CITY CALENDAR
EVENTS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD
MONDAY
DOWNTOWN: The documentary film, “The Veterans Breakfast Club,” will have its premier screening at 4 p.m. in the JVH Auditorium on the campus of Point Park University. The 30-minute film by Point Park photojournalism professor Christopher Rolinson features interviews with 14 World War II veterans from the Pittsburgh area who recount their wartime experiences. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with Robert McInerney, associate professor of psychology at Point Park who is interviewed in the film; Ed Meena, professor of history at Point Park; and Mr. Rolinson.
OAKLAND: The Thomas Merton Center will host a free lecture led by Jules Lobel, professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the lead attorney for the hunger-striking prisoners at California’s Pelican Bay Penitentiary. Prisoners at the penitentiary are peacefully protesting the practice of extended solitary confinement at the facility. The program will be held at 7 p.m. in Room 113 in the Pitt Law School. For more information, www.thomasmertoncenter.org or 412-361-3022.
SHADYSIDE: Marilyn Holt, director of the Pennsylvania Department at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, will be the speaker at the monthly meeting of the Association of University People. Ms. Holt will discuss “The Carnegie Libraries Stories,” an illustrated review of how those libraries were enabled to be built worldwide by the largess of Pittsburgh industrialist Andrew Carnegie. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Friends Meeting House, 4836 Ellsworth Ave. For more information, 412885-7104.
SQUIRREL HILL: The first session in the workshop “Groundcovers and Vines,” offered by Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park. Among the topics to be covered will be the identification, cultural requirements and landscape uses for a wide variety of ground covers and vines. Lynn Purse will the instructor. The workshop will also meet Nov. 18 and 25 and Dec. 2. The cost is $88 for Phipps members, $128 for nonmembers. For more information, or to register: sbertovich@phipps.conservatory.org or 412-441-4442, ext. 3925.
SQUIRREL HILL: Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Bill Peduto will discuss what he has learned since his nomination in last spring’s Democratic primary and what he plans to do as mayor in the program, “Bill Peduto’s Excellent Adventure.” The mayor-elect had been travelling across the country and around the world learning about innovations and best practices in city governance. Sponsored by the 14th Ward Independent Democratic Club, the program will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Manor Theater.
SHADYSIDE: The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh will perform in concert at 8 p.m. in Rodef Shalom Congregation. The free concert, “From Darkness To Triumph,” will include works by Ginastera, Carissimi, Schubert and Handel. For more information, mlapinski@themendelssohn.org or 412-480-4321.
TUESDAY
SQUIRREL HILL: “Parade of American Music,” a free concert presented by the composers division of the Tuesday Musical Club, will be held at 12:30 p.m. in the Church of the Redeemer, 5700 Forbes Ave. The program will include offerings for woodwinds, strings and organ as well as for the soprano voice.
HILL DISTRICT: The Pittsburgh unit of the NAACP will hold its monthly executive/general meeting 7 p.m. at Freedom Unlimited, 2201 Wylie Ave. All members are encouraged to attend. For more information: www.squirrelhillhistory.org or 412-471-1024.
BLUFF: The next program in the Coffee House Reading Series, sponsored by the English department at Duquesne University, will take place at 7 p.m. in the Barnes & Noble Cafe in Power Center, Forbes Avenue and Chatham Square. This month’s presenters will be Samantha Leon, creative nonfiction, and Sherrie Flick, fiction. The program is free and open to the public.
SQUIRREL HILL: The topic for the monthly meeting of the Squirrel Hill Historical Society will be “The Development of Squirrel Hill — A Journey Through Time and Art.” Helen Wilson, the society’s vice president, will speak. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Church of the Redeemer, 5700 Forbes Ave. The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information: 412-417-3707.
BLUFF: The Duquesne University Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Eliseo Rael, will perform the concert “Like Clockwork” at 7:30 p.m. in the Dr. Thomas Pappert Center for Innovation and Performance in the Mary Pappert School of Music on the Duquesne University campus, 600 Forbes Ave. Free. For more information: 412-3966083 or www.duq.edu/music.
