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The Blue Caboose is owned and managed by the Lima-Allen County Convention & Visitors Bureau and staffed by nearly 30 volunteers. These Tourism Specialists give their time, enthusiasm, and knowledge to welcoming visitors to Lima and Allen County by providing local, state, and regional information and printed materials for inquisitive travelers. The Caboose is open seasonally from the end of May to Labor Day.

- Blue Caboose Tourist Info Center

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


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!



January Events:

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Leah Long Art Exhibit

December 31, 2010 - January 27, 2011.
7:00 p.m.
Location: The Meeting Place on Market.

Free and open to the public.

Contact:
The Meeting Place on Market
220 W. Market St.
Lima, OH  45801
419-222-0985

 

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Tri-State Gun Show

January 1 & 2, 2011.
Held the first Saturday and Sunday from January - May and October - December.
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, but must be accompanied by an adult.

Contact:
Manetta Sneary
419-647-0067

 

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Encore Theatre - Little Women

January 7-9 & 14-16, 2011.
Friday & Saturday: 8:00 p.m.
Sunday matinee: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Encore Theatre.

Little Women
Jay Richards' new musical version of the story of the March sisters (pretty, practical Meg, iconoclastic, headstrong Jo, shy, hardworking Beth and spoiled Amy) captures the tenderness and courage of Alcott's timeless story of family, friendship, romance and mid-19th century American life.

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

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

 

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Women's Self Defense Course

January 8, 15, 22, 29 & February 5, 2011.
11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Lima Community Church Journey Building, 2945 N. Cole St., Lima.

The Lima Police Department in its progressive continuous effort to serve our community, is offering the RAD (Rape-Aggression-Defense) Women's Self Defense Education Program. The RAD program is a comprehensive women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction, and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on self-defense training. The RAD Women's is for any woman 13 years of age or older.

The course attendance is limited to around 20 participants.  This is Session 3 (Sessions 1 & 2 are full) that includes the full 15 hours required for completion of the course. Another 15-hour course is offered (Session 4) beginning in March, 2011.

Additional sessions are planned with location to be announced beginning September, 2011 through March, 2012.
If the session you choose is full, you may have to choose another session, or be placed on a waiting list for your original chosen session.

The course will be instructed by the husband/wife team of Lima Police Officer Dave Vastano and his wife Deb Vastano. Both Dave & Deb are certified RAD Women's and radKIDS instructors.

The course is free of cost; however if an individual wishes to do so, a donation to the City of Lima Safety Service's Fund will gladly be accepted by check only to help defer some of the costs of the program. 

To register contact officer Dave Vastano preferably by email at: david.vastano@cityhall.lima.oh.us or by phone at 419-221-5269 if unable to register by email.

 

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Lima Bride 2011

Sunday, January 9, 2011.
12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Veterans' Memorial Civic & Convention Center.

Admission: $5.00. All brides admitted free.
Pre-sale tickets available at The Lima News for $3.00.

Contact:
The Lima News
419-993-2118 or 419-223-1010

 

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College Access Monthly Workshops

Tuesdays.
January 11, February 1, March 1, and April 12, 2011.
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: YMCA Annex, 136 S. West St., Lima.

Cost: Free!

Contact:
Wendy Schall
567-204-3861

 

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Bluffton University Artist Series - Burning River Brass

Thursday, January 20, 2011.
7:30 p.m.
Location: Bluffton University, Yoder Recital Hall.

Bluffton University Artist Series - Burning River Brass.
Composed of 12 of the finest brass and percussion players in the country, BRB offers a repertoire including fresh arrangements of classic works, as well as original music written specifically for the group, which has released four CDs.

Contact:
Bluffton University
1 University Drive
Bluffton, OH  45817
419-358-3453

 

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Broadway in Lima - Forever Plaid

Thursday, January 20, 2011.
7:30 p.m.
Location: Veterans' Memorial Civic & Convention Center.

Forever Plaid - a musical comedy, is an affectionate revue of the close-harmony "guy groups" (e.g. The Four Aces, The Four Freshmen) that reached the height of their popularity during the 1950s.  Personifying the clean-cut genre are the Plaids.  This quartet of high-school chums' earnest dreams of recording an album ended in death (literally and indeed, symbolically) in a collision with a bus filled with Catholic schoolgirls on their way to see the Beatles' American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.

The play begins with the Plaids returning from the afterlife for one final chance at musical glory.  Some of the songs they sing during the course of the musical include: "Three Coins in the Fountain"; "Undecided"; "Moments to Remember"; "No, Not Much"; "Heart and Soul"; and "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing."

Ticket cost:
Single ticket: $45.00.
Broadway in Lima 4-show series: $190.00.

 
Contact:
Veterans" Memorial Civic & Convention Center
7 Town Square
Lima, OH  45801
Box Office, 419-224-1552

 

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Lima Symphony - Mozart by Candlelight

Saturday, January 22, 2011.
7:30 p.m.
Location: Trinity United Methodist Church, 301 W. Market St., Lima.

Wrap yourself in the warmth and radiance of Mozart's music. By the shimmering glow of hundreds of candles in intimate sacred spaces, we will share A Musical Joke and enjoy the elation of Mozart's wonderfully vigorous Posthorn serenade.

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

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

 

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Lima Symphony - Mozart by Candlelight

Sunday, January 23, 2011.
4:00 p.m.
Location: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Delphos, OH.

Wrap yourself in the warmth and radiance of Mozart's music. By the shimmering glow of hundreds of candles in intimate sacred spaces, we will share A Musical Joke and enjoy the elation of Mozart's wonderfully vigorous Posthorn serenade.

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

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

 

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Popovich Comedy Pet Theatre

A REGIONAL EVENT -

Sunday, January 30, 2011.
3:00 p.m.
Location: Niswonger Performing Arts Center, Van Wert.

This is a one-of-a-kind, family-oriented blend of nonstop unique physical comedy, juggling, acrobatics and balancing skills of internationally acclaimed award winner Gregory Popovich. This amazing performer showcases the extraordinary talents of his performing pets, which have been rescued from 26 animal shelters across the country.

Tickets: $10, $18, $25. On sale Monday, November 1, 2010.

Contact:
Niswonger Performing Arts Center
10700 St. Rt. 118 South
Van Wert, OH  45891
419-238-6722

 

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