From the Journal Gazette
Posted on Fri July 30, 2010
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Street rod cars and trucks will be on display on the IPFW campus Saturday as part of the Muddy River Run. |
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Vicki S. Meier – Author of “Strike Three and You’re Not Out: Surviving Heartbreak through God’s Grace”; 5 to 7 p.m.; MJ’s Bookmark, 414 Main St., Auburn.
MONDAY
“Get to Know Your NOOK” – 10 a.m.; Barnes & Noble, 4140 W. Jefferson Blvd., Jefferson Pointe; 432-3343.
MONDAY AND THURSDAY
Story time and crafts – 10 a.m.; Barnes & Noble, Children’s Department, 4140 W. Jefferson Blvd., Jefferson Pointe; 432-3343.
WEDNESDAY
Storytime – 11 a.m.; Borders, 4320 Coldwater Road; free; stories and activities; 471-5598.
SATURDAY
Bob Zany and Johnny Kavanaugh – 7:30 and 9:45 p.m.; Snickerz Comedy Bar, 5535 St. Joe Road; $12.50; 486-0216.
SATURDAY
Spontaneous Gut-Bustin’ Comedy Improv Troupe – 8 p.m.; VIP Bar and Grill, 2701 W. Jefferson Blvd.; $5; ages 21 and older.
Dance – 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.; American Legion Post 296, 130 W. Tillman Road; 456-2988.
American Style Ballroom – 8 p.m. group lesson; 8:30 to 10 p.m. open dancing; 6041 N. Clinton St.; $5; 480-7070.
SUNDAY
Music Box Ballroom Dance – 6 to 9 p.m.; Lighted Gardens, 10794 N. Indiana 1, Ossian.
International Circus Hall of Fame – Shows; Historic Winterquarters, 3076 E. Circus Lane, Peru; 765-472-7553 or www.circushof.com.
Trade Days and Flea Market – Willshire Sportsman’s Club, 3385 Ohio 81, Willshire, Ohio; 419-495-2730.
TODAY AND SATURDAY
Swiss Days – Polka dancing, stein toss, parade, Swiss food; Berne; 260-589-8080 or BerneSwissDays.com. Antiques appraisal, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, $5 per item, 260-849-2187.
Dixie Days – Entertainment, cruises; North Webster; 574-834-1600 or NorthWebster.com.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Art Festival – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Old Mill Gallery, 6770 E. 750 N., Fremont; music by Jim Weber; 260-495-4302.
SATURDAY
Muddy River Run – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; IPFW, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E.; 637-8370.
Ag Day – 10 a.m.; Hoagland Park, Hoagland; 639-0055 or HoaglandIN.com.
Glassfest – Workshops and demonstrations; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; GlassLink, 516 Noble Drive; www.glasslink.org.
African Food Festival – Noon to 5 p.m.; 3326 S. Calhoun St.; 740-7066.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
Crossroads of America Festival – Flea markets, wheels and wings festival, Aug. 7; Van Wert, Ohio; 419-238-9378 or www.visitvanwert.org. Ends Aug. 7.
THURSDAY
Amish Acres Arts and Crafts Festival – Amish Acres, Nappanee; 1-800-800-4942 or AmishAcres.com. Ends Aug. 8.
World’s Longest Yard Sale and Sidewalk Sales – Bryan, Ohio; 419-636-2247 or www.downtownbryaninc.com. Ends Aug. 8.
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum – More than 120 classic, antique, vintage and special interest cars on display; design an automobile in design studios; Auburn; $10 adults, $6 students, free to ages 6 and younger; free admission for all active-duty military personnel and their immediate family members through Labor Day; hours, 260-925-1444 or www.automobilemuseum.org.
Black Pine Animal Park – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; staff-guided and interactive tours, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily through Sept. 6; 1426 W. 300 N., Albion; admission, 260-636-7383 or www.blackpineanimalpark.com. Dedication ceremony, noon Sunday.
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory – “Greek Garden Exhibit,” ends Nov. 14; Photography by Judy Whitton, ends Aug. 31; 1100 S. Calhoun St.; $5 adults, $3 ages 3 to 17, free to ages 2 and younger; 427-6440 or www.botanicalconservatory.org.
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo – Featuring reticulated giraffe, banded mongoose, ring-tailed lemurs, black-footed penguins, swamp monkey; open through Oct. 10; 3411 Sherman Blvd.; hours, 427-6800 or www.kidszoo.org.
