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Continued from Page 18 HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM ADOPT A POETIC TREE: Children ages 9-12 take part in a presentation of "Adopt a Tree" and "Poet Tree" activities from Project Learning Tree, 2 p.m. Tuesday, German-town MetroPark, 6910 Boomershine Road, German Twp. 855-7717. Reservations required. YOUTH GARDEN CLUB: Children ages 6-11 take a look at flowers up close and discover some of their secrets, including why they are the colors they are and how they attract the insects they do, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark, 1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave meet in the Children's Classroom. 277-6545. Reservations required. sons in swing, waltz, tango, samba and more, followed by open dancing, 7:30 p.m.

Mondays, Antioch Temple, 107 E. First St 335-1018 or 885-3834. 5x-weefc beginners series for $30. BALLROOM, LATIN AND SWING DANCE LESSONS: Mondays and Tuesdays, Prince of Peace Church Social Hall, 800 E. David Road, Kettering.

434-6065. BALLROOM, LATIN AND SWING DANCE LESSONS: 6:30, 7:30 and 8: 30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, St Mark's Church Social Hall, 456 Woodman Drive. 435-9099 or 254-6442. WEDNESDAY NIGHT SWING JAM: p.m.

beginner lessons, 8-11 p.m. dancing, Wednesdays, Elegance in Dance Studio, 8967 Kingsridge Drive, Miami Twp. $3. www.swingoutdayton.com. INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE LESSONS: Sponsored by the Miami Valley Folk Dancers, 7-8 p.m.

Thursday, Michael Solomon Pavilion, 2917 Berkley Kettering, next to the Dayton Community Golf Course. $1.50. 427-2120. No partner needed HAP CAWOOD: Former editorial page editor of the Dayton Daily News will introduce his novel The Miter, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Books 350 E.

Stroop Road, Kettering. 298-6540 or 297-6365. NIGHT-TIME KNITTERS CLUB: Will knit and discuss knitting books, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Books 350 E. Stroop Road, Kettering.

297-6365. TUESDAY NIGHT BOOK CLUB: Discusses The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Books 350 E. Stroop Road, Kettering. 297-6365.

ROMANCE BOOK CLUB: Discusses Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Books 350 E. Stroop Road, Kettering. 297-6365. RICHARD ROSSITER AND SUE MACDONALD: Will discuss their book Surgery Fix Your Body Without Needles, Knives, Scapels, 'Scopes, Lasers Other Sharp 7-8 p.m.

Wednesday, Books 350 E. Stroop Road, Kettering. 298-6540 or 297-6365. TEEN BOOK CLUB: Discusses Don Quixote by Miguel DeCervantes, 7 p.m. Thursday, Books Co, 350 E.

Stroop Road, Kettering. 297-6365. Elids I Online: DaytonDailYNews.comevents I aturo Online: DaytonDailYNews.comevents Marie S. Aull Education Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Butler and Aullwood Farm, 9101 Frederick Pike, Butler Twp. Free for Friends of Aullwood members, $4 adults, $2 Children nonmembers.

890-7360. OVERFIELD TAVERN MUSEUM: "Hometown Evolutions," a show created in 1993 to draw attention to the use of second- and third-story spaces in downtown Troy, through October, 201 Water Troy. 2-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; or by appointment 335-3814 or 335-4019. HUFFMAN PRAIRIE FLYING FIELD INTERPRETIVE CENTER: Featuring hands-on exhibits focusing on the Wright brothers' development of the world's first practical airplane at Huffman Prairie Flying Field in 1904 and 1905, along with displays of model airplanes and advances In aviation technology and the accomplishments of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

dally, off Kauffman Road at Wright Brothers Hill. Free. 425-0008. WRIGHT-DUNBAR INTERPRETIVE CENTER AND WRIGHT CYCLE COW Two floors of hands-on exhibits exploring the lives and accomplishments of Wilbur Wright Orville Wright and Paul Laurence Dunbar; also the only remaining historic bicycle shop in its original location. 8:30 am-5 p.m.

daily, 22 S. Williams St Free. 225-7705. JOHNNY APPLESEED MUSEUM: Featuring a collection of Appleseed memorabilia and written materials, located in Historic Bailey Hall at Urbana University, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Tuesday-Thursday, noon-4 p.m.

Saturday, 579 College Way, Urbana. Donations accepted. (937) 484-1368 or (937) 484-1303. TROTWOOD DEPOT MUSEUM: Renovated depot with railroad memorabilia, 10 am-2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, corner of Broadway and Main streets, Trotwood.

277-8938. IAMS HOUSE MUSEUM: Featuring Ohio glass and pottery, replicas of Dayton-area inventions and more, 2-4 p.m. Sundays, 349 S. Broadway St, Trotwood. 277-8938 or 854-1647.

CARILLON HISTORICAL PARK: Exhibition, "Get a Receipt: The Golden Age of the Cash Register," through Oct 31; visit a unique museum complex of 24 buildings and structures that tells Miami Valley's invention, settlement transportation and industrial stories, 1000 Carillon Blvd. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. $8 adults, $7 senior citizens, $5 for ages 3-17, free for members and children younger than 3.

