Note: Any reference to "today" means Friday, Nov. 9.
COMEDY
TODAY AND SATURDAY
Paul Lyons and Matt Bergman – 7:30 and 9:45 p.m.; Snickerz Comedy Bar, 5535 St. Joe Road; $9.50; 486-0216.
DANCE PERFORMANCES
THURSDAY
"The Nutcracker" – Fort Wayne Ballet will perform excerpts; 7:30 p.m.; Cordier Auditorium, Manchester College, North Manchester; free; www.fortwayneballet.org.
DANCES
TODAY
American Style Ballroom – Club salsa clinic; 7 p.m.; 6041 N. Clinton St.; $10; 480-7070.
Dance – Music by Justus III; 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.; American Legion Post 296, 130 W. Tillman Road; open to the public; free.
American Style Ballroom – Group class, 8 p.m.; open dancing, 8:30 p.m.; 6041 N. Clinton St.; $5; 480-7070.
SATURDAY
American Style Ballroom – Workshop with Chris and Kelly; 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; 6041 N. Clinton St.; $20; 480-7070.
Dance – Music by Justus III; 7 p.m.; Sweet Church Community Organization, Albion; free-will donations.
Dances of Universal Peace – 7 p.m.; Fort Wayne Dance Collective, 437 E. Berry St.; $7; 424-6574 or www.fwdc.org/dup.
SUNDAY
Trophy Ball – 5 p.m.; Renaissance Ballroom Dance Studio, Ossian; $30; 622-6644.
THURSDAY
American Style Ballroom – Beginner Dance, 8:30 p.m.; 2789 Maplecrest Road; $5; 267-9850.
HOLIDAY EVENTS
ALL WEEKEND
"A Christmas Story" – 8 p.m. today, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St.; $24 adults, $16 ages 23 and younger, $20 Sunday senior matinees; 424-5220. Ends Nov. 18.
Christmas Open House – 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; Goshen Antique Mall, 107 S. Main St., Goshen; 574-534-6141.
TODAY AND SATURDAY
"Art for the Holidays" – Featuring handmade ornaments and nativities; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, 6312-A Covington Road; 436-9027. Ends Dec. 31.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Holiday Extravaganza Gift and Craft Show – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday; Memorial Coliseum Expo Center, 4000 Parnell Ave.; $5; 1-800-745-3000.
SATURDAY
Holiday Marketplace – Sponsored by Fort Wayne Alumnae Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sweetwater Sound, 5501 U.S. 30 W; Santa visits, 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Mrs. Claus's Boutique – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Brookside Lakes, 7103 Falling Brook Lane; luncheon at 11 a.m.
Shipshewana Holiday Celebration – Light parade, 6 p.m.; Shimmer walk, holiday trees on display through Dec. 31; www.VisitShipshewana.org.
SUNDAY
Thanksgiving Dinner – 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; American Legion Post 420, Monroeville; $7 adults, $5 children; carry-out available; 623-6679.
THURSDAY
Festival of Trees – 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; John Paulding Historical Museum, Paulding, Ohio; donations; 419-399-3473 or www.johnpauldinghistoricalsociety.org. Ends Nov. 18.
MUSEUM EXHIBITS
ALL WEE KEND
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum – Special archival photo exhibit of Auburn Automobile Co. and Duesenberg racers and record-setters; 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.
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory – "O, Christmas Tree," 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, $7 members, $9 non-members; 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.
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 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 – "Disease Detectives" exhibit, ends Jan. 6; 1950 N. Clinton St.; regular admission, $8 adults and ages 12 to 3, $7 seniors; call for hours, 424-2400 or www.sciencecentral.org. Lunch with and IPFW Scientist, "Learning about the World through Sampling," presented by Yvonne Zubovic, associate professor of mathematics, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, $16 non-members, $10 members.
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.; $7 adults, $5 seniors and students, free to members and ages 5 and younger; hours, 426-2882 or www.fwhistorycenter.com. 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.
THURSDAY
Wabash County Historical Museum – History Hunters program; Thursday; 36 E. Market St., Wabash; $5; $3 seniors and ages 6 to 12, free to ages 5 and younger; for program time, 260-563-9070.
RECREATIONAL
SATURDAY
"November to Remember" – Indoor mushball tournament; 9 a.m.; The Plex South, 5702 Engle Road; $200 per team; 496-9999, ext. 307 or www.plexsports.com.
"Nature in November" – 1 to 4 p.m.; Loblolly Marsh, 8323 N 250 W, Bryant; $2 per child, free to adults; 260-368-7428 or cburnette@indianamuseum.org.
