above, and Cox Arboretum MetroPark offers the perfect perch 56 feet above its conifer collection. Aerial views of majestic pines mix with warm golds and fiery reds that stretch across the Miami Valley. The Tree Tower’s 81-step climb rewards visitors with a shaded terrace to take in the view. Made from Douglas fir, the tower is a focal point of the park and provides a stunning perspective. Ground-level viewing of fall foliage is abundant across the arboretum’s 174 acres as well. What was once barren farmland has become one of Dayton’s natural jewels. Over 50 years ago, The Cox Arboretum Foundation and com munity members transformed the land, and it operates to dayton
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 202252 day under a public-private partnership with Dayton’s Five Rivers MetroParks. Colorful canopies overhead provide cov er for leisurely strolls on winding trails, and Cox Arboretum horticulturist Kelly Woods suggests taking the yellow and blue nature trails through the woodlands. “Also, I like the southwest corner near Bauer School,” she adds. “There are multiple sweet gum trees on the path around the pe rimeter of that back pond with maple trees that create a rainbow of colors as they start dropping their Mid-Octoberleaves.”through mid-November is generally a great time to visit. Black tupelo, sassafras, and Ohio’s native pawpaw tree are just a handful of species changing along side purple aster, goldenrod and fall berries. Watch for goldfinches plucking thistle seeds or head to the bird blind for more bird watching on the pond. Whether visitors want to climb the Tree Tower or meander over the Monet Bridge to check out fall reflections on the water, Cox Arboretum offers a wealth of opportunities to unwind and soak in autumn’s—beauty.
Sarah Miller 6733 N. Springboro Pike, Dayton 45449, 937/275-7275, metroparks.org
SCHEDEL ARBORETUM & GARDENS, Elmore Explore themed gardens and browse an extensive collection of lithophanes at this 17-acre botanical garden and arboretum located just southeast of Toledo. schedel-gardens.org
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ARBORETUM,CHADWICK Columbus Located on The Ohio State University’s main campus, Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens con sists of over 60 acres of green space distributed throughout an urban set ting. chadwickarboretum.osu.edu
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During autumn, the 25 acres that surround the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums in Fremont deliver a colorful show. Golden-leaved ginkgoes and scarlet red maples complement Fremont’s stately Hayes home, and in 2021, Spiegel Grove received the added distinction of becoming an accredited arboretum. “With 95 different tree species, something’s always happening,” says John Havens, superinten dent of buildings and grounds. Havens adds that the collection contains both rare and native species. Massive white oaks — one standing since 1776 — measuring 21 feet around are among the trees growing on the property. President Hayes and his second son, Web Hayes, planted var ious tree species on the grounds and kept detailed writings. The arboretum has an offspring from George Washington’s original Tulip Poplar tree. Other trees across the grounds are named for those who visited the Hayes home over the years. One afternoon, President William Howard Taft was sitting on the home’s veranda when Web Hayes explained to him that he could choose a tree to be named for him. The story goes that the famously stout Taft went out to an ample-sized oak tree, touched it and said, “This one has enough girth to be named after me,” recounts Havens. Natural beauty and American history are constant companions at Spiegel Grove. Over a mile of walking paths zig zag across the estate designed as Web Hayes envisioned in the early 20th century. — SM Spiegel Grove, Fremont 43420, 419/332-2081, rbhayes.org Fremont
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BULL’S RUN ARBORETUM,SANCTUARYNATUREAND Middletown Bull’s Run Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum educates the community while protecting a variety of wildlife and the last free-flowing section of Bull’s Run Creek. bullsrun.org
SCHEDEL ARBORETUM & GARDENS ZOAR ARBORETUM,WETLANDZoar Situated between the historic Zoar Village and the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, this arboretum con tains 30 acres of wetlands and 50 acres of woodlands zoarwetland.org
SPRING ARBORETUM,CEMETERYGROVE& Cincinnati Founded in 1845, this designated National Historic Landmark covers 750 acres and is one of the largest cemeteries in the United States. springgrove.org
STANLEY ARBORETUM,ROWE Indian Hill Spanning almost 10 acres in the village of Indian Hill, located just outside the city of Cincinnati, this spot specializes in conifers and offers casual walking trails. recreation/rowe-arboretumindianhill.gov/ JAMES. A. ARBORETUM,MCBRIDEHuron This arboretum has over 200 species of plants spread out across restored prairies, landscaped gardens and wooded areas at Bowling Green State University’s Firelands Campus. firelands.bgsu.edu
MT. AIRY ARBORETUM, Cincinnati Located within Mt. Airy Forest, this arboretum’s 30 acres are filled with trees, shrubs, flowers and a lake to admire from one of the many walk ways. cincinnati-oh.gov/cincyparks
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From a Guinness World Record-setting assemblage of troll dolls to a hall of fame that celebrates the age-old trade of barbering, take a tour of Ohio’s most unusual museums.
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The collection includes items ranging from antique jewelry with lockets of hair that were once worn during the mourning period to embalming equipment, including a ta ble and portable setup that was used during the time when the practice was done in a person’s home. The hundreds of pieces highlight important parts of the mourning process and serve as a tribute to the history of funeral directing.
Peoples has been a licensed funeral director since 1971, and during that time he has accumulated items that show case the business of funeral directing and how it evolved from the 1850s to the mid-1950s. He opened Peoples Mortuary Museum in the small garage adjacent to his busi ness in 2005, when he realized his collection had become too extensive to merely keep in storage.
One of many fascinating items in the collection is an icebox coffin, which was traditionally used for viewings when a person died of an infectious disease. To prevent the spread of any contagions, the body would be surrounded by ice to cool it down, and a viewing window protected others from contracting the illness.
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“It’s very rewarding to be able to share our history with other folks,” says Peoples, who secured the items from industry peers throughout the Midwest. “Fu
There are several vintage funeral automobiles on dis play as well, such as 1938 and 1940 Packards, a 1927 Hen ney and a 1934 Studebaker that Peoples still uses for funer als today. The museum also has three horse-drawn hearses dating back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Visitors first enter a small room containing several de cades-old black and white photographs depicting family funerals. Each serves as a window into the past and sets the proper tone for the serious, yet insightful, collection Bill Peoples has assembled just across the parking lot from his Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home in Marietta.
Bill Peoples’ museum showcases the history of funeral directing and our cultural traditions surrounding how we mourn the dead.
Peoples offers guided tours of his museum by appoint ment free of charge, although donations are welcome. His goal is to highlight the significance and importance of the traditions related to how we say a final goodbye to those close to us. “It’s part of living,” Peoples says. “It’s a matter of how to cleanse your mind ... move on with your life and get on with the important things with all the living people around you.”
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Raymond Buckland grew up in England, but he garnered fame for bringing Wicca — a modern pagan religion that draws from ancient influences and traditions — to the United States. During his life, he collected objects tied to witchcraft and the occult, and more than 200 of them are on display in Cleveland’s Old Brook lynVisitorsneighborhood.canbrowse
The walls at John Herzig’s Famous Endings Museum are filled with a who’s who of notable names, from John Glenn to John Belushi and Abraham Lincoln to Elizabeth Taylor. The Dover funeral director’s col lection of memorabilia and artifacts from the funeral services of famous people started as a hobby but has since grown into a destination that highlights the stories and lives of noteworthy people who have shaped our world. Discoveries abound, including a replica of the puppet Lamb Chop handed out at ventriloquist Shari Lewis’ funeral and a flashlight from the “Star Trek” actor James “Scotty” Doohan’s service (“Beam Me Up,” get it?) The museum opened in 2015 in a room at Toland-Herzig Funeral Home that was previously used to displays caskets. Since then, it has taken on a life of its own. 803 N. Wooster Ave., Dover 44622, 330/343-6132, tolandherzig.com
Buckland’s intriguing collection that fills two rooms at the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft & Magick. The hourlong guided tour allows museum director Steven Intermill to provide insight about objects that catch visitors’ interests. One of Intermill’s favorite pieces in the collection is a mandrake (a root of a plant that some believe has magical powers) that is more than 200 years old and carved to look like a pregnant woman. “This would have been used by an actual practitioner and the local healer,” Intermill explains.
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Buckland, who assembled the collection during his world travels, was introduced to Wicca when he met Gerald Gardner, an English Wiccan who operated a Museum of Magic and Witch craft. After moving to the United States, Buckland lived in Long Island, New York, where his own museum began to take shape in his Thebasement.museum, which Buckland claimed was the first of its kind in the U.S., provided an anthropological approach to the subject. He moved the collection to New Hampshire and then Virginia during the 1970s, before placing it in storage, where it remained for years. In 2015, two years prior to his death, Buckland gifted the collection to Toni Rotonda, who opened the Buckland Mu seum of Witchcraft & Magick with Intermill in 2016. Despite its unusual subject matter, Intermill says the museum is a place where everyone can learn. “No matter what you are interested in,” he says, “[if] you have a curious mind or have an open heart — come see us.” — Liam Morrison Tickets must be purchased in advance. 2155 Broadview Rd., Cleveland 44109, bucklandmuseum.org
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Raymond Buckland began amassing objects tied to the history of witchcraft and the occult in 1966. His collection lives on at a small museum in Cleveland.
