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[Highland Park] Join us for Kid's activities this Saturday at HP tree planting event!!
by Jana Finder 05 Nov '09

05 Nov '09

TO ALL HIGHLAND PARK KIDS: BE GREEN THIS SATURDAY, November 7th!! Please join us for fun tree-related kids activities at the neighborhood tree planting event this Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. Adults can help plant trees while your kids are doing fun things! Refreshments will be provided. Date: November 7 Time: 9 am Place: Corner of Stanton Ave and Mellon (come to the kids table!) Rain or shine Kids activities: Plant spring flower bulbs in the tree holes!! Wear clothes that can get dirty and sneakers Learn all about trees and animals that live in them by doing fun worksheets and puzzles! A local tree expert will talk to us about why we are planting trees, etc. We'll give you a tree identification guide and learn how to identify different tree species!! We'll do leaf rubbing drawings! Take home a dogwood tree seedling to plant in your own yard! BE THERE OR BE SQUARE: THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST OUTDOOR KIDS ACTIVITY FOR THE SEASON...VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME. WE'LL NEED ASSISTANTS TO HELP THE KIDS WITH THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES & to help serve refreshments. Please note there are limited numbers of tree guides & seedlings to give away so it's 1st come, 1st served! HPCC CHILDREN'S COMMITTEE. Event flier attached below for printing/ copying/handing out. Thank you!!

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[Highland Park] School Choice Fair- Helping Parents Pick the Best School
by joseph breems 05 Nov '09

05 Nov '09

Parents, guardians, and community leaders who are seeking information that will aid in the selection of the best school for their children for the upcoming 2010/2011 school year should attend the School Choice Fair. Representatives from 35 public, charter, cyber, and parochial schools will be attendance. The schools will share information on each educational institution's mission, academic levels, classroom sizes, school safety record, after-school programming, transportation, financial aid. etc. Information on how to apply along with application deadlines will also be shared. Sponsored by the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation. The School Choice Fair will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the St. Lawrence O'Toole Activity Center, 140 N. Atlantic Avenue (Garfield). For more info call Joseph Breems at 412-441-9833.

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[Highland Park] brand new flat screen TV for sale
by E Zimmerman 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

Hey neighbors, My husband won this LG 32" Flat Screen High-Def TV (720p) last week at a conference he attended, and we have no use for it. Online reviews give it 4.5 out of 5 stars. It sells anywhere from $450 (current Best Buy sale price) to $550 (suggested retail price). But we're selling it for $400 -- in the box, never been used. LG website http://www.lge.com/us/tv-audio-video/televisions/LG-lcd-tv-32LH20.jsp Best Buy website http://www.bestbuy.com/site/LG+-+32%22+Class+/+720p+/+60Hz+/+LCD+HDTV/92446… Please email if interested. Thanks. Erin

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[Highland Park] Evensong Reminder
by Bruce Robison 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Highland Park First Thursday Evensong, November 5, 8 p.m. In the Octave of All Saints Service: Stanford, in C major Responses: William Smith of Durham Anthem: "Give Us the Wings of Faith," by Ernest Bullock The Choir of St. Andrew's Church, Peter J. Luley, Organist and Choir Master Recital follows: Sr. Marie Agatha Ozah, soprano, in a Recital of Nigerian Art Songs, including one by St. Andrew's Assistant Organist and Composer in Residence, Ayo Oluranti, who will accompany the program. Festive reception in Brooks Hall after: all welcome! BruceR http://www.standrewspgh.org http://revbmrobison.blogspot.com/

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[Highland Park] Youth Ceramics Classes @Union Project begin THIS SATURDAY!
by Union Project Studio 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

Looking for different kind of class for your child? Would your children enjoy being creative and getting their hand muddy? This is a great chance for your child to make some unique gifts for the holidays while learning clay construction techniques. There are still spots left in the Youth Clay Class that begins *THIS Saturday from 9-11am*. Sign up now online at www.unionproject.org/ceramics. Or, get some exercise this *Monday, Nov 9 at 6pm* at Union Project's Zumba class, happening the same time as the Squirt Clay Class. Drop your child off in the ceramics studio and go upstairs for some exercise dance with Gwen! -- Arts Liaison Union Project 801 N. Negley Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412.363.4550 ext 22

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[Highland Park] missingcat2
by Lark Roberts 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

