Weekend calendar
local Fayette County Area Vocational-Technical School Players will present “The Plight Before Christmas” tonight. A buffet dinner at Galand’s World begins at 6 p.m. followed by the show at 7:30 p.m. at the vo-tech school. Tickets include the buffer dinner and show. For reservations, call Debi Anderson at 724-437-2721, ext. 214.The Greater Uniontown Chorale will present a program featuring “A Festival of Lessons and Carols” in the old English tradition that will mark the Christmas season. The performance will be held at Trinity United Presbyterian Church at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. The program will include the Childrens Chorus and the Chancel Ringers from the Third Presbyterian Church. Tickets are available at Ellis Music store, Judy’s Do-Re-Mi Music store, Atkin’s Music stores and from members of the chorale.
The Timm Biery Band will perform at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Uniontown Holiday Inn. The band plays a mix of blues, rhythm & blues and blues-based rock. Biery is a world-class drummer, who has toured with artists such as Mahogany Rush, Deanna Bogart, Cory Hart, Paul Reed Smith and the late Danny Gatton. He is currently on hiatus with the Nils Lofgren Band. Other members of the band include Jerry Onesi on bass guitar and vocals, Paulette Schulze on vocals and Eric Schulze on guitar.
The Kenny Mills Trio will perform in the lounge at Becker’s Shadyside Restaurant from 7 to 10 p.m. today. The group features easy-listening music with Kenny Mills on guitar, Mark Smith on drums and a third featured musician weekly. There is no cover charge. Call 724-438-0931 for directions, information and reservations.The works of 10 Fayette and Washington County artists will be featured at the 21st annual Holiday Treasures Art Show and Sale today through Sunday in the home of Scott and Barbara Campbell. The show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The Campbell house is located on Grindstone Road at the top of the first driveway on the right, one-half north of the routes 40 and 166 intersection in eastern Brownsville. Admission and parking are free. For more information, call Barbara Campbell at 724-785-5715.
The Christian W. Klay Winery at 412 Fayette Springs Road, Chalk Hill, invites the public to its annual family open house from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. The children can come and visit Santa in his workshop to receive a little surprise, tell him their wish list, pet live reindeer, drink hot cocoa, decorate a special cookie and make an ornament to take home. The adults can enjoy the ambience of the Christmas decorations while wine tasting, listening to the Greater Uniontown Childrens’ Chorus and nibbling appetizers from the buffet. For more information, call 724-439-3424.
The sixth annual “A Country in the Greenhouse” will be held today through Sunday in Duda’s Greenhouse in Republic. The show will feature crafts by more than 25 local crafters with plenty of choices for Christmas shopping. Live wreaths, swags and blankets will be sold by Duda’s Greenhouse. Show hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For more information, call 724-246-2132 or 724-246-7762.
Children & Youth Mime Dance & Step Explosion will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday at the YWBA Christian Center, which is located at Route 21 and Duck Hollow Road in Uniontown. For more information, call Natalie D. Winfrey at 724-438-4844 or 724-880-1211.
Hoe-down round and square dancing, slow dancing, polkas, line dancing and clogging will take place from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. today at the Waynesburg Moose and Saturday at the Ohiopyle Stewart Community Center. For more information, call Dave Dahl at 724-438-5455.
Historic holiday tours will be offered Saturday and Sunday at the Mount Washington Tavern. The cookies and cider will be out, the music will play and the candles will be lit from 2 to 5 p.m. both days. The event is sponsored the National Park Service and the National Road Heritage Corridor. The Mount Washington Tavern was a stagecoach stop during the heyday of the National Road. It is located on Route 40, one mile west of Farmington. Adults are required to pay a park entrance fee. Call 724-329-5805 for tour times or more information.
The second annual Festival of Lights Celebration will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday with a covered dish dinner at the Mt. Olive Evangelical Church Fellowship Hall on Route 982 in Connellsville. To volunteer or for more information, call Shirley Clawson at 724-887-4839 or e-mail her at thelionroars@lcys.net by Monday.
The Fayette Film Festival, co-sponsored by the Penn State Fayette Library and the office of Continuing Education, will present the movie “Rules of the Game” at 7 p.m. Saturday. Faculty and staff will host their favorite films, providing introductory talks and discussions afterward. All showings are free and will be held in the Eberly Building Corporate Training Center. For more information, call Joe Segilia at 724-430-4211 or John Riddle at 724-430-4199.
An old-fashioned Christmas open house will be held at the Coal and Coke Heritage Center located at Penn State Fayette campus library from 3 to 8 p.m. today. The latest reprint of “Patch/Work Voices: The Culture and Lore of a Mining People,” first issued in 1977 will be available for purchase. Authors, Drs. Evelyn Hovanec, Dennis Brestensky and Albert Skomra will attend to personalize each edition. For more information, call 724-430-4158.
Holiday Bingo will be hosted by the Point Marion Progress Club on Sunday at the American Legion Hall at 109 Railroad St. Doors open at noon, early bird 50/50 bingo will start at 1:45 p.m. and regular bingo begins at 2 p.m. Games for gifts with a Christmas theme will be held. Door prizes, a Chinese auction, cookie sale and light refreshments will also be available. Holiday Bingo proceeds will go toward civic and beautification projects in Point Marion.
