Teen Cooking Class
2023-09-07 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-14 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-21 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | PA
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is very excited to partner with the Salvation Army Chartiers Valley Service Center to offer this series of Teen Cooking Classes!This three week program is for teens ages 13-18 and is formatted to learn the basics of cooking and prepare a few dishes. For the first week, learn the basics of cooking and make a dish. The second week will expand on your knowledge from week one and add a new dish. For week three, the group will work together to make these dishes to share with local seniors. Space is limited and registration is required! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!Seniors interested in sharing a meal with our Teens on Thursday, September, 21st at 6pm should register. SENIORS REGISTER HERE!

2nd Saturday Civil War Series: American Citizen: The Civil War Writings of Capt. George A. Brooks, 46th Pennsylvania Infantry, with Benjamin E. Myers
2023-09-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
In Person in the Lincoln Gallery at ACFL&MH

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie No Account Required! Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9370579279 Meeting ID: 937 057 9279

In the spring of 1861, America was pulling apart at the seams and George Brooks’ life was in shambles. Destitute and reeling from a failed business venture and familial disagreement following a turbulent love affair, Brooks spent the years before the Civil War traveling in search of work. His wife and young son, of whom he saw little, remained at home in Harrisburg, PA. When war broke out, soldiering offered the first steady job he had held in years.

Sent off to war as a scourge to his family instead of a hero, Brooks became captain of Company D, 46th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He soon proved an admirable leader and recruiter, writing to his hometown paper in patriotic prose about his wartime experiences. Brooks chronicled his regiment’s pursuit of Stonewall Jackson in Northern Virginia in 1862, during which the Union suffered a series of devastating losses, as well as “seeing the elephant” at First Winchester, Cedar Mountain, and Antietam. American Citizen combines Brooks’ personal diary, newspaper articles, and personal correspondence to tell the story of a young man trying to balance a life left behind while leading a company of soldiers through some of the Civil War’s most studied campaigns.Benjamin E. Myers was born and raised just outside Harrisburg, PA, where an interest in local and family Civil War history found him at a young age. His research on the 46th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry has appeared in Civil War Times and Military Images magazines. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from American University and works as a web designer and developer in Washington, DC. American Citizen: The Civil War Writings of Captain George A. Brooks, 46th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, is his first book.

National Video Games Day
2023-09-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Celebrate National Video Games Day with us! Join us for a night of gaming fun, with a Smash Brothers tournament, retro consoles, smartphone party games, Roblox, and more! Enjoy snacks, learn about video game history, and meet new friends. Come game with us!

This program is intended for all ages. Registration is appreciated…please click here to register.

Stuffed Animal Sleepover!
2023-09-13 00:00 - 23:59 | PA
Join us for our first stuffed animal sleepover at the Library! Each child can drop off one lucky stuffed animal that gets to stay overnight in the Library. Drop off your stuffed animals on Wednesday before 7pm with Miss Sam, then keep an eye on social media to see all the fun the have! Pick up your stuffies on Thursday after 2pm and enjoying playing with your stuffed animals in the Library before you leave.

Refugee & Immigrant Job Fair presented by Jewish Family and Community Services (JFCS) Career Services
2023-09-13 10:00 - 13:00 | PA
Come meet with employers to learn about various employment opportunities and connect with community resources that can assist on your journey.

We encourage you to review the employers’ websites and apply to positions of interest in advance of the Job Fair and remember to bring copies of your resume!

Interpreters will be on site; transportation will be provided to and from Downtown Pittsburgh to the Job Fair.

This event is free and open to the public and open to all job seekers. Registration is encouraged, walk-ins welcomed.Please contact Shawnte Knox, Employer Relations Specialist– sknox@jfcspgh.org – with any questions.Learn more…

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Discover Medicare - copy
2023-09-16 10:30 - 12:00 | PA
Licensed Insurance Broker, Bess Adams will make it easy for everyone to understand how Medicare works and how to get the most out of it. This step-by-step presentation will cover how and when to enroll, supplemental coverage options, Rx coverage and more.No cost or obligation to attend. Reserve your seat today by phone at 1-800-800-1999 or visit www.discovermedicare.com.

Carnegie Crafters
2023-09-16 13:00 - 16:00, 2023-09-20 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-26 17:00 - 19:00 | PA
Calling all knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, and fiber artists of every kind! Come join the Carnegie Crafters! We share advice and inspiration, chat with new friends, and work on our projects in a supportive group setting.

Registration is not required – all are welcome!

Noir Classics with the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club: "Double Indemnity"
2023-09-20 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, in the comfort of our luxurious Music Hall!

Tonight, we’ll screen Double Indemnity (1944), directed by Billy Wilder. This crime thriller spins a web of seduction, deceit, and murder starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, and Edward G. Robinson.

Join us for the rest of the series!

Wednesday, October 4 – Laura (1943)

Wednesday, October 18 – Out of the Past (1947)

Wednesday, November 1 – Sunset Boulevard (1950)

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

Movies in the Music Hall: 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie'
2023-09-21 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 The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). Experience the origin story of plumber brothers Mario and Luigi as they traverse the Mushroom Kingdom to join Princess Peach in defeating the wicked King Bowser. This film is rated PG.

