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Action Alert: Stormwater Conversations
Participate in a Series of “Stormwater Conversations”
To address Pittsburgh’s stormwater challenges head-on, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) will host a “Stormwater Conversations” series. The six engaging community workshops are intended to gather feedback around planning initiatives currently underway and to hear how stormwater impacts your neighborhood.
Recognizing that everyone learns and receives information differently, the PWSA has designed the workshops to be engaging and interactive. Learn about PWSA’s Stormwater Strategic plan and participate in interactive discussions.
Discussion Schedule
Thursday, April 13 @ Sheraden Health Active Living Center
Tuesday, April 18 @ Phillips Recreation Center
Tuesday, April 25 @ Kingsley Association
Tuesday, May 16 @ Brighton Heights Health Active Living Center
Tuesday, May 23 @ Hazelwood Healthy Active Living Center
Tuesday, June 6 @ Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium
PYSO Returns to the Tiffany Concert Series, Sunday, March 19
PYSO Returns to
The Tiffany Concert Series
Sunday, March 19th at 4:00 PM
at Calvary United Methodist Church
Sponsored by:
The Allegheny Historic Preservation Society
Concert features performances by the PYSO Strings, the Azure String Quartet, second & third-place winners of PYSO Concerto Competition, as well as select artists from the 2023 Pittsburgh Concert Society’s Young Artist Concert Competition
Program includes works by Mozart, Brahms, Shostakovich, Holberg,
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Weber and more.
Location:
Calvary United Methodist Church
971 Beech Avenue Pittsburgh, PA
www.calvarypgh.com
Tickets:
Adults: $20
Children (under 16 years of age): $10
Tickets can be purchased by cash or check at the door. Tickets will not be pre-sold.
Open seating.
An Evening with Ibram X. Kendi: Discussing Antiracism & Children’s Literature
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures presents Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to be an Antiracist and How to Raise an Antiracist, at 6:00 pmm Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall in Oakland.
Dr. Kendi is appearing with the release of his new children’s book, The Making of Butterflies, a retelling of work by Zora Neale Hurston from her folktale anthology Mules and Men. His conversation with Dr. Valerie Kinloch, Dean of University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education, will focus on the importance of these works of literature within the framework of his antiracism work. In-person and virtual tickets available at pittsburghlectures.org.
Diversity in The Parks
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy celebrates diversity every month, but throughout February, the organization recognized Black History Month by celebrating and honoring the impact of African Americans in Pittsburgh’s parks. This includes highlighting the current work of our dedicated team.
As February comes to a close, check out some of the staff spotlights below to learn more about how a few team members prioritize making the parks accessible, with a renewed focus on underrepresented communities and the importance of representation amongst park staff.
“The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s commitment to improving and restoring Pittsburgh’s parks for all remains a top priority for the organization. Every team member is committed, in earnest, to delivering programs and projects that positively impact Black and Brown Pittsburghers and all park-goers.
As a Black, lifelong Pittsburgher that grew up next to McKinley Park, I speak from the heart when I say that we at the Parks Conservancy strive every day to make our parks accessible and welcoming places of pleasure, relaxation, learning, and comfort for everyone. Over the past several years, we’ve doubled down on our commitment to communities like Beltzhoover, the Northside, and the Hill District, to name just a few, to launch new programs and projects in parks where there have been far too few for far too long.
These essential areas of work are being bolstered by resources from Vibrant Pittsburgh and other DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) centric partnerships. Our focus on racial equality and how best to support and encourage all Pittsburghers to use our parks will remain at the forefront of our priorities. This, to me, is what I’m striving to do and what I think we’re all striving to do each day.”
-Ross Chapman, Chief of Operations and Park Equity
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Presented by Prime Stage Theatre
Mar 3, 4, 10, 11 I 8:00PM
Mar 5, 11, 12 I 2:30PM
On a rainy day in London, four children step through a magical wardrobe and discover an enchanted kingdom filled with fantasy, mystical characters, and suspense.
Summer Camp Registration Opens Tomorrow!
Parents and caretakers get ready! Summer camp registration officially opens tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m.! Spaces go fast, so be sure to set your alarm if you want to get a spot this year. Registration will open on our summer camp page.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s popular summer camps are unique, age-specific programs held in beautiful Frick Park. Led by park naturalist educators, these four or five-day long camps encourage children and teens to learn, play, and grow in our city’s most exciting classrooms: parks!
We have a variety of nature-inspired activities for children ages four to youth entering 8th grade.
Summer camp registration will open on Wednesday, February 22nd at 8:00 am!
Camperships are available for income-eligible families. Click here to learn more!
Assistance for East Paelstine
From Carol Gomrick
WHE Healthy Homes Asthma Program
PHLF: Virtual Tour of Penn-Liberty Cultural District
Thursday, February 23
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
$10
This tour will be conducted via Zoom Conference.
Click here to purchase a ticket. (Because this is a virtual event, please disregard the QR code information in the ticket e-mailed to you.)
You will receive an e-mail with a link to the Zoom event on February 23. (Tickets will not be available after 9:00 am on the day of the event.) Please log in at 5:45 pm so that we can start the tour on time.
The Penn-Liberty corridor in Downtown Pittsburgh was an important retail and commercial center in the 19th and early 20th centuries, featuring excellent examples of early skyscrapers standing cheek-by-jowl with more modest structures. Today, after a decades-long period of decline in the mid-20th century, it is the site of a thriving arts scene, much of it housed in stunning historic buildings that have been restored and creatively repurposed.
In addition to seeing many such examples of historic preservation in action, tour participants will learn of the crucial roles of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and PHLF in creating what has been called the country’s “most impressive and successful” example of urban economic revitalization through the arts.
Upcoming Screening & an Exciting Opportunity
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Wednesday, February 22nd
7:00 pm
Join us for our February Reel Stories screening of Arvin Chen’s warm-hearted and whimsical Taiwanese film, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.
February’s screening presents Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, a 2013 romantic comedy directed by Arvin Chen. The film follows introverted optometrist Weichung who begins to question his marriage after learning his wife wants to have another baby. Weichung soon bumps into his old friend Stephen, who, though also married, lives the unconstrained life of a young gay bachelor. When Stephen teases Weichung for his newly straight-laced lifestyle, dormant emotions stir in Weichung, setting him off on a quest for true romance and desire.
Make sure to RSVP below and don’t forget to enjoy a drink and meal at 40 on North, located at Alphabet City.