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YES: Hope Academy’s HAT Co

October 27, 2012 – 10:20 am
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From 10/27/12: Kids from Hope Academy performing Halloween favorites that were part of the4th Annual Halloween Mayhem, Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 10/27, 10 am to 2 pm

YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s “Cinderella”

October 20, 2012 – 8:13 pm
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From 10/20/12: Cast members from Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s upcoming production of Cinderella , 10/25 to 10/28, Byham Theater

YES: Gemini Theater’s “Jack and the Bean Stalk”

October 20, 2012 – 11:39 am
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From 10/20/12: Members of the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk, running 10/20 through 11/11, Gemini Theater.

YES: Brilliant Bookworms from Winchester Thurston School

October 13, 2012 – 8:11 pm
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From 10/13/12: Elie (4th grade), Chiara (5th grade), Mya (4th grade), Victoria (4th grade), and Fox (3rd grade) of the Brilliant Bookworms, an afterschool storytelling club Winchester Thurston School

YES: Mon River Arts’ Suessical, Jr.

October 13, 2012 – 6:58 pm
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From 10/13/12: Twenty-three 10-to-13-year-old performers from Mon River Arts performing selections from Suessical, Jr., running 10/26 to 10/28, Grande Theatre, Elizabeth, PA

YES: Balmoral School of Piping and Drumming

October 6, 2012 – 3:05 pm
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From 10/6/12: George Balderose of The Balmoral School of Piping and Drumming in Pittsburgh with students Paul Luc-Park, Glenna Vandyke and Bud Brizuel performering selections on bagpipes.

YES: City Theatre Young Playwrights

September 29, 2012 – 4:16 pm
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From 9/29/12: A celebration of the City Theatre Young Playwrights Festival (10/6 and 10/7, City Theatre, South Side), with playwrights Marin Exler of Carlynton Junior-Senior High School, Brigid Stuart of Brentwood Middle School, Claire Zalla of Fort Couch Middle School, Liam McInerney of Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School and Alexis Payne of Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12, actors Caroline Jordan and Julianne Avolio, and City Theatre’s Kristen Link.

YES: Gabriella Salvucci

September 22, 2012 – 2:52 pm
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From 9/22/12: Gabriella Salvucci, an 8-year-old from McKee Elementary School, sharing original stories.

YES: Sarah Krastman

September 15, 2012 – 2:36 pm
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From 9/15/12: 12-year old vocalist Sarah Krastman performing vocal arts in opera, musical theater and pop.

Boy Scout Pack 139

September 8, 2012 – 3:47 pm
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From 9/8/12: Members of Pack 139 from Penn Hills/Verona visit our studio.