ART MURALS AT DAWES ARBORETUM

Dates: Through Sept 30th 2025 Time: See their link Location: Dawes Arboretum Tickets: Their link Buy Tickets: Dawes Arboretum Info

This summer, The Dawes Arboretum invites you to experience the beauty of art in nature with Artisans at the Arboretum, a vibrant outdoor mural exhibit launching Saturday, May 31. Spanning nearly 2,000 acres of scenic trails, gardens, and historic landscapes, this family-friendly art installation will showcase nine stunning murals created by a diverse group of talented artists.
Meet the Artists Behind the Murals
Eight of the featured muralists are based in Licking and Franklin counties, bringing a rich local perspective to the exhibit. Joining them is Missouri-based artist Bryan Haynes, a direct descendant of Beman and Bertie Dawes, who founded The Dawes Arboretum in 1929. Each artist brings their unique style and story to the Arboretum’s living museum, transforming it into a colorful celebration of Ohio’s natural beauty and heritage. Artists featured in this exhibit are:

• Jeremy Jarvis

• Artisan Rooms

• Anne Balogh

• Hassan Qureshi

• Carly Mitchell

• Bryan Haynes

• Arris J Cohen

• Curtis Goldstein

• Adam Brouliette

FLEETWOOD GOLD- WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE

Date: September 25th, & 26th 2025 Time: 7:30-10:30pm Location: Weathervane Playhouse, 100 Price Rd, Newark, OH 43055 Tickets: $36.00-$41.00 For more information: Weathervane Playhouse

Since bursting onto the scene just four years ago, Fleetwood Gold has been setting stages ablaze, gathering a legion of devoted fans along the way. With over 11,000 social media followers and counting, this tribute act is more than a show, it is an experience. Their performances have sold out venues and wowed crowds wherever they go. The band is led by two-time national blues guitar champion and has performed as lead singer for Blood, Sweat and Tears, Chris Shutters (Lyndsey) and Columbus, Ohio-based singers/songwriters Erika Prehm (Stevie) and Sara Reat (Christine). It’s all about the music. No backing tracks or tricks. They will take you on a musical journey through the best of Fleetwood Mac, from the early Peter Green years through Stevie Nicks’ solo career. Fleetwood Gold, has set itself apart from other tributes with their tightly fused vocal harmonies, lead vocals and instrumental excellence. Experience the magic of Fleetwood Gold.

OPERA ON BROADWAY - GRANVILLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Date: September 26, 2025 Time: 6:30-7:30pm Location: :GCArts, Broadway, 119 W. Granville, OH 43023 Tickets: free For more information: Eventbrite

Denison University's most talented classical singers take the outdoor stage at the Granville Center for the Arts, performing everything from intimate art songs to full-throated operatic arias. Whether you're a lifelong opera buff or just classical-curious, join us for an evening of soaring high notes and captivating melodies for an exciting outdoor concert live in front of the arts center. 

Bring a blanket or lawn chair, your friends and family, and soak up the community vibes. We'll have extra seating available, along with complementary snacks and drinks. 
Fun guaranteed, formalwear optional :)

This concert is FREE, family-friendly, and open to everyone.

Dinner & a Show -Jesse Henry + the butterfly weapon play MORPHINE

Date: September 28, 2025 Time: 4:00-8:00pm Location: Three Tigers Brewing Co, 133 N. Prospect, Granville, OH 43023 Tickets: from $17.85 For more information: Eventbrite

Morphine formed in 1989, a merging of musos whose lives had intersected for many years prior in the local Boston/Cambridge music scene. They’d issued their debut album Good in 1992 to positive reviews but if you knew nothing about the band, their sophomore album, Cure For Pain, was set to drop you, quite literally, in the deep end.

‘Buena’ kicks off with the low-slung rumble of frontman Mark Sandman’s sludgy two-string bassline, before Dana Colley’s slithering sax cuts loose to the climactic throwdown of “Buena, buena, buena, buena, good, good girl!” On Cure For Pain, there’s strong blues and jazz inspirations, conjuring late nights, darkened silhouettes walking abandoned streets with tracks like ‘Dawna’ and ‘Miles Davis’ Funeral’ perfect as film noir cuts.

