Area Happenings: Tasty weeks, Auto Show, Leap Day Supper

Wooster Daily Record
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Ten Weeks of Tasty, Feb 22-April 26, downtown Wooster. Each drink shop and restaurant brings its own signature flare to their establishment, and they will be highlight. Beginning Thursday enjoy the highlighted restaurant, and on Friday's enjoy a drink shop highlighted. The rotation will be followed for 10 weeks. More information: https://www.mainstreetwooster.org/ten-weeks-of-tasty.

Winter’s Interlude, through March 9, Kingwood Center Gardens, 50 N. Trimble Road, Mansfield. Nearly 250 orchids, along with air plants and tropical plants, decorate the intimate space of the Orangery in the Display Greenhouse. Displays both common and exotic orchid species, shipped to Kingwood from as far as Hawaii. Gardens. Garden admission is $8 for non-members, free for children 12 and under, and free for Kingwood members. Learn more at Kingwoodcenter.org or call 419-522-0211.

Discover an enchanting retreat from the cold weather this year with Winter’s Interlude – an orchid presentation at Kingwood Center Gardens.
Discover an enchanting retreat from the cold weather this year with Winter’s Interlude – an orchid presentation at Kingwood Center Gardens.

Cleveland Auto Show, 5 p.m. Friday through March 3, IX Center. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $12 for preteens and seniors. Children ages 6 and under get in free. Parking at the Cleveland Auto Show is free. Tickets are available online with no convenience fee at www.clevelandautoshow.com.

Hippies and Cowboys Fundraiser, 5 p.m. Saturday, Greystone Event Center, 50 Riffel Road, Wooster. Appetizers, open bar, dinner, dancing, photo booth, auction and raffles will all be a part of the evening. Benefit for People to People Ministries in Wooster. Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hippies-cowboys-fundraiser-for-people-to-people-tickets-730324098037

English Country Dance, 7 p.m. Saturday, 2411 Shreve Road, Wooster. Group dancing 1600s to present in longways sets, circles and squares. Instruction and prompting by Susan English. Music by Fourpence. No partner necessary. Please carry clean shoes and a personal water flask. Suggested donation: $7 adults and students. Sponsored by Valley College Grange. More information and videos at https://www.woosterdance.com and on Facebook at Wooster Dance.

New Works Festival, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday; and March 1-3 in Shoolroy Theatre, located in the Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St. The College of Wooster’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present a New Works Festival, premiering four new plays written, directed and produced by college students. For more information, or to reserve tickets, contact the box office at 330-263-2241 or visit wooster.edu/tickets.

The Pet Food Pantry, 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, St. James Episcopal Church, 122 E. North St., Wooster. People of all income levels love animals and no one should have to choose between feeding themselves and feeding their pets.

Leap Day Soup Supper, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29, Castle Club Banquet Center, beside the Victorian House Museum of the Holmes County Historical Society in Millersburg. Four soups will be offered − signature ham and bean, broccoli cheese, potato and chili − along with assorted pies (apple, pecan, pumpkin and more) The supper cost is a donation. Dine in or carryout. Proceeds support the Historical Society.

Wayne County Barn Survey Revival, 9:30 a.m.-noon Friday, March 1, Buckeye Agricultural Museum & Education Center, 877 West Old Lincolnway, Wooster, (across from Wayne County Fairgrounds). Museum will be open 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free event presented by the Ag Success Team and Friends of Ohio Barns. Learn about the preservation and significance of historic timber framed barns and how to conduct or complete a barn survey. Talks include the Historic Family Farm program and permanent easements. For more information, call 330-464-0624.

Medina County Home and Garden Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 2, and Sunday, March 3, Medina County Community Center, 735 Lafayette Road, Medina. For details visit www.medinahomeandgardenshow.com. Admission for adults is $5, seniors 60 and older is $4 and children 12 and under are free. Free parking.

Youth Italian Dinner, 5-7 p.m Saturday, March 2, First Presbyterian Church, 621 College Ave., Wooster. Tickets are $10. Children ages 5 and under are free.

Contra Dance, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 2, Valley College Grange, 2411 Shreve Road, Wooster. Instruction included. No partner necessary. Recommended for all ages. Calling by Susan English. Suggested donations are $7 adults, $5 students. Carry clean shoes and personal water bottle. More information and videos at https://www.woosterdance.com. Future dates April 6 and May 4.

