[naviga:h3]Holiday home tours are here[/naviga:h3]

Three holiday home tours take place this weekend.

The 28th annual Holiday Tour of Homes presented by the Butler County Symphony Association will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday. Call 724-283-1402.

Zelienople Historical Society’s 25th annual Christmas Home Tour will be at 9 a.m. Saturday. Call 724-452-9457.

In Cranberry Township, the Christmas House Tour hosted by the Cranberry Women’s Club will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Call 724-538-3622 or 724-772-2924.

[naviga:h3]Historic site has open house[/naviga:h3]

BRADY TWP — The Old Stone House’s Christmas Open House will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Dec. 9 and 10, sponsored by the Friends of the Old Stone House.

Christmas at an early American stage coach stop and tavern will be presented. Admission is free.

The site, owned and managed by Slippery Rock University, is at the intersection of Routes 8, 173 and 528. Call 724-738-4964 or visit www.oldstonehousePA.org.

[naviga:h3]Music group plays Handel[/naviga:h3]

ADAMS TWP — Opus I Music Society on Dec. 11 will present a program about George Frideric Handel and his connections, featuring recorded music as well as live performances of Handel’s music, including a singalong to “The Hallelujah Chorus.”

Admission is free, and refreshments and fellowship will take place at 9:30 a.m. before the 10 a.m. program in the music room at LifePointe Alliance Church, Route 228.

[naviga:h3]Jennings hosts programs[/naviga:h3]

BRADY TWP — Jennings Environmental Education Center will be the site of these programs in December.

Nature Detectives: Mining Mysteries will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday (registration free but required by Friday).

“DIY for the Birds” will be from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 9 with craft projects for ages 12 and older (registration required by Monday, and there is a fee for the project).

A Winter Wonder Walk is planned for 10 a.m. Dec. 28 (free and no registration needed).

And a First Night Hike will begin at 10:30 p.m. Dec. 31 (free and registration requested, though not required).

Call Jennings at 724-794-6011 for registration.

[naviga:h3]Bassoon show offered[/naviga:h3]

SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University’s Bassoon Choir with Pittsburgh Opera bassoonist Linda Morton Fisher will present “A Concert of All Things Bassoon” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 in the Swope Music Hall.

[naviga:h3]Mystery dinner staged[/naviga:h3]

JEFFERSON TWP — A mystery dinner “A Christmas Peril” by Mystery’s Most Wanted will be staged Saturday at the Saxonburg VFW across from Knoch High School. Doors open at 5 p.m., and dinner starts at 6 p.m.

The evening is sponsored by the Friends of the South Butler Community Library. Seating is limited. Call 724-352-4810.