Noir Classics with the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club: 'Out of the Past'
2023-10-18 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | PA
Join the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club for a four-part series of film noir classics! Note that this screening will take place in the downstairs Studio.

Tonight, we’ll screen Out of the Past (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur. Robert Mitchum stars as Jeff Bailey, a former PI whose past catches up with him when his old partner Whit (Kirk Douglas) tracks him down. With Jane Greer as Kathie Moffat.

Join us for the rest of the series!

Wednesday, November 1 – Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. To register, please click here.

The Pittsburgh Savoyards present Iolanthe
2023-10-20 19:30 - 2023-10-22 20:30 | PA
October 13 – 22, 2023Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm | Sundays at 2:30 pm

Gilbert & Sullivan’s Iolanthe (originally produced in 1882) presents a conflict between two very different worlds.On the one hand, we have the world of the immortal fairies – all female, somewhat trippy and chaotic, and ruled by a queen; on the other, we have the world of British parliamentary peers – all male, stodgy and precise, and subject to the law as interpreted by the Lord Chancellor. The opera presents a political satire wrapped around a love story: the fairy Iolanthe’s half human son Strephon loves the Lord Chancellor’s ward Phyllis, but the Lord Chancellor wishes to marry her to a peer. The fairies come to Strephon’s aid, install him in parliament, and cast a spell on the other members of parliament to make them pass any law Strephon proposes. The plot winds up as you’d expect, with the lovers reunited. Along the way, we get any number of satirical digs at the British system of law and government.

Music Director – Guy RussoStage Director – Michael McFade

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Know Your News! Hands-On with Media Literacy
2023-10-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
The 2024 election cycle is just around the corner, and that means news! We understand the world and make important choices based on the news we consume – but how do we know whether it’s really true?

Tonight, join professional journalists Alex Popichak and Nicole Pampena for an hands-on guide to understanding the news. How do journalists confirm that their facts are accurate? How can you recognize fake news, biased opinions, and deliberate misinformation? We’ll take a look at several real examples of true, fake, and biased news to test our news acumen.

Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Please click here to register.

Virtual Museum Spotlight: David Bradford House & Whiskey Rebellion Education Center
2023-10-25 17:00 - 18:00 | PA
David Bradford was a successful lawyer, businessman and Deputy Attorney General of Washington County. His home was an architectural showpiece of the time, and the Bradford family lived in the house from 1788 to 1794. However, their residence was cut short because of David’s leadership role in the Whiskey Rebellion, an uprising of farmers and distillers in western Pennsylvania who opposed a whiskey tax enacted by the federal government. When 13,000 troops were sent to end the protest, David fled south to present-day Louisiana to avoid being arrested.

At this virtual program, Board President and Education Committee Member Denise Cummins will delve into David Bradford’s background and highlight the history of the site, including what you may see during your visit. Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions and learn more! Registration is required. Click here to register!

This virtual program is part of a series promoting the Experience Kits initiative at select public libraries and is sponsored by the Heinz Center Affiliates Program (HCAP). With your library card, receive free admission passes for up to four people to several local museums and historical sites. Learn more here!

Pumpkins & Pajamas
2023-10-26 18:00 - 19:00 | PA
Join us for a special, spooky Halloween Storytime. Enjoy a craft and take home a mini pumpkin!

Movies in the Music Hall: Evil Dead Rise
2023-10-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join us for free films on the big screen in our luxurious Music Hall! Come in costume for this special Halloween edition!

Tonight, we present Evil Dead Rise (2023). A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable. This movie is rated R.

Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. To register, please click here.

Resonance Works presents Viardot's Cinderella
2023-10-27 19:00 - 2023-10-29 14:00 | PA
October 27 – 29, 2023Friday and Saturday at 7:00 pm | Sunday at 2:00 pmThe StudioResonance Works’ second decade kicks off the week of its 10th birthday, and what better way to celebrate than by going to a ball! Join Resonance Works in the Studio of the “Carnegie Carnegie” for the live Pittsburgh premiere of Pauline Viardot’s CINDERELLA! Each immersive performance begins with a royal soiree, complete with cocktail hour and cabaret. Then, you will be guests at Prince Charming’s ball, woven into the magic of this beloved fairy tale!

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Noir Classics with the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club: 'Sunset Boulevard'
2023-11-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club for a four-part series of film noir classics!

