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Lake Erie Artists Gallery
- Shaker Square - Larchmere
Professional artists teach fundamentals of portraiture, painting, beadwork, or metalwork during project-oriented classes
Field of Dreams Drive-In Theater
- Multiple Locations
Drive-in theater offers double features at two locations with free, family-friendly games to play before showtime
Amazone Family Entertainment Center
- Medina
Trees, leaves & slides fill jungle-themed playground, and black lights illuminate players within laser-tag arena
Deer Pass Golf Course
- Seville
18-hole, par 71 course snakes across 6,012 yd. of rolling hills & memorable holes, including 155 yd. par 3 with island green
Brunswick Bowling
- Brunswick Zone - North Ridgeville
Long-time bowling-industry leader opens its oiled lanes for pin-punishment sessions including cosmic bowling
Buckeye Party Zone
- Franklinton
Bounce houses with themes such as princesses and sports; concession machines supply cotton candy, snow cones, and popcorn
Rinky Dink Family Fun Center
- Medina
Guests ride bumper boats, sink holes in one on two mini-golf courses & race down go-kart track in driver's or passenger's seat
AFC Cleveland
A year after taking the NPSL by storm and claiming the Great Lakes Conference title, AFC Cleveland enters a new season of seven home matches
The Santa Maria
- Downtown Columbus
Guides & re-enactors provide realistic look at Columbus’s voyage through scripted scenes, gameplay & antiquated nautical instruments
NAT Promotions 2012
- Grandview Heights
Actress, comedian, and Last Comic Standing finalist splits sides in latest one-woman show; VIPs get front seating and meet-and-greet
All American Sports Center
- North Ridgeville
Lighted driving range with up to 60 available tees, 18 holes of mini golf, and fast and slow pitching machines
Synergy Paintball
- Grafton
On 35 acres with multiple paintball fields offer themed play and capture the flag games in simulated jungle and speedball arena
Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
- Multiple Locations
Instructors teach students how to defend themselves against larger opponents during two- or six-week camps
Movie Tavern Hilliard
Take in first-run and classic movies in comfy, stadium seating while nibbling on popcorn
Gymboree Play & Music Cleveland
- Multiple Locations
Innovative play environment hosts development-based classes focused on creativity and physical activity
Golf: Inside & Out
- North Royalton
Instructors use video technology to help golfers hone their swings or teach classes of four about short-game and driving patterns
L-Yoga Flow
- Gahanna
Studio owner has blended her exercise experience to provide yogis with unique classes that build strength, inner peace & flexibility
Kingdom of Bounce
- Cumberland Ridge
Air-conditioned facility houses inflatable obstacle courses, slides, and castles, and fuels jump sessions with pizza
Columbus Scuba
- Columbus
Dive team leads beginners through essentials in classroom sessions and pool dives and schools advanced divers during open-water trips
Golfdealz.net
- Independence
Golf discount pass grants $4000+ in savings and includes 28 buy-one-get-one-free rounds at 26 premier courses throughout Northeast Ohio
Cross 18
- Medina
CrossFit classes feature a workout of the day that aims to strengthen muscles and optimize functional movement
Tennis ltd
- Upper Arlington
Apparel and gear by Wilson, Lucky in Love, and Nike pop from stocked shelves and restringing services ready rackets for new games
The Fast Lane Bowling and Party Center
- Barberton
Two hours of bowling with soda for up to six; party package includes cosmic bowling, a tour of the lanes, and cotton candy for up to 10
High Lands Golf Club
- Pataskala
Verdant fairways lined with mature trees, bunkers, and waterways present golfers with scenic vistas and challenging course play
Strong Style Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness Center
- Independence
In a modern space with mat rooms and MMA cages, kids and adults pick up muay thai and judo moves along with boxing and grappling techniques
Reed Yoga
- Downtown
On 14th floor of Statler Arms building, yoga instructor and massage therapist Michelle Reed leads meditation, Vinyasa flow, and hatha poses
Columbus Golf Academy
- Columbus
USGTF–certified golf ace John Ubbing shores up swings in lessons conducted at indoor studio
Achieve Fitness Mount Vernon
- Multiple Locations
Coaches help train athletes from third grade to high school in speed, strength, injury prevention, and more while encouraging teamwork
Oak Harbor Golf Club
- Lake Erie Shores and Islands
6,493 yd. golf course juts out on a slender parcel of land framed by the Portage River, pairing scenic vistas with numerous water hazards
Buckeye Lanes
- North Olmsted
Bumpers & lightweight balls equip pintsize bowlers at alley with late-night Rockin' Bowl & eight billiard tables
