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Phipps Fairchild Challenge: Shaler & Franklin Regional

May 19, 2015 – 10:38 am
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Franklin Regional Middle School student Sadie Puskar along with Shaler Area Middle Schoolers Michaela Brining, Eddie Sheets, Emily Kelly, & Molly McDonough discussing their award winning entries in the latest Fairchild Challenge, a national program encouraging environmental awareness and action in teens and sponsored locally by Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens.

YES: TRYPO’s Arioso Trio

May 19, 2015 – 10:21 am
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From Three Rivers Young People’s Orchestra (TRYPO) classical music with the Arioso Trio. Featuring: Kelsey Bares (flute, 10th grade Hampton High School), Michael Brown, (cello, Alderdice) and Caroline Fedor (piano, 11th grade North Allegheny High School)

YES: Montgomery String Quartet

May 9, 2015 – 1:15 pm
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IMG_8562From 5-09-15: Montgomery String Quartet featuring Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestramembers Julie Choe (violin, North Allegheny), Devin Moore (violin, Chartiers Valley), Mara Mignogna (viola, Pittsburgh CAPA) and Nathaniel Hoyt (Harrison Central)

YES: Youth Invasion at The Andy Warhol Museum

May 2, 2015 – 3:59 pm
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From 5-2-15: Dighan Kelly (17, Taylor Allderdice), Jahnik Kurukulasuriya (16, Taylor Allderdice), Emily Wolfe (17, The Ellis School), Dominique Seneca (19, Pine Richland) and Benjamin Finnstrom (17, Pittsburgh CAPA) along with Sarica Feng (Artist Educator) on their creation of The Andy Warhol Museum Youth Invasion exhibit and its 5/8 opening.

Preview: Stage 62’s Next to Normal

May 2, 2015 – 3:54 pm
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Cynthia Dougherty and Chad Elder, perform a selection from Stage 62’s presentation of Next to Normal, May 7-17 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie.

YES: Fairchild Challenge

April 4, 2015 – 1:23 pm

From 4-4-15: Ethan Chirdon (Shaler Middle School) Dawson White, Ellen Poplauska, & Natalie Daninhirsch (Carson Middle School). Students talking about their award-winning projects in response to the latest Fairchild Challenge, a national program encouraging teens to foster an interest in the environment and sponsored locally by Phipps.

YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s American Idiot

March 28, 2015 – 11:28 am

From 3-28-15: Ryan Bentley (Upper St.Clair), Isabel Descutner (Hickory), Nick Cortazzo (Baldwin High School) and Sky Bennett (Squirrel Hill) previewing the Pittsburgh Musical Theater production of Green Day’s American Idiot.

Live Music: Pittsburgh Savoyards

March 3, 2015 – 2:08 pm
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From 2-28-15: Pittsburgh Savoyards with selections from The Mikado in preview of their performances at Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall.

YES: Ariana and Christian Chiu

February 28, 2015 – 2:53 pm

From 2-28-15: 2015 Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Concerto Award Winner Ariana Chiu of Upper St. Clair with selections on piano.

YES: Fairchild Challenge

February 21, 2015 – 1:55 pm

From 2-21-15: Melina Bowser (8th grade, Carson Middle School), Emily Kelly, Allison Squire (8th grade, Shaler Area Middle School) McKenna Robinson, Olivia Lyscik (5th grade, David E. Williams Middle School), Teighan Racicot, and Elsa Tonkinwisee talking about their winning entries in the latest Fairchild Challenge at Phipps.