Museums & More
The Old Stone House hosts a French and Indian War Weekend from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Included are a living history encampment, military demonstrations, and battle re-enactments. Admission is $3 per person or $8 per family. The Old Stone House in Brady Township at the intersection of Routes 8, 173 and 528 is owned and operated by Slippery Rock University. Visit oldstonehousepa.org or call 724-738-2409.
Butler County Historical Society's Senator Walter Lowrie House Museum is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Call 724-283-8116 or visit www.butlerhistory.com.
Mars Shortline Railroad has tiny train rides available. Weather permitting, adults and children can catch rides from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays through September at the Mars History and Landmark Society's restored small scale B&O Train Station south of downtown at 1 Brickyard Road. Rides are free. Call 724-272-9588 or visit marshistory.org.
Harmony Museum, 218 Mercer St., Harmony, hosts its 11th annual Antique Gun Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in Stewart Hall, 218 Mercer St. Admission is $5. Proceeds benefit museum operations. A light lunch will be available. Attendees can take items for appraisal. Call 724-452-7341.
REGIONDrake Well Museum, 202 Museum Lane, Titusville, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday will host a program in which visitors can compare 19th century oil field technology to that used by the industry today. Admission is $10 for ages 12 to 64, $8 for senior citizens, and $5 for youths ages 3 to 11. Active military and their families are admitted free. A special rate available for families is $20 for two adults and three children. Call 814-827-2797 or visit www.drakewell.org.Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, 401 Meadowcroft Road, Avella, Washington County, is open noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $12 for adults, $11 for senior citizens, and $6 for children ages 6 to 17. Call 724-587-3412.
Carnegie Science Center, North Side, hosts tours of the submarine USS Requin on Sunday and Aug. 23 from 9 to 11 a.m. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. Advance registration is required. Tim Pearce will talk about the “Wily Land Snails of Pennsylvania: Where Do They Live and Which Are Rare?” from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. Call 412-237-1637.Fort Pitt Museum in Point State Park has opened the exhibit “Captured by Indians.” Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, and $3 for children ages 6 to 17, and retired and active military personnel. Visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 700 Frank Curto Drive, continues the summer flower show through Oct. 5. The Butterfly Forest is open through Sept. 7. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and until 10 p.m. Fridays. Admission is $15 for adults; $14 for students and senior citizens; and $11 for children ages 2 to 18. Call 412-622-6914.Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., hosts the We Can Do It! World War II exhibition. Center admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, and $6 for children ages 6 to 17. Active duty and retired veterans pay $6. Visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.National Aviary, 700 Arch St., has opened the Condor Court. The outdoor show “Soar!” runs at 3 p.m. daily on the SkyDeck. Featured are a pair of bateleur eagles. Aviary hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $14 for adults, $13 for senior citizens and $12 for children ages 2 to 18; shows are extra. Visit www.aviary.org.Children's Museum, Allegheny Square, presents “Very Eric Carle: A Very Hungry, Quiet, Lonely, Clumsy, Busy Exhibit” through Sept. 20. Museum admission is $14 for adults and $13 for children ages 2 to 18 and senior citizens. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Visit www.pittsburghkids.org.Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, through Jan. 4 will exhibit “Out of This World! Jewelry in the Space Age.” “Animal Secrets” continues through Jan. 10. Visit www.carnegiemnh.org.
