Bethel Park -- South Arts will sponsor a one-day watercolor workshop with award-winning artist Ron Thurston from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Schoolhouse Art Center, 2600 South Park Road. All skills levels welcome. Fee is $60 for members; $65 for nonmembers. The last day to register is next Thursday; a $10 late fee is assessed after that date. Call 412-885-5557 or send e-mail to cpercherke@comcast.net.

Upper St. Clair -- Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra, conducted by Warren Davidson, will perform the concert program, "Orchestra Favorites," at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Upper St. Clair High School Theater, 1820 McLaughlin Run Road. Admission tickets: $12 general; $8 for seniors; admission is free for youths and students when accompanied by an adult. For more, call 412-279-4030.

Mt. Lebanon -- Pittsburgh Area Theatre Organ Society will present Ken Double, sportscaster, master of ceremonies and theater organist, 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.

Brentwood -- St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 4048 Brownsville Road, will hold a fall festival and craft show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. For information or to reserve space, call Nancy at 412-476-0202 or the church at 412-884-5225.

Castle Shannon -- Community Library of Castle Shannon will host a flea market from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. There will be food and baked goods for purchase and a raffle. Call 412-563-4552. For other programs, visit www.castleshannonlibrary.org.

Dormont -- Seven high school and two university marching bands will perform a "Salute!" to a variety of musical and performance styles at the Keystone Oaks Marching Band Festival from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Dormont Memorial Stadium. Bands from Bishop Canevin, Chartiers Houston, Mt. Lebanon, Mount Pleasant, North Hills, Thomas Jefferson and Keystone Oaks high schools, plus Duquesne and Robert Morris universities, will perform. Tickets are $6 in advance, $7 at the gate ($5 students , $6 senior citizens) and may be purchased from any Keystone Oaks marching band member or by calling 412-561-6882.

Homestead -- St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, 903 Ann St., will hold its annual fall festival, with a craft show and ethnic foods, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, George Suhan and the Silver Sky Duo will perform music from 2 to 6 p.m. On Sunday, there will be bingo, basket raffles and a ticket auction at 3 p.m. For more, call 412-461-9437.

South Park -- Oliver Miller Homestead, Stone Manse Drive, will hold a Children's Harvest Festival from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, with frontier butter churning, tussie-mussies, crafts such as tin punching, and more. Donation: $2. Call 412-835-1554.

Whitehall/Downtown -- Family Hospice and Palliative Care in Mt. Lebanon will hold two fundraisers to benefit its services and patients:

• Friends-sponsored luncheon and card party, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at the South Hills Country Club, Brownsville Road, Whitehall. The event includes a ticket auction of themed baskets, Treasure Table shopping and a raffle. Tickets are $25 per person; $100 for a table of four. Call 412-343-5813.

• Toast to Life Gala dinner dance, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Westin Convention Center Hotel, Downtown. Cost is $200 per person. RSVP deadline is Oct. 24. Call 412-572-8813.

Advance reservations are required for both events.

Bethel Park -- Southwestern Pennsylvania Registered Nurses Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hamilton Presbyterian Church, 4500 Baptist Road. Registered nurse Carrie Allen will present a program on pacemakers. All nurses are welcome.

Mt. Lebanon -- A Medical Ethics Conference for Health Care Professionals will be held from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Family Hospice and Palliative Care's Center for Compassionate Care, 50 Moffett St. For more or to register in advance, call 412-572-8747. Walk-ins welcome.

Baldwin Borough -- The borough will hold its 11th annual Halloween event from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the municipal building, 3344 Churchview Ave. A parade will begin there promptly at 1:15 p.m. and proceed to Walton Road at St. Albert the Great Church, and return to the municipal building. Scheduled activities include crafts, games, story time, a pumpkin patch, haunted log cabin, face painting, balloons, treats and more. Costumes welcome. Free parking is available at St. Albert's parking lot. For more, call the mayor's office at 412-882-9600, ext. 210.

Bethel Park -- Bethel Park Public Library is offering the children's program, Trick or Treat with Grandma and Grandpa, at 10 a.m. Saturday. Grandchildren can dress up in their favorite costume and play games from yesterday and today. For more, call 412-835-2207. For other programs, visit www.bethelparklibrary.org.

Jefferson Hills -- Storyteller Alan Irvine will present Ghost Stories at 7 p.m. Wednesday during a West Jefferson Hills Historical Society meeting in the Community Room of the municipal building. For more, call 412-655-7741. For other programs, visit www.jeffersonhillslibrary.org.

Mt. Lebanon -- The Mt. Lebanon Public Library will turn into a haunted building during Fright Night at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24. Spooktakular fun will include a puppet show, stories, coloring, creepy chemistry, cartoon classics and boo bowling, Day of the Dead skulls for teens, a family craft table, a Mystery Maze for ages 7 and up, and more. Refreshments will be available in Frankensdiner. Call 412-531-1912. For other programs, visit www.mtlebanonlibrary.org.

