Miller Minutes
What’s something that’s constantly flowing but you never seem to have enough of?
Time.
I never seem to have enough time. With friends, family, for activities, for anything. Everyone I talk to feels the same way. In the age of instant gratification, time is the one thing you can’t restock on your shelves, the one thing you can’t order to be delivered.
I’ll be honest: I don’t make it to every event I write about in this column, but I wish I did. If I could experience all that my creative friends and neighbors have to offer, believe me, I would.
What I do see when I make it to these gatherings is how much our community cares for one another and how willing folks are to donate their time to a bigger purpose.
There are enough events below to fill your time this weekend and beyond. Take a look.
Join the free-flowing writing experience at Butler Succeed from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at 150 North Main St. Bring ideas for stories, ideas that need edits, or just your writing materials.
Celebrate Mars New Year at the Blast Off Dinner, from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in the Steamfitters Event Center, 232 Wise Road, Harmony. Listen to keynote speaker Tara Rutley, who’s worked at NASA since 2001. Purchase tickets on eventbrite.com.
Butler Two Steppers are holding a dance from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, in the Tanglewood Center, 10 Austin Ave., Lyndora.
The 20th annual Cherry Pie Hike is led by (reenactor) George Washington himself at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Jennings Environmental Education Center, 2951 Prospect Road.
Dine and dance with Disney Princesses at the Enchanted Royal Ball on Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Steamfitters Event Center, 230 Wise Road, Harmony. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and cost $45.
Walk the streets of Saxonburg at Winterfest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25. Enjoy entertainment, carriage rides, food, ice carving and more.
Register for the Pancake and Maple Bonanza with the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania at aswp.org/events. The first event is at 10 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at Buffalo Creek Nature Park, 154 Monroe Road, Sarver.
Tickets are on sale now for Butler Little Theatre’s production of the play “Lifespan of a Fact.” Performances begin at 8 p.m. Friday, March 3, at One Howard St. Shows continue on March 4 and 5 and resume again every day between March 7 through 10. Purchase tickets at butlerlittletheatre.org.
Get tickets for Slippery Rock University Theatre Department’s production of the play, “Hand of God,” running March 3 through 5 and 7 through 9. For more information, visit sru.edu.
Prime Stage Theatre presents the play “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” starting March 3. It continues March 4 and 5 and resumes again from March 10 to 12. For more information, visit primestage.com.
Experience the talents of musicians young and old at Butler County Symphony Association’s concert, “The Inextinguishable” at 7:30 p.m. March 4 in the Butler Intermediate High School auditorium. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by visiting butlersymphony.org.
