Murrysville area: Art exhibit, chalk festival, wine fundraiser and more

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Library exhibition features east-suburb artists

East Suburban Artists League will present an exhibition featuring members' artwork at the Elaine Biondi Gallery Space in Monroeville Public Library, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd., through June 20.

The public is invited to attend the opening reception on June 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is free.

ESAL artists work in various media, styles and techniques, including watercolor, acrylic, pastels, oil paintings, photography, fiber arts, collage, mosaics and monoprints.

Most of the artwork will be available for purchase, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the nonprofit Friends of the Monroeville Public Library.

The gallery is open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed on Sundays.

For more information, see esalart.org.

Chalk Art Festival in Delmont

The Delmont Public Library and the Delmont Visionary Committee will host a Chalk Art Festival with Erik "The Chalking Dad" Greenawalt from 12:30-4:30 p.m. June 4.

The afternoon will also include magician Billy Heh and live music by Keyboard Kevin along with food, Kona Ice, games, prizes and face painting. It will be at the Delmont Public Library, 75 School Street.

RSVP at DelmontLibrary.org.

'Wines from Near and Far' fundraiser

The Friends of the Delmont Public Library will host a "Wines from Near and Far" from 6-8 p.m. June 10 at the library's Lendl Community Room.

The wine and cheese event is for those ages 21 and older, and will also include auction baskets and 50/50 raffles. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at the library through May 31.

For more, call 724-468-5329.

First annual 'Madd Hatter Tea Party' at Fairview Park

The first annual "Madd Hatter Tea Party" will take place from noon to 3 p.m. June 3 at Fairview Park in Salem.

The afternoon will include entertainment, prizes for the best hats, a 50/50 raffle and more. Tickets are $10 and available at Eventbrite.com/historicfairviewpark.

'Christmas in June' bingo

St. Barbara Parish will host a special "Christmas in June" bingo night at 6:45 p.m. June 7 at the church, 111 Raymaley Road in Penn Township's Harrison City neighborhood.

Increased payouts will include $150 games, $200 specials, a must-go $2,000 jackpot and an $1,800 all-nighter game. Advanced tickets are $35 and $40 at the door. Doors open at 5 p.m.

For more, or to order tickets, call 724-561-9834, 724-744-4594 or 724-744-7474.

Delmont Diggers to host planting party

The Delmont Diggers group will host a "planting party" to prepare the Delmont library's summer garden at 5:30 p.m. June 12.

Participants will plant, water and weed the garden to prepare for summer. The program is open to children ages 2-12.

Register online at DelmontLibrary.org or call 724-468-5329.

Upcoming meetings

—Export council, 6:30 p.m. June 6 at the borough building, 5821 Washington Avenue.

—Murrysville council, 7 p.m. June 7 at the municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access Channel 21 and streamed live at Murrysville.com.

—Delmont council 7 p.m. June 13 at the borough building, 77 Greensburg Street.

—Franklin Regional school board combined committee-of-the-whole/voting meetings, 7:30 p.m. June 19 at the Murrysville municipal building, 4100 Sardis Road. Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast local access Channel 21 and streamed live at Murrysville.com.

Heritage Trail Community Festival planned

The annual Westmoreland Heritage Trail Community Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 3 in Trafford, and this year will include a poker run.

Registration prior to May 26 is $25 per person. Day-of registration is $30, and begins at 9 a.m. The poker run will begin at 10 a.m., with awards ceremonies and raffles at noon.

B-Y Park is at 812 Route 130 in Trafford. Additional parking is available across the street at Christian Life Church.

For more, see WestmorelandHeritageTrail.com.

Patrick Varine is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Patrick by email at [email protected] or via Twitter .