Here are scheduled art and musical events in Butler County this summer.

<B>AABC Art Center</B>Shows scheduled at the Associated Artists of Butler County Art Center, 344 S. Main St., are:• Through May 30 — 74th Spring Show & Sale in the Rittelmann Gallery, "Nature's Palette" by Mary Kostolansky in the Members Gallery; "The Power of Place: Americans on Vacation" by Christine Holtz in the Mezzanine Gallery, and "Till Yesterday Begins Tomorrow" Shawn Farester in the Underground Gallery.• June 13 to July 11 — "Futuristic Exhibit" in the Rittelmann Gallery; "Festivals" by Douglas Wynn in the Members Gallery; "I.D." by Kyle Nevel in the Mezzanine Gallery, and art by Brian Roy in the Underground Gallery.• Aug. 1 to 22 — "ART: The Messenger" by Carlo Thertus in the Rittelmann Gallery; "Farm Markets" by Barbara Hutcheson in the Member's Gallery, and work by Charles Mintz in the Mezzanine Gallery.• Sept. 5 to 26 — Nature & Wildlife Exhibit in the Rittelmann Gallery; "Expressions of Light" by Elouise Woodward in the Members Gallery, and "Just Me: Figure Paintings of the Artist" by Ken Daugherty in the Mezzanine Gallery.Art Center 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 or visit the Web site, www.butlerartcenter.net.<B>City Kids Cinema</B>City Kids Cinema will take place June 19 and 26 and July 3 at the Butler Penn Theater on Main Street.Featured will be books, cartoons and workshop activities.The event is free for children ages 7 to 12. For information, visit the Web site, www.butlerarts.org.

<B>Concerts to Munch By</B>The Butler County Symphony Association will host its annual Concerts to Munch By series.Beginning June 4, free concerts will be every Wednesday, except July 2, from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. at the symphony office building, 259 S. Main St.Concerts will be broadcast into Diamond Park. The concerts feature musicians performing a wide-range of music.They are:• June 4 — Debbie Vallin, harp• June 11 — Jim Cunningham and Friends, trumpet• June 18 — Larry Morrison and Amanda Brewster, Celtic music• June 25 — Christie Kecskemethy, violin, Stephanie Maharg, viola, and Elisa Wicks, violin• July 9 — Brian Schaffner, guitar and vocal• July 16 — The Sharp Edge Barbershop Quartet• July 23 — The Deahl Quartet, vocal group• July 30 — Dennis Morton and the North Allegheny <B>Fiddlers</B>• Aug. 6 — Jim Schaffner and Gary Kleemann, jazz• Aug. 13 — Chuck Moses with Vimala, acoustic rock• Aug. 20 — The Sanzotti FamilyVisitors can take their lunches or buy one on site for $3 from City Subs.For information, call the symphony office at 724-283-1402 or visit the Web site, www.butlersymphony.org.<B>BC3 Summer Concerts</B>The Summer Concert Series 2008 at Butler County Community College runs throughout June and July. Performances begin at 7 p.m. Sundays in the Succop Theater on campus.The schedule includes:• June 1 — Tornado Big Band• June 8 — Occasional Divas, women's ensemble singing folk, jazz, rock and gospel• June 15 — Jack Bowman Band, big band• June 22 — Boilermaker Jazz Band, Dixieland music• June 29 — Vince Tavolario Combo, best of Broadway and popular songs• July 6 — Pittsburgh Philharmonic, symphonic band• July 13 — Mac Martin and the Dixie Travelers, bluegrass• July 20 — Pittsburgh Banjo Club. It will perform two 45-minutes shows, one at 6 p.m. and the other at 7:15 p.m. Three hundred free tickets will be available for pick up in the lobby on July 6 and 13. Another 140 tickets will be available July 20 before each show.• July 27 — Alumni Association Ice Cream Festival, 6 p.m. followed by the Anthony James Band, swing, jazz and pop music, 7 p.m.For information, call 724-284-8505.