MUSEUMS
Providence Plantation, a center for living history presentations about 18th century frontier life at 300 Textor Hill Road, Evans City, will host a program about the American Revolution on the frontier from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. The program will include a guided historical tour with emphasis on agriculture, Scottish and Irish fiddle music, and a period candlelight dinner. Cost is $30 for adults and $15 for children younger than 12. Call 724-538-8818 or visit www.providenceplantationpa.org.
REGIONMeadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, the oldest site of human habitation in North America, is open for the season. The National Historic Landmark, located in Avella, Pa. in Washington County, features a massive, 16,000-year-old rock overhang used by the region’s earliest inhabitants for shelter. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays in May. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, Meadowcroft will be open noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for senior citizens, and $5 for children ages 6 to 17. Children under 6 get in free. Call 724-587-3412.
PITTSBURGHPhipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens at One Schenley Park will once again transform its historic and organically-managed front lawn into a May Market from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Visit phipps.conservatory.org.
Children’s Museum, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square, hosts Monster Truck Weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Backyard exhibit is open for the season. “Wheels” concludes on Sunday. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission prices are $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.
