Calendar of Broken Crayon Events

Everything The Broken Crayons are hosting — and everywhere we'll be. This is what a sober life actually looks like: a life so full there's no room left for the old one. Events hosted by our neighbors live on the Community Events page — when we're taking part in one of those, you'll find it in both places, with the host credited.

Every Week

Public Meetings — 1st & 3rd Sundays

6:00 PM at Clothed in Righteousness, 55 E. Main St., Alliance. Open to ANYBODY carrying ANYTHING — addiction, mental health, grief, anger, stress, trauma, family struggles. If it weighs on you, there's a seat for you.

Wednesday Relapse-Prevention Groups

Every Wednesday: Wilson Hall, 7:00–8:00 PM, then Deliverance House, 8:00–9:00 PM. These are closed meetings for the residents of those facilities — but if you have a story to share, text us and we'll talk about you joining us.

Coming Up — In Order

Hosted by Hartville Fire Department

Saturday, Nov 14, 2026 — Community Thanksgiving Dinner

11:00 AM–2:00 PM · 411 E. Maple St., Hartville. Turkey, all the fixings, and dessert — dine in or carry out, by donation. And hear this: NO ONE should go without a meal or fellowship because they can't afford to donate. If money is an obstacle, message The Broken Crayons and we'll help get it figured out. Nobody eats alone, and nobody gets left behind.

Sunday, Nov 22, 2026 — Sober Adventure: Cleveland Monsters Hockey

Rocket Arena, Cleveland — game starts 3:00 PM. We roll out at 12:30 SHARP so we can get parked, find our seats, and hit the concession stand before the puck drops. Hockey, loud and live — recovery can be exciting, and this is the proof.

Hosted by Alliance First Christian Church & Christ UMC

Thursday, Nov 26, 2026 — Free Thanksgiving Meals

9:00 AM–12:00 PM — free Thanksgiving meals, with delivery in the Alliance area and pickup by reservation. The Broken Crayons will be there — volunteering, driving deliveries, being our brother's keeper. Need a meal, or want to help? Call 330-823-7136 or 330-823-6620 (see the flyer for the reservation deadline). Let's make sure nobody in Alliance goes hungry this Thanksgiving.

Sunday, Dec 27, 2026 — Sober Adventure: MAPS Air Museum & Christmas Lights

Warplanes and history by day, then hot chocolate and a route of free Christmas light displays after dark. The season doesn't end on the 25th for us.

Hosted by CommQuest

Thursday, Dec 31, 2026 — Retro Rewind New Year's Eve

8:00 PM–12:30 AM · 601 Cleveland Ave NW, Canton. Join The Broken Crayons as we support CommQuest's throwback party — a DJ spinning the decades, a photo booth, light hors d'oeuvres, and a midnight countdown with our recovery community. No alcohol, no pressure — proof you don't need a drink to have an unforgettable night. 18+ · $20 per person / $30 per couple · Tickets: Matt, 330-453-8252 ext. 5250.

Sunday, Jan 24, 2027 — Sober Adventure: Massillon Museum

Paul Brown, the Tigers, a circus in miniature — hometown history, and admission is always FREE.

Sunday, Jan 31, 2027 — Budd's Sober Birthday Adventure: Cleveland Charge Basketball

It's Chaplain Budd's birthday, celebrated the best way we know how — together, sober, in Cleveland for the Special Olympics Game. Tickets are FREE. Roll out for this one is 12:00 PM SHARP — not 12:30!

Sunday, Feb 28, 2027 — Sober Adventure: Butler Institute of American Art

One of the finest art collections in the country, right in Youngstown — and admission is free, always.

Sunday, Mar 28, 2027 — Sober Adventure: Cuyahoga Valley Waterfalls

Brandywine Falls at peak spring flow and the Beaver Marsh boardwalk. God's creation showing off, and it doesn't cost a dime.

Sunday, Apr 25, 2027 — Sober Adventure: Fellows Riverside Gardens

40,000 tulips and daffodils in full bloom in Mill Creek Park. Spring, color everywhere — kind of our whole philosophy in a garden.

Sunday, May 23, 2027 — Sober Adventure: Canton Palace Theatre

A movie palace from 1926 with stars on the ceiling. Classic film, classic room, our people.

The Sober Adventure Series

One thing you can set your watch by: the 4th Sunday is always ours. The date never moves — if it's a 4th Sunday, The Broken Crayons are staging at the Carnation Caboose lot, straight across from SOZO after the 10:30 AM service, for SOMETHING exciting. Where we roll to may shift now and then, and new adventures may be added along the way. We roll out AT 12:30 — occasionally sooner. Do not be late: if you show up at 12:35, we are already gone. We schedule low-cost and no-cost adventures whenever we can — some do carry a cost, and the details are always posted with the event. Either way: recovery should be exciting, and a sober life is not a smaller life.

Still to come: Zoo Day — Summer 2027. Date coming. The animals don't know it yet, but the Crayons are coming.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME — SOBRIETY IS REQUIRED! Our Sober Adventures are open to everyone, wherever you are in your recovery journey — years of sobriety, just getting started, still struggling, or not yet started. You do NOT have to be in recovery to participate. You MUST arrive sober and REMAIN sober for the entire adventure — no alcohol, recreational drugs, or misuse of any substances before or during, even at venues where it would otherwise be permitted. We don't require a certain number of sober days. We only require a sober day together. Come as you are. Show up sober. Have an adventure.

And One More Thing…

Spring 2027 — Stronger Together Fest

A free community festival presented by The Broken Crayons, headlined by Kelly Williams, "The Prodigal Son." Live music, powerful speakers, resource booths, food — and a whole community standing shoulder to shoulder. The date stays under wraps a little longer; just keep your spring open. All about the Fest →

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