Oct 23, 2023 8 min read

CHABAD EVENTS

The World of Kabbalah: Revealing How Its Mystical Secrets Relate to You will run Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. beginning Nov. 1 at Chabad of the South Hills.

Visit www.chabadsh.com for more information or to register.

Additionally, C-Teen For Jewish Tweens will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Top Golf, located at 400 Presto-Sygan Road. Grades 6 to 8 can attend. Admission if $15 with early bird rate of $10 before Nov. 12.

Email: rabbilevi@chabadsh.com or call 412-689-1650.

SH ELKS

A prime rib dinner and dance will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. on Nov. 4 at the South Hills Elks Lodge 2213, located at 2789 South Park Road. in Bethel Park. Tickets are $25 each. For reservations, call 412-831-0616.

DEMENTIA

Aging with dementia will be the topic of discussion from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Peters Township Library. Maureen Sirianni, a memory care community outreach specialist from Country Meadows, will speak. Register at ptlibrary.org or call 724-941-9430 for more details.

GIANT OAKS

The Giant Oaks Garden Club has a limited number of tickets available for its tinsel luncheon and fundraiser to be held Nov. 3 at the Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe. Tickets are $40 per person. Email carsvitek@comcast.net or call 724-941-6159 for tickets.

KIDS REC

The Peters Township recreation center will be open to ages 7 to 11 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 3 for fun and games. Fee is $5 ($8 nonmembers). Sign-up by Nov. 1. Visit www.peterstownship.com or call 724-942-5000 to register.

CRAFT SHOW

The John McMillan Presbyterian Church’s annual Christmas affair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 4 at 875 Clifton Road in Bethel Park. More than 45 crafters will be featured along with a gingerbread house, auction items and a Kris Kringle Kafe. Admission is free. All proceeds benefit local and worldwide missions. Call 412-833-4704 or email jmpc@johnmcmillanpc.org for more information.

SP BINGO

Bingo will be held from 5 to 11 p.m. Nov. 4 at the South Park Home Economics Building, 2050 Buffalo Drive. Admission is $40 and includes 10 rounds of bingo, dinner, cash prizes and baskets. Proceeds benefit programs and research to improve the lives of those with congenital heart defects. Visit www.heartfest.org to register.

COLLEGE CLUB

The College Club of Carnegie will meet Nov. 4 at Bella’s on Fort Couch, 91 Fort Couch Road. A social will precede the noon luncheon. Jazz singer Lydia Marks will be featured. Women with post-secondary degrees can attend. Call 412-279-4458 for membership details or further information.

BLOOD DRIVE

The Our Lady of Hope Parish blood drive will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 4 in Frawley Hall at St. Valentine Church in Bethel Park. Visit vitalant.org and search with account code UG0040305 or by zip code to schedule an appointment, or call 1-877-25VITAL. Appointments are recommended. For more details call 412-726-6942 or 412-884-1283.

MYSTIC FAIR

A mystical psychic fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Library Fire Hall in South Park. Admission is $5 and the first 50 arrivals will receive a free mystery bag. There will be a Dream Interpretation session with Gabrielle V. Michael from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fee is $40. Visit www.mysticalpsychicfair.com for more details.

BUS TRIP

Registration for the Peters Township Castle Noel Christmas bus trip is due by Nov. 6. The one-day getaway trip to Cleveland will be held Dec. 7 and will take in “A Christmas Story” House and Museum, visit sets from “Christmas Vacation” and “The Grinch,” as well as see costumes, props and Macy’s Department Store window displays.

The bus leaves the community recreation center at 7 a.m. and returns at 8 p.m. Fee is $195 and includes transportation, tours, lunch, gratuity and taxes.

Visit www.peterstownship.com or call 724-942-5000.

ARTISAN MART

The Upper St. Clair League for the Arts will hold its Sugarplum Artisan Marketplace from Nov. 9-14 at the McLaughlin Run Road activity center. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 9-11 and Nov. 13. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday.

SUPERHERO NIGHT

Peters Township will host a superhero night for ages 10 and under from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at the recreation center. Fee is $5 per child ($8 for nonmembers). Children will meet superheroes, play action-packed games and participate in fun activities. Visit www.peterstownship.com or call 724-942-5000 to sign-up. Registration deadline is Nov. 8.