TOWER DUO-EISNER CENTER, DENISON

Date: September 29, 2025 Time: 7:00-9:00pm Location: Denison’s Eisner Center, 240 w. Broadway, Granville, OH 43023 Tickets: free For more information: Denison Events

Denison University, Granville—Tower Duo presents “flora y fauna” which features music broadly inspired by nature and beauty and includes the regional premiere of Denison’s own Assistant Professor of Composition, Zachery S. Meier. “from within” is inspired by sunlight filtering through the multi-colored stained glass windows of Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, and received its world premiere at OhioMTA as winner of Ohio Music Teacher’s Association Composer of the Year Award. Tower Duo is comprised of flutist Erin Helgeson Torres and saxophonist Michael Rene Torres.

Tower Duo at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 29, in the Burke Recital Hall of the Michael D. Eisner Center for the Performing Arts (240 West Broadway). Free and open to the public. For information contact Chris Montgomery at 740-587-6220 or visit denison.edu/events/arts.

NOVELIST JESSAMINE CHAN - Denison Museum

Date: September 14, 2025 Time: 4:30-5:30pm Location: Denison Museum, Eisner Center, 240 w. Broadway, #101, Granville, OH 43023 Tickets: free For more information: Denison Beck Series

Beck Series presents
Novelist Jessamine Chan  
Denison Museum, Eisner Center/ Free and open to the public

The author of The School for Good Mothers, a New York Times bestseller, a Read with Jenna/TODAY Show Book Club pick, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize and the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, a long-listed title for the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Carnegie Medal. 

CRAFT & CREATE with THE GIRL SCOUTS

Date: September 14, 2025 Time: 3:00-5:00pm Location: Granville Center for the Arts, 119 W. Broadway, Granville, OH 43023 Tickets: free For more information: GCA events

Girl Scout Troop 7615 is teaming up with the Granville Center for the Arts to earn their Bronze Award—and you're invited to join the fun!

This free, family-friendly celebration is packed with hands-on crafting stations designed especially for kids in grades K–3rd. Come craft, discover, and imagine together, all while helping these amazing Granville Girl Scouts earn their bronze award! 

Craft Stations:

• 🐍 Smile with the Snake: Meet the western hog-nosed snake (known for its friendly grin) and craft your own smiling serpent to take home.

• 🐾 Purrfect Pets: Build your very own 3D furry friend while discovering local groups that help real pets in need.

• 🦉 Owl About Conservation: Learn "owl" about these amazing birds and design your own feathery friend.

• 🌱 Chia Creations: Decorate a mini pot, plant chia seeds, and discover just how nutritious (and tasty!) these tiny seeds can be.

• 🎨 Art from the Heart: Draw a masterpiece that expresses your inner emotions.

• 🍓 Snack Time Fun: Mix up a healthy, delicious fruit dip—then grab a spoon and enjoy!

All the supplies, snacks, and drinks are included!!!

PLEIN AIRE OIL PAINTING- Licking Park District

Date: September 18, 2025 Time: 5:30-7:00pm Location: Licking Park District, 4309 Lancaster Rd, Granville, OH 43023 Tickets: $25.00 For more information: LPD events info

Come out and experience the joy of painting in oil in your local park. Beginners and seasoned painters are welcome. We will be practicing the skills of the tonalism painters from 1880 in particular the artists George Inness and James Whistler. Participants will work alongside the instructor as we use value, placement, color mixing, visual texture, and artistic license in capturing the scene that is in front of us with oil paint. She will be discussing the fun and challenges of outdoor painting. Demonstrations and visual examples will be shared along with personal experiences. Meet at Shelter 6 by Mirror Lake. Fee: $25, all supplies provided. Register at secure.rec1.com/OH/licking-park-district-oh/catalog You can view the instructor Diana Andrews on Instagram mla7962. She studied art at Columbus College of Art & Design, is a member of Central Ohio Plein Air, and she has been teaching art to children and adults for the past 16 years. Fee: $25 -supplies provided.

AN EVENING WITH ANDREW LIPPA

Date: September 8, 2025 Time: 7:00-8:30 PM Location: Eisner Center for the Performing Arts (240 West Broadway, Granville, OH 43023) Tickets: free For more information: Vail Tickets

The Broadway at Denison series presents an evening of music and conversation with Andrew Lippa, a multi-award-winning composer, lyricist, singer, actor, conductor, and producer. His original Broadway musicals, oratorios, and concerts have been performed worldwide. 

