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Live Music: Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle

November 24, 2012 – 1:50 pm
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From 11/24/12: Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle members Brittany Hautz, Bill Loeffler and Ben Shannon perform. Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle will celebrate it’s 8th annual CD release with two parties, 11/30 and 12/7, at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Big Sister Caryn Csuy and Little Sister Mary Lynn

November 24, 2012 – 1:40 pm
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From 11/24/12: Big Sister Caryn Csuy and Little Sister Mary Lynn, along with staff member Mark Heinbockel of BBBS of Greater Pittsburgh

YES: Gemini Theater’s “Beauty and the Beast Holiday”

November 24, 2012 – 1:37 pm
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From 11/24/12: Members of the cast of Beauty and the Beast Holiday, running 11/24 through 12/23, Gemini Theater

YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners

November 17, 2012 – 4:35 pm
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From 11/17/12: Trent Uhlemann (St. Sylvester School), Camille Neira (Avonworth Middle School), Alayna Ziegler ( St. Sylvester School), Jack Shorthouse (St. Phillip School) and Will Sutherland (Mellon Middle School) describing how they created sculptures using found objects as part of the Fairchild Challenge, a Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens program designed to foster interest in the environment by encouraging teenagers to investigate and to take action on environmental issues

YES: Yani Quemado

November 17, 2012 – 3:49 pm
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From 11/17/12: Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra member Yani Quemado (Fox Chapel Area High School) performing selections on violin

Live Music: Wytold

November 10, 2012 – 1:48 pm
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From 11/10/12: Cellist, composer, and songwriter Wytold performing live in our studios

YES: Pittsburgh Music Academy Pianists

November 10, 2012 – 1:26 pm
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From 11/10/12: Pianists Vivian Morris (8), Joelle Morris (6), Joshua Wu (5), Nate Zavala (10) and Mike Schaal (11) from Pittsburgh Music Academy of Carnegie

Live Music: New York Metro Pipe Band

November 10, 2012 – 12:47 pm
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From 11/10/12: Members of the new York Metro Pipe Band with a sample of their Saturday night performance as part of the Balmoral Classic

Live Music: Eric Brace and Peter Cooper

November 3, 2012 – 12:46 pm
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From 11/3/12: Live music with Nashville-based roots duo Eric Brace and Peter Cooper

YES: Pittsburgh Youth Media Youth Reporters

November 3, 2012 – 12:21 pm
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From 11/3/12: Pittsburgh Youth Media reporters Evan Sweeny, Nathan Lawyer, Brenna Carse, Elianna Paljug, and Ananya Cleetus sharing their experiences covering the 2012 One Young World Summit