Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall

Medical Error: The Untold Story in Medicine
2020-04-02 19:00 (America/New_York)
Medical Error: The Untold Story in Medicine
A Public Lecture with Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD
Author of When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error
Thursday, April 2, 2020
7:00pm
ONLINE via GoToWebinar
REGISTER
A recipient of the McGovern Award from the American Medical Writers Association for “preeminent contributions to medical communication” and a TED talk speaker and Moth Story Hour contributor, Dr. Danielle Ofri is a pro at creating a bridge between doctors and the general public. Indeed, she wrote the book on it, with What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear. Her latest publication, When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error, continues that trend, pairing lively interviews and profoundly human stories with the latest research. Medical science has made enormous strides in decreasing mortality and suffering, but there’s no doubt that treatment can also cause harm. Danielle Ofri places the issues of medical error and patient safety front and center in our national healthcare conversation.
Science as Story is a new program from Creative Nonfiction featuring five thought-provoking public lectures, five engaging conversations, and a six-week writing fellowship. This exciting series is designed to showcase how narrative can help us understand and appreciate the sciences’ impact on our daily lives. Click here to learn more about all 2020 Science as Story events.

Registration is free and open to the public. Register Today.

POSTPONED Jazz Stories with George Heid III
2020-04-15 19:00
Jazz Stories with George Heid III
Hosted by Thomas Wendt
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 | 7:00pm
TICKETS
Jazz Stories continues with Pittsburgh drummer/composer, George Heid III.
George has music in his blood; he grew up in his father’s recording studio in Aspinwall, PA where he was influenced by many music masters.
George began playing drums at the age of three and now, tours extensively across the US and in China with his ensemble; but we’ll let George tell you more about that…
Join us mid-week and unwind with George Heid III and his small group performing some of George’s own, original compositions as well as some from the modern Jazz canon.
Doors open at 6:30 pm || Concert begins at 7:00 pm
Tickets: $10
Get your tickets in advance here.

POSTPONED Jazz Stories with Mark Strickland
2020-04-23 19:00
Jazz Stories with Mark Strickland
Hosted by Thomas Wendt
This event has been postponed until further notice.
We will update our website as new information becomes available.

Our first Jazz Stories concert features guitarist, Mark Strickland.
Mark began playing in Pittsburgh in 1963 and currently maintains a full-time performance schedule as a Jazz guitarist. Mark is also an accomplished sound engineer and dedicated music educator with a private studio for motivated students.
Early in his career, Mark was influenced by Jazz and R&B legends who appeared in our region’s renowned Jazz clubs like the Crawford Grill, the Hurricane and the Roosevelt Theater; we’ll let Mark tell you more about that…
Join us mid-week and unwind as Mark Strickland and his trio bring you some great stories and classic Jazz guitar music inspired by the likes of Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell and Grant Green.
Doors open at 6:30 pm || Concert begins at 7:00 pm
Tickets: $10

CIVIL WAR LIVING HISTORY OPEN HOUSE
2020-04-25 10:00 - 16:00
Civil War Living History Open House
Saturday, April 25, 2020 * 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Come chat in the Studio with:

Jennifer Zukowski as Kenneth Serfass as
Clara Barton Gen. U.S. Grant
Joanne Shelby-Klein as Cindy McShane
Mary Todd Lincoln Marie Tepe “French Mary”
Co. A, 9th PA Reserves
Pittsburgh Rifles
***** Also *****
Artifacts from a Private Collection Book Sellers & Used Civil War Book Sale
Chartiers Cemetery Tours (10:30 & 2:30) Civil War Gaming – Blind Swords
Civil War Medicine Display Civil War Pittsburgh
Capt. Thomas Espy GAR Post Tours Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable
“West Virginia Mourns Her Dead” Display

Lecture @ 1:00 PM – Music Hall
Award Winning Author
Janet Elizabeth Croon
The War Outside My Window: The Civil War Journal of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860-1865 presents the compelling story of a doomed young man of white privilege who was dying at exactly the same time the southern dream of an independent Confederacy was dying. Eventually, both fail.

For more information call 412-276-3456, x9 or visit www.carnegiecarnegie.org,
Food available for purchase 11:30 am – 1:30 pm * Free shuttle service from Main Street Parking Lot Across from Carnegie Coffee. * Cemetery tour shuttles leave the Library at 10:30 & 2:30.

