Head out to car show
Looking for something special for Dad to do today? Celebrate Father’s Day at the 56th annual Father’s Day Car Show at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens.
On display are more than 350 vehicles and the special “Inner Circle” cars, along with “Future Classics,” showcasing high-end contemporary cars. New this year is the vendor area for car aficionados.
The show runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost for nonmembers is $12 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 through 17. Members pay $9 for adults, $4 for children ages 6 through 17. Children 5 and younger are free. Stan Hywet is at 714 N. Portage Path, Akron.
Take a garden stroll
Visit some of the area’s best private landscapes Saturday during the Tour of Gardens, sponsored by the Summit County Master Gardeners.
The self-guided tour will stop at seven gardens that carry out the theme, “Garden Spaces for Everyday Living.” Tour hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets are $15 and are available only until Friday or until they’re sold out. You can buy them at Donzell’s Flower and Garden Center in Akron, Graf Growers Garden Center in Copley Township and Suncrest Gardens in Boston Township.
For more information, visit www.summitmastergardeners.org or call 330-861-6678.
Raise a glass to Dad
June is Ohio Wine Month. It’s the perfect time to explore one of the state’s many wineries.
When the Ohio Wine Producers Association formed in 1975, there were just 13 Ohio wineries. They started celebrating an Ohio Wine Week every June in 1978, and by 1980, the celebration had expanded to Ohio Wine Month.
Now, there are more than 175 Ohio wineries and more open every year, giving us plenty of choices when we toast Dad, or Friday’s official start of summer.
Father’s Day flicks
Remember all the times that Dad leaned back in his chair to relax with some TV? What better day is there for him to chill than this one? Turner Classic Movies offers some fatherly features tonight, with To Kill a Mockingbird at 8 p.m., Life With Father at 10:15 and Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid slipping into Monday at 12:30 a.m.
Shakin’ in Shaker Heights
Music, local food, a juried art show and the privilege of walking around bucolic Shaker Heights are a few reasons to attend the Shaker Heights Arts & Music Festival happening Saturday and next Sunday in (obviously) Shaker Heights.
The festival is located on Farnsleigh Road between Warrensville Center Road and Van Aken Boulevard. Farnsleigh will be closed to traffic, so you can legally walk in the street and check out the more than 135 artists and their wide variety of work.
Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 23, and admission is free.