A free family summer concert series, hosted by the Butler County Parks and Recreation Department, takes place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 13 at the Carousel Shelter at Alameda Park. Playing Tuesday will be Tom Panei Acoustic, with material from Johnny Cash to Nine Inch Nails and his own original music.

Thursdays in the Park concert series in the Rotary Amphitheater at Community Park in Cranberry Township is free. It will feature The Holidays with oldies and more at 7 p.m. today. Take a blanket or lawn chair. Call 724-776-4806. Playing at 7 p.m. July 25 will be Big Fat Jazz.

Bottlebrush: A Gallery for the Arts, 539 Main St., Harmony, will host blues guitarist Eric Taylor with guest BeJae Fleming at 7 p.m. Friday. Admission is $20; call 724-452-0539 for tickets.

The Butler County Symphony Orchestra's Concerts to Munch By performance from noon to 12:45 p.m. Wednesday at the New Castle Street Plaza will feature the Tom Butler Faculty Jazz Trio. In the event of bad weather, the free concert will be at the symphony office, 259 S. Main St. Call 724-283-1402.

Musicians' Concert Band will perform A Night at the Movies” at 7:30 p.m. July 25 at Butler Intermediate High School. Admission is $5. Visit www.musiciansconcertband.com.

Kardaz Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. July 25 at The Harmony Inn as part of the free summer evening concert series organized by the borough's parks board. Take a chair.

Rockin' the Rose concert series at Chicora Medical Center will feature the band Highway 4 performing rock and alternative rock at 7 p.m. July 25. Take chairs and blankets for first-come, first-choice lawn seating. Refreshments will be available. Call 724-445-2000 or visit www.ChicoraMedicalCenter.com.

Watermelon Wednesdays with free music and watermelon are held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through July 31 in Slippery Rock Park. The band Muddy Creek is to play acoustic covers on Wednesday.

Hartwood Acres Amphitheater in Allison Park, Allegheny County, will host the Pittsburgh Blues Festival from 4 to 10:30 p.m. Friday and 1:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission will be charged. Call 412-767-9200.Trombone Sunday will be held July 28 at Memorial Park Church, 8800 Peebles Road, Allison Park. Call 412-364-9492, Ext. 118.Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts presents the Foxburg Jazz Fest July 26 to 28. Call 412-867-1816, or visit www.allegheny riverstone.org.