Area Happenings: Book sale, students plays, pancake breakfast

Wooster Daily Record
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Friends Used Book Sale, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, downstairs Community Room of Orrville Public Library, 230 N. Main St., Orrville. For additional information call 330-683-1065.

Violinist Chad Hoopes and violist Matthew Lipman, 7 p.m. Friday, Wayne Center for the Arts, 237 S. Walnut St., Wooster. Tickets are available at WayneArtsCenter.org/WCP.

"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Kingsway Christian School. Tickets available at the door and the at kingswaychristianschool.net.

Nicole Geiser, left, Gavin Geiser, Elise Falb and Layla Anderson are cast members in Bright Life Players' spring show, "Charlotte's Web." Show dates begin Friday. (PROVIDED BY BRIGHT LIFE PLAYERS)
Nicole Geiser, left, Gavin Geiser, Elise Falb and Layla Anderson are cast members in Bright Life Players' spring show, "Charlotte's Web." Show dates begin Friday. (PROVIDED BY BRIGHT LIFE PLAYERS)

"Charlotte’s Web," 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and April 19 and 20, and 2:30 p.m. April 21, First Church of God, 1953 Akron Road, Wooster. Proceeds will be donated to Stirrup Courage, an equestrian learning center near Orrville. Adult tickets are $11, youth tickets (12 and under) are $8 and a Family 4-Pack is $32. Concessions will be available at intermission, with proceeds going to the First Church of God. Visit www.brightlifeplayers.org for tickets and how to volunteer with future productions.

Spring Pancake and Sausage Breakfast, 7-11 a.m. Saturday, Paint Township Fire Station, Mount Eaton. Cost is a donation. Proceeds benefit the Ladies Auxiliary.

Rummage and Bake Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Church of the Cross UMC, 5100 Cleveland Road, Wooster. Baked good items as well as breakfast and lunch foods can be purchased while shopping. Proceeds help to support church missions.

County Line Historical Museum open house, noon-3 p.m. Saturday, 281 N. Market St., Shreve. Parking at Shreve Auto Repair, Farmers National bank and downtown 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.

Homemade Butter Workshop, 2 p.m. Saturday, Lehman's, 4779 Kidron Road, Kidron. Learn how to make butter from store-bought or fresh cow cream, using different methods to create sweet or cultured butter, with or without electricity.

Wayne County Rural Youth square/line dance, 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Smithville High School Cafeteria. Lessons 6:45-7 p.m. Mel Stocksdale band with Dave Kick calling. Open to all ages. No experience necessary. Admission $5. Free refreshments.

Spring Hymn Sunday will be Sunday at Smithville Historic Church Of God, 147 N. Milton St.
Spring Hymn Sunday will be Sunday at Smithville Historic Church Of God, 147 N. Milton St.

Spring Hymn Sing, 2:30-4 p.m., Sunday at the Smithville Historic Church of God, 147 N. Milton St. Requests from the church hymnals will be taken and accompanied on piano and pump organ. Cookies and punch will be provided. The event is free. For more information, visit the Smithville Community Historical Society Facebook page.

Steve and Lucy Bell will perform music from the Civil War Era on Tuesday at the Wayne County Historical Society in Wooster.
Steve and Lucy Bell will perform music from the Civil War Era on Tuesday at the Wayne County Historical Society in Wooster.

Civil War Round Table, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wayne County Historical Society, 546 E. Bowman St, Wooster. Steve and Lisa Ball showcase Music of the Civil War. For more information about the Wayne County Historical Society go to waynehistoricalohio.org.

Free Community Meal, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Savannah Town Hall, 11 S. Main St. The meal, provided by the Savannah-Crestview Lions Club, will include a bowl of chili soup, cornbread, carrots, fruit, water or coffee. The meal is free meal to anyone who could benefit from a home-cooked meal in comfortable surroundings.

Ten Weeks of Tasty, through 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.

Michele and Jeremy Patterson mix pancake batter at a previous Maple Syrup Missions Festival at Sonnenberg Mennonite Church in Kidron. This year's event is April 20.
Michele and Jeremy Patterson mix pancake batter at a previous Maple Syrup Missions Festival at Sonnenberg Mennonite Church in Kidron. This year's event is April 20.

Maple Syrup Missions Festival, 7-10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 20, Sonnenberg Mennonite Church, 14367 Hackett Road, Kidron. Pancake and sausage breakfast by donations. Proceeds support mission and missionaries.

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.

Scarlet, Gray and Green Fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 20, Secrest Arboretum Welcome & Education Center, 2122 Williams Road, Wooster. Coinciding with the 54th anniversary of Earth Day, the fair features exhibits and demonstrations by nonprofits, citizens and educational groups and speakers whose focus is improving community and global sustainability. For more information go to https://u.osu.edu/sggf.

Black Men in Blue, 1 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 343 N. Market St., Shreve. Kelly D. Mezurek is a historian of African American Civil War personale. The presentation focuses on the Ohio Black community's response to the Civil War, the wartime participation of Black men and the experiences of their families at home and how White Ohioans responded to their service. Hosted by the County Line Historical Society of Wayne/Holmes. Free admission.

Pastors' Breakfast, 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, Apple Creek Historical Society, 185 Church St., Apple Creek. The speaker is David Mahan, a pastor and the Policy Director for the Center For Christian Virtue. RSVP by April 18 to Meghan Millea at MeghanRMillea@gmail.com or 330-931-2391.

Contra Dance, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 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.

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.

30th Annual FotoFest, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, June 2,  at The Wilderness Center in Wilmot. The cost is $7 per photo entry and $5 per entry in the Youth division. An entry form with all of the details is available The Wilderness Center Nature Photo Club website, www.twcnpc.com; select the FotoFest Info tab. The form also contains drop-off information.

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.

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