Conversation

Pittsburgh CAPA students who have recently attended the Pittsburgh Opera’s production of Rinaldo join us to share their performance reviews and poetry inspired by the opera.

The Senator John Heinz History Center will provide an in-depth look at the largest and most influential African American newspaper of the past 100 years with America’s Best Weekly: A Century of The Pittsburgh Courier. Samuel Black, curator of the center’s African American Collection, joins us to discuss.

Students of the Western PA Writing Project join us to share some of their recent compositions, live in our studios.

Meet a “big/little” pair matched by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh and learn how you can make a difference in a child’s life. This week we’re joined by Big Sister Carey Knapp and Little Sister Paulina, along with BBBS staff member Lauren Etling.

We’re pleased to welcome two young members of Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Camelot, as well as PPT’s Director of Education, Rob Zellers, as they preview PPT’s biggest event of the season. See website for further detail.

The Brilliant Bookworms, an afterschool storytelling club of 4th & 5th grade students from Winchester Thurstson School, join us for a special storytelling session featuring three original, fractured fairy tales, live in our studios.

We’re joined by three members of Gilda’s Teen Advisory Committee, a select group of high school students committed to helping spread awareness, understanding, and advocacy in their schools and communities about how cancer affects teens. They join us to discuss their efforts and to preview their upcoming Battle of the Bands fundraiser.

Jasper and Northern join us live on the air.

Jane Marcus of Animal Friends drops by our studios, bringing a beautiful little pet with hopes of finding it a home. If you’d like to adopt a cuddly little creature, Animal Friends is a great place to start!

The Saturday Light Brigade wishes Maura a happy 11th Birthday live on the air.