Positively Pittsburgh Live! News 8-6-14
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PPL Co-Host : Jo Ann R Forrester Will talk about August 26 Event
Celebration of 19th Amendment|
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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS TECHNOGRANNY?
Small Business Resource Fair in the West End
Jersey Boys, at the Galleria
Red Robin in South Hills Village
Jersey Boys, at the Galleria
Red Robin in South Hills Village
CULTURAL CLUES
Tamara at Quantum Theater Completing 10th Anniversary CLO Cabaret Season: Boeing Boeing | Murder for Two; Girls Only The Secret Comedy of Women | Pittsburgh CLO Auditions for for Tony Award-winning Comedy Boeing Boeing | | STAR TREK STAR GEORGE TAKEI at PSO | LIFETIME TELEVISION'S "THE BALANCING ACT" | Cuban-born artist and sculptor Alexandre Arrechea
WOMEN AND GIRLS ACHIEVEMENT
Daughters of St. Paul to produce movie about Fr. Alberione | 2014 Black Family Summit | Viewing Party for Elise Wims, The Diva Chef | EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania VOLUNTEER MANAGER | Keane Theatre, St. Barnabas- Miss Representation
BUSINESS BUZZ
Unemployment Rate Declined to 5.3 percent in June 2014 | Jazz Networking Happy Hour Show | Ben Franklin Invests $2.4 Million in 20 PA Startups
HIGH SCHOOL and UNIVERSITY NEWS
Needed high school- and college-age singers for PSO | YouthBuild is Looking For 50 Adults Ages 18 - 24 To Get GED | Big Brothers, Big Sisters MENTORS NEEDED
PITTSBURGH HISTORICAL STUFF
Film Screening: The Greenest Building | "Downtown's Best" on Wednesdays in August | Free Friday Walking Tours
NON-PROFIT EVENTS SPONSORED BY BLACKTIE PITTSBURGH
VolunteerMatch Opportunities | Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | Global Exchange Student
NEIGHBORHOOD HI-LIGHTS
Rock All Night Tour | ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKSHOP FOR BEAVER COUNTY RESIDENTS | Steel City Rowing Club FREE WEEK
POSITIVELY PITTSBURGH LIVE BURGH BIZ SHOWCASE
Ebony Harris, Image Consultant | Maya Organization | Red Engine Press, River Road Press, and Onward Publications | JoAnn Forrester first Presdient of PA Women's Hall of Achievement | Lou Lombardi, Rock N Roll Philanthropist | Brian Fallet, He's Pretty Handy | Emily Keebler, Kiva City Pittsburgh
ROVING PITTSBURGHER REPORT
Family Night at the Symphony is a Home Run | Small Business Resource Fair in the West End | Jersey Boys, at the Galleria | Red Robin in South Hills Village
POSITIVELY PITTSBURGHER SPONSORED EVENTS
Invites You to a Special Presentation by
PA Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane
At the
6th Annual Breakfast at the Rivers Club
Celebrate the 94th Anniversary of the
Passage of the 19th Amendment!
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Rivers Club, Oxford Centre Downtown, Pittsburgh, PA
7:45 am - 9:30 am
Proceeds to Benefit the
Pennsylvania Women’s Hall of Achievement
Donation - $45
Honorary Sponsors- $94.00
Table of 10: $450
Founding Sponsors $1,000
Hosted by: Celebrate & Share, Bonnie DiCarlo & JoAnn R. Forrester
MAKE YOUR RESERVATION NOW
CULTURAL CLUES
Tamara at Quantum Theater
TAMARA is set in 1927 Italy, at
the grand home of poet Gabriele d'Annunzio. He is awaiting the arrival of the
Polish art deco artist Tamara de Lempicka, who is to paint his portrait. The
audience arrives, is given a glass of champagne, and then meets all ten
characters (either guests or servants in the home). The audience can then
choose which character they'd like to follow from scene-to-scene all over the
building (Rodef Shalom Congregation). The location, Rodef Shalom Congregation
on Fifth Ave, has been transformed
After Act 1, the audience is
lead to the terrace for a wonderful Intermezzo dinner catered each week by a
different chef (E2, Above & Beyond Catering, Open Bottle Bistro, Bob
Sendall All in Good Taste Productions, CASBAH, Stagioni). And then they are off
again for Act 2!
