IN Fox Chapel Area Summer 2019 | Page 32

WHAT’S NEWS IN FOX CHAPEL AREA SUMMER FUN AT HARTWOOD ACRES This summer, visit Hartwood Acres for family events and free fun in the sun! A variety of concerts and events will be offered, including Pittsburgh Ballet’s Ballet Under the Stars that will take place on August 18. Other upcoming concerts and events include a free Pittsburgh AUDUBON’S NATIVE PLANT NURSERY OPENS Did you know there are plants that attract birds, butterflies and beneficial insects to your garden? Native plants are just what they sound like—plants that evolved in our region to support local wildlife. They are designed to survive and thrive in our climate. Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania’s Native Plant Nursery is opening for the season and offers a variety of native plants that fit into any gardening location—from full sun to shade. There are also special plant bundles created to attract monarch butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. The Native Plant Nursery will be open any time the Audubon Nature Store is open: Tuesday-Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. The nursery is located at 614 Dorseyville Road in Fox Chapel. Additionally, volunteers and staff are always willing to help you make native plant selections. Stop by the Audubon Center for Native Plants (ACNP) to browse the selection. You may purchase plants any time the store is open, but ACNP volunteers are usually working at the center on Tuesdays. For a complete list of available plants, and to learn more about the importance of native plants, visit aswp.org. 30 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE ❘ Opera Concert, the Allegheny County Wine & Spirits Festival, Puppy Yoga and more. For more information about these events and a full list of upcoming events, visit alleghenycounty.us/parks/ hartwood/index.aspx. AAUW RECOGNIZES FUTURE LEADERS IN STEM FIELDS Twenty-six young women from the 10th and 11th grades at Fox Chapel Area High School were honored for their academic accomplishments in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) at the 5th biennial STEM Careers Achievement Night, sponsored by the Fox Chapel Area Affiliate of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). The event was held April 11 at Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church. Receiving certificates of achievement as well as congratulations were (pictured): Suparna Agrawal, Macey Balk, Justice Carmody, Claire Cummings, Hannah Drum, Blair Echnat, Jasmine Eng, Claire Fenton, Rachel Ferris, Alayne Gaghan, icmags.com Bryn Gerlach, Ainsley Good, Hend Hamada, Madilyn Harajda, Susan Hicks, Abby Kieffer, Madolyn Kieffer, Cuna Kim, Zeynep Ozkaya, Isabella Quercia, Lauren Sabol, Shyann Secola, Anzu Sekikawa, Jenny Shulkin, Kaylee Werner and Minnie Zuo. Also honored (but unable to attend) were: Paige Asbury, Chloe Bennett, Zoe Boychuk, Hazel Cline, Elena Conway, Margaret Dean, Samantha Dunlap, Grace Han, Natalka Harris, Catherine Heidenreich, Isabella Krisky, Lucy Markovitz, Alyssa Mattheis, Kimia Rafiee, Abigail Rickin-Marks, Cecilia Rike, Vinisha Sant, Vivian Shao, Kiersten Shiring, Grace Sisson, Kaylyn Toomey and Sydney Ulanowicz. n