Greensburg -- The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., will hold a tour, Time Tested Treasures, of the exhibit Painting in the United States, at 7 p.m. next Thursday as part of the "Thursday Evenings at the Westmoreland" series. Call 724-837-1500, ext. 10.

Penn Hills -- St. Gerard Majella Catholic Church, 121 Dawn Drive, wants vendors for its flea market and craft sale Oct. 11. The cost is $15 per table. Call 412-795-0085 after 7 p.m.

Penn Township -- Paintertown Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1041 Government Road, will hold a Trash & Treasures sale from noon to 7 p.m. tomorrow and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Call 724-863-1920.

Vandergrift -- The Greensburg District of United Methodist Women will hold its annual Fall Meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday at First Methodist Church, 134 Custer Ave. Speaking will be Lisa Grant. Call 724-727-7346.

Wilkinsburg -- Ethnan Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1205 Wood St., will sponsor a six-week prophecy seminar at 7:15 p.m. Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays beginning Sunday. To register, call 412-241-5773 or 412-731-0539.

Hempfield -- The Center for Hearing and Deaf Services will hold the following classes in American sign language at its offices, Suite 102, Human Services Center, 1011 Old Salem Road. The cost is $60 plus $33 for a textbook. Call 724-832-7600.

• Beginning I, 1 to 3:30 p.m. and 6 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, two sessions, from Monday through Nov. 17.

• Beginning II, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays from Wednesday through Nov. 19.

Hempfield -- Westmoreland County Community College is accepting applications through Oct. 10 for its Municipal Police Officer Training Academy, which will begin in January in the Business and Technology Center on its Youngwood campus, 400 Ambrust Road. The application fee is $25. For more information, call 412-925-4112.

Monroeville -- The recreation and parks department will offer classes in swing dance from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays from Monday through Nov. 3 in the dance studio of Gateway High School, 3000 Gateway Campus Blvd. The cost is $35. Call 412-856-1006.

Churchill -- Pace School, 2432 Greensburg Pike, will hold a Race for Pace 5K run/walk at 9 a.m. Oct. 11. The cost is $18, $16 for children 15 and younger, before Oct. 3, and $20 and $18 after that date. Prizes will be awarded in numerous categories. Call 412-244-1900, ext. 4219.

Edgewood -- The C.C. Mellor Memorial Library, located at the Edgewood Club, 1 Pennwood Ave., will hold a Wine and Chocolate Affaire at 7 p.m. Oct. 4. The evening also will include hors d'oeuvres and premium beers, works from East End artists, performances by quartets from the Edgewood Symphony Orchestra and a silent auction. The cost is $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Proceeds benefit the Edgewood Foundation. Call 412-915-1120.

Forest Hills -- Trinity Christian School, 229 Ridge Ave., will hold a consignment sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Items for sale include clothing for children and teenagers, baby equipment and toys. Call 412-242-8886.

North Huntingdon -- The Stewartsville Lions Club will sell chicken barbecue dinners from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Holiday Travel, 12239 Lincoln Highway. The cost is $6, and orders are takeout only. Call 412-751-4308.

Westmoreland County -- The Westmoreland Museum of American Art will hold Art in the Kitchen: A Tasting Tour of homes in the Greensburg and Ligonier areas from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4. The cost is $25. Call 724-837-1500, ext. 33.

Lower Burrell -- The city will hold a Recycling Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 4. City residents may bring household chemicals, Freon, tires, batteries and metal to the rear of City Hall, 2800 Bethel St. Ink jet cartridges will also be collected by and for the Burrell School District. For more information, call 724-335-9875, ext. 208.

Greensburg -- Seton Hill University will hold the following presentations:

• "International Business Ethics in Asia," 6:30 tonight, Room 206, administration building. Speaker is David Iwinski Jr., chief executive officer and president of Acusis LLC. Space limited. Call 724-830-4637.

• "A Portrait of Survival," 7:30 p.m. next Thursday, Cecilian Hall. Speaker: Benjamin Ajak, one of the authors of "They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan." Cost: $10. Call 724-830-4626.

Hempfield -- The University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg will sponsor an appearance by poet Paula Bohince, author of "Incident at the Edge of Bayonet Woods," at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the coffeehouse located in Village Hall, 150 Finoli Road, as the kickoff in UPG's monthly Written/Spoken Series. Call 724-836-7481.

Unity -- The Small Business Development Center at Saint Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, will host a seminar, "Doing Business with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," from 9 a.m. to noon next Thursday. A special segment on obtaining certification as a minority-owned or women-owned business also will be presented. To register, call 724-537-4572.

Derry Township -- Caldwell Memorial Library, at Derry Area Senior High School, 988 N. Chestnut St. Ext., will sponsor a program, Late Prehistoric Indians of Westmoreland County, at 6:30 p.m. Monday. To register, call 724-694-5765.

Oakmont -- Carnegie Library, 700 Allegheny River Blvd., will host the following National Issues Forum discussions surrounding the upcoming election from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Oak Room on the lower level. To register, call 412-828-9532.

• Energy, tonight.

• The economy, Oct. 9.

• Health care, Oct. 23.

Monroeville -- International Women will meet at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 3 at Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, 2310 Haymaker Road. This month's program will be Behind the Microphone with WQED host Ted Sohier. Baby sitting will be available with a deadline of Wednesday. Call 412-373-1181.

Monroeville -- Monroeville Aglow Community Lighthouse will meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. next Thursday at the Golden Corral, 3951 William Penn Highway. The featured speaker will be Seth Franco, youth pastor of Monroeville Assembly of God. Lunch will follow. Call 412-793-1325 or 412-793-8454.

Greensburg -- Seton Hill University will stage "Anton in Show Business" Oct. 3 11 at Reeves Theatre. Tickets are $12, with student and group rates available. For tickets or more information, call 724-838-4241 or e-mail boxoffice@setonhill.edu. Tickets also may be purchased at www.zaptix.com.

Hempfield -- The newly formed Pavilion Players of Westmoreland County Community College will hold auditions for two upcoming productions at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Science Hall Theater on its Youngwood campus, 400 Ambrust Road. For the December production of "The Shepherd," male and female children ages 10 to 15 are needed for 10 musical roles; men and women age 16 and older for 10 to 12 roles; and one man 55 or older for a nonmusical role. Interviews and auditions will take place for a spring production to be determined. Call 1-800-262-2103, ext. 5982.

Hempfield -- The Westmoreland Conservation District will hold a beginning forestry workshop from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the district office, Donohoe Road, and the adjacent Ann Rudd Saxman Nature Park. The cost is $10, $5 for members of the Westmoreland Woodlands Improvement Association, and the deadline is today. Call 724-837-5271, ext. 210.