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Articles in The Saturday Light Brigade

Live Music: Rosa Colucci and Friends

December 22, 2012 – 1:11 pm
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From 12/22/12: Rosa Colucci and friends with selections from The Gift

Live Music: Judith Avers and The Early Mays

December 15, 2012 – 3:18 pm
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From 12/15/12: Live music with singer/songwriter Judith Avers and The Early Mays

YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s “A Lyrical Christmas Carol”

December 15, 2012 – 2:53 pm
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From 12/15/12: Pittsburgh Musical Theater with selections from their production of “A Lyrical Christmas Carol”, running 12/19 to 12/23 at the New Hazlett Theater

YES: Pittsburgh Music Academy

December 15, 2012 – 11:55 am
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(From 12/15/12) A 12-person choir featuring 6- to 11-year olds from Pittsburgh Music Academy

YES: Choir from Pittsburgh Brashear High School

December 15, 2012 – 11:52 am
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From 12/15/12: A 10-person choir from Pittsburgh Brashear High School previewing their 12/6 concert as well as their upcoming appearance on “The Choir,” an American version of the BBC 2 reality-show, airing this spring on the USA network

YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners

December 8, 2012 – 2:50 pm
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From 12/8/12: Fairchild Challenge winners Sarah Del Frate (Mellon Middle School), Claire Bachtell (Woodland Hills Junior High), Hannah Pribanic (St. Sylvester School), Sharon Dong (Ingomar Middle School) and Tyler Wade (Manchester Academic Charter School) sharing reflective essays on spending 24 hours in the absence of technology

Live Music: City Dwelling Nature Seekers

December 8, 2012 – 2:26 pm
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From 12/8/12: Live music with City Dwelling Nature Seekers

YES: Oakland Girls Choir

December 1, 2012 – 8:55 pm
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From 12/1/12: Oakland Girls Choir Concentio Choir with challenging, classical, multiple-part pieces featuring thirty-five 6th through 12 grade girls from throughout Pittsburgh. The choir previews their Sing-a-thon, bringing music to area nursing homes and the general public via four full-length concerts, all on 12/1

Live Music: Chris Hannigan

December 1, 2012 – 7:02 pm
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From 12/1/12: Singer-songwriter Chris Hannigan performing live

YES: Landes String Studio

December 1, 2012 – 6:59 pm
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From 12/1/12: Young violinists from the Landes String Studio performing live