2020 CALENDAR
JUNE/JULY
NORTHWEST
THROUGH AUG. 7 – Limaland Motorsports Park Races, 1500 Dutch Hollow Rd., Lima, 7:30–10:30 p.m. Sprints, UMP Modifieds, Thunderstocks, and more! Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m., grandstand gates at 5 p.m., warmup laps 6:30 p.m. See website for updated information. www.limaland.com. THROUGH OCT. 10 – The Great Sidney Farmer’s Market, Courthouse Square, 109 S. Ohio Ave., Sidney, every Saturday, 8:00 a.m.–noon. Free. Fresh produce, crafters, baked goods, jams, jellies. 937-658-6945 or www.sidneyalive.org. JUN. 19–20 – Sidney Music and Arts Festival, downtown Sidney, starting Fri. at 5 p.m., Sat. at 8 a.m. Free. Two stages with live music, art, and food trucks. Saturday adds activities for children on the court square and the Great Sidney Farmer’s Market. Check website for updates. 937-658-6945 or www.sidneyalive.org. JUN. 20 – Band Night: Reckless Operation, Walnut Grove Campground, 7325 S. Twp. Rd. 131, Tiffin, Sat. 8 p.m.–12 a.m. $2.50; age 4 and under free. 419-448-0914 or www.walnutgrovecampground.co (not com). JUN. 20 – Findlay Country Fest, Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Inc., 12505 Co. Rd. 99, Findlay, gates open at 12:30 p.m.; show starts at 1:30 p.m. $10 for the whole day. Watch our Facebook page for additional information about performers and times. Quarter-scale train rides will be offered all afternoon and during intermissions. 419-423-2995, www.nworrp.org, or www. facebook.com/nworrp. JUN. 20 – Lima Area Concert Band Concert, Veterans Memorial and Civic Ctr., 7 Town Square, Lima, 7:30 p.m. $15 for adults, free for students. Guest soloist Wayne Bergeron on trumpet. 419-224-1552 or www. limaciviccenter.com. JUN. 20 – Midwest Shooting Center Summer Kickoff Party, 501 S. Dixie Hwy., Cridersville, 5–10 p.m. Admission $5 if not entering gun raffle; $25 if entering raffle. Gun raffle starts at 5:30 p.m., last ticket drawn at 9:30 p.m. 10 guns will be raffled off. Kaitlyn Schmit
WEST VIRGINIA
PLEASE NOTE: Because of the developing coronavirus situation, many of these planned events may have been postponed or canceled. Please seek updated information before traveling. COMPILED BY COLLEEN ROMICK CLARK
and The Move will be playing from 6 to 10 p.m. Food trucks and alcoholic beverages. 419-645-6286 or www. midwestshootingcenter.com. JUN. 20–21 – Artistry in American Glass Show and Sale, Tiffin Middle School, 103 Shepard Dr., Tiffin, Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $5. Presented by Tiffin Glass Collectors Club. Featuring glass made by Tiffin, Fostoria, Duncan-Miller, Cambridge, Imperial, Heisey, Westmoreland, and others. Depression, carnival, art glass, and EAPG types. 419-448-0200 or www.tiffinglass.org. JUN. 25–27 – Spencerville Summerfest, Main Street, Spencerville, begins Thursday at 5 p.m. and Saturday at noon. Rides, games, food, entertainment tent. Saturday events: craft and vendor show, parade at 4:30 p.m., fireworks at 10 p.m. Route 66 Car Show is Sat. 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Cost to register car is $10. Contact Phil Briggs at 419-302-9895.
