Ross - The Pittsburgh Philharmonic will present A Winter's Eve at 7 p.m. Saturday, at the North Hills Junior High School auditorium, 55 Rochester Road. Advance tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for seniors. Tickets at the door are $15, and $10, respectively. Student admission is $5, and children 12 and younger will be admitted free. To order, call the ProArts box office at 412-394-3353 or visit www.proartstickets.org.
McCandless - The North Hills Chorale will present a Christmas program, A Modern Renaissance, at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, in the Chapel at Kearns Spiritually Center, 9000 Babcock Blvd. Concertgoers are asked to bring a nonperishable food donation for the North Hills Community Outreach Food Pantry. For more information, visit www.nhchorale.com.
Pine - Wexford Community Presbyterian Church, 10645 Perry Highway, will present an Advent concert, God's Greatest Gift, performed by the One Voice Christian Vocal Ensemble, at 2 p.m. Dec. 20. For more information, call 724-935-5650.
Richland - Kean Theatre, 5847 Meridian Road, is offering free movies at 2 p.m. Tuesdays and 1 p.m. Wednesdays. Next Tuesday, see Disney Pixar's "Up" and Wednesday, it's "Public Enemies" starring Johnny Depp.
Mars - A singles dance for adults will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Mars Veterans of Foreign Wars, 331 Mars-Valencia Road. Dance lessons offered at 7:30 p.m.; the dance begins at 8 p.m. Admission is $8. Call 724-316-5029, e-mail dancetonight09@aol.com or visit www.dancetonight.weebly.com.
Cranberry - Coldwell Banker Cranberry office will host a brunch with Santa from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at its office on Rochester Road. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children. All proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. A silent auction, raffle and door prizes are also planned. In addition, Debbie Mancini-Wilson, children's author and creator of the interactive learning system Color My World, will be selling and autographing her book. Proceeds of the book sale also will benefit Make-A-Wish. Call 412-776-2900 for reservations.
McCandless - Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road, will be host to a conversation group from 1 to 3 p.m. today. A lively exchange of ideas is planned. Registration is not required.
O'Hara - Lauri Ann West Memorial Library, 1220 Powers Run Road, is offering the following programs:
Pet first aid at 7 p.m., today. Fee is $45, proceeds benefit the Disaster Relief Agency of the American Red Cross.
Understanding memory loss, 7 p.m. today. Speaker: Lois Lutz, of the Alzheimer's Association.
University of Pittsburgh Nationality Rooms, 7 p.m. Monday. The dress and holiday traditions of the countries represented at the Nationality Rooms will be featured.
Booked for lunch, noon tomorrow and Saturday. The group will discuss "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Borrows. Bring a bag lunch, the library will provide drinks and dessert. For more information call 412-828-9520, ext. 15.
Zelienople - Author Wayne A. Cole will be at the Zelienople Area Public Library, 227 S. High St., from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday for a signing of his latest book, "Ghost Rails VI: Harmony Route." For more information, call the library at 724-452-9330.
Evans City - The Frontier Living History Center at Providence Plantation Foundation, 300 Textor Hill Road, will present the program, "Three Events Above the Three Rivers in 1753," from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 26. Join young George Washington and Christopher Gist for a walk on a part of the Venango Path recently discovered. A special presentation on the Murdering Town will be made and a visit to the proposed site where the French Indian ally shot at Washington and Gist. Preregistration is required, and reservations are limited to the first 100. The deadline is Dec. 23. Call 724-538-8818 or e-mail providence@zoominternet.net. A tax deductible donation is required, minimum is $10.
Cranberry - The Dutilh Church, 1270 Dutilh Road, will host its annual father-daughter event from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $5 per person. For more information, call the church at 724-776-1094.
Sewickley - The Presbyterian Church of Sewickley, 414 Grant St., will hold its annual Advent Lessons and Carols Service at 4 p.m., Sunday. The service is free and open to the public. For more information, call 412-741-4550, ext. 205.
North Side - Family Hospice and Palliative Care and Bidwell Presbyterian Church, 1025 Liverpool, present a Grief Support Group, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the third Monday of each month. Those struggling with the loss of a loved may share their grief. The next session will be held on Dec. 21, free and open to the public. To preregister, call 412-572-8829.
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