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ENOUGH Violence

December 7, 2013 – 9:26 pm
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From 12/7/13: Our continuing series in collaboration with Society for Contemporary Craft and its ENOUGH Violence exhibit as we welcome Rob Conroy (CeaseFirePA), Susan Nitzberg (Standing Firm) and exhibit director Kate Lydon

Big Sister Susan Stauber and Little Sister Jahane

November 23, 2013 – 12:08 pm
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From 11/23/13: Big Sister Susan Stauber and Little Sister Jahane discussing their relationship through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBBS staff member Cheryl Jones

YES: UPCS Woman In Sync Everywhere

November 16, 2013 – 5:03 pm
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From 11/16/13: Diarra Clarke (senior, Urban Pathways Charter School) and mentor Allyce Pinchback discussing their relationship as part of the UPCS Woman In Sync Everywhere (WISE) mentoring program

YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners

November 16, 2013 – 3:29 pm
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From 11/16/13: Shaler Middle School students sharing haiku from their award-winning book created for the Fairchild Challenge, designed to foster environmental awareness among teens and sponsored locally by Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

Building Bridges to the World

November 9, 2013 – 5:27 pm
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From 11/9/13: Bibhuti Aryal of the Rukmini Foundation with a preview of Building Bridges to the World, a collaborative event focused on international issues of education, 11/21, UPMC Center for Connected Medicine

GPAC Health and Housing Fair for Artists

November 9, 2013 – 5:13 pm
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From 11/9/13: Mitch Swain discussing the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Health and Housing Fair for Artists, 11/16, Kingsley Association

ENOUGH Violence

November 2, 2013 – 4:24 pm
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From 11/2/13: Kristin Brown (Women’s Center and Shelter), Kristy Carnahan (Victim Outreach Intervention Center), Natalie Sweet (Society for Contemporary Craft) and author Mike Staresinic on their work to end violence as part of our collaboration with the Society for Contemporary Craft and ENOUGH Violence, running through March 2014

YES: Prime Stage Theatre

November 2, 2013 – 4:04 pm
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From 11/2/13: Prime Stage actors Mike Nicosia and Morissa Trunzo with a preview of the 2013-14 season, including an 11/7 Teen Dating Awareness program and the 11/2 to 11/11 run of Turn of the Screw, both at the New Hazlett Theater

Big Sister Emily Caudill and Little Sister Monzerrat

October 26, 2013 – 1:33 pm
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From 10/26/13: Emily Caudill and Monzerrat discussing their relationship as forged by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBBS staff member Cheryl Jones

Preview: Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater Presents “Peter Pan”

October 19, 2013 – 3:10 pm
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From 10/19/13: David Schechter of Theatreworks USA with a preview of Peter Pan, presented by Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater at the Byham Theater and regional locations, 10/20 to 10/27