Tonight, we’ll screen Sunset Boulevard (1950), directed by Billy Wilder. Screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) becomes entagled with fading silent film star Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) in a black comedy often considered one of the greatest movies ever made about Hollywood.

Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. To register, please click here.

Self Watering Plants with ALCOSAN
2023-11-02 16:30 - 17:30 | PA
Children 5+ and their adults can join us for this fun program! Construct Self Watering Plants with ALCOSAN. Learn about ALCOSAN, Water Cycles, Growing Plants and more during this fun and hands on activity! This program will be in the MEZZANINE.

Space is limited and registration is required. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

Stage 62 presents Crazy for You
2023-11-09 20:00 - 2023-11-12 14:00, 2023-11-16 20:00 - 2023-11-19 14:00 | PA
November 9 – 19, 2023Thursdays – Saturdays at 8:00 pm | Sundays at 2:00 pm

A zany rich-boy-meets-hometown-girl romantic comedy, Crazy For You® tells the story of young New York banker Bobby Child, who is sent to Deadrock, Nevada, to foreclose on a rundown theatre. In Deadrock, Bobby falls for spunky Polly Baker, the theatre owner’s daughter. But Polly takes an instant dislike to the city slicker, so Bobby vows – through cunning, razzmatazz, and a hilarious case of mistaken identity – to win Polly’s heart and save the theatre. Memorable Gershwin tunes from the score include “I Got Rhythm,” “Naughty Baby,” “They Can’t Take That Away from Me,” “Embraceable You,” “But Not for Me,” “Nice Work If You Can Get It” and “Someone to Watch Over Me.”

Crazy for You is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark, a Concord Theatricals company.

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Veterans Day Ceremony
2023-11-11 13:00 | PA
The Veterans Day ceremony at the Carnegie Carnegie carries special resonance. The ACFL&MH is home to the Captain Thomas Espy Post of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). The Grand Army of the Republic was the progenitor of all veterans’ groups in this country.

Congressman Chris Deluzio will serve as the master of ceremonies for the program. Congressman Deluzio, who represents PA’s 17th District, is a United States Naval Academy graduate and Iraq War veteran, a voting rights attorney and a union organizer.

The ACFL&MH is grateful to veterans from Carnegie’s American Legion Post 82, who have been part of the Library & Music Hall’s annual ceremony since its inception. Members of the 9th PA Reserves, a Civil War living history and re-enactment group, also participates in the program. Students from Carnegie Elementary will read poem as part of the ceremony.

This brief but moving ceremony takes place rain or shine. Join us for cookies and coffee in the Lincoln Gallery. . Consider staying for our “Second Saturday Civil War Series,” moved back to 2:00 pm. to accommodate the Veterans Day ceremony. Writer, historian and educator Codie Eash will speak about Abraham Lincoln’s visit to Gettysburg, commemorating the 160th Anniversary (November 19, 1863) of his deliverance of “The Gettysburg Address.”

2nd Saturday Civil War Series: President Lincoln's Battlefield Tour at Gettysburg with Codie Eash
2023-11-11 14:00 - 17:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
In Person in the Lincoln Gallery at ACFL&MH

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Aside from the battle of July 1863, perhaps the most famous event to have ever taken place in Gettysburg was the dedication of Soldiers’ National Cemetery four-and-a-half months later, defined by the 272-word address of Abraham Lincoln. Earlier that morning, November 19, at least three eyewitnesses recalled that the president toured the battlefield, including a personal guard, a foreign ambassador, and United States Secretary of State William Seward. According to the latter, the party “visited the ground around the Seminary, and Mr. Lincoln joined in.” Join Codie Eash, Director of Education and Museum Operations at Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center, as he explores Lincoln’s battlefield trek that day.

Codie Eash earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication/Journalism in 2014 from Shippensburg University, where he also completed a minor in History. He has been part of the Seminary Ridge Museum & Education Center staff since before the institution’s opening. Prior to his current role as Director of Education and Museum Operations, he previously served as Communications Intern, Visitor Services Coordinator, and Operations Manager. In addition to Museum tours and interpretation, he lectures for National Park Service sites, historical societies, Civil War roundtables, educational groups, and other organizations. He has published articles and essays in local newspapers, regional magazines, and national history journals. Codie is a founding contributor to Pennsylvania in the Civil War, writes book reviews for Civil War Monitor, and serves on the Gettysburg Magazine editorial board.

