MUSIC
Concerts to Munch By, hosted by the Butler County Symphony Association, will feature Tom Wotus and Mary Andreassi, piano and vocals, 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 the Butler County Park and Recreation Department, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and will take place in the park's Carousel Shelter. Performing Tuesday will be Waldo Young — The One-Man Band, playing tunes from the '60s to the present plus some original songs on acoustic guitar and harmonica. Call 724-284-5383.
A Concert for Cancer, benefiting 40-year-old Jennifer Earhart Scears in her battle with thymoma, will take place Saturday at Rock Falls Park, Slippery Rock. Gates will open at 11:30 a.m. with music beginning at 12:30 p.m. Performing will be Jon Fisher, Waldo Young, Sweaty Betty, Miss Freddye, Elliot Sussman, Daddy Jones Kingdom, Bootleg Band, Hy Winz and Eugene and the Nightcrawlers. Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. Raffles and an auction are planned. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 the day of the show. Children age 12 and younger are admitted free. Call 724-321-3684 or visit http://rockfallsonline.com.
Harmony Business Association's 16th annual Thursday evening concert series begins at 8 p.m. June 30 with the Kardaz band performing classics from the 1950s, '60s and '70s in front of the Harmony Inn on Mercer Street. The evening will conclude with fireworks. Concert-goers should take their own chairs. Admission is free. Call 724-452-6220.
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 at Slippery Rock University, is under construction. Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. today as well as July 7 and 21 and Aug. 4. Admission is $3. Send e-mail to musiciansconcertband@gmail.com.
<B>Hartwood Acres summer shows</B> are held outdoors in the Middle Road concert area amphitheater at the park in Hampton Township. All performances are subject to change. Scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Sunday is blues music with Ruthie Foster. Admission is free. Call 412-767-9200.<B>The Taste of Talent vocal competition</B> open to individual soloists age 16 and older will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesdays from<B> </B>June 29 to July 27 in Franklin’s Bandstand Park. Information is available at www.franklinpa.gov and www.tasteoftalent.com, or call 814 437-1619.<B><I><U></B></U></I>
