In brief: Ukrainian Dance Festival, chili cook-off and more around Bridgeville, Collier

Kyiv Ukrainian Dance Festival

The Kyiv Ukrainian Dance Ensemble is back with its annual concert at 3 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Music Hall. The production is an anthology of five stories related to love and loss. Performers from the United States, Canada and Ukraine collaborated on the project.

The first dance film version of “5” will be held online at 7 p.m. Oct. 24.

Tickets for the live show are $20, $18 for students and seniors. Tickets for the film premier are $20. For more information or to reserve tickets, call 412-527-5359.

Back to School BASH

Junior Achievement of Western PA is teaming up with local partners to host a Back-to-School BASH from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 2 at the JA BizTown facility, located in the Abele Business Park in South Fayette. The event aims to provide children with the necessary resources and supplies they need for a successful year.

The first 50 students at the event will receive free backpacks, and additional students will receive tote bags. Students and their families are encouraged to participate in a scavenger hunt through JA’s fully-interactive community, JA BizTown, where they will collect school supplies from more than two dozen regional businesses and discover the many career possibilities in our area.

In addition, guests will enjoy prizes, food and drink, and entertainment including, a live DJ from 100.7 Star, caricature and balloon artists, a magician, face painting, a selfie station and more.

Participants can also learn more about JA’s new educational experiences and initiatives that foster work readiness, entrepreneurship and money management skills.

For more information and to register for the event, visit jawesternpa.org.

Parks & rec fundraiser

Friends of Collier Parks & Recreation will hold a family-style dinner fundraiser at the Alpine Club in Bridgeville beginning at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 20. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Cost is $25 per person (reserved tables are available for parties of six or more). Menu consists of soup, salad, vegetable, pasta, chicken parmesan, dessert, tax and gratuity. Tickets can be purchased by calling Deb Zymroz at 412-303-1190. Deadline to purchase tickets is Oct. 17.

Chili cook-off

The 14th Annual Bridgeville-South Fayette Rotary Chili Cook-off will take place noon-4 p.m. Oct. 17 at Fairview Park in South Fayette. For more information, contact Natalie Jackson at 412-403-5666.

Road closure

A 200-foot section of the 5100 block of Thoms Run Road in Collier will be closed until November. The closure is required for construction of a support wall and repairs to an existing wall.

Traffic will be detoured using Thoms Run and Oakdale Road, Hilltop Road and Forsythe Road. All homes and businesses on Thoms Run Road will be accessible throughout the closure.

The $180,617 project is being done by Pugliano Construction Co., Inc., of Pittsburgh.

Ukrainian Food Festival

The Parish of Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie will host the 10th Annual Ukrainian Food Festival 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 1-2.

The festival will feature delicious homemade Ukrainian foods and pastries, basket raffle, church talk and tours will take place at 1, 3 and 5 p.m. each day.

Dine-in, take out and phone ordering day of the event is available by calling 412-276-9718.

For more, visit orthodoxcarnegie.org or call 412-527-5359.

Fire Safety Open House

Presto Volunteer Fire Department in Collier will host a Fire Safety Open House 2-6 p.m. Oct. 3 at the station on Thomas Run Road. Meet firefighters, touch the trucks, learn fire safety with fun activities, movies and a Q&A session. For more information, visit facebook.com/PrestoVFD.

Women’s Business Network

Women’s Business Network is part networking group, part mastermind group and part educational resource. All professional women are welcome to attend as a guest at the meeting for no charge; please check with the local chapter representative for more information. To learn more, visit www.wbninc.com.

The McMurray Chapter meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 8:30 a.m. at King’s Family Restaurant, 580 McClelland Road in Canonsburg. To find out more, contact chapter representatives Donna Spina or Nina McKinight at 724-228-7724.

The South Hills Chapter meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 8 a.m. at Panera Bread, The Galleria, 1500 Washington Road in Mt Lebanon. To find out more, contact chapter Representative Laura Zervos at 412-287-5679.

The Washington Chapter meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 8:30 a.m. at Panera Bread, 108 Trinity Drive in Washington. To find out more, contact chapter representatives Karen Kovac or Pam Slominay at 724-986-6739.

The Mount Lebanon Chapter meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 8:30 a.m. at Panera Bread, The Galleria, 1500 Washington Road in Mt Lebanon. To find out more, contact chapter representative Barbara Klein at 724-508-3283.

The All Virtual Chapter holds regular meetings via Zoom on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Guests are welcome to attend at no cost. For more information, contact chapter representative Jennifer Pasquale at 412-908-1663.

Flea market

The Church of the Atonement, 618 Washington Ave. in Carnegie will hold a flea market Oct. 15-16 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. On Saturday, the sale will close from noon-1 p.m., when it will reopen for the bag sale.

Kitchen items, clothing for the family, shoes, linens and bedding, yarn, decorations, puzzles and more will be available. Everything is priced to sell. For more information, call Joyce at 412-276-0366.

Masks and social distancing are required.