Hello again, I've been notified by a few thoughtful people that my picture didn't make it into my previous post. My cat is still missing, but hopefully this time the picture will come through. Thank you to all that have replied, -Lark

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[Highland Park] Graffiti update
by Brown, Morton 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

Dear Friends, I am writing today to update you on the plans to remove the graffiti on the Highland Park sculptures. I have spoken to three art conservators and have coordinated a cleaning method with City Graffiti Busters. Graffiti Busters has had some employees out sick this week, but will place a high priority on this particular problem as it has offensive messages and is on City artwork. Graffiti Busters and I will meet onsite early next week and make some removal tests with subsequent cleaning. Please remember that if you see graffiti on any City artworks, please call 311 or my office directly. If you see graffiti on other public (City) property, please call 911 and 311 (311 will reach City's Graffiti Busters and is the preferred method of notification). If you experience graffiti on your (private) property, please call 911, take pictures, then clean yourself or call 311 for Graffiti Busters. Thanks again Morton Brown Public Art Manager Department of City Planning 200 Ross Street, 4th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 morton.brown(a)city.pittsburgh.pa.us office: 412.255.8996 cell: 412.901.1546

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[Highland Park] Unblurred: Friday, November 6
by Sarah DiLeo 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

Come and explore the nearby Penn Avenue Arts District this Friday for Unblurred! Hope you can join us! Unblurred: Friday, November 6 5PM-7PM | BRILLOBOX - 4104 PENN AVE. SOFT ROCK HAPPY HOUR Come start your art-world wanderings listening to the smooth sounds of soft rock. $2 domestic bottle specials, $3 well drinks specials. http://www.brillobox.net/ 6PM-8:30PM | WALDORF SCHOOL OF PITTSBURGH - 201 S. WINEBIDDLE ST. SIT & KNIT! Feel free to stop by during these hours to knit, crochet, and socialize with members of our community and early childhood faculty. Adults and children (with knitting experience) welcome! Held in our school’s Morning Garden classroom. www.waldorfpittsburgh.org 6PM-9PM | ARTica GALLERY - 5110 PENN AVE. COOL STUFF FOR HAPPIER HOLIDAYS! If finding the odd, the cool or the whimsical is just your holiday game, ARTica is your one-stop shop for the gift-giving season. Lamps, mirrors, chairs, dressers, orginal art, prints, antiques, collectibles, toys, vintage clothing jewelry and other unique items abound in Penn Avenue's "Seinfeld" gallery! Allso Enjoy a visit from our neighbor Trader Joes, bearing holiday food samples! This November.....its all about December! www.passportsart.blogspot.com. 6PM-9PM & 9PM Performance | KELLY-STRAYHORN THEATER - 5941 PENN AVE. GO EAST celebrates East End Artists with a free mix and mingle from 6 until 9pm, when choreographer Kate Watson-Wallace takes the stage with STORE, a new dance/performance art piece. Tickets for STORE range from $5 to $30. 412-363-3000, www.kelly-strayhorn.org. 6PM-9PM | PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER - 5472 PENN AVE. HOT JAM. Free open house featuring heat defying acts of art in Pittsburgh Glass Center’s state-of the-art glass studios. Explore our newest exhibition “The Return” by Sheila Klein. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 412-365-2145 ext. 201. www.pittsburghglasscenter.org. 6PM-10PM | MOST WANTED FINE ART - 5015 PENN AVE. MWFA is showing Fine Artists: Cory Bonnet and Ryan Dunmeyer. This opening will have paintings on canvas with accompanying prints, mostly of Pittsburgh by Cory. On the other wall will be photographs by world traveler and natural scientist, Ryan. These images are great for the art connoisseur on your holiday shopping list. Come see how the Penn Ave Arts Scene is the best in the country!! Grand Snafu performs at 9PM. Please search www.youtube.com/mostwantedfineart. Hours: Wed-Fri, 1pm-6pm and Sat. by appointment. mostwantedfineart(a)yahoo.com or call 412-889-7526. 7PM-9PM | DANCE ALLOY THEATER - 5530 PENN AVE. BEHIND THE CURTAIN: Pearlann Porter & Gwen Hunter Ritchie. Dance Alloy Theater continues its series voted “best cultural buy in the city.” See what goes on before the curtain goes up, as Dance Alloy opens its in-house studio to let audiences take a first glimpse at the two mainstage home season performances. Meet, greet, and ask questions with two rising artistic voices in the region: The Pillow Project’s Pearlann Porter and former LABCO director Gwen Hunter Ritchie. Enjoy a glass of wine, light appetizers, and the lively discussion that follows these exciting work-in-progress showings. Tickets $5 at the door. www.dancealloy.org. 7PM-9PM | VOLUTO COFFEE - 5467 PENN AVE. CONNECT. Alicia Fronczek will be exhibiting her series featuring watercolors, oils, and paper, executed in hues of blue and orange. This series explores the opposing and complementary aspects of the Sacral and Throat Chakras. Espresso Bar Open. 20% OFF www.volutocoffee.com. 7PM-10PM | < c > SPACE : COLLECTIVE - 4823 PENN AVE. CYCLE ON : ART + DESIGN. This November three Pittsburgh designers with a passion for cycling and fine craft bring their innovative and functional designs to the collective. In addition, artist Richard Pian displays his mixed media works on canvas. More about the designers and artists: www.cspacecollective.wordpress.com. 7PM-10PM | EDGE STUDIO - 5411 PENN AVE. URBAN RESEARCH. Winner of the Gindroz Prize and 4th year Carnegie Mellon SoArch Student Kaitlin Miciunas presents an installation of sculptural relief drawings paired with sound recording in analysis of city culture of eight prominent European cities as a product of summer travel abroad. 