MUSIC
The Family Concert Series, hosted by the Butler County Parks and Recreation Department, will feature area recording artist Tom Panei playing Tuesday at Alameda Park. The concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Carousel Shelter. Admission is free. Call 724-284-5383.
The Summer Concert Series 2008 at Butler County Community College hosts a performance of big band music by the Jack Bowman band this Sunday. Shows begin at 7 p.m. Sundays in the Succop Theater on campus. Call 724-284-8505.
Concerts to Munch By, hosted by the Butler County Symphony Association, will offer a performance of Celtic music by Larry Morrison and Amanda Brewster from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Wednesday. The free concerts are held every Wednesday, except July 2, at the symphony office building, 259 S. Main St. Concerts will be broadcast into Diamond Park. Participants can take their own lunches or buy one on-site for $3 from City Subs. Call 724-283-1402 or visit the Web site, www.butlersymphony.org.
Harmony Concerts on the Lawn for the summer of 2008 will take place Thursdays on the lawn at the Harmony Inn, 230 Mercer Road, Harmony. Playing blues music at 7:30 p.m. June 19 will be the Phat Cats. Call 724-452-5124 or visit the Web site, www.harmony-pa.us.
Thursdays in the Park Concert Series takes places in the Cranberry Rotary Amphitheater in Community Park. All shows start at 7 p.m. and are on Thursdays, except for the Joe Negri show, which is on a Tuesday. Playing on June 19 will be the Ambridge High School Steel Drum Band. Call 724-776-4806.
<B>Hartwood Amphitheater</B> will be the site of a performance by reggae and rhythm 'n' blues band Spiritual Rez at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Call 412-767-9200.<B>JazzLive</B> takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the Agnes R. Katz Plaza, 621 Penn Ave. The music then continues from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Backstage Bar in Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave. Playing this Tuesday will be Straight Ahead/Patrick Arena. In case of inclement weather, JazzLive will be held on Wednesday. Admission is free. Programs are subject to change. Visit the Web site, www.pgharts.org, or call 412-456-6666.
<B>Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts</B> in the newly restored Lincoln Hall above the library on Main Street in Foxburg, will host an evening of "Musical Gifts" with Dennis Geib playing show tunes, classical, jazz and many original compositions at 8 p.m. Saturday. Reserved tickets are $15 and are available at the Foxburg Winery, 724-659-0021.
