Elyria Performing Arts Center

9.1 mi

My daughter has been dancing here for a couple years now and she really enjoys it. She loves all…read morethe teachers and has a great time each time she goes to class. She learns a lot and is looking forward to continuing dance lessons. Miss Brandie is so loving with all her kids and you can see the dedication and love for dance all these kids have. The performance at the end of the year is great and well put together.

Best dance education in the area. The competition teams have won numerous awards and have also…read morecompeted with the Abby Lee Dance Company. If you are looking for high end technique classes, this is the place for you.

Absolute Dance Company Competition team photo shoot 2021

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Members of the competition dance team.

Rockin On the River

4.8

8.1 mi

Went there for Bad JuJu / Truss show Outstanding and will be…read moreback. Great vendors and very economical for the family. We had such a great time

Lovely way to start the weekend. $10 admission, $5 drinks & food truck nibbles. Different cover…read moreband every week. Exquisite people watching. Summer on the north coast.

Gorgeous night in Lorain, OH.

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Westlake Performing Arts Center

4.7

11.7 mi

I visited for the first time on Saturday, 21 December 2019 (2:30pm) for the ballet performance of…read morethe Nutcracker. I got free tickets thanks to Yelp so I invited my friends (Christina P., Lesly N., Gabby H. and her mum). THE NUTCRACKER -- The ballet performance on 21 December 2019 was put on by students ranging from elementary school age to high school. The students performed awesome. I especially loved the part of the show with all the foreign dancing. My favourite were the acrobatics style dancers who did twists, turns, and flips (the female was dressed like the character from Disney's Aladdin). They were really flexible and excellent. Overall, the young male and female ballet dancers from the whole show were great. LOCATION -- The Westlake Performing Arts Center is on the grounds of Westlake High School. The school campus is huge as evident from the large parking lot. I recommend coming to watch a show here. Of course, the production you may see probably won't be as grand as a show at Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland but it will still be worth it. Thanks Yelp for a fun evening out. **** - 164 total reviews in 2019 - 373 total overall Yelp reviews - Reviewed on 22 December 2019

Really nice High School Theatre at Westlake City Schools. We enjoyed free tickets through Yelp and…read moreThe Nutcracker. Thank you to both! My kids loved the play, the theatre and my 10 year old dancer/ballerina was definitely inspired to continue her dance classes!

Nutcracker Performance -- Saturday, 21 December 2019.

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Metta Rose Dance Academy

7.5 mi

I have been taking at Meadow Rose dance Academy since I was three years old. If you're looking for…read morea studio, that is more like family you've come to the right place.

Metta is the best!! She teaches such a variety of dances and starts at such a young age. This is my…read moreninth year dance and I can't imagine dancing anywhere else.

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French Creek Reservation

4.9

(8 reviews)

6.8 mi

Now that the Covid restrictions have been lifted there is lots to do in the nature center area…read more They have a photo op area with a kayak setup and pretend fish to catch. The animal area now has interactive exhibits. Lots for kids to learn about wildlife, water pollution, etc. they even have a history of ship building of Lorain with some fun exhibits on display. The kids play area is also now open with water table play, things to climb, puzzles and bird watching. Great for families!

We love nature walks and this is one of my favorites. The paths are easy to walk and the trees…read moreare lush. You can hear the stream from many of the trails. There are benches along the way if you wish to rest and take in the beauty. Other than squirrels and a few birds, I haven't seen much wildlife, but the greenery is enough to please me.

Climbing area in play room

Playground

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MovementWorks Dance and Fitness

6.4 mi

what a wonderful little place! it's hard to find a studio that actually cares about the kids and…read moreshows them love and attention on an individual basis... but MovementWorks nails it!

Movement Works is amazing! It is a very family friendly environment and extremely welcoming.read more

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Above The Barre Dance & Gymnastics

4.3

11.2 mi

My daughter has just switched to this place for Gymnastics. Now not same location. The one on…read moreIndustrial Parkway in Berea. (Same owners) So far I am so very happy. Wish we could've switched sooner. It is a further drive for us but it is so much more structured, and the kids are actually learning!

