Whitehall -- The Whitehall Diamond Outreach organization is looking for artists and crafters for its next art show, scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. April 6 at South Hills Country Club. For details on entering work, call Whitehall Public Library before March 1, at 412-882-6622.
Bethel Park -- Heritage Players will hold auditions for "Copacabana" from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 23 and 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 24 at Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Ave. Cold readings; prepare a song. Open to age 15 and older. Call 412-831-6800, Ext. 745.
Bethel Park -- The Couples Ministry at Christ United Methodist Church, 44 Highland Road, will sponsor Want to Try Ballroom Dancing? at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Christian Life Center. The event includes a one-hour lesson taught by John Dryden of Dryden Dance Center, followed by dancing to music by disc jockey Don Britcher. Cost is $5 per person, $10 per couple. To RSVP, call 412-835-6621.
Munhall -- The Bulgarian Cultural Center, 229-451 W. Eighth Ave., will hold a Balkan dance party, the Vecherinka, at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. For more, call 412-831-5101.
Dormont -- Dormont Presbyterian Church, 2865 Espy Ave., will serve light dinners at 6 p.m. every Tuesday in Lent, except March 18. Following each dinner at 6:30 p.m., Pastor Daniel Callahan will offer a message, "Galatians." Cost will be a free-will offering. Call 412-531-1555.
Mt. Lebanon -- St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Washington Road and Mayfair Drive, will host a choral concert by The Pittsburgh Camerata as they present "Rosa Mundi -- Women in Music" at 3 p.m. Sunday. For tickets or more, call 412-421-5884.
Bethel Park -- Bethel Park cheerleaders will sponsor their annual spring fashion show, with a Fun in the Sun theme and ticket auction, at 1 p.m. Sunday at Independence Middle School auditorium, 2807 Bethel Church Road. Doors open at noon. Proceeds will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Admission: $5 adults; $3 students.
Upper St. Clair -- A Relay for Life dinner dance benefitting the American Cancer Society will be held from 6 to 10:30 p.m. March 1 at Crowne Plaza Hotel-Pittsburgh South, 164 Fort Couch Road. Cost is $20 per person, and includes a buffet dinner, disc jockey and raffles. Reservation deadline is Sunday. For more, send e-mail to Patty Rosser at pjrosser@comcast.net or call 412-334-0355.
Bethel Park -- Southwestern Registered Nurses Club will meet at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hamilton Presbyterian Church, 4500 Hamilton Road. Social worker Adele Maher will talk about adult attention deficit disorder.
Bridgeville -- SouthBridge EMS will sponsor a free car seat inspection clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at its base, 178 Hickory Grade Road. Certified child passenger safety technicians will inspect car seats for recall, damage, proper fit in a vehicle and proper fit for a child. To schedule an appointment, send e-mail to cdejohn@southbridgeems.com or call Chris at 412-221-5115.
Mt. Lebanon -- St. Clair Hospital, 1000 Bower Hill Road, will offer Mothers and Daughters: Healthy Body Image, at 1 p.m. Saturday, in the fourth floor meeting room. Cost is $40 per child. To register, call 412-942-5895.
Baldwin Borough -- Baldwin Borough Public Library will hold a teen anti-Valentine party, 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. An anti-romance, anti-mushy stuff evening of food, music, games and a movie for those in grades 6 and up. Registration required. Call 412-885-2255.
Green Tree -- Wallace Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1146 Greentree Road, will hold its annual Valentine dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday in the activities room. Music will be provided by the University of Pittsburgh Alumni Dance Band. Free admission.
Mt. Lebanon -- Mt. Lebanon Public Library will offer Craftastic DIY for teens -- My Bloody Valentine at 3:15 p.m. today. Teens can make a Valentine or a Goth Valentine, depending on their mood. Materials and snacks provided. Call 412-531-1912.
Upper St. Clair -- Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2040 Washington Road, will hold a Valentine's dance with appetizer and dessert buffet from 8 to 11 p.m. tomorrow. Swing and big band music by The Businessmen's Band. Admission is $10 per person; $15 per couple. Call 412-835-6630.
Whitehall -- The Franciscan Child Day Care Center, 1401 Hamilton Road, will be host to their second annual indoor Easter egg hunt and breakfast with the Easter Bunny March 8. Participants can choose to attend either the 9 a.m. or the 10:15 a.m. session. Admission is $3.50 for children and $6.50 for adults. Proceeds will benefit the Franciscan Child Day Care Center. Due to limited seating, reservations must be made by Feb. 22 by calling 412-882-5085.