Historic Sauder Village – More than 40 historic homes and community shops; Archbold, Ohio; Sauder Village, 22611 Ohio 2, Archbold, Ohio; 1-800-590-9755 or www.saudervillage.org.
The History Center – 302 E. Berry St.; $5 adults, $3 seniors and students, free to members and ages 5 and younger; hours, 426-2882 or www.fwhistorycenter.com.
Hoosier Air Museum – Featuring 1946 Stinson V-77 Gullwing, Smith mini plane, 1935 Speedbird, 1979 Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter gunship; 2822 County Road 62, Auburn; opened through Dec. 14; 260-927-0443.
Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum and National Military History Center – Barnum & Bailey circus display, also vintage 1983 DMC-12 DeLorean on display at the auto museum; “A Sacrifice for Freedom” exhibit on display at the history center; 5634 County Road 11-A, Auburn; 260-927-9144 or www.militaryhistorycenter.org.
National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States – “Cars and Trucks Like You Used to Own”; adjacent to Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, Auburn; admission; hours, 260-925-9100.
Science Central – “Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe,” ends Aug. 29; 1950 N. Clinton St.; $7 adults, seniors and ages 3 to 12; 424-2400 or www.sciencecentral.org.
TODAY AND SATURDAY
Karpeles Manuscript Museum – “Milestones in Modern Medicine,” ends Aug. 31; 3039 Piqua Ave., lower gallery; 456-6929 or www.karpeles.com.
Swiss Heritage Village and Museum – Restored historic buildings and museum; 1200 Swiss Way, Berne; $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 ages 12 and younger; hours, 260-589-8007 or www.swissheritage.org. Closes Oct. 30.
THURSDAY
Wabash County Historical Museum – “Moving Pictures” exhibit; 36 E. Market St., Wabash; $5 adults, $3 seniors and ages 6 to 12, free to ages 5 and younger; 260-563-9070.
Community-wide Garage Sales – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; music, carnival rides, Syracuse; 574-457-5637.
TODAY
“Get Ready, Get Set, Go” Back-to-School Event – Covington Plaza; 422-1505.
Historic West Main Street Farmers Market – 3 to 8 p.m.; 1936 W. Main St.; 515-9700. Ends Oct. 22.
“Jack and the Beanstalk” – movie; at dusk; Courthouse Park, Angola. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Carson & Barnes Circus – 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday; former Seyfert’s Potato Chip location on Lima Road, next to Exit 111 off Interstate 69; day of show, $18 adults, $8 children or $25 for two adults and three children ages 2 to 11 before Saturday; sponsored by Allen County Sheriff’s Department; 449-7535.
SATURDAY
South Side Farmers Market – 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 3300 Warsaw St.; 456-8255 or 456-1228. Ends Nov. 20.
Farmers Market – 8 a.m. to noon; downtown Columbia City on the west side of the courthouse square; ends Oct. 30.
LaGrange Farm and Artisan Rural Market – 8 a.m. to noon; located on Michigan Street, LaGrange; 260-463-2765.
DasMarit Farmers and Artists Market – 8 a.m. to noon; U.S. 27 and Indiana 218, Berne.
Farmers Market – Sponsored by Roanoke Chamber of Commerce; 8 a.m. to noon; Roanoke; 260-494-0222. Ends Sept. 11.
Barr Street Farmers Market – Sponsored by Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; corner of Barr and Wayne Streets; market@ylni.org">market@ylni.org. Ends Sept. 25.
Hiking Among the Grass – 10 a.m.; sponsored by ACRES Land Trust; Wildwood Nature Preserve, Kosciusko County; directions, 637-2273 or www.acreslandtrust.org.
Diamond Jubilee Celebration – Sponsored by Auburn Fire Department; 3 to 8 p.m.; downtown Auburn; 260-925-8255 or www.ci.auburn.in.us.
Shining Light Across America: 100 Years of Boy Scouts – 4 p.m.; Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; $6.50; www.memorialcoliseum.com.
Star Viewing – Starts one hour after sunset through Nov. 27; Fort Wayne Astronomical Society telescope, Fox Island County Park, 7324 Yohne Road; skies must be clear for viewing; donations accepted.
SUNDAY
3-D Archery Shoot – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Southwest Conservation Club, 5703 Bluffton Road; 747-4677.
Fort Wayne Sports Car Club of America Autocross – Memorial Coliseum parking lot, 4000 Parnell Ave.; www.fwscca.com.