293-2841 or www.carillonpark.org. WARREN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Featuring a museum, genealogy library, book and gift shop and more, noon-4 pm Sunday, 105 S. Broadway St, Lebanon. Free. (513) 932-1817.

tieatei" 10 Online: DaYtonDailyNews.comlheater PROFESSIONAL "BLUE JACKET: Outdoor drama, 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, Caesar's Ford Park Amphitheater, on String-town Road, east of Xenia. 376-4318. Through Aug. 29.

Arrival time, p.m. today, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday, matinee arrival time, a.m. Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday, La Comedia, 765 W. Central Springboro. (800) 677-9505 Or 746-4554.

"HOMECOMING HIGH Audience-participatory dinner-theater production presented by Mayhem Mystery, 6:45 p.m. Monday, the Spaghetti Warehouse, 36 W. Fifth St. $21.95. 461-3913.

Through Aug. 30. COLLEGE "TWO GENTLEMEN OF 7:30 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday, Ernst Amphitheatre, Miami University's Western campus, Oxford. Free.

(513) 529-3053. Dance IQ Online DaytonDaityNews.comevents I STEPPING OUT SINGLES DANCE: p.m. salsa dance lessons, dancing until 1 am. tonight, Christopher Club, 3150 Dixie Highway, Kettering. $6.

640-3015. Swimming pool open. BOOGIE ON THE BLACKTOP: Presented by the Ginghamsburg Church Singles Ministry, 7-8 p.m. dance lessons; 8-11 p.m. dance today, Ginghamsburg Church, the Avenue, 6759 5.

County Road 25A, Tipp City. $6 or $5 plus a donation of school supplies for children in need. 667-1069. SQUARE DANCE: Presented by the Kittyhawk Squares. tonight, Charles Lathrem Senior Center, 2900 Glengarry Drive, Kettering, $4.

299-2237. BIERGARTEH: Music by Carl Mantel, 7-11 tonight, the German Club Edelweiss, 531 E. Wenger Road, Englewood. $3 adults, free for children 16 and younger. 836-6889 or 294-3056.

SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE: Presented by the Gem City Square Dance Club, 7-730 p.m. early rounds. 7-10 p.m. dancing Sunday, Michael Solomon Pavilion, Community Golf Course, 2917 Berkley Ave. 864-2804.

SOUTH SLAVIC POLKA DANCE: With Pofka Hall of Fame member Hank Haller. 3-7 p.m. Sunday, Czechoslovakian Club, 922 Valley St $12. 233-9150 or 233-71SL, BASK JITTERBUG SWING LESSONS: 7-6 pm Sunday, LoungeBreezeway. Page Manor Shopping Center, 5540 Airway Road.

$7. Riverside. 231-5931. DAYTON BALLROOM DANCE CLUB: Beginner and advanced les- EUJuscnnis Online: DaytonDailYNews.commuseum OXFORD MUSEUM: Site restoration at DeWitt Log Homestead, 1-4 p.m. Sundays through Sept 5, one mile east of Oxford just beyond the Miami Stables off Ohio 73, Oxford.

(513) 523-2546. SUNWATCH INDIAN VILLAGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK: A 13th century Fort Ancient American Indian village reconstructed on the site where it existed prehistorical-ly, 9 am-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 2301 W. River Road.

$5 adults, $3 senior citizens and children 6-17, free to members and children younger than 6. 268-8199 or visit www.sunwatch.org. US. AIR FORCE MUSEUM: "Behind-the-Scenes Tour," see a variety of aircraft in varying stages of the restoration process, 12: p.m. today; NASCAR driver Ricky Rudd's showcar on display, Monday-Thursday; More than 300 aircraft and missiles-are displayed, including a B-2 Stealth Bomber, at the oldest and largest military-aviation museum in the world.

9 am-5 p.m. daily, on Springfield Pike, one mile from the Harshman Road exit off Ohio 4. Free. 255-3286. BOONSHOFT MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY: "A Rich Legacy Bringing News to Your Doorstep 1900-2003," featuring a 12-panel exhibit taking headlines from the Dayton Daily News, The Journal Herald, the Miami Valley Socialist and other newspapers, through Sept "Curious Collections: An Exhibit Beyond Bizarre," featuring objects from area historical collections that document unusual local, national and world events, through Dec 31; "Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body," features sophisticated animatronics and imaginative exhibits that explore such topics as runny noses, body odor and more, through Sept 12; 11 am-5 p.m.

Saturday, Monday-Thursday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 2600 DeWeese Paricway. $850 adults, $6 for seniors and children ages 2-12, free for museum members and children younger than 2. 275-7431. AMERICA'S PACKARD MUSEUM: Featuring the "Million Dollar Packard Collection," through September, 420 S.

