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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Wilkinsburg parklet will host weekly Art in the Park by Marylynne Pitz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Art in the Park, a weekly summer event held at the Penn Avenue Parklet in Wilkinsburg, starts Thursday with painters, poets and singers gathering at 743 Penn Ave. The parklet is across the s…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:06PM
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Tom Becker, president of Chautauqua Institution, plans to retire at the end of this year by Marylynne Pitz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Tom Becker, president of Chautauqua Institution, will retire at the end of this year. 

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:11PM
Thursday, December 31, 2015

Chautauqua's trustees vote to demolish historic amphitheater by Marylynne Pitz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Leaders of Chautauqua Institution voted Wednesday to demolish its historic amphitheater and build a replica of it at the lakeside summer retreat in southwestern New York. The project will co…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Saturday, December 5, 2015

Phipps to dance with Poinsettias and Pointe Shoes by Marylynne Pitz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Sugar Plum Fairy will perform her famous solo and pre-professional dancers from Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will perform vignettes from “The Nutcracker” ballet at Phipps Conservatory a…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Sunday, September 27, 2015

Preview: A duel of storytellers ready to unfold at The Moth Mainstage by Marylynne Pitz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

When The Moth presents five storytellers on Wednesday at Downtown’s Byham Theater, Pittsburgh’s own David Montgomery will unfold a tale in which the Spice Girls play starring roles.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Monday, August 31, 2015

Organisak resigns from Pittsburgh Cultural Trust by Marylynne Pitz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Paul Organisak, vice president in charge of programming for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust since 2004, has resigned from that position, effective Sept. 30.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:17PM
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Schooled by Shakespeare: Introducing young children to The Bard draws out their creativity by Marylynne Pitz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A few years ago, when Becka Nazario Wright suggested introducing second-graders to “Macbeth,” Wendell McConnaha feared it was too bloody.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Friday, July 3, 2015

State give $50,000 to preserve August Wilson's childhood home by Marylynne Pitz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Plans to restore the childhood home of the late playwright August Wilson received a boost this week with a $50,000 Keystone grant from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

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