Youth Expression Showcase

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Callers

Since 1978, The Saturday Light Brigade has broadcast LIVE spontaneous on-air phone calls from kids and adults as part of its Saturday morning radio program. Now you can hear some of the most memorable calls from people participating in on-air games and other participatory features or simply calling to tell us about something exciting.

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Join us as we celebrate the original talent in our midst with these weekly archives of in-studio performances by regional and national musicians and artists. Folk, bluegrass, jazz, singer/songwriter, international, storytellers and more!

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Live Music: Dieter Hennings

November 23, 2013 – 11:55 am
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From 11/23/13: From Mexico, guitarist Dieter Hennings with a preview of his performance as guest guitarist with Ensemble Ripieno later that evening, 11/23, Stephen Foster Memorial Charity Randall Theater

The ZONE: Bullying

November 20, 2013 – 12:22 pm
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Students at the ZONE were asked what they thought of bullying and how they could help to stop the growing epidemic. Many of their solutions incorporated some form of the Golden Rule, as well as notifying an adult.

YES: UPCS Woman In Sync Everywhere

November 16, 2013 – 5:03 pm
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From 11/16/13: Diarra Clarke (senior, Urban Pathways Charter School) and mentor Allyce Pinchback discussing their relationship as part of the UPCS Woman In Sync Everywhere (WISE) mentoring program

Live Music: Zoe Mulford and Brad Yoder

November 16, 2013 – 4:54 pm
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From 11/16/13: Live music with Zoey Mulford and Brad Yoder as they preview their 11/16 concert as part of the Songspace series at First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh

Live Music: Lil’ Rev

November 16, 2013 – 3:54 pm
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From 11/16/13: Live music with Milwaukee-based ukulele player Mark Revenson (aka., Lil Rev) in advance of his 11/16 performance at Wilkins School Community Center

YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners

November 16, 2013 – 3:29 pm
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From 11/16/13: Shaler Middle School students sharing haiku from their award-winning book created for the Fairchild Challenge, designed to foster environmental awareness among teens and sponsored locally by Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

Pittsburgh Langley K-8: Holiday Spirit

November 15, 2013 – 2:57 pm
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Students in Citiparks’ After School Academy at Pittsburgh Langley K-8 recorded these pieces in which they describe how they can help and be charitable during the holiday season. These pieces are a result of seven weekly sessions in which students are learning about the equipment and techniques used in producing features for radio.

The ZONE: Ways I Can Help My Community

November 13, 2013 – 11:40 am
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With the Holidays fast approaching, students were asked to think of ways in which they can help the less fortunate. Their ideas ranged from a talent show, to a food drive, to selling caricatures on the street.

Building Bridges to the World

November 9, 2013 – 5:27 pm
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From 11/9/13: Bibhuti Aryal of the Rukmini Foundation with a preview of Building Bridges to the World, a collaborative event focused on international issues of education, 11/21, UPMC Center for Connected Medicine

GPAC Health and Housing Fair for Artists

November 9, 2013 – 5:13 pm
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From 11/9/13: Mitch Swain discussing the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Health and Housing Fair for Artists, 11/16, Kingsley Association