Votes for Women will holdits annual fundraising Luncheon and Auction from noonn to 3 p.m. July 25 at the Hart Mansion at 411 N. Main St. in Minerva.
All proceeds will benefit Votes for Women.
The event is open to members and guests.
Tickets are $50 per person. Susan B. Anthony sponsors, at $75, will receive special recognition in the program.
For reservations, contact Shirley Jones at (330) 453-7068, at Republcian Party headquarters at 2727 Fulton Dr. NW in Canton.

Tai Chi at TWC Sats., Jul. 25-Aug. 29, 7:30 a.m.
TWC is partnering with Roy Davis to offer a 6 week series of Tai Chi (chen style) classes. Roy has practiced Tai Chi for the last 16 years and taught the technique at the Tuscarawas County YMCA and Akron Public Schools. Roy is a 2nd degree brown belt in Ju Jit Su and has been a certified personal trainer. Tai Chi is a series of slow, flowing movements which help develop balance, loosen joints, and increase brain connections and spatial awareness.

The Massillon Farmer’s Market offers seasonal fruits and vegetables, baked goods, fresh-cut flowers and more from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 11 through Oct. 10 at the Massilllon Recreation Center parking lot at 505 Erie St. N.
To reserve booth space, contact the Massillon Recreation Center at (330) 832-1621. Vendors can pay $80 for the whole season or by the week at $12.

Hartville Elevator “100 Years of Service” Day will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 25 on the square in downtown Hartville.
The event will include prizes, games, music, contests, food, a special visit by Dick Goddard and more.
The Lake Township Historical Society will have a special display in the Tessmer building about the history of the elevator.

The Canton Farmers Market takes place from 8 to 11:30 a.m. every Saturday from June 20 through Oct. 17, rain or shine, in downtown Canton in the lot on Cleveland Avenue NW between Fourth and Fifth Streets. There are 23 local vendors, 12 of which are new this year.
The market offers produce, natural meats, eggs, honey, fresh cut flowers and plants from local farmers, some certified organic. A wealth of other products includes local artisan specialties such as breads, cheeses and jams.

The St. Brendan Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians will have a benefit golf outing July 25 at the Mayfair Country Club, at 2229 Raber Rd. in Green.
Registration and breakfast begin at 7 a.m. The shotgun start for the four-person team scramble will be at 8 a.m.
Cost is $60 per person and includes 18 holes of golf green fees, golf cart, contests, breakfast and lunch and four beverage tickets.
Proceeds benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, which aids service men and women injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Alliance Farmers’ Market is open from 9 to noon every Saturday from June 20 to Oct. 17 at the corner of Main Street and Mechanic Avenue just east of Route 183 in Alliance. Look for the bright-red caboose.
This is a producers-only farmers’ market with a wide variety of products grown or produced locally — vegetables and fruits and herbs, including some organic, baked goods, jams and jellies, cheese, freezer beef and pork, maple syrup, cut flowers and plants.
Other features are musical entertainment and educational sessions and demonstrations.

The Main Street Farmers Market in Louisville operates from 9 a.m. to noon the first Saturday of every month, through October, at 229 E. Main St.
Fresh, locally grown vegetables, fruit, flowers, baked goods and more.
Call (330) 875-7371 for more information.

Hoffman’s Garden Center is hosting its annual Parade of Ponds on July 18 and 19 and July 25 and 26. Parade of Ponds is a self-guided tour of beautiful ponds and water gardens in Summit and surrounding counties.
Parade of Ponds is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 18 and July 25, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 19 and July 26.
Proceeds will benefit the Akron Children’s Hospital through the Clifford R. Boeckman, M.D., Regional Burn Center Fund.
Tickets, with tour booklets, are $8 at Hoffman’s Garden Center, at 1021 E. Caston Rd., off S. Arlington Rd., in Green.

The Hartville Farmers Market sets up shop at the Hartville Marketplace and Flea Market at 1289 Edison St. NW in Lake Township from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays year-round. It offers fresh vegetables and fruits, baked goods, jams and jellies and more.
For more information, call (330) 877-9860 or visit www.hartvillemarketplace.com.

The Carroll County Animal Protection League will have a membership frive and pet products sale from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 25
at the Dollar General store on Canton Road in Carrollton.
League members will be selling items for dogs or cats and providing information about the Carroll County Animal Protection League.
All proceeds will go toward the goal of building an animal shelter for Carroll County.

