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Concerts to Munch By, hosted by the Butler County Symphony Association, will feature the Butler Faculty Jazz Trio on Wednesday at the symphony office, 259 S. Main St.
Shows run from 12:15 p.m. until 12:45 p.m.
Admission is free. Audience members may take a lunch or buy one there for $3. Cookies and cold drinks are free. Call 724-283-1402 or visit the website www.butlersymphony.org.
A benefit concert for Eugene Somogy, who was in an ATV accident, will be held at 1 p.m. June 12 at the Jaycees Shelter at Alameda Park off New Castle Road.Bands scheduled to play include Absolute Malice, Ninth Haven, Suffer Your Charm, Nazgul, Ursus and Nina8mana.There will also be food, raffles and a chinese auction. Proceeds will be used for Somogy's medical bills and for living expenses for his wife and two young children.
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh's oldest, largest and longest free arts event, the Three Rivers Arts Festival, opens Friday and continues through June 13 with music and arts events at Point State Park, Hertz Gateway Center and across the Cultural District.The Creativity Zone at Point State Park will have hands-on activities for all ages and kid-friendly performances.For more information, call 412-471-6070 or visit www.artsfestival.net.
FRAZER TWP, Allegheny County — Wagman Star Parties are scheduled June 18 and 19 at the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Regional Park, near Russellton.The parties begin at about 8:55 p.m., weather permitting.The events are sponsored by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh.Admission is free, though donations are accepted to help cover the costs of operation.Call 724-224-2510 or visit www.3ap.org for information.
PITTSBURGH — The second annual Farmers at Phipps market returns to the front lawn of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Schenley Park.Wednesdays from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. through October, visitors can meet farmers and peruse a variety of certified organic and Certified Naturally Grown products. Items will include vegetables, fruit, meat, cheese, eggs, honey, seedlings, cut flowers and perennials.For more information, call 412-622-6914 or visit www.phipps.conservatory.org.
AMBRIDGE — Oktoberfest in June, a fundraiser for Old Economy Village, will be hosted from 6 to 10 p.m. June 12 by Penn Brewery at the historic site at 14th and Church streets.The event will offer the brewery's flagship Penn Pilsner along with other beers, dinner and entertainment at the Granary within the historic village grounds. Wine will also be available.Admission is $25 per person; tickets are available at the Visitors Center, 270 16th St., or by calling 724-266-4500 Ext. 101. Tickets will also be available at the Harmony Museum and its shop, 218 and 222 Mercer St., Harmony, where the phone number is 724-452-7341 or 888-821-4822.Old Economy Village was one of the sites closed to the public last year when the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's funding was cut. The nonprofit Friends of Old Economy Village reopened the site in April.
Audubon and Butler Freeport Community Trail-hosted Bird/Nature Walks will be held at 9 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month throughout the summer beginning June 9.The walks start at the Monroe trail head. The dates for the walks are June 9, July 7, Aug. 11 and Sept 8.For more information, send e-mail to president@butlerfreeporttrail.org. or visit www.butlerfreeporttrail.org.
