Today

* Fennimore Future Farmers of America Pancake Breakfast, 7 a.m.-noon, Legion Hall/

Memorial Building, 860 Lincoln Ave. Details: 608/822-3245,

ext. 3205.

* Oxus Grotto All-you-can-eat Pancake, Egg & Ham Breakfast, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Oxus Grotto Building, 3011 Autumn Drive, Asbury, Iowa. Cost: $5 for adults and $2.50 for children.

* St. John Placid Annual Parish Breakfast, 8 a.m.-noon, St. John (Placid) Catholic Church, 22447 E. Pleasant Grove Road, Epworth, Iowa. Menu includes: whole hog sausage, scrambled eggs, hash browns, applesauce, rolls and beverages. Cost: $5.50 for adults; $3.50 for children; and free for preschoolers.

* Annual Fly-in/Drive-in Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Boscobel (Wis.) Municipal Airport. Menu includes: sausage, bacon, regular scrambles or supreme, Tennessee Taters, pancakes, fruit and beverages. Cost for breakfast: $7.

* Annual Fall Flea Market, Antique & Collectible Show, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Jackson County Fairgrounds, Maquoketa, Iowa. Cost: $2. Early bird admission: $10 from 6:30-

8:30 a.m. Details: 319/462-0135.

* Annual Heritage Day,

9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fennimore (Wis.) Railroad Museum. Display of antique tractors and farm equipment, hit and miss engines and Old World demonstrations. Donations welcome. Details: 608/822-3446 or 608/822-3446.

* 20th annual Future Farmers of America Alumni Farm Toy Tractor Show & Sale,

9 a.m.-2 p.m., Memorial Building, 860 Lincoln Ave., Fennimore, Wis. Show, sell and trade. Details: 608/822-7806.

* O-Galena! Orienteering Festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Witkowsky State Wildlife Area, Hanover, Ill. Cost: $10, free for children ages 6 and younger, with a $40 maximum per family. Details: 815/858-9100 or www.jdcf.org.

* Carnegie-Stout Public Library presents painter Tim Olsen and sculptor Jim

Ehlinger, 1-5 p.m., 360 W. 11th St. Admission is free.

* East Dubuque Fun Days, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., downtown East Dubuque, Ill. Includes a chili dog eating contest, inflatable rides, games, food and beverages, live music and more. Details: 815/747-8810 or 563/543-3646.

* Pie and Ice Cream Social, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Little White Church, 6th and Jefferson streets, Fennimore, Wis. Sponsored by the Friends of the Fennimore Doll and Toy Museum. Details: 608/822-4100.

* Parade of Homes Tour, noon-5 p.m., Details: 563/582-4553 or www.dubuquehome

builders.com.

* Ghost Sunday, noon-

2 p.m., Left and Center Field of Dreams Site, Dyersville, Iowa. Ghost Players perform the "Greatest Show on Dirt" comedy routine. Admission is free.

* 15th annual Cornish Festival, Mineral Point, Wis. 9:30 a.m. For a list of events: www.cornishfest.org. Details: 608/987-2122 or 608/987-3218.

All Week

* Stone House Pottery & Gallery presents "Stage Wright," scene design work by Jan Lavacek, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday and by appointment Monday through Wednesday, 418 Spring St., Galena, Ill. Admission is free. Details: 815/777-0354.

* River Wildlife Cruises on the Mississippi River, National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Port of Dubuque. The 90-minute cruise runs daily. Cruise times are noon and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Cost: $16.50 for adults; $15.50 for senior citizens 65 and older; $13.50 for ages 7-17; and $9 for ages 3-6. Details: 800/226-3369, or www.rivermuseum.com.

* Outside the Lines Art Gallery presents a joint exhibit by oil painter Tatiana Ivaschenko and potter Kyle Kreigh, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, 409 Bluff St. Admission is free.

Today through Tuesday

* Sinsinawa (Wis.) Mound Art Gallery presents "Images of the Past Woven into the Present," multi-media exhibit by artist Zita Sodeika, of Apple River, Ill., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Details: 608/748-4411, ext. 849.

Today, Monday, Wednesday and Friday Through Sunday

* Green Lantern Studios presents "Inspired Places: Images of Art Environments in America," noon-5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 261 High St., Mineral Point, Wis. Details: 608/987-2880 or greenlanternstudios.com.