412-345-5005. 7PM-10PM | GARFIELD ARTWORKS - 4931 PENN AVE. EVOLUTION IN ART IX. Artwork by Charmaine Baldt, Obsolete, Elan Wojchiechowski, Matthew Holsapple, and visiting West Virginia artists Maggie Black and Chris Lively. Performances by the band Berlin Way and Media Friendly, poetry by the Langston Hughes Society, and music from DJ Ohmss. Donation requested. 412-361-2262. www.garfieldartworks.com. 7PM-10PM | IMAGEBOX - 4933 PENN AVE. WOMEN–SOUL AND BEAUTY. One man showing of creations on glass by Joseph Holtz (Hands of Holtz). These works display the beauty and dynamics of the female form. The works express the culture and diversity of the "WOMAN UNIVERSAL". "WOMEN–SOUL AND BEAUTY" portray the rising confidence and independence of the female in the twenty- first century. 7PM-10PM | IRMA FREEMAN CENTER FOR IMAGINATION - 5006 PENN AVE. THE ART OF SALVATION AND THE VISIONARY ART OF IRMA FREEMAN with refreshments and music: Brass Chariot, Duane Jones Duo and Al Zavacky. Galllery hours are Saturday, Sunday and Monday 2 - 5 pm or by appointment. 412- 924-0634. www.irmafreeman.com. 7PM-10PM | MODERNFORMATIONS GALLERY AND PERFORMANCE SPACE - 4919 PENN AVE. PIGEON PAIR. A two-person exhibition featuring the newest work of Jason Rosemeyer and Christian Breitkreutz. See how the two explore the age of innocence and what happens in it's absence: as artistic technique, as visual narrative. Jason and Christian collectively convey the purity life while not being afraid to leave an aftertaste in your mouth that might make you feel out of step with the world as you know it. Innocence is lost, can it be gained? That is a question the Pigeon Pair will consider. 412-362-0274. www.modernformations.com. 7PM-10PM | REBELLIOUS NATURE - 104 N. GRAHAM ST. ARIANNA MASON’S ART & FEEDING THE HUNGRY. Local artist and poet, Arianna Mason, shows paintings of ‘abstract organic patterns’ – “The patterns are reflections of those in my life…what I see on the outside - the inherent patterns in nature, and humanity, combined with how I feel on the inside.” Bring a donation of non-perishable food to support Pittsburgh Food Not Bombs efforts and receive 10% off at Rebellious Nature. 412-576-1883. www.rebelliousnature.com. 8PM | FORMER DON ALLEN AUTO CITY - 5315 BAUM BLVD. OPENING NIGHT QUANTUM THEATRE CANDIDE Leonard Bernstein’s musical genius combines with Voltaire’s raucous satire in Candide, a sublimely sung tale about the discovery of evil and the endurance of hope. An ensemble of twenty amazing singers and musicians perform one tour-de-force melody after another under the direction of Andres Cladera, the artistic director of the Renaissance City Men and Women’s Choirs. In typical fashion, Quantum removes the stage and presents this masterpiece in the former Don Allen Auto City on Baum Boulevard. Tickets $40 (includes post show reception at Café Sam) Tickets available by phone at 412.394.3353, or online at www.ProArtsTickets.org. Show runs through November 22, Wed.-Sat., 8 pm and Sun., 7pm. www.quantumtheatre.com. 7PM-11PM | 4800 PENN AVE. PAINTING PARTY Join artist Bob Ziller for an evening of painting for the Pittsburgh Beautification Project. Participants will paint Warhol's Flowers on chipboard, which will then be installed on abandoned/neglected buildings throughout the city. 7PM-11PM | 4810 PENN AVE. GRAND OPENING of the Penn Avenue Bookstore. 7 - 9,000 high quality books will be set up in the "gallery" room of 4810 Penn Ave. 10PM-2AM | BRILLOBOX - 4104 PENN AVE. PANDEMIC DJ DANCE PARTY Come end your art-world wanderings by getting down with the global groove sounds of Pandemic. www.brillobox.net. Saturday, November 7, 6PM-9PM | ARTica GALLERY - 5110 PENN AVE. COOL STUFF FOR HAPPIER HOLIDAYS Continues! Make ARTica your one-stop shop for the gift-giving season! Art, Antiques, Collectibles, original art, prints and many unusal items! New holiday hours: Thursday-Sunday Noon to 5 p.m. This November.....its all about December! www.passportsart.blogspot.com. Friday, November 13, 6PM-10PM | FAST>>FWD GALLERY - 3700 PENN AVE. BREATH DEEP: An Ecological Exhibition by Ross Hardy. Please join us at fast>>fwd Gallery for a solo exhibition of recent California University of Pennsylvania graduate Ross Hardy. On display will be his series of ecological themed work. fastfwdart(a)gmail.com. Unblurred is a monthly event that opens the Penn Avenue Arts District (4800-5500 Penn) for exploration by adults & children. The Penn Avenue Arts Initiative (PAAI) is a joint strategy of Bloomfield- Garfield Corporation & Friendship Development Associates to support artists in the renovation of blighted, formerly vacant buildings & in turn create an artist niche along the Penn Avenue Corridor. Submit Your News to be Included in our Newsletter Unsubscribe from this newsletter, Change Your Email Address and Manage Your Info on Our Site. **************************************** Sarah DiLeo Marketing & Communications Coordinator Friendship Development Associates, Inc. 5530 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, Pa 15206 p: 412-441-6147 x 7 f: 412-441-6149 e: sarah(a)friendship-pgh.org www.friendship-pgh.org www.pennavenuearts.org Friendship Development Associates, Inc.’s, (FDA) mission is to revitalize the Friendship area – a socially and economically diverse community – through strategic and responsible real estate development. ****************************************