It will be a full evening of
theater, dinner, and drinks. What's not to love? Full press release is
attached.
And Trailer is HERE:
Tony Award-Winning Broadway Hit & Audience Favorite to
Complete 10th Anniversary CLO Cabaret Season!
Murder
For TwoOctober 22, 2014 - January 18, 2015
Music by Joe Kinosian
Lyrics by Kellen Blair
Book by Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair
EVERYONE IS A SUSPECT AT THE CLO CABARET!
Murder For Two is the perfect blend of music, mayhem and murder! In this witty and winking musical homage to old-fashioned murder mysteries, 2 performers play 13 roles — not to mention the piano! The New York Times calls this hilarious 90-minute whodunit “INGENIOUS! A snazzy double-act that spins out a comic mystery animated by funny, deftly turned songs.” You won’t want to miss this killer musical comedy!
Boeing
Boeing
February 5-April 26, 2015
By Marc Camoletti
Translated by Beverly Cross
Revised by Francis Evans
Directed by Van Kaplan
ONE MAN + THREE STEWARDESSES = NON-STOP COMEDY!
This Tony Award®-winning swingin’ ‘60s farce features Bernard, a wannabe-Casanova, with Italian, German, and American fiancĂ©es, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent “layovers.” He keeps “one up, one down and one pending” until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris and Bernard’s apartment at the same time. A riotous hit comedy that recently enjoyed hit revivals in London and New York, Boeing Boeing is now set to arrive in Pittsburgh - fasten your seatbelts!
Girls
Only – The Secret Comedy of Women
May 27-August 16, 2015
By Barbara Gehring and Linda Klein
A MUST-SEE FOR GIRLS OF ALL AGES!
Girls Only - The Secret Comedy of Women is a hilarious hit about two women discovering their childhood diaries and the sweet, awkward, embarrassing and heartwarming stories they inspire. A combination of sketch comedy, improvisation and musical numbers – with a little audience participation thrown in – Girls Only is the perfect way to celebrate all things girly. Don’t miss what the Denver Post calls “truly brilliant!” and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said, “Keep the laughs coming!”
Read the full press release at Dreamweaver Marketing Associates
What:
Auditions for the comedy, BOEING BOEING by Marc Camoletti
Translated by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans
Directed by Van Kaplan
BOEING BOEING is a classic farce written by the French playwright Marc Camoletti. The English language adaptation, translated by Beverley Cross, was first staged in London at the Apollo Theatre in 1962 running for a total of seven years. In 1991, the play was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most performed French play throughout the world. The most recent revival on Broadway in 2008 won the TONY for best play revival.
Read the full press release at Dreamweaver Marketing Associates
Oh
myyyyyyyyy….the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra announced today that George
Takei, who first came to fame as Mr. Sulu on the original “Star Trek”
television show, will host the PNC Pops concert “Sci-Fi Spectacular” on Nov.
14-16 at Heinz Hall.
“THE BALANCING ACT®”
August 12 and 19; DIRTY DANCING will air on September 9 & 16; PIPPIN will air on October 29 and November 5; Disney’s NEWSIES will air on November 6 and 13; and MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will air on November 8 and 25.
“Broadway Balances America” will provide
exclusive behind-the-scenes excerpts and interviews with ANNIE, DIRTY DANCING,
PIPPIN, Disney’s NEWSIES and MOTOWN THE MUSICAL casts, creatives and crews,
even experiencing what it’s like to dance in their shoes.
To learn more about the Broadway Balances America series, please visit: www.broadwaybalancesamerica.com
Read the full press release at Dreamweaver Marketing Associates
Murder For Two is the perfect blend of music, mayhem and murder! In this witty and winking musical homage to old-fashioned murder mysteries, 2 performers play 13 roles — not to mention the piano! The New York Times calls this hilarious 90-minute whodunit “INGENIOUS! A snazzy double-act that spins out a comic mystery animated by funny, deftly turned songs.” You won’t want to miss this killer musical comedy!
