Butler -- The Blazing Star Choral Society will perform R. Vaughn Williams' "Dona Nobis Pacem" and a selection of spirituals at 7 p.m. today at First Methodist Church, McKean Street. Tickets are $10. Call 724-282-0660.

Marshall -- Local rock band No Excuse will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at the Elias Fry Barn, Knob Hill Park. Free. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.

Prospect -- Live music will be performed during the North Country Bluegrass Benefit, a 2 _1/2-day music festival, next weekend at the picnic area in Moraine State Park, across from the South Shore Beach. Bands will include Mon River Ramblers, The Reckharts, Crystal Springs, Grover and The Night Hawks and others. Music begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday and continues all day Saturday and next Sunday until midafternoon. Tickets are $15 for a three-day pass, $10 for Saturday only and $5 for Friday or Sunday. Camping permitted and available on first-come, first-served basis at $25 for two nights or $15 for one night. Call 724-443-1222 for reservations. Proceeds benefit the Moraine/McConnell's Mill/Jennings Conservancy North Hills Country Music Association. Call 412-445-3659 or visit www.northcountrymusic.org.

Zelienople -- The Horse Trading Days Arts & Music Festival is accepting crafters, artists and vendors for the July 17-19 event. Call 724-513-4098 or visit www.horsetradingdays.info.

Richland -- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3832 Gibsonia Road, will hold a recital at 7 p.m. today. A dessertery will be held at 6 p.m. Donations will be accepted to benefit the church parking lot repair. Call 724-443-8110.

Richland/West Deer -- St. Barnabas Charitable Foundation will hold a Pennies for Patients poker run and car cruise starting at 9 a.m. today at the ball field at St. Barnabas on Meridian Road. Participants will collect playing cards at five stops along a 27-mile route. Winning hands will receive prizes at the last stop, La Casa Narcisi Winery, Route 910, West Deer. Car cruise, entertainment and refreshments available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the winery. Registration fee is $10 a hand. Proceeds benefit the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund.

Richland -- Northern Tier Library will hold a plant and garden sale from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday in the library parking lot, 4015 Dickey Road. The sale of herbs, annuals, hanging baskets and more will benefit the library. The library will hold a garden party at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Attendees are asked to bring three perennials. Adults only; registration required. Call 724-449-2665.

West View -- The Northern Allegheny County Chamber of Commerce golf outing will be held June 6 at Highland Country Club, 450 Highland Ave. Registration and lunch at 11 a.m. Shotgun start, scramble format, at 12:30 p.m. Cash bar and dinner at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $140 per person, $520 for foursomes. To register, call 724-924-9700.

Cranberry -- Information on seniors and asthma will be presented during UPMC Passavant's seminar, Commitment to a Healthy Lifestyle, at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in Cranberry municipal building, 2525 Rochester Road. Free. Call Jean Wagner at 412-367-6643.

Cranberry -- The Women's Health Department of Allegheny General Hospital will present a program on six health warning signs that should not be ignored at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cranberry Public Library, 2525 Rochester Road. Free. Register by calling 724-776-9100.

McCandless -- UPMC Passavant's Extending the Care series will present a seminar on living with arthritis from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kearns Spirituality Center, 9000 Babcock Blvd. Free. Registration required. Call 412-367-6643.

McCandless/Cranberry -- UPMC Passavant will host a diabetes education series on disease management using American Diabetes Association techniques. Four-week classes will meet from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, June 4 through 25, in Assembly Hall, 9100 Babcock Blvd. The same series will be offered from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 3 through 24, at UPMC Passavant Cranberry second-floor conference room, 1 St. Francis Way. Fees are reimbursable by most insurance plans. To register, call 412-367-6887.

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 CDs. Magazines, textbooks and Reader's Digest Condensed Books cannot be used. Sale dates are June 17-21. Call 724-625-9048.

McCandless -- Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, will begin its summer hours next Sunday. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and closed on Sunday. Call 412-366-8100.

Cranberry -- The Cranberry Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 879 will hold a Memorial Day program at 1 p.m. next Sunday at the Veterans Memorial in North Boundary Park, 1171 North Boundary Road.

Marshall -- UPMC Children's Hospital will hold a seminar, Alone at Home, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building, lower level, 525 Pleasant Hill Road. Children ages 10 and older, with their parents, will explore emotional readiness, appropriate behaviors and a family safety plan for children home alone. Fee is $12 for residents, $14 for others. Register by calling 412-692-7105.

McCandless -- Marlene Parrish, of Slow Food Pittsburgh, will speak on the revival of the kitchen as a center of pleasure, culture and community, at 7 p.m. Thursday at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road. Register by calling 412-366-8100, ext. 113.

Harmony -- Patricia Knoechel and Eleanor Burns will hold their "Quilt-in-a-Day" presentation from 10 a.m. to noon May 27 in Harmony Museum Stewart Hall, 218 Mercer St. Quilts will be displayed and supplies sold. Admission is $5. For reservations, call 724-452-7341.

Harmony -- Harmony National Historic Landmark District and Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau will be host to "Come Home to Harmony" from 6 to 9 p.m. May 29 in downtown Harmony. Watch artisans demonstrate pioneer skills, visit shops, sample food and more. Cost is $15. Reservations required by Thursday. Call 724-234-4619.

Butler -- Lifesteps' Alzheimer's support group will meet from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Butler center, 383 New Castle Road in the Geriatrics Department. Call 724-283-1010, ext. 233.

McCandless/Cranberry -- UPMC Passavant offers A Bridge to Hope, a weekly program for families affected by addiction, from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays in Donor Hall, 9100 Babcock Blvd., McCandless, and from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at Garden Montessori School, 204 Commerce Park Drive, Cranberry. Call 412-367-6643 to register.