The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown Human Life Guild will sponsor a Faith and Family Festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 25 on the grounds of the Sancta Clara Monastery at Market Avenue N and 44th Street NE in Canton.
Singer/songwriter Tony Melendez will present a concert at 10:30 a.m. The day’s activities include music, lessons for children and teens, speakers for adults, the family rosary, Eucharistic Adoration, Mass, lunch and more.
Advance registration is $20 for individuals or $35 for families.

Learn to swim like a fish from certified instructors! Classes are great for ages 6 months and older. Classes run Saturday, July 25-August 22. Pre-registration is required.

The Towpath Trail YMCA will have a weekly farmer's market from 9 a.m. to noon, Fridays through Oct. 2.

The Norma Johnson Center in the Dover area will offer a butterfly exhibit July 20-26.
Fran LeMasters will set up an interactive 12-by-5-foot enclosure featuring butterflies, caterpillars and chrysalis. She belongs to the International Butterfly Breeders Association.
The exhibit will be open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 7 p.m.
The O’Donnell Family Charitable Foundation is sponsoring this exhibit.
The Norma Johnson Center is at 3870 State Route 39 NW in Dover.
For more information, contact Marsha at (330) 339-7976.

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.

Summit Cycling Center is seeking donation of used bicycles, tricycles and cycling-related equipment to support its program of providing bicycles at little or no cost according to community needs.
Summit Cycling Center is a local nonprofit organization that provides bicycle safety and mechanical training, promotes transportation alternatives and provides bicycles at little or no cost based on Akron area community needs. Some used bicycles are used for community program training purposes. Other bicycles will be rebuilt and sold or given away in the Akron area.

(330) 497-6303 for information

Merry's Ice Cream Pink Poker Run to benefit the National Breast Cancer Foundation - Saturday July 25th, 2009.

Sign up Starts at 10AM, 1st Vehicle out @ 11AM, Last Vehicle in @ 5PM (Run is Open to ALL Vehicles). Run Starts & Ends at Merry's Ice Cream - 903 Wertz Ave NW, Canton. Food & Refreshments will be provided for Run Participants upon their return.

Motorcycle show starts @ 5PM. Trophies to be awarded in various categories for bike show. Spectators are FREE & get to vote for Peoples Choice Award!

Cost to enter both events is $15 for Single / $25 per Couple.

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.

The Tuscarawas Valley Kennel Club is conducting its seventh annual Strut Your Mutt event July 25, a fun day with your dogs at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds in Dover.
Registration is at 9:30 a.m. and events begin at 10, rain or shine.
A doggie parade will take place at 10 a.m. The New Philadelphia police K9 unit will present a demonstration at 10:30 a.m.
There will be demonstrations of agility, Rally-o and dog/handler challenges, and contests for most barks, largest and smallest dog, best costume and other categories.

Let Stark Parks teach you the basics of fly fishing, including how to "read" water, appropriate flies, knot tying, and basic overhand casting. All equipment will be provided. This is something the whole family can do together, but you must be at least 10 years old to take this 10 am-2 pm class at the David Fichtner Outdoor Education Center, 12833 Market Ave N in Hartville. Call 330-477-3552 or go to www.StarkParks.com for your required reservation.

(330) 452-68751 for information

Butterfly Hike Sat., Jul. 25, 11 a.m.
We will walk the butterfly transect in the Prairie to view the common butterflies visiting the area. Each participant will receive the booklet Common Butterflies and Skippers of Ohio, a Division of Wildlife publication. Cancelled if raining. Lynda Price, Naturalist.

The first Troop Support Poker Run and Cruise-in will be July 25 at the Lighthouse Inn at 6543 Navarre Rd. SW in Perry Township. All proceeds will be donated to Northern Ohio USO Care Package Facility. First bike goes out at 11 a.m. and last at 1 p.m. Last in is at 6:30 p.m. The ride ends at the Shady Rest Army/Navy Pavilion on State Route 250 in Strasburg.

