The Pittsburgh Philharmonic continues its “Going Abroad” concert at 8 p.m. March 23 as part of Butler County Community College's Performing Arts Series.

The focus of the concert is “Russian Steppes.”

Tickets for the concert in the Succop Theater are $18 in advance or $22 at the door; students pay $10.

Call 724-284-8505 or visit www.bc3.edu/theater.

The program will be repeated at North Hills Junior High School at 7 p.m. March 24.

SLIPPERY ROCK — The Slam Poetry Club at Slippery Rock University will host an evening featuring slam poet Anis Mojgani from 7 to 9 p.m. March 26 in the University Union's Multi-Purpose Room.Admission is free.Slam poetry is a form of writing usually making a comment on modern society that is delivered in a performance setting.

OIL CITY — The fifth annual Oil Country Bluegrass Festival will be held Feb. 24, 25 and 26 at America's Best Value Inn and Suites' Arlington Hotel in Oil City.Festival performances will take place about every half-hour beginning at 6 p.m. Feb. 24; by 1 p.m. Feb. 25; and at 9 a.m. Feb. 26.Bands committed to perform include Backwoods Bluegrass, Crabapple Creek, Church Street Blues;, Darl Weckerly Family Band, Dempseytown Ramblers, and Grover and the Nighthawks.Call 814-676-3465 or 814-677-2373 for more information.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra presents “Shostakovich Five,” a free concert, at 2 p.m. March 3 at Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave.Area students Michaela Valenta of Mars, who plays the cello, and Ken Klabnik of Sarver, who plays the French horn, are members of the orchestra.The program will include John Williams' “Imperial March” from “Star Wars.”The concert is free, but tickets are required for admission. To download free tickets, visit the website www.pyso.us.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Public Theater presents the Pittsburgh premiere of “Freud's Last Session,” a new play about an imagined meeting between outspoken atheist Sigmund Freud and Christian writer C.S. Lewis.The play runs March 1 through April 1 at the O'Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave.The performance schedule is 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays (except March 27 when the show is at 7 p.m.), at 2 p.m. Saturdays (except no shows March 3 and 10), and at 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays (except April 1 when the final show is at 2 p.m.) There will be an additional 2 p.m. matinee March 29.Tickets range from $22 to $55; students and guests age 26 and younger with valid ID pay $15.75. Call 412-316-1600 or visit ppt.org.

OIL CITY — Tasana Camara will teach African drum classes at the Oil Valley Center for the Arts, 206 Seneca St.He has performed professionally with the Ballet Senegal, the Ballet la Maise, the Ballet Djouliba and worldwide with the National Ballet of Guinea.The series of four classes in Oil City is for people age 10 and older. Classes will meet from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday and March 3, 10 and 17.Registration is necessary. The fee for the series is $120. Call 814-677-3707.

PITTSBURGH — The Distinctively Dutch Festival featuring a range of contemporary work reflective of today’s Dutch culture will be held Saturday through May 20 in Pittsburgh.The festival provides a cross-section of emerging and established artists from the Netherlands.For more information about events, call 412-456-6666 or visit www.TrustArts.org/dutchfestival.