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We are excited to announce that the CVB along with the Lima Area Chamber of Commerce, Allen Economic Development Group, Downtown Lima Inc., Allen Lima Leadership and others have now relocated into our new offices in the Schnorf/Wagner Building in Downtown Lima. We encourage everyone to stop in and visit us at our new location: 144 South Main Street, Lima, Ohio 45801. Our email, website and phone number all remain the same!

- Lima/Allen County CVB relocates to new office!

As you travel along I-75 in northwest Ohio, there is much to see and do in Allen, Hancock, Wood, and Lucas counties. For information about the tours offered in each of these fine counties, check out the Group Tour section or call the Lima/Allen County Convention & Visitors Bureau at 419-222-6075.

- I-75 Corridor Tours


Allen County's Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center has a new website. If you are planning a meeting, big or small, a convention, reception or special event you can get many details at this site. You can also find out what's going on at Crouse Performance Hall, reserve your tickets on line and get information on Memorial Hall of Allen County. Check it out!! www.limaciviccenter.com

- Lima's Civic & Convention Center


Kudos is a feature on our web site that highlights special events, awards received, promotions, new business openings, new menus, and any other noteworthy information. To submit an article or item for consideration please email your news to cara@lima-allencvb.com (include the word "Kudos" in the subject line) or call the CVB office at 419-222-6075. We look forward to hearing from you!

- Lima/Allen County CVB


July 30th - August 2nd, 2009: 50th Annual NTA Convention Lima, OH To view info go to: Visitor Info; Links; Events on the CVB website OR see trappers website: www.nationaltrappers.com

- ATTENTION NATIONAL TRAPPERS ASSOCIATION!



December Events:

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Elida Band Boosters Bingo - 2009

Every Tuesday & Sunday.
December 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, 2009.
7:00 p.m.
Location: Veterans' Memorial Civic & Convention Center, Exhibit Hall.

Package prices start at $15.00.


Contact:
Veterans' Memorial Civic & Convention Center
7 Town Square
Lima, OH  45801
419-224-5222

 

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Encore Theatre - "It's a Wonderful Life"

November 27-29, 2009
December 3-6, 2009.
Thursday, Friday & Saturday: 8:00 p.m.; Sunday matinee: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Encore Theatre.

Dramatized by James W. Rodgers.
Adapted from the film by Frank Capra.

In our American culture, It's a Wonderul Life hs become almost as familiar as Dicken's A Christmas Carol.  We present the saga of George Bailey, the Everyman from the small town of Bedford Falls, whose dreams of escape and adventure have been quashed by family obligation and civic duty.  His guardian angel descends to Earth on Christmas Eve to save him from despair and to remind him, by showing him what the world would have been like had he never been born, that his has been, after all, a wonderful life.

Cost: Regular Adult: $13; Senior: $11; Student to age 18: $8.


Contact:
Encore Theatre
991 North Shore Dr.
Lima, OH  45801
419-223-8866 or 1-800-944-1441

 

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Wake, Rattle & Roll

Friday, December 4, 2009. 
7:30 a.m.
Location: Veterans' Memorial Civic & Convention Center.

Presented by the Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce, these monthly morning breakfast gatherings are your best opportunity to stay informed about the local business community.

$4.00 for members. $6.00 for non-members.  Please call the Chamber of Commerce for reservations.

 
Contact:
Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce
147 N. Main St.
Lima, OH  45801
419-222-6045

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Apollo Craft Show

Saturday, December 5, 2009.9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Apollo Career Center, 3325 Shawnee Rd.

Always the first Saturday in December, this is a fundraiser for the clubs at Apollo Career Center.  Over 100 crafters with unique and quality crafts draw a large attendance of approximately 2000.

Admission: $2.00; Age 12 and under: Free.

 
Contact:
Lou Seddelmeyer
Apollo Career Center
3325 Shawnee Rd.
Lima, OH  45806
419-998-2931

 

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Appalachian Opry

A REGIONAL EVENT -

June 20, July 18, Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 7 & Dec. 5, 2009.
7:00 p.m.
Location: Famous Old Time Music Company, 20322 U.S. 33, Wapakoneta.

The Appalachian Opry is our answer to Hee Haw and the Grand Ole Opry.  An evening of music, comedy and fun.

Admission: $7.00

 
Contact:
419-568-1220

 

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Lima Symphony - Bells, Brass & Bows

Saturday, December 5, 2009.
8:00 p.m.
Location: Veterans' Memorial Civic & Convention Center, Crouse Performance Hall.

Celebrate the holiday season as we return with our beloved favorite, Bells, Brass & Bows! Your entire family will delight in this festival of lights and holiday music featuring familiar favorites, sacred carols and some fun twists on the classics.  The Lima Symphony Chorus will join us in this joyous holiday tradition.

