Future events
local California University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Theatre and Dance announces fall productions. “The Day the Rooster Didn’t Crow” will be presented at 8 p.m. Oct. 25-28 and 2 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Learning Resource Center. “Much Ado About Nothing” will begin at 8 p.m. Nov. 9-11 at the Natali Student Center Performance Center. “The Nutcracker” ballet will be performed at the State Theatre in Uniontown at 8 p.m. Dec. 8-9 and 2 p.m. Dec 9-10.
For tickets or more information, call the Cal U Box Office at 724-938-5943. For “The Nutcracker,” call the State Theatre Box office at 724-439-1360.
The Geyer Performing Arts Center announces that “Scrooge – The Musical,” under the direction of Tracy Kelley, will take place Nov. 3 through Dec. 2 in the center’s theater, 111 Pittsburgh St., Scottdale. For more information, call the Geyer Performing Arts Center at 724-887-0887 during the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra returns to California University of Pennsylvania for a concert performance at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, featuring George Vosburgh, the PSO’s principal trumpet player at the Elmo Natali Student Center Performance Center. Call the box office for ticket information at 724-938-5943 or 724-938-4300.
The Beesontown Singers announce rehearsals for fall and Christmas presentations. For information or to schedule an audition, call 724-557-1119 or 412-491-1302.
Point Marion Lions Club announced that no country music shows will be held until further notice. The club is closed for utility renovations.
The Clarks will perform a concert to benefit Conn-Area Catholic School on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the State Theatre Center for the Arts in Uniontown. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Two guitars, autographed by The Clarks, will be raffled and auctioned at the events. Tickets are available at the State Theatre Center for the Arts Box Office or by calling 724-439-1360. For more information, call Conn Area Catholic School at 724-628-5090.
The Greater Uniontown Chorale will begin rehearsals for the fall season on Monday at the Third Presbyterian Church in Uniontown. Rehearsals are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
All former members are invited to return along with any new prospective members. The choral will begin work on its theme of “An Old Fashion Christmas.” For more information, call director Warren Shirer at 724-628-1988 or board chairman Richard McCoy at 724-437-6400.
The Greater Uniontown Children’s Choir will accept new members for the 2006-2007 season through the end of October. Any interested children may audition Thursday evenings prior to choir rehearsal at 6:15 p.m. Students are asked to prepare the “Star Stangled Banner” for the audition.
The choir will hold rehearsals from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Third Presbyterian Church, 425 Union St., Uniontown. Rehearsals will continue through May. The choir has performed in Harrisburg at the State Capitol and the Maryland Children’s Choir Festival. In addition to the annual concert, the choir performs for annual holiday events at Nemacolin Woodlands, Nemacolin Castle, Christian Klay Winery and private parties. The choir is open to children who like to sing from the Fayette/Greene County area in grades four through senior high. Boys must have unchanged voices. For more information, call 724-938-1348.Vanishing Point, Print Installations by Kate Temple and Desiree Alvarez, will be held through Nov. 5 in the Manderino Gallery on the third floor at California University of Pennsylvania. For information, contact gallery director Maggy Aston at 724-938-4563 or aston@cup.edu.
Gallery MD at 502 S. Pittsburgh St., Connellsville, will hold a book singing and reception for Granny Earth’s new book titled “Do It Yourself ‘Weed’ Medicine” from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8. Seating is limited. There is a cost. Books will be available for purchase and signing. For reservations, call 724-626-0141.
New painting classes will be offered this fall at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus. Painting in Oils, Watercolors and Acrylics will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays through Nov. 16 and from noon to 3 p.m. Fridays through Nov. 17. The painting courses are designed for all levels, from beginners wanting to learn the basics to advanced artists seeking individual instruction. Emphasis is placed on understanding color and traditional painting techniques. All schools, styles and approaches are welcome. A step-by-step program is included for those new to painting. The classes will be held in 302 Eberly Building (Art Room). A materials list is available upon request or when registered. Call 724-245-6120.Fall Craft Show at Smock Community Center, one mile from Route 51, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 11. There is an admission charge. Handmade craft items only will be featured. Food and baked goods will be available. To reserve a table or for more information, call Rita at 724-677-2415. Proceeds will benefit the Smock Historical Society.
A Halloween dance will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at the Haydentown Community Center. A donation will be accepted at the door. Dave Dahl will provide music and figure calling. Masks are optional. There will be a mummers parade.
