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Visit the Ohio Light Opera to see Hudson native Katherine Polit

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HITTING THE HIGH NOTES

STAYCATION GUIDE

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BY STEPHANIE FELLENSTEINThe Ohio Light Opera is bringing fantastic productions right to the Summit County doorstep.

Head down to Wooster to see Hudson native Katherine Polit in five out of the seven productions planned for the Opera’s 37th summer season.

BY STEPHANIE FELLENSTEINNot heading out of town this summer?

Visit our Staycation Guide to make summer memories close to home.

BY MARIE POMPILINo need to travel far for excellent hiking. Hudson Parks, and the newly-opened

Wood Hollow Summit Metro Park, offer plenty of hiking and educational opportunities.

FORMER HUDSON RESIDENT KATHERINE POLIT IS SPENDING THE SUMMER IN WOOSTER WITH THE OHIO LIGHT OPERA.

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BY MARIE POMPILIThe Hudson Library and Historical Society offers something for everyone. Stay busy for days with music, crafts, stories, financial seminars, yoga,

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Each summer, there is a list of places I want to visit before the calendar turns to fall.

I usually start to pan-ic mid-August when I realize I haven’t accomplished all the things on my “summer” to-do list.

This summer I am deter-mined to do it right. We start-ed with a visit to Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens to see Bloom, an exhibit created by glass artist Craig Mitchell Smith. On display until Sept. 20, 32 giant glass flowers and art are nestled throughout the gardens.

There are poppies, a hydrangea, a bonsai tree, birds, butterflies and more. My favorite is the giant dandelion, “Make a wish,” in the front yard.

Sometimes the glass flowers blend in so well with the flow-ers, they appear to be actual flowers. Glass cardinals were “flying” in the trees, and glass butterflies flitted near the butterfly habitat.

Don’t be afraid to bring the kids. The new Playgarden features a Tudor Revival Playhouse inspired by the Stan Hywet carriage house. There also is a robin’s egg blue, restored 1929 Model A Ford truck to “drive” and a vintage bicycle to “ride.” Organ pipes and bubbles, a splash fountain and a dog house for Joe, the Seiberling family’s St. Bernard. round out the garden.

Don’t take my word for it, you’ll have to stop by to see for yourself.

We have filled the July issue with other suggestions for summer staycation activities. Make sure to let us know which activities you tried and how you liked them.

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by Stephanie Fellenstein

Rick Carson, of Nosh Eatery, takes food very seriously. He wants to have a say in not only how it’s cooked or prepared, but also where it comes from.

That concept led to UrbAgro and the Nosh Garden, a joint venture between Carson and his friend Bri-an Teggart.

Carson and Teggart are busy. On top of full-time jobs, they have combined forces to create all-nat-ural foods to supply to local chefs and to sell at Farmers Markets.

Pronounced like herb, but Urb for Urban Argriculture, Ur-bAgro grew out of a dream for both men.

“It’s all about know-ing the farmer and having a relation-ship,” Carson says.

It is a sunny June afternoon and Teggart is busy constructing a coop for their latest venture — 19 chick-ens.

Carson arrives at the farm, owned by Ken and Joyce Kuryla of KGK Gardening and Design Corp., carrying flats of edible flowers that will be planted on site.

Depending on the flower, he says they offer unique flavorings — from peppery to cucumber — to recipes.

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the fourth year for the Nosh Gar-den. The first year was a learning experience.

“We first wanted to understand the best way to grow organically and efficiently,” Carson says.

That initial garden was then ex-panded and a hoop house was added this year to extend the grow-ing season.

“It’s been a race ever since the weather broke,” Teggart says.

He planted 25 different variet-ies of tomato seeds and now has 800 tomato plants and 1,200 ba-sil plants.

“In the past we’ve used most of it, but this year we’ve planted

more than ever,” Carson says.The hoop house also in-

cludes pole and bush beans and beets.

By mid-summer, Teggart expects to be harvesting every other day and they estimate they could see

close to 500 pounds of to-matoes at peak season.They also reuse everything.

