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Landmarks hosts tour of historic Greenfield building

Indoor Farmers’ Market open Saturday

GREENFIELD — The Farmers Market at the fairgrounds, 620 N. Apple St., will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The market is held inside the show arena. Locally created items such as eggs, cheeses, honey, baked goods, jams and jellies, goat soaps and lotions, frozen sweet corn, soups and coffee will be on sale. For more information, email [email protected].

Brandywine Wind presents mid-winter music

GREENFIELD — The Brandywine Wind will present a mid-winter concert at 7 p.m. March 24 at the H.J. Ricks Centre for the Arts, 122 W. Main St. The concert will showcase individual talent of some band members through a range of music from Bach to Bernstein. Tickets are $5 at the door. For more information, visit brandywine-wind.org.

Lego convention a builder’s dream

INDIANAPOLIS — Brick World 2017, the annual Indiana Lego convention, moves into the bigger space of the Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1202 E. 38th St. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 20 vendors will fill the 60,000 square feet of space with displays, Lego artwork, opportunities to create and kits and collectibles for purchase. Tickets $12 at the door; children age three and younger are free. Visit brickworld.com/brickworld-indianapolis for more information.

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Exhibit features presidential pets

INDIANAPOLIS — The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site presents “Presidential Pets,” open now through January 2018 at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, 1230 N. Delaware St. The exhibit covers 200 years of presidential pets from Benjamin Harrison’s Mr. Whiskers the Goat to Bo, the Portuguese Water Dog owned by the Obamas. Current hours are 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Visit presidentbenjaminharrison.org for more information.

Man’s best friend on display at the Eiteljorg

INDIANAPOLIS — The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, 500 W. Washington St., presents “Dogs: Faithful and True,” now through Aug. 6. Art, photographs, artifacts and interactive experiences explore the enduring presence and contributions of dogs as companions, workers and heroes in western culture. For information on open hours and admission costs, visit eiteljorg.org.

Natural disasters exhibit opens at Indiana State Museum

INDIANAPOLIS — Hurricane Katrina, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and an F-5 tornado are brought up close and personal in “Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters,” opens Saturday at the Indiana State Museum, 650 W. Washington St. Explore the science behind earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes and volcanoes in this interactive exhibit on loan from the Field Museum in Chicago. Displays include stories of survival, the impact of humanity on natural disasters and the only video footage ever taken inside a tornado. Visit indianamuseum.org for more information on museum hours and admission fees.