FORD CITY — The Armstrong County Master Gardener Program will conduct a composting workshop from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Crooked Creek Environmental Learning Center, 142 Kerr Road. Participants will receive a coupon for a compost bin.

Registration is recommended by calling 724-458-3447.

MARS — Opus I Music Society will celebrate American Music Month with a program dedicated to the Parade of American Music of the National Federation of Music Clubs. The program is titled "Broadway" and will feature selections from contemporary and traditional musicals.The program will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the music room of the Mars Alliance Church, 997 Route 228. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 724-776-9169.

CABOT — The Concordia Choraliers, a singing group of independent living residents from the Concordia Haven Apartments, will perform at a veteran's recognition event at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Haven I Social Hall on Marwood Road.The event is free and open to the public.The event will also feature a short narration of the book "The Greatest Generation," by Tom Brokaw. The color guard from Chicora American Legion Post 0642 will also attend.For more information on the event, call 724-352-1571, Ext. 8518 or visit www.concordialm.org

FRANKLIN TWP — The Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV Early Intervention Program will conduct free developmental screenings to check children's vision, hearing, speech and language skills and motor and cognitive skills. Screenings will be held by appointment from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays at the Butler County Diagnostic Center, Franklin Township Preschool, 139 Rieger Road.The program is for children ages 3 to 5. For an appointment, call 800-345-0033.

CRANBERRY TWP — The Regional Learning Alliance at Cranberry Woods and KnowledgePoint Academy will offer the following programs in November:• Job Search Strategies, 9 to 11 a.m., Thursday• Introduction to the Baldrige Process for Education Organizations, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Nov. 18• Advanced Compression Planning, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 19• Advanced Sales Techniques, 9 a.m. to noon, Nov. 20For more information or to register for a seminar, contact Judy Dahlbeck at 724-741-1036 or kpa@therla.org.

VALENCIA — Volunteers are being sought for the Presents for Patients headquarters, 76 Camp Road. Presents for Patients is a holiday program that matches St. Barnabas long-term care residents with community members who deliver a gift.Volunteer services include wrapping gifts, answering phones and matching patients with community members.To volunteer, call 724-443-0011.