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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
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
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
Brunswick Bowling
- Brunswick Zone - North Ridgeville
Long-time bowling-industry leader opens its oiled lanes for pin-punishment sessions including cosmic bowling
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
Rusty Wallace Racing Experience
- Sandusky
Professional drivers sate their need for speed in stock cars during exciting ride-alongs and racing experiences
Gymboree Play & Music Cleveland
- Multiple Locations
Innovative play environment hosts development-based classes focused on creativity and physical activity
Gone Fishin' Bait and Tackle
- Cuyahoga Falls
Fishing charter traverses the Cuyahoga River on a pontoon boat helmed by a veteran captain in search of bass, bluegill, and northern pike
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
Kendall Cliffs
- Peninsula
Climbers practice skills learned during intro classes in 7,000-sq.-ft. indoor enclave designed by Nicros with varying difficulty
Amazone Family Entertainment Center
- Medina
Trees, leaves & slides fill jungle-themed playground, and black lights illuminate players within laser-tag arena
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
Studio 11
- Tremont
Seasoned instructors relax recipients with Thai yoga massage or lead students through strengthening poses during yoga and Pilates classes
United Skates of America
- Wickliffe
An asteroid belt serves as the backdrop to this glow-in-the-dark laser-tag arena, where players dodge and shoot beneath black lights
African Safari Wildlife Park
- Danbury
Visitors in cars can offer food to freely roaming African species such as bison, elk, zebra, giraffes, and camels
The Pond Family Friendly Ice Rink
- Chagrin Falls
Steaming cups of hot chocolate provide warm refreshment after guests glide across smooth ice during public-skating sessions
Chip's Clubhouse
- Chardon
Par 40 miniature-golf course challenge players with scenic outcroppings, sand traps, and crashing waterfalls
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
Sara-J Sportfishing Charters
- Multiple Locations
Sail across Lake Erie on 34 ft. catamaran boat in search of perch, walleye, and smallmouth bass
Pump It Up Hartville
- Hartville
Kids careen down a giant 20-foot slide, soar inside bounce houses, and tumble around obstacle courses during open-play sessions
The Holden Arboretum
- Kirtland
More than 120,000 species of trees, wildflowers, and native plants take root across 12 gardens and more than 20 miles of trails
Buckeye Lanes
- North Olmsted
Bumpers & lightweight balls equip pintsize bowlers at alley with late-night Rockin' Bowl & eight billiard tables
The Ranges
- Cleveland
Covered hitting stalls and outdoor lighting foster golf practice even at night and during bad weather; golf pros improve swing mechanics
Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
- Multiple Locations
Instructors teach students how to defend themselves against larger opponents during two- or six-week camps
Reed Yoga
- Downtown
On 14th floor of Statler Arms building, yoga instructor and massage therapist Michelle Reed leads meditation, Vinyasa flow, and hatha poses
The Golf Dome - Mini Golf & Batting Cages
- Bainbridge
18-hole mini golf course entices players with 20 ft. waterfall, which shares scenic grounds with cages for softball and baseball practice
Avon Ballroom
- Avon
Instructors lead a variety of ballroom styles in a 5,000 sq. ft. facility with two ballrooms
Legend Lanes
- Cuyahoga Falls
Refuel on bites of a 14-inch cheese pizza during regular games of bowling for up to six people
Yoga Lounge Hudson
- Historic Hudson
Gentle restorative yoga to body-strengthening power flow in a 90-degree studio; barre classes focus on toning the arms, thighs, and rear
Everyday Active Fitness
- Avon Lake
45-minute boot-camp classes blend cardio exercises, strength training, and interval training into high-energy workouts
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
Premier Athletics Little Explorers
- Avon
Kids aged 2–5 learn movement skills during gymnastics classes divvied up by age, starting with Parents and Tots classes
Wickliffe Lanes
- Wickliffe
Award-winning alley entertains sphere-hurlers with 40 lanes, billiards, two bars & HDTV
Krysia Energy Yoga
- Westlake
Certified instructors lead classes such as Power Yoga, Deep Stretch, and Candlelight Basics in a private studio
Cannon Irish Dance
- North Olmsted
Lessons focus on proper Irish-dance technique, coordination, poise, movement, and rhythm
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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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.
Great Lakes Theater’s rich history dates back to 1962, when an English professor and his traveling Shakespearean theater troupe finally found a home to regularly perform classic plays. Today, the theater continues its mission to ignite a passion for the performing arts throughout the community by revisting celebrated theatrical works for as as wide of an audience as possible. In its eight-month seasons, Great Lakes’ resident theater company stages an array of productions, including Shakespearean plays and Broadway classics, in its recently renovated theater, which was originally built in 1921. Inside, wide-eyed audiences marvel at the structure’s marriage of modern and vintage elements, such as state-of-the-art lighting equipment operated by technicians who only speak in iambic pentameter.
Start the painting process by selecting any piggy bank, mug, plaque, plate, or unexpected pottery discovery from All Fired Up!'s stock of more than 250 decorative and functional artifacts (an average piece costs $21–$25). All Fired Up!'s colorful design books and friendly staff can help if you need inspiration or artistic guidance. Pick out paint colors, then carefully direct your brush in tune with your dreams and wishes, letting your creative juices gush onto the dinnerware of your choosing. Once you're finished, All Fired Up! glazes and fires your piece in a kiln; it'll be ready for pick-up in about a week. All new additions to your pottery family are food safe, and because only lead-free, nontoxic paints and glazes are used, they're suitable for holding bologna sandwiches or tropical drinks toting a tiny parasol. Feel free to bring snacks and drinks of your choice (alcoholic beverages are allowed) to nosh and sip on while you paint.
Members and children age 5 and younger are admitted for free.
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.
Voted No. 3 on the 2011 Beacon’s Best for top movie theaters, Lake Cinemas 8 advertises a rotating octet of first-run films on a nostalgic marquee that heralds the refurbished theater's entryway. Viewers settle into comfy seats as they share puffed kernels of corn, sip sodas, and, as the lights dim, recall fond memories of tunneling into bank vaults. Visitors can choose from a selection of popular new releases or anxiously anticipate a bevy of coming attractions.
