McCandless -- The comedy troupe The Amish Monkeys will perform at Monkey Business, a reception of networking, food and drinks, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. tomorrow in Cantellops dining hall, La Roche main campus, 9100 Babcock Blvd. For more details, contact Astrid Kersten at 412-536-1192.

Avonworth -- Avonworth Band will hold a craft show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the high school, 304 Joseph's Lane. Proceeds will benefit the marching band, color guard and indoor percussion groups.

Cranberry -- X-Cel Gymnastics Parent Organization, a nonprofit group, will hold Flipping for the Holidays, a craft and vendor fair and cookie and poinsettia sale, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8070 Rowan Road. Visit www.xcelgymparents.org.

Ross -- McKnight Elementary Parent-Faculty Association will hold a holiday shop and vendor fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the elementary school cafeteria, 500 Cumberland Road.

McCandless/Pine -- Choice Chiropractic & Wellness Center has joined efforts with North Hills Community Outreach as an official toy collection site. They will collect toys for local families in need from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at , 8199 McKnight Road, and at 171 Wexford-Bayne Road. Toys will be distributed through North Hills Community Outreach. Call 412-364-9699 or 724-940-3900.

Richland -- Kean Theatre, 5847 Meridian Road, is offering free movies at 2 p.m. Tuesdays and 1 p.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 17. The schedule is: "Dark Knight," Tuesday; "Wanted," Wednesday; "Horton Hears a Who," Dec. 16; and "Mama Mia," Dec. 17. Call 724-444-5326.

Hampton -- BeadforLife, a nonprofit organization that sponsors Ugandan women who are lifting their families out of poverty, will sell its jewelry made by the women at the Hampton Community Library Holiday Sparkle Shoppe from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the library, 3101 McCully Road. Products ranges in cost from $5 to $30, and loose beads will be available for jewelers as well. Visit www.BeadforLife.org or call 412-684-1098.

Pine -- Visit K9 Kingdom, 155 Lake Drive, during the Dog-Wash-a-Thon from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday to raise funds to benefit military dogs and their handlers deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. Have your dog professionally bathed and brushed for a $20 donation, bid on auctions, or shop for items for your pet. Proceeds will be used to purchase supplies for the Military Working Dog Team Support Association Inc. For details, visit www.myK9kingdom.com or www.mwdtsa.org.

Richland -- Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road, will offer a collection of trees, auction items, and merchandise throughout the library to raise money for operating costs. The library will raffle "Into the Unknown," a painting by local artist Robert Griffing. Chances are $5 each. Drawing will be December 23. Holiday trees are on display and open for bidding through tomorrow. Patrons also can bid on gift certificates, holiday items, tickets to cultural events, and sports items through Dec. 19. All proceeds will benefit the library. Call 724-449-2665.

Hampton -- The Pittsburgh Symphony Brass will perform at 6 p.m. Dec. 14 at Hampton High School, 2929 McCully Road. A preliminary performance by the Hampton High School Honors String Ensemble will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for general admission, $6 for seniors and students. Group rates available. Proceeds will benefit the school's music program. Call 412-492-6399 or 412-492-6312 for tickets.

McCandless -- Pittsburgh Youth Chamber Orchestra, with its woodwind, brass and percussion ensembles, will perform a holiday concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at Northmont United Presbyterian Church, 8169 Perry Highway. Free admission. Visit www.pyco.org or call 412-630-9535.

Pine/Richland -- Pine-Richland School District will hold these holiday performances free of charge:

• Eden Hall will host a fifth-and sixth-grade choral concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Eden Hall Upper Elementary School, 3900 Bakerstown Roa, Richland.

• A districtwide band concert beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Pine-Richland High School gymnasium, 700 Warrendale Road, Pine.

• Eden Hall will be hosting a fifth- and sixth-grade winter strings concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at Eden Hall Upper Elementary School.

• High school winter choir concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 17 and a winter orchestra concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at the high school.

Ross -- The Pittsburgh Philharmonic will perform a holiday concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 13 at North Hills Junior High School, 53 Rochester Road. Admission is $8-$12 in advance, $12-15 at the door and $5 for students. Visit www.proartstickets.org or call 412-394-3353; group rates are available by calling 412-818-7262.

Ross -- North Suburban Symphonic Band will perform its Winter Interlude concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at The Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center on Cemetery Lane. Tickets are $8; children 9 and younger admitted free. Call 412-366-1983 or visit www.nssband.org.

Butler -- Sing Hosanna! will present "A Hosanna Christmas" Dec. 13 at Butler County Community College Succop Theater. Seatings are at noon and 5 p.m. Tickets are $20 and include music, a performance of the play "The Snow Child" and a full-course meal. Call 724-287-8362 for tickets by Monday.

Butler -- Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 107 Sunnyview Circle, will celebrate its Light-Up Night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. The event will include music from a choral group, refreshments, a visit from Santa Claus and door prizes. Call 724-282-1800.

Butler -- ACTS Cantata, Adoring Christ Thru Song, will perform the Christmas cantata, "Emmanuel -- God With Us!" by Lloyd Larson, at 7 p.m. Saturday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Main Street. Visit www.adoringchristthrusong.com.

Butler Township -- Butler County Parks and Recreation and the township will hold a Breakfast with Santa for children, toddlers through age 10 from 10:30 a.m. to noon Dec. 13 at the Butler Township Park Building on South Duffy Road. Tickets are $7 per child; free for children younger than one year. Registration required; call 724-284-5383.

