Upcoming local things to do
Event Center, Jungle Jim’s, Fairfield. 8 p.m.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MARCH 9-10
Founders’ Day at Pyramid
Hill Sculpture Park, 1763 Hamilton Cleves Road, Hamilton. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission in honor of founder Harry T. Wilks’ birthday. See schedule at pyramidhill.org Maple Syrup Festival, at Hueston Woods State Park. Pancakes at the Lodge will be held from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at 5201 Lodge Road, College Corner. Hayrides and tours of Big Woods, a state nature preserve, will be from noon to 4 p.m. The nature center will be open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 10
Kite Flying at National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting, 8070 Tylersville Road, West Chester. Noon to 4 p.m. Pigs Aloft Kite Association fly their kites on the front lawn.
MONDAY, MARCH 11
Village and Farm Garden Club annual “Souper” Supper, at Walt Westrich Community Center, 6463 Okeana Drewersburg Road, Okeana. 6:30 p.m. Open to those interested in gardening. 513477-7463
The Joyce Hulse Manko Lecture in Government, at Harry T. Wilks Conference Center, Miami University Hamilton, 1601 University Blvd. 7 p.m. Panel discussion on “The Politics of Gerrymandering/ Redistricting in Ohio and Beyond.” RSVP at MiamiOH. edu/Regionals/RSVP.
TUESDAY, MARCH 12 Animals You Know of But Not About: Platyhelminthes, on Zoom and in person at
Gardner-Harvey Library
014 TEC SPACE, Miami University Middletown, 4200 N. University Blvd. 4 p.m. miamioh.edu/regionals
All Choirs Concert: Remembering Freedom Summer ‘64, at Hall Auditorium, Miami University, Oxford. 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 Faculty Unhinged: I Am an Adult, I Can Eat Ice Cream for Dinner, at Rentschler Hall, Miami University Hamilton, 1601 University Blvd. and simulcast at Johnston
Hall 100, Miami University Middletown. 11:30 a.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 14 How Do Plants, Insects and Wildlife Respond to a Solar Eclipse?, on Zoom and at The Conservatory Classroom, Miami University Hamilton, 1601 University Blvd. Noon, MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/ RSVP
MARCH 15
Magic Carpet Family Performances present “Cows Don’t Fly and other known facts,” at Oxford Community Arts Center, 10 S. College Ave. 7 p.m. oxarts.org
MARCH 15-17
Fenwick High School Theater present “Grease: School Version,” at at Sorg Opera House, 63 S. Main St., Middletown. sorgoperahouse. org
Kids in the Spotlight present “The Wizard of Oz, Youth Edition,” at Fairfield Community Arts Center,
411 Wessel Drive, Fairfield. fairfield-city.org
MARCH 16
The Shamrock Shuffle, at The
Square @ Union Centre, 9285 Centre Pointe Drive, West Chester Twp. 7:30 a.m. to noon. westchesteroh.org Music & Tours at the Art Museum, at Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum, 801 S. Patterson Ave., Oxford. 1-4 p.m.
Middletown Kiwanis annual “Book Around Middletown” Cart Challenge, at Donham Plaza, Middletown. 2-4 p.m. Teams gather prior to decorate carts in themed costumes. Race starts with teams completing at variety of stations around downtown. Middletown’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival, in downtown Middletown. 4-9 p.m.
The Grand Showcase: Youth and Teen Exhibit, at Parrish Auditorium, Miami University Hamilton, 1601 University Blvd. 6 p.m.
Jazz & Cabaret present “A Night of Monk and Mingus,” at Fitton Center for Creative Arts, 101 S. Monument
Ave., Hamilton. 7:30 p.m. fittoncenter.org
MARCH 18
The Alex and Lena Casper Memorial Lecture with
Noah Feldman, at Dave Finkelman Auditorium, Miami University Middletown, 4200 N. University Blvd. 7 p.m. MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/ RSVP
Countdown to Election Day 2024, at Miami Hamilton Downtown Center, 221 High St. 7 p.m. Series continues on the third Monday of each month through October.
MARCH 19
National Parks Talks Series present UNESCO sites in Ohio, on Zoom and in person at Gardner-Harvey Library