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Live Music: Avi Diamond

July 8, 2017 – 11:05 am
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From 07/08/2017: Pittsburgh-based songwriter and jazz singer Avi Diamond accompanied by Al Jeffe (guitar) and Kevin Lynch (cajon)

YX: Sunburst School of Music House Band

July 8, 2017 – 10:05 am
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From 07/08/2017: Members of the Sunburst School of Music house band, Sloan Simon (12, Shadyside Academy), Riley Deringor (16, Pittsburgh SciTech), and Madeline King (14, Pittsburgh Allderdice) on vocals, Mason Miller (16, Winchester Thurston), Sean Whitney (15, Pittsburgh Allderdice), and Jack O’Conner on guitar, Jacob Allen (15, Pittsburgh Allderdice) on keyboard, Zack Wolynn (13, St. Edmunds School) on keytar, Shane Cranor (16, Pittsburgh SciTech) on bass, and Oli Hufford (11, Falk Middle School) on percussion, along with instructor, Jonathan Gulden.

Live Music: Bryan McQuaid

July 1, 2017 – 11:05 am

From 07/01/2017: Live acoustic/folk with local songwriter Bryan McQuaid
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Youth Express: Pittsburgh Youth Budget Council

July 1, 2017 – 10:35 am

From 07/01/2017: Pittsburgh CAPA students K’aijha Gomez (10th grade) and Edgar …

Youth Express: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artist Winner, William Wang

July 1, 2017 – 10:15 am
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From 07/01/2017: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artist winner William Wang (10th Grade, North …

Youth Express: Pittsburgh CISV

July 1, 2017 – 10:05 am
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From 07/01/2017: Laura Kelly (rising 10th grader, Pittsburgh Obama) talks about …

Live Music: Jess Klein

June 24, 2017 – 11:05 am
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From 06/24/2017: Live music with singer-songwriter, Jess Klein

Youth Express: Girls Write Pittsburgh

June 24, 2017 – 10:35 am
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From 06/24/2017: Girls Write Pittsburgh participants Maddy Nolan (14, Upper St. Clair), Nora Hajelsawi and Emma Malkin, both 14 at Pittsburgh Allderdice, read original poetry along with program facilitators Vivian Lee Croft and Andrea Laurion

Youth Express: Leah DeFlitch, Large Print

June 24, 2017 – 10:05 am
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From 06/24/2017: Pittsburgh CAPA graduate Leah DeFlitch on her role as editor of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s semiannual teen literary journal Large Print.

In-Studio Pop Up: Pittsburgh Festival Opera

June 24, 2017 – 8:35 am
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From 06/24/2017: Anqwenique Wingfield and Lori Carrau perform a duet, with piano accompanist, Anthony Gray, for the Pittsburgh Festival Opera production of Hansel and Gretel, Winchester Thurston School, Oakland (7/1, 7/8 and 7/15 at 11 am)