Events

The 16th Annual Hardin County Master Gardener Plant Sale begins at 9 a.m. on
Saturday, May 11 rain or shine at the Friendship Gardens of the Hardin County, which is a new location. The Friendship Gardens of Hardin County is located behind the HARCO Workshop Building, 960 W. Kohler Street in Kenton. Parking is available at the garden.

Sponsored by the Hardin County OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers, there will be several Hardin County garden clubs and vendors at this annual event. The public will find a wide choice of their favorite flowers, bedding plants, roses, herbs, trees and various other potted plants.

Several annual Ada Saturday summer events are on the calendar. Complete details are still in the works. In the meantime, here’s a peak at what to anticipate:

• June 1 – Ada Public Library summer reading program kickoff
• July 6  – Lima Symphony Orchestra patriotic pops concert – on the ONU lawn
• July 20 – Ada VFW cruise-in
• Aug. 24 – Wilson football garage sale, 8 a.m. to noon
• Aug. 24 – Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival, watch for more details on the Icon

The Alger Public Library's free monthly movie night for for May is Friday, May 26 at 6:30 p.m.  All ages are invited and a free snack is also provided.  

This month's movie will be "Bumbelbee," from the Transformers series.

Tuesday workshops for seniors begins Tuesday

Weekly workshops for Ada senior citizens on “balance,” are set from late April to June at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., Ada.

Classes are Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. held from April 23 to June 11.

The class includes eight 2-hour sessions, offered to 8 to 12 participants. The purpose is to increase strength and balance and to make changes to reduce fall risks in the home.

Registered by calling Dre White, health education coordinator at 567-204-6900, at the Area Agency on Aging, 2423 Allentown Road, Lima.

In The Freed Center on Friday evening

The Ohio Northern University Wind Orchestra, with Antoine T. Clark as conductor, will present a concert, “Give Us This Day,” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 26, in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.

The program will explore concepts of origin, joy, celebration and awareness through the music of Andreas Makris, Alexander Arutiunian, John Barnes Chance, J. S. Bach and David Maslanka.

As stated by Maslanka, “the words ‘give us this day,’ from the Lord’s Prayer, touch the idea of being immediately and vividly alive in the moment, the reason why music making can be so vital and compelling.” Dave Kosmyna, ONU professor of trumpet, will be the featured soloist.

Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park Distict announces three programs in May of interest to Icon viewers:

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