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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: Pittsburgh Threshold Choir

March 22, 2014 – 4:57 pm
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From 3/22/14: Members of the Pittsburgh Threshold Choir and bedside singers from other parts of the U.S. on the Appalachian Regional Gathering of bedside singers and the history of bedside singing

YES: Sarah Heinz House Youth

March 15, 2014 – 1:23 pm
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From 3/15/14: Conversation about journalism and self-expression with Sarah Heinz House members Jacob Wright (photography) and Larry Moore (writing) from Perry High School, and Marcus Williams of Alderdice High School, along with Sarah Heinz House staff member Paul Boone

YES: Girls of Steel Robotics

March 15, 2014 – 1:15 pm
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From 3/15/14: An update from Girls of Steel robotics team members Lynn Urbina (PA Cyber), Molly Urbina (Winchester Thurston) and Gigi Nelson (Ellis School) as they prepare for the regional competition at California University of Pittsburgh on 3/27

YES: Center for Young Musicians Guitarists

March 15, 2014 – 1:11 pm
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From 3/15/14: Guitarists Julian Drake (10, Ross Elementary), Manav Kathir (12, Ingomar Middle School), Nolan Jacob (13, Providence Heights Alpha), Samuel Farls (13, Providence Heights Alpha), and Bernardo Vieira (14, Marshall Middle School) from the Center for Young Musicians

Rachel Renée Russell

March 15, 2014 – 9:10 am

From 3/15/14: New York Times bestselling author Rachel Renée Russell (Dork …

Live Music: Mark Dignam

March 8, 2014 – 4:31 pm
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From 3/8/14: Irish born singer/songwriter Mark Dignam with a song or two in preview of an annual concert featuring music to honor Ireland and its culture, 3/14, Club Cafe

YES: Brilliant Bookworms

March 8, 2014 – 4:25 pm
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From 3/8/14: Stories told by members of The Brilliant Bookworms, a club of 3rd, 4th and 5th Winchester Thurston grade students who enjoy each other’s company while exploring and practicing the art of storytelling

YES: Falstaff’s Fellows

March 8, 2014 – 4:16 pm
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From 3/8/14: Falstaff’s Fellows with original-language adaptations of Shakespeare performed by kids for kids

YES: Wesley Smith

March 8, 2014 – 4:11 pm
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From 3/8/14: A musical performance Wesley Smith, a talented percussionist and senior at Urban Pathways Charter Schools, with accompaniment from Tony Campbell on saxophone and Ian Gordon on trumpet.

YES: Prime Stage Theatre

March 5, 2014 – 10:45 am
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From 3/1/14: Andrew Swackhammer and Magan Dee Yantko with a scene from the Prime Stage production of The Importance of Being Earnest, 3/7 to 3/16, New Hazlett Theater