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AN AMERICAN CELEBRATION
The Middletown Arts Center will host an opening reception for their newest exhibit, the 143rd Annual American Watercolor Society Exhibit, featuring 40 paintings selected by an elite jury. The exhibit will run through August 15. Middletown Arts Center, 130 North Verity Pkwy., Middletown; 6 - 8 p.m.; $10 members, $20 nonmembers; 513-424-2417 or middletownartscenter.com.

MANA-TEA TIME (AR)
Ages 2 – 6 are invited for tea-time with tasty treats. Blue manatee children’s bookstore, 3054 Madison Road; 10:30 a.m. today and July 16; $4 per child; 513-731-2665 or bluemanateebooks.com.

NIGHT FISHING
Believe it or not, fish love the dark. Find out why and more in this night fishing escapade. Voice of America Park, 7850 VOA Park Dr., West Chester; dusk – 1 a.m.; motor vehicle permit ($5 daily, $10 annual) and MetroParks’ fishing permit required (see web site for rates); 513-867-5835 or butlercountymetroparks.org.

FREE RED WHITE & BLUE STORIES
Celebrate Independence Day with stories, treats and a craft. Joseph Beth Booksellers, 2692 Madison Road; 10:30 a.m.; 513-396-8960 or josephbeth.com.

SURF ROCKIN’
This concert series is a tribute to the 1960s-ear surf music, featuring live bands bringing back the music of Dick Dale and The Beach Boys. The Beach Waterpark, 2590 Waterpark Dr., Mason; 6 p.m. today, July 9, 16, 23 and 30; free with admisison ($27.99 adults, $10.50 seniors and children 48” and under, free ages 2 and younger, $7.50 parking; 513-398-7946 or thebeachwaterpark.com.