‘Monkey House’ opens

Butler Little Theatre will stage “Welcome to the Monkey House,” based on the works of Kurt Vonnegut Friday through Jan. 31 at the theater at One Howard St.

Curtain is at 8:15 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

Tickets are $12. To reserve tickets, call 724-287-6781 between 7 and 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

For more information, call www.bltgroup.org.

Porcelain subject of talk

The Maridon Museum will host a speaker on Meissen porcelain at 1 p.m. Jan. 31.

Author Friedrich Thiel will discuss “Meissen at The Maridon: Rare 18th Century Porcelain.” The program will run about 45 minutes.

Reservations are required. Call 724-282-0123.

Symphony hosts violinist

The Butler County Symphony Orchestra season will continue with “Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony” featuringviolinist Andrew Sords as the guest artist.

The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7in Butler Intermediate High School’s auditorium.

Tickets may be purchased at the symphony office, 259 S. Main St., or at showclix.com. For more information, call 724-283-1402.

Jennings plans maple sugaring

BRADY TWP — Jennings Environmental Education Center will offer Home Sweet Home: Backyard Maple Sugaring from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with optional sugar bush tour from 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 28.

Adults who would like to try making their own maple syrup can learn about choosing appropriate trees, tapping them, collecting the sap and the evaporation process.

Admission is free. Registration is required by Feb. 20, and space is limited. Call 724-794-6011 to register.