Civil War exhibit is free

HARMONY — Admission will be free for the final day of Harmony Museum’s “Civil War in Pennsylvania” exhibit Sunday in Stewart Hall, 218 Mercer St.

Admission through Saturday is $5 for adults, $3 for students, and free for children younger than 6. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. daily through Sunday.

The traveling exhibit from the Sen. John Heinz History Center was prepared for Pennsylvania’s four-year Civil War sesquicentennial commemoration.

Among local-interest materials displayed are the service revolver of artillery soldier and Harmony blacksmith Frederick Weigel, a ceremonial wood ax carried at militia drills by pacifist Conrad Scheel, and a unique HO-scale model of the 20-inch-bore Rodman cannon, the largest cast iron cannon ever produced, on its three-car railroad transporter.

Also, reservations for the Feb. 14 Harmoniefest dinner, including a program of Civil War-era music, are due by Feb. 6.

Call 724-452-7341.

Class continues at Art Center

Walk-in art classes continue from 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays at The Art Center, 344 S. Main St. Cost is $15.

The class Saturday will be taught by Eileen Stroup. It will include basic information about acrylic paint, mixing and colors, and students will create a painting to take home. Call 724-283-6922 for more information.

Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

Tropical Forest opens at Phipps

PITTSBURGH — Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens will open the Tropical Forest Congo, an exhibit highlighting some of Africa’s lushest landscapes, on Feb. 7.

The show is the result of years of research culminating in a trip to Cameroon by curator of horticulture Ben Dunigan and exhibit coordinator Jordyn Melino.

Visit phipps.conservatory.org for information.

Scouts can go maple sugaring

BRADY TWP — Jennings Environmental Education Center will host a Maple Sugaring Day for Scouts on March 21. Registration date is Feb. 4. Call 724-794-6011.

Scouts will participate in a two-hour program that shows how a tree works and demonstrates the art of maple sugaring from past to present.

The program will begin indoors and will move outside for a guided walk featuring a working evaporator and a taste of real maple syrup.

The program will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon and again from 1 to 3 p.m.

‘Neighborhood’ goes on exhibit

PITTSBURGH — The largest public display of original items from the “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” television set can be seen in the Heinz History Center’s fourth floor Special Collections Gallery.

Featuring select artifacts from the children’s show, the new display marks the first time these items are on long-term view.

Highlights include:

The entryway and living room set that Mister Rogers walked through to begin each show

King Friday XIII’s Castle;

Mr. McFeely’s “Speedy Delivery” tricycle.

Also on view is a lifelike figure of Mister Rogers, wearing his iconic sweater, necktie, khakis and sneakers.