Fort Wayne –
COMEDY
TODAY AND SATURDAY
Marc Skippy Price and Mike Stankiewicz – 7:30 and 9:45 p.m.; Snickerz Comedy Bar, 5535 St. Joe Road; $10.50; 486-0216.
THURSDAY
Chris Barnes – 7:30 p.m.; Snickerz Comedy Bar, 5535 St. Joe Road; $10.50; 486-0216.
DANCES
SATURDAY
Studio Dance – 8 p.m.; Renaissance Ballroom Dance Studio, Ossian; 622-6644.
SUNDAY
Singles/Couples Dance – 6 to 10 p.m.; West Side Gardens Reception Hall, 2025 Olladale Drive; $7.
FESTIVALS
SATURDAY
Winterval – 2 to 5 p.m.; winter carnival with snow crafts, activities and treats; Community Center, 233 W. Main St.; free; 427-6460; other area events, see schedule at www.fortwayneparks.org.
Ice Fest 2013 – Randy Finch from Food Networks Ice Brigade and ice sculptures; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; chili and soup tasting; downtown Coldwater, Mich.; www.coldwaterdda.org.
THURSDAY
Fort Wayne Fringe – Performing arts festival with different artists; Wunderkammer Company, 3402 Fairfield Ave.; $5 per show; ends Feb. 3; for acts and performance times, visit www.fwfringe.tumblr.com.
HOLIDAY EVENTS
TODAY AND SATURDAY
Holiday Show – Artwork by regional and national artists; ends Thursday; Castle Gallery Fine Art, 1202 W. Wayne St.; hours, 426-6568 or www.castlegallery.com.
MUSEUM EXHIBITS
ALL WEE
KEND
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum – Exhibit includes rare 1930 Auburn 8-125 Sport Sedan, a rare 1931 Stutz limousine chassis and a rare Dual-Cowl Cord L-29 Phaeton; hours and admission, 260-925-1444.
Foellinger-Freimann
Botanical Conservatory – Mighty Jungle Adventure exhibit, ends April 7; Winterval, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, free cocoa and cookies and make a bird craft; Make Snow Indoors, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday; 1100 S. Calhoun St.; $5 adults, $3 ages 3 to 17, free to ages 2 and younger; call for hours, 427-6440 or www.botanicalconservatory.org.
National Military History Center
and Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum
– World War II rare German fighting vehicles and United States Air Force staff car displays; 5634 County Road 11-A, Auburn; admission for both museums, $10 adults, $6 to ages 11 to 7, free to ages 6 and younger; 260-927-9144.
National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States – Cars and Trucks Like You Used to Own includes International Harvester truck gallery, restored 1948 Valentine Diner, historic gas pumps, toy and die-cast model and Checker Cab display; adjacent to Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, Auburn; admission; hours, 260-925-9100 or www.natmus.org.
Northeastern Indiana Racing Museum – Vintage photos, race cars and artifacts from local race tracks and racers; inside the National Military History Center and Kruse Automotive Museum, Auburn; open daily; admission price, 260-316-0966 or ksplace1@frontier.com.
Science Central – Genomics eXplorer exhibit, ends April 14; 1950 N. Clinton St.; regular admission, $8 adults and ages 12 to 3, $7 seniors; hours, 424-2400 or www.sciencecentral.org.
TODAY AND SATURDAY
The History Center – Law enforcement exhibit, also Allen County Innovation, permanent exhibition gallery, looks at inventions and products created and produced in Allen County; 302 E. Berry St.; $5 adults, $3 seniors and students, free to ages 2 and younger; hours, 426-2882 or www.fwhistorycenter.com.
SATURDAY
Living History: Nouvelle Annee – French Garrison of Fort Wayne in 1753 re-enactment; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Historic Fort Wayne, 1201 Spy Run Ave.; freewill donation; 437-2836 or www.oldfortwayne.org.
RECREATIONAL
ALL WEEKEND
Ice skating – Hours: noon to 10 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, 1 to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; Headwaters Park; $5 ages 14 and older, $3 ages 13 and younger, $2 skate rental; free parking and spectators; free to ages 13 and younger every Wednesday through Feb. 27, must pay skate rental; 422-7625 or www.fortwayneparks.org. Ends March 4.
