The following is a list of upcoming local entertainment events. The Times Observer welcomes additions to the list that are of community interest. Club meetings and closed gatherings are not included. To add an event, call features editor Diana Paddock in the newsroom at 723-8200 by noon Monday.
Every Monday through Aug. 1: Toddler Time: 10:30 a.m. in the Children's Room at the Warren Public Library. Theme-based stories, songs, simple craft, creative play. Ages 0-3. AND Children's Evening: 6 p.m. in the Jefferson Room at the Warren Public Library. Theme-based stories, crafts and short movies. Ages 3-8. No preregistration required.
Every Thursday through Aug. 4: Pre-K Time: 11 a.m. in the Children's Room at the Warren Public Library. Theme-based stories, songs, craft, creative play. Ages 3-6. No preregistration required.
Every Friday through Aug. 27: BFF, Bring a Friend Friday at the Warren County YMCA for land and water fitness, open swim and gym.
Every Sunday in August: "Ready, Set, Ride!" bike camp sponsored by Barber National Institute, 9-10 a.m. and 10:15-11:15 a.m. at Warren County YMCA?($90 for four sessions), call 874-5671.
Through Aug. 14: The Photographs of Clare J. Crary: People, Crary Art Gallery, 511 Market St., Warren (11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday, 5-8 p.m. Friday).
Through July 16: 49th Annual Sheffield Fireman's Festival
July 15: Music in the Park presented by Northwest Savings Bank, "Fire and Ice (Papalia & Eisert)," Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., 8-10 p.m., weather permitting (www.cityofwarrenpa.gov).
July 16: "The Cat in the Hat," Children's Summer Film Series, free to the public, Library Theatre, Warren, 1 p.m.
July 18-23: Youngsville Children's Theater Camp; performances at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, July 23 (563-4936).
July 21: Warren County Tales & Chicken B-B-Q at the Wilder Museum, 51 Erie Ave., Irvine, 5-8 p.m. Mark & Karen Davis will recite Civil War letters beginning at 5:30; chicken barbecue, 5-7 (723-1795).
July 21-23: Youngsville Community Yard Sale Days.
July 21-29: Warren Players "Into the Woods," Library Theatre, 8 p.m. daily, 2 p.m. on July 24.
July 22: Music in the Park presented by Northwest Savings Bank, "Ron Carrington Sr.," Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., 8-10 p.m., weather permitting (www.cityofwarrenpa.gov)
July 22-23: Rummage and Bake Sale, Berea Lutheran Church, Rt. 6 at Rt. 958, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.
July 23 7-9 p.m. Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides at the Rouse Home Friendship Park (between the Rouse Home & the Rouse Manor). Open to the public, $5.00 per person.
July 28: Game Night for teens/tweens (ages 10-18). Students join other gaming enthusiasts in the Slater Room in the Warren Public Library to use the library's laptops, Nintendo Wii, GameCube, Guitar Hero and various other games from 3:30 to 7 p.m.
July 29: Music in the Park presented by Northwest Savings Bank, "4 Jays," Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., 8-10 p.m., weather permitting (www.cityofwarrenpa.gov).
July 30: Warren County Youth Field Day sponsored by Warren County Council of SportsmEn's Clubs, Chapman State Park, 8 a.m.(726-1222).
July 30: Grand Valley Eighth Annual Homecoming Celebration, 7 a.m.-10:30 p.m. (Rt. 27)
July 30: 16th annual Pleasant Days, sales throughout the township; open house, chicken barbecue from 11 a.m. until sold out and free blood pressure screening at fire hall.
July 30: Sugar Grove Sales Day.
August: Nature photographs with poetry by Jean Gomory, Wetmore Gallery, Warren Public Library, regular library hours.
Aug. 2: JCC Primetime Series sponsored by Warren Center, Jamestown Community College, in cooperation with Allegheny Community Center, 42 Clark St., Warren, "Learn How to Score Whitetail Deer Using B & C" with David Bastow, at ACC, 1-4 p.m.
Aug. 5: Warren Festival of the Arts presents "Lights, Camera, Action!," Library Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 5: Music in the Park presented by Northwest Savings Bank, "Simple Mary," Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., 8-10 p.m., weather permitting (www.cityofwarrenpa.gov).
Aug. 6: Tango, sponsored by Warren County YMCA, start at YMCA, 7 a.m. (mandatory safety meeting, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at the YMCA). Call 726-0110 for information.