2nd Saturday Lectures made possible by the Massey Charitable Trust

Special Storytime with Author Dylan Weiss
2023-11-15 11:30 - 12:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join us for a special storytime with Author Dylan Weiss (aka Gail Neustadt), as she shares her book Traveling Our Road. Traveling Our Road is a picture book which gently explores the topics of caregiving, illness, and love. The story was originally written for the author’s grandchildren to explain what was happening to their grandfather after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

Traveling Our Road follows character Dylan and DJ as they travel their “Road” together through his disease and her caregiving. This story explores these topics sensitively while ending with a new beginning.

This program will include a storytelling of the book and a craft! Registration is not required.

Listen Locally Downstairs with the Anton DeFade Trio and vocalist, Mariko Reid
2023-11-15 19:00 | PA
The Anton DeFade Trio tackles classic soul, jazz, and reimagined standards alongside vintage-sounding originals. This is not your stereotypical jazz band – this energetic group presents feel-good tunes!

Join us in our newly improved Studio, an intimate space with a club-vibe!Complimentary snacks. Beer and wine by donations.$15 in Advance$20 at the Door

Outside alcohol/BYOB is not permitted.

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Listen Locally Downstairs with the Alton Merrell Jazz Piano Trio
2023-11-30 19:00 | PA
We are thrilled to welcome Alton Merrell after dazzling our audience with his performance in the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra as part of the ACFL&MH Benefit this past June!World class pianist, composer, and educator, Dr. Alton Merrell’s musical artistry is a unique blend of lyrical melodies, rich harmonies, and fluid technique that spans multiple music genres. Whether performing his own compositions or commissioned to celebrate the music of legendary artists, Merrell’s rich musical interpretations take listeners on spirit-filled excursions of jazz that deeply touch the soul.Dr. Merrell’s new CD Withholding Nothing on the Grammy Award-winning MCG Jazz record label will be available for sale. The new album offers several original compositions along with new arrangements of well-known hymns in a unique blend of lyrical melodies, rich harmonies and fluid technique that spans multiple music genres – including jazz, gospel, classical, and rhythm and blues. With nods to jazz luminaries like McCoy Tyner, Fats Waller, and the jazz fusion work of Herbie Hancock, a few of Merrell’s original tunes “Alfred Blues,” “Main Street Rag,” “Expectations,” display a complex harmonic vocabulary, syncopated rhythms, blues infused melodies and a jazz fusion sound sure to leave the listener wanting more. Read more…Join us in our newly improved Studio, an intimate space with a club-vibe!Complimentary snacks. Beer and wine by donations.$15 in Advance$20 at the Door

Outside alcohol/BYOB is not permitted.

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Pittsburgh Festival Opera presents Legends in the Limelight Featuring David Crawford
2023-12-01 19:30 | PA
Pittsburgh Festival Opera brings the power of world-class performances to humanize, energize and re-define opera as an experience that is up-close and personal, approachable, and relevant to today’s audiences.

American bass-baritone David Crawford has been hailed as a “standout” by The New York Times and celebrated for his “thunderous bass-baritone” by New York Classical Review. In the 2022-2023 season, he returned to Japan to perform with the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy as Schaunard in La bohème, joined the Metropolitan Opera for their production of Dialogues des Carmélites, covered the role of The Bonze in Madama Butterfly with The Atlanta Opera, sang the role of Blitch in Susannah with Marble City Opera, and appeared as the bass soloist in both Handel’s Messiah with Nashville Symphony and Mozart’s Requiem with Knoxville Symphony, respectively. In 2023-2024, he returns to Atlanta Opera to sing Count Monterone in Rigoletto, joins the Knoxville Symphony as the bass soloist in Verdi’s Requiem, returns to Pittsburgh Festival Opera for a recital, and returns to the Metropolitan Opera, covering Zuniga in their new production of Carmen.Read more…

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Carnegie Celebrates the Season
2023-12-02 10:00 - 13:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Our annual holiday celebration is back! Join us for crafts, ornament-making, holiday caricatures and refreshments in the Studio. Visit with Santa in front of the Library’s beautiful fireplace.

