Waldo Young, left, and Gary Ripper performed last July during the Watermelon Wednesdays series at Slippery Rock Park, which conitues this year.

Here are some of the scheduled art, theater and musical events in Butler County this summer.

ArtThe Associated Artists of Butler County exhibits at its center on Main Street planned for the summer include:• Through June 8 — 73rd annual Spring Show in the Rittelmann Gallery; and work by Jason Sauer in the Members Gallery• June 22 to July 20 — Second annual Painted Hog Show in the Rittelmann Gallery; work by Sandra Scheetz Wise in the Members Gallery; work by Jesse Riesmeyer in the Mezzanine Gallery; and work by Joseph Martin in the

Underground Gallery• Aug. 3 to 31 — THREADS, an all fiber arts exhibit in the Rittelmann Gallery; work by Allison Zehmisch in the Members Gallery; work by Sharon Thomas in the Mezzanine Gallery• Sept. 7 to Oct. 5 — Nature & Wildlife Show in the Rittelmann Gallery; a Portrait Show in the Members Gallery; work by Yoko Sekino-Bove in the Mezzanine Gallery; and work by Gene Fenton in the Underground GalleryGallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon to 9 p.m. Fridays, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free. Call 724-283-6922.

<B>Harmony concerts</B>Free musical events take place at 7:30 p.m. every other Thursday (except June 28 which begins at 8 p.m.) on the lawn at Harmony Inn, 230 Mercer St. in Harmony. The 11th year for this series will feature:• June 14 — The Wheels, country rock• June 28 — Allegheny Brass Band and Zambelli fireworks• July 12 — Highway 13, rockabilly music• July 26 — The Phat Cats, blues music• Aug. 9 — 706 Union, honky tonk/western swing• Aug. 23 — Kat Daz, classical hits from the '50s, '60s and '70s.Call 724-452-5124 for more information.<B>Watermelon Wednesdays</B>Watermelon Wednesdays in Slippery Rock Park will feature:• July 11 — 16 Eyes• July 18 — Acoustic Moses• July 25 — The Groundlings.Call 724-794-8180 for more information.<B>Concerts to Munch By</B>Concerts to Munch By, hosted by the Butler County Symphony Association, will be from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Wednesdays in June, July and August, except July 4, at the symphony office, 259 S. Main St. Admission is free.The schedule is:• June 6 — Debbie Vallin, harp• June 13 — Sue Garton, bells<B>• June 20 — Tom Wotus, piano and vocals• June 27 — Brian Schaffner and Brad Green, guitar/vocals• July 11 — Stephanie Maharg, viola; Christie Kecskemethy, violin; and Elisa Wicks, violin• July 18 — Butler Symphony Chamber Players, with Vince Sanzotti, director• July 25 — Jim Cunningham, trumpet, and Friends• Aug. 1 — Kelly Benner, vocals</B>• Aug. 8 — Eliot Roth, piano and vocals<B>• Aug. 15 — Eric Kochanowski, piano and vocals</B>• Aug. 22 — Hill Youth Chorale, with Kathy Sawyer, director, and Peggy McGuirk, pianoThose attending can take a lunch or can buy a box lunch on site from City Subs for $3.Call 724-283-1402 for information.<B>Thursdays in the Park</B>Thursdays in the Park Concert Series shows begin at 7 p.m. Thursdays, except for the Joe Negri and Neighborhood Friends, who will play on a Tuesday, all in the Cranberry Township Park.• June 21 — Dime Store Halo, music of the '60s and '70s• June 28 — The Delaneys, modern rock band• July 10 — Joe Negri and Neighborhood Friends• July 12 — Eldorado Band, country music• July 19 — Graham Grubb and the Orchestra, big band• July 26 — Joe Negri Quartet, jazz ensemble• Aug. 2 — Dick Clarks, all acoustic show• Aug. 9 — Allegheny Brass BandAdmission is free. For information, call 724-776-4806, Ext. 1129.<B>Friday Lunchtime Concerts</B>In Cranberry Township there will be the Friday Lunchtime Concert series at noon Fridays in the Garden Gazebo at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center. The schedule is:• July 13 — Pittsburgh Banjo Club• July 20 — Cranberry Notables, barbershop harmonies• July 27 — Ambridge Steel Drum Band• Aug. 3 — Nick Marzock, contemporary covers• Aug. 10 — Suzanne DeCree and Aaron Griffith, duets with guitar and vocals• Aug. 17 — Donna BaileyAdmission is free. Call 724-776-4806, Ext. 1129.<B>Free Family Summer Concert Series</B>The Free Family Summer Concert Series at Alameda Park begins at the end of June. Shows are at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the Carousel Shelter at the park in Butler Township.• June 26 — Beckers Brew, father/son team playing rock, reggae, jazz and blues• July 3 — Blue Max Schang, blues music• July 10 — Karmacoustic, pop and classic rock• July 17 — Divine Ridge, contemporary Christian music• July 24 — Jimmy and Chuck's Acoustic Duo• July 31 — Lunch, rock music• Aug. 7 — World of Children, who perform sign language to music• Aug. 14 — Street Level, eight-piece horn band playing classic rock, Motown, and a little country<B>BC3 summer concerts</B>The Summer Concert Series 2007 at Butler County Community College offers a variety of music for free. The events are at 7 p.m. Sundays, unless otherwise stated, in the Succop Theater on the campus in Butler Township.• June 3 — Tornado Big Band, students of the Butler Intermediate High School Jazz Band• June 10 — Boilermaker Jazz Band, Dixieland tunes with Paul <B>Cosentino and fellow musicians</B>• June 17 — Allegheny Brass Band• June 24 — Vince Tavolario Combo, playing the best of Broadway and popular songs• July 1 — North Pittsburgh Philharmonic• July 8 — Mac Martin and the Dixie Travelers, bluegrass music• July 15 — Jack Bowman Band, big band and swing music• July 22 — Pittsburgh Banjo Club, in two 45-minute shows, one at 6 p.m. and the other at 7:15 p.m. Free tickets for each show are available.• July 29 — Alumni Association Ice Cream Festival and Anthony James Band concert, 6 p.m. Admission is $2. Proceeds benefit the Alumni Association Scholarship Program. The concert will be at 7 p.m. featuring swing, jazz and pop music.For information, call 724-284-8505.

