Cranberry -- Butler County Community College will host the annual graphic design tea, portfolio and art show from 6 to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow at the school's Cranberry Center, 250 Executive Drive. Free admission. Kappi Pi International Honor Art Fraternity will hold an induction ceremony and students will be recognized for their work. Call 724-772-5520, ext. 5617.

Richland -- PBS cooking instructor Penny Lawrence will teach a cooking class, Luscious Asian Dining, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road. Fee is $32. Space is limited; call 724-449-2665 to register.

Avalon -- Parents Without Partners will hold a dance from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Wednesday and on the second Wednesday of every month at Anthony's Lounge, Ohio River Boulevard. Snacks and desserts will be available. Cost is $6 for members, $8 for others. Call 412-231-8517.

Bradford Woods -- The Bradford Woods Couples' Club will stage a comic look at the perils of modern day travel during "Wings Over the Woods" at 8 p.m. next Thursday, and May 16-17 at Bradford Woods Fire Hall. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door, at the borough office, and at Bradford Woods Community Church or by contacting Norma Liebenguth at 724-934-0731. Proceeds will benefit local organizations.

Richland -- Kean Theatre, 5847 Meridian Road, will offer free movies at 1 p.m. Wednesdays and 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Tuesday through May 28. The schedule is: Tuesday, "Away from Her;" Wednesday, "Lars and the Real Girl;" May 20, "The Good Knight;" May 21, "I'm Not There;" May 27, "Lion for Lambs;" May 28, "The Jane Austen Book Club." Call 724-444-5326.

Richland -- Lee Alverson's Legends of Rock & Roll will be presented at 8 p.m. May 17 at Kean Theatre in The Washington Place, 5847 Meridian Road. Optional dinner at Atria's Restaurant & Tavern begins at 6 p.m. Tickets are $32 for show only, $50 for dinner and show. Call 724-444-5326 for reservations.

Ross -- The Pittsburgh Philharmonic will present An Evening with the Stars: Science and Symphony, featuring narration and multimedia show, at 7 p.m. May 17 in North Hills Junior High School auditorium, 53 Rochester Road. Tickets are $5-$15. Free for children 11 and younger. Call 412-818-7262 or visit www.pittsburghphilharmonic.org.

Ross -- Northgate Church, 238 West View Ave., will host Legacy Five in concert at 7:30 p.m. May 16. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Visit www.northgatechurch.com or call 412-931-6016.

Sewickley -- TriCounty Choir Institute's Village Singers, Village Quartet and Choraleers will present Colors of Life, a concert, at 4 p.m. May 18 in St. James Church gymnasium, 201 Broad St. For advance sale reduced tickets, call 724-266-2073.

Avalon -- Trinity Lutheran Church and the borough of Avalon will sponsor the Avalon Apple Blossom Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on California Avenue, in front of the boro hall and the church. A pancake breakfast will be served at the church, and there will be live entertainment, crafters, plant sale, auctions, car cruise, children's activities, food concessions and more. Call Denny at 412 761-5416.

Butler -- Lifesteps' Child Check offers free developmental screenings for children from birth to 5 years old from 9 a.m. to noon tomorrow at Community Health Clinic, 103 Bonnie Drive, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 14 at its Early Education Center, VA Medical Center, Building No. 69. Visit takes 30 minutes; results will be discussed with parents immediately. Appointments are recommended, but not required. Call 1-800-225-2010 or 724-283-2154, ext. 313.

Mars -- Mars Area Elementary Parent Teacher Organization will hold a Buy-One, Get-One Scholastic Book Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Mars Area Centennial School, 100 Winfield Manor Drive. Call 724-625-2601.

Fox Chapel -- Untucked, Shadyside Academy's student-run volunteer group, will sponsor a concert and benefit Saturday in the McKnight Hockey Center, Senior School Campus, 423 Fox Chapel Road. Doors open at 4 p.m. Activities will include games, crafts, sideshow entertainment, food and more. Scott Blasey, of the Clarks, will open for main show Sister Hazel. Tickets are $20 online at www.proartstickets.org, or $25 at the door. Proceeds will benefit Best of the Batch, Riding for the Handicapped of Western Pennsylvania, and Crohn's Colitis Foundation of America's Camp Oasis.

Franklin Park -- Franklin Park Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will hold a spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the fire hall, 2360 Rochester Road. Advance tickets are $7 for adults, $4 for children ages 3-10; tickets are $5-$8 at the door. Call Elena at 412-364-1408.

Fox Chapel -- Squaw Run Garden Club, celebrating its 61st anniversary, will hold its annual May plant sale and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Squaw Valley Park Gazebo. Proceeds will benefit local gardening projects.

Fox Chapel -- Piccadilly Herb Club will hold it's annual herb sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road. Call 412-487-2343.

Ross -- McIntyre Garden Club will hold a plant and baked goods sale from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at McIntyre Elementary School portico, 200 McIntyre Road. Choose from hanging baskets, perennials and more. Community service projects will benefit.

Sewickley -- Sewickley Civic Garden Council will hold May Mart from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday on Broad Street, rain or shine. Choose from a variety of plants, garden supplies and more.

