This Week
Thursday
RSVP Volunteer Recognition Luncheon — 11:30 a.m. at Guy’s Party Centre, 500 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. Celebrating older adult volunteers in Summit and Medina counties. Speaker is Dan Flowers, CEO of the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. Free for volunteers, $15 guests. 330-253-4597 ext. 166 or www.matureservices.org.
Friday-Saturday
Hospice of the Western Reserve Warehouse Sale — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Hospice of the Western Reserve Headquarters, 17876 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland. Proceeds support seriously ill patients and their families, veterans in need of specialized care, grief and trauma counseling in schools and other community-based programs. www.hospicewr.org/warehousesale.
Greentown Park Rummage Sale — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Greentown Park, 9845 Cashner Ave., North Canton. Homemade light lunch. Proceeds support the Greentown Park.
Friday
Child Guidance & Family Solutions Food Truck Frenzy — 4-8 p.m. in the agency parking lot, 18 N. Forge St., Akron. Entertainment and food trucks from around Northeast Ohio. www.cgfs.org/foodtruckfriday.
Aultman Women’s Board “Cirque des Angels” — 5:30 p.m. at the Canton Civic Center. Proceeds support the Aultman Cancer Center. Live and silent auctions. $175. To bid or buy tickets, go to www.aultmanangelauction.org.
Saturday
Walk to Cure Arthritis — 9 a.m. at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. 3-mile and 1-mile courses, family activities and information about arthritis. 216-285-2829 or www.WalkToCureArthritis.org/Cleveland.
Stewart’s Caring Place Hope Walk — 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. walk at Stewart’s Caring Place, 2955 W. Market St., Akron. Proceeds help individuals and families facing cancer. Registration: $15 for ages 6 and up (includes T-shirt), $20 day of event. www.crowdrise.com/11thHopeWalk.
Limitless Ambition presents Pearls for Little Girls — Noon to 3 p.m. at the HUB Community Center, 3676 Community Lane, Copley. Interactive activities and a panel of mothers and daughters who will share their challenges, experience and successes. $10 adults, $5 children. www.limitlessambition.org.
Falls Cancer Club Reverse Raffle — 6 p.m. at The Venue, 10 Tallmadge Circle, Tallmadge. $100 couple, includes a raffle ticket for a chance to win $1,250 and 2 dinners; $60 single, includes a raffle ticket and 1 dinner. Call Joanne Sam at 330-608-6507 or the Falls Cancer Club at 330-929-2796.
Apollo’s Fire Silver: 25th Anniversary Gala — 6 p.m. at Hawken Upper School, Stirn Hall, Gates Mills. Food and wine, music by Jeannette Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire musicians collaborating with students of the Hawken music and arts department. Tickets start at $195. https://apollosfire.org/tickets/?id=Gala.
Children’s Concert Society “Lucky 13 Casino Night” — 6:30 p.m. at Fairlawn Country Club, 200 N. Wheaton Road, Akron. Food and beverages, auction items, raffle for a 25-bottle wine basket and gift cards to area wineries, music by Michael Sonata, casino games. $85-$110. 330-972-2504.
Deadline
Mature Services’ Summit Oscars for Aging Resources (SOAR) — 6-9 p.m. May 23 at The Tangier, 532 W. Market St., Akron. Acknowledging efforts to support older adults. $75. Reservations due May 8. www.matureservices.org or email giving@matureservices.org.
Golf Outings
Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau Hospitality Scholarship — Friday at J.E. Good Park Golf Course, 530 Nome Ave., Akron. Registration at 9 a.m. with a 10 a.m. shotgun start. $60, includes cart, lunch, refreshments and 18 holes of golf. http://bit.ly/2ofHrYE.
Cuyahoga Falls Firefighters, Local 494 — May 16 at Mayfair Country Club, 2229 Raber Road, Green. 7:30 a.m. registration with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. $75, includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. Call Bruce Wurgler at 330-388-3628 or email brucewurgler@yahoo.com.
Chicken Open — June 8 at Barberton Brookside Country Club, 3727 Golf Course Drive, Norton. 8:30 a.m. registration with a 9:30 a.m. shotgun start. $75, includes continental breakfast, hot dog lunch, beverages and Barberton Chicken dinner to benefit Akron/Canton Regional Foodbank. www.hopocangardens.com.
Catholic Charities of Summit County — June 15 at Mayfair Country Club, 2229 Raber Road, Uniontown. $100, includes full breakfast and lunch buffets and steak dinner. Pay an additional $25 for prize raffle tickets, 50/50 tickets, mulligans and skins game entry in advance. 330-762-2961, ext. 220.
Citizens for SARTA — June 16 at Lyons Den Golf Course, 6347 Manchester Ave. NW, Canal Fulton. 8 a.m. registration with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. $100. www.facebook.com/SupportSARTA.
Plan Ahead
Chagrin Arts “Fire Up!” — 6:30 p.m. May 17 at Pine Lake Trout Club, 17021 Chillichothe Road, Chagrin Falls. Dinner buffet, dessert, wine, performance by Wilbur and Erynn Krebbs, tribute to the Chagrin Valley Times. $100. 440-247-9700 or www.ChagrinArts.org.
Primavara! Wine Tasting — 6:15 p.m. May 19 at Presentation of Our Lord Orthodox Church, 3365 Ridgewood Road, Fairlawn. Live music, five generous pours with food, Father Ian’s casual wine lecture. $30. Call Sally at 330-334-1616.
Opera Western Reserve Spring Cabaret — 7 p.m. May 19 in the Tyler Grand Ballroom at Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. Former Opera Western Reserve stars perform opera arias and Broadway favorites, heavy hors d’oeuvres and dessert. $60. www.stambaughauditorium.com.
Airplane Fly-In and Pancake Breakfast — 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 20. Chapter 846 of the Experimental Aircraft Association will serve pancake breakfast from at the Wadsworth Municipal Airport, 840 Airport Drive in Wadsworth. Aircraft on display. www.846.eaachapter.org.
Limitless Ambition Ladies of Legacy — 5-8 p.m. May 20 at the Akron Urban League, 440 Vernon Odom Blvd., Akron. Dinner, silent auction, speakers. Honoring four local women for their impact on the community. $30. www.limitlessambition.org.
Women’s Board of Akron Children’s Hospital Celebrate the Plate — 6 p.m. May 20. Cocktail reception at the Considine Professional Building, 215 W. Bowery St., Akron. Guests will travel to themed dinners provided by 12 area hosts in their homes. $150, $250 patron. For reservations, call Lyn Bober at 330-701-4421 or Michelle Luecke at 330-472-0908. For menus and venues, go to www.akronchildrens.org/celebratetheplate.
Verb Ballets Benefit Party — 7 p.m. May 20 at the Calfee Building, 1405 E. Sisth St., Cleveland. Music, dancing, food stations, performance. $125. www.verbballets.org.
Torchbearers AkRun & Crawl — 9 p.m. May 20. 5K race on the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail through the Merriman Valley, followed by a pub crawl through the Valley Bar District. Early registration for run and crawl is $35, for the crawl only $20. Prices increase after May 10. https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Akron/TorchbearersAkRunCrawlAfterDark.
Flavor — 6-9 p.m. May 21 at The Barrel Room Wine and Beer Bar, 7901 Cleveland Ave, NW, # B, North Canton,. Showcasing 12 different countries to benefit the International Institute of Akron. $25. www.flavornorthcanton.wordpress.com.
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.