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South Side Stories with Tami Dixon

January 18, 2014 – 6:44 pm
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From 1/18/14: Tami Dixon with an excerpt from her acclaimed one-woman play South Side Stories, on stage at City Theatre through 1/26

YES: A+ Schools Teen Bloc

January 11, 2014 – 4:55 pm
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From 1/11/14: A+ Schools Teen Bloc students on their recently-created Students Bill of Rights.

ENOUGH Violence

January 4, 2014 – 3:44 pm
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From 1/4/13: Our series in collaboration with Society for Contemporary Craft and its ENOUGH Violence exhibit continues as we welcome Dr. Rolf Loeber, Ph.D, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of Psychology and Epidemiology at University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Loeber joins us to discuss his research and the impetus for the ENOUGH Violence exhibit.

YES: South Asia Youth Summit Delegates

January 4, 2014 – 3:08 pm
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From 1/4/14: Ten Pittsburgh-area high school delegates to the South Asia Youth Summit discussing their travel to Nepal and Sri Lanka as well as their creation of.Pittsburgh Youth: Feed it Forward to improve environmental and human health in Pittsburgh and visit local middle schools to teach younger students about healthy food

Big Sister Natalie Domachowski and Little Sister Bethany

December 28, 2013 – 1:51 pm
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From 12/28/13: Big Sister Natalie Domachowski and Little Sister Bethany discuss their special relationship as forged by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBBS staffer Cheryl Jones

YES: Girls of Steel Robotics Team

December 28, 2013 – 1:36 pm
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From 12/28/13: Lynn and Molly Urbina, and Clarisa Espinoza-Delgado of the Girls of Steel Robotics team on their 1/4 robot-building event

YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners

December 14, 2013 – 2:40 pm
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From 12/14/13: Ideas for low-impact healthy snack foods from Sarah Burry, Devon Schroeder Katie Deiley, Maya Stokes (J.E. Harrison Middle School), Bobby Nesk, Matt Kanell (South Allegheny Elementary) and Nyla Betts (St. Philip School) based on their winning Fairchild Challenge entries

Pittsburgh Glass Center

December 14, 2013 – 2:22 pm
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From 12/14: Jason Forck and Dana Laskowski discussing the Pittsburgh Glass Center High School Reunion exhibition, running through 1/26/14

YES: Hill Dance Academy Theatre

December 7, 2013 – 9:57 pm
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From 12/7/13: Aliya Sewell (13, Imani Christian Academy), Erika Durden (10, Propel Montour) and Sydney Barlow (13, Sacred Heart School) from Hill Dance Academy Theatre with founder Ayisha Morgan-Lee onBlack Nativity, presented by Shona Sharif African Dance and Drum Ensemble

YES: Carnegie Museum of Natural History Teen Program

December 7, 2013 – 9:30 pm
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From 12/7/13: Students from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Teen Program on installations they developed to explore water quality, energy and biodiversity in urban landscapes