"Die Fledermaus," a full three-act operetta sung in English, will be presented at 8 p.m. tonight and Saturday at Succop Theater on the Butler County Community College campus.

Tickets for the show are $15. A dessert reception is included in the price of the Friday ticket. A dinner on Saturday is an additional $15. Both are being prepared and served by BC3 hospitality management students. The Saturday dinner is at 6 p.m. in the Convocation Center on campus.

For more information, call 724-287-8711, Ext. 8272.

The Independent Film Channel has announced it will co-sponsor with DIRECTV and The Butler Penn Theater Community Trust a free viewing of the televised Independent Spirit Awards on Feb. 26 at the Penn Theater, 147 N. Main St.The Independent Spirit Awards honors independent filmmakers and will be televised throughout the world.DIRECTV facilitated this event by providing the equipment necessary since IFC is not available on the local cable system.This is the second time IFC and The Butler Penn Theater Community Trust have conducted a joint effort. In December, they co-sponsored the Butler Film Festival of original and diverse films for the Butler community.Doors will open at 4 p.m. The 20th annual Independent Spirit Awards will begin at 5 p.m. Seating is first come, first served and is limited to theater capacity. Call 724-287-7366.

PITTSBURGH - Care Bears Live "Caring and Sharing Friends" will come to the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., March 17 to 20.Shows start at 7 p.m. March 17, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. March 18, 10:30 a.m. and 2 and 5:30 p.m. March 19, and 1 and 4:30 p.m. March 20.Tickets range from $16 to $27. Call 412-456-6666.

ZELIENOPLE - The public may attend a presentation called "Johnny Oakes Music" at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at Newhaven Court on the Passavant Retirement Community campus, 401 S. Main St.Admission is free. Call 724-452-5400.

PITTSBURGH - Green Day concert tickets went on sale today for the show at 8 p.m. April 23 at Mellon Arena.Performing with the group will be My Chemical Romance.Tickets cost $33.25. Call 412-323-1919.

PITTSBURGH - Improvisatory pianist Jacqueline Schwab, whose work can be heard on 11 of filmmaker Ken Burns' documentaries, will play a solo concert at 8 p.m. March 10 at the Frick Fine Arts auditorium at the University of Pittsburgh.The program will include Stephen Foster and Civil War songs, vintage ballroom dances, traditional Scottish and Irish music, hymns and spirituals, and ragtime. She may also venture further afield and include some early 20th century tangos, bluesy Billie Holiday ballads, and her own signature flights of fancy on traditional English dance tunes.Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students with ID and will be available at the door.

PITTSBURGH - The Carnegie Science Center, next to Heinz Field on the North Side, will host National Engineers Weekend today and Saturday.The schedule includes hands-on activities from 10 am to 5 p.m. both days.Admission to the entire science center is $14 for adults and $10 for senior citizens age 62 and older and children 3 to 18. Parking is free. Call 412-237-3400.

PITTSBURGH -Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has unveiled the schedule for the 2005/2006 season, and it's full of never-before-seen ballets new to Pittsburgh audiences, including "Carmen," "La Sylphide," and "Nine Sinatra Songs" and a world premiere ballet set to the music of Cole Porter.The schedule is:Pittsburgh premiere of "Carmen," Oct. 6 to 9"The Nutcracker," Dec. 11 to 28"Coppelia,"Feb. 9 to 12"Swingin' It! A Celebration of Cole Porter and Frank Sinatra," March 9 to 12."A Tribute To Paul Simon," March 10 to 13A Gala Performance: Romance and Reverie with the Pittsburgh premiere of August Bournonville's "La Sylphide" and "Pas de Deux Perfection," a selection of the world's greatest pas de deux, April 27 to 30.Subscriptions are available by calling 412-281-0360.

FRANKLIN - A staged reading of "Imaginary Friends" by Nora Ephron will be presented at 8 p.m. March 10 in the Barrow Civic Little Theatre, 1223 Liberty St.Ephron also authored "When Harry Met Sally," "Silkwood" and "Sleepless in Seattle."Admission is $3. Call 814-437-3440.