The Stroller, Aug. 4, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley

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Western Pa. toy run to benefit children’s charities

The 33rd annual Western Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Toy Run to benefit local children’s charities at Christmastime will from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. be Sept. 11 at the Lower Burrell Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1601 Wildlife Lodge Road.

All brands of motorcycles are welcome. Admission is one new toy in original wrapping or $15 and includes food, refreshments and entertainment afterward by the band Sourmash. No stuffed animals, please. There will be games, a silent auction, 50/50 raffle and bike show with prizes. Rain or shine.

The largest organized club or group to register will receive donation to present to the children’s charity of their choice for use at Christmastime and a plaque. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

For a registration form and information, visit Western Pa. Toy Run on Facebook. For questions, call or text 412-401-8343 or email wpapghtoyrun@gmail.com.

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Drag queen bingo to aid cancer patient

A drag queen bingo to benefit cancer patient Kevin Coudriet will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Brackenridge American Legion, 845 First Ave.

Doors will open at 2 p.m. Cost is $35 and includes food. Extra packages and daubers will be sold and there will be a cash bar, refreshments, small games of chance, a silent auction and 50/50.

For tickets, call 724-814-0180.

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Art exhibit to feature works of local artists

Allegheny Valley League of Artists will have a group exhibit, “New Beginning,” Saturday through Aug. 27 at the Manos Gallery, 320 E. Fifth Ave., Tarentum.

A meet-the-artist event will be from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. The exhibit will include works of 14 member artists in a variety of mediums.

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Hold the phone!

The date of the veterans appreciation lunches sponsored by Rep. Bob Brooks is Aug. 12. Reservations are required by Monday. The date was incorrect in Saturday’s Stroller.

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Calendar

Allegheny Township

August: The Allegheny Township Lions rabies clinic is canceled.

Allison Park

Friday: The Pittsburgh North chapter of the Women’s Business Network will meet at 9 a.m. at Parkwood United Presbyterian Church, 4289 Mt. Royal Blvd. Those attending can learn how the group supports the success and growth of women in business. Meetings are the first and third Fridays of the month. Reservations required. Reservations: Kathy Bell, 412-855-0578.

Apollo

Today: Apollo Area Historical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the WCTU Building, 317 N. Second St. New members welcome.

Friday: Apollo Memorial Library will present Meet the Medics from 1 to 3 p.m. at the library, 219 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Meet the medics from Station 106 from Oklahoma and Vandergrift. There will be a storytime and a hands-on equipment demonstration. All ages welcome. Details: 724-478-4214.

Tuesday : The Teen Book Club at Apollo Memorial Library will meet at 5 p.m. at the library, 219 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Students age 13 to 18 welcome. Copies of the book are free while supplies last. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-478-4214.

Aug. 11: St. James Parish is selling tickets for a Full Moon $2,500 cash raffle. Cost: $10, includes two 3-digit numbers. The winning number will be the 7 p.m. Aug. 11 Pa. Lottery Pick-3 number. Tickets: Linda, 724-882-8776, after Mass in the church vestibule and at the parish office.

Arnold

Saturday: Homemade doughnuts will be sold from 6 to 10 a.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church, 1721 Victoria Ave. Cost: $8 per dozen. Orders: 724-335-0101.

Bethel

Saturday : The Outdoor Discovery Center at Crooked Creek, 142 Kerr Road, will offer a nature writing workshop from 10 a.m. to noon at the center. Author and Pennsylvania Master Naturalist trainee Sandra Stanko will be the instructor. Cost: $8. Must be at least 13 years old to attend. No experience necessary. Reservations required. Reservations: armstrongcenter.org/odc-events.

Tuesday : The Armstrong Nature Book Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Outdoor Discovery Center at Crooked Creek, 142 Kerr Road. The selection will be, “H is for Hawk,” by Helen McDonald. Reservations and masks required. Reservations and details: armstrongcenter.org/odc-events.

Aug. 27: Summer’s Last Fling, a fundraiser for the Outdoor Discovery Center at Crooked Creek, will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at the center, 142 Kerr Road. There will be music by the 7 Mile Run Band, a rock-climbing wall, food, drinks, raffles, silent auction and nature activities for the whole family. Admission: $20; children, $12. Tickets: tinyurl.com/bdf4jj5k.

Brackenridge

Today: Bingo will begin at 7:15 p.m. at the American Legion, 845 First Ave.

Saturday: A drag queen bingo to benefit cancer patient Kevin Coudriet will be at 4 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Brackenridge American Legion, 845 First Ave. Doors open at 2 p.m. Cost: $35, includes food. Extra packages and daubers will be sold and there will be a cash bar, refreshments, small games of chance, a silent auction and 50/50. Tickets: 724-814-0180.

Butler County

Today: The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Butler County will offer a free online support group at 7 p.m. at Zoom.us for families and friends of those living with a mental illness. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-431-0069 or info@namibutler.org.

Cheswick

Aug. 7 to 11: Cheswick Christian Fellowship will host a free vacation Bible school, “Rocky Railway,” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the church, 1407 Pittsburgh St. Details: 724-274-4846.

