Murrysville area: Panther Groove Festival, used book sale donations, live music and more

Patrick Varine, Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.
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Oct. 12—Email news briefs and event information to pvarine@triblive.com.

Pumpkin painting, hay rides in Delmont

The Delmont Recreation Committee will host its second annual Pumpkin Painting and Hay Ride fundraiser Oct. 21 at Newhouse Park.

The event starts at noon and will include pumpkin decorating, hay rides, Travelin' Tom's Coffee and kielbasa and hot dogs. The cost is $10 for adults. Children are admitted free. Proceeds will benefit the committee's programs.

Newhouse Park is off Stotler Road in Delmont.

Curbside leaf collection in Murrysville

Murrysville residents can schedule a curbside pick-up for leaves and yard waste on Oct. 21, Nov. 18 and Dec. 9.

Forms to schedule a pick-up are available at Murrysville.com by clicking "About Us" and then "Forms, Permits & Maps."

There is a 20-bag limit for each collection. The deadline to sign up is the Thursday prior to pick-up.

For more, see Murrysville.com.

International Women Club meeting

The International Women Club will welcome guest speaker, poet and author Helga Mears at their next meeting, set for 9:30 a.m. Nov. 3.

Mears will present "How Could This Happen? My Family from the Monarchy to Today." It will detail her birth in Germany during World War II, fleeing from the Russian army to West Germany with her parents and older sister, and moving to the U.S. in 1970, after which she became a high school teacher and adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.

All women of the community are invited to attend. The meeting is at Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, 2310 Haymaker Road in Monroeville.

For more, email margaretjdavies@gmail.com.

Panther Groove Festival to benefit FR Panther Foundation

The FR Panther Foundation will host the Panther Groove Festival on Oct. 28, featuring the Pittsburgh Doo Wop Big Band and collaborative performance with FR student musicians.

The Pittsburgh Doo Wop Band brings a stage show of music from the 1950s, '60s and '70s.

Reserved seating is available with tickets ranging from $15 to $25. The evening will also include a basket raffle and 50/50 drawing. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. at the senior high school, 3200 School Road in Murrysville.

Proceeds will benefit the foundation's Innovation Grants Program for students. Event sponsorships are also available. For more, call 724-327-5456, ext. 7617 or email fprovenzano@frsdk12.org.

Tickets are on sale at GoFan.co by entering "Franklin Regional Panther Foundation" in the search bar. Only student tickets will be sold at the door.

Upcoming library programs

The Murrysville Community Library will host the following programs:

—Oct. 21: Machine knitting demonstration, 2-3 p.m. Kelly Brautigan and Kris Kennedy will demonstrate how to knit a variety of items on a knitting machine.

—Nov. 13: Yoga for Grief session, 11 a.m. Experience a chair yoga session led by Three Rivers Hospice Bereavement that will guide participants in recognizing what's happening in their bodies and minds during the grieving process. The sessions will be ongoing, with the library announcing future dates.

There is no cost to attend any of the events. Register at MurrysvilleLibrary.org or by calling 724-327-1102.

The Delmont Public Library will host the following programs:

—Oct. 21: Great Stories Club, 1 p.m. The library will host the first in a series of book discussions funded through an American Library Association grant, one of 38 in the country to be awarded the grant. The Oct. 21 discussion will feature Renee Watson's "Piecing Me Together." Participants can pick up a free copy of the book at the library.

There is no cost to attend either program. Register online at DelmontLibrary.org or by calling 724-468-5329.

Donations for used book sale

The Murrysville American Association of University Women is accepting donations for its annual used book sale.

The actual sale will take place Nov. 9-11, but association members and Murrysville Community Library officials are collecting used items through Nov. 7 at the library, 4130 Sardis Road.

Items to donate include fiction, non-fiction and children's books, as well as jigsaw puzzles (no missing pieces).

Encyclopedias, manuals, textbooks, and musty or moldy books will not be accepted.

For more, call 724-327-1102.

Live music

—Helltown Export Taproom, 5578 Old William Penn Hwy., Export: Jason Kendall & John Parrendo, 7-10 p.m., Oct. 20; Truckers Bros. Band, 7-10 p.m. Oct. 21; The Rust Project, 4-7 p.m. Oct. 22; Searching for Sebak, 7-10 p.m. Oct. 28

—SchoolHouse Tavern, 2001 Main St., Claridge (Penn Township): 8th Street Rox, 8 p.m. Oct. 21

—Red Barn Winery, 475 Manor Rd., Salem: Dennis Crawford, 6 p.m. Oct. 21; Halloween Barnyard Bash with live music, costume contest and more, 6-10 p.m. Oct. 28

—Joey's the Edge, 5904 Washington Ave., Export: Weekly Tuesday jam session with host Kenny Blake, 8-11 p.m.

'Trick or Treat on the Trail'

Murrysville Recreation officials are seeking vendors to sign up for the department's annual "Trick or Treat on the Trail" event, set for Oct. 28 along the Westmoreland Heritage Trail.

Businesses and organizations can sign up to distribute candy to participants. The department's goal is 50 vendors.

To register, or for more information, see MurrysvillePArecreation.com/186/Events, call 724-327-2100, ext. 131 or email momrecreation@murrysville.com.

Patrick Varine is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Patrick by email at pvarine@triblive.com or via Twitter .