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local “Pocahontas” will be presented by Gallagher’s Stagecoach to the Stars to children of all ages at Becker’s Shadyside Restaurant & Banquet Facility, 998 N. Gallatin Ave., Uniontown, at noon Saturday, Nov. 15, and 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16. Lunch will be served followed by the show. For details, call 724-438-0931.
“The Diary of Anne Frank” will be presented by the Laurel Highlands Advanced Theatre class at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 20-21, in the Laurel Highlands High School. Tickets will be sold at the door.The Greater Uniontown Chorale will hold rehearsals at 7 p.m. Monday in the Westminster Room of the Trinity United Presbyterian Church, which is located at the corner of Fayette and Morgantown streets in Uniontown. All current and new members should attend at that time as the chorale will begin to prepare for an October Telethon appearance at the Uniontown Mall and its annual Christmas seasonal events. Anyone who has any questions may contact director William Dreucci or Richard McCoy, the president of the board of directors.
“Symphony on Wheels” will travel to Pittsburgh on Saturday, Nov. 15, to attend the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) concert. Burt Bacharach is the “man who launched a thousand hits,” and he’s back by popular demand from Pops subscribers, who last enjoyed his Heinz Hall concert in 1999. Bacharach’s songs span four decades, and he joins the PSO for an evening of his favorite love songs and classic pop hits, including “That’s What Friends Are For,” “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and many other songs. Discounted tickets are available for seating in the grand tier or orchestra level. Bus transportation will be available from the Uniontown Mall for a fee. Call Susan at Communities In Schools at 724-437-2540 for reservations.
The Point Marion Lions Club will begin its music jamborees, which will continue every second Saturday of the month through June 2004 at the skating rink in Point Marion. The doors will open at about 5 p.m. The open stage starts at 6 p.m. The event is alcohol and smoke free. A small donation will be accepted at the door. For information or to book a band, call 724-725-5737. Visit the Web site at www.lionwap.org/pointmarionpa.
Classical music and musical theater will highlight the 2003-04 season of the Asbury Festival Recital Series. Featuring the music of Marcel Grandjany, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, “278 Strings” will premiere in the Asbury sanctuary March 7, 2004. The series will conclude April 3, 2004, with a performance of Franz Schubert’s “Mass in G” sung by the Asbury Festival Choir and the Greater Uniontown Chorale in addition to Josef Rheinberger’s “Concerto No. 2 in F” being performed by Asbury organist Jim Hutchinson. Asbury Festival Series subscription brochures can be obtained by mailing an address label to Asbury United Methodist Church, attention: Festival Series, 20 Dunbar St., Uniontown, Pa., 15401. Brochures will be mailed shortly to those on the series mailing list. Individual tickets will be on sale two weeks prior to each recital event at local businesses in Uniontown and Hopwood.
The fall recital series for the Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Uniontown will feature the following concerts: the multi-talented Winkler family of Morgantown, W.Va., on Sunday, Nov. 30; the Trinity chancel and handbell choirs on Friday, Dec. 19. For more information, call the church at 724-437-2709.
The Greater Uniontown Children’s Choir will accept new members for the 2003-04 concert season through the end of October. All interested children may audition any Thursday evening at 6:15 p.m. prior to choir rehearsal in the music room at the Dunbar Borough Elementary School on Pechin Road across from the Fayette County Fairgrounds. It is preferred that students prepare “The Star-Spangled Banner” for the audition. In addition to annual concerts, the choir performs at annual holiday events at Nemacolin Woodlands, Christian Klay Winery and at private parties. The choir participated in the Maryland’s Children’s Choir Festival in 2002. The treble choir is open to children from the Fayette County area in fourth grade through senior high school, who would like to sing. However, boys must have unchanged voices. For more information, call 724-439-6477.
The Sammy Bill Orchestra will play the tunes for dinner and dancing at Becker’s Shadyside Restaurant at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22. Dancing will be held from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Three dinner offerings are available. Call 724-438-0931 for reservations, more information or admission and cover charge prices.
