Neighbors - we invite you to join us for the following free events in April/May at Pittsburgh Seminary: April 24, 8:00 p.m. Free Folk Inspirations Concert. Six local and talented musicians will present Folk Inspirations. Devin Arrington (violin), David Bennett (cello), Faye D'Ippolito (piano), Yang Jin (pipa), Mimi Jong (erhu), and Anna Singer (vocal) will perform works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Joachim Stutschewsky, Ricky Ian Gordon, John Williams, and Antonin Dvorak, plus Chinese folk songs. A free-will offering will be collected for student scholarships. May 1, Free Lectures Schaff Memorial Lectures<https://www.pts.edu/Schaff-2019>: 4:30 p.m. "Love Takes Practice: Christian Formation and the Power of Habit" and 7:30 p.m. "Our 'Godfather Problem': When Christian Practices Deform" with Dr. James K.A. Smith, professor of philosophy at Calvin College, award-winning author and widely-traveled speaker. May 6, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Free Presentation: Racism and the Church: A Conversation with Daniel Hill and Todd Allen<https://www.pts.edu/DanielHill-2019>. Join us for a discussion between Drs Hill and Allen about racism and the church. Dr. Hill's book, White Awake, will be on sale before the lecture and there will be a book signing after the presentation ends. All who attend are welcome to join us for a reception after the evening's program to continue conversations with fellow attendees. May 9, 7:30 p.m. Free Archaeology Lecture: The Jewish Diaspora in Persian Egypt<https://www.pts.edu/Archaeology-Lectures>. Join us to hear Prof. Karel van der Toorn, University of Amsterdam, tell the story of the Jews who lived on southern Egypt's Elephantine Island in the fifth century BCE. A recently translated papyrus throws new light on their history. May 13, 7:00 p.m. Free Lecture/Book Signing Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor: Why an Israeli Writer Reached Out to Palestinians and What He Heard in Response<https://www.pts.edu/YKH> with Yossi Klein Halevi, author and senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. We hope to see you on campus! Robin Menard rmenard@pts.edu<mailto:rmenard@pts.edu> Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 616 North Highland Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15206