Lippa has written Broadway and off-Broadway musicals, songs for film and TV, and multiple works for the concert stage. He wrote and composed the theatrical oratorio “I Am Harvey Milk,” which received its New York premiere at Lincoln Center, starring Kristin Chenoweth and featuring Lippa as Harvey Milk. “Life of the Party,” an evening celebrating 20 years of his work, premiered at London’s award-winning Menier Chocolate Factory in 2014. 

He also wrote the Drama Desk-nominated music and lyrics for the Broadway musical “Big Fish,” the Tony-nominated music and lyrics for the Broadway musical “The Addams Family” (performed in over 40 countries; seen by over 140 million people worldwide), as well as the music for Aaron Sorkin’s Broadway play “The Farnsworth Invention.” His song “Evil Like Me,” from Disney’s “Descendants,” has been viewed over 120 million times on YouTube and earned him a gold record. 

This event is free and open to the public; however, tickets are required. Tickets will be available on August 28 at artsatdenison.ludus.com. 

“RUMORS”- LICKING COUNTY PLAYERS

Date: September 12-21, 2025 Time: 7:30 PM, Sundays at 3:00pm Location: 131 W Main St, Newark, OH 43055 Tickets: $17.00-22.00 For more information: LCP ticket info

A Comedy; Farce
Chris and Ken Gorman arrive at a fancy dinner party for their friend, Charley Brock. They discover that all is not well, and that Charley has been involved in an accident that could be damaging to Charley’s reputation, as he is deputy mayor of New York City. Chris and Ken’s friends begin to arrive. As they attempt to cover up the facts, hilarity ensues. Neil Simon’s Rumors is a charming farce with lots of gags, twists, zingers, and zanies, but it also borrows from Simon’s life experience to depict the challenges, as well as the comforts, of married life.

ART IN THE PARK: POTTERY WORKSHOP

Date: September 13, 2025 Time: 10:00am-12:00pm Location: Infirmary Mound Park, 4309 Lancaster Rd, Granville, OH 43023 Tickets: $35.00 For more information: LPD calendar

Join Earthly Pottery Co. for a fun and creative experience. Introduction to wheel thrown pottery! In this fully guided experience. (no prior experience needed) we will work through a multi step approach to the potters wheel, together. Our step by step process has proven successful for a few thousand people. Eligible/successful pieces will be fired and glazed using available studio glazes and your pieces will travel back to the Earthly Pottery studio for firing. Finished work will be ready for pickup in 2-3 weeks.
Ages 13+ - minors must be accompanied by an adult. Registration required by Sept 10. Fee: $35, Yard ReWild discount applies.
Location: Shelter 6, Infirmary Mound Park
Register at Lickingparkdistrict.com

HEBRON PIE FESTIVAL & PARADE

Date: September 13, 2025 Time: 11:00am-6:00pm Location: 9 W. Main St, Hebron, OH 43025 Tickets: FREE For more information: Facebook

The Annual Hebron Pie Festival & Parade, hosted by the Hebron Historical Society, is back for another year of delicious fun! Mark your calendars and stay tuned for updates on all the exciting activities, pie parade, contests, and vendors we have in store🥧❤️ 📅 Date: September 13, 2025 11AM-6PM (Parade kicks off at 11am) 📍 Location: Hebron Village Center, 9 W. Main Street Hebron, OH 43025 (corner of High & Main Street) Follow our Facebook page for the latest announcements, vendor spotlights, and ways to get involved. Whether you're a pie baker, taster, or just love a great community event, this is one you won’t want to miss!

ART AT DAWES ARBORETUM

Date: September 13, 2025 Time: 1:00Pm-3:00pm Location: Dawes Arboretum,7770 Jacksontown Rd, Newark, OH 43055 Tickets: free with Admission $10.00 per person
For more information: Dawes Info

Join The Arboretum in a day of artistic expression! We have the materials, just bring your creativity. Drop in any time from 1-3 pm to create self-guided nature inspired art. Let the landscape inspire a watercolor artwork. Included with the price of admission!

ANIMAL PAINTING AT BRYN DU ARTS CENTER

Date: September 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025 (4-Week Class Series) Time: 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM Location: Bryn Du Mansion Arts Center (537 Jones Road, Granville) Tickets: $140 for 4 sessions For more information: Animal Painting Class Registration

Create paintings inspired by the animal kingdom. In this four-session class, students will build the skills to paint furry, feathered, or scaly creatures. Students will choose an animal subject and take their painting from the drawing stage to completed painting with help from instructor Michelle Boerio. In each class we’ll practice techniques to mix color, create texture, and add detail to our paintings. Students are welcome to use acrylic or oil paint. Instructor will provide reference images, drawing tools, and back-ups of supplies. Class is perfect for adults of all skill levels!

