West Side Stories
2016-09-11 00:00 (America/New_York) | PA
Sunday, September 11, 2016 – 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Join West Side Stories for its inaugural Literary Reading Series at the historic Carnegie Carnegie!
West Side Stories is partnering with the Carnegie Salvation Army. Please bring a donation of non-expired/non-perishable food items, diapers (all sizes) or personal hygiene items.

We Remember...
2016-09-25 00:00
A 13-year-old wrote and the world listened….
A Summer Reading Experience for teens (and older).
The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is presenting a multi-disciplinary program inspired by Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl. On June 28 Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh educator Rachel Herman will launch the program with a discussion preparing readers to better understand the Diary in the context of its times. After reading the book, participants will return on July 26 to discuss the Diary with Ms. Herman and each other. Contralto Daphne Alderson (see below) will join the second discussion.
The book discussions take place at the ACFL&MH from 10:00 a.m. until noon. Light refreshments will be served. This program is free, but participants (13 and older) must pre-register. Please call 412-276-3456, x2 to register. For a downloadable flyer, click here.
Participants in the book group will receive a free copy of The Diary of a Young Girl and one complimentary ticket to:
We Remember: A Tribute to the Inner Life of Anne Frank
Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.
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This memorable concert pairs contralto Daphne Alderson and pianist Norma Meyer in their moving musical tribute to the young girl whose indomitable spirit survived and soared beyond her death in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945.
Deeply informed by Anne Frank’s remarkable and beloved Diary,as well as the eternal reverberations of the Holocaust, this carefully cultivated performance incorporates compositions by Gustav Mahler, Leo Smit, Michael Cohen, Harry Burleigh, and Pittsburgh composer Douglas Levine’s musical setting of Maya Angelou’s poem Alone.
A dessert reception with the performers follows the concert. Complimentary shuttle service will be available from the Carnegie Municipal Lot on Main Street (between Mary and Pine Streets).
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, and $5 for students.
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Listen Locally: the 115th Anniversary Season is made possible in part through the generosity of the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust of The Pittsburgh Foundation.

We Remember: A Tribute to the Inner Life of Anne Frank
2016-09-25 00:00
We Remember: A Tribute to the Inner Life of Anne Frank
Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.
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This memorable concert pairs contralto Daphne Alderson and pianist Norma Meyer in their moving musical tribute to the young girl whose indomitable spirit survived and soared beyond her death in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945.
Deeply informed by Anne Frank’s remarkable and beloved Diary,as well as the eternal reverberations of the Holocaust, this carefully cultivated performance incorporates compositions by Gustav Mahler, Leo Smit, Michael Cohen, Harry Burleigh, and Pittsburgh composer Douglas Levine’s musical setting of Maya Angelou’s poem Alone.
A dessert reception with the performers follows the concert. Complimentary shuttle service will be available from the Carnegie Municipal Lot on Main Street (between Mary and Pine Streets).
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, and $5 for students.
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Listen Locally: the 115th Anniversary Season is made possible in part through the generosity of the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust of The Pittsburgh Foundation.

