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YES: Center for Young Musicians Guitarists

March 15, 2014 – 1:11 pm
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From 3/15/14: Guitarists Julian Drake (10, Ross Elementary), Manav Kathir (12, Ingomar Middle School), Nolan Jacob (13, Providence Heights Alpha), Samuel Farls (13, Providence Heights Alpha), and Bernardo Vieira (14, Marshall Middle School) from the Center for Young Musicians

Rachel Renée Russell

March 15, 2014 – 9:10 am

From 3/15/14: New York Times bestselling author Rachel Renée Russell (Dork …

YES: Brilliant Bookworms

March 8, 2014 – 4:25 pm
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From 3/8/14: Stories told by members of The Brilliant Bookworms, a club of 3rd, 4th and 5th Winchester Thurston grade students who enjoy each other’s company while exploring and practicing the art of storytelling

YES: Falstaff’s Fellows

March 8, 2014 – 4:16 pm
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From 3/8/14: Falstaff’s Fellows with original-language adaptations of Shakespeare performed by kids for kids

YES: Wesley Smith

March 8, 2014 – 4:11 pm
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From 3/8/14: A musical performance Wesley Smith, a talented percussionist and senior at Urban Pathways Charter Schools, with accompaniment from Tony Campbell on saxophone and Ian Gordon on trumpet.

YES: Prime Stage Theatre

March 5, 2014 – 10:45 am
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From 3/1/14: Andrew Swackhammer and Magan Dee Yantko with a scene from the Prime Stage production of The Importance of Being Earnest, 3/7 to 3/16, New Hazlett Theater

Big Brother Mike Casey and Little Brother Darius

March 1, 2014 – 10:25 am
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From 3/1/14: Mike Casey and Darius discussing their relationship as forged by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBBS staffer Kristine Pace

YES: Fairchild Challenge Honorees

March 1, 2014 – 10:00 am
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From 3/1/14: Students describing month-long behavioral changes that improved their health and the environment as part of the latest Fairchild Challenge, a national program fostering interest in the environment among teenagers and sponsored locally by Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

ENOUGH Violence

March 1, 2014 – 8:35 am
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From 3/1/14: Representatives from Center for Victims and Society for Contemporary Craft as part of our montly series on ENOUGH Violence, an SCC exhibit featuring works from U.S. and international artists in response to rising violence, now through 3/22

YES: Tempo Tantrum

February 22, 2014 – 3:13 pm
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From 2/22/14: An in-studio performance by Tempo Tantrum, which includes Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra members Omri Barak (Pittsburgh CAPA, trumpet), Kamran Mian (Hopewell High School, percussion) and Eli Naragon (Winchester Thurston, bass) along with Drew Santa (Duquesne University, guitar)