Hi Everyone!!
I am here to give you some ideas of family friendly things
to do in the Fairborn area. Originally,
I was going to focus solely on Fairborn.
Then, my wise husband, Mark, suggested I write about things to do within
a five hour drive from Fairborn. So, I
thought what the heck. Let’s try it.
For those of you wondering what gives me the qualifications
to talk about things to do around here.
I have lived in Fairborn most of my life. I moved here when I was quite young, moved to
California after I got married, we then came back here. I have written in various formats, from radio
news, television to newspaper. I have
kids being raised in Fairborn, so I like to keep in touch with what there is to
do around here. I especially like to
keep in touch since we like to do things as a family.
This weekend at the Schuster Center will be Sister Act! I am so excited. I am hoping to get to see it Sunday. The age for this great musical is 9 and
up. Friday, January 31st show
time is 8 p.m. Saturday, February 1st
show time is 2 and 8 p.m. and the final performances are Sunday, February 2nd
2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The show lasts
approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes with a 20 minute intermission. For information on tickets to their shows
contact Tickets Center Stage at ( 937) 228-3630 or (888) 228-3630. Their website is
http://www.victoriatheatre.com
Groundhog’s Day is this Sunday, February 2nd. The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery will hold
their annual Groundhog Day celebration.
Rosie the groundhog/meteorologist “extraordinaire” will predict our winter’s
future. The price to see Rosie predict
at 12:30 p.m. is included with the museum’s admission price. For more information on events at the
Boonshoft Museum of discovery visit their website at http://www.boonshoftmuseum.org/programs-events/calendar/monthcalendar/2014/2/-
Also this weekend at the Boonshoft is the SpacePark 360. This
looks like a fun event. This show will
be held in the Space Theatre. They are
advertising “Take a ride through the solar system! You get to experience the solar system, like
you are riding through it on a roller coaster.
You can check this out Saturday, February 1st, Sunday,
February 2nd and Monday, February 3rd at 3 p.m.
For those of you who didn’t know, February is Teen Dating
Violence Awareness Month. For
awareness, there will be a Men’s March to stop teen dating violence, domestic
violence and sexual assault.
Special Squarez and the Family Violence Prevention Center
want men to understand what it is like to walk in another person’s shoes. This is an awareness walk as well as a men’s
march. Those men participating in this
walk will walk the mile long course in women’s high heel shoes to show that
they stand up against violence and sexual assault. Male and female participants
are encouraged to participate. With this
event you will put together a team to participate. Many Greene County schools will be putting together
their own team. The flyer says “The
school with the most participation and/or pledges wins the traveling
trophy!” Now, I know you want to know
the rest. Walk a mile in her shoes is on
Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Five Seasons Family Sports Club located at
4242 Clyo Road. Registration begins at
1pm with the walk starting at 2. Cost is
$15 with a t-shirt or $5 without. For
more information or to get a pledge/registration form call 937-376-8526. I found the information on the Fairborn City
Schools website: http://www.fairborn.k12.oh.us
An hour east of here at COSI in Columbus is the
International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes opening on February 8, 2014. This looks awesome. Their website says “Become the greatest
detective of all time. The streets of
London-dark, shadowy, mysterious-set the stage for the International Exhibition
of Sherlock Holmes at COSI February 8th through September 1st.” They encourage you to help Holmes solve cases
“using powers of deduction and the most cutting edge 19th century
techniques of forensic science.” It
also says “Surpass the infallible Holmes by joining today’s forensic scientists
with 120 years of scientific progress.”
If you have never been to COSI they are located at 333 W. Broad Street
in Columbus. Cosi’s website is http://www.cosi.org/visit
Now, even though I am giving you the websites don’t worry, I
plan on keeping track on what there is going on.
This is just the first of what I hope to be a long running
blog. Check back next week for some new
family friendly activities. Enjoy!
