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BIG LIST, CONTINUED FROM PG. 61
Mayor Bill Peduto, live with Lynn Cullen,
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1-8. Tue, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Assemble, Garfield. 412-432-9127.
OUTSIDE FRI 24 - SAT 25 APRIL STAR PARTIES. Amateur astronomers, students & the general public to observe spring sky, such as the galaxies in the Coma-Virgo Cluster, planetary nebulae & star clusters. Weather permitting. Wagman Observatory. April 24-25, 8:10 p.m. Deer Lakes Park, Tarentum. 724-224-2510. STAR PARTY. Hosted by the Amateur Astronomers Association. April 24-25, 7 p.m. Mingo Creek Park Observatory. 724-348-6150.
OTHER STUFF THU 23 AMERICA INVENTS ACT (AIA) AT TWO YEARS. Panel discussion on the America Invents Act (AIA) two years in, discussing changes & impact on the invention landscape. 5 p.m. The Engineer’s Club, Downtown. 412-261-0710. BOARD GAMES NIGHT. Fourth Thu of every month, 6 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. AN EVENING WITH ROZ CHAST. Multi-media presentation by the renowned New Yorker cartoonist & author. Hosted by Family Hospice & Palliative Care. 8 p.m. Rodef Shalom Congregation, Oakland. 412-572-8812. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH. Social, cultural club of American/ international women. Thu First Baptist Church, Oakland. iwap. pittsburgh@gmail.com. THE MANY STORIES & LAST DAYS OF THOMAS MERTON. Film screening w/ discussion by Molly Rush, Fr. Jay Geisler, Fr. Jack O’Malley & Peter Smith. 7:30 p.m. Homestead Pump House. Homestead. 412-831-3871. OAKMONT TOASTMASTERS CLUB. Speakers Sally Chopping, Sharon Anita Hill & Bonnie Artman Fox. Presented by Toastmasters. 6:30 p.m. Riverview Community Action Building, Oakmont. RENAISSANCE DANCE GUILD. Learn a variety of dances from the 15-17th centuries. Porter Hall, Room A18A. Thu, 8 p.m. Carnegie Mellon University, Oakland. 412-567-7512. WOMEN, MEN & MONEY: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE & WHY IT MATTERS. Discussion on the differences between genders & how women can assess & improve their decision-making as it relates to money. 12-1:30 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library,
Mt. Lebanon. 412-779-2331. ZEN MEDITATION. Hosted by City Dharma. Thu, 6:30-8 p.m. and Sat, 7-8:30 a.m. Church of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill. 412-965-9903.
FRI 24 21+ SCI-FI. Enjoy the Science Center, kid free, with cocktails. 6-10 p.m. Carnegie Science Center, North Side. 412-237-3400. ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S FAITH JOURNEY & OUR MINISTRY STORIES. Speaker: Ronald C. White, professor emeritus of American religious history at San Francisco Theological Seminary. 11 a.m., 2 & 4 p.m. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, East Liberty. 412-924-1345. AFRICAN DANCE CLASS. Second and Third Fri of every month and Fourth and Last Fri of every month Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Garfield. 412-924-0634. BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA TUBERCULOSIS CONFERENCE. Several speakers will present information about latent TB & treatment, TB & HIV
is transforming a favela named Candeal. Part of Sembene Film Festival. 6 p.m. Carnegie Library, Homewood. 412-204-7291. MULTIGRAIN WHISKEY RELEASE. Mill your own grain, drink whiskey, & eat food from local bakeries. 6 p.m. Wigle Whiskey, Strip District. 412-224-2827.
FRI 24 - SAT 25 BREWSKI FESTIVAL. Beer tasting, live music & food. 8-11 p.m. and Sat., April 25, 7-10 p.m. Seven Springs. 814-352-7777.
SAT 25 BUTLER PARANORMAL CONFERENCE. Guest speakers, vendors, book signings, raffles, more. 10 a.m.7 p.m. Tanglewood Event Center, Butler. 724-287-0021. COLA TASTING. Taste a variety of classic sodas from small companies. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Village Candy, Sewickley. 412-741-1490. THE KING OF THE CAGE. Mixed Martial Arts event & fights. 7:30 p.m. Meadows Casino, Washington. 724-503-1200.
[VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY]
TAIL WAGGIN’ TUTORS
Shaler North Hills Library is seeking canine volunteers for its Tail Waggin’ Tutors Program. Certified therapy dogs are needed to serve as listeners for children who want to practice reading in a low-risk and non-judgmental environment. Tutoring sessions are held on the last Saturday of every month from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Contact Caroline Hogan at 412-536-1057 for more information.
co-infection & screening for TB. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Pittsburgh Athletic Association, Oakland. 724-772-1180. EMERGING PHILANTHROPY CONFERENCE. Keynote Speaker, Gail Perry, MBA, CFRE. 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Hilton Garden Inn, Canonsburg. 412-694-4250. FRIDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE. A social, traditional American dance. No partner needed, beginners welcome, lesson at 7:30. Fri, 8 p.m. Swisshelm Park Community Center, Swissvale. 412-945-0554. LADIES WHO NETWORK. Business networking mixer focused on women-owned business. 6-10 p.m. Hosanna House, Wilkinsburg. 412-723-2414. “THE MIRACLE OF CANDEAL” SCREENING. Jazz legend Bebo Valdez fulfills a life-long dream to find his African roots in Bahia, Brasil & finds Carlinhos Brown & the school he founded that
PITTSBURGH THUNDERBIRDS PROFESSIONAL ULTIMATE FRISBEE. The Thunderbirds are a new team in the American Ultimate Disc League & are competing against Cincinnati. 7 p.m. Cupples Stadium, South Side. 330-979-9347. THE REBELLIOUS LIFE OF MRS. ROSA PARKS. Jeanne Theoharis will give the Margaret Morrison Distinguished Lecture in Women’s History on Rosa Parks. Baker Hall’s Giant Eagle Auditorium. 4 p.m. Carnegie Mellon University, Oakland. 412-268-2000. SOUTH HILLS SCRABBLE CLUB. Free Scrabble games, all levels. Sat, 1-3 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. SWING CITY. Learn & practice swing dancing skills w/ the Jim Adler Band. Sat, 8 p.m. Wightman School, Squirrel Hill. 412-759-1569. THINK SPRING FOUR SEASONS BREW TOUR. Visit Four Seasons