MUSEUMS
Harmony Museum on Mercer Street in Harmony offers guided tours from 1 to 4 p.m. daily except Mondays. Reservations are suggested for weekends and required for groups. Call 724-452-7341 or 888-821-4822, or visit www.harmonymuseum.org.
<B>Fort Pitt Museum</B> in Point State Park examines the rifleman’s material culture, lifestyle and place in American history as part of a new exhibition, “The American Frontier Rifleman: Tall Tales & Truth,” through Oct. 30. Admission is $5. Visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.<B>Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens</B> presents the “Summer Flower Show: Living Harmoniously with Nature” through Sept. 27. The conservatory at One Schenley Park is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with extended hours until 10 p.m. Fridays. Admission is $12 for adults; $11 for senior citizens age 62 and older and students with valid ID; $9 for children ages 2 to 18; and free for children younger than 2. Call 412-622-6914 or visit www.phipps.conservatory.org.<B>National Aviary</B>, 700 Arch St., offers the new Sky Deck, giving aviary guests an up-close view of falconry with shows daily at 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., weather permitting, through the end of summer. Sky Deck is open to those age 6 and older. The aviary is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. General admission is $13 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, $11 for children ages 2 to 12, and free for those younger than 2. Tickets that include general admission plus the Wings! and Sky Deck shows are $21 for adults, $20 for senior citizens and $19 for children. Call 412-323-7235 or visit www.aviary.org.<B>ToonSeum</B>, Pittsburgh’s Museum of Cartoon Art at 945 Liberty Ave., hosts an exhibition dedicated to the work of Giulio De Vita, one of Italy’s most famous comic book artists, through Sept. 7. The opening will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 1 with a book signing from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 3. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children ages 5 to 17; children younger than 5 are admitted free. Visit www.toonseum.org or call 412-232-0199.<B>Children’s Museum</B>, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square, presents “Dora the Explorer Live! Dora’s Pirate Adventure” through Sept. 4. Treasure Hunt conducted throughout the museum is planned for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $12 for adults, $11 for children ages 2 to 18 and senior citizens, and free for children younger than 2. Parking is $5 for non-members. Call 412-322-5058 or visit www.pittsburghkids.org.
