MUSEUMS

June 24, 2011 Last Updated: June 24, 2011 12:42 PM Weekend Entertainment

Harmony Museum, Mercer Street, Harmony, offers guided tours from 1 to 4 p.m. daily except Mondays. Reservations are suggested for weekends and required for groups. Call 724-452-7341 or 888-821-4822, or visit the website www.harmonymuseum.org.region

Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, 401 Meadowcroft Road, Avella, Washington County, will host an insider tour at 10 a.m. Saturday with James Adovasio, who achieved world acclaim as an archaeologist with his excavation of Meadowcroft Rockshelter in 1973. Space is limited and advance registration is recommended. Cost is $20. Call 724-587-3412.

National Aviary, 700 Arch St., hosts a “Night in the Tropics” from 7 to 11 p.m. July 16. The evening will feature selections from restaurants, dancing to the music of The Freedom Band, bird encounters, and a chance to win a Caribbean cruise. Tickets are $50; VIP tickets, which include valet parking, a VIP reception, and access to VIP-only bars and restaurants in the Hospitality Tent, are $100. For tickets, call 412-258-9444 or visit the website www.aviary.org.Fort Pitt Museum in Point State Park examines the rifleman’s material culture, lifestyle and place in American history as part of a new exhibition, “The American Frontier Rifleman: Tall Tales & Truth,” through Oct. 30. Admission is $5. Visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through the last week of October hosts local farmers featuring certified organic foods. The “Summer Flower Show: Living Harmoniously with Nature” continues through Sept. 27. The conservatory at One Schenley Park is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with extended hours until 10 p.m. Fridays. Admission is $12 for adults; $11 for senior citizens age 62 and older and students with valid ID; $9 for children ages 2 to 18; and free for children younger than 2. Call 412-622-6914 or visit www.phipps.conservatory.org.ToonSeum, Pittsburgh’s Museum of Cartoon Art at 945 Liberty Ave., will host a “Downtown Heroes Block Party” from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday. The day will include superhero-themed activities for all ages, including a Superman sound effects workshop, make-your-own superhero costumes, outdoor jazz, free comic books, and a special matinee performance of Midnight Radio: Superhero Edition. All activities will take place in the 900 block of Liberty Avenue, downtown. Activities and entertainment are free. The ToonSeum exhibit admission is $4, or free with the purchase of Midnight Radio tickets which are $25 for adults and $15 for children. Visit www.webbricolage.org or www.ToonSeum.org.