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AUGUST 1-30 (SELECTED 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 southbendfarmersmarket.com
AUG. 3, 17, 31 | ELKHART Town Green Social
5-7 p.m. Wednesday Includes food vendors, music, family entertainment Free admission Town Green Plaza next to Martin’s Supermarket, Jackson Boulevard 574-295-7275 elkhartindiana.org/government/parks, facebook.com/elkhartparks

AUG. 5-6 | GOSHEN Goshen Games
Sand volleyball and cornhole tournaments, other family-friendly competitions. 5-9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday Free admission Downtown area 574-312-9922 downtowngoshen.org
AUG. 6, 13, 20, 27 | ELKHART Farmers Market
8 a.m. to noon Saturday (through Sept. 24) Free admission Kardzhali Park, 301 NIBCO Parkway 574-295-7275 elkhartindiana.org/government/parks, facebook.com/elkhartparks
AUG. 19 | ELKHART Free Summer Chill Concert Series featuring Q-Sonics
7-9 p.m. Friday Includes food vendors, beer tent, splash pad. Free admission NIBCO Water & Ice Park 574-295-7275 elkhartindiana.org/government/parks, facebook.com/elkhartparks

AUG. 28 | ELKHART Summer in the Park Series featuring Touch of Texas
3-6 p.m. Sunday Free admission, concessions available for purchase McNaughton Park bandshell, 701 Arcade Ave. 574-295-7275 elkhartindiana.org/government/parks, facebook.com/elkhartparks
MULTI-EVENT VENUES
LERNER THEATER | ELKHART
• Aug. 6, Best of Broadway 14, 2 p.m. Saturday, $12 • Aug. 8, Melissa Etheridge: “One Way Out” Tour, 7:30 p.m. Monday, $39 to $399 • Aug. 25, Lerner on the Lawn with Rhymer/Educator, 6 p.m. Thursday, free • Aug. 31, Lunchtime Kimball Organ Concert featuring Celia Weiss, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, free 410 S. Main St. 574-293-4469
GOSHEN THEATER | GOSHEN
• Aug. 19, Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Show, 7:30 p.m. Friday, $15 to $25 216 S. Main St. 574-312-3701 goshentheater.com
MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | SOUTH BEND
• Aug. 12, 19, 26, Fridays by the Fountain, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., free admission. Lineup: Aug. 12, PT & the Cruisers; Aug. 19, Don Savoie: Blue-eyes Soul; Aug. 26, The Music Village. • Aug. 26, Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m. Friday, Ironhand Wine Bar, 1025 Northside Blvd., $15 211 N. Michigan St. 574-235-9190 morriscenter.org
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY PARKS | SOUTH BEND
• Aug. 6, Women Experience the Outdoors: “Orienteering,” 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Brown Barn, SP, $10/person, registration and payment required by Aug. 4. • Aug. 11-12, “Marshmallows and Meteors!” 9 p.m. to midnight Thursday and Friday, Van Paris Shelter, BW, $3/ person, registration required by Aug. 10. • Aug. 12, Nature-On-The-Go: “Life is Better with Bats!” 1-2:30 p.m. Friday, SP, free admission, vessels and life jackets provided, registration required by Aug. 15. • Aug. 17, Baugo Creek Kayak/Canoe Clean-Up, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, F/B, free admission. • Aug. 20, “Running Wild” 5K Trail Run and 3K Fun Walk, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Red Barn, SP, $15 to $40 depending on age and event, preregister at sjcparks. org/1019/running-wild. St. Patrick’s County Park (SP) , 50651 Laurel Road, South Bend; Bendix Woods County Park (BW), 56960 Timothy Road, New Carlisle Ferrettie/Baugo Creek County Park (F/B), 57057 Ash Road, Osceola 574-654-3155 sjcparks.org
RUTHMERE MANSION | ELKHART
• Aug. 6, Garden Series: “The Roots of Gardening at Ruthmere: Firsthand Accounts,” 2 p.m. Saturday, Ruthmere Greenhouse, free admission, register at ruthmere.org • Aug. 20, Movie screening: “Seven Generation River,” 2 p.m. Saturday, free admission, register at ruthmere.org All events at Ruthmere, 201 E. Beardsley Ave., unless otherwise specified. Havilah Beardsley House (HBH), 102 W. Beardsley Ave. Ruthmere: $10/adults, $4/students, free for children under 5 with adult Havilah Beardsley House: $5/adults, $2/students, free for children under 5 with adult Tour times on the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. 574-264-0330 888-287-7696