WHAT’ S NEWS IN CARLYNTON-MONTOUR
RIVER CITY BRASS BAND HOLLYWOOD / BOLLYWOOD NIGHT
Sept. 17, 7 p. m. at the Karma Banquet & Event Center, 205 Mary Street, Carnegie, PA 15106.
Join in this fundraiser for the India Community Organization, a 501( c)( 3) organization.
Single tickets and table sponsorships available now. Contact Holly Hicks- Opperman, 412.613.6853, hhicks @ shermanusa. com, for more information.
JARED WILSON AND THE VIBE— A NIGHT OF COOL JAZZ
Sept. 23, 7 p. m., at Karma Banquet & Event Center, 205 Mary Street, Carnegie, PA 15106.
Join in a fundraiser for Hekima Place, a 501( c)( 3) organization.
Single tickets and table sponsorships available now. Contact Holly Hicks- Opperman, 412.613.6853, hhicks @ shermanusa. com, for more information.
PITTSBURGH BOTANIC GARDEN NAMES NEW INTERIM PRESIDENT
Keith Kaiser has been selected as Interim President of the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, effective Aug. 1.
Kaiser spent the past 27 years at Fellows Riverside Gardens, a 12-acre public display garden in Youngstown, Ohio. Prior to that, he worked at Kingwood Center Gardens and Cleveland Botanical Garden.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Ornamental Horticulture from The Ohio State University. He participates in the American Public Gardens Association, recently serving as chair for the Small Gardens Section and host of the Small Gardens
Professional Development Symposium.
Kaiser is responsible for leading the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden through its next phase of growth and development.
“ The Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is an exciting, young garden that has completed so much in the short period of time it has been open,” Kaiser said.“ I look forward to expanding the role of public horticulture in the greater western Pennsylvania community.”
ROBINSON’ S THIRD ANNUAL CAR CRUISE
Rev your engines for the Third Annual Robinson Township Car Cruise, Saturday, Oct. 1, at Robinson Town Centre, right off the Parkway West from 1 to 5 p. m. Donation is just $ 5 per car. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Dan spinning oldies, and live music from“ Gum Band,” Pittsburgh’ s premier vocal power trio. Proceeds benefit Robinson Parks. The first 150 cars will receive a dash plaque, and the first 200 cars will be guaranteed a space at Robinson’ s Car Cruise. Register the day of the event. There will be no raffles and no 50 / 50— the registration fee will automatically enter you to win fabulous prizes. Interested vendors should contact Jane Tallon, Activities Coordinator, at jtallon @ townshipofrobinson. com. If you would like to enter your car for a chance to be featured on dash plaques, please send name, address, and phone number along with a photo of your car to jtallon @ townshipofrobinson. com. Please put“ Car Cruise Contest” in subject box.
CALLING ALL YOUNG SINGERS IN THE SOUTH HILLS AREA!
Do you know a young singer who wants to share that song with others? The SHCC is holding auditions for the 2016-17 school year on Aug. 19, 20, 26 and 27. The school year can fill up quickly with different activities, so sign up for an audition today at the website shcchoir. org. If you have further questions, contact Jennie Nolan at 724.949.0048 or director @ shcchoir. org.
The SHCC is a nonprofit, community children’ s choir, providing quality music education and artistic excellence in choral performance while enriching the lives of youth from all backgrounds. This experience forms a foundational and life-long relationship with music for the singers and their families. The SHCC sings in and around the community regularly and has recently performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Come and sing with us!
RIVERRIDE100
RiverRide100, an annual bike ride fundraiser for the Arthritis Foundation, has been transformed from a small, local event into one where people all over the country can participate.
By pledging to ride the mileage that fits their fitness level or personal goal, participants have the opportunity explore their surroundings by bike— which is a great low-impact activity for people with arthritis or joint pain— while also raising money for a great cause. The event is free for participants and is being held throughout the month of August. A group of the original event founders will also complete its annual 106-mile bike ride from Rockwood, Pennsylvania, to Point State Park in downtown Pittsburgh on Aug. 20.
Organizer Jeff Krakoff said,“ We want to open up the event to anyone, anywhere in the country and not restrict it to one day. This year’ s event is extremely customizable, so riders have the option to challenge themselves by pledging to ride 25, 50, 75 or 100 miles and to complete their mileage in one day or throughout the entire month of August. Since there is no set day to complete the mileage, participants from all over the country now can take part in the event.”
Each participant is able to create their own fundraising webpage or a team page through the RiverRide100 CrowdRise site.
The bike fundraiser began in 2013 when a group of nine bike riders traveled from Pittsburgh to Washington, D. C., over five days to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation. In 2014 and 2015 the event evolved from five days into a one-day, 106-mile bike ride.
Arthritis affects one in every five adults and 300,000 children, and is the leading cause of disability in the United States.
For more information or to donate, visit riverride100. com.
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