COUNTY

Butler County Historical Society’s Senator Walter Lowrie House Museum is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Call 724-283-8116 or visit www.butlerhistory.com.

Mars Shortline Railroad has tiny train rides available. Weather permitting, adults and children can catch rides from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays through September at the Mars History and Landmark Society’s restored small scale B&O train station south of downtown at 1 Brickyard Road. Rides are free. Call 724-272-9588 or visit marshistory.org.

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

PITTSBURGH

Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., hosts “Innovating for Victory,” focusing on how Pittsburgh’s industrial might impacted the Allied victory during World War II, on Saturday in conjunction with the museum’s new We Can Do It! WWII exhibition. Center admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, and $6 for children ages 6 to 17. Admission for active duty and retired veterans is $6. Visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

Carnegie Science Center, North Side, presents Sci Fi Weekend on Saturday and Sunday. USS Requin submarine behind-the-scenes “Tech Tours” on Aug. 9 and 23 run two hours, from 9 to 11 a.m.; cost is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers and registration is required. Call 412-237-1637.

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.

National Aviary, 700 Arch St., has opened the Condor Court. The outdoor show “Soar!” runs at 3 p.m. daily on the SkyDeck. The aviary is open 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.

Children’s Museum, Allegheny Square, presents “Very Eric Carle: A Very Hungry, Quiet, Lonely, Clumsy, Busy Exhibit” through Sept. 20. Museum admission is $14 for adults and $13 for children ages 2 to 18 and senior citizens. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Visit www.pittsburghkids.org.

Fort Pitt Museum in 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, and retired and active military personnel. Visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.