TODAY

MOUNT WASHINGTON: The Association of University People, a nonprofit singles organization serving college graduates 50 and older, meets at 7 p.m. at the Chatham Village Club House, 655 Pennridge Road. Jerry Balbot demonstrates Gentle Yoga, which is done sitting on a chair. Fee is $3. For more information, visit www.aupsinglespittsburgh.org or call 412-734-8445.

TOMORROW

MOUNT OLIVER: Nazareth Housing Services and PNC Community Development Banking present a free Homebuyer's Club series to help educate potential homeowners. The five-week program runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Oct. 7 at the Elder Ado Senior Center, 320 Brownsville Road. It includes a light dinner and child care at no charge. For details, call 412-381-6925.

SQUIRREL HILL: Squirrel Hill Historical Society hosts a presentation on "Pittsburgh's Abandoned Mines," by Jim Holden of the state Department of Environmental Protection, at 7:30 p.m. at Sixth Presbyterian Church, Forbes and Murray avenues. For more information, call 412-417-3707.

WEDNESDAY

HOMEWOOD: Bethany Baptist Church, 7745 Tioga St., holds its 2008 Spiritual Renewal Missions Conference at 7 p.m. today through Sunday, highlighted by an international dinner Saturday at 4 p.m. Keynote speaker today, tomorrow and Sunday is Emanuel Itopson of Eaton Seminary. The Friday Night Youth Program features the Rev. Saleem Ghubril of Pittsburgh Promise. Music is by Men's Ministry of New Jerusalem Holiness Church. Missionaries from Jews for Jesus, Christian Literacy Associates, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Have Christ Will Travel and United World Missions are participating.

NORTH SIDE: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy sponsors A Walk in the Woods at 6:30 p.m. at Riverview Park, starting at the Visitor Center on Riverview Avenue. Conservancy docents teach about park history, activities and ecology. For more information, call 412-682-7275.

THURSDAY

NORTH SIDE: The Center for Inquiry Community of Pittsburgh meets at the Carnegie Science Center, 1 Allegheny Ave., from 7 to 9 p.m. to see the IMAX movie titled "Wild Ocean" which begins at 7:15 p.m. in the Rangos Theater. Discussion and socializing follow. For more information, visit www.centerforinquiry.net/pgh/events/regular_monthly_meeting6.

OAKLAND: Sociology professor Melanie Hughes delivers a lecture, "Post-9/11 Politics and the Political Representation of Muslim Women in the West," at noon at the University of Pittsburgh, 2431 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St. For more information, visit www.sociology.pitt.edu.

OAKLAND: University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law sponsors a Grand Rounds lecture by Lisa S. Parker, center director and associate professor of human genetics, titled "Reconceptualizing and Managing Incidental Findings of Genetic Research." It is from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 113, Barco Law Building, 3900 Forbes Ave.

FRIDAY

HOMEWOOD: Tree of Hope presents its annual Crusade for Peace from 4 to 7 p.m. at Homewood and Frankstown avenues at the site of the former Mr. Tommy's Sandwich Shop, where an 8-year-old was gunned down in 2002. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, representatives of numerous city agencies and ministries, and others converge to bring peace and resources to the community. The crusade includes free children's haircuts and school supplies, a clothes giveaway, social service providers, motivational and educational speakers, children's activities and more. Call 412-434-0404.

SATURDAY

CARRICK: Spencer United Methodist Church, 117 Spencer Ave., presents Fall Game Day with lunch and prizes from noon to 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $12. For reservations, call 412-881-4000.

HIGHLAND PARK: The Union Project, 801 N. Negley Ave., hosts a "Here We Grow Pittsburgh" tour of four new community gardens at 11 a.m. and, again, at 1 p.m. The tour starts and ends at the Union Project center in Highland Park. For ticket reservations and other information, call 412-473-2542 or 412-363-4550.

MANCHESTER: The Pittsburgh Rose Society holds its annual Fall Rose Festival at the Bidwell Training Center's Drew Mathieson Horticulture Center, 1600 Metropolitan St., from 1:30 to 5 p.m. The bidding for a rose auction begins at 3 p.m., with a preview at 2 p.m. For details, visit www.pghrosesociety.org.

OAKLAND: The Pittsburgh volunteer action center of Child Rights and You America holds its CRY Walk 2008 at 9 a.m. in Schenley Park, starting near the shelter and tennis courts off Overlook Drive. Proceeds from the 5K walk benefit underprivileged children in India and the United States. For registration fees and more information, call 412-496-4654. To register online, visit www.america.cry.org/events/walk08.

SHADYSIDE: St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 304 Morewood Ave., offers a Drum and Dance Workshop from 2 to 4 p.m. today and the second Saturday of every month. Participants of all ages are welcome. For more information, call 412-682-3342.

SQUIRREL HILL: Temple Sinai, 5505 Forbes Ave., invites the community to participate in a nonpartisan conversation about health care and the election at 7:30 p.m. Presenter is Judith Lave, University of Pittsburgh professor of health economics. Havdalah, dessert and wine are to be served. Cost is $6. Advance registration is required; call 412-421-9715.

SUNDAY

NORTH SHORE: Western Pennsylvania Humane Society holds a low-cost vaccine clinic from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its North Shore shelter, 1101 Western Ave. Canine and feline vaccines, related testing and micro-chipping are available on a walk-in basis. Fees begin at $8. For more information, call 412-321-4625 or visit www.wpahumane.com.

NORTH SIDE: Ordination of Crystal A. Watson as a deacon of Victory Baptist Church, 1437 Juniata St., is at 3:30 p.m. Her uncle, the Rev. Carl H. Moncrieff Sr., pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Atlanta, delivers the sermon.

SQUIRREL HILL: Animal Friends volunteers launch a search for Wylie, a lost 6-year-old beagle-shepherd mix dog, at 10 a.m. at the Beechwood Boulevard entrance to Frick Park, near the blue slide. Wylie, an Animal Friends' alum dubbed Pittsburgh's Most Elusive Canine, went missing from his Verona home April 12. To join the search party, call 412-847-7043.

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