Old pallets have been repurposed into con-

tainer gardens that are now filled with tarragon, radish-es, rhubarb, scal-lions, horseradish and more.

“I love to cook food, experiment

and be creative,” Carson says. “I can

come out here and see what’s in season. The scapes

are ready so now I will incorporate scapes into my menus.”

They also have created a com-post area.

“We don’t use any type of fertiliz-er and try to be as organic as possi-ble,” Teggart says.

The partners have known each other for years, both having attend-ed the Pennsylvania Culinary In-stitute.

Today, Carson owns Nosh Eat-ery, a business which is 90 per-cent catering — weddings, dinners and corporate events — but also will offer pickup-only meals begin-ning in July. Visit NoshEatery.com for more information on online or-dering and catering.

Teggart works for Paleo to Me where he prepares meals for those who have ordered online. Paleo meals are based on diets of ear-ly man and focus mostly on meat, fish, vegetables and fruit. Dairy, grains and processed foods are eliminated.

The meals are dropped off at lo-cal gyms, ready-to-eat, each Mon-day morning.

Visit Carson and Teggart, and Nosh Garden, this summer at the Hudson Farmers Market. They also plan to expand to farmers markets in Peninsula, Kent and Akron.

Carson, who grew up eating food fresh from the garden, says he is excited about the future of the gar-den. “Plus it helps,” he says. “that Teggart has a green thumb.”


“You’re off to Great Places! Today is your

day! Your mountain is waiting, So ...

get on your way!”— Dr. Seuss, “Oh, The

Places You’ll go!”

Searching for something to do this summer? Look

no farther than Hudson Monthly’s “Staycation

Guide.” We have com-piled a list of activities

to satisfy even the pickiest vacationer —

sporting activities, history, culture (theater)

or something new. Try one or try them all, and

then tell us how you liked them. Or send us other suggestions for activities in the area.

Most of all, have a fun, safe, enjoyable summer.

Peruse the Staycation

Guide to find fun summer

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Hudson native Katherine Polit returns to Ohio for the summer


Katherine Polit, Ka-tie to her friends and fami-ly, breezes into Open Door Coffee on a rare day off from her packed summer sched-ule.

Despite the long rehears-als and temporary move back to the area, Polit could not be happier with her summer home — The Ohio Light Opera.

In its 37th summer sea-son, The Ohio Light Op-era is staging seven pro-ductions this summer — “Brigadoon,” “Can Can,” “One Touch of Venus,” “Oh, Kay!” “Ruddigore,” “Frie-derike” and “The Yeomen of the Guard.”

The opera, housed in the Freedlander Theatre at the College of Wooster, focuses on traditional operetta and musical theater.

This is Polit’s first year. But for some perform-ers, the Ohio Light Op-era is a home away

from home as they return year after

year.

“I almost forgot to audi-tion and my mom reminded me,” Polit says, adding she found out in January that she was accepted into the Opera. “I got all the music in March and it was a little overwhelming. This is the fastest I’ve ever put on a production. They say one day in Wooster is actually equivalent to three days.”

Polit arrived in Wooster May 19. The first week, the performers sang through all of the songs for all seven productions.

After that, they stage each production in chunks. Polit is Fiona in “Brigadoon” and Rose Maybud in “Rud-digore,” plus she is in the chorus for three of the oth-er productions.

The two characters are l i k e night and day,

Polit says. Fiona is earthy a n d

straightforward, while Rose Maybud is prim and proper and shy.

“Fiona’s just the best,” she says. “The music’s very romantic and sentimental. I have to speak with a Scot-tish accent, though. That’s a new one for me.”

Her character Rose May-bud has an English accent. “She’s very proper. Her par-ents have left her with a book of etiquette.”

Before each performance, Polit spends about an hour going through her role men-tally and saying her lines. Hair and makeup can take another hour.

Polit, who was born in New Orleans and moved to Hudson when she was 3 years old, said she attended Hudson schools from kin-dergarten through grade 10.