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The most attention-grabbing pieces in the collection are the 75 barber poles, which symbolize the long history of barbershops. The white, blue and red stripes represent bandages, veins and blood, respectively — a remnant of medieval Europe, where barbers were also surgeons and dentists. (The collection even includes bowls used for the outdated practice of bloodletting.)
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The museum also houses more than a 2,500 shaving mugs and a Whimsical Room ded icated to artwork related to barbering, from a Norman Rockwell collector plate to unusual aftershave bottles. A tour also takes visitors through the Hall of Fame, which celebrates the more than 70 inductees who have contributed to both barbering and the wider world. It’s the personal customer connections forged by those honored here — and others like them — that make barbering a profession worth celebrating with a museum. As Ippoliti says, “The barbershop was always a gathering place.” — Emma Shinker 135 Franklin St., Canal Winchester 43110, 614/837-8400, nationalbarbermuseum.org
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There was a time in the United States when a warm glow bathed the roadsides of our nation, trumpeting the presence of hotels and restaurants, gas stations and drugstores. The American Sign Museum in Cincinnati embraces that bygone era of advertising artistry with an extensive collection of lighted signs that provide both a fun history lesson and great photo opportunities. (The mock Main Street built within the museum to display signs you would find along a stretch of downtown is a particularly fun touch.) The oldest signs here stretch back to the late 19th century, but many, including the enormous, single-arch McDonalds sign, are mid-20th century treasures. Tod Swormstedt, who spent 30 years working for the sign trade magazine Signs of the Times, put his expertise to work building his collection. He opened the museum in 2005 before moving it to its current 20,000-square-foot location in 2012. An expansion doubling the museum’s size is in the works. — JV 1330 Monmouth Ave., Cincinnati 45225, 513/541-6366, americansignmuseum.org Steve McVoy worked in a televi sion-repair shop as a teenager, a pursuit that found him at times working on sets that dated back to the technology’s early days. He went on to a decades-long career in cable television, but his admiration for old-school TVs never waned.
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Along with providing fresh haircuts, barbers once served as surgeons and dentists — just one bit of history you’ll learn about the trade at this unique destination.
McVoy’s collection on display at the Early Television Museum in Hilliard began with an antique 1939 set he picked up on eBay. In the years that followed, he purchased others and in 2001 bought a space to show off the hardware. Today, the museum fea tures more than 150 sets, which are arranged according to era, beginning with mechanical sets and continuing on through the early days of color TV. Each one has a small placard that denotes its original price, alongside the average annual wage and the cost of a gallon of gasoline for con text. — JV 5396 Franklin St., Hilliard614/771-0510,43026,earlytelevision.org
The simple entrance looks unassuming, but step inside the National Barber Museum and Hall of Fame, and you’ll find twirling barber poles, antique barber chairs and every thing you never realized you wanted to learn about the age-old trade. Originally the personal collection of local barber and founder Ed Jeffers, the museum in downtown Canal Winchester has grown since 1978 to fill six rooms with a history of the“Theprofession.funpart of this is the stories that go behind a lot of the items,” says director and curator Mike Ippoliti, who guides tours of the museum.
Visitors can schedule a tour to learn about the ar tifacts displayed here, which include razors, clippings of former President Dwight Eisenhower’s hair and various styles of barber chairs. Other artifacts don’t seem immediately tied to the trade, such as the man dolin and clarinet a barber and his wife used to play between customers at their shop in New Orleans.
Other notable pieces on display include three Holcomb and Hoke “Butterkist” machines that separate the popped and unpopped kernels before individually “kissing” each with butter. (The machines can still be operated to show visitors how they work.) Wilson’s favor ite piece in the museum is a 1911 Dunbar-brand wagon that actor and Newman’s Own founder Paul Newman used to promote his line of popcorn during the 1980s. For those who just can’t get enough popcorn, the city of Marion hosts a three-day festival each year during the second week of Sep tember that celebrates Wyandot Snacks’ long presence in the city.
George Brown, whose father founded Wyandot Pop corn (now known as Wyandot Snacks) in 1936, began acquiring popcorn-related antiques and displaying them for the public in 1981. His initial acquisition was an 1899 Cretors No. 1 popcorn and peanut wagon. Today, it is one 34 beautifully restored large antique popcorn poppers on display at Heritage Hall, which is director of the Marion County Historical Society. “Popcorn was in his blood. … This was the legacy he left.”
“During World War II, when the soldiers would pass through our train depot, we had a canteen and one of the things they would give out was popcorn balls,” Wilson says. “Sugar was rationed at the time, so there were a lot of folks giving up their sugar so that they could make these popcorn balls.” — ES 169 E. Church St., Marion 43302, 740/387/4255, wyandotpopcornmus.com
Popcorn wagons like the ones at the Wyandot Popcorn Museum were historically used by street vendors and helped popcorn gain popularity, especially when set up outside of theaters to entice mov iegoers with the snack’s buttery scent. The museum also showcases other types of popcorn machines, a collection of Cracker Jack prizes stretching back to 1912 and lots of popcorn-related history.
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Browse a collection of restored antique popcorn poppers in this city with long ties to the timeless snack food.
The smell of fresh popcorn greets visitors as they step under the Wyandot Popcorn Museum’s red, white and blue circus tent. A free box of it waits at the end of your visit, but that comes after a trip through the history of antique popcorn poppers, from the late 1800s through the 20th century.
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Housed within the Marion County Historical So ciety’s Heritage Hall, the Wyandot Popcorn Muse um highlights the city’s long ties to the classic snack.
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The feat contained within the Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum is impressive given the fact that the attraction, located next to the Hocking Hills Regional Visitor Center in Logan, is housed within a backyard garden shed. Open the door, step inside and be treated to the Rev. Paul A. Johnson’s labor of love: a collection of more than 3,400 novelty pencil sharpeners in a range of shapes and styles displayed thematically across enclosed shelves. The structure previously stood in Johnson’s yard drawing passersby who would stop in to see his array of pencil sharpeners. Following Johnson’s death in 2010, the collection — shed and all — was moved to the home base of the Hocking Hills Tourism Association, where visitors who stop in to get maps and guidance for their visit to the region can also take a few minutes to check out this one-of-a-kind collection. — JV
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Sherry Groom’s tribute to the troll started out as a collect ing hobby. Then, one day her husband suggested she may have more of the little, wild-haired dolls than anyone else in the world. Turns out, he was right. “Like all things, it starts with a single step and takes you on a journey you never anticipated,” says Groom, who opened The Troll Hole Museum in downtown Al Sherry Groom’s museum offers an interesting and insightful look at all things troll and showcases her Guinness World Record collection of the lovable little dolls.
Tom Parr always had an interest in animal trapping and the devices that hunters have used over the years to do so. In his younger days, Parr trapped for mink, muskrat and raccoon He later joined a group called the North American Trap Collector’s Association and today serves as its president. Parr’s Trap History Museum features more than 4,000 different devices used to trap a wide variety of animals and historic items tied to the fur trade. Originally located inside Galloway home, Parr later moved the collection to another building on his prop and travelers must make an appoint ment to stop in to see it. — LM 6106 Bausch Rd., Galloway 43119, 614/878-6011, traphistorymuseum.com
— Elise von Gunten 4597 Noble St., Bellaire 43906, brickmuseum.com740/671-8890, liance in 2014 as part of an effort to create a city arts district. “It just grew and grew and grew … People donated trolls, solicited me to purchase their collections at very reason ableSinceprices.”opening, the museum has evolved to include not only Groom’s now-Guinness World Record-certified collection of more than 9,000 troll dolls but also rooms that explore the Scandinavian lore surround ing the mythical creatures. (Stark Coun ty-based artist David McDowell helps lend an air of authenticity throughout the muse um. One room is made to look like a cabin with a “troll tooth” and other pseudo arti facts on Afterdisplay.)purchasing tickets for one of the tour times in the museum’s first-floor gift shop, visitors ascend a flight of steps to a sec ond level with fun displays, including a mini version of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium filled with trolls decked out in the gear of different NFL teams. From there, the guided tour heads through rooms that explore troll lore and their appearances in pop culture. The experience is fun and interesting, of troll dolls, while also sharing how Groom built her record-setting collection. Tour takers then descend a set of stairs, where they are surrounded by Groom’s Guinness World Record collection, neatly arranged in rows, from floor to ceiling. It is fun to hunt for familiar favorites and discov er the very wide range of troll dolls made over the years. The collection continues to “It’s an interesting phenomenon, all the donations,” she says. “They just can’t throw them away. They can’t dump them at Good will. They need to find a home for them.”— JV 228 E. Main St., Alliance 44601, 330/596-1157, thetrollhole.com
brick museum Dan Brown’s unofficial Lego museum holds dozens of intricately assembled creations across three floors of a former school. The place was originally supposed to be storage for Brown’s Lego collection after it had outgrown his home, but then he couldn’t get people to stop showing up and asking to see it. Billed as the world’s largest private collection of Legos, the Brick Museum contains Lego displays, art and sets, including an animatronic Lego band and life-size versions of pop culture legends Darth Vader and Scooby-Doo. There are even two rooms where visitors to the museum can join in on the fun of creating themselves. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from around mid-May through August and weekends only in September and early October.
