Hi YoTown Friends! 👋
Youngstown’s Friday night lights are on. Somewhere out there a band is running the same eight bars for the ninth time, a concession stand is heating up nacho cheese, and a whole Valley is remembering that it likes fall better than it admits. Grab the stadium blanket, put the folding chairs back in the trunk, and let's get back in the game.
Below: The full lineup of events from Thursday through the end of the month, plus our sponsors, who are all suited up and ready to play. Each event has a clickable link to get the full details (date/time/etc)…
1. 🐾 Good Dog Roll Call: Draft Day for a Furry Friend
2. ✨ Editor's Pick: The Home Opener
3. 🍴 Local Eats: Molnar's, before the Fair even starts
4. A Good Defense Wins Championships
5. Back to School Playtime for Pups
6. Local Gem: Juny’s Cafe
7. Summer is Rough on Your Skin
8. Somebody Need a Time Out? $97 Head Spa!!!
9. Boring Plays That Win the Game
10. All Spruced Up is Hiring!
11. Find Your Home Field
12. Your Two-A-Day: Bike Cruise
13. Day Trippin’ Great Lakes Science Center
14. 🎪 The Full Event Guide: Thursday to Sunday
15. 🌟 P.S.
📣Under the Lights: Big Three
🐾 Good Dog Roll Call: Draft Day
Somebody out there is one signature away from the best teammate they will ever have. This week's roll call goes to a shelter pup who is very much a free agent.
Mahoning County Dog Warden & Adoption Center
✨ Editor's Pick: The Home Opener
If there is one thing that makes this the Friday Night Lights edition, it is Thursday night, which is a very Youngstown way to do things. The Youngstown State Penguins open at home against the Mercyhurst Lakers, and Stambaugh Stadium in late August is one of the genuinely great experiences in this town: the hill full of people, the band echoing off the buildings, and that first cool breath of air coming off the north end.
Get there early. Park once and walk. Buy the bad hot dog anyway. Whether the Penguins are rebuilding or reloading this year, the first home game is never really about the record. It is about the fact that the lights came back on.
And if you want a doubleheader kind of day, the Scrappers host the Aberdeen IronBirds at Eastwood Field that same afternoon. Baseball at two, football at six. That is a perfect Thursday.
🍴 Local Eats Spotlight: When You CANNOT Wait
Let's be honest about something. The Canfield Fair is still more than a week away, and some of you are not going to make it. You have already thought about it. You know exactly what it smells like walking past that window, and you know the specific sound the icing makes coming off the spatula.
Good news: you do not have to hold out. Molnar's has the trailer parked on Mahoning Avenue in Austintown, which means the cinnamon roll you have been dreaming about since last September is roughly a ten-minute drive from wherever you are sitting right now. Same rolls. Same warm, ridiculous size. No parking field, no gate admission, no walking a mile back to the car with a box balanced on your forearm.
Go early, go with cash, and buy one more than you think you need, because the second one never makes it home. Consider it a pre-gaming for Fair week. 🥮
A Good Defense Wins Championships
Complete Pest Solutions
Late August is when the uninvited guests show up strong. Yellow jackets and wasps peak right now, right when you are grilling on the deck before kickoff. Ticks are still working the wooded edges of every practice field, and the first cool nights send mice hunting for a warm locker room. Complete Pest Solutions is headquartered right here in Boardman, so you are calling neighbors, not a call center. Wasps, mosquitoes, ants, rodents, bed bugs, wildlife: they cover the whole roster, with 4.8 stars from 400+ customers. Get a real defense on the field before the tailgate.
Call them. 4.8 stars, 400-plus customers.
Back to School, Back to Business
Our sponsors are the reason this thing lands in your inbox every week. They are local, they are real, and they are all having a very Friday-Night-Lights kind of week too.
🏈 Nobody's Home at Kickoff
Backpacks are packed, practice runs till dark, and for the first time all summer the house sits empty from 7 to 4. Meanwhile your dog is home alone staring at the door.
Canine Cove Pet Resort in Austintown is built for exactly this stretch of the calendar, and boarding is the star of the show: playtime is included in the nightly price, everything is sanitized daily, and multi-pet discounts mean the whole crew travels together. Cat boarding too. Need a shorter shift? Daycare runs weekdays so your pup burns energy while the school day runs long. And with Labor Day weekend two weeks out on September 7, now is the time to lock in those nights, because the good spots go first. 🐾
📍Local Hidden Gem:
Juny’s Cafe
Juny’s Cafe in Austintown is ready for fall!!
