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This Eurasian Eagle Owl is the same type as the baby owl born a year ago at the National Aviary that's ready to celebrate its first birthday Sunday.

Harmony Museum, 218 Mercer St., Harmony, will host its annual Quilt and Coverlet Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in Stewart Hall, 218 Mercer St. Admission is $5, with proceeds benefiting the museum. Prizes will be awarded for best of show and a runner-up, with recipients chosen by show visitors. A number of quilts and coverlets will be available for purchase. Pieces from the museum's collection will be exhibited. For more information, call 724-452-7341 or send e-mail to hmuseum@zoominternet.net.

National Aviary, 700 Arch St., hosts Pumpkin's (the owl's) Birthday Party from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The baby Eurasian Eagle Owl stole the spotlight with her fuzzy feathers and oversized feet when she hatched last March. Now she's turning 1 and ready to show off with her first public flight. Admission is $13 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, $11 for children ages 2 to 18, and free for children younger than 2. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call 412-323-7235 or visit www.aviary.org.Drake Well Museum, 202 Museum Lane, Titusville, will offer free admission and programming Sunday in celebration of Pennsylvania's Charter Day, commemorating the founding of Pennsylvania through the 1681 charter that King Charles II of Great Britain granted to William Penn. Call 814-827-2797 or visit www.drakewell.org.

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens concludes the annual orchid and tropical bonsai show on Sunday. Phipps is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 10 p.m. Fridays. Admission is $15 for adults, $14 for senior citizens and students, and $11 for children ages 2 to 18. Call 412-622-6914 or visit phipps.conservatory.org.Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., has added new features to the “From Slavery to Freedom” exhibition. Center admission is $15 for adults, $13 for senior citizens, and $6 for students and children ages 6 to 17. Call 412-454-6000 or visit heinzhistorycenter.org.ToonSeum, Pittsburgh’s Museum of Cartoon Art at 945 Liberty Ave., presents “Color Me Happy: ’50s Coloring Book Illustrations as Modern Memes” through March 16. “Wonder Women: On Page and Off” runs through March 30. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays; closed Tuesdays. Admission is $6 for those over age 13 and $3 for children ages 6 to 12. Senior citizens, college students, veterans and active military pay $5. Call 412-232-0199 or visit toonseum.org.Children’s Museum, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square, hosts “XOXO: An Exhibit About Love and Forgiveness” through Aug. 31. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $13 for adults, and $12 for children ages 2 to 18 and senior citizens. Call 412-322-5058 or visit www.pittsburghkids.org.

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