Museum Spotlight: Meadowcroft Rockshelter & Historic Village
2024-09-10 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | PA
Travel back 19,000 years from the comfort of your couch!

At this virtual program, we welcome David Scofield, Director of Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village. Learn more about the history of this amazing site and the stories behind some favorite artifacts! Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions and learn more.

About Meadowcroft:

This National Historic Landmark, located in Washington County, PA, features a massive rock overhang used 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.

Registration is required. To register, go to: https://bit.ly/474Jwxy

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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 two adults and up to six children to several local museums and historical sites. For more information, visit https://www.whitehallpubliclibrary.org/books-more-parent/books-more/museum-passes/.

2024 Museum Spotlight Lectures:

Tuesday, September 10, 2024: Meadowcroft Rockshelter & Historic Village

Tuesday, September 17, 2024: Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Tuesday, September 24, 2024: Historic Fort Steuben

Tuesday, October 8, 2024: Depreciation Lands Museum

Tuesday, October 15, 2024: Fort Ligonier

Tuesday, October 22, 2024: Braddock’s Battlefield History Center

Discovering Art from Around the World (Grades 5-8 Art Class)
2024-09-11 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-09-18 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-09-25 17:00 - 18:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Follow this link to register for this class.

Celebrate world cultures and experience a variety of mediums and art-making styles! This program is made possible through a PA Creative Communities Mini-Grant.

Kids in grades 5-8 can join us on three Wednesdays in September to create art celebrating cultures around the world.

This event will take place in the Studio (lower level) from 5-6:30 pm. Materials will be provided.

The curriculum for the 5-8th grade series will include:

September 11th – Exploring Sopocachi Street Art (Acrylic, markers, cut paper)

September 18th – Victorian Art – the Prim, Peculiar, and Picaresque (Color pencil, ink, charcoal)

September 25th – Adventures in Tapa and Batik Fibers (Kraft paper, crayons for wax resist, watercolors)

Registration is required to attend this event. Registration will be limited to 20 participants. Please note that if you register for this event, you are registering to attend all 3 Wednesday sessions.

For kids in grades K-4 who wish to participate, please view this event page for our Monday class.

Embracing Our Differences: "Killers of the Flower Moon," session 2
2024-09-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join us for community conversations about diversity & inclusion!

This Fall, we’re reading and discussing Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Gran. In the 1920s, members of the American Indian Osage Nation in Oklahoma struck it rich when oil was discovered under their lands. But a string of murders soon points to a conspiracy against the Osage people.

This second discussion session will focus mainly on chapter 15 through the end of this book.

Copies are available for checkout at the Library’s circulation desk. Pick up your copy of the book any time the Library is open!

Registration is appreciated – please click here to register.

Legal Advice
2024-09-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Sign up for a thirty minute appointment for free legal advice with attorneys from the Allegheny County Bar Foundation’s Pro Bono Center!

To request an appointment, please call us at 412-276-3456 or email evansw2@einetwork.net. Please be prepared to share your name, contact information, and the topic of your legal questions.

Dark History Pittsburgh presents Haunted Walking Tours
2024-09-13 20:00 - 2024-10-26 20:00 | PA
Every Friday & Saturday, October 13 – October 26Please note that the Friday, September 20 tour will not include a stop at Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall.

Carnegie! Where it all began. The original tour from Dark History Pittsburgh has 10 terrifying stops—all within a one-mile loop. The stories you’ll hear are all true and based on historical events.

Join Dark History Pittsburgh as their Spirit Guide takes you on a dark and macabre journey across a century of time. Gain entrance to one of the most mysterious buildings in the borough (but be prepared—we climb to the 3rd and 4th floors, which have not been inhabited in 90 years!). Tales are told by flashlight, and guests are encouraged to test the Ghost Net for any shadows crossing their path.

This tour also includes entry into the famed Library known as the “Carnegie Carnegie.” One of only three built under Andrew Carnegie’s personal supervision, this beautiful, historical building holds on to its own share of the unexplained. Flying books, shadow people, the Man in the Hat, and the Screaming Woman ~ all keep house here.

The tour ends in Carnegie’s first cemetery, hidden in plain sight, where you learn of the families who died and were buried there. Enjoy an interesting scavenger hunt as you find the Patriarch’s grave.

NOTES: You will be walking about 1 mile. We climb 3-4 stories of stairs, as some buildings are not equipped with an elevator. You will also briefly walk on/along railroad tracks.

