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For Fun

West Chester Concert Series, 7 to 9 p.m. July 5 at Keehner Park Amphitheater. Free.

Muggles Express. Saturdays, July 5-19, and Sundays, July 6-20, at Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad, 127 S. Mechanic, Lebanon. $35 Train Ride and Feast; $18 Train Ride Only. (513) 933-8022. www.lebanonrr.com.

All About Kids Parent's Night Out. Need to do some shopping, want to go to dinner? Go out while your children are safe and having fun. Price includes dinner and activities. 6:30 to 11 p.m. July 18. $25, one child; $35, two; $45, three or more. All About Kids Childcare and Learning Center, 7015 Yankee Road, Liberty Twp. (513) 463-0222, www.allaboutkidslakota.com.

Ballroom Dance Classes with Ohio Ballroom. Waltz, Rumba, Merangue, Mambo, Cha Cha, Foxtrot, and Swing classes, reserve a spot by calling or e-mailing 6:50 p.m. Fridays. Wetherington Golf and Country Club. (513) 217-5551, www.ohioballroom.com.

Community Garden, 4 p.m. July 13 near Clubhouse/White House at 6689 Hansbrinker Dr. in the Dutchland Woods Subdv., Liberty Twp. Don Eberwine, OSU Extension Horticulture educator, will answer questions regarding weed, pest management and more.

Summer Camps

Kids Beginner Sewing Camp: Sew three-piece vacation outfit. Includes wrap skirt, T-shirt, flip-flops and travel bag. Ages 8 and older. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. July 7-11 at Yarns and Fabrications, 7967 Cincinnati-Dayton Road. $115 Registration required. (513) 755-0155. www.yarnsandfabrications.com.

Summer Art Camps for Kids, 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday at Mason Fine Arts Center during the summer. July 7-11 (grades two through five), July 14-18 (grades one through four), July 21-25 (grades kindergarten through two) and Aug. 4-8 (grades two through five). Fee is $110. To register, call (513) 754-0261.

Just for Kids

Auditions for "Footloose,"

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 10 and 3 to 6 p.m. July 12 at Just for Kicks Dance Academy, 404 Second Ave., Mason. Applicants should be ages to 5-18 and should prepare a monologue, song and bring an audition form and a recent picture. www.ActingUp.com or (513) 588-0988.

"If You give a Mouse a Cookie" Party, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. July 10 at the West Chester Library. Special storytime with a visit from the Mouse, stories, crafts and songs. Bring camera to take pictures with the Mouse. In-person registration required. (513) 777-3131.

P.T. Reptiles, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. July 19 at the West Chester Library. Reptile show with reptiles, amphibians, arachnids and more, geared to children over 5; all ages welcome.

Junior Storytime, 11 a.m. Thursdays and 1 p.m. Saturdays at Barnes & Noble, West Chester Twp. Call (513) 755-2258 or visit www.barnesandnoble.com for more information.

Food/Drink

"Gloria Swansong's Comeback," 6:30 p.m. July 12 at Shaker Run Golf Club. Mystery Dinner Event is a fundraiser to support the new Hospice of Butler and Warren counties. Brenda Bathgate, (800) 653-4490.

Wine Tasting, 7 p.m. Friday at Little Sonoma. $15, reservations recommended. 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Four for $5, no reservations needed. (513) 942-9463, www.littlesonoma.com.

Religious

Christmas in July, 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. July 13 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 6329 Tylersville Road. Christmas seems so far away, but you can have a little bit of Christmas in July with a Christmas service complete with carols and candy canes. (513) 777-8449 or lolchurch.com.

Ladies Bible Study. 10 to 11 a.m. Thursdays through Aug. 28. Free. Tri-County Baptist Church, 8195 Beckett Road. (513) 860-5100, www.tricountybaptist.org.

Support groups

Grief Share, 6:30 p.m. Mondays at Bethany United Methodist Church. Program for support after the death of a loved one. (513) 777 4448.

Grief Support Group, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays at Cincinnati Christian School, 7474 Morris Road. (513) 967-0872.

Angelman and other Rare Syndromes Playgroup,

10 a.m. to noon monthly at ABC Pediatric Therapy in West Chester Twp. Open and free to children, siblings and parents with Angelman or other rare syndromes. Julie Janszen Millette at (513) 708-0349 or julie.janszen@fmr.com.

H.E.A.R.T., a postabortion support group and Bible study at Hope Church, 4934 Western Row Road. (513) 469-6565.

Overeaters Anonymous, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and 10:30 a.m. Saturdays at West Chester Presbyterian Church, 8930 Cincinnati-Dayton Road. (513) 921-1922; www.region5oa.org.

Overeaters Anonymous for Teens recovering from compulsive overeating, anorexia and bulimia. (513) 934-0765 or e-mail TeenOA@hotmail.com.

Parents of Children and Teens with Bipolar Disorder, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at North Cincinnati Community Church, 6170 Irwin Simpson Road. (513) 339-1233.