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“Words in Old Noah Webster’s dictionary, unless thrown together by a William M. Thackeray or a John Milton, fail to adequately express what took place in the dedication of the Ohio stadium at Columbus this afternoon,” reporter Jack Myers wrote for the next day’s Dayton Daily News
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The new Ohio Stadium was a significant evolution ary step in sports fans gathering in enormous numbers. Certainly, there had been marquee events that drew tens of thousands of spectators before: The year before, more than 80,000 people traveled to a spot in Jersey City, New Jersey, called Boyle’s Thirty Acres to watch Jack Dempsey defend his heavyweight boxing title against Georges Car pentier. But that arena — like the one built for the 1919 fight in Toledo where Dempsey battered Jess Willard to claim the heavyweight crown — was a temporary one, erected and then torn down six years later.
Ohio Stadium was dedicated on Oct. 21, 1922. The day’s festivities and the crowds drawn together in one place were unprecedented in Columbus. The moment marked the rise of both Ohio State Football and the construction of concrete sports stadiums across the United States. By Vince Guerrieri
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S cores of dignitaries, including the governors of Ohio and Michigan — the Buckeyes’ opponent that day was the Wolverines, after all — trod across the grass of the new stadium, as representatives of each of the 10 schools of what was then known as the Western Conference (Iowa, Chicago, Wisconsin, Minne sota, Illinois, Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, along with Ohio State and Michigan) raised flags to the top of the stadium’s facade. A cannon fired a volley, both schools’ bands played, and a new era in spectator sports dawned on the banks of the Olentangy River.
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In fact, Ohio State was largely a mediocre program until the arrival of Charles Wesley Harley in 1916. Chic (his nickname came from his Chicago birthplace and his family moved to Columbus when he was a youth) dazzled fans with his play. His games at Columbus’ East High School regularly outdrew Ohio State football games. After high school, Harley ended up at Ohio State and instantly made a difference, leading the football team to two straight undefeated seasons, winning the conference each year.
Ohio Stadium, the biggest stadium in college football with an official ca pacity of more than 66,000 fans, would be permanent. Newspaper accounts of the day compared the new venue to the Colosseum, but it was even bigger than Rome’s famous oval amphitheater — thanks in part to the curved upper deck that led coverage of the opening to re fer to it as a “horseshoe.” And, as Ohio Stadium’s contractor noted during the dedication ceremony program, it was completed more quickly.
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Author James Thurber, one of Harley’s contemporaries at Ohio State, said the star’s style of play, “Was kind of a cross between music and cannon fire, and it brought your heart up under your Suddenly,ears.”thousands of fans wanted to watch Ohio State football. That point was ham mered home in Ohio State’s regular season finale in 1919. Harley had left the team during the 1918 season to join the military in World War I, but he then returned the following year to lead Ohio State to another undefeated season going into the last game of the year. Then as now, Ohio State ended each season with a rivalry game, but at the time, the Buck eyes’ big rival was the University of Illinois. The Illini won 9-7 on a last-second field goal, handing Harley his only collegiate loss. More than 15,000 fans turned out for the game, and an estimated 25,000 more were turned away. Clearly, a new facility was needed, and as luck would have it, Ohio State had someone on faculty who could make it happen.
W hat’s regarded as the first football game ever played was also the first college foot ball game ever played. In 1869, Rutgers University and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton) met in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Rutgers won, 6-4, and as the score indicates, the game bore little resemblance to today’s football, combining elements of English soccer with rugby. Seven years later, the first modern rules of the game were drawn up at the Massasoit Convention in Massachusetts by representatives from Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia. Those four schools would dominate the early landscape of college football. When Damon Runyon, one of the pre-eminent sportswriters of his day, covered college football, it was Har vard and Yale. A young Princeton graduate named F. Scott Fitzgerald made college football a backdrop throughout many of his novels and short stories. Then, football moved inland. The University of Michigan played Racine College in the first Midwestern football game in 1879, and many of the new land-grant colleges through out the Midwest started to field football teams, too, including Ohio State University, which played its first football game on Nov. 1, 1890, against the College of Wooster. It was an inaus picious debut for Ohio State, which lost 64-0.
On the day it opened, crowds ex ceeded 71,000 spectators, including more than 15,000 Michigan fans who had traveled south for the game. Al though the stadium was able to accom modate everyone, getting them there and back turned out to be a challenge. Crowds streamed into the stadium up until the start of the game, and Colum bus’ Union Station reported the bus iest day in its history, with thousands of riders thronging the place — to the point where taxis parked nearby were immobilized. It was a rare issue in what to that point had been a largely smooth and trouble-free process. “The stadium has been built with out controversy,” Ohio State Universi ty President William Oxley Thompson noted at the dedication, “without ill will and with that kind of cooperation which rendered every service a delight.”
Ohio Stadium is one of college football’s most famous venues (above left). Drafters work on a model of what has come to be known as The Horseshoe in 1920 (below).
Howard Dwight Smith was a Dayton na tive who grew up near the Wright brothers’ bicycle shop. He became the first member of his family to go to college and graduated from Ohio State with an architecture de gree in 1907. He then studied at Columbia and spent a year in Europe before returning to Ohio. He designed schools and govern ment buildings in Columbus and in 1918 was hired as an architecture professor at his almaPlansmater.for the new stadium were ambi tious. Its seating capacity would surpass that of the Yale Bowl, at the time the larg est stadium in America, with capacity for more than 60,000 fans. Fundraising started in 1920, with the initial $1 million goal for construction pledged within three months. “We’re going back to State to help build Ohio Stadium,” said stickers emblazoned on Ohio State students’ luggage. Under graduates at the university alone pledged $100,000 toward construction.
Crews work on the stadium in 1921 (top). The Oct. 21, 1922, stadium dedication was filled with pageantry (above). The Buckeyes played the University of Michigan that day (below).
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The stadium was approximately a third of a mile long and 107 feet high, construct ed with 14,000 tons of cement, 17,000 tons of sand, 33,000 tons of gravel and 43,000 tons of steel. The Dayton Herald trumpeted the day before the stadium’s dedication, “It is probably the greatest example of college architecture in the world.”
Workers excavated and poured concrete around the clock, with large floodlights illu minating the site. (Ironically, the first night game at Ohio Stadium wouldn’t come until 1985, and lights weren’t permanently in stalled at The Horseshoe, as it came to be known, until a 2014 renovation.)
Schmidt won two Western Conference titles with Ohio State before he was succeeded by an Ohio native whose coaching career was on the rise: Paul Brown. The future Browns coach and Bengals founder would lead Ohio State to its first national title in 1942. After Brown had gone on to pro football, Ohio State hired Woody Hayes from Mi ami University (Brown’s alma mater), who entrenched the Buckeyes among college football’s elite programs. Today, the Buckeyes remain a perpetual power, and Ohio Stadium has become one of the largest venues in college football. The stadium’s original design allowed for temporary bleachers in the open end of the horseshoe. Gradually, those became permanent, with a capacity of more than 80,000 by the 1960s (although unofficially, Michigan games had crowds that were 90,000 or more).
Another major renovation in 2001 eliminated the track around the football field (that was when Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium was built on campus), allowing for more seats, and as the 21st century dawned, Ohio Stadi um could hold more than 100,000. The record for atten dance was more than 110,000 against yep, you guessed it, Michigan, but official capacity is north of 102,000. The capacity wouldn’t exist without the demand.
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A fter all the pomp and circumstance, Ohio State laid an egg in Ohio Stadium’s dedication game. Michigan All-American halfback Harry Kipke scored a touchdown on offense and then intercepted Hoge Workman for another score. The Wolverines won 19-0 to run their record against their rival to 14-3-2. The loss in 1922 was the start of a six-game skid against Mich igan for the Buckeyes. But the results of the new facility were undeniable. More than 250,000 fans had come to Ohio Stadium to watch the team during the 1922 season, exponentially more than before. An arms race was at hand for stadium construction.IntheBronx, a new baseball stadium was being built for the New York Yankees. If Ohio Stadium was the House Chic Harley Built, this would be the House that Ruth Built. In Chicago, a new stadium would soon rise on the Lake Michigan shoreline — named Soldier Field in honor of World War I veterans — and city fathers in Philadel phia envisioned a massive stadium that would open in America’s sesquicentennial year of 1926. On the West Coast, construction was underway for a new stadium in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl game as well as an expansion to the Coliseum in Los Angeles for the 1932 Olympics. Even Michigan decided a newer, bigger house was needed. Gradually, Ohio State’s football team got it together. Francis Schmidt, a mad genius whose offensive prowess coaching Texas Christian and Arkansas led to the nick name “Close the Gates of Mercy,” was hired as Ohio State coach in 1934. He said that Michigan players “put their pants on one leg at a time, just like the rest of us.” Ohio State then went out and beat the Wolverines 34-0, the first of four successive shutouts by Ohio State of their rivals to the North. (To this day, Ohio State players who are part of a team that beat Michigan get “the golden pants,” a gold charm of a pair of pants, recalling Schmidt’s words.)
