Positively Pittsburgh Live News
2-4-13
Super WHY Live: You’ve Got the Power! is coming to Pittsburgh’s Byham Theater for the first time ever on Saturday, April 28, 2013, at 2:30pm. Based on the top-rated, Emmy-nominated preschool TV series that airs on PBS KIDS everyday across the U.S., Super WHY Live brings entertainment and education together in a live show unlike any your family has seen before. It is sure to be unforgettable. This performance is presented by Opus One, s2bn, and Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, part of the Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series.
Super WHY Live was written by Super WHY creator Angela Santomero, with music by Jack Antonoff, of the
Grammy-nominated band “fun.” The show is produced by S2BN Entertainment
(Yo Gabba Gabba! Live, Spider-Man on Broadway, and Rock of Ages: The Musical)
in association with Out of the Blue Enterprises. Read the entire release here.
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Women and Girls Foundations
As a loyal supporter of WGF, I want to share with you some of our successes from 2012 and make sure you’re among the first to hear about some exciting new initiatives.
For the first time in its history, our annual event honored MEN who are helping to advance women’s rights and opportunities in our community. We were delighted to recognize amazing men who are doing important work on behalf of women and girls in the Pittsburgh region. Thank you to everyone who attended, sponsored and supported the event.
WGF awarded a $25,000 grant to increase female voter turnout and education on issues related to women in Pennsylvania. This non-partisan coalition of non-profit agencies worked together to engage nearly 10,000 infrequent single female voters in the November 2012 election.
Pittsburgh women and girls turned out in full force to share their energy during the first ever International Day of the Girl on October 11th. This day was created to highlight, celebrate, discuss, and advance girls lives and opportunities across the globe.
Our biggest and best GirlGov program was held last June. 100 high school girls, 50 Pennsylvania legislators, the First Lady of Pennsylvania and several cabinet members were involved. I can’t say enough about these girls, they are truly the leaders of tomorrow.
YWCA Announces NEW
Cornell University Diversity and Inclusion Training in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh professionals
will now be able to take Cornell University Diversity and Inclusion classes in
their own back yard. The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh Center for Race and Gender Equity
and Cornell University’s ILR School are collaborating to offer Cornell’s
Diversity and Inclusion Certificate and its Advanced Practitioner Certification
(CCDP/AP) in Pittsburgh, beginning in February 2013.
“We are delighted to join forces with Cornell
University to offer their prestigious certification program here in
Pittsburgh,” said Magdeline E. Jensen, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Greater
Pittsburgh. “The YWCA encourages local professionals to enroll in the
certification program, or consider taking individual classes to update their
knowledge.” Read the entire release here.
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Drumline Live at the Benedum Center
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to present an explosive performance from DRUMLine Live on February 15, 2012 at the Benedum Center. Continuing its fourth US tour, DRUMLine Live’s energetic cast has honed its precision and energy with years of training in marching band programs across the southern United States.
This versatile group of musicians and dancers combines dramatic lighting, intricate choreography and vibrant effects to the stage in an explosive and energetic performance. Experienced in a wide range of music and dance, DRUMLine Live takes on contemporary hip hop, R&B, classic Motown tunes, and the traditional marching band brass sounds in its musically diverse shows. Read the entire release here.
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Italian American Living in Pittsburgh
This is a group of people trying to salvage some of the ways of Italian life here in America so we can pass customs, language, arts, etc. down to our children and their children. OK, so maybe some of us have never been to Italy but growing up in Bloomfield (Pittsburgh, PA) I came close to it! We can sit around and tell stories of our nanas (nonnas) papanons e mammanons, zias, mamas e papas, comas n compare and goombas! Let's get together to talk about recipes and when we ate certain foods, growing foods and gardening. How do you take care of a fig tree!? Let's get a Bocce league together so we can join the annual Heinz History Center tournament.
You must join 'Meetup' to be a member of the group. You do not have to attend all meetings, but you must sign up online to get updates, event listings etc. It is FREE to join but there is a nominal fee when you attend a meeting only because Meetup charges me each month. Think of it as organization dues. More details here.
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BROADWAY POWERHOUSE IDINA MENZEL TO PERFORM
SPECIAL CONCERT
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| Idina Menzel Photo Credit: Robin Wong |
Tony Award-winning
Broadway superstar Idina Menzel returns to Heinz Hall to perform with the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) for one unforgettable night of music, 7:30
p.m., Sunday, July 21.
