A CREATION IN GLASS

TUESDAY

SQUIRREL HILL: “Refugees and Resettlement in Pittsburgh” will be discussed by the Squirrel Hill Historical Society. Speaking at the 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Church of the Redeemer, 5700 Forbes Ave., will be Michael Ehrmann, president of the historical society, and Barbara Burstin, a historical society member and a member of the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University faculties. For more information, www.squirrelhillhistory.org.

WEDNESDAY

SHADYSIDE: Amnesty International’s Group 39 of Pittsburgh will host its 31st annual Write-A-Thon from 6 to 9 p.m. at Calvary Episcopal Church, located at Shady Avenue and Alder Street. “Freedom Writers” will write letters for 10 non-violent prisoners-of-conscience. OAKLAND: The University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. in the Bellefield Hall auditorium. Free.

THURSDAY

SHADYSIDE: The International Women’s Association of Pittsburgh will hold its weekly meeting from 9:3011:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh, 5401 Centre Ave. For more information, go to SHADYSIDE: “Magnificat (Bach!) and More,” the Christmas concert of the Pittsburgh Camerata, will be held at 3 p.m. at the Shadyside Presbyterian Church, 5121 Westminster Place. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door and $10 for full-time students. For more information or tickets online, www.pittsburghcamerata.org. OAKLAND: The holiday concert of the University of Pittsburgh’s women’s Choral Ensemble will be held at 8 p.m. at the university’s Heinz Memorial Chapel. General admission tickets are $8.50 in advance and $15 at the door; tickets for seniors and non-Pitt students are $5 in advance and $10 at the door; and Pitt students are admitted free with valid identification. To purchase tickets in advance, music.pitt.edu/tickets or 412624-7529.