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Comedies of the 1930s

Comedies of the 1930s: “It Happened One Night”

Join the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club for "Comedies of the 1930s," a special four-part series celebrating some of history's funniest flicks! Tonight: "It Happened One Night" (1934), directed by Frank Capra. When headstrong socialite Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert) winds up stranded with newspaper reporter Peter Warne (Clark Gable), the stage is set for ridiculous hijinks Read More

Book discussion group: “The Donora Death Fog: Clean Air and the Tragedy of a Pennsylvania Mill Town”

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

October 1948 saw a deadly ecological disaster befall the little mill town of Donora: a toxic smog that blanketed the town for six days and left twenty-one people dead and made hundreds more ill. Author Andy McPhee tells the fascinating story of how this tragedy came to pass, how the workers and residents of Donora Read More

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Riding a Raid: A Civil War Symposium

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

Purchase Tickets Here! The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is pleased to announce the return of our annual Civil War Symposium, slated for April 13, 2024. With galloping hooves, clanking sabers, and larger-than-life personalities, Civil War raids invoke all the romantic notions of 19th century warfare. Five dynamic historians will explore the planning, Read More

Middle Eastern Cooking

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

Join Kenana Albani for a hands-on guide to Middle Eastern cooking! Tonight's recipe will be a dish with rice and peas. No experience is necessary. Limited spots are available - please click here to register!

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Embracing Our Differences: “They Called Us Exceptional,” discussion session 1

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

Join us for community conversations about diversity & inclusion! This Spring, we're reading and discussing They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies that Raised Us by Prachi Gupta. This unflinching personal memoir examines the experience of Indian American families, exploring ideas of success, exceptionalism, and compassion. Author Celeste Ng (Little Fires Everywhere) called this book Read More

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Stage 62 presents Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown

April 19-21 & 26-28, 2024​Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM | Sundays at 2:00 PMHappiness is great musical theatre! Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang explore life's great questions as they play baseball, struggle with homework, sing songs, swoon over their crushes, and celebrate the joy of friendship. With charm, wit, and heart, You're A Good Man, Charlie Read More

Earth Day at the Carnegie Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

Join us for a day of all-ages fun as we have a blast with our fourth annual Earth Day celebration, sponsored by Landau Building Company! Come enjoy: Plus, don't miss a fascinating talk at 1:00 PM from Brian Charlton of the Donora Smog Museum about the toxic 1948 industrial smog that killed twenty people in Read More

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Comedies of the 1930s

Comedies of the 1930s: “A Night at the Opera”

Join the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club for "Comedies of the 1930s," a special four-part series celebrating some of history's funniest flicks! Tonight: "A Night at the Opera" (1935), directed by Sam Wood and Edmund Goulding. The Marx Brothers are in fine form as they scheme to bring together a pair of opera-singing lovers. Plenty of Read More

ContinuuCon 2024

ContinuuCon is an annual convention of owners and enthusiasts of the Haken Continuum Fingerboard and related Eaganmatrix-based electronic musical instruments. ContinuuCon consists of an opening reception, two days of workshops/seminars, and fellowship with Continuum and EaganMatrix enthusiasts. Musicians from around the world attend and participate. Previous iterations of ContinuuCon have taken place in Asheville (NC), Read More

Stage 62 presents You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

April 19-21 & 26-28, 2024​Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM | Sundays at 2:00 PMHappiness is great musical theatre! Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang explore life's great questions as they play baseball, struggle with homework, sing songs, swoon over their crushes, and celebrate the joy of friendship. With charm, wit, and heart, You're A Good Man, Charlie Read More

Embracing Our Differences: “They Called Us Exceptional,” discussion session 2

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

Join us for community conversations about diversity & inclusion! This Spring, we’re reading and discussing They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies that Raised Us by Prachi Gupta. This unflinching personal memoir examines the experience of Indian American families, exploring ideas of success, exceptionalism, and compassion. Author Celeste Ng (Little Fires Everywhere) called this book Read More

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Listen Locally Downstairs with Maureen Renihan

Maureen Renihan connects with audiences of all ages with her honesty through song. Evoking the charm of a bygone era, she is influenced by some of the greatest female vocalists: Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan. Joining Maureen will be Dan Bruce on guitar, Clifford Barnes on bass, and Dave Throckmorton on drums. Complimentary Read More

Knife Sharpening: Whetstone Tips, Tools, & Techniques

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

Join Dennis Snedden for a hands-on workshop on sharpening and caring for your knives! A well-sharpened edge is much safer and more effective than a dull one, and with a little guidance, anyone can learn to keep their knife edges in excellent condition. Each participant should bring two or three 5"-10" kitchen knives (non-serrated); a Read More

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Chickens in the Carnegie Carnegie!