Ludlow St Noon-5 pm Monday-Friday, 1-5 pm Saturday and Sunday. $5 adults, $4 students and senior citizens, free for children 5 and younger. 226-1710. AUUWOOD AUDUBON CENTER AND FARM: A 350-acre nature sanctuary and working organic farm, featuring two discovery rooms with interactive hands-on displays, thematic classrooms, observation areas and more, 9 am-5 pm Monday-Saturday, 1-5 pm Sunday, KID'S NIGHT OUT: Featuring nature fun for kids in grades K-5, 7 tonight, Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy. 698-6493.

Registration required. STORY TIME: Featuring funny stories and ice-cream cones, 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, Books 350 E. Stroop Road, Kettering. 298-6540 or 297-6365. BOOKS AND BLOCKS: Children ages 6 and younger can enjoy stories, books, blocks, puppets, puzzles, coloring and more, 3-4 p.m.

Saturday, Wright Memorial Public Library, 1776 Far Hills Oakwood. Free. 294-7171. Children ages 2 and younger must be accompanied by an adult THE HOSTILE HOSPITAL STORY TIME: 10 am Saturday, Books-A-Million, 705 Lyons Road, Washington Twp. 291-0307.

US. AIR FORCE MUSEUM FAMILY DAY: Guided tour featuring a fast-paced overview of the highlights of aviation history, 10 am Saturday; "Story Time," preschoolers and primary-grade children sit under the wings of airplanes and listen to stories about aviation and space, 11:30 am Saturday; "Museum's Aerospace Adventure," designed for families with children featuring fonner SR-1 pilot and Distinguished Flying Cross recipient Jack Mecham discussing the SR-71 "Blackbird," 1:30 pm Saturday, Carney Auditorium, VS. Air Force Museum, on Springfield Pike, one mile from the Harshman Road exit off Ohio 4. Hours: 10 am-3 pm Free. 255-8048, Ext 461, 462 or 463.

KIDS' CORRAL: See miniature horses, visit and pet the other farm animals, 1-4 pm Saturday and Sunday, Possum Creek MetroPark Farm, 4901 Shank Road. 268-1312. TRAVEL TO THE RAINFOREST: Children in grades 6-9 hear a story about the rainforest travel to the Tropical Garden to meet some rainforest plants and collect souvenirs for a collage that can be entered in the Montgomery County Fair, 10 am Monday, Weoerzyn Gardens MetroParks, 1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave, meet in the Children's Classroom, 277-6545. Reservations required.

BUTTERFLY MONITORING: Walk a mile-long trail to record all butterflies sighted, 11 am today, Germantown MetroPark, meet at the Nature Center, 6910 Boomer-shine Road, German Twp. 855-7717. Reservations required. BUTTERFLY HOUSE: See butterflies In all phases of their life cycles, 10 am-4 p.m. today, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, noon-4 p.m.

Sunday, Cox Arboretum Gardens MetroPark, 6733 Springboro Pike, Miami Twp. 434-9005. TALL GRASS PRAIRIE WALK: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Butler Twp. Free for Friends of Aullwood and National Audubon Society members, $4 adult nonmembers.

890-7360. TRAIL TREKKING: Three miles, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sugarcreek MetroPark, 4178 Conference Road parking lot Sugarcreek Twp. 898-2497. NIGHT HIKE: Explore the night woods and discover the stories of the moon, 9 pm Saturday, Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy.

Free. 698-6493. GARDEN GOODIES WALK: Walk in the organic vegetable garden, p.m. Saturday, Aullwood Farm, 9101 Frederick Pike, Butler Twp. Free for Friends of Aullwood and National Audubon Society members, $4 adults, $2 children for nonmembers.

890-7360. SNAKE SPECTACLE: Learn more snake trivia and visit the children's craft table, p.m. Sunday, Germantown MetroPark, meet at the Nature Center, 6910 Boomershine Road, German Twp. 855-7717. MORNING ADULT WALK: Look for signs of wildlife around the lakeshore, 9 am Tuesday, Huffman MetroPark.

4439 Lower Valley Pike, Exit SR 4 at Huffman Dam Road, use entrance HR-1. 898-2497. MORNING DISCOVERY WALK FOR ADULTS: 8-9J0 am Thursday. Marie S. Aull Education Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Butler Twp.

Free for Friends of Aullwood and National Audubon Society members, $4 adult nonmembers. 890-7360. Continued on Page 20 iLitcrafixrc Online DaytonDailYNews.comeventt SUSANNA HOFFMAN: Will introduce her cookbook The Olive and the Caper. Adventures In Greek Cooking, 7-8 tonight. Books Co, 350 E.

Stroop Road, Kettering. 298-6540 or 297-6365. ERIC SCHLOSSER: Author of Fast Food Nation will speak, 3 pm Monday, Frericks Center, University of Dayton, 300 College Park Ave. 229-4114. SWEDEN BOM READING GROUPS Discusses works by Emanuel Swedenborg and related topics.

7: 30 pm Monday, Books Co, 350 E. Stroop Road, Kettering. 297-648 L..