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TODAY

• Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N., Dayton, presents an exhibit, “Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist,” through Sunday. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.; Thursday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission: $8 adults, $5 seniors and active military, students and members free. daytonartinstitute.org.

• Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., Columbus, exhibits “Decorators’ Show House” through May 14; “A Dangerous Woman, Subversion and Surrealism in the Art of Honore Sharrer” through May 21; “Shakespeare in Prague: Imagining the Bard in the Heart of Europe” through Wednesday; “Bodies@Work: The Work of Ruben and Isabel Toledo,” through June 30; “Aminah’s Presidential Suite” through Dec. 31; “Allan Sekula: Aerospace Folktales and Other Stories” and “Glass Magic” through Dec. 31, 2018; hours vary; Admission: Adults $14; seniors, $8; students 18 and older, $8; students 6-17, $5; children 5 and under, free; Sundays free; Thursdays 5 to 9 p.m., pay what you want.

• Rosewood Gallery, 2655 Olson Drive, Kettering, presents mixed media paintings by Darren Haper and a paper installation by Emily Moores, through May 19. Free.

• Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, presents “Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,” through May 20. Times vary. Tickets: $30-$78 at cincyplay.com.

• Springfield Museum of Art, 107 Cliff Park Road, Springfield, presents “Ponds, Gardens and Shadows: Paintings by Jennifer Rosengarten” through Jan. 7. Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $5 adults, $3 students and seniors, children 17 and under, free. 937-325-4673.

• Auglaize County Historical Society and Auglaize County Public District Library present an exhibit, “I Got This from Vern: A Sampling of the Collections of Vern Doenges,” through May 13 in the Wapakoneta Library, 203 Perry St., Wapakoneta. Free.

• Shelby County Historical Society presents an exhibit, “Titans of Industry,” in the Ross Historical Center, 201 N. Main Ave., through mid-October. Free. 498-1653.

• La Comedia Dinner Theatre, 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, presents “Sister Act” through June 18. Times vary. Tickets: $61-$75 adults, $30 children 11 and under at 800-677-9505. Includes dinner.

• Sauder Village, 22611 state Route 2, Archbold, presents its 41st annual quilt show through Sunday. Exhibits, vendors, demonstrations, workshops. Today and Friday, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Admission: $17 adults, $11 children 6-16; children under 6 and members, free. 800-590-9755.

• Central Ohio S Guagers present a model train exhibit with vendors and dealers today through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion County Fairgrounds, Marion. 614-766-9033.

• Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra presents Midori in concert in the Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati, at 7:30 p.m. today and 8 p.m., Saturday. Tickets: $12-$120 at cincinnatisymphony.org.

FRIDAY

• Darke County Parks presents a program, “Wild 5-0,” for people 50 and older in the Shawnee Prairie Preserve, 4267 state Route 502, Greenville, at 1 p.m. Advance registration required at 937-548-0165. Free.

• Today is the deadline to register for a workshop to build a toad house, scheduled for Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy. Workshop fee is $5 for nonmembers; free for members. House kits, $7.50. 937-698-6493.

• Troy Civic Theatre presents “Things My Mother Taught Me” today, Saturday, May 12 and May 13 at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Barn in the Park, Adams Street, Troy. Tickets: $14 at 937-339-7700.

• Russia Branch Library, 200 Raider St., Russia, hosts story time at 10:15 a.m.

• Amvets Post 1986, 1319 Fourth Ave., hosts a fish and chicken fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Dine in or carry out. Meals: $7.

• Tickets go on sale today at 10 a.m. for a performance by Megadeth with Meshuggah, Tesseract and Lillake, scheduled for July 2 in the PNC Pavilion and for a performance by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill scheduled for Sept. 2 in the U.S. Bank Arena, both in Cincinnati. Tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.

• Arts Partnership presents ArtWalk along Main Street in downtown Findlay from 5 to 9 p.m. Art, entertainment, food. Free. artspartnership.com/artwalk.

• Downtown Greenville presents Upper Floor Tour, a tour of historic buildings, from 6 to 9 p.m., in downtown Greenville. Tickets: $5 adults, children 17 and under free, at Greenville Pawn and Jewelry, 126 W. 4th St., Greenville. downtowngreenville.org.

• Ohio State Reformatory, 100 Reformatory Road, Mansfield, hosts a ghost walk for people 13 and older from 8 to 10 p.m. and from 10 p.m. to midnight. Tickets: $25 at mrps.org.

• VFW, 2841 Wapakoneta Ave., hosts a fish fry from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Meals: $7.50 eat in; $7 carry-out.

• Miami County Park District hosts a moonlit hike, Owls and Howls, at 8:30 p.m. in the Maple Ridge Reserve, 10430 state Route 185, Covington. Free. REgister at miamicountyparks.com.

• Old Time Country Jamboree performs in the Spring Creek Christian Church, 63 Wiles Road, at 7 p.m. Admission: $3.

SATURDAY

• Versailles Garden Club hosts SpringFest, its annual plant sale, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Old Versailles Fire House, S. Center St.

• Downtown Wapakoneta Partnership presents Derby Day Wine Tasting from 5 to 7:30 p.m., in Marley’s Downtown Ballroom, 15 Perry St., Wapakoneta. Tickets: $25 at Casa Chic, 109 W. Auglaize St., Wapakoneta.

• Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, presents “Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End” through June 11. Tickets: $35 and up at www.cincyplay.com.

• Darke County Parks hosts the the Stillwater Stargazers at 8:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Shawnee Prairie Preserve, 4267 state Route 502, Greenville, for public stargazing. Free. 937-548-0165.

• Central Ohio Folk Festival runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Battelle-Darby Creek Metro Park, 1775 Darby Creek Drive, Galloway. Music, workshops, vendors. Admission: $10-$15 at columbusfolkmusicsociety.org.

• Marion County Historical Society presents Time Travelers Faire in the Tri-Rivers Career Center, 222 Marion-Mount Gilead Road, Marion, at 7 p.m. Historic dances, demonstrations, costume parade, desserts, entertainment. Go in costume. Tickets: $15 in advance at 740-387-4255. $20 at the door.

• Niswonger Performing Arts Center, 10700 state Route 118, Van Wert, presents Hit Men, back-up musicians for legendary performers, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20-$40 at npacvw.org.

• Springtime in Ohio Craft Show runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., today, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, on the Hancock County Fairgrounds, 1017 E. Sandusky St., Findlay. Admission: $5.

• Oxford Chamber of Commerce presents the Red Bricks and Roses Festival in the Uptown Oxford Memorial Park, 2 N. Main St., Oxford, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Horse-drawn carriage parade at noon. Free.

• Ohio State Reformatory, 100 Reformatory Road, Mansfield, hosts an overnight ghost hunt for people 18 and older from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. Tickets: $70 at mrps.org.

• Sidney-Shelby County YMCA, 300 E. Parkwood St., hosts Princess Tea for Dolly and Me at 2 p.m. $10 per princess. Advance registration required at 492-9134.

SUNDAY

• Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra performs its spring concert in the Schuster in downtown Dayton at 3 p.m. Tickets: $8 at the door.

• International Trails Symposium is free to the public from noon to 5 p.m. in the Dayton Convention Center, 22 E. Fifth St., Dayton. Exhibits, climbing wall, presentations, silent auction, Wright Flyer replica, movie at 5 p.m.; and Trails Rock Party, Monday, from 7 to 11 p.m. in the RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E. Monument Ave., Free.

• Ohio Designer Craftsman opens its craft show today in the Ohio Craft Museum, 1665 W. Fifth Ave., Columbus. It continues through June 18. Monday-Friday, 1o a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. Free.

• Orienteering Cincinnati hosts the Sidney-Shelby County Adventure (Orienteering) Race beginning at Geib Pavilion in Tawawa Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fee: $3 per person or $5 per family. www.ocin.org/schedule/schedule.html.

MONDAY

• New Bremen Public Library offers Scrabble for adults at 1 p.m. Advance registration required at 419-629-2158.

• New Knoxville Community Library hosts Lego Builders Club for chidlren 3 to 12 at 3 p.m.

TUESDAY

• New Bremen Public Library offers Reader’s Theater Junio for children in grades 2-3 at 3:30 p.m. and story time for children up to first grade at 6:30 p.m. Advance registration for theater. 419-629-2158.

• Stallo Memorial Library in Minster hosts preschool story time for children 3 to kindergarten at 10:30 a.m. and a Mother’s Day craft for children in grades 1-4 at 3:30 p.m. Advance registration required for craft at 419-628-2925.

• Darke County Parks hosts an early morning discovery hike for adults at 8 a.m. and Project FeederWatch, bird-watching, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. today and Wednesday in the Shawnee Prairie Preserve, 4267 state Route 502 W., Greenville. Free. Take binoculars for both events. 937-548-0165.

• Miami County Parks District hosts Preschool in the Park, “Nature Scavenger Hunt,” in the Lost Creek Reserve, 2385 state Route 41, Troy, at 11 a.m. Fee: $3; and a wildflower walk at 2 p.m. in the Garbry Big Wood Sanctuary, 2540 E. Statler Road, Piqua. Advance registration required for preschool at miamicountyparks.com.

• Bowersock Signs-N-Lines, 705 North St., Wapakoneta, hosts the Pinstripe Junction Bike Cruise In from 6 to 10 p.m. Food, music, pinstriping. 419-739-7264.

• Victoria Theatre Association presents a sneak peek of “Circus 1903” from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Schuster Center in downtown Dayton. Magic, puppets, food, music. Free.

WEDNESDAY

• Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy, hosts the Big Sit, birdwatching from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pledges accepted per number of species sighted. 937-698-6493.

• New Knoxville Community Library hosts Paws to Read for children in grades K-2 to read to dogs at 3:15 p.m. Advance registration required at 419-753-2724.

• Stallo Memorial Library in Minster screens a classic movie for adults at 1 p.m.

MAY 11

• Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. for “Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science” scheduled for Oct. 24 in the Schuster Center in downtown Dayton. Tickets at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

• New Knoxville Community Library hosts story time for children 3 to first grade at 3 p.m.

• New Bremen Public Library hosts story time for children up to first grade at 10:30 a.m., a craft for Mother’s Day available all day, and Lego Robotics Club for chidlren in grades 3-7 at 4 p.m. Advance registration for robotics at 419-629-2158.

Compiled by Patricia Ann Speelman. Submit notices to [email protected].

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