To Carnegie with Love
2016-10-01 00:00
To Carnegie with Love is a musical love letter to the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall’s 115 years of service and programming. Bell’Art Ensemble has put together a program that is a journey through music’s Romantic era – Bizet, Rachmaninoff, Dvorak and Schumann. It concludes with the ultimate expression of romantic love: Tango!
To Carnegie With Love
Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
To Carnegie with Love is the ACFL&MH’s annual benefit to support the restoration and revitalization of the historic landmark Library & Music Hall.
Bell’Art (Ashley Freeburn, violin; Jack Kurutz, piano; Billie Jo Miller; piano; Raquel Winnica Young, mezzo soprano and Lenny Young, oboe) will be joined by guest artists Tracy Mortimore on double bass, Ben Bogart on bandoneon and dancers from PGHTango. Bell’Art is also collaborating with projection designer Joe Seamans to make To Carnegie with Love a truly multi-media event. Seamans work on Quantum Theater’s 2015 production of The Winter’s Tale was brilliant, unexpected and absolutely integral to the production!
The performance will be followed by an elegant after-concert supper throughout the ACFL&MH’s facility.
Tickets are $125 ($80 tax-deductible) for reserved orchestra seats and $75 ($30 tax-deductible) for open balcony seating. New curtains and rigging in for the Music Hall are making their debut with To Carnegie with Love!
There is limited on site parking at the ACFL&MH. Shuttle service is available from the free parking lot on East Main Street (across from Carnegie Coffee Company. Additional parking is available in the adjacent Dollar Store lot,)
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Pittsburgh Savoyards Trial by Jury
2016-10-07 00:00 - 2016-10-16 00:00
Pittsburgh Savoyards Start 79th Season with Bicentennial Celebration
Opera Company Puts Pittsburgh Spin on Classic Gilbert and Sullivan, Puccini
PITTSBURGH, PA – The Pittsburgh Savoyards prepare to launch a new season of topsy-turvy fun with Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury, followed by Giacomo Puccini’s opera Gianni Schicchi. The production is set to run Oct. 7-9 and 13-16, 2016 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall at 300 Beechwood Ave, Carnegie, Pa 15106. Longtime music director and conductor Guy Russo will lead the ensemble and orchestra, and stage director Jim Critchfield will bring both operas to life, giving them a fresh Pittsburgh-themed interpretation in honor of the city bicentennial. Both one-acts, the comic operas will be performed together each night as a double feature.
Adult general admission tickets will be $25 each at the box office, with discounted admission available for children, students and seniors. Those who order tickets by Oct.6 can take advantage of the special early bird discount. Local non-profit organizations have the opportunity to apply for limited blocks of free tickets to any of the performances.
Interested organizations can direct inquiries to information@pittsburghsavoyards.org or call 412-734-8476. If the number of applications exceeds the amount of available tickets, non-profits with an educational mission will take precedence.

Sebastian's Tale Book Launch
2016-10-18 00:00
Sebastian’s Tale Book Launch – Tuesday, October 18, 2016 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Book Party Launch for Sebastian’s Tale: A Skunk Tales Trilogy Book by Dylan Weiss.
Join Sebastian’s world where outlandish adventures take you on an extraordinary journey of discovery transcending time and place with appeal to readers of all ages. Come meet the author of this delightful novel and buy a signed book for yourself and those special tweens in your life.
Space is limited. If you would like to attend, please email gneustadt@comcast.net to make a reservation.
This event is Free

The Sinking of Andrea Doria
2016-10-20 00:00
The Sinking of the Andrea Doria Documentary Film Screening Thursday, October 20, 2016 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Dante Aligheri Society of Pittsburgh and Robert Morris University’s Voci Italiane present the American Premier of Andrea Doria “Are the Passengers Saved?” with Italian film director Luca Guardabascio. The movie was written and produced by Pierette Domenica Simpson and directed by Mr. Guardabascio.
The screening will be followed by a VIP reception with the Director.
Tickets range from $10 to $25 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com

American Murder Song
2016-10-21 00:00
American Murder Song, Friday October 21, 2016 | 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM
American Murder Song is multi-media production including an original collection of murder ballads set in 1816. The project uses a hybridized digital/visual/musical landscape to create an immersive event for fans. The presenters and creators Terrance Zdunich and Saar Hendelman have built a fan base around immersive live eventsl. They have decided to take the experience to a new level by bringing a project that has existed primarily in the digital space to stages. We are looking forward to bringing the show to Pittsburgh.
For more information about this production, to see video from this performance, or to purchase tickets go to www.americanmurdersong.com.

