BUSINESS

Ross -- Register by Tuesday to attend Northern Allegheny County Chamber of Commerce after-hours networking from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Damon's Restaurant, 7221 McKnight Road. Cost is $5 for members; $10 for others. Call 724-934-9700.

Areawide -- The Butler County Chamber of Commerce, Women's Business Connect and Clearview Mall will host Expo at the Mall Feb. 10 and 11 at Clearview Mall, Route 8, Butler Township. Open to all businesses, the cost to participate is $100 per exhibitor and includes a 10-foot by 8-foot booth space, an 8-foot table and two chairs. For more information or to register, call 724-283-2222. Reservations must be made by Feb. 6.

CLASSES

Butler -- The American Red Cross will hold a class on first aid for cats and dogs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at its office, 312 Mercer St. Cost is $35. Registration required. Call 724-283-2810.

ENTERTAINMENT

Marshall -- The township will show the movie "Star Wars" from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Marshall Middle School auditorium, 5145 Wexford Run Road. Register by calling 724-935-3090.

Richland -- Jimmy Beaumont & The Skyliners will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 11 at St. Barnabas Kean Theatre, 5847 Meridian Road. Tickets are $32 for general admission, $38 for director's circle seating. Proceeds benefit the free care fund. Call 724-444-5326.

MEETINGS

McCandless -- Dan D'Alessandro will talk about the new rules for vital records at funeral homes during the next meeting of North Hills Genealogists at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road. Call Elissa at 724-935-6961.

McCandless -- North Pittsburgh Chapter of Mothers & More, a support group for at-home mothers, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in St. John's Lutheran Church of Hiland, 311 Cumberland Road. For more information, call 724-772-0019.

Cranberry -- St. Ferdinand Women's Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the church, 2535 Rochester Road. Bring an item for the club's baby shower to benefit HEARTH, a nonprofit organization serving homeless mothers and their children in the Pittsburgh area. Call Peggy at 724-538-9522 for more information.

McCandless -- The North Hills-McKnight branch of the American Association of University Women will discuss the book, "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" by Fannie Flagg, during its next meeting at 9:45 a.m. Saturday in the Ryan Room, Zappala College Center, La Roche College, 9000 Babcock Blvd. Call 412-486-5161 or 724-443-4479.

Zelienople -- Zelienople Historical Society will hold a meeting for its new history club from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Passavant House, 243 S. Main St. For more information, call 724-452-9457.

Cranberry -- Reed Powell will speak on building a database-driven Web site at the next Cranberry Genealogy Club meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Cranberry municipal building, 2525 Rochester Road.

OPEN HOUSE

Muddy Creek -- Portersville Christian School, 343 E. Portersville Road, will hold an open house from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The school offers a Bible-based curriculum for prekindergarten through 12th grade. Call 724-368-8787 or visit www.portersvillechristianschool.org.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Areawide -- Cranberry Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its 2006 student essay contest. High school seniors from Mars Area, North Allegheny, Seneca Valley or private schools in those districts and children of chamber members are eligible. Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded. This year's topic is, "What experiences have led you to choose your educational field and career goals?" Applications are available at school guidance offices, the chamber office or the Cranberry library. Essays must be received no later than 4 p.m. March 17. For more information, call 724-776-4949.

SEMINARS

Richland -- Dr. Mike Krawczykiewicz will talk about chiropractic biophysics at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow in Hilltop Hall at The Village at St. Barnabas, 5850 Meridian Road. Free. Refreshments will be served. Call 724-443-0700, ext. 242.

Saxonburg -- Video seminars on syndicated talk show host Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University will be presented from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays for 13 weeks, beginning Wednesday, at CrossWay Church, 109 Davis Road. Programs will focus on personal finances and financial decisions such as saving for college, purchasing a home and more. A fee is charged for materials. Register by calling 724-898-4600 or visit www.crosswaychurch.org.

SPORTS

Valencia -- The Mars Area Girls Fast Pitch Softball Association will hold registration for its spring season for girls ages 9-18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and again at the same time Feb. 4 at the Middlesex municipal building, 133 Browns Hill Road. For more information, call 724-898-3296.

SUPPORT

Winfield -- Shepherd's Place, a Christian, 12-step, support and recovery program for those struggling with addiction, meets weekly at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in Cabot United Methodist Church, 707 Winfield Road. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Family members and friends welcome. Call 724-352-2074 or 724-352-2777 for more information.

TAX TIME

McCandless -- The district office of state Sen. Jane Orie, R-McCandless, will offer free tax assistance, by appointment only, Mondays through Thursdays from Feb. 6 through April 13 in Suite 105, La Casa Blanca Building, 9400 McKnight Road. Call 412-630-9466 for appointments.

VOLUNTEERS

Areawide -- Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council is seeking volunteers to teach basic reading, writing, math, computer skills and English as a Second Language to adults throughout Allegheny County. More than 100 students are waiting for tutors. A workshop for tutors in English as a Second Language will be held from noon to 3:30 p.m. Feb 13, 14, 20 and 21 at Shaler North Hills Library, 1822 Mount Royal Blvd. The workshop provides 12 hours of training in the skills needed to help students. No foreign language experience necessary. Advance registration is required. For more information and registration, call Peggi at 412-661-7323, ext. 113, or visit www.gplc.org.