MUSEUMS & MORE
Harmony Museum on Mercer Street in 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.PITTSBURGH
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens presents the annual orchid and tropical bonsai show through March 4. The conservatory at One Schenley Park is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and until 10 p.m. Fridays. Admission is $12 for adults, $11 for senior citizens and students, $9 for children ages 2 to 18, and free for children under 2. Call 412-622-6914 or visit http://phipps.conservatory.org.
Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., hosts the fifth annual Quilters Weekend from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, showcasing the history of quilting in Western Pennsylvania with a variety of displays, guest speakers and hands-on activities, which are free with admission. The exhibit “Stars and Stripes: An American Story” continues through June 17. The center is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for senior citizens, $5 for students and children ages 4 to 17, and free for children 3 and younger. Call 412-454-6000 or visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.
National Aviary, 700 Arch St., hosts “America’s Grand Birds: Eagles” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Activities are included in general admission. The aviary is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission is $13 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, $11 for children ages 2 to 18, and free for children younger than 2. Call 412-323-7235 or visit www.aviary.org.
ToonSeum, Pittsburgh’s Museum of Cartoon Art at 945 Liberty Ave., presents more than 50 pieces of original comic strip art all from April 11, 2010. The exhibit is a who’s who of the modern American comics, featuring Garfield, Beetle Bailey and Doonsebury among others. The exhibit runs through January. “Funky Turns 40,” celebrating the legacy of the first wave of positive black animated characters of the 1970s, continues through March 10. Admission is $4 for adults and free for children 12 and younger. 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. Call 412-232-0199 or visit www.toonseum.org.
Children’s Museum, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square, presents “Meet the Makers: Metal Forging” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. “How People Make Things” continues through Feb. 5. 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. Call 412-322-5058 or visit www.pittsburghkids.org.
Fort Pitt Museum in Point State Park is featuring “The American Frontier Rifleman: Tall Tales & Truth” through April 30. Visit the website www.heinzhistorycenter.org.
