ZELIENOPLE — The Strand Theater Initiative will host screenings of the 1991 Ron Howard film, “Backdraft,” as a fundraiser for the Harmony and Zelienople Volunteer Fire Departments.

The film will start at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 4 p.m. Sunday.

Additionally, a benefit spaghetti dinner after the Sunday screening is planned for 6:30 p.m. at Park United Presbyterian Church, 115 E. Grandview Ave.

The Strand will contribute $1 from every ticket Friday to the Harmony fire department and Saturday to the Zelienople fire department. Sunday's receipts will be split between the two, as will the proceeds from the spaghetti dinner.

“Backdraft,” a movie about firefighters, is R-rated.

Cost for the movie is $5 or $4 for senior citizens age 60 and older. Cost for the spaghetti dinner has not been set. Call 724-742-0400 or visit www.thestrandtheater.org.

BUTLER TWP — Sing Hosanna! will present Rodgers & Hammerstein's “The King and I” Friday through Sunday at the Succop Theater at Butler County Community College.Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.Tickets will be available starting Monday at May's Music Shoppe, 247 E. Jefferson St. Tickets cost $15 for those age 11 and older and $10 for those age 10 and younger.For more information, call 724-287-8362.

The Underground Gallery at The Art Center, 344 S. Main St., presents “The Pop Art Show” opening Friday and featuring art inspired by popular culture.The exhibit continues through March 25.Area artists displaying their work include Carly George, Allison Zehmisch, Richard Boniker, Aryl Bashline, James Grace and Trevor King, among others.Local bands will be part of the entertainment for the opening Friday. The bands, in order of appearance, are Sam Stuckey, Until The Daybreak, Peter Brady Love Connection, Three's a Crowd and Ninjas Eat Their Notes.The reception begins at 6:30 p.m. and bands will play from 7:30 until about 11 p.m., or when the last group finishes.Admission is $5 at the door. Call 724-283-6922 or send e-mail to art24aws@yahoo.com.

PITTSBURGH — The Duprees and the Drifters headline Roots of Rock and Roll Vol. XXXVII Saturday at the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave.The lineup also will include Pittsburgh's Vogues; Eugene Pitt, original lead singer of the Jive Five; and Pure Gold.Shows start at 5 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday.Tickets are $42.75 and $27.75 and are available by calling 412-456-6666. More information is available at www.puregoldmusic.com.

The Maridon Museum will host an Indian film series starting March 25 at the museum, 322 N. McKean St.“The Brave-Hearted Will Take the Bride” begins at 6 p.m. March 25 presented by William Covey from Slippery Rock University.In the story, Londoners Raj and Simran fall in love, but Simran’s father intends to take her back to India to marry a friend’s son.Other films will be:• “Something is Happening,” 6 p.m. April 8, presented by Dr. Sunita Peacock from Slippery Rock University.How Anjali fulfills her mother’s final wish forms the crux of this story.• “Water,” 6 p.m. May 12, presented by Ken Harris from Slippery Rock University.This film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi.The Maridon also is hosting a haiku contest for children age 12 and younger.Call 724-282-0123 for more information.