Fort Wayne – Note: Any reference to "today" means Friday, June 22.
BOOKS
TODAY
Kevin Eads – Author of “Dracula’s Disciples” and “The Fun House Murders”; Hyde Brothers, Booksellers, 1428 Wells St.; free; call for times, 424-0197.
COMEDY
TODAY AND SATURDAY
Mike Lukas and Brian E. Kiley – 7:30 and 9:45 p.m.; Snickerz Comedy Bar, 5535 St. Joe Road; $9.50; 486-0216.
THURSDAY
Tim Walkoe and Chad Thornsberry – 7:30 p.m.; Snickerz Comedy Bar, 5535 St. Joe Road; $8; 486-0216.
DANCE PERFORMANCES
THURSDAY
“Fort Wayne Ballet, Too” – Presented by Fort Wayne Ballet; 7 p.m.; Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 311 E. Main St.; free; 484-9646.
DANCES
TODAY
American Style Ballroom – Group lesson, 8 p.m.; open dancing, 8:30 to 10 p.m.; 6041 N. Clinton St.; $5; 480-7070.
SATURDAY
American Style Ballroom – Beginner workshop; 10 a.m. to noon; 2789 Maplecrest Road; $15; 267-9850.
FESTIVALS
ALL WEEKEND
Greek Fest – Music, food, dancing, 5K walk/run; Headwaters Park; proceeds benefit Holy Trinity Orthodox Church; 740-7768.
TODAY AND SATURDAY
Turtle Days – Music, parade, fireworks, rides; Churubusco; www.turtledays.com.
Hoagland Days – Demolition derby, carnival rides; downtown Hoagland; www.hoaglandin.com.
Appleseed Quilt Show – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.
Gearfest – Musicians, instruments, equipment; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; Sweetwater Sound Inc., 5501 U.S. 30 W.; free; 1-800-222-4700.
Huntington Heritage Days – Carnival, hot-air balloon launches, bed race; downtown Huntington; 260-356-5300 or www.huntingtoncountychamber.com.
Willshire Homecoming Days – Ice cream social, entertainment, crafts; 6:30 to 10 p.m. today, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday; downtown Willshire, Ohio; 419-238-9378.
TODAY
Topeka/Honeyville Quilt Show and Sale – 9 a.m. to noon; Eden Worship Center, Topeka; www.edenworshipcenter.com/quiltshow.
A Day in the Park – Carnival rides, car show, music, fireworks; 1 to 11 p.m.; Recreational Park, Bryan, Ohio; 419-636-2247 or www.bryanchamber.org.
SATURDAY
IPFW RiverFest – Boating, music, art, food; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; St. Joseph River on IPFW campus, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E.; free admission and parking; IPFWRiverfest.org.
SUNDAY
JeFFest – Food, art auction, music; Jefferson Street, Huntington; 260-358-0055.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
Old Settlers Day and American Legion Festival – Midway with rides, games, food, music and parade; downtown Columbia City; 260-609-0223. Ends June 30.
THURSDAY
Lagro Good Ole’ Days – Games, parade, tractor pulls, pig kissing; downtown Lagro; 260-571-1693. Ends June 30.
Old-Fashioned Farmers’ Days – Tractors, tractor pulls, farming demonstrations, crafts, quilts; Van Wert County Fairgrounds, Van Wert, Ohio; 419-238-9378 or www.oldfashionedfarmersdays.com. Ends July 1.
MUSEUM EXHIBITS
ALL WEE KEND
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum – The stainless-steel collection of the Crawford Auto and Aviation Museum in Cleveland, including a DeLorean; also more than 120 classic, antique, vintage and special interest cars on display; $10 adults, $6 students, $25 family, free to ages 5 and younger; hours, 260-925-1444 or www.automobilemuseum.org.
Black Pine Animal Sanctuary – Tours begin at 10 a.m.; 1426 W. 300 N., Albion; $8 adults, $7 ages 9 to 3, free to ages 2 and younger; extra charge for feeding tour; www.blackpineanimalpark.com.
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory – “Butterflies of Malaysia” exhibit, ends July 8; “Bales of Fun,” 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday; Botanical Brown Bag, Helping Monarchs and Other Butterflies by Gardening,” noon to 1 p.m. Thursday; 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.
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo – New zoo babies and animals include dingo puppies, kangaroo joeys, prairie dogs, reticulated giraffes; 3411 Sherman Blvd.; $13.50 adults, $10.50 ages 60 and older, $8.50 ages 14 to 2; 427-6800. Open through Oct. 14. “Claws, Paws and Jaws,” today; “Backstage Pass,” learn how zoo operates, tours from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday; “Creature Features,” through Aug. 5, free with zoo admission, call for times.
Hoosier Air Museum – Aircraft on display includes Nieuport 24, WR-3 Loving, 1944 Pratt Read Two-Man Navy training glider, 1979 Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter gunship; open through Dec. 14; 2822 County Road 62, Auburn; $5 adults, $4 ages 18 to 12, free to ages 11 and younger; 260-927-0443 or www.hoosierairmuseum.org.
