ART
Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts, 200 Broad St., will hold an opening reception for its student show, featuring exhibits from class participants, from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. The exhibits run through March 31. Call 412-741-4405 for more information.

CRAFTS
Richland -- First Presbyterian Church of Bakerstown, Route 8 at Heckert Road, will hold a Craft Connection class led by Gerri Shoup at 7 p.m. Monday. Project is a self-sitting bunny and shamrock. Cost is $8. To register, call 724-443-1555.

ENTERTAINMENT
McCandless -- River City Brass Band will present Toot Suite at 8 p.m. tomorrow in North Allegheny Intermediate High School auditorium, 350 Cumberland Road. Tickets are $20-$24. For tickets, call 412-322-7222 or 1-800-292-7222.

McCandless -- Allegheny Brass Band will present An American Sampler at 8 p.m. Saturday in North Allegheny Intermediate High School, 350 Cumberland Road. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for seniors and for children 13 and older. Call 412-486-1888.

Butler -- Rudy Zetz 4th and Main will perform dance band rock 'n' roll from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturday at American Legion Post 117, 413 S. Main St. Cover charge for nonmembers. Call 724-283-9014.

Richland -- St. Barnabas Health System will show movies at 2 p.m. Tuesdays and 1 p.m. Wednesdays in Kean Theatre, The Washington Place, 5847 Meridian Road. Tuesday films will include "Sophie's Choice," Tuesday; "Just Like Heaven," March 14; "Proof," March 21; and "Dreamer," March 28. Wednesday films will include "Prime," Wednesday; "Walk the Line," March 15; "Capote," March 22; and "Good Night, and Good Luck," March 29. No admission, but donations for the free care fund will be accepted. An optional lunch will be available for $8.95 at 12:30 p.m. March 14. Call 724-444-6288 for lunch reservations.

Zelienople -- Calvin Presbyterian Church, 415 E. Grandview Ave., will present the musicial "Godspell" at 7 p.m. March 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18, and at 2 p.m. March 12. Tickets are $5. For reservations, call 724-452-7560, ext. 17.

FISH FRYS
Ross -- St. Sebastian School, 307 Seibert Road, will hold a fish fry from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fridays, beginning tomorrow through April 7. Meals are $7.50 for adults, $4 for ages 10 and younger. Menu includes ala carte items. Take out available. Call 412-364-8999, ext. 8326, after 4 p.m.

FOR CHILDREN
Hampton -- Winchester Thurston School, 4225 Middle Road, will be host to "Spiders and Stories," interactive story-telling with puppet making, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday. Open to children entering prekindergarten and kindergarten in the fall. For reservations, call 412-486-8341.

FUND-RAISERS
Middlesex -- Holy Sepulcher Church, 6515 Old Route 8, will hold a flea market from 4 to 8 p.m. tomorrow and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Proceeds will benefit Life Teen Youth's summer mission trip. Call 724-816-0849.

Butler -- Penn Christian Academy will be host to the benefit concert The Circle of Friends Evening of Performance and Praise at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Succop Theatre, Butler County Community College campus. Performers will include Butch Gruver, North Main Street Women's Quartet, Street Level band, Swingsation, Carla Osborne and others. The school's performing arts program will benefit. Tickets are $22. Call 724-586-5200.

Cranberry -- Dutilh United Methodist Church, 1270 Dutilh Road, will hold a shopping fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. View wares from crafters and home party consultants. Free admission. Tables are still available. Call 724-776-1094.

HEALTH
Richland -- UPMC Health care professionals will talk about heart disease among women ages 50 and older at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road. Free. Reservations required; call 724-449-2665.

Cranberry -- Allegheny General Hospital Women's Health will present a seminar on endometriosis at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cranberry Public Library, 2525 Rochester Road. Free. Register by calling 724-776-9100.

LENTEN ACTIVITIES
Hampton -- St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 2510 Middle Road, will hold a Lenten enrichment series at 7 p.m. Tuesdays for five weeks, beginning Tuesday. Free. Call 412-486-4100.

Hampton -- St. Ursula parish, 3937 Kirk Ave., will hold a five-week Lenten speaker series at 7:30 p.m. Fridays during Lent, beginning tomorrow. Speakers will share reflections on the Beatitudes. For more information, call 412-486-6700.

Richland -- St. Richard Church, 3841 Dickey Road, will offer its Lenten series, Scripture and Social Justice, at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 and April 4. For more information, call 724-444-1971, ext. 14.

Richland -- First Presbyterian Church of Bakerstown, Route 8 and Heckert Road, will offer free classes during Lent at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Wednesday through March 29. Choose between "Beyond the Gates of Splendor" or "West Meets East: A Protestant Journey into Russian Orthodoxy." Programs for children are offered during classes. Dinner will precede the classes and will begin at 6:15 p.m. For more information, call 724-443-1555.

LIBRARIES
Avalon -- Preschoolers can enjoy activities and story time during Dr. Seuss' birthday party at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Avalon Public Library, 317 S. Home Ave. Children's activities will include plastic and fun foam beading at 6 p.m. Tuesday and scrapbooking at 6:30 p.m. next Thursday. To register, call 412-761-2288.

O'Hara -- Lauri Ann West Memorial Library, 1220 Powers Run Road, will offer story time for babies 6 to 24 months old, with a parent or caregiver, at 10:30 a.m. Fridays, in March, starting 10. Call 412-828-9520.

MEETINGS
Hampton/Butler -- The Pennsylvania Professional Employment Network for unemployed and underemployed professionals meets at 9 a.m. Mondays in Hampton Presbyterian Church, 2942 E. Hardies Road, and at 6 p.m. Mondays at Butler County Career Link, 112 Hollywood Drive, Suite 101, Pullman Commerce Center. Visit www.papen.us.

