Cranberry -- The Cranberry Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative & Economic Development Committee is hosting a breakfast at 8 a.m. Monday at Pittsburgh Marriott North Cranberry Woods. Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, Beaver County Commissioner Charlie Camp and Butler County Commissioner Jim Kennedy will discuss "Commerce on Route 228 and Beyond -- A Regional Legislative Update." Tickets are $20. Reservations are required. Call 724-776-4949 or visit www.cranberrychamber.com.

Ross -- North Hills Art Center will teach the ancient art of Psanky from 1 to 4 p.m. Mar. 8 and 22. Youngsters age 10 and older will learn to decorate Ukrainian Easter Eggs during both sessions, and the history and symbolism will be discussed. Tuition for members is $20 and $40 for others. All materials and eggs will be supplied. Call 412-364-3622 or visit www.northhillsartcenter.com. Spring classes begin April 1.

Butler Township -- The Butler County Symphony Orchestra will perform "Treasured Gems" at 7:30 p.m. Mar. 14 at Butler Area Intermediate High School, 551 Fairground Hill Road. Featured artist will be the winner of the Young Artist Competition. Call 724-283-1402 for tickets.

Areawide -- North Hills Community Outreach's next seasonal sharing project is "Spring Share" during which the organization collects and distributes grocery store certificates and candy baskets to about 500 local families in hardship. Send donations -- baskets, candy, granola bars, snack-size treats or gift cards -- by Mar. 20 to NHCO, 1975 Ferguson Road, Allison Park, PA 15101. Contact Beverly Gillot at 412-487-6316, option 1.

Marshall -- The Family Development Center Preschool, 670 Pleasant Hill Road, will hold an open house from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. March 8. The state-licensed, nonprofit school teaches 3- and 4 year olds and pre-kindergarten students. It offers preschool yoga and Spanish classes. Visit www.fdcpreschool.com or call 724-935-6199.

Butler -- Butler County Community College Succop Theater will present the Shelley Oliver Tap Dancers with the David Leonhardt Jazz Group at 8 p.m. Mar. 7. Admission is $18 in advance, $22 at the door and $10 for students. Tickets are available at www.bc3.edu or by calling the Succop Theater box office at 724-284-8505 or toll-free at 1-888-826-2829, ext. 8429.

Franklin Park -- The Pittsburgh Concert Chorale will perform "The French Masters: Fauer's Requiem and Poulenc's Gloria" at 8 p.m. Mar. 7 and 4 p.m. Mar. 8 at Ingomar United Methodist Church, 1501 W. Ingomar Road. Tickets are $16 and $20 for adults, $8 for students and free for children younger than 12. Call 412-635-7654 or visit www.pccsing.org.

O'Hara -- The Fox Chapel Area High School will present "The Sound of Music" at 7 p.m. March 11 through 14 and at 2 p.m. March 15 in the high school auditorium, 611 Field Club Road. Tickets are $12; all seats are reserved. Purchase tickets from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays at the high school or visit www.fcasd.edu/tickets.

Richland -- The audience-interactive play "Live TV" will be presented at 8 p.m. March 13 and 14 at Kean Theatre in The Washington Place, 5847 Meridian Road. Tickets are $25 for show only or $43 for show and dinner at St. Barnabas' Mount Vernon Restaurant. Call 724-444-5326 for reservations.

Ross -- The North Suburban Symphonic Band will perform an "Into the Woods" concert at 3 p.m. March 8 at the Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center, Cemetery Lane. Tickets are $8, children 9 and younger admitted free. Call 412-366-1983 or visit www.nssband.org.

Ross -- St. Teresa of Avila, 1000 Avila Court, will be host to Irishfest 2009 Saturday beginning at 6 p.m. with an Irish Mass. A complete Irish dinner will follow at 7:15 p.m. Entertainment by Guaranteed Irish and the Bell School of Irish Dance. Tickets are $25. Call 412-367-9001.

Areawide -- North Area Environmental Council is taking orders for evergreens, birches and shrub seedlings in bulk. Types include Eastern white pines, Canadian hemlocks, dogwood shrubs, arrowwood viburnum, winterberry holly, red chokecherry and others. Orders should be placed by Mar. 28. Send orders, with phone number and a check to NAEC, to: Marian Crossman, 6 Tussey Circle, Pittsburgh, 15237. Pickup from 9 a.m. to noon April 18 at Latodami Nature Barn, 575 Brown Road, North Park. Order forms are available by e-mail to dmc@pitt.edu with "seedlings" in the subject line.

Center -- Shelley Duffy, KDKA Radio personality, will be at the The Celebrity Serve event from 5 to 7 p.m. March 4 at Texas Roadhouse at Clearview Mall to help raise funds for Lifesteps. Duffy, along with other Butler County volunteers will serve tables, line dance and visit with guests. Proceeds representing a portion of the tips will benefit Lifesteps' Family Caring Fund.

Hampton -- Hampton High School Rowing Association will hold a Night at the Races from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the North Hampton Volunteer Fire Hall on Pioneer Road. The tickets are $15 and include a buffet dinner and soft drinks. Call 724-443-1086.

