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Events This Week
May 27, 2018 - June 3, 2018
This Week Navigation
May 27 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
May 27 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Fairy Days at Heritage Farms
May 27 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join us for our 7th annual Fairy Days Festival!
May 27 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Superheroes of Nature
May 27 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Come and see your favorite superheroes from the Marvel Comic Universe, the DC Comic Universe and more.
May 27 @ 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
20th Annual Berea’s National Rib Cook-off
May 27 @ 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Come to Berea to enjoy this Memorial Day Weekend annual symbolic summer kick-off. Area and national rib teams will compete in a variety of areas, including best ribs, best sauce and more. The event also features live music, entertainment, and kids' activities. Admission is free for ages 12 and younger.
May 27 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
TapeScape-Sticky Science
May 27 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Using the humble product known as packing tape, the Great Lakes Science Center and designer/artist Eric Lennartson built a two-level, 1,300-square-foot, all-ages playground entirely out of packing tape wrapped around a metal frame — a TapeScape.
May 28 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Superheroes of Nature
May 28 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Come and see your favorite superheroes from the Marvel Comic Universe, the DC Comic Universe and more.
May 28 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
TapeScape-Sticky Science
May 28 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Using the humble product known as packing tape, the Great Lakes Science Center and designer/artist Eric Lennartson built a two-level, 1,300-square-foot, all-ages playground entirely out of packing tape wrapped around a metal frame — a TapeScape.
May 28 @ 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
20th Annual Berea’s National Rib Cook-off
May 28 @ 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Come to Berea to enjoy this Memorial Day Weekend annual symbolic summer kick-off. Area and national rib teams will compete in a variety of areas, including best ribs, best sauce and more. The event also features live music, entertainment, and kids' activities. Admission is free for ages 12 and younger.
April 18 @ 7:00 pm - June 13 @ 8:00 pm
Wow Factor: 150 Years of Collecting Bold Clothes
April 18 @ 7:00 pm - June 13 @ 8:00 pm
Fifteen decades of fashionable Clevelanders will be represented when the Western Reserve Historical Society brings its Wow Factor: 150 Years of Collecting Bold Clothes presentation to the Solon Library.
May 18 @ 12:00 pm - June 10 @ 4:00 pm
Caterpillar Nursery Open
May 18 @ 12:00 pm - June 10 @ 4:00 pm
Come observe caterpillars as they eat, grow, and transform into butterflies and moths, with fun caterpillar-themed activities for children.
May 29 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
TapeScape-Sticky Science
May 29 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Using the humble product known as packing tape, the Great Lakes Science Center and designer/artist Eric Lennartson built a two-level, 1,300-square-foot, all-ages playground entirely out of packing tape wrapped around a metal frame — a TapeScape.
May 29 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
April 18 @ 7:00 pm - June 13 @ 8:00 pm
Wow Factor: 150 Years of Collecting Bold Clothes
April 18 @ 7:00 pm - June 13 @ 8:00 pm
Fifteen decades of fashionable Clevelanders will be represented when the Western Reserve Historical Society brings its Wow Factor: 150 Years of Collecting Bold Clothes presentation to the Solon Library.
May 18 @ 12:00 pm - June 10 @ 4:00 pm
Caterpillar Nursery Open
May 18 @ 12:00 pm - June 10 @ 4:00 pm
Come observe caterpillars as they eat, grow, and transform into butterflies and moths, with fun caterpillar-themed activities for children.
May 29 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Baby Bonanza
May 29 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Bring your babies (not yet walking) and blankets in for books, bopping and bouncing at this year-round lap-sit program.
May 30 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
TapeScape-Sticky Science
May 30 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Using the humble product known as packing tape, the Great Lakes Science Center and designer/artist Eric Lennartson built a two-level, 1,300-square-foot, all-ages playground entirely out of packing tape wrapped around a metal frame — a TapeScape.
May 30 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Drop-In Tour: An American Story
May 30 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Hear the moving stories of Jewish immigrants in this informative and inspiring look at what it takes to survive and thrive in a new country guided by a knowledgeable volunteer docent.
