WHAT´S HAPPENING

5/26-29

Berea Rib Cook-Off. A familyfriendly environment with a picnicstyle atmosphere. Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds,164 Eastland Road, Berea, berearib.com. $10

5/27 & 5/29

Memorial Day at Hartville Marketplace & Flea Market. Visit more than 1,000 indoor and outdoor vendors. 1289 Edison St. NW, Hartville, hartvillemarketplace.com

5/27-29

Free Passenger Fare for Active Military and American Veterans. Receive free passenger fare aboard Miller Ferry to Put-inBay or Middle Bass Island. millerferry.com

5/29

Memorial Day Parade, Ceremony & Car Show. Parade at 10 a.m. from Green High School. Ceremony is at 12 p.m. at Green Veterans Memorial Park. Picnic and Car Show begins at 12:30 p.m. at John Torok Community Center. cityofgreen.org

6/8-10

Coshocton Hot Air Balloon Festival. Kiddie rides, entertainment balloon launches and more. 707 Kenilworth Ave., Coshocton, coshoctonhotairballoonfestival.com

6/10

BAYarts Art & Music Festival. Over 75 local vendors: art, locally grown food, live music, food trucks, kid-friendly projects. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 28795 Lake Road, Bay Village, bayarts.net

6/11

Neighborhood Block Party. Safety seminars, vendors and exhibitors, giveaways, K-9 demonstrations and much more. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Crocker Park, Westlake, crockerpark.com/blockparty. FREE

6/15

June in Bloom Garden Tour & Luncheon. A tour of five inspirational gardens, luncheon and shopping at artisan boutiques. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Woodside Event Center, 5025 E. Mill Road, Broadview Hts., june-in-bloomevent.cheddarup.com. $30-60

6/17

Strawberry Festival. U-pick strawberries, food trucks, pony rides, face painting, music and more. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Bauman Orchards, 161 Rittman Ave., Rittman, baumanorchards.com

6/29

Boomer Bash East: Beach Blanket. Music of the 1960’s, sketch artist, glam photo opportunities, raffle prizes, small bites and more. 4-6 p.m. Lavera, 32200 Chardon Road, Willoughby Hills, northeastohioboomer.com. $10-15

7/8

Tequila ‘N Tigers. Margarita tastings, keeper talk, animal enrichment, tiger training, music and more. 6-9:30 p.m. Akron Zoo, 505 Euclid Ave., akronzoo. org. $30-35

Talks

TUESDAYS

Lunchtime Lecture at The Cleveland Museum of Art. First Tuesday of the month, join curators, scholars, and other museum staff for a talk on objects currently on display. Noon. 11150 East Blvd., clevelandart.org FREE

6/1

Good Garden Talk. Learn weed management and property water techniques for your vegetable garden. 6-7:30 p.m. Summit Lake Nature Center, 411 Ira Ave., Akron, summitmetroparks.org. FREE

Rain Gardens for Your Home. Discover the benefits of installing a home rain garden. 7-8 p.m. Coventry Village Branch Library, 1925 Coventry Road, Cleveland Hts., heightslibrary. org. FREE

6/3

Plan Your Paddle: Virtual Ranger Talk. Are you ready to paddle the Cuyahoga River? Every trip starts with a plan. Learn to safely navigate the river. 10 a.m. Cuyahoga Valley National park, nps.gov/cuva/index.htm. FREE

6/15

Enhancing Quality of Life

After Stroke. Learn strategies for communication, ways to support activity engagement and potential safety concerns. 7-8 p.m. Independence Branch Library, 6361 Selig Dr., cuyahogalibrary.org. FREE

6/17

The Higher you Climb, the Broader the View. Join Deseree Perry, who will share her mother’s memoir, author Deseree Mitchell-Liddell. 2-3 p.m. Buckeye Library, 6625 Wolff Road, Medina, mcdl.info. FREE

6/19

Author Talk. Hear from Dr. Sylvia Mustonen, D.O. about her new book NEW MEDICINE FOR A NEW MILLENNIUM. 7-8 p.m. Bainbridge Library, 17222 Snyder Road, Chagrin Falls, divi.geaugalibrary.net. FREE

6/22

Open Heart. Meet Dr. Akil Taher, the author of “Open Heart: The Transformational Journey of a Doctor Who, After Bypass Surgery at 61, Ran Marathons and Climbed Mountains.” 5:30-6:30 p.m. Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Road, westlakelibrary.org. FREE

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Bye, Bye Busyness

By Kathryn Kilpatrick

Just because computers multitask 24 hours a day doesn’t mean it’s a healthy habit for us. One of the problems with multitasking is, while other thoughts are swirling through your mind, it can be hard to switch gears and concentrate on what you need to do.

Try to make an effort to do one thing at a time, even just for one day. Be totally present in the moment. When eating, just eat; when reading, just read. Don’t allow background distractions to intrude. Appreciate the experience.

Are you able to stay on a task until it’s done, or are you easily sidetracked? Two things to try: Reduce distractions and break the task into smaller time frames that are compatible with your attention span.

TAKEAWAY Make a Word in a Word

By Kathryn Kilpatrick

Here’s a good exercise: Remove one letter from each word to form a new word. Seems easy, right? Maybe, maybe not.

Example: Window = Widow

Through _ _ _ _ _ _

Country

Sweater

Dessert

Short

Forge

Ground _ _ _ _ _

Mourning _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Three _ _ _ _

Smile _ _ _ _

Pleasant _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Quartz _ _ _ _ _

Restrain

Smoother

Complaint

Estate

Splice

Crouch _ _ _ _ _

Flight _ _ _ _ _

Answers: Through = Though, Country = County, Sweater = Sweaty, Dessert = Desert, Short = Sort, Forge = Fore, Ground = Round, Mourning = Morning, Three = Tree, Smile = Mile, Pleasant = Peasant, Quartz = Quart, Restrain = Retrain, Smoother = Soother, Complaint = Complain, Estate = State, Splice = Slice , Crouch = Couch, Flight = Light

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