Come play with us at the Hermon Woodlands Imaginature Playscape! Join a naturalist at the West Shelter for a mini-program, then spend the rest of the time playing and exploring in the Playscape and creek. Feel free to pack a picnic lunch. Caregivers might want to pack extra shoes and/or clothes for the ride home! …

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Come play with us at the Hermon Woodlands Imaginature Playscape! Join a naturalist at the West Shelter for a mini-program, then spend the rest of the time playing and exploring in the Playscape and creek. Feel free to pack a picnic lunch. Caregivers might want to pack extra shoes and/or clothes for the ride home! …

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Nature’s Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation Education located in Whitehouse, Ohio, provides medical care to injured, orphaned or ailing wild animals and conducts conservation educational outreach programs for children and adults. Make sure you bring your camera for unique photo opportunities. (Live animals will be present). Donations toward animal care and rehab would be …

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Beginners and experts alike will benefit from the experience of accomplished instructor, Chris Collins, the judge of the JAMPD Nature Photography Contest! Put your camera to work as Chris helps us overcome the unique challenges that nature presents to the photographer. This workshop will cover several aspects of nature photography including subject, composition, lighting, and …

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Welcome back one of our favorite performers, Dr. Insecta and his Incredible and Unforgettable Bug Lab Experience. With perfect comedic timing and his traveling “arthropod assistants”, Dr. Insecta will enlighten, educate, entertain and inspire you. Will you become part of the show? Audience participation is highly encouraged. Get ready to get bugged! drinsectabuglab.com

New to the amphitheater this year and hailing from Kent, Ohio is Hal Walker. Hal is a singer, songwriter and musical explorer. His creative and passionate style engages audiences of all ages. He writes soul-searching songs that celebrate community, diversity and the creative process. As a multi-instrument artist he composes and improvises on the guitar, …

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Due to their nighttime activity, moths often get the short end of the stick. Truth is, moths are overwhelmingly more abundant than their daytime cousins, the butterflies. Not only that, but many are arguably as beautiful or even more so! Join a Naturalist for a look at these nocturnal beauties. We will set up blacklit …

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Matt can be described as an ethnomusicologist. He enjoys researching and performing old forgotten music. His wide interests run from Irish folk music, Hungarian folk songs, 1910’s Ragtime to Delta blues. He also plays an interesting assortment of folk instruments, including traditional guitar, Irish tenor banjo, mandolin, bagpipes and our favorite; the hurdy gurdy. Join …

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Creeks babble, fires crackle, bees buzz, crickets chirp and we sing! Or we try anyway. Break out your singing voice, or your listening ears, and join a naturalist for an evening of nature songs, some familiar, some new to learn. We’ll sit around a campfire, enjoy some s’mores and sing (or listen, if that’s your …

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Come play with us at the Hermon Woodlands Imaginature Playscape! Join a naturalist at the West Shelter for a mini-program, then spend the rest of the time playing and exploring in the Playscape and creek. Feel free to pack a picnic lunch. Caregivers might want to pack extra shoes and/or clothes for the ride home! …

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Come play with us at the Hermon Woodlands Imaginature Playscape! Join a naturalist at the West Shelter for a mini-program, then spend the rest of the time playing and exploring in the Playscape and creek. Feel free to pack a picnic lunch. Caregivers might want to pack extra shoes and/or clothes for the ride home! …

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The Summer Series can’t be complete without an appearance from this dulcimer group. They’ve been performing at the Amphitheater for many years. Come and join us as the sweet, sweet sound of hammered and mountain dulcimers drift over us under the summer twilight sky.