Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall

10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s
2021-04-14 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Alzheimer’s and other dementias cause changes in memory, thinking and behavior that interfere with daily life. Join us to learn about 10 common warning signs and what to watch for in yourself and others. The program covers typical age-related changes, common warning signs of Alzheimer’s, how to approach someone about memory concerns, early detection, the benefits of a diagnosis and the diagnostic process, and Alzheimer’s Association resources.
This is a virtual program. When you register to attend, you will receive a Zoom link for the event. You may also watch live at www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie (no registration or Facebook account are required).
This program is part of a three-session series, including:

Healthy Living for Your Brain & Body, April 7, 6:30 PM
10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s, April 14, 6:30 PM
Understanding Alzheimer’s & Dementia, April 21, 6:30 PM

Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Pennsylvania Chapter.
Please click here to register.

Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia
2021-04-21 18:30 - 19:30
Alzheimer’s is not normal aging. It’s a disease of the brain that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Join us to learn about the impact of Alzheimer’s, the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia, Alzheimer’s disease stages and risk factors, current research and treatments available to address some symptoms, and Alzheimer’s Association resources
This is a virtual program. When you register to attend, you will receive a Zoom link for the event. You may also watch live at www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie (no registration or Facebook account are required).
This program is part of a three-session series, including:

Healthy Living for Your Brain & Body, April 7, 6:30 PM
10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s, April 14, 6:30 PM
Understanding Alzheimer’s & Dementia, April 21, 6:30 PM

Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Pennsylvania Chapter.
Please click here to register.

National Poetry Month: A Reading with Poet Laureate Samuel Hazo
2021-04-22 19:00 - 20:00
Join the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall to celebrate poetry all April long!
Tonight we welcome Pennsylvania’s first Poet Laureate, Samuel Hazo. Named as Poet Laureate by Governor Robert Casey in 1993, Mr. Hazo served in this esteemed position for ten years. His work scrutinizes themes of family and faith, mortality and love, and the passage of time with what poet Naomi Shihab Nye describes as “immense intelligence, lyricism, and humanity.” Mr. Hazo will share poems spanning his distinguished six-decade career.
This virtual program will be held via Zoom. When you register, you will receive a link to the program. You may also watch live at www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie.
Please click here to register.
See all of our National Poetry Month events here.

Party Like It's Your Earth Day!
2021-04-25 11:00 - 14:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Get ready to party like it’s your Earth Day! Join the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall for a fun family festival about ecology, sustainability, and nature!

Make your very own seed balls and sidewalk chalk!
Create catch-all boxes out of recycled book pages with Modern Mercantile, and shop a selection of their eclectic offerings of gifts for you and your home!
Get your hands dirty with an interactive composting demonstration from Worm Return!
Learn about nature with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy!
Enjoy a scavenger hunt and Story Walk on our hillside!
Don’t miss the music, snacks, caricatures, and giant puppets!

This will be an outdoor in-person program. Masking and social distancing will be required.
Two sessions are available: 11:00 AM-12:30 PM and 1:00 PM-2:30 PM. Please register for only one session and indicate the total number of people in your group.
Register for the 11:00 AM session here.
Register for the 1:00 PM session here.
In the event of rain, this program will take place on Saturday, May 1.
For questions or more information contact: Walker Evans 412-276-3456 x12

Carnegie Performing Arts Center presents: The Little Mermaid Ballet ONLINE!
2021-05-01
The Carnegie Performing Arts Center, the ACFL&MH’s resident youth dance company, invites you to take a trip under the sea…and bring the whole family to enjoy! This charming production is based on the Little Mermaid fairytale and filmed onstage at the Carnegie Carnegie Music Hall.
The production will be available to view on Vimeo ON DEMAND in May 2021
For tickets and information: call 412-279-8887
or email info@CarnegiePerformingArtsCenter.com
Visit www.carnegieperformingartscenter.com for details.

Discover Medicare
2021-05-01 10:30, 2021-06-05 10:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Presented by Bess Adams 10:30a.m. on the following Saturday mornings: April 3 May 1 June 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 step-by-step 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 This event will be offered in-person.

Colorful Quilling for Teens
2021-05-08 11:00 - 12:00
Quilling is a simple but flexible art form made with delicate rolls of paper strips, manipulated into lovely shapes and forms. In this workshop for tweens and teens, we’ll embellish our initials with vibrantly colorful quilled shapes. Get creative and make a truly personal and unique work of art!
All supplies will be provided. This is an in-person program that will meet in the Library. Masks are required.
Please click here to register.

