Pavilion packs in medley of acts
By ELIZABETH SABO - The Post contributor
David Wise, one of the owners of Our Zoo to You, reaches out to catch his family’s pet lemur, Ozzy, at a show. Our Zoo to You will be at the Medina County Fair, Aug. 5 at 4:30 and 6 p.m. Photo courtesy of TERRI WISE
MEDINA – The 2017 Medina County Fair pavilion line-up will bring a variety of acts to the stage July 31 to Aug. 6. Guests will be entertained by local dancers, competing arm wrestlers and cute and cuddly critters.
Ignite Dance
Ignite Dance Studio of Brunswick will feature about 50 students with exerts from their June recital, “Soundtrack,” Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 5 p.m.
“Ignite has never performed at the Medina County Fair before, but we thought it would be fun since the majority of our families reside in Medina County,” director Krista Juderjahn said.
Ignite Dance offers programs with a variety of styles and ability levels for all age groups, ranging from 2-year-old budding dancers to seasoned adult performers.
Ignite Dance Studio is five years old and just recently located from its original location in Brunswick to a new 6,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility at the corner of Pearl and Foskett roads in Medina.
Medina Squares
Medina County Fair veterans, Medina Squares, will dance their shoes off Friday, Aug. 4 at 1 p.m. with about 25 performers.
“We dance at these events to attract others to square dancing,” Medina Squares President Judy Nelson said.
Nelson, who has been with the group since 1989, said it originally began in the 1950s as the Medina Bees and that they’ve been at the fair since before the pavilion was built.
The club will offer free dance lessons every Thursday of the month at 7-9 p.m. beginning Sept. 14 at Medina’s Office for Older Adults.
Our Zoo to You
The local traveling exotic petting zoo, Our Zoo to You, returns to the Medina County Fair Saturday, Aug. 5 for two shows at 4:30 and 6 p.m.
“We look forward to seeing people who haven’t gotten to experience our animals yet,” Brian Wise, owner of Our Zoo to You, said.
Guest can touch, hold and feed most of the animals and their blue and gold macaw, Floyd, gives kisses.
Wise said they rotate the stars of the shows. The current Our Zoo to You cast is: Raven the tegu; Ozzy and Mojo, lemur brothers; Coco the coatimundi; Piggie the groundhog; bunnies Luna and Sandy; chinchillas Remi and Fluffy; Elenore, a 50-pound tortoise; Lillian the kinkajou; Merlin the Eurasian eagle owl; desert iguana, Dandelion; Rosie the red tail boa; Batman the guinea pig; Chiquita the yellow tail boa; Brownie the alpaca; corn snakes and other various critters.
Ohio State Arm Wrestling
Anyone ready to show off the biceps can participate in the Ohio State Arm Wrestling competition Sunday, Aug. 6 at 1 p.m.
“It gets very competitive and has been very popular every year,” Pam Oberholtzer, chair of the fair’s pavilion committee, said.
Oberholtzer said the attraction always draws in the spectators and husband and wife duos have shown up together to compete.
“A lot of the men and women come from out of state to compete,” Oberholtzer said. “If they win in their weight class, they get to go on to the national competition.”
The contest is free and open to all ages and is sorted into weight classes and anyone interested can register before the event starts.
Other entertainment
• Members of the U.S. military will be providing free entertainment and displays Monday, July 31 from noon to 5 p.m.
• Seniors can come and check out various activities beginning at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. The event will conclude at 3 p.m.
• There will be a talent show at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2. For anyone interesting in participating, registration begins at noon or you can pre-register by calling Brent at 330-241-1560.
• On Thursday, Aug. 3, the Elementary Honors Band and Choir will perform at noon, followed by the Junior High Honors Band and Choir at 1 p.m.
Ignite Dance
Ignite Dance Studio of Brunswick will feature about 50 students with exerts from their June recital, “Soundtrack,” Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 5 p.m.
“Ignite has never performed at the Medina County Fair before, but we thought it would be fun since the majority of our families reside in Medina County,” director Krista Juderjahn said.
Ignite Dance offers programs with a variety of styles and ability levels for all age groups, ranging from 2-year-old budding dancers to seasoned adult performers.
Ignite Dance Studio is five years old and just recently located from its original location in Brunswick to a new 6,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility at the corner of Pearl and Foskett roads in Medina.
Medina Squares
Medina County Fair veterans, Medina Squares, will dance their shoes off Friday, Aug. 4 at 1 p.m. with about 25 performers.
“We dance at these events to attract others to square dancing,” Medina Squares President Judy Nelson said.
Nelson, who has been with the group since 1989, said it originally began in the 1950s as the Medina Bees and that they’ve been at the fair since before the pavilion was built.
The club will offer free dance lessons every Thursday of the month at 7-9 p.m. beginning Sept. 14 at Medina’s Office for Older Adults.
Our Zoo to You
The local traveling exotic petting zoo, Our Zoo to You, returns to the Medina County Fair Saturday, Aug. 5 for two shows at 4:30 and 6 p.m.
“We look forward to seeing people who haven’t gotten to experience our animals yet,” Brian Wise, owner of Our Zoo to You, said.
Guest can touch, hold and feed most of the animals and their blue and gold macaw, Floyd, gives kisses.
Wise said they rotate the stars of the shows. The current Our Zoo to You cast is: Raven the tegu; Ozzy and Mojo, lemur brothers; Coco the coatimundi; Piggie the groundhog; bunnies Luna and Sandy; chinchillas Remi and Fluffy; Elenore, a 50-pound tortoise; Lillian the kinkajou; Merlin the Eurasian eagle owl; desert iguana, Dandelion; Rosie the red tail boa; Batman the guinea pig; Chiquita the yellow tail boa; Brownie the alpaca; corn snakes and other various critters.
Ohio State Arm Wrestling
Anyone ready to show off the biceps can participate in the Ohio State Arm Wrestling competition Sunday, Aug. 6 at 1 p.m.
“It gets very competitive and has been very popular every year,” Pam Oberholtzer, chair of the fair’s pavilion committee, said.
Oberholtzer said the attraction always draws in the spectators and husband and wife duos have shown up together to compete.
“A lot of the men and women come from out of state to compete,” Oberholtzer said. “If they win in their weight class, they get to go on to the national competition.”
The contest is free and open to all ages and is sorted into weight classes and anyone interested can register before the event starts.
Other entertainment
• Members of the U.S. military will be providing free entertainment and displays Monday, July 31 from noon to 5 p.m.
• Seniors can come and check out various activities beginning at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. The event will conclude at 3 p.m.
• There will be a talent show at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2. For anyone interesting in participating, registration begins at noon or you can pre-register by calling Brent at 330-241-1560.
• On Thursday, Aug. 3, the Elementary Honors Band and Choir will perform at noon, followed by the Junior High Honors Band and Choir at 1 p.m.