Today, Monday and Thursday Through Sunday

* Galena Artists Guild Gallery Fall Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 324 Spring St., Galena, Ill.

Details: 815/777-2870 or www.galenaartists.com.

* BRIO Studio and Gallery presents oil and soft pastel painter Gerard Erley, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Thursday through Saturday, upper floor, 120 N. Main St., Galena, Ill.

Today and Tuesday through Sunday

* Loras College Arts and Culture Series, Learning Through the Arts presents the exhibition Regionalist Prints from the Needles Collection, Hands: Beth Shadur and Petronella Ytsma, and Nikolaus Miesing: The Art of Stone 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dubuque Museum of Art, 701 Locust St. Cost: $5 for adults; $3 for students and senior citizens; and free for Dubuque Museum of Art members and for ages 11 and younger. Admission is free on Thursday. Details: 563/557-1851 or 563/588-7103.

Today and Thursday Through Sunday

* Bell Tower Theater presents "I Left My Heart," a

salute to the music of Tony Bennett, 7:30 p.m. Thursday,

8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and

* p.m. Sunday, Fountain Park, 2728 Asbury Road. Tickets: $17. Dinner/theater packages are available for $37.

Details: 563/588-3377 or www.

belltowertheater.net.

Today, Saturday and Sunday

* Pottery demonstration, 2-

4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-noon Sunday, Artists' Annex, Galena, Ill. Watch clay be formed into stoneware and porcelain. Potter Charles Fach will answer questions about the process.

* Schuster's Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 7541 Schueller Heights Road. Tickets for the corn maze are $4 for adults, $2 for ages 6-12; and free for ages 5 and younger. Tickets for the wagon rides are $2 for adults, $1 for ages 6-12; and free for ages 5 and younger. Details: 563/556-2879.

* Voices from the Warehouse District, a Dubuque Museum of Art off-site exhibition, 1-

5 p.m., Wilmac Properties, 1000 Jackson St. warehouse. Admission is free. Details: www.voiceswarehousegallery.com.

Monday

* Senior activities, 9-11 a.m. line dancing with Country Steppers; 10-11 a.m. Senior Fitness Friends exercise; 11:30 a.m.

-12:30 p.m. lunch; noon-

* p.m. open bridge; 12:30-

* p.m. ACBL duplicate bridge; and 6-9 p.m. Woodcarving Club, Hills and Dales Lifetime Center,

3505 Stoneman Road.

* Senior citizens activity,

1 p.m., drop-in needlework, Senior Citizen Center, Salvation Army Building, 1099 Iowa St.

* Leftfield Productions presents "Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway," 7 p.m., Five Flags Theater, Fourth and Main streets. Tickets: $30, $35 and $40. Details: 563/589-4258. Tickets: 563/557-8497 or www.ticketmaster.com.

Monday and Thursday

* Ecumenical Tower bingo, 1-3 p.m., Sixth and Locust streets.

Tuesday

* Senior activities, 9-11 a.m. Dupaco line dancing; 10:30-11:15 a.m. low-impact exercises with ManorCare Health Services; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

lunch; noon-3 p.m. open bridge; 12:30 p.m. Swedish Weaving; 12:30-3 p.m. duplicate bridge; and 12:30-3:30 p.m. dominoes, Hills and Dales Lifetime Center, 3505 Stoneman Road.

* Senior citizen activity,

1 p.m., needlework/drop in, Senior Citizen Center, Salvation Army Building, 1099 Iowa St.

* Bethany Home VSO Chili Supper, Bake and Craft Sale, 5-7 p.m., 1005 Lincoln Ave., lower level. Tickets: $4 in advance and $4.50 at the door.

* Country Western Benefit Dance, 6:30 p.m., Julien Inn Ballroom, 200 Main St. Live music by Chuck Crimmins & C.C. Rider Country Band. Cost: $6.50 at the door. Details: 563/557-2346.

Tuesday and Thursday

* Dubuque County Fairgrounds Farmers Market, 3-

5:30 p.m., Dubuque County Fairgrounds, 14583 Old Highway Road.

Wednesday

* Senior citizen activities, 9:30 a.m. Senior Citizen's Board Meeting; and 1 p.m. bridge, Senior Citizen Center, Salvation Army Building, 1099 Iowa St.

