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Live Music: Lil’ Rev

November 16, 2013 – 3:54 pm
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From 11/16/13: Live music with Milwaukee-based ukulele player Mark Revenson (aka., Lil Rev) in advance of his 11/16 performance at Wilkins School Community Center

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

YES: Center for Young Musicians Pianists

November 9, 2013 – 4:53 pm
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From 11/9/13: Piano selections from Reka Gotz (10, Marshall Elementary), Tony McCann (12, Hampton Middle School) and Heather Raphael (13, Shadyside Academy) along with piano teacher Sonia Tripathi of the Center for Young Musicians

YES: Abbey Dellovade

November 9, 2013 – 4:30 pm
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From 11/9/13: David’s Music House student Abbey Dellovade, a 6th grader from Winchester Thurston Middle School, singing and playing piano along with mentor Heidi Adomshick

Live Music: AcoustiCafe’s Beatles Tribute Preview

November 9, 2013 – 4:06 pm
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From 11/9/13: Nathan Zoob, Guy Russo, Max Somerville,and Morgan Erina with a preview of AcoustiCafe’s 5th Annual Beatles Tribute show benefiting The Autism Connection of PA, 11/16, Mr. Small’s Theate

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

Live Music: Panther Hollow String Band

November 2, 2013 – 4:11 pm
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From 11/2/13: Bluegrass and old-time music with Panther Hollow String Band

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