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Senior Fest
Join the Lorain County Of?ce on Aging, Lorain County
General Health District and WRAAA at Senior Fest 2017, on
Thursday, April 27, from 1-4 p.m., in the Spitzer Center at Lorain
County Community College
Senior Fest 2017 is free and will provide a fun and entertain-
ing day that will include tips about how to improve your health,
as well as a variety of health screenings and demonstrations. Lo-
cal organizations are expected to attend to offer health screenings
and answer any questions you may have. Entertainment will also
be provided throughout the day!
To guarantee a day of fun for all, the Senior Fest Committee
carefully selected a variety of entertainment to appeal to every-
one. Antique appraisals by Gregg Mazurek of Collector’s Gal-
lery will provide free appraisals on one item per person. All items
should be small enough to carry. Music from the 50’s will en-
tertain attendees, too. Door prizes will also be given away every
hour. You must be present to win!
For more information about Lorain County Of?ce on Aging’s
Senior Fest 2017, please call (440) 326-4816.
SWCD Workgroup meeting
Lorain Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) will con-
duct a Local Workgroup (LWG) meeting on Tuesday, April 25, at
8 a.m., to identify resource concerns, discuss conservation prior-
ities and develop potential solutions. The meeting will take place
at the Agricultural Center, located at 42110 Russia Rd., in Elyria,
in the large meeting room.
While local workgroup membership is limited to Federal,
State, county, tribal or local government representatives who
are familiar with agriculture and natural resources interests, the
meeting is open to the general public, who are invited to partici-
pate and provide input on local conservation issues and resource
challenges. LWG’s support locally led conservation efforts by
coordinating USDA programs with other conservation programs
in an effort to provide an integrated solution to addressing natural
resource concerns.
For more information, contact Derrick Harmon, District Con-
servationist with NRCS, at the Lorain SWCD of?ce at (440)
326-5800.
“Art of the Bicycle” Art Exhibit
In celebration of National Bike Week, the Elyria Arts Council
and Bike Elyria are proud to announce the 1st annual “Art of
the Bicycle” Art Exhibit and Sale, on Saturday, May 13, through
Saturday, May 20, at the Elyria Arts Council Gallery.
Individuals, organizations and artists are welcome to show
their love and appreciation of bicycling in any medium of their
choice: painting, drawing, fabrics, photography, clay, jewelry,
Legos or repurposed parts of old bikes! You make it however
you choose to roll. Create works using the bike as a subject or
object or the medium itself. The exhibit will start on Saturday,
May 13 with an opening from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. An Artist Reception
will occur on Sunday, May 14, Mother’s Day, so bring your mom
along for a special treat that day.
Artist drop-off will be anytime Wednesday, May 10, through
Friday, May 12, by noon. Pick-up will be on Sunday, May 21,
11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Any sales will be passed directly to the artist.
Donations to EAC will be greatly appreciated.
For any questions or additional information, please contact:
Ed Stewart at Bike Elyria at (440) 365-6784 or the Elyria arts
Council at (440) 328-3025. The Elyria Arts Council is located at
336 Broad Street, in Elyria. For more information, call EAC at
(440) 323-3007. More upcoming events are listed on the website
at www.bikeelyria.org.
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seek a loving home behind the musical “Annie”
Argenta & Peacock Revisit the quintessential story of orphan Annie’s adven-
Argenta looks out for her buddy Peacock. Peacock is deaf tures at the Lorain County Community College’s Stocker Arts
and depends on Argenta. Their owner had too many pets and so Center at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, with Behind the Musi-
these very sweet cats are looking for a new home. Argenta is cal: “Annie.” The show is presented by The Musical Theater
a 6-year -old female and Peacock is an 8-year-old male. They Project as part of the Random Acts Series and will be held in
are very attached to each other and need to be adopted togeth- the Hoke Theatre. Gilgamesh Taggett, who plays Daddy War-
er. Argenta and Peacock are front declawed. They are such nice bucks in the national tour, is headlining.
cats! Can you give them a good home? If you would like to give
these buddies a loving, forever home, please call the Friendship Forty years have passed since the darling red-headed or-
Animal Protective League at (440) 322-4321. (www.Friendshi- phan debuted on Broadway, and she still stars in the hearts of
pAPL.org) millions who tag along on her journey on stage. When lyricist
The shelter is located at 8303 Murray Ridge Road, in Elyria. and director Martin Charnin created the family musical based
Their hours are from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Monday, Friday & on the famous Harold Gray comic strip, just about everyone
Saturday; from 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday & Thursday; and on Broadway thought he was crazy. Only when Mike Nichols
from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Adoption fees are $20 for stepped in as producer was the show saved, and all the trials
1 year and older and $50 for less than 1 year old. All cats have and tribulations paid off in a Tony Award-winning bonanza.
been spayed or neutered, vaccinated, dewormed and have test-
ed negative for FeLV. Friendship APL is a private, non-pro?t The performance will include all of the songs from Char-
humane society. They depend on the generosity and ?nancial nin and Charles Strouse’s iconic score including “Tomorrow,”
support of the public to serve the people and animals of Lorain “Maybe,” “It’s a Hard-Knock Life,” “Easy Street” and “You’re
County. Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile.” The show is co-hosted
by Bill Rudman and Nancy Maier and features Sheri Gross and
April is fine forgiveness month Lexi Cowan. Members of the LCCC Chorale will be joining in
on many of the songs as the backstory of this feel-good Amer-
Whether you’re returning overdue items or you’ve been car- ican classic is unveiled.
rying a ?ne on your library card, this is your chance to have half
of all ?nes and fees forgiven. In April only, visit any Lorain Pub- Tickets are available now for $20 each for regular admis-
lic Library System library and pay only 50% of what you owe. sion, $18 for seniors 65 and over or $10 for LCCC students
They’ll waive the other half of your balance. Remember to bring with valid ID, children 18 and under and active duty military
back your overdue materials. Restrictions apply. For more infor- with a valid ID.
mation, call the Lorain Public Library System at 440-244-1192
or 1-800-322-READ (7323). For more information or tickets, call the Stocker Arts Cen-
ter box of?ce at (440) 366-4040 or visit www.stockerartscen-
Murder Mystery ter.com. The Stocker Arts Center is located at 1005 N. Abbe
Road, in Elyria, on the campus of Lorain County Community
College. Parking on campus is free.
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The Friends of MetroParks Tickets are $30 per person Keep in touch with your community
of Lorain County is sponsor- or $58 per couple. Group rates Visit: www.CarlisleTownship.com
ing their 12th annual Mur- are also available. For more
der Mystery Dinner Theatre, information or to order tickets,
“A Murder Has Been Re- please call (216) 544-3865.
nounced,” by Lee Mueller.
Performances will be on
Fridays and Saturdays, May
12-13 and May 19-20. Seat-
ing will be at 6:30 p.m., with
dinner at 7 p.m. The show will
be held at the Carlisle Visitor
Center, located at 12882 Diag-
onal Road, in LaGrange.
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