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[Highland Park] [Update.unionproject] TONIGHT, 7:00 pm, PEABODY HIGH POETRY SLAM AT THE UNION PROJECT!
by Justin Rothshank 17 May '06

17 May '06

www.unionproject.org - TONIGHT, 7:00 pm, PEABODY HIGH POETRY SLAM AT THE UNION PROJECT! Youth Place and the Union Project is proud to sponsor this incredible student organized and run event. Please come and support the creativity and motivation of these amazing students! You will not be disappointed! New Clay Classes Announced A new summer and fall slate of clay classes has been announced. Exciting classes include majolica classes, slip casting, wheel throwing, mug making, tile making, kiln building and more. Email Justin(a)unionproject.org for more information. Union Project has also started a “Ceramics Only” email list, for those interested in receiving regular updates regarding the clay studio. If you’re interested in joining this email list you can sign up by visiting http://unionproject.mennonite.net/mailman/listinfo/ ceramics.unionproject, or email Justin(a)unionproject.org with the words “ceramics email subscription” in the subject line. Stained Glass Classes Continue in June "I think the whole concept of the Union Project is terrific! (I wish I had thought of it)...You have salvaged an entire neighborhood; and that is quite astounding!" --Michael from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri Union Project stained glass classes are becoming more and more popular for our out of state visitors! Union Project has welcomed class members from Washington State, New York, Illinois, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, West Virginia, and of course Pennsylvania. Class #6SGC is on June 2-4. Contact Justin(a)unionproject.org or call 412-363-4550 x 2 to register for this class. "The class was fantastic. Well organized, well equipped, highly motivated and competent instruction, well-chosen classmates, inspiring setting, great lunch...I kept one of the rubbings and a couple of small pieces of lead from the project as souvenirs. Still have them and treasure them." --Paul from Seattle, Washington Union Project needs a truck Do you have a pickup truck, minivan, cargo van, or other vehicle capable of hauling building materials? Union Project needs is in need of a vehicle, and would welcome this as a donation. We can provide you with a tax receipt and a donation acknowledgement in return. Please contact Justin(a)unionproject.org or call 412-363-4550x2 if you have a vehicle to donate. Party @ Union Project! Join a new Renaissance! In the spirit of the 1920's Harlem Renaissance - where innovation, creativity and culture spurred social change and equality - join the Union Project as we host a 'Rent Party'! In the 1920s, Harlem artists would hold parties with live music, food and drink and would pay their rent with admission earned at the door! The Union Project has recently purchased its building and has a new mortgage to pay off, so come to our Rent Party on Saturday, June 3 to enjoy and support the diverse East End Renaissance of art, culture and community! Artists: Omega Love and Christian Dillingham Trio (Jazz, Soul & Blues); Peabody High School Visual Art & Union Project Artists; Silent Auction; Food & Drink; Dress: 1920's encouraged; 7 PM to 10 PM; Sliding Scale of $10-$50. Contact jess(a)unionproject.org for more information. Tickets available online at www.unionproject.org or at the door The Party Weekend Schedule: 6/2: First Friday Union Hour 6 - 8 PM 6/3: Homegrown Saturdays Art & Farmers Market kickoff 10 AM - 2 PM 6/3: Saturday evening “Rent Party” in the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance 7 PM - 10 PM 6:4 Highland Park Yard Sale with benefit shopping at UP! Intern/Volunteer Job Opportunity Union Project is in need of a marketing intern. This intern will work primarily in conducting market research and analysis for current and upcoming Union Project social enterprises. Intern must have basic computer skills including experience with Microsoft office, Internet, and writing skills. This position is great for a college or graduate student hoping to fulfill internship credits towards graduation requirements. Please contact Justin(a)unionproject.org for more information. ATTENTION ARTISTS, CREATORS, GARDENERS, ETC. We are now accepting applications for the Homegrown Saturdays vendor tables. For only a small fee you can have a 3 foot or 6 foot table to sell your arts, crafts, teas, flowers, vegetables and more! Please reserve your table now by going on line and filling out the application or emailing hilary(a)unionproject.org to have one sent to you. Union Project participating in Highland Park Yard Sale Need a good excuse to tackle the ever-popular spring-cleaning? The Union Project’s Board of Directors will participate in the Community Yard Sale on Sunday, June 4. Our goal is to raise $1,000 towards the Union Project’s catalytic community programs! Donations will be accepted starting May 1 and running up until the Friday before the sale – June 2, 2006 – at any time the Union Project is open. Receipts are available for tax purposes. Union Project cannot pick up items for donation, and will ONLY accept the following: ‧ Furniture – bookshelves, desks, chairs, tables ‧ Toys, puzzles and children’s clothing ‧ Books, DVDs, CDs and videotapes ‧ Tools and project supplies ‧ Small household appliances in working order Due to limited storage and display space, we are NOT accepting clothing or footwear. For suggestions about where to donate these items, please visit the Alliance of Nonprofit Stores’ website: www.shopans.org. Items that do not sell on the day of the sale will be donated to an ANS member store. If you have questions about donating to Union Project please email board member Abby Sandel, abbysandel(a)earthlink.net. See The Temptations, Support the Union Project On Thursday, June 15, 2006 at 8PM, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will host its 3rd Annual Community Partners Concert with guest stars The Temptations and chairperson, Max Starks! A portion of ticket sales from this incredible night goes directly to the Union Project!! The PSO donates the orchestra services, and secures corporate sponsors to underwrite out of pocket costs associated with guest artist services and concert production. Tickets will be on sale until June 1st. Please call to buy your tickets and earmark them for the Union Project by calling 412-392-4833 or ordering online http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/pghsymph.nsf/web/onstage.html. Free Grant Workshop at the Union Project A free grant workshop will be held at the Union Project on June 27 from 7-9:15 PM. Sponsored by the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area (www.riversofsteel.com) the workshop will focus on grants of interest to folk and traditional artists; cultural, arts, and heritage organizations; festival committees; traditional performing and visual arts groups; and historical societies. Grants from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Pennsylvania Humanities Council, Pennsylvania Heritage Parks Program, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and the Carnegie Library’s Foundation Center will be discussed. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Julie Throckmorton-Meunier at Rivers of Steel, (412) 464-4020 ext. 45, jthrockmorton(a)riversofsteel.com. You can donate to Union Project online by visiting https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=6211. _______________________________________________ update mailing list update(a)unionproject.org http://unionproject.mennonite.net/mailman/listinfo/update.unionproject

