MUSEUMS & MORE
Providence Plantation, 300 Textor Hill Road, Evans City, will host a program on "French Invasion and Savagery Against the Indians" from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Reservations are required. For admission and more information, call 724-538-8818 or visit the Web site, www.frontier-history.org.
Harmony Museum on Mercer Street in Harmony, offers regular guided tours from 1 to 4 p.m. daily except Mondays and holidays; reservations are suggested for weekends and required for groups. Call 724-452-7341 or 888-821-4822, or visit the Web site, www.harmonymuseum.org.
<B>National Aviary</B>, 700 Arch St., presents Flamingo Connection. During October — National Breast Cancer Awareness Month — a portion of all proceeds collected through the program will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Flamingo Connection is available at 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Cost is $30 and includes admission to the aviary. Call for reservations and restrictions. Aviary hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $10 for adults; $9 for senior citizens; $8.50 for children ages 2 to 12; and free for children younger than 2. Call 412-323-7235 or visit the Web site, www.aviary.org.<B>Heinz History Center</B>, 1212 Smallman St., recently opened "Behind the Scenes with the Pittsburgh Steelers: Photographs by Mike Fabus," which continues through January 2010. History Center hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except holidays. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for senior citizens age 62 and older, $5 for students with ID and for children ages 4 to 17, and free for children 3 and younger. Call 412-454-6000.<B>Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens</B> in Schenley Park continues "Life in the Gardens: Fräbel Glass at Phipps" through January. This exhibit features the artistry of German-born artist Hans Godo Fräbel, a founding father of modern glass sculpture. Phipps is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 10 p.m. on Fridays. Admission rates are $10 for adults, $9 for seniors age 62 and older and students with ID, and $7 for children ages 2 to 18. Phipps members and children younger than 2 are admitted free. Call 412-622-6914 or visit www.phipps.conservatory.org.
