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WHAT’S NEWS IN CANON-MAC TOWN HALL SOUTH SPEAKERS SERIES Town Hall South, which began in 1969, features five lectures that are held in the Upper St. Clair High School Theatre from 10:10-11:10 a.m. For the 2019-2020 season, the scheduled array of speakers will be: Oct. 1–Lou Holtz, legendary football coach, ESPN sports analyst and renowned motivational speaker; Nov. 5–Beth Macy, award-winning journalist with a focus on social problems including the opioid crisis; Dec. 3–Alan Zwiebel, Emmy Award-winning comedy writer including for “Saturday Night Live”; Feb. 4–Vijay Gupta, violinist/educator/ mental health advocate; and March 17– Lynsey Addario, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, focused on war, injustice, resilience and humanity. An optional luncheon at St. Clair Country Club is held immediately following the lecture, and the speaker is available to answer questions from the audience—which frequently leads to a very candid exchange! Tickets for the 2019-2020 season are sold as a series only and can be purchased by visiting the website at www.townhallsouth.org. THE ABBEY PLAYERS PRESENT 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOWCASE This season marks The Abbey Players’ 10th year as a community theater troupe, sponsored by St. Benedict the Abbot. Over the years, the group has put on many full-scale productions and contributed thousands of dollars to various charities including Relay For Life and CCFA. On Saturday, Nov. 24, The Abbey Players celebrated with a 10th Year Anniversary Showcase that featured performances from troupe members past and present. The concert began at 2 p.m. and was held in the Pope Benedict Center. Donations were collected to benefit the Peters Township Food Pantry. For more information about The Abbey Players—which is for students in grades 7 through 12—contact Lorra Brannen at 724.825.8753. L to R: Nick Sampson, Andrew Rothhaar, Emma Hardy, Ava Szalla and Gordon Hardy. 8 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE ❘ icmags.com EVERYONE DESERVES A CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD Join the Great American Cleanup of PA Cleaning up your neighborhood is one of the best investments you can make. Whether you have vacant lots plagued with debris, natural areas that are dumped on, or litter blown from down the street, any neighborhood can be lifted up by positive action. The 15th annual Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Great American Cleanup of PA can help get you started. Through May 31, thousands of Pennsylvania families and friends will partake in litter and illegal dump cleanups, beautification projects such as tree and flower plantings, recycling collections and education programs. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful partners with PennDOT, the Department of Environmental Protection, and Keep America Beautiful to provide free trash bags, gloves, and safety vests to registered participants, as supplies last. During Let’s Pick It Up PA—every day from April 13 through May 6—cleanups registered with the Great American Cleanup of PA are eligible to take their trash to participating landfills free of charge or at a reduced rate. Registration can be done online at www.gacofpa.org. Michelle Dunn, Great American Cleanup of PA Program Coordinator, can answer questions at 1.877.772.3673, ext. 113, or email [email protected]. n