Articles in The Saturday Light Brigade
YES: Carlow University’s Roots of the Civil Rights Tour
From 2/9/13: Carlow University Professor Linda Schifino and student Gloria discussing …
YES: La Escualita
From 2/9/13: Eleven students (ages 4 and 5) from La Escualita performing songs in Spanish
YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners
From 2/2/13: Students from Mellon Middle School (Mt. Lebanon School District) with winning personal testimonials about the positive action he or she took to improve his/her daily impact on the environment in response to the Fairchild Challenge, a program sponsored locally by Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens to foster interest in the environment among middle and high school students
Interviews with Grammy Nominees for Best Children’s Album
From 2/2/13: To celebrate the upcoming 55th Grammy Awards, we featured live interviews with all five Grammy nominees for Best Children’s Album on this week’s SLB. Listen to hear about the careers and lives of Mark Oblinger, songwriter for JumpinJazz Kids, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings artist Elizabeth Mitchell, Jason Rabinowitz of Brooklyn-based band The Pop Ups, Joe Mailander of Minneapolis bluegrass/roots duo The Okee Dokee Brothers, and singer/songwriter/storyteller Bill Harley.
Big Sister Renee Ciorra and Little Sister Cheyenne
From 1/26/13: Renee Ciorra and Cheyenne discussing their mentoring relationship along with BBBS staff member Tom Baker
YES: Sydney Wolff
From 1/26/13: Singer-songwriter Sydney Wolff, a sophomore at North Hills High, performing original songs on guitar
Live Music: Progeny
From 1/26/13: Live music with Progeny, featuring 12-year-old Sebastian (vocals, guitar, harmonica), 10-year old Benjamin (keyboard, mandolin, percussion)and father Vincent (vocals, guitar, banjo) from Grove City, PA
YES: Dreams of Hope
From 1/19/13: Dreams of Hope with a preview of Department of Hope: Agents of Change, an afternoon of original scenes, spoken word, song and drama created by youth with professional artists, 1/27, 4 pm, August Wilson Center
YES: Center for Young Musicians Pianists
From 1/19/13: Pianists Andrew Li (6), Isaac McKinley (16), Hafsah Shahzad (10), Sarah Pitell (16), and cellist Hannah Synnott from Center for Young Musicians



