Articles in The Saturday Light Brigade
Martin Luther King, Jr. Storybox
Students in 6th through 8th grade at Pittsburgh Manchester Pre-K-8 took time to reflect on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This StoryBox unit presents the resulting spoken essays about his life as well as through verbal interpretations of specific passages from Dr. King’s speeches.
White Noise
We’re pleased to host the wonderful a cappella singing group, White Noise, live in our studios. This accomplished group, which has sang with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, performs standards and original compositions.
Jacob Klein & Evan Fuhrer of Crossing Boundaries
Teens Jacob and Evan met in high school where they both entered a talent show and discovered a mutual love for The Beatles. From there they started writing songs together, eventually forming the up and coming pop/rock band, Crossing Boundaries. This week, they’ll join us live for an acoustic set featuring Jacob on guitar and Evan on piano.
Bartus Family
This week we’re joined by three very talented siblings, Hannah, Mark and Abby Bartus. These three teens from the Moon area will be singing and playing piano/violin, live in our studios.
Aaron Jentzen
This week we’re joined by the very talented Aaron Jenzten and his band, who make beautiful, cinematic pop music. Aaron’s voice is deep and soulful, and serves as a wonderful vehicle for his insightful, poetic lyrics.
Live music with the Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle
The Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle is an independent program of Calliope: the Pittsburgh Folk Music Society, and is dedicated to exploring, promoting and practicing the art and craft of song writing. This week we’re joined by members Bruce Hoffman, Mike Strasser and John Hayes, as they share their original, acoustic music and discuss the newly released, Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle: Collection 2010.
Gemini Theater’s production of Beauty & the Beast
A LIVE preview performance of the always enchanting play — Beauty & the Beast!
New Years Hopes
During the last week of 2009, SLB opened its studios for children to tell us about their hopes for 2010. Hear what they had to say.
Sue Powers & Jeff Berman
We’re proud to host the extremely talented duo of Jeff Berman and Sue Powers, whose musical projects include AppalAsia and Devilish Merry. They’ll join us live on acoustic guitar, dulcimer and vocals.