Articles in The Saturday Light Brigade
Youth Express: Fairchild Challenge Honorees
From 03/11/2017: Sixth graders Rowan Cain (Morningside), Emma Gardner (Glenshaw), T’Ana Moore (Harrison City), and Parisha Wilojanapa (Fox Chapel) from the Ellis School discuss their responses to the latest Fairchild Challenge, a national program encouraging teens to connect with the environment, sponsored locally by Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens.
Youth Express: Big Brother Big Sister of the Month
From 03/11/2017: Pam Slomiany and Jessica discuss their relationship as forged by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh.
Interview: Emily Newman, Ice Station Zebra
From 03/11/2017: Emily Newman and Zena Ruiz on Ice Station Zebra, a new Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh installation.
Live Music: Andrew “Dru” Lasswell
From 03/04/2017: Andrew “Dru” Lasswell of the Liberty Tubes with smart-aleck rock.
YX: Prime Stage Theater Production “1984”
From 03/04/2017: Richard Blair, son of Eric Arthur Blair (a.k.a., George Orwell) in a roundtable discussion about 1984 and the Orwell Society with Serena Zets (12th grade, Pittsburgh CAPA), Megan Ortego and Brooke Doran (12th grade, Valley High) as well as details about the Prime Stage Theater’s production of 1984, 3/3 to 3/12, New Hazlett Theater.
YX: Center for Young Musicians Violins
From 03/04/2017: Racheal Finke (12, Quaker Valley), Josephine Reiter (13, Pittsburgh CAPA), Alexa Bronkaj (9, Mary Queen of Apostles), and Ava Heinricher (12, Marshall Middle School) of the Center for Young Musicians perform three selections as a violin quartet along with their instructor, Rochelle Agnew.
Preview: Empty Bowls 2017
From 03/04/2017: Ken Regal of with details on Empty Bowls 2017, benefiting Just Harvest and Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, 3/19 (1:30 to 3:30, 4 to 6 pm), Rodef Shalom, Squirrel Hill.
Live Music: Pittsburgh Savoyards, Patience
From 02/25/2017: Pittsburgh Savoyards perform in advance of their Gilbert and Sullivan show, Patience, 3/3 to 3/5 and 3/9 to 3/12, Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie.
YX: Abbey and Alena
From 02/25/2017: Abbey Fisher (13, Montour Middle School) and Alena Lach (10, Burkett Elementary) discuss their interests in music and dance.
Live Music: Steve Soboslai
From 02/18/2017: Steve Soboslai with music from both his solo project, Blue of Colors, and the band, Punchline.



