My family had an amazing time at the family concert. The family concert was titled Superheroes and…read moreSupervillains. Plenty of families came with their children for the event. I think its wonderful that the Lima Symphony Orchestra creates an event to get kids into classical music. It was also cheap, $20 for any seat in the house?!?!? Heck i got tickets just cuz they were so cheap! How else are you going to get to sit so close to the stage for so low a price?!?!? The event had coplayers from a comics shop within Lima, Alter Ego Comics, which I plan to visit in the future. They had heroes like Captain America, Starlord, Wonder Woman and others. They also had cosplayers from the Star Wars universe, and even though I do not believe Jedi are superheroes, Sith are certainly supervillains. I will say, the cosplayer they had dressed up as Anakin Skywalker, absolutely nailed him! He got the voice, the body language and attitude! Kudos to him! During the time the orchestra played they had the cosplayers come out, they also had the cosplayers in character if their characters theme was playing. I think that was a nice touch to keep kids engaged. I loved it because a-lot of these themes I have always loved, and id pay more than $20 to listen to Imperial March played by ah orchestra. These were the songs played: 1. Main Title from Star Wars 2. Theme from Batman (1989 film) 3. Theme from Spiderman 4. Theme from The Avengers 5. Imperial March 6. Leia's Theme 7. Across the Stars 8. Theme from The Mandalorian 9. March from Captain America 10. Theme from the Incredibles 11. Cruela De Vil 12. Wonder Woman Suite 13. Main Title from Superman It was a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

Back on July 29, 2023, my family and I went to the Celina Lake Festival. The Festival had a ton of…read morevendor booths thats sold clothing, gourmet food, scented soaps and artwork. We bought while here plenty of items from the vendors. There were food trucks if one was interested. There was also a huge antique car show. As someone who used to investigate antique auto claims, this is near and dear to my heart. It was great to see all these incredible works of art, while talking to the owners of these impressive vehicles. It is a two day event and we only spent a few hours here. They have some type of boating event on the lake and also fireworks at night. My family plans to come again for it next year as we have an incredible time! I would highly recommend anyone living nearby or coming to the area to enjoy this great festival!

In December of 2023, my family and I watched a production of Sorry Wrong Chimney at the Van Wert…read moreCivic Theatre. It was a well acted play that was incredibly enjoyable to watch. We were laughing out loud with the audience throughout the play! Here is what the play was about that I took off a website: "Sorry! Wrong Chimney! is a full-length comedy by Jack Sharkey and Leo W. Sears. A young office worker secretly takes an evening job as a department-store Santa to earn extra cash to buy his wife a Christmas gift. She suspects he's having an affair. The "other woman," the notorious Santa burglar, and a confused policeman add up to a rollicking Yuletide farce. Sorry! Wrong Chimney! takes a holiday tradition and turns it upside down in a comedy of errors set 10 days before Christmas. Newlywed David Tuttle has secretly been moonlighting as a department store Santa so that he can buy his wife a fantastic, expensive gift. He tells her he's working late at the office - but she suspects his late nights are an excuse to sneak out to have an affair. She tries to get her psychiatrist neighbour to hypnotize him and reveal his secret. The suspected other woman, some wacky neighbours, a slightly off-balance Santa burglar, his tough gun-toting fiancée, and a hypnotized policeman (who thinks he's an exotic dancer) add up to a rollicking lighthearted tale that is full of mistaken identities and zany foul-ups - with a smattering of slapstick!" The plot summary itself shows you that it was funny! We had a great time!