Baldwin Borough -- Baldwin Borough Public Library programs include:
Dinosaurs Before Dark School Break Special, 1 p.m. Monday. Children in grades K through 5 can enter a magic treehouse, learn about dinosaurs from a paleontologist, make a fossil of their own and enjoy dino-mite treats. Registration deadline is tomorrow.
Annual chess tournament, 10 a.m. Saturday. Junior (grades K-4) and senior (grades 5-8) division competitions, sponsored by Baldwin, Brentwood and Whitehall libraries. Register at any of the libraries.
Call 412-885-2255. For other programs, visit www.baldwinborolibrary.org.
Brentwood -- Brentwood Library offers Paint Me a Story, at 3:30 p.m. today. Children in kindergarten and up will meet at Meola's Young at Art on Brownsville Road for stories with the library's Miss Dolores, then paint a ceramic book buddy. Fee is $5. To register, call 412-882-5694. For other programs, visit www.brentwoodlibrarychanginglives.org.
Mt. Lebanon -- Mt. Lebanon Public Library will present Discover Africa at 2 p.m. Saturday. Photographer John Bauerlein will shares images of stunning landscapes as a backdrop to the habitats of animals and birds in their natural setting. Advance registration requested. Call 412-531-1912.
Peters -- Peters Township Public Library offers these events:
Books into Movies, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
How to Take Great Photos, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 25. Cost is $15.
Register in advance at the circulation desk. For more, call 724-941-9430.
Mt. Lebanon -- Jubilee Christian School, an independent, interdenominational school for grades K-6, will hold an open house at 10 a.m. next Thursday at 255 Washington Road for parents and prospective students. For more, visit www.jubileecs.com or call 412-561-5917.
Bethel Park -- South Hills Power Squadron will offer a four-week Boat Smart class starting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the meeting room in Giant Eagle, 700 Oxford Drive, Village Square. Register at the first class. Open to anyone interested in safety on the water and improvement in boating skills. Cost is $25. Students who pass the course can apply for a boating safety certificate issued by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission. For more, call 724-225-7605.
Mt. Lebanon -- Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church, 975 Washington Road, will hold mid-week Vespers with Eucharist at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through March 12, with the preaching theme Lent: A Time for New Beginnings as Told in the Parables of Jesus. For more information, call 412-563-0300.
Scott -- Vanadium Woods Village, Independent Living, 50 Vanadium Road, will present entertainer Angela Carrier at 7 p.m. Monday. RSVP to 412-221-2900.
Mt. Lebanon -- Southminster Presbyterian Church's Adult Interest Center, Washington Road, will offer the following entertainment at 11 a.m. each day:
Swinging Seniors Quartet, tomorrow.
Making Myths -- George Washington and the Cult of Personality, Feb. 22.
Identity Theft, with Mary Bach, Feb. 28.
Lunch at noon, $6. Call 412-343-8900.
Glassport -- The Greater Pittsburgh Soapbox Derby will host a duckpin bowling party at 2 p.m. Feb. 24 at Glassport Lanes, 839 Monongahela Ave. Proceeds will benefit derby operations. Cost is $10 per person. To reserve a spot, call John at 412-462-1957 or Chuck at 412-461-7832.
Areawide -- Free income tax return assistance will be available for low-income people and the elderly through April 11, courtesy of the AARP Foundation Tax Aide program and Internal Revenue Service, at these sites.
Baldwin Borough: Baldwin Borough Public Library, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays.
Bethel Park: Bethel Park Public Library, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays.
Clairton: LifeSpan Steel Valley, 530 Miller Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays.
Pleasant Hills: Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church, 199 Old Clairton Road, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays; and Pleasant Hills Public Library, 12:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays.
West Mifflin: Lebanon Presbyterian Church, 2800 Old Elizabeth Road, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays.
Whitehall: St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin Church, 5200 Greenridge Drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; Baldwin Community United Methodist Church Asbury Hall, 5001 Baptist Road, 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; and Whitehall Public Library, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays.
By appointment only:
Jefferson Hills: South Hills Health System Senior Services, in the Sports Medicine Center, 550 Coal Valley Road, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Call 412-469-7099.
Bring tax forms/booklets received this year, and last year's tax returns. Free electronic filing is available at most sites.