Please wear comfortable shoes!

No pets allowed.

Unfortunately, this tour is not wheelchair accessible.

Suggested age is 12+ years

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2nd Saturday Civil War Series: Spies, Slaves, and Secrets of the Civil War with Robert Hilliard
2024-09-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, Pennsylvania, 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

Developed from research for his historical novel In Freedom’s Shadow, author Robert Hilliard will present a program on Spies, Slaves, and Secrets of the Civil War. This discussion will highlight a number of well-known, and some not so well-known operatives who served both armies during the Civil War.

The program will also cover the factors that led to a large number of spies in place throughout the war, as well as the espionage technology of the era. More specifically, the program will focus on the contributions of escaped slaves as a valued source of information to the U.S. Army, as well as active agents of intelligence-gathering who served undercover in the Confederacy.

Award-winning author Robert Hilliard has written on sports, history, and the outdoors for over three decades. Rob wrote for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and other outlets such as Pennsylvania Wildlife and Pittsburgh History Magazine.

After contributing to a Beaver County history anthology entitled Rivers of Destiny, Rob wrote his first book, A Season on the Allegheny, focusing on Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest. Rob’s first novel, the historical espionage thrilled In Freedom’s Shadow, won a 2024 International Firebird Book Award for African American Fiction, and a Spring 2024 PenCraft Book Award for Historical Fiction.

Discovering Art from Around the World (K-4th Grade Art Class)
2024-09-16 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-09-23 17:00 - 18:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Celebrate world cultures and experience a variety of mediums and art-making styles! This program is made possible through a PA Creative Communities Mini-Grant.

Follow this link to register for this program series.

Kids in grades K-4 can join us on three Mondays in September to create art celebrating cultures around the world.

This event will take place in the Studio (lower level) from 5-6:30 pm. Materials will be provided.

The curriculum for the K-4 series will include:

September 9th – An Homage to Faith Ringgold (Acrylics, cut paper, fiber)

September 16th – Discovering Tribal Masks & Masquerades (Acrylics, markers, cut paper, beads, feathers)

September 23rd – Japanese Kimono Landscape Interpretations (Crayons for wax resist, watercolor)

Registration is required to attend this event. Registration will be limited to 20 participants. Please note that if you register for this event, you are registering to attend all 3 Monday sessions.

For kids in grades 5-8 who would like to participate in this event, please register for the Wednesday classes here.

Museum Spotlight: Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
2024-09-17 17:00 - 18:00 | PA
Clang, clang, clang went the trolley…

At this virtual program, we welcome Jeanine DeBor, Director of Annual Giving & Marketing of the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. Learn more about the history of this amazing museum, find out what’s new since their 2023 renovation, and hear the stories behind a few favorite trolleys! Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions and learn more.

About Pennsylvania Trolley Museum:

The streetcar, or “trolley,” played a vital role in the growth of 20th century American cities. Because of this means of transportation, people could then live much farther from their place of work, which led to the development of the suburbs. In 1940 the Pittsburgh Electric Railway Club established a trolley museum in the Pittsburgh area, first in the eastern suburbs, and then in 1954 a site was chosen in Washington County, where the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum was established. It started with three trolleys; now there is a collection of 50 cars, over 600 members worldwide, 150 active volunteers, and over 30,000 visitors each year. The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum celebrated the opening of its new 21,000 square-foot Welcome & Education Center (“Center”) in November 2023.

Registration is required. To register, go to: https://bit.ly/3T8YDjV

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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 two adults and up to six children to several local museums and historical sites. For more information, visit https://www.whitehallpubliclibrary.org/books-more-parent/books-more/museum-passes/.

2024 Museum Spotlight Lectures:

Tuesday, September 10, 2024: Meadowcroft Rockshelter & Historic Village

Tuesday, September 17, 2024: Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Tuesday, September 24, 2024: Historic Fort Steuben

Tuesday, October 8, 2024: Depreciation Lands Museum

Tuesday, October 15, 2024: Fort Ligonier

Tuesday, October 22, 2024: Braddock’s Battlefield History Center

Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club presents: "Strangers on a Train"
2024-09-18 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 Fall series that explores the genres of drama, suspense, Western, and film noir!

Tonight: Strangers on a Train (1951), directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Farley Granger, Robert Walker, and Ruth Roman. A chance encounter between two men leads to a shocking proposal: for each one to kill someone that the other wants dead.

