Bethel Park -- Ruth Richardson will be the featured artist at South Arts' new exhibit, Autumn Light, from Sept. 27 to Nov. 7 at South Arts Gallery, Schoolhouse Art Center, 2600 South Park Road. Summer gallery hours are 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays and noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Deadline for artists to enter the show is Wednesday. For membership information and a show prospectus, call Margo at 412-835-9010.

Bethel Park -- The Woman's Club of Upper St. Clair will host a talk by Pittsburgh artist Linda Barnicott at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Otterbein Room of Christ United Methodist Church, 44 Highland Road. A luncheon will be served. Cost is $12. Reservation deadline is tomorrow. Call 724-949-1268 or 724-942-1516.

Upper St. Clair -- Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2040 Washington Road, will host two figurative watercolor workshops by local artist Jeannie McGuire, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sept. 20 in Room 176. Each will include a different instructional focus on design and mood. Tuition is $42 per workshop. To register, call Lisa Boyd at 412-835-6630, ext. 224.

Brentwood -- St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 4048 Brownsville Road, will offer baby-sitting services from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Sept. 19. Children will be able to participate in age-appropriate activities. Parents should pack a small snack; drinks will be provided. Per-hour cost is $3 for the first child, $2 for the second, and $1 for each additional. Reservations are recommended. Proceeds will benefit a variety of youth group activities. Call 412-884-5225.

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

Elizabeth Borough -- Stephen Bayard Lodge 526 Free and Accepted Masons, 207 Plum St., will hold a brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Cost: $5 adults; $3 children. For more, call 412-384-9907.

Bethel Park -- River City Brass Band will present "Shall We Dance" at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bethel Park High School. Ticket costs vary. Call 1-800-292-7222.

Mt. Lebanon -- Pittsburgh Area Theatre Organ Society will present Bob Ralston in a concert of popular music at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Keystone Oaks High School auditorium, 1000 Kelton Ave. Admission: $15; students and children admitted free with adult admission.

Bethel Park -- Prime Time adult day care will sponsor a communitywide flea market from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Christ United Methodist Church, 44 Highland Road. Table rental fee is $15. Proceeds will benefit the elderly and others who receive services through the nonprofit organization.

Duquesne -- The Hungarian Reformed Church, 1411 Kennedy Ave., will host a Super Flea Market from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. With the exception of speciality items, everything will be sold for $3 per customer-filled bag. Refreshments will be available.

Mt. Lebanon -- Mt. Lebanon Band Builders will hold its annual outdoor flea market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in Mt. Lebanon High School parking lot, 155 Cochran Road. Rain date is Sunday. Proceeds will benefit the Marching Blue Devils Band.

South Park -- The Women's Guild of Nativity Church, 5811 Curry Road, will be host to a fall flea market from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. There will be a bake sale and raffles, with prizes that include Steelers tickets.

Bethel Park -- The second annual J.R. Taylor Memorial Bike Run and Tailgate Party will be held Sunday, beginning and ending at Al's Cafe, 435 McMurray Road. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with a continental breakfast for preregistered bikers and passengers. Motorcycles leave at 10 a.m. for an escorted, 80-mile ride through Washington County. A tailgate party will follow. Cost: preregistered bikers, $35; $40 event day; $5 passengers. Tailgate party: $20 per passenger and others; free for age 12 and younger. Proceeds will benefit the J.R. Taylor memorial bridge to be built on the Bethel Park branch of the Montour Trail. For more, call Debi, Darlaine or Diann Taylor at Century Steel Erectors, 412-469-8800, or download a registration form at www.jrtaylormemorial.com.

Green Tree -- The nonprofit FosterCat Inc., an all-volunteer organization formed in 1999 to provide for temporary care and permanent placement of homeless kittens and cats, will hold a spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Wallace Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1146 Greentree Road. Tickets in advance or at door: $9 adults; $4 children age 12 and younger. For more, call Barbara at 412-915-8106 or Carolyn at 412-531-4776.

