Learn about the richness and variety found in great wine during the Naked Grape's regular sampling program.

Tonight, participants will sample three remarkable Pennsylvania wines.

Admission is $25 per person. For more information, call (412) 741-6420.

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This exciting festival will examine states of virtuality by bringing together artists and designers who work in both analog and digital modes. As an alternative to lectures, "Wats:On" invites both emerging and recognized artists to demonstrate and install their work as well as present workshops and discussions throughout the university's College Of Fine Arts.

Sponsored by The Jill Watson Family Foundation, the festival offers the campus community and general public a chance to engage with leading interdisciplinary artists. The festival honors Jill Watson's commitment to an interdisciplinary philosophy as an artist and celebrates her accomplishments and reputation as an architect.

Jill Watson was a Carnegie Mellon University alumna, adjunct faculty member in the School Of Architecture and acclaimed Pittsburgh architect who died in the TWA Flight 800 plane crash on July 17, 1996. For more information, call 9412) 268-2409.

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Visit the National Aviary this St. Patrick's Day and see how many green birds you can find.

Visitors will be given a scavenger hunt sheet at the admissions desk to help them search and keep track of the birds that they find. Children under 12 who participate receive a takeaway treat.

Admission is $5. For more information, call (412) 323-7235.

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Artist and educator Patrick Daugherty leads this seminar class giving students working in oils or acrylics an opportunity for greater productivity through individual instruction.

Previous painting experience is required to participate. For more information, call (412) 361-0873.

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Please join paper conservator Janet English Heller as she describes the painstaking process of assessing and repairing the delicate documents in the Joy & R. David Brocklebank Fraktur Collection.

Fraktur is the German word that refers to a stylized, highly decorative watercolor or watercolor-and-ink painting often bearing elaborate calligraphy and standardized motifs. In 2008, The Westmoreland acquired the Joy & R. David Brocklebank Fraktur Collection of over 250 German folk-art documents consist mainly of birth and baptismal records but also include house blessings, writing examples and narratives. These works contain the genealogical record of the early immigrants to our region.

Admission is free. For more information, call (724) 837-1500 ext 10.

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Soprano Amy Stabnau and pianist Dr. Alastair Stout will perform uplifting songs for Lent.

The performance is free, but donations are accepted. A light luncheon will follow. For more information, call (412) 264-3727.

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Join local poets and writers in collaborative compositions, surrealist writing games, found poetry exercises and much more.

Come learn, compose and have fun with writing. For more information, call Renée (412) 622-3151.

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Andre Bierman, tenor soloist and Cynthia Pock, organist of First Lutheran Church perform uplifting spiritual songs for the Lenten season.

Admission is free. For more information, call (412) 471-8125.

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Whether you love to knit or want to learn, join this informal knitting session.

Knitters of all levels are welcome to come work on their own projects. Beginners can bring their own yarn and needles and get help starting.

For more information, call (412) 622-3151.

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Elsa Barkley Brown, a professor of history and women's studies at the University Of Maryland, offers a lecture titled "Clothes, Class & Travel: Reuniting The Domestic Tradition."

Elsa Barkley Brown was won numerous awards for her African-American and American research. She has been published in various periodicals including Feminist Studies and History Workshop.

Presented in Baker Hall by the university's Department Of History. For more information, call (412) 268-2880.

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