BLT opens ‘Hitchcock’Butler Little Theatre opens “Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play” Friday to begin its 76th season.Curtain is at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays and 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays through Oct. 8 at the theater at One Howard St.Tickets are $12, available by calling 724-287-6781 from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays or visiting www.bltgroup.org.

Tour farms this SaturdayThe Butler County Farm Tour will include alpacas, horses and honeybees, among the six stops, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.The drive-it-yourself tour leads visitors to Asgard Acres Alpaca Farm on Nursery Road in Forward Township; Lutherlyn Equestrian Center on Adventure Lane in Franklin Township; Metrick’s Harvest View Farm & Market on Eagle Mill Road in Connoquenessing Township; Eisler Nurseries on Dick Road in Connoquenessing Township; Harvest Valley Farms on Ida Lane in Middlesex Township; and Pine Hill Farms on Upper Harmony Road in Connoquenessing Township.

Zelie site of fall festivalZELIENOPLE — The Country Fall Festival in Zelienople and Harmony will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 8 and noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 9.Activities will include pony rides for children, music, food, arts and crafts, historic demonstrations, antiques, tours and a chili cook-off.Pumpkins for a carving contest must be obtained by this Saturday at the Zelienople library.For more information, visit www.zeliefallfest.com.

Township gives park tourA tour of Preston Park will begin at 1 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Butler Township park.The tour will last about two hours and will involve a lot of walking, so dress appropriately.To join the tour, call 724-283-3430, Ext. 212, e-mail mlove@butlertwp.org or visit butlertwp.org/preston-park.

Steam show’s fall fling this weekendPORTERSVILLE — The Portersville Steam Show Fall Fling will be Saturday and Sunday at 1512 Perry Highway.Featured will be a vintage village, sawmill, cider press, farm animals, train rides, steam engines, a flea market, food, kids’ pedal tractor pulling, tractors, and a steam building.Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www.portersvillesteamshow.org.

Ghost walk scheduledThe Butler Ghost Walk will be held at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 21 to 29.The 90-minute event begins in Diamond Park directly across from the Butler County Courthouse.Spectators will be taken on a guided walking tour of the park and the adjacent Main Street business district. Stories about the ghosts from Butler’s past, through tour guide Bill May’s stories, will include Sam Mohawk, ghosts of the old hospital, the haunted elevator, the Chinese laundry murder, the phantom Civil War regiment, and the girl who heard the angels sing.Reservations can be made at butlerghostwalk@gmail.com or by calling 724-256-9026. Cost is $10.All children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Star party planned Oct. 8FRAZER TWP, Allegheny County — The Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will host a star party, weather permitting, at 6:50 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Regional Park near Russellton. Call 724-224-2510 for more information.

Students star in ‘Phantom’MIDLAND, Beaver County — Butler County students appearing in the “The Phantom of the Opera” at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center include: Alexis Walker of Mars, Jordann Versaw of Valencia, Jordyn Walker of Cranberry Township, and Zane Gagliardi of Butler.The musical will open Friday and play at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 16.Tickets are $15 to $20. Call 724-576-4644 or visit www.LincolnParkArts.org.