2nd Saturday Civil War Series: ONLINE
2020-04-26 13:00 - 14:00
The Nation Shall Live and Slavery Shall Die: The Presidential Election of 1864
Speaker: Codie Eash
Saturday, April 25, 1:00PM ONLINE
Watch online at www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie. No account is required.
If you use Zoom, connect to Meeting ID 388 163 282 or click https://zoom.us/j/388163282

As Americans struggled through the Civil War’s fourth autumn, eligible voters in loyal states cast their ballots in the presidential election of 1864. The campaign pitted incumbent Abraham Lincoln against his former general-in-chief, George McClellan, and its results framed the ultimate effects of the conflict itself. Soldiers and citizens collectively determined whether the nation would quell a rebellion, or open peace negotiations; expand the rights of freed people, or deemphasize personal liberties; and end slavery, or keep the institution intact. More than any wartime event not decided upon a battlefield, the course and consequences of this election are among the most significant in U.S. history.
Codie Eash serves as Visitor Services Coordinator at Seminary Ridge Museum, Gettysburg, and is a 2014 graduate of Shippensburg University, where he earned a bachelor degree in communication/ journalism and held a minor in history. He contributes to the blog Pennsylvania in the Civil War; serves as a co-host on Battles and Banter, a military history podcast; and maintains the Facebook page “Codie Eash – Writer and Historian,” which primarily focuses on the heritage and legacy of the Civil War era.
2nd Saturday Lecture Series made possible by the Massey Charitable Trust.

Listen Locally - DeVOTED
2020-05-01 00:00
Listen Locally – DeVOTED
A Multi-Media Musical Tribute to the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage
Friday, May 1, 2020
7:30pm
TICKETS
On August 18, 1920 the United States Congress ratified the 19th Amendment, giving women in this country the right to vote. Our country became a better place….
The Library & Music Hall proudly celebrates this pivotal centennial with Bell’Art Ensemble’s DeVOTED.
A musical and visual commentary on women’s suffrage in the early 20th century, DeVOTED pays homage to the devotion of legions of women, named and unnamed, who pursued equality in the form of voting rights. It conveys a multi-generational view of this tumultuous time in American history.
DeVOTED will be performed by Bell’Art (Ashley Freeburn, violin; Jack Kurutz, piano; Billie Jo Miller, piano; Lenny Young, oboe, as well as mezzo Raquel Winnica Young) in collaboration with soprano Laura Knoop Very and video artist David Bernabo and feature music selected across the arc of the 20th century.
Doors open at 6:30 pm || Concert begins at 7:30 pm
Tickets: $20 in advance / $25 at the door / $15 students
Get your tickets in advance here.

More about the program…
DeVOTED will run approximately 75 minutes, divided into four sections: Ties; Battle; Hope; and Victory. Each section focuses on a different aspect of the struggle for suffrage.
DeVOTED features an impressive roster of women composers and their even more impressive music:

French composer Cecile Chaminade (1847-1944), described as “not a woman who composes, but a composer who is a woman;”
Dame Ethel Smyth (1855-1944), English composer, and active member of the suffrage movement in her country;
Amy Beach (1867-1944), the first successful American composer of large classical works;
Alma Mahler, (1879- 1964), composer of songs for voice and piano. Was married to composer Gustav Mahler, architect Walter Gropius and novelist Franz Werfel;
Marion Bauer (1882-1955), influencer of American musical identity in the first half of the 20th century;
Florence Price (1887-1953), the first African American woman to be noted as a symphonic composer;
Johanna Beyer (1888-1944), a German American composer and “ultra-modernist” in the 1930s, who composed a repertoire for percussion ensemble;
Lili Boulanger (1893-1984), the first woman awarded the Prix de Rome composition prize;
Katherine K. Davis (1892-1980), composer of more than 600 works, mostly choral works, including the beloved carol “The Little Drummer Boy”;
Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901- 1953), a modernist American composer and folk music specialist.

The ACFL&MH is thrilled that DeVOTED includes a contemporary composer. Nancy Galbraith is Chair of Composition at Carnegie Mellon University. This prolific, “post-modernist/post-minimalist” composer’s works have enjoyed Pittsburgh Symphony premieres under the batons of Mariss Jansons and Gennady Rozhdetsvensky.