She performed in “Into the Woods” at Hudson High School.

“That’s what prompted me to start taking voice les-sons,” she says.

She spent her final two years of high school at In-terlochen Arts Academy, a fine arts boarding school in Michigan. “That’s where I fell in love with opera,” she says. “I felt at home. This is heaven.”

Even before that, it was her aunt’s “Phantom of the Opera” CD that pushed

her toward singing. “I

Photo courtesy of Ash Lawn Opera

Katherine Polit in LaBohème at the Ash Lawn Opera.


would play that over and over again,” she says, adding that she eventually got to see “Phantom” in Toronto.

“I was about 11 and I told my grandma that I wanted to sing on stage,” Polit says. “I remember she looked at me and said something like, ‘Aw,

that’s cute.’”Her mom, Annette Polit, remembers

that conversa-tion.

“You never re-ally imagine that it will happen,” she says. “I knew

as a child that she loved the theater. Every year for her birthday, she want-ed to go to a musi-cal.”

Polit’s cousin, Amy Tsai Harris of Hudson, re-members see-ing “Phantom,”

too.“I liked it, but she really

liked it. I remember thinking Katie really might do this,” Tsai Harris says.

Her aunt Kim Woods, also of Hudson, remembers when the cousins were little and asked to sing at church.

“Katie said she would do it, but only if she could sing by herself,” Woods says.

After graduation from In-terlochen, Polit studied mu-sic and modern languag-es and earned a bachelor’s degree in humanities from Carnegie Mellon

She admits she was unsure of what to do next. She kept singing and waited tables be-fore heading off to the Univer-sity of Texas in Austin where she earned a master’s of mu-sic in opera performance.

With her master’s degree in hand, Polit still felt like she

had more growing to do as a singer. She earned her per-former diploma and a doctor-ate in music at Indiana Uni-versity.

And, along the way, she dis-covered she loved teaching.

“I finished my degree and I thought that maybe before teaching, I should apply it,” she says.

Near the end of her doctor-al program, Polit auditioned for the Virginia Opera Emerg-ing Artist Program in New York City.

“They weeded it down to 40 and I got a call back for the next day,” she says. She fin-ished the audition and then got on a plane to Indiana for the oral exam for her doctor-ate.

“Then I want to Disney World,” she says laughing. “That helped keep my mind off the audition.”

Good news soon followed, and Polit found out she was

Photo courtesy of the Virginia Opera

Katherine Polit performed in “Sweeney Todd” with the Virginia Opera.

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one of 12 picked for the Emerging Artist Program.

“I was so excited,” she says. “You want to pay me and house me and I get to dance around on stage?”

She later learned there were 700 applicants original-ly.

The Virg in ia Opera Emerging Artist Program offered a little bit of every-thing. Polit appeared on-stage in “Sweeney Todd” and “H.M.S Pinafore.” Plus she performed in Opera in the Park and did outreach for Rotary clubs and donors. The second half of the year focused on educational out-reach and she performed in “The Princess and the Pea” for schools and school groups.

She was also the featured soloist for the Charlotte Symphony last February where her friend is the assis-tant conductor.

Polit plans to return to the Virginia Opera in the fall where she will perform in “Orpheus and the Under-world” and “La Bohème.”

“They try to open with something never done be-fore and then hit you with a classic,” she says.

Polit has a huge support system.

Her parents, now Braden-ton, Florida residents, have been to all of her shows.

“The first time I saw her in a production at Interlochen Arts Academy, I realized that she was a very talented singer as well as an actress,” Annette says. “Around the age of 16, I realized that she loved music and in some-way, it would be her life. I am so thrilled her hard work has paid off and she is on stage. It is very emotional to see your child live their

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“Brigadoon” at the Ohio Light Opera.

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“The Princess and the Pea” with the Virginia Opera.

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Her extended family rounds out that fan club.

“We went to all her grad-uations,” Woods says, and Tsai Harris saw most of Polit’s productions in Bloomington, Indiana.

