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[Highland Park] CHOP, WOK & TALK CLASSES THROUGH JANUARY & GIFT CERTIFICATES
by Dorothy Tague 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES for DECEMBER THROUGH JANUARY GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON All classes are 'hands-on' and you will prepare a complete meal for more information visit: http://www.chopwoktalk.com/<http://www.chopwoktalk.com/> or call 412-362-0679<about:blank> 12/11 Thai: Wednesday evening 6:00-9:00 PM/$65.00 tom yum spicy shrimp soup, sweet and sour pork, peanut crusted shrimp over mango salad, chicken and lychee curry, and dessert spring rolls with ice cream and a golden syrup 12/13 Date Night Dining: Friday evening 6:00-10:00 PM/$140.00 per couple/BYOB (2 seats available) mushroom bisque, sirloin steak with blackberry sauce, blue cheese soufflé, creamed spinach, grilled romaine lettuce salad with tomatoes & bacon, and baked Alaska for dessert 12/15 Vegetarian Italian: Sunday afternoon 2:00-5:00 PM/$65.00 bruschetta with white beans and cheese, lemon mascarpone gnocchi with a basil sauce, panzanella bread salad, fettuccine with sun dried tomatoes, mushrooms & artichokes, eggplant rollitini, and a seasonal fruit crostata for dessert 12/18 Chinese: Wednesday evening 6:00-9:00 PM/$65.00 egg drop soup, chicken lettuce wraps, spicy pork with black beans, carrots & green beans, mango shrimp, vegetarian fried rice, and crab rangoons with blackberry ginger sauce (gluten free except for the rangoons) 12/19 Moroccan: Thursday evening 6:00-9:00 PM/$70.00 (2 seats available) lamb kebabs, b'stila (sweet chicken and nut pie in phyllo dough), watercress salad with ruby grapefruit, avocados & pomegranates, couscous t'faya with beef in a honey raisin sauce, Mhancha (serpent shaped pastry) with almond filling, Moroccan coffee & Moroccan mint tea AVAILABLE WEEKEND PRIVATE PARTY DATES (for celebrations, get-togethers, office parties, clubs, or for just a fun night out with good friends and good food!) December: 14, 22, 26, 27, 29, 30, January: 17, 24, 25 February: 7, 16, 28 March 7, 16, 21, 28 April 6, 18, 19 There are also dates available during the week. Please call for a schedule. 412-362-0679<about:blank> FOR TEAM BUILDING EVENTS PLEASE CALL FOR A MENU SELECTIONS AND A QUOTE 1/10 Date Night Dining: Friday Evening 6:00-10:00 PM/$140.00 per couple/BYOB beer cheddar soup with homemade croutons, roast pork with chipotle apples, onion bread pudding, roasted asparagus with Parmesan cheese, spinach salad with nuts, goat cheese, pancetta & pears plus a pear tart tatin with ice cream for dessert 1/11 Date Night Dining: Saturday evening 6:00-10:00 PM/$140.00 per couple/BYOB same menu as 1/10 (2 seats available) 1/13 Vegetarian Tapas: Monday evening 6:00-9:00 PM/$70.00 patatas bravas, Manchego croquettes with a quince sauce, flatbread with onions, peppers & cheese, sautéed championes (mushrooms), orange salad with sunflower seeds, almonds, black olives & mint and Spanish rice pudding with raisin sauce 1/13 Healthy Foods For Life (Asian): Monday 11:00-2:00 PM/$40.00 General Tso's chicken, hot & sour soup, shrimp fried rice & vegetable stir fry(GF, soy free & no MSG) 1/14 Chinese: Tuesday evening 6:00-9:00 PM/$65.00 pineapple ginger chicken with almonds & broccoli, mu shu pork with Mandarin pancakes, shrimp egg rolls with peach sauce, honey beef with sesame seeds, steamed pearl meatballs with chili sauce and banana wontons with rum coconut cream sauce 1/15 Tapas & Paella: Wednesday evening 6:00-9:00 PM/$70.00 lamb skewers with a pomegranate vinaigrette, sangria, fried Mnachego cheese