Local Cultural And Arts Attractions

Butler County
Butler Arts Council
Visit this link for listings of calendar events, performances and museums in the area.
Associated Artists of Butler County
The Art Center provides exciting year-round exhibits, programs, workshops, classes and also has a great gallery gift shop.
Blazing Star Choral Society
It performs both sacred & secular choral music; and offers music education workshops; children’s chorus; and stipends.
Butler County Symphony Orchestra http://www.butlersymphony.org
It offers performances and the Educational Outreach Program to see and hear guest artists in local schools.
Butler Little Theatre http://www.bltgroup.org/ All volunteer group offers 5 shows each season and annual workshops for children and youth.
Glass Blowing Center http://www.glass123.com/  Watch as hot glass is manipulated into sculptures, blown vessels, and more, with narrated demonstrations, workshops and a gift shop.
Notables Barbershop Chorus http://www.harmonize.com/notables/
Sing Hosanna! http://www.butlerarts.org/
Maridon Museum http://www.maridon.org/ This is the only museum in Western Pennsylvania with a specific focus on Chinese and Japanese art and culture.
Butler Institute of American Art: Education http://www.butlerart.com/ed_teachers.htm
Teachers - Exhibition schedule offers many opportunities to extend the classroom curriculum into the community, as students experience how the learning that takes place in school applies to their everyday lives.

Lawrence County
Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts  http://www.hoytartcenter.org/ The Hoyt provides continuous opportunities through arts courses and workshops, performances, concerts, lectures, free monthly exhibitions, and annual juried competitions.
The New Castle Playhouse  http://www.newcastleplayhouse.org/ The NCP offers a 26-week, 76-performance season and serves over 2500 individuals through its increasingly diverse education and outreach activities.
First Warner Brothers Movie Theatre http://www.visitlawrencecounty.com/warner_bros.asp
It offers vintage silent films, blues & jazz performances and live entertainment including comedy.

Mercer County
Greenville Symphony Orchestra http://thegreenvillesymphony.org/  The Symphony annually presents several performances in Thiel College’s Passavant Center.

Entertainment on College Campuses

Butler County Community College: The Succop Theatre http://www.bc3.edu/theater/
The Performing Arts Series offers the best possible prices and features music, dance, theatre and magic.

Grove City College Guest Artist Series http://www.gcc.edu/Grove_City_College_Guest_Artist_Series

Slippery Rock University Performing Arts Series
http://administration.sru.edu/provost/arts/series.html
Link onto this site for a sneak preview video of the Performing Arts Series for 2008-2009!

Westminster College: Celebrity Series
http://www.westminster.edu/student/celebrity/celeb_overview.cfm