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March 2012 - May 2012

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Lake County residents: 8 am February 6
Open registration: 8 am February 13
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Summer Day Camp registration dates:
Lake County residents: 8 am March 1
Open registration: 8 am March 8

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DAY TIME EVENT PARK FEE OPENINGS

Dec

Feb 3
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25 Sat

Sat 8:00 am
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10:00 am Starbucks Saturday Morning Caffeine Hikers
Offsite Per Person - $10.00
Annual fee (Dec 2011-Nov 2012) - $40.00
20

Jan

Feb 5
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23 Thu

Thu 6:00 pm
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7:00 pm Weeknight Walks at the Glen
Penitentiary Glen Reservation Free 31

Feb 3 Fri 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm Friday Snowshoe Lunch Bunch Chapin Forest Reservation Free 23

Feb 5 Sun 9:00 am
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10:30 am Skate Ski Lessons 101 (beginner level) Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
7

Feb 7 Tue 8:00 pm
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9:00 pm Full Moon Hike Lakeshore Reservation Free 15

Feb 8 Wed 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm Wednesday Ski Lunch Bunch Chapin Forest Reservation Free 24

Feb 8 Wed 7:00 pm
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9:00 pm How Green is Your Grass Penitentiary Glen Reservation Free 47

Feb 10 Fri 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm Friday Snowshoe Lunch Bunch Chapin Forest Reservation Free 23

Feb 10 Fri 4:00 pm
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6:00 pm Sunset Wings Wine and Skiing Girdled Road Reservation Per person with equipment rental - $23.00
Per person without rental - $20.00
20

Feb 10 Fri 6:00 pm
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9:00 pm Tailgate Potluck Ski/Snowshoe Party***NEW DATE*** Chapin Forest Reservation Equipment rental without dish to share - $10.00
Equipment rental with dish to share - $5.00
Own equipment without dish to share - $5.00
Own equipment with dish to share - $0.00
493

Feb 11 Sat 7:00 am
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9:30 am Dawn Busters Gully Brook Park per person - $5.00
9

Feb 11 Sat 8:00 am
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5:00 pm Winter Owls and Other Snow Birds Penitentiary Glen Reservation per person - $40.00
1

Feb 11 Sat 9:00 am
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10:30 am Classic Cross-country Ski Lessons 101 Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
5

Feb 11 Sat 9:00 am
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10:30 am Skate Ski Lessons 101 (beginner level) Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
8

Feb 11 Sat 5:00 pm
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7:30 pm Wine, Winter & Snowshoes Penitentiary Glen Reservation Per Person (ages 21+ only) with rental - $23.00
Per person with own snowshoes - $20.00
waiting list

Feb 11 Sat 6:00 pm
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7:30 pm Moonlight Wine & Cheese Snowshoe Adventure**New Date Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with snowshoe rental - $23.00
Per person without rental - $20.00
14

Feb 11 Sat 7:00 pm
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11:30 pm Valentine Ballroom Dinner Dance Painesville Township Park Per person advance (dinner & dance) - $25.00
190

Feb 12 Sun 9:00 am
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10:30 am Classic Cross-country Ski Lessons 101 Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
10

Feb 12 Sun 9:00 am
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10:30 am Skate Ski Lessons 101 (beginner level) Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
8

Feb 14 Tue 6:00 pm
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7:30 pm Classic Cross-country Ski Lessons 101 Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
10

Feb 15 Wed 9:00 am
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11:30 am Snowshoe the Deer Trails 201 Girdled Road Reservation per person - $8.00
8

Feb 15 Wed 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm Wednesday Ski Lunch Bunch Chapin Forest Reservation Free 25

Feb 16 Thu 9:30 am
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4:30 pm Quilts 2012: Cappuccino Place Mats & Table Runner (adv beg) Farmpark Per person - $35.00
17

Feb

Feb 17
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18 Fri

Sat 9:30 am
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4:30 pm Quilts 2012: Economy Quilts: String Piecing (beginner)
Farmpark Per person - $60.00
14

Feb 17 Fri 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm Friday Snowshoe Lunch Bunch Chapin Forest Reservation Free 23

Feb 17 Fri 6:00 pm
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7:30 pm Moonlight Wine & Cheese Cross-country Adventure Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with x-ski rental - $23.00
Per person w/o x-ski rental - $20.00
10