Cranberry -- Dr. Christine Evankovich-Edwards will speak about laparoscopic banding surgery from 7 to 9 p.m. May 13 in Butler Health System's WholeHealth inside the Ross E. Schneider Family YMCA, 2001 Ehrman Road. Seating is limited; reservations due by today. Call 724-631-0048.

Cranberry -- The American Cancer Society will be holding a free Look Good ... Feel Better class from 6 to 8 p.m. May 19 at Dr. Malay's office at UPMC Passavant Cranberry. The program features beauty professionals who volunteer to teach women with cancer how to deal with some of the side effects of treatment. To register, call the American Cancer Society at 1-888-227-5445.

Richland -- Those age 40 and older can learn about the warning signs of strokes, vascular disease, and osteoporosis during a free program at 2 p.m. Tuesday and 7 p.m. next Thursday at Northern Tier Library,. 4015 Dickey Road. Registration is required; call 724-449-2665.

Mars -- Donations for the Mars Area Public Library's summer used book sale are now being accepted. Needed are hardbacks, paperbacks, children's books, audio books, movies, and music CD's. Magazines, textbooks, and Reader's Digest Condensed Books cannot be used. Sale dates are June 17-21. Call 724-625-9048.

McCandless -- The French musical "La Vie en Rose" will be shown at 2 p.m. Wednesday during the foreign film series at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road. Refreshments served. Call 412-366-8100.

McCandless -- Wine educator John Eld will speak on wines from the Pacific Northwest region and hold a wine tasting at 7 p.m. next Thursday at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road. Fee is $20. Class size is limited. Call 412-366-8100 for reservations.

O'Hara -- Children age 10 and older and adults can make a Mother's Day gift during a bead-a-thon from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Lauri Ann West Memorial Library, 1220 Powers Run Road. Call 412-828-9520.

Shaler -- Shaler North Hills Library, 1822 Mount Royal Blvd., will hold a book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday. Call 412-486-0211.

Cranberry -- Venture Club of North Pittsburgh, a community service and volunteer organization for working women, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Perkins Family Restaurant, Route 19. Call Pam at 412-429-0998.

Cranberry -- The Cranberry Lions Club will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday and May 27 at Hereford & Hops Restaurant, Route 228. Call 724-776-3874.

Franklin Park -- The Franklin Park Democratic Party will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Franklin Park borough building, 2344 W. Ingomar Road.

McCandless -- The North Hills Music Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the McCandless home of a member. Program will feature madrigals by the Club Chorale and the Breezewood Recorder Consort. Lunch and a business meeting will follow. For directions, call 412-761-8818.

Ross -- The North Boros Old Tymers Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Monte Cello's Restaurant, 2189 Babcock Blvd. All men from Avalon, Bellevue and Avonworth High Schools are invited. Call Bill Dugan at 412-766-7936.

Shaler -- Bauerstown AARP 2490 will hold its anniversary party at noon Tuesday in Bauerstown volunteer fire hall, Wible Run Road. Dinner served at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $16. Call 412-821-4124.

West View -- Home and summer safety will be discussed during the West View Crime Watch meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in Firemen's Hall, 398 Perry Highway.

Jackson -- Lifesteps, a local nonprofit agency, will hold an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday for its new Early Education Center on Route 528. Activities will include tours, refreshments and free Child Check screenings for all children birth to age 5. Call 1-800-225-2010 or visit www.lifesteps.net.

Areawide -- The Butler Outdoor Club will be holding its annual Outdoor Extravaganza Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26 at Breakneck Campground, near McConnell's Mill and Moraine State Park. Weekend activities will include road, trail & mountain biking, canoeing or kayaking on lakes and streams, sailing, rock climbing, rafting, caving, horseback riding and various levels of hikes. There is also a pontoon boat tour, grist mill tour, workshops, kids' activities and entertainment nightly. Breakfast, bag lunches, dinner and camping are available, but optional. Visit www.butleroutdoorclub.com, or for a registration packet, call Joyce Appel at 724-526-5407 or e-mail joyceappel@windstream.net.

Frazer -- The Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will host May star parties, weather permitting, beginning at 8:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Park, accessible from Routes 8 and 28. View Saturn and Mars. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. Call 724-224-2510 or visit www.3ap.org.

Ross -- The 2008 Hershey's Track and Field Competition will be conducted May 17 at North Hills High School football stadium, Perry Highway. Events will begin at 9 a.m. Children ages 9-14 can compete in running, long jump and softball throwing. Registration is required. Call Pete Geis at 412-931-7055.

Ohio Township -- The Women of Christ Church at Grove Farm will sponsor "I Surrender ... My Life, My Family, My Everything" from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday in Wilson Hall, 249 Duff Road. Continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m., program at 9 a.m. Tickets are $15. Call 724-935-5966 or visit www.ccgf.org.

Franklin Park -- Ingomar United Methodist Church, 1501 W. Ingomar Road, will offer "A Celebration of Americana Inspirational Music," at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Proceeds will benefit the church's Community Life Center and the America's Music Crossroads Center. Performers will include jazz/R&B vocalist Jessica Lee, pianist Greg Macaluso, drummer/percussionist Jim Donovan, Dr. James Johnson & the Afro American Music Institute Boys Choir, Justin Muchoney and the Choirs of Ingomar Church. Free Admission; donations will be accepted. Call 412-364-3613.