2nd Saturday Civil War Series: Mob Scene at the Palmetto Flag - April 15, 1861
2021-05-08 13:00 - 14:00
This is an online event:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie No account required.Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9370579279 Meeting ID: 937 057 9279
In early 1861 there were many in Philadelphia who supported secession, including one of the city’s newspapers, The Palmetto Flag. Following the attack on Fort Sumter, as patriotism swept across the North, Philadelphia residents galvanized behind the Union. On April 15, 1861 a protest at The Palmetto Flag would devolve into a violent riot. If not for the swift intervention of Philadelphia’s mayor and the city police in putting down the mob, Philadelphia and other northern cities may very well have experienced greater rioting. Join us as Michael Wunsch recounts the story of these events in early Civil War Pennsylvania.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, Michael has been a resident of Philadelphia since 1966, graduated from La Salle College in 1980, and is employed by a Social Services company in Blue Bell, PA. He has been speaking on Civil War topics since 2002, and is a member of the Delaware Valley CWRT, the GAR Civil War Museum & Library, and the Lincoln Forum. He currently serves as Corresponding Secretary for the General Meade Society of Philadelphia.
2nd Saturday Lectures made possible by the Massey Charitable Trust.Free and open to the public. No reservations required.

Listen Locally OUTSIDE! with Jimmy Adler Band featuring Eric Spaulding on Sax
2021-05-16 19:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Sunday, May 16, 2021
7:00pm
TICKETS
It’s been a long, cold, lonely winter without live music at the Carnegie Carnegie but things are about to heat up! We’re kicking off Listen Locally OUTSIDE! with Jimmy Adler Band.
With 4 CDs to his credit, Pittsburgh-based blues guitarist and singer, Jimmy Adler has recorded many original songs that are steeped in the traditions of Chicago Blues, West-Coast Jazzy Jump, and other Americana traditions. His style is described as straight-ahead blues guitar – a blend of clean fat tones and raunchy slide guitar. “Adler’s songs are superbly built … with frightening slide guitar effectiveness” (Blues & Co. Magazine, France).
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. Masks are required at all times on our grounds, except when eating and drinking at your table. Public restrooms are available indoors. Guests 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, May 23rd at 7:00pm
TICKETS
General Admission Seat………….…$15
Table for 2………………………..……$45
Table for 4…………………………..…$75
Table reservations must be purchased in advance.
Appropriate for ages 12 & up
Get your tickets in advance here.

About the Artist

Questions? Contact Melanie Paglia at 412-276-3456 x6
Q: What if it rains?
A: If rain is a threat on the day of the performance we will reschedule for Sunday, May 23 at 7pm. We won’t leave you hanging, we will make the weather call no later than 2pm on Sunday. 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?
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.

Q: Can I B my OB?
A: We aren’t able to offer complimentary food & beverage for this program, but we invite guests 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.

Getting Started with Mindful Meditation
2021-05-20 19:00 - 20:00
Anyone can learn to still the waters of their mind through meditation – and the benefits are worth it! Regular meditation has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety, and to enhance focus and wellbeing. Join CHILL Community Outreach Specialist Greg Chaffee for an introduction to this ancient discipline. We’ll learn about the history and benefits of meditation, how to get started with your own meditation practice, advice on how to stick with it, and more.
This virtual program will take place on Zoom. After you register, you will receive a link to the program.
Please click here to register.

National Paper Airplane Day
2021-05-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Come fly with us! Pick up your paper airplane kit at the Library starting on May 17, experiment with some different designs during the week, and then join us on Saturday for some outdoor test flights! Whose airplane will fly the farthest?
Please click here to register.

The Collective Summer Project Series
2021-05-24 - 2021-08-09 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
The Collective is an intimate process-based theater academy teaching the foundations of acting through song, character development, and text. Each month this summer, The Collective will host one unique 2-week intensive focusing on the process of Performance, Development, and Showcasing

June / The Performance Project (ages 14-18) – June 14th through June 25th – FILLED

July / The Development Project (ages 10-13) – July 12th through July 23rd – REGISTER NOW
A two week course focusing on the fundamental tools of acting ending with a performance! Our student’s will dive into the world of the show while using their imagination to build dynamic characters – all while having fun.

August / The Showcase Project (ages 14-18) – Audition date in June – REGISTRATION OPENING SOON

Schedule a consultation now to learn more!

Walk-in Vaccine Clinic
2021-06-04 11:00 - 15:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Get vaccinated! The Allegheny County Health Department is offering free one-dose vaccines for anyone who wants one, ages 18+. The CDC says that fully vaccinated individuals may now go unmasked. If you’re not yet vaccinated, don’t miss this free opportunity!
No registration is required.