<B>Family Concert Series</B>The Butler County Parks and Recreation Department sponsors its Family Summer Concert Series at Alameda Park. The concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and take place in the Carousel Shelter.• June 24 — Trigger 6, classic and southern rock band• July 1 — Beckers Brew, father/son team whose music incorporates elements of reggae, jazz and blues• July 8 — In Transition, contemporary Christian music• July 15 — Waldo Young, one-man band• July 22 — Outta the Blue, oldies, country and rock music• July 29 — Tim Amerson, from gospel to country• Aug. 5 — World of Children, sign language performed to music to promote peace, unity and hope• Aug. 12 — Sarah Wilson, country music recording artist.For information, call 724-284-5383.<B>Harmony Concerts</B>The Harmony Concerts on the Lawn will take place Thursdays on the lawn at the Harmony Inn, 230 Mercer Road, Harmony.Concerts are:• June 19 — Phat Cats, blues music, 7:30 p.m.• July 3 — Allegheny Brass Band at 8 p.m., followed by Zambelli fireworks• July 17 — Highway 18, rockabilly band, 7:30 p.m.• July 31 — 706 Union, honkytonk/western swing music, 7:30 p.m.• Aug. 14 — Kar Daz, classics from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, 7:30 p.m.For information, call 724-452-5124 or visit the Web site, www.harmony-pa.us.<B>Thursdays in the Park</B>The Thursdays in the Park Concert Series takes places in the Cranberry Rotary Amphitheater in Community Park. All shows start at 7 p.m. on Thursdays, except for the Joe Negri show, which is on a Tuesday.Concerts are:• June 19 — Ambridge Steel Drum Band• June 26 — Jill West and Blues Attack, hard-edged blues band• July 8 — Joe Negri & Neighborhood Friends• July 17 — American Pie, oldies band• July 24 — Boilermaker Jazz Band, hot jazz sounds• July 31 — Alli Gillis Band, country• Aug. 7 — East Wind Symphonic Band• Aug. 14 — Michele Benson and the Benson Burners, jazz.For information, call 724-776-4806.<B>Friday Lunchtime Concerts</B>This summer in Cranberry Township there will be Friday Lunchtime Concerts at noon in the garden gazebo at the municipal building, 2525 Rochester Road.The concerts are:• July 11 — Greater Cranberry Bogmeisters, barbershop chorus• July 18 — Seth McCall, Celtic fiddler• July 25 — Pittsburgh Banjo Club• Aug. 1 — Mickey Patrick, one-man band• Aug. 8 — Ron and Sandy Lusco, vocals• Aug. 15 — pianist Craig Zinger and his trio, jazz.Admission is free. Call 724-776-4806.<B>Hartwood Acres</B>Hartwood Amphitheater, which is in Allegheny County, will have concerts and other events. They include:• June 1 — Ayo & Sonji, singer/songwriters, 7:30 p.m.• June 8 — Yonder Mountain String Band, bluegrass, 7:30 p.m.• June 15 — Spiritual Rez, reggae and r&b, 7:30 p.m.• June 21 — River City Brass Band, big Band, 7:30 p.m.• June 22 — Backdoor Slam, rock, 7:30 p.m.• June 29 — Movies in the Park, 7:30 p.m.• July 6 — Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, classical, 7:30 p.m.• July 13 — Ninth annual Allegheny County Music Festival, more details later.• July 20 — Luther "Guitar-Junior" Johnson with Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, 7:30 p.m.• July 25 to 27 — 14th annual Pittsburgh Blues Festival, 4 p.m. Visit the Web site, www.pghblues.com or call 412-460-2583. Tickets are $22 in advance or $25 at gate; a $40 weekend pass and a $95 family pack are available. Admission Friday night is free with a bag of nonperishable food donations. Proceeds benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.• Aug. 3 — Tilly & the Wall, 7:30 p.m.• Aug. 21 — Pittsburgh Ballet, classical ballet, 7:30 p.m.• Aug. 24 — Earl Klugh, Jazz, 7:30 p.m.Other performances will be announced.For information, call 412-767-9200.