“The Nutcracker” will be performed at California University of Pennsylvania at 8 p.m. today, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 724-938-5943.
A Poinsettia Tea Luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at California University of Pennsylvania’s Southpointe Center. Proceeds will benefit the Cal U Southpointe Book Scholarship Fund for adult students. For more information, call 724-873-2760.
A Longaberger Basket Bingo will be hosted by the St. Mary School Association in the school cafeteria on Sunday. The school is located at 17 Gilmore St., Uniontown. Games begin at 2 p.m. Proceeds will go to the renovation of the gymnasium floor. For more information, call Michelle DeMoss at 724-245-0205 or Dian Cavinee at 724-438-5392.
The Ethnic Craft Club of St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church will host its annual Christmas Craft/Bake sale from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday in the upstairs hall located at 201 E. Main St., Uniontown. The sale will feature decorations, folk crafts, baked goods, cookbooks, homemade candy and imported items.
A Mount Washington Tavern Christmas, sponsored by the National Park Service and the National Road Heritage Corridor, will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Mount Washington Tavern on Route 40, Farmington. The Great Meadows Garden Club will decorate the 1828 stagecoach tavern with greenery and candles. The Laurel Maidens and Terri and Bill Springer will provide music. For more information, call Tom Markwardt at 724-329-5512.
The Harvest House Country Store in Perryopolis will sponsor a second annual house tour for the 2003 Christmas season from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday. The Mary Fuller Frazier Community Library will benefit from the proceeds. The tour will feature four private residences and one church. A high English tea will be served. For ticket information, call 724-736-4940.
Dyn-A-Star Gymnastics located in the Uniontown Mall will hold a Fun Night, including a talent show and 50/50 drawing, at 6 p.m. Saturday. The proceeds of the 50/50 drawing will be donated to the Salvation Army. A representative of the Salvation Army dressed in uniform will be present to receive the donation.
Christmas Bash will be held on Sunday at the Footedale Fire Hall. The doors will open at noon. The event will benefit the American Cancer Society. There is a small admission fee.
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The River City Brass Band will present “Holiday Festival” at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg. Guests are the Greensburg Central Catholic High School Choir. For more information or reservations, call 412-322-7222 or toll free at 1-800-292-7222 or visit www.rcbb.com.
The Voices of St. Vincent, four distinguished soloists and the St. Vincent Chamber Orchestra, will present an encore performance at Handel’s complete “Messiah,” as part of the St. Vincent College Concert Series at 8 p.m. Saturday in the St. Vincent Archabbey Basilica in Latrobe. A Classic Dinner at St. Vincent, a sit-down dinner at 6 p.m. and the concert, is available. Call the SVC Concert Series box office at 724-537-4565 for more information.
Elton Martin, keyboardist and vocalist, will perform jazz and pop from 6 to 9 p.m. today in the Heritage Room Restaurant at the Ramada Inn, Morgantown, W.Va. For more information, contact Martin at 724-438-4928 or visit the Web site at www.geocities.com/eltmartin.
Buck Naked Band will perform at 10 p.m. today at Judies Lounge, Route 19 North, Mount Morris near Morgantown, W.Va. For more information, call 304-328-5329.
Country music will be presented on Saturday at the Sagebrush Round-Up on Bunner Ridge near Fairmont, W.Va. Country acts include Ray Hileman & Wheels of Country, Joe Hall & High Country, Country Trio, Burt Arbogast & Old Habits, Richard Hilling and the house band Stagecoach. Country music starts at 6 p.m. with the open stage. The scheduled portion of the show starts at 7 p.m. and continues until 11 p.m. There is a small fee. Children under 12 are admitted free of charge. The Sagebrush Round-Up is located just six miles east of Interstate 79 at Exit 139 on Bunner Ridge near Fairmont, W.Va. For more information, call 304-292-5854, 304-363-4864 or 304-986-2158.Railroad Museum officials in Youngwood announce the opening of the Yule season from 5 to 9 p.m. today to coincide with Youngwood’s annual Carol Sing celebration. George E. Neat Jr. of Irwin, general manager of Museum Railroading, will greet visitors and operate the model railroad displays. For additional information, contact Neat and the Railroad Museum by calling 724-925-7355.
A townwide open house in Ligonier will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Explore town by horse-drawn buggy, enjoy the lights on the Diamond, grab a bag of popcorn from the original Kettle Korn man or stop and listen to the Christmas carolers, Ligonier Valley High School choir, at 12:30 p.m. Enjoy Christmas shopping, fine dining and the hospitality of merchants. Then end your day visiting the Festival of Lights at the Ligonier Valley Library. Call the Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce at 724-238-4200.
Christmas House Tours sponsored by the Old Petersburg-Addison Historical Society Inc. will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in Addison. The tours will feature four houses, two churches and a one-room school house. The event will feature music and carolers. Tickets will be available at the Addison Methodist Church. Lunch and an art show/sale will also be available at the church. A Christmas greenery sale will be held on Old Tannery Lane near the church. Village shops will be open. Addison is located on Route 40 about 26 miles east of Uniontown.