Bethel Park happenings for week of July 25, 2022
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Summer concert series continues
The 2022 Dean Streator Summer Concert Series, sponsored by the Bethel Park Community Foundation, continues at 2:30 p.m. each Sunday through Aug. 7 at the Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Ave. Doors open at 1:30.
Wrapping up the schedule are:
• July 31 — Allegheny Brass Band is featured in a program of classic favorites.
• Aug. 7 — The Keystone Chorus will conclude the series with their barbershop harmonies.
The concerts are free, but contributions to the Bethel Park Community Foundation are welcome. The foundation funds scholarships and projects that benefit residents of Bethel Park in the areas of arts and culture, health and recreation, education and safety.
Church of Nazarene kids’ programs
Play It Up Club at South Hills Church of the Nazarene, 5601 Library Road, Bethel Park, returns for the fall.
Children in pre-kindergarten through first grade will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays from Sept. 7 to Dec. 7. Featured are songs, games and crafts.
Registration fee is $20. Join at any time. Register online at www:shcn.org/puc.
At the same time each Wednesday, the church offers Acting Up Club for second- through sixth-graders. Children learn music, movement and acting skills as they prepare for a musical, “Christmas in Reverse.”
Registration fee is $20. Register through Sept. 13 at shcn.org/auc.
Garage Sale In the Park set
Together with the municipality of Bethel Park, the business association in the industrial park will hold a Garage Sale In the Park on Sept. 10. Setup begins at 8 a.m., and the sale will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Park businesses and their employees are welcome to participate at their own property location without charge.
Spaces will be sold to the general public at $10 per 10-by-10-foot space. To park a car next to a space will require buying two spaces.
For more information, contact Barbara Peters, c/o PS Wood Machines, 3032 Industrial Blvd., 412-831-5402 or bpeters@pswood.com.
Read Local/Eat Local program
Peters Township Public Library will host 22 local authors at its third Read Local/Eat Local program in a new format.
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 6, the public is invited to visit the library for an entirely outdoor event in the library parking lot.
The library encourages the community to read books by Pennsylvania authors representing all genres for all age groups. No registration is required to attend.
Kicking off the event at 10 a.m. will be a talk by J.D. Barker, author of novels including “Dracul” and “The Fourth Monkey.” His latest with James Patterson, “Death of the Black Widow,” was released in the spring.
Barker will sign books after his talk, with select titles available for purchase through Riverstone Books. No registration is necessary for the talk.
Three food trucks — Johnny’s Seafood Shack, Wooden Peel Pizza and Millie’s Ice Cream — will be in the library parking lot with refreshments for sale from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For more information about Read Local/Eat Local, call the library at 724.941.9430 ext. 3260 or email ptlib@pt-library.org.
DivorceCare program offered
A DivorceCare program will be offered at South Hills Church of the Nazarene, 5601 Library Road, Bethel Park.
The 13-week session will be held in the Fellowship Hall at 7 p.m. each Thursday from Sept. 8 to Dec. 15. A special event for “Surviving the Holidays” is offered on Nov. 10. For more information and to sign up, contact the facilitators at dc@shcn.org.