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BOOKSTORE EVENTS

SATURDAY

Lorna Dare – Author of “CIA’s Gulf of Tonkin Secrets”; Mitchell Books, 6360 W. Jefferson Blvd.; times for book signing, 432-2665.

MONDAY AND THURSDAY

Story time and crafts – 10 a.m.; Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4140 W. Jefferson Blvd., Jefferson Pointe; 432-3343.

TUESDAY

History Book Club – Featured selection, “Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love and Betrayal” by Ben Macintyre; 7 p.m.; Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4140 W. Jefferson Blvd., Jefferson Pointe; 432-3343.

WEDNESDAY

Story time – 10 a.m.; Borders Books, 4320 Coldwater Road; stories and activities; free; 471-5598.

Suzanne Collins – Author of “Hunger Games”; 7 p.m.; Borders Books, 4320 Coldwater Road; 471-5598.

COMEDY

THURSDAY

Mikey Mason – 7:30 p.m.; Snickerz Comedy Bar, 5535 St. Joe Road; $8; 486-0216.

DANCES

ALL WEEKEND

Summer Moon: Dances of Universal Peace Weekend Retreat – Fort Wayne Dance Collective, 437 E. Berry St.; times, 424-6574 or www.fwdc.org/summermoon.

TODAY

Dance – 8 p.m.; Starlite Reception Hall, Decatur; carry-in at 7 p.m., lesson at 7:30 p.m.; $5.

American Style Ballroom – 8 p.m. group lesson; 8:30 to 10 p.m. open dancing; 6041 N. Clinton St.; $5; 480-7070.

Dance – Music by Justus III; 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.; American Legion Post 296, 130 W. Tillman Road; $4; 456-2988.

SATURDAY

Renaissance Ballroom Dance Studio – 8 p.m.; 7145 Indiana 1 N., Ossian; $5 a person; free group class at 7:15 p.m.; 622-6644.

American Style Ballroom – 6041 N. Clinton St.; no experience or partner necessary; time and cost, 480-7070.

FESTIVALS

ALL WEEKEND

Greekfest – Food, music, dance; Headwaters Park; 420-5455.

Tinner Convergence – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sauder Village, 22611 Ohio 2, Archbold, Ohio; 419-446-2541 or www.saudervillage.org.

Masterworks Festival – Concerts; Village at Winona, Winona Lake; 574-267-5973. Ends July 17.

TODAY AND SATURDAY

Old Settlers Day and American Legion Festival – Music, parade; Van Buren Street, Columbia City; www.osdassociation.com.

Willshire Days – Ice cream social, rides, food; downtown Willshire, Ohio; 419-238-9378.

Lagro Good Ol’ Days – Downtown Lagro; food, rides, crafts, music, parade; 260-571-1693.

SATURDAY

IPFW Riverfest Splashfest – Water races, boat rides, games, arts; 9 a.m. to midnight; on the St. Joe River at the IPFW Venderly Bridge; 481-6495 or www.ipfwriverfest.org.

Focus on Fiber Arts Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sauder Village, 22611 Ohio 2, Archbold, Ohio; 1-800-590-9755 or www.saudervillage.org.

A Day in the Park – 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Recreational Park, Bryan, Ohio; 419-636-2247 or www.bryanchamber.org.

Cleveland Street Rib Fest – Noon to 6 p.m.; Antwerp, Ohio; 419-258-7075 or www.villageofantwerp.com.

THURSDAY

Old-Fashioned Farmers’ Days – Tractors on display, antique auto racing, quilts, crafts, farm animals, music; Van Wert County Fairgrounds, Van Wert, Ohio; 419-363-3259 or www.vanwert.com/offa. Ends July 4.

MUSEUM EXHIBITS

ALL WEEKEND

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum – More than 120 classic, antique, vintage and special-interest cars on display; design an automobile in design studios; Auburn; $10 adults, $6 students, free to ages 6 and younger; free admission for all active-duty military personnel and their immediate family members through Labor Day; hours, 260-925-1444 or www.automobilemuseum.org.

