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Mars Shortline Railroad has free tiny train rides available. As weather allows, adults and children may catch rides from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays at the Mars History and Landmark Society’s restored small scale B&O Train Station south of downtown at 1 Brickyard Road. Call 724-272-9588 or visit marshistory.org.

Harmony Museum, 218 Mercer St., will be part of a wine, beer and chocolate tasting walking tour through Harmony’s historic district on July 17, with stops at specialty shops, art gallery, bakery, restaurants and the museum’s wine cellar. The event from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. is a benefit for the Zelienople Public Library. Tour check-in and starting point is The Center of Harmony, 235 Mercer St. Tickets, $20 each including souvenir wine glass and tour map, can be purchased only by those age 21 and older from Harmony merchants, Zelienople library, participating vendors, and at www.eventbrite.com. If still available, tickets can be bought at The Center of Harmony the evening of the tour. Call 724-452-9330.

The Old Stone House will have “Foodways Programs,” a series of summer-fall cooking classes. Bake oven classes are available July 18, Aug. 15 and Sept. 19. Open hearth cooking classes are July 11, Aug. 8, Sept. 12 and Oct. 10. Cost is $35 each, with a two-week advance registration required. Classes run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit http://oldstonehousepa.org/tasteofhistory. The Old Stone House, at the intersection of Routes 8, 528, and 173 in Brady Township, is owned and operated by Slippery Rock University.

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Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, from Saturday through Jan. 4, 2016, will exhibit “Out of This World! Jewelry in the Space Age.” “Animal Secrets” continues through Jan. 10. Admission is $17.95 for adults, $14.95 for senior citizens, and $11.95 for children ages 3 to 18. Visit www.carnegiemnh.org.

Fort Pitt Museum, Point State Park, has opened the exhibit “Captured by Indians.” Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, and $3 for children ages 6 to 17, veterans and active military. Visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 700 Frank Curto Drive, continues the summer flower show through Oct. 5. The Butterfly Forest is open through Sept. 7. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and until 10 p.m. Fridays. Admission is $15 for adults; $14 for students and senior citizens; and $11 for children ages 2 to 18. Call 412-622-6914.

Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., continues the “We Can Do It!” exhibit exploring Western Pennsylvania’s impact on the home, industrial, and battle fronts during World War II. Admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, and $6 for children ages 6 to 17. Admission for active and retired veterans is $6. Visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

National Aviary, 700 Arch St., has opened the Condor Court. The outdoor show “Soar!” runs at 3 p.m. daily on the SkyDeck. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $14 for adults, $13 for senior citizens and $12 for children ages 2 to 18; shows are extra. Visit www.aviary.org.

Carnegie Science Center, North Side, hosts USS Requin submarine behind-the-scenes “Tech Tours” on Sunday and July 12 and 26, and Aug. 9 and 23. Participants must be at least age 15. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. Advance registration is required. Call 412-237-1637 to register.

ToonSeum, Pittsburgh’s Museum of Cartoon Art, 945 Liberty Ave., on Sunday concludes “Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream,” featuring the original work by dozens of contemporary artists interpreting cartoonist Windsor McCay’s comic strip.Admission is $8 for those over 13 and $4 for children ages 6 to 12. Senior citizens, college students, veterans and active military pay $7. Visit toonseum.org.