June Calendar of Events

June

June 6 -- Kids Day on the Square in downtown Wooster is a great way to kick off summer vacation -- with games, activities, crafts, animals and food from 1-4 p.m. Mayor Bob Breneman will be on hand to present the 2009 All American Kids Awards. This free event is presented by Main Street Wooster and is sponsored by Embarq and LuK USA. It also features inflatable bounce houses sponsored by Clear Picture and Donato's bike drawing.

June 6-7 -- Public tours will be held at the Zimmerman-Bury Octagon house, 10095 Wadsworth Road, Marshallville. Period dressed volunteers will be working in the vegetable garden, quilting, making herbal soap and restoring a Civil War-era cannon. You can also picnic while listening to a period calliope. For more information visit http://zimmermanburyoctagonhouse.org.

June 19 -- The first Concert & Cruise In of the summer will feature "The Sixties 4" and hundreds of classic cars and street rods in downtown Wooster from 7-10 p.m. Food vendors will be on site. This event is sponsored by D+S Distribution and presented by Main Street Wooster.

June 19-21 -- The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be in Loudonville. There will be a police escort of the Wall from Mansfield to Loudonville on June 17.
The Chamber of Commerce is putting together a commemorative program booklet which will honor all of those from Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Richland and Wayne counties who died in the Vietnam War. If you have a family member who died in the war, contact Henley Graphics, publisher of the program, at 1-800-772-5488 to help complete the needed information.
For more information about the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, visit www.LoudonvilleThunderInParadise.com.

June 25 -- Ladies Night Out is an event to which ladies of all ages are invited to downtown Wooster for an evening dedicated to them. Downtown retailers and restaurants will offer special treats and demonstrations and ladies can participate in a drawing for a downtown gift basket. From 5-8 p.m., this event is presented by Main Street Wooster and is sponsored by The Daily Record.

July

July 1 -- The Army Jazz Ambassadors will make a tour stop from 6:30-8 pm. in downtown Wooster for this free concert, which is presented by Main Street Wooster and is sponsored by Sprenger Retirement Centers and The Wooster

Glass Co. Attendees should bring their own chairs.

July 3 -- The Wayne Center for the Arts and Main Street Wooster combine to present Artfully Delicious, a tasting event featuring about 15 independent Wooster-area restaurants. The evening will also feature the visual and performing arts, as well as a children's activities area from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tickets available on site.

July 4 -- Old Fashioned Family Fourth will take place in downtown Millersburg from noon until 11 p.m. All activities will be held on the Court House lawn at the intersection of state Routes 83 and 39. Events include chicken barbecue, kid games, bike and stroller parade, re-enactments, local entertainment, watermelon seed spitting contest, pie eating contest, auction, beer garden, raffle drawing and fireworks.

-- The Ohio Light Opera Orchestra and Chorus will present its annual community concert on July 4 on Public Square in Wooster from 7-8 p.m. The free event is presented by Main Street Wooster and The Ohio Light Opera.
Attendees should bring their own chairs.

July 10-12 -- The 25th annual Great Mohican Indian Pow-Wow, presented by Mohican Reservation Campgrounds, will take place July 10-12.
Learn native culture and lifestyles through fellowship, competitions, native foods, music, storytelling, dance and drum competitions and more.
See more than 40 top artisans, craftsmen and traders.
Held rain or shine with free parking. Located seven miles south of Loudonville off state Route 3 on the Wally Road Scenic Byway.
For more information and tickets contact Mohican Reservation, Inc., 23270 Wally Road, Loudonville OH 44842 or call 800-766-2267. www.mohicanpowwow.com

July 23-25 -- Doughty Valley Steam Days, the annual antique farm machinery show, starts at 8 a.m. July 23 and continues through July 25 in Charm.
The event features steam tractors, prairie tractors and antique gas engines. Feature demonstrations include steam plowing, steam powered sawmill, steam powered shingle mill, and steam threshing. Evening events planned are steam tractor games, tug-of-war, draft horse pulling and spark shows.
Food will be available all day from the Charm View Parochial School. Admission is $4 per day or free with paid 2009 membership, which is $8. To obtain 2009 membership mail payment and your contact information to: Doughty Valley Steam Days PO Box 74 Charm OH 44617
Directions: Located near Guggisburg Cheese on state Route 557, four miles south of state Route 39, one mile north of Charm.

July 24-25 -- The annual community sidewalk and garage sales will occur from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. All downtown stores will participate in sidewalk sales and the entire community will hold its annual garage sale event.

August

Aug. 8 -- Antiques in the Alley in downtown Millersburg offers 30-40 antique dealers in all the downtown alleys and sidewalks from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Choose from antique furniture, glass, garden accents, salvage antiques, primitives, folk art, art deco and everything in between. Enjoy great food, too. If you are an antique dealer and would like a space, please call 330-674-5111 for more details.

September

Sept. 12 -- Downtown Millersburg is the starting and ending point for the Holmes 100 Cycle Fest, a 100-mile, 60 mile and 25 mile bicycle tour. Enjoy afternoon activities as the cyclists
begin and end their journey. Food and
entertainment will be provided. Enjoy an adult and children's trike race. If you are interested in participating, please call 330-674-0444. Registration at 7 a.m. The 100-mile race starts at 8 a.m., the 60-mile race at 10 a.m., and the 25-mile races at noon.

Sept. 18-20 -- The 25th annual Great Mohican Indian Pow-Wow, presented by Mohican Reservation Campgrounds, will take place Sept. 18-20. Learn native culture and lifestyles through fellowship, competitions, native foods, music, storytelling, dance and drum competitions and more. See more 40 top artisans, craftsmen and traders. Held rain or shine with free parking. Located seven miles south of Loudonville off state Route 3 on the Wally Road Scenic Byway. For more information and tickets contact Mohican Reservation, Inc., 23270 Wally Road, Loudonville OH 44842 or call 800-766-2267. www.mohicanpowwow.com.

October

Oct. 10-11 -- The 47th Holmes County Antique Festival takes place in Downtown Historic Millersburg, Ohio. This year the festival is dedicated to the 100 anniversary of Millersburg Glass. Enjoy two days of markets, arts and crafts, and demonstrations on the Square. Join us for the 5K race on Saturday at 9 a.m. near the courthouse. Enjoy the antique and classic car parade and show at 3:30 p.m. On Sunday, enjoy the Grand Parade at 2 p.m. Both days, walk through the historic village, enjoy the continuous entertainment and great food.