Aug. 7: Oakland Cemetery Picnic & Tour, 1-5 p.m.; picnic, 1 p.m.; opening ceremony, 2:15 p.m. at Odd Fellows Circle; storytellers. (723-1795).
Aug. 9-13: Warren County Fair, Fairgrounds, Pittsfield, headliner Jake Owen, Nashville recording star at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 9.
Aug. 12: Music in the Park presented by Northwest Savings Bank, "Church Street Blues," Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., 8-10 p.m., weather permitting (www.cityofwarrenpa.gov).
Aug. 13: "Fantastic Mr. Fox," Children's Summer Film Series, free to the public, Library Theatre, Warren, 1 p.m.
Aug. 13: Elk Township Historical Society Open House, (former Scandia School), 1-4 pm..
Aug. 14: Kinzua Classic Bike Race to benefit Family Services of Warren County, Kinzua Beach (www.kinzuaclassic.com).
Aug. 17-20: The Boonies International Film Festival, free to the public, Warren (at Library Theatre and other venues), (www.thebooniesinternational.com).
Aug. 19: Music in the Park presented by Northwest Savings Bank, "Matt Maloof & The Contraband," Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., 8-10 p.m., weather permitting (www.cityofwarrenpa.gov).
Aug. 19: CCC Statue Ceremony and Reunion, Warren County Visitors Bureau, 10 a.m.; picnic and wreath dedication to follow at DeFrees Pavilion, Betts Park. (726-2774).
Aug. 19-21: A'Maizing Corn Festival, parade, food, crafts, entertainment, corn eating contest, cruise-in and more, Youngsville, (6-10 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday).
Aug. 20: W. Brent McKown Learn to Fish Day for ages 2-15, Farnsworth Fish Hatchery, Cherry Grove Township, (489-3110).
Aug. 25: Game Night for teens/tweens (ages 10-18). Students join other gaming enthusiasts in the Slater Room in the Warren Public Library to use the library's laptops, Nintendo Wii, GameCube, Guitar Hero and various other games from 3:30 to 7 p.m.
Aug. 26: Music in the Park presented by Northwest Savings Bank, "Loose Change Band," Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., 8-10 p.m., weather permitting (www.cityofwarrenpa.gov).
Aug. 26-28: Kinzua Heritage Arts & Music Festival, arts, crafts, music, storytelling, food, Fox Hill Rd., Russell, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday
Aug. 27: "The Valley Outdoor Festival," crafters, food, music, chicken barbecue, outdoor movie, skills competition, exotic animals from Wild Wood Animal Park, Chadlers Valley Baseball Field, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sept. 2: Music in the Park presented by Northwest Savings Bank, "R & D Welling," Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., 8-10 p.m., weather permitting (www.cityofwarrenpa.gov).
Sept. 9: Music in the Park presented by Northwest Savings Bank, "West of the Mark," Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., 8-10 p.m., weather permitting (www.cityofwarrenpa.gov).
Sept. 10: Elk Township Historical Society Open House, (former Scandia School), 1-4 pm..
Sept. 10-11: 32nd annual Wild Wind Folk Art & Craft Festival, Warren County Fairgrounds, Rt. 6, Pittsfield, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 160 crafters, demonstrations, children's activities, food, live music (723-0707, www.wildwindfestival.com).
Sept. 11-17: Third Annual Allegheny River Clean-Up.
Sept. 12-Oct. 22: "Gifts of a Tormented Soul," paintings by Diane DeLarme, Wetmore Gallery, Warren Public Library, regular library hours.
Sept. 15-16: Hospital Scrub Sale sponsored by the WGH Auxiliary, Outpatient Lobby, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; benefits WGH Auxiliary projects
Sept. 17-18: 12th Annual Two-Day Trail Ride, Y-Bar-U Saddle Club, Scandia, guided trail rides, camping, entertainment (723-2470)
Sept. 20: Warren Public Library Classic Jazz with Chase Putnam, Slater Room, 6-8 p.m.
Sept. 29: Game Night for teens/tweens (ages 10-18). Students join other gaming enthusiasts in the Slater Room in the Warren Public Library to use the library's laptops, Nintendo Wii, GameCube, Guitar Hero and various other games from 3:30 to 7 p.m.