Whitehall -- Naturalist Verna McGinley will present "Spooky Creatures" during a Halloween story time at 7 p.m. Monday at Whitehall Public Library. All ages are welcome. Call 412-882-6622. For other programs, visit www.whitehallpubliclibrary.org.

Brentwood -- Brentwood Library will sponsor CSI Night at 7 p.m. tomorrow. Youths in grades 6 and up will solve a crime using real-life crime scene investigative techniques.

To register, call 412-882-5694. For other programs, visit www.brentwoodlibrarychanginglives.org.

Castle Shannon -- Community Library of Castle Shannon has teamed up with Silver Scholars to provide computer classes specifically designed for people age 50 and older. Classes start Tuesday. For details or to register, call 412-563-4552. For other programs, visit www.castleshannonlibrary.org.

Dormont -- Oct. 25 is the deadline to register for "All Stories are True and Some Have Actually Happened," a free presentation by Kelly Armor, Commonwealth speaker and Erie Art Museum folklorist and education director, at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at Dormont Public Library. Call 412-531-8754. For other programs, visit www.dormontlibrary.org.

Jefferson Hills -- Jefferson Hills Library will present a program on handwriting analysis at 7 p.m. today featuring handwriting expert Dennis Duez. Registration fee is $5. For more, call 412-655-7741. For other programs, visit www.jeffersonhillslibrary.org.

South Park -- South Park Township Library will hold its annual book sale from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday (bag day/$5) in the Community Center, Brownsville Road. Call 412-833-5585. For other programs, visit www.southparklibrary.org.

Baldwin Township -- Family Tyes Inc., a nonprofit youth development corporation based on the North Side, offers a class on steelhead fishing with a fly rod at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, today through Nov. 20, at Harrison Middle School, 129 Windvale Drive. Families and youth are invited to learn steelheading techniques and tie the flies involved in fishing for steelhead. For registration information, call Jeff Allison at 412-780-3787.

Bethel Park -- Christ United Methodist Church, 44 Highland Road, will host these events:

• A men's breakfast called Finding the Blessing in the Crumbs, at 9 a.m. Saturday. Dr. Kevin Elko, author, sports psychologist and performance/career-enhancement consultant, is guest speaker. Tickets are $8 in advance, $9 at the door.

• 40/70: Difficult Conversations to Have With Parents Before Crisis, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Room G104. Betty Karleski of Home Instead Senior Care will discuss how adult children can discuss difficult issues such as finances, independence, driving, safety and end-of-life issues with their parents.

For more or to RSVP, call 412-835-6621.

Brentwood -- St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 4048 Brownsville Road, will offer baby-sitting services from 6 to 10:30 p.m. tomorrow. Children will be able to participate in age-appropriate activities, games and craft. 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.

Scott --The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh South Hills branch, 345 Kane Blvd. will host The Biggest Jewish Bedtime Story Ever from 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 412-278-1975.

Mt. Lebanon -- Southminster Presbyterian Church's Adult Interest Center, Washington Road, offers the following programs this month:

• Tomorrow, Flashbacks Music: Jazz, standards and classics of the 1970s and '80s by musician Greg Yesko.

• Oct. 24 -- Bingo.

• Oct. 31 -- Dr. Knowledge and Miss Information: Celebrate Halloween with fascinating facts, amusing information and more from KDKA radio's Dr. Knowledge.

Lunch at noon, $6. For more, call 412-343-8900.

Peters -- Peters Township Parks and Recreation will hold a Fall Harvest Festival, for people age 55 and older, from 3 to 5 p.m. next Thursday at the Community Recreation Center, Meredith Drive. The event will include square dancers, a banjo player, games, prizes, refreshments and senior information vendors. Cost is $5 per person. Advance registration is suggested. Call 724-942-5000.

Dormont -- Dormont Women's Club and Dormont Public Library co-sponsor, "What Do I Say? A Guide to Funeral Etiquette," at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the library, 2150 West Liberty Ave. Learn what is appropriate to say to a person when someone they love dies. Presented by Laughlin Memorial Chapel. To register, call 412-531-8754.

Mt. Lebanon -- Bower Hill Community Church, 70 Moffett St., will host a Meet the Candidates event from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Sunday for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District. Republican incumbent Rep. Tim Murphy, of Upper St. Clair, will be featured. Democratic candidate Stephen O'Donnell was guest on Sunday. For more, call 412-561-4114.

Homestead -- Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh, based at 1800 West St., Homestead, seeks volunteers for a variety of services, including driving blind and vision-impaired clients to doctors' offices, serving as escorts for leisure group activities and performing secretarial support and computer help. For more, call volunteer coordinator Nancy Schepis at 412-368-4400.