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TODAY

• Wilson Walkers will host a quarter-less auction today at 6:30 p.m. in the American Legion hall, 1265 Fourth Avenue to support the MS Walk Shelby County. Auction and 50/50 drawing. Admission: $2; tickets, 25 cents each.

• Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy, presents a talk by artist John Ruthven at 7 p.m. Admission: $5 members; $10 nonmembers. 937-698-6493.

• Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main, Troy, presents an exhibit, “Arte Cubano 2016,” Exhibit continues through April 30. Free. 937-339-0457.

• Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park N., Dayton, presents an exhibit, “Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist,” through May 7. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.; Thursday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission: $8 adults, $5 seniors and active military, students and members free. daytonartinstitute.org.

• La Comedia Dinner Theatre, 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, presents “Away in the Basement: A Church Basement Ladies Christmas” through April 23. Thursday, Friday and Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $61-$75 at 800-677-9505. Includes meal.

• Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., Columbus, exhibits “A Dangerous Woman, Subversion and Surrealism in the Art of Honore Sharrer” through May 21; “Shakespeare in Prague: Imagining the Bard in the Heart of Europe” through May 10; “Bodies@Work: The Work of Ruben and Isabel Toledo,” through June 30; “Aminah’s Presidential Suite” through Dec. 31; “Dogs” through April 30; “Allan Sekula: Aerospace Folktales and Other Stories” and “Glass Magic” through Dec. 31, 2018; hours vary; Admission: Adults $14; seniors, $8; students 18 and older, $8; students 6-17, $5; children 5 and under, free; Sundays free; Thursdays 5 to 9 p.m., pay what you want.

• Rosewood Gallery, 2655 Olson Drive, Kettering, presents “The Poet’s Desk,” an exhibit of sculpture by Cynthia Gregory, and “Interjubjective Indusgence,” an exhibit of paintings by Heather Lea Reid through April 7. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. 937-296-0294.

• Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, presents “Jane Eyre” through April 8. Times vary. Tickets: $35 and up at 800-582-3208.

• Wright State University presents “9 to 5” through April 2 in the Festival Playhouse of the Creative Arts Center, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Fairborn. Times vary. Tickets: $22 adults; $20 students and seniors at 937-775-2500.

• Crescent Players presents “Mary Poppins” today and Friday at 7 p.m. in the Dicke Auditorium at New Bremen High School. Tickets: $10 in advance at crescentplayers.com; $12 at the door. 419-678-4643.

• Amos Memorial Public Library, 230 E. North St., screens the movie, “Sing,” at 5:30 p.m. Free.

• Anna Local Schools presents Plain Cities in concert and a talk by Brad Hertig at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Free.

FRIDAY

• Marion County Historical Society presents “A Night at Heritage Hall” today and Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Heritage Hall Museum, 169 E. Church St., Marion. Self-guided flashlight tours with living history figures. Tickets: $8 nonmembers; $4 members at the door. 740-387-4255.

• Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival run today through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., in the Roberts convention Center, 123 Gano Road, Wilmington. 18 performances by 10 bands, beginning at noon each day; jam sessions; vendors. Admission: $40 for one day; $70 for two days; chidlren 16 and under free with adult ticket purchase. www.somusicfest.com.

• Tipp City Players present a dessert theater production, “Lend Me a Tenor,” today and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Tipp City Lutheran Church, 14 W. Walnut St., Tipp City. Tickets: $15 at tippcityplayers.org.

• Russia Branch Library, 200 Raider St., Russia, hosts story time at 10:15 a.m.

• VFW, 2841 Wapakoneta Ave., hosts a fish fry from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Meals: $7.50 eat in; $7 carry-out.

• Sidney Knights of Columbus, 1300 N. Fourth Ave., hosts a fish fry from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Meals for adults: $8 eat in; $7.50 carry out; for children 11 and under: $4.

• Miami County Park District hosts a frog walk from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Stillwater Prairie Reserve, 9750 state Route 185, Covington. Free. Take a flashlight. Register at miamicountyparks.com.

• Amos Memorial Public Library, 230 E. North St., offers a drop-in craft, edible flower, for children in grades K-5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Billy Pfaff, of Boston, the Opioid Warrior, will speak at 6 p.m. in the Mount Zion Church, 324 Grove St. Balloon launch at 5 p.m. Free.

SATURDAY

• A.B. Graham Memorial Center, 8025 E. state Route 36, Conover, hosts a pancake, sausage and fried mush breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon and its fourth annual spring craft/vendor bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meals: $7 adults, $4 children 12 and under. Bazaar admission free. 937-368-3700.

• Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, presents “All the Roads Home” today through April 23. Times vary. Tickets: $35 and up at www.cincyplay.com.

• Lockington Volunteer Fire Department, 10363 Museum Trail, Lockington, hosts a tenderloin dinner from 5 p.m. until sold out. Dine in and carry out available. Donations. 937-606-0919.

• Rosewood United Methodist Church, 6543 Rosewood-Quincy Road, Rosewood, hosts a smoked pork dinner, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the church. Dine in or carry out. $5 suggested donation.

• Darke County Parks offers a Park P.A.L.S. program, “Build a Fort,” for children in grades K-2 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Shawnee Prairie Nature Center, 4267 state Route 402, Greenville. Fee: $3. Advance registration required at 937-548-0165.

• La Comedia Dinner Theatre, 765 W. Central Ave., Springboro, presents “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” today, Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $10, includes lunch. 800-677-9505.

• Miami County Park District hosts a nature play date at 2 p.m. in the Stillwater Prairie Reserve, 9750 state Route 185, Covington. Free. Register at miamicountyparks.com.

SUNDAY

• Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy, hosts a tour of its wildlife rehabilitation unit from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission: a donation of a nture center wish list item. Call 937-698-6493 for details.

• Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market St., Lima, presents a talk by VaLaire Orchard, “The Need Is Real, the Time Is Now,” at 2 p.m. Free. 419-222-9426.

• The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Fairborn, screens “Jumanji” at 4 p.m. Tickets $5. 937-656-4629.

• Miami County Park District hosts a naturalist adventure series program for families, “Rock Hounds,” from 1 to 4 p.m., in the Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Road, Tipp City. Free. Register at miamicountyparks.com.

• Today is the deadline to register for the Sparking Imaginations Tour for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dimentias and their caregivers, scheduled for 1 p.m., Tuesday, in the Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., Columbus. Register at 614-629-0342.

MONDAY

• Edison State Community College, 1973 Edison Drive, Piqua, presents a talk by Beka Lindeman, “Women in Social Justice,” at noon in Room 305. Free.

• New Bremen Library hosts Fun and Games for adults at 1 p.m. and Paws to Read, for children in grades K-3 to read to dogs at 6 p.m. Advance registration required for either 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.

• Wright State University-Lake Campus, 7600 Lake Campus Drive, Celina, presents a talk, “Invisible Disabilities” at noon in the James F. Dicke Hall on campus. Free.

TUESDAY

• Edison State Community College, 1973 Edison Drive, Piqua, presents a talk by Carin Benning, “Women in Prison,” at 10:30 a.m. in room 307. Free.

• New Bremen Public Library hosts story time for children up to first grade at 6:30 p.m. 419-629-2158.

• Stallo Memorial Library in Minster hosts preschool story time for children 3 to kindergarten at 10:30 a.m.

• Darke County Parks hosts an early morning discovery hike for adults at 8 a.m. and Project FeederWatch, bird-watching, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. today and Wednesday in the Shawnee Prairie Preserve, 4267 state Route 502 W., Greenville. Free. Take binoculars for both events. 937-548-0165.

• Wright State University-Lake Campus, 7600 Lake Campus Drive, Celina, presents a talk by Laura Peskin, “American Women in History: from Settlement to Suffrage,” in rooom 186, Andrews Hall, at 2 p.m. Free.

• Piqua Arts Council offers a four-day watercolor workshop with Steven Kozar, today through March 31, from 4 to 9 p.m., in the Schmidlapp Free School Library, 509 N. Main St., Piqua. Fee: $350, includes dinners. Advance registration required at 937-773-9630.

WEDNESDAY

• Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., Columbus, presents a talk by Robert Calhoun, “Provenance: Investigating the Chain of Ownership of a Work of Art,” at 2 p.m. Tickets: $20 nonmembers, $5 members at 614-629-0359.

• Piqua Public Library, 116 W. High St., Piqua, hosts Seuss Family Game Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Face painting, board games, scavenger hunt, popcorn. Free.

MARCH 30

• New Bremen Public Library hosts story time for children up to first grade at 10:30 a.m.

• New Knoxville Community Library hosts story time for children 3 to first grade at 3 p.m.

• Piqua Public Library, 116 W. High St., Piqua, hosts story time for children up to 5 at 10:30 a.m. Free.

Compiled by Patricia Ann Speelman. Submit items to [email protected].

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