Court naturalization ceremony on July 4 at 11 a.m. 800590-9755 or www.saudervillage.org. JUL. 4 – Fourth of July Celebration: Boat Regatta, Walnut Grove Campground, 7325 S. Twp. Rd. 131, Tiffin, 8 p.m.–12 a.m. $2.50/person, age 4 and under free. We give you the material, you build the boat to race on our pond. 1 p.m. $50 entry fee. Weather permitting, Hawks DJ Service 8–11 p.m., fireworks at dusk. 419-448-0914, or www.walnutgrovecampground.co (not com). JUL. 4–5 – The Fantastic Tiffin Flea Market, Seneca Co. Fgds., 100 Hopewell Ave., Tiffin, Sat. 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m.–3 p.m., rain or shine. Free. 250 to 400 dealers per show. Antiques, collectibles, furniture, crafts, produce, tools, glass, and more. 419-447- 9613, tiffinfleamarket@ gmail.com, or www.tiffinfleamarket.com. JUL. 10–12 – Flag City Daylily Tour, Findlay and Hancock County, Fri./Sat. 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun. noon–6 JUN. 27 – Lake Seneca Annual “Miles of Yard Sales,” p.m. Free. Features six daylily gardens, each with its own off N. Rt. 576, 1-1/4 miles north of U.S. 20. Chicken dinners special personality. Tour at your leisure and see several ready around 10:30 a.m. at Arrowhead Lodge and plenty thousand different registered daylilies. Some sites will of extras to eat, along with our homemade bake sale have plants for sale. 419-889-8827, anders@findlay.edu, items to buy. 419-485-5205 or 419-485-0393. or www.pplantpeddler.com, or find us on Facebook. JUN. 27 – Lima Half-Mile Motorcycle Races, Allen Co. JUL. 11 – Family Fun Day, Northwest Ohio Railroad Fgds., 2750 Harding Hwy., Lima, gates open 1 p.m., races Preservation Inc., 12505 Co. Rd. 99, Findlay, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. begin 6:30 p.m. Presale tickets $30/$35, at gate $40/$45. $10 for all-day access. Enjoy games, quarter-scale train Watch the Grand National Circuit’s top racers in the nation rides, bounce houses, and other family-friendly activities participate in the half-mile dirt track race. Before racing and events all day long for one price. Watch our website begins, fans can get up-close with the stars of the sport and Facebook page for additional information. 419-423during open pits. Food and cold beverages for purchase; 2995, www.nworrp.org, or www.facebook.com/nworrp. no coolers permitted. www.limahalfmile.com. JUL. 11 – Ride to Remember, starting at 215 Snider Rd., JUN. 27 – Outdoor Country Concerts, Walnut Grove Bluffton. Check-in begins at 6 a.m. Registration $20 in Campground, 7325 S. Twp. Rd. 131, Tiffin. Rain date Jun. advance, $30 day of ride. The ride takes cyclists through 28. $15 pre-sale, $18 at door. Denise Ritter, 2–4 p.m.; 99 the Village of Bluffton and the surrounding countryside. to Main, 4:30–6:30 p.m.; Nashville Crush, 7–9 p.m. 419There are 5 loops where you can choose your distance, 448-0914 or www.walnutgrovecampground.co (not com). from 2 miles to 124! Proceeds benefit the Bluffton Pathways Project. www.ridetoremember.net. JUL. 2 – Old Fashioned Farmers Car Show, Van Wert Co. Fgds., Van Wert, 4–8 p.m. Awards at 7:30 p.m. JUL. 11–12 – Toledo Lighthouse Waterfront Festival, Dash plaques, goody bags, door prizes,’50s and ’60s Maumee Bay State Park, 1750 State Park Rd. #2, Oregon, music. Entry gives access to Old Fashioned Farmers Sat. 10 a.m.–7 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. $5 donation Days activities, food, flea market, and more. wrkchevy@ requested. Kids’ activities, Nautical Arts and Crafts Village, hotmail.com. food, silent auction, boat rides (reservations required). Check website for updated information. 419-691-3788 or JUL. 3 – Band Night: Burning Daylight, Walnut Grove www.toledolighthousefestival.com. Campground, 7325 S. Twp. Rd. 131, Tiffin, 8 p.m.–12 a.m. $2.50/person, age 4 and under free. 419-448-0914 JUL. 12 – “The Saga of Ohio’s Moravian Indians: or www.walnutgrovecampground.co (not com). The Gnadenhutten Massacre,” Fort Recovery State Museum, 1 Fort Site St., Fort Recovery, 3 p.m. Free. JUL. 3–5 – Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Weekend, Presentation by Seth Angel, Moravian and Schoenbrunn Sauder Village, 22611 St. Rte. 2, Archbold, Fri./Sat. 10 Village representative. 419-375-4384, www. a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. 12–4 p.m. $14–$20, under 6 free, fortrecoverymuseum.com, or search “Fort Recovery veterans and active-duty military free. Enjoy handHistorical Society” on Facebook. cranked ice cream, old-fashioned games, and patriotic songs played on the reed organ. Witness a U.S. District
Submit listings AT LEAST 90 DAYS prior JUN. 20–21 – Contemporary Muzzleloader Gun to the event to Ohio Cooperative Living, Exhibit, Prickett’s Fort Visitor’s Center, 88 State Park Rd., 6677 Busch Blvd., Columbus, OH 43229 Fairmont, Sat. 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun. 12–4 p.m. Free. Some or events@ohioec.org. Ohio Cooperative of the finest contemporary gun builders and collections Living will not publish listings that don’t in West Virginia will be on site. Talk to the makers of include a complete address or a number/ these fine Early American firearms and learn about the website for more information. techniques and materials used for 21st-century gun building. 304-363-3030 or www.prickettsfort.org. program. Learn about the habitats, diets, and behaviors JUL. 10 – “Birds of Prey,” North Bend State Park, 202 of several birds of prey including owls, hawks, and North Bend Park Rd., Cairo, 7:30 p.m. (Please arrive eagles. 304-643-2931 or www.northbendsp.com. by 7 p.m.) Free. Three Rivers Avian Center presents live raptors as part of this impressive and educational
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