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Live Music: Fern Hollow Boys

April 19, 2014 – 3:17 pm
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From 4/19/14: The Fern Hollow Boys perform bluegrass, old time and folk music live in the SLB studio. Featuring father and son team Paul and Paul Dvorchak on guitar and mandolin, with bass player Jake Koppel.

Live Music: Crusic Percussion

April 5, 2014 – 4:03 pm
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From 4/5/14: Colin Pinto-Martin, Jennie Dorris & Abby Langhors of Crusic Percussion with music by Debussy, Bach & Shostakovich and details about a marimba building project

YES: Gemini Theater

April 5, 2014 – 3:46 pm
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From 4/5/14: Gemini Theater with a scene from its interactive version of Alice in Wonderland, 4/5 to 4/27

YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater

April 5, 2014 – 3:20 pm
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From 4/5/14: Pittsburgh Musical Theater with a preview of Alice in Wonderland, 4/10-4/13, New Hazlett Theater

Live Music: Squirrel Hillbillies

March 29, 2014 – 2:47 pm
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From 3/29/14: The Squirrel Hillbillies with songs from their new CD Goody Shoes, set to be releases at a free performance at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Squirrel Hill, 3/30, 2-4 pm

YES: Seton Center Violinists

March 29, 2014 – 2:41 pm
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From 3/29/14: Violinists from Seton Center School of Music in Brookline

YES: Pittsburgh Music Academy Violists

March 29, 2014 – 2:28 pm
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From 3/29/14: Violists from Pittsburgh Music Academy

Live Music: Luca Zan

March 29, 2014 – 2:15 pm
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From 3/29/14: Italian songwriter Luca Zan

YES: The Fantasia Quartet

March 22, 2014 – 5:01 pm
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From 3/22/14: The Fantasia Quartet featuring Mariam Shalaby (violin, 16, homeschooled), Anna Gorske (violin, 15, St. Bede School), Jennifer Frantz (viola, 19, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School), and Julia Solomon (cello, 16, Pine-Richland Middle School), all of whom are also involved with Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras

Live Music: Pittsburgh Threshold Choir

March 22, 2014 – 4:57 pm
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From 3/22/14: Members of the Pittsburgh Threshold Choir and bedside singers from other parts of the U.S. on the Appalachian Regional Gathering of bedside singers and the history of bedside singing