Single Tiicket Cost: Adult Area 1, $28;  Adult Area 2, $22;  Student Area 1, $14;  Student Area 2, $11.


Contact:
Lima Symphony Orchestra
P.O. Box 1651
Lima, OH  45802
419-222-5701

 

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Tri-State Gun Show

December 5-6, 2009.
Saturday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location:  Allen County Fairgrounds.
 
A popular show for collectors.  Guns, knives, hunting equipment and associated collectibles.
Admission Fee: Adults - $4.00; Children 14 and under - Free, and must be accompanied by an adult.


Contact:
Manetta Sneary
419/647-0067

 

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Weekend Childbirth Education Classes

Saturdays:
December 5, 2009.
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Lima Memorial Health System (LMHS), Lima.

The Family Birth Center at LMHS will offer weekend childbirth education classes in 2009.
Topics covered include breathing techniques, relaxation techniques, anesthetics, labor and delivery.

Cost: $50.00.
Pre-registration is required.


Contact:
LMHS Family Birth Center
419-998-4570

 

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Diabetes Support Group

January 13 & 15, 2009 - The Disease Process: What's Happening to Me?
February 10 & 12, 2009 - Nutritional Management: What Can I Eat?
March 10 & 12, 2009 - Exercise and Diabetes: Get Moving.
April 14 & 16, 2009 - Medication and Diabetes: How Do They Work?
May 12 & 14, 2009 - Monitoring Your Blood Sugars.
June 9 & 11, 2009 - Lab Work: What Do The Numbers Mean?
July 14 & 16, 2009 - Raising A Child With Diabetes.
August 11 & 13, 2009 - Insulin Pump: Is It For You?
September 8 & 10, 2009 - Diabetes and Your Eyesight.
October 13 & 15, 2009 - Foot Care: Put Your Best Foot Forward.
November 10 & 12, 2009 - Diabetes and Stress: How To Cope.
December 8 & 10, 2009 - Creative Cooking.

Second Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.
Second Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
Location:
Tuesday meetings: Lima Memorial Hospital, Main Floor, East Dining Room (except February meeting - Lima Memorial Hospital, Ground Floor, Emergency Center Conference Room.)
Thursday meetings: Lima Memorial Medical Park, Conference Room, Eastown Road, Lima.

The Diabetes Support Group is offered by the LMPC Diabetic Center. This free group is hosted by certified diabetic educators Dr. Laura Waldron and Vicki Lear, PA-C.
No pre-registration is required.


Contact:
LMPC Diabetic Center
419-998-4699

 

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Free Community Breakfast

2nd Saturday of every month starting June 13.
December 12, 2009 
7:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: The Future Church, 235 W. Kibby St., Lima.

The ACTS 434 (Allen County Transitional Services) and the Future Church will be holding a free community breakfast.  This breakfast is open to ANYBODY that comes in the front door.
This event is a community outreach for the economically disadvantaged of Lima and Allen County.

There will be scrambled eggs, sausage, toast, milk, juice and coffee served.


Contact:
ACTS 434 at 419-230-6727

 

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Bluegrass in the Cornfields Indoor Concert

A REGIONAL EVENT -

January 24, February 28, March 28, April 25, May 16, Sept. 26, Oct. 24, Nov. 21 & Dec. 19, 2009.
Open Stage: 3:00 p.m.
Showtime: 4:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Location: Famous Old Time Music Company, 20322 U.S. 33, Wapakoneta.

Admission: $10.00

 
Contact:
Famous Old Time Music Company
20322 U.S. 33
Wapakoneta, OH  45895
419-568-1220

 

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Putnam Rail Fans

Saturday, December 26, 2009.
Location: Allen County Fairgrounds.

Putnam Rail Fans is a Train Show that is open to the public.

 
Contact:
William Laise
419-224-7759

 

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Lima Symphony - Hollywood, An Evening with John Williams

Thursday, December 31, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Location: Veterans' Memorial Civic & Convention Center, Crouse Performance Hall.

This New Year's Eve, escape from sharks and raptors, fall in love with a superhero, swell with the pride of nations and have a close encounter with a five-time Oscar winner.

We will celebrate John Williams' most memorable scores, including classic pieces of suspense and optimistic themes that overwhelm you with heartfelt joy.  This music will inspire, terrify, embolden, and simply, make you smile.  With the theme from Jaws, synonymous with approaching danger, the spine tingling chills of Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Jurassic Park, the hauntingly expressive themes from Memoirs of a Geisha and Angela's Ashes or the noble and majestic Olympic Fanfare, this concert will entertain and delight.

Single Ticket Cost: Adult, $20; Student, $10.


Contact:
Lima Symphony Orchestra
P.O. Box 1651
Lima, OH  45802
419-222-5701

 

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