TODAY
• Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., Columbus, presents “Lucy Raven: Low Relief” through Nov. 27; “Dogs” through 2017; “Glass Magic” through 2018; “Graphic Novelist Residency Exhibition: Ronald Wimberly” through Feb. 19; “The Sun Placed in the Abyss” through Jan. 8; “Bodies@Work: The Work of Ruben and Isabel Toledo” through June 18; “Think Outside the Brick: The Creative Art of Lego,” through feb. 26; and “Aminah’s Presidential Suite.” Hours vary. Admission: $6-$20. www.columbusmuseum.org.
• Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, presents “The Second City’s Holidazed & Confused Revue” through Dec. 31. Times vary. Tickets: $35 and up at www.cincyplay.com or 800-582-3208.
• Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St., Troy, presents, “Vessels, Vistas & Visions,” art by Pamela Ridenour, Donna Pierce-Clark and Shirley DeLaet, which runs through Nov. 27. Free. 937-339-0457.
• Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N., Dayton, presents “Ravaged Sublime: Landscape Photography in the 21st Century” through Jan. 8. Wednesday and Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Admission: $14 adults; $11 seniors 60 and older, students 18 and older and active military; $6 children 7-17; free for members and children 6 and under.
• Rosewood Gallery, 2655 Olson Drive, Kettering, presents solo exhibitions by Terry Glass and Stephen Goettsch through Friday. Thursday 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. 937-296-0294.
• Short North Stage at the Garden Theater, 1187 N. High St., Columbus, presents “Kiss of the Spider Woman” through Sunday. Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets: $25-$42.
• La Comedia Dinner Theater, 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, presents “A Christmas Carol” through Dec. 31. Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $59-$75 includes dinner, at www.lacomedia.com and 800-677-9505.
• Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, presents “A Whoville Holiday,” botanical exhibits, through Jan. 8. Hours vary. Admission: $7 adults; $4 children; children under 4, free. www.cincinnatiparks.com.
• Springfield Museum of Art, 107 Cliff Park Road, Springfield, presents the Dayton.Kyoto Print Exchange exhibit through March 25. Open Wednesday-Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $5 adults; $3 students and seniors; children 17 and under, free. springfieldart.net.
FRIDAY
• Downtown Sidney presents the Winter Wonderland Parade along the courtsquare at 6:30 p.m. Free.
• Holiday Lights on the Hill, a drive-through holiday light show, opens tonight and runs through Jan. 1 in the Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park, 1763 Hamilton-Cleves Road, Hamilton. Monday-Thursday, 6-9 p.m.;
Friday-Sunday, 6-10 p.m. Admission: $20-$25 per car. 513-868-1234.
• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 4850 W. Powell Road, Powell, presents Wildlights at the Zoo through Jan. 1. Sunday-Thursday, 5-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 5-10 p.m. Tickets: $19 adults, $13 children 3-9 and seniors 60 and older. www.columbuszoo.org.
• The Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo, presents Lights before Christmas through Dec. 31. Light displays, ice carving demonstrations, food. Sunday-Thursday, 3-8 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 3-9 p.m. Admission: $17 adults, $14 children 2-11 and seniors 60 and older. 419-385-4040.
• Wright State University, 3640 Col. Glenn Highway, Fairborn, presents “Heathers: The Musical” in the Herbst Theatre today, Saturday and Dec. 2 at 8 p.m., Sunday and Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. and Dec. 3 at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets: $12 adults, $10 seniors, $5 students at 937-775-2500.
• Kettering Children’s Theatre presents “May the Farce Be with You” today and Saturday, at 7 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Rosewood Art Center, 2655 Olson Drive, Kettering. Tickets: $7 adults, $5 children 12 and under at the door.
SATURDAY
• Carillon Park, 1000 Carillon Blvd., Dayton, hosts its 22nd annual Ringing in the Holidays at 6:30 p.m. Exhibits, entertainment, silent auction, desserts and hors d’oeuvres, coctails, raffle. Tickets: $85 nonmembers; $75 members at 937-293-2841.
• Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy, hosts a night hike at 7 p.m. and a public star gaze at 8 p.m. Free. And today is the deadline for people 13 and older to register to make a cardinal painting in a session scheduled for Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Fee: $35. 937-698-6493.
• Miami County YMCA Robinson Branch, 3060 S. County Road 25 A, Troy, hosts a Saturday Night Live event for children in grades 1-6 from 7 to 11:30 p.m. Movie, swimming, gym games, bounce house, pizza. Fee: $10 members, $16 nonmembers. Register at 937-440-9622.
• Darke County Parks presents a program for children in grades 3-6, “Orienteering,” from 9:30 a.m. to noon and a program for hunters, “Tracking and Blood-trailing 101,” at 2 p.m. in the Shawnee Prairie Preserve, 4267 State Route 502, Greenville. Fee: $3 for orienteering. Advance registration required for both programs at 937-548-0165.
• National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Fairborn, hosts Family Day: Destination Space Station from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. 937-255-3286.
• Downtown Greenville presents the 13th annual Hometown Holiday Horse Parade at 7 p.m. along South Broadway Street, Greenville. Free.