Kyiv Ukrainian Dance presents the Magic Boots
2016-10-29 00:00
Kyiv Ukrainian Dance presents the Magic Boots – Saturday, October 29, 2016 | 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
The Kyiv Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Presents The Magic Boots, a full length production of dance theater!
The 40+ dancers portray the tale of two young dancers transported back to 16th century Ukraine by a pair of magic dancing boots. Join Teodor and Vasyl as they encounter love and adventure with mischievous water nymphs, lively mountain villagers, bustling city folk, and Ukrainian kozaks. Can they locate the magic scepter that can send them back home?
The Ukrainian Market Place providing cultural items for sale and traditional foods will open at 12:00pm.
Performance time: 3:00pm
Tickets range from $12-$15
Reception with Kyiv dancers following the production. Refreshments and music provided!
Reception tickets range from $10 – free!
For ticket reservations 412-527-5359 or for more information www.kyidance.net or kyivdance@aol

Tom Roberts & The Allegheny City Ragtime Orchestra
2016-11-04 00:00
Friday, November 4, 2016 at 7:30pm
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For the final performance of its Listen Locally: 115th Anniversary Season, the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall present a landmark performance of the Allegheny City Ragtime Orchestra (ACRO)!
Tom Roberts, accomplished composer, stride pianist and musical archaeologist, will reintroduce audiences to the forgotten ragtime composers of Pittsburgh. Roberts has unearthed an extraordinary trove of hidden musical gems that will be performed for the first time in more than 100 years. George Reeg, KFW Guenther and Carl Bruno are among the Pittsburgh composers will represent this “forgotten” period of Pittsburgh musical legacy. In addition, the ACRO will perform compositions from the original orchestrations of the great composers of the ragtime era, including: Scott Joplin, James Scott, Joseph Lamb and Tom Turpin.
A dessert reception with the performers follows the concert. Complimentary shuttle service will be available from the Carnegie Municipal Lot on Main Street (between Mary and Pine Streets).
Tickets are $15 in advance, $25 at the door, and $10 for students. Complementary programming with Tom Roberts is being developed around Ragtime music and Pittsburgh’s rediscovered early jazz legacy. Stay updated on upcoming events at www.carnegiecarnegie.org
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This concert made possible by the generosity of the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust of The Pittsburgh Foundation.

The Music Man
2016-11-10 00:00 - 2016-11-20 00:00
November 10-19, 2016
This classic, family-friendly, six-time TONY Award winning musical comedy follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize–this despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall.
Music and Lyrics by Meredith Wilson ; Book by Meredith Wilson
Presented through special arrangement Music Theatre International, Inc.
Schedule:
Thu. to Sat., Nov. 10-12 and 17-19 at 8 pm
Sun. Matinees Nov. 13 and 20 at 2
Tickets:
Adults: $20, Students/Seniors: $15
Tickets are not yet released for this event. Please stay posted at www.stage62.com to purchase tickets.

they rule the world
2016-12-01 00:00
Thursday, December 1, 2017 | 7:00 – 8:00 pm

One of the most enduring poets of our time, Sam Hazo reads from his new collection, “they rule the world.” His poems muse on mortality and love and are described as “engaging, personally warm, and stylistically poised, cultured and full of concern for family and friends.” The ACFL&MH is partnering with the Pittsburgh Poetry Society to host this event.
Mr. Hazo’s reading will be in the Music Hall, and will be followed by a book signing and reception in the Lincoln Gallery.

A Very Carnegie Christmas - Jazz at Carnegie Carnegie Hall
2016-12-03 00:00
Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
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Kick off the holiday season with this fabulous concert featuring jazz great Richie Cole, an eight piece orchestra and three vocalists! Students from Carnegie Elementary School will perform the carol Richie composed just for them.
The concert introduces Richie Cole’s new CD: Richie Cole: Have Yourself an Alto Madness Christmas.
A Very Carnegie Christmas is also made possible through the generosity of Coldwell Banker, Settlements Limited and Wells Fargo Present, KeyBank and KMA Design, with additional support from Absolute Safeguard, BRN Fitness, Carnegie Coffee and Marty Kurta.
A reception with the performers follows the concert. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Children under 12 are free.Click here for tickets.