Boeing
BoeingFebruary 5-April 26, 2015
By Marc Camoletti
Translated by Beverly Cross
Revised by Francis Evans
Directed by Van Kaplan
ONE MAN + THREE STEWARDESSES = NON-STOP COMEDY!
This Tony Award®-winning swingin’ ‘60s farce features Bernard, a wannabe-Casanova, with Italian, German, and American fiancĂ©es, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent “layovers.” He keeps “one up, one down and one pending” until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris and Bernard’s apartment at the same time. A riotous hit comedy that recently enjoyed hit revivals in London and New York, Boeing Boeing is now set to arrive in Pittsburgh - fasten your seatbelts!
May 27-August 16, 2015
By Barbara Gehring and Linda Klein
A MUST-SEE FOR GIRLS OF ALL AGES!
Girls Only - The Secret Comedy of Women is a hilarious hit about two women discovering their childhood diaries and the sweet, awkward, embarrassing and heartwarming stories they inspire. A combination of sketch comedy, improvisation and musical numbers – with a little audience participation thrown in – Girls Only is the perfect way to celebrate all things girly. Don’t miss what the Denver Post calls “truly brilliant!” and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said, “Keep the laughs coming!”
Read the full press release at Dreamweaver Marketing Associates
Pittsburgh CLO to Hold
Auditions for
Tony Award-winning Comedy Boeing
Boeing
What: Auditions for the comedy, BOEING BOEING by Marc Camoletti
Translated by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans
Directed by Van Kaplan
Principals
must be available beginning January 19, 2014 and continuing through April 26,
2015.
Where: CLO Academy of Musical Theater, 130 CLO Academy Way, 8th Floor.
When: Sunday, September 7, 2014; 11:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Callbacks Monday, September 8, 2014. Time TBD
About the Show:Callbacks Monday, September 8, 2014. Time TBD
BOEING BOEING is a classic farce written by the French playwright Marc Camoletti. The English language adaptation, translated by Beverley Cross, was first staged in London at the Apollo Theatre in 1962 running for a total of seven years. In 1991, the play was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most performed French play throughout the world. The most recent revival on Broadway in 2008 won the TONY for best play revival.
Read the full press release at Dreamweaver Marketing Associates
STAR TREK
STAR GEORGE TAKEI TO HOST PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S ‘SCI-FI SPECTACULAR’
PNC POPS CONCERT IN NOVEMBER
Oh
myyyyyyyyy….the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra announced today that George
Takei, who first came to fame as Mr. Sulu on the original “Star Trek”
television show, will host the PNC Pops concert “Sci-Fi Spectacular” on Nov.
14-16 at Heinz Hall.
Takei — who is an actor,
social justice activist, social media mega-power, star of the Broadway musical
“Allegiance,” host of the AARP-produced YouTube series “Takei’s Take” and
subject of the documentary “To Be Takei” — will host and narrate an
out-of-this-world concert experience. Led by Jack Everly, “Sci-Fi Spectacular”
features music from “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Star Trek,” “Close Encounters of
the Third Kind” and much more!
“ANNIE,” “DIRTY
DANCING,” “PIPPIN,” DISNEY’S “NEWSIES” & “MOTOWN THE MUSICAL” TO BE FEATURED ON LIFETIME® TELEVISION’S
“THE BALANCING ACT®”
Six-part miniseries will take viewers
behind-the-scenes of
some of the most beloved Broadway Musicals
“Broadway Balances America” segments will air on
“The Balancing Act®” as follows, ANNIE will air on some of the most beloved Broadway Musicals
August 12 and 19; DIRTY DANCING will air on September 9 & 16; PIPPIN will air on October 29 and November 5; Disney’s NEWSIES will air on November 6 and 13; and MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will air on November 8 and 25.