Feb 18 Sat 6:45 am
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8:45 am Sunrise Pancake and Sausage Snowshoe Chapin Forest Reservation Per person without equipment rental - $10.00
Per person w/equipment rental - $15.00
17

Feb 18 Sat 8:30 am
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10:00 am Winter Bird Walk Penitentiary Glen Reservation Free 21

Feb 18 Sat 9:00 am
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10:30 am Classic Cross-country Ski Lessons 101 Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
10

Feb 18 Sat 9:00 am
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10:30 am Skate Ski Lessons 101 (beginner level) Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
8

Feb 18 Sat 11:00 am
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1:00 pm Tons of Horse Fun Farmpark Ages 18 and older - $20.00
11

Feb 19 Sun 9:00 am
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10:30 am Classic Cross-country Ski Lessons 101 Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
10

Feb 19 Sun 9:00 am
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10:30 am Skate Ski Lessons 101 (beginner level) Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
8

Feb 19 Sun 9:30 am
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4:30 pm Quilts 2012: Leaves of Gold (adv beg) Farmpark Per person - $22.00
14

Feb 21 Tue 6:00 pm
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7:30 pm Classic Cross-country Ski Lessons 101 Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
10

Feb 22 Wed 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm Wednesday Ski Lunch Bunch Chapin Forest Reservation Free 24

Feb 22 Wed 6:00 pm
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7:30 pm Snowshoe the Parks Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with snowshoe rental - $10.00
Per person without rental - $5.00
9

Feb 23 Thu 9:30 am
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3:30 pm Quilts 2012: Small Landscape (all levels) Farmpark Per person - $60.00
waiting list

Feb 24 Fri 9:30 am
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3:30 pm Quilts 2012: Quilter's Choice (Adv beg) Farmpark Per person - $60.00
12

Feb 24 Fri 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm Friday Snowshoe Lunch Bunch Chapin Forest Reservation Free 23

Feb 24 Fri 4:00 pm
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6:00 pm Sunset Wings, Wine and Snowshoeing Gully Brook Park Per person with equipment rental - $23.00
Per person without rental - $20.00
12

Feb 24 Fri 6:00 pm
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7:30 pm Moonlight Wine & Cheese Snowshoe Adventure *postponed Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with snowshoe rental - $23.00
Per person without rental - $20.00
waiting list

Feb

Feb 25
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26 Sat

Sun 9:30 am
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3:30 pm Quilts 2012: Picture Piecing: Learning How to Create Realistic Pieced Pictures (Adv beg)
Farmpark Per person - $115.00
waiting list

Feb 25 Sat 6:30 pm
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9:00 pm Quilts 2012: Creating a Pictorial Quilt -Dinner & Lecture Farmpark Per person - $24.00
Farmpark Discount - $21.60
19

Feb 25 Sat 7:30 pm
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9:00 pm Quilts 2012: Creating a Pictorial Quilt -Lecture only Farmpark Per person - $11.00
15

Feb 26 Sun 8:00 am
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10:00 am Winter Bird Walks Veterans Park Free 22

Feb 26 Sun 9:00 am
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10:30 am Classic Cross-country Ski Lessons 101 Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
10

Feb 26 Sun 9:00 am
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10:30 am Skate Ski Lessons 101 (beginner level) Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
8

Feb 26 Sun 10:30 am
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1:00 pm Snowshoes & Vineyards **RESCHEDULED DATE** Environmental Learning Center per person with snowshoe rental - $8.00
per person without rental - $5.00
8

Feb 29 Wed 9:00 am
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11:30 am Snowshoe the Deer Trails 201 Chagrin River Park per person - $8.00
8

Feb 29 Wed 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm Wednesday Ski Lunch Bunch Chapin Forest Reservation Free 25

Mar

May 1
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31 Thu

Thu 6:00 pm
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7:00 pm Weeknight Walks at the Glen
Penitentiary Glen Reservation Free 50

Mar 2 Fri 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm Friday Snowshoe Lunch Bunch Chapin Forest Reservation Free 24

Mar

May 3
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26 Sat

Sat 8:00 am
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10:00 am Starbucks Saturday Morning Caffeine Hikers
Offsite Per Person (this session only) - $10.00
Per Person (3 session fee) - $30.00
43

Mar 3 Sat 9:00 am
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10:30 am Classic Cross-country Ski Lessons 101 Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
10

Mar 3 Sat 9:00 am
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10:30 am Skate Ski Lessons 101 (beginner level) Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
8