Student Material List is provided and can be found on Bryn Du’s event listing.

BOURBON AND JAZZ AT DAVIS SHAI HOUSE

Date: September 25, 2025 Time: 5:30 PM- 9:00 PM Location: Davis Shai House (301 Central Parkway, Heath) Tickets: $60 before 8/22, then $75 For more information: Davis Shai House Upcoming Events Page

The Heath Community Arts Council & The Davis Shai House present “Bourbon and Jazz”

Join us for our annual fundraiser! Enjoy an evening of music, dinner, signature drinks, and a silent auction. Entertainment by John Carson and the TMI Band. Catered by Chef Meagan.

Early bird tickets are on sale now! Until August 22nd, tickets are discounted at $60 per person. After this date, tickets will be $70 per person.

GRANVILLE HOTLICKS BLUES FESTIVAL

Date: September 6, 2025 Time: 12:00PM-10:00PM Location: Granville Town Square (100 E Broadway, Granville) Tickets: Free, but donation tickets can be purchased here For More Information: Granville Blues Fest 2025 Facebook Page

The 25th annual Hot Licks Blues Festival is a day long outdoor music festival with music from noon to 10pm, food trucks, and an outdoor beer garden. This year's festival will feature performances from Wallace Coleman, Hughes Taylor, Sean Carney, Tom Carroll, Michael Kelsey, and Willie Phoenix.

Lineup:

12:00 - Gates Open
1:00 - Tom Carroll and Friends
2:30 - Sean Carney Band feat Linda Dachtyl
4:00 - NOCA Student Band
5:00 - Willie Phoenix
6:30 - Hughes Taylor
8:30 - Wallace Coleman

Food Trucks at the event will be: Hogg Heads BBQ, Day Y Noche, and Poppy's Roadside Diner.

This festival is free and open to the public. However, it is the Newark Organization for the Creative Art (NOCA)'s annual fundraiser, and all proceeds pay for private music instruction for underserved youth in Licking County. If you’d like to support this endeavor, donation tickets of any price can be purchased HERE.

OHIO BELLYDANCING FESTIVAL

Date: September 26+27 2025 Time: 10:00AM-11:00PM Location Franks & Sammies, 3rd floor, 32-34 S 3rd St, Newark OH 43055 Tickets: $125-$200 For more information: Eventbrite tickets

The Ohio Bellydance Festival is a two day festival full of workshops, shows and costume vending. All are welcome from beginners to advanced and all in between. If you're not a dancer yourself, you're welcome to come see the shows!

4 instructors during the day, 8 dancers in the evening.

Ohbellydancefest.com
The VIP admission pass is your ticket for the full weekend pass to the Ohio Bellydance Festival. The ticket includes all workshops, photo sessions (photo packages sold separately) and entry to both the Gala show and hafla benefits. 

Tickets available on EVENTBRITE 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ohio-bellydance-festival-tickets-1442717860959

Meet the Artist: Abigail Longshore

Date: Saturday, Sept 13, 2025 Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM Location: Centofanti Gallery, 118 East Main St, Hebron OH 43025 Tickets: free For more information: Gallery’s Instagram

Abigail Longshore's exhibit "Art of Summer", 8/18/-9/18/25, is currently showing at Centofanti Art Gallery in Hebron. You can meet and chat with one of Licking County’s better know artists, Abigail, on September 13th, from 1-3pm. Her current show reflects on fond memories of summertime activities that bring out the kid in all of us.

ELVIS TRIBUTE SHOW- WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE

Date: September 5, 2025 Time: 7:00-9:00 PM Location: Weathervane Playhouse (100 Price Rd. Newark OH 43055) Tickets: $34-39 For more information: Eventbrite

Join us on Friday, September 5th for The Return of The King—an internationally acclaimed, multi–award-winning Elvis Tribute Show starring Grand Champion Elvis Tribute Artist Tyler Christopher and The Roustabout Showband. Get ready to experience Elvis in his prime with a high-energy, authentic production that will have you *All Shook Up*.
By Tyler Christopher productions. Experience Elvis in his youthful prime with this high energy, internationally acclaimed Elvis Tribute Show. Get tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-return-of-the-king-an-unrivaled-tribute-to-elvis-tickets-1393063633829

BOOK SIGNING- “SECRET AGENT MAN” BY MARGOT SINGER

Date: Sept 4, 2025 Time: 6:00 PM- 7:30 PM Location: Granville Center for the Arts Tickets: free For more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-celebration-secret-agent-man-by-margot-singer-tickets-1441136982509?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

You're invited to a special book launch celebrating award-winning author Margot Singer and her newest work, "Secret Agent Man"—a beautifully layered exploration of family history, memory, and the search for home.

