Events

Here is a startling fact: An estimated 45% of American seniors 85 and older suffer from Alzheimer’s, according to the Alzheimer’s Association’s Facts and Figures report.

You don’t have to go to Kansas to meet Dorothy and the gang. They will be in Twinsburg the weekend of Sept. 28-29 for the Ohio Wizard of Oz Festival. The two-day festival lets both kids and adults have fun and express themselves creatively.

The Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) is hosting an interactive travel forum for business travelers looking for smarter, healthier travel and insights into the airline industry. The no-cost event will run 9-11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at the airport.

The Cincinnati Comic Expo has grown to become a premier comic convention, bringing together great artists, actors, writers and fans from around the world. The expo, now in its 10th year, is scheduled for Sept. 20-22 at the Duke Energy Convention Center.

This upcoming Labor Day weekend heralds the start of the long-standing Ohio Renaissance Festival, which brings together hundreds of actors and skilled artisans in a re-created 16th-century English village. The festival is held in Harveysburg near Cincinnati.

Like to bike? Then check out the Tour de Gem in Dayton. The event starts and finishes in downtown Dayton at RiverScape on Sunday, Sept. 1. Riders will bike through many local communities and see a variety of local area gems, including Carillon Historical Park, National Museum of the United States Air Force and Wright State University. Ohio bike cyclists of all ages and abilities are invited.

If you’re planning to attend the Ohio State Fair on July 24, then you need to drop by the Dairy Products Building and see the intricate sculptures made of butter. It’s a tradition going on since the early 1900s.

If you’re strolling around Twinsburg just south of Cleveland in early August, don’t be alarmed if you start seeing double. The Twins Days Festival, set for Aug. 2-4, is the “largest annual gathering of twins and multiples in the world” according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Saturday, Aug. 24, is Bike Buckeye Lake’s third annual Tour de Buckeye Lake cycling event. Riders choose between a 45-, 26- or 8-mile route circumventing Buckeye Lake. The 45- and 26-mile routes include a 4.1-mile stretch along the new Buckeye Lake Dam. The 45-mile route runs through picturesque Dawes Arboretum. The ride begins and ends at Buckeye Lake Winery, where there will be a post-cycling party with live music and local beers on tap.

The over 4 million annual visitors to scenic Hocking Hills State Park can now relax at a new visitor center, which includes 8,500 square feet of indoor space and 5,000 square feet of covered verandas.