Chickens in the Carnegie Carnegie!

Learn about the care and keeping of chickens with this special 3 week series! Patrice from Mystic Mamas will bring chickens to the Library each week as we explore the lifecycles of chicken and urban farming.  Week 1 will explore chickens in the city including urban farming and the life cycle of a chicken.  Week Read More

Musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at the Carnegie Carnegie

Get ready to be blown away by the talented musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra! Join us for a fabulous free concert in the Music Hall, where a fantastic brass quintet will take the stage. This 30-minute musical performance is perfect for the whole family to enjoy, so mark your calendars and get ready to Read More

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Comedies of the 1930s

Comedies of the 1930s: “The Thin Man”

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

Join the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club for "Comedies of the 1930s," a special four-part series celebrating some of history's funniest flicks! Tonight: "The Thin Man" (1934), directed by W.S. Van Dyke. Married detectives Nick and Nora take on the murder of an eccentric inventor's mistress in this comic murder mystery based on the novel by Read More

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Mother’s Day Sculpture Night

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

Celebrate Mother’s Day by completing a guided themed sculpture to keep or to gift. Join Selva Priya Sahadevan of Getitfromnature Arts for this family focused, hands-on workshop. Limited seats are available! Please click here to register.

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Chickens in the Carnegie Carnegie!

Chickens in the Carnegie Carnegie!

Learn about the care and keeping of chickens with this special 3 week series! Patrice from Mystic Mamas will bring chickens to the Library each week as we explore the lifecycles of chicken and urban farming.  Week 1 will explore chickens in the city including urban farming and the life cycle of a chicken.  Week Read More

2nd Saturday Civil War Series: A Civil War Road Trip of a Lifetime with John Banks

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

In Person in the Lincoln Gallery at ACFL&MHFacebook: www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie No Account Required!Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9370579279 Meeting ID: 937 057 9279 Over more than a year, John Banks crisscrossed the country, exploring battlefields, historic houses, forts, and more. He rode on the back of an ATV with his "psychotic connection" in Mississippi, went under the spell of an Read More

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Middle Eastern Cooking with Kenana

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

Note: This event will be rescheduled for June due to instructor availability - a new date will be announced here soon! Join Kenana Albani for a hands-on guide to Middle Eastern cooking! Tonight, we’ll learn to make Lahma bi Sahen, a traditional dish made with ground lamb, potato, tomato, parsley, onion, and spices. No experience Read More

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Ukulele Strum-Along

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

Come strum with us! Join Amber Rozel of Steel City Ukuleles for a free introduction to the simple, versatile instrument known as the ukulele. Learn just a few simple chords, and you'll be able to play hundreds of songs - no prior experience needed, and you don't need to own your own ukulele! Meet other Read More

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Chickens in the Carnegie Carnegie!

Chickens in the Carnegie Carnegie!

Learn about the care and keeping of chickens with this special 3 week series! Patrice from Mystic Mamas will bring chickens to the Library each week as we explore the lifecycles of chicken and urban farming.  Week 1 will explore chickens in the city including urban farming and the life cycle of a chicken.  Week Read More

Nandanik Dance Academy

Nandanik Dance Academy’s mission is to promote and popularize the classical, folk, and contemporary dances from India and to disseminate the beauty and splendor of the rich Indian spirituality, culture, and heritage.Please note the new performance time of 2:00 pm.

Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

Come celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month! This event will feature a welcome note from Kanak Iyer, President of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce Pittsburgh; remarks by Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato, Pittsburgh mayor Ed Gainey, and Representative Arvind Venkat, MD; and stories of the immigrant experience and the home countries of residents Read More

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