Mar 4 Sun 9:00 am
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10:30 am Classic Cross-country Ski Lessons 101 Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
10

Mar 4 Sun 9:00 am
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10:30 am Skate Ski Lessons 101 (beginner level) Chapin Forest Reservation Per person with ski rental - $15.00
Per person without ski rental - $10.00
8

Mar 6 Tue 9:30 am
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4:30 pm Quilts 2012: Woven Fields and Coin Flowers Play Shop (adv beg) Farmpark Per person - $35.00
14

Mar 7 Wed 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm Wednesday Ski Lunch Bunch Chapin Forest Reservation Free 25

Mar 9 Fri 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm Friday Snowshoe Lunch Bunch Chapin Forest Reservation Free 24

Mar 10 Sat 9:30 am
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4:30 pm Quilts 2012: Rolling Kites: Big Blocks, Fast Results! (adv beg) Farmpark Per person - $35.00
13

Mar 11 Sun 11:00 am
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1:00 pm From Harness to Hitch Farmpark Ages 18 and older - $15.00
12

Mar 14 Wed 9:30 am
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4:30 pm Quilts 2012: A Marriage of Blocks: Blending Blocks into Beautiful Designs (all levels) Farmpark Per person - $75.00
12

Mar 14 Wed 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm Wednesday Ski Lunch Bunch Chapin Forest Reservation Free 24

Mar 14 Wed 7:00 pm
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8:30 pm Rain Garden Workshop Penitentiary Glen Reservation Free 20

Mar 15 Thu 9:30 am
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4:30 pm Quilts 2012: Creating a Scene - With Pizzazz (all levels) Farmpark Per person - $75.00
5

Mar 15 Thu 6:30 pm
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7:30 pm Creative Campfire Cooking Environmental Learning Center Per Person - $8.00
12

Mar

Mar 16
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17 Fri

Sat 9:30 am
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4:30 pm Quilts 2012: Lighting Up Your Quilts (all levels)
Farmpark Per person - $145.00
3

Mar 16 Fri 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm Friday Snowshoe Lunch Bunch Chapin Forest Reservation Free 24

Mar 17 Sat 3:30 pm
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7:00 pm St. Patrick's Gorge Hike Penitentiary Glen Reservation Per person - $20.00
20

Mar 17 Sat 6:30 pm
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9:00 pm Quilts 2012: Who Says We're Not Creative? (dinner & lecture) Farmpark Per person - $24.00
28

Mar 17 Sat 7:30 pm
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9:00 pm Quilts 2012: Who Says We're Not Creative? (lecture only) Farmpark Per person - $11.00
25

Mar 17 Sat 8:30 pm
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11:30 pm St. Patrick's Day 60s & 70s Rock n Roll Dance Painesville Township Park Per person - $8.00
200

Mar 18 Sun 9:30 am
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4:30 pm Quilts 2012: Fantasia:A Richly-Colored, Log-Cabin Quilt (all levels) Farmpark Per person - $75.00
5

Mar

Mar 20
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21 Tue

Wed 9:30 am
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4:30 pm Quilts 2012: Paper Piecing Meets Cotton Theory (adv beg)
Farmpark Per person - $60.00
16

Mar 21 Wed 7:00 pm
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8:30 pm Eco Cafe at Lake Metroparks Environmental Learning Center Environmental Learning Center Free 25

Mar 22 Thu 2:00 pm
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3:00 pm A Walk at the Brook Gully Brook Park Free 30

Mar 24 Sat 7:00 am
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7:00 pm The Shreve Migration Sensation Penitentiary Glen Reservation Per person - $50.00
1

Mar 24 Sat 10:00 am
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11:30 am Backpacking: Top 10 Blunders Environmental Learning Center Per Person - $8.00
25

Mar 25 Sun 9:00 am
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11:30 am Birding for Beginners Penitentiary Glen Reservation Free 20

Apr 2 Mon 7:00 pm
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8:30 pm Build A Rain Barrel Offsite Per Kit - $49.00
25

Apr 7 Sat 11:00 am
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1:00 pm From Harness to Hitch Farmpark Ages 18 and older - $15.00
12

Apr 11 Wed 7:00 pm
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9:00 pm Birdies on the Greens Erie Shores Golf Course Per Person - $5.00
12

Apr 14 Sat 9:00 am
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12:00 pm Paddle the Parks 301 Series - The Covered Bridge Paddle Hidden Valley Park Per person with kayak rental - $20.00
Per person without rental - $10.00
16

