[naviga:h3]Lake Arthur site of regatta[/naviga:h3]

The 20th anniversary Regatta at Lake Arthur is scheduled for Aug. 4 and 5 at the Pleasant Valley Beach area on the South Shore of Moraine State Park, Muddy Creek Township.

Hours will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 4 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 5.

Land and lake events will include live music, food, crafts, a car cruise, sailing races and a family fun run.

A fireworks display is set for 9 p.m. Aug. 4.

Nearly 15,000 visitors attended the 2017 regatta to experience 3,225-acre Lake Arthur and more than 40 miles of scenic shoreline.

For more information, visit www.LakeArthurRegatta.org or call 724-687-0707.

[naviga:h3]Apollo 11 exhibit coming[/naviga:h3]

As the nation commemorates the 49th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, visitors can soon see dozens of flown objects from the historic mission at the Senator John Heinz History Center’s upcoming exhibition, “Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission,” which launches Sept. 29.

The History Center is one of just four museums nationally and the only site east of the Mississippi River to host the Smithsonian traveling exhibition, which explores the Space Race and Apollo 11 mission, when astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969.

The exhibit includes the Command Module Columbia, the only portion of the spacecraft to complete the first mission.

The exhibit will also showcase how Pittsburgh innovators and companies played a crucial role in the success of the Apollo space program.

Tickets will be available starting at 9 a.m. Aug. 1 at www.heinzhistorycenter.org/moon. The exhibit is included with regular admission of $18 for adults; $15 for senior citizens age 62 and older and active duty and retired military; $9 for students and children ages 6 to 17; and free for children 5 and younger.

The Destination Moon exhibit will be on display through Feb. 18.

[naviga:h3]Cool jazz set in August[/naviga:h3]

Lisa Bleil and her trio will perform as part of the Jazz Cabaret that recently moved to Conley’s Resort in Penn Township.

The group playing cool jazz at 7 p.m. Aug. 15 will include keyboardist John Burgh, bassist Mike Houlis, and trumpeter Benny Benack Jr.

Bleil is prominent in the Pittsburgh jazz and musical scene. She has performed in theatre and television, she teaches and she can be heard singing at clubs around the Pittsburgh area.

The fifth season of Jazz Cabaret moved to Butler County earlier this year from the main campus of St. Barnabas Health System in Gibsonia. Proceeds benefit the Free Care Fund.

Tickets are $12.50. A cash and appetizers are planned.

Call 412-366-1035 for reservations or more information.

[naviga:h3]Steam show has summer event[/naviga:h3]

Portersville Steam Show’s Summer Show will feature John Deere tractors and equipment Aug. 2 to 5 at the grounds on Perry Highway.

Scheduled events include garden tractor fun pull, transfer sled pull, kids pedal pull, antique cars, crafts, a Civil War encampment, demonstrations and food.

For more information, visit www.portersvillesteamshow.org.

[naviga:h3]Beer passport announced[/naviga:h3]

Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau has launched a passport for the Butler County Beer Circuit, a self-guided tour of the local brew pubs.

Visitors take their card to the eight brew pubs participating, order a pint or a flight, and receive a stamp at each location. Completed cards can then be taken to the Tourism Bureau, 310 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople, to claim a specialty mug among other items.

Passports can be picked up at participating brew pubs, the Tourism Bureau or any of the 35 brochure racks throughout the county. Visit www.visitbutlercounty.com/BeerCircuit.