Hoedown square dancing and more will be held from 3:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at the Ohiopyle Community Center. Donations will be accepted at the door. Dave Dahl will provide music and figure calling.
An Oldies Dance featuring songs from the 1960s will begin at 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18. The dance will end at 1 a.m. D.J. Arnie Amber will be featured. The event will feature food, fun and prizes. Trophies will be awarded for a dance contest. Tickets are available in advance. The dance is sponsored by Laidlaw bus drives. All proceeds will go to the Children’s Miracles Network. To make reservations, call Debbie at 724-439-9902.
Holiday craft show sponsored by Albert Gallatin Area High School will be held in the cafeteria from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18. More than 40 vendors will participate. Refreshments and door prizes will be awarded. There is an admission fee. Proceeds will benefit the class of 2007.
Uniontown Senior Citizens’ Monthly Dance titled “Halloween Costume Ball” will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday at the Uniontown VFW Post 47 on Main Street. Dave Dahl’s Orchestra will provide the music. For more information, call Kassie DeWalt at 724-437-6050 extension 227.
Ballet Lafayette Ballroom will offer ballroom dance lessons. Participants can learn the English waltz, salsa and more. Call 724-437-8653 for schedule and cost of lessons.
North Union and South Union townships will hold trick or treat from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Halloween night, Tuesday, Oct. 31. Residents who want to participate are asked to turn their porch lights on, according to the township supervisors.
National Pike Holiday Craft Jamboree will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 4 at 7636 National Pike, next to the Coal Baron restaurant. There is no admission cost. Beverages and refreshments will be available. Crafts will include Steelers’ paraphernalia, wooden items, flower arrangements, holiday decorations, blankets, pillows, jewelry, pet products, homemade baked goods and more. A Chinese auction with chances of craft items will be held.
Penn State Days will be held at Penn State Fayette Community Center on Saturday, Oct. 28, beginning at 9:30 a.m. There will be activities for all ages. For information and to register call 724-430-4130, option 3 or visit the Web site at www.fayette.psu.edu.
City Advent Church Tour, the city’s first walking church tour, will take place on Sunday, Dec. 10, beginning at 12:30 p.m. The tour will include the following downtown churches: St. Therese R.C. Church, Trinity United Presbyterian Church, St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Great Bethel Baptist Church, Asbury United Methodist Church, Christ United Methodist Church, Central Christian Church and St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. Participants will have a chance to view the beautifully decorated sanctuaries and hear special music of the season. A free-will offering for local charities will be accepted. The Beesontown Singers will end the day of touring with a 6:30 p.m. performance at St. Paul’s.
Lewis Auction Service will help sponsor a charity auction at 10 a.m. Nov. 4 for the Western Pennsylvania National Wild Animal Orphanage, 15 S. Mill St., New Salem. All donations are tax-deductible. The Western Pennsylvania National Wild Animal Orphanage is a nonprofit charity animal orphanage. The Web site is www.wildanimal.org. Call 724-437-7838 for more information.
Great Meadows Garden Club will hold a theme party fashion show and luncheon on Wednesday at the Summit Inn Restaurant in Farmington. The doors open at 11:30 a.m. The fashion show will be presented by Phyllis’ Fashions. The luncheon menu features honey almond chicken, side dishes, chocolate mousse and beverages. There is a cost for tickets. Call Dorothy Yeager at 724-329-5270 for tickets and more information.
The 25th annual Carpatho-Rusyn Celebration will take place from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, 201 E. Main St., Uniontown. The event will include ethnic foods, baked goods, crafts, dancers, folk displays, raffles, music, demonstrations, speakers, children’s activities and family fun. The event will feature the 25th anniversary pysanky quilt raffle. Free admission will be offered. For more information, call 724-438-6027.
Candlelight ghost/legend tours will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in October, beginning Saturday and ending Oct. 29, at the historic Nemacolin Castle on Front Street, Brownsville. Special activities will take place on the castle grounds. Members of the Mon Valley Ghost Research Society will be available most nights for questions and to share pictures and stories. There is a charge for castle tours. No reservations are needed except for groups of 20 people or more. Groups may schedule at earlier hours, and there is a group rate. For more information, call 724-785-6882.
