September 4 - 6
The Great Bug Hunt!
The West Woods Nature Center
9465 Kinsman Road (Route 87) Russell Twp.
1-4 pm
Pick up clues at the nature center that will lead you to fun things to see and do while learning insect facts. The hunt will lead you inside and outside the nature center. Fully wheelchair / stroller accessible.
www.geaugaparkdistrict.org
September 10-12
Lake County PerchFest™
Lake Metroparks Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park
301 Huntington Beach Dr.
Fairport Harbor
A great pre-autumn festival featuring great food, live entertainment, fishing tournament, exhibitors and vendors.
440-975-1234
800-368-LAKE
www.perchfest.net
September 11
City of Painesville Community Picnic
Kiwanis Recreation Park
301 Latimore Street
Painesville
1 - 4 pm
Enjoy canoe rides, disc golf, family games, displays, skate park competition and 3-on-3 basketball tournament.
440-392-5912
www.painesville.com
September 11
9th Annual Mentor Cruise-In
Great Lakes Mall
7850 Mentor Avenue, Mentor
2 pm - 8 pm
The area’s largest cruise in -- with hundreds of pre-1980’s vehicles -- moves from its previous location at Civic Center Park to its new site at the Great Lakes Mall - Sears parking lot. There’s plenty of free parking. Enjoy music and refreshments while strolling around the classic cars. The event includes food, music, trophies, door prizes, a 50/50 raffle and more! Registration for cars begins at 11 a.m. The first 300 cars will get goody bags and the first 600 cars get dash plaques. No cars permitted on site before 8 am; cars must arrive together in order to park together. Additionally, no pets, bicycles, inline skates or alcoholic beverages are permitted. This event is free for spectators. Rain date is September 12.
440-255-8932
www.cityofmentor.com
www.mentorcitycruise.com
September 11-12
Perry Fall Festival
Perry Village Park
3954 Call Road, Perry
Saturday noon - 8 pm
Sunday noon - 5 pm
A small home town type festival with vendors, games, food and entertainment, all weekend long.
440-259-5140
September 17
Ice Cream Social and Open House
Daniels Park
Rt. 84, Willoughby
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Lake County Early Childhood PTA will be hosting their FREE Annual Ice Cream Social and Open House. Meet and socialize with other families and learn what the Early Childhood PTA program can offer you and your family. This event includes free ice cream for the whole family, free pony rides, fun children’s activities, prizes and more. Stop by the membership table to become a member and learn what othe officers are planning for this year’s events and monthly meetings.
For more information visit www.LCECPTA.org.
September 17
Friday Movie Night: The Deep
North Chagrin Nature Center
North Chagrin Reservation
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm
We know more about the surface of the moon than the bottom of our oceans. In a film narrated by Naturalist David Attenborough, discover the mountain ranges, large-toothed creatures and spectacular “smoking chimneys” in the perpetual nights of the deep ocean. Popcorn will be provided, and doors open at 7:15 pm. North Chagrin Nature Center is located off Buttermilk Falls Parkway, off the Sunset Lane entrance of North Chagrin Reservation, off SOM Center Roadin Mayfield Village. For more information call 440-473-3370.
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September 17-19
It’s Better in Mentor
Civic Center Park
8500 Civic Center Blvd., Mentor
4-11 pm (Fri); 11 am-11 pm (Sat); 11 am - 6 pm (Sun)
Great family fun with rides, games, live entertainment, arts & crafts and festival food.
440-374-5720
www.cityofmentor.com/play
September 18
The Great Garage Sale
Lake County Fairgrounds
1301 Mentor Avenue, Painesville
9 am - 4 pm
Over 150 vendors, food concessions, free parking. Cost for vendor inside $30; vendor outside $25.
440-354-3339
www.lakecountyfair.org
September 18 & 19
Village Peddler Festival
Lake Metroparks Farmpark
8800 Euclid Chardon Rd (Rt. 6)
Kirtland
Saturday, 10 am - 6 pm
Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm
This festival is an outdoor marketplace of crafts, food and music. Craftsmen from all over Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Michigan will travel to participate in the 29th annual event.
Admission is $7.00 for adults (12-59), $6.00 for mature adults (60+) and $4.00 for children (2-11). Children under two are free. Groups and tours welcome.
www.villagepeddlerfestival.com 800-366-3276.
September 22
Midweek Moonwalk
North Chagrin Nature Center North Chagrin Reservation
6:30 pm - 8 pm
As shadows of twilight change the landscape, enjoy an easy, two-mile evening walk along a hemlock ravine. If skies are clear, an almost full moon will be visible. North Chagrin Nature Center is located off Buttermilk Falls Parkway, off the Sunset Lane entrance of North Chagrin Reservation, off SOM Center Road/Route 91 in Mayfield Village. For more information call 440-473-3370.
September 24-26
Ingenuity Fest
Cleveland’s Festival
of Art & Technology
2010 is shaping up to be the most exciting Ingenuity Festival ever! It is moving to the lower level of Veterans Memorial (Detroit-Superior) Bridge.
The Ingenuity Festival is Cleveland’s annual weekend-long celebration of art and technology, designed for audiences of any age and experience, staged in Downtown Cleveland. Prominent international masters present original works alongside the finest of Northeast Ohio’s performing and visual artists. Free admission.
www.ingenuitycleveland.com
September 25 - 26
Art in the Village Part II
September 25 • 10 am - 8 pm September 26 • 10 am - 6 pm
Legacy Village
25001 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst
Art in the Village returns for Part II of its signature summer show. The artistic media represented at this new show will include paintings, life size sculptures, photography, glass, wood, jewelry, collage and ceramics with prices ranging from $25 hand-designed earrings to $20,000 metal sculptures. Admission is free and open to the public.
www.artfestival.com
954-472-3755
September 26
Great Western Reserve Clambake
Lake County History Center
415 Riverside Drive, Painesville
1-5 pm; 1-3 pm serving
Get the real story on clambakes in Ohio. Enjoy a traditional clambake in the Western Reserve style.
Reservations only
440-639-2945
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