POP CONCERTS
Pop/Rock

WU-TANG CLAN Mr. Small's, Fri., 8 p.m. $45. 1-866-468-3401.

CAMPAIGN FOR KINGS Altar Bar, Fri., 10 p.m. With: Winter's Descent. $7. 412-323-1919.

BLACK SUNDAY Altar Bar, Sat., 10 p.m. $7. 412-323-1919.

FARADAY CAGE Mr. Small's, Sat., 7 p.m. With: The Dregs, Legally Insane, Congos Regime, Dolphin Beards. $8. 1-866-468-3401.

THE MORNING LIGHT Diesel, Sat., 7 p.m. $10-$12. 412-323-1919.

LITTLE FEAT Mr. Small's, Sun., 8:30 p.m. $35. 1-866-468-3401.

THE LONDON Hard Rock Cafe, Tues., 8:30 p.m. With: Cali AC. $5. 412-323-1919.

JIM BRICKMAN Benedum Center, Tues., 8 p.m. $32-$52. 412-456-6666.

COMEDY

CLUB CAFE South Side, 412-431-4950. Tues.: The Mentally Ill Holiday Comedy Show hosted by Gab Bonesso 7 p.m.

MOUNTAIN VIEW HOTEL Greensburg, 724-834-5300. Sat.: Melanie Maloy 7 p.m.

PITTSBURGH IMPROV Waterfront, Homestead, 412-462-5233. Fri.-Sat.: Eddie Ifft 8 and 10 p.m.

HOLIDAYS

HOLIDAY LIGHTS

RITE AID CELEBRATION OF LIGHTS Hartwood Acres, Hampton and Indiana townships. The 3.2-mile drive-through Christmas display, now in its 14th year, features more than 2 million lights and 300 animated characters. It benefits The Salvation Army/WTAE-TV Project Bundle-Up and various local charities. Sun.-Thurs. 6-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 6-11 p.m., now-Jan. 5. $12 per car. www.alleghenycounty.us/holiday/lights/index.aspx.

OGLEBAY WINTER FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Oglebay Park, Wheeling, W.Va. Six-mile drive-through display features the 12 days of Christmas, animated figures and "Peanuts" characters, plus model-train display and laser shows. A light and music show at Good Zoo at Oglebay runs every 20 minutes nightly, with 35,500 lights choreographed to holiday music from Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Dusk to 11 p.m. nightly through Jan. 4. Suggested donation $15. 1-800-624-6988.

HOLIDAY PLACES

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART/NATURAL HISTORY Oakland. The traditional display of holiday trees commemorates Pittsburgh 250 (Dec. 5-Jan. 8). Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m. 412-622-3131.

CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER North Side. Holiday-themed 2,300-square-foot Miniature Railroad & Village with its largest original replica in more than a decade: Forbes Field. 412-237-3400. www. CarnegieScienceCenter.org

FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER Point Breeze. Tours of Clayton, the 23-room turn-of-the-century Frick mansion, allow visitors to experience holiday decorations in the spirit of the early 1900s, along with installations inspired by other events the Frick family celebrated in December. Seasonal craft workshops and other activities. Through Jan. 4. Holiday hours: Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Frick Art Museum is showing "From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci: A Century of Italian Drawings From the Prado" through Jan. 4. Docent-led tours Sat.-Jan. 4. Tour at your own pace Fri. Clayton admission: $12 adults; $10 seniors, students, military.

NATIONALITY ROOMS Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh, Oakland. Rooms designed to reflect the ethnic heritage of Pittsburgh's immigrants are dressed for the holidays through Jan. 17. Narrated tape tours are available, without prior reservation, Sat. 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and Sun. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $3 adults; $1 kids. 412-624-6000.

NEMACOLIN CASTLE Front Street, Brownsville, Route 40, about 20 miles east of Washington, Pa. Christmas candlelight tours with hot wassail and cookies served, Sat.-Sun. 724-785-6882.

PHIPPS CONSERVATORY & BOTANICAL GARDENS Schenley Park, Oakland. Winter Flower Show Candlelight Evenings till 10 p.m. Dec. 8-30; Family Fun Days, Fri.-Tues. 412-622-6914.

PPG PLACE WINTERGARDEN Stanwix Street, Downtown. "Spirits of Giving From Around the World" features a 32-foot Christmas tree, an exhibit by the Pittsburgh Miniature Society and a display of life-size Santas and oil paintings representing 16 countries and Gingerbread House Display and Train Exhibit. Mon.-Thurs. 6 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri. 6 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Now-Jan. 7. Free. 412-434-1900.

RINK AT PPG PLACE Downtown. Skating around the Christmas tree. Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-midnight; Sun. noon-8 p.m. $7; $6 kids and seniors; $3 rental. 412-394-3641.

