THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2008

— 38th annual Auburn Fall Auction — Kruse Auction Park, Auburn. Auctions held 1 p.m. Thursday; 9 a.m. Friday through Sunday; and 10 a.m. Monday and Tuesday. For more information, call (800) 968-4444 or visit the Web site at www.kruse.com.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2008

38th annual Auburn Fall Auction — Kruse Auction Park, Auburn. Auctions held 1 p.m. Thursday; 9 a.m. Friday through Sunday; and 10 a.m. Monday and Tuesday. For more information, call (800) 968-4444 or visit the Web site at www.kruse.com.

— Counting Crows with Maroon 5 with Augustana — doors open, 5:30 p.m.; show, 7 p.m., Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2008

— Rib America Festival — 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday; and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Bud Light Music Stage, Military Park, downtown Indianapolis. Artists for the four-day event include Peter Frampton, 9-10:30 p.m. Friday; Shooter Jennings, 2:30-4 p.m. Saturday; Blind Melon, 4-5:30 p.m. and Ted Nugent, 9-10:30 p.m. Sunday; and Casey Jamerson, noon-1 p.m.; Blue Oyster Cult, 3:30-5 p.m. and .38 Special, 6-7:30 p.m. Monday. For full entertainment lineup visit RibAmerica.com.

— Thoroughbred meets start — today through Nov. 23 (Wednesday through Saturday) at Hoosier Park.

— Oktoberfest — Thursday through Sunday, 4 p.m. to midnight, Ag/Hort Building & Midway Lot, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis. Advance admission $5; at the door, $6; children 10 and under, admitted free. Form ore information contact the German American Club at (317) 888-6940.

— Newco Metals Weekend — ThunderCars, Legends, FWD Amateur & Figure 8’s — Anderson Speedway.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2008

— Motorcycle poker ride and tent party to benefit Muscular Dystrophy Association — 7:30 a.m., registration, Westfield Fire Department Station 81, 17535 Dartown Road, Westfield. First rider out at 9 a.m.; mid-day stop planned at Woody’s in Lapel. Tent party begins at 4 p.m. at Bobby’s Irish Pub, 781 E. Main St., Westfield.

— 48th annual Tecumseh Lodge Pow Wow — Saturday and Sunday, grounds open, 9 a.m. with dancing at 1 and 7 p.m. each day, Tipton County 4-H Fairgrounds, Indiana 19, Tipton.

— Free Saturday at the Muncie Children’s Museum — 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 515 S. High St., Muncie. For more information, call (765) 286-1660.

— Muncie Artists Guild’s “Artist of the Month” — Saturday and Sunday, Artist Kathy Crawley displays oil painting, “The Reason” at Mutual Bank in downtown Muncie, and another oil painting “Summer Fare” at Maring Hunt Library.