BOOKSTORE EVENTS

TODAY AND SATURDAY

Kids Storytime – 5 p.m. today, 3 p.m. Saturday; Borders Books, 4320 Coldwater Road; free; 471-5598.

WEDNESDAY

Storytime – 11 a.m.; Borders Books, 4320 Coldwater Road; free; stories and activities; 471-5598.

COMEDY

TODAY AND

SATURDAY

Mikey Mason – 7:30 and 9:45 p.m.; Snickerz Comedy Bar, 5535 St. Joe Road; $9; 486-0216.

THURSDAY

Heywood Banks – 7:30 p.m.; Snickerz Comedy Bar, 5535 St. Joe Road; $16.50; 486-0216.

DANCES

TODAY

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

SATURDAY

Renaissance Ballroom Dance Studio – 8 to 10 p.m.; 7145 Indiana 1 N., Ossian; $5 a person; free group class at 7:15 p.m.; 622-6644.

FESTIVALS

ALL WEEKEND

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

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.

SATURDAY

Celebration of Independence – 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Foster Park, 3900 Old Mill Road; benefit for Jorge Gonzalez kidney transplant fund; free; 341-3346.

THURSDAY

Bean Blossom Gospel Jubilee – Ends July 10; Bean Blossom; 1-800-414-4677 or www.beanblossom.com.

FOURTH OF JULY EVENTS

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

Monroeville Fourth of July Celebration – Music, car show, food, games; 6 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 to 11 p.m. Sunday; Monroeville Community Park, 421 Monroe St., Monroeville; free admission and parking; 623-3454 or www.monroevillein.com.

Old-Fashioned Fourth of July – Games, ice cream, reading of Declaration of Independence; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sauder Village, 22611 Ohio 2, Archbold, Ohio; 1-800-590-9755 or www.saudervillage.org.

SATURDAY

Dixie Boat Fireworks Cruise – 9 p.m.; North Webster; 574-834-2385.

SUNDAY

Fourth Celebration – Fireworks, music; Manchester College, North Manchester; free; 260-982-5210 or www.manchester.edu.

MONDAY

Holiday at Home – Various location throughout Van Wert, Ohio; music, food, dance, movie and fireworks; 419-238-9378 or www.visitvanwert.com.

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 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.

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; opened through Dec. 14; 260-927-0443.

Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum and

National Military History Center

– Barnum & Bailey circus display, 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; 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; 1200 Swiss Way, Berne; $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 ages 12 and younger; hours, 260-589-8007 or www.swissheritage.org. Closes Oct. 30.

TODAY

Wabash County Historical Museum – “Moving Pictures”; 36 E. Market St., Wabash; $5 adults, $3 seniors and ages 6 to 12, free to ages 5 and younger; 260-563-9070.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

Foellinger-Freimann

Botanical Conservatory – “Greek Garden Exhibit,” ends Nov. 14; Photography by Judy Whitton, ends Aug.31; 1100 S. Calhoun St.; $5 adults, $3 ages 3 to 17, free to ages 2 and younger; 427-6440 or www.botanicalconservatory.org.

SATURDAY

Miami Indian Heritage Day – Erik Vosteen demonstrates use and construction of traditional Great Lakes pottery, stone crafts and tools, 1 to 4 p.m.; Historic Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road; $7 adults, $5 seniors and students; 426-2882, ext. 311, or www.fwhistorycenter.com.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT

TODAY

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

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.

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.

“Nature Center for a Day” – Mounts, displays and crafts; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Ouabache State Park, Lodge Recreation Building, 4930 Indiana 201 E., Bluffton; park admission fee applies; 260-824-0926.

Peace Rally – Noon; Allen County Courthouse Green.

Nature Hike: Aquatic Insects – Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project; 1 to 3 p.m.; Eagle Marsh, 6801 Engle Road; 478-2515 or www.lrwp.org.

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

3-D Archery Shoot – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Southwest Conservation Club, 5703 Bluffton Road; 747-4677.

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

MONDAY

Variety Show – Presented by Young Hoosiers Conservation Corps; 12:30 p.m.; Salamonie Interpretive Center, Lost Bridge West Recreation Area, Indiana 105, Andrews; park admission fee applies; 260-468-2127.

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-Cedarville; m.faley@mchsi.com. Ends Oct. 5.

Bike Trek the Trails – Six-mile ride on the Rivergreenway along the Maumee Pathway from North River Road to Moser Park; 6 p.m.; meet at North River Road Trailhead; free; directions, 415-7313.

WEDNESDAY

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

Summer Playground Program – 5 to 7 p.m.; Psi Ote Park, Wennonah Lane; free; sponsored by Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Dept.; www.fortwayneparks.org.

THURSDAY

Breakfast on the Marsh – Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project; 8 to 10 a.m.; Coventry Meadows Senior Community, 7843 W. Jefferson Blvd.; reservations, 478-2515 or crc@lrwp.org.

Farmers Market – 3 to 6 p.m.; The Towne House, 2209 St. Joe Center Road; 483-3116.

SPECTATOR SPORTS

SUNDAY

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.

MONDAY

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.Military Appreciation Day, veterans and active duty individuals of all branches will be recognized at the game.

TUESDAY

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.

THEATER

ALL WEEKEND

“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.

TODAY AND SATURDAY

“All Shook Up” – 8 p.m.; Ramada Wagon Wheel Theatre, 2517 E. Center St., Warsaw; $30, $16, $12; 1-866-823-2618 or www.wagonwheeltheare.com.

“

The Life and Times of Johnny Cash” – Starring Keith and Ruby Coleman; Goodtimes Theater, Bearcreek Farms, Bryant; tickets and time, 260-997-6822.

“The Emperor’s New Clothes” – 10 a.m.; Tibbits Opera House, 14 S. Hanchett St., Coldwater, Mich.; $7, ends July 10; “Back Stage Pass,” July 10, $18, advance reservations required; 517-278-6029.

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

WEDNESDAY

AND

THURSDAY

“The Music Man” – Ramada Wagon Wheel Theatre, Warsaw; $30 adults, $16 students, $12 ages 12 and younger; performance times and tickets, 574-267-8041 or www.wagonwheeltheatre.org. Ends July 17.