Murrysville: Export Light Up Night, hot-chocolate hike, club meetings and more

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Export Light Up Night set for Dec. 3

Export Borough will host its annual Light Up Night celebration from 6-9 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Export Volunteer Fire Department, 5815 Washington Ave.

There will be a fish fry at the Export Moose from 4-8 p.m., and beginning at 6 p.m. there will be a free “cookie crawl” along with selfie scavenger hunt. At 7 p.m., Santa arrives and the borough and local businesses will light up the tree and the town. There will also be live music from 8-10 p.m.

Cookie crawl and scavenger hunt prize tickets will be pulled at 9 p.m. at the fire hall.

AAUW welcomes IUP professor as featured speaker

The Murrysville branch of the American Association of University Women will welcome Indiana University of Pennsylvania professor Arden Hamer as its guest speaker on Dec. 9.

Hamer is a professor in IUP’s Developmental Studies Department, and earned her doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh with a concentration in adult literacy and college reading. Hamer leads several book discussion groups, including two a the Murrysville Community Library.

The AAUW’s meeting will take place at 9:30 a.m. at the library, 4130 Sardis Road in Murrysville.

Masks are required.

For more, see Murrysville-PA.aauw.net.

Symphony East to host ‘Sounds of Joy’ holiday program

Symphony East will host its annual “Sounds of Joy” holiday program at 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Lamplighter Restaurant.

The Rick Mansfield Band will provide live entertainment. Mansfield is a former saxophonist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

No reservations are required, but a $10 donation is requested of adults who attend. The Lamplighter is at 6566 William Penn Highway in Salem.

For more, see SymphonyEast.org/events.

Library to host ‘Jingles’n’Gingerbread’

The Murrysville Community Library will host its annual holiday event “Jingles’n’Gingerbread” from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 6 at the library, 4130 Sardis Road in Murrysville.

The evening will include multiple performances by students from the Newlonsburg Music Academy, the Franklin Regional student string quartet, the East End Kids and more.

There will be crafts, children’s games, multicultural displays, hot chocolate and cookies to go from The Pastry Box food truck and a 6:30 p.m. screening of “Calvin Can’t Fly,” an animated storybook paired with American Sign Language interpretation by Kim Mackey of Murrysville.

Library officials are seeking volunteers to help bake cookies for the event, or donate their time to help with set-up and break-down. To volunteer, call 724-327-1102.

For more, visit MurrysvilleLibrary.org or call 724-327-1102.

International Women plan holiday program

The International Women Club will host its annual Festive Holiday Celebration at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 10 at Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, 2310 Haymaker Road in Monroeville.

All women in the community are invited to attend.

The club meeting begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by celebration and Christmas carol singing led by club member Lorraine Balun.

For more, call 412-823-6040.

Conservancy to host ‘Hot Chocolate Hike’

The Westmoreland Conservancy will host a “Hot Chocolate Hike” at 10 a.m. Dec. 11, starting at the Morosini Reserve and All-Pedestrian Trail in Murrysville.

The family-friendly, 2- to 3-mile hike is free, and will end with a cup of hot chocolate. While the All-Pedestrian trail is universally accessible, the hike will also include part of the reserve’s hillside, which is a wooded hike with some slopes that may require stepping over fallen trees.

Registration can be completed by going to EventBrite.com and entering “hot chocolate hike” in the search box. Hikers will meet in the upper parking lot on Morosini Farm Court.

For more, visit MurrysvillePArecreation.com or call 724-327-2100, ext. 115.

‘Santa at Sardis’ returns to Murrysville

The Murrysville Recreation Department’s “Santa at Sardis: A Holiday Celebration” will be held from 2-4 p.m. Dec. 4 at Sardis Park on Rocky Hill Lane.

The afternoon includes s’mores, a bonfire, carriage rides and visits with Santa to kick off the holiday season. Families are asked to carpool due to limited parking, and can bring a chair to enjoy the bonfire.

For more, visit MurrysvillePArecreation.com or call 724-327-2100, ext. 131.

Mother of Sorrows plans Light Up Night

Mother of Sorrows Church invites the community to its annual Light Up Night celebration on Dec. 4.

There will be a 4:30 p.m. Mass followed by a free community dinner. Visitors can purchase gifts at the Santa Shoppe, tour the school’s decorated hallways, visit a living Nativity and more.

Those attending the dinner are asked to RSVP to ecolcombe@dioceseofgreensburg.org.

Upcoming public meetings

• Murrysville Council, 7 p.m. Dec. 1 at the municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access Channel 19.

• Franklin Regional School Board combined committee-of-the-whole/voting meetings, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Murrysville municipal building. Meetings are broadcast on Comcast local access Channel 19 and archived at YouTube.com/user/FranklinRegionalSD.

• Export Council, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the borough building, 5821 Washington Ave.

• Delmont Council, 7 p.m. Dec. 14 at the borough building, 77 Greensburg St.

Gingerbread house contest entries sought

Murrysville’s “Santa at Sardis” event will include a gingerbread house contest open to individuals, groups and businesses.

Entries must be made of completely edible material with a maximum size of 12 inches wide, 18 inches long and 18 inches high. They must sit on a sturdy board with a name and phone number clearly marked underneath.

Enter at MurrysvillePArecreation.com/193/santa-at-sardis or by calling 724-327-2100, ext. 131.

Votes are cast during the event (2-4 p.m. at Sardis Park on Rocky Hill Lane in Murrysville) for $1 each, to benefit the Murrysville Community Library.