Rob and Annette will spend 11 days in Ohio in July “to see as many per-formances as we can fit in, while reconnecting with friends and family in the area,” Annette says. “Katie is encouraging us to see the other shows that Ohio Light Opera is doing. She is so im-pressed with the level of the talent and productions that she feels we will love them all.”

The rest of the family is heading down to Wooster in August to see “Brigadoon.”

“It’s comforting to know she is only 45 minutes away,” Harris says.

Polit knows how lucky she is to have both performing

opportunities and a sup-portive family.

While she admits she would love to perform on Broadway or in Chicago or at one of the big opera hous-es, she loves what she is do-ing.

“I love opera, but I also really like musical theater,” she says. “My ideal is what-ever I’m doing at the mo-ment.”

For more information on The Ohio Light Opera, visit www.ohiolightopera.org or call the box office at 330-263-2345.

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Discover Hudson’s natural wondersby Marie Pompili

Hudson is finally awake after yet another cold, long winter. The sun is shining, the temperatures are warm and it is time to dis-cover the wonders of nature in the Summit Metro Parks’ newest park, Wood Hollow. Drivers fre-quenting Barlow Road may have noticed the new bike trails weav-ing throughout a parcel of land just down the street from Barlow Farm Park. The trails are just one of the features of Hudson’s latest green space. Wood Hollow boasts 300 acres — 150 of which were donated by an anonymous do-nor — consisting of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop walking trail, board-walks, bridges and a fishing pond. Future plans include a green playing field, restrooms and a pic-nic shelter, all scheduled for com-pletion by the end of this year, ac-cording to Lindsay Smith, Metro Parks marketing coordinator. The district has wasted no time add-ing the park to its summer pro-gramming lineup.

On July 15 at 11 a.m., a resident fungi expert will lead the Fun-gus Hike, an excursion dedicated to all things moldy and ‘shroomy. “It is amaz-

ing to see the different colors,” says Smith. On July 28 at 7 p.m., music lovers are invited to enjoy a Random Act of Music performed by the park system’s all-volunteer ensemble. Free of charge, visitors can enjoy one hour of traditional marches, big band standards and favorite oldies. And, Wood Hollow is not only open to human visitors. On Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m, all dog owners are invited to bring their best friends to Howl at the Moon, a naturalist-led hike through the park under a full moon. (Don’t for-get to bring an eight-foot leash.)

One of the most popular pro-grams led by the Summit Met-ro Parks is the Fall Hiking Spree, a pre-designated 12-mile hiking route consisting of seven trails throughout the district’s six parks (of course, that will change this fall when Wood Hollow and its 1.2-mile trail are added to the map). Hikers can download a participation form that should be signed and completed by a park employee at the end of each trail so that they earn rewards throughout the fall months. In ad-dition to the Fall Hiking Spree, Wood Hollow also will host the Fall Migration Hike on Sept. 12 at 10:30 a.m. According to Smith, participants will be able to “take a peek into the lives of migrant birds” with the help of a park nat-uralist. They will also earn Fall Hiking spree credits. Finally, on Sept. 18, summer will close with Hike the Hollow, a leisurely hike led by a naturalist familiar with the ecosystem of this latest jewel in the Metro Parks’ necklace.

Barlow Farm Park1965 Barlow Road

Bicentennial Woods 2302 Victoria Parkway

Boston Mills Park505 Boston Mills Road

Cascade Park130 Lynn Drive

Colony Park6075 Ogilby Drive

Darrow Road Park7303 Darrow Road

DiNovi ParkAbbyshire Drive

Doc’s Woods5769 Stow Road

High Point Park3100 Middleton Road

Hudson Springs Park7095 Stow Road

MacLaren Woods90 John Clark Lane

Maple Grove Park934 Farnham Way

Middleton Park1738 Middleton Road

Oak Grove Park2200 Barlow Road

Robinson Field2600 Ravenna Road

Nicholson TrailNicholson Drive

Trumbull Woods3200 Middleton Road

Turnpike TrailStow Road

Veterans Way Park55 Veterans Way Wildlife WoodsBoston Mills Road

The Hudson Parks Department manages 20 parks through-out the city each offering its own summer fun. From fishing, boat-ing, bocce, sand volleyball and disc golf at Hudson Springs Park to soccer and baseball fields at Barlow Farm Park to the water-falls of Cascade Park to the playgrounds and skate park of Veter-ans Way, there is no shortage of outdoor opportunities and activi-ties close to home.


