Hello Spring!
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this event on the website. learning opportunities and a wonderful
facility for events. Join Bob VanNewkirk
of the Three Rivers Birding Club for a Bird
Walk at Sewickley Heights Borough Park.
Visit the website for more details.
Hartwood Highlander
Happening III Date: April 16
Address: Northern Tier Library,
4015 Dickey Road, Gibsonia
Contact: northerntierlibrary.org
Join Northern Tier Library and Chef
Carol Nardello for a new series of cooking
classes! Learn how to make Asparagus,
Scallion, and Chevre Tart, Roasted Roma
Tomato Tart, Black Olive Garlic Bread,
Springtime Very-Berry Salad, and Rhubarb
Upside-Down Cake. Visit the website for
information on advance registration, fees
and other details.
Date: May 18
Address: Hartwood Acres Stable
Complex, 200 Middle Road, Hampton
Contact: alleghenycounty.us/parks/
hartwood/index.aspx, or 412.767.9200
(Pre-registration and fee are required
for this event.)
A celebration of all things “Outlander”!
This themed event features Scottish
dancers, a bagpiper, talks on a variety
of fascinating subjects, a marketplace
featuring wonderful local vendors, a hearty
buffet luncheon (included in ticket price),
a whisky tasting for ages 21 and over, and
more! It’s a not-to-be-missed experience
unlike any other in the area. Advance ticket
purchase required.
Penn State Garden Symposium
Date: April 27
Address: Shady Side Academy,
423 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel
Contact: extension.psu.edu/programs/
master-gardener/counties/allegheny
A premiere annual horticultural event
with professional speakers discussing the
latest in horticulture! Featuring keynote
speaker Tony Avent, plantsman and
owner of Plant Delights in Raleigh, North
Carolina. Also speaking will be Jennifer
Bartley, landscape architect and author
of “Designing the New Kitchen Garden,”
Cynthia Morton, PhD, and Vincent
Cotrone, Penn State Urban Forester. Visit
the website for more information on
purchasing tickets and other details.
Sewickley Heights Borough
Park Bird Walk with Fern
Hollow Nature Center
Date: April 26
Address: 1901 Glen Mitchell Road,
Sewickley
Contact: fhnc.org
Since 1997, Fern Hollow Nature Center
has been a valuable educational and
environmental resource in the community.
With over 8,000 visitors each year, the
center provides the community with unique
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Springtime Celebration
Cooking Class with Chef Carol
Zelienople Historical Society
Spring Events
Spring Tea
Date: April 13
Address: St. Paul’s Church,
215 North Main Street, Zelienople
Contact: Facebook.com/ZelieHistory,
or 724.452.9457
Garden Talk
Date: May 4
Address: St. Paul’s Church,
215 North Main Street, Zelienople
Contact: Facebook.com/ZelieHistory,
or 724.452.9457
Support ZHS by enjoying some
fantastic events coming up! Take advantage
of a lovely tea featuring traditional English
tea cuisine and a selection of teas, Chinese
auction of baskets and more. Want to learn
more about gardening? Then don’t miss
the informative and fun garden talk. Visit
the ZHS Facebook page for information,
including purchasing tickets for both
events.
Family Fun
Bike Rodeo at Kiwanis Park
Date: May 18
Address: Kiwanis Park, 1 Meyer Road
(off Wetzel Road), Glenshaw
Contact: shaler.org (Pre-registration is
required.)
Free to all participants and includes
Cycling Safety for Young Cyclists,
icmags.com
sponsored by the Shaler, Etna and Millvale
police departments and Shaler EMS.
Participants should bring their bicycle.
The Bike Rodeo includes an obstacle
course, bicycle and helmet inspections,
and the teaching of the rules of the road.
Helmets are provided. Light refreshments
will be served. Free bike raffle for all kids
in attendance. Visit the website for more
information on pre-registration and other
details.
Depreciation Lands Museum
Opening Day
Date: May 5
Time: 1 to 4 p.m.
Address: 4743 Pioneer Road,
Allison Park
Contact: depreciationlandsmuseum.org,
or 412.486.0563
A fun family adventure awaits you this
spring! Every Sunday, friendly interpreters
are waiting to bring this village to life—just
for you! Created by Hampton Township
in 1973, the museum seeks to preserve
and interpret the early years of European
settlement in the Depreciation Lands.
Earth Day Volunteer Service
Date: April 22
Address: North Park Latodami Nature
Center, 575 Brown Road, Wexford
Contact: sites.google.com/site/
latodaminaturecenter, or 724.935.2170
(Participants must pre-register for
this event.)
For ages 6 and up! Join Allegheny
County Assistant Naturalist Mackenzie
Stec in making the park a more beautiful
and enjoyable place! Bring family and
friends and find out your ecological
footprint. Together you can make the
Earth cleaner! A parent or guardian
must accompany children. Dress well for
outdoor activity. Call for more information
and to pre-register.
Seneca Valley Art Show
Date: April 24
Address: Cranberry Township
Municipal Center,
2525 Rochester Road,
Cranberry Township
Contact: twp.cranberry.pa.us, or
724.779.4386
Check out the talented works of SVSD
students at this spring art show! Visit the
website for more details.