Alpaca, quilt, nature show planned locally

MERCER COUNTY — Morning Sky Farm, 480 Carpenters Corners Road, Clarks Mills, as part of National Alpaca Farm Day, will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Visitors can see alpacas firsthand and get acquainted with the fleece-producing animals.

IQ Quilters will have its 29th annual quilt show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in New Vernon Grange. A $2 admission will be charged for charity. Quilts by member Martha Ryan will be shown. A full-size quilt made by members will be given as a door prize. Lunch, demonstrations, country store and vendors also will be featured.

A sixth annual nature show will be 6 to 9 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdayand noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at McKeever Environmental Learning Center, 55 McKeever Lane, near Sandy Lake.

Info: Morning Sky Farm, 724-253-2493; IQ Quilters, 724-376-2124 or 724-376-7771; or McKeever, 724-376-1000 or online, www.mckeever.org

Programs scheduled at Greenville Rec Center

GREENVILLE — Greenville Area Leisure Services Association has set these events in Greenville Recreation Center, 45 Alan Ave.:

• Ninth annual holiday craft show — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 8. Vendor sites are available.

• Preschool play yard — 10:30 a.m. to noon Oct. 3, 17 and 31; Nov. 14; and Dec. 5 and 19, for 2- through 5-year-olds. Parents must attend. Class is pay as you take part.

• SilverSneakers Fitness Program — 9:30 to 10:15 and 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Friday’s class is YogaStretch. cost is $2 for each session if not eligible through Highmark. Medicare eligible members are those 65 and older or those deemed disabled and receiving Medicare.

• Recreational pick-up volleyball — 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, starting Oct. 11, for those 16 and older.

Info: 724-588-4810, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.