Summer is Rough on Your Skin
Summer played rough. Sun, sweat, sunscreen, chlorine, and long days in the bleachers leave skin dull, congested, and a little tired of it all. Consider this your preseason reset. A facial at Skin Solution Medspa clears out the damage and gets your glow back in the game before fall photos, homecoming, and every holiday party after that. Carrying a tattoo you have outgrown? Ask about laser tattoo removal while you are here. New season, clean canvas.
Call or text for a free consultation, and grab a gift card for whoever ran carpool all summer.
Somebody Need a Timeout?
School started, practice schedules landed, and your calendar suddenly reads like a two-a-day. Every good coach knows the timeout matters as much as the drive. Youngstown Head Spa hands you one quiet hour that is genuinely yours: a warm scalp treatment, a head and neck massage, and a room where nobody needs a permission slip signed. You walk out lighter, looser, and ready to face the group chat again. It sits in the same building as Skin Solution, so you can stack a facial and a scalp session into one very good afternoon. Gift cards available.
The Boring Play That Wins Games
Every great football team has that one unglamorous lineman who quietly makes the whole thing work. That is your insurance policy. Fall in the Valley means teenage drivers running to school and practice, campers and boats coming off the road, deer season on the horizon, and a house full of people every game day. Preston Moore at Moore Family Insurance in Canfield will actually sit down with you, walk through auto, home, life, and the stuff you forgot about, and tell you straight where you are exposed. No pressure, no jargon. Call him before the season gets away from you.
All Spruced Up Cleaning Co Is Hiring!
All Spruced Up Cleaning Co is growing quickly and needs dependable cleaners right away!
This is a busy, trusted local company known for treating its clients and team with genuine care. They’re looking for hardworking, detail-oriented people who want steady weekday hours with a great team.
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
No nights or weekends!
Sound like you—or someone you know?
🚨 When Your House Starts Limping
1-800-Plumber +Air Youngstown
Fall is when your house starts limping. The AC that barely survived August. The water heater groaning under three showers after practice. The drain that has been slow since the graduation party. Small stuff turns into a season-ending injury fast. 1-800-Plumber +Air Youngstown shows up licensed, on time, and honest about what actually needs fixing versus what can wait. Plumbing and HVAC both, so it is one call instead of three. Get the furnace looked at now, before the first cold Friday night in the bleachers makes you think about it.
🏡 Find Your Home Field
Hailey Ditullio, Realtor · Howard Hanna
There is a reason people argue about which school district they land in. Friday nights, the band warming up on the corner, kids who can walk to the game together: that is the real listing feature, and it never shows up in the square footage. Hailey Ditullio with Howard Hanna knows Poland, Boardman, and Canfield well enough to tell you which street actually fits your family, not just which one fits your budget. Buying, selling, or just curious what your place would bring this fall, she will give you a straight answer. Start now, be settled before the holidays.
🚲 Run Your Own Two-Minute Drill
Before the leaves turn and the Valley goes full sweater weather, get one more perfect ride in. Cruise the Creek rents e-bikes for Mill Creek Park, and late August into September is the best riding of the entire year: cooler air, softer light, and trails that finally feel like yours again. Pick the Trailside Journey if you want flat, paved, and easy, or Unleash Your Adventure if you want the wooded, hilly version. Great date night, great family outing, great way to show a visiting relative why we love this park.
Cruise through Canfield on an E-bike
⭐ Day Trippin'
The Field Trip You Get to Chaperone on Purpose
Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland
Sitting right next door to Huntington Bank Field, Great Lakes Science Center is one of those Cleveland spots that deserves a place on your fall bucket list.
Inside, you can get hands-on with hundreds of interactive exhibits, explore the NASA Glenn Visitor Center, catch a larger-than-life movie in the six-story DOME Theater, and even climb aboard the historic 618-foot Steamship William G. Mather. 🚀🔬⚓
And during football season, you really can’t get much more Cleveland than this. The Science Center sits practically in the Browns’ backyard, close enough to Huntington Bank Field that you can almost hear the Dawg Pound barking. 🐶🏈
Just one important play to remember: Great Lakes Science Center is CLOSED on Browns home game days, so check the schedule before you make the drive.
