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"Dinner with Friends" by Donald Margulies opens Friday at the Butler Little Theatre, One Howard St.

Curtain is at 8:15 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays and 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The show will continue through March 20.

Tickets are $10; call 287-6781 between 7 and 9 p.m.

BUTLER TWP — Sing Hosanna! will stage "The Wizard of Oz" at 7:30 p.m. March 26 and 27 and at 2 p.m. March 28 at the Succop Theater at Butler County Community College.Tickets are $15 for those age 11 and older and $10 for those age 10 and younger. Tickets are available at May's Music Shoppe, 247 E. Jefferson St.For more information, call 724-287-8362.

JACKSON TWP — The Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. April 27 at Seneca Valley Intermediate High School.The group will perform hits including "Tuxedo Junction," "Moonlight Serenade," "Chattanooga Choo-Choo," "Stardust" and "Serenade in Blue." The Seneca Valley Jazz Ensemble will open the evening.Tickets are $20 with a limited number of VIP seats available for $30. VIP ticket holders will be able to attend a reception with members of the orchestra following the concert. Tickets are available by calling 724-452-5791 or 724-452-9355 or by e-mail to SVBandFoundation@gmail.com

SAXONBURG — The Rock at Knoch will take place April 17 at Knoch High School.Bands are guaranteed up to 30 minutes of playing time and up to 13 bands will be accepted. The first band will go on at 1 p.m. and the last will begin at about 9 p.m.This is a "battle of the bands" type show with voting to determine the winner.All band members must be age 21 or younger on the date of the show. Interested bands should send e-mail to erfreyermuth@aol.com or call 724-831-8809. Bands will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

The Treasure Hunters Roadshow is staying through Saturday at the Butler Days Inn.Residents may take their rare and unusual collectibles to be evaluated by experts. Possible items include jewelry, dental gold and gold coins.Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.The event is free. Call 217-726-7590.

FOXBURG — Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts is holding a Maple Syrup Festival on Saturday at RiverStone Farm on Foxview Road off Route 58 opposite the Allegheny Clarion Medical Center.The festival will run from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The day starts with a flapjack breakfast from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Weather permitting, wagon rides to gather syrup buckets and tour the Sugar House will be ongoing from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.Beginning at 1 p.m., there will be an impromptu bluegrass jam session at the RiverStone Event Barn, which also houses restored horse-drawn wagons and carriages. Cloggers and flatfoot dancing demonstration will be held at 2 and 3:30 p.m.Admission, including the pancake breakfast, is $10 for adults and $6 for children younger than 12. After 1 p.m., admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12.Call 724-659-3116 or visit www.alleghenyriverstone.org.

Zelienople — The Strand Theater, 119 N. Main St., will present the second installment of its inaugural Broadway Concert Series at 8 p.m. March 27 and at 2 p.m. March 28."The Family Concert" will feature Broadway talent alongside professional local performers and the music of Broadway composers Alan Menken and Tim Rice, including songs from "Beauty & The Beast," "The Lion King," "The Little Shop of Horrors" and "Jesus Christ, Superstar," among others.Tickets are $30. Call 724-742-0400 or visit www.thestrandtheater.org.

PITTSBURGH — The National Aviary will celebrate the opening its newest free-flight space, Grasslands, on March 20 and 21.Created to highlight species native to grasslands around the world, the Grasslands exhibit allows guests to enter a natural environment inhabited by finches, doves, plovers and other birds that rely on grassland habitats for survival.The first 100 children to visit will receive a free compass.The aviary is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Call 412-323-7235 or visit www.aviary.org.

PITTSBURGH — Music in a Great Space presents the Kent Camerata at 4 p.m. Sunday at at Shadyside Presbyterian Church on the corner of Amberson Avenue and Westminster Place, one block off Fifth Avenue.The program will feature vocal and instrumental music by Mozart, Schumann, Fauré, Britten and Chopin.Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors citizens age 60 and older; students and children are admitted free. Proceeds benefit the global missions of the church.For more information, call 412-682-4300 or visit www.shadysidepres.org.

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