LIMA — Everything about the trucks coming this weekend to the 4Wheel Jamboree Nationals is monstrous, from their size to their sound to their fuel consumption.
LIMA — Celebrate the good life with your friends when Rally in the Square kicks off this evening in Lima’s Town Square.
LIMA — Even the great parties need refreshment from time to time.
CELINA — The smell of barbecued ribs will fill the air in Celina this weekend when the seventh annual RibFest opens at the Mercer County Fairgrounds.
LIMA — The Lima Area Concert Band kicks off its expanded season on Saturday with a concert of epic proportions, as they “Summon the Heroes” to Veterans Memorial Civic Center.
LIMA — How many healthy habits does it take to become a super hero?
LIMA — The Amil Tellers end their season with a raucous comedy guaranteed to give audiences a hearty belly laugh in the side-splitting comedy, "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940," opening today at Encore Theatre.
VAN WERT — Niswonger Performing Arts Center promises to rock you on Saturday when “The Music of Queen” takes center stage for the season finale.
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LIMA — As comic books grow in popularity, everyone has a chance on Saturday to join the comic book craze at the national Free Comic Book Day. In Lima, Alter Ego Comics will celebrate the day with everything from costume contests to author presentations. Oh yeah, and free comic books.
LIMA — More than a first robin sighting, spring is officially here when ArtSpace/Lima opens its annual Spring Show.
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LIMA — Get your motors running for this year’s Northwest Ohio Independent Film Festival with the kick-off event, the “Grand Prix Tour,” starting Saturday at The Meeting Place on Market.
LIMA — How many nuns does it take to control a Civic Center-sized crowd? According to Mary Zentmyer, one sister can easily control, and teach, the crowd in Late Nite Catechnism, coming Saturday to Veterans Memorial Civic Center.
LIMA — Stewardship of the land has grown in popularity in the last decade, but Earth Day is still important to keep people aware that this is a world worth saving.
ADA — What happens when you mix an African-American church choir with a predominantly white gospel ensemble, and toss in a guest conductor of national ranking? It’s a concert for the ages, and it begins at 6 p.m. Sunday at Ohio Northern University.
VAN WERT — Glimpses of life that most people miss is what Joel Sartore works to capture through his camera lens. And it’s those frozen moments in the life of a National Geographic photographer that Sartore will discuss on Sunday at Niswonger Performing Arts Center.
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LIMA — The Lima Symphony Orchestra invited people this year to come to their concerts and leave inspired.
LIMA — Disney draws kids.
LIMA — It’s the music that rocked a generation and continues to influence today’s music. It’s Motown, and on Saturday it’s coming to Lima’s downtown.
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VAN WERT — Vicki Lawrence has enough talent to front her own show, but today she shares the stage with her alter-ego, Mama, in a two woman show at Niswonger Performing Arts Center.
LIMA — They say everything old is new again. And such is the case with the 30-year-old show, “The Foreigner,” running this weekend in the Martha Farmer Theatre at OSU-Lima.
LIMA — Warrior mode is a state of mind.
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FINDLAY — Roger Powell’s annual Easter sand sculpture is more inspiration than perspiration, and in the 14 years he’s been doing this, the returns have been massive.
LIMA — Since breaking onto the country music scene in 2009, Easton Corbin’s career has skyrocketed. Today, this breakthrough artist brings his hit list to town for a special benefit concert to help St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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VAN WERT — Ernie Haase and Signature Sound are bringing their signature sound to town on Sunday for a 7 p.m. concert at Niswonger Performing Arts Center.
LIMA — Spring not coming fast enough? Head out to Apollo Career Center where Easter and spring collide Saturday morning for an event that offers everything from one of the first 5Ks of the season to a full-blown Easter egg hunt.
LIMA — Load up on the best carbs in the area at the 26th annual Charitable Italian American Organization’s annual pasta dinner on Sunday.
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LIMA — Lima’s Irish are hoping for some of that Irish luck to bring good weather on Saturday to the annual parade honoring the green homeland.
LIMA — An art exhibit and auction like no other will be offered by the Lima Exchange Club when it hosts its annual gala today at St. Gerard Parish Hall.
LIMA — Forget the worries of the world for a time and jump back to a happy place when “1964: The Tribute” brings a Beatles concert to life at Veterans Memorial Civic Center.
LIMA — Fred Newman is a guy who took his knack for classroom distraction to a new level.
LIMA — This year’s lineup at the Allen County Fairgrounds is taking shape and includes a country music star during the fair.
LIMA - Lima native Charles “Charles C” Carpenter has released his new CD, “R&B Takeover.”
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LIMA — Tour the United States and never leave your seat at the 65th annual Barbershop Harmony Show, “This Is My Country.”
LIMA — They are the golden girls of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. And this weekend, the women of the Dixie Swim Club bring their friendship and laughs to life in the Encore Theatre presentation of “The Dixie Swim Club.”
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LIMA — Think you live in a remote community? Step out Sunday to LACNIP’s International Expo and see how much of the world is just outside your doorstep.
LIMA — Where could you expect to see stilt walking, juggling and fire eating? At a Lima Symphony Orchestra concert, of course.
LIMA — If you are lucky enough to get your art exhibited at the 25th Annual Kewpee High School Art Invitational, consider yourself fortunate.
LIMA — Memorial Hall wails this weekend as the 11th annual Pickle’s Blues Extravaganza pumps the real deal blues into the always-packed party.
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