The Associated Artists of Butler County will host the following exhibits in the Rittelmann Gallery at The Art Center, 344 S. Main St.:

79th annual Spring Show through May 30. There will be a floral arrangement display and raffle on the last day of the Spring Show.

Butler Area Woodturners Exhibit “Western Pennsylvania Turned Wood,” June 13 through July 11. A reception is set from 6 to 9 p.m. June 13.

Annual Invitational Show, July 9 to 18 at the Municipal Building on Rochester Road in Cranberry Township and July 23 to Aug. 1 at The Art Center. A reception in Cranberry will be from 7 to 9 p.m. July 9 and in Butler from 7 to 9 p.m. July 23.

Illustrators Show, Aug. 8 to Sept. 6

Works of Tom Sheehan, Sept. 12 to Oct. 7, with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 12.

Also, various member artists will be displaying their works in one of the three member galleries at all times, and the Underground Gallery at The Art Center hosts a band night June 6, July 18, Aug. 1 and Sep. 5.

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Maridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., presents the anime film “Spirited Away” at 6 p.m. Friday. Reservations are required. Call 724-282-0123

An exhibit of Taiwanese artist Ran In-Ting's watercolors will be presented from June 1 to Aug. 31.

Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students and free for children younger than 8. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Appointments for docent tours can be arranged.

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Saxonburg Area Artists Cooperative hosts a display of works by Red Brick Gallery artists from Foxburg through June 7. Other summer exhibits will include:

Oils, watercolors and pastels by Karen Ferrick, June 14 to July 12 with an opening reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 14

Oils and collage by Savino Cicconi, July 19 to Aug. 9 with an opening reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 19

Etchings and sculpture by Erin Close, Aug. 16 to Sept. 6 with an opening reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 16

Annual members exhibit, Sept. 13 to Oct. 30 with an opening reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 13.

The gallery is at 215 W. Main St. rear, Saxonburg. Admission is free. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call 412-260-5779.

Monday Movies in the Park will show free movies beginning July 7 in the Masonic Shelter at Alameda Park off New Castle Road. All movies start at 8:30 p.m. For more information, call Butler County Parks and Recreation at 724-284-5383.

