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TODAY

• Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., Columbus, exhibits “Aminah’s Presidential Suite” through Dec. 31, “Red Horizon: Contemporary Art and Photography in the USSR and Russia, 1960-2010” through Sept. 24, “Three Chagalls” through March 11, “Sidney Chafetz: Poets and False Prophets” through Dec. 3, “Botanical Wonders: Flower Figure Quilts 1850-1950” through March 11; “Motion” through April 30 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.

• 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 Danny Voris Acoustic 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.

• 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.

• Rosewood Gallery, 2655 Olson Drive, Kettering, presents an exhibit by Nicholaus Arnold and Frank Travers, prints, installation of found objects, photography, mixed media drawings, which runs through Aug. 18. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. 937-296-0294.

• Ohio State Fair runs through Sunday at the Ohio Expo Center, 717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, every day 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets: $6 in advance at ohiostatefair.com; at the gate: $10 adults, $8 seniors 60 and older and children 5-12, children under 5, free. 614-644-3247.

• Upper Valley Medical Center Gift Shop,3130 N. country Road 25A, Troy, hosts a team spirit sale of collegiate and NFL merchancise through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 937-440-4995.

• U.S. Highway 127 Yard Sale runs through Sunday along the highway from Addison Michigan, to Gadsden, Alabama. In our area, it goes through Darke, Mercer and Van Wert counties.

Auglaize County Fair runs through Saturday on the Auglaize County Fairgrounds, 1001 Fairview Drive, Wapakoneta. Admission: $8 adults; children 9 and under free. www.auglaizecountyfair.org.

FRIDAY

• Riverbend Music Center, 6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati, presents Rod Stewart with Cyndi Lauper in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $30-$149.50 plus fees at www.ticketmaster.com.

• Rose Music Center, 6800 Executive Blvd., Huber Heights, presents “Elvis: Live in Concert,” Elvis videos accompanied by live orchestra, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $23-$68 plus fees at www.ticketmaster.com.

• Rock the Lake begins today at 7 p.m. at Old Field Beach in Indian Lake State Park, 12774 state Route 235 N., Lakeview, and runs through Sunday. Art, music. Free but fan zone tickets available at www.rockthelakeohio.com.

• Today is the deadline to register to see a film, “Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End,” to be screened by Versailles Health Care Center and Wilson Health, Aug. 8, at 6 p.m., in the center, 200 Marker Road, Versailles. Free. Register at 498-9335.

• Downtown Dayton presents Art in the City along Main Street between First and Second streets in downtown Dayton from 5 to 9 p.m. Exhibits, entertainment, food, demonstrations. www.downtowndayton.org.

• Tickets go on sale today for “Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles” scheduled for Sept. 30 in the Emens Auditorium in Muncie, Indiana. Tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.

• Dayton History presents “Old Case Files at the Old Court House” today and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., in the Old Court House, 7 N. Main St., Dayton. Tickets: $12 members, $15 nonmembers. 937-293-2841, ext. 127.

• 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.

• The Greene, 4452 Buckeye Lane, Beavercreek, presents Funky G and a block party from 6 to 10 p.m. and screens “Lego Batman” in Plum Street Park at dusk. Free.

• Dublin Irish Festival runs today through Sunday in Coffman Park, 5200 Emerald Pkwy, Dublin. Food, entertainment, children’s activities, vendors, crafts. Admission: $15. irishisanattitude.com.

• Van Wert Rib Cook-off runs from 5 p.m. to midnight today and from 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday on the Van Wert County Fairgrounds, 1055 S. Washington St., Van Wert. Food, yard sale, entertainment, tournaments, classic car show. Free.

• Mainstreet Greenville presents First Friday: Artisan Stroll along Broadway in downtown Greenville from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Crafts, vendors, arts. Free.

• Miami County Park District hosts a moonlit hike, “Owls & Howls,” from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Garbry Big Wood Reserve, 6660 Casstown-Sidney Road, Piqua. Register at miamicountyparks.com.

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

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

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

• Shelby County Relay for Life runs from 6 p.m. today to 11 a.m., Saturday, on the Shelby County Fairgrounds. Entertainment, games, food, contests. Admission free.

SATURDAY

• Tipp City Area Arts Council presents the fifth annual Children’s Art Adventure for children 3-12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the City Park in Tipp City. Admission: $5 in advance at 222.tippcityartscouncil.com; $7 at the gate.

• Sauder Village, 22611 state Route 2, Archbold, hosts the 34th annual Doll and Teddy Bear Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., today, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday. Admission: $17 adults; $11, children 6-16; children 5 and under free. www.saudervillage.org.