Don’t miss the remaining events in this series!

October 2: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

October 16: Touch of Evil (1958)

All screenings are free; donations are accepted. Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Please click here to register, or call 412-276-3456.

HiFi: An Evening of Mid-Century Sound
2024-09-20 19:00 - 23:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
You’re invited to HiFi: An Evening of Mid-Century Sound! This year’s annual benefit offers an opportunity to show your support for the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall during a one-of-a-kind evening featuring the sounds and styles of the 1950s and ’60s.

Details & Tickets

•• SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ••

**Don’t worry about parking or shuttles this year! Free valet service will be available to all HiFi guests at the main entrance of the Library & Music Hall.**

7PM – Cocktail Hour in the Library & Lobby

Doors open with signature cocktails, prosecco & hors d’oeuvres in the Library & Lobby

8PM – Concert in the Music Hall

The Half Step All Stars [Anthony Ambroso – Guitar, Jacob Pleakis – Piano, Anton DeFade – Bass, Brian Wolfe – Drums] take the stage alongside guest vocalists Kiki Sherman, Mariko Reid & Josh Verbanets

Featuring special guest MCs Daina Griffith & Jeremy Reynolds

Following Concert – After Party in the Lincoln Gallery & Studio

After the show, the party continues in the Lincoln Gallery & Studio featuring more music, food, drinks, dancing & fun opportunities to support the Library & Music Hall

**The Espy Post will also be open for tours throughout the evening.**

•• HiFi SPONSORS ••

Studio Sponsors

Dana & Susan Craig

Menard

UPMC Health Plan

Gallery Sponsors

Burns & Scalo

Connolly Steele Company

St. Clair Health

Bossa Nova Sponsors

A-Air

Baird – The Mancino Utz Group

Mary & Vashishta Bhaskar

Phil & Cheryl Boyd

CJL Engineering

Dollar Bank

Ferry Electric Company

Isabel Ford

Clare Goetz & Family

Chris & Kathy Green

Mike Hatcher & Holly Hampe

JG Drywall Co & Closet Pro

Lackner Group

Joan Massella & Craig Allen

Moretti, Moretti & Fritz

Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation

Pittsburgh Regional Transit

Pribanic & Pribanic

Rocky Bleier Construction Group

Standard Clay Company

United Safety Service

United States Steel Corporation

Jazz Sponsors

Bob’s Diner & Better Catering

Sean & Sherri Collins

The Design Alliance Architects

Enscoe Long Insurance Group

Maggie Forbes

Gail Neustadt

PNC Bank – Carnegie Branch

Rubicon Aviation Training

Joe & Lynn Smith

Szafranski-Sienicki Family

Steven Tkach

William Slater II Funeral Service

•• HiFi HOST COMMITTEE ••

Mary & Vashishta Bhaskar, Event Chairs

Sean & Sherri Collins

Dana & Susan Craig

Rachel Enck & Evan Welsh

Chris & Kathy Green

Mike Hatcher & Holly Hampe

Marissa Luznar

Joan Massella

Joe & Lynn Smith

Stella Sienicki Szafranski

•• HiFi DESIGN COMMITTEE ••

George Arnold

Barbara Johnson

Larry Scott

Thank you to this year’s event sponsors and supporters!

All event proceeds benefit the programs, events & activities of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, PA.

Museum Spotlight: Historic Fort Steuben
2024-09-24 17:00 - 18:00 | PA
Discover the fascinating story of the Ohio Valley during the 18th century!

At this virtual program, Judy Bratten, a representative of Historic Fort Steuben Visitor Center, 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!

About Historic Fort Steuben:

Historic Fort Steuben was built in 1786 by the First American Regiment for the protection of surveyors who had been sent by the Continental Congress to map the Northwest Territory. Visitors can tour the reconstructed fort to see the soldiers’ quarters, guardhouse, hospital, and commissary, as well as the Federal Land Office. Historic Fort Steuben’s many exhibits, tours, and events tell the story of the daily life of the men who helped open the territories to settlement.

Registration is required. To register, go to: https://bit.ly/3X92izE

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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 two adults and up to six children to several local museums and historical sites. For more information, visit https://www.whitehallpubliclibrary.org/books-more-parent/books-more/museum-passes/.