Hudson Library and Historical Society fosters love of reading

by Marie Pompili

The Hudson Library and Historical Society (HLHS) is celebrating 10 years at its Library Street address and, in the words of Assistant Director Ellen Smith, it has “ratcheted up the pro-gramming for all ages as a special thank you to our patrons.” In keeping with its slogan, “Ten Years of Innova-tion on Library Street,” this center of learning and discovery has filled its summer calendar with new twists on old stand-by’s and other experiences for all ages.

The library and summer reading go hand-in-hand and the 2015 Su-per Hero Summer Reading program is sure to arm youngsters, teens and adults with new reading super powers this year. As in previous years, HLHS awards weekly prizes but has added a new award for children reading 15 or more hours per week: a yard sign proclaiming, “A Super Reader Lives Here!” For scientifically-inclined mid-dle schoolers, HLHS is offering the 10-session “Invention Project” class-es, developed by the Akron-based Na-tional Inventor’s Hall of Fame, focusing on STEM-related activities. Funded by the Burton D. Morgan Foundation, Invention Project allows kids to cre-atively explore robotics, kinetics and video game design. And, if two hours of Jurassic World just wasn’t enough time to spend with our reptilian an-cestors, it might be worth the while to head to HLHS Aug. 1 for a Spinosaurus Encounter where a moving dinosaur will “come to life.” Brought to Hud-son by the Carnegie Museum of Natu-ral History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Spinosaurus Encounter will fea-ture hands-on stations where people can touch fossils and other materials in the library’s rotunda before head-ing to the Flood Meeting room for the main event.

The library isn’t just for reading and inventing, it is also for performing.

For children, the Columbus Children’s Theater will bring its performance of Sleeping Beauty to HLHS for two per-formances on July 29. Adults will en-joy the return of the chamber ensem-bles from the Kent/Blossom Music Festival in Concert featuring musi-cians from around the world perform-ing international selections on Sunday afternoons July 12 and 26 at 2 p.m.

HLHS also offers Tech in an Hour sessions in the second-floor lab timed to coincide with the events being held in the Youth Services area providing parents with something fun to do and learn while their children are other-wise occupied. Tutorials on Pinterest, 3D Printing and Photoshop will be giv-en during the one-hour classes.

“The ever-popular Walking Tours, led by Archivist Gwen Mayer, have been filled to capacity,” says Smith. “However, additional tours are con-tinuously being added to accommo-date demand.” On July 23 tours will include Civil War-era buildings; Aug. 11 will focus on Kit Homes of Hudson; Hudson’s Underground Railroad past will be explored on Aug. 24; a tour of the Disasters of Hudson will take place Sept. 2, and the season (as of press time) will end with the Scandals of Hudson on Sept. 10.

The programming here is just a small taste of what is being offered at HLHS this summer. Visit http://www.hudsonlibrary.org/home.html for the full calendar of events.


Back in 1900, sandstone, which was used to make sidewalks and mill stones, was mined from the swimming quarry. The quarry was connected to the railroad in 1906 and a factory was later built on the site as a stone saw-ing mill. The quarry was closed by 1917. In 1955, it reopened as a local swim-ming hole. The shallow end ranges from zero depth to approximately 4 1/2 feet deep and has a dock to jump from. The deep end, which requires a swim test,

is about 12-feet deep, has three diving boards and two rocks that swimmers can jump from.

Looking for more information on stone quarries? An exhibit, “Peninsu-la-area stone quarries,” is currently on display at the Cuyahoga Valley Histori-cal Museum. The museum, 1775 Main St., second floor, Peninsula, is open Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. It is closed on all major holidays.

