MUSEUMS

July 15, 2011 Last Updated: July 15, 2011 02:16 PM Weekend Entertainment

Harmony Museum, Mercer Street, Harmony offers guided tours from 1 to 4 p.m. daily except Mondays. Reservations are suggested for weekends and required for groups. Call 724-452-7341 or 888-821-4822; visit www.harmonymuseum.org.

Old Economy Village in Ambridge hosts a Civil War Day of activities from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Nearly a dozen Union and Confederate reenactment groups are scheduled to participate, as well as living-history performers and musicians. Activities will include demonstrations of wet plate photography, printing, blacksmithing and dressmaking. Food and refreshments will be available. Admission is $12 for adults, $6 for children ages 3 to 11, and free for children younger than 3. Call 724-266-4500 or visit the website www.oldeconomyvillage.org.Fort Ligonier, Route 30, Ligonier, hosts “Battles of the French and Indian War” on July 23 and 24. Fort hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 4:30 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 14, and free for children 5 and younger. Call 724-238-9701.

Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., hosts professional appraisers at the fourth annual “Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures: An Antiques Appraisal Show” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Among the areas of expertise discussed will be: Civil War and World War II items; political and presidential memorabilia; books and documents; antique coins and jewelry; household items (glass, China, silver, vases); classic toys; textiles (wedding dresses, quilts); fine arts; furniture and historic photographs. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for senior citizens, $5 for children ages 4 to 17 and students with valid ID, and free for children under 3. Call 412-454-6000; visit: www.heinzhistorycenter.org.Fort Pitt Museum in Point State Park examines the rifleman’s material culture, lifestyle and place in American history as part of the exhibition, “The American Frontier Rifleman: Tall Tales & Truth,” through Oct. 30. Admission is $5. Visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through the last week of October hosts local farmers featuring certified organic foods. The “Summer Flower Show: Living Harmoniously with Nature” continues through Sept. 27. The conservatory at One Schenley Park is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with extended hours 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. Call 412-622-6914 or visit www.phipps.conservatory.org.National Aviary, 700 Arch St., hosts “A Night in the Tropics” from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday. The evening will feature selections from restaurants, dancing to the music of The Freedom Band, bird encounters, and a chance to win a Caribbean cruise. For tickets, call 412-258-9444 or visit www.aviary.org. The new sky deck is open, giving Aviary guests an up-close view of falconry with shows daily at 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., weather permitting, through the end of summer. Sky deck is open to those age 6 and older. The aviary is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. General admission is $13 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, $11 for children ages 2 to 12, and free for those younger than 2. Tickets that include general admission plus the sky deck shows are $21 for adults, $20 for senior citizens and $19 for children. Call 412-323-7235 or visit www.aviary.org.Children’s Museum, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square, presents Dora the Explorer Live! Dora’s Pirate Adventure” through Sept. 4. A treasure hunt program is scheduled for Monday through July 21. The MakeShop for July is “WoodShop,” in which participants use real woodworking tools to shape wood and build a birdhouse. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $12 for adults, $11 for children ages 2 to 18 and senior citizens, 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., is showing original comic art featuring Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and other iconic heroes through July 31. Tickets are available at http://iconsandorigins.eventbrite.com. 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 or call 412-232-0199.Carnegie Science Center, North Side, offers visitors the chance to go behind the scenes of USS Requin, a Cold War-era submarine docked on the Ohio River, on “Tech Tours” from 9 to 11 a.m. July 24 and Aug. 7 and 21. Due to the submarine’s structure, Requin Tech Tours require full mobility, and tour size is limited to 12 people. Participants must be age 15 or older. Cost is $20 for non-members and $15 for members. Call 412-237-1637. Visitors wishing to go on a self-guided tour of the USS Requin may do so daily from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sundays through Fridays, and from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturdays, throughout the summer.