East Vandergrift

Saturday and Sunday: A rummage sale will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and noon to 1 p.m. Sunday in the basement of Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church, 420 McKinley Ave. All items except collectibles will be 50% off.

Freeport

Today: Freeport Renaissance Association will meet at 7 p.m. at 1833 Coffee and Tea, 300 Fifth St. New members welcome.

Sept. 17 and 18: Freeport Renaissance Association is accepting vendor applications for the annual September By the River event. Hours: noon to 8 p.m. Sept. 17 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18. Art, food and business vendors welcome. Details: freeportcommunity.com or septbytheriver@gmail.com.

Gilpin

Today: Gilpin Volunteer Fire Department will host bingo at 7:15 p.m. at the firehall, 113 Firehall Road.

Harmar 

Today: The free music series at 7 p.m. in the Pittsburgh Shrine Center pavilion, 1877 Shriners Way, will feature the Lenny Collini 4Pak. Gates open at 6 p.m. Rain or shine. Free parking and food and drinks will be available. No tailgating, outside food or beverages permitted. The weekly event is sponsored by Band Together Pittsburgh, Moondog’s and the Pittsburgh Shrine Center.

Aug. 11: Fox Chapel Area High School will host a Vitalant community blood drive from 1 to 6:30 p.m. at the Vitalant Donor Center, 2585 Freeport Road, Suite 207. Appointments recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. Donors must be at least 16. Appointments: visit the Donate Blood button at donateblood.centralbloodbank.org and use group code HS010025 or contact Cyndi Funk at 412-477-2957 or cfunk@vitalant.org.

Harrison   

Today: Community Library of Allegheny Valley will offer a computer and internet literacy class for adults, “Build a Better Web Search,” at 6 p.m. at the library, 1522 Broadview Blvd. Online participation available. Reservations required. Reservations: alleghenyvalleylibrary.org.

Friday: Natrona Heights Veterans of Foreign Wars will have bingo at 7 p.m. at the post, 894 Veterans Lane. Doors open at 6 p.m., and there will be specials, a 50/50 raffle and final game jackpot.

Friday: The free summer children’s playground program sponsored by Natrona Comes Together Association will feature a trip to Community Library of Allegheny Valley, Natrona Heights. Parents can drive their children to the library or a van will leave the playground at 12:30 p.m. Permission slips will be collected before boarding the van. The group will return to the playground between 2 and 2:15 p.m. for snacks.

Jefferson

Today: Bingo will be at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion, 754 N. Pike Road. Doors open at 5 p.m. Under new management with higher payouts. The kitchen will be open. Proceeds benefit post and auxiliary projects.

Kittanning

Saturday and Sunday: Armstrong County Historical Museum and Genealogical Society will host a free antique quilt display from 1 to 4 p.m. at the museum, 300 N. McKean St. Locally made quilts from the 1800s and early 1900s will be on display and local quilters available to answer questions. Free parking is available on Vine and McKean streets and behind the museum via the North Grant Avenue entrance.

Leechburg

Today: The free genealogy group at Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the museum, 118 First St. Basic computer skills and face masks required. Ancestry.com and Newspaper.com are available. Details: Judy, 724-681-9154.

Today: A New Path Al-Anon Family Group, a free, confidential program for anyone whose life has been affected by someone else’s drinking, will meet at 7 p.m. in First United Methodist Church, 251 Main St.

Saturday and Wednesday: Leechburg Museum will be open from noon to 3 p.m. Alternate times available by appointment. Details: 724-845-8914 or lamahs@windstream.net.

Lower Burrell  

Saturday: The Lower Burrell Farmers Market, 2800 Bethel St., will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lower Burrell Lions will sell brooms.

Saturday: Peoples Library will present, “Mysteries of the Deep,” with master storyteller Alan Irvine at 11 a.m. at the library, 3052 Wachter Ave. No reservations required. Details: 724-339-1021.

Saturday: The Veterans of Foreign Wars will feature the band Memory Lane from 8 to 11 p.m. at the post. Members and three guests welcome.

Aug. 13: Church of God is accepting space reservations for a parking lot treasures sale planned from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church, 273 Chester Dr. Cost: $5 per space. Rain date: Aug. 20. Reservations and details: 724-335-4422 or lbcog@hotmail.com.

Manor

Oct. 8 and 9: Vendors applications are being accepted for the Fall For Animals Festival set for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 8 and noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 9 at Crooked Creek Horse Park, 467 Crooked Creek Dam Road. Cost: $60 for a 10 x 20-foot space. Spaces will be assigned by lottery. Electricity is available. Vendors must participate both days open to close. Paid reservation deadline: Sept. 23. Details: Rini, 724-859-3559.

New Kensington

Today: Knead Community Café in New Kensington will hand out free grab-and-go meals from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the café, 1011 Barnes St. This week’s meals are sponsored by Mother of Sorrows Parish

Today: Sally’s Outdoor Market will be from 2 to 6 p.m. weather permitting, at the Salvation Army, 255 Third St. There will be fresh produce, plants, baked goods, hot foods and more. Vendor spaces available. Details: 724-335-7221, ext. 106 or laruen.suprano@use.salvationarmy.org.

