Zelienople --The Zelienople/Harmony Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a Wake Up and Network breakfast and networking event at 7:45 a.m. Oct. 23 at the Kaufman House, 105 S. Main St. Cost is $10 per person. Bring business cards and handouts. Reservations due by Oct. 20. Call 724-452-5232.

McCandless -- Iron City Church will celebrate its one-year anniversary at 10 a.m. next Sunday at its meeting place at North Allegheny Intermediate High School, 350 Cumberland Road. Pastor Tommy Duke will kick off a discussion series about relationships. Breakfast served. For details, visit www.ironcitychurch.com.

Areawide -- The Butler County Symphony Association will host the Butler Symphony Idol Contest during its annual Young Artist Competition in January. The competition is open to college-age musicians up to age 24 who graduated from any Butler County high school or any nonresident attending one of these colleges or universities: Allegheny, Clarion, Geneva, Grove City, Indiana, Slippery Rock, Thiel, Westminster or Butler County Community College. A student will be chosen to perform as a soloist with the symphony orchestra in March. Application deadline is Dec. 3. For an application, call 724-283-1402, e-mail bcso1@juno.com or visit www.butlersymphony.org.

Areawide -- North Hills Community Outreach is requesting donations for Turkey on Every Table. Items needed are grocery store gift cards, stuffing mix, instant potatoes, cranberry sauce, canned vegetables, pie crust mix, "easy" pumpkin pie mix, evaporated milk, muffin mix, turkey gravy mix and napkins. Call Judy Murchak at 412-487-6316, option 1, or drop off donations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through Nov. 7 at 1975 Ferguson Road, Hampton.

Marshall -- Pittsburgh International Children's Theater will present "If You Give a Pig a Pancake and Other Stories" at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at Marshall Middle School, 5145 Wexford Run Road. Tickets are $9.50 in advance or $11 at the door. To order, call 412-321-5520.

Richland -- Director Tom Madden puts his own spin on an interactive murder-mystery theater production at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25 at Kean Theatre in The Washington Place, 5847 Meridian Road. Tickets are $28 for dinner and show. Dinner served at Mount Vernon Restaurant, St. Barnabas. Call 724-444-5326 for reservations.

McCandless -- Sisters of Divine Providence, 9000 Babcock Blvd., will hold an Oktoberfest from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday. Enjoy German food and beer, live music, crafts and more. Tickets are $10. Proceeds benefit the retreat ministry. Call 412-635-6313 or visit www.divineprovidenceweb.org.

Butler County -- Lifesteps will offer free child development screenings for children from birth to 5 years from 9 a.m. to noon tomorrow at Butler YMCA, 339 N. Washington St., and from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 23 at Lifesteps' Early Education Center inside Veterans Affairs Building 69, 325 New Castle Road, Butler. To schedule an appointment or for information, call 724-283-2154, ext. 313, or 1-800-225-2010. Also for information, visit www.lifesteps.net.

Franklin Park -- Italian and locally produced wines, hors d'oeuvres and music will be offered at the St. John Neumann Church wine tasting from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, 2230 Rochester Road. Tickets are $30 per person or $50 per couple. Proceeds benefit the Appalachia Workcamp. Must be at least 21 years old to attend. Call 412-366-5885, ext. 15, or e-mail ambernehne@aol.com.

Mars -- Mars AARP No. 3359 will hold a luncheon and card party at noon tomorrow at the Mars Veterans of Foreign Wars, Mars-Valencia Road. Tickets are $6. Call Millie at 724-935-1028 or e-mail millie4@zoominternet.net.

Marshall -- The Strand Theater Initiative will present Taste of the New North from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Sheraton Four Points Pittsburgh North. Restaurants will offer menu samples, wine and beer tasting, entertainment and auctions. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Call 724-742-0400 or visit www.thestrandtheater.org.

New Kensington -- The Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center will host Dine Out Against Domestic Violence Thursday at the Clarion Hotel, 300 Tarentum Bridge Road. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Price includes buffet, auction and jazz by Greg Lutz. Call 724-224-1100 for reservations.

