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CHICORA — St. Paul's Community Church, 2167 Route 268, will hold a strawberry ice cream social from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Other food also will be available.
BRADY TWP — Visitors to the Old Stone House at the intersection of Routes 8, 528 and 173 can help build an outdoor bake oven from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.Guests will join tavern chef Stan Malecki in the first phase of constructing a beehive-style oven. The oven will not be completed in one day, but participants will receive instructions for building their own ovens.Inside the Old Stone House, tavern chef Bill McGary will cook on the hearth for guests. The class includes hands-on instruction, demonstration and tasting.Admission is free. Register in advance by e-mailing oldstonehouse@sru.edu or calling 724-738-4964.
The Greater Cranberry Barbershop Chorus will sing in the Alameda Park Summer Concert Series at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Carousel Shelter.For more information, call the Butler County Parks and Recreation Department at 724-284-5383.
LYNDORA — The Underground Railroad and local help given for fugitive slaves will be the focus of a presentation by the Rev. Jim Swanson of Covenant Presbyterian Church at 10 a.m. June 26 at the Butler Senior Center at Tanglewood Center, 10 Austin Ave.The event is free. For more information, call the senior center at 724-285-5392.
“The Ins and Outs of Composting” is the topic for the Outdoor Discovery program at 6:30 p.m. June 26 at the Carousel Shelter in Alameda Park.This program by Butler County master gardeners is free but registration is requested.Call the Butler County Parks and Recreation Department at 724-284-5383.
A moonlight swim and dive-in movie will be from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. June 27 at Alameda Pool.There will be an admission fee for nonmembers. For more information, call the Butler County Parks and Recreation Department at 724-284-5383.
ZELIENOPLE — English Lutheran Church, 200 E. Grandview Ave., will have its annual rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 27 and 28.
SAXONBURG — The South Butler County Library, 240 W. Main St., will host author and Knoch High School graduate Mark W. Sasse at 1 p.m. June 28.Sasse will read from his first three novels, including his latest, “The Reach of the Banyan Tree.”There will be prizes for participants, including copies of his novels.
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