An aerial view of Ohio Stadium from the 1990s
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Ohio State fans had become a rabid bunch, profiled by Life Magazine in 1948, and it didn’t take long before Columbus was called the football capital of America — thanks in no small part to its stadium, which “towers over the campus as much as the Empire State Building dominates the New York skyline,” John Scanlon wrote for the Saturday Review in 1962, a statement that’s no less true now. “When a visitor beholds it for the first time, he is immediately struck by its awesome majesty.”
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Those looking for a cozy stay within easy walking distance of Wooster’s variety of downtown shops will find it a couple blocks from the Wayne County Court house at the Market Street Inn. The more than 9,000-square-foot bed-and-break fast covers three floors and has six guest rooms. Once owned by Walter Foss, son of Wooster Brush Co. founder Adam Foss, the beautifully cared for home has antique touches throughout. A full breakfast starts each morning, which provides the perfect fuel-up before heading out to explore down town Wooster. Stores in the area include the stylish and fun Blue Spruce Boutique, the well-curated Blackbird Records and the bibliophile bonanza that is Books In Stock. 356 N. Market St., Wooster 44691, 330/2624085, marketstreetinnwooster.com
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3 floors of Christmas Wonderland 26th Annual Christmas Open House November 10, 11 & 12 Open Monday-Saturday10am-6pm TIS THE SEASON Located(330)www.TisTheSeasonChristmas.com893-36041mileeastofBerlinatSchrock’s Heritage Village. In the of Ohio’s Amish Country 4363 State Route 39, Millersburg, OH 44654
There is often a line stretching outside this restaurant and for good reason. The business began as a small grocery store in 1938, before Dale Boyd and Henry Wurthmann added a lunch counter two years later. The original counter still exists today, but there are also booths and tables, which are filled on any given day by diners drawn here for the lineup of home-style favorites like chicken and noodles and a hot roast beef sandwich with mashed potatoes and gravy. Boyd & Wurth mann also offers a variety of scratch-made pies, which have been a hallmark of the place for decades. 4819 E. Main St., Berlin 44610, 330/893-3297, boydandwurthmann.com
Clothing Cottonwood Shanty, Millersburg When Holmes County native Alyssa Eliot traveled to France and Germany in 2019, she was inspired to bring European style to her hometown. Indeed, her carefully curated home, garden and cloth ing store deftly combine Midwestern utility with timeless elegance. Clothing is primarily comfort-forward neutrals with details like em broidery, contrast stitching and drapes, with a focus on Eliot’s pre ferred linen. Similarly, classic hats and bags and tastefully fun jewelry let you create an entire outfit or two that will take you from season to season. The store also carries kitchen and dining ware, garden and outdoor goods, and baby, bath and furniture items — everything needed to make the place a shopping destination. Be sure to check out Cottonwood Shanty’s collection of hand-rolled scrolls, home decor hangings adorned with quotes, drawings and designs custom made by Eliot. Shoppers can also purchase her DIY chicken coop plans to add country flavor to their own backyard. 65 W. Jackson St., Millersburg 44654, cottonwoodshanty.com Farmhouse Frocks, Millersburg Lena Schlabach operates this shop with 35 Amish seamstresses and a crew of in-studio employees. Together, they design and sell a lineup of clothing in which women of all shapes and sizes can feel stylish and comfortable. The approach has gotten attention beyond Mill ersburg, with much of Farmhouse Frock’s business coming from online orders. (An Instagram following that tops more than 100,000 followers helps get the word out as well.) Farmhouse Frocks not only empowers its customers, but also provides opportunity for the local Amish seamstresses who craft the clothing in their own homes. 45 W. Jackson St., Millersburg 44654, 330/231-8475, farmhousefrocks.com Sheiyah Style Boutique, Berlin Although it’s just one of the many shopping experiences at the expan sive, 50,000-square-foot Sheiyah Market campus, the Sheiyah Style Boutique is a great stop for those seeking trendy women’s clothing and accessories. Located on the main floor of a converted former dairy barn — now known as the Village Gift Barn — the boutique offers a range of clothing, from casual jeans to cute dresses to more profession al looks. The boutique’s bags, jewelry and shoes can help complete any look, and the staff is happy to help customers do so. 4755 St. Rte. 39, Berlin 44610, 330/893-2648, sheiyahmarket.com
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Mrs. Yoder’s Kitchen, Mount Hope Gloria Yoder opened her restaurant in 1994 and draws both travelers and regulars from the local Amish and Mennonite communities. Raised locally, where she was one of the few “English” students in a largely Amish school, she liked the mix of different cultures, which is exemplified by the restaurant she created and the fare she serves at it. The menu covers entrees like hand-breaded and pressure-fried chicken and slow-cooked pot roast as well as sides like real mashed potatoes and gravy and noodles. Go for the lunch and dinner buffet to sample a little of everything. 8101 St. Rte. 241, Mount Hope 44660, 330/674-0922, mrsyoderskitchen.com
Country Eats Mary Yoder’s Amish Kitchen, Middlefield For more than 50 years, Mary Yoder’s Amish Kitchen has been serving up old-fashioned Amish fare. We’re talking creamed chicken over biscuits, noodles over mashed potatoes, and a hot trail bologna sandwich with Middlefield Swiss cheese. Everything is housemade, including the bread. If it’s your first visit, you can’t go wrong with the Amish Dinner Buffet, which lets you try lots of different mains and sides, along with a full salad bar. Family-style meals offer a chance to eat like an Amish family, with pass-around dishes that include mashed potatoes and stuffing, along with a meat of choice. If you’ve never tried broasted chicken, now’s the time to do so. Not roasted, not fried, the chicken is marinated, seasoned, battered and pres sure-fried, resulting in, well, perfection. When it’s time for dessert (and saving room for it is advised) order a dessert made by the inhouse bakery. 14743 N. State St., Middlefield 44062, 440/632-1939, maryyodersamishkitchen.com
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Cottonwood Shanty offers stylish clothing and decor (top). Boyd & Wurthmann Restaurant is a longtime Holmes County favorite (above).
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Keim Home Center stocks more than 140 species of wood, which includes domestic and exotic choices, natural-edge options and even a variety of “blanks” — wood that is sized to the rough dimensions of anoth er item. There are pen blanks, baseball bat blanks and guitar body, neck and fret blanks for instrument-makers. The home center has more than 65,000 items in stock, and if you don’t see it, they can probably order it for you. If it’s a custom-sized wood product you’re after, there is an on-site mill. 4465 St. Rte. 557, Charm 44654, 330/893-2251, keimlumber.com
Lehman’s, Kidron For those who really want to do it them selves — from simple backyard garden ing to full-on, off-grid living — Lehman’s stocks a wide range of products that don’t require electricity and help customers fo cus on creating a more self-reliant lifestyle. The huge store is fun to explore, with finds ranging from nostalgia sodas and wooden toys to cast-iron skillets and canning sup plies to lanterns and wood-burning stoves.
Home DIY Keim Home Center, Charm Visit Keim Home Center and you’re just as likely to see professional builders buying wood and supplies as you are to see home hobbyists. That is due not only to the store’s vast inventory but also the employees who work here. Most come from the surround ing community and take an interest in help ing customers bring their projects to life.
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What all started as a hardware store serv ing locals during the 1950s has grown into a destination covering more than 400,000 square feet. 4779 Kidron Rd., Kidron 44618, 800/438-5346, lehmans.com
Keim Home Center offers a vast variety of wood that draws professional builders and home hobbyists alike to its rural location in Holmes County to shop for supplies.
