Murrysville area: Corn maze, bike raffle, local live music and more

Corn maze opens

The Gearhard Farms corn maze is open through Oct. 29 in Murrysville.

The maze is cut into a different pattern each year, and participants are invited to try and map out the picture as they make their way through.

The maze is open Fridays from 5-9 p.m., Saturdays from noon to 9 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 7 p.m. The cost is $8 per person. Children ages 4 and younger are admitted free. Hayrides are also available for $6 per person. Group bookings are also available

For more, call 412-302-0739 or email maze@gearhardfarms.com.

‘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.

Woman’s club to meet

The Murrysville Woman’s Club will meet at 11:15 a.m. Sept. 21 at the Schoolhouse Tavern in Penn Township.

The featured speaker will be Phil Little, talking about the most common senior citizen scams. Lunch will take place at noon.

The club meets on the third Thursday of the month. For more about the club, or to RSVP to attend the meeting, call 412-720-8372.

Visionary Committee to hold bike raffle

The Delmont Visionary Committee is selling raffle tickets for two bicycles.

The first, a Kona Coco HD Electric Bike features a hub drive motor and has a retail value of $1,999. The second is a Journey Sora 700CC, with an aluminum frame, waxwing carbon fork and a retail value of $1,299.

Raffle tickets are for $10, which will purchase five chances on the Kona or eight chances on the Journey. Winners will be based on the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Pick 3 evening lottery on Nov. 9 for the Kona and Nov. 10 for the Journey.

All proceeds will benefit the committee’s efforts to make Delmont more pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly.

Tickets are available at Teri’s Place A Salon, 2377 Route 66 in Delmont or by emailing delmontvisionarycommittee@gmail.com.

Fall speaker series at Mother of Sorrows

Mother of Sorrows Parish will host a fall women’s speaker series beginning Sept. 15.

Helene Paharik, an adjunct professor at Saint Vincent College, will present “In Persona Maria: Women Participating in the Mission of Jesus.”

It will be at 7 p.m. at the church, 4202 Old William Penn Highway in Murrysville. There is no cost to attend.

For more, email jillkirsch@gmail.com or call 724-757-2491.

Live music

• Ginny’s Neighborhood Pizza, 5549 Old William Penn Hwy., Murrysville: Demi Michelle Schwartz, 6 p.m. Sept. 16

• SchoolHouse Tavern, 2001 Main St., Claridge (Penn Township): Dallas Mars, 9 p.m. Sept. 23; 8th Street Rox, 8 p.m. Oct. 21

• Red Barn Winery, 475 Manor Rd., Salem: 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.