Old Stone House will be the site of a program called "Conflict on the Venango Path" French and Indian War Encampment from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Activities will include a living history encampment, military demonstrations and battle re-enactments. Opening day will offer a taste of history with cooks providing free samples of food from European and native cultures using authentic Colonial-era recipes and cooking methods. Old Stone House is at the intersection of routes 8, 173 and 528. Call 724-738-4964 or visit www.oldstonehousePA.org.

Harmony Museum on Mercer Street in Harmony, representing the town founded in 1804 by pacifist German Lutheran Separatists and their Harmony Society, will host an antique gun show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Stewart Hall. The museum 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 the Web site, www.harmonymuseum.org.

<B>ToonSeum</B>, Pittsburgh's Museum of Cartoon Art at 945 Liberty Ave., presents "The Dog Days of Summer: Cartoon Canines" 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.<B>Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens</B> in Schenley Park hosts the Summer Flower Show "Gargoyles in the Garden" 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.<B>Children's Museum</B>, 10 Children's Way, Allegheny Square, features "Curious George: Let's Get Curious!" through Oct. 3, 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. Museum hours are from 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 the website www.pittsburghkids.org.<B>National Aviary</B>, 700 Arch St., has outdoor free-flight bird shows at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. The shows are included in the 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.<B>Carnegie Museum of Natural History</B>, 4400 Forbes Ave. in 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 to celebrate the passions the love, status and even politics that jewelry evokes. The exhibit continues through Oct. 17. 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. Closed major holidays. 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 Web site, www.carnegiemnh.org.