2024 Museum Spotlight Lectures:

Tuesday, September 10, 2024: Meadowcroft Rockshelter & Historic Village

Tuesday, September 17, 2024: Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Tuesday, September 24, 2024: Historic Fort Steuben

Tuesday, October 8, 2024: Depreciation Lands Museum

Tuesday, October 15, 2024: Fort Ligonier

Tuesday, October 22, 2024: Braddock’s Battlefield History Center

Pittsburgh Festival Opera presents "Legends in the Limelight, Featuring Csilla Boross, soprano"
2024-09-24 19:30 | PA
Pittsburgh Festival Opera welcomes some of the world’s most powerhouse voices for intimate concerts that bring opera to life for audiences right here in Pittsburgh.Hungarian born soprano, Csilla Boross, is one of the world’s leading dramatic sopranos today. She has appeared with major opera houses around the globe including The Metropolitan Opera, Hungarian State Opera, Teatro dell’opera Rome, Teatro Regio Torino, Teatro Massimo Palermo, Raveena, Washington National Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Palm Beach Opera, Opéra National de Lyon, Opéra de Marseille, Chorégies d’Orange, Savonlinna Opera Festival, New National Theatre, Tokyo, Janácek Opera Brno, Czech Republic, Macao International Music Festival, and Festival Castell de Peralada – just to name a few.

TICKETS

RAD Days: Theater Around the World with Prime Stage Theater
2024-09-26 19:00 - 20:30 | 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 2024’s RAD Days!

This evening, join Prime Stage Theater and explore Theater Around the World! Learn about the vibrancy and variety of different cultural traditions of dramatic performance, enjoy snacks from around the world, and more!

Click here to register!

Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club presents: "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"
2024-10-02 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 Fall series that explores the genres of drama, suspense, Western, and film noir!

Tonight: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), directed by John Ford and starring James Stewart, John Wayne, and Vera Miles. Returning to his small hometown, Senator Ransom Stoddard relates the tale of his old rival, the outlaw Liberty Valance.

Don’t miss the remaining event in this series!

October 16: Touch of Evil (1958)

All screenings are free; donations are accepted. Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Please click here to register, or call 412-276-3456.

Ukulele Strum-Along
2024-10-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, 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 uke-enthusiasts and join our new strum-along group!

The event will start with a special lesson for first-timers at 6:00 PM. If you already know your way around a ukulele, join us at 6:45 to play along!

This group is intended for teens and adults. Please click here to register.

Cartomancy with Ronda
2024-10-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Relaxation is in the cards this Halloween season! Come to the Fall edition of our natural wellness group!

We will be learning the art of cartomancy, which uses ordinary playing cards to help you to attune to your natural intuition and play fortune teller for Halloween entertainment.

Registration is appreciated but not required. Walk-ins are welcome on the day of the event as space and supplies allow, first come first served.

This group is for adults and is intended for relaxation and personal enrichment only. This group does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any illness and does not replace professional medical or mental health care.

Saturday Soirées: An Evening with Resonance Works
2024-10-05 19:30 | PA
Join us for our new Saturday Soirées! These quarterly performances transform our Studio space into an intimate nightclub. Your ticket includes food, drink, and memorable music while benefitting the ACFL&MH.Resonance Works is a Pittsburgh-based performing arts non-profit that empowers musicians and inspires audiences with intimate, genre-defying productions featuring everything from opera and musical theatre to orchestral, choral, and chamber music. Through a mix of evocative new works and timeless classics, they challenge traditional assumptions about classical music and invite audiences to connect with the work in fresh and unexpected ways.The concert will feature several of Resonance Works’ favorite collaborators: flutist Lindsey Goodman, mezzo-soprano Timothi Williams, tenor/pianist Rob Frankenberry, and baritone Graham Fandrei, along with pianist Tessa Hartle in her Resonance Works debut! Select your table in the Studio for you and a group of friends, a date, or just treat yourself to a great evening out! Seating is limited for this concert, so purchase your tickets today.Concerts begin at 7:30.Doors open at 7:00. Tickets are $52 per seat.

TICKETS

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

Museum Spotlight: Depreciation Lands Museum
2024-10-08 17:00 - 18:00 | PA
Step back in time to experience life during the colonial days!

At this virtual program, Kimberly Chaffee, Site Coordinator of the Depreciation Lands Museum, 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!

About Depreciation Lands Museum:

The Depreciation Lands Museum and Park was created by Hampton Township in 1973. Their goal was to preserve and interpret the early years of European settlement in the Depreciation Lands, which were areas set aside by the government to compensate its soldiers for their service in the Revolutionary War.

