Bradford Woods -- The Woodlands Foundation, Shenot Road, is conducting zumba classes from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. Saturdays. Cost for each 8-week session is $40 for one class per week and $80 for two classes per week. Classes have started, but fees will be prorated for those who join mid-session. Visit www.woodlandsfoundation.org or call 724-935-6533.
Richland -- Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road, is conducting a weekly Pilates class from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 10. Cost is $7 per session. Call 724-449-2665.
Butler -- Butler County Community College Succop Theater will present the magic of Tim Kutch at 8 p.m. Jan. 24. Admission is $18 in advance, $22 at the door and $10 for students. Tickets are available at www.bc3.edu or by calling the theater box office at 724-284-8505 or toll-free at 1-888-826-2829, ext. 8429.
Butler -- Lifesteps will offer free child development screenings for children from birth to 5 years from 9 a.m. to noon next Thursday and Jan. 26 at Lifesteps' Early Education Center inside Veterans Affairs Building 69, 325 New Castle Road. To schedule an appointment or for information, call 724-283-2154, ext. 313, or 1-800-225-2010. Visit www.lifesteps.net.
Areawide -- "The Winter 2008 Writers at Work" anthology, a collection of poems, stories and a humorous skit from members of the Northland Public Library writers' workshop, is on sale for $10 a copy. All proceeds benefit the library. Call 412-366-8100.
Butler -- Community Health Challenge of Southwestern Pennsylvania and the Butler County Tobacco Prevention and Control Program will offer SmokeStoppers, a free eight-session program for people who want to stop using tobacco. The program will begin with an introductory session at 7 p.m. Wednesday in classroom 6 at Butler Memorial Hospital, 911 E. Brady St. The remaining seven sessions will be held Monday through Wednesday, Jan. 19, 21 and 26 at the same time and location. To register, call 724-283-9955.
McCandless -- Professor Michael Madison, of Pitt Law School, will discuss privacy issues during the community conversation series, sponsored by the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, at 7 p.m. next Thursday at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road. Information regarding the issue may be found at www.aclupa.org/events. Call 412-681-7736.
Sewickley -- Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn Road, will host these programs for teens in grades 6-12:
Owl pellet discussion at 3:30 p.m. today.
Books on Film: "Bridge to Terabithia" from 5 to 7 p.m. today. and "The Dark Knight" from 5 to 7 p.m. next Thursday.
Teen Anime Club at 5 p.m. Tuesdays.
Teen advisory group 4 p.m. Wednesday; participants help choose what items the library should purchase.
For details, call 412-741-6920.
Areawide -- The Women's Business Network is an organization open to women business owners and those in sales seeking networking opportunities. Meeting include a business presentation by an individual member, a table topic discussion and networking. The upcoming meetings for the North chapters are as follows:
Wexford -- 8 a.m. Tuesday and Jan. 27, Atria's Restaurant, Route 19, Pine. Contact: Suzanne Venneri, 412-264-6386.
Cranberry -- 7:30 a.m. next Thursday, Sherwood Oaks Community Center, 100 Norman Drive, Cranberry. Contact: Suzanne DeCree, 724-777-4678.
North Area -- 12:30 p.m. tomorrow and Jan. 23, Atria's, 5517 William Flynn Highway, Richland. Contact: Mary Ann Novak, 412-855-5069.
Seven Fields -- 8:30 a.m. next Thursday, Sunrise Assisted Living, Route 228 at the entrance to Adams Ridge, Seven Fields. Contact: Donna Dooley, 412-391-6705, ext. 290.
Harmony-Zelienople -- tomorrow and Jan. 23 at 8:30 a.m., Evergreen Nursing Center, 191 Evergreen Mill Road, Harmony. Contact: Shelley Tomasic, 412-330-9431.
Fox Chapel -- The Dr. Allyson Lowe, Director of Pennsylvania Center for Women, Politics, and Public Policy at Chatham University, will discuss the role of women in state politics at the next American Association of University Women Fox Chapel branch meeting Tuesday. For details, call or e-mail Edie Cook at 412-782-4238 or Elm20@juno.com.
Hampton -- The Pennsylvania Professional Employment Network for unemployed and underemployed professionals meets at 9 a.m. Mondays at Hampton Presbyterian Church, 2942 E. Hardies Road. Visit www.papen.us.
Hampton -- The Northern Allegheny Lions Club will meet Wednesday and Jan. 28 at Wildwood Country Club, Sample Road. Contact Jerry Hnat at 412-366-4088.
Mars -- Music, festivities and traditions of India will be presented during the next Opus I Music Society meeting at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Mars Alliance Church, 997 Route 228. Free. For details, contact 724-776-9169.
