Butler Little Theatre's next show in the 2009-10 season will be "Dinner with Friends" will run March 12 to 20 at the theater at One Howard St.

The play will be directed by Casey Bowser and produced by Becky Plymale and Marsha Seybert.

Relationships are the focus of this 2000 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Donald Margulies.

The story deals with Karen and Gabe who have been best friends with Beth and Tom for years. When Beth announces to Karen and Gabe that Tom is leaving her for another woman, everyone starts asking questions. Could a change in a friend's marriage create problems for everyone?

Please note, this show contains adult language and subject matter.

The cast includes Stephanie Kobil, Stefan Lingenfelter, Heidi Nicholls-Bowser and Tom Smithyman.

Curtain is at 8:15 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays during the run of the show.

Tickets are $10. Call 724-287-6781.

PENN TWP — The Maridon Museum's annual Chinese New Year celebration is planned for Feb. 20 at the Butler County Club.The evening will include food, raffle baskets, entertainment and dancing. Festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a cash bar, followed by hors d'oeuvres at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.Music will be provided by the Trinity Jazz Group. The Steel Dragon Kung Fu and Lion Dance Team of Pittsburgh will perform.This black-tie optional event benefits the Maridon Museum and its programming to educate children, teachers and adults about Asian culture.A ticket costs $100, and reservations are necessary. Call 724-282-0123.

PITTSBURGH — A benefit concert is planned for the family of Megan (Oshea) Durst who died Jan. 23 at age 32, leaving two sons, ages 3 and 1.Area musician Jon Fisher and Pittsburgh promoter Donnie Lawless will host a concert from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Hard Rock Café in Pittsburgh. Bands will include Lights Over Vegas, Acoustic Jammage, The Lids and The Thrift Shop Band. A compilation CD with songs donated by Pittsburgh bands will be available as well as raffles and auctions.Tickets to the all-ages show are $40, which includes the show, a buffet and a $20 donation. Call 412-481-7625 or 724-553-0711.

ZELIENOPLE — Calvin Presbyterian Church, 415 E. Grandview Ave., will be the site of a concert to benefit Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti. The show will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday.Zelienople native Denise Thiebaud English was working at the hospital at the time of the quake and will give a short presentation. The concert is a joint presentation by A Circle of Friends choirs and Calvin Presbyterian Church musicians.The admission donation is $10 for adults and $5 for students.Call 724-452-7560 or visit www.hashaiti.org.

SLIPPERY ROCK — An English translation of Melvin Mendez' play "The Old Man's Wings," completed by Deborah Cohen, Slippery Rock University professor of modern languages and cultures, will open the university theatre department's spring semester stage series.The show will run Feb. 26 to March 3 in Miller Auditorium.Curtains are at 8 p.m., except for the Feb. 28 show which is a 2 p.m. matinee.The work is set in Hope Sanitarium in Costa Rica and centers around an old man, Antonio, his fellow inmates and the asylum's staff.Tickets are $10 for the general public and $5 for students with ID. Call 724-738-2645.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's 2010-11 season features an Alexander Dumas classic, some drama with "Dracula," Gershwin brothers' jazz and, of course, Balanchine and more Balanchine.The ballets are staged at either the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., or the Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St.The season schedule includes:• "The Three Musketeers" with the orchestra, Oct. 22 to 24 at the Benedum Center• "The Nutcracker," Dec. 10 to 26 at the Benedum Center• "Dracula," Feb. 11 to 13, 2011, at the Benedum Center• "Gershwin Premiere" with live music, March 17 to 20, 2011, at the Byham Theater• "George Balanchine: Celebrating a Legend" with the orchestra, April 15 to 17, 2011, at the Benedum Center.Subscriptions to PBT's 41st season are available by calling 412-454-9107 or by visiting www.pbt.org. Three-, four- and five-show packages are available, starting at $57 per seat. Single tickets go on sale at the beginning of September.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust culminates Black History Month with its regular "Showcase Noir" African-American artist and designer exhibit and sale and a presentation by Grammy-Award-winning South African a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo."Showcase Noir" opens at 11 a.m. Feb. 28 in the Byham Theater lobby, 101 Sixth St.Ladysmith Black Mambazo closes the evening with a 7 p.m. performance in the theater.Admission to Showcase Noir is free until 6 p.m. Tickets for the concert range from $20 to $37 and are available by calling 412-456-6666 or visiting www.pgharts.org.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Public Theater presents Arthur Miller's "The Price" from March 4 to April 4 at the O'Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater's home downtown.In the play, two feuding brothers discover that there's more to their father's legacy than an attic-full of furniture.Curtain is at 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays (except March 30 when the show is at 7 p.m.); at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays (except now show March 6 and 13). There will be an additional 2 p.m. matinee April 1, plus a show at 7 p.m. Sundays (except April 4). There will be no public performance on March 17.Tickets range from $31 to $50; students and anyone age 26 or younger pay $15. Call 412-316-1600 or visit www.ppt.org.