SAXONBURG — The annual Saxonburg Carnival will run June 8 to 13 this year with all the usual crowd-favorite activities.

The pet parade will begin at 7 p.m. June 8, with the water battle starting at 7 p.m. June 9. The Firemen's Parade will be at 6:30 p.m. June 11.

The rides open at 6 p.m. each evening. A matinee time opens at 1 p.m. June 13.

Admission is $15 for a ride pass, but presale ride passes are available for $10 at the Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Department office, 210 Horne Ave. Admission of $1 to get in the gate is charged in addition go a ride pass. Gate admission is free June 8.

Call 724-360-3300.

The Jay Bee Miniature Circus and the Bantam "jeep" are just two of the displays at the Butler County Heritage Center, which has announced June hours. The center will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Fridays during June.Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for ages 5 to 17, and free for children age 5 and younger.The center is at 119 W. New Castle St., just off Main Street.The historic Lowrie/Shaw House at 123 W. Diamond St., home to Walter Lowrie, Butler's only United States senator, will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays with the last tour beginning at 3 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for ages 5 to 17, and free for those 5 and younger.Call the Butler County Historical Society at 724-283-8116 for information.

HARMONY — Free summer concerts will take place select Thursdays on the lawn at the Harmony Inn, 230 Mercer St.Scheduled are:• The Wheels, country rock band, June 11• The Fat Cats, blues band, June 25• Chrome Moses and the 9th Ward, rock n' roll bands, July 9• Car Cruise, sounds of the '50s, July 23• 706 Union, rockabilly band, Aug. 13.

The summer concert series schedule at Butler County Community College is a busy one.Concerts take place in the Succop Theater. Admission is free, but for the Pittsburgh Banjo Club show on June 28, a free ticket is needed.Here's the schedule:• Tornado Big Band, 7 p.m. June 7• Boilermaker Jazz Band, 7 p.m. June 14• Common Ground, acoustic favorites from folk and rock to original pieces, 7 p.m. June 21• Pittsburgh Banjo Club, 6:30 p.m. June 28To accommodate theater seating for all who want to hear the Banjo Club, 400 free tickets will be available for pick up in the lobby on June 7, 14 and 21. A remaining 40 tickets will be available June 28 before the show.• Jack Bowman Band, swing, 7 p.m. July 5• Mac Martin and the Dixie Travelers, 7 p.m. July 12• Vince Tavolario Combo, Broadway and popular songs, 7 p.m. July 19• Alumni Association Ice Cream Festival, July 26.At 6 p.m., enjoy some ice cream (suggested donation $3) followed by the swing, jazz and pop sounds of Butler's own Anthony James Band at 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Alumni Association Scholarship Program.Call 724-284-8505 or visit www.bc3.edu.

PITTSBURGH — The Unseam'd Shakespeare Company presents the regional premiere of "Macbeth 3," a post-apocalyptic gender-bending play for three actors, from June 4 to 20 in the Open Stage Theater, 2835 Smallman St. in the Strip District.Curtain is at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and at 4 p.m. Sundays. An additional matinee show is planned for 4 p.m. June 20.Tickets range from $18 to $22. Call 412-394-3353.

GIBSONIA — An oldies concert with Johnny Angel & the Halos is set for 8 p.m. June 12 at the Kean Theatre, 5847 Meridian Road.Tickets are $28. Call 724-444-5326 or go online at www.keantheatre.com.Proceeds benefit the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund.