West Deer -- East Union Presbyterian Church, 292 E. Union Road, is looking for crafters to participate in a fall craft fair Sept. 27. Call Mary Lynn at 412-767-5750.

Mars -- Learn about small local businesses during the Back to School Fun Fest from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 20 at Heritage Professional Building, off Route 228. Activities will include children's area, food sampling, prizes, raffles, coupons and more. Businesses interested in participating can reserve space by contacting Urmi Batavia at 724-625-6676 or Matt Cecchetti at 724-625-6325.

McCandless -- The township will be host to Community Day from 12:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the town hall, 9955 Grubbs Road.

McCandless -- Pittsburgh North People for Peace and the North Hills Anti-Racism Coalition will sponsor a family celebration of peace from 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at Kearns Spirituality Center, 9000 Babcock Blvd. TV and radio personality Lynn Cullen will speak. There will be children's activities, music and refreshments. Call 412-367-0383.

Slippery Rock -- Slippery Rock's VillageFest will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday on Main Street. Register for the 5K race at 8:30 a.m. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.slipperyrockpa.org.

Avalon -- Allegheny General Hospital Suburban Campus Auxiliary will hold a night at the races from 5 to 10 p.m. Sept. 19 at the American Legion, 327 S. Home Ave. Tickets are $13 and include a full-course buffet with beer, wine and soft drinks. Call 412-766-8381 or 412-761-2314.

Emsworth -- Sacred Heart Church, 154 Orchard Ave., will hold a luncheon, bingo and card party beginning at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Tickets are $8. Call Bea at 412-766-6724.

North Park -- The Burger King Cancer Caring Center and Mercy Cancer Institute will host a 5K or 10K walk Sept. 20 starting at Harmar Grove. Registration at 9 a.m.; walk begins at 10 a.m. Proceeds will benefit the center. Top 10 fundraisers will be guests at a lunch hosted by honorary chairman Ryan Clark, starting safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Call 412-622-1212.

Ross -- McKnight United Methodist Church, 600 Fox Drive, will hold an international food buffet from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 19. Adult tickets are $12; tickets for ages 10 and younger are $6. Advance tickets include free dessert. Dine in or take out. Call 412-821-8385.

Hampton -- North Hills Youth Ministry Counseling Center will hold its Golf Classic and silent auction at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Wildwood Golf Club, 2195 Sample Road. Proceeds will benefit children and families at the center. Call 412-366-1300 for information or to sponsor a tee.

McCandless -- UPMC Passavant's Extending the Care series will present a seminar on good nutrition as you age from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kearns Spirituality & Conference Center, 9000 Babcock Blvd. Free. Registration required. Call 412-367-6643.

Richland -- Richard Fortune will discuss treatment using traditional Chinese medicine at 7 p.m. next Thursday at Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road. Call 724-449-2665.

Ross -- Interview with Pittsburgh area companies during the WTAE Showcase Career Expo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 16 at Holiday Inn North Hills, 4859 McKnight Road. Visit www.innorecruit.com/Get_a_job.html for a list of participating companies.

Cranberry -- Bob Gorczyca, of the Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable, will present a slide show on Robert Knox Sneden, a Union Army map maker and painter, as part of the "Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation" exhibit, from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Cranberry Public Library, 2525 Rochester Road. Registration is required. Visit www.bcfls.org/cranberry or call 724-776-9100.

O'Hara -- Tom Powers, chairman of the committee for the book "Portrait of an American Community: O'Hara Township, PA" will talk about the book at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lauri Ann West Memorial Library, 1220 Powers Run Road. Call 412-828-9540.

Shaler -- Shaler North Hills Library, 1822 Mount Royal Blvd., will hold these activities during the 100th anniversary of the book "Anne of Green Gables":

• Discuss "Anne of Green Gables" during a tea party at 4 p.m. Sept. 19. Suitable for ages 10 and older. Registration is requested; space is limited.

• Avonlea festival 2 p.m. Sept. 20. Will include crafts, games, food, raffle and old-fashioned cakewalk. Cakewalk will cost $1. Other activities are free. For all ages.

• The film"Anne of Green Gables," starring Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst and Richard Farnsworth, 1:15 p.m. Sept. 21. For age 10 and older.

Register for these events by calling 412-486-0211.

Zelienople -- Zelienople Area Public Library, 227 S. High St., will hold family game night from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Monday, and the third Monday of every month, in its meeting room. Families can bring games or use the library's games. Call 724-452-9330.

Fox Chapel -- Frank Lotrich will talk about mushroom trivia during the next Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road. Free. Call 412-963-6100.

McCandless -- Claire Schmieler will speak on interviewing to gather history of a person's life during the next North Hills Genealogists meeting at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road. Bring questions to receive help with your searches. Visit www.northhillsgenealogists.org or call 724-935-6961.