The cast of "Mamma Mia!,: which will be presented at Smithville High School, includes Mayla Peters (as Tanya), Aubrey Evans (Rosie), Janiyah Murillo (Donna), Jack Danko (Sky), Sydnee Piatt (Sophie), Josh Smucker (Sam) and James Pamer (Harry).
The cast of "Mamma Mia!,: which will be presented at Smithville High School, includes Mayla Peters (as Tanya), Aubrey Evans (Rosie), Janiyah Murillo (Donna), Jack Danko (Sky), Sydnee Piatt (Sophie), Josh Smucker (Sam) and James Pamer (Harry).

Mamma Mia!, 7 p.m. Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 9, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10, Smithville High School. Tickets are $10 and may be purchase at www.greenlocaldrama.weebly.com beginning Feb. 26 or at the door starting one hour before each show.

Pancake & Sausage Day, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 9, Northwestern High School, West Salem. Hosted by the Northwestern Ruritan Club. Dine in or Carry-out. Costs are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors ages 65 and older and $5 for children ages 6-10; free to children under age 5.

The County Line Historical Society Museum, 281 N. Market St., Shreve, will hold an open house Saturday.
The County Line Historical Society Museum, 281 N. Market St., Shreve, will hold an open house Saturday.

County Line Historical Museum open house, noon-3 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 281 N. Market St., Shreve. Parking at Shreve Auto Repair, Farmers National bank and downtown parking lots. Handicap parking at rear of museum, entering alley off East Robinson Street. Adults $2 and children 12 and younger, free. For group appointments and more information call Nancy Raymond 330-496-4024. Open houses are the second Saturday of each month.

Pork & Homemade Sauerkraut, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, St. John's ECC, 8670 State Route 39, Millersburg. Cost is a donation and includes pulled pork and homemade sauerkraut, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls and cornbread, applesauce and pies.

Spaghetti Dinner, 4:30-7 p.m. Saturday, March 16, Moreland United Methodist Church, 138 E. Moreland Road, Wooster. Donations accepted. Carry-out available.

Lenten Fish Dinner, BSA Troop 68, 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 22, Church of the Cross, 5100 Cleveland Road, Wooster. Meals are $12 and included fried pollock, baked potato, apple sauce, roll with butter and a dessert. Dine-in or pick-up.

The Fun Center Chordsmen Barbershop Chorus, 3 p.m. Saturday, March 23, Lexington High School auditorium. The show will celebrate the50th anniversary of the Chordsmen. The guest quartet,  ReRouted, will perform as well as quartets from within the Chordsmen. Tickets at the door are $15 for adults and $5 for students.

The Jane Austen Ball returns to the Wayne Center for the Arts on March 23.
The Jane Austen Ball returns to the Wayne Center for the Arts on March 23.

Jane Austen Ball, 7-10 p.m. Saturday, March 23, Wayne Center for the Arts, 237 S. Walnut St., Wooster. Park in the back. Adults $15, students $10. Appropriate for ages. Registeronline or pay cash at the door (limit 100 dancers). For more information,see woosterdance.com or call 330-347-8155.

Orrville Rotary Club Pancake Day, 7 a.m.-noon, Saturday, April 20, Trinity United Methodist Church. Proceeds will allow the club to continue providing scholarships to students, provide funding for inbound and outbound exchange students, donate funds for community projects and nonprofits, and expand the flag project. Tickets are a suggested donation of $7 and kids 5-and-under eat free.

Musclepalooza, Saturday, May 11, Dragway 42, West Salem. Cllector car enthusiasts, muscle car fans, drag racers and families looking for an exciting day at the track. Experience top-speed drag racing with $15,000 in payouts, professionally judged car shows with awards and more. Tickets and participant registrationare open now and available at​​www.hemmings.com/event/musclepalooza.

12th Annual Ohio Vintage Truck Reunion, June 21-22, Ashland, Ashland County Fairgrounds, 2042 Claremont Ave., Ashland. Hosted by the Ohio Chapters of the American Truck Historical Society. Show hours are 1-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Hundreds of vintage trucks, trucking memorabilia display, swap meet, camping with RV hookups, truck crawl, Jake-off, light show, truck model contest, truck swap meet, country convoy and more. Vitis https://www.facebook.com/OhioVintageTruckReunion for more information.

Flxible & Converted Bus Centennial Summit 2024, Aug. 21-25, Mohican Adventures campground in Loudonville. For information for the 2024 Flxible Bus Summit visit the Flxible Owners International Facebook page.

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