CRANBERRY TWP — The Cranberry Township Historical Society will host a program on the life of George Westinghouse at 2 p.m. Feb. 15 in the Cranberry Township Municipal Building council chambers, 2525 Rochester Road.

Ed Reis, a Westinghouse historian, will perform living history, dressed in periodic garb to portray Westinghouse, an inventor, American entrepreneur and engineer.

The program is free. For information, call 724 776-6551 or visit the Web site, www.explorecranberry.org.

Butler County Community College will present An Evening of Short Plays by Don Orwald at 8 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Succop Theater on campus.The short plays include "Hungarian Rhapsody: An Electroglide in Blue," a prize winning script from the 76th Annual Writer's Digest competition; "Armageddon Forgiven," an honorable mention winner in the 77th Annual Writer's Digest competition and "The Spirit of '76 2004."The performance is dedicated to the memory of Mary Jo Mohn Covert, Orwald's long-time friend and local theater patron and supporter.A Butler native, Orwald taught English and theater for 31 years at Knoch High School. He is a graduate of Slippery Rock University and Indiana (Pa.) University.He was active as an actor and director in the Butler Little Theatre and Musical Theatre Guild. He performed a one-man show as Mark Twain throughout Western Pennsylvania. He now lives in Granbury, Texas.Tickets are $15 in advance, or $18 at the door; students pay $10. For tickets, call 724-284-8505 or toll-free 888-826-2829 Ext. 8429 or order online at bc3.edu/theater.

SLIPPERY ROCK — The third show of the Slippery Rock University Theatre Department's 2008-09 season will be "Cabaret," directed by Laura Smiley and choreographed by Thom Cobb, with music direction by Stephen Hawk, from Feb. 20 to 25.Curtain is at 8 p.m. Feb. 20, 21, 23, 24 and 25 with a matinee at 2 p.m. Feb. 22 in Miller Auditorium on campus.Tickets are $5 for students with ID and $10 for general admission. Call the box office at 724-738-2645.Actors include Nyomin Buhler of Slippery Rock; Trevor Greenfield of Grove City; Matt Buzanoski and Alex Hollock, both of Butler; Kirsti Leighton of Chicora, and Anna Cypher of Evans City.

CRANBERRY TWP — Youths 10 to 14 will complete in the Ultimate Wii Sports contest on Saturday in the council chambers of the Municipal Center, 2525 Rochester Road.The event will kick off at 7 p.m. on the big screen.Fee is $5 for Cranberry residents and $7 for nonresidents.Prizes will be awarded in the home video game system contest.Champions will be crowned in each of the five sports: tennis, baseball, bowling, golf and boxing. Those five winners will compete against one another in all of the competitions to determine an ultimate winner.To register, call 724-776-4806, Ext. 1129.

FRANKLIN — Franklin on Ice will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at various Franklin venues.The schedule includes ice carving from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Fountain Park; a chili cook-off from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. downtown; a storyteller at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. at Franklin Press, 1246 Liberty St.; and snowman contest winners at Edward Jones Windows, 1240 Liberty St.For more information, call 814-432-5823.

CRANBERRY TWP — P. Craig Russell, the artist who adapted Neil Gaiman's book "Coraline," now a film, will sign autographs from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at New Dimension Comics, Route 19.Russell did the artwork for the graphic novel adaptation.Admission and autographs are free.Call 412-965-1487 for information.

PITTSBURGH — A new exhibition, "The Vader Project," will open Feb. 28 at The Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St.This exhibition examines the iconic "Star Wars" villain through the eyes of 100 international pop surrealist and underground contemporary artists from around the world.The display will continue through May 3.At a celebration from noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 28, visitors can create their own Vader mask collage drawing and come dressed as a favorite character. This activity is free with museum admission.Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays with extended hours until 10 p.m. Fridays; closedMondays.Admission is $15 for adults, $9 for senior citizens, and $8 for children.For information, call 412-237-8300 or visit the Web site, www.warhol.org.

PITTSBURGH — The star of the original motion picture "Fiddler on the Roof" returns to the role he made famous for his farewell performance Feb. 17 to 22 at the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave.Topol will appear as Tevye, a humble milkman from the Russian village of Anatevka, in the tale of love and laughter, devotion and defiance, and changing traditions.Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, at 8 p.m. Fridays, at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays.Tickets range from $20.50 to $62 and are available by calling 412-456-6666 and online at the Web site, www.pgharts.org.

PITTSBURGH — One of the world's greatest love stories unfolds on the stage of the Benedum Center this Valentine's Day as Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre presents the Pittsburgh premiere of "Roméo et Juliette" Feb. 12 to 15.This contemporary interpretation of Shakespeare's masterpiece combines exquisite costume, scenic and lighting designs to present audiences with a tale wrought with pure emotion.PBT is offering several programs in support of Roméo et Juliette. Held at the Benedum Center, these programs are free with the purchase of a ticket.Tickets range from $20.50 to $88.50 and are available by calling 412-456-6666 or by visiting the Web site, www.pbt.org.