Weekend calendar
local Pete Yezbak and Chastity will perform with Kryup and Burning Earth at Rich Farms “Fright Night 2006” tonight. The farm is open from dusk until midnight. Rich Farms is located at Springhill Furnace Road in Smithfield. For more information about Chastity, visit the Web page at www.chastityrocks.com.
The 2006-2007 Recital Series at Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Uniontown will kick off its new season with a different twist, opening with the West Virginia University Steel Ensemble at 4 p.m. Sunday. The concert is free and open to the public. A free-will offering will be received to further the recital series, which will feature the traditional Festival of Lessons & Carols concert in December and a spring concert of Faure’s “Requiem in D Minor.” Free parking is available on the lot across the street from the church at 79 W. Fayette St. Call 724-437-2709.
Country music night will be presented Saturday at the Brownfield Community Center in Dawson. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. followed by music at 6 p.m. A choice of chicken or meatloaf will be offered. Concessions will be available.
Zack Ellsworth & Unwritten will perform live in concert from 8 to 10 p.m. today at the GIG Coffee House, 102 Old Wynn Road on Route 857 toward Fairchance. The doors will open at 7 p.m. Homemade chicken noodle soup will be featured today. For more information about Good Works Ministries, call 724-880-7832 or visit the Web site at gigcoffeehouse.com. The band also will perform an acoustic set at 8:30 a.m. for the Mount Moriah Baptist Church early service, 10:45 a.m. for the Mount Moriah late service and 6 p.m. at the New Geneva Baptist Church music ministry night. Call 724-564-9934.
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Touchstone Center for Crafts in Farmington will offer a full range of weekend classes this fall. There are workshops and classes offered in blacksmithing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, metals and jewelry, photography, sculpture and more designed for students of all levels from beginner to advanced level. Mountain crafts weekend will be held Saturday and Sunday. The event will feature open studios, demonstrations and lots of hands-on projects. Traditional crafts with a contemporary twist will be offered. Lodging and meals also are available with reservations. For details about fall classes and events, call Touchstone Center for Crafts at 800-721-0177.Spaghetti dinner sponsored by Calvary United Methodist Church at 4 Clark St., Uniontown, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Dinners are available at a cost. Tickets will be sold at the door, and take-out orders will be available. Call 724-437-6341.
Fairchance Senior Center will hold a flea market beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday at 67 W. Church St., Fairchance. For more information, call 724-564-0600.
Buckwheat or pancake and sausage brunch will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, 114 W. Church St., Fairchance. Tickets will be available at the door. Children 6 and under will be admitted free.
Masontown will celebrate Oktoberfest on Saturday, and the Masontown United Methodist Church will be taking part. The church, which is located at the corner of Main and Cross streets, will host a flea market, hot dog and soup sale. Baked good items will be sold. The doors will open at 9 a.m. and remain open until mid-afternoon. The community is invited to visit in the church basement/social hall to do a little shopping. Call the church at 724-583-9207.
York Run Grange will hold a flea market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Call 724-437-7815.
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Streets of Gold will present the ninth annual Eastern Quartet Convention at the Word of Life Church, 4497 Route 136, Greensburg, today and Saturday. The event will feature gospel music’s biggest and most professional line up of groups ever to appear at a two-day North Eastern U.S. annual event, including two evening concerts, a jam session, quartet extravaganza and much more, beginning at 1 p.m. each day. Master of ceremonies for all events is Cloid Baker. Artists from across all the U.S. will appear, including the Faith Harmony Boys, Forgiven, Ernie Phillips, The Keelings, Ed Crawford & The Mystery Men, Gary Sheppard and many others. Call Joe Chioda at 412-372-0110 or 412-916-5782. Tickets also will be available at the door.
Country music will be presented Saturday at the Sagebrush Round-Up on Bunner Ridge near Fairmont, W.Va. Featured acts are Ray Hileman & The Wheels of Country, Double Shot and others. An open stage will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Ray Hileman and his band will back and open stage. The Sagebrush Round-Up is located six miles east of Interstate 79 at Exit 139. For more information, call Jim at 304-292-5864, Paul at 304-363-4864 or Dave at 304-986-2158.The Westmoreland County Historical Society will present two special activities at Historic Hann’s Town, Family Dig Day and Fall Harvest Festival, on Saturday. Family Dig Day will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Participants will help to screen soil for artifacts and then wash them. The staff will explain how these artifacts help to tell the story about daily life at the Revolutionary War-era settlement. There is a cost. The Fall Harvest Festival activities will be held from noon to 4 p.m. In addition to tours of the site, participants can dip candles, roast apples, do a craft and listen to a storyteller. There is an admission cost. Space is limited, so advance registration is necessary. No reservations are necessary for afternoon activities. Call 724-836-1800 for additional information.
Hoedown square dancing and more will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. today at the Arthurdale Center Hall in Arthurdale, W.Va. Dave Dahl will provide music and figure calling by Dave Dahl. Donations will be accepted at the door.