MUSEUMS
Harmony Museum on Mercer Street in Harmony will be the site of Historic Harmony's 45th Harmoniefest at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the museum's Stewart Hall, 218 Mercer St. Reservations are needed. Call 724-452-7341 or send e-mail to hmuseum@zoominternet.net.PITTSBURGH
National Aviary, 700 Arch St., hosts FlamingoFest from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Activities are included in the general admission price. 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.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens presents the annual Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show spotlighting some of the most spectacular and unique specimens in its extensive permanent collections, 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 for students with valid ID, $9 for children ages 2 to 18, and free for children younger than 2. Call 412-622-6914 or visit http://phipps.conservatory.org.
Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., presents “America's Best Weekly: A Century of The Pittsburgh Courier” featuring rare photographs, artifacts and videos about the African-American newspaper. Highlights include the oldest-known existing copy of The Pittsburgh Courier, a camera belonging to photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris, and a display on the Courier's coverage of the Civil Rights movement and wartime issues. Continuing is “Stars and Stripes: An American Story” through June 17. The history center is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for senior citizens, $5 for students with ID and for children ages 4 to 17, and free for children 3 and younger. Call 412-454-6000 or visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, will have free admission from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays in February and March. Regular admission 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. 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. Call 412-622-3131 or visit the website www.carnegiemnh.org.
Fort Pitt Museum in Point State Park is featuring “The American Frontier Rifleman: Tall Tales & Truth” exhibition, which explores 200 years of this American legend through rare artifacts, lifelike museum figures, and displays on American rifleman in popular culture, through April 30. Visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.
ToonSeum, Pittsburgh's Museum of Cartoon Art at 945 Liberty Ave., presents “Funky Turns 40: The Black Character Revolution” through March 10. Admission is $4 for adults and free for children age 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, will host “Wheels” from Feb. 18 to May 18. 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. Call 412-322-5058 or visit www.pittsburghkids.org.