* Senior activities, 10-

11 a.m. Senior Fitness Friends Exercise; 10:45 a.m.-noon blood pressure screening by ManorCare Health Services; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. lunch; 11:45 a.m. luncheon speaker: Gambling Outreach: "Identifying a Gambling Problem"; and 12:15 p.m. open euchre, Hills and Dales Lifetime Center, 3505 Stoneman Road.

* Bob Welch, "Songs of the Civil War," 1:30-2:30 p.m., ManorCare Health Services, 901 West Third St. Songs, banjo and guitar, storytelling and some bad jokes all bring the Civil War to life. Sponsored by Dutrac Community Credit Union.

* Wild West Wednesday, 7-11 p.m., Dubuque County Fairgrounds Ballroom. Admission charged. Details: 563/

588-1406.

Wednesday through Friday

* Reu Memorial Library at Wartburg Theological Seminary Used Book Sale, 7:30 a.m.-

10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, 333 Wartburg Place.

Details: 563/589-0267.

Wednesday and Thursday

* "My Little Pony Live: The World's Biggest Tea Party,"

7 p.m., Five Flags Center, Fourth and Main streets. Tickets: $12 and $15. Details: 563/589-4258 or www.mylittleponylive.net. Tickets: 563/557-8497 or www.ticketmaster.com.

Thursday

* Senior activities, 10:30-11:15 a.m. low-impact exercises with ManorCare Health Services; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. lunch; and 6:30 p.m. Essential Oils, Hills and Dales Lifetime Center, 3505 Stoneman Road.

* Senior citizen activities, 9:30 a.m. blood pressure screening; 11:30 a.m. Salvation Army Senior Citizen's "Harvest Ball"; and 1 p.m. entertainment and ballroom and western dance, Senior Citizen Center, Salvation Army Building,

1099 Iowa St.

* Young Professionals Dubuque presents the Symphony Uncorked!, 5:30 p.m., Five Flags Theatre, 405 Main St. An introduction to the Dubuque Symphony with a networking hour including hor d'oeuvres and a cash bar. Cost: $5 per person.

* Kalona's Thursday Night Street Fair, 6-8 p.m., Kalona, Iowa. Includes food, art and handcrafted items, baked goods, produce, music and entertainment.

* 100 Men Who Cook Fundraiser, 6-9 p.m., Grand River Center, Port of Dubuque. Cost: $30 in advance and $40 at the door. Advance tickets available at U.S. Bank and Hy-Vee Food stores.

* Carnegie-Stout Public

Library presents the movie "This Film is Not Yet Rated,"

6 p.m., library's third floor auditorium, 360 W. 11th St. Admission and snacks are free.

Friday

* Senior activities, 10-11 a.m. Senior Fitness Friends Exercise; and 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. lunch, Hills and Dales Lifetime Center, 3505 Stoneman Road.

* Senior citizen activity,

1 p.m. Rose Ramblers-Square Dance Group, Senior Citizen Center, Salvation Army Building, 1099 Iowa St.

* Social Connections for Singles, 5-8 p.m., Julien Inn, Riverboat Lounge, 200 Main St. All singles welcome.

* Music on the River Cruise, 5 p.m., departing from the

St. Feriole river front in Prairie du Chien, Wis. Enjoy the unique blend of folk, blues and bluegrass of local musicians aboard the Mississippi Explorer during this two hour Mississippi River cruise. Details: 563/586-4444.

Friday and Saturday

* St. John Episcopal Church Semi-annual Rummage and Bake Sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Parish House, 14th and Locust streets.

Friday through Sunday

* Sinsinawa Mound Art Gallery hosts the 17th annual Quilt Exhibit, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sinsinawa, Wis. Theme: "Guiding Threads of Life." Details: Michelle Till at 608/748-4411, ext. 849.

* Effigy Mounds, 7 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Harpers Ferry, Iowa. Details: 563/873-3491 and www.nps.gov/efmo.

* Elkader Opera House presents the musical "The Baker's Wife," by Stephen Schwartz, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Elkader, Iowa. Tickets: 563/873-2378 or www.operahouseplayers.com.

* 5th annual Pumpkin Days, 4-7 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.-

4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, The Pumpkin Patch, between Guttenberg and Garnavillo, Iowa. Moonlight Hayride at

7 p.m. Friday. Crafts, hay rides, pony rides, petting zoo, kid's games and more. Details: 563/252-3076.