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
TODAY
"Undercover Boss" Viewing Party – Featuring Tilted Kilt president Ron Lynch and hosted by Tilted Kilt, 4541 Illinois Road; 7 p.m., show begins at 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
"New to You" Sale – Sponsored by the Junior League of Fort Wayne; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; former Marshall Field's location, Glenbrook Square, upper level; bag sale from 2 to 3 p.m., $3 small bag, $10 large bag; www.jlfw.org.
Acoustic Spoken Word Café – Featuring Jesse West, Freddie Dunlap, Rae Surface; 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
"Fall for a Greyhound" – Meet and greet; 1 to 5 p.m.; Green DogGoods, 3421 N. Anthony Blvd.; 483-1267.
TUESDAY
Taste of Home Cooking School – Sponsored by Fort Wayne Newspapers; 7 p.m.; Grand Wayne Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd.; tickets, 461-8484.
THURSDAY
IPFW Diversity Showcase – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Walb Student Union Ballroom, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E.; free; 481-6883.
"Go Red for Women" Luncheon – Fashion show, also Better U Program participants; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; $100; 485-9890.
SPECTATOR SPORTS
TODAY
Komets hockey – vs. Evansville; 8 p.m.; Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; reserved, $25 to $12 adults, $20 to $10 seniors and students, $15 to $7 ages 11 and younger; 1-800-745-3000.
TUESDAY
IPFW basketball doubleheader – Women vs. Grace; Men vs. Rochester; 6 p.m.; Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; reserved tickets, $12.50, $8.50 adults, $8.50, $5 ages 17 to 2; 1-800-745-3000.
THEATER
ALL WEEKEND
"The Will Rogers Follies" – 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; USF Performing Arts Center, 431 W. Berry St.; $15 general public, $12 seniors and ages 10 and younger; 260-797-1699. Ends Nov. 18.
"Driving Miss Daisy" – 8 p.m. today, Saturday and Thursday, 2 p.m. Sunday; Van Wert Civic Theatre, Van Wert, Ohio; tickets, 419-238-0404 or www.vwct.org. Ends Nov. 18.
TODAY AND SATURDAY
"The Women of Lockerbrie" – 8 p.m.; IPFW, Studio Theater in Kettler Hall, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E.; $14 adults, $12 seniors, $5 students ages 18 to 6; 481-6555 or www.ipfww.edu/box-office. Ends Nov. 18.
"The Curious Savage" – 7:30 p.m.; New Haven High School, 1300 Green Road, New Haven; $10 adults, $5 students.
"Urinetown: The Musical" – 7:30 p.m. today and Thursday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; Zurcher Auditorium of the Merillat Centre for the Arts, Huntington University, Huntington; $12 general admission, $10 seniors and students, $6 ages 13 and younger; reservations, 260-359-4261. Ends Nov. 17.
"Urinetown: The Musical" – 8 p.m.; Umble Center, Goshen College, Goshen; $10 general admission, $5 seniors and students; 574-535-7566. Ends Nov. 18.
TODAY
"The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club" – Blue Gate Theater, Shipshewana; $29; performance times, 1-888-447-4725 or www.riegsecker.com. Ends Dec. 8.
TUESDAY
"Fiddler on the Roof" – Broadway at the Embassy series; 7:30 p.m.; Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd.; $53, $40.50, $28; 424-5665.
VETERAN'S DAY EVENTS
TODAY
Veterans Visit – Members of American Legion Post 499; Heritage Park, 2001 Hobson Road; rifle salute to honor veterans; 484-9557.
SATURDAY
Veterans Marathon – Honor guards at opening ceremonies, 7:30 a.m.; marathon and half marathon, 8 a.m.; "Missing Man" flyover, 10:30 a.m.; Columbia City; www.veteransmarathon.com.
Veterans Day Parade – 11 a.m.; begins at State Boulevard and Parnell Avenue and ends at Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; ceremony follows; 482-9502.
Veterans Day Celebration – Lunch and dinner for veterans, free; helicopter from Grissom Air Force Base, wartime artifacts; American Legion Sunset Post 402, Laketon; 260-901-1028.
MONDAY
Military Seminar – 2 to 7:30 p.m.; Allen County Public Library, Genealogy Center, 900 Library Plaza; free; register, 421-1225 or email genealogy@acpl.info.
Flag Ceremony and Veterans Day Program – Noon; IPFW, Walb Student Union Ballroom, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E.; free; 481-0207.
