Cleveland - Urbana July 2026

 

 

Janie, by default, gets the prize for applying her Soccer Mom skills to patiently and calmly drive round trip from the Winton Place to Urbana, Ohio (home of Jim Varney, Sarah, and the Amazing 2 year old Morgan). 

This trip managed to incorporate a class of 74 birthday bash at Around the Corner in Lakewood on Saturday 7/25/26. (A celebration of classmates turning 70.) 

Urbana - About 3 1/2 drive (round trip 7 hours) is a pretty full day. Add a quick visit with Lynn and her new dog Rocky and a hearty meal at Bob Evans - it was a full day Monday 7/27/26. Morgan was a blast showing her skills in use of crayons on my impromptu coloring book; showing us her pile of toys (Lego blocks, Duck, dolls etc.): and racing around the table - paying me a pretend toll every round trip - laughing and smiling. 

We where also treated to the arrival home of Lane, just off the Urbana Country Club golf course.  

Chain of Events - probably not in correct sequence/order

July 24 - Friday Southwest Airlines STL to CLE arrives 3:20 p m Lorain rock music festival with Queen tribute band. 

July 25 - Saturday Marshall Fredericks sculpture downtown. CMA Lake Effect show and visit to Spaces. Saucy Pizza, The Hinge, Green Goat, Metro Parks Wallace Beach (ice cream)... Dan's studio.  Sibling Revelry with Janie and Around the Corner 70 birthday bash. Heather Heideloff, Pat Connors, Derrick and Doug Finan in from NC, Leslie Huey Yousko, Loretta Gavin, Nan Mager, Ted Brandt, Jeff Schubert, Dan Mullen, Sue Wheeler, Bob and Paula Lyons, Bill Duge, Penny Golden Larson, Gary Koch, Janie Blades, Mary McGann McGreggor, Cindy and Patrick Hyland), Jim Spellacy, Harry Link, Pat McCarthy, 

July 26 - Sunday - 11:30 a m mass at St. John Cantius (separate the wicket from the righteous fishing net metaphor), Dan's Studio, Green Goat, Whole Foods, Patron Saint.

July 27 - Monday - Janie pick up at Winton 8:45. Drive. 12:20 arrive Urbana. Quick visit with Lynn and Rocky. Visit with JV, Sarah, Morgan. Bob Evans breakfast at 3:00. Back to Lakewood. Drop me off at Summer Place (former location of Swingo's).

July 28 - Dan's Studio, Green Goat, Airport Southwest Airlines 8pm - arrive 9:something. Home before 10.  

What I've been up to - Spring/Summer 2026

 

A peek at my Spring/Summer Calendar

April 9 - AMA conference at Webster University Music school

April 10 and April 17 - Laumeier tour strategy - 50 years

April 13 - Monday double red blood donation - O negative

April 24 - BCS (Dave Shogren, Joey Gavin, Al Funk) at Oh London.

April 26 - Dave Drimer died after heart valve surgery and heart attack. 

April 28 - Michael (M Jackson movie) at AMC 12

April 29-30 - MDMC at Renaissance Hotel

May 2 - 4 - New Orleans with Greg (Sundance). Art Museum, Sculpture Garden, Degas House. 

May 7 - AMA Coffee 

May 8 - Mercy Orestra Agastra appointment

May 8-10 - Laumeier Art Fair - Artist Relations

May 14- Crown at Wydowne

May 16 - teacher caucus at Butterfly House and Carousel

May 25 - A round of golf with Tom Shaughnessy, Dave and Joyce Cox at Four Seasons. "Dave, fix the ground will ya?" Says Joyce when she finds her ball in some deep rough.

May 27 - Stanley Matulewic celebration of life for HBEer at Maryland Heights Community Center.

May 29 - Friday Movie at Saint Louis Art Museum - Marie Antoinette

June 8 - Monday double red blood donation 

June 15 - Breakfast at First Watch with Mark Bretz

Jun 20-22 - New Jersey - Bruce Springsteen Center of American Music - Monmouth

June 26 - AMA Golf: Dave Shogren, Tom Nieder, Columbian -Juan Lopez, Darryl and WAM

July 3 - BCS at Oh London (Shogren, Funk, Joey Gavin)

July 10 - Movie by David Wain - Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass

July 16 - St. Louis Trophy pick up $165.00

July 18 - Kirkwood Starbucks (across fr McDs) coffee with Maureen Jennings 8:00am

July 19 - Gabriel the Archangel - The Drowsy Chaperone

July 21 - The Odessey - Movie

July 24 - Friday Southwest airlines STL to CLE

July 25 - LHS class of 74 birthday bash (70 yr)

July 27 - Janie, Winton to Urbana and back. 3 1/2 hrs X2

July 31/August 1 - STL to LaGuardia to - Natural History Museum and the Met, Mets v Marlins celebration of Drimer.

August 7-8 Fri/Sat - Nelson Atkins Museum in KC with Tom Shaughnessy - Grace party planner tour.