This Week
Thursday
Dream Days presents the Cherry Blossom Ball — 7 p.m. at Akron Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St., Akron. Gourmet menu, performances by Opera Per Tutti and Dancing Wheels, DJ, silent auction and more. Proceeds will benefit Dream Days, which creates and facilitates events for children, teens and adults with developmental and physical disabilities and other chronic conditions. $50. www.dreamdaysohio.org.
Friday
The Falls Cancer Club Spring Card Party Raffle — Noon to 3 p.m. at the Quirk Cultural Center, 1201 Grant Ave., Cuyahoga Falls. Includes lunch and raffle. $7. 330-928-1009.
SNAP Reverse Raffle — 5:30 p.m. at Skyland Pines Country Club, 3550 Columbus Road NE, Canton. 50/50 raffle and a silent auction. All proceeds benefit SNAP’s low cost spay/neuter program. Ticket only, $35; ticket and one meal, $55; ticket and two meals, $80. Call Joan at 330-494-0006.
Fanfare 2014: ASO at the USO — 6 p.m. at Greystone Hall, Akron. Akron Symphony gala and fundraiser with the ASO Big Band on the ballroom stage, silent and live auction and strolling dinner. Tickets start at $175. Call Nikole Dack at 330-535-8131 or go to www.akronsymphony.org/fanfare2014.
Friday-Saturday
McKinley Presidential Library & Museum “Dollars for Diamonds” Drive-In — Noon to 4 p.m. at the museum, 800 McKinley Monument Drive NW, Canton. Volunteers at the entrance to the museum’s grounds will collect donations to go toward the purchase of Ida McKinley’s diamond tiara. Mothers admitted free on Saturday. 330-455-7043.
Saturday
Stewart’s Caring Place Cancer Wellness Center Hope Walk — 8 a.m. at Fairlawn Community Center Bicentennial Park, 3486 S. Smith Road, Fairlawn. Walk begins at 9:15 a.m. 2.3 mile route starting and ending at the Community Center and circling Summit Mall. $15 in advance, $20 day of walk. Register at www.stewartscaringplace.org. For more information, call 330-836-1772.
BSA Troop 334 Cupcake Camp Akron — Noon to 2 p.m. at Queen of Heaven Church, 1800 Steese Road, Green. Professional and amateur bakers will give away cupcakes. Prizes awarded to best bakers. Raffle baskets, live music. 330-418-4976 or www.cupcakecampakron.com.
Lake Center Christian School’s Benefit Auction and Dinner — 3:30 p.m. at Lake Center Christian School, 12893 Kaufman Ave. NW, Hartville. BBQ chicken dinner and mini table auction at 3:30 p.m., live auction at 5:30 p.m. Presale tickets available at the school until Friday for $13 for a half chicken meal, $11 for a ¼ chicken meal or $5 for a children’s meal. $2 more at the door. Kids Club 5:15 to 8:30 p.m. See www.LCCS.com for a list of auction items or call 330-877-2049.
Upcoming
Go Red For Women Spa Event — 2-7 p.m. May 15 at The Spa at Glenmoor, Glenmoor Country Club, 4191 Glenmoor Road NW, Canton, to support the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women. Minicure $25; pedicure $45; half-hour massage or facial $40; men’s haircut $25. Reservation deadline Friday. 330-966-3600.
Golf Outings
Canton Country Day School’s Golf Outing Fundraiser — May 23 at The Legends of Massillon, 2100 Augusta Drive SE, Massillon. 9:30 a.m. shotgun start. $100, includes 18 holes of golf and a cart, continental breakfast, lunch, a steak dinner, prizes. Registration deadline Friday. http://cantoncountryday.org/annual-golf-outing.
Day with Hiram Golf Outing — June 13 at Sugar Bush Golf Course, 11186 State Route 88, Garrettsville. 8:30 a.m. registration and continental breakfast, 10 a.m. shotgun start. $150. Hole-in-one, longest drive, putting and other contests, skins challenge, raffles and door prizes. Awards dinner in the clubhouse following golf. Call Zachary Ott at 330-569-5975 or email ottza@hiram.edu, or go to http://alumni.hiram.edu/event/dwh2014#.
Pink Ladies 4 the Cure Breast Cancer Golf Outing — June 21 at Suffield Springs Gulf Course, 2123 Congress Lake Road, Mogadore. 9 a.m. shotgun start. $65 before June 7, $75 after, includes 18 holes of golf, cart, pop, water, beer, lunch at the turn and steak dinner. Call Carla at 330-352-2644 or email pinkladied4thecure@yahoo.com.
Plan Ahead
A Night at the Mausoleum: An Evening to Die For — 6 p.m. May 30 at Glendale Cemetery, 150 Glendale Ave., Akron. Glendale Cemetery will celebrate its 175th anniversary in the Civil War Memorial Chapel. Dinner, Mo’ Mojo Zydeco band, horse-drawn carriage tours and more. $175. Proceeds will benefit the restoration of the cemetery’s historic bell tower. Reservations due by May 20. 330-253-2317 or www.glendaleakron.com.
Send information about social and charity events to The Scene, c/o Lynne Sherwin, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309. Or e-mail lsherwin@thebeaconjournal.com with “The Scene” in the subject line. Event notices should be sent at least two weeks in advance. Merits of all organizations have not been investigated by the Beacon Journal, so potential donors should verify the worthiness of a cause before committing.