Miscellaneous

Shipshewana Majestic: The Circus – 6:30 p.m.; Michiana Event Center, Shipshewana; $10 children, $18 adults; michianaevents.com or call 260-768-3300; ends Saturday.

“The Color Purple” – Broadway at the Embassy; 7:30 p.m.; Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd.; tickets, 424-5665 or fwembassy.org.

Music

Classical

Purdue Fort Wayne Community Orchestra – 7:30 p.m.; Auer Performance Hall, Purdue Fort Wayne, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E.; $7 adults, $6 seniors, $4 non-PFW students, free for PFW students; 481-6555 or www.pfw.edu/tickets.

Variety

Theory of a Deadman – 7:30 p.m.; Clyde Theatre, 1808 Bluffton Road; $25 advance, $30 day of show; Clyde box office, 800-514-3849 and ClydeTheatre.com.