The 10th annual Walk Through the Solar System will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday in Hollandale. The free event is a true-to-scale model of the solar system to the planet Pluto.

Each participant receives a passport to collect unique travel stamps at the nine traditional planets. The walk shows the planets’ diameters and separations at the same scale, something no textbook, computer monitor or poster can do. Participants are greeted at each planet by a volunteer who tells them about that unique world and how far it is to the next planet.

The walk takes the average person 30 minutes to complete, so people should arrive no later than 9:30 p.m. to complete the walk. Anyone capable of traveling 1.1 miles from the 15-inch sun to tiny Pluto and back again is welcome to attend.

In the event of rain, the event will be canceled.

Parking is free in the AgPower John Deere parking lot. People should bring flashlights, jackets, hats, gloves and wear shoes appropriate for walking 2 miles on a gravel road.

The nearest public restroom is at the BP gas station at the Gopher Stop on Interstate 35.

Following is a roundup of other events happening throughout the area this weekend.

Friday, May 1

Albert Lea Community Theatre will present “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at 7:30 p.m. at the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center. For tickets, call 377-4371.

 The Austin Singles and Solos are having a dance from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the Waseca American Legion Club. The Buck Hollow Band will play.

Saturday, May 2

The annual Freeborn County American Cancer Society 100-mile Bike-A-Thon will take off from the Sibley warming house on Front Street at 6 a.m.

The Albert Lea Boys’ Track Team will hold a pancake breakfast at Applebee’s from 7 to 10 a.m. Cost is $5 per person. Tickets are available at the door.

Freeborn-Mower Radio-Controlled Flyers will have a display at Northbridge Mall from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Just For Kix Spring Show will be held in the Albert Lea High School gymnasium. Show times are at 1 and 3:30 p.m.

Albert Lea Community Theatre will present “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 3

Freeborn-Mower Radio-Controlled Flyers will have a display at Northbridge Mall from noon to 5 p.m.

 Albert Lea Community Theatre will present “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at 2 p.m.