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Live Music: Aris Paul

March 10, 2018 – 11:05 am
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From 03/10/2018: Live music with Aris Paul

Youth Express: Pittsburgh Musical Theater, The Little Mermaid

March 10, 2018 – 10:35 am
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From 03/10/2018: Ben Godley Fisher (14, Pittsburgh Obama) and Lila English (15, Pittsburgh CAPA) on the upcoming Pittsburgh Musical Theater production of The Little Mermaid, Byham Theater, 3/15 to 3/25

Youth Express: Big Brother, Big Sister of the Month

March 10, 2018 – 10:05 am
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From 03/10/2018: Big Sister Julia Hampson and her Little Sister Madison (12, Imagine Penn Hills Charter School) discussing their relationship as forged by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh

Preview: Empty Bowls 2018

March 10, 2018 – 8:35 am
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From 03/10/2018: Ken Regal with details on this year’s Empty Bowls dinner benefiting Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Just Harvest, Rodef Shalom, Oakland, 3/18 (1 – 6 pm)

Live Music: Tim Vitullo Band

March 3, 2018 – 11:05 am
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From 03/03/2018: Live music with the Tim Vitullo Band, featuring Tim Vitullo (guitar, vocals), Brent McConnell (drums), David Fix (bass guitar, vocals) and Cody Piper (keys, vocals).

Youth Express: “Stay Woke” Youth Invasion 2018

March 3, 2018 – 10:35 am
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From 03/03/2018: Organizers Emily Adair (15, Mt. Lebanon High School ) and Faith Godwin (17, Propel Braddock Hills High School) discussing Youth Invasion 2018: Stay Woke, 3/16 (5 to 10 pm)

Youth Express: Pittsburgh Philharmonic Young Artist, Christopher Fedor

March 3, 2018 – 10:05 am
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From 03/03/2018: Pittsburgh Philharmonic Young Artist Concerto Competition Winner Christopher Fedor (12th grade, North Allegheny) with selections on cello.

In Studio Pop-up: SongSpace, Mark Williams

March 3, 2018 – 8:35 am
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From 03/03/2018: Mark Williams performing in advance of his SongSpace concert along with Amythyst Kiah (Johnson City, TN), 3/3, 7:30 pm, First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh.

Live Music: The Grand Duke, Pittsburgh Savoyards

February 24, 2018 – 11:05 am
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From 02/24/2018: The Pittsburgh Savoyards with a preview of The Grand Duke (3/2 to 3/4, 3/8 to 3/11) featuring cast members Andy Hickly, Anna Lahti, Caryn Alexis Crozier, Sarah Nadler, Mia Bonnewell, Sally Denmead, Paul Yeater, Hayden Keefer, Matt Keefer and Michael Greenstein along with accompanist Matt Brown, stage director Robert Hockenberry and producer Lynette Garlan.

Youth Express: EKC Circle Camps

February 24, 2018 – 10:35 am
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From 02/24/2018: Sandi Welch with details on EKC Circle Camps for grieving children along with former campers and current counselors Rachael (21, U-Mass Dartmouth) and Jess Buchanan (11th grade, Sturgis West Charter Public School, Hyannis, MA).