Church activities
Ross -- McKnight United Methodist Church, 600 Fox Drive, is hosting a car cruise AND craft sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Also available are food and a disc jockey spinning the oldies. To reserve a space, call 412-364-7132.
Richland -- St. Richard Church, 3841 Dickey Road, will hold a six-week series of marriage preparation classes beginning Sunday. Fee is $15 per couple. For more information, or to register, call Mary Jordan, 724-444-1971, Ext. 12.
Classes
O'Hara -- St. Margaret Foundation and AARP are hosting 55 Alive, a two-part class for mature drivers from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and next Wednesday at the O'Hara municipal building, 325 Fox Chapel Road. The cost is $10. To register, call 412-784-4144.
Pine -- Rick Miller will teach Pilates and yoga from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 23 to Nov. 11, in the Pine municipal building, 230 Pearce Mill Road. Patti Koryak will teach adult beginner yoga from 9:15 to 10:45 a.m. Fridays, Sept. 24 to Nov. 12. Arrive 15 minutes early for the first class. Fee for the eight-week courses is $65. For more information, call the Parks and Recreation Department, 724-625-1591.
Concerts
McCandless -- The Providence Family Support Center is sponsoring a concert by the Providence Festival Chorus and Orchestra at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Sisters of Divine Providence motherhouse chapel, 9000 Babcock Blvd. The featured work is "God of Justice" by local composer Nancy Galbraith, and narrated by Paul Johnston of WQED-FM. Tickets cost $25 and include a reception and a silent auction after the performance. For more information, call 412-766-3811.
Cranberry -- St. Ferdinand Church, 2535 Rochester Road, is sponsoring an appearance by Christian recording artist John Michael Talbot at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Admission is $20; proceeds benefit the church building fund. Call 724-776-2888.
Entertainment
West View -- The North Hills annual marching band festival will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at Martorelli Stadium, Perry Highway. Rain date is Sept. 25. Admission is $5. Children 5 and younger will be admitted free. For more information, call 412-734-5116.
O'Hara -- The Fox Chapel Area Band Parents Association is sponsoring a marching band competition from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at James Burk Stadium, 611 Field Club Road. Tickets are $7, $4 for students and may be purchased at the gate. For more information, call 412-767-6599.
Hampton -- Chelsea's Place, a Christian coffeehouse, returns to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 1965 Ferguson Road, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Singer-songwriter John Walton will perform, and there will be door prizes, board games and snacks. Admission is $5. For more information, call 412-486-7006.
Farmers market
Pine -- Tomorrow is the last day for the farmers market, open from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Pine Community Park, 230 Pearce Mill Road. Call 724-625-1591.
For students
North Hills -- North Hills Community Outreach is accepting applications at its Bellevue, Hampton and Millvale locations for work-study students. For more information, call 412-487-6316.
Health
Butler -- Butler Memorial Hospital will offer free osteoporosis heel screenings for those 40 and older from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow at the outpatient services office, 480 E. Jefferson St. The screenings are offered on a first-come-first-served basis. Wear clothing that will allow the foot to be bare; no pantyhose. For information, call the Women's Imaging Center, 724-284-4850.
Millvale -- Animal Friends is sponsoring a rabies clinic for cats and dogs 3 months or older from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the Millvale Recreation Center, Lincoln Avenue. The cost for vaccinations is $8 per animal. Dogs must be on leashes; cats in carriers. Call 412-566-2103.
McCandless -- UPMC Passavant, 9100 Babcock Blvd., will present its seven-session smoking cessation program from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays beginning Monday in Dining Room 2, lower level. Fee is $25, payable at the first session. To register, call 1-800-533-8762 or 412-367-6329.
Butler -- Community Health Challenge of Southwestern Pennsylvania is sponsoring SmokeStoppers. An introductory session will take place at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 in Classroom 5, Butler Memorial Hospital, 911 E. Brady St. For more information, call 724-283-9955.
Libraries
Cranberry -- Cranberry Public Library, Suite 300, 2525 Rochester Road, is sponsoring the following programs. Call 724-776-9100.
Preserving life's memories through album-making, 7 p.m. today.
Winterizing your garden, 7 p.m. next Wednesday.
McCandless -- Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, will hold a rededication ceremony at the renovated building at 1 p.m. Saturday. The program will include guided tours of the building and refreshments. For more information, call 412-366-8100.
O'Hara -- The Lauri Ann West Memorial Library, 1220 Powers Run Road, is presenting the following programs. Call 412-828-9520 ext. 15.
Senior concerns, with Cathy Bly of the Northern Area Multiservice Center, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Seminar on personal computer security, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 23. Advance registration required.
Zelienople -- New members are welcome to join Friends of Zelienople Area Public Library. Visit the library, 227 S. High St., to complete an application form. The first general meeting is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Call 724-452-9330.
Recreation
McCandless -- A community block party will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Northmont United Presbyterian Church, Perry Highway and Perrymont Road. Free food, a moonwalk, a petting zoo, games and entertainment are planned. For more information, call 412-364-0105.
Areawide -- The Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club has two activities planned.