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The Liberty Park Nature Center, 9999 Liberty Road, Twinsburg, is the perfect spot for a leisurely walk through the woods.

Part of the Summit Metro Parks, the nature center officially opened in May and offers three trails — the 1.1-mile

Ledges Trail that leads past sand-stone ledges and through a wet-

land; the easy, paved 0.25-mile Maple Loop and the under construction 0.6-mile natural-surface Bluebird trail

that heads through a meadow.On top of the nature cen-

ter, there is an outdoor classroom, barn stone amphitheater and campfire area. There is even a 6-foot-tall black bear replica outside.

Liberty Park is a partnership between Summit Metro Parks and the city of Twinsburg which purchased the Twins-burg Ledges Area in 2001. The park is now more than 3,000 contiguous acres in conjunction with Tinker’s Creek State park, thanks to additional purchases and leases by the Summit Metro Parks which manages the area.

Visit www.summitmetroparks.org for more information.

Hop on board a trolley tour of Glendale Ceme-tery. The tour will meet at Lock 3. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. There is some walking required. Those interested should reg-ister in advance by calling 330-865-8065.

The cemetery, founded in 1839 by Dr. J. D. Com-mins, includes four buildings near the main entrance

that are listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Even the grounds have recently been added to the Register as a historic landscape. A site on the un-derground railroad, the John Brown House, 550 Co-pley Road, also is open during special open houses July 23, Aug. 27 and Sept. 24, from 4 to 6 p.m. Visit www.summithistory.org for more information.


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The property was donated back in 1900 by George and Ann Perkins. The 79 acres is now Perkins Woods Park. At the time, two brown bears, with a small facility, lived at the park. Today the zoo is thriving. It is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums

and last year, more than 367,000 visitors walked through the front gate. The latest addition — the Mike and Mary Stark Grizzly Ridge exhibit — includes grizzly bears, a walk-in aviary, river otters, red wolves, bald eagles and more. Considering a future as a zoo keeper? There also are behind-the-scenes tours, plus keeper for a day, zoo veteri-narian for a day and trainer for a day opportunities.

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Race Week festivities take place July 20-25 with more than 500 qualifiers from 40 states and several countries.

Soap Box Derby racers are busy all year, from building their own gravity-powered cars to racing in district events to qualify for the championships.

There are several divisions.

The Stock Division is for racers ages 7 through 13 who build their cars from a kit. The Super Stock Division — for races ages 9 to 18 — build on what they learned and cre-ate a larger, heavier car, also from a kit. Mas-ters Division participants, racers ages 10 to 20, usually build their cars from a masters kit purchased from the International Soap Box Derby. The final division — Ultimate Speed — is a team competition. The cars are innovative, drivers are between the ages of 16 to 24, and must have competed in previous races.

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by Downs Drive to see the cars in action. The events leading up to the Championship race are free, but the main event July 25 is $5.

An opening ceremony is planned for July 20 with races taking place the rest of the week. The championship is July 25 and begins with an opening ceremony at 8:30 a.m. and the race at 9 a.m.

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Live birds of prey from the Medina Raptor Center will visit the Hud-son Library July 11 at 3 p.m. The MRC is an ani-mal rescue organiza-tion whose mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and release injured and or-phaned birds. The pro-gram is appropriate for all ages. To register, for everyone who will attend, visit hudsonli-brary.org or call 330-653-6658 ext. 1020.

Families with children of all ages should attend the Hudson Library’s Superhero Family Party at 10 a.m. Enjoy food, games, crafts and a surprise visit from some special guests. Register at hudsonlibrary.org or by calling the library at 330-653-6658 ext. 1020.

Local author Hope Bolinger will visit the Learned Owl Book Shop with her de-but novel, “Unmasked,” at 1 p.m. Bolinger wrote the book when she was 16 years old and a junior at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy. Several of her poems have been pub-lished in anthologies and she is currently a journalist for N2 Publishing. Call 330-653-2252 for more informa-tion.

