BUTLER TWP — Sing Hosanna! presents “Godspell” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Succop Theater at Butler County Community College.

The Gospel of Matthew is retold in a musical way in this play by Stephen Schwartz.

Tickets are $15 for age 11 and older and $10 for age 10 and younger and are available at May’s Music Shoppe, 247 E. Jefferson St.

For information, call 724-287-8362.

BLT kids’ group gives showsButler Little Theatre’s Children’s Theatre Program will culminate with performances for participants’ family and friends as well as community residents.The third and fourth grade class will present “You Don’t Say!” and “Seasonal ... Whether?” at 7 p.m. April 7. The fifth and sixth grade class will present “An Evening of Aesop’s Fables” at 7 p.m. April 9. And grades 7 to 12 will present “Looking Glass Land” at 7:30 p.m. April 10, all at the theater at One Howard St.Admission is free. A reception will follow each show. Seating is limited. Call 724-287-6781.

Civil War author to speakButler County Historical Society hosts Civil War historian and author Jeffry Wert with “An Army of Lions: The Union Army at Gettysburg” at 1 p.m. April 6 at the Grace@Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St.Wert is a Civil War historian and has published nine books on various Civil War topics. His writing has appeared in many publications, such as “The Civil War Times Illustrated” and “Blue and Gray.” One of the defining aspects of his books is the use of letters and journals of soldiers describing a wide array of war subjects including camp life, commanding officers and battles.Admission is $10 and includes the “Civil War in Pennsylvania” display at the Lowrie-Shaw House, but the ticket to the display does not have to be used the day of the program. Seating is limited.The exhibit will be on display at the Lowrie-Shaw House, 123 W. Diamond St., from April 6 to 27 between the hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, noon to 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Call 724-283-8116.

Singer to play in HarmonyHARMONY — Kim Richey will perform at 7 p.m. April 12 at Bottlebrush: A Gallery for the Arts, 539 Main St.Snacks will be served. Admission is $20. Reservations are required. Call 724-452-0539.Richey is a two-time Grammy-nominee whose sixth album is called “Wreck Your Wheels.”Guest performer will be Heather Kropf, a local singer and songwriter who is influenced by a wide range of artists including Shawn Colvin, Sade, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon and Suzanne Vega.

Japanese prints, ivories shownPITTSBURGH — Opening March 30 will be an exhibition of two rarely-seen Japanese collections from the early years of Carnegie Institute (now Museums of Art and Natural History).Presented in Gallery One at the Carnegie Museum of Art will be “Japan Is the Key: Collecting Prints and Ivories, 1900–1920.”Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, with extended hours until 8 p.m. Thursdays. Closed Mondays.

Quantum offers ‘Autumn’PITTSBURGH — Quantum Theatre will present “Dream of Autumn” by Jon Fosse from April 4 to 28 at the former Park Schenley Restaurant in the ground level of the Royal York apartment building, 3955 Bigelow Blvd. in Oakland.“Dream of Autumn” is set in a place that seems at first commonplace, a graveyard. Two old acquaintances have long lost contact but meet again, but as the play continues we become less certain we know this place, a sort of intermediate realm between life and death.Shows start at 8 p.m. Wednesdays to Saturdays and 7 p.m. Sundays.Tickets are $35 to $48, with limited $18 student tickets available.Call 888-718-4253 or visit www.quantumtheatre.com.

Children’s fest activities setPITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents the 27th annual Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival from May 15 to 19 at the University of Pittsburgh theaters and Schenley Plaza.In addition to the ticketed performances, the festival will have free, hands-on activities, as well as performances at the free outdoor community stages in Schenley Plaza and on the front lawn of the Carnegie Library.For information and tickets, visit www.PghKids.org.