1 Oct – 31 Dec "112 Years and Counting: The History of the Clark County Historical Society" is outside the Crabill Discovery Hall. The exhibit examines how the historical society has changed over time and highlights its collections, the different venues where it has been, and looks at the move to the Heritage Center. For more information call 937.324.0657 or visit www.heritagecenter.us.

1-3 Jack Osbun 40 Year Retrospective: A Search for Significant Form: Held 9 am to 5 pm at the Springfield Museum of Art. Inspired by the culture, land and people of Mexico, Jack brings to Springfield paintings rich in color and texture, steeped with a cultural overlay.

1 - 25 Cowvin’s Corny Maze, Young’s Jersey Dairy: See if you can navigate your way through the maze of over 3 acres of cornfield and over one mile of paths. The maze has many twists and turns and is "amoosing" fun for the entire family. Noon – 6 pm, $6 per person, $2 for ages 4 and under. Call 937.325.0629 for more information.

2-3 Buck Creek Fall Campout Weekend #1 Join us for our annual fall campout. Activities include a hog roast, chili dinner, campsite decorating contest, pumpkin carving and painting, hay rides, trick-or-treating, haunted trail and live entertainment. For more information call 927.322.5284

2-4 – New Carlisle Heritage of Flight Festival and Parade of Planes. The three-day festival includes a cruise-in, a kiddy tractor pull, rides, food and performances and attracts thousands of festival-goers from around the state. The festival transforms downtown New Carlisle into a flurry of activity and features a Parade of Planes, during which people line the streets to watch aircraft and other parade participants travel through the Main Street midway. Call 937.845.9492 for more information.

2-31 Haunted Wagon Ride, 7:30 pm – 10 pm, Friday and Saturday nights at Young’s Jersey Dairy: Things are going to get a little scary around Young’s this Fall! Our Haunted Wagon Ride, Scary Stories and Bale Maze are designed for families with children. A responsible adult must accompany all children under age 11. This is a family fun activity that will help get you into the proper Halloween spirit! www.youngsdairy.com/cowlendar.html.

3 Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk: Young’s Jersey Dairy – 9 am to Noon, No admission charge. Participants are expected to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Association. The walk is a non-competitive, fully accessible course. For further information contact The Alzheimer’s Association at 937.291.3332.

3 Masterworks! Peter Stafford Wilson, Conductor, Springfield Symphony Orchestra. Featuring one of the most electrifying pieces for piano and orchestra written in the past 100 years! Christopher Durrenberger of Wittenberg University kicks off the season performing the Piano Concerto No. 2 composed by one of America’s most performed and recorded living composers, Lowell Liebermann. Beethoven’s cheerful Symphony No. 8 rounds out our marriage of old and new. Don’t miss a pre-concert talk with composer Lowell Liebermann at 7:15 pm. Pre-concert music in the Lobby also begins at 7:15 p.m.

3 2009 South Fountain Tour of Homes and Porch Festival: The South Fountain Historic District Tour of Homes is one of Ohio’s foremost heritage tours, featuring one of the best collections of historic and architecturally significant houses in the Midwest. Experience Victorian America firsthand through several period houses, see the latest interior fashions by area decorators, and learn about the Underground Railroad at the historic Gammon House, currently under restoration. The 2009 Tour will mark the South Fountain Preservation group’s thirteenth year sponsoring this self-guided walking tour through houses rarely open to the public. Tours start at First Baptist Church, 638 South Fountain Avenue.

3 Clark County Retired Teachers Annual Car Show: Young’s Jersey Dairy, 10 am – 3 pm.

9 ABBAMania and Stayin’ Alive, 8 pm at the Clark State Performing Arts Center. Get ready to experience the seventies again with this special tribute extravaganza, rock concert musical with ABBA and The Bee Gees! Take a trip down memory lane and visit that not so long ago era where sideburns, platform shoes and glitter balls ruled! 1.866.PAC.TKTS.

9-10 Buck Creek Fall Campout Weekend #2 Join us for our annual fall campout. Activities include a hog roast, chili dinner, campsite decorating contest, pumpkin carving and painting, hay rides, trick-or-treating, haunted trail and live entertainment. For more information call 927.322.5284

10 Yellow Springs Street Fair, 9am – 5pm: Over 200 booths selling fine arts & crafts, clothing, jewelry, fair trade items, unique gifts, massages and much more. Enjoy the international selection of cuisine from Vietnamese shish-kabob to Mexican empanadas to Thai wraps to hot dogs. But Street Fair in Yellow Springs is much more than an arts and food fair; it’s an all-day festival with entertainment throughout the day. Local favorites, the Egyptian Breeze Belly Dancers and the drumming sounds of Wulf, will delight the crowd. Call 937.767.2686 for more information.

