The Anchorage, the West Akron mansion that was once home to former Goodyear Chairman Paul Litchfield, will be the centerpiece of an upcoming tour of architecturally and historically significant homes.
The July 19 tour is being organized by the Preservation Alliance of Greater Akron. All the homes are in the area of Merriman and Mayfair roads.
The event will start at 2 p.m. with a trolley tour of the Merriman Hills area, featuring commentary by preservation architect Lauren Burge and architectural historian Petra Knapp. Several homes will be open for viewing from 2 to 4 p.m., followed by a tour and wine and hors d’oeuvre reception at the Anchorage.
Tickets are $50 for members of the alliance and $70 for others. To order, visit www.eventbrite.com, enter “Preservation Alliance of Greater Akron” into the search box, and then click on “Historic House Tour and Reception.”
Reservations may also be made by mailing checks payable to PAGA to Preservation House, 2074 W. Market St., Akron, OH 44313.
Registration deadline is July 14, and space is limited.
Events, programs
• Ask a Master Gardener, 9 a.m. to noon today, Countryside Farmers Market at Howe Meadow, 4040 Riverview Road, Cuyahoga Falls, and 3-7 p.m. Thursday, Copley Creekside Farmers Market, 1265 S. Cleveland-Massillon Road. Summit County master gardener volunteers will be available to answer questions.
• Knitting and Crocheting Circle meetings, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and next Saturday, Highland Library, 4160 Ridge Road, Granger Township, Medina County (330-278-4271 or 330-239-2674); 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road (330-273-4150); 1-3 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Medina Library, 210 S. Broadway (330-725-0588); and 6 p.m. Thursday, Seville Library, 45 N. Center St. (330-769-2852).
• Warm Up Akron meetings, 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mogadore Branch Library, 144 S. Cleveland Ave. Members knit and crochet rectangles that are used to make afghans for needy people in the Akron area. 330-699-3252 or http://warmupakron.webs.com.
• Twinsburg Garden Club meeting, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Twinsburg Community Center, 10260 Ravenna Road. Presentation on English gardens by landscape designer Cara Smith. 330-697-7818 or www.twinsburg-garden-club.com.
• Gardening for Pollinators, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, 2600 South Park Blvd., Shaker Heights. Presentation by Denise Ellsworth, director of the honeybee and native pollinator education program for Ohio State University. Free. Part of the Bikes, Bees & Butterflies program. www.shakerlakes.org or 216-321-5935.
• Garden Chat, 10 a.m. next Saturday, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road. Medina County master gardeners will discuss battling bugs. Free. www.mcdl.info or 330-273-4150.
• 90th Anniversary Celebration, noon to 4 p.m. next Saturday, Perkins Stone Mansion, 550 Copley Road, Akron. Summit County Historical Society celebration include antique evaluations (one item per person), tours of the mansion and the John Brown House, music, antique cars, a hobo camp, carnival games and more. Free. Food available for sale. http://summithistory.org or 330-535-1120.
• GardenWalk Cleveland, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 12-13. Free, self-guided tour of gardens, urban farms, vineyards and orchards in several neighborhoods of Cleveland. Guides available at all Dave’s Markets and Petitti Garden Centers. Maps and information also available at www.gardenwalkcleveland.org.
• Name That Tree, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 18, Wolf Creek Environmental Center, 6100 Ridge Road, Sharon Township. Tree-identification workshop presented by Ohio State University’s Ohio Woodland Stewards Program. $35, including lunch. Registration deadline is Friday. Details and online registration: http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu.
• Nature Connects, through Aug. 24, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Family-oriented event includes 14 giant Lego sculptures and nature-related activities. Ask the Gardener, noon to 4 p.m. today. Fairy Tale Tea & Workshop. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or noon to 2 p.m. next Saturday (members $45, others $60, reservations required). BotaniCool School for ages 3-5, 11 a.m. to noon next Saturday (members $10, others $20, reservations required). S-HORT Course with the HORTiculture Department: Roses 101, 2-3 p.m. next Saturday (members $10, others $22, reservations required). Eleanor Squire Library Book Collectors’ Special rare book sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. next Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. July 13. Garden hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays; and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Closed Mondays. $11; children 3 to 12, $6; members and younger children, free. www.cbgarden.org or 216-721-1600, ext. 100.
Submit notices of classes, programs and events to mbrecken@thebeaconjournal.com or Home and Garden News, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309-0640. Please include name and phone number. All events must be open to the public. Deadline for submissions is noon Monday.
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