SCHENLEY PARK SKATING RINK Public sessions: Mon. 4-6:30 p.m.; Tues. 7-9 p.m. and 9:30-11:30 p.m. adults only sesssion; Wed. 1:30-3:30 p.m.; Thurs 7-9 p.m. (family night); Fri. 7- 9 p.m.; 9:30-11:30 p.m. adults only session; Sat. 1:30-3:30 p.m.; 4-6:30 p.m.; 7- 9 p.m.; 9:30-11:30 p.m. adult session; Sun. 1:30-3:30 p.m.; 4-6:30 p.m.; 7-9 p.m. Holiday hours: Dec. 24 1:30-3:30 p.m., Dec. 25 closed, call for extra sessions added between Christmas and New Year's, Dec. 31 1:30-3:30 p.m., Jan. 1 1:30-3:30, 4-6:30 and 7-9 p.m. Visit www. city.pittsburgh.pa.us/parks or 412-422-6523.

WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF ART "Imagine Toys: The Holiday Toy Exhibition" with antique toys runs through Jan. 18. 724-837-1500, www.wmuseumaa.org.

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS

KARIBOU FIRST FRUIT RECEPTION Smithfield Church of Christ, Downtown. The International United Christian Church celebrates Kwanzaa with African drum, dance, Gospel and a dinner. Fri., 5:30 p.m. Free. 412-281-3100 or 412-471-1121.

KWANZAA CELEBRATION I New Hazlett Theater, North Side. The UMOJA African Arts Company, WACONGO Dance Company, Legacy Arts Project and Pgh. Playwrights Theatre Company perform. Sat., 7:30 p.m. 412-281-3100 or 412-471-1121.

KWANZAA CELEBRATION II 7th floor, Alumni Hall, Oakland. Kuntu Repertory Theatre, drum and dance by the Shona Sharif Dance Ensemble, gospel presentation by Pittsburgh 250 Mass Choir. 412-281-3100.

KWANZAA KICK-OFF Market Square, Downtown. The lighting of the Kinara kicks off a weeklong celebration of events, presented by local African American organizations. The opening ceremony will feature a drum call by Elie Kihonia and the Afrika Yetu Drummers. Fri., noon. 412-281-3100 or 412-471-1121.

LET'S RISE AGAIN ABABIO Kelly-Strayhorn Performing Arts Center, East Liberty. Ahveekhy, an international singer/songwriter, shares his 10-year journey in Ghana through his performance. Tony Campbell, Elie Kihonia, Tony Leach, Paco Mahon and UMOJA African Arts Company also perform. $5 adults, free for kids under 12. Tues., 7:30 p.m. 412-281-3100.

HOLIDAY SHOPPING

PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS Shadyside. Annual holiday shop with work by local artists. Ends Jan. 4; Tues. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wed. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; closed Christmas and New Year's Day; Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m. 412-361-0873.

NUTCRACKERS

THE NUTCRACKER Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Benedum Center, Downtown. Fri., 7 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 7 p.m.; Sun., noon. Starting at $20.50. 412-456-6666, www.pbt.org or the Box Office at Theater Square.

ON STAGE

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***ANNIE! The timeless tale of little orphan Annie. PNC Broadway Across America, Heinz Hall, Downtown. Ends Sun.; Fri.-Sat. 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun. 1 and 6:30 p.m.; $20.50-$59. 412-392-4900.

I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE Everything you've secretly thought about dating, romance and marriage but were afraid to admit in a modern musical comedy. Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret at Theater Square, Downtown. Through Feb. 1. Wed.-Sat. 7:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 2 p.m.; Some exceptions. $34.50. 412-456-6666 or www.pittsburghclo.org.

THE SANTALAND DIARIES AND SEASON'S GREETINGS Two wildly funny, perverse plays by David Sedaris depicting the ultimate annual holiday newsletter, and the humiliating yet humbling adventures of a 33-year-old elf at Macy's Department Store. Off The Wall Theater, 147 N. Main St., Washington. Ends Sun.; Fri.-Sat. 7:30 p.m.; Sun. at 3 p.m. $5-$20. 724-873-3576. www.insideoffthewall.com.

SISTER'S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM: THE MYSTERY OF THE MAGI'S GOLD Kimberly Richards stars in Maripat Donovan's comedy where "Sister" invites students to come for a holiday pageant. City Theatre, Bingham and 13th St., South Side. Ends Sun.; No performance Dec. 25; Dec. 26 at 8 p.m.; Dec. 27 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.; Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. $35-$60; 412-431-2489 or www.citytheatrecompany.org.

SLEEPING BEAUTY'S HOLIDAY Sleeping Beauty has a wacky holiday adventure when the fairies zap her into the year 2008 and she helps a "normal" family understand the holidays. Gemini Theater, The Factory, 7501 Penn Ave., Point Breeze. Ends Sun.; Sat.-Sun. 1 and 3 p.m. $9. 412-243-6464 or www.geminitheater.org.