Such a fantastic place!…read more My niece had her gymnastic spectacular tonight. All of the kids were great! The staff was incredible and the parents were your typical proud parents. Lol! The gym was spacious and very well lite. It was a bit warm. But, there were about 200 people in there. The staff offered treats and a 50\50 raffle. It was great to be able to see and hear about some of the more advanced students. A few suggestions. Air conditioning, maybe a better way to "check" in? Or instead of having people form a line, a ticket booth? It was so packed in the little front lobby. It was hard to breath. The pictures, shirts, roses and sweets may have been better placed some place other then the small front lobby. Its an awesome place to learn gymnastics. They offer many different things. Including mommy and me all the way up to adult. The staff was fantastic with my hyper 5 year old niece.

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Amherst Cinema

4.0

(22 reviews)

6.5 mi

First time here under new ownership. I appreciate that the pricing is still affordable for a…read morefamily. $5 for a movie ticket. Plus healthier alternatives added to the menu.

depends on what, they're playing. (although, i will say that, they're quite, limited regarding…read moretheir movie choices)

They don't use the whole screen :-(

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Date night

Hillcrest Orchards

Fall fun weekends We…read moredecided to check out a fun weekend with our kids. It cost $12 to be able to enter. They have barrel rides, pedal cars, corn maze, straw maze, corn bin, sand pit, playground, etc. You can pay extra to pick flowers, pick apples, or use the apple cannon. I wish the price was more inclusive. Like a family bundle that includes tickets, bag to apple pick, bucket of apples for the cannon, etc. then you just lay one price upfront. The apple cannon was a lot of fun and the kids had a great time. The event says it is open until 6. At 5 we decided to head up to the food truck and to get donuts and everything was closed up. They had a small stand inside with hot dogs and kettle corn. The place was really beautiful with the flowers and corn field plus cute picnic areas.

Note to all: you can't just pick apples, you need to pay to enter 14.95$…read more We don't have kids, didn't want to do the corn maze, etc, just wanted to pick apples. We got some at the front little market. Never been to a place where we have to enter to pay to pick apples. There should be an area to just pick apples and go.

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Phillips A B & Sons Fruit Farm

Beautiful property, lovely people and super sweet dog. It was easy and beautiful picking my…read morefavorite apples (EverCrisp). We got a huge bag for $20. If you don't feel like picking they have many apples ready for purchase along with eggs and honey. I would definitely go back.

A B Phillips & Sons have the best apples. EverCrisp are our favorite variety they sell which they…read morehave the rights to grow that proprietary hybrid. Super crunchy & sweet!! They offer sell serve in the winter where they store apples in their giant walk in cooler. They keep them at perfect temperature to make em last several months! Just walk in, pick your bags, leave money & make change. The guy working here is really great, he'll tell ya all bout the differences in varieties. It's only $17 for a Peck. When you pick your own in the fall, you can get a peck of fallen apples for only $8. Crazy deal. Peck is like 50+ apples. Come visit this great fruit farm next summer or anytime of the year!

Friends pick peaches together

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Rockin On the River

4.8

8.1 mi

Went there for Bad JuJu / Truss show Outstanding and will be…read moreback. Great vendors and very economical for the family. We had such a great time

Lovely way to start the weekend. $10 admission, $5 drinks & food truck nibbles. Different cover…read moreband every week. Exquisite people watching. Summer on the north coast.

Gorgeous night in Lorain, OH.

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Halloween Fair

4.5 mi

The decorations get better and better each year. Our family loves to explore the trails in the…read moreweeks leading up to the fair to see the progress. I love the fun details that the crew takes the time to build into each set. Kids always love the train ride! It can be really busy and tickets need to be purchased in advance.

