Trip, tickets contest
Trip, tickets contest
CLEVELAND -- How does a chance to win tickets to Paul McCartney's performance on Oct. 15 in Beverly Hills, Calif. sound to you? Wait, it gets better. Abbey Road on the River, an annual Beatles tribute festival, is sponsoring the contest, which is exclusively for residents of Northeast Ohio. To qualify, your five-digit ZIP code must begin with 44. Contest entries are available on the Web at http://abbeyroadontheriver.com. The Beatles festival, featuring at least 25 bands, will be Aug. 6-8 in downtown Cleveland.
Sound of music again
AKRON -- The halls of Stan Hywet Hall & amp; Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path, will be alive with the sound of music. The new von Trapp Children, granddchildren of the singing family immortalized in "The Sound of Music," will perform three concerts at the estate, where their famous grandparents performed more than 60 years ago. Shows will be at 7 p.m. June 25 and 2 and 7 p.m. June 26. The first two shows will be in the Music Room. The final show will be in the Lagoon area, where seating is outdoors and guests should bring lawn chairs and blankets. Tickets may be ordered at (330) 836-5533.