Bethel Park area happenings, week of Sept. 26, 2022

No Cook Tuesdays return

Bethel Park Recreation’s No Cook Tuesdays are returning, from 4 to 7 p.m. each week at the Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Ave.

Three food trucks are being scheduled for each event. New this year are live music and Jodikinos Farm Market with fresh produce, chrysanthemums, cornstalks and pumpkins.

Car cruise rescheduled

The 12th annual Pasta Too Rev ’Em Up for Kids Car Cruise has been rescheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 8 at the South Park Wave Pool Complex, a different location than the originally scheduled event, which was rained out on Sept. 4.

The event benefits Bethel Park recreation, including field improvements. Admission is $5 for show vehicles, and donations will be accepted from spectators.

Tailgate party

South Hills Church of the Nazarene, 5601 Library Road, Bethel Park, will host a tailgate party featuring Pittsburgh vs. Buffalo on the big screen at 1 p.m. Oct. 9.

Lunch service starts at 11:30 a.m., with hamburgers and hot dogs provided. Drinks, snacks and s’mores supplies will be available for purchase to support the church teens’ trip to their youth conference. This event is free and open to the public, and replaces the previously scheduled fall festival advertised for Oct. 15

Library book sale

Friends of South Park Township Library’s annual fall book sale is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 6, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 7 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 8 at the South Park Township Community Center, 2575 Brownsville Road.

Saturday is “$5 a Bag Day,” during which Friends provide you a bag to fill with as many books as possible for once price.

Proceeds benefit the library. For more information, visit www.southparklibrary.org/booksale.htm.

Concert series

Academy Concerts has teamed with Unitarian Universalist Church of the South Hills, 1240 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon, for a 2022-23 concert series.

Upcoming concerts, all starting at 7:30 p.m.:

• Gerdan Ukrainian Ensemble, Oct. 21

• Paul Thompson Jazz Quartet, Nov. 18

• Daphne Alderson, “Peace on Earth,” Dec. 16

• Academy Quartet, “Deep Roots,” Feb. 17

• Indian classical music featuring sitarist Michael Griska, March 24

• Todo Tango with singer Ada Lis Jimena, April 28

• Trio con Brio, the Mead/Cardenes family featuring violin, harp and piano, May 26.

Tickets can be purchased in advance through Brown Paper Tickets: https://m.bpt.me/event/5494426 . Adults are $15 and students, kindergarten through 12th grade, $10.

Tickets purchased at the concert are $20 and $15. Credit card processing fees will apply.

Doors open at 7 o’clock. Light refreshments can be purchased before the show and during intermission.

For more information, contact Warren Davidson, who runs the series, at drwarrend@gmail.com.

Dean’s list

Katie Holzworth of Bethel Park has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Summer 2022 dean’s list. The summer terms run from May to August.