Live storytelling
UPPER ARLINGTON LIBRARY, 2800 TREMONT ROAD
Contact: 614-486-9621, www.ualibrary.org
Details: Seasoned story-tellers will provide entertainment, and guests can try their hand at the craft as well. The event is best suited for those 15 or older.
Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday
Admission: free
‘Pete the Cat’
PARK STREET THEATRE, 512 PARK ST.
Contact: 614-224-6672, www. columbuschildrenstheatre.org
Details: The Columbus Children’s Theater will give this musical, about a cool cat who moves in with an uptight family, its regional premiere.
Showtimes: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays,
10 a.m. and 1 and 3:30 p.m. Saturdays, and 1 and 3:30 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 10
Tickets: $14 to $28, or $10 on Thursdays
Movie night
BATTELLE DARBY CREEK NATURE CENTER, 1415 DARBY CREEK DRIVE, GALLOWAY
Contact: 614-508-8111, www.metroparks.net
Details: Enjoy a screening of the Disney Nature documentary “Bears,” which follows a family of bears surviving in the mountains of Alaska.
Time: 6:30 p.m. Friday
Admission: free
Great Train Show
LAUSCHE BUILDING, OHIO EXPO CENTER, INTERSTATE 71 AND EAST 17TH AVENUE
Contact: 630-290-1962, www.trainshow.com
Details: Train lovers of all ages can shop among model trains and accessories for sale and marvel at operating train displays.
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Admission: $10 Saturday, $9 Sunday; free for age 11 or younger