The Thanksgiving Festival of Choirs, sponsored by the Mozart Music Club of Connellsville, will be held Sunday, Nov. 23, at Wesley United Methodist Church located on South Pittsburgh Street in Connellsville. The event will start at 6:45 p.m. with the theme “American Music.” Solo performances by soprano Crista Cave and violinists Scott and Victoria Leichliter will be featured. Rehearsals for the combined choir, chaired by Joanna Ball and directed by Merle Stutzman, will be held this Sunday and Sunday, Nov. 16, at the church.
Advanced Strings, a group of guitar playing, banjo strumming, yodeling senior adults, meet every Thursday at Center in the Woods in California for its weekly jam session. For more information, call 724-938-3554.
Johnny Angel and the Halos and an Elvis impersonator will play Saturday, Nov. 15, at the All Saints Social Hall, 215 W. Church Ave., Masontown. The Halos will perform two shows at 8 and 10 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m., and a buffet dinner will be served from 6 to 7 p.m. For ticket and reservation information, call the parish office at 724-583-7866 or George at 724-583-9581.The Diversity of Life Place Letters, a descriptive narrative of the design concept, will be on display every Thursday through Saturday through Nov. 30 at Christina’s, 231 Fayette St., Uniontown. The artwork is currently in a competition, which will be on display at The World Trade Center Memorial Park that will be constructed in New York City. The display includes a colorful and unique garden plus five necessary elements/designs. The elements are The Path of Hope, The Glass Rocks, The Arc of Reflection and The Twin Fountain. Other local artwork will be featured in the display at Christina’s.
“Interpretations,” an exhibit of paintings and monoprints by Samuel N. Koleman, will run from Nov. 22 through Feb. 7 at the Frank L. Meglega Art Museum on the upper floor of the Flatiron Builidng Heriatge Center, 69 Market St., Brownsville. The opening reception will be held Nov. 22 from 2 to 6 p.m. The Heritage Center is open Sunday noon to 6 p.m. and Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For museum hours, call 724-785-9331.
Artists Image Resource (AIR), Pittsburgh’s only professional printmaking studio, will present a collection of fine art prints at California University of Pennsylvania’s Manderino Gallery of Fine Art, located on the third floor of Manderino Library, beginning Thursday, Nov. 13. All are welcome to attend a catered opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, Robert Beckman and Ian Short, AIR founders, will discuss the exhibition and present the history and functions of their studio. The gallery is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The show will run until Jan. 15.Fairchance Exchange Club will host a dinner/dance on Friday, Nov. 14, at the Hopwood Social Hall. Entertainment will be provided by Jimmy Beaumont and The Skyliners. The event will feature an open bar. The cocktail hour will begin at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. and the first show at 8:30 p.m. Myers Catering will provide the dinner buffet. The event will benefit the Fairchance Exchange Club. For more information or ticket prices, call 724-564-7401, 724-564-4613 or 724-564-7476.
The Asbury United Methodist Church Chancel Choir and Theatre Guild will host an authentic Christmas Madrigal Feaste from Friday through Sunday, Dec. 12-14. The 16th-century dinner and entertainment will be held in the Asbury social hall, which is located at the corner of South Beeson Avenue and Dunbar Street. Guests will be treated to a beef dinner with all the trimmings along with 15th- and 16th-century entertainment and reverly very similar to that seen in the manor halls of medieval England during the festive yuletide season. A highlight of the evening’s entertainment is the masque or play-within-a-play which is presented by the Royal court and a group of wandering actors called the Half-Act Players. The evening’s feasting is topped off by a brief concert of Christmas favorites by the Asbury Madrigal Singers. Reservations for the event can be made by mail only. Reservation brochures are being mailed this week to those already on the madrigal mailing list. Seating is limited for the three evenings, and reservations must be received by Nov. 27. There will be no reservations made by telephone or at the door. If you would like to be placed on the mailing list to receive a brochure, send an address label to Asbury United Methodist Church, attention: Magrigal Feaste, 20 Dunbar St., Uniontown, Pa. 15401. Seating each evening will begin at 6 p.m., and dinner and entertainment will begin at 6:45 p.m. Asbury’s social hall is handicapped accessible.