ART EXHIBITIONS

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ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM North Side, 412-237-8300. "1958," photographs by McDermott and McGough, through Jan. 11. Permanent collection with more than 500 works of art drawn from the Warhol's extensive collections. Closed Mon.

BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART Youngstown, Ohio, 1-330-743-1711. Giffuni Gallery: "Pastel Society of America members Show," through Jan. 25; Beecher Center wing: "Ana Maria Nicholson: Portraits in Laser Light," through April 5; Mesaros Gallery: "Reginald Case: Collage -- Assemblage," ends Wed.; Flad Gallery: "Clyde Singer's America," through Jan. 4; Bermant Gallery: "Doris Vila: Holograms," through Jan 4. Closed Mon.

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART Oakland, 412-622-3131. "Neapolitan Presepio Exhibition," handmade figures from 1700 and 1830 re-create the Nativity, through Jan. 7; "Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Architecture and the Spaces of the Imagination," through Feb. 15; Heinz Architectural Center: "Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes," examines the contemporary American suburb and its influence on American life, through Jan. 18; Multiple Galleries: "Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International," the oldest international survey of contemporary art in North America, through Jan. 11. Docent tours available. Closed Mon.

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Oakland, 412-622-3131. "Born of Fire: The Life and Pottery of Margaret Tafoya," through Jan. 4; "Exploring the Artic Seafloor: Photographs by Chris Linder," 30 photographs of undersea mountains near the North Pole, through Jan. 25. Closed Mon.

FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER Point Breeze, 412-371-0600. "From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci: A Century of Italian Drawings from the Prado," through Jan. 4; "Meissonier: A Final Masterpiece, A Pittsburgh Home," late-19th-century painting, "1806, Jena," by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, through May 31; Art on display from the Frick private collection. Guided tours available. Closed Mon.

MATTRESS FACTORY MUSEUM North Side, 412-231-3169. "Predrive: After Technology," work by six international artists, through through April 5; "Inner and Outer Space," installations of six artists from six countries offer new perceptions of space, through Jan. 11; Permanent installation art by Yayoi Kusama, Winnifred Lutz, James Turrell and others on display. Visit www.mattress.org. Closed Mon.

PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS Shadyside, 412-361-0873. "Making Connections," Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh membership show, through Jan. 25; "Altered States," by Pittsburgh Print Group, through Jan. 25; "Autumn," by Robert Qualters and Charlee Brodsky, through Jan. 25; "The Forest Inside," by Sue Abramson and Jonathan Shapiro, through Jan. 25; "History Remembered As an Image," by Mathew Friday, through Jan. 25. Closed Mon.

PITTSBURGH FILMMAKERS GALLERIES North Oakland, 412-681-5449. "Plakat! Poster Art from Poland," through Jan. 10."The Great Depression," by filmmaker and photographer Bill Daniel, through Jan. 10. Daily, weekend evenings.

PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER Friendship, 412-365-2145. "Absence of Body," giant glass bird's nest and other displays by Susan Taylor Glasgow, through Jan. 9. Closed Mon.

SILVER EYE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY South Side, 412-431-1810. "A Map of Latin American Dreams," photographs by Martin Weber, through March 7. Closed Sun.-Tues.

SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT Strip District, 412-261-7003. "The Enamel Experience," featuring artists from the United Kingdom, Germany and U.S., through Jan. 10; "TAG," an international traveling exhibition of small metals, through Jan. 10; EAT Gallery: "Cooking With Sticks," a multimedia installation by Tom Sarver, through Jan. 10. Closed Sun.-Mon.

SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES MUSEUM OF ART Altoona, 1-814-946-4464. "KAMAL: His Passion, His People," paintings by Kamal Youssef, through March 14; "Antique Dolls: A Holiday Celebration," through Jan. 3; "Sentinel of Time: Vintage Photographs of William H. Rau," through Jan. 17; "Not Just for Kids: Book Illustrations by Colleen Browning and Joe Servello," through Jan. 17. Closed Mon.

SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES MUSEUM OF ART Johnstown, 1-814-269-7234. "Colleagues in Cahoots: Carol Goldberg and Laura Winn Kane," through March 20. Closed Sat.-Sun.

SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES MUSEUM OF ART Ligonier, 724-238-6015. "Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition," through Feb. 14. Closed Mon.

SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES MUSEUM OF ART Loretto, 1-814-472-3920. "Holly Wayne: Tribute to the World Trade Center 9/11," through Feb. 7; "Biennial 2008," by multiple contemporary local artists, through Feb. 7; "Judith Counsel Vipond: The Magnificent and Macabre," through March 28. Closed Sun.

WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART Greensburg, 724-837-1500. Walsh Gallery: "Kathleen Dlugos: The Shape of Days," through Feb. 1; Friedlander Gallery: "Violet Oakley: The Founding of the State of Liberty Spiritual," through March 29; "Imagine Toys: Holiday Toy Exhibition," through Jan. 18; Mack/Woods Marchand Galleries: "Scenic Views: Painters of the Scalp Level School Revisited," through Feb. 1; Barclay Gallery: "Born of Fire: The Valley of Work," ends Sun.; Robert Shaw Gallery: "From the Ruhr Valley to the Steel City: Industrial Scenes from the Rhineland Industrial Museum," ends Sun. Permanent collection of American art. Closed Mon.-Tues.

WOOD STREET GALLERIES Downtown, 412-456-6666. Pipe Building: "Zee[Range]," by Kurt Hentschlager, ends Wed. Closed Mon.

GALLERY LISTINGS
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ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH Downtown, 412-291-6340. "Santa Julia: The Orphaned Girls of San Miguel," photos by Sarah Shepard, through Jan. 28. Closed Sun.

THE ART LOFT Mt. Lebanon, 412-563-3003. "Landscapes Nearby," screen prints by Tom Norulak, through Jan. 10. Closed Sun.

ARTUP Downtown, 412-443-8132. "The Gritty 250; The art of work in Pittsburgh," by multiple artists, through Feb. 13. Closed Sun.-Mon.

BOST BUILDING Homestead, 412-464-4020. "Seeing Pittsburgh," 44 Pittsburghers photograph what defines their community, through Jan. 31. Closed Sun.

THE CLAY PLACE Carnegie, 412-276-3260. Pots by Rob Korczynski, ends Wed. Closed Sun.

CONCEPT ART GALLERY Regent Square, 412-242-9200. "Pittsburgh: A Century of Photography," through Jan. 31. Closed Mon.

ELAN FINE ART GALLERY Sewickley, 412-749-0427. "Shine: Drawings by Michael Changnon," ends Tues. Closed Sun.-Mon.

EVERYONE AN ARTIST Lawrenceville, 412-681-2404. "Above & Below," through Jan. 16. Closed Sat.-Sun.

FE GALLERY Lawrenceville, 412-860-6028. "In the Making: 250 Years/250 Artists," a salon style exhibition celebrating 250 artists of southwestern Pennsylvania, through Jan. 10. Closed Sun.-Tues.

FEIN ART GALLERY North Side, 412-321-6816. "Holiday Gift Show," through Jan. 15. Closed Sun.

FRANK L. MELEGA ART MUSEUM Brownsville, 724-785-9331. "Ellen's Art Show," by Ellen Daugherty, through Jan. 18. Daily.

GALLERIE CHIZ Shadyside, 412-441-6005. "Fun It Forward ... New Art for a New Year," by multiple artists, through Jan. 3. Closed Sun.-Mon.

GALLERY IN THE SQUARE Shadyside, 412-361-3808. "Pixels and Pigment," garden photographs and paintings by Liz Reed, ends Wed. Closed Sun.-Mon.

GALLERY ON 43RD STREET Lawrenceville, 412-683-6488. "I paint therefore I am," by Karl Eric Leitzel, ends Wed. Closed Mon.

INTERNATIONAL IMAGES Sewickley, 412-741-3036. "Winter Wonderland," through Feb. Closed Sun.-Mon.

LA FOND GALLERIES South Side, 412-431-3337. Multiple artists, ends Wed. Closed Sun.-Mon.

LATROBE ART CENTER Latrobe, 724-537-7011. "Wednesday Night Painters Fatured Artist Show," through Jan. 31.; "Family Times," through Jan. 17. Closed Sun.

MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN'S GUILD North Side, 412-322-1773. Downtown: "Altered Meanings," by Cat Chow, Jesse McLean, through Jan. 9. Closed Sat.-Sun.

MATTHEWS ART GALLERY Bellevue, 412-761-0301. Watercolors by Doug Brown and his students, ends Wed. Closed Sun.-Mon.

MENDELSON GALLERY Shadyside, 412-361-8664. "Three Old Friends," works by David Lewis, Thad Mosley, Robert Brandegee, through Jan. 31. Closed Sun.-Tues.

MILLER GALLERY CMU, 412-268-3618. "Keep It Slick: Infiltrating Capitalism With The Yes Men," exhibits the Yes Men's sociopolitical pranks with costumes, videos and posters, through Feb. 15. Closed Mon.

MODERN FORMATIONS GALLERY Lawrenceville, 412-362-0274. "Kathryn Cole: Bits and Pieces of a Place," through Jan. 15. Thurs. 6-9 p.m.; Sat. 1-4 p.m.

MORGAN CONTEMPORARY GLASS GALLERY Shadyside, 412-441-5200. "Teapots! Steep in Thought," by multiple artists, ends Wed. Closed Sun.-Mon.

MOXIE DADA North Side, 412-682-0348. "We've Been Good," ceramic work by multiple artists, ends Sat. Open weekends.

NORTH HILLS ART CENTER Ross, 412-364-3622. Student and instructor art show, through Jan. 8. Closed Sun.

