Photos: Weekend events for Columbus and central Ohio

Musical instruments and flowers on display at "The Best Darn Garden in the Land" exhibit by Landscape Design Solutions at the 2019 Columbus Dispatch Home & Garden Show. The Dispatch Home and Garden Show will complete its run at the Ohio Expo Center, with appearances by hand-hewn barn and log house restorers Dave and Beth Morgan (2:30 p.m. Saturday) and food blogger and Dispatch brunch reviewer Nicholas Dekker (noon Sunday) hosting a session of chefs creating brunch dishes. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Admission: $13, or free for age 17 and younger. www.dispatchshows.com

Rob Tate, who performs as Sarob A series that allows audiences to be seated onstage with performers has returned to the Lincoln Theatre, 769 E. Long St. The next Backstage at the Lincoln performance takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday and includes comedian/poet Tripp Fontane and hip-hop artist Sarob. Tickets: $10. The monthly series continues through April. 614-719-6746, www.lincolntheatrecolumbus.com

Columbus Symphony OHIO THEATRE, 39 E. STATE ST. Contact: 614-469-0939; 1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com Details: Under the direction of Principal Pops Conductor Stuart Chafetz, the symphony will perform with the band Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles, featuring orchestral spins on "Heartache Tonight," "Take It Easy" and other classics. Showtime: 8 p.m. Saturday Tickets: $26 to $69

Restored films including "Detour," will be screened during "Cinema Revival: A Festival of Film Restoration" at the Wexner Center for the Arts. Audio engineer John Polito led the effort to restore the movie soundtrack. What: "Detour" Where: Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N. High St. Contact: 614-292-3535, www.wexarts.org Showtime: 2:30 p.m Saturday; screening introduced by John Polito, founder and chief engineer of Audio Mechanics Admission: $8, or $6 for members, students and senior citizens; $35 and $30 for festival passes

Music lovers can find plenty of vinyl records -- as well as CDs, posters and sheet music -- during the Columbus Record, CD & Music Memorabilia show. Dealers will set up shop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Eagles Club, 3800 Westerville Road. Admission: $5. (614-261-1585, www.colleenscollectables.com

Mary Randle sings lead vocals as Brent Lambert plays guitar as part of the Shadowbox Live show "Leather and Lace: A Tribute to the Women of Rock 'n' Roll" What: "Leather and Lace: A Musical Tribute to the Women of Rock" Who: Shadowbox Live Where: 503 S. Front St. Contact: 614-416-7625, www.shadowboxlive.org Showtimes: 7:30 p.m. most Thursdays through May 9; 2 and 7 p.m. most Sundays through May 19 Tickets: $25, or $20 for students, those age 55 and older and active military personnel

Performing on Sunday at the Melted Music Festival at the Bluestone: Cherry Glazerr, from left: Tabor Allen, Clementine Creevey and Devin O'Brien What: Cherry Glazerr at the Melted Music Festival Where: The Bluestone, 583 E. Broad St. Contact: www.meltedmusicfest.com Doors open: 1 p.m. Sunday Tickets: $69, or $75 at the door; $5 surcharge for age 20 and younger

Fairy tales and dragons OHIO THEATRE, 39 E. STATE ST. Contact: 614-469-0939, www.columbussymphony.com Details: Kids can dress as their favorite fairy-tale character and hear the Columbus Symphony perform music from animated movies such as "Beauty and the Beast" and "Frozen." Time: 3 p.m. Sunday, with activities beginning at 2 Tickets: $12.50, or $8.50 for children

Jon Batiste SOUTHERN THEATRE, 21 E. MAIN ST. Contact: 614-464-0066, www.promusicacolumbus.org Details: At 32, the bandleader for "The Late Show With Stephen Colber,: is younger than ProMusica, Columbus' chamber orchestra, which turns 40 this year. His youthful zest should uplift the ensemble. Showtime: 8 p.m. Saturday Tickets: $45 to $110

An interactive play will tell the story of how two black pilots made aviation history. At 5 p.m. Friday, head to the Driving Park Community Center, 1100 Rhoads Ave., for a two-man performance of "The Flying Hobos," which recounts how James Herman Banning and Thomas Cox Allen became the first black pilots to fly across the United States. Admission is free. www.greateststoriesnevertold.org

Maggie Green will perform in the PBJ & Jazz concert on Saturday at the Lincoln Theatre. Where: Lincoln Theatre, 769 E. Long St. Contact: 614-294-5200, www.jazzartsgroup.org Style: jazz Showtimes: 10 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday Admission: $5, with a $20 maximum per family

Take a journey under the sea this weekend. The Pleasure Guild will present four performances of "The Little Mermaid" at the Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St. The annual production by the women's volunteer group benefits the Nationwide Children's Hospital's hospice and palliative-care services. Tickets: $23.50 to $43.50. Showtimes: 7 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. 614-469-0939, www.nationwidechildrens.org

Travis Scott VALUE CITY ARENA, WEST LANE AVENUE AND OLENTANGY RIVER ROAD Contact: 1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com Details: The first week of February, he was playing the Super Bowl. The next, he was performing at the Grammy Awards. And now, the rapper's latest venue: Value City Arena. Showtime: 8 p.m. Sunday Tickets: $39.95 to $199.95

Luke Combs VALUE CITY ARENA, WEST LANE AVENUE AND OLENTANGY RIVER ROAD Contact: 1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com Details: Five years to the month after releasing his first EP, Combs has compiled four No. 1 singles, sold-out arena shows and one Best New Artist Grammy snub. LANCO and Jameson Rodgers will also perform. Showtime: 7 p.m. Friday Tickets: sold out; check secondary markets

COSI Columbus' upcoming exhibit "Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids: Mythic Creatures" invites guests to explore the relationship between real animals and imagined creatures. On display through Sept. 2, the exhibition is a collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History. What: "Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids: Mythic Creatures" Where: COSI Columbus, 333 W. Broad St. Contact: 614-228-2674, www.cosi.org Dates: Saturday through Sept. 2 Exhibit admission: $5, or $4 for members in addition to general admission General admission: $25, or $20 for ages 2 to 12; free for members and children younger than 2

Jason Reynolds -- Newbery Honor winner, National Book Award finalist, multiple Coretta Scott King Award honor winner -- did not read an entire book until age 17. That first work, Richard Wright's 1945 memoir "Black Boy," woke Reynolds to a new dimension, one filled with characters who looked like him, talked like him and lived like him. Reynolds, 35, who is African-American, started writing his own works, often behind registers while working retail jobs, and has since become an advocate and icon for children's literacy. He will appear at Westerville Central High School at 7 p.m. Thursday for a discussion of his personal story and his novels, including "A Long Way Down," "Miles Morales: Spider-Man" and "All American Boys." Tickets are $10 and are available at jasonreynolds.eventbrite.com.