What’s Happening Week of Aug. 29
Chrysanthemum sale
Friends of Mt. Lebanon Public Library is hosting chrysanthemum sale from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11.
Preorders can be placed until Sept. 1 at https://mtlebanonlibrary.org/606/Fall-Chrysanthemum-Sale, and the flowers can be picked up Sept. 11. Mums also will be available for purchase that day.
Colors include red, pink, purple, yellow, orange and white, in nine-inch pots at a cost $10 per pot.
Driver course for older adults
The South Fayette Senior Center and South Fayette Parks and Recreation present Seniors for Safe Driving, a PennDOT-approved driver improvement course for adults age 55 and older.
The course will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 7 at the back entrance of the South Fayette Township Municipal Building, 515 Millers Run Road.
Cost is $16 per driver. Benefits include car insurance discounts. The course includes classroom instruction only. No exam or on-the-road driving is required.
Register by calling 1-800-559-4880 or visiting www.seniorsforsafedriving.com.
Jewish Discovery Club event
CKids Jewish Discovery Club will hold an event for children from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. Sept. 12 at Chabad of the South Hills, 1701 McFarland Road, Mt. Lebanon.
Children ages 3 to 12 can bake their own chocolate baka and a delicious challah for Shabbat. Pizza and crafts also will be featured during the outdoor event.
Cost is $8 per child before Aug. 30 and $10 afterward. Register at ChabadSH.com/challah. For more information, email mussie@chabadsh.com.
The event is co -sponsored by Chabad of the South Hills and PJ Library.
South Hills Coin Club
The monthly meeting of the South Hills Coin Club will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Bethel Park Municipal Building, 5100 W. Library Ave. All members and the general public are invited. This month’s program will be on Canadian commemorative silver dollars. A 50/50 will be offered and children’s prizes awarded. Applications are being accepted for membership. For more information, call 724-984-6611.
South Fayette 5K Run and Walk
South Fayette Township is hosting the Evelsizer Family 5K Run and Walk from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 26 at Fairview Park, 129 Greenwood Drive.
Registration is $25 per person at http://www.evelsizerfamily5k.com.
Participation includes T-Shirt, medal, free beer ticket from Over The Bar Hastings (for adults age 21 and over), live music by the Dave Iglar Band, and food and drink vendors
The race day schedule is check-in at Fairview Rotary Pavilion, 8:30 to 9:30; race start, 10; and music, refreshment and raffles, 10:30 to 1.
The FBI National Academy, Western Pennsylvania Chapter, in partnership with South Fayette Township and the South Fayette Township Police Department, is hosting the event, which honors Mark Evelsizer, a lifelong member of the FBI National Academy, and his wife, Marty, who died of cancer.
Proceeds from the race will benefit the Western Pennsylvania Chapter for training, scholarships and other future events.