SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities -- Feb. 4, 2010

Washington - The American Red Cross Southwestern Pennsylvania Region will offer classes in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator at these times and dates at 24 E. Maiden St.

• CPR/AED (adult), 5:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday; $45.

• Standard First Aid with CPR/AED (adult), 5:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and next Thursday; $55.

• First Aid, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. next Thursday; $40.

• Online course with a skill session from 9 to 11 a.m. Feb. 22.

To register, visit www.swpa.redcross.org or call 412-263-3100.

Scott - Our Lady of Grace School Athletic Association will sponsor a spaghetti dinner and the school will be open for tours from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. An open house will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 14. Tours also are given at 9:30 a.m. every Thursday. For details, visit www.olgscott.net.

Pleasant Hills - A Family Sweetheart Dance will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church, 199 Old Clairton Road. In addition to dancing, the event will include refreshments, raffles and games. Proceeds benefit the Pleasant Hills Community Day 2010. Deadline is Friday for discount prices: $15 per couple, $25 for a family of four, $5 each additional person. For reservations postmarked after Friday or for tickets at the door: $20 per couple, $30 for a family of four, $7.50 for each additional person. Reservations can be made by sending payment and contact information to Pleasant Hills Community Day, 410 East Bruceton Road, Pittsburgh15236.

McKeesport - UPMC McKeesport will offer a variety of health screenings in recognition of American Heart Association's national Wear Red for Women Day. The free screenings will be given from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday in the hospital's Kelly Conference Center on the ground floor of the Kelly building. Free parking in the hospital's garage. For details, call 412-664-2114.

Nottingham - A Valentine Candlelight Night Hike, sponsored by the Washington County Department of Parks and Recreation, will be held at 6:30 p.m. next Thursday at Mingo Creek County Park, Shelter 4. Luminaria will light the paved walking trail, and the hike will conclude with a campfire and hot chocolate. Participants should bring a flashlight. Free. Registration required. Call 724-228-6867.

West Mifflin - In honor of Black History Month, the Community College of Allegheny County will host these events at its south campus, 1750 Clairton Road/Route 885:

• Pittsburgh Folk Festival Collaborative, African American Music Institute performance, 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday.

• Balafon West African Dance Company performance, noon Feb. 17.

For more information about Black History Month activities at CCAC, visit www.ccac.edu or call the South campus at 412-469-6244.

Baldwin Borough - AARP Tax Aid will be offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays, today through April 15, at Baldwin Borough Public Library. Participants should bring last year's tax papers and pertinent information. Free. Call 412-885-2255.

Castle Shannon - Castle Shannon Public Library will hold these programs:

• Chess classes, recommended for kindergarten through grade eight, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. today, Feb. 11 and 18. The classes include 30 minutes of instruction followed by 30 minutes of supervised play where students can test their skills and ask questions. Free.

• Movie Night, 7 p.m. Wednesday.

• Author Visit/Family Story Time, for ages 3 to 8, 6 p.m. Tuesday. Authors Maureen Frew and Katie Simmons will read "Today's the Day! My New Shoes" and hold a shoe activity.

For details or registration, call 412-563-4552.

Crafton - The Crafton Public Library will hold these programs:

• Video and board games, for ages 12 to 16, 3 to 4:30 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of each month, tomorrow through April 16. Participants can play Wii and Playstation 2.

• Anime-Mania!, for young adults, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and Feb. 20. Participants can watch anime, meet other fans and work on their artwork.

For details, call 412-922-6877.

Munhall - The Carnegie Library of Homestead will celebrate Black History Month by hosting a program about games played by African children. The program will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday for kindergarten through eighth grade. For details, call 412-462-3444.

Jefferson Hills - Jefferson Hills Library will hold these programs:

• Stories, songs and finger plays for ages 3 through 6, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursdays through February.

• Eat: A Book Club for Foodies, 7 p.m. Wednesday.

For details or registration, call 412-655-7741.

Mt. Lebanon - The Mt. Lebanon Public Library will hold these programs:

• ABC's - Arts, Books & Crafts, ages 3 through 8 can make a Valentine, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

• Movies for Seniors, 2 p.m. Wednesday.

For details, call 412-531-1912.

South Park - The South Park Library will host a program on real estate and the new tax credit at 7 p.m. next Thursday. Jeff Earley of Northwood Realty will explain the new tax credit and its guidelines. To register, call 412-833-5585.

Washington - A needle and yarn craft workshop will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Citizens Library. This month's project is a zipper flower pin. Participants should bring scissors. $3. 724-228-6867.

Scott - Hilltoppers of Scott will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Covenant-Community Presbyterian Church, 1630 Greentree Road. Bring a brown bag lunch to eat at noon. Business meeting at 12:45 p.m. followed by a program, "Marlene McIntyre and Her Surprise." For more, call 412-341-8640.

Whitehall - The Whitehall Green Thumbers Garden Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. today at the community room in the borough building, 100 Borough Park Drive. Amanda Haney will present a program on rock gardens.

Brentwood - St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 4048 Brownsville Road, will offer baby-sitting from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Feb. 12. Cost is $3 per hour for one child, $2 for the second child and $1 for each additional. Reservations recommended. Call 412-844-5225.

Port Vue - Sandy and Scott Nolfi, author and illustrator of "Alphabet Animal Tales," will be at the South Allegheny Literacy Center at South Allegheny Elementary School from 6 to 7 p.m. today. The first 50 families to attend will receive a free copy of the book. Refreshments will be served.

Whitehall - The Baldwin Whitehall Soccer Association will hold its final in-person registration for the spring 2010 season from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the community room at the borough building, 100 Borough Park Drive. First-time players must have been born before July 31, 2005, and must show a copy of their birth certificate as proof of age. For more information, call 412-884-5368 or visit www.bwsasoccer.org.

Bethel Park - Christ United Methodist Church, 44 Highland Road, will host a two-part class on Lady Julian of Norwich, a 14th century mystic who had a series of visions of Jesus, at 9:30 a.m. Sunday and Feb. 14. To register, call 412-835-6621.

Peters - Peters Church Women United will hold a pre-Lenten luncheon and a program, "Celebrate Living the Vision through Prayer, Outreach and Sisterhood," at 11 a.m. next Thursday at St. Benedict the Abbot Catholic Church, Friary Lane and Abington Drive. Free. Reservations due Friday. Call 724-941-5442.

Upper St. Clair - "Genesis to Jesus," a six-week Lenten Bible study, will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Feb. 22 through March 29 at St. Louise de Marillac Parish, 320 McMurray Road. $20 materials cost. To register, call 412-835-1155.

Castle Shannon - Parents Without Partners will sponsor an oldies dance from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Monday at Royal Place Restaurant, 2660 Library Road. The cost is $5 for members, $7 for nonmembers. For details, call 412-835-2688.

Mt. Lebanon - The Adult Interest Center at Southminster Presbyterian Church, 799 Washington Road, will hold the following programs at 11 a.m. on these dates:

• Singer Bobby Shawn on Friday;

• Romantic favorites with Vance and Garrick Duo, Feb. 12;

• Patti Peer on vintage fashions, Feb. 19;

• Bingo, Feb. 26.

Lunch is served at noon and is $7. For more information, call 412-343-8900.

Waynesburg - Waynesburg University will host Scott Cairns, published poet and director of the creative writing program at the University of Missouri, at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Alumni Hall on the third floor of Miller Hall. Free.