Fort Wayne/area –

COMEDY

TODAY AND

SATURDAY

Matt Kazam and Tim Costello – 7:30 and 9:45 p.m.; Snickerz Comedy Bar, 5535 St. Joe Road; $9; 486-0216.

SATURDAY

Spontaneous Gut-Bustin’ Comedy Improv Troupe – 8 p.m.; VIP Bar and Grill, 2701 W. Jefferson Blvd.; $5 ages 21 and older.

THURSDAY

Don Reese and James Ervin Berry – 7:30 p.m.; Snickerz Comedy Bar, 5535 St. Joe Road; $8; 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

American Style Ballroom – 7 to 9 p.m. open dancing; 6041 N. Clinton St.; $6; 480-7070.

Renaissance Dance – 8 to 10 p.m.; 7145 Indiana 1 N., Ossian; $5 a person; 622-6644.

FESTIVALS

ALL WEEKEND

Festival of the Kekiongia – Pioneer encampments, craft demonstrations, pony rides, petting zoo, food; Riverside Center, 231 E. Monroe St., Decatur; 260-724-2604.

Defiance County Fair – Harness racing, tractor pulls, demolition derby; Fairgrounds, Hicksville, Ohio; 419-542-7575 or www.defiancefair.com.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

Fort Miamies Re-enactment – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday; Historic Fort Wayne; www.oldfortwayne.org.

David Rogers Days Living History Festival – 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; 2355 W. 550 S., Wolcottville; $2 per person admission.

SATURDAY

Taste of the Arts – Noon to 7 p.m.; Arts United Center and Freimann Square, 303 E. Main St.; displays, activities, music; 424-0646 or TasteOfTheArtsFortWayne.org.

Neighborhood Block Party – Wheelchair basketball, crafts, zoo animals, food; League for the Blind and Disabled, 5821 S. Anthony Blvd.; 441-0551.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY

Van Wert County Fair – Ends Sept. 8; Fairgrounds, 1055 S. Washington St., Van Wert, Ohio; 419-238-9270 or www.vanwertcountyfair.com.

THURSDAY

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival – Classic car show and festival; ends Sept. 6; Auburn; 260-925-3600 or www.acdfestival.org

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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 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 – “Greek Garden Exhibit,” ends Nov. 14; Photography by Judy Whitton, ends Tuesday; 1100 S. Calhoun St.; $5 adults, $3 ages 3 to 17, free to ages 2 and younger; $1 Night, 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday; 427-6440 or www.botanicalconservatory.org.

Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo – Featuring reticulated 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; Barbershop music and vintage baseball, Saturday; Sauder Village, 22611 Ohio 2, Archbold, Ohio; 1-800-590-9755 or www.saudervillage.org.

The History Center – Farnsworth items on display; 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 and 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; hours, 260-925-9100.

Science Central – “Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe,” ends Sunday; 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 Tuesday; 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” exhibit; 36 E. Market St., Wabash; $5 adults, $3 seniors and ages 6 to 12, free to ages 5 and younger; 260-563-9070.

WEDNESDAY

African/African-American Historical Society Museum – 9 a.m.; 436 E. Douglas Ave.; 420-0765.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT

TODAY

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

Cruise-In – Music by Spike and the Bulldogs; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Coventry Meadows, 7843 W. Jefferson Blvd.; benefit for Alzheimer Association; 432-4848.

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; located 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.

Farmers Market – Sponsored by Roanoke Chamber of Commerce; 8 a.m. to noon; Roanoke; 260-494-0222. Ends Sept. 11.

Barr Street Farmers Market – Sponsored by Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; corner of Barr and Wayne streets; market@ylni.org. Ends Sept. 25.

Oscar Meyer Wienermobile – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Georgetown Square, 6300 E. State Blvd.; free wiener whistles; 749-0461.

“In Search of the Massassauga” – 2 p.m.; sponsored by ACRES Land Trust; Sauga Swamp, Noble County; directions, 637-2273 or www.acreslandtrust.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

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

Laurie Gray – Author of “Summer Sanctuary”; 3 to 6 p.m.; The Oyster Bar, 1830 S. Calhoun St.; 317-840-5838.

“Light Up the Night” Techfest 2010 – 7 to 9:30 p.m.; music, fire eaters, interactive fog screen, light show, food; Indiana Tech, 1600 E. Washington Blvd.; free; 422-5561, ext. 2150.

TUESDAY

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.

Farmers Market – Noon to 7 p.m.; Georgetown Bowl, Georgetown Square; 749-0461. Ends Aug. 31.

Bike Trek the Trails – Wabash & Erie Canal Towpath; ride is 8 miles; meet at Rockhill Park at trailhead parking lot off Catalpa Street; 6 p.m.; free; directions, 415-7313.

WEDNESDAY

“Using Our Senses to Enjoy Nature” – 1 p.m.; sponsored by ACRES Land Trust; Wildwood Nature Preserve, Kosciusko County; directions, 637-2273 or www.acreslandtrust.org.

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

THURSDAY

Farmers Market – 4 to 7 p.m.; in front of Georgetown Theater, Georgetown Square; 749-0461. Ends Oct. 15.

SPECTATOR SPORTS

TODAY

TinCaps baseball – vs. Great Lakes; 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.

TODAY AND SATURDAY

“The Laramie Project” – 8 p.m.; First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St.; $20 general admission, $18 ages 61 and older and 22 and younger; 422-6329. Ends Sept. 11.

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” – Ramada Wagon Wheel Theatre, 2517 E. Center St., Warsaw; $30 adults, $16 students, $12 ages 12 and younger; performance times, 574-267-8041 or www.wagonwheeltheatre.org.

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