Saturday

* Visiting Our Ancestors, a tour of Prairie du Chien's historic cemeteries, including Evergreen Cemetery, St. Gabriel's Cemetery, Fort Crawford Military Cemetery, French Cemetery and the Brisbois Graves. Tours are at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Details: 608/326-6960.

* Cheesefest, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., historic Water Street, downtown Shullsburg, Wis. Event features breakfast, free live stage entertainment all day, cheese carving, hayrides, cheese curd eating contest, "Taste of Shullsburg" cheese baking contest, food and refreshments and a raffle.

* Dubuque Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, in area around City Hall.

* Effigy Mounds Bird Walk, 8 a.m., Effigy Mounds National Monument Visitor Center, Harpers Ferry, Iowa. Participants are asked to wear sturdy shoes and bring binoculars, a pencil and water for the hike. Details: 563/873-3491 or www.nps.gov/efmo.

* Shullsburg Friends of the Library Book Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Shullsburg, Wis.

* Four Seasons Festival, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Immanuel Congregational United Church of Christ, 1795 Jackson. All-you-can-eat Soup, Salad and Dessert Bar from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $6 for adults and $2 for children; and free for ages 4 and younger.

* The Illinois Buick Club is hosting its 3rd annual Classic Car Show, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., The Puttin' Place, Apple River, Ill. Details: 815/947-9110, 815/858-2159 or 815/947-3261.

* Nature Day for Kids, 10:30 a.m. to noon, E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center, Mines of Spain Recreation Area. For ages 5 to 11. Topic: Halloween party. Details: 563/556-0620.

* Quake Wars 8V8 Tournament, noon-2 a.m., Area 51 Gaming Zone, 3033 Asbury Road. Cash prizes based on attendance. Entry fee: $20 for non-members and $10 for members.

* HALO 3 4V4 Tournament, noon-6 p.m., Area 51 Gaming Zone, 3033 Asbury Road.

* James Kennedy Public Library presents the movie "A Bug's Life," 2-4 p.m., library Hoffman Community Room, Dyersville, Iowa. Popcorn and beverages are provided by the Friends of the Library.

* Dyersville Sportsmens Club 60th annual Fish Fry, Dyersville (Iowa) Commercial Club Park, Oak Garden Building. Serving starts at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door.

* Spirits of St. Feriole: A Lamplight Tour, 6-8 p.m., Villa Louis Historic Site, St. Feriole Island, 521 N. Villa Louis Road, Prairie du Chien, Wis. An after-sunset tour of the Villa Louis house, office, fur trade museum and grounds, featuring dramatic vignettes. Flashlights recommended. Details: 608/326-2721.

* Gospel Music Oasis, 7 p.m., Platteville (Wis.) City Hall. Featuring Cleo Ware and Bob Swenson, of Fennimore, Wis.

* United Methodist Church Annual Hog Roast, Hazel Green, Wis. Event includes a roasted pork and beef dinner with baked potatoes, corn, rolls, homemade pies, applesauce and cranberries, as well as a craft booth and bake sale. Craft booth opens at 3 p.m. Dinner served from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Details: 608/854-2517 or Ann Trewartha at 608/854-2751.

* Tri-States Largest Chili Cook-Off, 10 a.m., Cable Car Square.

Saturday and Sunday

* McGregor Fall Arts and Crafts Festival and Marquette Flea Market under the Bridge, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., McGregor and Marquette, Iowa.

* Flea Market Under the Bridge, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Marquette, Iowa. Sponsored by the Marquette Action Club, the event features antiques, crafts and collectibles on display, as well as food and beverages and kids games. Details: 563/873-3521.

* Bahl Family Pumpkin Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 6426 Asbury Road. Enjoy a fun, family day at the farm. Pet the animals in the petting zoo, roll in the corn pile, find your way out of the hay bale maze and corn maze and sit back for a hay ride through the scenic Christmas tree farm.

* Skydive Dubuque Harvest Boogie, 8 a.m.-sunset, Dubuque Regional Airport. Big planes, parachute demonstrations, tandem skydives, jumping grandmas, food and music. Admission is free. Bring a lawnchair. Details: 563/588-8916.

* Autumn Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, River Ridge School, Hanover, Ill. Juried craft fair with more than 90 artisans. Admission is $2. Details: 815/591-2181 or www.riverridge210.org.

* 32nd annual Fall Arts & Crafts Festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Triangle Park, McGregor, Iowa. Arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment and food vendors. Details: 800/896-0910.

