Sep 6, 2018 3 min read

Mon Valley Academy for the Arts Summer Sundays presents its last concert of the season Sunday at Chess Park. Food will be available at noon and bands will play from 1 to 4 p.m., including Jessica Lee Jazz & Blues, John Vento Acoustic Trio, Allies Band and Jr Jazz Trio. There will be food trucks and table vendors. Admission is free; bring a lawn chair.

The National Pike Chapter of the DAR will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Woodlands Clubhouse. Members Barbara Heastings, Barbara Lamay, Nancy Racunas and Pat Stavovy will present “About My Ancestor.” Refreshments will be served. For information, call Carol Crawford at 724-728-4558.

A free community lunch will be offered from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Upper Buffalo Presbyterian Church, Buffalo Road South, Hopewell Township.

The West Newton Center for Active Adults, 103 E. Main St., will hold Coffee and Canvas from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 20. Cost of $20 per person includes canvas and all supplies, plus two instructors. To make a reservation, call 724-872-4976.

Life Changing Service Dogs for Veterans, a Pittsburgh-based organization, will hold a Dinner Show and Auction featuring a performance by The Skyliners at 6 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Alpine Club in Bridgeville. Cost is $50 per person, with all proceeds benefitting Guardian Angel Medical Service Dogs Regional Campus. The need for veteran service dogs has outpaced the ability of Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs to breed, raise and train the required number of service dogs in its Florida location alone. Plans are underway to construct and operate a similar facility in Washington County. For event information, visit lifechangingservicedogsforvete.godaddysites.com.

Advance tickets are available for the Senator John Heinz History Center’s upcoming exhibition, “Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission,” which launches on Sept. 29. The center is one of four museums nationally and the only site east of the Mississippi River to host the Smithsonian traveling exhibition, which will explore the Space Race and Apollo 11 mission, and allow visitors to see the Command Module Columbia. The exhibit will also showcase how Pittsburgh innovators and companies, including Westinghouse, North American Rockwell, Wabtec’s Union Switch & Signal, American Bridge Company, MSA, Allegheny Ludlum and others played a crucial role in the success of the Apollo space program. The exhibit, which will be on display from Sept. 29 to Feb. 18, 2019, is included with regular museum admission: $18 for adults; $15 for seniors (62+) and active duty and retired military; $9 for students and children ages 6-17; and free for children 5 and under and History Center members. For information, visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org/moon.