sandwiches with quince paste, grilled shrimp in a garlic & wine sauce, Spanish tortilla (omelet) with eggs, chorizo, potatoes & peppers, paella with chicken, chorizo & shrimp plus an orange flan for dessert 1/16 Healthy Foods For Life (Mexican) Thursday 6:00-9:00 PM/$40.00 shrimp fajitas, pumpkin and ancho chili soup, chipotle tamarind glazed pork chops with apple pico de gallo & tomato salad with queso fresco dressing & topped with Serrano ham (GF) 1/18 Date Night Dining: Saturday evening 6:00-10:00 PM/$140.00 per couple/BYOB same menu as 1/10 (2 seats available) 1/19 French Dinner Including Wine With Each Course: Sunday afternoon 2:00-5:00 PM/$80.00 bouchees (puff pastry with creamy shrimp filling), mache salad with warm brie, pistachios, honey & French baguette slices, pork tenderloin with caramelized pears in a pear brandy cream sauce, Duchess potatoes, crunchy French style green beans and crepe suzettes (orange butter sauce) for dessert 1/20 Paleo Baking: Monday evening 6:00-9:00 PM/$40.00 vanilla crepe cake with chocolate cream, black forest cupcakes, chocolate ganache banana cream pie, sundried tomato-rosemary scones and dairy free mint-chip ice cream (grain free, no starches, and some recipes are dairy free) 1/21 Moroccan: Tuesday evening 6:00-9:00 PM/$70.00 same menu as 12/19 1/23 Thai: Thursday evening 6:00-9:00 PM/$65.00 sold out 1/25 Let's Bake with Martha & Lunch: Saturday afternoon 11:00-3:00 PM/$65.00 Yukon gold cinnamon rolls, chocolate bomb cookies, peach cobbler with a bourbon caramel sauce, raspberry swirl cookies, Jamaican banana bread and cherry almond scones with a chocolate drizzle 1/25 Date Night Dining: Saturday evening 6:00-10:00 PM/$140.00 per couple/BYOB/same menu as 1/10 1/26 Dim Sum: Sunday afternoon 2:00-5:00 PM/$65.00 (6 seats available)beef sates, coconut shrimp with fig ginger sauce, pork pot stickers with chili sauce, steamed chicken dumplings with a lime cilantro sauce, crab rangoons with a blackberry sauce, pork lettuce wraps and wonton soup 1/27 Italian: Monday evening 6:00-9:00 PM/$65.00 fried polenta cakes topped with ricotta cheese and roasted tomatoes, pear & ricotta agnolotti (stuffed pasta similar to ravioli) with gorgonzola walnut sauce, antipasto salad, rosemary focaccia, cioppino (seafood stew) and limoncello tiramisu 1/28 German: Tuesday evening 6:00-9:00 PM/$65.00 homemade Bavarian pretzels with sweet mustard, Rhine sauerbraten(marinated beef pot roast) with potato dumplings, wilted lettuce salad, homemade applesauce, and a pear & cranberry Linzer torte for dessert 1/29 Healthy Foods for Life (comfort food): Wednesday 6:00-9:00 PM/$40.00 butternut squash & apple soup, beef chili, grain-free vegetarian pizza with pesto sauce, chicken meatball appetizers with sweet & sour sauce and macadamia nut brownies (GF) 1/30 Chinese New Year Celebration: Thursday 6:00-9:00 PM/$75.00/BYOB Peking duck with Mandarin pancakes, Shantung noodle soup with pork & shrimp, creamy walnut shrimp with pineapple & broccoli, hot pepper beef with cashews, snow peas & red peppers, vegetarian fried rice, salmon & mango fried spring rolls with a spicy cherry ginger sauce and coconut ice cream with caramelized Asian pears (flambéed) 1/31 Chinese New Year Celebration: Friday evening 6:00-9:00 PM/$75.00/BYOB same menu as 1/30 2/1 Chinese New Year Celebration: Saturday evening 6:00-9:00 PM/$75.00/BYOB same menu as 1/30 Thank you for participating in our classes and have a wonderful holiday season, Dorothy, Martha, Marianne & Gulzat (Instructor of Healthy Foods for Life classes) 412-362-0679<about:blank> chopwoktalk(a)msn.com<mailto:chopwoktalk@msn.com> --

