The playhouse in Akron announced its 82nd season. Weathervane’s subscribers, volunteers and staff gathered for an opportunity to learn the titles of all of the 2016-17 season plays and hear from many of the directors about each of the upcoming shows.

Come to Crocker Park in Westlake this spring and summer season to experience “Crocker Kids,” a free, family-friendly event with fun and interactive activities targeted for kids ages 2 to 9. The event is sponsored by Cleveland Clinic Children’s and brought to you by Northeast Ohio Parent magazine. With an adventurous theme each month, Crocker Kids will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on select Tuesdays, May through September. The first event will be held on May 17.

Two fun-filled days featuring hundreds of kids and family products and services as well as continuous entertainment, activities, crafts, cookie decorating, prizes, play area, snack attacks, costume characters and all kinds of surprises! And best of all — it’s free.

Anyone else find themselves warping into the “mom uniform” most days? In this month's issue Sara Carnes — morning show co-host at 95.5 The Fish and Northeast Ohio Parent columnist — shares with readers her secret stylist, which provides an easy, free way to help you get in tune with stylish ways to dress up your outfits.

The school invites parents and middle school students on April 18 to attend a free, interactive presentation and discussion on cyberbullying, cybercrime, online predator tactics and other safety issues related to children’s use of the internet.

Monica Slaven, 17, an active volunteer in her community and an Ohio Virtual Academy student, organized a holiday toy drive through OHVA’s National Honor Society chapter. She spearheaded a statewide drive to donate to patients at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.

Musical Fingers LLC has been providing the joy, love and fun of music and all things musical to ages 4 and older. They love working with those with special needs and offer unique music instruction and therapy programs that help meet a variety of physical, cognitive, social, emotional and musical goals.

High school juniors have quite the year ahead of them as they begin their college search process. While every application year sees some change, this year there are three significant changes on the horizon.

What do you do when your teenager eats poorly? How can you help guide them back toward healthy habits without it turning into a food fight? Struggles with food among teens are common and normal. Experts say by trying to control their diet, you will likely end up doing more harm than good.

April showers won’t put a damper on the fun your little sprouts will have playing in the spring-themed indoor playground at Lake Metroparks Farmpark. Also, families can watch newborn spring lambs, learn about plant life and, on weekends, make a spring craft.