September Fun: Lots to do in the Beaver Valley & beyond for the fall season
"Summer has come and passed/The innocent can never last/Wake me up when September ends." -- Green Day
That's a popular lyric, destined to pop up on countless social media feeds the next few days.
But imagine if you really did sleep through all of September. You'd miss so many fun events, like the ones listed below.
Behold the Beaver Valley (& Beyond) Fun Calendar for September:
September 1
Parish Festival at Good Samaritan in Ambridge opens at 6 p.m. with Eldorado Band (Runs through Sept. 4). saintluke.net
80th annual Big Knob Grange Fair, runs through Sept. 3, New Sewickley Township. bigknobfairgrange.org
Open mic night, Fermata Brewing, Ambridge. fermatabrewing.beer
Rib Fest opens outside Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh. Runs through Sept. 5. acrisurestadium.com
September 2
Voces Solis chamber choir concert, 7 p.m. Uncommon Grounds, 380 Franklin Ave., Aliquippa.
The Clarks perform at the Acrisure Stadium Rib Fest, Pittsburgh. acrisurestadium.com
Guaracha performs original salsa, merengue, cumbia, reggaetón and other tropical dance music, 7-9 p.m. Washington Plaza, Monaca. At 6 p.m., dance professional Marlon Silva will offer free dance lessons and a demonstration.
September 3
Aliquippa Art & Music Festival, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Franklin Avenue with Billy The Kid & The Regulators, Tony "T-Robe" Roberson, Coffee's Love Trane featuring Janine Gilbert Carter.
Crafts in The Park, with vendors lining the sidewalks in Irvine Square and McIntosh Park, Beaver. Local food and craft beer at this Hometown Happenings-hosted event.
"Young Eagles Over Chippewa," 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Beaver County Airport, free introductory flights offered to all youths ages 8 to 17 years. Pre-register at: youngeaglesday.org/
September 4
Parish Festival at Good Samaritan in Ambridge closes with Ambridge Steel Drum Band, The Cavaliers and Dancing Queen. saintluke.net
"A Midsummer Night's Dream," presented by Pittsburgh Shakespeare in The Park, 2 p.m. Frick Park, Pittsburgh. Opens 2 p.m. Sept. 3.
September 5
Cruisin' In The Park Labor Day Car Cruise, noon to 4 p.m. Hopewell Community Park. Dash plaques for first 300 cars. hopewelltwp.com
Dan Bubien & The Delta Struts, 4 p.m. Rib Fest outside Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh. acrisurestadium.com
September 6
Food Truck Night benefitting Hopewell Volunteer Fire Department, 4 p.m. 1401 Gringo Road, Hopewell.
September 7
Wander Ellwood open streets night at 5:30 p.m. with entertainment by The Leftovers, Community Plaza, Ellwood City.
An Evening With Judy Collins, 8 p.m. Byham Theater, Pittsburgh. trustarts.org
September 8
Poets & Writers group meets 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Laughlin Memorial Library, Ambridge. beaverlibraries.org
September 9
Grand opening of The Ark cocktail lounge, above the Grumpy Beaver Pub, Bridgewater. Music by DJ Selecta.
Big Knob Antique Tractor & Equipment Association show begins at 5 p.m. at the Big Knob Grange Fairgrounds, New Sewickley Township. Three-day event includes dead weight pull opening night, a transfer pull the Saturday afternoon, kids' pedal pulls Saturday and Sunday and a flea market all weekend.
Pittsburgh Pirogi Festival, 4:30 p.m. Kennywood Park, West Mifflin. kennywood.com
Pittsburgh Irish Festival begins and runs through Sept. 11 at the Carrie Furnaces in Rankin.
September 10
New Brighton Car Cruise, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. presented by the Wester Pa. Pontiac Oakland Club, will include classic vehicles, DJs and food vendors.
10th annual BBQ & Chili Cook-off & Blues Fest, noon to 9 p.m. Hopewell Community Park. hopewelltwp.com
Wacky Science Magic Show, 10 a.m. Carnegie Free Library, Beaver Falls.