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Breweries & Wineries Millersburg Brewing Co., Millersburg
Located in a century-old downtown build ing, this craft beer spot serves 20 brews on tap alongside a great lineup of pub fare. The two most popular beers are the light and crisp Lot 21 Blonde Ale and the French Ridge IPA. If you want to try options like the Peach, Love, Rock & Roll shandy/ radler or the Black Jacket schwarzbier as well, order a flight of all four and sample away. Not a beer fan? There is also a full bar lineup that includes boozy slushies and local Ohio wines. The food menu features creatively built burgers and multiple appear ances of beer cheese — as Bavarian pretzel dip, nacho cheese and on the Beer Cheese Burger, which is also topped with beer-pick led onions. There’s a friendly, neighborhood vibe to go along with the local brews, as well as a calendar of live music and trivia nights. 60 E. Jackson St., Millersburg 44654, 330/674-4728, millersburgbrewing.com
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E&H Ace Hardware Flagship Store, Wooster For guidance on an upcoming home-im provement project, the old-fashioned hardware store was always a place where one could find a friendly face and advice. E&H Ace Hardware’s flagship store, locat ed in downtown Wooster’s historic Quinby Building, delivers that experience in an in viting space that covers multiple floors. The first level is packed with seasonal inspira tion and displays, while the second and third floors are filled with whatever one might need to get the job done. Nearby shops give fellow travelers other places to explore while the do-it-yourselfer in the family gets lost in home-improvement inspiration. 115 S. Market St., Wooster 44691, 330/262-8821, ehhardware.com
Swiss Heritage Winery, Dover Tucked behind and owned and operated by Broad Run Cheese House, Swiss Her itage Winery provides a welcoming spot to sample locally made wines and enjoy a lineup of great casual foods that range from build-your-own burgers and cheese melts to flatbread pizzas to a grilled trail bologna and Swiss cheese sandwich known as Bob’s Fa vorite Melt. The 23 wines here include fruit, grape and berry wines that can be enjoyed in the Hans’ Place tasting room or outside on the expansive patio and boardwalks that climb the hillside, offering different vantage points from which to sit and sip. 6011 Old Route 39 NW, Dover 44622, 330/343-4108, swissheritagewinery.com Millersburg Brewing Co. offers great craft beer and tasty pub fare. P. Ohio
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The Behalt Cyclorama stands 10 feet tall, stretches 265 feet long and visually shares the history of the Anabaptist Movement from Zurich, Switzerland, in 1525 through the be ginnings of the Mennonite and Amish com munities that live in Holmes County and the surrounding area today. Artist Heinz Gaugel completed the stunning and impactful cy clorama in 2000, and it is one of just four such types of in-the-round artwork in North America. Travelers stop in to take a 30-min ute guided tour of Behalt, which means “to keep, hold, remember.” The heritage center’s goal is not only to inform and entertain tour ists, but also to offer a cultural museum for people in the faith community. The center’s thoughtful approach extends to its on-site pioneer home and one-room schoolhouse, which provide additional context for the history and culture of the Amish and Men nonite communities. 5798 County Rd. 77, Berlin 44654, 330/893-3192, behalt.com
Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum, Sugarcreek The roundhouse rises out of the surround ing fields like it’s been there for decades, but it is a relatively new addition to the coun tryside. Jerry Jacobson built it to house his collection of historic steam locomotives. Although Jacobson died before his Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum opened, his dream of sharing his collection lives on. The roundhouse has 18 bays, while a 115-foot railroad turntable and 2 miles of storage track are installed out back. Regularly scheduled guided tours let the public take a closer look at these classic machines and offer a peek into the restoration shop. 213 Smokey Lane Rd. SW, Sugarcreek 44681, 330/852-4676, ageofsteamroundhouse.org End of the Commons General Store, Mesopotamia Serving locals since 1840, Peter Schaden’s general store is the oldest in the state. Of course, the place has expanded in size and evolved its offerings over the years, but End of the Commons General Store still very much serves as a focal point of this small Trumbull County community. The vintage items displayed throughout the store were all sold here at one point or another during the business’ history. Along with penny can dies and meats and cheese supplied by the local Amish community, travelers stop in to pick up the made-on-site fry pies, which the store churns out fresh daily. 8719 St. Rte. 534, Mesopotamia 44439, 440/693-4295, endofthecommons.com The Behalt Cyclorama at the Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center tells the story of the Anabaptist Movement.
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This winery’s namesake barn, which was constructed just after the Civil War, is paint ed in Union Blue, a color the original own ers chose to reflect their pride in the North’s victory. In 2015, Brett and Marcia Urian turned it into a winery. The country setting with its 19th-century brick farmhouse and ornamental pond, make for a serene spot to visit and sample the Urians’ selection of wines, which include both dry and sweet reds and whites. Spend some time soaking in the atmosphere here, which frequently includes live music, and the challenge may be convincing yourself that it is time to leave. 4408 Columbus Rd., Wooster 44691, 330/575-1028, bluebarnwinery.com
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 77 COLUMBUS Visit one of these five spots where you can sample fall-inspired fare, from pumpkin pancakes to artfully prepared seasonal produce to a campfire classic in drink form. By Nicholas Dekker S’MORTADO AT ROOSEVELT COFFEEHOUSESNAREMADELEINE
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Columbus Brewing Co. is one of the city’s longest-running craft beer-makers, scoring national attention for its roster of IPAs spe cifically. In 2019, the brewery finally added its own taproom in a light-industrial neigh borhood on Columbus’ west side. The taproom quickly became a destina tion for eager beer drinkers to sample more of the brewery’s offerings, from signature IPAs and lagers to barrel-aged stouts and sours. The brews are complemented by an excellent menu of wings, Detroit-style piz zas, burgers and other bar snacks, produced by a food truck on-site. “We want the food to be fun and memo rable,” owner Eric Bean says. “The idea was Since then, Jack & Benny’s has become a favorite of Ohio State students, alumni and any fan of rustic diners. One of its signatures is The Gutbuster, an all-inclusive break fast that layers eggs, sausage, ham, bacon, cheese, hash browns, potato pancake and peppery gravy. Garcia also recommends the chorizo hash tossed with eggs, peppers and onions. While the buckeye and apple-cinna mon pancakes are available year-round, the diner’s delightful pumpkin pancakes arrive Brussels sprouts appear on the Alqueria menu come autumn (above). Jack & Benny’s features comforting diner fare (left top). Fall means the arrival of wet-hopped beers at Columbus Brewing Co. (left bottom).
Popular menu items include the farm house burger with pimento cheese, bacon and horseradish pickles, as well as the tender and well-seasoned buttermilk fried chicken. “We try to source as much produce as we can from Ohio, same with our meat suppliers,” Marker adds. “In the fall, we get more into winter squash, broccoli, the cold weather crops, the hearty greens.” Hough notes that hearty dishes like short rib and cassoulet often appear during autumn alongside warming cocktails like boozy hot apple cider or the Old Pal, made with house-infused Old Forester 86, Lillet Blanc, Averna Amaro and a brandied cherry. As if all of this wasn’t reason enough to visit, Alqueria offers deals on fried chicken and special bourbon pours every Monday, and bottles of wine are half off on Tuesdays. Hough and Marker have also extended their efforts with a second restaurant, Subourbon Southern Kitchen & Spirits, on Columbus’ north side. 247 King Ave., Columbus 43201, 614/824-5579, alqueriacolumbus.com
COLUMBUS ALQUERIA Jacob Hough and Patrick Marker were both longtime employees at Columbus’ beloved Barcelona restaurant before venturing out on their own to open Alqueria in 2019. Lo cated in the city’s historic Victorian Village, the restaurant borrows its name from the Spanish word for “farmhouse.”
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“We’re rustic but slightly refined,” Mark er says. “We take traditional staples and do them as well as we can.”
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A long-running diner favorite, Jack & Ben ny’s has two locations: one north of The Ohio State University campus and a sec ond at the college’s airport, both operated by Geno and Hilda Garcia. Geno’s father started the business after immigrating to the United States in 1970 and working for Co lumbus restaurateurs Jack Sher and Benny Klein, who owned a downtown steakhouse and diner called Jack & Benny’s. In 1977, Geno Sr. opened Garcia’s, a Lat in American restaurant in Columbus’ Old North neighborhood. Then, in 1994, he opened the diner next door, borrowing the name of the bygone diner where he former ly worked. in October and November. Garcia is proud of his throwback diner and the comforting nostalgia it offers. “Every neighborhood deserves a nice place like that,” he says. “I was sitting at the airport location listening to people come in recently. A lady was looking at the bologna sandwich and said, ‘I feel like I’m back at home.’ ” 2563 N. High St., Columbus 43202, 614/263-0242, jackandbennys.com
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Whether it’s shopping farmers markets sprinkled between the city skyscrapers, afternoons with a postgame craft beer, or exploring pumpkin patches, apple orchards and things to do with your family, you can find it all here. Start planning your fall weekend in Columbus at ExperienceColumbus.com/fallfun.
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WILLIAMSSHANNON to have a little bit for everybody. You could have a light meal or just a snack.” In the autumn, the brewery features the malty and smooth Oktoberfest-style Fest bier. More fall seasonals include the Yakima Fresh and Soaked in Simcoe wet-hopped beers. These styles are made using undried hops that are fresh from the fall harvest. “Our big focus for September and Octo ber are wet hops,” Bean says. “Our plan is to celebrate the hop harvest and to get as many wet-hopped beers as we can on tap. This year we’re going to have an Ohio wet hop that’s brewed with origin malts, plus a couple new surprises.” 2555 Harrison Rd., Columbus 43204, 614/224-3626, columbusbrewing.com
Roosevelt Coffeehouse has two locations, one downtown and one in the city’s Franklinton neighborhood. Look for the S’mortado when you visit this fall.
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Kenny Sipes founded Roosevelt Coffee house in 2015 as a nonprofit dedicated to fighting the injustices of hunger, lack of clean drinking water and human traffick ing. Sipes estimates that the business has contributed $200,000 since its inception, positively affecting over 70,000 people. Roosevelt Coffeehouse features two locations, one downtown and one in Franklinton. (There is as a third shop in side Olentangy River Brewing Co., which licenses the name.) The shops serve a full slate of brewed coffee, espresso and seasonal creations to go with locally made snacks. One of the most popular fall drinks — what Sipes calls “the most Instagram-friend ly drink we’ve ever made” — appears from late September through Thanksgiving: the S’mortado. The drink is a play on the cortado, a shot of espresso cut with a little warmed milk. Frank Wright, one of Roos evelt’s original startup employees, came up with the idea. “He was the dreamer of drinks,” Sipes says. “There was a little bartender in the back of his mind.” To create the S’mortado, baristas line the rim of the glass in melted chocolate, then — just like salting a margarita glass — they dip it in graham cracker crumbs. After a pump of chocolate, a shot of espresso made with raw sugar is added. Finally, the drink is garnished with a skewer of tiny toasted marshmallows.“Wegetaflamethrower and put those ba bies on top,” Sipes jokes. “The whole S’mor tado is beautiful.” 300 E. Long St., Columbus 43215, 614/670-5228, rooseveltcoffee.org
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In 2017, the award-winning Watershed Distillery added its own restaurant, Wa tershed Kitchen + Bar. The eatery quickly earned accolades for its thoughtfully pro duced cocktails and scratch-made food lineup. The culinary team, headed up by executive chef Aaron Mercier and executive sous chef Matt Howes, produces an expert and approachable menu that plays on Mid western classics. “I want to do food that is fun to eat” Mer cier“Wesays. have our perennial favorites like sprouts and fingerlings,” Howes adds. “But it’s still exciting for people. We play with dif ferent techniques that are still visually fun.” Watershed Kitchen + Bar’s menu rang es from wings and hush puppies to smash burgers and bone-in pork chops. The cock tails are equally exciting. The beautifully de signed lineups rotate seasonally, but hits like the aged Manhattan (drawn from a barrel in the dining room) are always popular. Merci er and Howes rely on seasonal produce. “We’re always excited to see fresh local greens,” says Mercier. “We love the big, pow erful root vegetables. October is still high summer in Ohio. Expect to see a lot of egg plant, peppers, ground cherries, tomatoes.”
