The Geauga Arts Network Group (GANG) is pleased to welcome Monique LaFortune to its August meeting. She will be presenting examples of her unusual pieces, and giving participants an opportunity to create their own artworks. This program, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the Heinen’s Café, 402 Center Street … Read more
Join author Dr. Dan Rager as he discusses his second book on the Maple Leaf Route, All Aboard the Maple Leaf Route Vol. 2. The book is an inside look at the Cleveland & Eastern Railway system which riders took into Cleveland from Geauga County. This railway changed Gates Mills and Geauga County forever. The … Read more
Learn how glaciers changed Geauga’s landscape during a presentation by Naturalist Dan Best the afternoon of Saturday, August 17th. From 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at The West Woods Nature Center, What the Ice Age Did to Geauga County will give you eye-opening awareness of the glacial makeover of Geauga, with changes wrought on the landscape and … Read more
Need a break from the weekly grind, ladies? Schedule some time for yourself to relax in the park with yoga, high ropes, hiking, biking and a fun and informative pollinator “class and craft” at our annual summer Nature Break: Women’s Retreat on Saturday, August 17th, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Your morning at scenic Claridon Woodlands … Read more
Offering a local shopping opportunity in one of the county’s most popular parks, Geauga Park District’s West Woods Wednesdays Farm Market has returned this summer to the second Wednesday of each month – a one-stop shop for all your mid-week, farm-fresh needs. Make sure your calendars are marked for this year’s remaining two farm markets, August 14th and … Read more
Each August, Observatory Park becomes a hub for wishing upon shooting stars – 60 to 80 per hour – and studying night-flying insects during its Meteors & Moths Overnight Event. This year, that night is Monday, August 12th, from 9:00 p.m. till 6:00 a.m. the next morning. It’s always a big night for Ohio’s only International … Read more
Whether or not you’ve already discovered your newest Geauga Park District park on your own, let one of our naturalists guide you along the beautiful trails of Holbrook Hollows this August, rediscovering the wonders of our natural world. Registration is required at www.geaugaparkdistrict.org or 440-286-9516 for the Holbrook Hollows Discovery Hike on Saturday, August 17th, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 … Read more
The Inaugural meeting of the Geauga Skywatchers Club will be held on September 9th at the Chardon Branch of the Geauga County Library, from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Topic: Scale of the Solar System. The Club will feature exciting monthly lectures and astronomy activities directed at a 6th to 12th grade audience. Meetings, however, … Read more
The same story gets played over and over. Goals are made, priorities are set, but somehow the craziness of juggling career, family, life in general distracts us and things get off-kilter. In trying to be our best selves in our professional and personal lives one thing…THE ONE THING that is necessary to perform at a … Read more