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What’s Happening – Week of Nov. 5

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BP LIBRARY

The Bethel Park Library will offer the following events this month:

n Gingerbread house decorating from noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 25. The library provides cartons and crackers while decorators bring a can of icing or bag of candy, cereal, marshmallows or pretzels to share. The event is for all ages.

n Yoga at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16 for children in grades 2-4. Participants should bring a mat or towel as they explore creative movements and mindfulness and play games.

n Learn how to use public data to answer questions about your community, also at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16. Rich Lord and Jourdan Hicks of PublicSource will lead the event that will discuss how to access everything from court records to campaign finance data to professional licenses, and what government records are publicly available.

Registration for all programs is open and required. Visit www.bethelparklibrary.org or call 412-835-2207 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.

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.

PT FUN

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

n 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).

n 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).

n 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.

n 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.

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.

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