Tickets for the comedy “A Vampire Reflects,” the first show of Butler Little Theatre’s season, will be available Sept. 27.

Tickets are $10. Call 724-287-6781 from 7 to 9 p.m. weeknights or during performances. Show dates are Oct. 5 to 7 and 9 to 13.

Car cruises continueThe Rodfathers Fall Festival Extravaganza will be held from 10 a.m. to dusk Saturday at the Butler Farm Show Grounds off Route 68.John Roebling’s Historic Saxonburg Society and the Blast from the Past Cruisers will host a cruise from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesdayon Main Street in Saxonburg. For more information, call 724-816-2599 or visit www.blastfromthepastcruisers.com.

Symphony season nearsThe Butler County Symphony Orchestra will open its 64th season with a concert at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Butler Intermediate High School auditorium.The theme for the season is “Inspirations,” and this concert will focus on “Italia.”New conductor and musical director Matthew Kraemer will make his debut.Reserved seat tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the door. Student tickets are $5. Tickets are available at the symphony office, 259 S. Main St.For more information, call 724-283-1402 or visit www.butlersymphony.org.

Bogmeisters to performThe Bogmeisters from Cranberry will perform their fall show at 4 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Kean Theater, 5847 Meridian Road, Gibsonia.The a cappella group’s theme will be “Harmony Around the World,” which will include songs that represent countries of the chorus’ worldwide affiliates.The featured quartet will be Maverick.Call 724-444-5326.

Penn’s Colony Festival returnsSAXONBURG — Penn’s Colony Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday as well as Sept. 29 and 30 at the grounds at 365 Saxonburg Blvd.The 29th annual event spotlights colonial America with demonstrations, food, entertainment and vendors.Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.Admission is $7 for ages 16 to 59, $6 for age 60 and older, $5 for ages 8 to 15, and free for age 7 and younger.Call 724-352-9922 for more information.

Dealers will rate treasuresMaridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., will host its annual “Treasure or Trinket?” event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 13.Antique dealers will be on hand identifying what makes an item collectible and valuable.Verbal appraisals will be given for $5 per object, limited to 10 items. For information, call 724-282-0123.

Piano music, poetry slatedSLIPPERY ROCK — Glenn Utsch, Slippery Rock University professor of music, will perform on the piano at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27. This free “Remembering Two Forgotten Composers: An Evening of the Music of Arthur Farwell and York Bowen” will be in Swope Music Hall.The performance is part of the weeklong series of events celebrating the inauguration of Cheryl Norton as the 16th president of the university.Frederick White, SRU professor of English, who heads the university’s Native-American programming, will read Native-American poetry.

Mercer County tour on tapThe free, drive-it-yourself Mercer County Country Tour takes place this weekend.The northeast section of Mercer County will be showcased during the 28th annual tour from 1 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.Though the six stops are numbered on the brochure, the sites can be visited in any order.For more information, contact Penn State Extension Mercer County at 724-662-3141 or visit www.extension.psu.edu/mercer or www.mercercountyagdevelopment.com.

Party looks at the starsFRAZER TWP, Allegheny County — The planets Neptune and Uranus will be two of the attractions during the September Star Party sponsored by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh.This event is scheduled to start, weather permitting, at 7:15 p.m. Saturday at the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Regional Park near Russellton. Call 724-224-2510 for information.

Theater group reveals seasonPITTSBURGH — The Conservatory Theatre Company will produce five works for its season.“The Producers,” music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, Oct. 19 to 28 in the Rockwell Theater.“Seven Guitars” by August Wilson, Nov. 9 to 18 and Nov. 29 to Dec. 2 in the Studio Theater.“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, Dec. 7 to 16 in the Rauh Theater.“Chess,” lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson, Feb. 22 to March 3 in the Rockwell Theater.“The School for Scandal” by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, April 12 to 21 in the Rauh Theater.All three theaters are in the Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave.Call 412-392-8000 or visit www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.

Indian Heritage at MeadowcroftAVELLA, Washington County — Visitors to Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village can see the everyday lives of 16th century American Indians as part of the fourth annual American Indian Heritage Weekend Saturday and Sunday.Presentations in the new 1770s Frontier Indian cabin will spotlight the similarities and differences between the lives of American Indians and European settlers in the upper Ohio Valley.Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at 401 Meadowcroft Road. For information, call 724-587-3412 or visit http://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/.

Bottlebrush hosts showHARMONY — American artist and musician David Childers, along with singer/songwriter Bruce Hoffman, will perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Bottlebrush: A Gallery for the Arts, 539 Main St.Admission is $10. Snacks will be served. Reservations are required. Call 724-452-0539.

Performance at RiverStoneFOXBURG — The Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts presents Martin Ellis at 7 p.m. Friday on the Wulitzer Theater Organ at Lincoln Hall, 92 Palmer St.Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students. Call 412-867-1816.