Pine -- The township will hold its Halloween Party in Pine Park from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $3. Activities include a kids costume contest at 4 p.m., kids train, hayride and bonfire, crafts, games, prizes and ghost stories. Call 724-625-1591.

Cranberry/Butler -- The American Cancer Society will hold two free "Look Good ... Feel Better" classes from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at UPMC Passavant in Cranberry, and from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 20 at Butler Memorial Hospital. Volunteer beauty professionals will teach women how to deal with some of the side effects of treatment. To register, call the American Cancer Society at 1-888-227-5445.

Richland -- A program on how nutrition can be used to treat diseases will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Northern Tier Library, 4015 Dickey Road. Free. Register by calling 724-449-2665.

Mars -- Opus I Music Society will begin a four-part study of the life and music of Bach at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Mars Alliance Church, 997 Route 228. Free. For details, call 724-776-9169.

Mars -- North Hills Newcomers and Friends will host a tea at 1 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Johnston House, Route 228. Reservation deadline is Tuesday. Call Nancy at 724-625-7280 or Laurie at 724-741-6377.

Frazer -- The Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will host its final star party of the year, October Dark Sky/Moonrise Star Party, weather permitting, at 6:40 p.m. Saturday at Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Park. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. Call 724-224-2510 or visit www.3ap.org.

Portersville -- A search for nocturnal animals will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday on the Hell's Hollow Trail at McConnell's Mill State Park. From the old mill, allow 15 minutes to get to Hell's Hollow. Bring a flashlight, wear sturdy shoes and meet park staff at the Hell's Hollow parking lot. Call 724 368-9320 or visit www.dcnr.state.pa.us.

Franklin Park -- Bellwood Preschool and Kindergarten of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the North Hills, 2359 W. Ingomar Road, will sell slightly used infants' and children's clothing, toys, books, furnishings and more from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. to noon Friday. Cash only. Proceeds will benefit the school. Call 412-366-3812 or visit www.bellwoodpreschool.com.

McCandless -- The Association of Pittsburgh Priests will host the Rev. Eugene Lauer as he speaks about leadership in the Catholic church at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Kearns Spirituality Center, 9000 Babcock Blvd. Donation is $15 per lecture. Call Sister Joan Coultas at 412-366-1124.

Jackson -- Watch a culinary specialist demonstrate nine recipes on stage during Taste of Home Cooking at 7 p.m. Thursday at Seneca Valley High School, 128 Seneca School Road. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for a business expo, featuring products and services from local businesses and organizations. Call 724-452-6040 for tickets.

McCandless -- La Roche College will sponsor a panel, film and discussion on the Vietnam War at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Ryan Room in the Zappalla College Center, 9100 Babcock Blvd. At 7 that evening, a program on the Vietnam War and Agent Orange victims will be presented in the Zappala College Square. Events are free. For details, visit www.laroche.edu.

McCandless -- New York City-based Suzanne Tick of Suzanne Tick, Inc., who specializes in material development for commercial and residential interiors, will speak on "Revolution Reality -- Paralleling the Design Revolution of the Sixties with Today" during La Roche College Interior Design Advisory Board's Design Dialogue Series Oct. 21 at the Carnegie Science Center. Event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a reception, followed by the presentation. Limited seating available. Tickets are $30 for general admission, $20 for La Roche alumni and $15 for students. For more information or to register, call 412-536-1024 or e-mail iddept@laroche.edu.

McCandless -- Samaritan Counseling Center and Northmont Presbyterian Church will sponsor a free six-week grief support group that will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Tuesday through Nov. 18 at Northmont Presbyterian Church, 8169 Perry Highway. Registration required; call 412-741-7430.

Areawide -- Catholic Hospice, a nonprofit program in Pine, is searching for volunteers of all faiths to work in one-on-one patient care, bereavement, clerical work, fund-raising and public relations. Applicants must complete a volunteer application with references and complete training with Catholic Hospice staff and administration. The next training will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Call 724-933-6222 or visit www.catholichospicepgh.org.