Evans City -- Buy, sell and trade with hundreds of hobbyists and dealers at the Toy & Train Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Eracers, 640 Evans City Road. Event features an operating train layout presented by The Pittsburgh Garden Railway Society, trains and toys of all types, old and new. Admission is $4, free to children 12 and younger. Call 724-482-2555 or visit www.eracers.net.

Harmony -- Harmony Museum, Main and Mercer streets, will hold a fund-raising dinner Dec. 14. Hors d'oeuvres begin at 5 p.m.; dinner served at 5:30 p.m. Menu includes beef Wellington, chicken Wellington and crab cakes, sides, desserts and beverages. Guests are welcome to bring their own beverages. Tickets are $25. Paid reservations due Tuesday. Admission includes tours of three museum buildings decorated for the holidays, miniature train display and more from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission for museum tours only is $2. Call 1-888-821-4822 or 724-452-7341.

McCandless -- Ascension Lutheran Church, 8225 Peebles Road, will hold a free Christmas celebration for children from 1 to 5 p.m. Dec. 13. Parents may drop the children off for holiday activities so they can go shopping. Call 412-364-4463 to register.

Millvale -- Tabor House of Prayer at Mount Alvernia, 146 Hawthorne Road, will hold an Advent retreat, beginning at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 and ending at 7 p.m. Dec. 13. Cost: $55. Register by calling 412-821-1149.

Ross -- ManorCare Health Services North Hills, 1105 Perry Highway, will hold a free "Breakfast with Santa" from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Dec. 13. There will be crafts, activities and kid-friendly foods. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Reservations are due by tomorrow; call 412-369-9955.

Shaler -- Shaler Plaza, Route 8, will be host to Santa Claus Saturday, starting with his arrival via firetruck at 11 a.m. He will visit with children until 2 p.m. at KMart. Refreshments will be provided. Santa also will visit from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 13 at KMart.

Zelienople -- Park United Presbyterian Church, Grandview and Main streets, will hold a Boar's Head Festival, an ancient and traditional service of Christmas music, at 5 p.m. Dec. 13-14. Admission is free, but tickets are required for each performance. Call 724-452-8004.

Hampton -- Hampton Community Library, 3101 McCully Road, will hold a holiday story and craft time from 1:15 to 2 p.m. tomorrow for ages 3-6. Registration is limited. The library will present "Twas the Night Before Christmas" during bedtime story time from 7 to 7:30 p.m. next Thursday. Registration required; call 412-684-1098.

Sewickley -- Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to meet Maria Farina, local author of the Gypsy Chronicles series of books, from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn Road. Call 412-741-6920.

Avalon -- The North Hills Music Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Greenstone United Methodist Church, 939 California Ave. The program will feature a story teller and music by the Club Chorale. Lunch will follow. Call 412-761-8818.

Franklin Park -- Franklin Park Democratic Party will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the borough building, 2344 W. Ingomar Road.

Hampton -- The Northern Allegheny Lions Club will meet Wednesday for its annual Christmas dinner meeting, with a performance by the Greater Harmony Chorus at Wildwood Country Club, Sample Road. Contact Jerry Hnat at 412-366-4088.

Mars -- The Opus I Music Society will feature "The Life and Music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Kappellmeister, Cothen Years" during its meeting at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Mars Alliance Church, Route 228. Caitlin McConnell, a masters student at the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University, will perform Bach's "Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major." Free. Call 724-776-9169.

Mars -- "Buzz" Kelly will speak on Christmas ornaments during the next Women's Club of Mars meeting at 7 p.m. next Thursday at the Mars United Presbyterian Church, 232 Crowe Ave. Call 724-625-9907.

Pine -- Reservations are needed by tomorrow for the Newcomers and Friends' luncheon at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Treesdale Country Club. The Pine-Richland Choral Group will perform. Open to all residents and newcomers. For reservations, call Laurie at 724-741-6377.

Harrison -- Community Library of Allegheny County, 1522 Broadview Blvd., Natrona Heights, will hold a book sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call 724-226-3491.

Ross -- North Hills Youth Ministry Counseling Center, 802 McKnight Park Drive, will offer a discussion for parents of teens 12-18 years old on "Drama Queens & Messy Scenes: Modeling and Empathy" from 10 a.m. to noon Friday and on the first Friday of each month. Cost is $5 per session. Call 412-366-1300 or visit www.nhymcc.org.

Sharpsburg -- Certified public accountant Sarah Nickel will talk about business entities during a brown bag lunch from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Volunteers of America, Working Order, 1650 Main St. Bring a lunch. For reservations, call 412-782-5344.

Jackson -- Seneca Valley School District will hold a holiday event for seniors at 12:45 p.m. Dec. 19 at the Seneca Valley Senior High School, 128 Seneca School Road. The high school jazz band and madrigal singers will perform, followed by a turkey meal. Free; reservations required. Call 724-452-6040, ext. 0, by Dec. 12.

Franklin Park -- Ingomar United Methodist Church, 1501 W. Ingomar Road, will hold a quiet candlelight service of hope and comfort for those coping with a loss or feeling lonely at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Dessert will follow. Call 412-364-3613.

Bellevue -- Allegheny General Hospital Suburban Campus Auxiliary has openings for volunteers in several areas. Volunteers receive complimentary meals and parking. Call 412-766-1546 for more information.

Butler -- New workshop schedules are now available for Heritage School at The Succop Conservancy. Courses, including basic blacksmithing, beer brewing, stained glass, scrapbooking, basket weaving, and aromatherapy, will be offered on Fridays and Saturdays from January through April 2009. Each one-day workshop, offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., costs $75 and includes coffee, tea, and lunch in the historic Marcraig House on the property. Call 724-586-2591.