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Butler -- Aliquippa artist Douglas Wynn's "Festival Series," which features images in oils, continues through July 11 at The Associated Artists of Butler County's Art Center, 344 S. Main St. Visit www.theartcenterbutlerpa.org or call 724-283-6922.

CONCERTS

Butler -- Divine Ridge, a contemporary Christian band, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Carousel Shelter in Alameda Park. Free.

Butler -- Brian Schaffner will perform guitar and vocals in the Butler County Symphony Association office, 259 S. Main St. Free. Concerts will be broadcast in Diamond Park. Bring a lunch or purchase one at the association office for $3. Call 724-283-1402 or visit www.butlersymphony.org.

Cranberry -- Joe Negri & Mister Rogers Neighborhood Friends will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Cranberry Rotary Amphitheater, Cranberry Community Park, Route 19. The Greater Cranberry Bogmeisters barbershop group will perform at noon July 11 in the Garden Gazebo at the municipal center, 2525 Rochester Road. Both are free. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.

DONATIONS

Areawide -- Throughout July, North Hills Community Outreach will collect new backpacks and school supplies for distribution to low-income children in grades K-12. Items needed include backpacks, appropriate for a variety of ages; pencils; rulers; scissors; crayons; markers; notebooks; and folders. Last year, nearly 600 children from local families received school supplies. Contact Judy Murchak at 412-487-6316, option 1.

ENTERTAINMENT

Frazer -- The Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will host July star parties, weather permitting, beginning at 8:50 p.m. July 11-12 at Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Park. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. Call 724-224-2510 or visit www.3ap.org.

Richland -- Kean Theatre, 5847 Meridian Road, will offer free movies at 2 p.m. Tuesdays and 1 p.m. Wednesdays through July 30. The schedule is: Tuesday, "National Treasure: Book of Secrets;" Wednesday, "The Bucket List;" July 15, "Be Kind Rewind;" July 16, "The Spiderwick Chronicles;" July 22, "Mad Money;" July 23, "Semi-Pro;" July 29, "Over Her Dead Body;" July 30, "Fool's Gold." Call 724-444-5326.

FESTIVALS

Winfield -- Cooper Cabin Pioneer Homestead, 199 Cooper Road, off Route 356, Cabot, will hold its Woodcarvng Day event from 1 to 4 p.m. July 13. Woodcarver Bull Vogel and others will demonstrate the art of wood carving. Cabin tours also available. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for seniors and youths 5 to 17, and free for children 4 and younger. Call 724-283-8116.

FOR CHILDREN

Butler -- Lifesteps will offer free child development screenings July 11 at Community Health Clinic, 103 Bonnie Drive, and July 23 at its Early Education Center inside the Veterans Administration Building 69, 325 New Castle Road. For information or to schedule an appointment, call 724-283-2154, ext. 313, or 1-800-225-2010.

FUND-RAISERS

Butler -- Rainbow Animal Refuge, a nonprofit organization in Lyndora that helps stray, abandoned or abused animals find homes, will hold its Pistons for Pets poker run July 12. Registration starts at 11 a.m. at The Rock Ann Haven, 141 Greenwood Drive. Bike blessing at 12:45 p.m. Poker run begins at 1 p.m. and ends at The Beer Garden on Route 28 for dinner buffet, entertainment, raffles and more. Cost is $15 for driver, $10 for passenger. Admission to party only is $5. or Visit www.rainbowanimalrefuge.org.

Butler -- The Butler County American Legion Riders will be host to the Bikers for Vets motorcycle ride July 19. Riders can register from 10 to 11:15 a.m. in front of the Butler VA Medical Center, 325 New Castle Road. The 100-mile ride, with checkpoints, will start at 11:30 a.m. and end at the Lyndora American Legion Picnic Grove for food, music and prizes. Donations will benefit Butler County veterans. Rain date is July 20.

