The Performing Arts Series at BC3 continues with the Pittsburgh Philharmonic in a holiday concert at 8 p.m. Dec. 11 in the college's Succop Theater.

Tickets are $18 in advance or $22 at the door; students pay $10. Call 724-284-8505 or visit the Web site, www.bc3.edu.

• Daniel Sullivan's "Inspecting Carol," a farce complete with holiday turns and tunes, will be presented by the theatre department through Sunday in Miller Auditorium.Curtains are at 8 p.m., except for the 2 p.m. Sunday matinee.Tickets are $5 for students with ID and $10 for general admission. Tickets will be available one hour before the show at the Miller Auditorium box office or by calling 724-738-2645.• The SRU dance department's fall concert will showcase modern, Indian and jazz dances at 1 and 4 p.m. Sunday<B> </B>in Swope Music Hall.Tickets are $5 for general admission and $3 for students and will be available at the Swope Music Hall box office immediately prior to the performances. Call 724-738-2036.

The Grove City College Guest Artist Series will host the Turtle Island Quartet, a group providing a fusion of jazz and chamber music, on Tuesday.Tickets are $10. Reservations can be made by e-mailing name, performance desired and number of tickets to tickets@gcc.edu or by calling 724-264-4460.

The University of Pittsburgh will host the annual Nationality Rooms Holiday Open House, featuring performances by area folk singers and dancers, from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Cathedral of Learning Commons Room, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland.Admission is free. Ethnic foods and crafts will be available.Holiday tours of the Nationality Rooms will continue through Jan. 15 (except none on Dec. 24, 25 or 26 or Jan. 1). Self tours are available without reservations from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sundays.From Dec. 27 to 31, the rooms will be open for guided tours beginning at 10 a.m. and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The last tour begins at 2:30 p.m.

CMU's College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present its annual holiday concert at noon Friday in the Rangos Ballroom in the University Center.Professor of music Robert Page will conduct the combined forces of the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, Concert Choir and Repertory Chorus.Admission is free.