Courtesy of Ohio Dept. of Public Safety
Vote Online for “Best Looking Cruiser”
Ends 5 p.m. Thursday
View the coolest cop cars in the nation and vote for the best online at surveymonkey.com/r/QHXV8ZS or scan the QR Code. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is one of many entries in the American Association of State Troopers (AAST) “Best Looking Cruiser” contest. The photo receiving the most votes will be featured on the cover of AAST’s 2023 wall calendar.
Made in Ada Football Festival
5 to 10 p.m. Saturday
This year’s Made in Ada Football Festival will be held at the Village of Ada Depot, 110 Central Ave., Ada. The event will feature two bands, food trucks, special displays from the Wilson Football Factory and the football drop at 10 p.m. to officially kick off the season.
Harding Presidential Lecture
2 to 3 p.m. Sunday
Sherry Hall, Manager of Warren G. Harding Presidential Sites, will present a lecture about the 29th U.S. President, Warren G. Harding. This event is part of the Ohio Presidents Lecture Series. Harding is somewhat of a mystery to many. In office for just 29 months before he died of a heart attack, Harding mostly is known for a pair of scandals involving two of his cabinet members. Delve a bit deeper, however, and there is a surprising, more balanced story. Hall will put President and Mrs. Harding in context with their time in history in her lecture in Folsom Auditorium, Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market St., Lima. For more details, call 419-222-9426 or visit allencountymuseum.org.
Bluffton University Faculty Art Show Opening
9 a.m. Monday
Bluffton University will host “Polishing the Mirror” beginning Monday, Aug. 29 through Saturday, Oct. 15 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Sauder Visual Arts Center, 1 University Drive, Bluffton. Inspired by the Ram Dass text, “Polishing the Mirror” is a collection of recent works that engage the idea of creative practice and the ritual of art-making as a path towards awareness of oneself and the world. This free public exhibit will feature works from faculty-artists Andreas Baumgartner ’08, Jim Fultz, T.R. Steiner and Philip Sugden. Gallery hours in the Sauder Visual Arts Center are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. A closing reception will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 15 where the artists will speak about their work at 10:30 a.m.
America @ 250 Listening Session
5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Tuesday
The Ohio Commission for the U.S. Semiquincentennial has been charged with “planning, encouraging, developing and coordinating the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and the impact of Ohioans on the nation’s past, present and future.” The commission is hosting a “listening session” in Folsom Auditorium at Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market St., in Lima. Event guests will include Sharetta Smith, Mayor of Lima; Londell Smith, Board of Trustees, Leadership Ohio; and Amy Craft, Executive Director of the Allen County Museum. For details, visit allencountymuseum.org/get-involved. Questions and RSVP should be directed to [email protected].
OTHER EVENTS
• Seniors Admitted Free: Thursday until 6 p.m. at the Allen County Fair.
• Thursdays at the Rex: 5 p.m. Thursday, The Rex, 100 E. Main St., Ottawa.
• EZ & Co. Performance: 7 p.m. Saturday, Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District Amphitheater, 2632 Ada Road, Lima. Free.
• Wapakoneta Farmers’ Market: 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Auglaize County Courthouse parking lot, 201 S. Willipie St., Wapakoneta.
• Enchantment Under the Sea Dance: 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, old Blume High School, 409 S. Blackhoof St., Wapakoneta.
• Will Freed Performance: 6:30 p.m Tuesday, Beer Barrel, 2625 W. Market St., Lima.
• Happy Daz Cool Car Cruise In: 5 p.m. Wednesday, Happy Daz Restaurant, 802 S. Cable Road, Lima.
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