Jefferson Hills -- St. Thomas A'Becket Church, 139 Gill Hall Road, will hold its annual parish festival from 6 to 11 p.m. today and tomorrow, and from 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday. Attractions include the Steel City Sky Jumpers at 7 p.m. today, dinners each evening, rides and amusements, a super auction, bingo, spin art and more.

Mt. Lebanon -- Advance tickets are available at $12 each for Mt. Lebanon Public Library's 18th annual Garden Tour, scheduled for noon to 5 p.m. July 13. Event day tickets will be $15 each.

Also, a Garden Party will be held in the library courtyard at 6 p.m. July 12; tickets are $25. Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

For more, call 412-531-1912.

Peters -- Jessica Walliser, an organic gardener, will teach how to incorporate cutting flowers into an existing landscape to provide bouquet possibilities year-round, at 1 p.m. next Thursday following a Giant Oaks Garden Club meeting at St. David's Episcopal Church, McMurray Road. She will also present slides for arranging posies. To attend, call 724-225-3238.

Baldwin Borough -- Baldwin Borough Public Library and the U.S. Postal Service will co-host a Passport Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday for anyone needing a passport for summer travel plans. For documents to bring, call 412-885-2255.

New summer library hours, through Aug. 16, are: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

For more events, visit www.baldwinborolibrary.org.

Brentwood -- Brentwood Library will offer these new events:

• Resume Class, 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

• Let's Take a Walk, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. It's the start of a new walking group.

• Library Night @ PNC Park, July 29. Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies; tickets, $6. Deadline for order form return is July 9.

• D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) Spa Evening, 6:30 p.m. July 15. Learn how to make bath salts, body masks and more.

Call 412-882-5694. For other programs, visit www.brentwoodlibrarychanginglives.org.

Castle Shannon -- Community Library of Castle Shannon will hold:

• Family Gaming Day at 2 p.m. Monday, followed by a Teen Gaming Day at 4 p.m. that same day.

• Gaming in the Morning, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, for adults and seniors. Try out Nintendo Wii or Guitar Hero, and plug-n-play games such as Wheel of Fortune.

• Insect Investigators, 6 p.m. July 8. For children ages 6-10. A Carnegie Science Center representative will visit to help children create their own insect, make compound eyes and a butterfly metamorphosis tube.

Advance registration is required. Call 412-563-4552. For other programs, visit www.castleshannonlibrary.org.

Mt. Lebanon -- Mt. Lebanon Public Library offers these programs:

• Roberto! 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Greg Kinney will portray great moments in the life of former Pittsburgh Pirate and humanitarian Roberto Clemente. Open to children in grade 1 and above.

• Concert by Two of a Kind, a nationally touring husband and wife duo from the Philadelphia area, 7 p.m. Wednesday. In the courtyard, featuring songs about reading, books, insects and other bugs.

• Craft Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 5.

Call 412-531-1912. For other programs, visit www.mtlebanonlibrary.org.

Pleasant Hills -- The annual Pet Show in Pleasant Hills Public Library's children's department will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, rain or shine. Registration is required.

These Summer Storytimes also are offered:

• Preschool, for ages 3¹/₂ to 5, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, through July 22.

• Tots, for ages 2 to 3, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, through July 24.

• Baby Book Nook, for infants and toddlers to age 2, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, through July 30.

For more, call 412-655-2424. For other programs, visit www.pleasanthillslibrary.org.

South Park -- South Park Township Library will hold these events at 10:30 a.m.:

• What's the Buzz About Reading?, on Tuesday. A musical adventure presented by Two of a Kind, a nationally touring husband and wife duo from the Philadelphia area.

• Sign Language for Babies, Wednesdays through July 23. For ages 6-24 months.

• Sign Language for Preschoolers, 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays through July 22. For ages 2-6.

Call 412-833-5585. For other programs, visit www.southparklibrary.org.

Whitehall -- Whitehall Public Library offers these programs:

• Fear Factor: Bug edition, 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. For ages 8-11.

• Button-making for Teens, 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday.

• Animal Rescue League Wildlife Center presentation, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Find out which native Pennsylvania animals eat bugs for breakfast. Meet a live opossum.

Registration is required for all programs. Call 412-882-6622. For other programs, visit www.whitehallpubliclibrary.org.

Upper St. Clair -- The Regional Environmental Education Center will offer:

• Bullfrogs & Pollywogs, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Mondays, next week plus July 9 and 16, for ages 2-3 with an adult. Children will explore, develop their senses and foster a love of nature. Cost is $10 per class.

• Saturday Outdoor Hikes, 10 to 11 a.m. July 12. Cost is $2 per person. Call for other dates. Walk tree-shaded paths around the center.

To register or for more information, e-mail JessicaS@regionaleec.org or visit www.regionaleec.org; or call 412-838-0064.

Bethel Park -- The Singles Ministry at Christ United Methodist Church, 44 Highland Road, will offer Summer Monday Bonfires at 7 p.m. Monday, and the last Monday of each summer month. Participants will roast hot dogs and marshmallows and enjoy fellowship. Call Denise Siwik at 412-835-6621.

Mt. Lebanon -- Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church, 3319 West Liberty Ave., presents a free Faith for Today series program at 9:30 a.m. Sunday featuring Denise Reichard, a performance artist who re-creates the lives of great women of history. For more, call 412-531-7131.

Mt. Lebanon -- Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church, 975 Washington Road, will offer a vacation Bible school with the theme, Discover and Experience Jesus' Miraculous Power!, from 9 a.m. to noon July 14 to 18. Activities will include Bible stories, a music program, creative crafts, new games and snacks for children ages 4 and older. Suggested donation is $7.50 per child or $15 per family. To register, call 412-563-0300.

McKeesport -- LifeSpan will hold a grand opening celebration for its Mon Valley Boomer's Cafe at noon July 7. The cafe is based at the new Mon Valley Center, in the Senior Care Plaza at 624 Lysle Blvd., which is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The cafe offers health and fitness opportunities, expanded menu options, choices in education, travel, personal enrichment, social gatherings and more. For a lunch reservation or more, call 412-464-1300.

Mt. Lebanon -- Southminster Presbyterian Church's Adult Interest Center, Washington Road, will host Music with Joe Marotta at 11 a.m. tomorrow. Mr. Marotta is a singer who has headlined on Regal Cruises and worked with Pittsburgh's John Cigna. Lunch at noon, $6. Call 412-343-8900.

Mt. Lebanon -- Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council will hold a four-day, 12-hour workshop for volunteers wishing to tutor Basic Literacy (reading, writing, math, computer skills) to adults in the South Hills. Workshop hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. July 8, 9, 15 and 16 at the St. Clair Hospital Conference Center, Bower Hill Road. Advance registration required. Visit www.gplc.org or call Peggy at 412-661-7323.

Mt. Lebanon -- Mt. Lebanon Police Department will hold the 13th annual Classic Car Show and Street Festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Construction that was planned for Washington Road has been postponed, so the street will be usable for the car show, from Lebanon Avenue to Cedar Boulevard. Registration tents will be set up at Washington Elementary School, and the entrance for participating vehicles is at Lebanon Avenue. For more, call Michael Welsh at 412-343-4068 or e-mail mwelsh@mtlebanon.org.