Manchester Academic Charter School Graduation 2011

SLB helps 8th graders prepare audio essays on their reflections as they leave Manchester Academic Charter School in a project funded by the Dominion Foundation.

Feature: Animal Friends w/ Jane Marcus

Jane Marcus from Animal Friends, along with a “special guest,” discussing their Cat Adoption is Priceless event. Animal Friends is waiving their requested adoption donation for all cats aged 2 and up. Cat adoptions include a feline companion, his or her neuter or spay surgery, a microchip and vaccines. As always, all adoptions will be screened to ensure loving, lifelong matches. Additional information is available at the link below.

Feature: Center for Young Musicians Violinists

Violinists from the Center for Young Musicians performing.

The Center for Young Musicians develops a community of students with liberated ability, refined character, and a life-long love of music through a comprehensive, long-term curriculum emphasizing an early-start, an expert faculty, a dynamic support staff, and a mutual commitment between the families and the school.

Youth Expression Showcase: Center for Young Musicians Pianists

Pianists from the Center for Young Musicians performing. The Center for Young Musicians develops a community of students with liberated ability, refined character, and a life-long love of music through a comprehensive, long-term curriculum emphasizing an early-start, an expert faculty, a dynamic support staff, and a mutual commitment between the families and the school.

Youth Expression Showcase: Winners of the 2011 Gilda’s Club Teen Writers Contest

Winners of the 2011 Gilda’s Club Teen Writing Contest joining us to share excerpts from their winning pieces. Gilda’s Club is a warm and welcoming place where men, women, teens, and children diagnosed with cancer, and family and friends, join with others to build social, emotional and informational support as a supplement to medical care.

Jefferson Elementary-Morals

Grade 5 students from Jefferson Elementary in the West Jefferson Hills School District share their stories about morals, scruples and respectful behavior

Feature: All City Arts

Our third installment of features highlighting Pittsburgh Public Schools’ All-City Arts Showcase focuses on the visual arts. Tune in to hear middle-school students from Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8 disucss their experiences working as critics, curators and docents for the All-City Arts Showcase.

Feature: All City Arts

In our second installment of features highlighting Pittsburgh Public Schools’ All-City Arts Showcases, we focus on Music. Tune in to hear the choir from Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 performing live on SLB.

Youth Expression Showcase: Luke Grasha

Luke Grasha, 15, is a singer-songwriter and student at Gateway High School. His debut album, Fading Portraits, was recorded at age 14 and released earlier this year.

Live music: Ben Shannon

This week we’re happy to be joined by talented singer-songwriter Ben Shannon. Shannon employees laid-back melodies and provocative lyrics to help wrestle with difficult subjects such as depopulation and family strife.