Second Saturday Civil War Series
2020-05-09 13:00 - 14:00
A FITTING TRIBUTE: MEMORIAL TRIBUTES TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Speaker: Dan Welch
ONLINE EVENT || Saturday, May 9, 2020 || 1:00 – 2:00PM
Watch online at www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie. No account is required.
Zoom, connect to Meeting ID 83460091000
President Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865 after being shot by John Wilkes Booth the evening before. Explore how citizens, North and South, reacted to the Lincoln assassination through written words, speeches, associations, monuments, and music in the wake of his death.

Dan Welch currently serves as a primary and secondary educator with a public school district in northeast Ohio. Previously, Dan was the education programs coordinator for the Gettysburg Foundation, the non-profit partner of Gettysburg National Military Park, and continues to serve as a seasonal park ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park. Welch received his BA in Instrumental Music Education from Youngstown State University and a MA in Military History with a Civil War Era concentration at American Military University. Welch has also studied under the tutelage of Dr. Allen C. Guelzo as part of the Gettysburg Semester at Gettysburg College. His first book, The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign, 1863, was released as part of the Emerging Civil War Series in June 2016. He currently resides with his wife, Sarah, in Boardman, Ohio.

Registration not required. Free and open to the public.
2nd Saturday Lecture Series made possible by the Massey Charitable Trust.

Online Beginning Genealogy Lecture
2020-05-16 13:00
Online Beginning Genealogy Lecture
Saturday, May 16 || 1:00 – 2:00 PM
TWO WAYS TO WATCH:
Watch online at www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie
(no account is required)
If you use Zoom, connect to Meeting ID 829 6722 3668
or click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82967223668
Diane Klinefelter, librarian and professional genealogist, will get you started on the fastest growing hobby in the United States. Take advantage of our free remote access to Ancestry.com through May 31.
No registration required! Just tune in!!

POSTPONED Jazz Stories with Lynn Speakman
2020-05-20 19:00
POSTPONED – Jazz Stories with Lynn Speakman
Hosted by Thomas Wendt
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | 7:00pm
TICKETS
Jazz Stories continues with Pittsburgh saxophonist/composer, Lynn Speakman. Lynn is an accomplished performer, composer, arranger, copyist and music educator. When she’s not teaching and performing, Lynn spends much of her time composing and arranging, transcribing and engraving music for her own quintet, her students, and for a large list of clients in NYC, where she resided for 7 years.
Education is a big part of what Lynn does as she’s taught for many acclaimed programs like the Stanford Jazz Workshop and Pittsburgh’s own, Center of Life Jazz but we’ll let Lynn tell you more about that…
Join us mid-week and unwind with Lynn Speakman and her sextet as she shares some great stories and her own, original compositions and arrangements.
Doors open at 6:30 pm || Concert begins at 7:00 pm
Tickets: $10
Get your tickets in advance here.

CANCELED: Civil War Pittsburgh Tour
2020-06-13 09:00 - 13:00
CANCELED: CIVIL WAR PITTSBURGH TOUR
Saturday, June 13, 2020 || 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Rea Redd, Tour Guide
Bus leaves at 9:00 AM SHARP!
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall || 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA 15106
Stops include:

Allegheny Arsenal Explosion Site – Lawrenceville
Allegheny Cemetery – Lawrenceville
Soldiers’ Lot
James Negley Monument
Alexander Hays Monument
Allegheny Arsenal Victims Monument
Fort Crogan – Morningside
Allegheny County Soldiers’ Monument – West Park, North Side
Hampton Battery Monument – East Park, North Side

Bus returns to Library by 1:00 PM for light lunch of pizza, salad and beverage in the Lincoln Gallery
Cost is $45.00 per person and must be paid in advance.
Mail this registration form and check payable to “ACFL&MH” before May 13.
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall || Attn: Diane Klinefelter || 300 Beechwood Ave. || Carnegie, PA 15106
Register online here. Seating is limited to the first 32 registrations!
For more information call Diane Klinefelter, Espy Post Curator, 412-276-3456, ext. 9, email klinefelterd@einetwork.net.or visit www.CarnegieCarnegie.org
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No refunds after May 13.
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2nd Saturday Civil War Series
2020-06-13 13:00 - 14:00
Eisenhower and Gettysburg: From Soldier to Gentleman Farmer
Speaker: Kristopher D. White
Saturday, June 13, 2020 1:00 – 2:00 PM (Online)

