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COMEDY

TODAY AND

SATURDAY

Don Reese and James Ervin Berry – 7:30 and 9:45 p.m.; Snickerz Comedy Bar, 5535 St. Joe Road; $9; 486-0216.

THURSDAY

Mike Lukas and Leo Flowers – 7:30 p.m.; Snickerz Comedy Bar, 5535 St. Joe Road; $8; 486-0216.

DANCES

SATURDAY

Renaissance Ballroom Dance – 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

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

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

SATURDAY

Zanesville Indiana Homespun Day – Parade, bike rodeo, music, softball tourney, quilt and needlework show; Zanesville; 260-638-4327.

THURSDAY

Grabill Country Fair – Food, arts and crafts, family activities, kiddie rides, music, contests; Grabill; 260-625-4057 or www.grabillcountryfair.com. Ends Sept. 11.

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 through Monday, then weekends through Oct. 31; 1426 W. 300 N., Albion; admission, 260-636-7383 or www.blackpineanimalpark.com.

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Botanical Conservatory – “Greek Garden Exhibit,” ends Nov. 14; artwork by Harry Hannie and Angela Applegate, artist reception, 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday; 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 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. Miniature Train, Endangered Species Carousel, River Ride, Sky Safari, $1 each through September.

Historic Sauder Village – More than 40 historic homes and community shops; Archbold, Ohio; 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.

TODAY AND SATURDAY

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.

SATURDAY

Miami Indian Heritage Day – Dani Tippman presents “Miami Harvest,” edible and usable plants and materials, 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.

WEDNESDAY

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

SOMETHING DIFFERENT

ALL WEEKEND

Midwest Tandem Rally – Ends Monday; Shipshewana; www.mtr2010.org.

TODAY

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

Duesenberg Car and Stinson Plane Exhibition – 2 to 7 p.m.; Kendallville airport, Kendallville; 260-347-9260.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

Tri Kappa Antique Show and Market – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday; DeKalb County High School, Auburn; $5 adults, free to ages 12 and younger; 260-925-4435.

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 – 9 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.

Loblolly Marsh Tours – 9:30 a.m.; Limberlost State Historic Site, 200 E. 6th St., Geneva; $2; 260-368-7428.

Peace Rally – Noon; Allen County Courthouse Green.

“Butterfly Count” – Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project; 1 to 3 p.m.; meet at Arrowhead Marsh, east side of Aboite Road off Redding Drive; 478-2515 or www.lrwp.org.

Outdoor Concert with The Spurgeon Family – 5 p.m.; sponsored by ACRES Land Trust; Wing Haven Nature Preserve, Steuben 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

Indiana Young Birders Hike – 10 a.m.; Lost Bridge West Recreation Area, Salamonie Reservoir, 9214 Lost Bridge W., Andrews; event is free, gate fee charged; 260-468-2127.

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

MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

Shipshewana Flea Market – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Shipshewana; 574-304-3913.

TUESDAY

Mike “Doc” Emrick – National Hockey League Hall of Fame broadcaster; 3:30 p.m.; Cordier Auditorium, Manchester College, North Manchester; free; 260-982-5285.

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 – Rivergreenway from St. Joe Pathway to downtown; ride is 7 miles; meet at IPFW on the east side of pedestrian bridge over St. Joe River; 6 p.m.; free; directions, 415-7313.

WEDESDAY AND THURSDAY

Traveling Vietnam Wall and Agent Orange Quilt of Tears Exhibit – Dawn to dusk, ends Sept. 12; Leo High School, 14600 Amstutz Road, Leo-Cedarville; free; 446-0180, ext. 7150.

WEDNESDAY

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

Cruze-In at the Drive-In Car Show – 5 to 8 p.m.; Auburn-Garrett Drive-In, Indiana 8 W., Garrett; registration, $15, spectators, $6.50; 260-357-3759.

“Why the Fuss about Darwin and Evolution?” – Presented by Eugenie C. Scott; 7 p.m.; IPFW, Walb Student Union Building, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E.; free; 481-6833.

THURSDAY

Breakfast on the Marsh – Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project; “Where the Wild Things Were, Are and Will Be”; 8 to 10 a.m.; Coventry Meadows Senior Community, 7843 W. Jefferson Blvd.; reservations, 478-2515 or e-mail crc@lrwp.org.

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

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

SPECTATOR SPORTS

SATURDAY

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

THEATER

ALL WEEKEND

“The Laramie Project” – 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St.; $20 general admission, $18 ages 61 and older and 22 and younger; 422-6329. Ends Sept. 11.

“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.