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 July 30: Toddler Time, ages 0-4, 10:30 a.m., Warren Public Library Children's Department. Theme-based stories, songs, craft. Children engage in creative play at the end of each program. No preregistration necessary.
Every Wednesday through Aug. 1: Pre-K Time, ages 3-6, 1 p.m., Warren Public Library Children's Department. Theme-based stories, songs, craft. Children engage in creative play at the end of each program. No preregistration necessary.
July 26: Try Outs for the Equality of Rights Play (performance Oct. 13), Allegheny Center for the Arts, 217 Liberty Street, Warren, 7 p.m.
July 26: Warren County Tales of the Seneca Nation at the Wilder Museum with Alex Watkins. Free event! 51 Erie Ave., Irvine, 6 p.m.
July 27: R&D Welling (soft rock), Music in the Park, Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., Warren, sponsored by Northwest Savings Bank, 8-10 p.m., weather permitting.
July 27-28: At Chapman State Park: "Why Do Beavers Build Lodges," amphitheater, 6 p.m. Friday; movie, Life: Mammals," amphitheater, 9 p.m. Friday; "Case of the Car Trunk Caper," amphitheater, 4 p.m. Saturday; GPS Scavenger Hunt, "CSI Mammalogy Division," 7 p.m. Saturday (723-0250).
July 28: Chicken Barbecue to benefit Irvine Presbyterian Church renovations, at North Warren Presbyterian Church, 5-7 p.m.
July 28: Egypt Hollow (indie and original music), Music in the Park, Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., Warren, sponsored by Northwest Savings Bank, 8-10 p.m., weather permitting.
July 28: Sugar Grove Sale Day, sales and fun throughout town; baked goods and lunch at Sugar Grove United Methodist Church.
July 28: Grand Valley Homecoming.
Aug. 3: Warren Festival of the Arts, "Warren's Got Talent," Library Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 3: Modified Noun (original and rock), Music in the Park, Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., Warren, sponsored by Northwest Savings Bank, 8-10 p.m., weather permitting.
Aug. 3-5: Michael J. Kolos Memorial Softball Tournament at Betts Park. Call 726-1961 for info.
Aug. 4: 17th Annual Pleasant Day, open house at Pleasant Township Fire Hall and chicken barbecue, 11 a.m.-sold out; sales throughout the township, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Aug. 4: Kinzua Country Tango " great adventure" race
Aug. 5: "Polka in the Forest" with "The Boys Band" of Baltimore, Md., St. Anthony Parish/St. Paul Center, Sheffield (Saybrook), food and beverages available, 2-6 p.m. (968-5915 or stanthonys@windstream.net)
Aug. 7-11: Warren County Fair, fairgrounds, Pittsfield.
Aug. 10: Only Humen (rock), Music in the Park, Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., Warren, sponsored by Northwest Savings Bank, 8-10 p.m., weather permitting.
Aug. 11: Free showing of the 2011 movie "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" at the Struthers Library Theatre, 11 a.m.
Aug. 11: Elk Township Historical Society, open house for museum and photos on display, Scandia, 1-4 p.m.
Aug. 12: Kwik Fill Kinzua Classic Bike Race to benefit Family Services of Warren County, Kinzua Beach (www.kinzuaclassic.com).
Aug. 17: Doctor Awkward (rock), Music in the Park, Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., Warren, sponsored by Northwest Savings Bank, 8-10 p.m., weather permitting.
Aug. 17-19: Cornfest sponsored by Revitalization of Youngsville (ROY), Youngsville.
Aug. 21-25: Back-to-School Sale at the Book Cellar, Warren Public Library, everything half-price, regular hours.
Aug. 23: Wilder Museum chicken barbecue and local musicians, 5 to 8 p.m., Wilder Museum of Warren County History (presale dinners, $8, $10 at the door). Free admittance to the museum. Chinese and silent auctions, 51 Erie Ave., Irvine.
Aug. 23, 24, 27: Warren County School District, professional development day for teachers, no school for students.
Aug. 24: West of the Mark (country), Music in the Park, Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., Warren, sponsored by Northwest Savings Bank, 8-10 p.m., weather permitting.
Aug. 25: Chandlers Valley Outdoor Festival at the ball field.
Aug. 28: Warren County School District, first day for students.
Aug. 31: 4 Jays (oldies 50s-90s), Music in the Park, Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., Warren, sponsored by Northwest Savings Bank, 8-10 p.m., weather permitting.
Sept. 3: Warren County School District, Labor Day, no school.
Sept, 4: Veteran Information free for all branches of service, 10 a.m. at Hi-Ed (723-3222).
Sept. 6: Elk Township Historical Society annual meeting and program TBA, 7 p.m.
Sept. 7: Peter Pepke Generation (jazz), Music in the Park, Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., Warren, sponsored by Northwest Savings Bank, 8-10 p.m., weather permitting.
Sept. 8: Elk Township Historical Society, open house for museum and photos on display, Scandia, 1-4 p.m.
Sept. 8-9: 33rd Annual Wild Wind Folk Art & Craft Festival, 150 juried exhibitors, food, music, demonstrations, children's activities, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. both days, Warren County Fairgrounds,?Pittsfield, rain or shine. (www.wildwindfestival.com)
Sept. 13-14: "Scrubs Sale" by Erie Uniforms, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. each day in the outpatient lobby of Warren General Hospital, sponsored by the WGH Auxiliary.
Sept. 14: Francie Zucco (jazz), Music in the Park, Soldiers & Sailors Park, Hickory St. at Pennsylvania Ave. W., Warren, sponsored by Northwest Savings Bank, 8-10 p.m., weather permitting.
Sept. 14-16: Y Bar U 13th Annual Trail Ride, entertainment, camping available, Scandia, 723-2470.
Sept. 15: September Swing Golf Scramble, Cable Hollow Golf Course, registration, 8 a.m.; shot-gun start, 9 a.m. (563-6433).
Sept. 23: Sporting Clays Shoot, cash prizes, door prizes, free lunch, Kalbfus Rod & Gun Club, Chapman Dam Rd., Clarendon, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (730-6718).