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NORTH Chili cook-off at library

Sharpsburg Community Library, 1212 Main St., will host a chili cook-off on Nov. 2 with seatings at 5 and 6 p.m. Participants will receive one cup of chili from 10 competitors, along with bread, salad and dessert. Admission is $5 per person, with 25 persons per seating. Registration available in person at the library or online https:// www.coopersiegelcommunitylibrary.org/ event/chili-cook-off-fundraiser-sharpsburg

SOUTH Rose society meets

“What’s Wrong With This Picture? Learning from Rose Growing Mistakes” will be the topic for the November meeting of the Pittsburgh Rose Society. The presenter will be rosarian Bill Dorn. The meeting will place at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Whitehall Public Library, 100 Borough Park Drive. The meeting is free and open to the public. No registration is required. For more information, www.pghrosesociety.org

EAST East Suburban artists

Community project muralist Bernie Wilke will be the speaker for the Nov. 1 meeting of the East Suburban Artists League, to be held at 6:30 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, Route 286 and Logan Ferry Road, Murrysville. He will discuss the process of developing mural concepts and will lead an interactive presentation of his projects. The program is free and open to the public. Details, www.ESALart.org or 412-373--0711.

WEST Prescription collection

As part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Drug Take Back event, Pennsylvania Resources Council and Pennsylvania American Water will host two sites in the western suburbs to collect unwanted prescriptions and OTC medications for disposal. The collections will take from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Green Tree Borough Building, 10 W. Manilla Ave.; and at The Mall at Robinson in the parking lot near Dick’s Sporting Goods.