TODAY

• Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., Columbus, exhibits “Laura Park: 2017 Columbus Comics Residency Exhibition” through Feb. 11, “Three Chagalls” through March 11, “Sidney Chafetz: Poets and False Prophets” through Dec. 3, “Botanical Wonders: Flower Figure Quilts 1850-1950” through March 11; and “Motion” through April 30. Exhibit hours vary. Museum 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. 614-629-0359.

• 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.

• La Comedia Dinner Theatre, 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, presents “Mama Mia” through Oct. 28. Times vary. Tickets: $61-$75 includes dinner. www.lacomedia.com.

• Farmer Family Gallery at Reed Hall, Ohio State Lima, 4240 Campus Drive, Lima, presents “Kyle Staver, Paintings” through Oct. 13. Free.

• Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N., Dayton, presents an exhibit, “Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau—Selections from the Dhawan Collection,” through Dec. 31. And presents Bright Moments Quintet in concert at 5:30 p.m. Exhibit admission: $14 adults, $11 seniors, students 18 and older and active military, $6 children 7 to 17, free for members and children 6 and under. Concert admission: $8 nonmembers, free for members. 937-223-4278.

• Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy, exhibits “Cooperative Works by Kevin Russell and Richard Paldino” through Nov. 26. Monday, 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Free. 937-339-0457.

• Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market St., Lima, exhibits “Allen County in the Great War” through Nov. 11. Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. Free. 419-222-9426.

• Sinclair Community College, 401 W. Fourth St., Dayton, presents “Blues for an Alabama Sky” today through Sunday and Oct. 12-14. Times vary. Tickets: $10-$20 at 937-512-2542.

• Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, 300 N. Whitewoman St., Coshocton, opens and exhibit, “WWI Posters—Rallying the Home Front,” which runs through Dec. 31. Open Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Admission: $4 adults, $3 children. 740-622-8710.

• Gateway Arts Council, 216 N. Miami Ave., exhibits “Retrospectively Yours,” artwork by Herman Thompson, which runs through Nov. 10, weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. 937-498-2787.

• Piqua Public Library, 116 W. High St., Piqua, exhibits “Travel Photography as Art,” works by Mike Underwood, through October. Free. 937-773-6753.

• Grand Lake Health System and Pink Ribbon Partners host Wigs and Wine at 6 p.m. in Brew Nation, 110 S. Main St., Celina. Wine, appetizers, cancer patient resources. Advance reservation required at 419-394-6132.

• Ohio State Reformatory, 100 Reformatory Road, Mansfield, presents “Escape from Blood Prison,” Thursdays through Sundays through Nov. 5 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Haunted prison tours for people 13 and older. Very scary. Tickets: $20-$40 at www.bloodprison.com.

FRIDAY

• Cedar Bog Nature Preserve, 980 Woodburn Road, Urbana, presents Boo in the Bog, today and Saturday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Nonscary night hike, crafts, storytelling, face painting, refreshments. Admisson: $6 adults, $5 children 6 and older, children 5 and under free. 937-484-3744.

• Dayton Theatre Guild, 430 Wayne Ave., Dayton, presents “Majorie Prime” Friday through Sunday, through Oct. 22. Times vary. Tickets: $13-$20 at www.daytontheatreguild.org/tickets/.

• 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.

• Bob Evans Farm Festival runs today through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Bob Evans Farm, state Route 588 at U.S. Route 35, Rio Grande. Entertainment, rides, kids’ farmyard, contests, food. Admission: $5. Children 5 and under free. www.bobevans.com.

• Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra presents Mendelssohn and the Reformation, with pianist Angela Cheng, at 8 p.m. today and Saturday in the Schuster Center in downtown Dayton. Tickets: $16-$65 at www.daytonperformingarts.org.

• Lake Eerie Fearfest runs Fridays through Sundays through Oct. 29 and Oct. 31 at Ghostly Manor Thrill Center, 3319 Milan Road, Sandusky. Hours vary. Five haunted houses. Tickets: $15-$25 at www.lakeeeriefearfest.com.

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

• Houston Community Association hosts Pizza Friday Night in the Houston Community Center, 5005 Russia-Houston Road, Houston, from 5 to 9 p.m. Pizzas: $10-$17. Dine in or carry out. Order ahead at 937-295-3598.

SATURDAY

• Kingwood Center Gardens, 50 Trimble Road, Mansfield, presents the Great Pumpkin Glow, a candle-lit walk through the gardens, from 5 to 10 p.m. today and from 5 to 9 p.m., Sunday. Tickets: $6 in advance at kingwoodcenter.org or $8 at the door.

• Today is the deadline to register for a bat box workshop scheduled for Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy. Fee: Members free, $5 nonmembers; bat box kit: $30.

• Tri-Moraine Audubon Society and Johnny Appleseed park District host a nature walk from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Lawrence Woods, 13278 county Road 190, Kenton. Carpools from Lima meet behind Wendy’s in Lima’s Eastgate Mall parking lot along state Route 309. Free. Tri-moraineaudubon.org.