Watch online at www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie (No account required)
Zoom, connect to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87914561418

When most people think of Dwight D. Eisenhower, they think of two milestones in his life;
his leadership in the D-Day landings and his election to the presidency of the United States.
Most people don’t realize that Eisenhower had a love for the Civil War, and specifically
Gettysburg. The 1863 battlefield helped to set his carrier on the path to higher command.
Join American Battlefield Trust Senior Education Manager Kristopher White as he outlines the
life and career of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and how a visit as a West Point cadet in 1915
led to a life long love of the town and battlefield of Gettysburg.
Registration not required. Free and open to the public.
2nd Saturday Civil War Lectures brought to you by the Massey Charitable Trust

Sophie - The Incomparable Mayor Masloff
2020-07-15 19:00
Sophie – The Incomparable Mayor Masloff
A virtual book talk with author, Barbara Burstin
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
7:00pm
Register Here
Do you remember Sophie Masloff? Do you miss her? Even if you never knew her, you might enjoy getting to know about the incomparable Mayor Masloff with author, Dr. Barbara Burstin. Sophie Masloff became the first woman and the first Jewish mayor of Pittsburgh in 1988, upon the untimely death of the popular Mayor, Dick Caliguiri. Often dismissed and belittled, the feisty senior citizen showed her toughness when she won a four-year term as mayor in her own right. It wasn’t easy, but she kept Pittsburgh moving forward during difficult economic times.
Please join us as Dr. Barbara Burstin discusses her 2019 biography which takes a look at the life of Sophie Masloff – her triumphs and her tribulations.
Join us on Zoom or Facebook Live.
Purchase your own copy of the book here.
About the Author
As a faculty member of both the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, Dr. Barbara Burstin has taught a number of courses on America and the Holocaust, the American Jewish community, and Pittsburgh history. She has authored three other books on the history of the Pittsburgh Jewish Community, all available on her website, and produced the documentary “A Jewish Legacy: Pittsburgh” now on DVD. Her most recent book, Sophie – The Incomparable Mayor Masloff, is based on news reports, archival material and nearly seventy interviews with members of her administration collected over several years of research.
The Woman’s Hour
As 2020 marks the 100th Anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, we commemorate this milestone with programs featuring women in a series we call The Woman’s Hour. Please visit our website for more Woman’s Hour programming.

The Woman’s Hour: 100 Years & Counting...
2020-08-18 00:00
The Woman’s Hour: 100 Years & Counting…
A discussion on the journey to women’s suffrage and where we have yet to go.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
7:00pm
Register Here
On August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th and final state necessary to ratify the 19th Amendment. After a long fought battle, the United States Constitution prohibited states and the federal government from denying citizens the right to vote because of sex. However, the journey to women’s suffrage did not end in 1920. Nor has it ended in 2020. Acknowledging that not all women have had the same experience, the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall has assembled an expert and eclectic panel to explore the continuing passage to full enfranchisement.
We invite you to join us for a virtual panel discussion with moderator Jessie Ramey and panelists, Jessica Benham, Dr. Dana Brown, Monica Ruiz-Caraballo, and Ciora Thomas as we explore the journey to women’s suffrage and where we have yet to go.
Join us on Zoom or Facebook Live.
This program is made possible with support from our Women’s Hour sponsors with special thanks to Amanda Neatrour.
About Our Panelists

Fall Acting Classes with The Collective
2020-09-07 00:00 - 2020-11-02 18:35, 2020-10-06 16:23
Schedule a free consultation today!
Michael Campayno, founder of The Collective, is a Pittsburgh native and graduate of Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. Michael has been coaching students with Musical Theater College Auditions, facilitating masterclasses, and traveling to schools around the country for 6 years while simultaneously developing his career in NYC.
He originated the role of Rob Camilletti in The Cher Show and also starred as Fiyero in the hit musical Wicked on Broadway. Michael made his television debut as Rolf in the NBC live telecast of The Sound of Music starring Carrie Underwood. Other credits include Lancelot in Camelot starring Robert Sean Leonard and Barry Bostwick, productions at Pittsburgh CLO, and in concert with the Phoenix Symphony and Carolina Philharmonic.
Classes are offered online or in-person at the historic, Andrew Carnegie Music Hall in Carnegie, PA. Students in middle school through high school at any level are welcome.
Fall 2020 Courses:
The Actor’s Beginning (grades 6-8)
The Actor’s Process (grades 9-12)
The Actor’s Profession (grades 9-12)
Learn More…
Class sizes are limited to (6-8) to promote individual attention, time and space to feel safe.
The Collective is pleased to offer several audition-based scholarship opportunities for middle and high school students in the Pittsburgh area. Learn more
Visit www.wearethecollectivepgh.com for registration and details.