Fox Chapel -- The Fox Chapel High School fencing team will hold a rummage sale and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the high school, 611 Field Club Road. Tables are $10 for those who wish to sell items. Call Judith at 412-784-1994.

McCandless -- Coldwell Banker Agents with Heart will hold a trunk sale & flea market from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Coldwell Banker North Hills office, 9600 Perry Highway, with a bake sale, a used book sale, ethnic food and refreshments. Ingomar Garden Club will also hold a flower sale. Proceeds will benefit North Hills Crisis Center. Parking spaces are $15 for whose who want to sell items from their trunk; call Gary Sigmon at 412-366-1600, ext. 203.

Butler -- Parents Forever, a Lifesteps program, is for parents interested in learning how to minimize the effects of divorce and/or custody situations. The next session is from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 17 at Lifesteps' Butler Center, 383 New Castle Road. Registration fee is $50; the program is free to those who show proof of receiving cash assistance. Call 724-283-1010.

O'Hara -- Learn more about living wills, trusts, estates, inheritance taxes, probate, executor and more during a three-part Legally Speaking series at Lauri Ann West Memorial Library, 1220 Powers Run Road. First session meets at 7 p.m. next Thursday; second session at 7 p.m. May 22; and last session at 7 p.m. May 29. Register by calling 412-828-9520.

Ohio Township -- Erin Estell, manager of Interactive Experiences and Animal Promotion at the National Aviary, and a few feathered guests, will be on hand for the luncheon and lecture FliteZone: Training Birds for the National Aviary's Free-Flight Bird Show at noon May 19 at Animal Friends' Caryl Gates Gluck Resource Center, 562 Camp Horne Road. Admission is $30 and includes a catered lunch and door prize ticket. To register, call 412-847-7031 or e-mail wellness@animal-friends.org.

Ross -- Nazareth Housing Services is offering a home-buyer education seminar from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Tuesday through June 4, in Mount Nazareth Center, 285 Bellevue Road. Participants will receive the information, connections and assistance to become a successful home buyer. Fee is $20 per household. Call 412-381-6925.

Bellevue -- The Creative TreeHouse, 517 Lincoln Ave., will be host to Friends of Pangea Day from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday. Pangea is the name given to the land mass that existed when all of the continents were connected. A worldwide initiative, Pangea Day taps the power of film to strengthen tolerance and compassion. Free. Visit www.creativetreehousepgh.com. For reservations, e-mail info@creativetreehousepgh.com.

Cranberry -- Secret Keeper Tour, for 8- to 12-year-old girls and their moms, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. May 17 at Mars Alliance Church, 997 Route 228, The program teaches young girls deep biblical truths about fashion, beauty, and modesty. Cost is $10 per person. Visit www.secretkeeper.com. To register, call 724-482-1730.

Green Tree -- Tomorrow is the deadline to register to attend a prayer breakfast sponsored by Magnificat, a ministry to Catholic women, from 9 a.m. to noon May 17 at the Holiday Inn Green Tree. Speaker will be Jan Tate, of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, where she is a spiritual director and involved in marriage preparation. Cost is $18. Call Kay at 724-772-6749 or Pam at 412-461-8906 or visit www.magnificatpittsburgh.org.

McCandless -- The North Hills Board Game Meetup invites adults to meet twice a month at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, for games and cards. Next meeting is 1 p.m. Saturday. Call 412-366-8100 or visit boardgames.meetup.com/463.

North Side -- Animal Friends' will be host to The Mutt Strut Presents: The Mighty Mutts Dog Show! from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18 at Riverfront Park, on North Shore. There will be a 9 a.m. Pooch Promenade with lead walker Brett Kiesel from the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mighty Mutts dog show at 10 a.m., which includes categories for "best kisser," "mutt-liest mutt," and "fastest eater." Activities will include pet photos and pet items for sale. Cost is $15 to walk and $5 to enter the dog show. Register online at www.animal-friends.org.

Fox Chapel -- ABC Baseball Camps will be host to a summer baseball camp July 13-18 at Shady Side Academy, 423 Fox Chapel Road. Day camper and overnight packages available. Visit www.baseballcamps.com or call 1-800-222-8152, ext. 104.

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

McCandless -- Temple Ohav Shalom, 8400 Thompson Run Road, holds a nondenominational bereavement support group meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. every other Monday. Reservations required; call 412-913-0272.

Millvale -- The chronic pain support group, for those suffering constant pain for more than six month, will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday and May 26 at Christ Lutheran Church, 917 Evergreen Ave. Free. Call Mariann at 412-822-8078.

Ross -- Recovery Inc., a self-help group for people who have difficulty with depression, anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive behavior, anger or bipolar disorder, meets at 8 p.m. Mondays in Christ Episcopal Church, Babcock Boulevard. Call 724-625-9390.

Richland -- Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road, will hold a workshop on reverse mortgages at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Registration required. Call 724-449-2665.