Fancy Paper Quilling
2021-06-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Come quill with us! We’ll work with some different types of quilling strips to make beautiful flowers and designs. The sky is the limit as you use your imagination to make an initial or a wreath-shape on canvas. All supplies will be provided.
This program will meet in person, in the Library’s Lincoln Gallery. Registration is required.
Please click here to register.

Recognizing Online & Telephone Scams
2021-06-10 19:00 - 20:00
Note: This program has been canceled due to a lack of sign-ups.
Philip Little of the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office offers a safety guide for the digital age. Scammers who operate online and by telephone are growing ever more sophisticated. Don’t get conned – know the warning signs and stay safe!
This is an online program. When you register, you will receive a Zoom meeting link. You may also watch live at www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie (no Facebook account is required).
Please click here to register.

2nd Saturday Civil War Series: The West Virginia State Guard in the Civil War, 1863 - 1865
2021-06-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
This is an In Person and Online event!

This event will be held live and in person in the Music Hall at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall. Come early to tour our national treasure Captain Thomas Espy Post and the Lincoln Gallery. Speak with reenactors and take in a 19th century military drill demonstration on the lawn by members of the 9th Pennsylvania Reserves. At 12:30, local musician Ron Mesing will be on stage at the Music Hall playing songs of the Civil War era.

Please note that face masks and social distancing are required.

For those unable to join us in person, we will also stream the event (lecture portion only) on Zoom and on Facebook…

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie No account required.
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88363560976 Meeting ID: 883 6356 0976

As West Virginia celebrated statehood in the summer of 1863, Governor Francis Pierpont faced a daunting task. Much of his newly-created state lay outside his bounds of control, either occupied by Confederate forces, governed by Confederate authorities, or infested with Confederate guerillas. In particular, many “border counties” in southern and southeastern West Virginia lacked any state or Federal presence at all.

In an effort to both expand West Virginia’s authority and enhance counter-insurgency measures, Governor Pierpont ultimately authorized the creation of forty-four companies of West Virginia State Guard in the latter years of the Civil War. In this talk, Zac Cowsert focuses on the wartime experiences and exploits of one such State Guard company: Captain Turner’s Raleigh County Independent Scouts. The talk illuminates the myriad ways in which the Raleigh Scouts and other State Guard outfits both challenged Confederate guerrillas and engaged in state-building on behalf of West Virginia.

Currently a doctoral candidate in History at West Virginia University, Zac grew up in Oklahoma and Arkansas and attended school at Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport. Reflecting his roots, Zac’s Civil War interests reside in the Trans-Mississippi, and his dissertation explores the military campaigns, guerrilla warfare, refugee crises, and trial politics of Civil War Indian Territory (modern Oklahoma). His research has been published in the Chronicles of Oklahoma, North Louisiana History, and Hallowed Ground (magazine of the American Battlefield Trust). He teaches classes in U.S. History and Modern Military History at WVU.

Beyond academia, Zac’s knowledge of the war was bolstered by four summers spent interpreting Civil War battlefields in Virginia for the National Park Service at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park. He is also the co-editor of Civil Discourse, a popular blog of the long Civil War era. He has spoken to several Civil War roundtables throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.

2nd Saturday Lectures made possible by the Massey Charitable Trust.
Free and open to the public. No reservations required.

Drag Academy Pride Show
2021-06-13 17:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Drag Academy kicks off pride month with an epic show starring Plastique Tiara from Rupaul’s Drag Race, Season 11 and hosted by Pittsburgh’s own Monongahaley.
Tickets include pre-show reception and VIP tickets are available for an exclusive post-show meet and greet.
Masks are required for attendees who are unable to provide proof of vaccination.
Masks will be required for the Meet & Greet regardless of vaccination status.
PURCHASE TICKETS or LEARN MORE

Embracing Our Differences: A Book Discussion Group
2021-06-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join your neighbors at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall for a four-part conversation about how we experience race in the US. We’ll read & discuss Mira Jacob’s Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations, a 2020 graphic novel which explores diversity through conversations between the author and her six year old mixed-race son. Pick up your copy of the book at the Library any time it’s open!
This four-part series meets on Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM, in person at the Library:

Thursday, June 17
Thursday, June 24
Thursday, July 1
Thursday, July 8

Registration is required. Please click here to register, or call 412-276-3456.