Hampton -- The Poff Parents Association will hold a pasta dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. March 6 at the Hampton High School Cafeteria. Tickets are $6 per person and include pasta, side salad, garlic breadstick and a drink. A bake sale and auction will also be held. The Pirate Parrot will be appearing between 5 and 6 p.m. All proceeds will go to the renovation of the playground at Poff Elementary School in Hampton School District. Call Johna Mattiuz at 724-444-7727.

Hampton -- To honor Hampton Community Library's 20th anniversary, the "Spring Forward" Founders Day Event will be held from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Mar. 7 at the library, 3101 McCully Road. Event includes musical entertainment, food and libations donated by local restaurants, and a silent auction. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the library, or by using the library's Web site: www.hamptoncommunitylibrary.org.

McCandless -- St. Ursula School will hold its 16th annual Pot O' Gold fund raiser on Mar. 7 at LaRoche College, Zappala Center Square. Previews for the live auction, silent auction and superbasket raffle begin at 5:30 p.m. Appetizers, dinner, dessert, bar, silent and live auction, 50/50, unique raffles and more. Tickets are $30/individual ticket and $60/couple, which includes two free drinks. Call 724-444-3168 for details and reservations.

McCandless -- The Community College of Allegheny County North Campus Career Services will hold a job fair from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 6 in the campus gymnasium, 8701 Perry Highway. Representatives from many of the region's employers will be on hand to discuss current job openings, including full time, part time and summer job opportunities. Applicants are encouraged to dress professionally and bring copies of their resumes. Call 412-369-3631 or visit www.ccac.edu/north.

Hampton -- Events sponsored by Hampton Community Library, 3101 McCully Road, include:

• "Paws to Read," 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the library for children ages 5 and older and for all levels of learning. Certified therapy dogs are trained to sit passively next to a child reading a story. Register at the library the morning of the program.

• ?Chess tournament, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in Great Room B of the Community Center.

Call 412-684-1098.

Richland -- Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road, will hold a NoTier No Fear Drama Class for ages 9 through 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, beginning next Thursday through April 25. Learn basic acting skills, theater games and more. Register by calling 724-449-2665.

Zelienople -- Pages & Paws Reading Dogs will visit from 4 to 5 p.m. next Thursday and March 19 to listen to elementary students practice reading skills at Zelienople Area Public Library, 227 S. High St. Family Game Night is scheduled from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Mar. 16 and will have a St. Patrick's Day theme. Call 724-452-9330 or visit www.bcfls.org.

Mars -- North Hills Newcomers and Friends will host a luncheon and meeting for all residents beginning at 11 a.m. March 10 at the Twelve Oaks Mansion. UPMC Women's Center will speak on keeping fit. Luncheon is $24. Reservations needed by Tuesday. Call 724-631-0062.

Frazer -- The Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will hold its Wagman Winterfest star party beginning with solar observing at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Park, accessible from Routes 8 and 28, weather permitting. Free admission; donations accepted. Call 724-224-2510 for weather updates and directions.

Fox Chapel -- Faith United Methodist Church, 261 W. Chapel Ridge Road, will hold a World Day of Prayer service at 11 a.m. Mar. 6. A free lunch will follow. Guest speaker will be Michael Harrar, missionary artist with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea. Free child care with reservation. Call 412-963-8155 or e-mail office@faithfoxchapel.com.

Indiana Township -- St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, 2510 Middle Road, will kick off their annual Lenten Enrichment Series with a Lenten Mass at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Series meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays through March 31. A Lenten Reconciliation Service will conclude the Enrichment Series. Call 412-486-4100.

Harmony -- The Harmony Museum will hold a flea market from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 7 in the museum's Stewart Hall on Mercer Street. Proceeds support museum operations. Lunch will be available. Vendors may set up during the afternoon March 6. For table reservation, call 724-452-5860.

Richland -- North Hills Historic Auto Club will hold an indoor flea market of automotive-related items from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Krebs Dodge on Route 8. Admission is $1. Call 412-486-6573.

Edgeworth -- The Sewickley Series presents How Great Schools Work: The Parent/School Partnership, a presentation by Patrick Bassett, at 7:30 p.m. next Thursday in the Gregg Theater at Sewickley Academy, 315 Academy Ave. Free. Visit www.sewickley.org/sewickleyseries or call 412-741-2230.

McCandless -- A realty expert will provide tips on staging your house to sell in lagging market at 7 p.m. today in the Ryan Room, Zappala College Center, La Roche College, 9100 Babcock Blvd. Light refreshments will be available during a 6:30 p.m. reception. To register, visit www.laroche.edu, call Rose Woolley at 412-536-1089, or e-mail alumni@laroche.edu.

Shaler -- The Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council is seeking volunteers to teach English as a second language to nonnative English speaking adults in the northern suburbs. A workshop for tutors will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, next Thursday, and March 10 and 12 at Shaler North Hills Library, 1882 Mount Royal Blvd. No foreign language experience is necessary. Advance registration is required. To register, call Peggi at 412-661-7323 or visit gplc.org.

Valencia -- The South Butler Community Meals on Wheels program that operates out of Glade Run Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, is looking for volunteers to help in the kitchen and to deliver meals. Call Margaret at 724-898-0080 or Tim at 724-538-9380.