📍 601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland
🚀 Home of the NASA Glenn Visitor Center
🏈 Next door to Huntington Bank Field
🌐 greatscience.com
📞 216-694-2000
📍 601 Erieside Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114
🎟️ Adults $19.95 · Kids 2–12 $14.95 · Add a DOME movie for $24.95 / $19.95
🕰️ Now through August: daily 10am–5pm, Thu until 8pm · Sensory friendly Sundays 10am–noon
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🎪The Full Event Guide
Everything we found from Thursday, August 27 through the last weekend of the month. Titles are clickable straight through to the Facebook event.
All Week / Multi-Day
The Great Geauga County Fair
📍 Geauga County Fairgrounds · Burton, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 – Tue, Sep 1
Ohio's oldest fair: rides, livestock, grandstand, and fair food.
Blowout Boutique Bash
📍 8238 E. Market St. · Warren, OH
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 – Sat, Aug 29
Three days of boutique vendors, racks, and clearance deals.
74th Cumberland Regional Road Races
📍 Nelson Ledges Road Course · Garrettsville, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 – Sun, Aug 30
Vintage road racing, time trials, and open paddock walking.
NOQHA Fall Extravaganza
📍 Garwood Arena · Columbiana, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 – Sun, Aug 30
Quarter horse show with classes running all weekend long.
Wingsuit Weekend
📍 Cleveland Skydiving Center · Garrettsville, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 – Sun, Aug 30
Watch wingsuit flyers drop in all weekend, free spectating.
Fall Opening Weekend
📍 7879 W. Pine Lake Rd. · Salem, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 – Sun, Aug 30
The farm flips to fall: pumpkins, mums, hayrides.
Fall at the Farmhouse 2026
📍 1087 St. Rt. 534 SW · Newton Falls, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 – Sun, Aug 30
Handmade fall decor, vintage finds, and farmhouse vendors.
Night Market
📍 2624 Ellwood Rd. · New Castle, PA
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 – Sun, Aug 30
After-dark market with makers, food, and string lights.
WOW Garden Retreat 2026
📍 7266 Hayes Orangeville Rd. NE · Burghill, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 – Sat, Aug 29
Two-day women's garden retreat with workshops and meals.
Date Night with a Shelter Dog
📍 Location listed on the event page
🕰️ Ongoing series · through Fri, Dec 12
Take a shelter dog out for the evening.
Thursday, August 27 · Pre-Gaming
Tai Ji Quan
📍 375 Boardman-Poland Rd. · Boardman, OH
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 · 9 AM
Gentle tai chi class built for balance and strength.
GED Orientation and Information Session
📍 1301 7th Ave. · Beaver Falls, PA
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 · 10:30 AM
Free GED program orientation, enrollment, and testing info.
Aberdeen IronBirds at Mahoning Valley Scrappers
📍 Eastwood Field · Niles, OH
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 · 2 PM
Afternoon Scrappers baseball before the college football kickoff.
Yoga for Building Body Literacy
📍 Poland Branch Library · Poland, OH
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 · 3 PM
Free library yoga class focused on body awareness.
Animanga Club
📍 6420 Church St. · Kinsman, OH
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 · 4:30 PM
Teen anime and manga club, snacks and drawing.
Matt Skeen Acoustic at Cocca's Pizza
📍 Cocca's Pizza, 5193 Canfield-Niles Rd. · Austintown, OH
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 · 5 PM
Acoustic covers with a pizza and a patio seat.
Mercyhurst Lakers at Youngstown State Penguins Football
📍 Stambaugh Stadium · Youngstown, OH
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 · 6 PM
Season opener under the lights on the YSU campus.
Southern Outlaws Band at Quaker Steak and Lube
📍 Quaker Steak and Lube, 5800 Patriot Blvd. · Austintown, OH
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 · 6 PM
Southern rock, wings, and a full parking-lot crowd.
Singo! at SSBC
📍 232 N. Market St. · Minerva, OH
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 · 6:30 PM
Music bingo night: name the song, win the prize.
Tabletop Mushroom Wreath Workshop
📍 307 5th St. · Ellwood City, PA
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 · 6:30 PM
Build a cozy fall mushroom wreath, materials included.
Trivia Night at The Hitchin Post
📍 The Hitchin Post Bar & Grill · Robertsville, OH
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 · 7 PM
Bar trivia with a team, a tab, and bragging rights.
Trivia at the Leesburg Station Road Club
📍 1015 Leesburg Station Rd. · Mercer, PA
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 · 7 PM
Weekly bar trivia with prizes and drink specials.
