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YES: Big Brother Big Sister of the Month

February 6, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 02/06/2016: Big sister Jamie Swierkos and little sister Talia talk about their relationship as forged by Big Brothers Big Sister of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBBS staffer Kristine Pace.

Live Music: The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers

February 6, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 02/06/2016: Appalachian bluegrass with The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers, featuring Gary Antol (guitar, vocals), Libby Eddy (fiddle, vocals), Joe Dep (clawhammer banjo) and Ed Croft (upright bass, vocals).

2016 GRAMMY Nominees for Best Children’s Album

January 30, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/30/2016: Music and interviews with five of the artists whose albums have been nominated for this year’s GRAMMY Award for Best Children’s Album.

YES: A Giving Heart with Venture Outdoors

January 30, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/30/2016: Eniyah (11), Chace (10), Sintraz (12), Davia (9), Jahmeer (10), and Nijhea (8) from Grandview Elementary and A Giving Heart’s Afterschool Program on their experiences with Venture Outdoors.

Interview: Kim Thomas, Culture Clips

January 30, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/30/2016: Kim Thomas of Culture Clips on their launch celebration at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Feb 4.

Live Music: Emily Pinkerton and Rodrigo Invernizzi

January 30, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/30/2016: Emily Pinkerton and Rodrigo Invernizzi with roots music from North and South America in advance of their performance at the SongSpace concert series, First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, 1/30 (7:30 pm)

YES: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Winner, Elizabeth Guo

January 30, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/30/2016: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Competition winner Elizabeth Guo with selections from Mozart on piano.

YES: Fairchild Challenge

January 23, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From: 01/23/2016: Rose Lee (13, Dorseyville Middle School) and Jillian Sullivan (13, Shaler Area Middle School), honorees of the Fairchild Challenge #3 talk about their drawings of local Spring blooms.

Interview: Crystal Worl

January 23, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/23/2016: Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh F.I.N.E. Art Resident Crystal Worl on formline shapes and storytelling traditions from her native Alaska.

Live Music: The Ripples

January 16, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/16/16: Cincinnati-based contra dance band The Ripples present a contemporary-meets-traditional sound influenced by jazz, bluegrass, waltz, world, and pop.