The ACFL&MH is delighted to bring this collaboration with Carnegie Borough’s Carol Covi’s Children’s Events Committee back into our lovely building.

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Carnegie Performing Arts Center presents The Nutcracker
2023-12-09 19:00 - 2023-12-10 14:00, 2023-12-16 19:00 - 2023-12-17 14:00 | PA
December 9 – 17, 2023Saturdays at 7:00 pm | Sundays at 2:00 pmThe Nutcracker is the magical dream of Clara and her Nutcracker Prince as they travel through swirling snowflakes and waltzing flowers on their journey to the Candy Kingdom.

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An Evening with Dracula
2023-12-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Get ready for a hair-raising night as we bring you a free screening of the new short film Dracula The Monster (2023), directed by Chase Everette, and featuring Tod Browning’s Dracula (1931). New meets old, with Bela Lugosi’s classic depiction of Count Dracula complemented by this contemporary reimagining by an up and coming local filmmaker.

Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. To register, please click here.

"Iron Flame" Book Party
2023-12-20 17:00 - 19:00 | PA
Calling all Riders! Join the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall for a book party to celebrate the release of Iron Flame, Rebecca Yarros’s sequel to bestselling novel Fourth Wing. Our book party will feature arts and crafts, discussion, obstacle courses, and the ultimate Empyrian series trivia game.

Together, we will enter Basgiath by crossing our Parapet, conquering the Gauntlet, and win War Games!

There may be spoilers for Iron Flame included in discussion and trivia.

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Movies in the Music Hall: Barbie (2023)
2023-12-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join us for free films on the big screen in our luxurious Music Hall!

Tonight, we present Barbie (2023), directed by Greta Gerwig. When Barbie’s seemingly perfect life is upended, she must travel to the real world and find herself. Starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.

Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. To register, please click here.

Pittsburgh Festival Opera presents A Christmas to Remember featuring Greg Kunde
2023-12-22 18:30 | PA
Pittsburgh Festival Opera brings the power of world-class performances to humanize, energize and re-define opera as an experience that is up-close and personal, approachable, and relevant to today’s audiences.Regarded as one of the most accomplished singers on the international opera stage today, the American tenor Gregory Kunde appears regularly at the most prestigious opera houses around the world, working with conductors and orchestras of the highest caliber. Read more…Enjoy the signature event of the season in the Studio following the performance and featuring refreshments, fabulous food stations, auction items, silent auction, raffle, cash bar, and a very special surprise performance by everyone’s favorite jolly holiday performers. Limited availability.

$15 students with valid ID

$65 per person: concert only

$150 per person concert and Special Holiday Extravaganza

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Listen Locally: The Benacks are Back!
2023-12-27 19:30 | PA
World-class jazz musicians Benny Benack II and Benny Benack III are bringing their horns to Carnegie Carnegie Hall! Father and son have the perfect mix of old school and new school blended seamlessly.

Saxophonist Benny Benack, II is a legend in the Pittsburgh jazz scene – a musician well known for his virtuosic musicianship and charismatic audience appeal. NYC-based Benny Benack III is a third-generation Pittsburgh Jazzman. Following in the footsteps of his trumpeter/bandleader grandfather and saxophonist/clarinetist father, “BB3” is his own brand of fiery trumpet player, smooth vocalist, and showman extraordinaire.

Who better than the Benacks to honor Executive Director Maggie Forbes with a farewell concert as she retires at the close of 2023?! Join us after the concert for a reception in the Studio hosted by ACFL&MH Board of Trustees to celebrate Ms. Forbes’ tenure and the tradition of great jazz at the Carnegie Carnegie.This performance will be held in the Music Hall$50 Orchestra Reserved Seating$35 Balcony General Seating

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Teen Gaming Day
2023-12-28 11:00 - 16:00 | PA
Game Day! Video games, board games, puzzles and more!

Ages 12-18 can join us for Game Day in the Studio! Stop by for one game or spend the whole day with us. You can play a round of Mario Kart on the Switch or find time to finish a game of Monopoly. We’ll have pizza at Lunch and snacks throughout the day!