Fifty Shades Live at El Cowboy
📍 El Cowboy Tex Mex Grille, 1739 S. Raccoon Rd. · Youngstown, OH
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 · 8 PM
Ladies-night touring revue show, tickets at the door.
Shades of Men Live at El Cowboy
📍 El Cowboy Tex Mex Grille, 1739 S. Raccoon Rd. · Youngstown, OH
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 · 8 PM
Second touring revue show on the same El Cowboy bill.
Friday, August 28 · Friday Night Lights
HCIA Food Pantry & Diaper Depot
📍 59 Orchard Ave. · Hubbard, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 9 AM
Free groceries and diapers for Hubbard-area families.
Trumbull County Community Baby Shower
📍 Warren-Trumbull County Public Library · Warren, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 1 PM
Free baby supplies, resources, and support for new parents.
Aberdeen IronBirds at Mahoning Valley Scrappers
📍 Eastwood Field · Niles, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 2 PM
Second game of the series at Eastwood Field.
August 2026 Final Friday
📍 E. Main Street · Alliance, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 5 PM
Downtown block party with vendors, music, and open shops.
The River Market: A Sharon Riverfront Social
📍 Quaker Steak and Lube, 101 Chestnut St. · Sharon, PA
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 5 PM
Riverfront market night with food trucks and live music.
Worship Night U-Pick
📍 9499 State Route 46 · North Bloomfield, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 5 PM
Pick flowers in the field, then sing at sunset.
Chris Higbee Under the Sturgeon Full Moon
📍 147 Kennedy Rd. · Portersville, PA
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 5 PM
Outdoor country show under the full sturgeon moon.
Cheeseman Farm Concert Series: Chris Higbee & Friends
📍 Cheeseman Farm · Vienna, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 6 PM
Four-act country bill in a wide-open farm field.
Friday Night Cruise-Ins
📍 115 Edgewood Dr. · Greenville, PA
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 6 PM
Classic cars, chrome, and lawn chairs every Friday night.
The Benders Back Together Live at Robins Theatre
📍 Robins Theatre · Warren, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 7 PM
Hometown band reunion show in a restored 1920s theatre.
Common Ground at Lake Milton American Legion
📍 Lake Milton American Legion · Lake Milton, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 7 PM
Classic rock covers, cheap drinks, lakeside Legion crowd.
French Blue at Modern Methods Brewing
📍 Modern Methods Brewing Company · Warren, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 7 PM
Live indie set in the taproom, craft beer flowing.
Summer Concert Series: Burkes Bavarian Brass
📍 The Falls Park, 1301 7th Ave. · Beaver Falls, PA
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 7 PM
Free park concert of German brass band favorites.
Riley Burke at The Gorant Dessert Bar
📍 400 Boardman-Poland Rd. · Boardman, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 7:30 PM
Live music with chocolate, cocktails, and dessert plates.
Harvest Home Fair Demo Derby, Night 2
📍 Transfer Harvest Home Fair · Transfer, PA
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 8 PM
Mud, metal, and engines dying gloriously under the lights.
Hair Supply Returns to JR'z Pub
📍 JR'z Pub · Girard, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 8 PM
Big-hair 80s tribute band back by popular demand.
Saints of Lorain, The Cheats & 10,000 Bird Skeletons
📍 Westside Bowl · Youngstown, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 8 PM
Punk triple bill in the bowling alley music room.
People Sleep, Braille, Brian Barr & Backseat Dragon
📍 Westside Bowl · Youngstown, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 8 PM
Second stage bill the same night at Westside.
Members Queen of Hearts Drawing
📍 1884 N. Ellsworth Ave. · Salem, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 8:30 PM
Weekly Queen of Hearts jackpot drawing at the club.
Saturday, August 29 · Game Day
Food & Flea Shopping Trip
📍 3500 Union St. · Mineral Ridge, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 6:30 AM
Early bus out to the flea market and back.
The Teegarden Harvest Home Festival
📍 4205 1/2 McCracken Rd. · Teegarden, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 8 AM
Small-town harvest festival with food, crafts, and tractors.
Volunteer with AXO Alumnae at Santa's Hideaway Hollow
📍 Santa's Hideaway Hollow
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 9 AM
Help prep the Christmas village for opening season.
Airplanes and Automobiles '26
📍 406 Frank Farone Dr. · New Castle, PA
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 10 AM
Warbirds and hot rods parked wing to bumper.
