HARRISVILLE — Harrisville Community Band's annual fall concert will take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at Harrisville Fire Hall on East Mercer Street.

The band is composed of amateur musicians ages from teens to retirees. The group is directed by Becky Sopher, an elementary music teacher in the Slippery Rock School District.

Selections for the concert will include "National Emblem March," "Rockin' Halloween," "Hansel and Gretel Overture" and "Crown Him with Many Crowns."

Admission is free. Refreshments will be available.

SLIPPERY ROCK — Nanette Kaplan Solomon, Slippery Rock University professor of music, will present a "Carnival" of solo piano works at 4 p.m. Nov. 16.The free concert will feature 19th- and 20th-century works inspired by carnivals, masked balls and other colorful events.

PITTSBURGH — The Heinz History Center's new exhibit, "Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation," traces Western Pennsylvania's imprint on the United States and the world. The exhibit opens Saturday.From the Meadowcroft Rockshelter in Avella, Pa., 16,000 years ago to the roads, planes and houses of today, the long-term exhibition features the stories of people.The Senator John Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $9 for adults, $7 for senior citizens older than 61, $5 for students with ID and children ages 6 to 18, and free to members and children younger than 6.Call 412-454-6000 or visit the Web site, www.pghhistory.org.

FRANKLIN — Light-Up Night 2008 in Franklin will take place Nov. 22 and include an electric lights parade on Liberty Street at 6 p.m. followed by madrigal singers and fireworks in Fountain Park.Other events include a book fair at Franklin Public Library and a play, reader's theatre and Christmas tree extravaganza at Barrow-Civic Theatre.For more information, call 814-437-1430 or at 814-437-1409.

NEW CASTLE — New Castle Playhouse announces eight plays for its 2009 season. They include:• "Laughter on the 23rd Floor," comedy, Jan. 16 to Feb. 1• Seussical," musical, Feb. 27 to March 15• Youth Theatre musical "101 Dalmatians," April 14 to 26• "Lend Me a Tenor," comedy, May 8 to 24• "Fiddler on the Roof," musical, July 17 to Aug. 2• "All My Sons," drama, Aug. 21 to Sept. 6• "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change," Oct. 16 to Nov. 1• "Beauty and the Beast," Nov. 20 to Dec. 6.For more information, call 724-657-9369.