Let yourself go, Part 1

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TODAY

• West Liberty celebrates its bicentennial today through Sunday at various locations in the village. Games, entertainment, hot air balloon launch, 5K, hog roast, car show. Parade Saturday at noon. www.westliberty200.com.

• Amos Memorial Public Library, 230 E. North St., hosts a family fun night, “Healthy Body,” for children in prekindergarten through fifth grade at 6 p.m. Free. 492-8354.

• Kentucky Shakespeare Festival presents “Much Ado About Nothing” at 8 p.m., Tuesday-Sundays in the C. Douglas Ramey Ampitheater in Central Park, 1340 S. Fourth St., Louisville, Kentucky. Preshow entertainment at 7:15. Through July 22. Free.

• Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., Columbus, exhibits “Aminah’s Presidential Suite” through Dec. 31 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.

• 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.

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

• Troy Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy, presents an exhibit, “Fabricated Images: Works by the Dayton Printmakers Cooperative & Mythic Silver Studio,” through July 16. Free. 937-339-0457.

• Rosewood Gallery, 2655 Olson Drive, Kettering, presents “The View,” a juried landscape exhibit, through Friday. Exhibit hours: today, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free. 937-296-0294.

• The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums, Hayes and Buckland avenues, Fremont, presents Quilt National, contemporary art quilts, on exhibit through Oct. 15. Admission: $7.50 adults, $6.50 seniors 60 and older, $3 children 6-12. 419-332-2081.

• The Greene, 4452 Buckeye Lane, Beavercreek, presents Brett Wiscons from 6 to 10 p.m. Free.

• Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, 300 N. Whitewoman St., Coshocton, continues an exhibit, Breweriana-Preserving the History of the American Brewing Industry, through Sept. 24. Admission: $4 adults, $3 children. 740-622-8710.

• Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N., Dayton, presents “Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence,” an exhibit of South African beadwork, through Sept. 17. Exhibit admission: $14 adults, $11 seniors 60 and older and students 18 and older, $6 children 7-17; members and children under 7, free. daytonartinstitute.org.

• La Comedia Dinner Theatre, 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, presents “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” through Aug. 20. Tickets: $61-$75 includes dinner, at 800-677-9505.

• Festival of the Bells runs through Saturday in Hillsboro. Food, crafts, games, contests, car show, pet parade, entertainment. Free. festivalofthebells.com.

• The 18th annual Farm Power of the Past reunion runs through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and July 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the Darke County Fairgrounds, 800 Sweitzer St., Greenville. Exhibits, tractors, chainsaw carving, sawmill operations, corn shredding, flear market, entertainment, children activities, car show. Admission: $5 adults, children under 12 free. greenvillefarmpower.org.

• Country Concert ‘17 opens at 2:45 p.m. today and runs through midnight, Saturday, at Hickory Hill Lakes, 7103 state Route 66, Newport. Schedule and tickets at countryconcert.com.

• Miami County Park District hosts a moonlit hike, “Owls & Howls,” from 9 to 11 p.m. in the Stillwater Prairie Reserve, 9750 state Route 185, Covington. Free. Register at miamicountyparks.com.

FRIDAY

• Rose Music Center, 6800 Executive Blvd., Huber Heights, presents Trace Adkins in concert at 8 p.m. Tickets: $23.50 to $62 plus fees at www.ticketmaster.com.

• Dublin Pub, 300 Wayne Ave., Dayton, presents the Miami Valley Pipe and Drum group at 7 p.m. and Castle Close at 9 p.m. 937-224-7822.

• Trolley Stop, 530 E. fifth St., Dayton, presents Cherry Lee and the Hot Rod Hounds at 9:30 p.m. 937-461-1102.

• Oregon Express Bar and Restaurant, 336 E. Fifth St., presents Duderus, Dead Tuth and the Frankx at 9 p.m. Tickets: $5 at the door.

• Sauder Village, 22611 state Route 2, Archbold, hosts Laura Ingalls Wilder Weekend today and Saturday. Pioneer activities, story time, costumed guides. Free admission to those dressed in pioneer costumes. 800-590-9755.

• Towne & Country Players presents Chaz and the Hangtime Trio in concert in the Fountain Square in downtown Versailles at 7 p.m. Free. Take lawn chairs.