Moving from Miami, Florida I was worried about adapting to life in a small town. Though I saw a lot…read moreof postings to the change, I was worried about finding things to do. Also I love culture, theater, art and was worried I would have to travel far to experience that. My realtors from Beegee Realty, The Gambles, gave me a tour of Van Wert and one of the third stop on the tour was Niswonger Performing Arts Center. It's a beautiful theater, and I was pleased to know I can see quality theater blocks from my soon to be home. We went up to the ticket counter and we spoke with those working there and they gave me a short tour of the theater, they also explained to me it was already well into their season but they showed me which shows remain. I got a chance to come here, when I won some orchestra tickets at a company raffle (in my first week working there! Score!) to come see Jeanne Robertson at Niswonger. I love to laugh! So I was excited to see her. I have seen many stand up comedians in the past, but I noticed she is a humorist. That is something I had not seen before. There is a difference... more high brow and sophisticated. Per wiki: "Humor is the quality which makes experiences provoke laughter or amusement, while comedy is a performing art. The nineteenth century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer lamented the misuse of humor (a German loanword from English) to mean any type of comedy. A humorist is adept at seeing the humor in a situation or aspect of life and relating it, usually through a story; the comedian generally concentrates on jokes designed to invoke instantaneous laughter. The humorist is primarily a writer of books, newspaper or magazine articles or columns, stage or screen plays, and may occasionally appear before an audience to deliver a lecture or read a piece of his or her work. The comedian always performs his or her work for an audience, either in live performance, audio recording, radio, television, or film." So I was excited to experience something new... something I had not seen even in Miami. Walking into the theater, I walked around and looked at the art. I checked my coat with my family in their coat room and relaxed before going to find our seats. It was easy to get to them and everyone who worked there was helpful. Watching Jeanne was a pleasure. I was in tears most of the show because she is just so funny! She is also very personable and endearing and you cannot help but love her and her show. Truly it was an amazing experience. If you want to get an idea of her humor, she has gotten a lot of notoriety on YouTube... with 12 million views with her story on her husband (who has a PhD) epically failing at buying the necessary ingredients at a grocery store for 7-Up cake. Which oddly is one of my favorite cakes, but I digress. Just look up on YouTube: "Don't send a man to a grocery store!"... you will laugh I guarantee you! Wonderful show! Enjoyed every moment! I am truly happy to be able to go to such an amazing performing arts center in my new home!

Great location and seating. Everything is a breeze attending an event at this venue. Will be back…read morefor future events.

I typically avoid community theater because the sets tend to be garbage and the acting worse, but…read moreEncore is an entertainment value. The building is well-maintained, the sets are convincing, the actors are endearing and the prices are reasonable. The team behind Encore really do pour their hearts into their work, and it shows.

Such an awesome museum! The staff here are incredibly kind and welcoming. They're willing to give…read moreyou a tour throughout or you can go at your own pace. So much to see from science experience te to actual space artifacts to astronaut regalia and awards from around the world. The museum is very clean and kept nice for visitors and there is a really neat video to watch that shows every hour which I would highly encourage everyone to sit in for.

We enjoyed our visit to a museum celebrating the life and achievements of astronaut Neil Armstrong…read moreand the times of the "space race" culminating in the Apollo moon missions. This is a very Ohio-centric experience with mentions of the many other Ohioans who have also been in outer space. The museum is thoughtfully laid out, includes a few interactive exhibits, has a big parking lot including a covered picnic area, and is fully handicap accessible. Many fascinating artifacts such as the spacecraft tool kit, space foodstuffs, and even, uh, an article used by the astronauts to go to the bathroom. Also a lovely collection of artwork. And of course, the moon rock. The 30-minute documentary is a must. It plays continuously in a little theatre, so if you come in half way through just stay put and wait for the replay. It is very moving in that it captures the unity of the country in following the amazing mission to the moon as President Kennedy had determined it would happen before the decade was out. If you have any memory of the moon landings you will get a little teary-eyed. The walkway to enter the little theatre gives you the impression you're floating in space surrounded by millions of stars! They also have recordings of the crew of Apollo 8 (commanded by Jim Lovell of Ohio) broadcasting the Bible reading "in the beginning God created the Heavens and the earth..." They were the first human beings to see the earth from that vantage point. This was also thrilling to hear. We took our time to read the various information cards by each exhibit so out visit took about 90 minutes. I wish there was a bit more to see and/or that the film was longer. I feel the admission is a bit on the high side. But nonetheless I'm glad we went. Within a mile of the museum are some local photo ops: a statue of a friendly waving Neil Armstrong, and a giant space helmet reproduction with imprint of the moon footprint and other things. Space-related stuff all over this town. Fun!

All touring morning two.. you can hear the people in the concession being real loud all the time…read moredisturbing the movie.. All the auditoriums have exit signs at the end of the movie theater The color of the exit sign reflects onto the screen puts a big old redness color on the screen.. I have said stuff about it before and nothing gets done nobody wants to watch a movie with a big old red spot in the screen

Recently remodeled all the theaters and installed reclining seats. Much needed upgrades. I'll be…read moreback more often.

I'm giving this a two star only cause they do show great upcoming movies but the staffing was very…read morerude from when you are greeted to when you are trying to park. The view is hard to see when the cars are sideways in a perpendicular order. The what to believe son of the owner explained how his dad (the owner) "was not a guy to piss off"as we just asked where we should park. He also explained his whole story how he lived there his whole life and where we stand. Overall good showings just bad parking and staffing.

My family and I have went here for a long time and enjoyed many movies, and today we won multiple…read moreprizes. I don't see why they wouldn't deserve a good review.