Black Pine Animal Park – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; staff-guided and interactive tours, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily through Sept. 6; 1426 W. 300 N., Albion; admission, 260-636-7383 or www.blackpineanimalpark.com.

Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory – “Butterflies and Fairies,” ends Sunday; Fiber/mixed media artwork by Karen Musgrave on display, ends Wednesday; 1100 S. Calhoun St.; $5 adults, $3 ages 3 to 17, free to ages 2 and younger; 427-6440 or www.botanicalconservatory.org.

Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo – Featuring giraffe, banded mongoose, ring-tailed lemurs, black-footed penguins, swamp monkey; open through Oct. 10; 3411 Sherman Blvd.; hours, 427-6800 or www.kidszoo.org.

Historic Sauder Village – More than 40 historic homes and community shops; Archbold, Ohio; 1-800-590-9755 or www.saudervillage.org.

The History Center – 302 E. Berry St.; $5 adults, $3 seniors and students, free to members and ages 5 and younger; hours, 426-2882 or www.fwhistorycenter.com.

Hoosier Air Museum – Featuring 1946 Stinson V-77 Gullwing, Smith mini plane, 1935 Speedbird, 1979 Bell AH-1 Cobra Helicopter Gunship; 2822 County Road 62, Auburn; open through Dec. 14; 260-927-0443.

Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum and National Military History Center Barnum & Bailey circus display, also vintage 1983 DMC-12 DeLorean on display at the auto museum; “A Sacrifice for Freedom” exhibit on display at the history center; 5634 County Road 11-A, Auburn; 260-927-9144 or www.militaryhistorycenter.org.

National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States – “Cars and Trucks Like You Used to Own”; adjacent to Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automotive Museum, Auburn; admission and hours, 260-925-9100.

Science Central – “Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe,” ends Aug. 29; 1950 N. Clinton St.; $7 adults, seniors and ages 3 to 12; 424-2400 or www.sciencecentral.org.

TODAY AND SATURDAY

Karpeles Manuscript Museum – “Milestones in Modern Medicine,” ends Aug. 31; 3039 Piqua Ave., lower gallery; 456-6929 or www.karpeles.com.

Swiss Heritage Village and Museum – Restored historic buildings and museum; “Capturing the Soul of Indiana,” presented by John Bower, Hoosier photographer, 7 p.m. Saturday; 1200 Swiss Way, Berne; $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 ages 12 and younger; hours, 260-589-8007 or www.swissheritage.org. Closes Oct. 30.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT

TODAY AND SATURDAY

All American Giant Midway – Memorial Coliseum, parking lot, 4000 Parnell Ave.

TODAY

Historic West Main Street Farmers Market – 3 to 8 p.m.; 1936 W. Main St.; 515-9700. Ends Oct. 22.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

Ham Radio Field Day – 2 p.m. Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday; Veteran’s National Memorial Shrine, 2122 O’Day Road; 484-5060.

SATURDAY

South Side Farmers Market – 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 3300 Warsaw St.; 456-8255 or 456-1228. Ends Nov. 20.

Farmers Market – 8 a.m. to noon; downtown Columbia City on the west side of the Courthouse square; ends Oct. 30.

LaGrange Farm and Artisan Rural Market – 8 a.m. to noon; on Michigan Street, LaGrange; 260-463-2765.

DasMarit Farmers and Artists Market – 8 a.m. to noon; corner of U.S. 27 and Indiana 218, Berne.

Loblolly Marsh Tours – 9:30 a.m.; Limberlost State Historic Site, 200 E. Sixth St., Geneva; $2; 260-368-7428.

North Anthony Historic Home and Garden Tour – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; North Anthony neighborhood; sponsored by ARCH; $10 advance, $12 day of tour; 426-5117 or aquinn@archfw.org.

Display Garden Twilight Walk and Plant Sale – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Allen County Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave.; free admission and parking.