A Mushroom Foray will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Presbyterian Church, 8800 Peebles Road, McCandles. Experts will present lectures and cooking demonstrations and there will be walks, identification and more. The cost is $50 at the door, which includes club membership.
Poisons, Toxins and Stuff Every 'Shroomophile Should Know will be presented from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Beechwood Farms Nature Center, 614 Dorseyville Road, Fox Chapel. For more information, call 412-367-7696.
McCandless -- The Northern Allegheny County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its annual Chamber Classic, a half-marathon and 5K Run/Walk, on Oct. 9 beginning and ending at the North Park boathouse. The cost is $20 for the half-marathon and $15 for the 5K run and walk through Oct. 1; after that, it's $25 and $18 respectively. Prizes will be awarded. Call 724-934-9700.
Registrations
Ross -- Berkeley Hills Preschool, 517 Sangree Road, is accepting fall registration for 3- and 4-year-olds. Space is limited. Call 412-492-9710.
Seminars
Richland -- St. Barnabas Charitable foundation will offer a wealth-management series from 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Village at St. Barnabas, 5850 Meridian Road. The series is open to retirees. Refreshments will served. To register, call 724-444-5508.
Pittsburgh -- The Lutheran Service Society and St. Margaret Foundation are sponsoring a Medicare and You information session tomorrow in cafeteria room A, UPMC St. Margaret, 815 Freeport Road, near Aspinwall. Registration is required. Call 412-784-4144.
Pine -- Pine seniors are invited to attend a free seminar on financial and legal issues, 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at the municipal building, 230 Pearce Mill Road. Topics will include retirement and estate planning, rollovers, pensions, wills, trusts and living wills. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 724-625-1591.
Sewickley -- Karen Litzinger, of Litzinger Career Counseling, is sponsoring a free seminar titled "How Exploring College Majors and Career Options Now Can Help You Make the Right College Choice," from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St. Also speaking is educational consultant Joan Bauer. Call 412-552-7048.
Singles
Moon -- The singles ministry at Christ Church at Grove Farm in Ohio Township is sponsoring a golf outing at 5 p.m. Saturday at Scally's Golf Center, 285 Hookstown Road. The cost is $7 for Par 3, $5.50 for Pitch & Putt and $5 for miniature golf. Dinner will follow at Viola's Parlor and More, 1300 Brodhead Road. In case of rain, golf will be canceled but dinner will start at 6:30 p.m. Call 724-495-2830.
Special interest
Cranberry -- The Women's Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the small hall, St. Ferdinand Church, 2535 Rochester Road. The program will include a bunco night, with prizes. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, call, 724-728-5063.
Cranberry -- The township's Historical Society is sponsoring a craft-making event from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Sample One-Room Schoolhouse, 2525 Rochester Road. Also available are refreshments, dulcimer music, choral music and barbershop singing from local students and more. For more information, call 724-538-4681 or 724-772-0656.
Butler -- The Butler County Heritage Center, the Little Red School House and the Lowerie/Shaw House will open for tours during Butler's Fall Ethnic Festival, Saturday. Visit the Butler County Heritage Center, 119 W. New Castle St., Downtown, between noon and 3 p.m. The Little Red School House, behind Butler Area Junior High School, Downtown, is open for tours 1 to 3 p.m. The Victorian-era Lowrie/Shaw House, on Diamond Street, directly behind the Butler County Courthouse, Downtown, is open for tours from 1 to 3 p.m. Admission for each site is $3 for adults; $1 for youths, 5 to 17 and free for children younger than 5. For more information, call 724-283-8116.
Winfield -- Cooper Cabin Pioneer Homestead, 199 Cooper Road, Cabot, just off Route 356, will be open Saturday and Sunday for the annual Cider and Sauerkraut Festival, noon to 5 p.m. each day. There will be cider pressing, sauerkraut and apple butter making and members of the Eastern Lenape Nation will perform tribal dances and display regalia and crafts. Light refreshments are available for purchase. Admission is $4 for adults; $2 for youth 5 to 17 and free for children 5 and younger. For more information, call 724-283-8116.
Franklin Park -- Joan Bokaer, executive director of TheocracyWatch, will speak about what some perceive as the rise of the radical religious right in U.S. government, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Unitarian Universalist Church of the North Hills, 2359 W. Ingomar Road. A question-and-answer session will follow. TheocracyWatch is a project of the Center for Religion, Ethics and Social Policy at Cornell University. The talk is free but a donation is suggested. For information, call 412-366-0244 or e-mail uucnh@nauticom.net.
Ross -- The North Hills-Mc Knight Branch of the American Association of University Women is holding a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. next Wednesday at the municipal center, 1000 Ross Municipal Drive. Plans are being made for the coming year. For more information, call 412-486-2919.
Theater
Hampton -- Red Barn Theater, 3101 McCully Road, is sponsoring performances of "The Cocktail Hour" at 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays from Tuesday to Oct. 3. Tickets are $12, $9 for students and seniors. For reservations, call 412-487-4390.
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First Published: September 15, 2004, 4:00 a.m.