PANZA GALLERY Millvale, 412-821-0959. "RoBodyCa," contemporary paintings by Jack Baker, through Jan. 24. Closed Sun.-Tues.

707 & 709 PENN GALLERY Downtown, 412-325-7017. "Wild Man's World," by printmakers Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth, ends Wed. Closed Sun.-Mon.

THIRD ST. GALLERY Carnegie, 412-276-5233. "Astorino & Work Come Together II," ends Wed. Closed Sun.-Mon.

CLASSICAL CONCERTS

OPERA THEATER Johann Strauss Jr.'s "Die Fledermaus," Byham Theater, Downtown, Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m. $25-$75. 412-456-6666.

PAUL JACONS Organist, Asbury United Methodist Church, Uniontown, Sun., 4 p.m. Free. 724-437-7525.

IN THE CLUBS

ROCK

BILLY'S ROADHOUSE Wexford, 724-934-1177. Tues.: Hewlett/Anderson 5 p.m.

BLOOMFIELD BRIDGE TAVERN 4412 Liberty Ave., 412-682-8611. Sat.: The Armadillos, Now You See Them, The Natural Way of Farming 9 p.m.

BRICK HOUSE Butler, 724-284-1159. Sat.: Sonic Chameleon 10 p.m.; Wed.: Busy Being Awesome 9 p.m.

BRILLOBOX Lawrenceville, 412-621-4900. Sat.: Jack Sabbath & The Gold Bullet Five 10 p.m.

CLUB CAFE South Side, 412-431-4950. Fri.: Omega Love, My Dear Disco 10:30 p.m.; Sat.: John Garrighan & James Menefee 10:30 p.m.; Sun.: La Femme Electrique c.d. release party featuring Blindsider, Ayris, Tiffany Apan, Surviving the Odyssey 8 p.m.; Tues.: Now You See Them, Round Black Ghosts, The Armadillos 10:30 p.m.

DOUBLE WIDE GRILL South Side, 412-390-1111. Fri.: Guitar Zack 9:30 p.m.

D'VINE WINE BAR Wexford, 724-933-5533. Fri.: Dave Iglar Band 10 p.m.

EXCUSES South Side, 412-431-4090. Sat.: Norman Nardini 10 p.m.

GENO'S RESTAURANT Lawrenceville, 412-781-3432. Fri.: Boss Diablo 9 p.m.

MOONDOG'S Blawnox, 412-828-2040. Sat.: Guitar Zack and No Slack 9:30 p.m.; Wed.: Norman Nardini 9:30 p.m.

RIVER HOUSE CAFE Charleroi, 724-565-5700. Sat.: Dave Iglar Band 9:30 p.m.

31ST STREET PUB Strip, 412-391-8334. Sat.: Steel Drunk, Down the Hatch, Zero Rturn c.d. release, Greg Hoy & the Enablers 10:30 p.m.; Wed.: The Cheats, Supercharged Suicide 10 p.m.

THUNDERBIRD CAFE Lawrenceville, 412-682-0177. Fri.: John Vento & the Nied's Hotel band, Slim Forsythe & Scratchy Hutter 8:30 p.m.; Wed.: Omega Love 9 p.m.

ZANDERZ Plum, 724-387-2444. Sat.: 8th Street Rox 9 p.m.

RHYTHM & BLUES

CALABRIA'S Castle Shannon, 412-885-1030. Wed.: Blues Junkies 9 p.m.

CARHOPS Dormont, 412-561-5015. Fri.: Souled Out 10 p.m.; Sat.: Hausen 10 p.m.

CEFALO'S NIGHTCLUB Carnegie, 412-276-6600. Sat.: Jimmy Adler Band 8 p.m.

HOP HOUSE Crafton, 412-922-9560. Sat.: Jill West & Blues Attack 9:30 p.m.

INTERMISSION LOUNGE South Side, 412-381-3497. Sat.: Chizmo Charles and the Rhythm Aces 4 p.m.

MOONDOG'S Blawnox, 412-828-2040. Fri.: Gary Belloma & the Blues Bombers 9:30 p.m.; Wed.: Jam with Freeport Road Gang 8 p.m.

PAPARAZZI'S South Side, 412-488-0800. Wed.: Muddy Kreek Blues Band jam session 9:30 p.m.

ROYAL PLACE RESTAURANT Castle Shannon, 412-920-5653. Tues.: Smilin' Dave & Friends Jam Session 8:30 p.m.

THUNDERBIRD CAFE Lawrenceville, 412-682-0177. Sat.: The Pawnbrokers 9:30 p.m.

OPEN STAGE

CLUB CAFE South Side, 412-431-4950. Mon.: AcoustiCafe Open Stage with Heather Kropf 7 p.m.

COMMODORE CAFE North Side, 412-321-4339. Tues.: Luther Dejarunett, Keith Stebler, Steve Trettle 7 p.m.

MOONDOG'S Blawnox, 412-828-2040. Tues.: Acoustic Open Mic with Mike Vasey, Jim Stamps 8:30 p.m.

