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BUTLER TWP — The students of the select choral ensembles at Butler Intermediate High School will present a concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Butler Intermediate High School auditorium. Admission is free.
The theme for this concert is "Favorites from the Movies" and will feature 14 student soloists in addition to choral selections.
Soloists include Lyric Ackelson, Michael Alexander, Courtney Benson, Amelia Bishop, Sean Bock, Tiffany Keffalas, Marlee Manuel, Stephanie Miller, Theo Peterson, Robin Schmeider, Rebecca Shakely, Katie Steighner, Andrew Stock and Laurel Wain.
"Unplugged: From Brooklyn to Butler" is a concert planned from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at The Art Center, 344 S. Main St.The concert, a benefit for the center, will include musical performances by Christopher Paul Stelling, a neo-folk artist of Brooklyn, N.Y; Eric Pitluga from A Voice Like Rhetoric of Slippery Rock, and Jerry Lorenz of Butler.Cover is $5. Seating will be "nightclub style" with small tables seating four guests per table. Guests may take their own refreshments. The doors will open at 6 p.m.Call 724-283-6922 for more information.
SLIPPERY ROCK — Jennings Environmental Education Center will host maple sugaring activities at 2 p.m. Sunday.This program is open to the public, and no registration is required.The event will unravel the mystery of how a tree functions and how people benefit from the life processes of these giant plants. The program will begin with an indoor presentation that will progress into a guided outdoor walk featuring a working evaporator and a taste of spring itself: real maple syrup.Jennings is open regularly from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and on weekends as scheduled. Call 724-794-6011 to confirm programs.
JACKSON TWP — The Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. April 27 at Seneca Valley Intermediate High School. Doors will open at 6 p.m.Selections will include "Tuxedo Junction," "Moonlight Serenade," "Chattanooga Choo-Choo," "Stardust" and "Serenade in Blue."The Seneca Valley Jazz Ensemble will open the performance.General admission seats are $20 and a limited number of VIP seats are available at $30. VIP ticket holders will be able to attend a reception with members of the orchestra following the concert. Tickets are available by calling 724-452-9355. This event is sponsored by the Seneca Valley Band Foundation.
GROVE CITY — The Grammy Award-winning Christian rock band Jars of Clay will perform at 7:45 p.m. April 18 in the Physical Learning Center Arena at Grove City College.Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Tickets are available online at www.itickets.com.Jars of Clay, formed in the early 1990s, consists of vocalist Dan Haseltine, keyboardist Charlie Lowell and guitarists Steve Mason and Matt Odmark.The multiplatinum band has created 10 albums, including "The Long Fall Back to Earth."Call 724-450-4002 for more information.
PITTSBURGH — Renaissance and Baroque presents Musica Pacifica performing a program called "Dancing in the Isles: Rousing Baroque folk and dance music from Scotland, Ireland, and England" at 8 p.m. April 17 at Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St.A pre-concert talk will be held at 7 p.m. and a question-and-answer session with the musicians will follow the performance.Ticket prices range from $10 for student admission to $35 for reserved seating. Call 412-361-2048 or visit www.rbsp.org.
MONROEVILLE — A crafter from Butler County will participate in the Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts Spring Fever Festival this weekend at the Monroeville Convention Center, 135 Mall Blvd.Lisa Tracy of Butler will take part in the 11th annual event.Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.Admission is $6 for adults, $5.50 for senior citizens, $3 for children ages 12 to 16, and free for children younger than 12.For more information, call 724-863-4577.