Children going into grades 3 to 5 can learn basic engineering con-cepts and put them into practice building with a variety of materials dur-ing a 3-day workshop from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Work with LEGOs one day and found materials the next, then on the third day help build a Rube Goldberg machine. Reg-ister for all three days at hudsonlibrary.org or by calling the library at 330-653-6658 ext. 1020.

The Hudson Library and Historical Society Music Series continues at 2 p.m. with chamber ensembles from the Kent/Blossom Music Festival in a con-cert in the rotunda.Since 1968, string, wood-wind, horn and piano students have come to Kent State University to de-velop professional skills through intensive study with visiting master artists, members of The Cleve-land Orchestra and Kent State School of Music Uni-versity faculty. This program is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. For more information call 330-653-6658 ext. 1010 or visit hudsonlibrary.org.

Teens in grades 6 to 12 are invited to learn how to make a solar-powered lantern out of a mason jar and garden lights at 2 p.m. All materials will be supplied. Registra-tion is required. Stop in, call 330-653-6658 ext. 1032 or visit www.hudsonlibrary.org to sign up.

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Kids of all ages can come to a special storytime all about big trucks and then take an upclose look at the real thing. The story-time begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Flood Family Meeting Room, followed by a walk to the First & Main parking lot behind the library on Village Way to touch some trucks. Families are asked to stay clear of Village Way between 9 and 10 a.m. as the trucks, provided by the City of Hud-son, get into position. Beginning at 11 a.m., kids can come to the library patio for ice cream provided by Hershey’s of Hudson (while supplies last.) There is no fee for this program and registration is not re-quired. Contact the children’s room at the Hudson Library at 33-653-6658, ext. 1020 with any questions.

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The Hudson Library and Historical Society will cele-brate National Dance Day with a Dance Party on the Patio. Dancers of all ages are invited to the patio at 2 p.m. There is also a craft. Register online at www.hudsonlibrary.org or call 330-653-6658 est. 1020.

Where’s Waldo, a chil-dren’s book character, is hiding throughout Hudson in July. Pick up a passport with the names of partici-pating sites at The Learned Owl Book Shop and then find Waldo at those sites and get the passport stamped or signed. The first 125 Waldo seekers who get their passports signed at 10 or more sites, can collect prizes at the Learned Owl. Those who collect 20 or more stamps or signatures, will be en-tered into a grand prize drawing July 31. The top prize is a six-volume set of Waldo books. For more information, call 330-653-2252.

The Hudson Library & Historical Society is start-ing a new program this summer called Reading Buddies once a week on Thursdays. The program will match “Big Readers” (grades 4 to 12) with “Little Readers” (grades K to 3) once a week for a one-hour session to build read-ing skills. The Reading Bud-dies can select a book from the library, read, play games and more during the sessions. Each session will begin at 1 p.m. in the Flood Family meeting room. All buddies, big and little, must register for the program at www.hudson-library.org.

The renowned Carnegie Museum of Art and Natu-ral History from Pittsburgh will take a field trip to the Hudson Library and His-torical Society, to guide li-brary visitors on a journey back to the Age of Dino-saurs. At 11 a.m., hear and see a ferocious moving carnivore, “Spinosaurus”, in action. At 10 a.m., rep-lica fossils and hands-on activity stations will be set up in the library’s rotunda for close-up exploration before and after the “Spi-nosaurus” main event. All ages are welcome.Register for this free event online at hudsonlibrary.org, or call 330-653-6658, x1020.

Is there someone in your family who has been a hero to you, or a public fig-ure you believe deserves special recognition? The Hudson Library invites you to tell us about the hero in your life. Writers of all ages can enter a summer writ-ing contest with the theme “Who Is your Hero?” Library patrons are invited to enter by submitting their essays to [email protected] by July 31. Entry forms and guidelines are available at hudsonlibrary.org. Please contact the li-brary at 330-653-6658, ext 1020 with any questions.