PD'S PUB Squirrel Hill, 412-422-5027. Sun.: Mystic Knights 8 p.m.

ROYAL PLACE Castle Shannon, 412-882-8000. Tues.: Smilin' Dave & Friends jam session with Gil Snyder, Harry McCorkle & Randell Troy 8:30 p.m.

THUNDERBIRD CAFE Lawrenceville, 412-682-0177. Wed.: Poogie Bell 9:30 p.m.

ACOUSTIC

CLUB CAFE South Side, 412-431-4950. Fri.: Bill Deasy 7 p.m.; Sat.: The Honors 7 p.m.; Mon.: Mark Pipas 10:30 p.m.

DiSALVO'S STATION Latrobe, 724-539-0500. Fri.: Gas House Annie 8:30 p.m.

YOUR INNER VAGABOND COFFEEHOUSE Lawrenceville, 412-683-1623. Fri.: The Weathered Road with Bob and Shani Banerjee 8 p.m.

PIANO

LOUNGE AT LEMONT Mount Washington, 412-431-3100. Sun.: Dave Crisci 7 p.m.; Tues.: Mark Pippas 7 p.m.

MORE Oakland, 412-621-2700. Fri.: Rose Wyner 8:30 p.m.; Sat.: Judy Marlowe 8:30 p.m.

PPG WINTERGARDEN Downtown, 412-434-1928. Sat.: Craig Zinger noon.

JAZZ

BACKSTAGE BAR Downtown, 412-325-6766. Tues.: Roger Barbour Jazz Quartet 8 p.m.

BIG MAMMAS HOUSE OF SOUL Strip District, 412-471-2910. Sun.: Jazz on the Bridge jam session 3 p.m.

CHERRY BLOSSOM BISTRO George Washington Hotel, Washington, 724-225-3200. Sun.: Washington Jazz Society holiday party and jam 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

FIFTH AVE. PLACE Downtown, 412-456-6666. Wed.: Roger Barbour Jazz Quartet noon.

HOLIDAY INN Oakland, 412-682-6200. Sun.: Al Dowe & Etta Cox 7 p.m.

JACKSON'S RESTAURANT Southpointe, 724-743-5005. Fri.: Trudy Holler, Lou Stellute, Joe DeFazio, Sunny Sunseri 7 p.m.; Wed.: Jessie Wills, Joe DeFazio, Sunny Sunseri 9:30 p.m.

JAZZ LIVE Theater District, Downtown, 412-325-6769. Tues.: 7 p.m.

JOHNNY'S Wilmerding, 412-824-6642. Wed.: Harold Better's Quartet 7 p.m.

LEONARD'S LIVING ROOM Norman Centre, 19 South, 412-835-9772. Sat.: Harold Better's Quartet 7:30 p.m.

MARTINI'S Jefferson Hills, 412-384-5910. Sat.: Spider Rondinelli & Pittsburgh Jazz Giants 3 p.m.

PANGEA Shadyside, 412-621-3152. Fri.: Andy Bianco 8 p.m.

RHYTHM HOUSE Bridgeville, 412-221-5010. Sun.: The Pittsburgh Jazz Society presents Benny Benack Big Band 7 p.m.

STONE MANSION RESTAURANT Franklin Park, 724-934-3000. Sat.: Erin Burkett with Virgil Walters, Victor Garzoto 8 p.m.

EASY LISTENING

D'IMPERIO'S Monroeville, 412-823-4800. Fri.: Darryl & Kim 5 p.m.; Sat.: Phil n' Roxy Trio 8 p.m.; Tues.: David Cremonese 7 p.m.; Wed.: Phil n' Roxy 7 p.m.

LOUNGE AT LEMONT Mount Washington, 412-431-3100. Fri.: NightStar 8 p.m.; Sat.: Sheena 8 p.m.; Mon.: Antoinette & Dave Crisci 7 p.m.; Wed.: Vida 7 p.m.

WILLOW Ohio Twp., 412-847-1007. Tues.: Vida 7 p.m.

COUNTRY

BACKDRAFT Baldwin, 412-885-1239. Fri.: Dallas Marks 9:30 p.m.

BOOTSIE'S McKeesport, 412-672-1120. Sat.: Dallas Marks 9:30 p.m.

OLDIES

STONE MANSION RESTAURANT Franklin Park, 724-934-3000. Fri.: Glenn Z 8 p.m.

DANCES

BIG BAND Coraopolis VFW, 412-771-5247. Sun. 8 p.m.

DANCE Connolly Club, Sheraden, 412-777-9700. Sat. 9 p.m.

ZYDECO Bulgarian-Macedonian Center, West Homestead, 412-461-6188. Sat.: Zydeco Dogz Holiday Dance, lesson 7:30 p.m., dance 8:30 p.m.

