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The curtain will go up on the musical “Oliver” being staged by Sing Hosanna! at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Succop Theater on the Butler County Community College campus.

Tickets are $10 for children age 10 and younger and $15 for people age 11 and older. Tickets are available at May's Music Shoppe, 247 E. Jefferson St. Call 724-287-8362 for more information.

An ensemble of harps will be featured at the Butler County Symphony Orchestra's Dec. 4 concert in the Butler Intermediate High School auditorium, 551 Fairground Hill Road.“Visions of Sugar Plums” will begin at 7:30 p.m.Reserved seat tickets are available at the Symphony Association office, 259 S. Main S. Adult ticket prices are $22 in advance and $25 at the door on concert night. Student tickets are $5.The Symphony Association's 21st Annual Holiday Tour of Homes will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Tickets for the self-guided tour are $15 in advance and $18 on the day of the tour.For more information, call 724-283-1402 or visit www.butlersymphony.org.

PITTSBURGH — Due to fan demand, the Bon Jovi 2011 tour has added a second show at Consol Energy Center.The group had already scheduled a show Feb. 11 and now there will be an additional show on Feb. 12.The band is celebrating the recent release of its “Greatest Hits” collections and will close out 2010 with a series of overseas concerts.Tickets for both Pittsburgh shows are available now and range from $18.50 to $132.75. Call 800-745-3000 or visit the website, www.ticketmaster.com.

PITTSBURGH — Sesame Street Live “1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends,” an imagination-inspired musical, will go on Jan. 13 to 16 at the Consol Energy Center, 1001 Fifth Ave.Tickets will be available starting at 10 a.m. Monday.Showtimes are at 7 p.m. Jan. 13; at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 14; at 10:30 a.m. and 2 and 5:30 p.m. Jan. 15; and 1 and 4:30 p.m. Jan. 16.Tickets range from $13 to $24 with a limited number of $32 Gold Circle seats and $75 Sunny Seats available. On opening night Jan. 13, all seats (excluding Gold Circle/Sunny Seats) are $12. A facility fee is added.For more information, call 412-642-1800. For tickets, call 800-745-3000.

PITTSBURGH — Tickets for the Broadway touring production of “Mary Poppins” are available now for the show running Jan. 5 to 23 at the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave.Tickets start at $22 and are available by calling 412-456-6666 or online at www.pgharts.org.

PITTSBURGH — Country music artist Kenny Chesney will return to Heinz Field as a part of his Goin' Coastal Tour, next summer. Chesney will perform July 2, 2011, in Pittsburgh.Tickets range from $29 to $250 and will be available beginning Dec. 4 by calling 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

MONROEVILLE — The 13th annual Greater Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts Holiday Spectacular will feature wares by Lisa Tracy of Butler.The event takes place Friday through Sunday at the Monroeville Convention Center, Route 22.Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.Admission is $5.50 for adults, $5 for senior citizens age 65 and older, $1 for children ages 6 to 12, and free for children younger than 6. Call 724-863-4577.

PITTSBURGH — Light-Up Night festivities will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday in downtown Pittsburgh.Activities include skating, musical performances and a tree lighting. A gingerbread house display and train exhibit will be open at Wintergarden and Two PPG Place.For more information, call 412-434-1900 or visit www.ppgplace.com.

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