Dates: through June 9

Zanesville Community Theatre’s stage version of the Disney Channel’s popular movie musical explores first love, friendship and family among jocks, thespians and other student cliques at East High.

Admission: $5 to $15

July 12-14

This year’s electrifying line-up includes Shinedown, Godsmack and Five Finger Death Punch, +Live+, Taking Back Sunday, Seether, Skillet, I Prevail, Starset, Red Sun Rising, Motionless in White, Fozzy, Buckcherry, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Andrew W.K., P.O.D., Stabbing Westward, Light the Torch, From Ashes to New, Smile Empty Soul, Eyes Set To Kill, Awake at Last, The Funeral Portait, Kerbera, Raven Black, Beyond Unbroken, Rivals, Impending Lies and The Everyday Losers, plus special performances by The Monster Dolls.

With the concert happening outside, once again, Inkcarceration will feature 70 local and regional tattoo artists tattooing all weekend inside the reformatory.

Dates: Aug. 8 – 11

Under the direction of Music Director David Danzmayr, the orchestra will return from its summer vacation early for the latest installment of its outdoor Summer Music Series.

Admission: free

Neighborhood pools will soon be bustling — if they aren’t already — and parents will do their best to persuade their children to take part in library reading programs to keep their minds sharp. But when kids are done swimming or finished reading, how else to keep them occupied?

Fortunately, the summer schedule is jam-packed with events and attractions around the region to keep kids satisfied until school is back in session.

Date: June 8

Featuring “Unexpected” Homes and/or Gardens, all are invited to see what makes Westgate so “Unexpected!”

Admission: $12

Dates: through July 14

Hilliard Arts Council presents the Broadway musical comedy, by composer Jeanine Tesori and playwright David Lindsey Abaire, based on the animated film about the unlikely romance between an ogre and a princess.

Admission: $5 to $15

Dates: through July 7

CATCO is Kids presents a family-friendly one-act version of the Broadway musical comedy based on the holiday film about a man, raised by elves, who journeys to New York to find his birth father.

Admission: $12

Dates: through July 13

Weathervane Playhouse presents the central Ohio premiere of the award-winning 2013 Broadway musical adapted from Roald Dahl’s story about a precocious 5-year-old girl who loves to read and has special telekinetic abilities.

Admission: $15 to $37

Date: July 4

The parade is a uniquely irreverent event featuring inventive satires and send-ups.

Admission: free

Date: July 3

Celebrate America’s birthday with several hundred thousand of your closest friends. Set your blanket down, check out the parade honoring veterans, then return for the fireworks.

Admission: free