THURSDAY
SHADYSIDE: The Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union will host the program “Don’t Mess With My Reproductive Justice! An Interactive Training On How to Approach Your Legislator.” The program is designed to provide attendees with effective techniques when visiting their legislators or meeting with the legislators’ staff; attendees will also have the opportunity to practice their lobbying skills. The program will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, 605 Morewood Ave. For more information or to register. pghinfo@alcupa.org or 412-681-7736.
BLUFF: “Celebrating the Great American Songbook: Then & Now,” a concert to benefit the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the ballroom of Power Center, Forbes Avenue and Chatham Square, on the Duquesne University campus. The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Mike Tomaro will perform as will vocalists Maureen Budway, Tania Grubbs, Adam Brock, etc. The fundraising concert, now in its third year, was initiated by Tomaro in honor of his wife Nancy, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2010. The suggested tax-deductible donation is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and college students with identification, free for attendees under age 17. Additional donations to PCAN are also tax-deductible. For more information: 412-3966083 or www.duq.edu/music.
FRIDAY
SHADYSIDE: The PM Woodwind Project — Amanda Morrison on clarinet and Dan Farasky on flute — will be the next performers in the Friday Afternoon Musicale performance series at Chatham University. The free performance will be held at 4 p.m. in the James Laughlin
Music Center on the Chatham campus.
EAST LIBERTY: Women for a Healthy Environment will host the marketplace “Healthy Home for the Holidays” from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Union Project, 801 N. Negley Ave. On-site vendors will be offering eco-friendly products including toys, cosmetics and personal care products, jewelry and accessories, etc. For more information: 412-4202290.
SATURDAY
SQUIRREL HILL: The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens will present the workshop “Tropical Bonsai: Weeping Fig” from 10 a.m. to noon at the Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park. Students in the workshop will learn how to plant, prune and maintain weeping fig bonsai. The instructor will be Norbert Pietrzak. The fees is $25 for Phipps members, $35 for nonmembers, and there is an additional $45 material fee. For more information or to register: sbertovich@phipps.conservatory. or 412-441-4442, ext. 3925.
SHADYSIDE: The Hearing Loss Association of Pittsburgh will hold its monthly meeting beginning 10 a.m. at the DePaul School for Hearing and Speech, 6202 Alder St. Barry Hirsch, professor at the Pitt School of Medicine, will discuss middle ear implants. Communication access real time translation, hearing loop and amplified sound will be available to ensure the understanding of the speakers. Free. For more information: 412-767-9769 or Nellanst@aol. com.
SHADYSIDE: Chatham University’s guest artist recital series will present pianist Amy Williams in a program of 20th and 21st century American music. The recital will be held at 3 p.m. in the James Laughlin Music Center on the university campus. Free.
SUNDAY
OAKLAND: Pittsburgh pianist Kimberly Kong will be the recitalist at 3 p.m. performance sponsored by the Steinway Society of Western Pennsylvania. The performance will be held in the Kresge Recital Hall, College of Fine Arts building, on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University. Tickets, available at the door, are $15 for adults, $5 for students and free for Steinway Society members and CMU students with identification.
SHADYSIDE: The Organ Artists Series of Pittsburgh will present organist Robert Nicholls in recital at 4 p.m. in Calvary Episcopal Church. The program will include works by Howells, J.S. Bach, Martin, etc.; in addition, Mr. Nicholls will perform improvisations on submitted themes. Tickets are available in advance or at the door, $12; $5 for students. For more information or for tickets: www.oasseries.com or 412-242-2787.
OAKLAND: A concert by the Duquesne University Symphony Orchestra, featuring conductor Jeffrey Turner and pianist David Allen Wehr, will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Suggested donation, $10, Call 412396-6083, or visit www.duq.edu/ music.
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