SAT 03 - SUN 04 SPRING WORKSHOPS: GLASS FLOWERS. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Thru May 11, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Vessel Studio Glass, South Side. 412-721-7812.
SUN 04 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CAFE. Weekly letter writing event. Sun, 4-6 p.m. Panera Bread, Oakland. 412-683-3727. ESSENTIALS OF A BELLYDANCE DRUM SOLO. Intensive dance workshop. Sun. Thru May 18 Fitness with a Twist, South Side. 412-225-3302. FOR THE BIRDS. A visual symphony bringing together live performances w/ birds, dancers, video, music, & abstract puppetry. Sun, 6 p.m. Thru May 11 National Aviary, North Side. 412-268-2409. HOW SPIRIT WORKS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. w/ Kitsy Higgins. Theosophical Society of Pittsburgh. 1:30-3 p.m. Chatham University, Shadyside. 412-462-4200.
MON 05 DEMENTIA: A POSITIVE APPROACH TO CARE. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. & 6-8 p.m. Asbury Heights Nursing Home, Mt. Lebanon. 412-571-5661. RUSSIAN FOR BEGINNERS. First and Third Mon of every month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING. Lessons 7-8 p.m., social dancing follows. No partner needed. Mon, 7 p.m. and Sat, 7 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, Mt. Washington. 412-683-5670. SPELLING BEE WITH DAVE AND KUMAR. Mon Lava Lounge, South Side. 412-431-5282.
TUE 06 DRAG QUEEN TRIVIA NIGHT. First Tue of every month Eclipse Lounge, Lawrenceville. 412-251-0097. MT. LEBANON CONVERSATION SALON. Discuss current events w/ friends & neighbors. For seniors. First Tue of every month, 10 a.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912.
WED 07 CIVICS FOR GROWN UPS. Wed, 6:30 p.m. Thru May 28 Carnegie Library, Squirrel Hill. 412-681-7736 x 322. LIVING & LEARNING: TRANSITIONING TO ADULTHOOD ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. 7 p.m. Temple David, Monroeville. 412-372-1200. THE PITTSBURGH SHOW OFFS. A meeting of jugglers & spinners. All levels welcome. Wed, 7:30 p.m. Union Project, Highland Park. 412-363-4550. PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LUNCHTIME LECTURES: MUSIC 101. Feat. Noah Bendix-Balgley, Concertmaster. Dorothy Parker Simmons Regency Rooms. 12:30 p.m. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900. ROBINSON INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM AWARDS. Seven
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short films from around the world will be screened followed by awards ceremony & reception. Presented by JFilm. 7:30 p.m. SouthSide Works Cinema, South Side. 412-992-5203. STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY-BASED RESPONSE TO ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIP ABUSE. 12-1 p.m. Labor Zionist Center, Squirrel Hill. 412-521-3800. TEA CLASS & TASTING. History of tea, steeping techniques, Storing Tea, Health Benefits, more. Tea samples & European cookies will be served. First Wed of every month, 7 p.m. Margaret’s Fine Imports, Squirrel Hill. 412-422-1606. URBAN BIKING FORUM. An informal educational opportunity on the basics for confident city cycling w/ Dan Yablonsky, BikePGH. 6:30 p.m. East End Food Co-op, Point Breeze. 412-242-7726. WEST COAST SWING WEDNESDAYS. Swing dance lessons. Wed, 9 p.m. The Library, South Side. 916-287-1373.
AUDITIONS CHICAGO AUDITIONS. Auditions for Chicago The Musical. May 3, noon-3 p.m. Bring sheet music in an appropriate key for singing. Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 800-747-5599.
Free & Reduced Lunch program. www.pbt.org/community-engagement/pbt-school-scholarships Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Strip District. 412-454-9105. R-ACT THEATRE PRODUCTIONS. Auditions for Murder on the Mesa. May 3-4. Casting 4 men & 4 women, readings from the script. www.ractproductions.com. 724-775-6844.
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Seeking vendors for Gardenfest & Artist Market. info@boydcommunitycenter.org O’Hara. 412-828-8566 x 19. BRICOLAGE PRODUCTION COMPANY. Seeking two playwrights-in-residence for In the Raw Festival. The focus of this year’s festival is devised work, developed in collaboration w/ professional directors, actors, & a dramaturg. www.bricolagepgh.org/content/ submissions FROM WEEKS TO MINUTES: 2014 NATIONAL ROAD FESTIVAL JURIED EXHIBITION. Seeking work from artists in Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington, & Westmoreland counties. Details at patrickdaugherty.com/public/2014_ Juried_FLMAM.pdf . 724-785-9331. GREENSBURG ART CENTER. Seeking art work for the juried
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LINCOLN PARK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER PROFESSIONAL COMPANY. Auditions for The Sound of Music. May 17-18. Seeking principal roles, von Trapp children, & male/female ensemble. www.centerauditions.org Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center. 724-259-6443. LITTLE LAKE THEATRE COMPANY. Auditions for its 2014 Looking Glass Theatre summer season of plays for young audiences. May 12 & 14. Seeking adults, teens & children, age 8 +. Little Lake Theatre, Canonsburg. 724-745-6300. MENDELSSOHN CHOIR OF PITTSBURGH. Auditions for the 2014-2015 season. May 13-18. All voice parts for volunteer singers & Professional Core singers. www.themendelssohn.org Third Presbyterian Church, Oakland. 724-263-5259. PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE SCHOOL. Auditions for the Children’s Division Scholarship. May 4. Pittsburgh-area children ages 5-8, no previous dance experience is required, but must qualify for the
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