Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village in Ambridge hosts a garden party from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served as visitors explore the paths, arbors and pavilion. The Old Economy Singers and Orchestra will perform. Reservations, at $30 per person, are required. Call 724-266-4500, Ext. 101.

PITTSBURGHNational Aviary, 700 Arch St., hosts an Animal Rescue Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Visitors can meet available pets and representatives from rescue shelters. Participating groups include Western Pennsylvania Humane Society; Hidey Hole (ferrets), ARL Wildlife Center, Great Pyrenees Rescue, Hello Bully, Going Greyhounds and Distinguished Dobermans Rescue. Aviary hours are 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. Call 412-323-7235 or visit www.aviary.org.

Children's Museum, 10 Children's Way, Allegheny Square, features "Curious George: Let's Get Curious!" which introduces young children to interactive math, science and engineering-based adventures while emphasizing the role parents and caregivers play. "Meet Curious George" is planned for 2 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Aug. 14 and from 11:30 a.m. to noon Aug. 11. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. 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 www.pittsburghkids.org.

ToonSeum, Pittsburgh's Museum of Cartoon Art at 945 Liberty Ave., presents comic artist and professor Ryan Clayton at 6:30 p.m. today for a discussion of his work in autobiographical comics. Admission is free. "The Dog Days of Summer: Cartoon Canines" continues through Sept. 19. The exhibit has more than 50 pieces of original comic strip, animation and cartoon art spanning 100 years of illustrated history. Snoopy, Scooby Doo, Huckleberry Hound, Pluto, Underdog, Ruff and Goofy are represented. 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. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children ages 5 to 17; children younger than 5 are admitted free. Visit www.toonseum.org.

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Schenley Park, hosts Summertime Gargoyle Nights from 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays through Sept. 12. The evenings feature docent-led gargoyle tours and barbecue bites. Admission is $20. Hard lemonade will be available. Tours start at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Fridays and are free with general admission; participation in Gargoyle Nights is not required. The summer flower show "Gargoyles in the Garden" runs through Sept. 12. Phipps is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 10 p.m. Fridays. Admission is $12 for adults, $11 for senior citizens age 62 and older and students with valid ID, $9 for children ages 2 to 18 and free for children younger than 2.

Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, features "Pittsburgh Adorned: Classic to Contemporary" with more than 80 pieces of jewelry from private local collections and those of 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 www.carnegiemnh.org.