Maridon marks New YearPENN TWP — The Maridon Museum will celebrate the Year of the Monkey with a gala Feb. 20 at the Butler Country Club.The cash bar opens at 5:30 p.m. followed by hors d’oeuvres at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.Entertainment will be provided by Tom Panei.Cost for the black tie optional event is $125.Call 724-282-0123 for more information.

Moraine site of WinterfestMUDDY CREEK TWP — Moraine State Park will host the sixth annual Winterfest from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at McDanel’s Launch on the North Shore.A 5K Run/Walk will have registration at 9 a.m. at Pavilion 7.Sign up for the chili cookoff at contactm@consolidated.net.Other planned activities include snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, hiking, ice sculpture, ice fishing, and dog sledding demonstrations. There will be crafts, and hot food. Activities vary with the weather.For more information, visit the Moraine Preservation Fund at morainepreservationfund.org/category/news/34.html.

Mystery dinner theater plannedCRANBERRY TWP — Solving a murder mystery will be the theme of a fundraising dinner and show performed by area senior citizens Feb. 9 at the senior center in Cranberry Township’s Rochester Road Municipal Center.The actors participate in the Nutrition Group of the Butler County Area Agency on Aging.In the show, playboy partygoer Pierre DuPre is found strangled by a string of Mardi Gras beads. Guests are invited to help unmask the culprit. Over a span of three hours, segments of the mystery game performance will alternate with courses of a lasagna dinner, starting at 4 p.m.Attendance at “Murder at Mardi Gras” is by reservation only and costs $5.Reservations are being taken weekdays at 724-772-6086 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Jan. 29.

Singing group offers ValentineGreater Harmony Chorus, Sweet Adelines International, is offering to send a quartet or octet to sing for a Valentine’s surprise Feb. 13 and 14.Singing Valentines can be sent to a workplace, home or restaurant, among others, for $50. The Valentine will consist of two songs, a rose, a card, and a small box of chocolates.For more information, visit greaterharmony.org, or to schedule a singing Valentine, call Connie 412-443-8831.

Backyard bird count slatedJennings Environmental Education Center will host the Great Backyard Bird Count from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 14.The count is held annually and encourages people to help scientists gather data on birds.To register, visit events.dcnr.pa.gov or call 724-794-6011.

Winter walk scheduledBETHEL TWP, Armstrong County — The Crooked Creek Watershed Association will host its annual Winter Wonderland Walk at 2 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Crooked Creek Environmental Learning Center, 142 Kerr Road, near Ford City.Admission is free. Donations will be accepted. Call 724-763-6316 or send e-mail to elcaet@windstream.net for more information.