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

RAD Days 2023: Autumn Container Gardens with the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
2023-09-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
The Carnegie Carnegie is funded in part by the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD). Join us to celebrate the organizations that make our county so special with 2023’s RAD Days!

Join Youth Educator Sarah Levinthal of the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden for a fun, family-oriented workshop on fall planting! Learn which plants will thrive in your autumn garden – then get your hands dirty as we work together to plant a new container garden in the Library’s brand new areaway patio! All ages are welcome…please join us!

Funding for the areaway garden comes from the Gismondi VITAL Library Grant – Versatile Investment to Area Libraries. Thank you to the Gismondi Foundation for their generosity!

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

RAD Days 2023: Calliope at the Carnegie Carnegie
2023-09-23 13:00 | PA
The Carnegie Carnegie is funded in part by the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD). Join us to celebrate the organizations that make our county so special with 2023’s RAD Days!

Visit today for an open house featuring our magnificent historic building, tours of the one-of-a-kind national treasure that is the Espy Post Civil War room, and performances provided by our fellow RAD Asset, Calliope.

Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society connects people through the power of folk music and serves the community by encouraging and supporting the joy of live music, the delight of making music, and the power of sharing music.

Join us in the Studio for an afternoon of music: four short performances from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm presented by the Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle and Shapenote Singers, both projects of Calliope. These free performances are a great opportunity to introduce children to live music!1:00 Shapenote Singers1:45 Jay Micheals2:30 Craig Veltri3:15 Rich Goldman

Admission is FREE.Registration is appreciated but not required.

'Would That: Transmutation, Transformation, and Tracing the Lines of Possibility': An evening with poet Diana Khoi Nguyen
2023-09-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join poet and multimedia artist Diana Khoi Nguyen for a talk about life, grief, and poetry as a way of being in the world. Diana will share the video and poetry work she has created since the death of her brother, and discuss its evolution as her grief has progressed with time.

Diana writes:

“Would That is a project which includes poetry, drama, and multimedia work (videos, site installations), where the impulse for discovery stems from thinking about subjunctive possibility (hence ‘Would That’), a verb mood not existent in the Vietnamese language. In material practice, I return to archives: family photographs and videos, but also the archive of my parents (their family photographs and videos). These returns are recurring, like a strand woven back and forth across the warp of a tapestry. I’m interested in documenting and finding documentation of resilience and resistance between/along generations of a Vietnamese American family (in this case, my own).”

Diana Khoi Nguyen was born and raised in California. She is the author of the chaplet Unless (Belladonna*, 2019) and debut poetry collection, Ghost Of (Omnidawn Publishing, 2018). Her forthcoming second collection of poems will be published by Scribner in 2024. Currently, she teaches creative writing at Randolph College Low-Residency MFA and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh.

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

LA TI DO Productions presents PGH Hometown Talent: In My Villain Era Cabaret
2023-09-29 20:00 | PA
Hosted by LA TI DO Executive Producer Don Mike Mendoza, this month is our In My Villain Era cabaret featuring local Pittsburgh performers and featuring Katy Chmura.

Join us for a villainously good time and listen to incredible Pittsburgh talents sing their favorite villain anthems!Featuring the talents of David Carver, Courtney Harkins, and Shawn Conway.

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Kyiv Ukrainian Dance Ensemble presents I'm Ukrainian
2023-09-30 15:00 | PA
Experience 40 dancers in an exciting and colorful production! Kyiv will take the audience on a journey through the different regions of Ukraine, introducing the unique dances, music and customs of her people. Although diverse, the colorful tapestry of the Ukrainian people weaves together to create one people and one nation. Read more…

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The Fruits of Hate: A French City During the Holocaust
2023-10-02 00:00 - 2023-11-30 23:59 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Dr. David Rosenberg’s exhibit “The Fruits of Hate: A French City During the Holocaust” is open for its premiere exhibition at a public library in the United States from October 2 through November 30. Following the stories of the Jewish residents of Amiens, France during the Holocaust, this exhibit delves into questions of official, cultural, and religious Jewish identity. The use of identification cards, personal correspondence, photos, and audio recordings bring a compelling immediacy to the exhibit.

The exhibit is available for viewing in the Library’s second floor Lincoln Gallery during normal Library hours.

"The Fruits of Hate: A French City During the Holocaust" - Grand Opening
2023-10-02 12:30 - 14:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join us for the grand opening of Dr. David Rosenberg’s exhibit “The Fruits of Hate: A French City During the Holocaust,” on display in its premiere exhibition at a public library in the United States from October 2 through November 30. Following the stories of the Jewish residents of Amiens, France during the Holocaust, this exhibit delves into questions of official, cultural, and religious Jewish identity. The use of identification cards, personal correspondence, photos, and audio recordings bring a compelling immediacy to the exhibit.

Explore the exhibit, hear from Dr. Rosenberg about his research, and share in light refreshments. Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. To register, please click here.

