Providence Plantation, a center for living history presentations about 18th century frontier life at 300 Textor Hill Road, Evans City, will host a colonial evening event from 4 to 7 p.m. April 2. Actor-interpreters, period music and a candlelight dinner based on 18th-century recipes will all be part of the event. For reservations, call 724-538-8818 or visit www.frontier-history.org.

Harmony Museum, Mercer Street, Harmony offers 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 www.harmonymuseum.org.region

Old Economy Village presents a new and permanent exhibit, “19th Century Textile Manufacturing,” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The visitor center exhibits as well as guided tours of the village's principle 19th century buildings are available through Dec. 31. Craftsmen will demonstrate their historic trades on specified weekends throughout the year. Call 724-266-4500 or visit the website www.old- economyvillage.org.

<B>Heinz History Center</B>, 1212 Smallman St., presents an in-depth look at Pittsburgh’s African American newspaper with “America’s Best Weekly: A Century of The Pittsburgh Courier.” Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for senior citizens age 62 and older, $5 for students with ID and for children ages 4 to 17, and free for children 3 and younger. Call 412-454-6000.<B>Children’s Museum</B>, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square, hosts Mister Rogers’ Day from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and “Whoosh! It’s All About Air” through May 29. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $11 for adults, $10 for children ages 2 to 18 and senior citizens, and free for children younger than 2. Parking is $5 for nonmembers or $3 for members. On-street, metered parking also is available. Call 412-322-5058 or visit www.pittsburghkids.org.<B>Carnegie Museum of Natural History, </B>4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, invites visitors to “Explore Evolution” through July 24. Museum 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, which includes the Carnegie Museum of Art, is $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, and $11 for students with ID and children ages 3 to 18, and free for members and children younger than 3. Call 412-622-3131 or visit www.carnegiemnh.org.<B>Carnegie Science Center, </B>North Side, hos ts opening events for the new Omnimax film “Tornado Alley” on March 25 and 26. Sean Casey will be at the Science Center with a tornado intercept vehicle (TIV-2) that visitors can climb into and investigate, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. From 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, a special program called Tornadoes with a Twist will feature a talk by Casey, popcorn and fountain drinks, and a screening of “Tornado Alley.” Cost for this program is $15 for members and $18 for nonmembers. Center hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is $17.95 for adults and $9.95 for children ages 3 to 12. Omnimax films are extra. Call 412-237-3400; Visit the center website at: www.carnegiesciencecenter.org.