Butler Little Theatre will stage “Rose's Dilemma” Friday through Feb. 1, with curtain at 8:15 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the theater at One Howard St. Tickets are $10, available by calling 724-287-6781 between 7 and 9 p.m. weekdays. Visit www.bltgroup.org

CRANBERRY TWP — The township's parks and recreation department is holding a series of four monthly dance parties on Saturday evenings, with the first this Saturday in the gymnasium at the municipal center, 2525 Rochester Road. Those age 21 and older may attend.The parties will feature all types of dance music: waltz, foxtrot, nightclub two-step, salsa, cha-cha and swing. Each evening will begin with a group class under the instruction of dance teacher Cathy Kelly. Guidance in the hustle and merengue will begin the series on Saturday with the two-step on Feb. 22; swing on March 22; and the tango on April 26.No advance registration is required. Admission is $10 at the door.

A quartet of films will be presented at Grove City College's Winter Film Festival.At 7 p.m. each Thursday in February, the college is offering a different movie in Sticht Lecture Hall. Admission is free.The movies are: “The Passion of the Christ,” Feb. 6; “The Pursuit of Happiness,” Feb. 13; “The Kite Runner,” Feb. 20; and “Invictus,” Feb. 27.Visit www.gcc.edu/news.Westminster College's departments of modern languages and English will host the third Tournées Film Festival, a series of French films shown at 7 p.m. consecutive Tuesdays from Tuesday through Feb. 25 in the Sebastian Mueller Theater.The events are free. Five contemporary films will be subtitled in English with each screening followed by a discussion.Opening the festival Tuesday is “L'Assaut (The Assault).” Additional films are: “La Fée (The Fairy),” Feb. 4; “Monsieur Lazhar,” Feb. 11; “L'Enfant D'En Haut (Sister),” Feb. 18; and “Couleur De Peau: Miel (Approved for Adoption),” Feb. 25.Call 724-946-7265 or e-mail dammroa@westminster.edu for more information.

FRANKLIN — The Franklin Fine Arts Council will host the annual Franklin on Ice Festival on Feb. 8.The main event will transform Fountain Park into an outdoor ice sculpture gallery. Ice carvers will turn blocks of ice into sculpture beginning at 10 a.m., ending with the half-hour speed carving competition at 3 p.m. The sculptures will be on display as long as they last, and they will be illuminated at night.The competition will heat up from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. inside Liberty Galleria during the Chili Cook-Off. Also planned are a magic show, crafts for children, a wine tasting and live music.For the schedule of events, visit franklinpa.gov or call 814-437-1619.

PITTSBURGH — On Jan. 31, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will present “Swans in the Garden.”The shows will be performed by a cast of PBT School students. Performances will be offered at 6 and 7:30 p.m.Tickets are $25.75 for adults and $12.75 for children. Call 412-454-9107 or visit pbt.org/performances.

BRADY TWP — Jennings Environmental Education Center will have two events related to the annual “Great Backyard Bird Count.”“Homeschool CSI: The Great Backyard Bird Count” on Feb. 14 is designed specifically for home-schooled students and their families, and has a registration deadline of Feb. 3.“The Great Backyard Bird Count” program for the general public is on Feb. 15, with a registration deadline of Feb. 12.Call 72-794-6011 for registration or information.The center is on Route 528 near the intersection with Routes 8 and 173.