MARS — Mars Public Library will have an Astronomy Club kick off meeting from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 30 at 107 Grand Ave., Mars.

Members will be able to borrow the library's telescope for one-week periods after attending the orientation session.

For more information, call 724-625-9048 or visit www.marslibrary.org.

FREEPORT — There will be a luncheon and multimedia dramatic reading and lecture on Massey Harbison at noon Tuesday at the River Forest Country Club clubhouse.Janet Pazzynski, a Pittsburgh performer, will do a first-person reading of Massey's trying trek through the wilderness as a Native American captive in 1792.Drenda Gostkowski, a local historian from Winfield Township, will lecture.A walking tour to the site of Harbison's abduction on the golf greens and the site of the settler's fort at Reed's Station will follow the luncheon and lecture.For reservations and directions, call Laura at 724-295-2298.

EVANS CITY — The Evans City Historical Society museum, located in the rear of the Evans City Library, is now open from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.This time is in addition to Tuesday morning hours of 9 a.m. until noon. The museum is supporting the effort to “Save the Chapel” at the Evans City Cemetery through the sale of small wooden replicas of the chapel.For more information, visit www.evanscityhistory.com.

WORTHINGTON — Sugar Creek Rest, 120 Lakeside Drive, will host a truck-n-tractor cruise from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 2. A community yard sale will also take place.There will be trucks and tractors of all makes and models, food, crafts, music, a raffle and face painting for children.

ZELIENOPLE — First aid & CPR instruction will be offered from 7 to 10 p.m. June 4 at the Zelienople Public Library.The class will include both video and hands-on training.Lynn Mooney, American Heart Association approved instructor, will be the trainer.Call the library to register.Other library events will include an ice cream social and magic show June 11, history club June 14 and a program on night gardening June 19.For more information on these programs, call the library at 724-452-9330 or e-mail zelienople@bcfls.orgCasting for Recovery's retreat slated for AugustThe deadline to apply for Casting for Recovery's weekend retreat Aug. 24 to 26 is June 15 for women of Western Pennsylvania who have or have had breast cancer.The retreat will be held at The River Village in central Pennsylvania.The Casting for Recovery program uses fly-fishing to promote physical and emotional healing.Of those who apply, 14 breast cancer survivors will be chosen to participate in the retreat.Those interested should submit their name by calling 888-553-3500 or visiting www.castingforrecovery.org.

MARS — The Mars Home for Youth will hold a “Swing into Summer” fundraiser dinner at 7 p.m. June 15 at the Wildwood Golf Club in Allison Park.The event will feature dinner, silent and live auctions, entertainment and dancing and a major announcement about the organization.Keynote speakers will be Martin Harris, the home’s executive director, and the 2010 winner of the John Heinz Dissertation Award, Jessie Ramey, whose work on adoption features the home.For more information, visit www.marshomeforyouth.org or call 724-625-3141.