PITTSBURGH PLACES
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BEECHWOOD FARMS NATURE RESERVE Fox Chapel, 412-963-6100. Five miles of trails, open daily.

CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER One Allegheny Ave., North Shore, 412-237-3400. Exhibition: "Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe," through Jan. 12. Grown-up Days, every Tues. Rangos Omnimax Theater: "Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs," "The Alps," "Wild Ocean." Buhl Planetarium: "A Traveler's Guide to Mars," "Stars Over Pittsburgh," "The Sky Above Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." SkyWatch Sessions held on clear Fri. and Sat. evenings, $1 per person. Laser shows: Fri.-Sat. 7 p.m.-midnight. Center hours: Sun.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Center admission: $14 adults, children ages 3-12, $10. Holiday hours: Thurs. closed, Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun. closed, Mon.-Tues. 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Wed.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH Allegheny Center, 412-322-5058. "Tough Art -- 4 Artists vs. 1,000s of Kids," through Jan. 18. Art activities: Create With Clay, Build Your Own Car, Tot Time, Musical Movements, Radio Workshop, Professor MiGooch, Woodworking. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m. $10 adults; $9 kids 2-18; under 2 free; $9 seniors; $8 per person on Thursdays. Parking $3 for members, $5 nonmembers. Closed Christmas Day and New Year's.

FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER Point Breeze, 412-371-0600. A complex of museums including "Clayton," the restored home of Henry Clay Frick, The Car and Carriage Museum and the Frick Art Museum. Daily tours of the 23-room mansion. $12 adults; $10 seniors, students, military. Closed Mon. Holiday hours: Closed Christmas Day and New Year's.

HEINZ HISTORY CENTER Strip District, 412-454-6000. Exhibits: "Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation," Pittsburgh's definitive story; "Pittsburgh at 250," events and keepsakes that mark the key anniversaries in Pittsburgh history including artifacts and documents, ends Wed. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $9 adults; $7 seniors; $5 students with ID and children 6-18; free to members and children under 6. Holiday hours: Closed Christmas Day and New Year's.

NATIONAL AVIARY West Park, North Side. 412-323-7235. Aviary will offer one free child admission with the purchase of an adult admission each Sunday in December. Daily event schedule: Free-flight bird show Wed.-Sun. 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; Interactive Feedings, 11 a.m., 2 and 3 p.m.; Little Peepers storytime Mon. and Thurs. 11:30 a.m.; Kitchen Window, 12:30 p.m.; Feed the Rainbow Lorikeets, 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $9 adults; $8 seniors; $7.50 kids 2-12; under 2 free. Holiday hours: Closed Christmas Day; Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS Schenley Park, 412-622-6914. Exhibit by local photographer Donald M. Robinson, featuring photographs of "Chihuly at Phipps: Gardens & Glass, through Jan. 22 (free at Welcome Center). One of the oldest Victorian-era glasshouses in the nation and one of the few remaining changing display gardens, featuring 14 rooms under glass ranging from tropical forest to desert. Daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. until 10 p.m. $10 adults; $9 students with ID and seniors 62 and older; $7 children 2-18, under 2 free. Holiday hours: Closed Christmas day.

PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM Highland Park, 412-665-3639. Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; gates close 4 p.m. Adults $12; seniors (60 and older) $11; children 2-13, $10; children under 2 free. Holiday hours: Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

HISTORICAL PLACES
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BAYERNHOF MUSEUM 225 Charles Place, O'Hara, 412-782-4231. A 19,000-square-foot mansion formerly owned by Charles Brown III featuring a collection of restored roll-operated music machines and large music boxes from the Gay '90s and Roaring '20s. Guided tours for groups of two to 12 by reservation only. $10 per person.

BUSHY RUN BATTLEFIELD Jeannette, 724-527-5584. Historical site of August 1763 battle between the British and American Indians that paved the way for settlements in Pennsylvania. Interpretive exhibits, visitor center, guided tours. Park open year-round Wed.-Sun. $4-$5.

CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Allegheny Ave., North Side, 412-323-1070. Group tours of the 107-year-old church and its three 30-foot-high Tiffany windows; tours by appointment. Free.

DEPRECIATION LANDS MUSEUM 4743 S. Pioneer Road, Hampton, 412-486-0563 or DepreciationLandsMuseum.org. Exhibits on pioneer living in Western Pennsylvania. Tues., Thurs., Sat. noon-3 p.m.; Sun. 1-4 p.m. $2 adults, $1 children.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sixth Ave., Downtown, 412-471-3436. Tours include 13 Tiffany stained-glass windows, after 10:45 a.m. Sun. service. Group tours by appointment.

FAYETTE CENTRAL RAILROAD SCENIC TRAIN RIDES Through the coal and coke region of the Laurel Highlands foothills. Sat.: Trains depart Uniontown for Dunbar 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; train departs Dunbar 12:30 p.m. Sun: Trains depart Uniontown for Fairchance 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Fairchance 12:30 p.m. 1-877-321-3277 or visit www.fayettecentralrailroad.com.

