[naviga:h3]Night at Races planned June 9[/naviga:h3]

Maridon Museum will host a Night at the Races from 6:30 to 10 p.m. June 9 at Tanglewood Center, 10 Austin Ave., Lyndora, for those age 21 and older.

Tickets are $25, and reservations are due by June 2.

The exhibit “A Cosmic Contemporary Collaboration” continues through June 3 at the museum at 322 N. McKean St.

Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, except holidays.

Admission to the museum is $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students, and free for children younger than 8 accompanied by an adult. Call 724-282-0123 or visit maridon.org.

[naviga:h3]Authors to talk about ‘Severed’[/naviga:h3]

BUTLER TWP — V. Eric and Bonnie Kotter will present a program about their book “Severed” at 7 p.m. Saturday at Seventh-day Adventist Church’s auditorium, 290 Meridian Road.

The book tells the story of the families of Estonians who were sent to Siberia during World War II.

The Kotters will be signing copies of their book, which will be provided free by the church.

[naviga:h3]Moraine park programs set[/naviga:h3]

MUDDY CREEK TWP — Programs coming up at Moraine State Park include:

Habitats For Bats, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Moraine Outdoor Center on the North Shore

Wildlife Paddle, 9 to 11:30 a.m. June 10 (Registration opens May 27), meet at Upper 528 Boat Launch

Salamander Safari, 4 to 5:30 p.m. June 16, meet outside the Davis Hollow Marina Office on the North Shore

Owl Prowl, 8:30 to 10 p.m. June 16, meet beside Bear Run Launch on the South Shore

Deer Trail Cameras, 1 to 3 p.m. June 17, Moraine Outdoor Center

Family Fishing Program, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 18, Watt’s Bay, North Shore, call for reservations

Creature Feature-The Bear Facts, 1 to 2:30 p.m. June 24, Moraine Outdoor Center.

To register, call the park office at 724 368-8811.

[naviga:h3]History society hosts speaker [/naviga:h3]

Butler County Historical Society’s annual meeting will have a program on “Echoes and Reflections on the Holocaust” presented by James Lucot, a teacher at Seneca Valley High School.

The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. June 6 at the YWCA, 120 W. Cunningham St.

Cost is $17 per person for members and $20 for non-members.

Reservations must be received no later than Tuesday.

Call 724-283-8116 or send an email to bchissoc@zoominternet.net.

[naviga:h3]Carnegie opens ‘Poison’ exhibit[/naviga:h3]

PITTSBURGH — “The Power of Poison” exhibition is scheduled to open Saturday at Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave.

Visitors can explore a jungle, solve a poisoning mystery, and step into a fairytale at the show packed with interactive exhibits, live animals and dramatic displays.

The exhibition, organized by the American Museum of Natural History in New York, will run through Sept. 4.

Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays through Saturdays with extended hours until 8 p.m. Thursdays and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; closed Tuesdays and major holidays. Admission is $19.95 for adults, $14.95 for senior citizens 65 and older, and $11.95 for children 3 to 18. Call 412-622-3131 or visit www.carnegiemnh.org.

More information is available by calling 412-622-3131 or by visiting www.carnegiemnh.org.

[naviga:h3]June star parties scheduled [/naviga:h3]

FRAZER TWP, Allegheny County — The Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory with Star Parties at 8:45 p.m. June 2 and 3 at the observatory in Deer Lakes Regional Park, near the village of Russellton.

The Star Parties will be held weather permitting. Call 724-224-2510 for more information.