Articles in The Saturday Light Brigade
Interview: Girl Scout Emily Ruggieri
From 01/16/16: Girl Scout Emily Milliron Ruggieri of South Greensburg on her work to encourage customers to donate Girl Scout cookies to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Her goal this year is 7,500 boxes of cookies!
Interview: Erik Kaiel, Tetris Plus
From 01/16/16: Erik Kaiel of Arch8 talks about Tetris Plus, a production included in the EQT Bridge Theater Series, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
YES: Soundwaves Steelband
From 01/09/2016: Ben Foster (17) and Daman Singleton (17) of Pittsburgh Obama Academy join with Phil Solomon, Mat Docktor, and Chris Hnat of Soundwaves Steelband, a program of Kelly Strayhorn Theater, to talk about the steelpan, the band, and their performance at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.
YES: Sarah Khatami
From 01/09/2016: Singer/Songwriter Sarah Khatami (18, Berklee College of Music) appears on SLB again to perform on voice and ukulele and to talk about her college experience. Listen to her previous episode here.
Interview: Steve Pellegrino
From 01/09/2016: Steve Pellegrino visits to talk about life, music, tell stories and labor idioms.
Interview: Dr. Brian Perkins
From 01/09/2016: Dr. Brian Perkins talks about a series of community meetings for community members to provide input regarding the search for a new Pittsburgh Public Schools superintendent.
Interview: Dan Kamin & David Newell
From 01/09/2016: Internationally acclaimed performer and acting coach, Dan Kamin and David Newell (a.k.a. Mr. McFeely from Mister Rogers Neighborhood) stop by the studio to talk about the Laurel and Hardy Laugh Challenge at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont.
YES: Big Brother Big Sister of the Month
From 01/02/2016: Promoting January as national mentoring month, Sydney and Tiffany talk about their relationship forged by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBBS staff, Cheryl Jones.
YES: Amadeus Quartet
From 01/02/2016: Minori Hayakawa (16, Upper St. Clair), Joseph Comella (16, Murrysville), Yosen Wang (15, Wexford), and Chris Fedor (16, Wexford) of TRYPO and Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra perform selections from Haydn and Mendelssohn as the Amadeus Quartet.
Live Music: The Damaged Pies
From 01/02/2016: Steve Bodner of The Damaged Pies and LouAnn Ross of Jeremiah’s Place, promote “Same Circus, Different Town”, a film viewing at noon on Jan 23 at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont. Proceeds from the event go to Jeremiah’s Place, an organization that provides childcare in crisis situations.