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| Josef Brown and Amanda Leigh Cobb (Photo Courtesy of National Broadway Tour) |
To learn more about the Broadway Balances America series, please visit: www.broadwaybalancesamerica.com
Read the full press release at Dreamweaver Marketing Associates
PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ANNOUNCES
MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE NO LIMITS ARTIST ALEXANDRE ARRECHEA
ARTIST TALK, FILM SCREENING, AND PUBLIC ART TOUR
August 25, 6 p.m. | Talk & Screening | Peirce Studio | 805
Liberty Avenue
August 26, Noon | Public Art Walking Tour | Penn Avenue & 10th
Street
 |
| Courthouse 2013 (Joshua Franzos) |
Cuban-born artist and
sculptor Alexandre Arrechea will be in Pittsburgh August 25
& 26, 2014, discussing his public artwork on view throughout downtown
Pittsburgh through September 5, 2014. Arrechea’s No Limits is series
of ten large-scale sculptures representing iconic New York City buildings that
plays on the idea of elastic architecture as a metaphor for the challenges and
opportunities of shifting conditions and new realities. Through his art,
Arrechea entices the viewer to explore his or her own role in such concepts as
control, power, and surveillance.
WOMEN AND GIRLS ACHIEVEMENT
Daughters of St. Paul Blessed Father James Alberione film
Sr.
Helena Burns, fsp at HELL
BURNS - 5 days ago
*We
Daughters of St. Paul only need $4,400 to complete the Blessed Father James
Alberione film we've been working on for 7 years!* We now have a 50 minute
version and a 90 minute version. *The film will be broadcast on all kinds of
Catholic and other media all around the world to share the media vision,
strategy and spirituality of Fr. Alberione! (Fr. Alberione's Pauline Family is
in 60 countries.)* *John Paul II called him: "the first apostle of the New
Evangelization."* Can you help us? *Watch the trailer and donate safely
online at www.MediaApostle.com* *Please note: you ... more »
From Our Friends at The Soul Pitt
Sisters Saving Ourselves Now2014 Black Family Summit
@ CCAC - South Campus
1750 Clairton Road - West Mifflin, PA
Friday Aug 15th | 6PM - 8PM
Saturday Aug 16th | 8AM - 3PM
This two day summit will be filled with supportive
educational workshops and informative conversations with panel
discussing issues dealing with women and the family. Meet local authors for
book signings and enjoy African drumming as it fills the venue. And Christian
rapper entertain families with positive inspiration.
KEYNOTE
SPEAKERS
Melanie
Campbell
Maurita Bryant
Lueana Coward
Alichia Parker
Dr. Tony Mitchell
ENTERTAINMENT
Kuumba African Drummers
& L.I.M.S. (Rap artist)
From Our
Friends at Inspired Women
Join Us for a
Viewing Party
August 12th- NBC Food Fighters Viewing
Party for The Diva Chef ! Join the fun at Café Notte along with Elise Wims,
The Diva
Chef as we watch her compete on the new TV show “Food Fighters”! KRU vodka
is offering specialty drinks plus sample the actual dish in the competition 7PM
– show airs at 8PM - let us know you’ll be coming with an RSVP to Debra@TeamEffortEvents.com
October 26th – Important viewing of Miss Representation,
1:00 at the Keane
Theatre, St. Barnabas- Miss Representation exposes how mainstream media
contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and
influence in America. The film challenges the media's limited and often
disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to
achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful. Miss
Representation includes stories from teenage girls and provocative interviews
with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists, and academics. A MUST
SEE!!! -
BUSINESS BUZZ
From: PITTSBURGH TODAY
Economy
/ Employment and Unemployment
The
Pittsburgh Metro Area's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 5.3
percent in June 2014 -- down .2 percent from May 2014 and 1.5 percentage points
lower than the June 2013 rate. Pittsburgh's jobless rate was lower than the
benchmark average and Pittsburgh had the fifth lowest unemployment rate of all
benchmark peers.
This data
comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's Local Area Unemployment Statistics
(LAUS) program.
Data
source(s):
MSAThese figures are for U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA).
Current
month data are preliminary. All data are seasonally adjusted figures.
The
unemployment rate measures the share of workers in the labor force who do not
currently have a job but have actively looked for work in the past four weeks.
