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The American Cancer Society and Butler Memorial Hospital will host a "Look Good ... Feel Better" program from 6 to 8 p.m. July 16 at the hospital, East Brady Street.
Volunteer beauty professionals will teach women with cancer how to deal with some of the side effects of cancer treatment.
For information or to register for the free program, call the American Cancer Society at 888-227-5445.
The Butler Public Library, North McKean Street, will host a "Get a Clue about Music" program at 10 a.m. Tuesday.Drummer Bill Pate will present an interactive program and discuss the history of noise, rhythm and music.Admission is free. For details, call 724-287-1715 or visit www.bcfls.org/butler.
First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St., will host a two-week summer reading camp Aug. 6 through 17.The program is aimed at youth who have completed grades one to four who are reading below their grade level.Camp sessions will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the church.For details or to register, call 724-283-2378.
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP, Lawrence County — A free program about beavers will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. June 30 at McConnells Mill State Park.Participants should meet the park naturalist at the picnic tables beside the mill for facts and stories about beavers.Parking is available in the Kildoo Picnic Area. Handicapped parking is available by the mill.
Historic Harmony has scheduled its annual Harmony Museum summer history camps, with the session for beginner campers July 23 to 27 and advanced camp July 30 to Aug. 3.Each day's session is held from 9 a.m. to noon.Activities for first-year campers include museum tour, nature walks, and pioneer crafts such as tin piercing, weaving and candle making. The advanced program focuses on German culture, Harmony history and related field trips, and crafts.Registration is required with the museum office, 724-452-7341. The fee is $27 for Historic Harmony members. The $30 fee for others includes a student membership.
The YWCA of Butler will host a bus trip July 11 to the Riverside Inn dinner theater in Cambridge Springs.The trip will include transportation, a stop at the Old Market House in Meadville, lunch and the show "Have a Nice Day," a 1970s musical program.The bus will depart at 9:30 a.m. from Moraine Pointe Plaza and will return at 5 p.m. Cost is $70. For details or reservations, contact Margaret Hoffman at 724-282-4454 or the YWCA, 724-287-5709.Checks should be made payable to the YWCA and can be mailed to Hoffman at 140 Whippoorwill Road, Butler, PA 16001.