National Military History Center and Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum – World War II rare German vehicles, guns and famous general 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.
Northeastern Indiana Racing Museum – Vintage photos, race cars and artifacts from local race tracks and racers; located inside the National Military History Center and Kruse Automotive Museum, Auburn; open daily; admission price, 260-316-0966 or ksplace1@frontier.com.
Sauder Village – “Focus on Fiber,” artists, Saturday; Archbold, Ohio; time and entrance fees, 1-800-590-9755 or www.saudervillage.org.
Science Central – “Mars in 3D” exhibit, ends Sept. 2; 1950 N. Clinton St.; $8 adults, seniors and ages 3 to 12; $16 non-members, $10 members; call for hours, 424-2400 or www.sciencecentral.org.
SATURDAY
Luckey Hospital Museum – Original 1930s small-town hospital; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Wednesday; corner of U.S. 33 and Indiana 109, Wolf Lake; $5; 260-237-1253.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
Whitley County Historical Museum – “What This Country Needs…”; exhibit of Vice President Thomas R. Marshall through November; 108 W. Jefferson St., Columbia City; 260-244-6372.
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
TODAY AND SATURDAY
IBRA Horse Show – Noble County Saddle Club, Albion; 260-636-2748.
TODAY
Historic West Main Street Farmers Market – 3 to 8 p.m.; 1936 W. Main St.; cashatto@aol.com. Ends Oct. 19.
Friday Nites Live – Featuring “Sweetcakes Entertainment,” face painting, balloon art and caricature drawings; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Jefferson Pointe; 745-1545.
Fashion Show 3.0 – 9 p.m.; Yolo Event Center, 4201 N. Wells St.; $10 at the door, $15 VIP seating; for ages 18 and older; www.fortwaynefashion.com/tickets.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
“When All Else Fails, Amateur Radio Works” – Public demonstration of emergency communications; Dolnick Learning Center, IPFW, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E.; free; times, 484-5060 or www.emergency-radio.org.
SATURDAY
Southside Market – 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 3300 Warsaw St.; poultry, pork, eggs, some vegetables, 456-1228.
South Milford Farmers Market – 8 a.m. to noon; Austin Park, South Milford; bowmanbk46795@yahoo.com.
DasMarit Farmers and Artists Market – 8 a.m. to noon; corner of U.S. 27 and Indiana 218, Berne; plants, produce, baked goods and art items; 260-589-2936. Ends Oct. 13.
Kosciusko County Farmers Market – 8 a.m. to noon; downtown Warsaw on Center Street between Buffalo and Lake streets; 574-253-1102.
Poker Paddle – 9 a.m. to noon; registration, 8:30 a.m.; Chain O’Lakes State Park, Albion; event is free, but park entrance fees apply; 260-636-2654 or chaininterp@dnr.in.gov.
Antique Tractor Show – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Das Dutchman Essenhaus, 240 U.S. 20, Middlebury; free; 1-800-455-9471 or www.essenhaus.com.
Oakdale Neighborhood Association Home Tour – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 10 homes; $10 advance, $12 day of tour; tickets also available at hospitality tent, corner of Rudisill Boulevard and Arlington Avenue; 745-3369, 422-6505, 422-6467.
Water Balloon Fight – North vs. South; 4 p.m.; Bixler Lake Park, Kendallville.
A Taste of Summer – Lakes party; 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Glendarin Hills Golf Club, 3333 Glendarin Way, Angola; $45; www.lake-george.org.
Acoustic Spoken Word Café – Featuring Ketu Oladuwa and Emmanuel Ortiz; 7 to 10 p.m.; Café, TRIAAC, 501 E. Brackenridge St.; $5; 969-9442.
Star Viewing – Sponsored by Fort Wayne Astronomical Society; two hours every clear Saturday starting one hour after sunset; Jefferson Township Park, 1702 Webster Road, New Haven; donations; www.fortwayneastronomicalsociety.com. Ends Nov. 24.
SUNDAY
Fort Wayne Sports Car Club of America Solo Event – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Memorial Coliseum, parking lot, 4000 Parnell Ave.; www.fwscca.com.
Car Show – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 1020 Woodland Plaza Run; benefits MDA; GRBCarShow.com.
“Outrage” – Movie; 3 p.m.; Center for Nonviolence, 235 W. Creighton Ave.; sponsored by LGBQTI; www.centerfornv.org.
MONDAY AND THURSDAY
“Rock Around the Clock” – Music provided for walkers; 7 to 8 p.m.; Muensterberg Plaza, Berne. MONDAY
Colts Tailgate Tour – 5 to 7 p.m.; Meijer, 5909 Illinois Road.
Scotch Dinner – 6:30 p.m.; J.K. O’Donnell’s Irish Ale House, 121 W. Wayne St.; $40; reservations, 420-5563.