Receiving benefits from the Unemployment Insurance program has no bearing on
whether a person is classified as unemployed. It is important to keep in mind
that the rate measures the percent of unemployed job seekers in the labor
force—the sum of employed and unemployed persons—and not the entire population.
Ben
Franklin Invests $2.4 Million in 20 PA Startups
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA recently announced that 20 companies located in the 32-county footprint served by the center will receive an investment.
The Ben Franklin program has been funding entrepreneurs, technology startups and small manufacturers who are developing new technologies and creating employment opportunities, for more than 30 years. Listed below are the companies that recently became members of Ben Franklin’s portfolio:
- ArgentumCidalElectrics,
Inc. (State College, PA) has developed a novel, antimicrobial
technology that releases metal ions on high-touch surfaces in healthcare
facilities.
- Atoptix,
LLC (State College, PA) developed a patent-pending device, that
when coupled with a mobile app & smartphone, can be used to sense
hemoglobin, oxygen, and glucose.
- BioMagnetic
Solutions, LLC (State College, PA) offers fifth generation
ferro-fluids to help researchers obtain cells of interest that are close
to their natural physiological state.
- FyreRok
Reservoir Consulting (Bellefonte, PA) is an engineering
consulting firm, focused on the oil and gas industry, that offers a
variety of services including design, quality control, and optimization.
For more information, send them an email.
- HalenHardy,
LLC (Bellwood, PA) develops health, safety, & environmental
tools to improve conditions for oil and gas, utility, construction, and
mining employees.
- Kress
Motors, LLC
(Windber, PA) is further developing a patented, electric motor and drive
technology that can be licensed to other electric motor producers.
- Novasentis,
Inc.
(State College) has developed a technology for commercial use in
electronic devices that require haptic (tactile feedback), in touch
keyboard pads.
- RAK
Computer Associates (DuBois, PA) developed a local real
estate property tax collection application and municipal billing system
used primarily by PA tax collectors.
- VideoMining
Corporation (State
College, PA) has developed patented technology for in-store shopper
behavior analytics for consumer packaged goods and retailers.
- AgeCheq
Inc.
(York, PA) has created a cloud-based service to help mobile app publishers
to stay compliant with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
(COPPA).
- American
Built Arms Company, LLC (Glen Rock, PA) is a veteran owned
manufacturer of parts and accessories for the firearms’ industry.
- Appalachia
Technologies, LLC (Mechanicsburg, PA) has expanded its services in
the areas of remote support, technology infrastructure monitoring, and
help desk support.
- Better
Bowls, LLC
(Hershey, PA) develops and sells nutritional food and beverages under
their own brand & under nationally recognized names such as Fiber One.
- Colloid,
LLC
(Camp Hill, PA) has developed the UberCrypt Framework, a patented and
patent-pending cryptosystem & software that enables new ways to secure
data.
- Red
Privet, LLC (Harrisburg, PA) provides its customers with
research-based design solutions for engaging digital experiences that
deliver measureable business results.
- Return
Logic Inc.
(Carlisle, PA) assists retailers and manufacturers with managing customer
returns through predictive analytics and supply chain efficiency.
- Sustainable
Composites, LLC (Lancaster, PA) provides environmentally
friendly composite materials produced from recycled leather waste.
- GreenLighting
LED (Erie, PA) imports, assembles, and supplies “Made in USA” LED
lighting products for government, industrial, and educational
applications.
- Direct
Allergy, LLC (Erie, PA) provides comprehensive testing and
treatment of allergic diseases that can be offered by primary care
physicians.
- InnovaTel
Telepsychiatry (Erie, PA) provides remote tele-psychiatric care
via to senior living centers and other health care organizations. For more
info, send them an email.
Do you have an idea for a
tech-based product or process? Submit
your info now to get the process started.
