From 1:00PM to 5:00PM

Bring the family out to the Hancock Park District’s annual fall event, Harvest the Past. Refreshments and music provided by Bob Ford will be in the Activity Barn. The 1847 McKinnis House and Workshop will be open with costume interpreters to welcome you and tell you about life back in the 1840s. Don’t’ miss out on the historic farmer’s market where leftover vegetables, fruit and herbs from the McKinnis garden and orchard will be available to take home for a donation. George and Missy Frey will have their team of horses on hand for horse-drawn hayrides around the meadow. Walking Dog Forge will be giving live demonstrations on the art of blacksmithing. The artesian tent will have local beekeeper Dwight Wilson, Ann Boyd of My Own Backyard with herbs and dried flowers, Ohio Colonial Soap Company with its soap and brooms, wood carving demonstrations from members of the Millstream Wood Carvers Club, and Carol Geiger with her jellies and jams, to name a few. Items will be for sale under the artesian tent as well. Stew will be cooking in the big copper pot over the open fire and there will be plenty of activities for the kids like slings, tin punch, corn husk dolls, and apple bobbing. Harvest the Past will be on Sunday, October 18 from 1-5 PM at Litzenberg Memorial Woods. Registration is not required for this free event. Litzenberg Memorial Woods is located at 6100 US RT 224, west of Findlay. For more information about other upcoming park programs and events, view the HPD Seasonal Program & Event Guide at www.HancockParks.com under the “What’s New” section, visit the park “Calendar” or call the park office at 419-425-PARK/7275 and “Discover Your Hancock Parks.”

5:30PM

Operation Christmas Child is presenting An Amazing Story on October 18 at 6:30 pm doors open at 5:30 pm. A Christian musical presentation by National and International know Alanna Story will preform as well as Jaki Steward will give her story as to how she received her Operation Christmas Child Shoe box at the age of five. A Free-will offering will be collected and there will be some door prize drawing at at the end of the evening. A concession will be avaiable along with displays of Operation Christmas Child. There will be representatives present to answer any questions that people may wish to ask. This event will be October 18, 2015 at 6:30 pm Grace United Methodist Church 601 East Boundary St. Perrysburg Ohio.

6:30PM

Operation Christmas Child is presenting An Amazing Story on October 18 at 6:30 pm doors open at 5:30 pm. A Christian musical presentation by National and International know Alanna Story will preform as well as Jaki Steward will give her story as to how she received her Operation Christmas Child Shoe box at the age of five. A Free-will offering will be collected and there will be some door prize drawing at at the end of the evening. A concession will be avaiable along with displays of Operation Christmas Child. There will be representatives present to answer any questions that people may wish to ask. This event will be October 18, 2015 at 6:30 pm Grace United Methodist Church 601 East Boundary St. Perrysburg Ohio.

From 6:30PM to 8:30PM

Doors open at 5:30pm Operation Christmas Child is excited to announce and present an evening of inspiration, worship and praise. Come hear the heartwarming story of Jaki Steward, an orphan from Guatemala who received on OCC shoebox when she was 5 years old, and listen to how this tangible gift of God's love impacted her life. Grace United Methodist Church of Perrysburg 601 East Boundary St. Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 Questions contact 419-217-2030 jjcustom1@gmail.com

The Findlay Antique Bottle Club is pleased to announce that our 39th Annual Bottle Show & Sale will be held in a new location, The Sterling Center in Findlay, Ohio. Mark your calendars now for Sunday October 18, 2015 for a great day of shopping, free appraisals, learning more about your collections, making new friends and visiting with other folks who "speak bottle-ese". There will be approx. 75+ sales tables full of antique bottles of all kinds. MILK, BEER, SODA POP, INK, PERFUME, MEDICINE, POISON, WHISKEY, PLUS FRUIT JARS, INSULATORS, AND ADVERTISING -- AND OTHER ANTIQUES! We are a non-profit organization started in 1975, dedicated to promoting the antique bottle collecting hobby. • Sunday October 18, 2015 • Sterling Center Reception Hall is located behind the Humane Society building at 4570 Fostoria Avenue, Findlay, Ohio 45840 • From I-75, coming from North or South, take exit #157, and just follow the signs for Rt. 12, approx. 5 miles. Rt. 12 becomes Fostoria Avenue • Show hours: from 9am - 2pm • Admission is $2.00 • Kids under 12 are free (w/adults) • Free appraisals w/paid admission • Plenty of FREE parking in a huge paved parking lot. • Show is in a heated building, w/tons of restrooms, and a food concession inside with lots of comfy seating. • Outside dealers, too, weather permitting. • • Early Bird Buyers Admission on Sunday morning, from 7-9am, is just $10. You'll get first pick when the dealers are still setting up, and free donuts and coffee while they last! • • The club's website has details, directions and maps, dealer info, pictures, nearby hotel and restaurant info. -- finbotclub.blogspot.com • • Email questions to finbotclub@gmail.com • For dealer sales table reservations call Show Chairman Fred Curtis -- 419-424-0486

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7:30PM

Music by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig October 9, 10 & 17, 2015 - 7:30 PM, October 18, 2015 – 2:00 PM Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a TONY Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs from Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie and Caroline, or Change) and a sidesplitting book by David Lindsay-Abaire. Shrek brings all the beloved characters you know from the film to life on stage, and proves there's more to the story than meets the ears. Adults $15, Students $10 – EV, MS, RP (Tentative audition dates: August 23 & 24, 2015) Sponsored by Croghan Colonial Bank