The Friends of the Uniontown Public Library are selling personalized children’s books that can be ordered via the Internet from the buyer’s home computer at http://www.rwrinnovations.com. Each book will be personalized to the buyer’s specifications. Shipping is free. Please use the promotion code “FRIENDS” when placing an order. Use of this code does not change the price otherwise charged for the book. Orders are generally received within one week. Sample books are on permanent display in the Children’s Department of the library.
The Uniontown Public Library at 24 Jefferson St. has a variety of unique gift ideas available for the public year round. Books about local history and genealogy, as well as other books of local interest written by local authors, can be purchased in the Pennsylvania Room on the second floor. Also available are library promotional items sold by the Friends of the Library, including mugs and tote bags, as well as stationery, bookmarks, cookbooks and other special reading-related items that change throughout the year. Visit the Friends’ display on the library’s second floor.
The “Carpathian Cookery” cookbook, which is now in its 10th printing, is again available for sale. The 330-page cookbook now features a protective plastic cover and includes sections on Christmas customs and recipes and Easter customs and recipes, traditional Rusyn foods and other ethnic dishes and many other recipes of St. John’s parishioners. Many paska and kolachi recipes, as well as meatless dishes and Lenten recipes suitable for the pre-Christmas and pre-Easter fast, are included. For more information, call 724-438-6027.
A cookbook is currently being planned for print by the State Theatre Center for the Arts Progressive Dinner Committee. The committee asks anyone with favorite recipes that they want included in the book to send the information to the State Theatre, 27 E. Main St., Uniontown, Pa. For questions or additional information, call the State Theatre at 724-439-1360.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater is searching for volunteers to work in a variety of capacities from “Ask Me” guides to garden helpers to pavilion assistants to transcription services. Those applying must enjoy nature, architecture or history. Volunteers are offered a flexible schedule, working one day a week or one day a month. For more information, call 724-329-1441, ext. 1203, or e-mail aturnicky@paconserve.org.
Penn State Fayette announces the Fall 2003 Cultural Events Series. A hypnosis show will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, in Swimmer Hall by Dr. Bengali who learned hypnosis in India, its place of origin, and who has performed hundreds of shows for the past 20 years in foreign countries and within the United States. Also, visitors to Penn State Fayette can relax and enjoy coffee and refreshments while listening to coffehouse-style talent from the college’s faculty, staff and students at the Fall Campus Coffeehouse session scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Williams Cafeteria. All programs are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Melanie Thomas at 724-430-4199.
A “Three Stooges and Little Rascals” film festival and a dinner buffet will be featured at Becker’s Shadyside Restaurant, 998 N. Gallatin Ave., Uniontown, on Sunday, Nov. 16. Call 724-438-0931 for resevations or more information.
Common uses of native herbs will be discussed by herbal practitioner and nurse Paulette Silver Swan Woods during her program at Friendship Hill National Historic Site off Route 166 in Point Marion at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23. Silver Swan Woods is an American Indian of Shawnee and Cherokee descent. In her daily routine of health care, she combines modern techniques with herbal medicines. The program is free and open to the public. Call 724-329-5512 for more information.
The Spirit of Herbal Medicine will be presented at the Friendship Hill National Historic Site in Point Marion by Linda Christen, the owner of Earth Star Herbs and the Skills for Life School, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16. Christen has 28 years experience growing, studying and working with plants. The program is free and open to the public. Call 724-329-5512 for more details.
The second annual Festival of Lights Celebration will be held at 4 p.m. Dec. 6 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 Nov. 17.