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[Highland Park] Results from chimney sweep recommendations
by Nancy Trun 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

It seems that many of us are looking for a good chimney sweep but alas I got no recommendations from anyone who had used a specific company! Two companies that people have had problems with are Chimney Cricket and Executive Chimney Sweep. If anyone has any other recommendations please send them along! Here are two suggestions for chimney sweeps: our home inspector recommended Soot Seekers, 412-279-0197 There's a guy named Rick Michalec, believe he specializes in chimneys and brick work, but not sure he qualifies as a "sweep". He's doing some work on 1200 block of Heberton right now. Here is one recommendation for gas log installation: For the gas log installation, I'd recommend American Chimney and Fireplace (you can find their number on the web), and ask for Mike. He's really, really competent and knowledgeable, and ACF's prices are reasonable. I had Mike install 8 gas fireplaces in my home about 2 years ago, and so far, I've had no problems with any of them.

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[Highland Park] missing cat
by Lark Roberts 03 Nov '09

03 Nov '09

Hello All, I have been missing my cat, Sui, for about a week or two now. She has green eyes and black stripes on grey-ish fur that is short. She’s got a white/tan belly. I live near King Avenue. She is about 10-12 lbs, and doesn’t answer to her name. I’m attaching a picture, and if anyone has any information about her I’d really appreciate an email. I’ve also submitted a lost animal report to the Animal Rescue League in case anyone takes her there. Thanks, Lark Roberts wyrdwings(a)gmail.com

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