I visited the Halloween Fair put on by the Lorain County Metroparks at Carlisle Reservation this…read morepast weekend with my family, and was extremely impressed! We did the haunted trail during the "family friendly" daylight hours (no actors), games, and Little Green Choo ride. The park system and volunteers must have spent a lot of time preparing for this event. The haunted trail was elaborate and amazing. The trail is wagon/stroller friendly, (the walk-thru side attractions are not), but it is quite scary even during the 'family friendly' hours, so I wouldn't recommend it for young children. The bubble machine, tricycle race track, and carnival games are all perfectly suited for the younger crowd though, as was the train ride. I also really enjoyed seeing many well-constructed child-sized Halloween character photo-ops. When we left the park around 8:00pm, the line for the haunted trail was very long, and the line of cars down Diagonal Rd. waiting to get into the parking area was even longer. They stop letting people line up at 9:30pm, so I would advise arriving far in advance of that to allow for slow entrance to the parking area and probably a line at the ticket booth. They made an announcement (maybe around 6:30pm, but I'm not sure) allowing people to queue up for entrance to the haunted trail once it turned 'scary' at 7:00pm, so I would go early for the shortest wait. Cost is $2 per person, free for 3 and under. Games and food are extra. There is a significant amount of walking involved from the parking area to the ticket booth and then to the attractions, so this event is probably not a good choice for those with mobility issues, although they do have a handicapped parking area and accessible restrooms available.

Cool tree

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Hauntville Haunted House

4.2

(6 reviews)

2.5 mi

I'm an experienced "houser," if that is our term, and I came to Hauntville after having not gone…read moresince I was about 9. Reason being I moved out of Ohio and before that I lived about three hours away from it's old location, near (now) Great Wolf Lodge in Sandusky. That said, it impressed me even then with its combo stylishness/slyness. It's not enough to just scream and pop out. That's cheap. You have to be creative and use standard props in an interesting way. Hauntville did and does this. I visited them this Halloween season in the Elyria location and despite being woefully understaffed the creativity remained in high order. one of the most interesting psychological elements was in the Prison house. Not to spoil the surprise but the Warden character (good actor, btw) was always in an "elevated state," making the customer feel more helpless. Little atmospheric touches like this abound, especially in the succinct but suspenseful "Unknown" pitch black maze with multiple awesome "fun house" elements mixed in. Hauntville has HIDDEN RIDES within a few rooms. So fun. AND more BIG HEAD PUPPETS than any other haunt which are more customizable than animatronics, especially when the actors are strong and they are here. You can tell they care. Most of them could improv for days, especially the ticket taker at the Haunted Bayoo/Shanty house. (How many people can riff about "sister-cousins" breathlessly for ten mins straight?) Shout-out to Kristi for really making me feel welcome and appreciated.

My husband and I visited on a Friday right around 7:30pm. We didn't have to buy fast passes as the…read morelines weren't long. I don't want to give away too much...but it was a good haunted house. I'm not a fan of being scared by loud noises and there were a TON of horns and whatnot. Hauntville had a lot of unique scares and things that were different than other houses. The actors with the chainsaws touched your legs with the fake saws and there were a couple big objects that ran right into me.

Big monsters Big scares Big Fun

Wicked Clowns in 4-d

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Ohio's first and only 4-D haunted house

Crocker Park Wine Festival

3.5

(6 reviews)

10.5 mi

I purchased 5 wine drinkers tickets ahead of time and while on line it would not let me purchase a…read moredesignated driver ticket for $20 and said to get it a the entry. We walked up and checked in and asked for the "DD" ticket AND they said that they didn't have any and that person could not enter. During my rant at the door people were walking out and people were walking in with children in strollers and dogs on leashes and they told me that it was out of their hands and they couldn't help me and that person would not be aloud in. What a disgrace. I will NEVER PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF GIANT EAGLE MARKET PLACE ACTIVITY AGAIN - what a betrayal on their part. I will not go patronize Giant Eagle from this day forward or any of their vendors participating in the wine fest. What a disappointment. Bad vibes. I asked for the superior advisor and they sent me another person of the same caliber to let me think that I'm talking to someone in charge. Bad management' . Told me the same BS of course. Our DD which was my husband and father of my adult daughter had to wait outside the entire time - it did not turn out to be an enjoyable event.

Great venue to sample beers, wines, and various spirits. All the vendors are knowledgeable and…read moregenerous in their pours.10 tickets.... doesn't matter you can not possibly run low on tickets! I tasted some new tequilas and learned about brewing and vineyards. Music, shopping, and drink is perfect equation for as fun night in the streets of crocker park I only wish there was more food too...i absorb the intake of alcohol. Luckily there are enough restaurants near by to stop after the tasting to be able to p as use and be able to drive home!!

Great IPA beers

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Cheers to go wine

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