WWE Raw Supershow – Featuring John Cena, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Dolph Ziggler; 8:15 p.m.; Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; $97, $52, $37, $27, $17; 1-800-745-3000.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
Midwest’s Largest Flea Market – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Shipshewana; runs through the end of October.TUESDAY
Little River Ramblers Nature Hike – Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project; 9 a.m.; meet at Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road; free; 478-2515 or info@lrwp.org.
Toddler Tuesday – Entertainment, interactive activities, snacks; sponsored by Sweetcakes Entertainment; 11 a.m. to noon; Jefferson Pointe, food court, 4110 W. Jefferson Blvd. Ends Oct. 30.
Farmers Market at The Towne House – 3 to 6 p.m.; 2209 St. Joe Center Road; 483-3116 or www.townehouse.org. Ends Sept. 11.
Bike Rides – 6 p.m.; Rivergreenway, meet at parking lot near old Swinney Park swimming pool, 2200 W. Jefferson Blvd.; ride is 8 miles; www.fortwayneparks.org.
WEDNESDAY
“Kung Fu Panda 2” – Movie; 8:30 p.m.; Foellinger Theatre, Franke Park; free.
THURSDAY
Dupont Downs Farmers Market – Eggs, plants, herbs, honey, flowers, vegetables and fruits; noon to 7 p.m.; 538 E. Dupont Road; www.dupontdowns.com. Ends Oct. 11.
Farmers Market – Produce, baked items, art work, honey, soap and lotions, jewelry, pet items, gifts; 4 to 7 p.m.; Georgetown Square. Ends Sept. 13.
Farm Market – Produce, handmade arts and crafts; 4 to 7 p.m.; Schnelker Park, 956 Park Ave., New Haven; 749-2212. Ends in October.
Arcola National Truck and Tractor Pull – Michindoh event; 7 p.m.; Branning Park, Arcola; $10 adults, $5 ages 10 to 4, free to ages 3 and younger; www.arcolapull.com.
SPECTATOR SPORTS
TODAY
TinCaps baseball – vs. Lake County Captains; 7:05 p.m.; Easter Seals Arc Night; Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St.; $10, $9, $8, $5; 482-6400 or www.tincaps.com. SATURDAY
TinCaps baseball – vs. Lake County Captains; 7:05 p.m.; Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St.; $10, $9, $8, $5; 482-6400 or www.tincaps.com.
SUNDAY
TinCaps baseball – vs. Lake County Captains; 3:05 p.m.; Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St.; $10, $9, $8, $5; 482-6400 or www.tincaps.com.
MONDAY
TinCaps baseball – vs. Lansing Lugnuts; 7:05 p.m.; Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St.; $12.50, $10, $9, $8, $5; 482-6400 or www.tincaps.com.
TUESDAY
TinCaps baseball – vs. Lansing Lugnuts; 7:05 p.m.; Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St.; $12.50, $10, $9, $8, $5; 482-6400 or www.tincaps.com.
WEDNESDAY
TinCaps baseball – vs. Lansing Lugnuts; 12:05 p.m.; Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St.; $12.50, $10, $9, $8, $5; 482-6400 or www.tincaps.com.
THEATER
ALL WEEKEND
“Legally Blonde” – 8 p.m. today, Saturday and Wednesday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Tuesday, 2 and 8 p.m. Thursday; Wagon Wheel Theatre, 2515 E. Center St., Warsaw; $31 adults, $17 students, $13 ages 12 and younger; 574-267-8041 or www.wagonwheeltheatre.org. Ends June 30.
“State Fair” – 8 p.m. today, Saturday and Wednesday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 2 and 8 p.m. Thursday; Round Barn Theatre, Amish Acres, Nappanee; tickets, 574-773-4188 or www.amishacres.com. Ends July 8.
TODAY AND SATURDAY
“The Confession” – Today, Saturday and Tuesday through Thursday; Blue Gate Theater, Shipshewana; $29 show, $44 dinner and show; performance times, 1-888-447-4725 or www.riegsecker.com. Ends Aug. 18.
“Pinocchio” – 10 a.m.; Tibbits Opera House, 14 S. Hanchett St., Coldwater, Mich.; $7 includes free popcorn; 517-278-6029 or www.tibbits.org. Ends June 30.
“The Marriage-Go-Round” – Dinner 7 p.m., show 8 p.m.; Arena Dinner Theatre, 719 Rockhill St.; $35; 424-5622.
SATURDAY
“It’s a Thin Line” – Presented by the Learical Jonez Entertainment Group; Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza; performance time and tickets, 260-267-5534 or www.ljegroup.com.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
“Beach Blanket Bearcreek” – 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Bearcreek Farms Country Resort, 8339 N. 400 E., Bryant; $12 adults, $8 children; 260-997-6822 or www.bearcreekfarms.com. Ends July 14.
THURSDAY
“On Broadway 1956” – 2 and 8 p.m.; Tibbits Opera House, 14 S. Hanchett St., Coldwater, Mich.; $25 matinees, $27 evening performances; 517-278-6029 or www.tibbits.org. Ends July 7.
