Let it Snow!
January Ice Jam
Dates: Jan. 11 & 12
Address: Butler Days Inn, 139 Pittsburgh Road, Butler
Contact: januaryicejam.com, or 724.452.6814
A free family-friendly event held annually! Over the two-day
event, up to 32 bands can take the stage, engaging the audience
with traditional, contemporary and gospel bluegrass music. The
Ice Jam attracts bands from all over the tri-state area, bringing
them together to form what is considered to be one of the area’s
finest showcases of bluegrass talent. All proceeds from the event
are donated to charity, which, according to some, is the reason
behind the event’s popularity. Visit the website for information
on tickets and other details.
Let’s Dance the West Coast Swing!
Date: Jan. 26
Address: Cranberry Township Municipal Center,
2525 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township
Contact: cranberrytownship.org, or 724.779.4386, ext. 1129
Fee: $10
Dance away the winter blues! Start off with a one-hour dance
lesson and then dance the night away. Pre-registration is not
required. Visit the website for more information.
‘That’s Pretty Cool’ at Cooper-Siegel Community
Library
Date: Jan. 13
Address: 403 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel
Contact: coopersiegelcommunitylibrary.org, or
412.828.9520 (Pre-register for this program.)
Everyone has coats, hats and heaters to help keep warm in
winter. But how do our animal friends survive? We all know
about fur and fat, but join Gabi Hughes of the Audubon Society
of Western PA to learn about other cool adaptations animals have
to make to survive the long winter. This program is geared toward
school-age children through adults. Visit the website for more
information.
Historic Happenings
Bayernhof Museum Tours
Address: 225 St. Charles Place, O’Hara Township
Contact: bayernhofmuseum.com, or 412.782.4231
(Tours are by appointment only. Call to schedule.)
This unique 19,000-square-foot museum (the former home
of Charles B. Brown, III, the museum’s founder) houses a large
collection of music boxes and other fascinating automatic
musical instruments, as well as many other interesting items. The
building itself provides guests with a most interesting experience
as they pass from room to room, at times through hidden doors
and secret passages. Almost the entire south side of the house is
glass, affording fantastic views up and down the Allegheny River.
Admission is only $10 per person. Tours are by appointment
only. Call to schedule.
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