Camp Echoing Hills is offering a day camp for special-needs persons June 29 through July 3 at Clay’s Park in Lawrence Township.
Camp In-Motion is a unique camping experience that strives to enrich the lives of people with special needs.
Activities for this fun-filled and action-packed week include whitewater rafting, fishing, carnival games, a bounce house, go carts, bowling, hayrides and more. A fireworks show at Clay’s Park will be the grand finale for the week.

A new Kent State University Museum exhibit, “The Kokoon Arts Club: Cleveland Revels,” looks back at the iconic club formed in 1912.
The exhibit, which runs from March 19, 2009, through Feb. 28, 2010, highlights the profound effect of the club, whose most memorable activities were the annual masked balls at staged venues around the city. On display are the posters and costumes, both designed and worn by members at these extravagant balls.

Join a naturalist at 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of each month for a walk on the trails at the Wilderness Center.
This free event is for all ages.
The Wilderness Center is at 9877 Alabama Ave. SW in Sugar Creek Township.
For more information, call (877) 359-5235 or e-mail vicki@wildernesscenter.org or go to www.wildernesscenter.org.

Wilderness Walk Wed., Jul. 1, 10 a.m.
Join a naturalist on the 1st Wed. every month for a walk on our trails. See what’s interesting today! All ages. Free.

Canton is hosting the first International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Junior World Championship from June 27 through July 5 at Fawcett Stadium .
Football teams from the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Sweden will compete in a double elimination tournament.
Involved in the competition will be 360 players age 19 and younger, 80 coaches from the eight nations and 32 football officials from the IFAF’s 52 member nations.
Fawcett Stadium is at 1835 Harrison Ave. NW in Canton.

Visitors can discover what life was like aboard a working Great Lakes freighter, the William G. Mather, when they explore the 1925-built Mather from bow to stern and see its huge cargo holds, brass and oak pilot house, elegant guest quarters and four-story engine room. They also can walk the decks and marvel at the “engineering firsts” that helped transform Northeast Ohio into a great industrial center.
The Mather is docked at 305 Mather Way (old Erieside Avenue), north of the Great Lakes Science Center.

Free noon concerts every Wednesday in June and July under the covered patio. Bring your friends and bring your lunch -- or plan to purchase a treat from Chik-Fil-A. Rain or Shine!

A parade, car show, fireworks and good times are on tap for the 71st annual East Sparta Homecoming on July 1-3.
The festivities will begin at 5 p.m. July 1 with a car, truck and motorcycle show. LaFlavour will play at 8 p.m. July 2 prior to the fireworks show at 10 p.m. Fireworks will be shot off from the former East Sparta Elementary School site. The parade steps off at 7 p.m. July 3.
Amusement rides will be open each night, as will games, food vendors and activities. The Fire Department will host 10-cent bingo July 2 and July 3.

For parents of children up to age 12; for information call (330) 762-0591

NAMI Stark County will offer "Family-to-Family"; a FREE 12 week program that meets once a week for persons having an adult loved one with mental illness. The program teaches about mental illness, treatments, coping and communication strategies and more.

Wednesday night meditation at Merging Hearts. Each Wednesday at 7pm we gather to experience a new and different meditation.

For information call (330) 492-7522 or (330) 837-5018

The 42-member Canton Concert Band is offering a series of free Summer Sunset Concerts at parks throughout Stark County.
The programs will include pop music, light classical selections, show tunes, and marches.
The band’s members include professional musicians along with some high school and college students. Conductors and music will vary by concert.
Programs begin at 7 p.m., except as noted. Bring blankets or lawn chairs for seating.
For information, call (330) 454-7430.
If it rains, the Price Park concerts will be held at Community Christian Church of North Canton at 210 N. Main St.