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The Ellis School: Voice and Vision – Water Matters

November 11, 2015 – 2:43 pm
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Clairton CASTLE 2015-16: A Song, Animal Stories & Veteran’s Day

November 11, 2015 – 12:32 pm
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This week Clairton students got a chance to express themselves through a number of creative writing project! One involved a desperate, Dr. Doolittle-esque bid for survival, one about future employment, and another concerning Veterans and their service. Two students even wrote an original song which they sang as a duet!

Pittsburgh King After School 2015-16: “What’s Important to Me”

November 10, 2015 – 2:22 pm
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Students at Pittsburgh King were given a variety of writing prompts ranging from: “What would you change if you were president?” to “What is an important issue in your life?” After writing, they then made these recordings. One student even recorded a brief preview of a TV script she had written in her spare time!

Live Music: David Childers & the Serpents

November 7, 2015 – 3:40 pm
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From: 11/07/2015: David Childers and the Serpents with a number of songs including tracks from Serpents of Reformation.

YES: Mon River Arts Beauty and the Beast

November 7, 2015 – 3:30 pm
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From 11/07/2015: Actors Emily Linder, Diana Craycroft, Kyla Denitti, Connor Vaccari, Ben Hoffman, Samantha Hawk, Cassie Snyder, Livia Mazzarella, Abbey Evanko, Olivia Stofik, Carson Gregg, and Jordan Ploskina of Mon River Arts Youth Theater preview Beauty and the Beast Jr. November 20-22.

YES: Shawn Stubbs and Kevin Blackwell

October 31, 2015 – 12:40 pm
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From 10/31/2015: Shawn Stubbs (16) and Kevin Blackwell (15) of Wilkinsburg on music, poetry, and artistic expression.

Performance: TJ Connolly

October 31, 2015 – 12:40 pm
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From 10/31/2015: Songwriter and guitarist TJ Connolly of Chrome Moses with music and details on upcoming shows at Spirit Lounge 11/10 and R Bar 11/14.

YES: The Penn Quartet

October 31, 2015 – 12:40 pm
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From 10/31/2015: Violinist Kerry Broker (16, Shadyside Academy), violinist Hannah Ishizaki (15, PA Leadership Academy), violist Jimmy Cunningham IV (16, Pittsburgh CAPA), and cellist Kyle Johnson (17, Peters Township) all of the Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras.

YES: Center for Young Musicians

October 31, 2015 – 12:40 pm
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From 10/31/2015: Center for Young Musicians violinist Alexandra Schnatterly (17, Seneca Valley) performs musical duets with her instructor, Leah Givelber.

Interview: EQT Bridge Theater Series, Alice in Wonderland

October 31, 2015 – 9:00 am
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From 10/31/2015: Pam Komar of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust discusses the inaugural season of EQT Bridge Theater Series and the production, Alice in Wonderland. Also highlighted is the India in Focus selection of art and culture from the Republic of India.