POSITIVELY PITTSBURGH
Please Support these Local Pittsburgh Businesses
Who Promote the Good News in Pittsburgh
Saturday Morning Pittsburgh
Biz Showcase guests this morning with amazing stories: Lou Lombardi, Rock N
Roll Philanthropist, Musician, Band Leader and Online Business Expert| Brian
Fallet, Professional Handyman, Veteran Owned Business, Owner, He's Pretty Handy
|Emily Keebler, Kiva City Pittsburgh Lead for Kiva Zip, non-profit No Interest
Loans for Businesses| JoAnn Forrester, Business owner turned Children's Book
Author| Listen in to hear these small Business Owners and Intrapreneurs tell
their stories, talk about their services, give tips to other entrepreneurs,
tips about their niche and special deals for PositivelyPittsburghLive
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Positively
Pittsburgh Live! Biz Saturday: Adoption, Publishing, Awards
|
Time: 07/26/2014
08:50 AM EDT
Episode Notes: As we resume from a brief summer break we have some unique business today from an Adoption Help Agency to a Publishing Company, Women's Awards Hall of Fame and a Home Based Business. Today's Guests: Ebony Harris, Image Consultant to Successful Business Women, Senior Inpendendent Beauty Consultant |Tomilyn Ward, Founding Executive Director, Maya Organization,503(c) organization, whose mission includes providing emotional support to birth parents in times of crisis. |Gia Tatone of Red Engine Press, River Road Press, and Onward Publications, Independent Publishers | JoAnn Forrester first Presdient of PA Women's Hall of Achievement |
HIGH SCHOOL and UNIVERSITY NEWS
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE SINGERS NEEDED FOR PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA STUDENT CHORALE
The Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra and Chorale Director Christine Hestwood are looking for high school-
and
college-age singers to join the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Student
Chorale. The Chorale will perform during the PNC Pops performance of “Heroes
and Villains” on October 17-19
.
The Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra Student Chorale is open to high school students in grades 10 to 12,
as well as college singers. The chorale will total 60 members and all
rehearsals will take place in October. Choral directors can nominate quartets
of students by filling out the nomination form found at
pittsburghsymphony.org/heroes. Nominations are due by September 5. For more
information about the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Student Chorale, please
contact Hestwood at 412-977-2047 or chf1218@gmail.com
MENTORS NEEDED, ONE NIGHT A MONTH=HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
From: From Big Brothers, Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater
Pittsburgh is looking for volunteers to mentor high school students as a part
of their online mentor2.0 program for the 2014-2015 school year
The mentor2.0
program is an online, one-to-one mentoring program for high school students.
Mentors and mentees use an interactive secure portal to follow a
curriculum-based program administered by Big Brothers Big Sisters staff. Topics
are geared toward providing the support and guidance students need to graduate
high school and succeed in college and the workforce.
Questions?
Email Maggie Giel
Program Manager-mentor2.0
or call 412-204-1212.
For more information click HERE
PITTSBURGH HISTORICAL STUFF
100% of Your Gift Funds Preservation Work
I really appreciate the work PHLF does to maintain historical
buildings in our city. These projects touch so many lives and make our city a
much better place. ––Everett Ramer, Pittsburgh Mennonite Church, January 27, 2014
One of the most direct ways that PHLF helps maintain architectural landmarks throughout Allegheny County is by continuing its Historic Religious Properties (HRP) program, supported each year by generous donations from its members and friends.
"We improve the quality of life for people as we help renew the institutions they value," said David Vater, Chair of PHLF's HRP Committee. Since 1997, PHLF has awarded 247 matching grants totaling more than one million dollars to help restore key historic religious properties in Allegheny County and, in the process, has created community pride and encouraged renewal.
"The contributions we receive in support of our HRP program, now through December 31, will make it possible for us to offer another cycle of matching grants and technical assistance in 2015," said HRP Committee Vice-Chair Kathy Testoni. "Since PHLF underwrites the staff and operating costs of the HRP program, 100% of each donation is awarded in the form of matching grants to directly fund restoration work."
Read more and to contribute
"Downtown's Best" on Wednesdays in August
Exciting, fun, and made me
realize what a rich history Pittsburgh has.––Ursula Moeller, July 7, 2014
Bring your friends and make reservations for PHLF's ultimate downtown walking tour, "Downtown's Best." Staff and docents are offering the two-hour walking tour every Wednesday in August, from 10:00 a.m. to Noon, for groups of about 10 people.
