Walking guided tours in and around downtown Butler are being offered.

A walking tour of Butler's law offices will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. July 17, starting from Banner & Sechler, 318 S. Main St.

A walking tour of McKean Street will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sept. 16, with a starting location to be determined.

Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and younger. To reserve a spot for a tour, call 724-256-5769 or e-mail info@butlerdowntown.org.

FRANKLIN TWP — The 157th annual Big Butler Fair will run Friday through July 7 at the fairgrounds off Route 422.There will be two bike nights, a square dancing event and a camel attraction in addition to semi-truck pulls, a demolition derby, animal judging and concerts.Free concerts include the Clarks and the Earthquakers at 7 p.m. Friday, Rusted Root at 8 p.m. July 3 and Lonestar with special guest Casey James with gates opening at 6 p.m. July 7.The carnival opens at 1 p.m. daily and will feature six free attractions, including the sea lion show, a wood carver, an illusionist, a petting zoo, the camel rides and a fishing tank.Gate admission is $6 before 4 p.m. and $8 after 4 p.m.; children younger than 2 are admitted free. A single-day pass for the rides is an additional $20.Call 724-865-2400 for more information.

BUTLER TWP — Sing Hosanna! will have its youth production of “The Reluctant Dragon” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Succop Theater at Butler County Community College.Tickets are $15 for age 11 and older and $10 for age 10 and younger. Tickets are available at May's Music Shoppe, 247 E. Jefferson St.Call 724-287-8362 or 724-285-3653.

NEW WILMINGTON — Westminster College will host an old-fashioned Independence Day celebration with a free concert and fireworks at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Brittain Lake on campus.Gene DeCaprio will serve as master of ceremonies for the 23rd annual concert featuring the River City Brass Band playing a variety of selections, with an emphasis on patriotic music.Additional music will be provided by the Pittsburgh Firefighters Memorial Pipers Band and vocalists Kathy Mansell and recent Westminster graduate Ali Pabrinkis. A color guard from the Pennsylvania National Guard will present the flag.Attendees are to take blankets or lawn chairs for seating.The evening will be capped by a fireworks display provided by Pyrotecnico.In case of rain, the concert will be held in Anderson Amphitheater.Call 800-942-8033 or visit www.westminster.edu.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust hosts free outdoor concerts.Every Tuesday at 5 p.m. through Sept. 11, the Jazz Live series will have concerts at the Agnes R. Katz Plaza, corner of 7th Street and Penn Avenue, in the Cultural District.In case of bad weather, the music moves indoors to the Backstage Bar at Theater Square, 7th Street and Penn Avenue.Some of the featured musicians are:• Maureen Budway & Friends, July 31• Poogie Bell, Aug. 21For information, call 412-456-6666 or visit www.trustarts.org.

FRANKLIN — The Venango County Historical Society will present activities Sunday to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.Beginning at 10:30 a.m., at Franklin's South Park Bandstand, a roll call will be read of the 400 Venango County soldiers killed in action during the Civil War.James Hayney will impersonate President Abraham Lincoln from noon to 2:30 p.m.Music will be provided from 1 to 2 p.m. by a dulcimer band from Clarion County playing a selection of Civil War tunes.Those assembled at the parking lots at the old Franklin Hospital site by 3 p.m. will form a procession to Franklin Cemetery where there will be a Gettysburg Address program.For more information, call 814-437-2275 or e-mail vchistory@csonline.net.

Financial consultant Alison Wertz from Bill Few Associates will discuss the economy and financial markets at 7 p.m. July 31 at the Townhouse, 530 N. Main St.Her topic will be “Organize, Simplify and Take Control of Your Finances.”For more information, call 412-444-4400.

PITTSBURGH — Point State Park's Allegheny Wharf will be the site of a free performance by the American Wind Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. July 14.The concert is also the official kickoff for the orchestra's Cuban Music and Art Festival.For more information, call 724-779-8334 or visit www.americanwindsymphonyorchestra.org.