Virtual Museum Spotlight: Meadowcroft Rock Shelter & Historic Village
2023-10-04 17:00 - 18:00 | PA
Travel back 19,000 years from the comfort of your couch! This National Historic Landmark, located in Washington County, PA, features a massive rock overhang used 19,000 years ago for shelter by the first people in North America. In addition to ancient history at the Rockshelter, visitors to Meadowcroft can also step back in time to experience rural life over the past 500 years through a series of interpretive villages, including a 16th century Eastern Woodland Indian Village, an 18th century log cabin and open-sided trading post, and a 19th century village that includes a church, one-room schoolhouse, and blacksmith shop.

At this virtual program, Dave Scofield, Executive Director of the Meadowcroft Rockshelter & Historic Village, will highlight the history of the site and 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!

Carnegie Crafters
2023-10-04 17:00 - 19:00 | PA
Calling all knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, and fiber artists of every kind! Come join the Carnegie Crafters! We share advice and inspiration, chat with new friends, and work on our projects in a supportive group setting.

Registration is not required – all are welcome!The group will meet in the Lincoln Gallery – Floor 2 – on this date.

Noir Classics with the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club: 'Laura'
2023-10-04 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 Laura (1944), directed by Otto Preminger. Detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) investigates the murder of the strangely compelling Laura (Gene Tierney), while simultaneously falling under her lingering spell.

Join us for the rest of the series!

Wednesday, October 18 – Out of the Past (1947)

Wednesday, November 1 – Sunset Boulevard (1950)

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

Listen Locally: The BGVs present An Evening of Motown & More
2023-10-06 20:00 | PA
We’re thrilled to bring the dynamic BGVs front and center on the Music Hall stage with our Listen Locally series! Delana Flowers, Katy Cotton, and Carmen Miller, known as the BGVs (Back Ground Vocals), are dynamic singers who dazzle with Motown hits and more! The BGVs perform with astounding versatility, tight harmony, and beautiful clarity.This performance will be held in the Music Hall.$25 in Advance$30 at the Door

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Visit the Captain Thomas Espy Post! Come early and tour our Civil War Room, a true national treasure. Tours will take place from 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm before the concert. Learn more here.

Virtual Museum Spotlight: Fort Ligonier
2023-10-11 17:00 - 18:00 | PA
Discover Fort Ligonier! Built in 1758 as winter quarters for soldiers, Fort Ligonier was used to house supplies of the British army and to defend the supply line crucial to the community. It was the last in a string of fortifications that stretched from Philadelphia to a new fort that became Fort Pitt. On display in the Museum is a recreated artillery train that was used to defend the fort and the remains of an 18th century powder magazine, as well as displays about a hospital ward, women’s roles at the hospital, and medical care in the British army during this time period. Plus, every year in October, the community celebrates Ft. Ligonier Days, which includes a reenactment of the October 12, 1758, battle at Ft. Ligonier!

At this virtual program, a representative from Fort Ligonier will highlight the history of the site and what you may see during your visit. Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions and learn more! Registration is required. To register, click here.

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!

Hello, Mr. Poe!
2023-10-13 18:00 - 20:00 | PA
Learn about the American Poet, Edgar Allan Poe, and explore the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death. Presented by our very own Book Fairy! This program might get spooky, so we recommend for ages 11 and over!

Registration is appreciated. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

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

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2nd Saturday Civil War Series: Dangerfield Newby's Fight for Freedom with Jon-Erik Gilot
2023-10-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
In Person in the Lincoln Gallery at ACFL&MH

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie No Account Required! Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9370579279 Meeting ID: 937 057 9279

Next to John Brown himself, perhaps the most recognizable and evocative imageof John Brown’s October 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry is the haunting portrait offormer slave turned raider Dangerfield Newby. This talk will follow Newby fromhis childhood in Virginia to his life in Ohio, death at Harpers Ferry, his legacy inpopular culture, and how the Newby Family continued Dangerfield’s fight forfreedom after his death.

Jon-Erik Gilot has worked in the field of public history for more than 15 yearsand is active in numerous historical organizations. A contributing historian at thepopular Emerging Civil War blog since 2018, his work has been published inbooks, journals, and magazines. His first book for the Emerging Civil War Series,John Brown’s Raid, was recently published by Savas Beatie Publishing.

Jon-Erik earned a degree in History from Bethany College and a Master of Library& Information Science from Kent State University. Today, he serves as Curator atthe Captain Thomas Espy Grand Army of the Republic Post in Carnegie,Pennsylvania, and works as a business archivist and records manager inWheeling, West Virginia.

Carnegie Crafters
2023-10-14 13:00 - 16:00 | PA
Calling all knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, and fiber artists of every kind! Come join the Carnegie Crafters! We share advice and inspiration, chat with new friends, and work on our projects in a supportive group setting.

Registration is not required – all are welcome!The group will meet in The Studio – Floor B – on this date.

The Pittsburgh Savoyards present Iolanthe
2023-10-14 19:30 | 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 McFaden

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