BUSINESS

Butler -- The Pennsylvania Professional Employment Network for unemployed and underemployed professionals meets at 6 p.m. Mondays at Butler County Career Link, 112 Hollywood Drive, Suite 101, Pullman Commerce Center. Visit www.papen.us.

Cranberry -- Cranberry Area Chamber of Commerce will hold two networking opportunities. A luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Chadwick, Wexford Square, McCandless. $20 per member, $30 for prospective members. After-hours networking will be offered from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Elephant and Castle Restaurant, 12599 Perry Highway. $5 for members. To make reservations for either, call 724-776-4949.

CLASSES

Cranberry -- Victory Family Church, 21150 Route 19, is hosting a six-week series of classes for those grieving the death of a loved one. Classes will be held at 7 p.m. Mondays, starting tomorrow and ending Dec. 4. To register, call 724-453-6200.

Pine -- Pilates and yoga classes will be offered at the Pine municipal building, 230 Pearce Mill Road, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 every Thursday, starting Thursday through Dec. 21. Cost is $40. To register, call 724-625-1591.

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. tomorrow . To register, call 724-443-1555.

CLUBS

East Butler -- Butler Outdoor Club will host its annual dinner at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 in East Butler Fireman's Hall, 808 Grant Ave. A silent auction will run from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for children under 6 and must be purchased by Nov. 13. For information, call 724-453-1685.

McCandless -- Zonta Three Rivers North, an organization working to advance the status of women in the North Hills, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Chadwick, Wexford Square, Route 19. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m.; dinner and meeting begin at 7 p.m. Call 724-775-8299.

CONTESTS

Marshall -- A Snow Creations Contest will be held until February 26. Residents are invited to make a snowman or snow sculpture and submit a picture of family members gathered around it. Name, address, telephone number and date should be written on the back of the photograph, which will not be returned. Submit pictures to Heather Jerry at Marshall Township, P.O. Box 2094, Warrendale, PA. 15086 or e-mail them to heatherj@twp.marshall.pa.us.

CRAFTS

Franklin Park -- Ingomar United Methodist Church, 1501 W. Ingomar Road, will hold the Gingerbread Shed craft show Friday and Saturday. A preview sale will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, with live music and desserts. Preview sale tickets are $5. The sale continues from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, $1 admission. Breakfast and lunch will be available.

DINNERS

Butler -- An Election Day Dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Nixon United Methodist Church, 334 Airport Road. Braised steak, mashed potatoes, corn, rolls, desserts and beverages will be provided. The cost is $7.50 for adults and $5 for children under 10 years old. The dinner will benefit the Penn Township Volunteer Fire Department. Call 724-586-7372.

ENTERTAINMENT

Butler -- Opera Theater of Pittsburgh will perform "Carmen Jones" at 8 p.m. Friday in Succop Theater at Butler County Community College, Route 8. Tickets cost $25, $10 for students. Call 724-287-8711.

Butler -- The Butler County Symphony Orchestra will perform a "Rainbow" concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Butler Area Intermediate High School auditorium, 551 Fairground Hill Road. Future concerts this season will feature other colors. Advanced reserved seats are $15 for adults and $8 for students. Call 724-283-1402.

Butler -- National Players acting troupe will perform Shakespeare's "Othello" at 8 p.m. Saturday in Succop Theatre at Butler County Community College. Call 724-287-8711.

Cranberry -- Comtra Theatre, Route 19, will present "The Sunshine Boys" at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays starting Friday and through Nov. 25. Tickets are $12. Call 724-773-9896.

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 "Cars," Tuesday; "The Break Up," Nov. 14; "Ice Age: The Meltdown," Nov. 21; and "The Da Vinci Code," Nov. 28. Wednesday films will include "X-Men: The Last Stand," Wednesday; "Mission Impossible III," Nov. 15; "You, Me and Dupree," Nov. 22; and "Monster House," Nov. 29. No admission charge, but donations for the free-care fund will be accepted. An optional lunch will be available at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 14 for $8.95. Call 724-444-6288 for lunch reservations.

Zelienople -- The Calvin Youth Groups will perform "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Nov. 16, 17 and 18 and at 2 p.m. next Sunday at Calvin Presbyterian Church, 415 E. Grandview Ave. Suggested donations are $5 for adults. Profits benefit Calvin Youth Group mission programs. For reservations, call 724-452-7560, ext. 17.

FLU SHOTS

Cranberry -- American Respiratory Alliance will hold a flu shot clinic for non-Medicare individuals from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at its office, 201 Smith Drive. Cost is $20. To reserve, call 1-800-220-1990.

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS

Harmony -- Harmony Museum, Main and Mercer streets, will host a Weihnacht Market, German Christmas market, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. next Sunday. Call 724-452-7341.

Marshall -- A Gingerbread Friend holiday workshop will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Nov. 17 at the Marshall municipal building, lower level. Children will create a gingerbread friend, custom birth certificate and decorate a take-home bag. Cost is $20. To register, call 724-935-3090.

LIBRARIES

McCandless -- Renee Georgie, of Hope Hospice, will host a program answering questions about hospice at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road. Register by calling 412-366-8100.

Richland -- Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road, will host a conversation salon. Current events and social/cultural issues will be discussed from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday. Call 724-449-2665.

OPEN HOUSE

McCandless -- La Roche College will hold an open house for prospective students and their families from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the East Campus, 9000 Babcock Blvd. To register, call 412-536-1262 or visit www.laroche.edu.

McCandless -- La Roche College School of Graduate Studies and Adult Education is holding four open houses to provide information to adult or nontraditional prospective students. The first open house is from 9 to 11 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 16. The second will be held at the same times on Dec. 7. The open houses will be held on the college's East Campus, 9000 Babcock Blvd. Call 412-536-1262.

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES

McCandless -- Sr. Christine Vladimiroff will present "How can the Church be Prophetic in the 21st Century?" during the Association of Pittsburgh Priests fall speakers series at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Kearns Spirituality Center, 9000 Babcock Blvd. Cost is $12. For reservations, call Sister Loretta Jean Schorr at 412-366-1124.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Butler -- Families Forever, a Lifesteps program, helps families 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 Lifesteps offices, 383 New Castle Road. Registration is $50 per family, free to those who receive cash assistance. Free child care through age 5. Call 724-283-1010.

Butler -- The Pennsylvania Educational Network for Eating Disorders and the Eating Disorders Treatment Center are sponsoring a psycho-educational support group for people who have anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. The group will meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. every second and fourth Monday of the month at 357 N. Main St. Call 412-215-7967.

Cranberry -- The Victory Group, an organization for those struggling with addiction, meets from 7 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday at Victory Family Church, 21150 Route 19. Call 724-453-6200.

WORKSHOPS

Butler Township -- Victims Outreach Intervention Center will sponsor a workshop, Re-storying: Looking at What I Did Right Instead of What Went Wrong, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 15 at Butler Township Park building, South Duffy Road. Register by calling 724-776-5910.