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Stage Right Theatre Company will bring “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” to the Westmoreland Mall Annex on October 27 and 28 at 8 p.m. and midnight. Prop packs including playing cards, squirt guns, confetti, a piece of toast and more will be on sale. For tickets, call 724-832-7464. Discounts tickets will be given to anyone who says “let there be lips” when ordering. Visit the Web site at stagerightgreensburg.com.Associated Artists of Pittsburgh’s 96th annual exhibition opens Oct. 27 and will continue through Jan. 15 a the Carnegie Museum of Art. A free and reception, which will be open to the public, will be held at the museum from 6:30 p.m. 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26. For information, visit the Web site at www.aapgh.org or the Carnegie museum of Art’s Web site at www.cmoa.org.Sagebrush Round-up featuring Wheeling Jamboree stars Slim Lehart and Patti Powell will take place on Saturday, Oct. 28. The music starts at 6 p.m. For information, call 302-292-5854, 986-2158 or 363-4864.
The Greater Scottdale Area Choral Society will begin its 2006-2007 concert season with rehearsals scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Christ United Methodist Church in Scottdale. Under the direction of Dwight Brown and accompanied by Sue Booher, the society will begin to prepare music for the upcoming Christmas season. New members are welcome.
Burning Earth will perform on Saturday, Oct. 27, during the Halloween cruise on the Gateway Clipper. Saliva, a national band, also will perform.
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A Halloween Haunting will be held at the Compass Inn in Ligonier from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 27-28, and 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29. For information and ticket sales, call 724-238-6818 or visit the Web site at www.ligonierhistoricalsociety.org.
The Fabulous Hubcaps Oldies Dance and Show will be held from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the National Guard Armory in Morgantown, W.Va. Call the Foundation of Mon General Hospital at 304-598-1337 for ticket information and directions.
Sausage & Irish potato pancake dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at Turkeyfoot Valley School cafeteria. The dinner will include two one-quarter sausage patties and all-you-can-eat-and-drink Irish potato pancakes and sour cream, applesauce, green beans, roll and butter, coffee and orange drink and one piece of cake. Take-out orders will be available. There is a cost for the dinners. Children under age 6 are admitted free. Tickets are on sale at Confluence Hardward, Hartman’s in Confluence, Addison Suprette, Lions Club members or at the door for an additional cost. At 7 p.m., the Seldom Scene Players will perform a play titled “The Haunting of Buxmore Manor” in the school auditorium. Donations will be accepted.
Ryerson Station State Park in Greene County invites the public to attend “Haunted Hollow,” a night of trick or treating, games, costume contests, hayrides and prizes. The event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, on the day-use side of the park near parking lot 3 and pavilion 2. Admission is free. Anyone who wishes to help out with this event by either volunteering for the event or donating prizes and decorations may do so by calling the park office at 724-428-4254. For more information on this or other park activities, call the park office at 724-438-4254. Information about all Pennsylvania State Parks is available through the Pennsylvania homepage at www.state.pa.us.
Davis & Elkins College will presents an Election Day special event with journalists Helen Thomas and Maggie Kilgore in a free public convocation and book signing at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the Harper-McNeeley Auditorium. For information, go to www.DavisAndElkins.edu or call 304-637-1900.
The 12th annual Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Christmas Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and Oct. 28-29 at the Washington County Fairgrounds, North Main Street, Washington. The new $1.3 million exhibit buildings will be featured. More than 220 arts, crafts and food booths will be featured indoors in six heated buildings. The event will feature holiday music, holiday foods, Santa Claus for the kids and trolley rides. Free on-site parking will be available. The event will be held rain, snow, sleet or shine. An admission will be charged. Call 724-863-4577 for more information.
A grim legion of assorted witches, monsters, ghouls, eerie surprises and all things that go bump in the night are set to wander once more through the third annual Hundred Acres Manor attraction in South Park. Pittsburgh’s “Site for Fright” is the region’s only 100 percent volunteer-based, tri-themed haunt and it also benefits the Homeless Children’s Education Fund and Animal Friends. The region’s largest haunted attraction takes place through Oct. 29. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. For more information, call 412-851-HAUNT.
Demon House, the eerie rambling mansion high on a hill in Carroll Township, Monongahela, will open its doors, looking for tour takers with an interest in things that go bump in the night. The Demon House, located at 417 Coyle-Curtin Road in Carroll Township, opens its doors at 7:30 p.m., and the box office stays open until midnight. For more information and directions, call 724-483-3580.
Tours through the house are conducted until the last guest has passed through. The house will be open to the public for tours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings through Nov. 4, with a special Halloween session on Tuesday, Oct. 31. There is an admission charge. VIP passes are available. For more information and directions, call 724-483-3580 or visit the Web site at www.demonhouse.com.