BUSINESS

Prospect -- The Butler County Chamber of Commerce will host the final Lunch & Learn business series program from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at The Atrium, on Route 422. Registration and lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $25 for members, $35 for others. To register, call 724-283-2222.

CHURCH ACTIVITIES

Franklin Park -- Ingomar United Methodist Church Acts of God drama ministry will perform the comedy "See You In Bells" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the church, 1501 W. Ingomar Road. Tickets are $10. Call 412-364-3613.

CLASSES

Richland -- PBS cooking instructor Penny Lawrence will teach how to make two hearty soups and two homemade breads from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road. Fee is $28. Space is limited; call 724-449-2665 to register.

ENTERTAINMENT

Cranberry -- Comtra Theatre, Route 19, will present the Victorian thriller "Angel Street" at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, beginning Friday through Nov. 10. Admission is $10. Call 724-773-9896.

McCandless -- "The Secret Garden" will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday at North Allegheny Intermediate High School. A performance for senior citizens will begin at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Cost is $6, free for kids under age 3. Tickets available at the door.

FUND-RAISERS

Cranberry -- St. Ferdinand Parish will hold its Comfort Blanket Ministry fund-raiser from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. next Sunday in its education building, 2535 Rochester Road. Orders will be taken for RADA Cutlery and other merchandise. Call 724-779-3986.

Mars -- A benefit spaghetti dinner will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Mars VFW on Mars-Valencia Road. Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 at the door. Activities include music, door prizes and more. Wear costumes. Proceeds benefit local resident and businessman Joseph Ow, who was diagnosed with lung cancer. Call 724-625-2146.

Slippery Rock -- Slippery Rock University's Sports Management Alliance will hold an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Slippery Rock township building, 155 Branchton Road. Tickets are $5 at the door.

HEALTH

Richland/McCandless -- Allegheny County Health Department will present a seminar on colon cancer to adults age 50 and older at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road, and at 10 a.m. Tuesday and 7 p.m. Wednesday at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road. Call 724-449-2665 for Northern Tier or 412-366-8100 for Northland.

Saxonburg -- Allegheny Health and Rehabilitation will hold a seminar on juvenile- and adult-onset diabetes at 6 p.m. Thursday at Saxonburg Area Library, 240 W. Main St. Refreshments served. Call 724-352-4810 for reservations.

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS

Cranberry -- Dutilh United Methodist Church, 1270 Dutilh Road, will hold its Wild West Fall Festival for children and families, from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday. Activities include games, bounce house, candy and shows. Dress in costume. Free. Call 724-776-1094.

Richland -- Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road, will host a Halloween party for kids ages 4 to 10 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Registration required. Call 724-449-2665.

Slippery Rock -- The Old Stone House, at the intersections of Routes 8, 528 and 173, will conduct ghost-story tours from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Every room of the house will be the "sight" of a different ghost story or play. Admission is free; donations will be accepted. Call 724-738-4964.

LIBRARIES

Cranberry -- Bellevue Pediatrics will present ways to promote positive behavior at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Cranberry Public Library, 2525 Rochester Road. Free. For reservations, call 724-776-9100.

McCandless -- Writer and computer instructor Lou Sander will speak about Wikipedia at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road. Register by calling 412-366-8100, ext. 113.

Richland -- Judy Lickert will speak on unexplained behaviors of people and animals at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road. Registration is required. Call 724-449-2665.

MEETINGS

McCandless -- The North Hills-McKnight branch of the American Association of University Women will meet at 6:45 Wednesday in the Ryan Room of La Roche College, Babcock Boulevard. Call 412-487-8713.

SALES

Franklin Park -- Ingomar United Methodist Church, 1501 W. Ingomar Road, will hold its fall rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, with a bag sale from 5 to 7 p.m. and a bag sale from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Call 412-364-3613.

Franklin Park -- St. John Newmann Church, 2230 Rochester Road, will hold an indoor garage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Bag sale begins at 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit its Appalachia Workcamp. Call 412-366-5638, ext. 15.

SEMINARS

Cranberry -- Dutilh United Methodist Church will sponsor TWOgether Pittsburgh's Pre-Marriage Educational Series from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, from Nov. 5 through Dec. 10, at the church, 1270 Dutilh Road. Couples who are engaged or seriously dating will learn their strengths and build relationship skills. Fee is $30 and includes materials. Registration required by Thursday. Call 724-776-1094 or visit www.dutilhumc.org.

SPECIAL INTEREST

Marshall -- The township will be host to a free perennial exchange from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Elias Fry Barn, Knob Hill Park, Knob Hill Road. Refreshments will be served. Call 724-935-3090 to register.

Valencia -- Speaker, comedian and artist Ben Glenn, The Chalkguy, will speak at 7 p.m. Saturday at Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door; the event includes food. Visit www.chalkguy.com. Call 724-898-3503 for tickets.

SUPPORT

Butler -- The Pennsylvania Educational Network for Eating Disorders and the Eating Disorders Treatment Center will hold a support group for people who have anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorders, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. the fourth Monday of every month at the organizations' joint office, 357 N. Main St., second floor. Call 412-215-7967.