Marshall -- Cranberry Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the annual Thorn Hill 5K Race & Walk July 20 in Thorn Hill Industrial Park. Walkers start at 8 a.m., runners at 8:15 a.m. Deadline to preregister is July 11; entry fee for walkers is $8 and $15 for others. Late registration costs $17. Proceeds will benefit the Chamber Foundation, which awards scholarships to high school seniors. Call 724-776-4949 or visit www.cranberrychamber.com.

Ohio Township -- Animal Friends' Canine Behavior Team will hold a free afternoon of carnival games, prizes and expert advice during the Toys & Terriers Canine Carnival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 12 at 562 Camp Horne Road. Friendly dogs under 30 pounds are welcome. Refreshments available. Visit www.thinkingoutsidethecage.org.

LIBRARIES

Evans City -- Evans City Public Library, 204 S. Jackson St., will hold preschool story time at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Call 724-538-8695.

Richland -- Girls age 9 and older can learn how to make beaded dragonfly bobby pins during a workshop at 10:30 a.m. July 12 at Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road. Advance registration required; Cost is $2. Space is limited. Call 724-449-2665.

MEETINGS

Franklin Park -- The Franklin Park Democratic Party will meet at 7 p.m. July 14 at the Franklin Park borough building, 2344 W. Ingomar Road.

Ross -- The North Boros Old Tymers Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Monte Cello's Restaurant, 2189 Babcock Blvd. All men from Avalon, Bellevue and Avonworth High Schools are invited. Call Bill Dugan at 412-766-7936.

Shaler -- Bauerstown AARP 2490 will meet at noon Tuesday in Bauerstown volunteer fire hall, Wible Run Road. Board meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. Call 412-821-4124.

SEMINARS

Franklin Park -- Is your teenager out of control and setting the mood of the household? Come to a parent survival skills training session, sponsored by the Juvenile Section, Common Pleas Court, Probation Office, Family Division. This is a support group with an emphasis on parenting skills. Meetings are held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. the second and fourth Saturday of each month at The North Hills Alliance office, 2607 Nicholson Road., Building No. 2, Suite 2300. Call 412-247-6362 or visit www.gopsst.org.

Millvale -- North Hills Community Outreach will hold an Ask the Attorney free legal consultations on noncriminal matters for income-eligible individuals from 7 to 9 p.m. July 16 at the agency's Millvale Satellite, 223 North Ave. Appointments are required. Call Harriet Gibbs at 412-487-6316, option 2.

Sharpsburg -- Joanne Quinn Smith, CEO of Dreamweaver Marketing Associates, will talk about how blogs, podcasts and other social media can help businesses during a brown bag lunch from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Volunteers of America, Working Order, 1650 Main St. Bring a lunch. For reservations, call 412-782-5344.

SINGLES

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.

SPECIAL INTEREST

Evans City -- The Frontier Living History Center at Providence Plantation Foundation, 300 Textor Hill Road, will hold the program "How the West was Lost for Blacks" from 5 to 8 p.m. July 12. Fee is $10 for adults, $5 for children, age 12 and younger. Optional dinner follows program for an additional $15 per adult, children $7.50. Dinner reservations are required by noon Monday. Visit www.frontier-history.org or call 724-538-8818.

SUPPORT

Cranberry -- The Victory Group, an organization for those struggling with addiction, meets from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays at Victory Family Church, 21150 Route 19. Call 724-453-6200.

McCandless -- Temple Ohav Shalom, 8400 Thompson Run Road, holds a nondenominational bereavement support group meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. every other Monday. Reservations required; call 412-913-0272.

Millvale -- The chronic pain support group, for those suffering constant pain for more than six months, will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday and May 26 at Christ Lutheran Church, 917 Evergreen Ave. Free. Call Mariann at 412-822-8078.

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, Babcock Boulevard. Call 724-625-9390.

VOLUNTEERS

Shaler -- Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council is seeking volunteers to teach English as a second language to nonnative English speaking adults in the North Hills area. A workshop for tutors will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 22, 24, 29 and 31 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.