2nd Saturday Civil War Series
2020-09-12 13:00
The Civil War Defenses of Washington, DC
Speaker: Steve T. Phan
Saturday, September 12, 2020 || 1:00 PM
Watch online at www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie
No account is required.
Zoom, connect to Meeting ID: 857 1612 0145

Washington D.C. was one of the most heavily fortified in the world during the American Civil War. By 1865, Washington was surrounded: 68 major forts supported by 93 detached batteries mounting over 900 guns and connected by 32 miles of military roads encircled the capital. Fortress Washington ensured the defense of the United States government. This lecture explains how.
Steve T. Phan is a historian residing in Washington DC. A military history scholar of the Civil War era, Phan’s research focuses on military occupation, operational command, and fortifications during the Civil War. He is the author of articles about Asians and Pacific Islanders in the Civil War and the Defenses of Washington for numerous publications. He holds a Master’s degree in American History from Middle Tennessee State University. He is the Acting Chief of Interpretation Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers Nation Monument for the National Park Service.

2nd Saturday Lecture Series made possible by the Massey Charitable Trust.

An INSIDE OUT Dance Show
2020-09-27 13:30 - 16:30
Sunday, September 27, 2020
1:30 & 3:30 PM
Call to Reserve Your Seat 412-276-3456 x6
The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in collaboration with Kyiv Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Carnegie Performing Arts Center, and Nandanik Dance Troupe present: INSIDE OUT – a dance show in the great outdoors!
We’re not yet able to gather inside the Music Hall and Studio but some of the Carnegie Carnegie’s favorite dance groups have put together a one of a kind performance outside in our parking lot.
Seating is limited. Chairs will be distanced and preset by reservation in our parking lot so that you can enjoy the show with your ‘pod squad.’ Masks are required at all times on our grounds. Public restrooms are available indoors.
TICKETS $10
A limited number of tickets will be available at the “door.” Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to showtime to purchase tickets.
Call 412-276-3456 x6 to reserve your seat today.
Q: What if it rains?
A: If rain is a threat on the day of the performance we will make the weather call no later than 8am on 9/27/20. We will announce the cancellation on our website and by email to ticket holders. Ticket holders may receive a refund or credit toward a future performance.
Q: What if I need to cancel my reservation?
A: If you’re not feeling well, please do not attend. Please call us prior to the event and we will issue you a refund of your ticket. We are unable to offer refunds after the event time.
Q: If we’re sitting in the parking lot, where do we park?
A: Very limited parking will be available in our parking lot on a first come, first served basis for guests with accessible parking placards. Free parking is available on Beechwood Avenue hill and on Main Street. Out of consideration to our neighbors, we encourage Music Hall patrons not to park in the residential areas of Beechwood Avenue or Home Street.

Nutcracker Auditions Carnegie Performing Arts Center
2020-10-03 00:00
Saturday, October 3, 2020
Learn More
Carnegie Performing Arts Center seeks enthusiastic and committed dancers who would like the opportunity to perform in a full scale production!
The audition is open to all dance students, girls and boys, ages 5 – adult. You DO NOT have to be a student of the Carnegie Performing Arts Center to Audition. We accept dancers from all Dance Studios.
Audition Location: 500 Chestnut Street Carnegie, PA 15106
Phone: 412-279-8887
Email: info@CarnegiePerformingArtsCenter.com