Syracuse and Wawasee Garden Walk – 1 to 4 p.m.; Lake Wawasee and Syracuse; $5; tickets, 574-528-0850 or marmstoelting@gmail.com.

Gene’s Tame Garden Tour – 8 to 10 p.m.; Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site; $20 a person; directions, 260-854-3790.

Star Viewing – Starts one hour after sunset through Nov. 27; Fort Wayne Astronomical Society telescope, Fox Island County Park, 7324 Yohne Road; skies must be clear for viewing; donations accepted.

SUNDAY

East State Village Farmers Market – Noon to 4 p.m.; Tecumseh Library Plaza, 1411 E. State Blvd.; 341-8021.

Trap and Skeet Shoot – 12:30 p.m.; Southwest Conservation Club, 5703 Bluffton Road; 747-4677.

MONDAY

Janie Ebinger – Author of “Janie’s Simply Entrée Salads for Two”; 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; North Webster Community Library, North Webster; 574-834-7122.

TUESDAY

Little River Ramblers Nature Hike – Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project; 9 a.m.; meet at Eagle Marsh, 6801 Engle Road; free; 478-2515 or crc@lrwp.org.

Farmers Market – 3 to 7 p.m.; Riverside Gardens Park, corner of Schwartz and Grabill roads, Leo; m.faley@mchsi.com. Ends Oct. 5.

Bike Trek the Trails – 8-mile ride on Towpath Trail; meet at Rockhill Park, off Catalpa Street; 6 p.m.; free; directions, 415-7313.

WEDNESDAY

Farmers Market – 4 to 7 p.m.; Salomon Farm, 817 W. Dupont Road; 427-6005. Ends Oct. 13.

SPECTATOR SPORTS

TODAY

TinCaps baseball – vs. Bowling Green; 7:05 p.m.; Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St.; $12.50, $10, $9, $8, $5; 482-6400 or www.tincaps.com.

SATURDAY

TinCaps baseball – vs. Bowling Green; 7:05 p.m.; Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St.; $12.50, $10, $9, $8, $5; 482-6400 or www.tincaps.com.

SUNDAY

TinCaps baseball – vs. Bowling Green; 3:05 p.m.; Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St.; $12.50, $10, $9, $8, $5; 482-6400 or www.tincaps.com.

THEATER

ALL WEEKEND

“All Shook Up” – 8 p.m. today, Saturday and Wednesday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Tuesday, 2 and 8 p.m. Thursday; Ramada Wagon Wheel Theatre, 2517 E. Center St., Warsaw; $30 adults, $16 students, $12 ages 12 and younger; 574-267-8041 or www.wagonwheeltheatre.org. Ends July 3.

“Plain and Fancy” – Amish Acres, 1600 W. Market St., Nappanee; $27.95, $12.95 and $6.95 students; 1-800-800-4942 or www.amishacres.com. Ends Oct. 16.

“A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline” – Amish Acres, 1600 W. Market St., Nappanee; $27.95, $12.95 and $6.95 students; times, 1-800-800-4942 or www.amishacres.com. Ends July 11.

“Stepping Out” – Comedy; 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday; Williams County Community Theater Playhouse, 501 S. East Ave., Montpelier, Ohio; $11 adults, $10 seniors and children; 1-888-569-9228.

TODAY AND SATURDAY

“Father of the Bride” – Dinner at 7 p.m., performance at 8 p.m.; Arena Dinner Theatre, 719 Rockhill St.; $35 dinner and show; 424-5622.

“Goldilocks and the Three Bears” – 10 a.m.; Tibbits Opera House, 14 S. Hanchett St., Coldwater, Mich.; $7; 517-278-6029.

“On Broadway: A Modern Songbook” – 8 p.m. today, Saturday and Thursday, 2 and 8 p.m. Wednesday; Tibbits Opera House, 14 S. Hanchett St., Coldwater, Mich.; performance times and tickets, 517-278-6029. Ends July 3.