Butler County Parks and Recreation Department's free Family Concert Series begins at 6:30 p.m. June 17. It will run Tuesdays through Aug. 12 in the Carousel Shelter at Alameda Park.The scheduled bands are:Groove, June 17Greater Cranberry Barbershop Chorus, June 24Tom Panei Acoustics, July 1May Hollow Remedy, July 8Rock Jazz Trio, July 15Eugene and the Nightcrawlers, July 22Murphy's Music Center Big Band, July 29Muddy Creek, Aug. 5North Star Kids, Aug. 12.For more information, call 724-284-5383.———Concerts to Munch By, presented by the Butler County Symphony Association, will feature Wednesday noon concerts at the Symphony office, corner of East Diamond and South Main streets in Butler, beginning June 4. The free, hourlong concerts will be broadcast to Diamond Park.Featured performers for the first six concerts are:June 4: Tom Wotus and Mary AndreassiJune 11: The NKC String TrioJune 18: Julia Scott, harpistJune 25: The Black Orchid String TrioJuly 9: Zoe Keckskemethy, pianistJuly 16: The BCSO Brass ensemble.Performers will be named later for concerts that run through Aug. 27.Concerts are free in both locations — the Symphony office is air-conditioned. Bring a lunch or buy a $5 boxed lunch prepared by the Upper Crust.Visit www.butlersymphony.org for more information.———Hartwood Acres is the site of mostly free concerts in the amphitheater off Middle Road, Allison Park, Allegheny County. Here are the summer events:28 North with 7Horse, rock, 7:30 p.m. June 8Father's Day Car Cruise from 2 to 7 p.m. followed by oldies music with Pure Gold at 7:30 p.m. June 15Sonny Landreth with Kevin Garrett, delta blues/guitar, 7:30 p.m. June 22Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, pop/folk/jazz/jam, 7:30 p.m. June 29Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m. July 6BNY Mellon Jazz presents Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra with Paquito D'Rivera, 7:30 p.m. July 13Lake Street Dive with Brooke Annibale, indie pop/jazz/soul, 7:30 p.m. July 2020th annual Pittsburgh Blues Festival, July 25 to 27, to benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.Free admission Friday with donation of a bag nonperishable food. Admission Saturday and Sunday is $30 in advance or $35 at the gate. A two-day weekend pass is $55.Hours are 4 to 10:30 p.m. Friday and 1:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.Jerry Douglas with Nameless in August, bluegrass, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3Macy Gray, rhythm and blues, and soul, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17Duquesne Tamburitzans, 7 p.m. Aug. 2414th annual Allegheny County Musical Festival, 5 p.m. Aug. 31. Admission is a $20 per car donation to benefit children and youths served by the Department of Human Services.For more information, call 412-767-9200.———Musicians' Concert Band has planned five concerts for Thursdays this summer.“Sousa,” June 12“MCB Animated,” June 26“Star-Spangled Spectacular,” July 10“MCB Goes to the Movies,” July 24“TMG Big Band,” Aug. 7.All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. at Butler Intermediate High School. Admission is $5.For more information, visit musiciansconcertband.com.———Thursdays in the Park Concert Series and Friday Lunchtime Concerts are hosted by Cranberry Township parks and recreation department. Take a lawn chair.Thursdays in the Park begin at 7 p.m. at the Rotary Amphitheater in the Community Park and will feature:Michael Christopher, singer/songwriter/guitarist, July 17Aeolian Winds of Pittsburgh, chamber music for wind instruments, July 24Kardaz, pop rock band styled after American and British bands of the 1960s and '70s, July 31The Stickers, country music, Aug. 7School of Rock, student musicians, Aug. 14The Friday Lunchtime Concert Series presents:Dixieland, Aug. 1Craig Zinger, pianist, Aug. 8Pittsburgh Banjo Club, Aug. 15.The free Friday concerts begin at noon in the Sunrise Rotary Gazebo at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center, 2525 Rochester Road.TheaterButler Little Theatre will have auditions and crew call for the 2014 Summer Youth Production, “Bridge to Terabithia” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 31 and 2 to 4 p.m. June 1 at the theatre at One Howard St.The story is by Katherine Paterson and Stephanie S. Tolan, with music by Steve Liebman.Fifteen youths between ages 6 and 22 are needed. Actors who sing should prepare a short piece and those who play acoustic guitar should prepare a brief selection to play.Show dates are July 24 to 27. Call 724-287-6781.Executive producer is Connie Donovan and student director is Shannon Donovan.———Comtra Theatre will present the following shows this summer:“Run for Your Wife,” May 30 to June 14“Guys and Dolls,” June 20 to July 5 (30th anniversary show — it was the first show Comtra did back in June 1984)“All Shook Up,” July 11 to 26“Velveteen Rabbit,” Aug. 1 to 16“Shrek the Musical,” Aug. 22 to Sept. 6.Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.Tickets are $12 for plays and $15 for musicals. Reservations can be made by calling 724-591-8727 or at comtraplayers.com.———Freeport Theatre Festival, celebrating its 25th season, presentsthehistorical drama written and directed by Rennick Steele “The Red Coats Are Coming!” at 7 p.m. July 11 to 13, 18 to 20 and 25 to 27.In August, FTF will present the Agatha Christie murder mystery “Ten Little Indians” at 8 p.m. Aug. 15 to 17, 22 to 24 and 29 to 31.In September, FTF will premiere “Johnny Appleseed,” a new play with music written by Steele. Show dates are September 12 to 14, 19 to 21 and 26 to 28.Curtain is at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for senior citizens and $10 for students.Shows take place on the Steele Farm, two miles southeast of Freeport off Route 356 in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County.Call 724-295-1934 or visit freeporttheatrefestival.org.———Musical Theatre Guild will present the musical comedy “I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change” July 11, 12, 18, 19 and 20 at MTG's William A. Lehnerd Production Center in Memorial Park.Auditions are scheduled for today and Wednesday at the production center.———Red Barn Players have announced the shows for their summer season.The four shows are:“Chapter Two,” comedy, June 6 to 7, 12 to 14 and 19 to 21“The Odd Couple (female version),” comedy, July 11 to 12, 17 to 19 and 24 to 26“Old Love,” comedy, Aug. 15 to 16, 21 to 23 and 28 to 30“I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change,” musical comedy, Sept. 19 to 20, 24 to 27 and Oct. 1 to 4.Call 724-773-7150 for more information.The theater is on Route 228, the Ellwood-Zelienople Road, Franklin Township, Beaver County.———Sing Hosanna! presents“Give My Regards to Broadway,” a youth musical, at 7:30 p.m. June 20 and 21 and 2 p.m. June 22 at Succop Theater at Butler County Community College. Tickets are $15 for those age 11 and older and $10 for age 10 and younger.Camp Createamusical, a youth workshop in performing arts, will be from July 7 to 12 in the group's Stewart Hall on Airport Road.“A Crazy Christmas Comedy and Culinary Comforts,” a full course meal and comedy theater show, will have seatings at noon and 5 p.m. Aug. 9 at the South Butler Fire Hall. Tickets are $20 for adults and $7 for those age 10 and younger. Reservations are needed.For more information, call 724-287-8362.———The Summer Dramatics Project will present “Seussical” at 7:30 p.m. July 31 and Aug. 1 and 2 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Succop Theatre at Butler County Community College.Summer Dramatics is for youths ages 10 to 24.Auditions will be held at 7 p.m. May 25 and 27 at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, Franklin Street.Student orchestra auditions for students completing ninth grade and up who have at least three years experience will be at 6 p.m. May 25 and 27.For more information, call 724-287-4214 or 724-355-9647.