Murrysville-area events for the week of March 15, 2021

Patrick Varine | Thursday, March 18, 2021 2:35 p.m.

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Evan Lettrich of Export inspects an egg during the Delmont Recreation Board’s annual Easter egg hunt, held at Newhouse Park in 2017. This year’s Easter event in Delmont will be a “grab-and-go” format.

Here are news briefs and event listings for the Murrysville Star’s coverage area. Submit items to pvarine@triblive.com.

Auditions scheduled for inclusive play

Auditions for “Just Keep Swimming,” an adaptation of the Disney/Pixar story “Finding Nemo,” will take place March 26-28 through Acting Up, an inclusive theater troupe for actors of all abilities.

March 26 auditions will be held via Zoom from 5 to 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 3202 North Hills Road in Murrysville, will host March 27 auditions from 2 to 4 p.m., and March 28 auditions from 5 to 7 p.m. The cast ranges in ages from 4 to 14 years old, and include up to a dozen members.

The show will be staged on June 12 at 6:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian.

Actors in first through fifth grade will be asked to introduce themselves, recite a poem or tell a joke, and sing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.”

Actors in sixth grade and up will be asked to introduce themselves, recite a monologue less than a minute and sing a song of their choice.

Auditions are by appointment only. Call 724-516-3662 or email welcometomusic.info@gmail.com.

March for Parks spreads out for 2021

The 19th annual March for Parks on March 27 will defer to health and safety, and spread out from its traditional two locations to include all 10 Westmoreland County parks and all five of its trails.

The march raises money for new county park and trail projects. Marchers collect contributions individually or in teams of three or more. Registration locations will be set up at Twin Lakes, Northmoreland, Mammoth, Bridgeport Dam and Ann Rudd Saxman Nature parks, as well as at the Murrysville Community Center (3091 Carson Ave.), by the caboose along the Westmoreland Heritage Trail in Export, and at the History Education Center at Historic Hanna’s Town (809 Forbes Trail Road).

For more, click on the “March for Parks” link under “News and Events” at Co.Westmoreland.pa.us.

Murrysville recreation department will host Easter drive-thru

The Easter Bunny will hop through Murrysville on March 26, when the recreation department hosts an Easter drive-thru celebration from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road.

Families can drive through to be greeted by the Easter Bunny and yellow chick, and pick up a free treat bag while supplies last.

There is no cost to participate, and pre-registration is not required.

For more, call 724-327-2100, ext. 131.

‘What does clean water access mean to you?’

As the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation celebrates this year as the 50th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Environmental Rights Amendment, foundation officials want to know from Pennsylvanians, “What does access to clean water mean to you?”

State residents are invited to reflect on their right and access to clean water through what is called a cinquain poem, which is similar to a haiku in the sense that each line includes a certain number of syllables. In a cinquain, there are five lines, containing syllables in the following order: 2-4-6-8-2.

Poems can be submitted by email to PAEnviroRights@paparksandforests.org, or via the foundation’s social media channels using the hashtag #PAEnviroRights50. Submissions are open through March 31.

Upcoming meetings

Upcoming meetings open to the public in either a virtual or in-person format:

• Franklin Regional school board committee-of-the-whole meeting, 7:30 p.m., April 12. Meetings are livestreamed at YouTube.com/user/FranklinRegionalSD.

• Export Borough Council, 6:30 p.m., April 6 at the borough building, 5821 Washington Ave.

• Murrysville council, 7 p.m., April 7 at the municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access Channel 19 and livestreamed at Murrysville.com.

• Delmont Borough Council, 7 p.m., April 13 at the Delmont Public Library, 75 School St.

• Franklin Regional school board voting meeting, 7:30 p.m., April 19. Meetings are livestreamed at YouTube.com/user/FranklinRegionalSD.

Glass recycling event set for March 20

Murrysville officials will once again partner with Republic Services to host a March 20 glass recycling event, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Veterans Field parking lot at 4200 Sardis Road.

All colors of glass bottles, jars and jugs will be accepted. Caps, lids and labels are acceptable. All containers must be emptied.

The following will not be accepted: window glass, drinking glasses and stemware, dishware, ceramics, mirrors, light bulbs and TVs.

For more, call 724-327-2100.