This Week
Monday
Weathervane Community Playhouse — Hal Linden in Shine! The Horatio Alger Musical, 7:30 p.m. in the Dietz Theater at 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron. Presented in a semi-staged, concert format. $50. 330-836-2626.
Wednesday
Stow-Munroe Falls Chamber of Commerce Night at the Races — 5:30 p.m., SYB Hall, 4157 Hudson Drive, Stow. Tickets are $25 per person, and include dinner, beer and soft drinks. For tickets, call 330-688-1579.
Heaven Can Wait Celebrity Charity Bartending Night — 5:30-9:30 p.m., Ripper Owens’ Tap House, 491 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. A portion of the sales in addition to the tips raised by the guest bartender will be donated to Heaven Can Wait. 330-328-8699 or www.heaven-can-wait.com.
Thursday
Earth Day Coalition 14th annual Instrumental Evening for the Earth — 6-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Westshore Unitarian Universalist Church, Rocky River. Featuring Daniel McKelway and Lembi Veskimets of the Cleveland Orchestra. Before the performance, guests will be served hors d’oeuvres, desserts, coffee, wine and microbrewed beer from Cleveland-area restaurants. Tickets are $100, $50 for students with photo ID and current schedule. For more information, call 216-281-6468, ext. 231.
Barley House Akron Fundraiser for the Love Concert — 7-9 p.m. at the Barley House, 222 S. Main St., Akron. 15 percent of dinner proceeds will go toward the Love Concert project. Includes performances by Love Concert Company members.
Friday-Sunday
Christkindl Markt 2011 — 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Canton Cultural Center for the Arts, 1001 Market Ave. N. Juried fine arts and crafts show with more than 100 exhibitors. Benefits Canton Museum of Art. $6 in advance, $7 at door. Tickets: 330-453-7666, ext. 103. For information, go to www.
cantonchristkindl.org.
Friday
Rahab Ministries Scarlet Cord Benefit Concert — 6:30-9:30 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1250 W. Exchange St., Akron. $15. Rahab Ministries works with women in Akron to provide transitional assistance. For more information, call 330-819-3326 or go to www.rahab-ministries.org.
Falls Cancer Club Night at the Races — 6:30-11:30 p.m., Quirk Cultural Center, 1201 Grant Ave., Cuyahoga Falls. $10 admission, includes dinner catered by Kirbie’s Family Meats & Catering. Naming a horse is $10. Falls Cancer Club helps pay cancer patients’ doctor, hospital, pharmacy and food supplement bills. For reservations, call Pat at 330-929-2796 or Lori at 330-329-6059.
Battered Women’s Shelter Casino Night — 7-11 p.m., Hilton Akron/Fairlawn, 3180 W. Market St. Vegas-style fun including blackjack, slots, Texas Hold’em, poker, craps and roulette. $75. Call Dana Zedak at 330-777-4723 or go to http://bwscasinonight.eventbrite.com/.
Project St. Nicholas Returns Dinner and Auction — 6-10 p.m., St. George Fellowship Hall, 3204 Ridgewood Road, Fairlawn. Buffet dinner, silent and oral auctions, basket raffle. $25. The group anonymously helps people in need. Call Jeff at 330-877-3488 or leave a message at 330-493-8034, ext. 7.
Saturday
Fourth annual Graduate Chef’s Showcase — 5:30 p.m., University of Akron’s Crystal Room Restaurant, Gallucci Hall, 200 E. Exchange St. Alumni chefs of UA’s Summit College hospitality management program will offer a night of culinary delights. $50. Proceeds help fund educational events and activities. Reservations, 330-972-6615. For information, go to www.uagardemanger.com/graduate-chef-showcase-dinner/.
Run for the Roses, Akron General Women’s Board Gala — 6 p.m., Fairlawn Country Club, 200 N. Wheaton Road. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, dinner, auction and the horse races. Tickets start at $175. Proceeds go toward projects and programs at Akron General Medical Center. For more information, call Deb Faber Cailor at 330-576-6428.
Pegasus Farm 25th Anniversary Gala Celebration — 6 p.m., Congress Lake Club, 1 East Drive, Lake Township. Includes dinner, silent and live auctions. $75. For reservations, call 330-935-2300, ext. 10, or go to www.pegasusfarm.org.
Menches Brothers Holiday Wine Tasting — 6:30-9 p.m., Frank & Charlie’s Pub, Menches Brothers, 3700 Massillon Road, Green. $30 in advance. $10 of every ticket will be donated to Streaks Baseball Team. 330-896-2288.
Inlet Dance Theatre and the Nehemiah Mission of Cleveland present Stone by Stone Benefit Concert — 8 p.m., Breen Center for the Performing Arts, St. Ignatius High School, 2008 W. 30th St., Cleveland. Performance will feature works from Inlet’s repertory. Tickets: $20, $15 for students. 216-961-6968, ext. 20.
Send information about social and charity events to The Scene, c/o Lynne Sherwin, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309. Or email lsherwin@thebeaconjournal.com with ‘‘The Scene’’ in the subject line. Event notices should be sent at least two weeks in advance. Merits of all organizations have not been investigated by the Beacon Journal, so potential donors should verify the worthiness of a cause before committing.