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Interview: CSA Performance Series, The Dragon of Polish Hill
From 09/19/2020: Dave English and Will Schutze discuss The Dragon of Polish Hill, the story of two neighborhood residents who were destined never to know each other until Stanley Onion, a 115-year-old man, and Willy James, a rabbit-eared performance artist, are brought together by a chance encounter. Virtual performances are 9/24 and 9/25 (8 pm) and are presented by New Hazlett Theater as part of its Community Supported Art Performance series.
Youth Express: Wake Up to Politics, Gabe Fleisher
From 09/12/2020: Award-winning journalist and Georgetown freshman Gabe Fleisher (18) on how the Wake Up to Politics newsletter he began in 3rd grade has grown from a subscription base of one (his mom) to over 50,000 readers in every U.S. state and dozens of countries.
Interview: CSA Performance Series, The Mind-Body Problem
From 08/29/2020: Gil Teixeira discussing his new production Mind-Body Problem, an interdisciplinary solo guitar performance that examines the relationships we make in light of rapid technological advancements that impose on our physical space. Virtual performances are 9/3 and 9/4 (8 pm) and are presented by New Hazlett Theater as part of its Community Supported Art Performance series.
Interview: Mustard’s Retreat
From 08/22/2020: Mustard’s Retreat, live from Michigan with music from their Defiantly Hopeful tour and a preview of their Sunday 8/23 livestream concert presented by Godfrey Daniels with special guest Katherine Rondeau.
Interview: BOOM Concepts, D.S. Kinsel
From 08/22/2020: D.S. Kinsel of BOOM Concepts joins us to talk about Count it Up 2020, an effort to make certain that people who are millennials or part of Generation Z take part in the U.S. census before the 9/30 deadline. If you have not yet taken part, you can do so in 10 minutes — even if you lost your form or did not receive one — at my2020census.gov.
Youth Express: Pittsburgh Youth Chorus
From 08/15/2020: Pittsburgh Youth Chorus members Clara Yuo, Noah Eaton and Jenea Tomblin previewing the coming season along with Executive Director Lee Saville-Iksic.
Youth Express: Mundo Debates, Ruhan & Alice
From 08/15/2020: Youth Express: HundrED Youth Ambassadors Ruhan Anjan Kartik (16, India) and Alice Coelho Machado (15, Brazil) join us live to discuss MUNDO, an intercultural debate competition where teams of 5 youth (each from a different country) have monthly debates about sustainable development goals, after which they conduct small projects to put their thoughts and ideas into concrete action.
Interview: Time in a Tunnel, James Brown
From 08/08/2020: James Brown from The YMCA Lighthouse Project on how youth ages 16 -22 can take part in Time in a Tunnel, a photo essay project and workshop series where youth will use creativity and voice to bring meaning and perspective to the pandemic and systemic racism through a series of 6 virtual workshops (8/15 to 9/19) and earn a commission for completed works.
Youth Express: Our Assignment from Fred Rogers
From 07/25/2020: Lance Wilhelm, Adina Munin, Jean Daniher (Fox Chapel Area High School) on their documentary “Our Assignment from Fred Rogers” along with teacher advisor Ryan Devlin.
Youth Express: Nelson Morris
From 07/18/2020: Nelson Morris (10th grade, Pittsburgh Westinghouse), one of two grand prize winners in the recent The Homewood Experience essay contest challenging students to share hopes and dreams for the future of Homewood along with Soleil Meade (Soleil Branding Essentials) and Sadik Roberts (Pyramid Pittsburgh, LLC.)
