SLIPPERY ROCK — Four women will be honored with Women of Distinction Awards Tuesday at Slippery Rock University's annual Mentoring Dinner.

The honorees are: Susan Hannam, SRU's dean of the College of Health, Environment and Science; Leigh Ann Datt, director of the Office of Student Conflict Resolution; Susan Hadley, professor and chairman of music; and Melanie Seymour, an SRU psychology major from Slippery Rock and vice president of RockOut.

Award recipients receive a necklace and pendant designed by artist Linda Forsty-Jacobs.

The event will be at 5 p.m. at the Russell Wright Alumni House and Conference Center.

GROVE CITY — The Grove City Chamber of Commerce will host a Foodie Fest from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Joseph D. Monteleone Youth Festival Park.Several restaurants will be set up under a tent in the park at 120 S. Broad St. Attendees will be able to sample different foods.Participating restaurants are: Beans on Broad, Bobo Rice Bowl, Bon Appetit, Coffaro's, Compadres, D'licious Bouquets, Eat 'n Park, Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant, Hoss's Steak & Sea House, Main Street Diner, Nonni's Corner Trattoria, North Country Brewing Co., Pizza Hut, Shannon's Kandy Kitchen and Sheetz.The cost to attend is $10 per person for adults, $5 for children ages 3 to 12. Tickets will be sold in advance at the chamber office and also will be available the day of the event.

GROVE CITY — The Grove City Chamber of Commerce will host the fifth Grove City Chamber Awards Evening at the Guthrie Theater on Nov. 5.Five awards will be presented.The evening will begin at 7 p.m. with guests served at refreshment stations. The presentations begin at 8 p.m.Nominations were solicited from businesses. Awards and recipients are:• Silver Spruce Award, which recognizes significant efforts to “spruce up” a business' building with work being completed in the past year. This year's recipient is Gould Financial Services.• Best Marketing Effort of the Year, which recognizes a business for its efforts to market its business. Broad Street Grille will receive this award.• Emerging Leader of the Year, which recognizes the efforts of an individual who is emerging in the community as a leader. Mike Johnson will receive the award for his involvement with the Grove City Young Professionals, Food for Kids Backpack Program, the Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors and the Grove City YMCA.• Business Leader of the Year, which recognizes an individual who is a leader in the business community and who has put significant effort into community betterment. Nancy Iandimarino, administrator of Grove Manor, will receive the award.• Business of the Year will go to Grove City College.Tickets are available for $20 each at the Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce office, 119 S. Broad St.