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Harmony Museum on Mercer Street in Harmony is open from 1 to 4 p.m. daily; closed Mondays and holidays. Reservations are suggested for weekends and required for groups. Call 724-452-7341 or 888-821-4822, or visit www.harmonymuseum.org.

<B>Pittsburgh Children's Museum,</B> 10 Children's Way, Allegheny Square, opens "Curious George: Let's Get Curious!" on Saturday, introducing young children to the world of Curious George with interactive math, science and engineering-based adventures while emphasizing the central role that parents and caregivers play. The play opportunities include a construction site, farm and a space ship. An international children's painting competition exhibition continues through Aug. 1. Museum hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays; and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, except holidays. Admission is $11 for adults; $10 for senior citizens older than 65 and children ages 2 to 18, and free for children younger than 2. Parking is $5 for nonmembers. Call 412-322-5058 or visit the website, www.pittsburghkids.org.<B>Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens</B> in Schenley Park continues the summer flower show, "Gargoyles in the Garden," through Sept. 12. Also open is the annual butterfly forest through Sept. 6. The Farmers Market at Phipps Conservatory includes Riverview Dairy of Emlenton offering multiple flavors of goat cheese and goat milk from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through October on the lawn. The conservatory is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with extended hours until 10 p.m. Fridays. Admission is $12 for adults, $11 for senior citizens age 62 and older and students with ID, $9 for children ages 2 to 18. Call 412-622-6914 or visit phipps.conservatory.org.<B>ToonSeum</B>, Pittsburgh's Museum of Cartoon Art at 945 Liberty Ave., hosts ""The Art of AKIRA" through July 18, about the film by Katsuhiro Otomo. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Museum admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children ages 5 to 17; children younger than 5 are admitted free. Visit the website, www.toonseum.org.<B>National Aviary</B>, 700 Arch St., has started its new outdoor free-flight bird show with several species never before seen in free-flight at the aviary. Two different shows are offered. First is a raptor show featuring eagles, black kites, an auger buzzard and vultures. Several species will make their debut flights in this show, including a bald eagle, a Harris hawk and a southern ground hornbill. A second show features species in the parrot family. FliteZone show times are 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. The shows are included in the regular admission price, which is $12 for adults, $11 for senior citizens, $9.50 for children ages 2 to 12, and free for those younger than 2. Aviary hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $12 for adults; $11 for senior citizens; $9.50 for children ages 2 to 12; and free for children younger than 2. Dads and granddads receive free admission on Sunday for Father's Day with a paid child admission. Call 412-323-7235 or visit www.aviary.org.<B>Heinz History Center</B>, 1212 Smallman St., continues "Discover the Real George Washington: New Views from Mount Vernon," an exhibition from George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, through July 18. The exhibition features nearly 100 objects, including full-scale figures of Washington, architectural models, decorative and fine art items, maps, manuscripts and paintings. Continuing are "Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation" celebrating Pittsburgh's impact on the world over the past 250 years, and "Behind the Scenes with the Pittsburgh Steelers: Photographs by Mike Fabus." Center hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except holidays. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for senior citizens age 62 and older, $5 for students with ID and for children ages 4 to 17, and free for children 3 and younger. Call 412-454-6000.<B>Carnegie Science Center</B>, One Allegheny Ave., North Side, on select Sunday mornings this summer will offer behind the scenes tours of the USS Requin, the Cold War-era submarine docked on the Ohio River. Requin Tech Tours will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. July 11 and Aug. 8. "King Of Pop," a 45-minute laser show synchronized to the music of Michael Jackson, continues at 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Weekday matinees are shown at 3 p.m., while Saturday and Sunday matinee shows start at 1 and 3 p.m. Monday is the day, as the first official day of summer, to take in any saved snowballs to be able to name your admission price. Regular science center admission is $17.95 for adults and $9.95 for children ages 3 to 12; admission is discounted for senior citizens on Tuesdays. Parking is $5. Center hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays; closed holidays. Call 412-237-3400 or visit www.carnegiesciencecenter.org.<B>Carnegie Museum of Natural History</B>, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, opens "Pittsburgh Adorned: Classic to Contemporary" featuring more than 80 pieces of jewelry from private local collections and those of the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, with additional hours until 8 p.m. Thursdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission, which includes the Carnegie Museum of Art, is $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, and $11 for students with ID and children ages 3 to 18, and free for members and children younger than 3. Call 412-622-3131 or visit the website, www.carnegiemnh.org.

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