Hello Spring!
depth stories. Visit the website for more
information on purchasing tickets and
other details.
Imperial VFD 4th Annual Craft/
Vendor Show
Date: April 28
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Address: 111 Pine Street, Imperial
Contact: facebook.com/
events/454136101787457
This 4th Annual Craft/Vendor Show
will have over 60 tables for you to do your
Mother’s Day shopping! To get a glimpse of
participants and what they’re selling, visit
the Imperial VFD event page on Facebook.
There are two shows every year—one is
prior to Mother’s Day and the other on
Black Friday weekend.
Knitting Club at Moon Township
Public Library
Date: March 13 (Many dates are
available.)
Address: 1700 Beaver Grade Road,
#100, Coraopolis
Contact moonlibrary.org, or
412.269.0334
Join a wonderful group of knitters every
Wednesday in the Sky Room at Moon
Township Public Library. Knitters of all
experience and skill levels are welcome
for conversation and community as you
work on whatever project you would like
to bring. Many helpful experts are among
the group if you need a refresher on how
to pick up that dropped stitch. Visit the
website for more details.
Moon Township Volunteer Fire
Company Lenten Fish Fry
Dates: March 8–April 19
Address: Public Safety Building,
1000 Beaver Grade Road,
Moon Township
Contact: moontwp.com, or
412.262.5006
Join the Moon Township Volunteer Fire
Company for the annual Lenten Fish Fry.
Choose from fish, shrimp, chicken fingers,
and desserts. All dinners include fries
and the special firehouse-recipe coleslaw.
Both sit-down and takeout dinners will be
available.
Pamperfest
Dates: May 10 & 11
Address: Sheraton Pittsburgh
Airport Hotel, 1160 Thorn Run Road,
Coraopolis
Contact: pamperfest.com
A spring treat! This event has been
formatted to provide fun, pampering and
celebration of survivors for everyone
who attends! Both men and women are
welcome. Overnight guests will enjoy
an evening in a luxury two-room suite,
and all attendees will enjoy a schedule
filled with cocktails, food, pampering, a
scavenger hunt, hourly prizes, goodie bags
and shopping—a perfect Mother’s Day
gift, girls’ night out, or simply a chance to
unwind and refresh on your own or with
your partner—all while supporting a great
cause. Pamperfest is a charity event, with
the proceeds going to the Susan Komen
Foundation. Visit the website for more
information.
Steel Chef Cookoff
Date: March 18
Address: Ryan Arts Center,
420 Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks
Contact: forstorox.org/steelchef
Don’t miss this live cooking competition!
Watch a group of Pittsburgh teens and local
chefs as they battle it out chef-style on the
stage to determine who has what it takes
to win the title of “Steel Chef.” Winners of
the coveted “Steel Chef” title will be rated
and determined by local celebrity judges.
Proceeds from the competition ticket sales
will help to provide and expand future
after-school and summer programming for
youth in the McKees Rocks area. Visit the
website for more information.
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W.A.F.E.L. Book Sale
Dates: May 2-4
Address: Western Allegheny
Community Library,
181 Bateman Road, Oakdale
Contact: westernalleghenylibrary.org,
or 724.695.8150
Support a local library by buying a gently
used read! Great selections of Fiction
& Non-Fiction, Audio Books on CD &
Cassettes, Movies on DVD & VHS, Music
on CDs & Cassettes, Puzzles, Magazines,
Games, and so much more. Visit the
website for more details.
‘What is a Japanese Garden?’
presented by Pittsburgh Botanic
Garden
Date: April 25
Address: 799 Pinkerton Run Road,
Oakdale
Contact: pittsburghbotanicgarden.org/
event/ (Pre-registration is required.)
Enjoy this free lecture presented in
partnership with the Japan-America
Society of Pennsylvania. Dr. Brenda G.
Jordan, Asian Studies Center, University
of Pittsburgh, will present an overview of
the varieties of Japanese gardens through
history and the concept of “Japanese
garden” that spread outside of Japan, and
give some suggestions for the types of
plants and features that can be used for a
Japanese garden in southwest Pennsylvania.
She specializes in the history of Japanese
art, particularly the paintings and
woodblock prints of the 19th century. Meet
the speaker and enjoy light refreshments
at a reception before the lecture. Visit the
website for information on pre-registering
and other details.
Musical
Performances
‘The Gondoliers’ presented by
The Pittsburgh Savoyards
Dates: Starting March 15
Address: Andrew Carnegie Free
Library and Music Hall,
300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie
Contact: pittsburghsavoyards.org, or
412.734.8476
Join the talented Pittsburgh Savoyards
as they present “The Gondoliers,” which