<B>LAYING THE TUNES DOWN FOR A HOEDOWN </B>— Bill Dudash plays guitar for the Country Hoedown band during last year's Horse Trading Days in Zelienople. Various musical acts are scheduled during the annual celebration, which starts Thursday and ends Sunday.

7 p.m. today — Little Miss and Mr. Horse Trader Pageant, finals and crowning, Once Upon A Bride and Groom, 112 S. Main St.

<B>9 a.m. to 5 p.m.</B> — Antiques & Garden Accents Sale, Passavant House, 243 S. Main Street<B>9 a.m. to 7 p.m.</B> — Indoor Flea Market, Park United Presbyterian Church, 115 E. Grandview Ave.<B>10 a.m. to 4 p.m. </B>— Artists show and sale, Buhl House, 221 S. Main St.<B>10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday </B>— Zelienople Public Library Used Book Sale at the library, 227 S. High St.<B>11 a.m. to 2 p.m.</B> — Luncheon on the Lawn, Passavant House, 243 S. Main St.<B>11 a.m. to 8 p.m.</B> — Church Luncheon, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 221 S. Main St.<B>11 a.m. to 9 p.m. </B>— Crafts Market & Food Court, at the corner of Routes 19 and 68.<B>11 a.m. to 9 p.m.</B> — Sidewalk Sales, throughout Harmony and Zelienople<B>1 to 4 p.m.</B> — Harmony Museum Tours, 218 Mercer St., Harmony

<B>11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday</B> — Farmers Market, Corner of Spring Street and Route 19<B>4 to 7 p.m. Thursday</B> — Spaghetti dinner, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 221 S. Main St.<B>6:30 p.m. Thursday</B> — Zelie Idol Karaoke Contest Preliminaries, Fisher's Restaurant & Bar, 131 Main St. Register at 5:30 p.m. Open to the first 30 entrants.<B>7:30 p.m. Thursday </B>— Higher Vibe, performing classic standards, 1970s funk, R&B and modern pop, Spring St. stage, corner of Main and Spring streets<B>7 p.m. Friday</B> — Third annual Zelie Roundup Horse Parade<B>7:30 p.m. Friday</B> — Duane Davis School of Guitar, teens performing pop classics from the 1950s through today, Spring St. stage, corner of Main and Spring streets<B>9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday</B> — Paws in the Park, a benefit dog walk for the Butler County Humane Society<B>11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday</B> — Christian entertainment performed at Park United Presbyterian Church, 115 E. Grandview Ave.<B>1 to 4 p.m. Saturday</B> — Classic Car Cruise, downtown Harmony. More than 150 cars from 17 classic car clubs will cruise through Zelienople, then turn onto Route 68 and into Harmony, where the cars and trucks will park for display.<B>2 p.m. Saturday</B> — Zelie Idol Karaoke Contest finals, Fisher's Restaurant & Bar, 131 Main St.<B>6 to 8 p.m. Saturday</B> — Bike Night, 3B's Lounge, 309 S. Main St. Bikes will be on display.<B>7:30 p.m. Saturday </B>— Ray Ryan New Orleans Riverside Band, R&B blended with traditional New Orleans music, Spring St. stage, corner of Main and Spring streetsStrand Theater 119 N. Main St.<B>7:30 p.m. Friday </B>— Classic film: "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." A second showing is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday<B>7:30 p.m. Friday</B> — The Softwinds will perform doo-wop<B>7:30 p.m. Saturday </B>— Simple Gifts will perform, featuring a wide variety of ethnic folk music from Irish jigs and down-home American reels to hard-driving Klezmer freilachs, haunting Gypsy melodies, and exotic Balkan dance tunes.

WalgreensActivities for children will be offered in the Walgreens parking lot, 234 S. Main St. in the morning.Small prizes will be awarded at each contest. Visit the Horse Trading Days website for times, details, and entry forms.<B>10 a.m.</B> — Frog Jumping — Take your own frog, open to youths age 18 and younger<B>11:15 a.m.</B> — Baby Races — Age categories include crawling for infants and walking for 1-year-olds and 2-year-olds.<B>11:30 a.m. </B>— Rodent Rage — Children 18 and younger can enter their favorite pet rodent to race a track designed to hold exercise balls. Gerbils, mice, rats, chinchillas and guinea pigs may participate.<B>11:45 a.m.</B> — Stick Horse Races — Participants age 12 and younger should decorate their stick horse to compete for a prize.<B>12:15 p.m.</B> — Cowboy Rodeo — Children round up "them doggies," which are balloons, and herd them into a cage using fly swatters. For children age 2 and up.

These activities for children are planned for Saturday afternoon at the Spring Street parking lot, at the corner of Main and Spring streets.<B>2 p.m.</B> — Spoons Workshop — Parents and children can learn to "play the spoons." Participants will receive vouchers for tickets to the evening's Strand Theatre Simple Gifts concert.<B>3 p.m.</B> — Pedal Power Tractor Pull — Children compete by age groups and test their strength by pedaling a tractor pulling a sled filled with bricks. For children ages 3 to 12.<B>5:30 p.m.</B> — Half Pint Hoedown, featuring square and line dancing