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SouthScape -- the South Xtra Bulletin Board -- Feb. 9, 2012

Washington -- Washington Festival Chorale will present its Songs of the Heart concert and meal starting at 1 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Washington Elks Lodge, 138 E. Maiden St. Cost: $25 for meal and concert; $10 for concert only. Reservations requested by Sunday: 724-225-0696.

Mt. Lebanon -- Jubilee Christian School will hold open houses at 10 a.m. Friday and Feb. 28 for parents and prospective students in kindergarten through sixth grade. More information: Judi Phelps, 412-561-5917 or judi.phelps@jubileechristianschool.org.

Mt. Lebanon -- Registered nurses are invited to join in a presentation on wound and skin care from 8 to 10:45 a.m. or from 5 to 7:45 p.m. Feb. 28 at Family Hospice's Center for Compassionate Care, 50 Moffett St. Respond by Feb. 23 to 412-572-8747. More information: www.familyhospice.com.

Pleasant Hills -- Pleasant Hills Public Library will present a workshop about how to get started investigating family genealogy at 1 p.m. Feb. 23. Registration required: 412-655-2424 or gealys@einetwork.net.

Upper St. Clair -- St. Louise de Marillac Parish, 320 McMurray Road, will offer a six-week adult faith formation series titled The Bible and the Mass starting at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27. Cost: $25 for one person; second person is free. Registration required: 412-835-1155, ext. 227, or llachut@stlouisedemarillac.org.

Whitehall -- Whitehall Public Library will host a free cooking demonstration at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Register: www.whitehallpubliclibrary.org or 412-882-6622.

Bethel Park -- The HonorBound Men's Ministry of South Hills Assembly will hold a free men's fellowship breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church complex, 2725 Bethel Church Road. All men are invited. More information: 412-835-8900 or www.southhillsassembly.org.

California -- Cub Scout Pack No. 1423 will hold a spaghetti dinner from 1 to 6 p.m. March 3 at California United Methodist Church, Third and Liberty streets. Tickets: $5 for seniors, $6 for adults and $3.50 for ages 12 and younger.

Duquesne -- The Hungarian Reformed Church, 1411 Kennedy Ave., will host its annual chicken paprikas dinner from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 19. Cost: $10, includes chicken paprikas, dumplings, cucumber salad, vegetable, bread, coffee and dessert. Deadline for reserving a meal: Wednesday. More information: 412-469-2185.

Whitehall -- The Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God will offer haluski, a dish of cabbage and noodles sauteed in butter and seasonings, from 3 to 6 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Sisters' Motherhouse, 3603 McRoberts Road. The Ash Wednesday menu also will include a meatless vegetable lentil soup and a traditional wedding soup with chicken and meatballs. All selections are $5 a quart with two dinner rolls. Orders must be placed by next Thursday: 412-885-7232.

Bethel Park -- The annual Police Pal/Steelers basketball game will be held at 8 p.m. March 16 in Bethel Park High School gymnasium. Pre-game festivities start at 6 p.m. Cost: $7 in advance, $9 at the door. Tickets are on sale at Evey Hardware in Bethel Park, Eat'n Park on Route 88 and the police records room at 5100 W. Library Ave. Proceeds fund the Sgt. Charles Bonczek/Bethel Park Police Association college scholarships.

Bridgeville -- The South Fayette Foundation for Excellence will hold its second annual Evening with The Mansfield 5 and The Four Townsmen at 7 p.m. March 3 at the SNPJ Club, 540 Third Ave. Doors open 6:15 p.m. Cost: $20. The fundraiser will help develop financial resources for the South Fayette School District. Tickets: 724-693-9441.

West Mifflin -- Steel Valley Rotary Club will hold its 12th annual Big Band Dinner Dance starting at 5 p.m. March 31 at Westwood Golf Club, 825 Commonwealth Ave., to benefit the Steel Valley Rotary Club. Cost: $40. Tickets: Jack Seckel, 412-655-7500, ext. 338.

Bethel Park -- The Pie Place, 1775 N. Highland Road, will hold a Valentine's Day-themed baking class for children from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Children will decorate and keep a 10-inch heart-shaped cake. Cost: $35, includes a cookie. Preregistration required: 412-835-4410.

Jefferson Hills -- The Jefferson Hills Recreation Board will host a family Valentine's Day from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Hall, 1228 Gill Hall Road. Advance tickets: $10 per family. Purchase at Jefferson Hills Municipal Center, 925 Old Clairton Road, or contact Melissa Steffey at 412-980-4616 or melsteffey@gmail.com. Tickets at the door: $15 per family.

Carnegie -- Carnegie United Methodist Church, 415 Washington Ave., will hold an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast and a bake sale from 8 a.m. to noon Feb. 18 in the church basement. Cost: $6 for adults, $3 for children younger than 10.

Peters -- Peters Township Public Library will offer a free workshop at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 18 for college-bound high school students and their parents on how to complete the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Preregistration required: programs@ptlibrary.org, 724-941-9430 or at the library circulation desk.

Whitehall -- Starting Monday, AARP volunteers will provide free tax preparation assistance to low- and middle-income voters from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Monday until April 9. No appointments necessary.

Bethel Park -- The Southwestern Pennsylvania Registered Nurses Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 21 at Hamilton Presbyterian Church, 4500 Baptist Road. Linda Organist will discuss women's bladder problems. Registered nurses welcome. Information: 412 980-5185.

McKeesport -- Laurence Glasco, a University of Pittsburgh history professor, will speak about the images of Charles "Teenie" Harris, a former photographer for the Pittsburgh Courier, at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at the McKeesport Heritage Center, 1832 Arboretum Drive. Information: 412-678-1832.

Peters -- Panelists from the U.S. Army War College Eisenhower Series College Program will discuss Tackling Global Threats: Challenges Facing National Security at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Peters Township Public Library. Register in advance: programs@ptlibrary.org or 724-941-9430.

Pleasant Hills -- A representative of PNC Bank will talk about problems that can arise with estates, wills or trust agreements at a meeting of the Retired Men's Luncheon Group of Pleasant Hills at noon next Thursday in the Fellowship Hall of the Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church, Old Clairton Road and Audrey Drive. Cost for the lunch: $6. Information: 412-655-2000.