The evening will feature a captivating reading and conversation between Margot and fellow author and Denison University professor Amy Butcher. Together, they'll dive into the book's themes of displacement, identity, and what it means to piece together a personal history shaped by global upheaval.

During the event, you'll have a chance to connect with the authors in the intimate, art-filled setting of the Granville Center for the Arts Gallery. Bring your curiosity and questions for the Q&A, then stick around to purchase a signed copy of Secret Agent Man, courtesy of our friends at Readers Garden Bookstore.

More about Margot Singer:

Margot Singer is the author of a novel, Underground Fugue, and a linked short story collection, The Pale of Settlement. She is also the co-editor, with Nicole Walker, of Bending Genre: Essays on Creative Nonfiction. She is the recipient of the Flannery O'Connor Award, the Edward Lewis Wallant Award, the Reform Judaism Prize, the Glasgow Prize, the James Jones First Novel Fellowship, as well as grants from the NEA and the Ohio Arts Council. A professor of creative writing at Denison University, she lives with her family in Granville, Ohio.

PROPELLER HAT WORKSHOP

Date: Sunday, Aug 31, 2025 Time: 3:00PM-4:00PM Location: Granville Center for the Arts ( 119 W. Broadway, Granville) Tickets: free For more information: GCA Eventbrite

Due to wildly popular demand, our whimsical Propeller Hat Workshop is making a triumphant return! Whether you're a crafty veteran or a first-time creator, local artist Ryan McGuire will guide you through each step, turning you into a spinning bundle of joy.

We’ll provide all the tools and materials you need to bring your hat to life—just bring a base hat (or grab one of our limited extras) and get ready to make something delightfully ridiculous.

This drop-in event is completely free and promises fun for all ages. Creating your hat will take 15 minutes or less, so feel free to stop by anytime during the event.

LONESTAR- MIDLAND THEATRE

Date: August 30, 2025 Time: 8:00-10:00 PM Location: Midland Theatre Tickets: $39-$69.00 For more information: Midland Event page

Lonestar is a celebrated American country music group that captured global attention with their timeless ballad “Amazed,” a crossover sensation that spent 9 weeks at No. 1 on the country charts and 2 weeks at No. 1 on the pop charts. Known for blending heartfelt storytelling with a polished pop-country sound, the band—comprised of Dean Sams, Michael Britt, Keech Rainwater, and Drew Womack—has left an indelible mark on the genre boasting a staggering 22 top ten singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including 10 that reached No. 1.

HEBRON SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

Date: August 28, 2025 Time: 6:30-8:00 PM Location: Hebron Village Center Tickets: Free! For more information: More Info on Facebook

Join us at the Hebron Village Center (9 W Main Street, corner of High and Main) for free live music every fourth Thursday from May through August, starting at 6:30 PM! August 28 – Barefoot McCoy Grab dinner at Hebron favorites like Hebron Dari Bar, Clay’s Café or Yummy Yummy, bring your lawn chair, and enjoy an evening of great music and community fun. This is a free, family-friendly event — we can't wait to see you there!

NGSO'S "A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC"

Date: August 24, 2025 Time: 6:00 PM Location: The Robbins Hunter Museum (221 E Broadway, Granville) Tickets: Free! For more information: NGSO Event Page

This program will showcase the NGSO string section under the baton of concertmaster Jana Ross. The ensemble will perform a curated selection of light classical works by composers such as Mozart, Haydn, and Piazzolla. This concert will offer an elegant evening of timeless music, highlighting the expressive range and refined technique of the NGSO strings.

Part of NGSO’s Summer Music Concert Series: Music 4U!