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[Highland Park] Tazza D'Oro says "Check out the Union Station Cafe"
by Amy Enrico 17 May '06

17 May '06

Thank you to the Union Project for providing a coffeehouse where the staff from Tazza D'Oro can hang out!!! Education fund to honor Union Project adviser Monday, May 15, 2006 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Union Project in Highland Park is contributing 5 percent of the revenue from Union Station, its new coffeehouse, to create and maintain the Amy Enrico Scholarship Fund for Entrepreneurship. The fund honors Ms. Enrico, owner of Taza d'Oro on Highland Avenue, for her service as business coach for the young entrepreneurs of Union Project. It will help employees of both the Union Project and Taza d'Oro pay for higher education. Union Station opened early this month in the former Union Baptist Church, at Stanton and Negley avenues. The Union Project has become a community meeting center and been the site of artist studios and classes since 2001, when Jessica King and Justin Rothshank, former volunteers with the Mennonite urban mission program, bought the church and began restoring it. "Amy has been helping us for years on our business plan, how to be more businesslike and more sustainable and responsible with our resources," said Ms. King. "A lot of people couldn't understand why she would help the competition, but the way she explains it to us is that when you help entrepreneurs take root in communities, growth and strength happens. She is growth-oriented, not fear-oriented, and we just wanted to find a way to thank her." Union Station will hold its grand opening the weekend of June 2. Amy Enrico Enrico's Tazza D'Oro-cafe and espresso bar 1125 N. Highland Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15206

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[Highland Park] HPCC Meeting Thursday 5/18/06
by Bob Staresinic 17 May '06

17 May '06

Hello All This Thursday, May 18th, at 7:30 pm the HPCC will hold its regular meeting at St Andrews Church. We will have a program this month, on the building of the Super Playground. That is the big wooden playground at the Reservoir. Over 15 years ago, 2 neighborhood women (Roseanne Levine and Marcia Dugan)saw the need for a playground in the Park. Since the City did not have the funds to build it, the community found a way to raise money, design and build what you see now. Come and hear the story, told by Roseanne and Marcia, of what went into getting the Super Playground built. See you Thursday. Bob

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[Highland Park] Looking for Recommendations for Someone to Tile Our Bathroom
by Will Walker 17 May '06

17 May '06

We are tiling one of our bathrooms and are looking for any good experiences that anyone in the neighborhood has had. Thanks in advance. --Will Walker

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[Highland Park] looking for an apartment for a summer intern
by christopher tracey 17 May '06

17 May '06

A new intern at my employer is looking for an affordable apartment or room to rent for the summer. He will be traveling away from home several days per week. If you have an apartment or may know of any leads please drop me an email. Thanks! -Chris

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[Highland Park] Fw: IonSound Recital!!!
by Geoff Clauss 16 May '06