The Nutcracker
2016-12-09 00:00 - 2016-12-18 00:00
December 9-18, 2016
The Carnegie Performing Arts Center, an ACFL&MH resident company, presents The Nutcracker!
Christmas time brings the magical dream of a little girl named Clara and her handsome Nutcracker Prince. Battling an evil Rat King and sledding through swirling snowflakes are just a few of the adventures leading them to their Candy Kingdom. Join Clara and her Prince in the holiday event of the season.
Performances:
December 9-11, and 16-18. Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
Holiday concessions and raffle located in the Basement Studio before and after the event.
Tickets available at the door. $15 Adults, $12 Students and Seniors. Group rates also available, please call (412) 279-8887. www.carnegieperformingartscenter.com

The Pittsburgh Savoyards' Third Annual Winter Warmer
2017-01-21 00:00
The Pittsburgh Savoyards’ Third Annual Winter Warmer
Bunthorne’s Beatnik Bongo Bash
January 21, 2017 4 – 9 pm
Help the Pittsburgh Savoyards Banish the Cold Winter Winds!
Don’t be hollow, hollow, hollow!
Join us for our Third Annual Winter Warmer!
Food, Fun, and Wine!

A poetry contest aesthetical
Gilbert & Sullivan karaoke with Matt “Daddy O” Brown
Beats by the Lost Chord Trio
Draw a ticket and take a chance to win a prize in our super-aesthetical raffle
Wear your best beatnik/60’s garb
Mingle with the cast of Patience – coming to the stage March 3-12, 2017

Lincoln Gallery at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
Admission $25 For tickets and more information…

Cello Fury Concert
2017-01-28 00:00
Cello Fury
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The cello rock powerhouse featuring three cellists and a drummer, bring their original music to Carnegie Carnegie Hall. Their music combines the symphonic sounds of the cello with driving rock beats. Cellists Simon Cummings, Ben Muñoz and Nicole Myers along with drummer David Throckmorton unleash vitality and rhythmic drive in their music and dare to venture past classical expectations.
Connecting with artists across genres, Cello Fury has collaborated with dance companies, theater organizations, opera and orchestras as well as with rock bands and singer-songwriters.
If you heard their performance at the open house in 2015, you will want to come back for the full concert in February. We welcome Cello Fury back to Carnegie Carnegie Hall on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 7:30 PM.
Advance $18, $25 at the door, Students with ID $10. Click here to purchase tickets.

PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL
2017-02-10 00:00 - 2017-02-19 00:00
Pinkalicious the Musical
Tickets are available at Stage62.com.

Music by John Gregor ; Lyrics by Elizabeth Kann & Victoria Kann ; Book by Elizabeth Kann & Victoria KannPinkalicious can’t stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. Her pink indulgence lands her at the doctor’s office with Pinkititis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe–a dream come true for this pink-loving enthusiast. But when her hue goes too far, only Pinkalicious.
Dates:
Fri. Feb 10 and 17, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Sat. Feb 11 and 18, 2017 at 2 pm
Sun. Feb. 12 and 19, 2017 at 2 pm

Listen Locally Downstairs featuring Jessica Lee
2017-02-15 00:00
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 | 6:30 pm
Jessica Lee: Loving the Blues
Continue the Valentine’s Day Lovefest with ACFL&MH premiere of Listen Locally Downstairs, featuring jazz and blues vocalist, Guitarist Mark Strickland and guests.This Happy Hour program features jazz and blues from very local artist, Jessica Lee. Beverages available for donation.

Listen Locally Downstairs. Doors open at 6:00 PM. Performance begins at 6:30. Tickets $10 at the door.

Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait
2017-02-20 00:00
Monday, February 20, 2017 | 7:00 pm
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History Center Leader Narrates Aaron Copland’s
Lincoln Portrait
with Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra
February 20, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.

