Blood drives

Muddy Creek -- The Portersville Christian School Student Council will be host to a blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at the school, 343 E. Portersville Road. For more information, call 724-368-8787.

Crafts

Etna -- Tables are still available for the craft and vendor Show Nov. 12 at All Saints Church Christian Mothers & Guild of Etna. Cost is $15. Call Cathy at 412-781-4788.

Donations

Areawide -- The Cranberry Chamber of Commerce phone card drive is under way. Phone cards and/or cash donations will be forwarded to Glade Run Lutheran Services, Mars Home for Youth, and Victims Outreach Intervention Center. For more information, call 724-776-4949.

Jackson -- Connoquenessing Valley Community Chest is holding a fund drive. All contributions go directly to seven supported organizations: library, park, Red Cross, Association for Retarded Citizens, ARC; Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and food cupboard. Contributions can be made to: CVCC, Box 343, Zelienople, PA 16063.

Entertainment

McCandless -- North Allegheny Intermediate High School, 350 Cumberland Road, will present "Nick Tickle, Fairy Tale Detective" at 7 p.m. Thursday and Saturday. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 3 and older. Call 412-369-5530.

Richland -- St. Barnabas Health System will show movies at 2 p.m. Tuesdays in Kean Theatre, The Washington Place, 5847 Meridian Road. Upcoming films will include "Batman Begins," Tuesday; "Charlie & The Chocolate Factory," Nov. 8; "Madagascar," Nov. 15; "War of the Worlds," Nov. 22; and "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," Nov. 29. There is no admission charge, but donations for the free care fund will be accepted. Brunch will be available for $8.95 on Nov. 8. Call 724-444-6288.

Butler -- The Blazing Star Choral Society will perform Gabriel Faure's "Requiem" at 8 p.m. Tuesday at First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Call 724-283-4829.

Jackson/Cranberry -- The Seneca Valley Thespians are performing "The Princess and the Pea" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Haine Elementary School, 1516 Haine School Road, Cranberry; at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School, 300 S. Pittsburgh St., Jackson; and at 7 p.m. next Thursday at Rowan Elementary School, 8051 Rowan Road, Cranberry. Tickets, at the door only, are $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors.

For parents

Butler -- Families Forever, a Lifesteps program, is for families interested in learning how to minimize the effects of divorce and/or custody situations. The next session is from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Family First Resource Center, 216 N. Washington St. Registration is $50 per family; the program is free to those who show proof of receiving cash assistance. Call 724-283-1010 for more information.

Fund-raisers

Richland -- Bakerstown United Methodist Church, 5760 William Flynn Highway, is selling pumpkins through Monday. Hours are 10 a.m. to dusk weekdays and Saturdays and noon to dusk Sundays. Other activities include a costume parade at 1 p.m. and bonfire at 5 p.m. Saturday. All proceeds will benefit the church's mission team and outreach support. Call 724-443-3184.

Franklin Park -- St. John Neumann Church, 2230 Rochester Road, will hold a garage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Bag sale begins at 1 p.m. Proceeds will benefit its Appalachia workcamp. Call 412-366-5638.

Evans City -- St. Matthias Church, 417 E. Main St., will hold an all-you-can-eat spaghetti and meatballs dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday in Ritzert Hall. Meal will include salad, bread, beverage and dessert. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for children ages 5 to 12. Takeout available. Call 724-538-5331.

Fox Chapel -- Dr. Michele Donahoe will conduct eye exams next Thursday at Pearle Vision Express in the Waterworks Plaza to benefit the Dee Dee Sacco Fight for Life Fund. All proceeds will go directly to the fund. For appointments, call 412-782-6006. Walk-ins welcome.

McCandless -- HOPE Network will hold Steel City Starz Las Vegas Night at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Chadwick in Wexford Square, Route 19. Tickets are $50 per person and include hors d'oeuvres, beer, other beverages, desserts and $5,000 in gaming money. Proceeds will benefit the Steel City Starz women's wheelchair basketball team. Call 412-826-2771 or visit www.hopenetwork-pa.org.

Shaler -- Epworth United Methodist Church, 1300 Burchfield Road, is taking orders through Nov. 12 for frozen apple dumplings. Dumplings cost $1.50 each. To order, call 412-486-1454.

Health

McCandless -- UPMC Passavant, 9100 Babcock Blvd., will offer a four-week exercise program for mothers and noncrawling infants, from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Nov. 1 through 24, in Assembly Hall. Cost is $30. Registration is required; space is limited. Call 412-367-6450.

Richland -- Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road, will offer a Pilates class from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Tuesday through Dec. 6. Fee is $30 for the series, or $7 per class. Call 724-449-2665 to register.

Meetings

Millvale -- Local businesses are invited to see how they can help North Hills Community Outreach and Millvale with the $2.6 million expansion of the Millvale Community Center during a meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Outreach office, 223 North Ave. For reservations or information, call Wendy at 412-487-6316 or Don at 412-821-0904.

Cranberry -- The MOMS Club of Cranberry North, a support and social group for at-home mothers, will meet at 9:30 a.m. next Thursday at Fountain Park Church on Peters Road. Call Carrie at 724-741-0902 or e-mail cranberrynorthmoms@yahoo.com.

Sales

Shaler -- Friends of Shaler North Hills Library will hold a book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the library, 1822 Mount Royal Blvd. Baked goods also will be on sale. Call 412-486-0211.

Seminars

Pine -- Actor and arts advocate Eric Booth will speak on the importance of arts education during two interactive sessions today in the Spirit Room on the top floor of Pine-Richland High School stadium, 700 Warrendale Road. The first session, for educators, will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Act 48 and flextime credits will be available. The second session, which begins at 7 p.m., is geared to parents and guardians. For more information, call 724-626-7773, ext. 6202.

Richland -- Learn how to help youth make positive choices in a presentation, "40 Developmental Assets: Unlocking Youth Potential," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road. Free. Register by calling 724-449-2665.

Special interest

McCandless -- Discuss topics such as gender equality, human rights and poverty during a conference titled Global Problems, Global Solutions: Leadership and Action for Today and Tomorrow, from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday on the East Campus of La Roche College, 9000 Babcock Blvd. Keynote speaker is Salil Shetty, director of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Campaign. All events are free. For more information or to register, call 412-536-1071.

Marshall -- Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, of Gateway Rehabilitation Center, will speak at the center's Recovery breakfast from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Four Points Sheraton. Tickets are $12. Reservation deadline is Monday. Call 724-378-4461, ext. 1107 or 1234.

Support

McCandless/North Side -- The Stroke Survivor Connection, sponsored by the Visiting Nurses Foundation, invites survivors and caregivers to weekly support group meetings from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays at Kearns Spirituality Center, 9000 Babcock Blvd.; and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays at West Park Court apartments, West North Avenue and Brighton Road. Membership is free. Call Elaine at 412-364-8484.

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