The Friends of Goodwill will hold a holiday buffet luncheon and craft show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14. There is a cost for the luncheon. Tickets may be purchased by calling The Friends of Goodwill at 724-439-3295. The proceeds will benefit the programs of Goodwill Industries of Fayette County.
A Family Thanksgiving Dinner, hosted by the Center in the Woods, is scheduled for noon Nov. 27 in the center’s dining room. A traditional turkey dinner will be served for free, but donations are welcome. Hors d’oeuvres will be served at 11 a.m. Sandra Reeves will provide entertainment at 11:30 a.m. To make reservations or for more information, call Diane Kuppelweiser at 724-938-3554. To sponsor a meal for someone who will be alone on Thanksgiving, call Diane by Nov. 19.
A Veteran’s Day Program will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Center in the Woods in California. The center’s Senior Choir, the American Legion Post 705 and California Post 377 will present the program in honor of all veterans. Veterans are encouraged to attend, wearing their uniforms, medals or branch colors. All branches of the military will be recognized. Non-veterans are asked to wear red, white and blue to show their support. For more information, call Diane Kuppelweiser at 724-938-3554.
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West Virginia Public Theatre will present “Scrooge, The Musical” Dec. 8-12 exclusively for school groups. Shows will be performed daily at 9:30 a.m. and noon in East Fairmont High School’s auditorium. Schools or school groups interested in making reservations should call 877-999-9878 or 304-598-0144.
“A Musical Christmas Carol” will show at the Byham Theater Dec. 5-23 at various times. This Charles Dickens’ classic, featuring character Ebenezer Scrooge, is set to the music of yuletide melodies and filled with yuletide charm. Purchase tickets or gain more information online at www.pittsburghCLO.org by calling 412-456-6666 or by visiting the new box office at Theater Square located in the heart of the Cultural District on Penn Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Tickets go on sale today. Pittsburgh CLO will also present seven specially priced 10 a.m. educational student matinees complete with a study guide, a behind-the-scenes video and musical performances. Teachers, who want to make the show a part of their lesson plans, should call Susan on the group sales hotline at 412-263-2560 or e-mail groups@pittsburghCLO.org. Call or e-mail the group sales hotline for special group ticket programs.
Premiere Entertainment will present the audience participation murder mystery “The Bake-Off Murders” today, Nov. 14 and 21. The show will be performed at the Terrace Room located next to the Best Western in the Parkway Center Mall Plaza in Greentree. For reservations, call 412-938-9300.
The Seldom Scene Players will present “Mystery at Heroes’ Haven” in the Turkeyfoot Valley High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14-15. On Friday, the Addison Methodist Church will serve apple dumplings at intermission. The Lion’s Club will host a Irish potato pancake and sausage dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday in the cafeteria.St. Vincent College’s Department of Fine Arts and Music will host auditions for students interested in pursuing undergraduate degrees in music, music performance or music education. Admission to St. Vincent’s music programs are by audition only. Auditions will be held on four Saturdays throughout the 2003-2004 academic year: Nov. 22, 2003, March 6, 2004, and April 17, 2004. All auditions will begin at 11 a.m. in the Fine Arts Department located on the third floor of the Robert S. Carey Student Center. Appointments are required. To receive a copy of audition requirements, schedule an appointment or for more information, contact Joseph Bronder at 724-805-2123.
The Monongalia Arts Center in Morgantown, W.Va., will hold OpenMac Night at the center every month. Any bands interested in performing at one of the OpenMac Night events should contact Seret Englestad at 304-292-3325 or stop by 107 High St. in Morgantown, W.Va., for more details.
Singer Jason Mraz will belt out his album single billboard hit “The Remedy” at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the WVU Moutainlair Ballrooms. Mraz’s debut album “Waiting for My Rocket to Come” is filled with songs influenced by Dave Matthews, Sade and Beck. Tickets for the concert are now on sale at the Mountainlair Box Office, www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets and the Ticketmaster phone center at 304-292-0220. For more information, call 304-293-SHOW or visit West Virginia University Arts & Entertainment online at www.events.wvu.edu.
