CAREY — A steady stream of visitors passed through the side entrance of Stombaugh-Batton Funeral Home on Wednesday for one more chance to give back to the late Carey mayor. Steven W. Smalley was made for the job.

Chris Moynihan (standing), director of programming and education at the Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, shares astronaut fitness tips with youth and adults during a program at the Upper Sandusky Community Library on Thursday.

FINDLAY — The Marathon Center for the Performing Arts recently unveiled the artists who will perform during its 2016-2017 season, which begins in September. The season features a lineup of 19 different shows with 20 total performances featuring rock ‘n’ roll, Broadway, bluegrass, holiday favorites, comedy, dance and more. Highlights include a homecoming for native son and Broadway superstar Gavin Creel, the return of the Toledo Symphony and Sandi Patty on her farewell tour.

First Baptist Church of Upper Sandusky, located at 590 Houpt Drive, will be holding the First Baptist Fireworks Festival from 6-9 p.m. July 2 prior to the city’s fireworks display. The festival is free and will include carnival games, face painting, water games and more.

JT Lanker and the Crossroads, of Wharton, take a break from performing in the beer tent at the Our Lady of Consolation Festival on Saturday afternoon. Band members are (from left) Rick Puchta, Joe Lanker Sr., JT Lanker and Billy Johnson.

MARION — The Marion Popcorn Festival has announced the first Community Showcase Stage Lip Sync Battle “Fake It to Make It” will take place at Bluefusion Entertainment Center during the month of July. All contestants will be scheduled to perform in the preliminaries July 16.

MARION — The Marion Palace Theatre starts the 2016-17 season with a local production of “Crazy for You.” Filled with non-stop Gershwin hit songs, “Crazy for You” features musical numbers, high-energy dances and a boy-meets-girl storyline.

ADA — The Lima Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the Fourth of July with a “Patriotic Pops” concert on the campus of Ohio Northern University at 7 p.m. July 2. The event is free and open to the public.

Jim Cruise (back), the “Spoon Man,” gets lots of laughs from the audience Tuesday as he plays a set of spoons to a song off the head of Hawk Washburn. Cruise’s performance, held at the Gormley Park shelter house in Forest, was part of the Forest-Jackson Public Library’s summer reading program.