Studio 11
- Tremont
Seasoned instructors relax recipients with Thai yoga massage or lead students through strengthening poses during yoga and Pilates classes
The Golf Club of Bucyrus
- Bucyrus
18-hole course established in 1925 sprawls across hilly, densely wooded terrain
Bowl CloverLeaf Lanes
- Independence
Pairs enjoy three games of bowling, while groups of six bowl for two hours with the option for food
V Power Yoga
- Downtown Columbus
Flow a combination of Ashtanga, Vinyasa, and Bikram yoga exercises inside a former warehouse
Adventure Mixed Martial Arts
- Brunswick
Intense, full-body kickboxing and MMA workouts open to all fitness levels and led by instructors who provide personalized attention
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Since 1985, Trolley Tours of Cleveland has shuttled more than one million riders around the city aboard its fleet of open-air, bright-red trolleys. Winding along an approximately 20-mile route, the city tour showcases some of Cleveland's most iconic sights, including the Victorian homes of Ohio City, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and downtown, where an eclectic mix of modern and historic architecture stretches skyward to amaze passersby and to high-five low-orbiting superheroes. Personable, professionally trained guides accompany the nationally known tour with Cleveland-centered facts and stories.
Aside from untangling urban avenues with informational junkets, Trolley Tours of Cleveland also makes its wheels available for conventions, weddings, and more, enabling businessmen and bridesmaids alike to avoid having to hitch rides on vigorously tossed bridal bouquets.
It is no secret that Cleveland native, autodidactic historian, and self-proclaimed people person Karl C. Johnson loves his city. After learning everything there is to know about the Sixth City's rich history, he decided to put his newfound knowledge to use by crafting his own distinctive tours that replace standard architectural jargon with vibrant yarns involving history, politics, and personal experiences. He leads his jaunts on segways, buses, limousines, or on foot. During segway tours, Karl gives his guests a choice in the amount of narration he performs, from moderately narrated tours that cover more ground to fully narrated tours that progress more slowly. If guests prefer to travel by bus or automobile, Karl will highlight specific areas of the city that his guests desire to see, such as Public Square or the rack where they hang the key to the city.
When owners Nancy Kanter and Julie Byrne founded Clay Café more than 14 years ago, they wanted to establish a cozy, unpretentious environment where families could spend quality time pottery-painting and embarking on other art projects. Describing what they envisioned to the Columbus Dispatch, Byrne stated, “We kind of wanted a grandma kitchen—something homey.” At Clay Café, visitors might forget they’re not relaxing in their own homes amid the studio’s popular mismatched chairs, flower tablecloths, and resident father yelling at a sports game on TV. The hospitable owners invite guests of all ages to let their artist instincts run wild during open-ended potter-painting sessions, and they host an array of special events including baby showers and birthday parties.
The 4,000 square feet of climbing space at Vertical Adventures encompasses terrain for top roping, bouldering, and lead climbing under the watchful supervision of a trained staff. The gym challenges wall scramblers to test both their physical endurance and problem-solving skills as they take on the top-rope courses, which represent the majority of the routes and tower as high as 25 feet. Rather than let new patrons become overwhelmed by the variety of courses or get stranded at the top without reading material, the gym’s instructors also conduct lessons for all climbing levels to help climbers improve technique and conquer fears.
The Columbus Museum of Art dazzles eyes and tickles imaginations with a broad collection of 19th- and early-20th-century American and European artwork, as well as a cavalcade of traveling exhibits. Wear a realistic beast-man costume to the current exhibition Fur, Fins, and Feathers, which spotlights animal motifs within the museum's collections, from Inuit carvings to live armadillos posing as statues (runs through June 5). The permanent exhibit Old Masters captures subtleties of shadow, 19th-century American works encompass vast landscapes, and the extensive Late Modernism and Contemporary assemblage implodes luminous colors in twisting, spiraling transformations. Meanwhile, the museum’s 18,000-square-foot Center for Creativity includes a technology lab and hands-on, kid-centered artistic projects to get children interested in fine art at an impressionable age, keeping them from becoming work-a-day doctors and lawyers.