Andrew E. Masich, President and CEO of the Senator John Heinz Regional History Center takes the podium to deliver Lincoln’s memorable oratory the ACFL&MH’s annual Presidents Day concert. Copland’s stirring tribute to our 16th President concludes a concert performed by the Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra, led by Warren Davidson. Mezzo soprano Katherine Soroka joins the Orchestra to sing a selection of Copland’s Old American Songs.
A dessert reception in the Lincoln Gallery follows the performance. The Lincoln Gallery and the ACFL&MH’s rare Civil War room, the Captain Thomas Espy Post of the Grand Army of the Republic will be open on Presidents Day from 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., then again after the concert.
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, $5 children/students with I.D. Click here to purchase tickets.
Free shuttle from the parking lot on E. Main Street, opposite Carnegie Coffee Company.
Lincoln Portrait is sponsored by Dollar Bank Foundation. It is part of the Listen Locally series at the Carnegie Carnegie, which is also made possible through the generosity of the McKinney Charitable Foundation.

Pittsburgh Savoyards Present Patience
2017-03-02 00:00 - 2017-03-12 00:00
Pittsburgh Savoyards Present Patience (or Bunthorne’s Bride)
March 2-5 & 9-12, 2017
Thursday through Saturday 8:00Pm, Sunday, 2:30PM
for ticketing information please visit their website at www.pittsburghsavoyards.org

Listen Locally Downstairs featuring Henry Bachorski
2017-03-15 00:00
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 | 6:00 p.m.
Henry Bachorski: Singer/songwriter
The series continue with singer/songwriter Henry Bachorski. Henry’s been composing since grade school (a while back) and his songs are both youthful and wise. His heartfelt performance of original music brings listeners to the middle of a two-lane blacktop road with songs that offer both modern and rooted elements. If you’re not sure which way to turn, just wait for a melody to tilt its head down the road one way or the other and say, come on. Beverages available for donation.
Listen Locally Downstairs is made possible by Peoples Natural Gas. Tickets $10 at the door.

Alice in Wonderland
2017-03-17 00:00 - 2017-03-19 00:00
Carnegie Preforming Arts Center Presents Alice in Wonderland.
March Friday March 17 & Saturday March 18 at 8:00PM and Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 2:00PM
Tickets are available at the door. $15 Adults, $12 for students & Seniors
For more information visit their website at the Carnegie Performing Arts Center

Civil War Symposium
2017-03-18 00:00
Photo Courtesy: Ronn Palm’s Museum of Civil War Images, 229 Baltimore St, Gettysburg, PA 17325 — 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Co. A
ACFL&MH’s Second Civil War Symposium Takes Place March 18, 2017
The ACFL&MH’s second Civil War Symposium takes place Saturday, March 18 with an eclectic roster of speakers. The day’s programming is geared towards educators, historians and Civil War enthusiasts. Symposium speakers are: Julie Mujic, Ph.D., who holds a teaching position at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. Daniel Welch serves as a seasonal ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park, previously served as Education Programs Coordinator for the Gettysburg Foundation, and now teaches in a public school in northeast Ohio. Kristopher D. White is Co-Founder and Chief Historian for “Emerging Civil War,” and a very popular returning speaker at the ACFL&MH. Eric J. Wittenberg is a lawyer and also a Civil War historian, blogger, speaker and battlefield preservationist, who has somehow found time to write nearly 20 books.
Click here for the complete program information. Full and half day registration for the ACFL&MH’s Civil War Symposium are available. Fees are $45 and $25 respectively.
Advanced registration is required. For additional information and to register if space is still available, call Diane Klinefelter at 412-276-3456, x. 9.

