WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND TOWN
MAY 2105
5/1
Jazz Ensemble Concert
Rain Location: Freedlander Theatre. Lowry Center Patio, College of Wooster
7:30 PM 330-263-2419 www.wooster.edu
5/1-2
Steve Chupp Furniture Auction
Auction begins Saturday at 9 a.m. Open house Friday for viewing. Over 2.000
lots expected by 100 local craftsmen. Buckeye Event Center Fri 4-8 p.m., Sat 9
a.m.-3 p.m. 330-465-4725 www.stevechuppauctions.com
5/2
Lehman’s May Daze Spring Celebration
Lehman’s Hardware 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 888-438-5346. www.lehmans.com
5/2
Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck
10 am to 2 pm at Shreve Village Hall. Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck will
accept your donations of gently used clothing, computers, and household items.
First Saturday of each month. For more information, contact Goodwill at 330-2641300 extension 232.
5/2
Wooster Kiwanis/Daily Record Invitational Track & Field Meet
Local participating high schools. Wooster High School 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 330-2641870.
5/2
Wooster Noon Lions Flea Market & Craft Show
Large flea market and craft show with over 100 vendors. Wayne County
Fairgrounds 8 a.m.-3 p.m. 330-804-7776. www.woosternoonlions.org
5/2
Plant Discovery Day-NEW DATE
In and around Fisher Auditorium-OARDC. A premier plan and art sale with hardto-find plants for the home and landscape. Walking tours, auctions, bug zoo,
food vendors. Auction benefits Secrest Learning and Resource Center. Fisher
Auditorium-OARDC 9 a.m. 740-485-0129 http://secrest.osu.edu.
5/3
Wayne County Coin Club Show
40 dealers buying and selling coins, collections and currency. Wooster High
School 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 330-264-9976.
5/8-5/10
Cowboy Mounted Shooting
Watch these cowboys compete in time shooting matched on horseback. Family
oriented club with members in Wild West outfits. Wayne County Fairgrounds. 10
a.m. 614-905-2008 www.nooutlaws.com
5/9
National Train Day Celebration
Orrville Depot TBA 330-683-2426 www.orrvillerailroad.com
5/9
Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck
10 am to 2 pm at Doylestown Village Hall. Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck will
accept your donations of gently used clothing, computers, and household items.
Second Saturday of each month. For more information, contact Goodwill at 330264-1300 extension 232.
5/9
Lehman’s Antique Tractor Show
Lehman’s Hardware 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 888-438-5346 www.lehmans.com
5/9
Civil War Living History Day
Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War. Enjoy the
73rd OVI Regimental Band with their original CW instruments, visit
with CW infantry soldiers (including a "lady" soldier, artillery experts
with cannon & limber, a CW cavalry soldier and authentic "gear", a
CW Surgeon with his gruesome instruments plus nurse "Mother"
Bickerdyke, a CW cook and her cooking utensils, a display of
beautiful CW dresses, a CW news reporter, Gen. & Mrs. Robert E.
Lee and a civilian Confederate couple, a CW herb display, plus CW
artifacts & literature. Pres. & Mrs. Abraham Lincoln are also expected
and even Mr. Lincoln's former "arch nemesis", Stephen Douglas.
Wayne County Library 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 330-345-5547
5/10
Senior Music Hour
Graduating seniors perform solo and small ensemble pieces. Gault Recital Hall,
College of Wooster 4 p.m. 330-263-2419 www.wooster.edu
5/10
Scot Symphonic Band Commencement Celebration.
Part of the College of Wooster’s Commencement Celebration. McGaw Chapel,
College of Wooster 8:15 p.m. 330-263-2419 www.wooster.edu
5/16
Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck
10 am to 2 pm at Creston Municipal Building. Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck
will accept your donations of gently used clothing, computers, and household
items. Third Saturday of each month. For more information, contact Goodwill at
330-264-1300 extension 232.
5/16-17
Dale Warther Memorial Knife Expo
Over 80 tables of factory, custom, new and antique knives. Collections, displays
and prize drawings. Buckeye Event Center. Sat 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sun 9 a.m.-3
p.m. 330-745-4242 www.wrca-oh.com
5/17
Mayfest Benefit Brunch
Sponsored by Women’s Advisory Board of The College of Wooster. Kittredge
Hall, College of Wooster 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 330-264-7584
5/17
Smithville Community Historical Society Open House
Mishler Weaving Mill, Village Blacksmith, Sheller House, Carriage Barn and
Pioneer Log Cabin open for tours. Located along Main Street in Smithville. Only
Mishler Mill and Reception Center are handicapped accessible. Smithville
Historical Society & Mishler Mill 1:30-4 p.m. 330-669-9308 www.rootsweb.com/ohschs/index.html
5/20
Music on Market: Modern Muse Trio & Aella Flute Duo
A modern music collaboration that is a breath of fresh air. Free-will offering
collected. Wooster United Methodist Church 7 p.m. 330-262-5641
www.facebook.com/MusiconMarketWooster.
5/20-23
Firearms Industry Super Shoot
World’s larges bench rest match. Kelby Rifle Range, 7222 Dalton Fox Lake Rd.,
North Lawrence, OH 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 330-683-4674 www.kelby.com
5/21
Girls’ Night Out
RSVP for this special event night out just for the ladies. See Pine Tree Barn’s
website for details. Pine Tree Barn & Farm 330-683-4674 www.pinetreebarn.com
5/22
Sounds of Downtown
Spend a relaxing evening in downtown Wooster listening to street musicians.
Downtown Wooster 6-8 p.m. 330-262-6222 www.mainstreetwooster.org
5/22-23
Spring Fair & Kids Fishing Derby
$1 per child for Fishing Derby. See website for even listing at p. Graham Dunn
866-922-0306 www.pgrahamdunn.com
5/23
Lehman’s Dutch Oven Gathering
Lehman’s Hardware 888-438-5346 www.lehmans.com
5/23
Marshalville Antique Tractor Pull
One of the oldest pulls in the area. Marshallville Park, 1 p.m. 330-855-2212
5/23
Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck
10 am to 2 pm at Dalton Village Hall AND West Salem Village
Garage/Community Recycling Area. Goodwill’s Mobile Donation Truck will
accept your donations of gently used clothing, computers, and household items.
Fourth Saturday of each month. For more information, contact Goodwill at 330264-1300 extension 232.
5/23-24
Great Lakes Fiber Show
Wayne County Fairgrounds, 199 Vanover St., Wooster, OH. Sales Booths with
Fiber Related Supplies and Fiber Arts; Workshops and Fiber Related Lectures;
Kids Activities; Skein Competition; Fleece Show and Sale; Sheep Show & Sale
and More! Contact 330-264-9665, info@greatlakesfibershow.com or visit the
website: www.greatlakesfibershow.com
5/29
Burning River Brass Concert
Celebrating the church’s bicentennial with a brass ensemble concert. First
Presbyterian Church 7 p.m. 330-264-9420 www.firstpreswooster.org