In an effort to offer convenient and kid-friendly shows in Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside is dedicating select Wednesday evenings to family-friendly performances that will start at 7:30 p.m. Highlights of this series include Doktor Kaboom! "Wheel of Science" on July 11 and Chicago Dance Crash "Hip-Hop Game Show," an interactive dance experience for all ages, on July 18. Visit www.lakesideohio.com/calendar to view select shows. 

Lakeside Chautauqua Realty (LCR) has already started taking reservations for weekly summer rentals. LCR has a unique selection of cottages throughout Lakeside, ranging from historic to modern styles. Visit our website to view availability and pictures of each cottage rental. 

Each year, the Rev. Todd O'Neal of Allentown United Methodist Church coordinates music for the "Lakeside for Youth" camps. He has become an institutional figure for the youth that he serves. For the three Fridays from June 29-July 13 when the campers are here, the Rev. O'Neal invites all Lakesiders to join them in song and prayer. 

In place of the Foreign Affairs Forum, Lakeside is coordinating a World Affairs Dialogue, which will provide attendees the opportunity to participate in a discussion about current happenings in the world. Anyone with an interest in serving as a guest moderator can contact Jeanne Mauriocourt, Director of Educational Programs, at education@lakesideohio.com by April 1.

As the Lakeside Symphony Orchestra (LSO) undergoes the transition of searching for new leadership, we're excited to welcome six guest conductors to the Hoover Auditorium stage this summer. Five of these conductors are applying for the position of the LSO Music Director, with one of those five, John Gordon Ross, serving as Interim Music Director this summer. 

 

Lakesiders will have an opportunity to meet the guest conductors at Symphony Pre-Concert Talks, Meet the Conductor Forums and receptions after each concert. Please join us in welcoming Michael Chertock, Bruce Anthony Kiesling, Matthew Kraemer, Daniel Meyer and John Gordon Ross. In addition to the these conductors, Lakesider Max Rabinovitsj will guest conduct and serve as soloist for one concert.

With the pool opening last summer, and construction on the Wellness Center now complete, the Grindley Aquatic & Wellness Campus will open for all to use on Saturday, May 26. The new Wellness Center includes an exercise equipment room and a large multi-purpose room for group events and wellness classes. For information on hours, rules, admission or reserving the facility for a private event, visit the Grindley Aquatic & Wellness Campus page. 

The community will gather at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 27 at the Memorial Garden at Chautauqua Park to celebrate and dedicate the new entrance and recognize the generous gifts given to make this sacred space possible. At the service, the more than 40 loved ones who have been placed in the Memorial Garden will also be remembered. The newest addition to the space, the entrance and pergola off Popular Avenue, is the final phase of this project. 

Join us at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 26 in Hoover Auditorium as members of MKSK and Lakeside present the Master Plan at a Community Forum. Presenters will also answer questions in the lobby of Hoover. After the forum, Lakesiders are invited to submit comments to be considered until Wednesday, Aug. 1. To review the preliminary concepts that were generated at the end of last summer, visit www.lakesidemasterplan.com. 

Lakeside will host a Pickleball Clinic with Simone Jardim from Wednesday, July 18-Friday, July 20. Jardim is an International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association (IPTPA) certified instructor. She started playing the sport in 2015 and has since become the 5.0 Open National Champion in Women's Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Women's Singles; the Pro U.S. Open Women's Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Women's Singles Champion and many more.

Lakeside is grateful to two generous families that are supporting the Education pillar.

 

Jane Austen at 200, which will explore the author's life, works and legacy in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of her last published novel, is supported by the Knobel Family Endowment.