COUNTY

Butler County Symphony Orchestra in its 68th season will present the “Magic of Christmas” concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 in the Butler Intermediate High School auditorium. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students. Call 724-283-1402, visit the office at 259 S. Main St. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, or visit www.butlersymphony.org.

REGION

The 76th annual presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” by the New Castle Music Club Chorus will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday at Clen-Moore Presbyterian Church, 220 Clen-Moore Blvd., New Castle. The director is Harry Cunningham of Butler, who is choir director at First English Lutheran Church in Butler. Visit ncmusicclubchorus.org.

Bach Society, a 32-year-old community choir based in Grove City, will present concerts at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at Center Presbyterian Church in Slippery Rock and at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Tower Presbyterian Church, Grove City. Admission is free. Donations defray costs.

Celebration Ringers, a community hand bell choir, will present a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at Tower Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 248 S. Broad St. Solo bell ringer Sue Garton will perform as well. Also ringing some numbers will be the Revelation Ringers, a group of Grove City College students, and the Glenn Ringers of Tower church. Admission is free. An offering will defray costs.