This is a colonial-era living history settlement in an area that by 1805 was known as Talley Cavey. All the buildings are staffed by knowledgeable, costumed interpreters. The grounds include the original Pine Creek Covenanter Church and cemetery, along with an authentic log house and many reproduction buildings, such as a school, smoke house, bake oven, blacksmith shop, and barn, which holds a Conestoga style wagon, mercantile and workshop. There is also a research library, which contains a collection of books on 18th century history, life, and skills of the time period.

Registration is required. To register, go to: https://bit.ly/4e143FU

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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 two adults and up to six children to several local museums and historical sites. For more information, visit https://www.whitehallpubliclibrary.org/books-more-parent/books-more/museum-passes/.

2024 Museum Spotlight Lectures:

Tuesday, September 10, 2024: Meadowcroft Rockshelter & Historic Village

Tuesday, September 17, 2024: Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Tuesday, September 24, 2024: Historic Fort Steuben

Tuesday, October 8, 2024: Depreciation Lands Museum

Tuesday, October 15, 2024: Fort Ligonier

Tuesday, October 22, 2024: Braddock’s Battlefield History Center

Hands-Only CPR Training
2024-10-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
When a person has a cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately receiving CPR from someone nearby. Hands-Only CPR has been shown to be as effective in the first few minutes as conventional CPR for cardiac arrest at home, at work, or in public.

Join the American Heart Association for this free Hands-Only CPR training. This training is for informational purposes only, and participants will not receive a certification.

A training session for ages 18+ starts at 1:00 PM, and a training for ages 12-17 starts at 2:00 PM. Registration is required. Please indicate your age when you register.

Register here.

An Evening with Whispering Souls Paranormal Ghost Hunters
2024-10-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Whispering Souls Paranormal Investigations’ mission is to bring awareness and education about the spirit world through our personal experiences, scientific methods and equipment. Tonight, join us for a spine-tingling journey through the planning, tools, and techniques that ghost hunters use to seek restless phantasms. Ouija board not required!

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

Museum Spotlight: Fort Ligonier
2024-10-15 17:00 - 18:00 | PA
Learn more about our region’s role in the French and Indian War!

At this virtual program, Mary Manges, Executive Director at Fort Ligonier Association, 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!

About Fort Ligonier:

Fort Ligonier is a reconstructed British fort from the French and Indian War, located in Ligonier, PA. The fort was built in 1758 as winter quarters for soldiers, and it 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 and was on land that became Pittsburgh.

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. There are displays about a hospital ward, women’s roles at the hospital, and medical care in the British army during this time period. In addition, there is information on the archaeological digs that have taken place at Ft. Ligonier, and the phases of reconstruction and expansion.

Registration is required. To register, go to: https://bit.ly/4dZiN81

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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 two adults and up to six children to several local museums and historical sites. For more information, visit https://www.whitehallpubliclibrary.org/books-more-parent/books-more/museum-passes/.

2024 Museum Spotlight Lectures:

Tuesday, September 10, 2024: Meadowcroft Rockshelter & Historic Village

Tuesday, September 17, 2024: Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Tuesday, September 24, 2024: Historic Fort Steuben

Tuesday, October 8, 2024: Depreciation Lands Museum

Tuesday, October 15, 2024: Fort Ligonier

Tuesday, October 22, 2024: Braddock’s Battlefield History Center

Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club presents: "Touch of Evil"
2024-10-16 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 Fall series that explores the genres of drama, suspense, Western, and film noir!

Tonight: Touch of Evil (1958), directed by Orson Welles and starring Charlton Heston and Janet Leigh. Murder and suspense reign as narcotics officer Mike Vargas grapples with organized crime and official corruption.

All screenings are free; donations are accepted. Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Please click here to register, or call 412-276-3456.

"Nosferatu": The Horror Classic, with Live Musical Accompaniment by Tom Roberts
2024-10-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Experience the 1922 masterpiece that defined horror cinema for decades, with a live musical score by acclaimed pianist and composer Tom Roberts!

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror takes viewers on a chilling journey through the mists of 19th century Transylvania, as the hapless Thomas Hutter finds himself at odds with the mysterious Count Orlok – a grotesque vampire. This unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula has enthralled horror audiences since its release and is routinely included in lists of the best films of world cinema.