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Howes adds that the restaurant is even beginning to bake its own breads, often mimicking the mix of grains of the house bourbon. “One of the misconceptions is that we’re a cocktail bar attached to a distillery, and the restaurant is secondary, when that’s not the case,” Mercier says. “Or that we’re fancy or inaccessible. Our bestselling dishes are burg ers, steaks and short rib — that’s a polite way of saying pot roast.” 1145 Chesapeake Ave. Suite D, Columbus 43212, watersheddistillery.com/kitchenandbar614/357-1936,
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The menu at Watershed Kitchen + Bar ranges from wings and hush puppies to smash burgers and bone-in pork chops — all complemented by an exemplary list of cocktails.
Whether you’re looking to be active outdoors, take a shopping trip or dig into great food and drink, this central Ohio city has an adventure to match. By Charity Ervin
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Hike through Scioto Grove Metro Park and venture across the rope bridge on the REI River Trail. Paddle down a national scenic river at Trapper John’s Canoe Livery, or pick your perfect pumpkin at Circle S Farms.
Take in the colors of fall at the arboretum at Gantz Park, or cast your line at Rotary Lake at Fryer Park for catch and release fishing fun. Keep your festival game strong with the annual Arts in the Alley Music and Arts Festival, Shop Hop and Food Truck Festivals, Old Time Harvest Day at Century Village, and so much more! Plan your next “Altogether Adventure®” at VisitGroveCityOH.com or call 800-539-8747.
Book your stay at one of 18 hotels and set off on your next big adventure. With hiking, kayaking, or meeting a herd of bison, Grove City is up for fun and down to earth!
Jump start your holiday shopping at one of over a dozen unique boutiques. From comic books to crystals to the latest fashions, Grove City’s eclectic blend of local shops will help you find something for everyone on your list! Taste and shop your way through both a Pizza Trek and a Pumpkin Trek. Treks are experiential trails featuring local hot spots like Tammy’s Pizza and Grove City Brewing Company. Once you’ve purchased from different Trek locations, turn in your guide for a free tee. Details at visitgrovecityoh.com/pizza and visitgrovecityoh.com/pumpkin.
Outdoor Adventures Founded in 2016 by Dave Pando, LVL UP Sports offers a paintball-park experience that caters to different ages and interests. If you’re looking for a fun day for a child’s birth day party (ages 8 and older), LVL UP Sports can load up paintball guns with low-impact, smaller-sized paintballs that will shoot at a slower speed. For the experienced player, the park hosts an annual paintball tournament that attracts more than 1,000 players from throughout the Midwest.
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LVL UP Sports paintball park caters to players of different ages and skill levels (above). Grove Sheek Boutique (opposite page) is one of the newer additions to the city’s shopping scene.
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“You don’t have to be a premier athlete to be a good shot,” Pando says. “And if you’re not a good shot, you can use your athleticism to dodge and run.” For those looking for quieter outdoor fun, Scioto River Grove Metro Park and its 1.8-mile REI River Trail provides the chance to spot wildlife and get great photos from viewing decks along the route. There is also the opportunity to take part in a variety of park-sponsored programming throughout the year. Scioto River Grove Metro Park visitor engagement manager Jill Snyder says the 620-acre park is a great place to see her ons, eagles and woodpeckers, as well as bea vers that live along the river. Travelers can also try the public archery course, disc golf course and drone field. The park is also a draw for anglers who visit to cast a line. A trip to Grove City also includes the chance to get out on the water in a canoe or kayak. Enlisting the help of Trapper John’s Canoe Livery is the best way to access Big Darby Creek. Designated as a state and na tional scenic river, protections prohibit al cohol, pets, heavy coolers or glass on the river, which ensures a peaceful experience and the ongoing health of the waterway. “We’re privileged to be on this [river],” says Jason Kaufman, owner-operator of Trapper John’s Canoe Livery. “It’s one of the cleanest rivers in the state.”
The shop also sells comic books (and offers in-house dry cleaning and pressing of vintage issues customers hope to revive). The shop also hosts trivia nights, themed paint-along classes and holiday celebrations.
findohiowines.com Shopping Adventures With three floors, over 30 vendors and more than 7,000 square feet of merchandise, Country Hearth Primitives offers a selection of goods that span the decades. Owner Jolen Engleman says the shop has a little bit of everything: home decor, jewelry and clothing that includes vintage styles as well as a selection of modern ones. It’s easy to spend time wandering through this inviting building, located in what used to be the Grove City Farmer’s Exchange. Each room is designed to make shoppers feel at home and to spark ideas for getting creative with their own home decor.
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Grove Sheek Boutique owner Valerie Heiby launched her shop in March 2021 with the goal of creating a family-minded business with fair prices. The boutique sells clothing, home decor, jewelry, gifts, skin care items, specialty foods and coffee. Heiby says the welcoming and homey style was shaped by time she spent growing up in southeast Ohio before her family moved to Grove City, where she attended high school. “My dad was a preacher and a farmer,” says Heiby, “your personality comes out when you set up a store, and I feel like that was definitely a part of my personality.”Feelingnostalgic for the toys of your youth? Skylarks Toys and Com ics stocks an eclectic collection of retro pop-culture playthings as well as ones that are popular today. “We have Funko Pops, but we also have Megos from the ’60s,” says owner Daren Neff, who prides himself on providing a family-friendly destination that likes having a good time and sharing that feeling with the community.“That’swhat the store is all about, having fun, escaping the rigors of ev eryday life,” Neff adds. “People come in and get to relive their childhood.”
The Grove City Pizza Trek encourages travelers to explore the city’s restaurant scene (top). Grove City Brewing Co. (above) is one of the stops along the way.
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 202288 CASELLACHRISCOMPANY:BREWINGNCITYGROVETADLOCK;JEFFREYTREK:PIZZACITYGROVE YouWhenGo LVL UP Sports 5390 Harrisburg Pike, Grove City lvlupsports.com43123, SciotoMetroGrovePark 5172 Jackson Pike, Grove City metroparks.net43123, Trapper John’s Canoe Livery 7141 GroveGroveportLondonRd.,City43123,trapperjohnscanoeing.com CountryPrimitivesHearth 3937 Broadway, Grove City 614/875-520143123, GroveBoutiqueSheek 3937 Broadway, Grove City boutique.comgrovesheek43123, Skylarks Toys and Comics 4060 Broadway, Grove City facebook.com/43123,grovecityscooleststore Grove City Pizza Trek visitgrovecityoh.com Plum Run Winery/ Grove BrewingCityCo. 3946 Broadway, Grove City brewery.comwinery.complumrun43123,grovecity 3 Brothers Diner 3090 3brosdinergc.comBlvd.,SouthwestGroveCity43123, Food Adventures If there is one thing that we can all agree on, it’s pizza. So, why not explore Grove City’s variety of pizzas and get rewarded for your efforts? Pick up a Grove City Pizza Trek guide at any of the participating estab lishments or from the Grove City Visitors Center in the heart of town, where you can also get information about and gear for the city’s variety of adventures. Order items that total at least $5 at six Pizza Trek spots, get your guide stamped at each establishment and submit the proof of your efforts to earn a T-shirt to commemorate your pizza adventure. Participating locations include local favorite Tammy’s Pizza, Grove City Brewing Co. and even Capital City Cakes, which offers a pizza-themed cookie. Opened in 2012, Plum Run Winery is named for the small stream that originates from the winemaker’s property south of the city. The 3-acre farm produc es 16 varieties of grapes, including traminette, vidal, chambourcin and cabernet franc. The winery’s spot in downtown Grove City shares space with Grove City Brewing Co., where head brewer Trevor Luthor has curated a lineup of beers with an English influence, while using local malts and grains from a farm in nearby Marysville. Brews include staples such as Grove City Beulah blonde ale, Grove City Columbus Street double IPA and sea sonal beers inspired by the local Jolly Pirate Donuts. There is also a lunch and dinner menu that spans ap petizers, flatbreads, sandwiches and entrees. Brunch is offered on the weekends. Filadelfo, Eliseo and Niva Reyes opened their 3 Brothers Diner in 2017, realizing a long-held dream. “When we came to the U.S., we always worked in restaurants,” says Niva. “We like it, so we always want ed to do our own one day.”
