A dinner celebrating the Chinese New Year will be held Feb. 26 at the Butler Country Club.

The event will open with a cash bar at 5:30 p.m. and hors d'oeuvres at 6 p.m. Dinner will follow at 7 p.m.

Tickets for the black-tie event are $100 per person. Proceeds will benefit the Maridon Museum.

For information or tickets, call Cathy Bronder at 724-283-1227.

SLIPPERY ROCK - Slippery Rock United Methodist Church, Franklin and Maple streets, will host a winter carnival at 5 p.m. Feb. 26 in the church's Fellowship Hall.Admission to the event, activities and food will be free.

CHERRY TOWNSHIP - A concert featuring the high school jazz band, junior high band and senior high band will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Moniteau High School auditorium, Route 308.Admission to the concert is free.

HARMONY - A flea market will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 5 at the Harmony Museum's Stewart Hall, Mercer Street.A set-up time for vendors will be held March 4. For information or table reservations, call 724-452-5860.

The VNA Hospice will sponsor a weekly program for grieving adults at Christ Community United Methodist Church on North Duffy Road.The program, intended for those whose loss occurred between three months and five years ago, will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays from March 2 to April 20.To register, call 724-431-3520 by Wednesday.

The following preschool programs have set registration dates for fall classes. For costs and class times, contact the preschool programs.Mount Chestnut Preschool, 727 Old Route 422, is now accepting registration for children ages 3 to 5. For information, call 724-287-7601 or 724-287-8699.St. Fidelis Children's Hour, St. Fidelis Roman Catholic Church, 303 Penn Ave., Lyndora, will accept registration for children ages 3-5 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays at the church. For information, call Ann Isaacs, 724-482-4152, or Barb Baum, 724-283-5291.St. Mary of the Assumption School, 811 Herman Road, Herman, will host preschool registration for children ages 3 and 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 2. Bus service available. For information, call 724-283-2129.Westminster Church Preschool, Main Street, Evans City, will accept registration for children ages 3 to 5 from 9 to 11 a.m. March 5. For information, call 724-272-1381.St. Luke Lutheran School, 330 Hannahstown Road, Cabot will host preschool and pre-kindergarten registration from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. March 3 and from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 4. For information, call 724-352-2221, 724-352-2777 or www.stlukecabot.org.Notices, in writing, of festivals, fund-raising events, newly elected officers and other news from clubs and non-profit groups should be sent to the Focus department one week in advance of the event. Items should include the name and phone number of the person providing the information and be sent to Focus, Butler Eagle, P.O. Box 271, Butler, PA 16003.