Shop a plant sale
Plant sales are popping up faster than dandelions this week.
They’re a great way to stock up on unusual selections for your garden while benefiting local organizations and institutions. Here are some upcoming sales:
• Copley-Fairlawn Kiwanis Club plant sale, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. It’s at two locations: Copley and Jacoby roads, and in the Summit Mall parking lot next to Dillard’s.
• Kiwanis Club of Medina flower sale, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Medina Shopping Center, 897 N. Court St.
• Gardeners of Greater Akron geranium and plant sale, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Faith Lutheran Church, 2726 W. Market St., Fairlawn.
• Doylestown Garden Club plant sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Doylestown Gazebo on Portage Street.
• Twinsburg Garden Club plant sale, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the red barn on state Route 91, adjacent to the Twinsburg square.
• Mother’s Day basket and planter sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Portage County Gardeners’ Center, 5154 S. Prospect St. (state Route 44), Rootstown Township.
• Plant Discovery Day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Fisher Auditorium, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster Township.
Fishing for women
The Metro Parks, Serving Summit County is having a fishing day for women from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Furnace Run Metro Park, 4955 Townsend Road, Richfield.
Women are encouraged to drop in and learn the basics of fishing with naturalists Meghan Doran and Danette Rushboldt. Poles, bait and tackle will be provided. A fishing license is not needed.
For more information, call 330-865-8065.
Celebrate good times
The Friday night Kool & the Gang show at the Hard Rock Rocksino at Northfield Park (10777 Northfield Road, Northfield) will be too hot to not celebrate with friends and loved ones who simply can’t get enough of the long-running, multiplatinum selling R&B band’s funky stuff.
As Northeast Ohio finally leaves winter sadness behind and heads toward summer madness, Kool & the Gang’s many classic R&B and pop hits from the ’70s and ’80s will make concert-goers feel fresh and new as they share the communal spirit of the boogie.
Tickets are $45-$75; go to www.ticketmaster.com or call 866-448-7849, or see www.hr rocksinonorthfieldpark.com.