* Stockton Civil War Weekend, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Stockton, Ill. Bring a lawn chair. Food and beverages will be available. Cost: $10 for family; $5 for adults; and free for ages 12 and younger. Details: 815/858-3493.

* Galena Country Fair, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Grant Park. Event features more than 150 vendors selling original, handmade arts, crafts and fine arts. Farmer's Markets with apples, pumpkins and honey; country bake shop offering home-baked breads, pies and pastries; and Gazebo Garden serving a European breakfast and Galena Cellars Winery wines. Fair favorites including caramel apples, hand-cut french fries, funnel cakes and baked potatoes. Live entertainment, children's games, silent auction and raffle. Donation $2. Details: 815/777-0817 or www.galenacountryfair.org.

* Into the Woods, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Apple River Fort State Historic Site, 311 E. Myrtle St., Elizabeth, Ill. Join costumed interpreters and learn the fine arts of hide tanning, sausage making, meat jerky preparation, gunsmithing and blacksmithing. Recipes for spirits preparation will be part of the festivities. Fine root beer and other fare available. Children's games. Details: 815/858-2028 or www.appleriverfort.org.

* Fall Harvest Days and Pumpkin Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 13978 Hammerand Road, Sherrill, Iowa. Antique tractors, threshing, baling, gas engines, rope making, many vintage farm displays, pumpkins, gourds and more.

* Dubuque Symphony Orchestra presents Classics I, Dvorak's "New World," 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Five Flags Theater, Fourth and Main streets. Details: 563/589-4258.

* Immaculate Conception Parish Garage and Bake Sale, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Kieler Wis.

Sunday

* Bellevue (Iowa) Volunteer Fire Department Breakfast, 7 a.m.-noon, fire station located on State Street. Serving all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage and eggs. Details: 563/872-4949.

* Bernard Rescue Unit Breakfast, 7:30-11:30 a.m., St. Patrick's Garryowen Parish Hall. Menu includes ham, sausage, scrambled eggs, hash browns, homemade rolls and beverages. Cost: $6 for adults; $3 for ages 6-12; and free for ages 5 and younger.

* 25th Auto Parts Swap Meet and Cars for Sale Corral, 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Walnut Acres, half mile north of Monticello, Iowa, on State Highway 38. Details: 319/465-5119 or 319/465-5380.

* Jackson County Historical Society Annual Pioneer Day Celebration, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Jackson County Fairgrounds, Maquoketa, Iowa. Demonstration by the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association. Cowboy Cookout from noon-1:30 p.m. in Boyer Hall. Cost for dinner: $6 for a pork chop and $8 for a steak. An all-day snack bar with hot dogs, chili, chips and goodies also available. 2007 Town and Country Quilt Show in Pearson Hall. Kids games, children's crafts and more. Wristbands: $4 for adults and free for ages 12 and younger. Details: 563/652-5020.

* Benefit for Milo Rolfe, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Parish Hall, North Buena Vista, Iowa. Milo Rolfe, of Guttenberg, Iowa, has stage 4 brain cancer and has been unable to work for the pat 1 1/2 years. The benefit will include a hog roast, raffle, auction and bake sale. Details: Kristy at 563/451-2399.

* St. Joseph the Worker Octoberfest, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Algona St. Wheel games, bingo, silent auction, bake sale, craft corner and a Chicken and Beef dinner. For more information, call Greg at 563/582-4916.

* 35th annual Oktoberfest Picnic, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Holy Trinity Parish, Luxemburg, Iowa. Cost: $8 for adults; $4 for ages 5-10; and free for ages 4 and younger. Includes silent auction, games and prizes, kid's activities, lunch stand and more.

* Jamestown 14th annual Fire Prevention Parade, noon, Immaculate Conception Church area, Kieler, Wis. Old fashioned parade to kick off fire prevention week. Many other activities to follow on the church/school grounds. Lunch also available.

* Holy Rosary Catholic Church bingo, 1-3 p.m., church basement, Darlington, Wis.

* Vocal Fusion, a youth ensemble of the Colts Youth Organization Open House, 2 p.m., Prescott Elementary School. Details: 563/582-4872.

* East Dubuque District Library Grand Opening, 2 p.m. ribbon cutting, 350 Wall St., East Dubuque, Ill. Tour the new facility, kids castle play area and more. Details: 815/747-3053.