April 18 @ 7:00 pm - June 13 @ 8:00 pm
Wow Factor: 150 Years of Collecting Bold Clothes
April 18 @ 7:00 pm - June 13 @ 8:00 pm
Fifteen decades of fashionable Clevelanders will be represented when the Western Reserve Historical Society brings its Wow Factor: 150 Years of Collecting Bold Clothes presentation to the Solon Library.
May 18 @ 12:00 pm - June 10 @ 4:00 pm
Caterpillar Nursery Open
May 18 @ 12:00 pm - June 10 @ 4:00 pm
Come observe caterpillars as they eat, grow, and transform into butterflies and moths, with fun caterpillar-themed activities for children.
May 30 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Traveling the Silk World
May 30 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibit tying worlds together, as they combine interactive science experiences with the amazing natural history and cultural anthropology of the renowned American Museum of Natural History.
May 31
Spring Native Wildflower Challenge
May 31
Enjoy this challenge as a means to get you outside and enjoy the unfolding of nature in Medina County Parks as you search for common native spring wildflowers.
May 31 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
TapeScape-Sticky Science
May 31 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Using the humble product known as packing tape, the Great Lakes Science Center and designer/artist Eric Lennartson built a two-level, 1,300-square-foot, all-ages playground entirely out of packing tape wrapped around a metal frame — a TapeScape.
May 31 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
April 18 @ 7:00 pm - June 13 @ 8:00 pm
Wow Factor: 150 Years of Collecting Bold Clothes
April 18 @ 7:00 pm - June 13 @ 8:00 pm
Fifteen decades of fashionable Clevelanders will be represented when the Western Reserve Historical Society brings its Wow Factor: 150 Years of Collecting Bold Clothes presentation to the Solon Library.
May 18 @ 12:00 pm - June 10 @ 4:00 pm
Caterpillar Nursery Open
May 18 @ 12:00 pm - June 10 @ 4:00 pm
Come observe caterpillars as they eat, grow, and transform into butterflies and moths, with fun caterpillar-themed activities for children.
April 18 @ 7:00 pm - June 13 @ 8:00 pm
Wow Factor: 150 Years of Collecting Bold Clothes
April 18 @ 7:00 pm - June 13 @ 8:00 pm
Fifteen decades of fashionable Clevelanders will be represented when the Western Reserve Historical Society brings its Wow Factor: 150 Years of Collecting Bold Clothes presentation to the Solon Library.
May 18 @ 12:00 pm - June 10 @ 4:00 pm
Caterpillar Nursery Open
May 18 @ 12:00 pm - June 10 @ 4:00 pm
Come observe caterpillars as they eat, grow, and transform into butterflies and moths, with fun caterpillar-themed activities for children.
June 1 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Noble Story Stop
June 1 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Hear stories, sing songs, and do a little dancing, too.
June 1 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Jun Kaneko: Blurred Lines
June 1 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
See the groundbreaking, monumental works of internationally renowned artist Jun Kaneko.
June 1 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Ed Emberly: Better You Than Me
June 1 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Using simple shapes and lines, beloved illustrator and picture book artist Ed Emberley has created enchanting worlds for generations of young people, while also giving them the tools to create worlds of their own
June 2 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
June 2
Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs
June 2
Not dinosaurs, birds or bats, pterosaurs were flying reptiles that lived in the world of dinosaurs 220 to 66 million years ago.
June 2 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Early Childhood Programs
June 2 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Enjoy 30 minutes of age-appropriate tinkering activities with your child, ages 7 and younger.
June 2 @ 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Main Street Kent Art & Wine Festival
June 2 @ 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm
10th annual event featuring Ohio wines, local artists, great food and live entertainment.
April 18 @ 7:00 pm - June 13 @ 8:00 pm
Wow Factor: 150 Years of Collecting Bold Clothes
April 18 @ 7:00 pm - June 13 @ 8:00 pm
Fifteen decades of fashionable Clevelanders will be represented when the Western Reserve Historical Society brings its Wow Factor: 150 Years of Collecting Bold Clothes presentation to the Solon Library.
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COSI Announces Plans for All-New Science Festival
On Tuesday, May 22, 2018, COSI and Battelle, along with Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and many other central Ohio Mayors, announced the COSI Science Festival debuting May 1-4, 2019.
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