EVANS CITY — A night of live music, food and raffles will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Evans City VFW, 408 N. Washington St.

A $10 donation is requested for admission. Proceeds benefit John McKinny of Evans City, a lung transplant patient.

Clogging group sets open house today

The Paul Laurence Dunbar Community Center's clogging group, under the direction of Cindy Riehl, will host an open house from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the center, Hansen Avenue and Fairground Hill Road.

Refreshments will be served. For information, call 724-287-5648.

SANDY LAKE, Mercer County — The McKeever Environmental Learning Center will offer a Birds at Your Feeder program from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the center, 55 McKeever Lane.The program will be led by Tony Piccolin, field director for bird survey at Maurice K. Goddard State Park. He will provide information on identifying birds using direct observation and field guides.The program will be held in the center's library and hot chocolate will be available.For directions, visit www.mckeever.org.

MARS — Mars Alliance Church, Route 228 and Myoma Road, will host a Men and Boys Venison Dinner at 6 p.m. Monday.The dinner will feature speaker Steve Lecorchick, host of Hunting with Penns Woods.Admission is free and an offering will be accepted. For information, call 724-776-5016.

CRANBERRY TWP — A motivational program featuring speaker Betty Tolbert will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Cranberry Public Library, 2525 Rochester Road.The theme of the evening will be "Color Your Attitude Bright." To register, visit the circulation desk or call 724-776-9100.

ZELIENOPLE — The Zelienople Nursery School will host an open house and registration for the 2007-08 school year at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Peter's Reformed Church, 320 E. Grandview Ave.For information, call Tonya Reynolds at 724-452-7337.

PITTSBURGH — A celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, entitled "Let Dr. King's Dream Shine" will be held Sunday at Saint Paul Cathedral, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland.A Mass will be celebrated at noon by the Rev. Thomas Burke.The program, sponsored by the cathedral's Race and Reconciliation Dialogue Group, will be held at 1 p.m. and will feature readings, poetry, music and speakers.Lunch will be served in the cathedral's assembly room prior to the program. For information, call 412-287-6768.Notices, in writing, of festivals, fundraising events, newly elected officers and other news from clubs and nonprofit groups should be sent to the Focus department one week in advance of the event.