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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

Live Music: Vox Lumina

October 27, 2012 – 11:19 am
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From 10/27/12: Vox Lumina with “organically grown soul music” featuring blues, jazz, folk, rock and world music.

YES: Marcus Meston

October 27, 2012 – 10:52 am
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From 10/27/12: Seventeen-year-old singer-songwriter Marcus Meston from Upper St. Clair High School along with guitarist Billy Sukitch

YES: Hope Academy’s HAT Co

October 27, 2012 – 10:20 am
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From 10/27/12: Kids from Hope Academy performing Halloween favorites that were part of the4th Annual Halloween Mayhem, Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 10/27, 10 am to 2 pm

YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s “Cinderella”

October 20, 2012 – 8:13 pm
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From 10/20/12: Cast members from Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s upcoming production of Cinderella , 10/25 to 10/28, Byham Theater

Live Music: Monty Kane

October 20, 2012 – 6:01 pm
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From 10/20/12: Live music with fingerstyle guitarist Montogomery Kane along with Professor Gum, his “funny-song-writing, bad-nutritional-advice-dispensing” alter ego

YES: Gemini Theater’s “Jack and the Bean Stalk”

October 20, 2012 – 11:39 am
Members of the cast of "Jack and the Beanstalk"

From 10/20/12: Members of the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk, running 10/20 through 11/11, Gemini Theater.

Live Music: Common Threads

October 13, 2012 – 8:03 pm
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From 10/13/12: Live music with Common Threads.