East State Village Farmers Market – Noon to 4 p.m.; Tecumseh Library Plaza, 1411 E. State Blvd.; 341-8021.
Splash Park Party – Sponsored by A. Hattersley & Sons Inc.; 5:30 to 8 p.m.; Parkview YMCA, 10001 Dawsons Creek Blvd.; reservations, 483-6473, ext. 302.
TUESDAY
Little River Ramblers Nature Hike – Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project; 9 a.m.; meet at Eagle Marsh, 6801 Engle Road; free; 478-2515 or crc@lrwp.org">crc@lrwp.org.
Summer Hikes – 9 to 11 a.m.; Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Goshen; $5 adults, $2 students through grade 12; 260-799-5869.
Farmers Market – 3 to 7 p.m.; Riverside Gardens Park, corner of Schwartz and Grabill roads, Leo-Cedarville; m.faley@mchsi.com">m.faley@mchsi.com. Ends Oct. 5.
Farmers Market – Noon to 7 p.m.; Georgetown Bowl, Georgetown Square; 749-0461. Ends Aug. 31.
Bike Trek the Trails – Rivergreenway from Foster Park to the Public Safety Academy, meet at Foster Park Trailhead parking lot; ride is 8.5 miles; 6 p.m.; free; directions, 415-7313.
WEDNESDAY
Kids Day at Wildwood – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Wildwood Nature Preserve, Kosciusko County; sponsored by ACRES Land Trust; directions, 637-2273 or acreslandtrust.org.
Farmers Market – 4 to 7 p.m.; Salomon Farm, 817 W. Dupont Road; 427-6005. Ends Oct. 13.
Movie – “Where the Wild Things Are”; 8:30 p.m.; Foellinger Theatre, Franke Park; free; 427-6028.
Antique Tractor Tour – Southern and western Van Wert County; Aug. 7; $15 per tractor, $8 each wagon rider; paid registration due by Aug. 4; 419-238-9378 or info@visitvanwert.org.
THURSDAY
Farmers Market – 4 to 7 p.m.; in front of former Georgetown Theater, Georgetown Square; 749-0461. Ends Oct. 15.
TinCaps baseball – vs. South Bend; 7:05 p.m.; Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St.; $12.50, $10, $9, $8, $5; 482-6400 or www.tincaps.com. Annual Batters & Bidders Picnic Auction, sponsored by Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne, 5 p.m. today, $75 adults, $20 ages 12 and younger, 744-0998, ext. 19.
“Curtains” – Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presentation; 8 p.m. today and 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 Aug. 8.
“Plain and Fancy” – Amish Acres, 1600 W. Market St., Nappanee; $27.95, $12.95 and $6.95 students; 1-800-800-4942 or www.amishacres.com. Ends Oct. 16.
TODAY AND SATURDAY
“Godspell” – 8 p.m.; Ramada Wagon Wheel Theatre, 2517 E. Center St., Warsaw; $30 adults, $16 students, $12 ages 12 and younger; 574-267-8041 or www.wagonwheeltheatre.org.
“Run for Your Wife” – Tibbits Opera House, 14 S. Hanchett St., Coldwater, Mich.; $26 to $12, performance times, 517-278-6029 or www.tibbits.org.
TODAY AND SUNDAY
“In Grand Old Switzerland” – Berne; during Swiss Days; times and tickets, 260-589-8080.
TODAY
“The Abracadabra Magic Show” – 10 a.m.; Tibbits Opera House, 14 S. Hanchett St., Coldwater, Mich.; $7; 517-278-6029.
SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY
“The Doctor in Spite of Himself” – 2:30 and 7:15 p.m. Sunday, 7:15 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; Calhoun Street Soups, Salads and Spirits, 1915 S. Calhoun St.; $10 if purchased by Saturday, $14 afterward; ages 16 and younger must be accompanied by adult; 416-7526.
WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY
“The Importance of Being Earnest” – Ramada Wagon Wheel Theatre, 2517 E. Center St., Warsaw; $30 adults, $16 students, $12 ages 12 and younger; performance times, 574-267-8041 or www.wagonwheeltheatre.org. Ends Aug. 14.
THURSDAY
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” – 8 p.m.; Tibbits Opera House, 14 S. Hanchett St., Coldwater, Mich.; $26 to $12; 517-278-6029 or www.tibbits.org. Ends Aug. 14.
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