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YES: Amadeus Quartet

January 2, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/02/2016: Minori Hayakawa (16, Upper St. Clair), Joseph Comella (16, Murrysville), Yosen Wang (15, Wexford), and Chris Fedor (16, Wexford) of TRYPO and Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra perform selections from Haydn and Mendelssohn as the Amadeus Quartet.

YES: Fairchild Challenge

December 19, 2015 – 12:45 pm
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From 12/19/2015: Tema (10, Robinson Twp.), Alex (18) and Sage (12) of Shaler are winners of the Phipps Fairchild Challenge, “Be the Change”. Participants are asked to research ways to reduce climate change through lifestyle changes and commit to those changes for a month.

YES: The Fox Quartet

December 12, 2015 – 12:45 pm
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From 12/12/2015: Isabel Acevedo (17) and Bohan Yao (16) of O’Hara, Lena Ison (16, Oakmont), and Tim Sutton (17, Aspinwall) are members of TRYPO and Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra brought together to perform as the Fox Quartet.

YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s “A Lyrical Christmas Carol”

December 12, 2015 – 12:45 pm
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From 12/12/2015: MeKenna Howell (13, Imperial), Ellie Tongel (12, Plum Boro), Haley Jacobs (12, Moon Twp.), Malle Winters (17, Churchill), Rush Hodgin (17, Richland), Caroline Allen (17, Pine), Sky Bennett (17, Squirrel Hill) and Sabrina Picciani (17, Moon Twp.) of Pittsburgh Musical Theater preview A Lyrical Christmas Carol, Dec. 17-20 at the New Hazlett Theater.

YES: Fairchild Challenge

November 28, 2015 – 12:45 pm
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From: 11/28/2015: Ella Conti (11, Forest Hills) and Madeline Douglas (11, Swissvale) represent Woodland Hills academy winners of the Fairchild Challenge, a national program designed to foster environmental awareness and action in teens and coordinated locally by Phipps Conservancy & Botanical Gardens.

Interview: Singin’ with Santa

November 28, 2015 – 12:45 pm
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From: 11/28/2015: Susan Medley, Music Director of the Pittsburgh Concert Chorale, calls in to talk about Singin’ with Santa, Dec. 12 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, and other Pittsburgh Concert Chorale events.

YES: Gemini Theater, Beauty and the Beast Holiday

November 21, 2015 – 12:45 pm
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From 11/21/2015: Korey Grecek (13, Neighborhood), Marsha Mayhak (22, Forest Hills), and Jenna Glass (26, Mars) of Gemini Children’s Theater preview upcoming show, Beauty and the Beast Holiday, Nov. 27-Dec. 27 at Latitude 360.

YES: The Penn Quartet

October 31, 2015 – 12:40 pm
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From 10/31/2015: Violinist Kerry Broker (16, Shadyside Academy), violinist Hannah Ishizaki (15, PA Leadership Academy), violist Jimmy Cunningham IV (16, Pittsburgh CAPA), and cellist Kyle Johnson (17, Peters Township) all of the Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras.

Interview: EQT Bridge Theater Series, Alice in Wonderland

October 31, 2015 – 9:00 am
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From 10/31/2015: Pam Komar of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust discusses the inaugural season of EQT Bridge Theater Series and the production, Alice in Wonderland. Also highlighted is the India in Focus selection of art and culture from the Republic of India.

Preview: The National Aviary Owl-o-Ween

October 24, 2015 – 11:45 am
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From: 10/24/2015: Cathy Schlott and Eastern Screech-Owl, Oakley, preview Owl-o-Ween at the National Aviary Saturday Oct. 17, 24 and 31.