Fall Music Festival at Fern Hollow Nature Center, 4-8 p.m. featuring Tru Kin, The Sweetwater Cottage Band,The S’Wearing Hats and food/drinks vendors including BRGR and Altered Genius Brewing. fhnc.org
September 11
The Merrick's Annual Picnic, 1-4 p.m. in the New Brighton art gallery's historic grand garden, with traditional picnic food cooked over open grill by Quality Time & Carryout, with music from Donna Groom. BYOB. Iced tea, lemonade and water provided. merrickartgallery.org
September 12
Free Sloth Encounter, 9:30 a.m. The National Aviary, Pittsburgh. Spend time with a Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloth. Learn about these adorable creatures and what it’s like to spend life upside-down. part of Allegheny County's RADical Days aviary.org
September 13
Free tours of Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall, Oakland, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., part of Allegheny County's RADical Days. radworkshere.org
September 14
"Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked The World," continues at the Carnegie Science Center. carnegiesciencecenter.org
September 15
Holy Hers, 6 p.m. Fermata Brewing, Ambridge. fermatabrewing.beer
Chess Club meets 6 p.m. Beaver Area Library. beaverlibraries.org
September 16
"Spamalot" the musical opens 7:30 p.m. at The Strand Theater, Zelienople. thestrandtheater.org
Second Annual Wine Tasting to Benefit McGuire Memorial, in the gardens and galleries of the Merrick Art Gallery, New Brighton. Information at adixon@mcguirememorial.org
September 17
Bobby Thompson & The Groove, 8 p.m. Fermata Brewing, Ambridge. fermatabrewing.beer
Wine & Cheese Fundraiser for Grove Cemetery, 7-9 p.m. Merrick Art Gallery, New Brighton. kjbingle@gmail.com
Three Stooges Festival 7:30 p.m. Harris Theater, downtown Pittsburgh. Includes screenings of the Stooges’ six best short films, trivia, prizes, and an audience poll to determine who is the stronger Stooge between Curly or Shemp.
September 18
Opening weekend at Freddy's Haunts, 192 McCune Road, Independence Township. freddyshaunts.net
September 19
Stephen Schwartz & Friends, 7:30 p.m. O'Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh, starring the acclaimed Broadway composer. trustarts.org
September 20
The Atlantic City Boys, 7:30 p.m., Beaver Falls Middle School, featuring four lead singers who have wowed audiences from Las Vegas to Disney World, singing rock-n-roll harmonies made famous by groups like The Drifters and The Four Seasons. Season opener for the Beaver County Community Concert Association. bvcommunityconcert.org
More:Beaver Falls concert series announces '22-'23 season
September 21
Evan Lybrand, 6:30 p.m., Fermata Brewing, Ambridge. fermatabrewing.beer
Midweek Oktoberfest, Allegheny City Brewery, Pittsburgh's North Side.
September 22
Zelie Open Air Market, 6 p.m. downtown Zelienople, with vendors, beer and live music from This-That & The Other Thing.
September 23
Nash.V.Ill in concert, 6:30 p.m. Beaver Station Cultural & Event Center, Beaver. beaverstation.org
Standup comedy, 7:30 p.m., Iron Horse Community Theater, Ambridge, headlined by Gwen Sunkel of Indianapolis, whose “No More Tears” album debuted at #1 on the Apple and Amazon comedy charts.
Zombies of The Corn, haunted Halloween attraction opens weekends for the season at Pittsburgh Paintball, New Sewickley Township. zombiesofthecorn.com
September 24
Jambridge, a music and craft beer festival with four stages, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 900 block of Merchant St., Ambridge.
More:Jambridge: A day of live music, beer & community spirit on Merchant Street
Ambridge Fall Festival of The Churches, 11 a.m. parade from Fourth to 11th Street, followed by noon events at PJ Caul Park, A full day of musical entertainment and free children's activities including face painting, pumpkin painting, petting zoo and pony rides.
Sunrise Yoga in The Park, 7:30 a.m. Wright Fields @ Veterans Park, Chippewa Township. chippewa-twp.org
Beaver-Brighton Township Kitchen Tour, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 21st annual event hosted by the Beaver Valley chapter of AAUW. beavervalley-pa.aauw.net
"Andy Warhol’s Social Network: ‘Interview’, Television and Portraits," opens at the Andy Warhol Museum. Presents the cross-section between Warhol’s longest running project, Interview magazine, his portrait commissions and his ventures in television. warhol.org
September 25
Beaver County Lift Your Spirits Car Cruise, 1 to 5 p.m., 103 School Road, Independence Township.
Bitchcraft Fair, a full day of artists, mystics, wine and spirits featuring all things dark, bizarre and misunderstood. bitchcraftfair.com
"Spamalot" the musical closes 2 p.m. at The Strand Theater, Zelienople. thestrandtheater.org
September 26
Chris Rock, Benedum Center, Pittsburgh. Sold out. trustarts.org
September 27
Chris Rock night II, 8 p.m. Benedum Center, Pittsburgh. trustarts.org
September 28
In-person story time for kids, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh. phipps.conservatory.org
"DIO: Dreamers Never Die" documentary on heavy metal icon Ronnie James Dio screening at Cinemark Theater, Robinson. diodreamersneverdie.com
September 29
Pinball PA, vintage arcade games and pinball machines to play, weekday hours 2-10 p.m., 2284 Brodhead Road, Hopewell Shopping Center.
September 30
Phantom Fall Fest continues at Kennywood Park, West Mifflin. kennywood.com
Pittsburgh Home & Garden Fall Show opens, David Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh. pittsburghcc.com
Scott Tady is entertainment editor at The Times and easy to reach at stady@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Beaver County Times: September fun means all sorts of action in the Beaver Valley