Pine -- Zonta Three Rivers North Pittsburgh, an international community service organization that supports various women's issues, will hold a dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Fresco's restaurant, Route 19. Dr. Sally Power, of Treasure House Fashions, will speak. For reservations, e-mail Zonta3rn@zontathreeriversnorth.com or call 724-775-8299. Visit www.zontathreeriversnorth.com.
Emsworth -- The Glen Montessori School, 500 Huntington Ave., will hold an open house from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 for parents of prospective pupils ages 2 months through 6 years. Call 412-766-3815 or visit www.glenmontessori.org.
Marshall -- Magnificat, a ministry to Catholic women, will hold a breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 31 at the Sheraton Pittsburgh North. Featured speaker is Katrina Rae. Tickets are $18. Reservations required by Jan. 25. Call 724-772-6749 or visit www.magnificatpittsburgh.org.
Millvale -- Tabor House of Prayer at Mount Alvernia, will hold a retreat, Spirituality of Icon Writing, beginning at 6:30 p.m. next Thursday through Jan. 18. Fee is $350 and includes room, board, and all materials and instruction. To register, call 412-821-1149 or e-mail taborhouse@millvalefranciscans.org.
McCandless -- The Association of Pittsburgh Priests will be host to Sister Miriam Theresa MacGIllis as she talks about the image of God at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Kearns Spirituality Center, 9000 Babcock Blvd. Donation is $15 per lecture. Call Sister Joan Coultas at 412-366-1124.
Richland -- Angela Demanelis, executive director of Hope Hospice, will speak on Five Wishes living wills at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road. Register by calling 724-449-2665.
Ross -- North Hills Youth Ministry Counseling Center, 802 McKnight Park Drive, will offer a discussion for parents of teens 12-18 years old on Marvelous Self-Care for Moms from 10 a.m. to noon tomorrow and on the first Friday of each month. Cost is $5 per session. Call 412-366-1300 or visit www.nhymcc.org.
Sharpsburg -- George Payne will talk about credit management and protection during a brown bag lunch from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Volunteers of America, Working Order, 1650 Main St. Bring a lunch. Dr. Wayne Hoover and Janet Pisani will talk about counseling strategies and therapy techniques to help those with gambling addictions during a disability resource breakfast from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. next Thursday. On Jan. 16, the organization will host a breakfast, Community Connections, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. for open forums and cooperative networking. All events are free. For reservations, call 412-782-5344.
Avalon -- Parents Without Partners will hold a dance from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Wednesday and on the second Wednesday of every month at Anthony's Lounge, Ohio River Boulevard. Snacks and desserts will be available. Cost is $6 for members, $8 for others. Call 412-231-8517.
Butler -- The American Cancer Society will hold its free "Look Good ... Feel Better" class from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 18 at Butler Memorial Hospital, 911 E. Brady St. During the program, volunteer beauty professionals teach women with cancer how to deal with some of the side effects of cancer treatment. To register, call the American Cancer Society at 1-888-227-5445.
Franklin Park -- Learn the answers to life's most pertinent questions during Ingomar United Methodist Church ALPHA -- Questions for Life study from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Tuesday, for 10 consecutive weeks at the church, 1501 W. Ingomar Road. Free. Child care provided if requested. Free dinner will be available in the fellowship hall at 6 p.m. before classes. Reservations are required. Visit www.ingomarumc.org or call 412-364-3613.
Ross -- Tomorrow is the deadline for reservations to attend North Hills Multicultural Consortium's Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast, to be held at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 19 at the Holiday Inn North Hills, 4859 McKnight Road. Speaker will be Tim Stevens, president of the Black Political Empowerment Project. Tickets are $18 for adults, $9 for students. Call 412-364-3844. To make reservations, send a check, payable to North Hills Anti-Racism Coalition, to: MLK Breakfast, P.O. Box 101519, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. Reservations will not be accepted without payment and must be postmarked no later than tomorrow.
Zelienople/Harmony -- The Zelienople Lions Club will pick up used Christmas trees Saturday in Zelienople and Harmony. Trees should be put at the curb by 9 a.m.
Ross -- Recovery Inc., a self-help group for people who have difficulty with depression, anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive behavior, anger or bipolar disorder, meets at 8 p.m. Mondays in Christ Episcopal Church on Babcock Boulevard. Call 724-625-9390.
Areawide -- Faith in Action volunteers are needed to help seniors with rides to the doctor, grocery shopping, friendly visits and other nonmedical tasks. Training and information sessions will take place at 9:30 a.m. next Thursday at North Hills Community Outreach offices, 1975 Ferguson Road, Hampton; 10 a.m. Jan. 20 at Lighthouse Pointe, 500 Chapel Harbor Road, O'Hara; and 9:30 a.m. Jan. 29 at Outreach offices, 416 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. Call Jennifer Drayton at 412-487-6316, option 2, ext. 3210.