Originally from Oaxaca, Mexico, the Reyes broth ers merge the home-style cooking they learned from their mother with the experience they gained work ing in fine dining restaurants to create a delicious food destination. Breakfast brings French toast and pancakes, while evening brings customer favorites like fish tacos, ropa vieja and margaritas made using fresh juices.
These four wineries from different regions of Ohio are harvest-season favorites that offer a flavor of what the state’s winemakers are growing and crafting. By Lisa Sands
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Rocky Point Winery Red Fern Inn at Located in the historic Marblehead Schoolhouse just steps from Lake Erie and down the street from the Marblehead Lighthouse, the Red Fern Inn is the perfect getaway. Guests have access to complimentary bicycles, a private lounge and several fire pits. We’re open year-round, with live music and special events April-October.
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Locally owned boutique winery in the heart of downtown Grove City, featuring 22 varieties of house wines & ciders, 40 taps of artfully crafted beers, along with a full scratch kitchen and large pet-friendly patio. Great space for meetings & private events as well!
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L’uva Bella Winery is the largest wine and wine juice producer in Ohio, offering retail brands, commercial and custom crush services, and juice products. L’uva Bella’s brands consist of Red’s, Passion and Purple Rain. Visit the on-site bistro to enjoy award-winning barrel-aged reserves paired with a modern cuisine. Even as we grow, our philosophy remains the same; we believe in crafting high-quality, unique wines for the everyday consumer.
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Three Rivers Wine Trail Fill Your Glass on the Three Rivers Wine Trail! Enjoy the wide-open spaces of the Appalachian foothills and explore the eclectic mix of eight unique wineries and a craft brewery, all within a short drive of one another in beautiful Coshocton County. It's the perfect romantic getaway or girlsʼ weekend adventure. North Whitewoman Street Coshocton,
Merry Family Winery Come Sip, Sit, Relax at Gallia County’s first winery/brewery. Take in the picturesque views of the countryside, stroll through the vineyard. Sample handcrafted wines and beers, try our homemade root beer soda. With so many great varieties to choose from you are sure to find something to love!
Winery at Spring Hill We have something for everyone to enjoy from the food we prepare in our kitchen to the musical entertainment and events throughout the year! We offer handcrafted wines featuring many grapes grown in the Grand River Valley, our own hard ciders, craft beers from the best small breweries in the area and cocktails using sprits made in local distilleries. Come join our family for some fun!
This fall, escape to Gervasi Vineyard and experience the beauty of a unique, Tuscan-inspired winery resort. Three distinct restaurants offer casual and upscale cuisine paired with award-winning wines and spirits. Retreat to a luxurious suite and enjoy the comforts of high-end amenities, as well as an outdoor patio providing beautiful lake views. A complimentary continental breakfast is delivered each morning of your stay.
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Laurello Vineyards Celebrating our 20th anniversary, Laurello Vineyards is a familyowned winery providing handcrafted, award-winning wines and specially prepared foods as well as beer on tap. Laurello’s offers premium, vinifera wines in addition to unique blends and delicious ice wines. We invite you to stop by to experience our boutique winery.
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Lincoln Way Vineyards Find Your Wine Time® with us. Come sit in the tasting room, on the patio, picnic area or our event space, relax and enjoy our wine, hard cider, real fruit wine slushies and more. See our website or Like us on Facebook to see our hours, events and food truck/ entertainment schedule.
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Firehouse Winery Firehouse is the Great Lake’s largest lakefront winery and restaurant, overlooking the Lake Erie shoreline. The Village’s first fire station. Firehouse features wines made on premises, a large patio and live music weekends. Located right on “The Strip” in the resort town of Geneva-on-theLake. Open 7 days year-round.
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perfect combination of delicious wine and panoramic views. The Gammie family invites you to visit Quarry Hill Orchards, our bustling market barn, and end your day enjoying wines that are grown and carefully crafted from our vineyards. 8403 Mason Road #2 Berlin Heights, quarryhillwinery.com419-588-3179OH Heineman Winery Celebrating 134 years of family traditions, Heineman’s is the oldest family-owned and -operated winery in Ohio. This award-winning winery is also home to the world’s largest known Celestite geode and offers combined tours of the winery and Crystal Cave. Visit the tasting room featuring wines made on-site, while enjoying a fresh-cut cheese plate. Check our website for hours. Online ordering 24/7 to 38 states! 978 Catawba heinemanswinery.comPut-In-Bay,AvenueOH419-285-2811 Gillig Winery • Relaxing environment • Extensive wine menu • Full lunch and dinner menu • Located off I-75 on Northridge Road • Tuesday–Thursday 11:30am–9pm • Friday–Saturday 11:30am–10pm 1720 Northridge Road Findlay, facebook.com/thewinerie6413gilligwinery.com419-408-3230OHHayesAvenueSandusky,OH419-502-1290 The
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Shade Winery is located about 10 miles outside of Athens. Around 15 different wines are available at any given time. The vidal blanc grape grows well in this part of the state.
A juicy glass of wine and an ambling walk through a vineyard are fitting ways to usher in the change of seasons. Both can be en joyed at Shade Winery, about 10 miles from downtown Athens. Owners Neal and Oui Dix thought of everything: epic scenery, good food and a portfolio of estate wines that appeals to a wide variety of tastes. “Southern Athens County is just beauti ful in the fall,” Neal Dix says. “The air is clear and crisp. The trees have tremendous color. The grapes are hanging heavily on the vines.”
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A wraparound porch just off the tasting room offers panoramic views of the vine yard and a distant pond that reflects sunlit reds and golds of a nearby oak tree grove. When temperatures drop, visitors gather around the outdoor fireplace. The patio is another perfect sipping spot, adjacent to rows of chardonnay, vidal blanc, cabernet franc and cynthiana grapes (a va riety also known as Norton). Here, it’s easy for visitors to see a connection between the verdant vines and the drink they hold in theirAroundhands.15 wines are available at any giv en time, so the six-taste flight is a good op tion for the commitment averse. The vidal blanc, a varietal similar to sauvignon blanc, grows extremely well here in Ohio’s Appa lachian wine region and it tends to pair well withShadeeverything.Winery is more of a respite than a raucous time, and that was intentional. “Our guests come to relax and unwind over good wine and food,” says Dix. 401 Gilkey Ridge Rd., Shade 45776, 740/6961323, shadewinery.com
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Maize Valley Winery & Craft Brewery in Hartville embraces the complete Oktoberfest experience making it the perfect first stop on your tour. Home to beautifully balanced, handcrafted wines and Stark County’s first craft brewery, Maize Valley provides the perfect setting for both wine and beer lovers. Enjoy their Oktoberfest events that feature a signature Munich-themed brew and commemorative ceramic stein and combine tradition with fall flavor by sampling their apple pie and cranberry wines. Take a trip to the Appalachian wine region and visit the family-owned and operated Merry Family Winery in Bidwell. The property has a quaint, country atmosphere with picturesque views. Sit, sip, relax and indulge in handcrafted favorites straight from the vineyard or onproperty brewery. Fill your ice-cold stein to the rim with a small-batch craft beer or Merry Family’s famous old-fashioned root beer. Make sure you pair your stein with a cozy fall favorite like their sweet apple wine or hard apple cider for the full fall experience. If you are looking to couple romance with festivities, Valley Vineyards in Morrow is a perfect fit. From wine to beer to cuisine and ambiance, they have it all. Whether you’re looking for a rich, full-bodied red or a sweet, decadent white, you’ll find a wide range of luxurious options to please your palate. All beverages are crafted by Valley Vineyards’ on-site winemakers and brew masters. They embrace the season’s spirit with Fall Festival events and an Oktoberfest-inspired craft beer.
Autumn escapades come full circle at Majestic Oak Winery in Grand Rapids. The property’s beautiful foliage embodies feelings of fall. The oak trees responsible for their namesake are truly majestic with autumn color. Check out the on-site Neon Groundhog Brewing and make Oktoberfest your own with their unique small-batch craft beers and live music. Majestic Oak is known for creative spins on signature wines, so don’t forget to give their caramel apple sangria a try, a seasonal favorite to finish off your fall festivities right.
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Pour a glass of wine alongside your stein. Oktoberfest season is the perfect time to check out winery-brewery duos throughout the state. So, gather, drink and be merry at these all-in-one spots.
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Tasting room manager Emily Specht says she feels a connection to the orchard next door and thinks it’s important to visitors, too. “Some days, I see Poppy Bill [Gammie] on the tractor or watch the orchard crew harvesting apples,” she says. “People like seeing the origins of what they are tasting.” This is the place to drink a perfect ly chilled glass of Quarry Hill apple wine while gazing at the source. “My personal favorite is the semidry ap ple wine made from our very own apples,” Specht says. “It’s super light, crisp and per fect on a hot day.”
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Quarry Hill Winery is located on a hilltop next to Quarry Hill Orchards.