Pop Up Guest Vendor Event
📍 11715 Mahoning Ave. · North Jackson, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 10 AM
Guest vendors popping up with handmade and resale goods.
Annual Toy Run 2026
📍 2 Cherry St. · Wheatland, PA
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 11 AM
Charity motorcycle ride collecting toys for local kids.
CZW: Rewind or Die
📍 Penguin City, 460 E. Federal St. · Youngstown, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 12 PM
Independent pro wrestling in the Penguin City brewery.
Sportsman's Bash
📍 110 E. Lincoln Ave. · New Castle, PA
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 12 PM
Raffles, guns, gear, and a hall full of hunters.
Intro to Crochet
📍 307 5th St. · Ellwood City, PA
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 12 PM
Beginner crochet class, hook and yarn provided.
Jeep Meet & 4x4 at Quaker Steak and Lube
📍 Quaker Steak and Lube, 2191 Millennium Blvd. · Cortland, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 1 PM
Lifted Jeeps, ducks, and wings in the lot.
Rosedale Tech Car & Craft Show
📍 Rosedale Tech, Patterson campus
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 1 PM
Show cars plus craft vendors on the tech campus.
Pink Floyd & Pat Benatar Tribute Double Bill
📍 River Rock at the Amp · Warren, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 5 PM
Two tribute bands, riverfront amphitheatre, bring a chair.
10 Year Reunion at Boneshakers
📍 Boneshakers at Timberlanes Complex · Boardman, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 5 PM
Class reunion night with drinks and a dance floor.
Haybe's Heart Foundation Let's Chill '90s Party
📍 Jewish Community Center · Youngstown, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 5 PM
Throwback 90s benefit party with dancing and raffles.
Food Truck: Smokey's Patty Wagon
📍 20 S. Mercer St. · New Castle, PA
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 5 PM
Smash burgers off the truck, curbside all evening.
Weekend Music: The Gary Markasky Project
📍 2400 NE River Rd. · Lake Milton, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 6 PM
Lakeside rock set from a Valley guitar legend.
Kyle Karmelita & Friends Comedy Night
📍 2802 Lake Rd. · Clark, PA
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 6 PM
Regional stand-up lineup, drinks, and a small room.
Southern Outlaws Band at Up A Creek
📍 Up A Creek Bar, 4793 E. Market St. · Warren, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 7 PM
Outdoor stage, southern rock, and a packed patio.
Live Music at The New Manhattan
📍 The New Manhattan · Youngstown, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 7 PM
Saturday night live music at a Youngstown mainstay.
Forty, Fabulous & Fetish: Lucy's 40th Birthday Bash
📍 2242 Greenville Rd. (SR 88) · Cortland, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 7 PM
Themed 40th birthday party with live entertainment, adults only.
Matt Skeen Acoustic at The Horseshoe
📍 Horseshoe Bar · Warren, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 8 PM
Late acoustic set, requests welcome, no cover charge.
No Funk No Justice
📍 8942 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Rd. · Poland, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 8 PM
Funk and soul covers built for the dance floor.
Big Bad Scary at Koehler Brewery
📍 Koehler Brewery Pub · Ellwood City, PA
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 8 PM
Loud rock covers in a historic brewery pub.
Members Weekly Drawing
📍 1884 N. Ellsworth Ave. · Salem, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 8:30 PM
Weekly members drawing, doors open well before.
Sunday, August 30
Outdoor Yoga
📍 Woodworth Park · North Jackson, OH
🕰️ Sun, Aug 30 · 8 AM
Morning flow in the grass, bring your own mat.
Vintage Estate Art Day
📍 7317 South Ave. · Boardman, OH
🕰️ Sun, Aug 30 · 11 AM
Local artists, wine, and painting on the patio.
Yu-Gi-Oh! OTS Local Tournament
📍 516 Lawrence Ave. · Ellwood City, PA
🕰️ Sun, Aug 30 · 12 PM
Card shop tournament with packs on the line.
Pawz & Pitas
📍 Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh · Niles, OH
🕰️ Sun, Aug 30 · 12:30 PM
Bring the dog, eat pitas, support local rescue.
Cornhole Tournament
📍 120 W. Chestnut St. · Alliance, OH
🕰️ Sun, Aug 30 · 1 PM
Blind-draw cornhole brackets, cash payout to winners.
