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Veterans Day events around town

Rasputin Todd

rtodd@cincinnati.com

Veterans salute during the playing of Taps.

Tuesday

All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, 7:30-9 p.m., Meriam R. Hare Quaker Heritage Center, College and Douglas streets, Wilmington. Combining period song and dramatic readings of first-person accounts of the war, performance by Cantabile Men's Ensemble is glimpse into lives of men in trenches of World War I. Donations requested. 937-481-2456.

Veteran's Day Event, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Countryside YMCA, 1699 Deerfield Road, Lebanon. Ohio's FBI Special Agent in Charge Kevin Cornelius is guest speaker. Music by the Four Leads Barbershop Quartet and 122nd US Army Band. Lebanon HS ROTC presents Colors and Warren County Sheriff's Honor Guard give 21-gun salute. Congressman Chabot presents flags to three WWII vets. Ages 18 and up. Free. 513-932-1424, ext. 148; www.countrysideymca.org.

Veterans Day Ceremony, 1 p.m., Springdale Municipal Building, 11700 Springfield Pike. Springdale Veterans Memorial, corner of Lawnview Avenue and Springfield Pike. Free. 513-346-6910; www.springdale.org/.

Veterans Day Commemoration, 10:30 a.m., Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County Main Library, 800 Vine St., Downtown. Reading Garden Lounge. Features keynote speaker Congressman Brad R. Wenstrup, Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Pipes and Drums, lighting of Flame of Remembrance, music by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's Brass Trio and presentation of Memorial Wreath. Free. 513-369-6900; www.cincinnatilibrary.org.

Veterans Day Commemoration Program and Silent Auction, 5-7 p.m., Miami University Hamilton, 1601 University Blvd. Harry T. Wilks Conference Center. Nicholas Olivas Valor Award was established to provide annual financial support to student veterans in Criminal Justice Department. Spaghetti dinner and silent auction. Free. 513-785-3020; ledforcd@miamioh.edu.

Veterans Day Program, 6 p.m., Florence Government Center, 8100 Ewing Blvd. Honoring veterans of all wars. Patriotic songs by Florence Community Band and Florence Community Chorus. Free. 859-647-5439; www.florence-ky.gov.

Veterans Day, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Newport Aquarium, Newport on the Levee. Military members (active or retired), veterans and reservists can show their Military ID and receive free admission. 859-261-7444; www.newportaquarium.com.

Thursday

Ponder Anew: Theatre/Workshop presented by Heroes' Fund, 7-9 p.m., Historic Courthouse, 300 E. Silver St., Lebanon. Acclaimed theatrical show with songs from WWII era, based on diary of WWII combat pilot. Designed for veterans and their families. After show, artists lead workshop guiding audience members to share their own memories. Benefits Heroes' Fund. Free. 513-874-5450; www.wclfoundation.com/heroes.asp.

Friday

Ponder Anew: Theatre/Workshop presented by Heroes' Fund, 7-9 p.m., Prince of Peach Church, 1528 Race St., Over-the-Rhine. Acclaimed theatrical show with songs from WWII era, based on diary of WWII combat pilot. Designed for veterans and their families. After show, artists lead workshop guiding audience members to share their own memories. Benefits Heroes' Fund. Free. 513-874-5450; www.wclfoundation.com/heroes.asp.

Saturday

Heroes' Fund Celebration Dinner/Dance, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Cincinnati Marriott North at Union Centre, 6189 Mulhauser Road, West Chester Township. Dinner and dancing to Tom Daugherty big band and short performance of "Ponder Anew." Auction items include yacht cruise, big-screen TV and original artwork by Cincinnati artists and students. Ages 18 and up. Benefits Heroes' Fund. $65. 513-874-5450. ■