10 – 11 Enon Apple Butter Festival - Hours 10 am-6 pm Saturday, 11 am-5 pm Sunday. 5 50gallon kettles of apple butter being stirred. All types of festival foods and activities. Come join in the fun. For information, phone 937.864.2797.

11 Walneck’s Motorcycle Swap Meet, Clark County Fairgrounds, exit 59 off of I70. Indoors & Out. All brands of Motorcycles. 8 am – 3 pm. Admission $ 6, vendor spaces $ 40. Clark County Fairgrounds, I-70 & S.R. 41, Springfield, Ohio. Walneck’s, contact 630.985.2097 or visit www.walneckswap.com

12-19 German Shepherd Dog Clubs of America National Specialty Show: Held at the Champions Center, Clark County Fairgrounds, Exit 59 off I-70 with German Shepherds coming from all 50 states and Canada. For more information please call 937.325.7621.

16 Leon Redbone, 7:30 pm at the Clark State Performing Arts Center. Though his iconic guise of white fedora, jacket and sunglasses has been thoroughly satirized, it‘s easy to overlook the genuinely gifted artistry of Leon Redbone. If there is one common element to Redbone’s diverse music, it’s his mastery of his acoustic guitar. Lobby Party begins at 6 pm with free appetizers and a cash bar! 1.866.PAC.TKTS.

16-18 Yellow Springs Fall Arts Excursion Weekend: A series of events featuring the 3rd Friday Fling in the Springs and annual Artist Studio Tour on Saturday and Sunday. Call 937.767.2686 for more information.

17 Ghosts and Goblins: Literature to Scare and Delight at Mac-O-Chee, $6.00 for children 5-15, $10.00 for adults (MFH members discount is $1.00). This program begins at 4:30 pm and lasts until 6:00 pm. It is not recommended for children under the age of five. Mac-O-Chee is located 2 miles east of West Liberty. Discover the fun of Halloween traditions and how imagination can be sparked by a good story. The program includes Victorian autumn games, stories and dramatic scenes, a scavenger hunt for literary treasures, a spooky cellar walk and a bonfire.

17 Broadway and Beyond Series presents the music of Irving Berlin. "I Love A Piano" is a lively, nostalgic celebration of the music and lyrics of beloved composer Irving Berlin. It follows the journey of a piano as it moves in and out of American lives from the turn of the century to the present.  To be held at the Kuss Auditorium, Clark State Performing Arts Center at 8 pm, 300 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield, OH.

17-18 Springfield Antique Show and Flea Market, Friday 4 pm – 8 pm, Saturday 8 am – 5 pm and Sunday 9 am – 4 pm, Clark County Fairgrounds, exit 59 off I-70. The Springfield Antique Show and Flea Market has been a favorite source for thousands of collectors and dealers for over twenty-five years. Whatever you’re looking for; fine period furniture or funky fifty’s rattan, Bakelite jewelry or diamonds, fine art or folk art, you can expect to find the unexpected in Springfield.

17 Oct-28 Nov Aminah Robinson – Along Water Street. Held at the Springfield Museum of Art, this unique and complex body of work features paintings, books, journals, sculptures and mixed media objects that span more than 50 years of work by this internationally acclaimed artist.

20 Collin Raye and Restless Heart, 8 pm at the Clark State Performing Arts Center. One of the true hit-makers of the 1990s, Collin Raye still continues to crank out soulful, heartfelt material with the honesty and richness that is signature to his vocals. Don’t miss this special evening of great country music! 1.866.PAC.TKTS.

23-25 Wittenberg University Homecoming Weekend. Wittenberg University Alumni celebrate with annual Homecoming festivities. For more information, visit www.wittenberg.edu/administration/alumni/events/homecoming/2009.

24 Ghosts and Goblins: Literature to Scare and Delight at Mac-O-Chee, $6.00 for children 5-15, $10.00 for adults (MFH members discount is $1.00). This program begins at 4:30 pm and lasts until 6:00 pm. It is not recommended for children under the age of five. Mac-O-Chee is located 2 miles east of West Liberty. Discover the fun of Halloween traditions and how imagination can be sparked by a good story. The program includes Victorian autumn games, stories and dramatic scenes, a scavenger hunt for literary treasures, a spooky cellar walk and a bonfire.

30-31 Fork Lift Rodeo: Clark County Fairgrounds, Exit 54 off of I-70. Local, regional, national and international companies compete in skills competition.