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January 07, 2009 Last Updated: January 07, 2009 11:05 AM Community

A blood drive will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church hall, 432 Center Ave.

Call 724-355-1735 to register.

MARS — The Opus I Music Society will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Mars Alliance Church, 997 Route 228.The program, "The Colors of India," will be presented by Opus I member Urmi Batavia. The music, festivities and traditions of India will be presented, including a video clip of a traditional wedding dance. The meeting is free and open to the public.For information, call 724-776-9169.

TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter 1105 will hold an open house from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive.For information, call 724-282-4059.

The American Cancer Society will hold a free Look Good ... Feel Better class from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 18 at Butler Memorial Hospital, East Brady Street.Look Good ... Feel Better is a program in which volunteer beauty professionals teach women with cancer how to deal with some of the side effects of treatment.For information and to register, call the American Cancer Society at 888-227-5445.

MIDDLESEX TWP — Prison After Care Ministry will hold a mentor training for volunteers from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Lighthouse, 1302 E. Cruikshank Road.For information, call Ed Carlson at 877-271-9622, Ext. 701, Wayne Rideout at Ext. 701 or C.J. Mitchell at Ext. 703.

HARMONY — The Harmony Museum will hold its annual Harmoniefest fundraisering dinner and historical program at 6 p.m. Feb. 14 in the museum's Stewart Hall, 218 Mercer St. The fundraiser will commemorate Harmony's 1804 founding by German Lutheran Separatists organized as the communal Harmony Society. The 1830 Old Economy Orchestra and Old Economy Singers will perform. Reservations are required.For more information, contact the museum at 724-452-7341, hmuseum@zoominternet.net or www.harmonymuseum.org.

MARS — The fifth annual Pittsburgh Knit and Crochet Festival will be held Feb. 14 and 15 at the Four Points Sheraton, North.The festival will offer classes and demonstrations in knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, wet and needle felting, nuno, rug making, basket weaving and more. A free class will teach how to make a woven amulet and all materials will be provided.For information, call 412-963-7030 or visit pghknitandcrochet.com.@$:THE FOCUS DEPARTMENT publishes engagement announcements of area residents or former residents. Forms are available at the Butler Eagle office, 114 W. Diamond St., P. O. Box 271 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday; or they will be mailed if a self-addressed, stamped envelope is provided.Engagements cost $25 to publish, and must be paid in advance.