Southwest Messenger - June 30th, 2019

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SUMMER FUN
Outdoor summer fun at Darby Park
The following are events scheduled at
Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park this
summer. Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
is located at 1775 Darby Creek Drive in
southwest Franklin County.
•Spiders and Snakes Display, July 4
from 1 to 4 p.m. - Come discover more
about these misunderstood creatures. Meet
at the Nature Center.
•Stream Quality Monitoring, July 6 at
10 a.m. - Wade into the river to explore
stream life and determine stream health.
Option to become a stream quality monitoring
volunteer for ODNR‘s Scenic Rivers
Program. Meet at Indian Ridge.
•Feed the Stream, July 6 at 1 p.m. -
Enjoy the fish feeding frenzy as you help
feed them worms, crickets and minnows.
Meet at Nature Center.
•Family Creeking Adventure, July 7 at
3 p.m. - Get wet as we catch fish, bugs and
crawdads in Big Darby Creek. Meet at
Ranger Station.
•Wildlife Hike, July 10 at 10 a.m. -
Come and search for wildlife with a naturalist
on a two-mile hike along the Terrace
Trail. Meet at Indian Ridge.
•Disneynature: Born in China, July 12
at 7 p.m. - Watch Disneynature’s “Born in
China.” Follow the lives of three animal
families - snow leopards, giant pandas and
golden snub-nosed monkeys. Meet at
Nature Center.
•Photo Group: Photo Storage/Recover of
Lost Photos, July 13 at 10 a.m. - Learn the
latest strategies and processes for the
quickest access to your photos during editing,
long term storage and recovering lost
photos. Meet at Nature Center.
•All About Slime, July 13 at 11 a.m. -
Help us in creating and decorating ooey
gooey slime. Please dress for a mess. Meet
at Nature Center.
•Discover Falconry, July14 at 4:30 p.m.
- Meet and learn about some amazing birds
of prey from the Ohio School of Falconry.
Learn about the ancient sport of falconry
as you watch these raptors take flight.
Meet at Indian Ridge.
For more information about the park or
its programs, call 614-891-0700 or visit
metroparks.net.
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KANSAS, Sara Evans
at Lancaster Festival
Legendary classic rock band KANSAS and
country music star Sara Evans will perform with
the Lancaster Festival Orchestra on the Ohio
University Wendel Concert Stage for the featured
concerts at the 2019 Lancaster Festival.
Sara Evans performs on July 20, with
KANSAS headlining the Festival’s finale on July
27.
The now-traditional tribute band concert on
July 24 will feature Bluffett featuring The Son of
a Sailor Band – an on-stage tribute to the legendary
Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band.
An extra-special opening night concert of
“Symphonic Photochoreography” will surely
dazzle the audience when the Lancaster Festival
Orchestra performs on July 18 at Fairfield
Christian Church.
The event will feature three huge screens
across the front of the stage with specially created
films by renowned director Nicholas Bardonnay,
including: films of the National Parks to the
music of the New World Symphony by Dvorak,
historical footage of Abraham Lincoln to the
music of the Lincoln Portrait by Copland, and a
world-premiere of "FESTIVAL 35!," a film celebrating
the 35th anniversary of the Lancaster
Festival to the music of the Festive Overture by
Shostakovich.
Also new this summer is FESTIVAL U., a
free, open, university-style program with talks
and previews of Festival events to be held at Ohio
University on July 13 and 14. The program will
feature Mr. Bardonnay, discussing his new
Festival film; Kristin Canda, artist; Victor Jones,
director; and Maestro Sheldon, each giving a preview
talk about upcoming Festival events.
Tickets will be available for purchase online at
www.lancasterfestival.org at the Festival offices
– 117 West Wheeling St. in Lancaster.
The 2019 Lancaster Festival will be July 17-
27.