Youth Expression Showcase

Joining us, Piano and Bass duo Jamen Thurmond, 17, and David Kelley, 17, performing original jazz and experimental songs, live on SLB.

Joining us, members of the Young Actors Ensemble at Saltworks Theater – a group of teens aged 14-16 years old.

Joining us, Zach Snyder, 12, Keelyn Hamm, 8, Hunter Rheinfrank, 7, Alannah Enfield, 6, Elliot Pullen, 9, and Svetlana Epperson, 7, all guitarists at the Pittsburgh Music Academy.

Joining us, members of the winning team from Moon Area High School for this month’s Fairchild Challenge, hosted by Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.

Joining us, Ben and Shanai, both young poets from Dreams of Hope, and Vanessa German, mentor and award-winning poet. Dreams of Hope is a creative and performing arts group for queer youth and their allies.

Joining us, cast members of Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s upcoming production of Chess, a rock opera that uses the game of chess, with all its power plays, manipulations and sacrificial pawns, as metaphor for love and life.

Joining us, members of the Brilliant Bookworms club at Winchester Thurston, where students practice and enjoy the act of storytelling.

This week we welcome members of the cast of ‘Pocahontas’ as they preview their production of this classic story.

Joining us Maighread, 10, Cello, and Maeve, 8, Violin, of East Liberty. Maighred and Maeve are members of the East Liberty Community Engagement Orchestra and both perform piano as well.

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.