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Lakota West fans cheer during a game this season. All of the Lakota West and Lakota East varsity teams will host games this weekend. The boys will host games Friday night, while the girls will be in action on Saturday afternoon. Photo taken by Tony Tribble.

From a restaurant crawl to a winter farmers’ market, there is plenty to do in West Chester this weekend.

For things to do in Greater Cincinnati, visit Cincinnati.com’s new Things to Do page.

Below are some things to do close to home.

Friday

Armchair program – Residents of West Chester Township are invited to experience New Zealand and Australia without ever leaving their hometown. The countries will be discussed at this week’s Armchair session at Township Hall, 9113, Cincinnati-Dayton Road, at 7 p.m. Friday.

Lakota boys’ basketball – Both Lakota West and Lakota East will host conference opponents Friday at 7:30 p.m. Lakota West (6-4 overall, 4-3 in Greater Miami Conference) will host Colerain (4-7 overall, 0-6 in GMC), while Lakota East (11-2 overall, 5-1 in GMC) will host Princeton (6-5 overall, 3-3 in GMC).

Saturday

Union Centre Restaurant Crawl – The fifth annual Union Centre Restaurant Crawl (photo) benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will take place this Saturday. The crawl will begin at 4 p.m. at the UNO Chicago Grill and will move to other participating restaurants that include El Rancho Grande, The Wise Owl Wine Bar, the Dingle House and Jag’s Steak and Seafood.

Winter farmers’ market – The weekly farmers’ market season is over, but the winter farmers’ market will be open this Saturday at the Square at Union Centre. This Saturday’s market will take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Like in the summer, the winter farmers’ market also features all local vendors with produce and meats grown and raised locally and products made by hand.

Lakota girls’ basketball – Both Lakota West and Lakota East will host conference opponents Saturday at 2 p.m. Lakota West (10-2 overall, 6-2 in Greater Miami Conference) will host Mason (13-0 overall, 8-0 in GMC), while Lakota East (5-9 overall, 4-4 in GMC) will host Hamilton (3-11 overall, 2-6 in GMC).

Sunday

Community choir rehearsal for MLK program – Residents of Liberty and West Chester townships are invited to Sunday’s community choir rehearsal for the Martin Luther King Day program. The choir will practice beginning at 2 p.m. at St. Paul AME Church, 7161 Ohio 4 in Fairfield. All residents are invited to sing with the group, which will perform at the Jan. 21 Live the Dream: Our Declaration of Unity program.

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The fifth annual Union Centre Restaurant Crawl benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will take place this Saturday.

The crawl will begin at 4 p.m. at the UNO Chicago Grill and will move to other participating restaurants that include El Rancho Grande, The Wise Owl Wine Bar, the Dingle House and Jag’s Steak and Seafood.

Those interested can pre-register for the crawl by giving a $30 donation in advance. Registration at the door can be done for a $35 donation.

Parking will be available at the old Max and Erma’s building next to UNO, which is located at 9246 Schulze Drive in West Chester. After checking in at UNO, crawl participants will be walking (dress appropriately) to all of the other nearby restaurants.

The first 50 crawl participants to sign up will receive a complimentary t-shirt. All participants will receive appetizers and discounted drink specials at each restaurant. There will also be raffles and games during the crawl.

Taxi service will be available after the event at Jag’s.

Tickets can be purchased at http://unioncentrecrawl5-eac2.eventbrite.com/#.

For more information please email Lindsay Wiseman at lmdwiseman@gmail.com.

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The third annual Union Centre Restaurant Crawl benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will take place this Saturday, Oct. 29. The crawl will begin at 2 p.m. at the UNO Chicago Grill and will move to other participating restaurants that include El Rancho Grande, Asiatique, The Wise Owl Wine Bar, Stone Creek Dining Company, Jag’s Steak and Seafood and the Dingle House.

Those interested can pre-register for the crawl by giving a $30 donation in advance. Registration at the door can be done for a $35 donation.

Parking will be available at the old Max and Erma’s building next to UNO, which is located at 9246 Schulze Drive in West Chester. After checking in at UNO, crawl participants will be walking (dress appropriately) to all of the other nearby restaurants.

Crawl participants will receive a complimentary t-shirt and happy hour specials at each restaurant. There will also be raffles and games during the crawl.

With it being Halloween weekend, there will also be a costume contest. The winner will be announced at the last location (Dingle House) and will be awarded a gift certificate from each restaurant.

Tickets can be purchased at unioncentrecrawl.eventbrite.com.

For more information please email Lindsay Wiseman at lmdwiseman@gmail.com.

(photo taken during the first annual Union Centre Restaurant Crawl – click to enlarge)

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On Dec. 15, 2010, Cherokee Elementary lost one of its teachers, Jill Szul, who passed away due to complications related to Cystic Fibrosis. In honor of Szul, the school, which nicknames itself the Cheetahs, will be involved in a series of fundraisers that will support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF).

Recently, students at the school were given ticket forms, which are also available online, for tickets to a Cincinnati Reds game on August 8. The Reds are offering $15 tickets for only $10 to Cherokee Elementary School family for its game against the Colorado Rockies and will donate $5 from every ticket to CFF.

Other organizations will also be participating in the Reds’ event and the group that sells the most tickets will get to pick a representative to throw out the first pitch. If Cherokee receives the honor, Mrs. Szul’s sixth grade son will throw the pitch.

