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APRIL 1 | GOSHEN First Friday

Theme: “‘Spring Into Action” (support community charities by dining and shopping at participating businesses) 5 to 9 p.m. Friday Free admission Downtown area 574-312-9922 www.downtowngoshen.org

APRIL 1-30 (SELECT DATES) | SOUTH BEND Farmers Market

Indoor market featuring home-grown produce, dairy products, meats, eggs, maple syrup, jams and jellies, handcrafts, artwork, jewelry, more. 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 1105 Northside Blvd. 574-282-1259 www.southbendfarmersmarket.com

APRIL 2 | NILES Pledge to Plunge

Fundraiser to beautify downtown Niles. Watch teams of fundraisers plunge into an ice cold dunk tank. Noon-3 p.m. Saturday $5/person Front Street Pizza Pub, 510 N. Front St. 269-683-4700 www.nilesmi.org

APRIL 16 | NILES Easter Eggstravaganza!

Easter egg hunt, craft tables, photo booths. Noon-3 p.m. Saturday Call for admission price 269-683-4700 The Rage, 219 N. Front St. www.nilesmi.org

MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | SOUTH BEND

• April 2, South Bend Symphony Orchestra:

“American Composers,” 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, $19 to $86 • April 8-10, “Waitress: A Broadway Musical

Baked From the Heart,” 8 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, $43.50 to $133.50 • April 14, Tom Segura: “I’m Coming

Everywhere World Tour,” 8 p.m. Thursday, $39/$49/$75 • April 27, “The British Invasion: They Came,

They Sang, They Conquered,” 7 p.m.

Wednesday, $29 to $55 • April 30, South Bend Symphony Orchestra:

“Music of John Williams / Indiana Trust

Pops III,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, $10 to $74 211 N. Michigan St. 574-235-9190 www.morriscenter.org

WELLFIELD BOTANICAL GARDENS | ELKHART

• Through May 31, “Spring Splendor,” 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, admission $10/adults, $5/children 3-12 1011 N. Main St. 574-266-2006, ext. 105 www.wellfieldgardens.org

POTAWATOMI ZOO | SOUTH BEND

• $12/adults 15-61, $10/children 3-14 and adults 62+, free for members and children 2 and under. Call for zoo’s operating hours. 500 S. Greenlawn 574-235-9800 www.potawatomizoo.org

RUTHMERE MANSION | ELKHART

• April 1, Gallery Talk: “Conservationist

Movement of the Early 1900s,” 11 a.m.

Friday, free general admission. Register at website. • April 21, Spring Concert Series: Winston

Choi, Canadian pianist, 7 p.m. Thursday, $40/nonmember, $25/member. Register at website. • April 23, Lecture: “Living on Indigenous

Landscapes: The Intersection of

Potawatomi and Settler Histories in

Norther Indiana,” 4 p.m. Saturday, Havilah

Beardsley House, 102 W. Beardsley Ave., free admission • April 24, Mother and Me Tea: “Mom!

There’s a Hare in My Cup,” 2 p.m.-4 p.m.

Sunday, $30/adult nonmember, $25/adult member, $15/youth 4-18 201 E. Beardsley Ave. 574-264-0330 888-287-7696 www.ruthmere.org n

MULTI-EVENT VENUES

LERNER THEATRE | ELKHART

• April 8, Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Friday, $59.50 to $424.50 • April 23, Zach Williams Spring 22 Tour, 7 p.m. Saturday, $15 to $202 • April 24, Elkhart Municipal Band Spring

Concert, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, free admission • April 27, Lunchtime Kimball Organ Concert featuring Celia Weiss, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wednesday, free admission 410 S. Main St. 574-293-4469 www.thelerner.com

GOSHEN THEATER | GOSHEN

• April 2, Drama Club April Meetup!, acting class for 8-14 year olds, 1 - 2 p.m. Saturday, $10/student • April 8, Movie Night: “The Sound of Music,” 7 p.m. Friday, free admission • April 29, Dave Bennett: “Swing to Rock,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, $35 to $150 216 S. Main St. 574-312-3701 www.goshentheater.com

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY PARKS | SOUTH BEND

• April 13, 20, 27, Boomers and Beyond:

Spring Walking Club, 50- to 60-minute walk, 11 a.m.-noon Wednesday, St. Patrick’s

County Park, Brown Barn, 50651 Laurel

Road, South Bend, $15 for five sessions or $4 drop-in fee. • April 16, Easter “O” Hunt, children 6 and up search for Easter eggs. 1- 3 p.m. Saturday.

St. Patrick’s City Park, Brown Barn, 50651

Laurel Road, South Bend, $5/child. Register by Tuesday, April 12, at 574-654-3155 or sjcparks.org. • April 23, Audubon Rummage Sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. St. Patrick’s City

Park, Red Barn, 50651 Laurel Road,

South Bend, gate fee in effect after 10 a.m.

Donations accepted 1- 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, April 20-22. 574-339-2675 • April 23, Girls Ambitious about Learning

Science (GALS), outdoor science fun for fifth- through eighth-grade girls, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Saturday. St. Patrick’s City Park, 50651 Laurel

Road, South Bend, $10/student includes lunch and snacks. Register by Monday, April 18, at 574-654-3155 or sjcparks.org. 56960 Timothy Road 574-654-3155 www.sjcparks.org

THE BARNS AT NAPPANEE | NAPPANEE

• Through May 7, Disney’s “Beauty and the

Beast,” various show times Wednesday through Sunday. Show only: $33.95 to $37.95 adults, $23.95 to $27.95 students, $13.95 to $17.95 children. Meal and show: $63.95 to $67.95 adults, $53.95 to $57.95 students, $28.95 to $32.95 children. 1600 W. Market St., Nappanee 574-773-4188 www.thebarnsatnappanee.com