MUSEUMS & MORE
Harmony Museum at 218 Mercer St. in Harmony will host its Herb and Garden Fair at the barn annex, 303 Mercer Road just north of the Connoquenessing Creek, on June 8. Visitors can trade potted plants, shop among a number of gardening vendors and get expert answers to gardening questions. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. A light lunch will be available beginning at 11 a.m. The museum offers tours from 1 to 4 p.m. daily except Mondays. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, and $3 for youths ages 6 to 17. Call 724-452-7341 or visit www.harmonymuseum.org.
National Aviary, 700 Arch St., offers the “Talons!” interactive, free-flight show featuring birds of prey daily at noon and 2:30 p.m. The show is $5 in addition to the regular cost of admission, which is $13 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, $11 for children ages 2 to 18, and free for children younger than 2. Call 412-323-7235 or visit www.aviary.org.Children’s Museum, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square, is showing “Adventures with Clifford the Big Red Dog.” Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $13 for adults, $12 for children ages 2 to 18 and senior citizens, and free for children younger than 2. Call 412-322-5058 or visit www.pittsburghkids.org.Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Park, hosts Farmers at Phipps from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through the last week of October. The Butterfly Forest continues through Sept. 2, and the summer flower show, Glass in the Gardens, runs through Oct. 6. Conservatory hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and until 10 p.m. on Fridays. Admission is $15 for adults, $14 for senior citizens and students, and $11 for children ages 2 to 18. Call 412-622-6914 or visit phipps.conservatory.org.Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave. in Oakland, has opened Discovery Basecamp, a 1,900-square-foot gallery devoted to hands-on, interactive learning. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, with extended hours until 8 p.m. Thursdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $17.95 for adults, $14.95 for senior citizens, and $11.95 for students with ID and children ages 3 to 18. Admission after 4 p.m. Thursdays is $10 per adult/senior citizen and $5 per student/child. Call 412-622-3131 or visit www.carnegiemnh.org.