• Jackson Center Memorial Branch Library, 205 S. Linden St., Jackson Center, presents a program, “Gears, Gears, Gears,” for children up to fifth grade at 11 a.m. Free. 937-596-5300.

• 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.

• Sidney Civic Band presents a free concert on the courtsquare at 7 p.m. Take lawn chairs.

• The Greene, 4452 Buckeye Lane, Beavercreek, presents Pandora Effect from 6 to 10 p.m. and screens the movie, “Moana,” at dusk in Plum St. Park, Beavercreek. Free.

• 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.

• Southwestern Auglaize County Summer Concert Series presents a Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe tribute at 6:30 p.m. in the mInster Machine Centennial Park. Free. Take lawn chairs.

• Cedar Bog, 980 Woodburn Road, Urbana, hosts a Moth Night hike led by Jim Lemon at dusk. TFree. Take flashlight, insect repellant, camera and UV glasses, optional. 937-484-3744.

• New Bremen Library hosts Lego Friday at 10 a.m. Legos, movie, door prizes. Free.

• Victoria Theatre Association screens “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane” in the Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton, at 7 p.m. today and Saturday and at 3 p.m., Sunday. Tickets: $6 at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

• Grand Lake Health System offers free blood pressure screenings from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Auglaize-Mercer Family YMCA-South in Minster. 419-394-6132.

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

• Old Time County Jamboree performs from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Spring Creek Christian Church, 63 Wells Road. Admission: $3.

SATURDAY

• Troy Civic Theatre hosts the Ohio Community Theatre Association West regional competition from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Barn in the Park in Troy City Park along Adams Street, Troy. Plays performed by five theater companies: “The Last Lifeboat,” “The Importance of Being Earnest,” “Vanya, Sonya, Masha and Spike,” “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Almost, Maine.” Tickets: $15 at 937-339-7700.

• The Great Sidney Farmers Market runs from 8 a.m. to noon on the courtsquare.

• 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.

• Darke County Parks opens the log house and and blacksmith shop from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Shawnee Prairie Preserve, 4267 state Route 502, Greenville. Free.

• The Greene, 4452 Buckeye Lane, Beavercreek, presents This Side Up from 6 to 10 p.m. Free.

• Wassenberg Art Center, 214 S. Washington St., Van Wert, presents Town Creek Live, a food truck rally, from 4 to 10 p.m. Free. 419-238-6911.

• Downtown Bowling Green presents Classics on Main Car Show from non to 4 p.m. along main street in downtown Bowling Green. Free. 419-354-4332.

• Today is the deadline to purchase tickets for the Shelby County Historical Society’s second annual Ladies Tea, scheduled for 11 a.m., July 13, in the Ross Historical Center. Tickets: $15 members; $18 nonmembers, at 498-1653.

• Miami County Park District offers an advanced archery class at 3 p.m. for people 8 and older in the Garbry Big Woods Reserve, 6660 Casstown Sidney Road, Piqua; a Fun for All program, “Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!” for children in elementary school, at 1 p.m., a Nature Play Date at 2 p.m., and a VIP program, “Cast Iron Cooking,” from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Stillwater Prairie Reserve, 9750 state Route 185, Covington. Advance registration required at miamicountyparks.com. Archery fee: $10. Play date, cooking and bugs programs, free.

• Victoria Theatre Association screens “Purple Rain” at 10:30 p.m. in the Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton. Tickets: $6 at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

• Johnston Farm & Indian Agency, 9845 N. Hardin Road, Piqua, hosts History Alive at the Johnson Farm, today and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Reenactors, exhibits, demonstrations, canal boat rides. Admission: $9 adults, $4 students. 800-752-2619.

• Cedar Bog, 980 Woodburn Road, Urbana, presents a talk by Garry Getz, “Rocks and Minerals,” at 10 a.m. Take rocks to be identified. Admission: $5 members; $10 nonmembers. 937-484-3744.

• Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N., Dayton, offers a craft Artventures class for all ages, “Beaded Butterflies,” from 1 to 3 p.m. Fee: $10 family of four members; $15 family of four nonmembers; $2 each additional child. 937-223-4278.

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