16 May '06

Dear HP Neighbors, If your free this Sunday night, please come to hear HP's own Peggy Yoo and other accomplished musicians of the IonSound Project. Specifics can be found below. Thank you for your support, Geoff > >IonSound Project > > > >Contemporary concert music that strives to > >Invent, engage and energize. > > > > > >Sunday, May 21, 2006 > >7:00 pm > >Bellefield Auditorium > >The Bellefield Auditorium is on entry level in Bellefield Hall, University > >of Pittsburgh, Oakland campus, located at 315 S. Bellefield Avenue, > >Pittsburgh, PA 15213. > >(across from Heinz Chapel) > > > >Peggy Yoo, Flute > >Kathleen Costello, Clarinet > >Laura Motchalov, violin > >Elisa Kohanski, cello > >Rob Frankenberry, piano > >Eliseo Rael, Percussion > > > >With Guest Artists > > > >Kate Hatmaker, Violin > > > >Jennifer Keller, Dancer and Choreographer > > > >Featuring music by > > > >Jennifer Higdon, Frederic Mompou, Paul Hindemith, Joseph Schwantner, > >Pittsburgh's Patrick Burke and > >a composition written for IonSound by Benjamin David Plesic > >(Premiere!) > > > >{Program is about one hour without intermission} > > > >Tickets available at the door > >$10 Adults > >$5 Students > >Free under 15 > >For more info, call (412) 512-8264 > > > >~Party to Follow~ > > > > > >Directions: > > > >... from the East: Cars traveling from the east via the Pennsylvania > >Turnpike (I-76) should take Exit 57 to I-376 West. From I-376 (the "Parkway > >East") take the "University of Pittsburgh/Oakland/Route 885 North" exit > >(Exit 3B) onto Bates Street. Stay on Bates until it ends at Bouquet Street, > >approximately eight-tenths of a mile. Turn left onto Bouquet, then right at > >the first light onto Forbes Avenue. Turn left onto Bellefield Ave. The > >hall will be about half a block further on the righthand side. > > > >... from the West: Cars traveling from the west via the Pennsylvania > >Turnpike (I-76) should take Exit 28 (Cranberry) and follow I-79 South to > >I-279 South. Follow I-279 to the "Veteran's Bridge" exit, then exit onto > >I-579 South. Proceed on I-579 to the "Oakland/Monroeville" exit, and then > >exit onto the Boulevard of the Allies. Continue on the Boulevard of the > >Allies for about 1 mile until you see the "Forbes Avenue" exit on your > >right.Turn left onto Bellefield Ave. The hall will be about half a block > >further on the righthand side. > > > > ... from the North: Take I-79 South to I-279 South. (You exit to the left > >off I-79.) Follow I-279 until the "Veteran's Bridge" exit onto I-579 South. > >Proceed on I-579 to the "Oakland/Monroeville" exit onto the Boulevard of > >the Allies. Continue on the Boulevard of the Allies for about 1 mile until > >you see the "Forbes Avenue" exit on your right. Turn left onto Bellefield > >Ave. The hall will be about half a block further on the righthand side. > >

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[Highland Park] Seamstress
by JMillarPgh＠aol.com 16 May '06

16 May '06

Can anyone recommend a person to alter women's clothing ? Joan Millar

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[Highland Park] Cats in the neighborhood
by JeanJon＠aol.com 15 May '06

15 May '06

We have neighbors' cats visiting our porches, which we don't like. Does anyone know of environmentally friendly ways to keep stray cats away? J&J

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[Highland Park] Pittsburgh Garden Swap
by Jessica J. Pedersen 15 May '06

15 May '06

Dear neighbors interested in Gardening -- The sixth annual Pittsburgh Garden Swap is taking place on June 3rd at the Frick Environmental Center. This is a terrific event that allows local gardening enthusiasts to recycle and trade plants, bulbs, garden art, tools, etc. If you thin out your perennials over the Memorial Day weekend, consider bringing your extra plants to the swap! Here are the details: Pittsburgh Garden Swap Saturday, June 3rd 12:00pm - 3:00pm Frick Environmental Center 2005 Beechwood Boulevard, Frick Park Admission: $3 per person Please remember - Plants should be clearly labeled and well-potted (please do not bring invasive, un-potted or bare-root plants). Complete details about the event, including sponsors and collaborators, how the swap works, tips for transplanting, and how to volunteer at the event, visit http://www.pittsburghgardenswap.blogspot.com/. Contact Information: Email: <mailto:pittsburghgardenswap@yahoo.com>pghgardenswap(a)yahoo.com Tel: (412) 422-6538 or (412)881-2538 Web: http://www.pittsburghgardenswap.blogspot.com/ Proceeds will support Frick Environmental Center programming and the Pittsburgh Garden Swap operating fund. Take care and happy gardening! Jessica Pedersen - Bryant Street Pittsburgh Garden Swap Committee

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[Highland Park] babysitter availble with experience being a cargiver to special needs children
by Geoff Clauss 14 May '06

14 May '06

Dear HP Neighbors, My daughter will be a junior this fall. For more than two years, she has volunteered at the Children's Institute in Squirrel Hill. She has assisted children there with varying degrees of needs between the ages of two to eleven. She has also participated in caregiver training sponsored by Magee Women's Hospital . I am confident that my daughter would enjoy doing general babysitting for ANY family as her schedule permits. She will be available June 12 through July 12 and August 5, until the Labor Day weekend. Thank you in advance for your consideration. References are happily provided upon request. Geoff

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