Butler County Heritage Center, 119 W. New Castle St., with the new exhibit of the Jay Bee Miniature Circus, will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to noon Fridays from May through August, excluding legal holidays. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for children ages 5 to 17, and free for children younger than 5. Call 724-283-8116.

Lowrie-Shaw House, built in 1828 by Walter Lowrie, Butler's only United States senator, at 123 W. Diamond St., will be open May through September from noon to 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, except legal holidays. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for children ages 5 to 17, and free for children younger than 5. Call 724-283-8116.

Cooper Cabin Pioneer Homestead, 199 Cooper Road in Cabot, will host a Hand-Cranked Ice Cream Social from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Docent-tours of the cabin will be available. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for children ages 5 to 17 and senior citizens, and free for children younger than 5. Call the Butler County Historical Society at 724-283-8116.

Providence Plantation will host "How the West Was Lost for Indians" from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the plantation, 300 Textor Hill Road, Evans City. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and younger. Dinner following the program costs an additional $15 for adults and $7.50 for children. Call 724-538-8818 to check availability and to make reservations for dinner, or visit the Web site, www.frontier-history.org.

<B>Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden</B>, 4905 Fifth Ave., exhibits "Land of Milk and Honey" with new plantings, displays and tours, through Sept. 15. The garden displays more than 100 temperate and tropical plants grown in ancient Israel. Hours are noon to 1 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, as well as 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through August.Admission is free, as is parking. Call 412-621-6566.<B>National Aviary</B>, 700 Arch St., hosts Little Peepers, the aviary's popular story-time program, at 10:30 a.m. Mondays. Two-Fur-Tuesdays offers two-for-one admission on Tuesdays through Aug. 26.Summer hours are now in effect and are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Sept. 1. Free admission for dads will be offered on Father's Day, June 19. Regular admission is $9 for adults; $8 for senior citizens; $7.50 for children ages 2 to 12; and free for children younger than 2. Call 412-323-7235 or visit the Web site, www.aviary.org.<B>Heinz History Center</B>, 1212 Smallman St., presents "Pittsburgh Recast," featuring more than 50 pieces of work by members of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators through Sept. 7. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except holidays. Regular admission includes both the History Center and Sports Museum and is $9 for adults, $7 for senior citizens older than 61, $5 for students with ID and for children ages 6 to 18, and free for children younger than 6. Call 412-454-6000.