Refrigerated Toboggan – 5 to 10 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; Pokagon State Park, Angola; park entrance fees apply; rental fees, 260-833-2012 or www.IN.gov/dnr. Ends Feb. 24.
TUESDAY
Little River Ramblers Nature Hike – Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project; 9 to 11 a.m.; Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road; free; 478-2515 or info@lrwp.org.
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
ALL WEEKEND
Mizpah Shrine Circus – 6:30 p.m.; Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; $20, $15, $12, $10; 1-800-745-3000. Free Circus Fair in Exposition Center opens one hour before the first show of each day and continues until one hour after the last show ends. Ends Sunday.
Fort Wayne Outdoor Sports, Lake and Cabin Show – Recreational and outdoor products; Noon to 9 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; $10 for adults, children 16 and under free; plus parking fee; www.sportsandcabinshow.com.
TODAY
Elton John Remote Live concert – Singer will perform live from Disneylands Hyperion Theater in Anaheim, Calif.; 12:30 a.m. (Saturday), doors open at midnight today; Sweetwater Sound, 5501 U.S. 30; event is sold out; 432-8176 or www.sweetwater.com.
SATURDAY
Acoustic Spoken Word Café – Featuring Adrian Curry and Grey Gordon; 7 to 10 p.m.; Café, TRIAAC, 501 E. Brackenridge St.; $5; 969-9442.
Fort Wayne Derby Girls – Screening of documentary film Derby, Baby!; doors open at 6:30 p.m., movie at 7 p.m.; $12 in advance, $15 at door; IPFW, Neff Hall room 101, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.; www.fwderbygirls.com or email fwderbygirls@gmail.com.
SUNDAY
Fort Wayne Record and CD Show – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Classic Café, 4832 Hillegas Road; free admission; 482-2525.
Fort Wayne Hobby and Collectibles Show – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Classic Café, 4832 Hillegas Road; free admission.
WEDNESDAY
Pinewood Derby 2013 – Test and Tune Days, 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Feb. 27; Phils Hobby Shop, Parkwest Shopping Center; free; 426-5056 or www.philshobbyshop.com.
One Night Stand: Creating a Play in a Day – Theater event, behind the Broadway curtain; 7:30 p.m.; Coldwater Crossing, 211 W. Washington Center Road. tickets, www.fathomevents.com.
Celebrate Downtown – Downtown Improvement District hosts living statue Mark Abbati, music, photography and screening of new DID video; 5 to 7 p.m.; Cinema Center, 437 E. Berry St.; Living Statue Workshop from 2 to 4 p.m.; RSVP at www.downtownfortwayne.com.
THURSDAY
Fort Wayne RV and Camping Show – 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; $6 adults, $4 seniors and $2 for kids 12 and under; ends Feb. 3; www.rvshows.org.
The Best of RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space – Theater event; 7:30 p.m.; Coldwater Crossing, 211 W. Washington Center Road. tickets, www.fathomevents.com.
Antique Appraisal Fair – 2 to 4 p.m.; Bethlehem Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation, 4430 Elsdale Drive; call 485-8157 to schedule an appraisal.
It Is Well with My Soul – Culture of Black Education; 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Allen County Public Library, Meeting Room B, 900 Library Plaza; $1; reservations, 420-0765.
SPECTATOR SPORTS
THURSDAY
Mad Ants basketball – vs. Maine; 7 p.m.; Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; reserved, $20.50, $12.50, $10.50, $5.50; 1-800-745-3000.
THEATER
ALL WEEKEND
Big River – 8 p.m.; Van Wert Civic Theatre, Van Wert, Ohio; $10; 419-238-0404 or www.vwct.org. Ends Feb. 9.
TODAY AND SATURDAY
Almost, Maine – Doors open at 6:15 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. and show at 8 p.m.; Arena Dinner Theatre, 719 Rockhill St.; tickets, 424-5622 or www.arenadinnertheatre.org. Ends Feb. 2.
SATURDAY
Mystery Dinner Theater – St. Joseph Hessen Cassel School presents entertainment with appetizers, dinner and performance; 6 p.m. appetizers, 7 p.m. dinner and 8 p.m. show; St. Joseph Hessen Cassel Parish Hall, 11521 Old U.S. 27 S.; $30; 639-3580.