Today: New Kensington Eagles Auxiliary Bingo will be at 7 p.m. at the aerie, 2134 Freeport Road. Doors open at 5 p.m. The kitchen will be open. Public welcome. Details: 724-448-7403.

Today: The Secular Organization for Sobriety/Save Our Selves (SOS) a support group for people recovering from alcohol and drug abuse, will meet a 7 p.m. at Lost Dreams Awakening Recovery Community Center, 408 Eighth St. Details: 724-556-0737.

Friday: East Kensington Community Circle bingo is cancelled due to building maintenance. Bingo will return in September.

Friday and Saturday: The 41st annual Mt. St. Peter Festa Italiana will be from 5 to 10 p.m. on the parish grounds at Mt. St. Peter Church, 100 Freeport Road. There will be music, food, children’s games and games of chance. Mass will be celebrated at 4 p.m. Saturday and the festa will open afterward. Free shuttle service will be available from Valley High School. Free admission.

Saturday and Tuesday: The Community Clothes Closet, 1129 Kenneth Ave., will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday. Items available include clothing for all members of the family, shoes and linens. First-time customers receive 15 free items. Summer clothing donations accepted during business hours.

Aug. 21: Sponsors are needed for a back-to-school bash planned at Lost Dreams Awakening Recovery Center, 408 Eighth St., rear. Details: Ronel, 412-219-8313 or Laurie, 724-594-7903.

Oakmont/Frazer  

Through Aug. 31: Panera Bread Café will donate a portion of sales from each Frozen Agave Lemonade, Frozen Strawberry Lemonade, Lemon Drop Cookie and Lemonade tote sold to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a pediatric cancer charity that funds cancer treatment and research. Donations will also be accepted. Participating stores include Pittsburgh Mills Mall, Frazer, and Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont.

O’Hara

Saturday : A drag queen bingo featuring Divine Divas to benefit Guyasuta Youth Football will be from 5 to 10 p.m. at Comfort Inn RIDC, 180 Gamma Drive. Doors open at 4 p.m. Admission: $25. Must be at least 18 to attend. Food and drinks will be sold. Tickets: tinyurl.com/mvec3ncw.

Plum

Saturday: The free family movie series at Larry Mills Park, 1 Fontana Drive, will feature the movie, “Sing 2,” at dusk. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. Bring a lawn chair and blanket. Free popcorn from Plum Rotary.

Rayburn  

Aug. 13: A cash bash to benefit Rory Ridge Horse Rescue will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at Rayburn Volunteer Fire Department, 102 Water Tower Road. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Cost: $20, includes food and drinks. There will be strip tickets, a basket raffle and 50/50. Winners need not be present. Tickets: 724-859-1972 or roryridgerescue@gmail.com.

Tarentum  

Today: The free diaper bank at Highlands Family Center, 415 E. Fourth Ave., will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. One distribution per child per month is available. Details: 724-224-9006.

Saturday: The Clothing Closet at Central Presbyterian Church, 305 Allegheny St., will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details: 724-224-9220.

Sept. 8 to 10: Summit Hose Co. is accepting crafter and vendor applications for its Fall Festival. No food vendors, please. Details: Tami Sudy, 878-302-5367 or tamisudy@gmail.com.

Upper Burrell 

Aug. 28: Sky View Radio Society is accepting reservations for flea market tailgating spaces at its Swap N’ Shop Hamfest set for 8 a.m. to noon at the society grounds, 2335 Turkey Ridge Road. Cost: $5 per space. Reservations and details: John Italiano, 724-339-3821.

Vandergrift

Today: The Farmer’s Market will be open from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the Columbia Avenue parking lot.

Aug. 9 and 10: Vandergrift Public Library will host a Carnegie Science Center Science in the Summer program, “Be A Biologist,” for elementary school children at the library, 128C Washington Ave. Schedule: second and third grades, 5 to 6 p.m. and fourth and fifth grades, 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Children should attend both days. Reservations required. Reservations: 724-568-2212.

Washington Township

Friday: Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company will have bingo at 7 p.m. at the firehall, 4078 Route 66. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and sales start at 6 p.m. Free coffee. The kitchen will be open. Players must be at least 18 or accompanied by an adult.

West Deer 

Friday: West Deer Parks and Recreation Board will sponsor a Movie in the Park at dusk in the Bairdford Park pavilion. Bring a chair or blanket. Popcorn and water will be served. Reservations required. Reservations: Jodi French, 724-265-3680 or jfrench@westdeertownship.com.

Sept. 24: East Union Presbyterian Church is accepting space reservations for a fall craft show at the church, 292 East Union Road. Details: Mary Lynn, 412-767-5750.

West Leechburg

Saturday: An 80s Beach Bash will be from noon to 5 p.m. at West Leechburg Volunteer Firehall, 1116 Gosser St. Doors open at 11 a.m. Prizes will include $1,500 cash, purses by Kate Spade, Coach and Dooney & Burke, assorted firearms and a Liberty gun safe. Cost: $25 and winner need not be present. Tickets: 724-332-9090. Proceeds benefit the Leechburg, Gilpin, West Leechburg and Parks volunteer fire departments.