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The weekend ahead: Horse show, benefit car show, more

A look at events coming up this weekend in Walworth County:

Note: If you have an event that's not listed, add it below in the comments section.

Aug. 19-22:   

Selwood’s Baroque Horse Show, Aug. 19-22, horse arena, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. (262) 723-3228.

Aug. 21:   

Benefit car show for Alzheimer’s, Aug. 21, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Lake Geneva Middle School parking lot, 600 N. Bloomfield Road, Lake Geneva. Food, music, kids activities, raffles. Registration to Mark Meyer, (262) 745-8840, carshow@primexinc.com.

Wine Tasting, Aug. 21, Sept. 11, Oct. 16, Nov. 20 and Dec. 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lake Geneva Country Meats, 5907 Wisconsin Highway 50 E., Lake Geneva. Enjoy samplings of homemade sausages, cheese, gourmet items and wine. (262) 248-3339, www.lakegenevacountrymeats.com.

Big Foot Wolves 12th annual pig roast, Aug. 21, to support the local youth football program, at Walworth Toynton Park, west of the square, downtown Walworth. Serving from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.

American Legion Pig Roast Fundraiser, Aug. 21, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Darien Legion Hall, Darien. Raffle, door prizes, pig roast. (262) 882-1045.

Hydrangeas and More — Great Plants for the Summer Garden, Aug. 21, at 10:30 a.m. Dave Wanninger of Beaver Creek Nursery will show how to integrate hydrangeas and other beautiful shrubs into the home garden. He will discuss pruning and planting so that you can get the most out of these great plants. Northwind Perennial Farm, 7047 Hospital Road, Burlington. (262) 248-8229, www.northwindperennialfarm.com.

Roun’ da Manure Bicycle Tour, Aug. 21, for a day of cycling fun. Choose from a 22-, 44- or 64-mile route with optional breakfast and pig roast stop in Sharon. (262) 736-6246, http://sharonmainstreet.com/

Vintage Base Ball, Aug. 21, with a game between the Greenbush Dead Citys and the Eagle Diamonds, following the rules of 1860s base ball at 1:30 p.m. Old World Wisconsin. S103 W37890 Highway 67, Eagle. (262) 594-6301, oww@wisconsinhistory.org.

Sugamo Prison Gathering, Aug. 21, honoring all Sugamo Prison survivors (WWII POW camp near Tokyo) and anyone who has served in the military. This event will be held from noon to 8 p.m., Snug Harbor Inn, W7772-2C Wisconsin Parkway, Delavan, (608) 883-6999, www.snugharborwi.com. Bring a dish to pass.

Fifth annual Craft Show Aug. 21, at the Town of Delavan Community Park, Wisconsin Highway 50 and South Shore Drive in Delavan. Free admission and parking. (262) 740-2335.

Pacific Garden Mission Choir performs Aug. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at The Chapel on the Hill, Wisconsin Highway 50 and Cicso Road, 3 miles west of Lake Geneva. Free admission, free-will offering. 20-man choir will perform a variety of standards, popular music and spiritual selections. The mission serves Chicago’s homeless; the choir members will tell their stories interspersed between song.

Aug. 21-22:  

Big Hat Rodeo, Aug. 21-22, at the Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. (262) 723-3228, www.walworthcountyfair.com.

Aug. 22-23:   

Auditions for “Run For Your Wife” Aug. 22-23, for the Lakeland Players. Actors 18 and older should be at the Sprague Theater, 15 W. Walworth St., Elkhorn. Auditions at 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. on Monday. (262) 728-5578.

Aug. 23:  

Auditions for a new choral group, the Foxville Choral Society, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m., at Cross Lutheran Church, Wisconsin highways 11 and W in Burlington. The society will begin rehearsing each Monday at 7 p.m. for a holiday concert to be performed in early December. Contact Maggie at (262) 763-1709, Norbert at (262) 767-1965 or Paul at (262) 492-7285.