Carlynton Community Arts Extravaganza
2017-03-24 00:00 - 2017-03-25 00:00
March 24, 2017 : 6:00 – 9:00 pm
March 25, 2017: 11:00am – 5:00 pm
The Carlynton Community Arts Extravaganza takes place Friday and Saturday, March 24- 25 in the ACFL&MH’s lower level Studio. The exhibit will showcase work by Carlynton artists in grades K-12. Student musicians will perform throughout the weekend as well.
More than 90 pieces will be on display in the Studio. At least 36 students will perform over the two-day event. There will be solos and duets from 5th & 6th grade instrumentalists as well as a trumpet ensemble, brass ensemble, woodwind ensemble, and percussion ensemble from the High School.
Entrance to the Arts Extravaganza is via the ramped entrance between the Library & Music Hall entrances to the facility. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. The artwork will remain in the Studio through Sunday, April 2 when the ACFL&MH is holding a special community open house that concludes with a 3:00 concert performed by Rhythm in Blue, the Air Force’s 18-piece jazz band.

the Early Mays
2017-04-01 00:00
Saturday, April 1, 2017 @ 7:30 pm
Doors open at 7:00 pm
There is no “April Fools!” about how beautifully The Early Mays combine deep country sensibilities, masterful harmonies and a sweet old-time sound.
Emily Pinkerton, Ellen Gozion and Rachel Eddy came together as a trio in 2014, earning widespread acclaim ever since. Last August, the Mays took home the Blue Ribbon for winning the Neo-Traditional Band competition at the prestigious Appalachian String Band Festival in Clifftop, West Virginia.
The Early Mays gorgeous traditional and original Appalachian-inspired songs are made for the Music Hall!

Carnegie Carnegie Open House and Rhythm in Blue, the Air Force's 18-Piece Jazz Band
2017-04-02 00:00
Sunday, April 2, 2017, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
The ACFL&MH will be showcasing all three floors of its beautiful 35,000 sq. ft. historic landmark facility with special programming.

The event will wrap up with a 3:00 p.m. performance in the Music Hall by Rhythm in Blue, the U.S. Air Force’s 18-piece jazz band.

All are welcome and all programming is free.

Rhythm in Blue’s concert will be the capstone event of an Open House (1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.) that showcases all three floors of the Library & Music Hall. “Part of what we want to do is welcome people to just come in, meet us, and discover more about all the Library has to offer,” says Library Director Diane Klinefelter, “but we have a few special things planned.” She wants to put a special push on people who don’t yet have one signing up for a Library card. “All you need is a photo I.D. with your current address or, if you’ve recently moved, a photo I.D. plus something with your current address.” Children who can write their own name are eligible for and encouraged to get their own cards, though their parents must be with them, and agree to assume responsibility for their children’s borrowing and returning.
Assistant Library Director Nate Wyrick will be on hand to help people with problems they have with their “devices” (notebooks, smartphones, kindles, etc.) and to gather information about what patrons need more help with. Tech-savvy volunteers from Carlynton will be available to assist him with that.
New Children’s & Youth Services Librarian Elizabeth Shedlock will be on hand with craft activities for pre-schoolers through middle-schoolers. Carnegie favorite Jeff Keenan will be drawing free caricatures in the Lincoln Gallery and the Espy Post will be open during throughout the Open House.
As a special treat, very local jazz ensemble (Rich Laus hails from Rennerdale) RLM Jazz will perform in the Studio from 1:15 –2:45. Art from the Carlynton Community Arts Extravaganza will still be on display in the Studio, where light refreshments will be served.

