The Library System of Butler County will collect used and deactivated cell phones at all Butler County public libraries and bookmobile locations.

Donations are tax deductible and will be accepted through February. Receipts for tax purposes will be given upon donation.

The phones will be recycled and proceeds will benefit the library system.

For donations of 15 or more phones, call 724-283-1880 to arrange for pickup.

SLIPPERY ROCK - "Light Up the Season" will be the theme for Sunday's Musicians' Concert Band and Holiday Chorus performance in Slippery Rock University's Miller Auditorium.The holiday music concert opens at 4 p.m. with the band directed by Blasé Scarnati, professor emeritus of music at SRU, and the chorus directed by LaDonna Linamen, a member of the band's trumpet section and an employee in SRU's facility and planning department.

SAXONBURG - The Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company will host a Christmas Auction at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Saxonburg VFC Ballroom, Pittsburgh Road.For information, call the fire company at 724-352-3300.

HARRISVILLE - The Autumn Grove Care Center, 555 S. Main St., will host a Santa Social from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday.The event will include tours of the facility, refreshments, gifts for children and a visit from Santa. Admission is free.Area residents can also participate in the Presents for Patients program by donating a Christmas gift for a patient at the center.The center is hoping to provide Christmas gifts for each of its 103 residents on Christmas morning.For information, call 800-896-9354, Ext. 18.

EAST BRADY - The Christmas cantata "Thank God for Kids: A Community Christmas" will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday in the East Brady Community Center.The show, produced and directed by Amanda Hertweck, a 2002 graduate of Karns City High School and a musical theatre major at Point Park University, will feature musical and dance performances by local children.Hertweck will also be featured in several performances.Tickets for the event are $6 and are available at the door and at several area businesses. Proceeds benefit the Butler County Chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters and the East Brady High School Revitalization Committee. For information, call 724-756-0061.

ZELIENOPLE - The Notables Barbershop Chorus will begin its Christmas season presentations with a performance at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Passavant Retirement Community, 401 S. Main St.The group will also perform at the Clearview Mall in Center Township at 1:45 p.m. Dec. 11.For information, call 724-772-3806 or 724-287-0183.Notices, in writing, of festivals, fund-raising events, newly elected officers and other news from clubs and non-profit groups should be sent to the Focus department one week in advance of the event. Items should include the name and phone number of the person providing the information and be sent to Focus, Butler Eagle, P.O. Box 271, Butler, PA 16003.