This Week
Friday
Child Guidance & Family Solutions “Growing Up Akron” — 6-9 p.m. at Thirsty Dog Brewery, 529 Grant St., Akron. Food from Swenson’s, Mustard Seed Market, Nuevo Modern Mexican, Retro Dog, Old Carolina, Diamond Deli and more. Roxymoron will perform. $50. 330-384-2882 or www.cgfsevents.org.
Six Courses for a Cure: Sit Down for Dinner … Stand Up Against Leukemia — 6 p.m. at the Sheraton Suites Cuyahoga Falls, 1989 Front St. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, silent and live auctions, six-course dinner with wine pairings. Speaker is Amanda Messer, chief technology officer and co-founder of the nonprofit “because I said I would.” $150. http://cowdenfoundation.org/six-courses-for-a-cure-home.
Saturday
Pancake Breakfast and Historical Hike — 8-10 a.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall, 148 N. Lyman St., Wadsworth. Hike at 10:30 a.m. led by Roger Havens. $5, $3 ages 10 and under, hike only $2.50. Benefits Friends of Wadsworth Trails. www.fowt.org.
Singing Angels Alumni Summer Social — 6:30 p.m. at Manzos Sports and Spirits, 65 Pearl Road, Brunswick. Music by Bonnie Bowers at 8:30 p.m., and TailSpin and Friends at 10 p.m. No cover charge; donations suggested to Cleveland’s Singing Angels. www.singingangels.org/support.php.
Courthouse Players — 7 p.m. at the Canton Palace Theatre, 605 Market Ave. N., Canton. Performance of The Andersonville Trial to benefit restoration of the theater. $10, $25 VIP including meet and greet with the cast. www.cantonpalacetheatre.org.
Century Cycles Night Ride — 8 p.m. at Century Cycles, 1621 Main St., Peninsula. Ride the Towpath Trail by moonlight at your own pace, about 14 miles. All riders must bring their own bicycle, light and helmet. Free; donations suggested for Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park. www.centurycycles.com/for/NightRides.
Sunday
Northeast Ohio Walk ’n’ Roll to Cure Ataxia — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Keystone Pavilion of the Cleveland Metroparks, West Creek Reservation, 1885 W. Ridgewood Drive, Parma. Proceeds benefit the National Ataxia Foundation (NAF). www.ataxia.org/walk/cleveland.
United Way Young Leaders Society, Stark Soup Series — 6 p.m. at the YWCA Canton, 231 Sixth St. NE, Canton. Speakers will talk about projects, how they will advance United Way of Greater Stark County’s goal of education, and answer questions from the audience members. $10, includes soup, salad, bread, and a chance to vote for one of the four project proposals. www.uwstark.org/StarkSOUP.
Golf Outings
NAACP Scholarship Golf Outing — Friday at J.E. Good Park Golf Course, 530 Nome Ave., Akron. 9 a.m. shotgun start. $80, includes 18 holes of golf and cart, continental breakfast, lunch at the turn, awards banquet and dinner. 330-573-4986, 330-805-5550 or 330-465-0510.
Ben Thurmond Golf Outing — Aug. 19 at Sleepy Hollow Golf Course, 9445 Brecksville Road, Brecksville. 7:30 a.m. registration with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. $135, includes 18 holes of golf, lunch, appetizers and drinks, steak dinner. Dinner only $55. Call Koula Callas at 216-636-8557 or email callask@ccf.org.
Michael Cantu Golf Outing — Aug. 30 at Mayfair Country Club, 2292 Raber Road, Green. 7:30 a.m. registration and breakfast, 9 a.m. shotgun start. $80 includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and beverages. Register by Aug. 20. Call Bruce Wurgler at 330-388-3628 or email brucewurgler@yahoo.com.
Mulligan Classic — Sept. 2 at Legends of Massillon Golf Course, 2700 Augusta Drive SE, Massillon. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $100, includes 18 holes of golf and cart, continental breakfast, lunch, post-golf cookout, beverages on the course and prize holes. 330-455-0374.
Plan Ahead
Celebrity Bartender Night and Raffle — 5:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at 91 Wood Fired Oven, 5570 Fulton Drive, Jackson Township. Proceeds benefit the Mercy Facility Transformation project at Mercy Medical Center. www.cantonmercy.org.
PAWSibilities Humane Society of Greater Akron Rummage Sale — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 19 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Stow-Kent Shopping Center, 4301 Kent Road, Stow. Items include furniture, books, small appliances, sports equipment, housewares, and more. www.summithumane.org.
Taste of Earth — 5-9 p.m. Aug. 20 at Crown Point Ecology Center, 3220 Ira Road, Bath. Cocktails, appetizers, a silent auction in the Century Barn and music by fiddler Mary Ann Roth. Wine dinner in a tent on the lawn features organic vegetables from Crown Point’s gardens. Call Ellen Otto at ellen@crownpt.org or on 330-668-8992, ext. 106.
Weaver Sports Booster Club Reverse Raffle — 5 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Slovak J Club, 485 Morgan Ave., Akron. $50, includes raffle ticket, buffet dinner and two drinks (beer, wine, soft drinks, bottled water). Dinner only $20. Proceeds benefit Summit County Special Olympics Athletes. 330-701-5268 or 330-620-0757.
gARTen of eARThly Delights — 7 p.m. to midnight Aug. 27 on the rooftop of the Cultural Center for the Arts, 1001 Market Ave. N, Canton. Food, art, entertainment and dancing to support the Canton Museum of Art. $125, $100 members. 330-453-7666 or go to www.cantonart.org/garten.
Corks in the Concourse — 7-10 p.m. Sept. 2 at The International Women’s Air & Space Museum, Burke Lakefront Airport, 1501 N. Marginal Road #166, Cleveland. Wineries, hors d’oeuvres, music, meet air show performers, silent auction and live raffle, photo booth. $65 non-members, $60 members, $40 designated driver. 216-623-1111 or www.iwasm.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 email 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.