From 01/27/2024: Morgantown-based fiddler, guitarist and singer/songwriter Gray Buchanan previewing her SongSpace show at First Unitarian with Bertha and the Belles, 1/27 (7:30 pm), Shadyside.
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In the vastness of space… are we alone? Regardless of the actual answer to that question, we asked Perry After School students to create a story that in some way included an extraterrestrial being.
Clairton CASTLE 2016: Audio Message Exchange – Episode #1
Over the past three weeks 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from both Pittsburgh King and Clairton have been exchanging audio messages. The two groups have asked and answered a variety of questions, in turn learning a great deal about each other.
Perry After School: Hobbies
We asked students at Perry Traditional Academy in the North Side to tell us about their favorite hobby. There were a lot of creative answers in the room. What makes a hobby interesting? What advice might you give someone who wants to get involved in your hobby of choice?
Pittsburgh King 2016: Blackman V Dr. Truth – Dawn of the Odd Squad
Middle schoolers at Pittsburgh King revisited the radio studio, this time writing character biographies for their very own super hero alter-egos (names, powers, weaknesses). The students then told the story of their dramatic origins, as well as that of their arch-villain’s!
Perry After School: PSAs
Public Service Announcements can deliver powerful messages. Who could forget ad campaigns like This is your brain on drugs or Only you can prevent forest fires? We reviewed some popular and effective PSAs with our After Schoolers at Perry Traditional Academy and asked students to come up with radio messages of their own.
I Do What I Can Awards
Students in grades one through six were nominated for doing what they can, based on the character of Ramone from Peg + Cat.
Interview: Marlin’s LUMA: Art in Darkness
From 04/02/2016: Marlin previews the production of LUMA: Art in Darkness, an internationally-touring show of light and illusion, at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg, 4/8, 8pm.
Interview: Edda Fields-Black, Requiem for Rice
From 04/02/2016: Edda Fields-Black describes Requiem for Rice, an orchestral-dance tribute to the slaves in the Antebellum Period lowcountry rice plantations of S.C. and Ga. opening in 2017. Events leading up to the release include a discussion by producer and filmmaker, Julie Dash, at CMU 4/4 and the Homewood Library 4/5 as well as music by Virtuosi of the Colour of Music at CMU 4/28 and ELPC 4/29.
Perry After School: Overrated/Underrated, & Batman vs. Superman
Everyone has certain things – whether in pop culture, sports, or every day life – that they think don’t get enough love. Then there are things that get too much recognition.
Pittsburgh King 2016: The Maltese Falcon
Middle school students from Pittsburgh King returned to the Saturday Light Brigade radio studio to record the hair-raising opening from the film noir classic, “The Maltese Falcon.”