Menzel was on the Heinz
Hall stage earlier this week when she performed in the PSO's sold-out tribute
concert to the late Marvin Hamlisch. With a diverse career on stage, and in
film, TV and music, Menzel recently
culminated a highly successful international orchestra tour. Accompanied by
world-renowned symphonies, Menzel played to sold-out audiences and demonstrated
why she is one of the great performers of her time. Read the entire release
here.
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Highlights of PSO’s 2013-2014 PNC Pops Season Tunes
Songs made famous by Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra, the music
of Oscar-winning composer John Williams, Broadway tunes, Bugs Bunny and
friends, along with singing sensations Ann Hampton Callaway, Smash star
Megan Hilty, and Brian Stokes Mitchell highlight the Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra’s (PSO) 2013-2014 PNC Pops season at Heinz Hall.
The season opens with Tony Award-winning actor and singer Brian
Stokes Mitchell joining the PSO on stage for Broadway and Beyond (Oct. 17-20), featuring songs
from classic Broadway musicals, including Porgy and Bess, South Pacific
and Funny Girl. Dubbed “the Broadway baritone extraordinaire,” he has enjoyed a rich and critically acclaimed
career on Broadway, film and television, as well as in some of America’s finest
concert halls. Ted Sperling, music
director and conductor of the first Broadway revival of South Pacific,
which won seven 2008 Tony Awards, will conduct. In 2005, Sperling won the Tony
and Drama Desk awards (with Adam Guettel and Bruce Coughlin) for his
orchestrations of The Light in the Piazza. Stephen Holden of The New
York Times called a March 2011 concert conducted by Sperling, “the ultimate
embodiment of the romantic myth that sustained the Broadway musical during its
golden years.” Read the entire release here.
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"Jessica Lee's Entrepreneurial Thursdays"
Musical Networking Happy Hour, EVERY THURSDAY!!! Cover Charge: Only $5.00
Vocalist Jessica Lee & Friends, Little E's Jazz & Blues Club,
949 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222, 2nd Floor above Mahoney's Restaurant
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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| Jessica Lee |
Pre-show networking session at 5:30 pm. Informal matchmaking for job seekers, employers & new entrepreneurs! Live music starts at 6:00 pm.
Please join us to enjoy some
great music, networking, wine & chocolates.
February
7, 2013: "Wine and Chocolate Tasting!"
This week Jessica Lee's Entrepreneurial Thursdays
Jazz & Blues Networking at Little E's offers a wine tasting
event. Also on hand will be Trello Chocolates to offer samples of
their fine chocolates (www.trellochocolate.com).
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6th Annual NAWBO Day: Think Ginormous – Let’s
Get It Started!”
Join Us March 22nd!
You
are the Brand and in Your Business It's All About Branding! As we move
into a new era of Bolder, More Prosperous Businesses Thinking Ginormous
Means Your Brand Has Got to Be BIG AND BOLD. We have engaged both
local and national speakers to teach you about Branding. This is the Sixth Annual NAWBO Day. As a former vendor you know the last NAWBO Day event was sold out! NAWBO Pittsburgh invites you to be a vendor of the Sixth Annual NAWBO Day in Pittsburgh. Support of NAWBO Day is an excellent way to demonstrate that you support women business owners in the Greater Pittsburgh area. Get all the details
here.
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PSO
MUSICAL AMBASSADOR FIDDLESTICKS RETURNS
The
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s (PSO) popular feline musical ambassador to
children, Fiddlesticks, returns in 2013-2014 for yet another season of entertaining
Saturday morning concerts to introduce children to music.
From infancy on, children are exposed to the music of lullabies,
sing-a-longs, folk tunes, and pop music, and the Fiddlesticks Family Concerts,
presented by Macy’s, continue to explore various genres of music. Each
performance is preceded by a pre-concert event called Discovery Time
Adventures, which is free to all ticket holders. These educational activities
begin at 10 a.m. and allow young audiences and their parents to meet the PSO
musicians, learn songs, and take part in various musical activities. The
45-minute concert begins at 11:15 a.m. and is filled with engaging music and
interaction with everyone’s favorite friendly feline! Read the entire release
here.
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