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[Highland Park] Free Music Together Classes
by Karen Sloneker 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

First Notes is holding some free Music Together classes in the East End. Send an email to Karen(a)mtfirstnotes.com to let us know to expect you! . In Regent Square, Wednesday, December 4 at 10 AM at the Wilkins School Community Center (just stop by for this one - no need to RSVP) . In Regent Square, Monday, December 9 at 3:30 PM at the Wilkins School Community Center . In Shadyside, Monday, December 9 at 10 AM at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts For more information about Music Together, or to register for the Winter 2014, visit http://www.mtfirstnotes.com Hope to see you!

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[Highland Park] Holiday Shopping ...Support Local Artist
by GYPSYGAL5＠aol.com 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

Hello Highland Park Neighbors Thought I would share my holiday agenda with you in case you are looking for unusual accessories or beautiful hand woven gifts this season . If you visit any of these shops or galleries just ask for LaVerne Kemp's items, each shop has different one of a kind gifts by myself and other local artisans, have fun and support local artist!!! Thank you and Happy Holidays! LaVerne's Shows and Exhibitions for Holiday 2013 _gypsygal5(a)aol.com_ (mailto:gypsygal5@aol.com) 412 758 5667 _www.thewarpedweaver.blogspot.com_ (http://www.thewarpedweaver.blogspot.com/) Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Holiday Shop November 15 - December 29, 2013 6300 Fifth Avenue at Shady Ave Pgh. Pa 15213 Hours ...Tuesday – Wednesday 10 – 5......Thursday - Sat 10 -7.....Sunday 12 – 5 Mondays in December only 10 – 5..Closed Thanksgiving. Christmas, New Years Eve and Day Members Weekend ..December 6 – 8 15 % discount.....pittsburgharts.org … ....412 361 0873 Society for Contemporary Crafts 2100 Smallman St Pgh Pa 15222 Hours...Monday -Saturday 10 – 5...Sundays 10 – 2 thru … ._info(a)contemporarycrafts.org_ (mailto:info@contemporarycrafts.org) 412 261 7003 Craftsmans Guild of Pittsburgh Holiday Artist Market November 15 – January 6, 2013 709 Penn Avenue Gallery Gallery Hours.....Wednesday – Thursday 11 – 6.....Friday - Saturday 11 – 8 Sunday 11 – 5 Presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Department of Education and Community Engagement visit trustarts.org........412 456 6666 Sweetwater Center for the Arts December 1 – December 8, 2013 200 Broad St Sewickley Pa 15143 Hours...Monday-Thursday, 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m......Friday, 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 11 – 5. …..._info(a)sweetwaterartcenter.org_ (mailto:info@sweetwaterartcenter.org) 412 741 4005 3 G Gallery (inside the Westin Hotel) 1001 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh Pa 15222 Hours 10 – 5: Mon-Fri.......... Open late Thursday, Dec. 5 until 8:00pm. 3ggallery(a)gmail.com, 412 288 4320 9 th Annual Studio Sale / Hope Alcorn Sunday December 8 , 2013 5139 PentonRd Pittsburgh P a 15213 Hours 1 – 5 412 682 0621 Edgewood Community House Ballroom Saturday December 7 , 2013 C. C. Mellor Memorial Library 1 Pennwood Avenue Edgewood Pa 15218 Hours 10 – 4 Spinning Plates Artist Lofts Gift Gallery ...December 21 and 22, 2013 5720 Friendship Avenue Pittsburgh Pa 15206 Hours.....Saturday December 21, 9 – 9 ….Sunday December 22, 9 – 5 412 441 0194 Patricia Boutique 326 Bigham Street @ entrance to Chatham Village, (Mt. Washington ) Pittsburgh Pa 15211 _patriciaboutique(a)aol.com_ (mailto:patriciaboutique@aol.com) Hours ...Monday -Friday 10-6 ...Open until 8 Wednesdays in December Saturday 9-4 412 488 8833 Amalgamation Arts 252 S Highland Avenue Pittsburgh Pa 15206 Hours 12 – 6 …..Closed Mondays _www.amalgamationarts.com_ (http://www.amalgamationarts.com/) 412 361 1071 Mostly Mod & Artica... 5110 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh Pa Hours ...Tuesday - Saturday 12 - 6 Kelly Strayhorn Theater December 14, 2013 - Saturday December 14, 2013 5941 Penn Ave Pittsburgh Pa 15206 Hours 11 = 3 412 361 3000

