Spaghetti for cats
The annual Fix ‘ur Cat Spaghetti Dinner on March 9 will support low-cost spay and neuter surgeries in Washington County. The cooking will be done by students of Western Area Career Technology Center’s culinary arts department.
The event starts with lunch from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at 688 Western Ave., Canonsburg (15317). Takeout orders can be picked up starting at 3 p.m., and dinner is 4-7 p.m.
Tickets are $10 and will be sold at the door, but advance purchases are appreciated so organizers know how much food to prepare. To order, go to fixurcat.org or call 724-503-8523.
Yoga with cats
It’s not just every day you can sign up for something called “Be in the Meow Kitty Yoga.”
The first MKY session in February sold out quickly, and the next one is March 24, so reserve a mat now. Tickets are $21.83 and benefit Washington County cats in the care of Nose 2 Tail Cat Rescue. Sales will end at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The March 24 yoga sessions are 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. at 127 E. Lincoln Ave., McDonald (15057).This is a guided yoga class with an instructor. People with all levels of yoga experience are welcome. Cats meander around the yoga mats and are available for a 30-minute play session afterward. Bring your own mat and water.
Tickets are available at the Be in the Meow Kitty Yoga Facebook event pages.
Bird watching trips
Guided day trips led by National Aviary ornithologist Robert Mulvihill March 17 and May 5 will give bird lovers the chance to see wild birds that winter, nest or pass through Western Pennsylvania.
“Wonderful Waterfowl,” from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. March 17, includes stops at Lake Arthur and Conneaut Marsh. Day trippers will see hundreds of waterfowl including ducks, grebes, loons, geese and swans at resting and feeding sites. There may be sightings of bald eagles and sandhill cranes.
The May 5 Spring Migration tour on Presque Isle is sold out, but the Aviary is compiling a waiting list. Birds rest and refuel at Presque Isle before continuing their migration to the Great Lakes and to nesting grounds as far north as Canada and Alaska.
The cost is $85 for Aviary members, $95 for nonmembers, with lunch included. To register, email Audrey.Beichner@aviary.org or call 412-258-9463.