A concert to benefit the Mid-Atlantic Heart Transplant Fund for Greg Crotzer is set for 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the East Butler Volunteer Fire Hall, 808 Grant St. in East Butler. Bands will include Double Shot, HammerSteel, Zoolieu Tree, Bare Branches, Righteous Fingers of Harmony, Yellow Lady Slipper and City Dwelling Nature Seekers. There also will be silent and Chinese auctions and refreshments for purchase. Tickets to the all-ages concert are $10; children younger than 12 will be admitted free. Call 724-991-6051.

The Sound Shakedown will take place Friday through Sunday at the Slippery Rock Dunes, 144 Barron Road, Slippery Rock. Musical entertainment from noon to midnight Friday will feature The Blue Devils, Amanda Noah, Paralost and Dizzywoosh; from 9 a.m. to midnight Saturday, The Mo Nelson Band, Sound of a Smirk, The Tallest Buildings in Norway, These Three Words and Color in December; and beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday, Bruce Cody, Alayna Caroll, Gary Branscum and Lost Souls, among others. Admission for the weekend is $30 available at the gate only. Visit www.slipperyrockdunes.com.

Concerts to Munch By, hosted by the Butler County Symphony Association, will feature Jerry Johnston and The Soul Patrol from 12:15 until 12:45 p.m. Wednesday in the symphony office building, 259 S. Main St. The series continues Wednesdays through Aug. 17. Each week a musician or group of musicians perform a free half-hour concert. Audience members may take a lunch or purchase one on site courtesy of Café Main. Cookies and cold beverages are free. Admission is free. Call 724-283-1402.

The free Family Summer Concert Series at Alameda Park, hosted by Butler County Park and Recreation Department, offer music at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the park's Carousel Shelter. Performing this coming Tuesday will be Butler Tabernacle Choir, with high energy music by multicultural, multi-age performers. Call 724-284-5383.

Musicians' Concert Band is performing at a new site this summer: the Butler Intermediate High School auditorium, 551 Fairground Hill Road. The previous concert site, Miller Auditorium on the Slippery Rock University campus, will be under construction and therefore unavailable. Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. today as well as Aug. 4. The MCB Swing Band will join the concert band for the last show of the summer. Admission is $3. For information, send e-mail to musiciansconcertband@gmail.com.

Thursdays in the Park concerts will take place in the Rotary Amphitheater in Cranberry Township Community Park. All shows will begin at 7 p.m. Playing tonight will be Mahajibee Blues. The group Softwinds will perform July 28. Admission is free. Call 724-776-4806 for more information.

Friday Lunchtime Concerts at the Municipal Center Gazebo in Cranberry Township start at noon. Performing Friday will be Randy Shoup, a.k.a. "The Singing D.J. Admission is free. The Pittsburgh Banjo Club is scheduled to perform on July 29.

Watermelon Wednesdays conclude Wednesday with acoustic, traditional folk music by Tree Beard Brown at Slippery Rock Park. The park address is 320 N. Main St., Slippery Rock, but the concerts are held at the other end of the park, near the basketball court and pavilion. Concert admission and watermelon are free. The show will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call 724-794-8180.

Harmony Business Association's 16th annual Thursday evening concert series continues with Eugene & the Nightcrawlers playing at 7:30 p.m. today in front of the Harmony Inn on Mercer Street. Concertgoers should take their own chairs. Admission is free. Call 724-452-6220.

"Rockin' the Rose" series at Chicora Medical Center continues with the third of four concerts when classic rock band The Earthquakers performs at 7 p.m. July 28 on the grounds at 160 Medical Center Road. Those attending are to take their own chairs or blankets for seating around the outdoor stage. Admission is free. Refreshments will be available at the tent provided by Chicora Medical Center's Neighborhoods. Call 724-445-2000 or visit www.chicoramedicalcenter.com.region

Pittsburgh Blues Festival will take place Friday through Sunday at Hartwood Acres, Hampton Township. Proceeds will benefit Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Featured performers will include the Tedeschi Trucks Band, Johnny Winter, Tommy Castro, Savoy Brown, Janiva Magness, John Németh, Lionel Young Band, Kelly Richey, Girls With Guitars Tour, and other Pittsburgh bands. There also will be a KidZone with arts, crafts and food. The festival is free Friday with a bag of groceries donated to the food bank. Children 12 and younger are admitted free and parking is free. There is a personal cooler donation fee. Visit www.pghblues.com or call 412-460-blue.