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The 10th annual Taste of Italy, one of the longest-running fund-raisers for the Brownsville Area Revitalization Corp., will feature nearly 20 regional winemakers competing Oct. 15. As in years past, the Taste of Italy will be held in the Brownsville Sons of Italy, Frank Ricco Lodge 731, at 16 Race St., beginning at 7 p.m. Taste of Italy tickets are on sale in advance and will be available at the door. Tickets are available by contacting BARC’s office at 724-785-9331. The office, located in the Flatiron Building, 69 Market St., Brownsville, is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mountain Harvest Festival & Chili Cook-Off, presented by Christian W. Klay Winery and Fayette Buy Local Network, will be held Sept. 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. As part of the event, the Buy Local Showcase and Summit will be held Sept. 17, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. To register for the Buy Local Showcase and Summit, call 724-437-7913, or email devang@faypenn.org, or go to www.buylocalfayette.org. For more information about the Laurel Highlands Harvest Festival and Simmering Pot Cook-Off, go online to www.cwklaywinery.com or call 724-439-3424.
The annual Lions Club Flea Market and Pancake/Buckwheat Cake Breakfast will be held Oct. 1-2, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days at The ICV Community Center, 628 Indian Creek Valley Road, Indian Head. For questions or vendor space rental, call Greg Grimm 724-455-2452 or 724-323-5958.
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Square and round dancing will be held Sept. 16 at the Lone Pine Fire Hall in Greene County and Sept. 17 at the Alwine Civic Center. Dave Dahl will be calling figures and providing the music.
art
The first exhibitions of the fall semester at the Creative Arts Center’s Mesaros Galleries are works by nationally recognized African American artists Nyame Brown, a painter and printmaker from South Bend, Ind., and Thaddeus Mosley, a sculptor from Pittsburgh. Both exhibitions will be open through Oct. 6. All Mesaros Galleries events, including art lectures, exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, from noon to 9:30 p.m. The galleries are closed Sundays and University holidays. Special individual or group viewing times may be arranged upon request. For more information, contact Robert Bridges, curator, at 304-293-2312.
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Nathanael Greene Historical Foundation is sponsoring a two-day bus trip to historic Gettysburg on Oct.1 – 2. There is a cost. For more infomation email shine201027@yahoo.com or call 724-943-4462.
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