This Week
Thursday
Seiberling Community Ice Cream Social and Uniform Swap — 1:30-4 p.m. at Seiberling Community Learning Center, 400 Brittain Road, Akron. Enjoy a cold treat on a summer day. Register your kindergartner, meet other families, teachers and neighbors. Bring your gently used and washed uniforms to swap. Email moekb@sbcglobal.net.
Friday
Friends of Akron Children’s Hospital Harness Race Rally — 6 p.m. at Northfield Park. Dinner, music, harness racing and raffles. Raffle tickets $1 each or six for $5. Proceeds benefit Akron Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Diabetes Camp and the new neonatal intensive care unit. To purchase tickets, call the Akron Children’s Hospital Foundation at 330-543-8340 or Akron Children’s Volunteer office at 330-543-8424.
Six Courses for a Cure — 6 p.m. at the Sheraton Suites, 1989 Front St., Cuyahoga Falls. Chefs are Aaron Hervey, Crave; Aaron Ruggles, Bistro on Main; Josh Schory, Lucca; John Selick, University Hospitals; Bill Thurman, Beau’s on the River; and Roger Thomas, coordinating chef. Each course will be paired with wines. Proceeds benefit the Meredith A. Cowden Foundation for research into graft-versus-host disease. Tickets start at $150 for the black tie optional event. www.sixcoursesforacure.com or www.cowdenfoundation.org.
Akron Zoo Summer Safari — 7-10 p.m. at the zoo, 500 Edgewood Ave., Akron. Food, animals, auctions and entertainment, benefiting the Akron Zoo and its conservation program. Zoo will be open and guests can enjoy up-close animal encounters while sampling food. Tickets start at $75. 330-375-2550, ext. 7249, or www.akronzoo.org.
The Cleveland Museum of Art presents Night Before 9: Out in Art — 8 p.m. to midnight at the Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. To welcome participants, families and guests for Gay Games 9. Performance by ESCORT. $25 general admission, $100 Ambassador tickets which include food and beverages and VIP area. www.clevelandart.org.
Friday-Saturday
Imagine the PAWSibilities Rummage Sale — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at the Stow-Kent Shopping Plaza, 4301 Kent Road, Stow. Patrons of the shelter and animal lovers donate used and new household items for the sale. All proceeds help rescue and find homes for neglected, abused and abandoned animals at the shelter. www.summithumane.org.
Saturday
Famicos Foundation Glenville 5k Walk/Run — 8 a.m. at Garden View Hills Park, East 88th Street and St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland. Course runs through Rockefeller Park, Cultural Gardens and East Boulevard neighborhood. $20. Proceeds benefit Famicos Foundation’s Youth Development programs and services. 216-623-9933 or www.hermescleveland.com.
Gift of Life Walk & Run — Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. 7:30 a.m. registration; 8:30 a.m. Legacy Garden Opening Ceremony; 9:00 a.m. 10K and 5K run followed by Family Fun Walk, entertainment and refreshments. Proceeds support community outreach efforts and bereavement services for organ donors’ families. www.lifebanc.org/news-and-events/gift-of-life-walk-and-run.html.
Historic Downtown Hartville Art & Music Fest — 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of state Route 619 and state Route 43 in downtown Hartville. Music from seven bands, art exhibits and demos, kids’ make and take, photography, makers mart, food trucks. Proceeds benefit downtown revitalization projects and community events. www.discoverhartville.com/secondsaturday.
Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition Tour du Towpath — Canal Fulton Canalway Visitor’s Center, 125 Tuscarawas St. NW, Canal Fulton. 8-, 16- or 32-mile options. Cookout at St. Helena Heritage Park in Canal Fulton with music by Hoban High School Steel Drum Band. Goodie bags and giveaways. Lunch 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Members $25; nonmembers $30; 12 and under $10; family package for two adult, two youth $60, $6 for additional youth. www.ohioeriecanal.org/tour-du-towpath.html.
“Stop the Violence” Community Day — 3-7 p.m. at Erie Island Park, 1532 Peckham St., Akron. Disc jockey, food, face painting, football game. Presented by Nightlyfe Promotions and the West Griffins of the APPWFA. Call Tia at 330-338-0834; D’Antonio at 330-949-5107 or 330-786-6843; and Me’Chelle at 330-328-1609; or NightLyfe Promotions at Nightlyfebooking4@gmail.com.
Stand Up for Downs Comedy in the Cellar — 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. at Main Street Cafe, 17 Public Square, Medina. Host is Rob Snow. Featuring Mike Head with Bill Squire headlining. $15. www.standupfordowns.org.
Golf Outings
OB Open — Saturday at Mud Run Golf Course & Driving Range, 2000 S. Hawkins Ave., Akron. Noon lunch with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. $78, includes 9 holes of golf, cart, lunch, dinner and refreshments. Dinner only $28 adults, $5 children. Proceeds go to the ALS Association Northern Ohio Chapter. Call Scott Stutler at 330-628-4816.
Cleveland Performing Arts Ministries Golf Outing — Saturday at Skyland Golf Course, 2085 Center Road, Hinckley. Registration at 10 a.m. with a noon shotgun start. $95, includes 18 holes, cart, lunch at the turn, and a steak dinner. Skins, mulligans, contests and a raffle. To register, go to www.livethepassion.org. For more information, call 440-944-0635.
SHC/The Arc of Medina County Golf Outing — Aug. 18 at Medina Country Club, 5588 Wedgewood Road, Medina. 11 a.m. shotgun start. $135, includes boxed lunch, beverages on the course, contests. Cocktail reception and awards dinner at 5:30 p.m. with chance raffle and silent auction. Call 330-722-1900, ext. 100, email ssammon@shc-medina.org or go to http://shc-medina.org.
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.