You'll see more than 25 architectural landmarks, spectacular interiors, and significant urban spaces––and receive Whirlwind Walk, a handsomely illustrated 100-page guidebook.
Advance paid reservations are required: $18 (for PHLF members) and $20 for non-members. For reservations and tour details, please contact Mary Lu Denny (412-471-5808, ext. 527).
Free Friday Walking Tours, Noon to 1:00 P.M.
Love these tours. Your work is much appreciated.
––Michael Chester, July 11, 2014
On any Friday in August, meet our PHLF docent at Noon in front of the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel (107 Sixth Street) and enjoy our "Bridges and River Shores" walking tour. You'll walk across the Roberto Clemente and Andy Warhol bridges, explore one of the first urban sculpture gardens in the country, and hear about the significant historic and modern landmarks bordering the river shores.
Advance reservations are appreciated: please contact Mary Lu Denny (412-471-5808, ext. 527). PHLF thanks VisitPITTSBURGH and the Alfred M. Oppenheimer Memorial Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation for contributing to its free public walking tours.
PHLF's Free Friday Walking Tours in Downtown Pittsburgh continue every Friday through September. Each month a different area of downtown Pittsburgh is featured. Close to 500 people have participated in these walking tours since May. Each walking tour group of about 10 people often includes an interesting mix of business people on their lunch break and first-time visitors.
––Michael Chester, July 11, 2014
On any Friday in August, meet our PHLF docent at Noon in front of the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel (107 Sixth Street) and enjoy our "Bridges and River Shores" walking tour. You'll walk across the Roberto Clemente and Andy Warhol bridges, explore one of the first urban sculpture gardens in the country, and hear about the significant historic and modern landmarks bordering the river shores.
Advance reservations are appreciated: please contact Mary Lu Denny (412-471-5808, ext. 527). PHLF thanks VisitPITTSBURGH and the Alfred M. Oppenheimer Memorial Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation for contributing to its free public walking tours.
PHLF's Free Friday Walking Tours in Downtown Pittsburgh continue every Friday through September. Each month a different area of downtown Pittsburgh is featured. Close to 500 people have participated in these walking tours since May. Each walking tour group of about 10 people often includes an interesting mix of business people on their lunch break and first-time visitors.
NON-PROFIT EVENTS
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Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) is seeking engaged,
enthusiastic library lovers from neighborhoods
all over Pittsburgh to be part of a new volunteer team focused on library
Volunteers involved with
this project will be called LOCAL Teams: Library Outreach and Community
Advocacy Leaders.
What do LOCAL Teams do?
·
Distribute flyers/publicity materials
from Neighborhood Libraries in community spaces.
·
Interact with CLP Social Media
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Represent CLP at neighborhood
outreach events
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Provide recommendations to branches
on underserved populations and outreach opportunities in their neighborhoods.
This project will
establish four LOCAL Teams, which will serve neighborhood ...
Host Families Needed for Exchange Students
About
We are currently
seeking loving people willing to open their hearts and homes to high school
foreign exchange students.
Host
families provide the students with room and board. The students require their
own beds, but a student may share a bedroom with a sibling of the same gender.
Volunteer host families provide the students with meals, but the students have
their own insurance and spending money for all other expenses such as school
lunches, going out with friends, sports and school supplies, travel, etc. GESS
does not discriminate, and we encourage all people to apply. We have had great success with traditional
and non-traditional family units including retired couples, young couples,
domestic partners, singles, multi-generational families, etc. All of our
students can speak English and have gone through an extensive
application/in-home interview process as well as an orientation in their home
country. Host Families and students are supported by GESS through Local
Coordinators during the exchange.
We depend of the love
and kindness of volunteers like you to provide our students with good, loving
homes.
For more information click HERE
NEIGHBORHOOD HI-LIGHTS
Rock All Night Tour aka RANT, FREE Music Festival
(Lawrenceville)
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Saturday,
August 16, 2014
1:00 PM to 11:45 PM
39th Street, Pittsburgh, PA (map)
Over
120 performances in 25 venues. Sat. Aug 16th.
THEY
WILL HAVE A BUS that you can take to go to venue to venue!