Listen Locally - Outside! By Request with Jessica Lee & Mark Strickland
2020-10-03 18:00
Saturday, October 3, 2020 || 6:00pm
Call to Reserve Your Seat 412-276-3456 x6
The Music Hall and Studio remain closed, but we can jam safely in the great outdoors! Please join us for a one of a kind experience at the entrance to our grand Music Hall with Carnegie Carnegie favorites, vocalist Jessica Lee and guitarist, Mark Strickland.
For the last several months, jazz & blues vocalist, Jessica Lee has been sending out songs requested by her fans on social media. This October, she’ll share some of her most requested songs LIVE, in the parking lot of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall.
Attendees will have early access to Jessica’s NEW album release “The Pint-Sized Songstress Returns” honoring Pittsburgh’s own jazz innovator, Maxine Sullivan. The album features Jessica, Mark and friends and was recorded in part in the Music Hall at our last Listen Locally concert on March 6, 2020.
Seating is limited. Tables and chairs will be distanced and preset by reservation in our parking lot so that you can enjoy the show with your ‘pod’ squad. Masks are required at all times on our grounds, except when eating and drinking at your table. Public restrooms are available indoors. Guests with table reservations are encouraged to bring their own food and beverage to enjoy during the concert – order takeout from one of many great Carnegie restaurants or pack a picnic.
Rain Date: Sunday, October 4 at 6:00pm
TICKETS
Table for 2…………$50
Table for 4…………$80
Adult Seat…………$20
Student Seat………$15 (with valid ID)
Table reservations must be purchased in advance.
Call 412-276-3456 x6 to reserve your seat today.
Photo credit: David Roth
Q: What if it rains?
If rain is a threat on the day of the performance we will reschedule for Sunday, October 4 at 6pm. We won’t leave you hanging, we will make the weather call no later than 2pm on Saturday. We will announce the new show time on our website and by email to ticket holders. If we’re doubly unlucky and unable to perform on Sunday, ticket holders may receive a refund or credit toward a future performance.
Q: What if I need to cancel my reservation?
If you’re not feeling well, please do not attend. Please call us prior to the event and we will issue you a refund of your ticket. We are unable to offer refunds after the event.
Q: Will there be Goldfish crackers?
A: We aren’t able to offer complimentary food & beverage for this program, but we invite guests seated at tables to bring their own. Order takeout from one of Carnegie’s great restaurants or pack a picnic!
Q: If we’re sitting in the parking lot, where do we park?
A: Very limited parking will be available in our parking lot on a first come, first served basis for guests with accessible parking placards. Free parking is available on Beechwood Avenue hill and on Main Street. Out of consideration to our neighbors, we encourage Music Hall patrons not to park in the residential areas of Beechwood Avenue or Home Street.

Chamber Music Pittsburgh
2020-10-06
Escher and Dover Quartets
presented by Chamber Music Pittsburgh
Purchase Video Link or DVD
Chamber Music Pittsburgh’s 60th Anniversary mainstage series begins with a virtual-only performance with the Escher and Dover Quartets filmed at the historic Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall.
Learn more about the performance and purchase video link.

Second Saturday Civil War Series
2020-10-10 13:00
Grant’s Conscience: John A. Rawlins
Speaker: Melissa Hacker Winn
Saturday, October 10, 2020 1:00 PM ONLINE

www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie. No account is required.
Or join us on Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85339375533
Meeting ID: 853 3937 5533
Grant’s Conscience: The unique comradeship between Ulysses S. Grant and his chief of staff John A. Rawlins

Although barely mentioned in the personal memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, Union General John A. Rawlins, Grant’s chief of staff, was often considered his right-hand man, and by some, even, his conscience—the man who kept Grant sober during the Civil War. So why the snub in Grant’s two-volume recollections of the conflict in which they served side by side? Melissa Winn will discuss the life of John Rawlins, the pre-war origins of his close and unique friendship with Grant, and the many ways in which the lives and legacies of these two men were not only intertwined during the Civil War, but for each of their lifetimes, and, likely, eternity.

Melissa A. Winn is the Director of Photography at Historynet, including Civil War Times and America’s Civil War magazines. She is also a professional writer and regularly contributes written pieces to both publications. She’s worked as a journalist, photographer, and editor for over 25 years and has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Wisconsin, with an emphasis on nonfiction writing. In 2015, she was a finalist for the Jesse H. Neal Award for editorial excellence in profile writing. Winn also collects Civil War photographs, concentrating on images of Union General John A. Rawlins, promotional CDVs, Dead Letter Office images, and Wisconsin soldiers. Photographs from the personal collection of Ms. Winn.

