BLT opens ‘Elvis’ playButler Little Theatre opens “Elvis Has Left the Building” on Friday at the theater at One Howard St.The play continues through March 18, at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.Tickets are $12 and available by calling 724-287-6781 from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays or online (for additional $2 charge/ticket) at bltgroup.org.

Maple sugaring program freeBRADY TWP — A free maple sugaring program is planned for 2 to 4 p.m. March 19 at Jennings Environmental Education Center, Route 528.The program explores how trees function and the process of turning sap into syrup. It begins with an indoor introduction, followed by a guided, outdoor walk.Registration is not required. Call Jennings at 724-794-6011 for information.

Star parties set for springFRAZER TWP, Allegheny County — Spring star parties sponsored by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh are set for 7:40 p.m. March 31 and April 1 at Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Regional Park near Russellton.Parties are held weather permitting. Call 724-224-2510 for more information.

Dinner theater plannedA performance of “Mobsters, Molls and Marinara” on March 26 will be hosted by C2T, Connecting to Tomorrow, a Butler County-based nonprofit organization focused on providing teens and young adults with life and leadership skills.The play will take place at St. Peter’s parish hall, 127 Franklin St. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the Italian-themed dinner will start at 5 p.m.Cost is $25 per person or $45 per couple. Cost for children younger than 12 is $12. Visit C2Tmysterydinner.eventbrite.com.

Hobnob stages ‘Art’ at centerHobnob Theatre Company will present the play “Art” at 8 p.m. March 31 and April 1, 2, 7 and 8 at the Butler Art Center.Casey Bowser is directing this three-man show by Yasmina Reza. The cast stars Tom Smithyman, Greg Crawford and Jud Michael Stewart.Tickets are $10 and available at www.hobnobtheatre.com and at the door if available. A reception will follow the opening night performance.

Home, garden show slatedPITTSBURGH — The 36th annual Duquesne Light Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show runs Friday through March 19 at the Pittsburgh Convention Center.Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays, and 4 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday.Tickets are $10 for adults and $4 for children ages 6 to 12. For information, visit PghHome.com.

Group hosts variety of hikesVenture Outdoors hosts hikes in the region. Programs include:Move into March Long Distance Hiking Series: March 11 at Raccoon Creek and March 18 at Boyce Mayview, Wingfield Pines and Chartiers CreekBear Run Nature Reserve Hike, March 25Spring Seasonal Beer Tasting Hike, March 25 in Greenfield.Woodland Wine Walk, March 26 at Laurel Hill State Park.For more information, visit ventureoutdoors.org.

Apollo 11 exhibit comingPITTSBURGH — The Senator John Heinz History Center will serve as the Northeast host for the national tour of “Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission,” a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Institution.The exhibition will be in Pittsburgh from Sept. 29, 2018, through Feb. 18, 2019.The centerpiece is the Command Module Columbia, the only portion of the historic spacecraft to complete the first mission to land a man on the moon and safely return him to Earth.For information, visit HeinzHistoryCenter.org.