News Around the Neighborhood
Forest Bathing in Allegheny Commons
Join a certified guide for a forest bathing walk in Allegheny Commons. Connect with the natural world that exists in the urban environment.
You’ll be guided through a series of invitations that will allow you to slow down and explore nature through your senses.This practice supports health and well-being, and can help build a positive connection to nature, yourself, and others. Geared toward adults and youth 14 and up with an adult.
May 25 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm
George Washington Monument
Arch Street and W North Avenue
Length: Less Than 1 Mile
Surface Type: Pavement, natural path
Slope: Gentle, mostly flat
These programs are popular and fill quickly. There are many people that would like to attend but cannot when the program fills. If you register we strongly hope you will either attend or cancel your registration at least two days in advance.
Learn and Earn Summer Youth Program
ASL & Visual Vernacular Performances
Poetry in Motion
with d/Deaf poets Jeremy Lee Stone & Justin Perez
This Jazz Poetry Month, we’re thrilled to welcome d/Deaf poets Jeremy Lee Stoneand Justin Perez. Jeremy is the founder of ASL NYC, a groundbreaking ASL class. Justin was the winner of the ASL Elements National ASL Competition. Both poets are excited to bring their ASL and Visual Vernacular performances to Pittsburgh for Jazz Poetry. Jeremy and Justin will be reading alongside fellow poets Rania Mamoun, Andrés Neuman, Fatimah Asghar, Noah Arhm Choi, Jonathan Moody, and Monica Sok and musicians Leslie DeShazor and Andy Milne.
Tickets are going fast, so register today to secure your spot at Jeremy and Justin’s programs. ASL interpretation will be provided.
Monday, May 13 @ 7:00 pm EST
Leslie DeShazor Quintet, Fatimah Asghar, Rania Mamoun, Andrés Neuman, & Jeremy Lee Stone
Sunday, May 19 @ 6:00 pm EST
Andy Milne Trio, Noah Arhm Choi, Jonathan Moody, Justin Perez, & Monica Sok
Allegheny Commons Lights Up for Public Celebration
Last week, we celebrated the official re-opening of the North Promenade in Allegheny Commons Park with a community celebration! Along with partners at the City of Pittsburgh and Mayor Ed Gainey, Duquesne Light Company, the Buhl Foundation, and many of our Northside neighbors, we relit the Commons, marking a significant milestone in the restoration of this historic park. The recently completed work includes pathway resurfacing, new benches, and historically accurate lighting that will make the park safer and more accessible for all to enjoy.
PHLF Walking Tour: Chatham Village
Pittsburgh’s Garden City Neighborhood
Saturday, May 11
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
$20.00 per person
This tour is limited to 20 participants.
Tickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on May 10.
Click here to purchase a ticket.
Chatham Village, located in the City neighborhood of Mt. Washington, was commissioned by Pittsburgh’s Buhl Foundation and designed by New York City architect-planners Clarence Stein and Henry Wright. Built between 1931 and 1936 in response to a Depression-induced housing shortage, Chatham Village was the Foundation’s attempt to demonstrate that the private sector could develop high-quality, affordable housing for workers of moderate income and make a profit.
This special tour will be led by Angelique Bamberg, author of Chatham Village: Pittsburgh’s Garden City, and David Vater, an architect and long-time resident of Chatham Village. They will reveal not only the fascinating history of the remarkably well-preserved community of nearly 200 Colonial Revival residences, but also ways in which Stein and Wright’s brilliant design addresses some contemporary issues in sustainability and urban planning.
The tour will be followed by a small reception including cookies and refreshments.
Open Letters 2024
Presented by Propel Performing Arts Academy
April 26 | 7:00 pm
Please join us for our annual installment of Open Letters, a student-led original musical performance centered around the issues and ideas close to our scholars’ hearts and minds! Propel Schools scholars from all 3 high schools have collaborated to perform a story inspired by their own personal experiences, thoughtful questions, and transformative struggles. Created and performed by the Propel Performing Arts Academy, Open Letters 2024 will showcase our huge variety of scholar talents, from singing to dancing to rapping and more! Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind performance featuring our talented and outstanding students!
Join Us as We Relight Allegheny Commons Park
Please join Mayor Ed Gainey, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, and the Northside community on Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30 pm for a special celebration in Allegheny Commons Park:
“Relighting Allegheny Commons!“
Meet us at the George Washington Monument (W North Avenue and Arch Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212), along with our partners at the City of Pittsburgh, to celebrate the recent completion of the North Promenade restoration project.
Together, let’s celebrate this newly relit community park!
Enjoy free food from local Northside businesses, engage local artists and vendors, see the Perry High School Marching Band perform, and much more! City departments and local community organizations will also table at the event and provide resources and information about their work. No registration is necessary.
PHLF Book Event: Tracing the History of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Rising: From Frontier Town to Steel City 1750 — 1920
Thursday, May 9
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Union Trust Building Auditorium
501 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
$20.00 per person
This program is limited to 300 people.
Click here to purchase a ticket.
Join us in the impressive auditorium of the Union Trust Building for a presentation by Edward K. Muller and Rob Ruck, authors of the 2023 book Pittsburgh Rising: From Frontier Town to Steel City, 1750-1920.
Tracing the history of the dynamic period in which Pittsburgh rose from a remote outpost to an industrial powerhouse, the authors examine the many factors—both natural and human—that contributed to the success of multiple industries and generated enormous wealth.
They expand this deceptively familiar history by tracking the lives of immigrants and African American migrants, who did not share in the rewards of growth, and describing efforts by labor unions, charitable groups, and reform organizations to mitigate the dreadful conditions in which poor laborers lived.
They bring their analysis to bear on the contemporary situation by concluding that the class, religious, ethnic, and racial divides that thwarted resolution of inequalities in early-twentieth-century Pittsburgh continue to do so today.
The African Rhythms Alumni Quintet: A Tribute to Randy Weston
Presented by Kente Arts Alliance
April 20 | 7:30 pm
When Randy Weston passed away at 92, he left an enduring mark on the jazz world. In the last chapter of his life, Weston enjoyed many accolades, including being named an NEA Jazz Master and receiving the prestigious Doris Duke Performing Artist Award.
The Quintet will be led by saxophonist and flutist T.K. Blue. He will be joined by bassist Alex Blake, master percussionist Chief Baba Neil Clarke, trombonist Frank Lacy and pianist Sharp Radway.
NorthSideWorks! Job Fair
NorthSideWorks and PA CareerLink Pittsburgh are co-hosting the Northside Job Fair on Friday, April 26, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at PNC Park. Job-seekers will be able to connect with more than 50 employers, service organizations and training providers, and attendees who register before April 19 will be entered into a drawing to win two club-level Pirates tickets.