Registration not required. Free and open to the public.
Second Saturday Lecture Series made possible by the Massey Charitable Trust

Harvest on the Hill
2020-10-17 14:00 - 16:00
Saturday, October 17
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM || 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
The air is crisp, the leaves are changing…it’s time to celebrate autumn with the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall! Join us on the hill above East Main Street for all kinds of fall crafts and family fun. Paint a pumpkin, try a cookie, dance with a puppet monster, and explore our Story Walk and obstacle course. We hope to see you there!

Tables will be distanced and masks are required at all times on our grounds. Public restrooms are available indoors.

This event runs from 2:00-4:00 PM. Please register for either the 2:00-3:00 PM time slot, or the 3:00-4:00 PM time slot.

Please register by Friday, October 9! Click below, or call 412-276-3456.

Register to attend between 2:00 and 3:00 PM
Register to attend between 3:00 and 4:00 PM

Songs from the Steps with Stage 62
2020-10-25 14:00
The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall presents:
Songs from the Steps with Stage 62
Sunday, October 25, 2020 || 2:00pm
Call to Reserve Your Seat 412-276-3456 x6
The Music Hall remains necessarily closed, but that won’t keep our resident company quiet.
Spend a lovely fall afternoon serenaded by those “glorious Stage 62 voices.”* Our Music Hall provides the striking backdrop. Stage 62 has been captivating audiences in our Hall for 30 years. Their crowd-pleasing, 2019 production of Mamma Mia! was selected as “Best Local Stage Production” by Pittsburgh City Paper readers.
Stage 62’s open-air concert features songs from the stage and screen – some sing-along familiar, others soon to become that way.
Performers include Chad Elder, Natalie Hatcher, Joyce Hinnebusch, Rob James, Stephanie Ottey, Matt Rush, Becki Toth, Cara Walkowiak, Jeff Way, Kristin Welch and more!
Seating is limited. Tables and chairs will be distanced and preset by reservation in our parking lot so that you can enjoy the show with your ‘pod’ squad. Masks are required at all times on our grounds, except when eating and drinking at your table. Public restrooms are available indoors. Guests with table reservations are encouraged to bring their own food and beverage to enjoy during the concert – order takeout from one of many great Carnegie restaurants or pack a picnic.
TICKETS
Table for 2…………$50
Table for 4…………$90
Adult Seat…………$20
Student Seat………$15 (with valid ID)
Table reservations must be purchased in advance.
Call 412-276-3456 x6 to reserve your seat today.
* Ted Hoover, Pittsburgh City Paper

VETERANS DAY CEREMONY
2020-11-07 00:00
Saturday, November 7, 1:00 PM
Libraries are civic organizations. As we developed Library Park, a flagpole opposite the Library entrance was an essential part of the design. Since November 2017, a Veterans Day ceremony has become a tradition at the Library & Music Hall.
This ceremony feels more necessary this year more than ever before. Due to COVID, there will be no Veterans Day parade. Set politics aside to honor those who sacrificed so much for the democracy we are privileged to live under. Please join us at 1:00 on November 7 outside the Library entrance, as we celebrate the military men and women who have served our country so well.
Senator Pam Iovino, who represents Pennsylvania’s 37th Senatorial District, will serve as the M.C. for this year’s ceremony. We are thrilled! There have myriad distractions, but 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in our country. Sen. Iovino’s participation is part of the ACFL&MH marking a milestone that resonates deeply with me on both professional and personal levels
Senator Iovino served in the Navy for 23 years, rising to the rank of Captain. She retired from the Navy to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. In that capacity, she acted as the Department’s lead advocate on Capitol Hill for the nation’s 25 million veterans and their families.
The Carnegie Carnegie relies on Joe Iacono, past President of Carnegie’s Post 82 of the American Legion to organize its Veterans Day program. Joe and his fellow veterans bring appropriate military protocols, lending great dignity to a short, but very meaningful ceremony. Members of the 9th Pennsylvania Reserves will fire a rifle salute. The Rev. George Snyder will offer an invocation for the ceremony, and Fr. Bob Popichak will offer the closing benediction.
All are welcome. Please wear your masks and join us to honor the service and sacrifice of our military. The ceremony will take place rain or shine.

