TODAY

• Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, presents “A Christmas Carol” through Saturday and “The Second City’s Holidazed & Confused Revue” through Jan. 8. Times vary. Tickets: $30 and up at www.cincyplay.com or 800-582-3208.

• Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N., Dayton, presents “Ravaged Sublime: Landscape Photography in the 21st Century” through Jan. 8. Wednesday-Sunday. Admission: $14 adults; $11 seniors 60 and older, students 18 and older and active military; $6 children 7-17; free for members and children 6 and under.

• La Comedia Dinner Theater, 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, presents “A Christmas Carol” through Saturday. Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $59-$95 includes dinner, at www.lacomedia.com and 800-677-9505.

• Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, presents “A Whoville Holiday,” botanical exhibits, through Jan. 8. Hours vary. Admission: $7 adults; $4 children; children under 4, free. www.cincinnatiparks.com.

• Holiday Lights on the Hill, a drive-through holiday light show, opens tonight and runs through Sunday in the Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park, 1763 Hamilton-Cleves Road, Hamilton. Monday-Thursday, 6-9 p.m.; Friday-Sunday, 6-10 p.m. Admission: $20-$25 per car. 513-868-1234.

• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 4850 W. Powell Road, Powell, presents Wildlights at the Zoo through Sunday. Sunday-Thursday, 5-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 5-10 p.m. Tickets: $19 adults, $13 children 3-9 and seniors 60 and older. www.columbuszoo.org.

• The Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo, presents Lights before Christmas daily through Saturday. Light displays, ice carving demonstrations, food. Times vary. Admission: $17 adults, $14 children 2-11 and seniors 60 and older. 419-385-4040.

• Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 E. Broad St., Columbus, presents Merry and Bright, seasonal horticultural displays, through Sunday. Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $14 adults, $11 seniors 60 and older and college students, $7 children 3-16. 614-715-8000.

• Light Up Middletown, a drive-through display, runs from 6 to 10 p.m., today through Saturday in Smith Park, 500 Tytus Ave., Middletown. Admission: donation. www.lightupmiddletown.org.

• Clifton Mill, 75 Water St., Clifton, turns on millions of lights through Sunday, from 5 to 9 p.m. nightly. 937-767-5501.

• Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library, Spiegel Grove, Fremont, offers Clydesdale-drawn sleigh and trolley rides today through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. Tickets: $3 per person 3 and older. Children 2 and under ride for free. 419-332-2081.

FRIDAY

• Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Inc. runs the North Pole Express, today though Sunday, from 5 to 9 p.m., leaving from the station at 12505 County Road 99, Findlay. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 children. 419-423-2995.

SATURDAY

• Dayton Performing Arts Alliance presents “New Year’s Eve: American Vistas” at 8 p.m. in the Schuster Center in downtown Dayton. Performances by the Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera and Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets: $25-$74 at www.daytonperformingarts.org.

• Cincinnati Pops Orchestra presents “New Year’s Eve: Taft Deco” at 8 p.m. in the Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati. Tickets: $25-$115 at 513-744-3338.

• Darke County Parks hosts a hike, Birds of Winter, at 9 a.m. in the Shawnee Prairie Preserve, 4267 State Route 502, Greenville. Free. 937-548-0165.

MONDAY

• Darke County Parks hosts a Christmas Bird Count at 7:30 a.m. Participants should meet at McDonald’s, 1301 Wagner Ave., Greenville. 937-423-1596.

TUESDAY

• Actors Theatre of Louisville, 316 W. Main St., Louisville, Kentucky, presents “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill” through Jan. 29. Times vary. Tickets: $25-$59 at www.actorstheatre.org.

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

• Stallo Memorial Library in Minster hosts preschool story time for children 3 to kindergarten at 10:30 a.m. and Lego Club for children in kindergarten and older at 3:30 p.m.

• The Tri-Moraine Audubon Society will hold their Annual Photo Safari and Potluck Dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the OSU-Lima Visitor/Student Center. TMAS will provide fried chicken and beverages. Members and guests should bring their own table service and any Hot or cold side dish, salad or dessert. Presentations will be given by those attending who opt to share some of their favorite nature photography accompanied by brief narration. A digital projector, laptop and screen will be furnished.

WEDNESDAY

• New Knoxville Community Library offers a Perler bead craft for children in grade 4 and older at 3 p.m. Advance registration required at 419-753-2724.

• Stallo Memorial Library offers Coffee and Craft for adults. Make a photo cube from CD cases at 10:30 a.m. or 6 p.m. Advance registration required at 419-628-2925.

JAN. 5

• New Bremen Public Library hosts story time for children up to first grade at 10:30 a.m. and reader’s theater for children in grades 4 and 5 at 3:30 p.m.

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