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

• 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 24 Seven from 6 to 10 p.m. Free.

• Defiance County Hot Air Balloon Festival runs from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., with a launch at about 7 p.m., at the Defiance Airport, 20399 Airport Road, Defiance. 419-782-3510.

• Sidney Alive hosts Chalk the Walk on the courtsquare in downtown Sidney from 10 a.m. to noon. 937-658-6945.

• Miami County Park District hosts a Preschool in the Park program, “Peculiar Pond Creatures,” in the Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, Tipp City, at 11 a.m. Fee: $3. Advance registration required at miamicountyparks.com.

Today is the deadline to register for Tony West and the Imani Dancers scheduled for Aug. 12 at 1 p.m. in the Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N., Dayton. Fee: $5 members, $7 nonmembers, $10 family of four members, $15 family of four nonmembers, $2 each additional child. Register at 937-223-4278.

SUNDAY

• Miami Valley Beekeepers Association presents a talk, “Honey Harvest,” at 2 p.m. in the Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy. 937-698-6493.

• Southwestern Auglaize County Summer Music Concert Series presents Sensational Soul Brothers at 6:30 p.m. in the Crown Pavilion in New Bremen. Free. Take lawn chairs.

• Miami County Park District hosts an ice cream social in the Lost Creek Reserve, 2385 E. state Route 41, Troy, from 2 to 4 p.m. and offers an advanced archery class from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Garbry Big Wood Reserve, 6660 Casstown-Sidney Road, Piqua. Fee: $10. Advance registration required at miamicountyparks.com.

MONDAY

• Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today for the 2017-2018 Victoria Theatre Association Broadway, Family, Projects Unlimited Star Attractions and Music series. Tickets at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

• Miami County Park District hosts Trailing Moms and Tots, a hike for mothers and children up to 5, from 10 a.m. to noon, in the Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, Tipp City. Register at miamicountyparks.com.

• New Bremen Public Library hosts Fred Miller to answer computer questions from 5 to 7 p.m. Advance registration required at 419-629-2158.

• New Knoxville Community Library hosts Fred Miller to answer computer questions from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and screens a family-friendly movie at 3:30 p.m. Advance registration required for either at 419-753-2724.

• Stallo Memorial Library in Minster offers a craft, making puppets, for children in kindergarten and older at 10:30 a.m. and hosts Fred Miller to answer computer questions from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Advance registration required for either at 419-628-2925.

TUESDAY

• Victoria Theatre Association presents “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” today through Aug. 13 in the Schuster Center in downtown Dayton. Times vary. Tickets: $25 and up at 888-228-3630.

• Rose Music Center, 6800 Executive Blvd., Huber Heights, presents Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie at 7 p.m. Tickets: $51-$83 plus fees at www.ticketmaster.com.

• 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.

• Bowersock Signs-N-Lines, 705 North St., Wapakoneta, presents Pinstripe Junction from 6 to 10 p.m. Bike cruise-in, music, food, beer, pinstriping. 419-739-7264.

• New Bremen Library offers storytime at 6:30 p.m. Free. 419-629-2158.

• Stallo Memorial Library in Minster hosts the Toledo Zoo, with live animals, for story time for all ages at 10:30 a.m. Free.

WEDNESDAY

• Rose Music Center, 6800 Executive Blvd., Huber Heights, presents The Wallflowers and Better Than Ezra at 7 p.m. Tickets: $23-$52 plus fees at www.ticketmaster.com.

• AMVETS Post 1986, 1319 Fourth Ave., hosts wing night from 4 to 7 p.m. Dine in or carry out. Wings: 60 cents dine-in; 70 cents carry out.

• Miami County Park District hosts a Bookmobile: Build a Better World program, “Plant a Garden,” at 2 p.m. in the Lost Creek Reserve, 2385 E. state Route 41, Troy. Register at miamicountyparks.com.

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

AUG. 10

• Today is the deadline to register for a watercolor/acrylic workshop by Chris Leeper hosted by the Logan County Art League and scheduled for Sept. 19-22. Fee: $325 at www.logancountyartleague.org.

• New Knoxville Community Library hosts story time for children at 10:30 a.m.

• New Bremen Public Library hosts story time for children up to first grade at 10:30 a.m. 419-629-2158.

• Piqua Community Farmers Market runs from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the square in downtown Piqua.

• Piqua Public Library, 116 W. High St., Piqua, offers Summer Storytime at 10:30 a.m. Free.

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

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