PT FUN

The Peters Township Parks and Recreation Department is offering the following one-day programs in November:

• Gnome Wreaths. Do-it-yourselfers, ages 18 and over, will create decorations with wintery greens from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 14. Sign-up deadline is Nov. 10. Fee is $10 ($15 nonmembers).

• Tween Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 17. Ages 9 to 12 will socialize, play games, create crafts, eat snacks and listen to music. Sign-up deadline is Nov. 15. Fee is $5 ($8 nonmembers).

• Holiday ornaments will be created by ages 6 to 10 from 1 to 2:15 p.m. Nov. 27. Fee is $5 ($8 nonmembers). Sign-up deadline is Nov. 25.

• Mad Science Winter Wonderlab from 10 to 11 a.m. Dec. 16. Ages 5 to 12 will experiment with popping corks, shivering quarters and a cloud of fog to create the mysterious North Pole rock recognized as a lump of coal. Fee is $42 ($63 nonmembers). Sign-up deadline is Dec. 7.

Visit www.peterstownship. com or call 724-5000 to register or for more details.

CRAFT SHOW

The St. Raphael the Archangel holiday craft show will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Sts. Simon & Jude Grade School gymnasium, 1625 Green Tree Road in Scott Township. In addition to 65 craft tables, there will be a Chinese auction, bake sale and lunch items to purchase. Parking and admission is free.

SHWC MEET

The South Hills Women’s Club will meet at 8 p.m. Nov. 13 at Vanadium Woods Lobby, located on Vanadium Road in Bridgeville. Ruth Siedle Gentile will speak about the pipe organ. She is the daughter of Bill Siedle, builder of pipe organs in the South Hills and founder of Siedle Organ Co. Call 412-953-3209 for more details, membership information or to attend.

SPRN MEET

The Southwestern Pennsylvania Registered Nurses Club will meet at 9:30 am on Nov. 21 at Hamilton Presbyterian Church on Hamilton Road in Bethel Park. Andrew Fee, regional executive director, Three Rivers Region, Special Olympics Pennsylvania, will speak on Special Olympics and sports.

CRAFTERS NEEDED

The Venetia Heritage Society is looking for crafters and vendors for its Christmas holiday craft show to be held Dec. 1 at the Venetia Community Center in Peters Township. Set-up begins at 4:45 p.m., and the show will be open from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The show coincides with the Village of Venetia’s annual Lite Up Nite. Email mrsmithcma@gmail.com if interested.

ELKS EVENT

The Elks Lodge 2213, located on South Park Road in Bethel Park, is collecting items for its Christmas Stocking Project. Items being collected for deployed troops include candy canes, granola bars, mints, gum, lollipops, candy, Rice Krispie Treats, trail mix, fruit snacks, individual bags of nuts, power bars, single-serve powdered Gatorade and energy drinks, Slim Jims and individual bags of snacks, cookies, crackers and pretzels. Stocking items will be collected on site between Nov. 1-12. For more details email elkslodge2213@gmail.com or call 412-831-0616.

LEBO LIGHTS

The Beverly Road business district in Mt. Lebanon will hold Brite Nite from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 7. In addition to extended shopping hours, there will be ice carvers, holiday cheer, a tree lighting and a visit from Santa Claus.

Washington Road’s holiday festival is set for Dec. 9., The Winter Market and Holiday Celebration runs from noon to 5 p.m. In addition to music, shopping, a cookie tour, an elf scavenger hunt, visit from Santa and an antique toy trains display, a Christmas tree will be lit at 5 p.m. in the Clearview Common pavilion.

AARP

AARP chapter 3016 meets the second Thursday of the month year-round at Unity Presbyterian Church, 1148 Greentree Rd. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. with light refreshments served. Anyone over 55 can attend.

WEIGHT LOSS

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) chapter 475, Carnegie, meets every Thursday at Chartiers Lifespan, 300 Lincoln Ave. in Carnegie. Weigh-in is at 2 p.m. Class follows from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Contests, programs and exercises are offered at a reasonable price. Call 412-818-7489 for more details.