Annual Civil War Living History Weekend
2017-04-08 00:00
Saturday, April 8, 2017
“Focus on Photography”
ON-GOING EVENTS
Capt. Thomas Espy GAR Post Tours (on-going every 20 minutes – 2 nd Floor (last tour is 4:00 PM) Lincoln Gallery (on-going self-guided tours – 2 nd Floor)
Photo Antiquities Display on Civil War Photography (Library)
Co. A, 9th Pennsylvania Reserves: Drills & Camp Life (Music Hall Lawn)
SPECIAL EVENTS
John Cummings, “Gettysburg Harvest of Death” (Music Hall) 10:15 AM One of the most elusive group of Civil War battlefield photographs has been the image known as “The Harvest of Death” showing the same bodies from a near opposite angle. The group was made in the days following the battle, most probably July 6, 1863. There have been three prevailing ideas as to the precise location of this ghastly scene. Mr. Cummings will present his theory on where the picture was actually taken.
Chartiers Cemetery Tour of the GAR Civil War Section 11:30 AM –12:30 PM (Shuttle to and from cemetery – at Library steps)
Book Sale, Food & Beverages, Vendors (Studio) 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Photo Antiquities Museum, “Civil War Photography” (Music Hall) 1:00 PM Photography was still in its infancy, yet enthusiastic photographers made their way to the battlefields with burdensome cameras, glass plate negatives and caustic chemicals. The images provided posterity with a comprehensive visual record of the war and its leading figures and made a powerful impression on the populace. This talk covers the development of photography and the difficulties of the photographers who risked their lives to make a visual record of The Civil War.
Chartiers Cemetery Tour of the GAR Civil War Section 2:30 –3:30 PM (Shuttle to and from cemetery – at Library steps)
Blue Grass Concert – Fern Hollow (Music Hall) Free 5:00 PM
It is strongly recommended that the free shuttle service be utilized as there is limited parking at the Library. Continuous free shuttle service is available starting at 9:50 AM. You may park in any of the municipal parking lots for free. Shuttle pick up stop is the parking lot across from Carnegie Coffee on Main Street near One Thirty One

Listen Locally Downstairs features Maggie Johnson & Howie Alexander
2017-04-19 00:00
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 | 6:30 pm
Maggie Johnson & Howie Alexander.

The series continues with jazz vocalist and singer/songwriter Maggie Johnson and Howie Alexander, pianist. The duo teams up for a night of the best jazz standards and more. Alexander is loved locally for his joyful, soulful, and often surprising improvisations. Johnson’s unique style is often compared to jazz legend Blossom Dearie, creating the perfect blend of sultry and sweet.

Doors open at 6:00 pm. Music begins at 6:30 pm. Tickets: $10 at the door. Beverages available for donation.

Listen Locally Downstairs is made possible by Peoples Natural Gas.

Aladdin
2017-04-21 00:00 - 2017-04-23 00:00
Carnegie Performing Arts Center presents Aladdin
Friday, April 21, 2017 | 8:00 PM
Saturday April 22, 2017 | 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 23, 2017 | 2:00 PM

For ticketing information see the Carnegie Performing Arts Center

Donna Bailey & Friends
2017-05-05 00:00
Listen Locally presents Donna Bailey & Friends
An evening of amazing jazz
Friday, May 5, 2017 | 7:30 pm
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The Carnegie Carnegie celebrates its 116th anniversary with an evening of some of the region’s finest jazz musicians.
Described as being one of the most dynamic, soulful, entertaining vocalists on the jazz scene today, Donna Bailey brings a sophisticated “coolness” to jazz standards, as well as to her own compositions. Her vocal interpretations and engaging personality have earned her accolades and loyal audiences. Dr. Nelson Harrison of the Pittsburgh Jazz Network describes her as “…a delight! There are many singers on the scene today, but very few can light up a room like Donna Bailey. That’s personality… that’s entertainment.”
Donna performed for the legendary Dave Brubeck at the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild in honor of his 86th birthday, and in 2014 was inducted into Pittsburgh’s Jazz Hall of Fame.
Donna’s May 5th playlist includes selections by Cole Porter, Willie Nelson, Henry Mancini, Sammy Cahn/Gene DePaul as well as her own compositions. She is proud to be joined for this concert by jazz greats Mike Tomaro on Sax, Joe DeFazio on Piano, Jason Hollar on Bass and David Jamison on Percussion.
Doors open at 7:00 pm and show begins at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 in advance (through May 3rd) and $20 at the door. Click here to purchase tickets.
A reception in the Studio follows the performance. Beverages are available for donation. A shuttle service will be available from the parking lot on E.Main Street opposite Carnegie Coffee Company.
This program is made possible with the support of the McKinney Charitable Foundation.