<B>Butler Summer Dramatics </B>The Butler Summer Dramatics program will stage "Cats" at the Succup Theater at Butler Community College at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2, 3 and 4 and 2 p.m. Aug. 5. Tickets will be available at May's Music Shoppe, 247 E. Jefferson St.<B>Comtra Theatre</B>Comtra Theatre on Route 19 in Cranberry Township stages plays and musicals in its theater-in-the-round.Showing for the summer are:• June 1 to 16 — "Cheaper By the Dozen"• June 22 to July 7 — "Into the Woods"• July 13 to 28 — "Once on This Island"• Aug. 3 to 18 — "Thoroughly Modern Millie"Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for plays and $12 for musicals. The box office opens at 6:45 p.m. the day of a show. Call 724-773-9896.<B>Musical Theatre Guild</B>The Musical Theatre Guild's summer production will be Stephen Sondheim's "Putting It Together," a musical revue, from July 13 to 15 and 20 to 22. For information, call 724-287-8243.<B>Butler Little Theatre</B>Butler Little Theatre, One Howard St., will present the play version of "Alice in Wonderland" at 7:30 p.m. July 19, 20 and 21 and at 2 p.m. July 22.Youth ages 12 to 24 can audition for this show at 2 p.m. June 3 or at 7 p.m. June 4.Tickets are $6 and will be available starting July 2 at May's Music Shoppe, 247 E. Jefferson St. Call 724-287-6781 for more information.<B>Freeport Theatre Festival</B>Freeport Theatre Festival will open its 18th summer season with Rennick Steele's historical drama of the Armstrong Raid of 1756, "The Battle of Kittanning."Performances are July 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22 and start at 8 p.m.The second production will be Noel Coward's farce, "Blithe Spirit," directed by Marushka Steele. Performance are scheduled at 8 p.m. Aug. 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26.General admission is $12; senior citizens and students pay $10.For more information, call 724-295-1934.A pre-theater dinner will be served at the River Forest Country Club with seating at 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Reservations are required. Call 724-295-2298.The theater festival takes place at the Steele Farm, two miles southeast of Freeport off Route 356 on White Cloud Road by the Allegheny Presbyterian Church.<B>Red Barn Theater</B>Red Barn Theater, 3101 McCully Road in Allison Park, Allegheny County, has announced its shows for its 47th season. They are:• May 29 to June 10 —"Ancient History," a comedy by David Ives, adult language included• June 26 to July 8, except July 4 — "The Perfect Party," a comedy by A.R. Gurney• July 24 to Aug. 5 — "Some Girls," the Pittsburgh premiere of a romance by Neil LaBute• Aug. 21 to Sept. 2 — "The Last Yankee," a drama by Arthur Miller• Sept. 18 to Sept. 30 — "Italian American Reconciliation," a comedy by <B>John Patrick Shanley</B>The Red Barn Theater is at 3101 McCully Road, Allison Park. The curtain goes up at 8 p.m.Individual tickets are $12 for adults and $9 for senior citizens and students. Call the box office at 412-487-4390.Additionally, the Gemini Theater Company will present "The Little Mermaid," a children's play, at 2 p.m. July 14, 15 21 and 22 at the Hampton Community Center. Tickets are $5. Reservations should be made in advance but all admissions are to be paid for on the show date. Patrons with reservations will be seated first.<B>Red Barn Players</B>The Red Barn Players at the Red Barn Theatre on Route 288, Ellwood-Zelienople Road, in Franklin Township, Beaver County, begins all performances at 8 p.m.Admission is $10 for plays and $12 for musicals. Reservations can be made 24 hours a day by calling 724-773-7150.Here is the schedule:• June 1 to 2, 6 to 9 and 13 to 16 — "The Taffetas," a '50s musical• July 6 to 7, 12 to 14 and 18 to 21 — "Camping with Tom and Henry," a comedy inspired by a Maryland camping trip that Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and former President Warren G. Harding took• Aug. 10 to 11, 16 to 18 and 22 to 25 — "Leading Ladies," a comedy about two Shakespearean actors.<B>Hartwood Acres </B>Hartwood Acres just off Middle Road in Allison Park is the site of free entertainment all summer, except for the festivals. Here is the schedule so far:• June 7 — Pittsburgh Opera, 7:30 p.m.• June 24 — Grupo Fantasma, Latin contemporary, 7:30 p.m.• July 1 — Jean-Luc Ponty, as part of the Mellon Jazz Festival, 8 p.m.• July 8 — Pittsburgh Symphony, 8:15 p.m.• July 20 to 22 — "14th Minus 1" Pittsburgh Blues Festival, tickets are $22 in advance or $25 at the gate; two-day weekend pass is $40; and a Family Fun Pack is $95• July 29 — Allegheny County Music Festival, with Blues Traveler; a per car donation is requested upon arrival, 7:30 p.m.• Aug. 23 — Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 7:30 p.m.• Aug. 26 — Duquesne Tamburitzans, ethnic music and dance, 7:30 p.m.