Heart Health with AmeriHealth Caritas
2023-08-03 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join Community Health Educator Joni Cairns of AmeriHealth Caritas for a special look at the essentials of heart health! Learn about heart disease basics, risk factors, the steps you can take to prevent heart disease and stroke, and the effects of heart disease. The presentation also covers symptoms and healthy habits. Please join us!

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

Busy as a Bee Storytime - with BB the Book Fairy!
2023-08-10 13:30 - 14:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Got butterflies in your tummy? Don’t buzz off! Kids of all ages can join our resident Book Fairy for some fun stories and folktales about BUGS!

Grown-ups, please note: this event will be filmed by KDKA news anchor Kym Gable to air at a later date!

"The Day the Klan Came to Town": A small group book discussion
2023-08-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join us for this meeting of “Embracing Our Differences,” our group that explores and discusses issues of race, diversity, and social justice!

Today we’ll discuss The Day the Klan Came to Town (PM Press, 2021), written by Bill Campbell and illustrated by Bizhan Khodabandeh. This fictionalized graphic novel recounts the story of August 25, 1923, when thousands of members of the Ku Klux Klan descended upon Carnegie in a show of force and intimidation – only to be rebuffed by the people of Carnegie, who drove them out of the Borough.

Today’s event will be a small group discussion of the book. On Wednesday, August 23, join us for a special panel discussion with author Bill Campbell, illustrator Bizhan Khodabandeh, and representatives from the Carnegie Historical Society and the Heinz History Center!

Registration is appreciated. Please click here to register for the book discussion.

Back to School Bash!
2023-08-19 10:00 - 12:00
let’s wrap up summer and get ready for a new school year!

Register today to receive free school supplies, join us for snacks, and some extra fun activities- including a chance to explore Carnegie’s own firetruck! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

"The Day the Klan Came to Town": A Panel Discussion
2023-08-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
On August 25, 1923, thousands of members of the Ku Klux Klan descended upon Carnegie in a show of force and intimidation. The night of chaos and violence that followed would leave its marks in the memory of Carnegie’s residents for many years to come.

Tonight, we mark the 100th anniversary of the day that Carnegie stood up to the Klan, driving them out of the Borough and weakening their influence in Western Pennsylvania.

Join members of the Heinz History Center, the Carnegie Historical Society, and the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, as well as author Bill Campbell and artist Bizhan Khodabandeh of the graphic novel The Day the Klan Came to Town (PM Press, 2021) for a moderated panel discussion exploring the events of that day, the research that went into creating the book, and what we can learn today from the resistance of ordinary people in Carnegie a century ago.

A reception with the panelists follows the program. Refreshments courtesy of State Representative Anita Astorino Kulik

This is a ticketed event and seats are limited! Please register to attend:

Students: Free admission. Click here to register.

Non-students: $10. Click here to reserve your tickets.

Plus, don’t miss our “Embracing Our Differences” book discussion of The Day the Klan Came to Town, on August 15!

Listen Locally Downstairs with the Tania Grubb Quartet
2023-08-24 19:00
Join us for an evening of American jazz standards and original works presented by the Tania Grubbs Quartet! Reviews have called Tania’s singing “effortless,” cited her “expressive style” and “warm voice and honest emotion,” and noted her “superb, great intonation and expression.”

Tania will be joined by a swinging, sizzling jazz quartet, including her husband, Jeff Grubbs, Cliff Barnes on keyboard, and James Johnson III on drums.

Beat the summer heat and join us in the air-conditioned Studio. Newly improved, The Studio is an intimate space with a club vibe! Complimentary snacks. Beer and wine by donations.

Outside alcohol/BYOB is not permitted.

TICKETS

$15 in Advance$20 at the Door

All ticket sales are final.

Teen Cooking Class
2023-09-07 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-14 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-21 16:00 - 19:00
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
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
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…

REGISTER

Discover Medicare - copy
2023-09-16 10:30 - 12:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

TICKETS

All ticket sales are final.

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.