Discover Medicare
2020-11-07 10:30
presented by Bess Adams
10:30am on the following Saturdays
November 7
December 5
Licensed insurance agent, Bess Adams will make it easy for everyone to understand how Medicare works and how to get the most out of it. This Medicare-approved presentation will cover how and when to enroll, supplemental coverage options, Rx coverage and more.
No cost or obligation. Reserve your spot today by phone at 1-800-800-1999 or visit www.discovermedicare.com

VETERANS DAY CEREMONY
2020-11-07 13:00
Saturday, November 7, 1:00 PM
Libraries are civic organizations. As we developed Library Park, a flagpole opposite the Library entrance was an essential part of the design. Since November 2017, a Veterans Day ceremony has become a tradition at the Library & Music Hall.
This ceremony feels more necessary this year more than ever before. Due to COVID, there will be no Veterans Day parade. Set politics aside to honor those who sacrificed so much for the democracy we are privileged to live under. Please join us at 1:00 on November 7 outside the Library entrance, as we celebrate the military men and women who have served our country so well.
Senator Pam Iovino, who represents Pennsylvania’s 37th Senatorial District, will serve as the M.C. for this year’s ceremony. We are thrilled! There have myriad distractions, but 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in our country. Sen. Iovino’s participation is part of the ACFL&MH marking a milestone that resonates deeply with me on both professional and personal levels
Senator Iovino served in the Navy for 23 years, rising to the rank of Captain. She retired from the Navy to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. In that capacity, she acted as the Department’s lead advocate on Capitol Hill for the nation’s 25 million veterans and their families.
The Carnegie Carnegie relies on Joe Iacona, past President of Carnegie’s Post 82 of the American Legion to organize its Veterans Day program. Joe and his fellow veterans bring appropriate military protocols, lending great dignity to a short, but very meaningful ceremony. The Rev. George Snyder will offer an invocation for the ceremony, and Fr. Bob Popichak will offer the closing benediction.
All are welcome. Please wear your masks and join us to honor the service and sacrifice of our military. The ceremony will take place rain or shine.

2nd Saturday Civil War Series
2020-11-14 13:00 - 14:00
Mothers, Marms & Madams: Women’s Roles in the Civil War
Speaker: Diane Klinefelter
Saturday, November 14, 2020 | 1:00 – 2:00PM
Online presentation
www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie. No account is required.
Or join us on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82372023727
Meeting ID: 823 7202 3727

Rather than standing idle on the sidelines, women of all ages, races, classes, and religions played an important role in the outcome of the American Civil War. The shots at Ft. Sumter triggered the beginning of a period that reshaped women’s lives—some for just a few years, others—permanently. The war suddenly plunged women into socially acceptable frenzied public service.
Only two weeks after the war began, northern and southern women formed some twenty thousand aid societies to supply the armies clothing, food, medical supplies and money. Early Union appeals called for women to play their part in the war effort and to look to the example of their Revolutionary foremothers.
This presentation explores the various roles women played on the battlefield and the home front. As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, this lecture defines where the seeds of suffrage were planted.
Diane Klinefelter is the former Library Director for the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall and currently serves as the Curator for the Captain Thomas Espy GAR Post. She is a historian, lecturer and author, having written two books on the Civil War.
2nd Saturday Lecture Series made possible by the Massey Charitable Trust. Registration not required. Free and open to the public.

Prepare the Perfect Pie Crust
2020-11-15 14:00
Sunday, November 15 at 2:00 PM
Whether you’re socially distancing or gathering with your pod this season, a great pie crust is essential to the holidays! In this free online class, experienced baker Kelly Hiser will share her tips and tricks for a light, flaky, mouthwatering crust that’s sure to be the talk of your holiday table.
Registration is required. Please click here to register.
You will receive a confirmation email containing a link to the Zoom meeting. This program will also stream live at www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie.

Please join us!

High School Musical Audition Workshop
2020-11-21 00:00
Saturday, November 21
Reserve your spot today!

The Collective will be hosting a FREE High School Musical Audition Workshop at our studio (Andrew Carnegie Music Hall in Carnegie, PA) on Saturday, November 21st! We LOVE high school musicals and we want to help students feel as comfortable as possible when they audition.
This class is taught by television and Broadway actor, Michael Campayno (Rolf in NBC’s live telecast of The Sound of Music starring Carrie Underwood, Fiyero in Wicked on Broadway, and the original Rob Camilletti in The Cher Show on Broadway).
Due to our COVID-19 safety protocol, our class sizes will be capped at 10 students each and will be on a first come, first served basis.
The Collective
@wearethecollectivepgh
Register Here