Apr 14 Sat 9:00 am
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1:00 pm Pre-season Bike Clinic Painesville Township Park Per person - $10.00
Each additional family member - $5.00
10

Apr 15 Sun 7:00 am
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9:30 am Dawn Busters Gully Brook Park per - $5.00
20

Apr 18 Wed 7:00 pm
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8:30 pm Eco Cafe at Lake Metroparks Environmental Learning Center Environmental Learning Center Free 25

Apr 21 Sat 8:00 am
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5:00 pm Birding in Urban Hot Spots! Offsite per person - $40.00
8

Apr 21 Sat 1:00 pm
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3:30 pm Woman Venture: Fly-fishing Helen Hazen Wyman Park Free 10

Apr 26 Thu 7:30 am
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9:30 am Bird Walks at Important Local Areas Lakeshore Reservation Free 30

Apr 26 Thu 6:00 pm
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7:30 pm Thursday Evening Social Bike Rides Veterans Park Per session - $5.00
30

Apr

Apr 27
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29 Fri

Sun 8:00 am
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9:00 pm Early Birds and Blooms
Penitentiary Glen Reservation person - double occupancy - $315.00
per person single occupancy - $355.00
8

Apr 27 Fri 7:30 pm
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9:30 pm Wine & Woodcocks Penitentiary Glen Reservation Per person - $20.00
20

Apr 29 Sun 2:00 pm
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3:00 pm Explore the Falls Offsite Free 30

May 1 Tue 9:00 am
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11:00 am First Tuesday in the Garden Penitentiary Glen Reservation Free 5

May 2 Wed 7:00 pm
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8:30 pm Build A Rain Barrel Offsite Per Kit - $49.00
25

May 4 Fri 8:00 am
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10:00 am Burroughs Nature Club Historic May Hike Gully Brook Park Free 30

May 4 Fri 5:00 pm
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7:00 pm After Work Grand River Paddle Helen Hazen Wyman Park Per Person With Boat Rental - $20.00
Per Person Without Boat Rental - $10.00
16

May 5 Sat 8:00 am
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5:00 pm Herons Over the Valley Penitentiary Glen Reservation per person - $40.00
8

May 6 Sun 10:00 am
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1:00 pm Season Opener Mexican Ride Offsite Per person - $15.00
65

May 6 Sun 2:00 pm
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4:00 pm Spring Wildflower Photo Hike Hogback Ridge per person - $5.00
20

May 10 Thu 7:30 am
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9:30 am Bird Walks at Important Local Areas Girdled Road Reservation Free 30

May 10 Thu 6:00 pm
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7:30 pm Thursday Evening Social Bike Rides Penitentiary Glen Reservation Per session - $5.00
30

May 16 Wed 7:00 am
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6:00 pm Warbler Wednesday ! Offsite per person - $40.00
8

May 16 Wed 7:00 pm
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8:30 pm Eco Cafe at Lake Metroparks Environmental Learning Center Environmental Learning Center Free 25

May 17 Thu 7:30 am
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9:30 am Bird Walks at Important Local Areas Chagrin River Park Free 30

May 17 Thu 6:00 pm
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7:30 pm Thursday Evening Social Bike Rides Environmental Learning Center Per session - $5.00
30

May 18 Fri 7:00 pm
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8:30 pm Build A Rain Barrel Offsite Per Kit - $49.00
25

May 18 Fri 7:00 pm
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10:00 pm Spring Wine and Cheese Hike Chapin Forest Reservation per person - $20.00
20

May 19 Sat 9:00 am
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12:00 pm Paddle the Parks 301 Series - The Eagle Paddle Mason's Landing Park Per Person With Boat Rental - $20.00
Per Person Without Boat Rental - $10.00
16

May 19 Sat 7:30 pm
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10:30 pm Armed Forces Day Ballroom Dance Painesville Township Park Per person - $8.00
200

May 23 Wed 7:00 am
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6:00 pm Warbler Wednesday ! Offsite per person - $40.00
8

May 24 Thu 7:30 am
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9:30 am Bird Walks at Important Local Areas Beaty Landing Free 30

May 24 Thu 8:00 am
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10:30 am Women Venture: Breakfast in the Parks Girdled Road Reservation per person - $5.00
30

May 25 Fri 6:00 pm
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8:30 pm Memorial Sunset Bike Ride Veterans Park Per person - $10.00
40