FORT PITT MUSEUM Point State Park, 1-866-PA-TRAIL. Museum of Colonial life in Western Pa. Historical models, educational programs on the French and Indian War. Wed.-Sun.

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S FALLINGWATER Route 381 South, Mill Run, 724-329-8501. Guided tours of architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Edgar Kaufmann home on Bear Run waterfall. Cafe museum shop and 20 miles of hiking trails available. Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tours: $16 adults, $10 ages 6-12, $6 grounds-only pass, $55 in-depth tour, $80 sunset tour. Groups of 10 or more call visitor services. www.fallingwater.org

OLD ECONOMY VILLAGE 270 16th St. Ambridge, 724-266-4500. To make a reservaton for a classroom or home school group call 724-266-4500, ext. 115. A landmark that preserves the history and culture of the successful 19th-century religious communal society. Tues.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m.; closed Mon. $7, 18 and older; $5, 6-17; $6 seniors; free 6 and younger.

OLIVER MILLER HOMESTEAD South Park, Stone Manse Drive, off the circle, 412-35-1554. Whiskey Rebellion landmark. Docents in period dress provide information and answer questions on self-guided tours and demonstrate pioneer crafts. Site includes original Stone House, Spring House and a reconstructed log house, forge and demonstration shed, barn and gardens. Sun. 1:30-4:30 p.m. $1. 412-835-1554.

PENNSYLVANIA TROLLEY MUSEUM Washington, Pa., 724-228-9256. Trolleys and Toy Trains are running Dec. 27-29, Jan. 3-4 and 10-11. Weekday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; weekend 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $8 adults, $7 seniors (62+) and $5 for children ages 3-15, under age 3 is free. Admission includes trolley rides, exhibits, and the Museum Store. Free parking. Directions: Take I-79 to exit 41, Race Track Road, or take US Route 19 to Race Track Road and then follow PA Trolley Museum signs approximately 3 miles to the museum. For more information call 724-228-9256 or visit the Web site at www. pa-grolley.org. "Wish You Were Here: Postcard Art of Pennsylvania's Trolley Era"; exhibit images will be replaced periodically. Display building with 30 trolleys from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and Brazil. Hours through Dec.: Mon. and Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $7 adults; $6 seniors; $4 children 3-15; 2 and under, free. An additional 1-hour tour of the Trolley Display Building is available 1:30 p.m. daily for an additional charge of $3 adults, $1 children.

RACHEL CARSON HOMESTEAD 613 Marion Ave., Springdale, 724-274-5459. Birthplace and first home of ecologist Rachel Carson. Homestead grounds and gardens open year-round. Tours of the house year-round by appointment. $5 adults; $3 seniors, children 5 and older; under 5 free.

SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS HISTORY CENTER 1901 Glen Mitchell Road, Sewickley 412-741-4487, sewickleyheightshistory.org. Showcases the country homes and equestrian lifestyle of Pittsburgh's early industrialists with photos, film, antique cars and carriages. 3-5 p.m. weekdays, noon-2 p.m. Sat. Tours available by appointment. Free admission.

SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HALL AND MUSEUM Oakland, 412-621-4253. Exhibit: "Slave to Soldier," addressing slavery, abolition, the Underground Railroad, United States Color Troops and the black veteran, whose GAR Post 209 gathered at Soldiers & Sailors Hall for meetings. Largest memorial building in the United States dedicated solely to America's fighting personnel, representing all branches of service. Historical displays, uniforms, documents, docent tours available. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $5 adults, $3 veterans, seniors; children under 10, free.

WEST OVERTON MUSEUMS Scottdale, 724-887-7910. Pre-Civil War rural industrial village including the Overholt homestead, distillery museum and birthplace of Henry Clay Frick. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. $7 adults, $4 seniors 65 and older and children 6-11, under 6 free.

WOODVILLE PLANTATION Bridgeville, 412-221-0348. 18th-century home of Gen. John and Presley Neville. Historical artifacts, furniture and documents show how Pittsburgh's wealthiest citizens lived from 1780-1820. Open for guided tours Sun. 1-4 p.m. $5, $10 per family; under 12, free. Special events, call for information, www.woodvilleplantation.org.

AUDITIONS

BOBCAT PLAYERS For "Leading Ladies," "Rabbit Hole," "The Cemetery Club." Jan. 10, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Jan. 15, 7-9:30 p.m. Details: 724-935-4840.

PITTSBURGH GOSPEL CHOIR All parts. Auditions at the Afro-American Music Institute, 7131 Hamilton Ave., Homewood. Jan. 5, 12 and 26 at 7 p.m. Call 412-241-6775 for information.

ASSUMPTION THEATRE GUILD AUDITIONS For "Rescue in the Night," the story of Daniel in the lion's den. Jan. 5 and 7. Call Carol for appointment, requirements and directions 412-761-9791.