Murrysville area: Blood drive, local summer festivals, National Night Out and more
Jul. 20—Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com.
Music night at Newhouse Park
The Delmont Recreation Committee will host a music night July 27 at Newhouse Park.
The committee will host a 5 p.m. community picnic with live entertainment by Flyin' Oaks and Company. Red Barn Winery will be on hand to sample and sell local wine and beer, and Kona Ice will be on hand with desserts.
There is no cost to attend. Newhouse Park is off Stotler Road in Delmont. The event will run until dusk.
Murrysville Police to host National Night Out
The Murrysville Police Department will host its annual National Night Out event from 4-7 p.m. Aug. 1 at the public works parking lot, 4200 Sardis Road.
The evening will include friendly interaction between law enforcement and residents, and food available from the Wok on Wheel, Truckin' Triangle, Wing-Pizza-Fries and Comers Cold Stop food trucks.
For more, call the police at 724-327-2100, ext. 200.
County will bury 250th anniversary time capsule
Westmoreland County officials are seeking items to place in a time capsule that will be buried as part of its 250th anniversary.
Murrysville officials put a call out to residents to submit ideas about what to contribute that would be representative of the municipality.
Residents can submit ideas to Murrysville officials by emailing jmorrison@murrysvillegov.org or calling 724-327-2100.
Blood drive in Delmont
The American Red Cross will host an Aug. 1 blood drive at Salem Lutheran Church in Delmont.
It will be from noon to 5:30 p.m. at the church's fellowship hall, 301 East Pittsburgh Street in Delmont. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment in advance by calling 800-733-2767 or visiting RedCrossBlood.org and entering "SalemLuth" in the "Find a Blood Drive" search box.
Donors can also visit RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of an appointment.
Summer festivals
—Export's annual Ethnic Food and Music Festival will be from 12-9 p.m. Aug. 19 on Washington Avenue. Main stage entertainment will be DeStella Dance Studio (12:15 p.m.), Jack Tady (1 p.m.), The Licks (3:30 p.m.), Americana (5:30 p.m.) and Brothers Kelly (7:30 p.m.). The East End stage bands will be Winery Cats (1 p.m) and Liquor Missiles (3:30 p.m.).
—Murrysville's annual Concert in the Park will be Aug. 12 with Woodland Creatures (4 p.m.), Abbot's Cross (5:25 p.m.), RML Jazz (6:30 p.m.) and a headliner to be announced. It is at Murrysville Community Par, 4056 Wiestertown Road.
—Delmont Daze, 12-7 p.m. Aug. 5, with crafts, balloon art, face painting, Weird Eric the magician, food trucks, local spirits from White Valley Distillery, Salem Spirits and Red Barn Winery and more. Live music from On Our Way Home (1 p.m.), the Delmont Concert Band (3 p.m.) and Sweaty Already String Band (4 p.m.). It will be at the Rose Wigfield Parklet, 27 Greensburg St.
Elderly kindness program at Delmont library
The Delmont Public Library will host a children's program on "Kindness to the Elderly" on July 31.
The program will be at 6:30 p.m. and is intended for children ages 2-12. Registration is required at DelmontLibrary.org.
The library is at 75 School Street in Delmont.
Delmont Nursery School registration open
Spots are still open for a 3-year-old class at the Delmont Nursery School, hosted at Delmont Presbyterian Church.
Registration is currently open for fall classes, which take place two days per week. Register by calling 724-468-5804.
The church is at 101 Church Street in Delmont.
Local live music
—Jigger's Pub, 5835 Washington Ave., Export: Clever Medicine, 3-7 p.m. July 22 (outdoors)
—Ginny's Neighborhood Pizza Joint, 5549 Old William Penn Hwy., Murrysville: Yukon John & the Sulfur Creek Band, 6 p.m. July 29; Gas House Annie, 6 p.m. Aug. 12; Aubrey Burchell, 6 p.m. Aug. 26.
—SchoolHouse Tavern, 2001 Main St., Claridge (Penn Township): Super Moon, 8 p.m. July 29; Elias Khouri, 6 p.m. Sept. 1; Dallas Mars, 9 p.m. Sept. 23; 8th Street Rox, 8 p.m. Oct. 21
—Tuesdays at Townsend concert series, 130 Townsend Park Court, Murrysville: Keyboard Kevin, Aug. 8; Derrick Beattie, Aug. 22. All concerts are 6:30-8 p.m.
—Joey's the Edge, 5904 Washington Ave., Export: Weekly Tuesday jam session with host Kenny Blake, 8-11 p.m.
—Helltown Export Taproom, 5578 Old William Penn Highway, Murrysville: Dave and Al, 1-4 p.m. July 23; Jellybean Boom, 7-9 p.m. July 28; Searching for Sebak, 7-9 p.m. July 29.
Donations for Delmont library book sale
Delmont Public Library officials are accepting donations for its annual book sale, set for Aug 19.
Library staff will accept fiction, nonfiction and children's books as well as DVDs and books on CD through Aug. 17. Musty or moldy books, or encyclopedias will not be accepted.
Donations can be dropped off at the library, 75 School Street in Delmont.
Upcoming meetings
—Export council, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 1, at the borough building, 5821 Washington Avenue. An agenda is available in advance at ExportPennsylvania.com
—Murrysville council, 7 p.m. Aug. 2 at the municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access Channel 21 and streamed at Murrysville.com — enter "Channel 21" in the search field.
—Franklin Regional school board directors, combined committee-of-the-whole/voting meetings, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Murrysville municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access Channel 21, streamed at Murrysville.com — enter "Channel 21" in the search field — and archived on the school district's YouTube channel.
Westmoreland County Democratic Committee picnic
The Westmoreland County Democratic Committee will host its annual picnic from 1-3:30 p.m. Aug. 6.
It will be in Pavilion No. 5 at Mammoth Park, 171 County Park Road in Mount Pleasant.
There is no cost to attend. All registered Democrats are invited, and may bring a covered dish to share.
Patrick Varine is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Patrick by email at pvarine@triblive.com or via Twitter .
