Ross -- North Hills Community Outreach will gift wrap items for a donation to its food pantry during mall hours from Friday through Dec. 24 in front of Dick's Sporting Goods at Northway Mall, 8000 McKnight Road.

Harmony -- The annual Giving Tree at the Harmony Museum provides a Christmas season opportunity for individuals, families and businesses to support museum improvements and activities. Each tax-deductible gift of $10 places an ornament bearing the donor's name on the lighted, live tree. Giving Tree gifts may be sent to Historic Harmony, Box 524, Harmony, PA 16037. Call 724-452-7341 or 1-888-821-4822 for more details.

Valencia -- Valencia Presbyterian Church, 80 Sterrett St., will hold an alternative Christmas market from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Shoppers may donate to any of 11 charitable organizations in care of a loved one. Call 724-625-2002 or visit www.valenciapresbyterian.com for more details.

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.

Zelienople -- The Young Actors Christian Kompany will perform the musical "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" in Strobel Hall of St. Paul Lutheran Church, 215 N. Main St. Performances begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Dec. 19-21; and at 2 p.m. Dec. 20. Free, but donations accepted. Call 724-452-4767.

Pine -- Visit K9 Kingdom, 155 Lake Drive, during the Dog-Wash-a-Thon from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today to raise money 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 Dec. 23. Patrons also may bid on gift certificates, holiday items, sports items and tickets to cultural events through Dec. 19. Proceeds benefit the library. Call 724-449-2665.

McCandless -- Pittsburgh Youth Chamber Orchestra, with its woodwind, brass and percussion ensembles, will perform a holiday concert at 4 p.m. today 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 free holiday performances :

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

• A districtwide band concert will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Pine-Richland High School gymnasium, 700 Warrendale Road, Pine.

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

• A high school winter choir concert will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 17 and a winter orchestra concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at the high school.

Brady Township -- Jennings Environmental Education Center, Route 528, will hold a program on the legends and traditions behind today's Christmas trees at 2 p.m. next Sunday. Free. Call 724-794-6011.

Butler -- Sing Hosanna! will present "A Hosanna Christmas" Saturday 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 tomorrow.

Butler Township -- Butler County Parks and Recreation and the township will hold a Breakfast with Santa for children through age 10 from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Butler Township Park building, South Duffy Road. Tickets are $7 per child; free for children younger than 1 year. Registration required; call 724-284-5383.

Butler -- Nixon United Methodist Church, 334 Airport Road, will hold its drive-through Nativity from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and next Sunday. Nine scenes celebrate the birth of Jesus by depicting the Nativity with live actors and animals. Admission is free. Cash donations to defray the cost and nonperishable foods for the South Central County Food Bank will be accepted. Call 724-586-7372.

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. today 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 fundraising dinner next Sunday. 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. Saturday. Parents who want to go shopping may drop the children off for holiday activities. Call 412-364-4463 to register.

Slippery Rock -- The Old Stone House, at the intersections of Routes 8, 528 and 173, will present "A Civil War Christmas," depicting the traditions, music and culture of the 19th century. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. next Sunday. Admission is free. Call 724-738-4964.

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. Saturday and next Sunday. Admission is free, but tickets are required for each performance. Call 724-452-8004.

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

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. tomorrow at 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 talk about Christmas ornaments during the next Women's Club of Mars meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Mars United Presbyterian Church, 232 Crowe Ave. Call 724-625-9907.

Cranberry -- KnowledgePoint Academy will hold a workshop on business ethics and integrity from 8 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Regional Learning Alliance at Cranberry Woods, 850 Cranberry Woods Drive. Jessica Jackley Flannery, of KIVA, a person-to-person micro-lending Web site, will present The Entrepreneurial Spirit from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Dec. 16. Registration is requested for these programs. Contact Judy Dahlbeck at 724-741-1036 or e-mail kpa@theRLA.org.

Jackson -- Seneca Valley School District will hold a holiday dinner 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 dinner. Free; reservations required. Call 724-452-6040, ext. 0, by Friday.

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 those feeling lonely at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Dessert will follow. Call 412-364-3613.

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.