Weekly guide to things to do in the area

Shinedown, (left to right) Brent Smith, Barry Kerch, Zach Myers and Eric Bass, performs at Fraze Pavilion in Kettering, on Tuesday, Aug. 10. The group made Billboard history in August 2020 by being the first act in its 40-year run to have 16 number one singles on the Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart.

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Shinedown, (left to right) Brent Smith, Barry Kerch, Zach Myers and Eric Bass, performs at Fraze Pavilion in Kettering, on Tuesday, Aug. 10. The group made Billboard history in August 2020 by being the first act in its 40-year run to have 16 number one singles on the Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart.

The following is a list of things to do in Butler and Warren counties.

SUNDAY, APRIL 2

  • Sorg Opera House Guided Tour, at Sorg Opera House, 63 S. Main St., Middletown. 3 to 4:30 p.m. sorgoperahouse.org

TUESDAY, APRIL 4

  • Calling all Homeschoolers: Life in the Village, at Governor Bebb MetroPark Pioneer Village, 1979 Bebb Park Lane, Okeana. Noon to 3 p.m. Registration required by today at yourmetroparks.net
  • Cincinnati Shakespeare Company presents “MacBeth,” at Parrish Auditorium, Miami University Hamilton. 7 p.m.
  • Shinedown: The Revolutions Live Tour, at Heritage Bank Center, 100 Broadway, Cincinnati. 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5

  • Celebrating Self presents Local Stars of Reality TV, at Fitton Center for Creative Arts, 101 S. Monument Ave., Hamilton. 11:30 a.m. fittoncenter.org

THURSDAY, APRIL 6

  • Discovery on the Farm - Dandelion Wishes, at Chrisholm MetroPark Historic Farmstead, 2070 Woodsdale Road, Trenton. 10 a.m.
  • City of Oxford Adult Egg Hunt, at Oxford Community Park, Basketball Courts, 6801 Fairfield Road, Oxford. 7 p.m., for ages 18 and older.
  • “Night” Egg Scramble, at OPRD, 6025 Fairfield Road, Oxford. 9:30 p.m., for children 4th-8th grade.

FRIDAY, APRIL 7

  • First Baptist Church of Hamilton Easter Egg Hunt, at 1501 Pyramid Hill Blvd., Hamilton. Egg hunt for children and adults with special needs will be held at 5:30 p.m. Community egg hunt will begin at 6 p.m.
  • Friday Night Lights Film Series: Everything Everywhere All At Once, at Oxford Community Arts Center, 10 S. College Ave. 7 p.m.
  • Flashlight Egg Hunt, at Forest Run MetroPark, Wildlife Preserve Area, 1810 New London Road, Hamilton. 7 to 10 p.m. Register by Thursday at yourmetroparks.net.
  • Fitton Family Fridays presents The Legend of John Henry, at Fitton Center for Creative Arts, 101 S. Monument Ave., Hamilton. 7:30 p.m. fittoncenter.org

SATURDAY, APRIL 8

  • Hope United Methodist Church Easter Egg Hunt, at 3642 Shaker Road, Franklin, 10 a.m. For children 2-10 years old.
  • Liberty Twp. Easter Egg Hunt, at Liberty Center, Liberty Twp., 10 a.m.
  • Trenton Community Easter Egg Hunt, at Trenton Community Park, 440 Dell Drive, Trenton, 10:15 a.m. For children 12 and under.
  • Egg Orienteering, at Forest Run MetroPark, Wildlife Preserve, 1810 Hamilton-New London Road, Hamilton, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. yourmetroparks.net
  • “Day” Egg Scramble, at Oxford Community Park, 6801 Fairfield Road. 11 a.m., for children through 3rd grade.
  • Markets at Pleasant Treasure Easter Egg-Stravaganza, at 4020 Pleasant Ave., Hamilton, noon
  • Community Easter Egg Hunt, at Union Chapel Church, 8284 Keister Road, Madison Twp. Noon. Free lunch of hot dog and chips and a magic show performed by Brad Eickhoff.
  • Lindenwald Community Easter Trunk Hop, at Benninghofen Playground, Noyes and Van Hook avenues, 1 to 3 p.m. Kids will hop car to car with their baskets to collect their eggs.
  • West Chester Fire Dept. Easter Egg Hunt, at Keehner Park, 7411 Barret Road, West Chester Twp. 1 p.m., for children 8 years and younger.
  • University Baptist Church Easter Egg Hunt, at 4125 Riverview Ave., Middletown. 3 p.m., for children through 6th grade.

TUES., APRIL 11

  • Colligan History Project/Hamilton Community Foundation collaboration “The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl,” at Parrish Auditorium, Miami University Hamilton. 7 p.m. Presented by Timothy Egan.

This list of events is created from information submitted to the Journal-News. To see more things to do or submit an event, go online to journal-news.com/events or email amy.burzynski@coxinc.com.

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