The Butler County Historical Society will present “Echoes from Our Past — Historic Cemetery Walk” bringing history to life through costumed actors assuming the characters of Butler County's ancestors Sept. 27 and 28 at the North Side Cemetery, 1002 N. Main St.

The walk does not consist of any ghost stories. Information provided is factual.

Characters will include Bertha Laing Wise, Thomas R. Hoon, Captain Ira McJunkin, Jane Kearns Potts, Thomas Wharton Phillips Jr. and Rolland Spaide.

The event is a collaboration between the Butler County Historical Society, Butler Little Theatre and North Side Cemetery Association.

Tour times are 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sept. 27 and 2 p.m. Sept. 28.

Tickets are $14 for the general public and $10 for historical society members and BLT season ticket holders. Ticket sales will end Sept. 24.

Call 724-283-8116 or visit butlerhistory.com.

SAXONBURG — The Saxonburg Festival of the Arts will be Sept. 6 and 7.Events include a 5K run and walk, crafts, food, fine arts, photography, Rodfathers car cruise, quilt show, and antique tractors and gas engines.Musical groups will include the Knoch Jazz Band, Gibbons Big Band, Timbeleza Samba Street Funk, Miss Freddye's Blues Band and bagpipers strolling down Main Street.Activities take place along Main Street, in Roebling Park and at St. Luke's Lutheran Church.Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 6, except for the 5K which begins at 8 a.m., and noon to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 7.The photography show is open to amateur photographers age 12 and up. Visit www.VisitSaxonburgPA.com.

Tom Sheehan, an award-winning Butler artist, will have a one-man show featuring a large cross-section of his work beginning Sept. 12 at The Art Center, 344 S. Main St.An opening reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 12. There will be music by the Harmony Hot Haus band, and refreshments will be provided.Sheehan's show will then run through Oct. 17.Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays.Admission is free. Call 724-283-6922 or visit www.butlerartcenter.org.

Tickets for the Butler County Symphony 2014-15 season are available at the symphony office, 259 S. Main St. Prices are $23 for adults and $6.50 for students, including a processing fee.All concerts are at 7:30 p.m. in Butler Intermediate High School auditorium, except for the repeat performance of the Holiday Traditions concert on Dec. 7 which is at Mars High School.The season includes:España, with guitarist Nicholas Goluses, Oct. 4The Magical Music of Disney, Nov. 1Holiday Traditions, Dec. 6 at Butler Intermediate and Dec. 7 at Mars High SchoolRachmaninoff's Second Symphony with violinist Andrew Sords, Feb. 7, 2015Broadway Bound, March 7, 2015Celebrate Butler County with pianist Nanette Solomon, April 11, 2015.Call 724-283-1402 for more information.