Oct. 7-8: Warren County Historical Society Haunted House & Horse-Drawn Trolley Tours, 6-8:30 p.m., 210 Fourth Ave., Warren.
Oct. 7-9: Johnny Appleseed Festival, Sheffield.
Oct. 8: Elk Township Historical Society Open House, (former Scandia School), 1-4 pm..
Oct. 12: Warren Concert Association presents "Igudesman and Joo," classical violinist and pianist, Struthers Library Theatre, Warren, 7:30 p.m. (723-2348).
Oct. 14-23: Haunted Museum, Wilder Museum, 51 Erie Ave., Irvine, 6-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday (Oct. 14, 15, 21 and 22) and 2-6 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 23).
Oct. 18: Warren Public Library Classic Jazz with Chase Putnam, Slater Room, 6-8 p.m.
Oct. 22: Yankee Bush Productions presents a "Tribute to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers" by Full Moon Fever, Struthers Library Theatre, Warren, 8 p.m. (489-3110).
Oct. 22: Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Craft Show, fire hall, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Oct. 27: Game Night for teens/tweens (ages 10-18). Students join other gaming enthusiasts in the Slater Room in the Warren Public Library to use the library's laptops, Nintendo Wii, GameCube, Guitar Hero and various other games from 3:30 to 7 p.m.
Oct. 27-28: Books Are Fun Sale sponsored by the WGH Auxiliary, Outpatient Lobby, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; benefits WGH Auxiliary projects.
Oct. 31-Dec. 9: "Embracing Pennsylvania," works by Julie Mader, Wetmore Gallery, Warren Public Library, regular library hours.
Nov. 5: Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department Annual Turkey Party
Nov. 7: Christmas Open House at the Warren General Hospital Window Box Gift Shop, refreshments and many one-of-a-kind items.
Nov. 8: Elk Township Historical Society Election Day Open House, doll display, (former Scandia School), 10 a.m.-7 pm..
Nov. 8: Election Day Spaghetti Dinner sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Warren, Warren Area High School cafeteria, 5-7 p.m.
Nov. 12: Warren Concert Association presents "Dallas Brass," classical, swing, Broadway and patriotic music, Struthers Library Theatre, Warren, 7:30 p.m. (723-2348).
Nov. 15: Warren Public Library Classic Jazz with Chase Putnam, Slater Room, 6-8 p.m.
Nov. 19: Yankee Bush Productions presents a "Tribute to U2" by Elevation, Struthers Library Theatre, Warren, 8 p.m. (489-3110).
Dec. 2: Warren County Historical Society Christmas Open House & Holiday Trolley Rides, 6 to 8:30 p.m., 210 Fourth Ave. (723-1795).
Dec. 5-9: Holiday Basket Raffle sponsored by Warren General Hospital Auxiliary, baskets on display in the Outpatient Lobby and tickets sold daily from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Dec. 10: Girls' Victorian Holiday Tea for girls age 7-12, learn about the language of the fans, have a photo taken in the Victorian Parlor, create crafts and enjoy a holiday luncheon, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Warren County Historical Society, 210 Fourth Ave. (723-1795).
Dec. 11: Grace Choir Christmas Concert, Grace United Methodist Church, 501 Pennsylvania Ave. E., Warren, 3:40 p.m.
Dec. 15: Warren Concert Association presents "Natalie MacMaster," electrifying fiddler, Struthers Library Theatre, Warren, 7:30 p.m. (723-2348).
Dec. 29: Game Night for teens/tweens (ages 10-18). Students join other gaming enthusiasts in the Slater Room in the Warren Public Library to use the library's laptops, Nintendo Wii, GameCube, Guitar Hero and various other games from 3:30 to 7 p.m.
2012
Feb. 14: Warren Concert Association presents "Chamber Orchestra Kremlin," Russia's finest young string players, Struthers Library Theatre, Warren, 7:30 p.m. (723-2348).
March 3: Warren Concert Association presents "Celtic Nights: Journey of Hope," featuring the finest voices of the Celtic world with expert dancing and musicianship, Struthers Library Theatre, Warren, 7:30 p.m. (723-2348).
April 15: Warren Concert Association presents "Stig Rossen," Danish singer, songwriter and actor, Struthers Library Theatre, Warren, 7:30 p.m. (723-2348). Aug. 7-11: Warren County Fair, fairgrounds, Pittsfield.