Registrations is encouraged! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

1, 2, 3 Play with Me!
2024-01-06 14:00 - 15:15 | PA
Each week, join our Children’s Librarian, Miss Sam, and a Community Based Expert as we explore Child Development through play based activities. By the end of the 5 workshops, we will have explored Early Literacy, Speech/Hearing/Language Development, Child Development, Nutrition, and Music/Movement. This is a play based program, so expect to play with your little ones! This program is entirely free of cost, but registration is required.

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Can’t make this event? That’s okay! Our next round of 1, 2, 3 Play with Me! will be Monday mornings in July!

Listen Locally Downstairs with Pete & Scott - SOLD OUT!
2024-01-11 19:00 | PA
We’re kicking off 2024 with a Carnegie Carnegie favorite! Guitar and keyboard duo deliver a lively evening of pop & rock covers along with original works.Lead vocalist and guitar player Pete Hewlett landed his first recording contract with Phillips Mercury Records when he was 16. He went on to tour and record with the likes of Carly Simon, Billy Joel, Elton John and Amy Grant

On keyboards and vocals, Scott Anderson is an Emmy Award-winning composer, music director and producer. His 2006 Emmy was for composing the score for the documentary “From Pittsburgh to Poland: Lessons from the Holocaust.”Scott and Pete both won Emmys for their work on WQED’s “Live from Studio A: American Standards.”Our intimate Studio setting is a fantastic place to enjoy a beer, possibly hear a story or two from Scott and Pete’s travels, and of course, hear some terrific music!Complimentary snacks. Beer and wine by donation.Doors open at 6:30 pm || Concert begins at 7:00 pm$20 in Advance

Outside alcohol/BYOB is not permitted.All ticket sales are final.

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Celebrate the Festival of Pongal!
2024-01-13 10:00 - 12:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join us for a celebration with fun and interactive story-telling and multi-cultural activities celebrating the Tamil Heritage Month and the Tamil Harvest & Thanksgiving Festival of Pongal (also celebrated as Sankaranti, Lohri, and Bihu in different parts of India). Pongal is when families, friends, and communities come together, expressing gratitude for nature, agriculture, and the bountiful harvest and sharing in special traditional foods, art, rituals, and games embracing the indigenous Tamil practices. Tamil people can trace their ancestry to the state of Tamil Nadu in Southern India and Ealam (Sri Lanka). The Tamil diaspora around the world includes large Tamil populations in 29 other countries including the USA with Tamil as one of their offical languages such as in Singapore.

Our Pongal celebration will feature a talk about this vibrant tradition; delicious examples of customary foods; a live dance performance by Nandanik Dance Troupe; a visit from Persis Naumann, founder of Kelir Books; and an opportunity to create beautiful Rangoli designs on canvas with Priya Arts.

Everyone is welcome to celebrate Pongal. People from many races, religions, classes, and castes celebrate the festival. Even though communities integrate their religious practices, it is not a religious festival. It is also intergenerational – from elders to young children, everyone has a place in the festival. So, gather your family and friends and come celebrate Pongal O Pongal with us!

All ages are welcome! Cultural story & art date with your child; cultural story & art date with your inner-child!

Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Please click here to register!

2nd Saturday Civil War Series: Civil War Musicians in Camp & Field with Patrick Jones
2024-01-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
In Person in the Studio at ACFL&MH

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Martial music played a vital role in Civil War armies. Basic daily activities – from when to wake up, go to sleep, and when to eat, were determined by some fifty short pieces of fife and drum music heard each day in camp. Music also served as a critical component of moving troops across a battlefield, alerting men when to charge the enemy or retreat from the field.

In this discussion, historian Patrick Jones will discuss the use of fifes and drums during the Civil War, as well as drum construction and makers. Patrick will also have original drums on hand for viewing, and will demonstrate calls and music of the period.

Patrick Jones is a member of the Camp Chase Fifes & Drums where he has studied and transcribed percussion notation from various historical fife and drum manuals. He has served primarily as Drum Sergeant for the past ten years. Along with Camp Chase, he also performs with, and instructs, the Fort Pitt Fife and Drum Corps.

Restoring historic drums, and building authentic reproductions, is also a passion of his. Through his website Rudiments & Rope, Patrick provides educational information about historical drums and their makers.

Patrick has taught 5th grade for 19 years at the Upper St. Clair School District, where for 14 years he also instructed the high school drumline.

2nd Saturday Lectures made possible by the Massey Charitable Trust
