CONNOQUENESSING TWP — The 65th annual Butler Farm Show runs Monday through Aug. 10 at the Butler Farm Show grounds, Route 68.

The midway will open at 4 p.m. Monday and at 1 p.m. Tuesday through Aug. 10. Show activities usually begin at 9 a.m. each day.

Rides are included in the price of admission, which is $6 on Monday and $8 the rest of the week.

Call 724-482-4000 or visit www.butlerfarmshow.com.

An open-gate tourism program is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Providence Plantation, 300 Textor Hill Road, Evans City.The day will include 18th Century living history interpretations, period music and tours.Admission is $5 for those age 12 and older and $3 for those ages 6 to 11.Further information: providenceplantationpa.org/724-538-8818.

Butler native Rue Snider will perform in concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Butler Little Theatre, One Howard St.Currently of Brooklyn, Snider will perform a blend of Americana, country and indie-folk from his band's forthcoming album “Alone Again Relax.”Admission is by donation. The concert if for adults only.

BUTLER TWP — Sing Hosanna! will present its dinner theater featuring the show “Just Desserts,” an audience participation mystery comedy, at noon and 5 p.m. Aug. 17 at the South Butler Fire Hall, 98 Old Plank Road.Performers will include Dale Reimer, Lorraine Martin, Trish Canedy, Jayson Reppart and Rod Gasch.Cost is $20 for adults and $7 for children age 10 and younger.Reservations are required by Aug. 13. Tickets are available from cast members and at May's Music Shoppe, 247 E. Jefferson St. Call 724-287-8362.

Butler Little Theatre's 2013-14 season will include:“The Hound of the Baskervilles,” adapted and dramatized by Tim Kelly from the classic thriller by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Oct. 4 to 6 and 8 to 12“A Year with Frog and Toad, book and lyrics by Willie Reale with music by Robert Reale, based on the books by Arnold Lobel, Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 and Dec. 3 to 7“Rose's Dilemma,” a comedy by Neil Simon, Jan. 24 to 26 and Jan. 28 to Feb. 1, 2014“The Psychic, A Murder (of Sorts) Mystery” by Sam Bobrick, March 14 to 16 and 18 to 22, 2014“Run for Your Wife,” a comedy by Ray Cooney, May 9 to 11 and 13 to 17, 2014.Tickets are $10. Call 724-287-6781.

FRAZER TWP, Allegheny County — Star parties sponsored by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh are planned at the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Regional Park.These events start at about 8:25 p.m. Aug. 9 and 10, weather permitting.Call 724-224-2510 for more information.

FOXBURG — A Scottish festival will be held Aug. 17 at RiverStone Farm, 352 Foxview Road.Activities will include music, athletic competitions and food along with carriage rides, storytelling, face painting, a soccer shoot-out and a hole-in-one contest.The gate fee is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6 to 12.The opening Ceilidh ceremony at 7 p.m. Aug. 16 features Carl Peterson and the Maidens IV at on the Foxburg Green downtown. Donations will be accepted. Call 724-659-0003.

WORTH TWP — The public may join Pyrotechnics Guild International on Aug. 11, 13, 14 and 16 during its 2013 annual convention at Cooper's Lake Campground.Gates open at 4 p.m. so spectators can enjoy live music and vendors before the show.Carload tickets will be $35 in advance or $40 at the gate.Performers on Aug. 11 will include Amanda Noah, 4 p.m., The Grifters at 5 p.m. and Street Level at 6 p.m.On Aug. 13, performances will be by Noble Hops at 4 p.m., Tom Pappas at 5 p.m., and Kid Icarus Band at 6 p.m.For Aug. 14, performers will be The May Hollow Remedy Band at 4 p.m., Tom Panei at 5 p.m., and Sydney Hutchko at 6 p.m.And on Aug. 16, those performing will include Zach Manuel at 4 p.m., The Gravel Road Band at 5:15 p.m., and Mind's I at 6:30 p.m.Tickets and more information are available at www.VisitButlerCounty.com.