Weekly guide: Things to do in Southwest Ohio
Aug. 20—The following is a list of events happening throughout the region. To submit an activity for the Journal-News to consider publishing, or to see an online list, visit journal-news.com/events.
FRIDAY, AUG. 19 — Fitton Center Season Launch: Summer Party, at 101 S. Monument Ave., Hamilton. 5 to 9 p.m. Free.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AUG. 19-20 — Whimmydiddle, at RiversEdge Amphitheater, Marcum Park, Hamilton. www.whimmydiddle.com — Middletown Lyric Theatre presents "Little Shop of Horrors," at 1530 Central Ave., Middletown. middletownlyric.org or call 513-425-7140
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, AUG. 19-21 — Jekyll & Hyde: the Musical, at Sorg Opera House, 63 S. Main St., Middletown. sorgoperahouse.org
SATURDAY, AUG. 20 — Let's Go Hiking! Incredible Insects, at Huffman Park, 2100 John Gray Road, Fairfield. 10:30 a.m. — Open House Tour, at Chrisholm MetroPark, 2070 Woodsdale Road, Trenton. 1 to 3 p.m. — Hops in the Hangar, at the Middletown Regional Airport, 1701 Run Way. 4 to 9 p.m. hopsinthehangar.com — Keehner Park Concert, at Keehner Park, 7211 Barret Road, West Chester Twp. 7 p.m. Music by Missing Pieces Band. Free
SUNDAY, AUG. 21 — Show and Tell on the Farm — ABC's of Farm Life Letter Q, at Chrisholm MetroPark, 2070 Woodsdale Road, Trenton. 2 p.m.
TUESDAY, AUG. 23 — Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's Shakespeare in the Park Tour presents "Twelfth Night," at the Oxford Community Arts Center, Outdoor Pavilion, 10 S. College Ave. 7 p.m. Free
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24 — Learn It At Lunch — Decomposition: Reuse and Recycling. Noon. Attend by Zoom at MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/RSVP or in person at the Conservatory Classroom, Miami University Hamilton, 1601 University Blvd.
THURSDAY, AUG. 25 — Current Events Roundtable, at Miami Hamilton Downtown Center, 221 High St., Hamilton. Noon. Bring your lunch and thoughts to this gathering at noon each month. — Show and Tell on the Farm — Cellar Food is Survival, at Chrisholm MetroPark, 2070 Woodsdale Road, Trenton. 6:30 p.m. — Uptown Music Concert, at Oxford Memorial Park, 2 E. High St., Oxford. 7 p.m. Free — Groovin' on the Green: Fleetwood Gold, at Village Green Park, 301 Wessel Drive, Fairfield. 7 p.m.
AUG. 26 — Bon Journey with Chem Dyne, at RiversEdge Amphitheater, Marcum Park, Hamilton. riversedgelive.com
AUG. 27 — Passport to Fishing, at Voice of America MetroPark, 7850 VOA Park Drive, West Chester. 9 a.m. to noon. Registration is required. yourmetroparks.net — Hamilpalooza 2022, Marketplace of Butler County, on the streets around Marcum Park, downtown Hamilton. Noon to 6 p.m. www.Hamilton-Ohio.com — All About Cellars, at Chrisholm MetroPark, 2070 Woodsdale Road, Trenton. 1 to 3 p.m. View the cellar in the Augspurger House at Chrisholm Historic Farmstead. It's vaulted ceiling sub-cellar is thought to be the only existing one of its kind in Butler County. — Jazz on the Square, at Governor's Square Park, Central Ave. and S. Broad St., Middletown. 6 to 9 p.m. Free, www.downtownmiddletown.org — Keehner Park Concert, at Keehner Park, 7211 Barret Road, West Chester Twp. 7 p.m. Music by Sound Body Jazz Orchestra. Free — Simply Queen, at Sorg Opera House, 63 S. Main St., Middletown. 8 p.m. sorgoperahouse.org — Movie in the Park, at Benninghofen Park, Hamilton. 8:30 p.m. Showing "Encanto."
AUG. 28 — Show and Tell on the Farm — Fossil Find and Dino Stomp, at Chrisholm MetroPark, 2070 Woodsdale Road, Trenton. 2 p.m.
SEPT. 1 — Dean Ford and the Beautiful Ones with Moonbeau, at RiversEdge Amphitheater, Marcum Park, Hamilton. 7 p.m. riversedgelive.com
SEPT. 2 — First Friday, at Pendleton Art Center, 1105 Central Ave., Middletown. 5 to 9 p.m. — A Band Called Honalee, at Fairfield Community Arts Center, 411 Wessel Drive, Fairfield. 8 pm. fairfield-city.org
SEPT. 3 — Hamilton Elks Lodge #93 Touch-a-Truck, at 4444 Hamilton-Middletown Road, Liberty Twp. 10 a.m. to noon RSVP by Aug. 30 by calling 513-887-4380. — Enlightened Studios Film Festival, at Fairfield Community Arts Center, 411 Wessel Drive, Fairfield. Two segments of screenings: noon to 4 p.m., and 4 to 8 p.m. Partial proceeds will be donated to the victims of the Kentucky flood. fairfield-city.org — Middletown Cruise-In Car Show, at Towne Mall Galleria, Middletown. 5 p.m. — Movie in the Park, at Marcum Park, Hamilton. 8:30 p.m. Showing "Moana."
SEPT. 4 — Acoustic Jam, at Keehner Park, 7211 Barret Road, West Chester Twp. 3 to 5 p.m. All talent levels are welcome to join, rain or shine. westchesteroh.org
SEPT. 5 — Keehner Park Concert, at Keehner Park, 7211 Barret Road, West Chester Twp. 7 p.m. Patriotic celebration with the West Chester Symphony Orchestra for the Labor day weekend. Free
SEPT. 9 — Desert City Ramblers with 90 Proof Twang, at RiversEdge Amphitheater, Marcum Park, Hamilton. 7 p.m. riversedgelive.com — Fleetwood Mac Mania, at Sorg Opera House, 63 S. Main St., Middletown. sorgoperahouse.org — SEPT. 9-11, AND SEPT. 16-18 — Performing Arts Academy Theatre will present "Beauty and the Beast, Broadway Musical," at 4400 Lewis St.
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