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[Highland Park] looking for a crazy "Holiday sweater"
by Rachel 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

My daughter is helping to host a holiday production this weekend and is looking to find a "festive" holiday sweater. (LOL.) The LOUDER and crazier, the better. She wears a size adult small, but is willing to go baggy if needed. If you have a wild holiday sweater in your closet that you would be willing to part with (or loan her for about a week) she would be sooooo thankful! Blessings!

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[Highland Park] Entertainment Console and Bose 3-2-1
by Allison Haley 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

Hi neighbors, We are selling two items. The first is an Ikea entertainment console for $30. The height of the shelves can be adjusted and the console is an very good condition. The second item we are selling is a Bose 3-2-1 sound system. The unit is close to seven years old but the sound quality of the speakers is excellent. We are asking $170 or best offer. Pictures of each element are available upon request as is more detail up the system. Thank you! Allison Sent from my iPhone

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[Highland Park] Tazza D'Oro Extends Hours for Craft Sale
by Mavis close 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

Only 22 days til Christmas!!!! "MISTLETOE MARKET", MAY BE THE ANSWER TO YOUR SHOPPING PROBLEMS! PLEASE JOIN US AT TAZZA D'ORO FOR SNACKS, WINE AND GREAT CRAFTS by local craftspeople and artists. Where: Tazza D'Oro Cafe', N. Highland Ave. near Bryant St.When: Thursday, Dec. 5th, 2013Time: 6:00 pm-9:00 pm A barista will be on hand to sell Tazza's famous coffees and pastries.Christmas Cards, Cards with Highland Park Themes, stained glass, mosaics,jewelry, childrens "stuff", herbal soaps and lotions, framed photography and more....... Come and celebrate with us!!! Happy Holidays,Amy Enrico, Owner Tazza D'OroMavis CloseLisa Harshbargerand the rest of our great vendors.

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[Highland Park] Obama Academy Youth and Government Calendar
by pvitti＠aol.com 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

Dear Highland Park Resident/Business Owner, Please consider purchasing an advertisement to be published in a 2014 calendar supporting Obama Academy's Youth and Government Club. Each page of the calendar will feature photographs of club members as they participate in YAG activities. Your ad will appear along side these photos. For $25 you can purchase a business card sized ad which will appear on one page of the calendar; $100 for a half-page ad for one month; and for $200 you can buy a business card sized ad which will appear every month. So we can have the calendars published before January 1st, advertisements must be purchased by this Friday, December 6th. You can send me an e-mail if you are interested and a student or I will stop by your business to pick up your business card/ad. Proceeds for this fundraiser will go toward our Youth and Government Club's annual trip to Harrisburg, PA where students will participate in a four-day Model Legislative Session with students from across the state. Your advertisement will be viewed by friends and families of Highland Park and surrounding neighborhoods and will send a positive message to the community that you support our children in this educational opportunity. Thanks so much in advance for supporting the students of Obama Academy! Peter Vitti Obama Academy Youth and Government Club Sponsor pvitti1(a)pghboe.net

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[Highland Park] Dog boarding recommendations needed
by Megan Zumbrun 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

Hello! Does anyone have any recommendations for dog boarding places? We have a 75lb dog who will need overnight accommodations for 3 or 4 evenings. She is loveable but "special needs" in that she can get highly anxious and doesn't do well in cages. She also needs medication 3x a day. Any thoughts would be much appreciated! Our dog Lily thanks you! Megan

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[Highland Park] Recommendations for Pest Control Firms
by edsullivan1＠verizon.net 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

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[Highland Park] Recommendations Needed for Master Plumber for Sewer Repair
by edsullivan1＠verizon.net 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

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