RAIN VENUE: First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville, OH

FIBER ARTS CLUB

Date: Wednesday, Aug 20, 2025 Time: 6:30PM-7:30PM Location: Granville Center for the Arts ( 119 W. Broadway, Granville) Tickets: free For more information: GCA Eventbrite

Ioin our monthly Fiber Arts Club at the Granville Center for the Arts. Whether you're an experienced fiber crafter or a novice looking to explore the world of knitting/crochet, this club is designed just for you. Join us to connect with fellow enthusiasts in a vibrant social setting, regardless of age or skill level.

If you're already a fiber crafter, we encourage you to bring your ongoing projects and supplies. We'll provide extra needles and yarn for those eager to learn the art of knitting/crochet, guiding you through the fundamentals for beginners and advanced techniques for knitters trying to up their game.

Knitting isn't your cup of tea? Fret not! Our club warmly embraces all mobile fiber art enthusiasts, including those skilled in spinning, needle felting, tatting, macrame, and more.

TOAD HOUSE & BEE WATERER

Date: Saturday, Aug 16, 2025 Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM Location: James Bradley Center @ Infirmary Mound Park (4351 Lancaster Road, Granville) Tickets: $25 For more information: Licking Park District Events Page

In this fun hands-on workshop, let your creativity flow as you transform a terra cotta pot and saucer into a toad house with a bee/butterfly waterer top.

We will have non-toxic paints to decorate a house any toad would be proud of, as well as rocks and marbles to create the perfect spot for our pollinating friends to catch a drink of water.

Fee: $25. Ages 10 to adult. Registration required by August 10. Yard ReWild discount applies. Located in the James Bradley Center.

IMPROV CLUB WITH ALI RAFTER

Date: August 5, 2025 Time: 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM Location: Granville Center for the Arts (119 West Broadway, Granville) Tickets: Free! Reservation encouraged For more information: Improv Club Registration

Join us for our monthly Improv Club for an opportunity to make new friends and explore the world of improv through fun, cooperative games and exercises guaranteed to promote laughter and creativity. No experience is necessary to attend, and advanced improvisers are welcome to come and “get some reps” in as well!

The Improv Club meets monthly in the Granville Center for the Arts gallery. This club is free, open to all ages and experience levels, and includes complimentary drinks.

Ali Rafter is a multi-award-winning actress, a graduate of UCLA's School of Theatre, Film, and Television, and the founding director of Improv School Redlands, located in Southern California. She has been doing improv for over three decades and has trained with The Groundlings, Impro Los Angeles, The Nest, as well as performing with the hilarious comedy improv team, "Tastes Like Burning." She has produced two completely original comedy sketch shows as well as dozens of other plays, concerts, and stand-up events. Ali is committed to creating safe spaces for people of all ages to engage in creative expression and loves to witness the joy, growth, and healing that improv can spark.

BRYN DU'S SUMMER ART CAMP: TIME TRAVELER

Date: August 4-8, 2025 Time: 3:30-5:00 PM Location: Bryn Du Mansion Arts Center (537 Jones Road, Granville) Tickets: $200 for five sessions For more information: GCA event Listing

Join instructor Sarah Gray and take a journey through time and space in our Time Traveler summer camp! Explore the rise and fall of empires, the intrigue of dynasties, defining moments of epochs and various points in time that have shaped our world! Instructor will utilize a wide variety of techniques and mediums. All materials included.

All participants under 18 years of age must have Art Center participation forms filled out and brought to the first class. Registration includes all five sessions.

SUMMER MUSIC SERIES AT CHERRY VALLEY HOTEL

Date: July 17, 2025 and every week thru August 28 Time: 6:30PM-8:30PM Location: Cherry Valley Hotel (2299 Cherry Valley Rd SE, Newark) Tickets: Free! For more information: Cherry Valley Hotel’s Events Page

Join us every Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm for free live music in the gardens and enjoy $5 drafts, $7 wells, and half off select wines during our Patio Pour from 4 to 7 pm.

2025 Lineup:
June 26 – Will Freed
July 3 – Jonathon Hape
July 10 – Doug Hare
July 17 – Jeff McCargish
July 24 – Deanna Sweeney
July 31 – Donna Mogavero
August 7 – Jeff German
August 14 – Chaz Mechenbier
August 21 – Will Freed
August 28 – Davey McCandlish

Bring a chair or borrow one on-site. No coolers, pets, or outside food and drink. Dining tables require a 2-drink minimum.