• Sidney Elks Lodge, 221 S. Main St., hosts a fundraising chicken dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. to support Grace International’s toy drive for Haitian children. Meals: $6. Dine in or carry out. Tickets at 492-5850.

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

• The Dayton Carvers Guild presents Artistry in Wood, including the Woodcarver of the Year show, exhibits, demonstrations, vendors, today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Roberts Centre, 123 Gano Road, Wilmington. Admission: $8 one day, $11 two days, adults; children under 12 and Scouts in uniform, free. daytoncarvers.com/artistryinwood.

• Sidney Alive! hosts the Downtown Fall Festival, a costume contest, at 10 a.m. on the courtsquare in downtown Sidney. www.sidneyalive.org.

• Miami County Park District presents Fall Farm Fest today from noon to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. in the Lost Creek Reserve, 2385 state Route 41, Troy. Pumpkin patch, wagon rides, petting zoo, demonstrations, games, vendors, movie, “The Secret Life of Pets” at 7 p.m. today, scarecrow contest. Free. Fee of corn maze, pumpkins and pony rides. www.miamicountyparks.com.

• Pasco United Methodist Church, 17483 state Route 706, Pasco, hosts a pancake and sausage breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon. Meals: $5 adults, $3 children under 12.

SUNDAY

• Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy, hosts View from the Vista, birdwatching from 2 to 4 p.m. 937-698-6493.

• Sidney American Legion Post No. 217, 1265 Fourth Ave., hosts an all-you-can-eat buffet brunch from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Meals: $9 adults; $5 children 6 to 12; children 5 and under, free.

• St. Marys Kiwanis and Heritage Trails Park District host the 48th annual Walk with Nature Fall Festival in the Memorial Park St. Marys from noon to 5 p.m. Entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, Civil War re-enactment, car show. Free.

• Victoria Theatre Association presents Mary Chapin Carpenter in concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton. Tickets: $39.50 and up at 888-228-3630.

MONDAY

• Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, 300 N. Whitewoman St., Coshocton, presents a program by Jeremy Glazier, “Anthem for Doomed Youth: WWI Poetry,” at 7 p.m. Admission: $4 adults, members and students free. 740-622-8710.

• Rosewood Gallery, 2655 Olson Drive, Kettering, exhibits “Andrew F. Dailey, Drawings Paintings and Mark T. Wiesner, Mixed Media Schulpture”,” through Nov. 17. Opening reception, Oct. 19, 6 p.m. Exhibit hours: Monday through 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.

• Miami County Park District hosts Trainling MOms and Tots, a hike for mothers and chidlren up to 5, at 10 a.m. in the Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, and offers a two-session class in outdoor photography by Mike Ullery from 6 to 8 p.m. today and 2 to 4 p.m., Oct. 22 in the Lost Creek Reserve, 2385 state Route 41, Troy. Fee: $30. Advance registration for either required at www.miamicountyparks.com.

• New Knoxville Community Library offers games for all ages from 3 to 4 p.m. Free.

TUESDAY

• 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.

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

• Victoria Theatre Association and the University of Dayton Center for Leadership present a talk by Cy Wakeman, “reality-Based Leadership: How Leaders Can Cut the cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results, at 5:45 p.m. in the Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton. Tickets: $37 to $77 at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

• Miami County Historical and Genealogical Society presents a talk by John Piatt, “Weird, Eerie and Spooky Necropolises,” at 6:30 p.m. in the Piqua Public Library, 116 W. High St., Piqua. Free. 937-773-6753.

• Grand Lake Health System offers a CPR Basic Life Support class in the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital conference room, 200 St. Clair Ave., St. Marys, from 8 a.m. to noon. 419-394-6132.

WEDNESDAY

• 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.

• Upper Valley Medical Center hosts Brake for Breakfast, a free, drive-through breakfast, from 6 to 10 a.m. at Outpatient Care Center North, 280 N. Looney Road, Piqua.

• New Knoxville Community Library offers a craft, colorful book marks, for children in fourth grade and older at 3 p.m.

• Stallo Memorial Library in Minster hosts a book discussion group at 2 p.m. and presents “Let’s Spice It Up!,” a workshop to make homemade food mixes at 6 p.m.

OCT. 19

• New Knoxville Community Library hosts story time for children 3 to first grade at 3:45 p.m. and an adult craft at 6 p.m. Advance registration required for craft at 419-753-2724.

• New Bremen Public Library hosts story time for children up to first grade at 10:30 a.m. and a Pinterest craft for adults at 1 p.m. Advance registration required for craft at 419-629-2158.

• Ohio State University at Lima Library hosts a reception for the opening of “The Best of David S. Adams: Professor, Sociologist, Artist,” from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Reservations required at 419-995-8215.