Homestead -- The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will host a Waterfront Food and Wine Celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. next Thursday at The Waterfront Town Square, 149 W. Bridge St. Donate $15 to the food bank and sample food from more than 10 restaurants, wine from local wineries, beer from Rock Bottom Brewery and martinis from Bar Louie. Bring a bag of nonperishable goods and receive $2 off ticket price. For more information, call 412-461-7820. To purchase tickets online, visit www.pittsburghfoodbank.org; cost is $13 in advance or $15 event night.

Peters -- Pleasant Hills Rotary will hold its annual golf outing Wednesday at Lindenwood Golf Club, with a shot-gun start at 10 a.m. Cost is $95 per golfer and includes dinner, 18 holes of golf and cart, food and beverages, and skill prizes. Top prize is a two-year lease on a Cadillac. Profits will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation and other Rotary charities. To register or for more information, call Robert at 412-650-7383 or 412-551-6015.

Upper St. Clair -- The nonprofit Early Learning Institute, a specialized childhood education organization, will host Fore Kids!, a golf benefit, at St. Clair Country Club at 9 a.m. Sept. 29. Scramble format, shotgun start at 10:30 a.m. There will be putting contests and a $10,000 hole-in-one prize. Proceeds to benefit the institute's preschool programs. Fees: $375 per golfer; $100, dinner only. For more information or to register, call 412-922-8322, ext. 26.

West Mifflin -- The Harmony Singers, a South Hills choral group, will participate in Macy's "Shop for a Cause" program, culminating in a performance at 5 p.m. Sept. 20 at Macy's, Century III Mall.

McKeesport -- The Garden Club of McKeesport will celebrate its 75th anniversary with an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Margaret Larson Memorial Building, 1400 Pinoak Drive, in Renziehausen Park, off Eden Park Boulevard. It will include garden tours, entertainment, and refreshments. For reservations, call Eileen at 412-751-6183.

Baldwin Borough -- UPMC Mercy and Baldwin Emergency Medical Services will present "Home Safe Home," a free program for senior citizens, from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Baldwin EMS headquarters, 1 Readshaw Way. The program will address preventing falls, assessing home safety, fire safety and burn prevention. Registration deadline is Sept. 19. Call 412-884-0666.

Bethel Park -- Southwestern Pennsylvania Registered Nurses Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 16, at Hamilton Presbyterian Church, 4500 Baptist Road. Sue Bower will discuss nursing in Nyadire, Zimbabwe.

Peters -- Peters Township Parks and Recreation will offer these classes at the Community Recreation Center, Meredith Drive, on Thursdays, today through Oct. 30. Cost for each course is $70 residents; $105 nonresidents:

• ABC, Music & Me: 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for ages 2-3; 10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for ages 4-5. Additional fee: $30 for a home materials kit.

• Choi Kwang Do and martial arts instruction: 4:15 to 5 p.m. for ages 3-5; 6 to 7 p.m. for ages 6-12; 7 to 8 p.m. for ages 13 and older. Additional $25 fee for uniform.

To register or for information on other classes, stop at the center; call 724-942-5000; or visit www.peterstownship.com and click on township departments/parks and recreation.

Baldwin Borough -- Baldwin Borough Public Library will accept registrations through Sept. 24 for a two-day trip to Ghostly Gettysburg, scheduled for 6:15 a.m. Oct. 24 to 7 p.m. Oct. 25. Per person cost is $250/double occupancy; $216/quad. Trip includes lodging, breakfast, meals, a guided tour of the battlefield and a historic walking tour of Gettysburg, a ride on the Pioneer Railroad Ghost Train, and museum visits. For more, call 412-885-2255. For other programs, visit www.baldwinborolibrary.org.

Bethel Park -- Bethel Park Public Library will be host to these programs:

• Sign Language for Little Hands, Fridays at 9 a.m. starting tomorrow. For ages 3-6 with a caregiver.

• Camp Rock Rocks, 7 p.m. Saturday.

• School Can Be Murder, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 20. A back-to-school murder mystery for those in grade 5 and higher.

To register, call 412-835-2207. For other programs, visit www.bethelparklibrary.org.