Youngstown Macedonian Picnic
📍 Boardman Township Park · Boardman, OH
🕰️ Sun, Aug 30 · 2 PM
Grilled meats, folk music, and dancing in the pavilion.
Sip & Build: Wooden Black Cat Decor
📍 Hartford Hill Winery · Hartford, OH
🕰️ Sun, Aug 30 · 2:30 PM
Wine in hand, build a wooden fall decoration.
YSC Corn Roast 2026
📍 Pioneer Pavilion, Mill Creek Park · Youngstown, OH
🕰️ Sun, Aug 30 · 4 PM
Sweet corn, music, and Mill Creek's prettiest pavilion.
The Belonging Classic Car Show
📍 46469 OH-46 · New Waterford, OH
🕰️ Sun, Aug 30 · 4 PM
Evening car show with trophies, food, and music.
Pinball League at SSBC
📍 232 N. Market St. · Minerva, OH
🕰️ Sun, Aug 30 · 4:30 PM
Weekly pinball league, drop-in players always welcome.
Outdoor Church with Jackson Smith
📍 4103 Ellwood Rd. · New Castle, PA
🕰️ Sun, Aug 30 · 5:30 PM
Open-air service with live worship music outside.
Music in the Park with Bekah's Groove
📍 Howland Township Park · Warren, OH
🕰️ Sun, Aug 30 · 6 PM
Free park concert to close out the weekend.
Monday, August 31 · Last Call on August
Charity Golf Outings & Scrambles
Father Dyer Golf Invitational
📍 Alliance Country Club · Alliance, OH
🕰️ Thu, Aug 27 · 12 PM
Scramble benefiting the Father Dyer scholarship fund.
Annual Birdies for Peace
📍 Avalon at Buhl Park · Hermitage, PA
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 9 AM
Charity scramble on the Buhl Park course, shotgun start.
5th Annual K9 Golf Outing
📍 Flying B Golf Course · Bristolville, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 9 AM
Outing raising money for local police K9 units.
Swinging for Support
📍 Shenango Lake Golf Club · Transfer, PA
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 10 AM
Benefit golf outing with raffles and lunch included.
NEO Scramble Series at Tannenhauf
📍 Tannenhauf Golf Club · Alliance, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 11:45 AM
Two-person scramble stop on the Northeast Ohio series.
GYBA Golf Outing
📍 Bedford Trails Golf Course · Coitsville, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 2 PM
Youth baseball fundraiser outing with dinner after.
HTVFD Annual Golf Outing
📍 Pine Hill Golf Course · Hubbard, OH
🕰️ Sun, Aug 30 · 7:30 AM
Volunteer fire department fundraiser, early shotgun start.
Range, Field & Arena
Double D Futurity and Open Barrel Race
📍 Treharne's Training Center · Vienna, OH
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 – Sun, Aug 30
Three days of futurity and open barrel racing.
Night Shoot at BVRPC
📍 505 Constitution Blvd. · Beaver Falls, PA
🕰️ Fri, Aug 28 · 8 PM
After-dark shooting event at the rod and gun club.
Southwest Retriever Club HRC Hunt Test
📍 150 Wise Rd. · Greenville, PA
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 – Sun, Aug 30
Retrievers run water and field marks all weekend.
Dukes IDS Last Chance Qualifier
📍 6948 State Route 303 · Windham, OH
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 – Sun, Aug 30
Final qualifying runs before the national finals.
Kayak Fishing Tournament
📍 Deer Creek Reservoir
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 7 AM
Paddle out at dawn and weigh in by afternoon.
Private Lessons at Vickers Nature Preserve
📍 Vickers Nature Preserve
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 8:30 AM
One-on-one instruction session out on the preserve.
Three-Gun Match at BVRPC
📍 505 Constitution Blvd. · Beaver Falls, PA
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 9 AM
Timed three-gun stages, spectators welcome to watch.
In School Tournament
📍 2273 Leesburg Grove City Rd. · Mercer, PA
🕰️ Sat, Aug 29 · 9 AM
Youth competition on the sportsmen's club grounds.
Looking Ahead: Labor Day Weekend, Sept 5 to 7
Ohio School of Falconry
📍 12798 Echo Dell Rd. · East Liverpool, OH
🕰️ Sat, Sep 5 · 1 PM
Hands-on hawk handling class, an actual bird involved.
🌟 P.S. 🌟
Summer was the offseason and we all got a little soft. Ninety-six things to do in four days is your two-a-day. Show up for one of them and we'll call it a win.
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