Turtle Day Sat., Jul. 25, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
It’s turtle time again at The Wilderness Center! Join Naturalist Carrie Elvey for her turtle marking program. Learn how and why we conduct this study, see some turtles up close, and enjoy the afternoon at the lake turtle watching. At 11, there will be a short program in the building to discuss the types of turtles and basic turtle ecology. Then, stop by the lake anytime between 11:30 and 3 and visit with Carrie and the turtles.

In honor of former first ladies Ellen Wilson and Helen Taft, the National First Ladies’ Library has organized a Celebration of Art and Music motor coach trip to Cleveland on July 25.
The schedule is:
11:30 a.m. — departure by motor coach for the Cleveland Museum of Art, followed by dining and shopping on your own in Little Italy;
6 p.m. — arrival at Blossom Music Center for the Cleveland Orchestra’s performance of Gershwin’s “A Rhapsody in Blue”;
11:30 p.m. — arrival at National First Ladies’ Library parking lot.
Cost is $47 for adults, $35 for seniors age 60 and older.

The Constitution Golf Scramble, a fundraiser for the Louisville Constitution Days festival, will take place July 25 at Pleasant View Golf Course, at 14605 Louisville St. NE in Washington Township.
The shotgun start will be at 1 p.m.
The event is open to the public. Cost is $200 per four-person team.
There will be optional skins and cash pots.
A hole-in-one on 17 wins a car; there will be prizes at par 3’s.
Sausage will be served at the turn and a steak dinner at the end. Beverages will be provided on the course.

An opening reception will be held for an exhibit of works by artists Rand Slaughter and Jack Valentine from 2 to 4 p.m. July 25 at the North Canton Public Library’s Little Art Gallery.
Their work will be on display until Aug. 22.
The library at 185 N. Main St.

Tonight’s Sky: The Milky Way Sat., Jul. 25, 2 p.m.
A look at the galaxy we live in, how it was formed, and some of its amazing features. Compare our galaxy with other types of galaxies in our universe, plus our neighboring galaxies and how they relate to the distant future of our galaxy. Finally, a planetarium look at tonight’s sky. TWC docent Ken Renner. Everyone welcome. Free.

Join Stark Parks at its Fichtner Outdoor Education Center at 12833 Market Ave. N in Hartville from 5-8 p.m. for a family campfire, open fishing, hiking, and storytelling. Hot dogs and marshmallows will be provided, so please make a reservation at www.StarkParks.com or 330-477-3552.

Community members are invited to bring a picnic and eat near or by the Picnic Shelter on Conservation Drive at 6:00PM. After eating staff will play the movie Lost in the Woods: The Movie by Carl Sams II on the hillside at the Center. The movie is based on the best selling children's book. Popcorn will be available. You just need a blanket and a space in front of the movie screen.

The Rubber City Rollergirls, the team of Akron’s premier women’s flat-track roller derby league, will skate against the Circle City Socialites at 6 p.m. July 25 at the John S. Knight Center.
Tickets are $8.50 for adults, $5 for ages 12 and under in advance and $12.50 for adults, $6 for ages 12 and under at the door. Groups of 20 or more adults get $1 off per ticket. A season pass is $35 per person for all five home dates, available by advance sale only. Call (800) 838-3006 or order online at tickets@RubberCityRollergirls.com.

Teams are guaranteed 4 games in this fun and exciting night of softball. Registration deadline is Friday, July 17. This is a sanctioned event. Cost is $150 per team. Winners will receive t-shirts!

The Amish Door Village is presenting a new show, “Radio Jamboree Re-Tuned,” on June 17-19, July 23-25, and Aug. 27-29 in the banquet center.
Seating for the dinner and show begins at 6:15 p.m. Matinee seating for June 19, July 24, and Aug. 28 begins at 12:15. Groups can sit eight or 10 people to a table,
The all-new comedy musical “Radio Jamboree Re-Tuned,” a follow-up to last year’s hit musical, will be performed by the 34west Theater Company.

Glenwood High School Class of 1969 will hold its 40-year reunion from 7 p.m. to midnight July 25 at the Lake Cable Club House.
The clubhouse is at 5725 Fulton Dr. NW in Jackson Township.
The Reunion Committee is looking for classmates. Members of Oakwood High School Class of 1969 are invited too.
For information or to register for the reunion, go to glenwood1969.com.

Original/cover '70s/'80s-style Canton, OH, rock band Culture Shock @ Mill's Lounge in Canton, OH, 9p-1a
www.culture-shock.us