Quarry Hill Winery is perched atop the highest hill in Erie County. It’s a place that acknowledges and celebrates the area’s agri cultural roots — a reminder that everything delicious starts with the land. From the large outside deck or through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the tasting room, visitors can see the expansive prop erty of neighboring Quarry Hill Orchards, third-generation producers of some of the most prized apples, peaches and cherries in the region. Look closely, beyond a distant tree line, and Lake Erie comes into view.
THE BOLD FLAVORS OF FALL In Ohio Wine Country, fall is a season to savor. Enjoy lodging at our lakeside resort and private cottages, along with convenient shuttles that transport guests to a number of local wineries. Embrace the natural beauty of the season by the lake — plan your fall moment today.
The Lake Erie microclimate works well for vinifera grapes, too. Wine drinkers who prefer a European style will appreciate Pin nacle, a red blend of cabernet franc, cab ernet sauvignon, pinot noir and syrah, an homage to the winery’s hilltop location. 8304 Mason Rd., Berlin Heights 44814, 419/588-3179, quarryhillwinery.com
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Ohio’s early winemakers heralded a sweet, fruit-forward style made primarily from Concord and Catawba grapes. With 95,000 carefully tended fruit trees nearby, Quarry Hill’s fruit wines challenge precon ceptions of sweet wines. They also happen to be some of the staff favorites.
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KOSICEK VINEYARDS Since 2012, Tony Kosicek has been pro ducing estate varietals on land farmed by his grandfather, a Slovenian immigrant who settled in Ashtabula County in 1929. “Ninety percent of the time, when you walk in you will see me, my wife Mauri, or our son and daughter,” says Kosicek. Brix, the family Bernedoodle and winery mascot, usually offers an enthusiastic greeting as well.
Kosicek Vineyards produces estate wines in the Grand River Valley growing region of northeast Ohio. Founder Tony Kosicek’s grandfather once farmed the land where the vineyard is located.
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The Grand River Valley, the growing region where Kosicek Vineyard is located, yields some of the best vinifera grapes in Ohio. Eighteen acres are under vine on the 55-acre property. Connecting grapes to the glass is part of the experience. Visitors stop in the tasting room for the winery’s award-winning estate cabernet sauvignon or merlot and walk the vineyards where the next crop of grapes await the mid-Septem ber“Youharvest.can actually catch the smell of the ripe Concord grapes in the air,” says Kosicek. Some of those will end up in the estate Concord ice wine, a double gold medal win ner in the 2022 Ohio Wine Competition. Those grapes are harvested in the freezing temperatures of January when their sugars are most concentrated. Miles of brilliant oak and maple trees are in view from the patio, and Kosicek planted a pick-your-own sunflower field that is per fect for fall Autumnphotos.isa time for appreciation, Kosicek explains. “It’s when we get to see all of the work that we’ve done all year come to fruition.” 636 St. Rte. 534, Harpersfield 44041, 440/361-4573, kosicekvineyards.com
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CELLARS Breitenbach Wine Cellars has the look and feel of a small German village, which lends to its charm. With more than 40 varieties of wine to sample, it is an easy place to both spend an afternoon and learn about the craft of winemaking.
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The winery fits right into Ohio’s Amish Country. Founded by Duke and Cynthia Bixler in 1980, Breitenbach was one of the state’s earliest commercial wineries. Now, it is a frequently visited destination along the Canal Country Wine Trail. “We have people coming from all over the country to see the beautiful foliage, the rolling hills and picturesque views,” says Anita Davis, who with her sister Jennifer Kohler, operates the business started by theirTheparents.sprawling complex includes a tast ing room and retail store, plus a cafe, guest house and an event venue. Davis says the winery is known for events like the spring Dandelion Festival and the fall Harvest Party. The annual Bre itenbach Dog Show is a favorite as well. The Harvest Party showcases the tradi tional, old-style method of grape crushing, where grapes are stomped with bare feet in wooden barrels. Some visitors even get the chance to try it Breitenbach’sthemselves.Roadhouse
Red is a cus tomer favorite. It’s a blend of French and American grapes: Concord, Baco noir and Norton. It’s smooth and balanced and ap peals to people who like dry or sweet wine. There is beauty in every season at Bre itenbach, but there’s something special about harvest time. “We encourage people to take a glass of wine into the vines,” Davis says. 5934 Old Route 39 NW, Dover 44622, 330/343-3603, breitenbachwine.com
Breitenbach Wine Cellars offers more than 40 varieties of wine to sample.The Dover vineyard has the look and feel of a small German village, which lends to its charm.
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Chillicothe Halloween Fun Chillicothe’s Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre trans forms into “Tales of the Undead at Haunted Mountain” on Fridays and Saturdays throughout October. Watch the play, which finds a jaded theater critic tumbling into a macabre world of vampires. Follow his Haunted Trail and join his escape room challenge. Prepare for more frights at Backwoodz Oddities’ The Last Carnival Haunted House, open Fridays and Satur days throughout October. The darkness of a human soul fuels this carnival filled with the most unusual of acts. Enter if you dare and meet your fate. Those looking for family fun will find it at the Chill icothe Halloween Festival at Yoctangee Park Oct. 7 through 9. Celebrate with a variety of vendors, food, live entertainment, contests and more. Downtown Bainbridge, located just outside Chilli cothe, becomes “Leaf Country, U.S.A!” for the Fall Fes tival of Leaves on Oct. 14 through 16. Enjoy arts, crafts, entertainment, a flea market, parades, an antique tractor show, a log-sawing contest, a car show, a 5K Run and four self-guided “Skyline Drive” scenic tours. Dive into a murder mystery with a surprise finish as the Chillicothe Civic Theatre presents Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap.” After a woman is murdered, the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. As the strangers grow suspicious, a second murder takes place. For more information about these and other fall attractions, go to visitchillicotheohio.com.
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With a ghostly wail, the Warden’s Widow awaits your arrival. Taking place at the Ohio State Reformatory, “Es cape From Blood Prison” offers the only haunted hells cape located in a real prison. Violent men were kept here, and it is said that some never left — even after death. Test the authenticity for yourself and prepare for an unparalleled adrenaline rush as you face your worst night mares in what is said to be one of the most paranormally active structures in the state. New surprises and menacing characters lurk behind every corner at this scream fest. A shiver trickles down your spine as you enter the prison, with the distant sounds of clanking chains and the slam of cell doors. A ghoulish figure, the Warden’s Widow welcomes you with a blood-curdling scream. She keeps watch over her crew of twisted, tortured souls, making sure they never escape. Once you make it inside, will you?
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Tim Fought, a reporter for the Chillicothe Gazette, wrote in the newspaper’s Sept. 6, 1969, edition that more than 15 Ohio counties contributed sheriff’s deputies for the event, while police from Lima and other local communities were also on hand to help handle the crowds. “The four-block downtown section of Wapakoneta was draped in red, white and blue bunting,” Fought reported. “Banners stretched across the street read ‘Welcome Home Neil,’ other banners read ‘God speed, Neil.’ A reminder of the town’s prayers as Armstrong stepped onto the moon July 20.” Tables lined the streets, selling everything from photo graphs of Armstrong to pennants and “moonshot” glasses to raise funds for Wapakoneta’s not-yet-built Neil Armstrong Space Museum, now known as the Armstrong Air & Space Museum After arriving at the fairgrounds, Hope told the crowd there was no way he was going to miss Armstrong’s homecoming.“Ihaven’tseen anything like this in Ohio since I left — not even at the Ohio State Fair,” he said. He then proceeded to tell a few jokes before bringing up the guest of honor. “Hope said the astronaut had adjusted well since return ing from space, ‘but he keeps throwing his shoes out the window and eating his toothpaste,’ ” Kattman reported for The Lima News. “This referred to disposal of trash in space and the fact astronaut food is put in tubes to facilitate eat ing in weightless conditions.”
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On Sept. 6, 1969, the first man to walk on the moon returned to his hometown for a hero’s welcome. Comedian Bob Hope and Gov. James Rhodes joined him. I t was the third homecoming celebration for astronaut and Wapakoneta native Neil Armstrong since being selected as the first civilian astronaut in 1962, but the Auglaize County native’s 1969 return home after walking on the moon was a special one. Joined by Ohio Gov. James Rhodes and Ohio native and comedian Bob Hope, Armstrong was greeted by more than 70,000 people in his hometown of Wapakoneta on Sept. 6, 1969. It was his first trip home since taking his steps on the moon on July 20. Al Kattman reported in the Sept. 7, 1969, edition of The Lima News that Armstrong was touched by the show of devotion and admiration from his hometown.
“Astronaut Neil Armstrong had tears in his eyes at his Saturday afternoon landing at the Auglaize County Fairgrounds in Wapakoneta, some four miles from the scene of his birth, but they didn’t come from a blinding sun that beat down overhead,” Kattman wrote. During his visit, Armstrong attended several events, including a reunion of the Wapakoneta High School Class of 1947, a luncheon of dignitaries and a parade through a 2-mile stretch of Wapakoneta ending at the Auglaize County Fairgrounds for a ceremony.
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After receiving a two-minute standing ovation from the crowd, Armstrong said that although scientists had exam ined more than 80 pounds of moon rocks that were har vested during the Apollo 11 mission, they were unable to find any organic matter. “But I think you know better now,” Armstrong told the crowd before delivering the punch line. “There was a Buckeye on the moon.” — Nathan Havenner
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