Bacon, Maple, Ice Wine, and the Serpent Mounds.A Testicle Festival too. Welcome back, festival fans. It’s a weird time in the festival year as Spring Break is affecting many of us this weekend and next. There is a handful of festivals celebrating Bacon in College Corner, Maple Sugar in Bath, … Read more
The Buzzards Return, a guide for Pi/Pie Day, Shows galore and St. Patrick’s Day Weekend. Welcome back, festival fans. If you’re reading this early enough, I want to remind you that March 14 is Pi(e) Day, so why not pick up a pie from your local bakery or pie place … Read more
Maple Syrup, Beer, Wine, early St. Patrick’s Day celebration and a variety of shows. Welcome back, festival fans. Paczki Day has passed up and Lent has begun. Hopefully, if you’re Catholic, you didn’t give up pie because Pie Day (3/14) is next week and I’ve just the guide to help … Read more
Woolly Birdlike Creatures, a local Frogman, Maple, Russian Pancakes, Paczki, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Welcome back, festival fans. It’s a really great Festival Weekend because of some wonderful returning festivals. And, just around the corner, it’s Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday… …the day to be devouring paczki before giving it all … Read more
Brite Winter and a Burning Snowman. Welcome back, festival fans. Mardi Gras is coming and, for those familiar with Polish traditions… …this means paczki. I’ve decided to put together an Ohio Paczki Guide to help you find local bakeries that were making them. This does NOT include grocery chains, as … Read more
Listing Ohio’s bakeries so that you can better prepare for Lent. For those who don’t know, paczki (more-or-less pronounced “poonsh-key”) are Polish donut-like delights filled with jellies or creams that are eaten before and on Fat Tuesday. The purpose of the paczki was to basically rid the house of sweets … Read more
Medina Ice Festival, Lunar New Year, a variety of Shows and more. Welcome back, festival fans. This weekend, the Medina Ice Festival (Review) returns, giving you a fun reason to head to the downtown square and visit the businesses. In downtown Akron, the Lunar New Year is being celebrated with … Read more
Early Valentine’s Day and the Blues this weekend. Welcome back, festival fans. You have a few festival and show options this weekend, especially if you want to get a head start on Valentine’s Day. Find a gift for your loved one at a Valentine’s Day market or show in such … Read more
This Groundhog Day Weekend, enjoy the Ice Festival in Vermilion, Vendor Shows and more. Welcome back, festival fans. As the weather warms up a bit and gets more tolerable, we have a few good reasons to get out of the house this weekend. (Let’s just hope the Groundhog doesn’t see … Read more