Brentwood -- Brentwood Library programs include:

• Astronomy and Friday Night @ the Library, 6:30 p.m. tomorrow.

• Sign language for beginners, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Monday through Nov. 10. For ages 7 and older.

• Visit by author Gwyn Cready, 7 p.m. Sept. 17. She will discuss her books "Seducing Mr. Darcy" and "Tumbling Through Time," as well as Jane Austen, the history of time travel in fiction, and how she became a published author.

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

Carrick -- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Carrick, 1811 Brownsville Road, will hold a book sale as follows: 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Sept. 18; and 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, plus Sept. 19 and 20. Proceeds benefit library programs.

Call 412-882-3897. For other programs, visit www.carnegielibrary.org.

Castle Shannon -- Community Library of Castle Shannon events include:

• Family gaming day, 6 p.m. Sept. 24.

• Used book sale, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today; 1 to 8 p.m. tomorrow; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Call 412-563-4552. For other programs, visit www.castleshannonlibrary.org.

Dormont -- Dormont Public Library will sponsor "Books on Screen," the first installment of a Pennsylvania Humanities Council book discussion series called Read About It! at 7 p.m. Sept. 22. Led by Kathy M. Newman, Carnegie Mellon University associate professor, the free program will explore the relationship between literature and film. Registration, deadline is Saturday. Call 412-531-8754. For other programs, visit www.dormontlibrary.org.

Mt. Lebanon -- Happenings at Mt. Lebanon Public Library include:

• Women's Health Education, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Certified registered nurse practitioner Donna Gislesons will discuss understanding diabetes. Registration required.

• Genealogy Society presentation, 1 p.m. Monday. Shirley M. Iscrupe, archivist from the Pennsylvania Room at the Ligonier Valley Library, will present her award-winning slides on locating home sites.

• Author presentation, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. William W. Keller and Thomas G. Rawski, both of the University of Pittsburgh, will discuss their book, "China's Rise and the Balance of Influence in Asia."

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

South Park -- South Park Township Library will host a conversation salon at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Call 412-833-5585. For other programs, visit www.southparklibrary.org.

Whitehall -- Whitehall Public Library sponsors these programs:

• Twilight Wish Foundation presentation, 1 p.m. Tuesday. The organization raises awareness of issues that elders face daily. Learn how to grant a wish for a loved one.

• Reiki therapy, 1 p.m. Sept. 23. A free, two-hour program led by registered Reiki master/teacher Bonnie J. Hassan. Advance registration requested.

Call 412-882-6622. For other programs, visit www.whitehallpubliclibrary.org.

Bethel Park -- Bethel Presbyterian Church, 2999 Bethel Church Road, offers Sunday school classes for preschoolers through adults from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Sundays. For more, call 412-835-0405.

Pleasant Hills -- Bonnie Houy, a local business manager, will present "What's in a Name," a talk on financial and Internet identity protection, during a Retired Men's Luncheon Group of Pleasant Hills meeting at noon next Thursday. It will be held in Fellowship Hall of Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church, Old Clairton Road and Audrey Drive. This month only, lunch is free. Lunch reservation deadline is tomorrow. For more information, call 412-655-2000, ext. 127.

Overbrook -- The 29th Ward Carrick Block Watch will hold its 25th anniversary and recognition dinner, with dancing, from 6 to 11 p.m. Sept. 20 at The Royal Place, 2660 Library Road. JoAnn Herman, block watch founder/coordiantor, will be honored. Buffet dinner will include baked ham, roast beef, stuffed chicken and more. Tickets are $18 per person. Reservation deadline is Tuesday. For more, call Mary Ann at 412-882-1032 or Pam at 412-882-5081.

Munhall -- A men's competitive basketball league is scheduled to play at Carnegie Library of Homestead, 510 E. 10th Ave., on Wednesday nights, from Sept. 24 to Nov. 26. Teams can join the 10-game league for $400 or individuals can sign-up for the Athletic Club team. Deadline for registration is Sept. 19. For more, call Director Edward Child at 412-462-3444, ext. 225 or visit at www.homesteadlibrary.org.