Associated Artists of Butler County continues the Invitational Art Show featuring more than 50 pieces of art by about 25 artists, including paintings, 3-D works and sculpture, through March 2. The Underground Gallery at The Art Center will present its fifth Gothic Show opening Friday with a masquerade ball and music by Overdose on Vitamins, Oceans of Glass, Material Deconfiguration, DotDotDot-SheLovesMeNot, Guard Your Heart, and Disobey. Doors open at 6 p.m. Cover is $5. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free. Call 724-283-6922 or visit www.aabcArtCenter.com.

Maridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., will have its Asian New Year Celebration fundraiser on Feb. 16 at the Butler Country Club. The Year of the Snake will be celebrated with festivities from 6 to 11 p.m. The evening will include dining, dancing, entertainment, a silent auction and Chinese raffle baskets. Tickets are $125. All proceeds benefit the Maridon Museum. Call 724-282-0123 or visit www.maridon.org.

Hoyt Center for the Arts, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, presents “Preserving a Legacy: Shenango China” showcasing pieces by the former New Castle ceramics manufacturer through March 1. Admission is free. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Call 724-652-2882 or visit www.hoytartcenter.org.

Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., is displaying “Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851–1939” in the Heinz Galleries through Feb. 24. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, with additional hours until 8 p.m. Thursdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $17.95 for adults, $14.95 for senior citizens, $11.95 for students and children 3 to 18, and free for children younger than 3. Call 412-622-3131 or visit www.cmoa.org.