The 100 block of West New Castle Street, closed to create an urban park, will have its opening Friday with a 5 p.m. dedication and the city's first Summer Jam concert at 6 p.m.

Friday's concert will feature Amanda Noah, Shift Change and Full Circle. Through Aug. 10, concerts will be given at the plaza Friday evenings, with every other Friday featuring three bands as part of a Summer Jam series.

There also will be free lunchtime concerts Wednesdays by Tom Panei and Shady Lady Productions, and Tuesday afternoons will have the “Seven Series” arts, performances and cultural demonstrations. A movie presentation is planned one Sunday a month.

An events schedule will be available at ButlerDowntown.org, as well as at businesses.

The performance list includes the May Hollow Band on June 15, Angel Blue Band on June 20, Justin Fabus Band on June 22 and Terry Lee Spencer Band on June 29.

The Butler County Symphony Association's first garden tour is June 16. The self-guided event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Six gardens are included. A reception will be held at the Meridian Gift Shop Gazebo, 298 Meridian Road.The tour is a fundraiser for the symphony association. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 that day. They are available at the symphony office, 259 S. Main St. between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. For information, call 724-283-1402.

EVANS CITY — Providence Plantation hosts an “18th century Father's Day Program” June 16 from 5 to 8 p.m. including period character interpreters, a guided tour, Scottish and Irish fiddle tunes, and a candlelight dinner based on 18th century recipes.Cost is $30; $15 for children younger than 13. Reservations are required by Saturday.Providence Plantation, is at 300 Textor Hill Road. Call 724-538-8818 or visit providenceplantationpa@org.

PITTSBURGH — The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival concludes Sunday in Point State Park.Headline events still to come are concerts by the Del McCoury Band, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band and Greensky Bluegrass at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers at 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.Call 412-456-6666 or visit 3riversartsfest.org for more information.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh CLO will host a free series featuring films of the summer musicals that CLO is staging.The films will be shown at Point Park University's George R. White Theater, 414 Wood St., before the live productions open on the Benedum Center stage.The films are “A Chorus Line” on Saturday, “Annie” on June 16, “Fiddler on the Roof” on June 30, and “Sunset Boulevard” on July 14, all beginning at 2 p.m.Call 412-281-3973 for more information.

This year’s Monster Bash will be June 22 to 24 at the Butler Days Inn, Route 8.The theme will be “Prehistoric Monster Bash” and celebrate films from the silent film era through the 1950s, presented by Scary Monsters Magazine and Creepy Classics Video.The guest list includes Martine Beswick, who starred with Raquel Welch and John Richardson in “One Million Years B.C.” and Ricou Browning, who portrayed Gill-Man in “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” and Richard Kiel, who appeared in “Eegah” “House of the Damned” and as the character “Jaws” in some James Bond films.Admission is $20 with a three-day admission for $45. Children under 12 are admitted free with a paying adult.