McCandless -- North Hills Mothers of Multiples, a club for moms of twins, triplets or more, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at North Hills Community Baptist Church, 7801 Thompson Run Road. Janet Laughlin, of the Children's Home of Pittsburgh, will discuss "Togetherness & Separateness: Nurturing Individual Personalities and Self-Esteem." Visit www.npmoms.org.

Fox Chapel -- Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania will be host to the Family WalkAbout: Seed Spectacular Scavenger Hunt from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Road. Fee is $2 for members, $5 for others. A Fledglings program, for ages 3-5 with parents or caregivers, about crickets will be held from 10 to 11:15 a.m. next Thursday. Fee is $8 per member pair, $10 for other pairs. Registration required for both events. Call 412-963-6100.

Valencia -- Glade Run Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, is now accepting registrations for the 2008-09 Upward basketball and cheerleading season. Early rates apply until Oct. 7. Evaluations begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 6. Practice begins the week of Dec. 1; first game of the eight week season is Jan. 3. The commitment involves a one hour practice and Saturday game each week. Contact Gloria Dillner at 724-898-1016, go online at www.gladerunchurch.org or e-mail gladerunathletics@yahoo.com. Opportunities are available to coach, volunteer or referee.

Butler -- Butler Senior Center, 10 Austin Ave., Lyndora, will hold a flea market beginning at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Proceeds will benefit the center. Call 724-275-5292.

McCandless -- Ascension Lutheran Church, 8225 Peebles Road, will hold a flea market and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Richland -- Bakerstown United Methodist Church, Route 8 at Dickey Road, will hold a trunk sale from 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 20. Parking spots to sell items are $10. Call Ellen Kelley at 724-443-8479.

Middlesex -- Dave Ramsey will present Financial Peace, classes for personal finance, at the Lighthouse Foundation, 1302 E. Cruikshank Road. Orientation sessions will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 and Sept. 22. First class begins at 7 p.m. Sept. 29 and continues from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays for 13 weeks. Fee is $50 per student or family and includes materials. Call Dave Miller at 724-898-4673 to register.

Pine -- North Way Christian Community, 12121 Perry Highway, will welcome Dr. Kevin Leman, award-winning author, to all weekend services with his message. The Deception of Perfection, at 6 p.m. Saturday and 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday.

Also this week, these seminars:

• "Have a New Kid by Friday," parenting seminar, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday.

• "Motherstress," seminar for moms, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Monday.

• "Making Sense of the Man or Woman in Your Life" relationship seminar, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday.

Child care will be provided; suggested donation is $5 per seminar. Call 724-935-6800 or visit www.northway.org.

Sharpsburg -- Maria Smith, of Achieva Family Trust, will speak during a disability resource breakfast from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. next Thursday at Volunteers of America/Working Order, 1650 Main St. On Sept. 19, the organization will host a breakfast, Community Connections, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. for open forums and cooperative networking. For reservations, call 412-782-5344.

McCandless -- A new Community College of Allegheny County course, Singles with Spatulas Circle the Globe, will offer four sessions of international cooking. Classes are from 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays, Sept. 26 to Oct. 17, at CCAC North Campus, 8701 Perry Highway. Cost is $119. To register, call 412-237-2670 or visit www.ccac.edu.

Ben Avon -- The Ben Avon Area Historical Association will hold a Hometown Antiques Roadshow at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Community Presbyterian Church of Ben Avon, 7501 Church Ave. Limit is one item per guest. Items must be at least 50 years old and must be handled by one person. Register by calling 412-364-1123.

Cranberry -- Join the Cranberry Township Historical Society to hear Thomas Hannon speak on "Geomancy's Rise and Demise: A Sub-Regional Analysis," or gravestone orientation in colonial and early federal America, at 2 p.m. Sunday at Plains Presbyterian Church, off Franklin Road. Wear comfortable shoes for a church cemetery tour. Free. Visit www.explorecranberry.org or call 724-776-6551.

McCandless -- Panelists Bill Moushey, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Ken Gormley, of Duquesne University Law School; and Jules Lobel, of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, will discuss: Your Constitutional Rights: Balancing between the Individual and Society: Media, Ethics, Speech and Expression during a Constitution Day talk from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Community College of Allegheny County North campus Room 3002, 8701 Perry Highway. Free. Call 412-369-3692.

O'Hara -- Volunteer drivers and on-board dispatchers are needed for North Hills Community Outreach Free Rides for Seniors, a shuttle bus that operates weekdays on Freeport Road. Trainings will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 22 and 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at Lighthouse Pointe, 500 Chapel Harbor Road. Contact Kerry Mulhern at 412-449-0151.