Tonight, our special guest world-renowned pianist Tom Roberts will introduce this iconic work, before accompanying the film with a live performance of his own original score, originally commissioned by the Pittsburgh Silent Film Society for the 100th anniversary of Nosferatu.

$20 online or $25 at the door; $10 discount for seniors and students

Tickets

POSTPONED - Listen Locally with Reggie Watkins - "Rivers" Album Release Concert
2024-10-18 19:30 | PA
We regret to inform you that the album release event for Reggie Watkins’s album “Rivers” is postponed due to complications for performers caused by hurricanes Helene and Milton. Our thoughts are with those in the path of these natural disasters, and our concerns are for everyone’s well-being and safety. The concert is rescheduled for Saturday, March 29, 2025. All ticket holders will be contacted directly regarding refunds or ticket exchanges. Please continue to visit our website for more information about this concert and all upcoming events at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall.We look forward to seeing you again soon and greatly appreciate your understanding and continued support!

2nd Saturday Civil War Series: The Pennsylvania Reserves in the Gettysburg Campaign with Eric Mohney
2024-10-19 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/CarnegieCarnegieNo Account Required!Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9370579279Meeting ID: 937 057 9279

**PLEASE NOTE 3rd SATURDAY DATE!**

At daybreak on July 2nd, 1863, roughly 2800 dusty Pennsylvanians trudged wearily, but steadily, westward from McSherrystown, Pennsylvania. They had left the defenses of Washington to join the 5th Army Corps a few days earlier. They had lagged behind since catching up at Frederick, Maryland, on June 28th. Officers in the 5th Corps complained that these men couldn’t keep up. It was believed that they were soft from their time in the works around the National Capitol.

But these men were anything but green. They were veterans through and through, and this certainly wasn’t their first campaign. They had a fearsome reputation. After all, these were the men who had routed JEB Stuart at Dranesville, killed Turner Ashby at Harrisonburg, held Stonewall Jackson from overrunning Porter’s Corps at Mechanicsville, had been the Army’s fire brigade at Gaines’ Mill, stemmed the gray tide at Charles City Crossroads, with the Regulars saved Pope’s Army from total destruction at Second Bull Run, forced Longstreet’s left off of South Mountain, made first contact at Antietam, and had broken Jackson’s line at Fredericksburg. These men wearing the sky blue Maltese cross were the Pennsylvania Reserves, and they were determined to “conquer on the soil of their native state or perish.”

Eric Mohney is an independent researcher, founding member of the PRVC Historical Society, Army veteran, and former Gettysburg podcaster.

RAD Days: Sonic Exploration & Pancakes
2024-10-20 11:30 - 14:00 | 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 2024’s RAD Days!

Engage in sonic exploration over breakfast with local composers, improvisers, and sound artists as they present their work in our intimate Studio performance and event space.

REGISTER

Museum Spotlight: Braddock's Battlefield
2024-10-22 17:00 - 18:00 | PA
Find out why Braddock’s Defeat became an epic turning point in Colonial America’s history!

At this virtual program, Shawn MacIntyre, Public Engagement & Operations Manager of Braddock’s Battlefield History Center, 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!

About Braddock’s Battlefield History Center:

The Braddock’s Battlefield History Center (History Center) stands where the Battle of the Monongahela took place on July 9, 1755. It was also known as Braddock’s Defeat, and it is the most widely recognized battle of the French and Indian War, which developed into the Seven Year’s War. It involved dozens of nation states siding with either Great Britain or France; many different Native American tribes were involved as well. The fighting was for control of the western frontier of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River Valley at the point in Pittsburgh where the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers meet to form the Ohio River.

This battle was important in training George Washington and eventually helped him become commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Braddock’s Field was also the site of a rally of rebellious militiamen and farmers during the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794, and during the American Civil War the site was used for the training of Union forces.

Registration is required. To register, go to: https://bit.ly/4cG0svQ

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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 two adults and up to six children to several local museums and historical sites. For more information, visit https://www.whitehallpubliclibrary.org/books-more-parent/books-more/museum-passes/.

2024 Museum Spotlight Lectures:

Tuesday, September 10, 2024: Meadowcroft Rockshelter & Historic Village

Tuesday, September 17, 2024: Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Tuesday, September 24, 2024: Historic Fort Steuben

Tuesday, October 8, 2024: Depreciation Lands Museum

Tuesday, October 15, 2024: Fort Ligonier

Tuesday, October 22, 2024: Braddock’s Battlefield History Center