Furthermore, the school will host an event called Cheetah Walk to Stomp Out CF May 13. All proceeds from the walk will benefit CFF. In addition, the school has also formed a team to participate in the CFF Great Strides Walk at Sawyer Point May 21.

Cherokee Elementary will not make any money on any of the fundraisers and is solely participating to support CFF.

For more information about the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, visit www.cff.org.

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On Dec. 15, 2010, Cherokee Elementary lost one of its teachers, Jill Szul, who passed away due to complications related to Cystic Fibrosis. In honor of Szul, the school, which nicknames itself the Cheetahs, will be involved in a series of fundraisers that will support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF).

Last Friday, March 18, the school started its Bashful Bliss Tile Necklace Sale. This fundraiser, in conjunction with Bashful Bliss, a company that sells tile necklaces, will donate 48 percent of the sales of the necklaces to CFF.

Bashful Bliss has created three custom tiles for Cherokee – one is a “Fearless” tile and the two others are Cherokee tiles. The necklaces, which come with, a key chain, ribbon, or a leather-like braided cord, sell for $15. The sale will end April 6.

The second fundraiser will deal with the Cincinnati Reds. On August 8th, the Reds will offer $15 tickets for only $10 for its game against the Colorado Rockies. The Reds will also donate $5 from every ticket to CFF. Ticket forms will be available this April.

Other organizations will also be participating in the Reds’ event and the group that sells the most tickets will get to pick a representative to throw out the first pitch. If Cherokee receives the honor, Mrs. Szul’s sixth grade son will throw the pitch.

Furthermore, the school will host an event called Cheetah Walk to Stomp Out CF May 13. All proceeds from the walk will benefit CFF. In addition, the school has also formed a team to participate in the CFF Great Strides Walk at Sawyer Point May 21.

Cherokee Elementary will not make any money on any of the fundraisers and is solely participated to support CFF.

For more information about the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, visit www.cff.org.

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The second annual Union Centre Restaurant Crawl benefiting cystic fibrosis will take place this Saturday, March 26. The crawl will begin at 3 p.m. at the UNO Chicago Grill and will move to other participating restaurants that include El Rancho Grande, Asiatique, Stone Creek Dining Company, Jag’s Steak and Seafood and the Dingle House.

Those interested can pre-register for the crawl by giving a $30 donation in advance. Registration at the door can be done for a $35 donation.

Parking will be available at the old Max and Erma’s building next to UNO, which is located at 9246 Schulze Drive in West Chester. After checking in at UNO, crawl participants will be walking (dress appropriately) to all of the other nearby restaurants.

Each restaurant will be featuring Rheingold Beer as well as other happy hour specials and some featured menu items.

Crawl participants will receive a complimentary t-shirt, appetizers and discounted drink specials at each restaurant. There will also be raffles and games during the crawl.

Taxicabs will be available after the crawl at the Dingle House.

For more information please email lmdwiseman@gmail.com or call Lindsay Wiseman at 513-703-6044.

(photo taken during the first annual Union Centre Restaurant Crawl – click to enlarge)

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The second annual Union Centre Restaurant Crawl benefiting cystic fibrosis will take place March 26. The crawl will begin at 3 p.m. at the UNO Chicago Grill and will move to other participating restaurants that include El Rancho Grande, Asiatique, Stone Creek Dining Company, Jag’s Steak and Seafood and the Dingle House.

Those interested can pre-register for the crawl by giving a $30 donation in advance. Registration at the door can be done for a $35 donation.

Parking will be available at the old Max and Erma’s building next to UNO, which is located at 9246 Schulze Drive in West Chester. After checking in at UNO, crawl participants will be walking (dress appropriately) to all of the other nearby restaurants.

Each restaurant will be featuring Rheingold Beer as well as other happy hour specials and some featured menu items.

Crawl participants will receive a complimentary t-shirt, appetizers and discounted drink specials at each restaurant. There will also be raffles and games during the crawl.

Taxicabs will be available after the crawl at the Dingle House.

For more information please email lmdwiseman@gmail.com or call Lindsay Wiseman at 513-703-6044.

(photo taken during the first annual Union Centre Restaurant Crawl – click to enlarge)

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The first annual Union Centre Restaurant Crawl will take place Aug. 28 starting at 3 p.m. at UNO Chicago Grill in West Chester. Attendees of the event will walk throughout the evening to different restaurants in the area.

Other participating restaurants include Jag’s Steak & Seafood, Stone Creek Dining Company, El Rancho Grande and The Dingle House Irish Pub.

The crawl finishes at The Dingle House Irish Pub at 9 p.m.

A $25 donation is required to take part in the restaurant crawl. Money raised will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Lindsay Wiseman and Lakota East volley coach Casie Garland organized the Union Centre Restaurant Crawl to benefit Emma Drescher (photo) and others with Cystic Fibrosis.

“Casie and I have known Abby (Emma’s mom) since Jr. High. Both or us are honored and excited to be raising money for cystic fibrosis; knowing our efforts are going to help Emma and children just like her,” Wiseman said. “Every dollar we raise makes a difference and we hope to raise lots of dollars at the Restaurant Crawl.”

Attendees will receive a complimentary t-shirt, appetizers and discounted drink specials at each restaurant.

For tickets contact Lindsay Wiseman at 513-703-6044.

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Tags: Tags: charity, Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Emma Drescher, Union Centre Restaurant Crawl