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Butler Little Theatre at One Howard St. concludes its 63rd season this weekend with

"The Philadelphia Story."

The curtain goes up at 7:30 p.m. tonight and at 8:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Tickets cost $8. To make reservations by phone, call 724-287-6781 between 7 and 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

PITTSBURGH - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, making music since the '60s including "Make a Little Magic," will perform for a benefit concert Friday at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland.Tickets range from $15 to $45. The concert will benefit Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society.Call 412-394-3353 for tickets or 412-432-0333 for more information.

PITTSBURGH - Playhouse Jr. hosts "The Jungle Book" and, on another stage at the theater, "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day," both through Sunday.Both can be seen at either 11 a.m. or 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the playhouse at 222 Craft Ave.Tickets cost $7 each. Call 412-621-4445.

PITTSBURGH - The Silver Eye Center for Photography will host a benefit auction at 10 .m. Saturday at the center, 1015 E. Carson St.The prints that will be auctioned are available for viewing now.Pieces are donated by photographers from around the country. Photographs feature famous and everyday people and items.Admission to the auction is $20. Coffee and biscotti will be provided. Reservations are suggested. Call 412-431-1810.

MUDDY CREEK TWP - Prepare to visit Moraine State Park, off Route 422, for many activities during Memorial Day weekend.They include:"Owls - Hunters in the Night," 8:30 to 10 p.m., May 29. Meet the park naturalist at the Five Points Group Camping Area on the North Shore. Those attending are to take a flashlight."Wonderful Wildflowers," 10:30 a.m. to noon May 30. Join the park naturalist at the Sunken Garden Trailhead on the South Shore and take a wildflower guide if possible."Pennsylvania's Wild Trivia," 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. May 31. Meet the naturalist at Lake View Beach near the first aid station on the North Shore for a game of trivia about some of Pennsylvania's common plants and animals. The winner will receive a prize. All ages are welcome.Call 724-368-8811.

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