The Hudson Society of Art-ists is hosting its 35th annual Art-on-the Green. The show, which takes place rain or shine, will be Aug. 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Aug. 30 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Located at the corners of Routes 303 and 91, the event includes paintings, jewelry, pottery, woodcarv-ing, glass, weaving, enam-el, leather, photography, sculputure, garden decor and more. Visit www.hud-sonsocietyofartists.com/artonthegreen.html

The Hudson High PTO is sponsoring its annual An-tiques Show of Hudson at the high school. This year, 50 antiques dealers will display furniture, col-lectibles, silver, glass and more. Enter through En-trance E. Show hours are Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For dealer informa-tion, contact Bob Stutz at 614-487-8717. For event in-formation, contact Cheryl Gamble at 330-655-0629.

The Hudson Library and Historical Society, in as-sociation with the Spiri-tual Life Society and Yoga Center of Hudson, will of-fer six free yoga classes on Thursday mornings at 9:30 a.m. There is no class July 23. Each session will last between 60 and 90 minutes. Classes are open to all levels of fitness, but registration for each class is required. Sign up online at hudsonlibrary.org or call 330.653.6658 ext. 1010. Bring a yoga mat or towel and dress comfortably.

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Pastor Michael C. Conklin

“Visitors Expected”

SUNDAYSERVICES

Formal Liturgy 8:45 a.m.Sunday School 9:45 a.m.Contemporary Worship 11:00 a.m.

7855 Stow Rd • Hudson, OhioA Congregation of the E.L.C.A.

330.653.5980 | rejoicelc.org

Dr. Arthur J. Helin, PastorSunday School 9:00 a.m.Sunday Worship 10:15 a.m.

7755 S. Boyden Rd • Northfield, Ohio330.467.4137

Child Care Available

NORTHFIELD PRESBYTERIANCHURCH

Worship with Holy Eucharistand Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

330.342.0429 • hudsonanglican.com55 Atterbury Blvd • Hudson, Ohio

Rev. Dr. Joe Boysel, Rector

HOLY TRINITY ANGLICANCHURCH

Sunday Service & School 10:30 a.m.Wednesday Testimony Meeting 7:30 p.m.ReAdiNg ROOm iN HudSONevApORAtOR WORkS #7tues., Wed., thur., Fri. & Sat. 10:00 - 1:00Sunday 11:45 - 12:30

7200 valley view Rd • p.O. Box 653330.653.6965

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRISTSCIENTIST

Rev. Hoyte WilhelmSunday Worship 9:00 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

330.650.2650 | hudsonumc.comOpen Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors.

HUDSON UNITED METHODISTCHURCH

2600 Hudson-Aurora Rd • Hudson, Ohio

A Christ Centered Church

Rev. Rob SparrSunday School (all ages) 9:30 a.m.Sunday Service 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.

330.650.1626 • www.hudsonpc.org

HUDSON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, EPC

201 W. Streetsboro St • Hudson, Ohio

Rev. Sue TinkerSunday School 9:15 a.m.Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

21 Aurora St • Hudson, Ohio330.607.0856 | fpchudson.org

Growing, Loving, Serving

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHOF HUDSON, PC (USA)

Worship8:15 & 10:45 a.m.Education9:30 a.m.

GLORIA DEI LUTHERAN CHURCH

330.650.6550 • www.gloriadeihudson.org2113 Ravenna St • Hudson, Ohio 44236

Jeff Schofield, Lead PastorWednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.Hope preschool programSunday Worship Celebration 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.

3033 middleton Rd • Hudson, Ohio

Real Life • Real Change • Real Hope

330.655.5170• www.hopecma.com

21 Aurora Street in Downtown Hudson(just east of Main Street) (330) 650-4359

www.christchurchhudson.org

Join Us For Sunday Worship!

8:00 Rite I - Chapel9:15 MS/HS & Adult Education

10:15 Sunday School10:00 Rite II - ChurchNursery Available children

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hudson monthly july 2015

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