MUSEUMS & MORE
Providence Plantation, a center for living history presentations about 18th century frontier life at 300 Textor Hill Road, Evans City, will host activities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Cost is $5 for those 12 and older and free for those younger than 12. Call 724-538-8818 or visit providenceplantationpa.org.
Harmony Museum at 218 Mercer St. in Harmony offers guided tours from 1 to 4 p.m. daily except Mondays and holidays. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, and $3 for youths age 6 to 17. Call 724-452-7341 or visit www.harmonymuseum.org.
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, in Avella, Washington County, will host an Independence Day celebration on Thursday. Meadowcroft is open noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $12 for adults, $11 for senior citizens and $6 for those ages 6 to 17. Call 724-587-3412.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Park, hosts Farmers at Phipps from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. The butterfly forest continues through Sept. 2, and the summer flower show runs through Oct. 6. Call 412-622-6914 or visit phipps.conservatory.org.National Aviary, 700 Arch St., presents “Talons!” featuring birds of prey daily at noon and 2:30 p.m. Call 412-323-7235 or visit www.aviary.org.Children’s Museum, Allegheny Square, is showing “Adventures with Clifford the Big Red Dog.” Call 412-322-5058 or visit www.pittsburghkids.org.Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Oakland, presents “Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” through Nov. 3. Call 412-622-3131.