Associated Artists of Butler County offers art classes. Call 724-282-6922 for information. The Art Center, 344 S. Main St., also hosts art parties for groups. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Admission to the center is free. Call 724-283-6922 or visit www.aabcArtCenter.com.

Maridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., will have its Asian New Year Celebration fundraiser on Feb. 16 at the Butler Country Club. The Year of the Snake will be celebrated with festivities from 6 to 11 p.m. The evening will include dining, dancing, entertainment, a silent auction and Chinese raffle baskets. Tickets are $125. Proceeds benefit the Maridon. Call 724-282-0123 or visit www.maridon.org.

Hoyt Center for the Arts, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, presents “Preserving a Legacy: Shenango China” showcasing pieces by the former New Castle ceramics manufacturer through March 1. Admission is free. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Call 724-652-2882 or visit www.hoytartcenter.org.

Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., hosts an opening night reception from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and a gallery talk at 10 a.m. Saturday for an exhibit of works by Diane Meyer of Santa Monica, Calif., and Ross Mantle of Pittsburgh, winners of the Fellowship 13 International Photography Competition. Admission to both events is free. Regular gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Call 412-431-1810 or visit www.silvereye.org.Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., is displaying “Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851–1939” through Feb. 24. 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. Admission is $17.95 for adults, $14.95 for senior citizens, $11.95 for students and children ages 3 to 18, and free for children younger than 3. Call 412-622-3131 or visit www.cmoa.org.