Main Street Music: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Downtown Wooster Pavilion. The performer featured this week will be Honeytown (Thursday), Daisypusher (Friday) and Not Quite Right (Saturday).

Downtown Wooster Farmers' Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Saturday, North Market Street between Liberty and North Streets. Sensory-friendly hour is 8-9 a.m. Dogs are welcome after 9 a.m. Start your weekend with Main Street Wooster's Farmers Market to find the freshest produce, bakery, meats, eggs, teas, jams, honey, soaps, wine, artisan goods, and more!

Kingwood Center Gardens will host Glass in Flight 2, an exhibition of larger-than-life glass and steel sculptures, May 23 through Sept. 7.
Kingwood Center Gardens will host Glass in Flight 2, an exhibition of larger-than-life glass and steel sculptures, May 23 through Sept. 7.

Glass in Flight Exhibit at Kingwood Center, through Sept. 7, Kingwood Center Gardens, 50 N. Trimble Road, Mansfield. The exhibit is free with paid admission to the gardens. The exhibit features sculptures celebrating pollinators and the beauty of the natural world; some are never-before-seen pieces, including a new monarch butterfly and bats with six-foot wingspans. Over 40 stunning sculptures will create arches and groupings or be showcased as individual pieces. Artist Alex Heveri, a Tucson, Arizona sculptor, has been creating large-scale steel and luminousDalle de verre glass sculptures for over 30 years. Garden admission is $10 for non-members; $5 for 7 to 18 years; free for children 6 and under; free for Kingwood members. Learn more at Kingwoodcenter.org or call 419-522-0211.

“SURFACTION - A Cinema of Natural and Unnatural Processes" is a new exhibit at CIX Gallery & Lounge in Wooster that will debut with an opening reception on Aug. 29, 2026.
“SURFACTION - A Cinema of Natural and Unnatural Processes" is a new exhibit at CIX Gallery & Lounge in Wooster that will debut with an opening reception on Aug. 29, 2026.

"SURFACTION - A Cinema of Natural and Unnatural Processes," through Nov. 14, CIX Gallery & Lounge, 291 Branstetter St., Wooster. Gallery hours are 11 a.m - 4 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday or by appointment. Email [email protected]. Opening reception 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 with live DJ and refreshments provided. Free and open to the public.

Parties on the Patio, 6-9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, Ashland Golf Club, 1333 Center St, Ashland. Musical guest: Rare Vintage Band. Food truck: Cubs Country BB-Q & Dough Pros. End of the Season Celebration. A cash bar will be available along with free popcorn. Join us rain or shine on the patio or in the pavilion.

AFM Local 159 Big Jazz Band, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, King Road Christian Church, 1425 King Road, Ashland. Part of Big Bands and All that Jazz Society concert season.

September Speaker Series, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, Freer Children's Home, 1260 Center St., Ashland. The Ashland County Historical Society hosts its September Speaker Series. The free event will feature local historian and train enthusiast Bill Snyder, who will present a program titled "The Railroads & Ashland County: 1850-1930."

"Whirled Peace" at East Chippewa Church of the Brethren, 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, 7207 Chippewa Road. Orrville. In honor of International Day of Peace, the Church of the Brethren Gun Violence Action Team asked churches across the country to make a visual public statement about the cost of gun violence and our promise to stand for peace. In response to this request, the East Chippewa Church of the Brethren will create a pinwheel display in front of the church and hold a Candlelight Vigil for Peace.

Sonnenberg’s 16th annual Mississippi Catfish Fry for Missions is on Saturday, Sept. 26th,  serving from 4:00 – 6:30 at Sonnenberg Mennonite Church.
Sonnenberg’s 16th annual Mississippi Catfish Fry for Missions is on Saturday, Sept. 26th,  serving from 4:00 – 6:30 at Sonnenberg Mennonite Church.

Sonnenberg's 16th annual Mississippi Catfish Fry for Missions, 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, Sonnenberg Mennonite Church, 14367 Hackett Rd, Kidron. Sonnenberg Mississippi Catfish Fry is one of the vital pieces of our support of missions locally, nationally and around the world. Menu includes a full meal of catfish (gluten free breading for those that need it), hush puppies, butter garlic potatoes, or potato chips in the drive-thru, pickles, coleslaw, applesauce and cookies and bars. Along with opportunity for great fellowship, we offer all-you-can-eat in the dine-in option.

Wayne County Stitchers Sewing Fest, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, The Church of the Cross, 5100 Cleveland Road, Wooster. Doors open at 8:30 a.m., with classes beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 3 p.m., with raffle items and door prizes. Admission is $10. It is a fun day of creative learning with classes, our boutique and fabric fair. Please bring your scissors for sharpening. Lunch will be available at cost. For more information, contact: [email protected].

This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Final Party on the Patio headlines Area Happenings