What’s Going On In Coast Country

FIND OUT WHAT’S GOING ON AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND EVERY FRIDAY MORNING AT 8:35 & FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 5:35 WITH SHORES & ISLANDS OHIO.  CLICK ON THE LOGO TO SEE THEIR CALENDAR, COMPLETE WITH LINKS TO EVENTS AROUND THE AREA.

CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA YOUTH ORCHESTRA, April 22, 7pm, Hoke Theatre at Lorain County Community College, Elyria.

CYCLE FOR PARKINSON, April 22, 5pm, Sandusky County YMCA, Fremont

65th ANNUAL KIWANIS PANCAKE FESTIVAL, April 23, Victors Event Center, Fremont

BLOOMIN’ COOP, daily through April 27, 4-10pm weekdays, 12-10pm weekend, The Coop at Ørchard Farm Stand, Catawba, a spring-themed pop-up bar.

FAMILY FUN NIGHT, Wednesdays through May 21, 4-8pm, Ghostly Manor Thrill Center, Sandusky, with Roller Skating food and drink, and the Bounce House and Play Area for ages 12 and under.

COMEDY NIGHT April 24, Quarry Hill Winery, Berlin Heights, with comedians Joe Binkley and Derek Smith.

TODDLER DAY, Thursdays, 12-4pm, Ghostly Manor Thrill Center, Sandusky, with free skate admission and access to the play area.

SENIOR WELLNESS EXPO, April 25, 10am-2pm, Sandusky Mall

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE, April 25, 7:30, Ritz Theatre, Tiffin, with Nashville Songwriters Association International

COUNTRY SINGER COLT FORD, April 25, 8pm, Lorain Palace Theatre

PROGRESSIVE CATAWBA ISLAND BOAT SHOW, April 25-27, Fri 12-6 pm, Sat 10 am-6 pm, Sun 10 am-5 pm, Catawba Island Club, Port Clinton

LIVE LONGER, LIVE BETTER SENIOR OPEN HOUSE, April 26, 8am-3pm, Sawmill Creek, Huron, presented by the Erie County Health Department and Serving Our Seniors

EARTH DAY EXTRAVAGANZA!, April 26, 11-3, Roger Johnson Nature Center & Osborn MetroPark, Huron Township

VERMILION IN BLOOM GARDENERS FAIR, April 26, 9am-3pm, Sailorway Middle School, Vermilion

VERMILION RIVER WATERSHED 17TH ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE AND FREE LIVE WILDLIFE EXHIBIT, April 26, 11am-3pm, Vermilion-on-the-Lake Clubhouse, Vermilion, with birds of prey and watershed wildlife from Back to the Wild, food and drink

FREMONT COMMUNITY CLEAN UP, April 26, Beck Suppliers, Fremont.

2025 AVON SPRING AVANT-GARDE ART & CRAFT SHOW, April 26, 10-4, Emerald Event Center, Avon

NIGHT AT THE RACES, April 26, 5-6:30 pm Dinner; 6:45 pm Races Begin, Italian American Veterans, Fremont

YACHT ROCK THE DOCK, April 26, 7:30, Ritz Theatre, Tiffin, featuring 70s artists Ambrosia, John Ford Coley, and Peter Beckett (the voice of the group, Player)

LCCC CIVIC ORCHESTRA CONCERT, April 26, 7:30, Hoke Theatre at Lorain Co. Community College, Elyria

WHISKEY LIGHT, April 27, The Round House Bar, Put-in-Bay, a beloved Put-in-Bay tradition marking the start of the island
Season.

DRAFT DAY 5K, April 27, 10:30am, Mr. Ed’s Bar & Grille, Put-in-Bay, to celebrate the Cleveland Browns.

THE VERONA STRING QUARTET, April 27, 3:30pm, Firelands Presbyterian Church, Port Clinton

BACK ROAD MADHOUSE REPTILE EXPO, April 27, Sandusky County Fairgrounds, Fremont

SPRING CONCERT FEATURING THE TERRA STATE CONCERT CHOIR, ORCHESTRA, AND SYMPHONIC BAND, April 27, 3-6pm, Terra State Community College, Fremont, a free show.

HURON RIVER TOURS, starting May 1, 10am-8pm, River Monster Tours, Huron

LAKESIDE DAISY STROLL, May 1, 11am-2pm, Castalia Quarry MetroPark

THE 74th ANNUAL NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, May 1, 12noon, Fremont Municipal Building

LRA ATHLETICS NIGHT AT THE RACES, May 2, 6pm, Tom’s Country Place, Avon, to support Lake Ridge Academy Athletics and the Physical Education Department.

NORTH POINT BALLET’S SWAN LAKE, May 2 & 3 at 7pm and May 4 at 2pm, Lorain Palace Theatre

HARMONY ROMANCES, May 2-3 & May 9-10 at 7:30, and May 4 at 2pm, a comedy by Ron Hill, Ritz Theatre, Tiffin.

SWAN LAKE, May 2-4, Lorain Palace Theatre, Friday at 7, Saturday at 2 (Sensory Friendly Performance) and 7, Sunday at 2.

BOCA, May 2-4 & May 9-11, Friday and Saturday 7:30 pm, Sunday 2 pm, Harlequins Community Theatre, Sandusky, a series of short intertwining comedies that follow a group of retirees in a fictional retirement community.

DERBY DAY, May 3, 1-7pm, the Village Pump and all around Kelleys Island.

ANNUAL DERBY DAY CHICKEN DERBY, May 3, 4:37pm, The Kelley’s Island Wine Co., with the Wine Co. chickens racing on a pea gravel track.

ANNUAL KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY, May 3, 5pm, Quarry Hill Winery, Berlin Heights

CEDAR POINT OPENING DAY, May 3, 10am-8pm.

KENTUCKY DERBY NIGHT AT THE RACES, May 3, 5pm, Amherst VFW 1662

ELECTRIC AVENUE: THE 80’S MTV EXPERIENCE, May 3, 7:30pm, Hoke Theatre at Lorain Co. Community College, Elyria

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT OPEN HOUSE, May 4, 12-5pm, the Weltzheimer/Johnson House, Oberlin

CIVIC CONCERT BAND CONCERT, May 4, 3pm, Hoke Theatre at Lorain Co. Community College, Elyria, free

LCCC COLLEGIATE CHORALE CONCERT, May 6, 7:30, Cirigliano Studio Theatre, Lorain Co. Community College, Elyria, free.