“THE VILLAIN WORE A DIRTY SHIRT”— WEATHERVANE NEWARK

Dates: August 8th-August 10, 2025 Time: Various, See their link below Location: Weathervane Playhouse Newark (100 Price Road, Newark) Tickets: Adult tickets begin at $33. Buy Tickets: Weathervane Playhouse’s “The Villain Wore A Dirty Shirt”

Laundries are big business in the mining town of Digalittledeeper.  The ’Tub and Scrub’ is operated by Olympia Klenz and Sweet Sally.  The young sheriff is in love with Sally, but every time he gets close, he turns into a babbling fool.  Meanwhile, our villain, Phineas Flatworm, discovers Olympia has been rinsing gold flecks from miners’ laundry for years, and she’s amassed a tidy sum.  The villain figures if he had the only laundry in town, he’d make a million!  With the aid of his hilarious mother, Mrs. Mugwump, and Lola-Lola, a talentless flamenco dancer, he gets control of the ’Tub and Scrub.’ Lola-Lola plans to marry Phineas, but not if Mrs. Mugwump has anything to say about it!  The other laundries ’mysteriously’ burn down.  Mayor Haggle gives the ’Tub and Scrub’ a civic award, and a ghost accuses the villain of his crimes.  The highlight of the wacky spoof is a laundry fight that hasn’t been equaled since the pie-tossing days of silent films.  The evildoers are brought to the soap-bar of justice, and the sheriff conquers his shyness and proposes to Sweet Sally.

Join us in a new fun fundraising opportunity! Purchase soft tomatoes to toss at the stage towards the actors as they portray eccentric and over the top characters. 

 Showtimes are as follows:

• Friday, August 8 at 7:30 PM

• Saturday, August 9 at 2:00 PM

• Saturday, August 9 at 7:30 PM

• Sunday, August 10 at 2:00 PM

Young Adult Content - Suitable for teens and families, may contain some adult language and adult themes.

NEWARK SUMMERFEST

Date: August 2, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM- 10:00 PM Location: Midland Theatre, 36 North Park Place, Newark, OH Tickets0 free For more information: Newark Summerfest Facebook page

Newark Summerfest : Event by Midland Theatre and Hometown Heroes of Licking County

Circle Saturday, August 2, 2025, on your calendar and head to North Park Place for a fabulous day brimming with community spirit and fun!

Sway to live performances on our outdoor stage, sip on something refreshing from the beer truck, and treat your taste buds at a range of local food.

Let’s come together and revel in all the things that make our city special!

EVENT SCHEDULE:

3:00 -10:00 p.m. Budweiser Beer Truck and Food Booths

4:00 JAMPA Band

5:00 p.m. Unveiling of the banners for our Hometown Heroes, presentation of colors by Newark High School JROTC and National Anthem with Anna Belt

5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Lanndon

8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Big Bad Stache

Poetry Open Mic Night

Date: August 12, 2025 Time: 7:00-8:00 PM Location: Granville Center for the Arts (119 West Broadway, Granville) Tickets: Free! For more information: NGSO Event Page

Join us at The Granville Center for the Arts for our highly anticipated Monthly Poetry Open Mic Night. Get ready to be captivated by an unforgettable evening of spoken word magic, expertly guided by our extraordinary host, the one and only Jared Mutchler.

August’s poetry prompt is “Distraction.” Buzzing phones. Wandering thoughts. That song stuck in your head. Distraction is everywhere—sometimes a nuisance, sometimes a refuge. This month, we invite you to explore the beautiful mess of a mind pulled in a thousand directions. Write about the moment you lost your train of thought, or found a surprising truth when you did. Maybe your poem will follow a meandering path, drift into daydreams, or tumble through the chaos of trying to focus. Whether it’s funny, chaotic, reflective, or unexpectedly profound, let your words wander. Sometimes, getting sidetracked is exactly where the story begins.

ART WALK - Granville, Ohio

Date: Aug 2, 2025 Time: 4:00PM-7:00PM Location: Downtown Granville, Ohio Tickets: Free for all! For more information: Art Walk Granville

Make Your Saturday a Work of Art
Join us Saturday, August 2nd from 4–7 PM for Granville’s signature celebration of local art, music, and creativity!

Galleries + pop-ups
Live music all over town
Tasty sips + bites as you go

Grab your crew, plan your path, and make some memories.
From 4 to 7 PM, downtown Granville comes alive with live music, local art, and charming shops ready to welcome you in. Whether you're hunting for your next favorite piece or just enjoying the art scene, it’s the perfect way to spend an early summer evening.