Stage 62 Presents: Songs from the Steps
2021-06-20 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-07-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
TICKETS
Enjoy Stage 62 all summer long with a 3-part outdoor concert series! Building on the success of last year’s pilot show, Songs from the Steps will take place on the steps in front of the beautiful Music Hall entrance with audience seating in the parking lot. Each concert will highlight a wide variety of Stage 62 talent and three unique themes:
June 20 – The Great American Songbook (musical theater standards through the 1960s)
July 18 – A Walk Down Memory Lane (songs from Stage 62’s past 50+ years)
August 15– A Look into the Future (songs of hope and looking forward)
Each concert begins at 7:00pm
Audience capacity is limited and will include some table seating options. Tickets must be purchased online as a group to allow proper distancing. CDC guidelines will be strictly enforced.
Tickets: Adults – $20 Children/students with ID – $15 Table seating is also available PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
For more information: email SongsFromTheSteps@stage62.org or visit Stage62.org

Embracing Our Differences: A Book Discussion Group
2021-06-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-07-01 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-07-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Join your neighbors at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall for a four-part conversation about how we experience race in the US. We’ll read & discuss Mira Jacob’s Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations, a 2020 graphic novel which explores diversity through conversations between the author and her six year old mixed-race son. Pick up your copy of the book at the Library any time it’s open! This four-part series meets on Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM, in person at the Library:

Thursday, June 17
Thursday, June 24
Thursday, July 1
Thursday, July 15

Registration is required. Please click here to register, or call 412-276-3456.

Meditate Together
2021-07-01 14:00 - 15:00
Come still the waters of your mind in a supportive, friendly group through mindful meditation! Regular meditation has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety, and to enhance focus and wellbeing.
This group meets in the Studio on the first and third Thursdays of each month, from 2:00-3:00 PM. This group is intended for adults, but anyone who can participate is welcome.
Registration is appreciated but not required. To register, please click here.

Voce al Fresco: Fresh Voices Under the Stars
2021-07-03 19:30 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
The Pittsburgh Festival Opera presents the first of three outdoor summer concerts featuring emerging talent of the Hans and Leslie Fleischner Young Artists Program. Enjoy this fresh take on your favorite arias, duets, trios, ensembles and Broadway standards. Revel in tomorrow’s stars under the stars. Concert begins at 7:30pm Tickets: $10 – $50 Purchase Tickets Here
In the event of inclement weather, we’ll move the program indoors to our beautiful Music Hall.

Meditate Together
2021-07-15 14:00 - 15:00
Come still the waters of your mind in a supportive, friendly group through mindful meditation! Regular meditation has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety, and to enhance focus and wellbeing.
This group meets in the Studio on the first and third Thursdays of each month, from 2:00-3:00 PM.
This group is intended for adults, but anyone who can participate is welcome. Registration is not required.

Weeks of Weeding: Picture books!
2021-07-19 14:00 - 2021-07-24 17:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
Our collection of books is always growing and changing. When new books come in, older books must find new homes! When librarians remove older books from our collections, we call it “weeding” – and just like weeding a garden, it helps keep our collection healthy, relevant, and engaging.

This week (July 19-24), we’re giving away dozens of picture books that we’ve weeded from our collection – yours to keep, for free! Browse the table in our entrance lobby and take whatever you like. We love it when our older books find new life on someone else’s shelves!

Plus, don’t miss next week (July 26-31), when we’ll be giving away our weeded chapter books!

From the Windows of Modern Mercantile PGH to Your Home
2021-07-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
You’ve seen the amazing window design at Carnegie’s Modern Mercantile PGH, owned and operated by George Arnold and Larry Scott. In this program, George and Larry explain how to translate the principles and elements of window design into your own home environment. Learn how to make the most of your living space and belongings to create a unique beauty and elegance at home.
This adult program will meet in person, in the Library’s second floor Lincoln Gallery. To register, please call 412-276-3456 or click here.

Open Mic Night
2021-07-21 19:00 | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106, United States
TICKETS

Join us for an eclectic evening of live entertainment at our first Open Mic Night with host, Ed Auth. The evening will definitely include live music and perhaps some poetry, comedy and more! Performers are invited to share whatever it is that they do best in front of a live audience – as long as we keep it classy.

If you’re interested in performing please contact Ed Auth at EdAuth1966@gmail.com to sign-up.

The Studio, home to our Listen Locally Downstairs concert series, is a favorite spot for local artists for its urban hipster vibe, new acoustic treatment and performance centered atmosphere.

Doors open at 6:30pm / Performers start at 7:00pm
There is a $5 cover charge for this event at the door.
Or you can purchase a ticket in advance to guarantee your seat here.

Refreshments will be available by donation.

Seating is limited. Masks are required only for unvaccinated individuals, per state and CDC guidelines.
