Community Events

Discover the art of wet felting in this Mitten Wet Felting Class, where you’ll craft your own cozy and functional felted mittens from natural fiber. This hands-on class will guide you through the entire process, from creating a pattern, to preparing the fiber, to felting, shaping, and finishing your mittens.

Wet felting is one of several methods which can produce felt from alpaca and other animal fibers. Warm soapy water is applied to layers of fiber placed at ninety degree angles to one another. Repeated agitation and compression causes the fibers to hook together into a single piece of fabric. In this class you will be wet felting a pair of the warmest mittens you have ever worn. Felting around a resist, you will be amazed at how a mass of fiber magically becomes an article of clothing custom fit to your own hand … no knitting or crocheting required!

8 Spots. 17 Dancers. One Chance.​

Step inside the audition that changed Broadway forever.

A Chorus Line gives you a front-row seat at a high-stakes Broadway audition where every dancer is fighting for one chance to shine. As the competition unfolds, so do the personal stories, sacrifices, and determination that brought them to this moment.

​With electrifying choreography and iconic songs like “What I Did for Love” and “One,” A Chorus Line pulls back the curtain on the passion, pressure, and perseverance behind a life on stage.

​Winner of 9 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this groundbreaking musical is a powerful, heartfelt celebration of the artists who risk everything for the spotlight—and the courage it takes to stand in the line.

Directed by: Clare Cooke
Choreographed by: Kristi Wink

8 Spots. 17 Dancers. One Chance.​

Step inside the audition that changed Broadway forever.

A Chorus Line gives you a front-row seat at a high-stakes Broadway audition where every dancer is fighting for one chance to shine. As the competition unfolds, so do the personal stories, sacrifices, and determination that brought them to this moment.

​With electrifying choreography and iconic songs like “What I Did for Love” and “One,” A Chorus Line pulls back the curtain on the passion, pressure, and perseverance behind a life on stage.

​Winner of 9 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this groundbreaking musical is a powerful, heartfelt celebration of the artists who risk everything for the spotlight—and the courage it takes to stand in the line.

Directed by: Clare Cooke
Choreographed by: Kristi Wink

Maverick X SPIN present a night of music, tattoos, food and more. July 16, 4PM-1AM @ The Mothership in Mansfield, Ohio for Inked & Amped, a one-night celebration of live music, tattoo culture, local art, food, and nightlife. Featuring performances from regional and emerging rock acts across indoor and outdoor stages, the event brings together artists, creators, vendors, and fans for an immersive community-driven experience. Guests can explore a vendor village filled with tattoo artists, local makers, food trucks, cocktails, and interactive activations throughout the evening. Raw, loud, and unapologetically authentic, Inked & Amped is designed to capture the energy of underground culture and create one unforgettable summer night.

21 and Over. RSVP does not Gaurantee Entry.

Country Music Hall of Famer & 5-Time GRAMMY® Winner

A living legend of country music, Marty Stuart has spent more than 50 years shaping the sound of the genre—from his early days performing alongside Johnny Cash and Lester Flatt to a celebrated solo career filled with hit records, GRAMMY® Awards, and unforgettable live performances.

​Joined by his acclaimed band, The Fabulous Superlatives, Stuart delivers an electrifying concert experience blending country, bluegrass, rockabilly, gospel, and Americana with masterful musicianship and timeless storytelling. Revered for both honoring tradition and pushing the boundaries of roots music, Marty Stuart remains one of the most distinctive voices in American music today.

Experience an unforgettable evening with a true country music icon.

We will be having VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL!!!

This year we will be traveling to EMERALD CROSSING in Ireland! While there we will be learning about JESUS as our SHEPHERD!!!

WHEN IS IT: JULY 19-23rd

WHAT TIME: From 6-8:30PM

FOR WHO:

* CHILDREN K-6th Grade-

INTERACTIVE BIBLE STORIES ✝️
GREAT MUSIC🎶🎵
WET N WILD GAMES⚽️🎾🏓
CREATIVE SNACKS🥤🍪
CRAFTS🖼🎨

YOUTH 7th-8th Grade-
7th and 8th Graders will be a seperate group. They will help with skits, games and other things!(How wonderful it is to have the youth with us. The younger kids really enjoy them helping).🙃🙂🙃🙂
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There are 2 ways to be a part:
1. YOU CAN PREREGISTER – YOU CAN USE THE Q R CODE WHICH WILL BE LISTED ABOVE IN A PICTURE.
2. YOU CAN COME EARLY ON THE 19th AND REGISTER YOUR CHILD AS WELL!

* You can come 1 day or all 5 days!

(Regardless of which way you choose , we will be excited to have you with us and learn together about how good Jesus is to us)!

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ALSO, there will be an opportunity for the adults to participate in an Adult Bible Study with Pastor Larry Carnes based on Psalm 23 and the book, “Traveling Light” by Max Lucado , while the kids are involved with each night of Emerald Crossing.

* WE WILL CERTAINLY BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EACH OF YOU! SO COME FLY WITH US TO IRELAND FOR AN EPIC ADVENTURE!

Join Rebecca Marks Jimerson to learn about the civil rights movement through music and storytelling; be encouraged to find your voice for social justice. This interactive workshop guides youth in creating their own songs or poems and posters and artwork inspired by civil rights themes. Participants will then perform their creations for their peers. Gain a deeper understanding of civil rights history, develop your creative expression, and be inspired to advocate for social justice in your community. This workshop is led by scholar Rebecca Marks Jimerson who will be portraying Coretta Scott King the evening of July 25.

The workshop will be held at the Salvation Army Kroc Center, 527 E. Liberty Street, Ashland.

Ashland Chautauqua’s 5-day America’s Stories event, in celebration of America 250, runs from July 21-25, 2026 with daytime workshops at various locations in Ashland County and living history performances each evening at Guy C. Myers Memorial Band Shell at Brookside Park, Ashland. All events are free, open to the public, accessible and sensory-friendly.

Scholar Susan Marie Frontczak takes on the persona of popular 20^th century humorist Erma Bombeck in a living history performance on Tuesday, July 21 at 8:00 p.m. at the Guy C. Myers Memorial Band Shell at Brookside Park, 209 Parkside Drive, Ashland.  After the first-person characterization of Bombeck, Susan Marie will participate in a Q&A session, first as Erma Bombeck and then as herself.

Opening Music Act at 7:00 p.m. – Mike Gorrell

Ashland Chautauqua’s 5-day America’s Stories event, in celebration of America 250, runs from July 21-25, 2026 with daytime workshops at various locations in Ashland County and living history performances each evening at Guy C. Myers Memorial Band Shell at Brookside Park, Ashland. All events are free, open to the public, accessible and sensory-friendly.

The Western Frontier was hard on women, especially the formerly enslaved. Hear the success stories of some African American women who ventured West and started anew, such as Mary Ellen Pleasant, Clara Brown, and Biddy Mason. They had a strong work ethic, a head for business, and a desire to create community – and in one case, the desire to find a daughter sold away from her in slavery. This workshop is led by scholar Becky Stone who will be portraying Mary Fields the evening of July 23.

The workshop will be held at The Golden Center at the Loudonville Public Library in the Library basement meeting room, 122 E. Main Street, Loudonville.

Ashland Chautauqua’s 5-day America’s Stories event, in celebration of America 250, runs from July 21-25, 2026 with daytime workshops at various locations in Ashland County and living history performances each evening at Guy C. Myers Memorial Band Shell at Brookside Park, Ashland. All events are free, open to the public, accessible and sensory-friendly.