Bluegrass music live will be presented at the Sagebrush Round-Up from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29. Bluegrass bands Windy Ridge, Hargus Creek, Rails of Bluegrass, the Hoover Family and Dively-Shawver will be featured. The Sagebrush Round-Up is located six miles east of Interstate 79 at Exit 139 near Fairmont, W.Va. No alcoholic beverages are permitted. For more information or to book a bluegrass band, call 304-782-3645, 304-292-5854 or 304-363-4864.
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra will present the second concert of its 2003-04 season at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg. Edgar Highberger will provide a pre-concert lecture in the theatre at 7 p.m. For ticket information, call 724-837-1850.
Burt Bacharach will join the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops for an evening of his favorite love songs and classic pop hits Nov. 13 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. at Pittsburgh Symphony Heinz Hall. For ticket information, call 412-392-4900.
Hindustani Music at Home and in the World, featuring Amelia Maciszewski, a Pitt professor of music, and Pranesh Khan, Tabla Master, will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, in the Frick Fine Arts auditorium on the University of Pittsburgh campus. For more information, call 412-624-4126.
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A Native American art exhibition will grace the walls at Waynesburg College’s Benedum Fine Arts Center Gallery through Friday, Nov. 14. The exhibit titled “Smoke Rising from the Woodlands: Winds of Renewal” is the 13th annual Native American Art Exhibition sponsored at the college. It will feature two- and three-dimensional art ranging from historical to contemporary pieces. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For additional information, call 724-852-3293.
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The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is offering an exploration of the animal world in “Skulls and Skeletons” featuring dozens of real and replicated skulls, skeletons, bones and fossils of present day to prehistoric animals including the wooly mammoth and a killer whale. It offers a learning experience on the skeletal adaptations of reptiles, birds, mammals, fish and insects and why the various animal adaptations is crucial to their survival. The exhibit also features a real dinosaur bone for visitors to touch. The aquarium is the first venue for this exhibit. The exhibit will begin a nationwide tour after its Pittsburgh stop. “Skulls and Skeletons” will be in the Discovery Pavilion at the Kids Kingdom until January. For more information on the exhibit, call the aquarium at 412-665-3639.
Greensboro Holiday Craft and Bake Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the historical log cabin on Front Street in Greensboro.
Millions of sparkling lights and animated displays across 15 acres makes up the Overly’s Country Christmas, a drive-through, walk-through Christmas Village, held at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds in Mount Pleasant Township Nov. 14 through Jan. 4, every day including holidays. Event favorites include: Mister Rogers Neighborhood, Sprouting Water Fountain, Forest of Dancing Trees, Walkway Entrance to the Christmas Village, Kids’ Korner, Santa and Mrs. Claus, the Dancing Snowmen, Ringing in the New Year Bells, Carousel Park, Galliker’s Milking Pallor and Victorian Carolers. Wagon/sleigh rides and kids’ express train rides will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Gifts, treats and a bonfire will also enhance this Christmas tradition. Proceeds from the event benefit Overly’s Lights For Little Ones Endowment, which supports multiple children’s causes. For more information, call the infolines at 800-9OVERLY (968-3759) or 724-423-1400 or visit the Web site at www.overlys.com.
Wild West Garden at Phipps Conservatory will run from Saturday to Feb. 22 with four different G-scale trains traveling tracks through the 1,250-square-foot western landscape.
An interactive mining car explores an ore mine. Turn-of-the-century steam engines pass through mountains and canyons, traveling over bridges and through tunnels admist a variety of plants all to scale. Phipps serves the area in two locations: Phipps Consevatory and Botanical Gardens in Schenley Park and Phipps Garden Center at 1059 Shady Ave. in Mellon Park. For additional information, call the conservatory at 412-622-6914 or the garden center at 412-441-4442. To learn more about either location, visit Phipps online at www.phipps.conservatory.org.
