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YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater

October 17, 2015 – 12:40 pm
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From 10/17/2015: Pittsburgh Musical Theater performers Rush Hodgin (17, Pine Richland), Sky Bennett (17, Allderdice), Sabina May (16, Moon Township), and Mia Schmidtetter (16, Fox Chapel), accompanied by music director, James Rushin, preview the upcoming show, Oliver, running October 22 to 25 at the Byham Theater.

Interview: Jorma Kaukonen

October 17, 2015 – 10:22 am
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From: 10/17/2015: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and songwriter, Jorma Kaukonen talks about his new project at the Fur Peace Ranch and his Calliope performance with Ernie Hawkins at Carnegie Lecture Hall, Oct. 25.

Live Music: Pittsburgh Savoyards

October 3, 2015 – 2:00 pm
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From 10/03/2015: Zach Luchetti, John Teresi, and Rob Hockenberry with Pittsburgh Savoyards preview Iolanthe for performances at Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 10/9 through 10/18.

YES: City Theatre Company Young Playwrights

September 26, 2015 – 1:30 pm
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From 09/26/2015: City Theatre Company 2015 Young Playwrights award-winners Korey Grecek (13, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter), Tara Marsh (14, Lincoln Junior/Senior High School), Ciara Sing (15, Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12), Michelle Do (16, North Hills High School), and Sasha Edwards (16, Washington High School) all have plays selected for the 2015 Young Playwrights Contest.

YES: Ralph Munn Creative Writing Contest Winners

August 22, 2015 – 11:08 am
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From 8/22/2015: Nicole Fallert (18, Fox Chapel Area High School) and Maya Best (16, Pittsburgh CAPA) with excerpts and reflections on their award-winning writing featured in this year’s Ralph Munn Creative Writing Contest at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

Veronica Simmonds, Host of Braidio

August 15, 2015 – 10:26 am
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From 8/15/2015: Veronica Simmonds, host of the Halifax-based Braidio, a radio program where she interviews artists, musicians, scientists and more as she braids their hair, talking about her program and her 2-week interactive residency at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.

Stage 62: Preview of The Drowsy Chaperone

July 11, 2015 – 11:31 am
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From 7/11/2015: Becki Toth and Mark Yochum previewing the Stage 62 production of The Drowsy Chaperone, 7/16 to 7/26, Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie, PA.

Opera Theater of Pittsburgh’s The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

June 27, 2015 – 11:34 am
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From 6/27/2015: Dennis Robinson (director), Karen Jeng Lin (conductor/pianist) and Zachary Luchetti (Big Bad Wolf) previewing the Opera Theater of Pittsburgh production of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, Saturdays at 11 am, 7/11 to 8/1, Twentieth Century Club. Oakland.

Students Discuss the Phipps Conservatory Fairchild Challenge

June 13, 2015 – 11:55 am
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From 6-13-2016: Luke Smarra, Morgan Hayes (Montour Middle School), Michaela Brining, Kelsey Marshall, Elisa Gabriel (Shaler Area Middle School), Fiona Reigert and Calista Martin-Singer (The Ellis School) on their award-winning work during this year’s Fairchild Challenge, a national program designed to foster environmental awareness and action in teens and coordinated locally by Phipps Conservancy & Botanical Gardens.

YES: Live Music with Members of the Bel Canto Singers

June 6, 2015 – 1:14 pm

From 6-6-2015: From the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus, members of the Bel Canto Singers featuring Elaina Berdyk (11, Markham Elementary), Mia Fantini (12, St. Bede School), Jimmy Fedor (14, Serra Catholic High School), Amanda Henry (12, Franklin Regional Middle School), Caroline McCully (11, CAPA Middle School) and Annika Ramani (11, Campus School of Carlow University).