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Butler Little Theatre presents the British comedy “Run for Your Wife” May 9 to 11 and 13 to 17 at the theater at One Howard St.

Show times are 8:15 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

The cast includes Doug Anderson, Greg Crawford, Ethan Eberle, Amy Evans, Stephanie Kobil, Dan McCarty, Bob Meals and Jana Semler.

The show is being directed by Thom Bennett and Dan McCarty and produced by Jana Semler.

Tickets are $10 and will be available to members on Tuesday and Wednesday and to the general public on May 1. Call 724-287-6781.

SAXONBURG — Saxonburg Memorial Preschool will have its annual art show from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday at 100 W. Main St.This year's theme is “When I Grow Up” and focuses on the students' future aspirations.The entire bottom level of the Saxonburg Memorial Presbyterian Church will be filled with hundreds of pieces of art created by the students and their teachers.

JEFFERSON TWP — A free country classics concert is planned for 6 p.m. June 1 on the Concordia Lutheran Ministries campus.The Black Horse Band will be performing songs by country legends like Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams Sr., George Jones and Buck Owens in a 90-minute show on the outdoor patio at entrance 5, Have II, 148 Marwood Road.Light refreshments will be served. For more information call 724-352-1571, Ext. 8251.

PITTSBURGH — The Spin Doctors will headline Shady Side Academy's annual student-run benefit music festival, “Untucked,” May 17 on the senior school campus, 423 Fox Chapel Road.Advance tickets are $20 for adults and $7 for children age 10 and younger; tickets at the door will be $25 for adults and $10 for children. Proceeds benefit Family House.Visit www.ssawebstore.com for tickets.The festival will be held outside for the first time in its 12-year history.Activities kick off at 4 p.m. with a family carnival, while musical performances begin around 5 p.m., featuring the bands Donora as well as Brandon & Leah in addition to the Spin Doctors, whose hits include “Two Princes” and “Little Miss Can't Be Wrong.” The group's first album, “Pocket Full of Kryptonite,” hit No. 3 on the Billboard chart and went triple platinum.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra will present “Dmitri's 10th,” Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10, at 4 p.m. May 17 at Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave.The concert is free, but tickets are required for admission. To download tickets, visit www.pyso.us.

PITTSBURGH — The 55th annual Three Rivers Arts Festival will have music, theater, dance, public art installations, gallery exhibitions, a visual Artist Market, creative activities and food.The 10-day celebration of the arts is free and takes place in Point State Park, throughout Gateway Center, and in the city’s Cultural District.All headline concerts will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the Dollar Bank Stage in Point State Park, with the exception of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performance June 9, which will begin at 7 p.m.This year’s lineup features the return of the Bluegrass Day, June 7, and a performance by the Smithereens on June 12.The festival runs June 6 to 15 this year.For more information, call 412-456-6666 or visit www.TrustArts.org/TRAF.

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