CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Members of the Germania Society are hosting a celebration to officially celebrate Spring on May 17, 18 and 19.

The 2nd annual Germania Maifest focuses more on a picnic-style, family-friendly event and will include a variety of activities, including a Maibaum (Maypole) raising, a Mai Konigen (Queen) coronation and a traditional Maitanz (May Dance) will be part of the celebration.

Entertainment for all ages will be offered throughout the weekend, including games for children and adults, face painting and rides.  Fest music includes Final Order, The Goodle Boys, Klaberheads, Alpen Echos and Schlager.  Opening ceremonies begin Saturday with the parade at 4:30pm followed by the Maiqueen coronation and keg tapping.

WESTWOOD, OH (FOX19) - Westwoods residents will gather on Saturday, May 4 to show support for their neighborhood.

A Good Guy Loitering group willbe set up from 7:30pm - 10pm in the 2100 block of Shaffer Avenue.

Residents and their friends are welcome to show support by sitting together and enjoying refreshments while thrying to push bad behavior out of the area.

FOREST PARK, OH (FOX19) - Ask a group of eighth grade students to help solve the problem of world hunger, and solutions are quick in coming. They use social media, link up with local and national organizations, hold lunchtime fundraisers, give speeches, plan dodgeball and basketball tournaments, sponsor walks, and package meals—just to name a few strategies going on at Winton Woods Middle School. “We were given the freedom to do what we thought would do the most good,” said eighth grader Abby Ewald.

Kathleen Barger said her Advanced English students were given the topic of world hunger and asked to raise awareness or money to help solve the problem. “They can do anything they want that they think will help,” said Barger.