Tour seven decorated Victorian homes during the Old Allegheny Victorian Christmas House tour Friday through Sunday, Dec. 12-14, in Allegheny West on Pittsburgh’s North Side. Calvary United Methodist Church, famous for its Louis Tiffany stained-glass windows, will be included in the tour as well, decorated to celebrate at 19th-century Christmas. Tours will be scheduled at 12-minute intervals beween 5:24 and 7:12 p.m. Friday, between noon and 7:12 p.m. Saturday and 12:24 and 6 p.m. Sunday. Sleigh rides must be scheduled in advance to secure a seat. Personal tour guides will explain Victorian holiday traditions, give the history of Allegheny West and its famous 19th-century residents and will discuss the individual homes as they are visited. A holiday shop will be at the tour’s end in Jones Hall. Available Friday and Saturday evenings is a candlelight dinner tour featuring the seven Victorian homes plus dinner at a restored neighborhood home. Ticket quantities are limited. For additional details and tickets, call 412-323-8884.
Hoe-down round and square dancing, slow dancing, polkas, line dancing and clogging event will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday and Nov. 22 at the Ohiopyle Community Center, 8 to 11 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Brownfield Community Center in Dawson and 8 to 11 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Arthurdale Center in West Virginia. For more information, call Dave Dahl at 724-438-5455.
The Waynesburg Railroad will be the topic of conversation at local author Jim Weinschenker’s presentation on his book “Narrow Gauge in Southwestern Pennsylvania – The Waynesburg and Washington Railroad.”
The presentation that includes 150 vintage slides and review of the era, the area and the locomotives, will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in the Citizens’ Library public meeting room, located at 55 S. College St. in Washington. Call 724-225-6740.
Festival of Trees, the 14th annual event in Beaver County, will be held indoors at the lodge in Brady’s Run Park Nov. 27 from 5 to 9 p.m., Nov. 28-30 from noon to 9 p.m., Dec. 5 from 5 to 9 p.m. and Dec. 6-7 from noon to 9 p.m. The park is located at 526 Brady’s Run Road in Beaver Falls. The Beaver County festival has become an annual tradition. The lodge is transformed into a Christmas wonderland with 50-plus decorated trees and wreaths. A Christmas tree and wreath auction will also be held. There is no fee for the auction. Doors open at 6 p.m., raffles will be drawn at 6:30 p.m. and bidding begins at 7 p.m. Online bidding is available at www.beavercounty.com
beginning Nov. 27 at 5 p.m. and closing at noon on Dec. 11. Admission will be charged. A senior citizens’ day with a very inexpensive admission fee will be held Dec. 7 only for seniors about the age of 62. Proceeds will beneift the Beaver County Children and Youth Services Dream Fund to purchase school shoes, winter coats, eyeglasses, smoke detectors and to send children to summer camp plus to provide scholarships to graduating seniors entering the field of human services or children involved with the agency. For more information, contact Kay Smith at 724-891-5842, at begin treefestival@access995.com treefestival@access995.com end
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Hoe-down round and square dancing, slow dancing, polkas, line dancing and clogging event will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday and Nov. 22 at the Ohiopyle Community Center, 8 to 11 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Brownfield Community Center in Dawson and 8 to 11 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Arthurdale Center in West Virginia. For more information, call Dave Dahl at 724-438-5455.
Dr. Quentin J. Schultze, professor of communication arts and sciences at Calvin College, will speak at Waynesburg College at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the College’s Performing Arts Center. Dr. Schultze’s lecture, “Communicating for Life or Death,” is part of Waynesburg College’s Christ and Culture Lecture Series. The event is free.
Mountaineer Audubon will present its November program titled “Wildlife Diseases: How to Avoid Inviting Them into Your Backyard” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The presentation by Dr. Jim Crum will be about wildlife diseases to be aware of in backyards. Crum is a wildlife disease specialist with the division of natural resources in Elkins. The program, which will take place at the Public Safety Building at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, is free and open to the public.