West View -- West View Crime Watch will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in West View Firemen's Hall, 398 Perry Highway.

McCandless -- The McCandless Democratic Party will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building, 9955 Grubbs Road. All Democrats and independents are encouraged to attend this planning meeting in preparation for the 2006 elections. For information, call John Sliwa at 412-367-3466.

OUTDOORS
Frazer -- The Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will hold a Winterfest star party beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday, weather permitting, at the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Park, accessible from Routes 8 and 28. Free admission; donations will be accepted. Call 724-224-2510 for weather updates and directions.

Sewickley -- Fern Hollow Nature Center, 1901 Glen Mitchell Road, will hold a pancake breakfast and maple sugaring celebration from 9:30 a.m. to noon March 11. Activities include tree tapping, children's games, bonfire and more. Breakfast seatings are from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. to noon. Breakfast tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for children 11 and younger, free for those under 2. Outdoor activities are free. Space is limited; reservations required by Wednesday. Call 412-741-6136.

PRESCHOOLS
Zelienople -- ZIPPCO, a parent cooperative preschool that allows parents to assist in classroom activities, will hold registration for enrollment from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at English Lutheran Church, 200 E. Grandview Ave. There are openings in the 3-year-old morning class, 4-year-old classes and prekindergarten afternoon class. Call 724-452-0344.

Ross -- Christ Church Preschool, 5910 Babcock Blvd., is accepting enrollment for the 2006-07 school year for its programs for ages 2 to 4. Toilet training is not required. Call Julie Tarle at 412-367-1491 for more information.

RECREATION
Hampton -- The township Parks and Recreation Department will offer beginner line dancing classes for adults 18 and older from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays, beginning next Thursday, at the community center, 3101 McCully Road. Fee is $35 for seven classes. Registration is due Wednesday; call 412-487-7870.

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES
Aspinwall -- Church Women United will hold an ecumenical World Day of Prayer service at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Aspinwall Presbyterian Church, Third Street and Center Avenue. The theme is Signs of the Times. Representatives from nine churches will lead worship using African music. Reception will follow. Call 412-781-2884.

Millvale -- Millvale United Methodist Church, Lincoln Avenue and Butler Street, will hold an ecumenical World Day of Prayer service at 1 p.m. tomorrow. Reception will follow. Call 412-828-7131.

Millvale -- Tabor House of Prayer, a ministry of the Sisters of St. Francis of Millvale, will offer a retreat to help individuals who have experienced a losss in their lives, beginning at 7 p.m. tomorrow through 7 p.m. Saturday. Eileen Colianni, mental health counselor, will help participants explore how a grief journey can lead to a deeper relationship with God. To register, call 412-821-1149.

Richland -- The Christian band STRIVE will perform the "Rock Gospel of Jesus Christ" at 7 p.m. Saturday in Bakerstown United Methodist Church, 5760 William Flynn Highway. After the concert and Sunday through March 7, the church will offer an interactive prayer walk, based on spiritual disciplines of the early church. Concert tickets are $5; no fee is charged for prayer walk. Visit www.strivefans.com or call 724-443-3184 for more information.

Indiana Township -- Evangelical Bible Fellowship will move its services from the Veterans of Foreign Wars building in West Deer to Indianola United Presbyterian Church, off Route 910 on Indianola Road, beginning Sunday. Services begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by refreshments in the church basement. Presbyterian services begin at 10 a.m.

SALES
Reserve -- St. Aloysius Church, 3616 Mount Troy Road, will hold a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Call 412-821-2351.

Marshall -- The township will be host to a community trunk sale of second-hand items from 8 to 11 a.m. April 29 in Knob Hill Park main parking lot. Sell unwanted items out of your car's trunk. Cost is $5 per car for sellers. Registration is required; call 724-935-3090.

SPORTS
Areawide -- Seneca Valley Junior Football Association of Cranberry will hold an orientation at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Cranberry municipal building, 2525 Rochester Road. The meeting is for all families new to the program, which is open to children who will be ages 6 to 13 as of Aug. 1 and who live in Cranberry or Seven Fields. For more information and reservations, e-mail footballcoordinator@svjrfootball.org or call Mark at 412-996-0847.

SUPPORT
Fox Chapel -- Helping Hands-Healing Hearts will sponsor informal lectures and discussions about coping with death, loss and grief from 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Wednesday through April 5, at Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, 384 Fox Chapel Road. Child care will be available. For more information or to register, call 412-963-8243.

Ross -- The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Southwestern Pennsylvania will hold a family-to-family education program, a free 12-week course for families of adults with severe mental illnesses, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, starting March 2 at 105 Braunlich Drive. To register, call 412-366-3788.

Butler -- The Cancer Caring Center will sponsor a free, support group from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the first and third Monday of every month at Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road. Led by Dr. Judy Knapp, the group is open to cancer patients and family members. For details, call 412- 622-1212.

Hampton -- The Bruised Reeds, a Christian 12-step support/recovery group for adults affected by an addictive or dysfunctional family system or individual, meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays in St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 1965 Ferguson Road. Call JoAnn at 412-486-7977.

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

McCandless -- Seniors and low-income families can get free help in filing state and federal income tax returns from IRS-trained volunteers from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays through April 12 at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road. Service is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call 412-366-8100.

Tarentum/Harrison -- Through April 17, seniors and low-income families can get free help in filing income tax returns from IRS-trained volunteers from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays at the Community Library of Allegheny Valley Tarentum branch, 400 Lock St., and from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays at the Harrison branch, 1522 Broadview Blvd. For more information, call 724-226-3491.