• Allen County Fairgrounds, 2750 Harding Highway, Lima, hosts a Christmas craft show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Christmas Fair, a craft show, runs in the Ohio State Fairgrounds Lausche Building, 717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $6; parking, $5. 614-319-3888.
• Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 E. Broad St., Columbus, presents Merry and Bright, seasonal horticultural displays, through Jan. 1. Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $14 adults, $11 seniors 60 and older and college students, $7 children 3-16. 614-715-8000.
• Miami County Park District hosts Preschool in the Park, “Turkey Time,” at 11 a.m. today and Tuesday and a family discovery hike for individuals with special needs and their adult companions at 1:30 p.m. in the Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, Tipp City. Fee: $3 for preschool. Advance registration required for either program at miamicountyparks.com.
• Holy Angels Catholic Church Parish Outreach Committee hosts the fourth annual Fair Trade Boutique from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Ross Historical Center, 201 N. Main Ave. Admission is free.
SUNDAY
• Dayton Art Institute 456 Belmonte Park N., Dayton, presents “String Quartet Gems” performed by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Principal String Quartet at 3 p.m. Tickets: $22 adults, $14 students at www.daytonperformingarts.org.
• Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy, offers View from the Vista, birdwatching, from 2 to 4 p.m. 937-698-6493.
• Sidney American Legion, 1265 Fourth Ave., hosts a brunch, open to the public, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Meals cost $8 for adults, $4 for children 6-12, free for children under 6.
• Today is the deadline to register children in grades 1-6 to attend the Miami County YMCA Thanksgiving Break Day Camp, scheduled for Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with activities in the Piqua branch, 223 W. High St., Piqua, and in Rolling Hills Skate, 105 E. Russell Road, Sidney. Fee: $20 members, $26 nonmembers. Register at 937-773-9622.
• Miami County Parks hosts dog social, “Bark in the Park,” in the Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, Tipp City, from 1 to 3 p.m. Free.
• Jackson Center Community Thanksgiving, hosted by seven local churches, runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the American Legion hall, 627 E. College St., Jackson Center. Meal and entertainment. Donations accepted by not required.
MONDAY
• Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy, presents a Wild Journeys talk, “The Wilds of Namibia,” by Jim Beckman at 7 p.m. Admission: $5 nonmembers; free for members. 937-698-6493.
• The Springfield Symphony Orchestra presents the Springfield Youth Orchestra and Children’s Chorus in concert at 7 p.m. in the Southgate Baptist Church, 2111 S. Center Boulevard, Springfield. Free. 937-325-8100.
• Wright State University, 3640 Col. Glenn Highway, Fairborn, presents a talk by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Marilynn Robinson, “Literature, Religion, Peace: A Conversation with Marilynne Robinson,” at 11:15 a.m. in the Stein Galleries of the Creative Arts Center on campus. Free.
• New Bremen Public Library hosts game time with Topsy Turvy Toys for children in grades 1-6 at 3:30 p.m. and Move and Groove to the Music for children in grades K-3 at 6:30 p.m. Advance registration required for game time at 419-629-2158.
• Stallo Memorial Library in Minster hosts Family Story Time at 6:15 p.m. Advance registration required at 419-628-2925.
• Niswonger Performing Arts Center, 10700 State Route 118, Van Wert, presents “Elf” at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $28-$75 at 419-238-6722.
• Miami County Park District hosts Trailing Moms & Tots, a hike for children 0-5 and their mothers, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, Tipp City. Free. Register at miamicountyparks.com.
• La Comedia Dinner Theatre, 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, presents “Christmas with the Hoppers,” a holiday gospel concert at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $40-$42, includes meal, at 800-677-9505.
• Today is the deadline to purchase tickets for a talk and book signing by Serena B. Miller, author of “The Measure of Katie Calloway,” scheduled for Dec. 2 at noon in the Moose Lodge, 1200 Broadway Ave. Tickets: $15, includes lunch. Reservations required. Email [email protected] or mail check payable to Book and Travel Club to Barri Grandey, 8688 Wright-Puthoff Road, Sidney, OH 45365.
TUESDAY
• Victoria Theatre Association presents “Elf” today through Nov. 27 in the Schuster Center in downtown Dayton. Times vary. Tickets: $30 and up at 888-228-3630.
• Darke County Parks hosts an early morning discovery hike at 8 a.m. and Project FeederWatch, birdwatching, in the Shawnee Prairie Preserve, 4267 State Route 502 W., Greenville, today and Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. 937-548-0165.
• Stallo Memorial Library in Minster hosts story time for children 3 to kindergarten at 10:30 a.m. and Late Nighter for third-grade girls at 7:30 p.m. Advance registration required for Late Nighter at 419-628-2925.
WEDNESDAY
• Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, presents “A Christmas Carol” through Dec. 31. Tickets: $30-$85 at www.cincyplay.com.
• Stallo Memorial Library in Minster screens a movie for children in kindergarten and older at 10:30 a.m. Advance registration required at 419-628-2925.
NOV. 24
• First Presbyterian Church, 202 N. Miami Ave., hosts the Turkey Trot hunger race beginning at 8:30 a.m. 492-4597.
• Thanksgiving Fellowship Dinner runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus hall, 40 N. Main St., Minster. Free.
