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Live Music: Daphne Alderson

July 9, 2016 – 9:00 am
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From 07/09/2016: Daphne Alderson in advance of her performance honoring Edith Piaf’s 1956 recital at Carnegie Hall as part of the Opera Theater Summerfest, 7/14, 7:30pm, Falk Auditorium at Winchester Thurston.

Live Music: Eve Goodman

July 2, 2016 – 12:00 pm
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From 07/02/2016: Singer-songwriter Eve Goodman performs original songs and one from Duke Ellington.

Live Music: Dan Levenson & Annie Trimble

June 25, 2016 – 12:00 pm
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From 06/25/2016: Clawhammer banjo and fiddle player Dan Levenson, along with Annie Trimble on guitar and voice, in advance of Dan’s 6/25 (7 pm) house concert in Mount Lebanon.

Live Music: Copper Watch

June 18, 2016 – 12:00 pm
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From 06/18/2016: Live music from bluegrass trio, Copper Watch, featuring Valerie Simko (mandolin) and Corey Wood (guitar) along with Dave Glasser (bass).

Live Music: The Allegheny Drifters

June 11, 2016 – 12:30 pm
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From 06/11/2016: Saturday morning bluegrass with The Allegheny Drifters in advance of their Rachel Carson Trail Challenge Celebration performance, 6/11, 5 – 9 pm, White Oak Farm, Hampton.

Live Performance: Steel City Shakespeare Center

June 4, 2016 – 12:16 pm
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From 06/04/2016: Actors Timothy Barr, Amy McMasters, Brittany Tague and Michael Young preview scenes from Much Ado About Nothing from Steel City Shakespeare Center under the artistic direction of Jeffrey Chips (also acting), in advance of two 6/4 performances at Millvale Community Library (1 pm) and Troy Hill Citizens Park (6 pm) and additional performances through 6/16.

YES: Johnstonbaugh’s Music Centers Guitarists

June 4, 2016 – 11:15 am
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From 06/04/2016: Johnstonbaugh guitarists Jackson Farmakis (11, Central Elementary) and Ben Yurek (12, Homeschooled), perform under the instruction of Craig “Izzy” Arlet.

Live Music: John Marcinizyn

May 28, 2016 – 12:05 pm
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From 05/28/2016: John Marcinizyn with live acoustic guitar selections and details about his CD, Blue Ride.

YES: Center for Young Musicians Pianists

May 28, 2016 – 11:05 am
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From 05/28/2016: Clara Yuo (9, Ross Twp.), Abby Bojalad (10, Sewickley), Lakshmi Mulgund (11, Sewickley), Jayne Miner (11, Gibsonia), and Kush Bandi (11, Wexford) are all students at the Center for Young Musicians and perform pieces on piano.

YES: Onyx Quartet

May 28, 2016 – 10:35 am
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From 05/28/2016: Violinists Charlie Burton (14, Squirrel Hill) and Mei Hommes (13, Forest Hills), Violist Felix Veser (14, Fox Chapel), and Cellist Abby Mirra (16, Mt. Lebanon) perform Mozart’s Quartet no. 172 as the Onyx Quartet. All are members of the Three Rivers Young People’s Orchestra.