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ONGOING

• Shelby County Historical Society exhibits “Coming to America,” an immigration display, in the Ross Historical Center, 201 N. Main Ave., through Oct. 31. Monday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. Free. 498-1653.

• Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N., Dayton, exhibits, “For America: Paintings from the National Academy of Design,” which runs through June 2, and “Dorothy Height’s Hats,” which runs through June 23. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Tickets: $14 adults, $11 seniors 60 and older, students and active military; $6 children 7 to 17; free for members and children 6 and under. www.daytonartinstitute.org.

• Piqua Arts Council exhibits “Rockwell Reimagined” through Friday in the Piqua Public Library, 116 W. High St. Hours vary. 937-773-6753.

• Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy, exhibits “Watercolor Ohio: 2018,” the Ohio Watercolor Society’s 41st annual traveling exhibition through April 28, Monday 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Free.

La Comedia Dinner Theatre, 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, presents “Newsies” through June 9. Times vary. Tickets: $61 to $74 includes dinner. 800-677-9505.

FRIDAY

• Sidney Knights of Columbus, 1300 N. Fourth Ave., hosts a fish fry from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Meals: $8 adults eat in; $7.50 adults carry out; $4 children 11 and under. 492-9431.

• Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. for a concert by Daughtry scheduled for July 6 in the Rose Music Center in Huber Heights. Tickets at ticketmaster.com.

• Miami County Park District hosts a family nature group program for children 6 and younger and caregiving adults at 10 a.m. in the Lost Creek Reserve, 2385 state Route 41, Troy, and a date night series program, “Love Is in the Air,” for people 18 and older at 7:30 p.m. in the Stillwater Prairie Reserve, 9750 state Route 185, Covington. Advance registration required at miamicountyparks.com. Free.

• Fort Loramie American Legion, 31 N. Main St., Fort Loramie, hosts a fish fry at 5 p.m. Dine in or carry out. Meals: $7.

• Today is the deadline for Anna residents to submit ads for the Anna spring garage sales scheduled for April 26 and 27. 937-622-5836.

SATURDAY

• Today is the deadline to register to participate in a Lego contest at the WACO Air Museum in Troy. Details and forms at www.wacoairmuseum.org.

• Miami County Park District offers Preschool in the Park at 10:30 a.m. in the Lost Creek Reserve, 2385 state Route 41, Troy, and hosts an Earth Day campfire from 9 to 11 p.m. in the Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, Tipp City. Advance registration required at miamicountyparks.com. Free.

• Darke County Parks offers a program, “On the Trail: Camping with Kids,” at 1 p.m. in the Bish Discovery Center, 404 N. Ohio St., Greenville. Advance registration required at 937-548-0165. Free.

Easter egg hunts

• The Valley Church, 1400 Seidel Parkway, Piqua, for children in fifth grade and younger from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Egg hunt, face painting, petting zoo, wagon rides, balloon sculpting, cookie decorating, entertainment. Free.

• Life Ministry at the Miami County Fairgrounds, 650 N. county Road 25A, Troy, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Carnival games, free food. 10,000 eggs. Egg hunt at 1 p.m. Free.

• Troy Christian Church, 1440 E. state Route 55, Troy, for families, 7,000 eggs in hunt and free pancake breakfast, both at 9 a.m.

• Sidney Church of the Nazarene, 1899 Wapakoneta Ave. for children in fifth grade and younger at 10 a.m. Five thousand eggs.

• Hardin United Methodist Church Crossroads, 6073 Hardin-Wapakoneta Road, Hardin, for children 2 to 11 at 10 a.m. Candy-filled eggs and prizes.

• Sidney Alive, on the courtsquare in downtown Sidney for children 1 to 11 at 11 a.m.

• Village of New Bremen and New Bremen New Knoxville Rotary Club in Jaycee Park southeast of Crown Pavilion in downtown New Bremen for children in sixth grade and younger at 1 p.m. Rain location is New Bremen Junior High School.

• Anna Civic Association and Anna Branch Library at the library, 304 N. Second St., Anna, at 1 p.m. Prizes.

• Village of Botkins in Botkins Community Park, north of 500 E. State St., behind Shell station in Botkins, for children 12 and younger at 2:30 p.m. Candy-filled eggs and tickets for bicycle raffles.

• Osgood American Legion, 228 North St., Osgood, for children in preschool through third grade at 1 p.m.

SUNDAY

Easter egg hunts

• Sidney First United Methodist Church at Sidney High School for children in sixth grade and younger at about noon, following an 11 a.m. church service in the school. Fifteen thousand eggs.

• World Missions for Christ, 231 Doering St., Sidney, for children 12 and younger at about 11 a.m. following a 10 a.m. church service in the church. Eggs and treat bags.

MONDAY

• New Bremen Public Library offers an escape room program, “Find Peter Cottontail’s Eggs,” today, Tuesday and April 25. Call 419-629-2158 for a time slot.

• New Knoxville Community Library offers bingo from 3 to 4 p.m. Free.

TUESDAY

• Stallo Memorial Library in Minster hosts story time for all ages at 10:30 a.m.

• New Bremen Public Library hosts story time for children up to first grade at 6:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

• Edison State Community College, 1973 Edison Drive, Piqua, presents poet Jane Kretschman and a program about lynchings in Alabama at 6 p.m. in Room 331. Free.

APRIL 25

• WACO Historical Society presents an Aviation Lecture Series program by Dan Patterson, including the screening of “Lafayette Escadrille,” at 7 p.m. in the WACO Air Museum, 1865 S. county Road 25A, Troy. Donations accepted. 937-335-9226.

• New Bremen Public Library hosts story time for children up to first grade at 10:30 a.m. and Book Buzz, a book discussion for adults with coffee and dessert at 1 p.m.

• New Knoxville Community Library hosts family story time for children through kindergarten age and their caregivers at 10:30 a.m. and the first of a three-session course, “Lego EV3 Robot and Programming System,” for children in third through seventh grades at 4 p.m. Other sessions are May 2 and May 5. Advance registration required for Lego program at 419-753-2724.

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

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