Please
read the blog or facebook page to get the most recent info!
Alternative,
Rockabilly, Acoustic, Hip-Hop, Metal, Country, Buskers and more.
Better
Detail about RANT here at their Blog
RANT-
Rock All Night Tour, Lawrenceville FB
FYI:
Something to tide anyone and everyone over musically.
BTW
THIS IS TOTALLY FREE!
Arsenal
Park – noon to 7pm (all Ages, family friendly)
Universal Beat Union
King Fez
Jeremy Caywood & The Way of Life
Mathew Tembo & Make Love
Molly Alphabet
Moldies & Monsters
Round Black Ghosts
Timbeleza
Universal Beat Union
King Fez
Jeremy Caywood & The Way of Life
Mathew Tembo & Make Love
Molly Alphabet
Moldies & Monsters
Round Black Ghosts
Timbeleza
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
WORKSHOP FOR BEAVER COUNTY RESIDENTS
Job Training for Beaver County, Inc. (JTBC) will begin an
Entrepreneurship Education for Potential Business Owners workshop series August
11, 2014 for low to moderate income Beaver County residents. This program is
funded through the Community Development Program of Beaver County. For more
information call 724-728-2020 #102.
ROVING PITTSBURGHER REPORT
Family Night at the Symphony is a Home Run
Review of Triple Play the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's Aug. 2nd 2014 Performance
From: Roving Pittsburgher Report
Written By: Stephanie Curtice | Aug. 02, 2014
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| Martin, Quinn, Josie, Mike Van Stipdonk, Nina, and Stephanie Curtice |
We have only been here for a year, so this was the first opportunity to bring the kids to Heinz Hall and it was so fun to see their reaction walking into the beautiful hall. They were in aw just as we were the first time. But the most quote of the evening came as we were getting seated. We had two sets of seats: two media seats fifth row/stage left, and four towards the back/center section/isle seats - still main floor mind you. First, we got Dad (Mike VanStipdonk), Martin (15), Josie (13), and Quinn (10) seated and then Nina (7) and I proceeded to find our seats. After we at least located them I asked Nina if she wanted to go back and hang out with the rest of the family until the concert started. She replied, “No I don’t think I want to go way back there. These seats are WAY better.” And with that we now have a seven year old, prime seating connoisseur. Instead we practiced reading the concert notes, which proved to be very good concert preparation even for her.
With a countdown of the side stage doors closing one by one, we were tuning up for our first family PSO experience. As a result of her pre-concert reading, Nina was able to point out the evil dwarf played by the basses in Glinka’s Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla. Next was one of my favorites of the evening, Franz Von Suppe’s Overture to The Beautiful Galatea. Nina thought she might have been familiar with the third piece, Intermezzo and Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann. But at its conclusion, said “Maybe I know one of his other songs, because I did not know that one after all.” To close out the first section of the concert, the PSO played Rossini’s Overture to William Tell. Guest conductor Christian Capocaccia playfully reminded us that we should also recognize it from many cartoons, like Looney Tunes. During this piece Nina nudged me and perceptively pointed to the words thunderstorm, countryside, and triumphant return during each of the respective sections. During the first intermission we met up with the rest of the troops for a leg stretch and work out the wiggles walk. Quinn noted that he heard lots of cymbals during the Bugs Bunny song.Read the entire review at Roving Pittsburgher Report.
Small Business Resource Fair in the West End
Held at the Pittsburgh Musical Theater in the West End. The theater is doing a great job at the renovations in profress on the former elementary school. The event was sponsored by the URA, KivaZip, Mayor Bill Peduto's Office and City Council Woman Teresa Kale Smith. Nice turn out of entrepreneurs and small business owners of all sizes.
Jersey Boys, at the Galleria
"Oh What a Night" and what a great theater. Amazing leg room and if the show had not been so outstanding the movie seats are comfortable enough for a double feature where you could fall asleep quite easily for the second feature. Worth the trip, no matter your neighborhood.
Red Robin in South Hills Village
Gotta try the homemade chips and turkey burgers.
Read more reviews at Roving Pittsburgher Report.
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