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Providence Plantation, 300 Textor Hill Road, Evans City, hosts "Meet Indians Defeated in the Indians' War: 1763" from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 2. Reservations are required. For information, call 724-538-8818 or visit the website, www.frontier-history.org.

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.region

Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village in Ambridge celebrates Erntefest, a traditional German harvest festival, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 3 to 17 and free for children younger than 3. The site is open from noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Call 724-266-4500 to confirm programs.

<B>ToonSeum</B>, Pittsburgh's Museum of Cartoon Art, 945 Liberty Ave., presents the graphic novella "In Pictopia," illustrated by Don Simpson and written by Alan Moore, author of such comics-turned-movies as "The Watchmen," "V for Vendetta" and "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." The exhibit is on display from Saturday through Oct. 31. An opening reception is planned for 7 p.m. Saturday. 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>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. The extra program "Meet Curious George" takes place from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and from 11:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday. 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.<B>National Aviary</B>, 700 Arch St., shows "Wings" daily at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. beginning Oct. 9 in the Helen M. Schmidt FliteZone Theater. Admission is $12 for adults, $11 for senior citizens, $9.50 for children ages 2 to 12, and free for those younger than 2. Winter hours begin Oct. 1 and are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call 412-323-7235 or visit www.aviary.org.<B>Carnegie Museum of Natural History</B>, 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. The exhibit continues through Oct. 17. 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.

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