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Butler Little Theatre opens the British comedy “Run for Your Wife” Friday at the theater at One Howard St.
Show times are 8:15 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through May 17.
Tickets are $10. Call 724-287-6781.
SAXONBURG — A Gardener's Paradise and Pancake Breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, the same day as the Saxonburg Merchants' May Market Day.Proceeds from the Gardener's Paradise in Centennial Hall, 110 State St., will benefit St. Luke's youth mission trip.Featured will be plants, herbs and shrubs, a demonstration on how to plant a container garden, crafts, a bake sale, a quilt show, and children's crafts.The May Market Day will include 15 business: YOMA Room and Center for Wellness, Pangea Street, Antique Store, Saxonburg Coffee Co., Saxonburg Area Artists Co-Op, Mimi's Memories, Salon of Saxonburg, Saxonburg Drug Store, Danna's Natural Foods/Supplements, Smoke Shoppe, Unwired, Grey Goose Gallery, C. Matus & Co., South Butler Community Library, Hotel Saxonburg and Mainstay Bed and Breakfast.
The Butler County Historical Society will host a guided tour of Harpers Ferry, Antietam's battlefields and other surrounding attractions May 30 to June 1.Educator, historian and author Brad Pflugh will be the guide on this tour.The bus will depart at 4 p.m. May 30.Cost per person includes the bus, hotel and site admissions and is $260 for a single, $240 for a double, $220 for a triple and $200 for a quad.Call the Butler County Historical Society at 724-283-8116 for reservations.
PENN TWP — A Mother's Day brunch and birdhouse decorating program will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday at Succop Conservancy.Cost is $25 for nonmembers. Children age 2 and younger will be admitted free.Reservations are required. Visit aswp.org to make a reservation.The conservancy is at 185 W. Airport Road. Call 412-963-6100 for information.
Butler Little Theatre will host its sixth Improv Night with Shannon Donovan on May 24 at the theater, One Howard St.Admission is $5 at the door.After graduation from Knoch High School this summer, Donovan will be directing the BLT Children's Summer Youth Production “Bridge to Terabithia” scheduled for July 24 to 27. For information, call 724-287-6781.
LYNDORA — The Butler County Philatelic Society will celebrate its 100th anniversary at the 68th Butlerpex, the group's annual stamp and postcard exhibition Friday and Saturday at Tanglewood Center, 10 Austin Ave.There will be 13 stamp/postcard dealers, a post office, show cachet, children's area, snack bar and table auction.Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.Admission, parking and a commemorative program are free.
An inaugural Community Liver Alliance benefit concert will feature Jess Sides of WiFunk, Katie Zeak of Juniper Six and The Badbad Ants.The event will be held May 18 at Jergel's in Warrendale.Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door.Funds raised will benefit the Community Liver Alliance. The group started in the Pittsburgh area in 2013.For information, call 412-992-1633. Donations can be sent in care of Adele Breen, 316 W. Penn St., Butler.
LYNDORA — Kitty Theatre starring behavioral therapy cats Waffle the Cat and Princess Tirzah will present comedy and treats Wednesday at Tanglewood Center, 10 Austin Ave.Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show will start at 7 p.m. Admission is $5, and children are admitted free. Proceeds benefit the Butler Senior Center. For information, call 724-285-5392 or visit basic9.com.
GROVE CITY — The Paper Sky Theatre will present “The Cripple of Inishmaan” by Martin McDonagh at 8 p.m. May 23 and 24 on the Grove City High School stage.As the play opens, the entire island of Inishmaan is buzzing with the news that a Hollywood crew has arrived in the remote west of Ireland to make a film about life there. The play is a funny and touching portrait of Cripple Billy's dream of making it in Hollywood. Please note, the play contains some language and mature themes, and is not suggested for those under 16.Tickets are $10 at the door. Proceeds will go to endow a scholarship fund for children with disabilities to attend the Grove City Art and Theatre Camp.For information, visit paperskytheatre.wordpress.com.
CABOT — An Antiques and Artisans Festival is planned at Whispering Pines Farm, 201 Winsome Lane.Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 21 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 22. Gates open at 8 a.m. for parking.Admission is $5; children 12 and younger will be admitted free. For information, call 724-568-7463.
