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CHILDREN’S ART CLASS AT THE WESTMORELAND – RECYCLED ROVER Date: Jan. 13 (Registration is required.) Time: 10 a.m. to noon Address: 221 North Main Street, Greensburg Contact: thewestmoreland.org, or 724.837.1500 The Westmoreland offers innovative and engaging monthly art classes for ages 7 to 10 taught by a professional art instructor, giving children the opportunity to expand and explore their creativity. Take a quick look through the museum at some of the animal sculptures and paintings. Now stretch the limits of your imagination by upcycling discarded materials into a very unique animal sculpture. For registration, fees and other details, visit the website. KNIT OR CROCHET WITH MAD HATTERS AT CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF MCKEESPORT Vault, the library’s new classroom. Visit the website for more information. PLAY BINGO Dates: Second Saturday of every month Address: LifeSpan-Mon Valley, Olympia Shopping Center, 4313 Walnut Street, McKeesport Contact: lifespanpa.org/Mon-Valley-Center, or 412.664.5434 Pack up your bingo good-luck charms and get out this winter for $1,000 Bingo and Lunch! This exciting event is open to the public and just $15 per person! The fee includes lunch, a bingo package and a door prize entry. All proceeds benefit LifeSpan- Mon Valley. (Payout subject to change if fewer than 100 attendees.) Visit the website, or call for more information. Dates: Second and fourth Thursdays of the month Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Address: 1507 Library Avenue, McKeesport Contact: 412.672.0625 Use your talents to brighten the lives of those in need! Join the Mad Hatters and have fun knitting and crocheting together to make items like hats for local cancer patients and other projects. For more information, call 412.672.0625. LEARN COMPUTER BASICS Dates: Call the library for more information. Address: Carnegie Library of McKeesport, 1507 Library Avenue, McKeesport Contact: mckeesportlibrary.org, or 412.672.0625 Open your world to new ways of learning and connecting with others! The library offers Computer Tech Training such as learning the basics of typing, or how to use a mouse or email. It also offers TechBoomers: free, brief online lessons on subjects like using Facebook and more. Call the library for more information. MAKER MONDAYS AT CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF HOMESTEAD Date: Jan. 8 (Other dates are available.) Time: 4 p.m. Address: 510 East 10th Avenue, Munhall Contact: carnegieofhomestead.com, or 412.462.3444 The New Year is a great time to learn something new! Kids and teens ages 11 to 18 can learn a new way to make things each Monday, including woodworking, weaving, 3-D printing, and sculpting in the Knowledge 20 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | McKeesport Area MCKEESPORT REGIONAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE CENTER Address: 1832 Arboretum Drive, McKeesport Contact: mckeesportheritage.org, or 412.678.1832 A one-of-a-kind, local museum dedicated to the people, places and things of McKeesport and the Mon Valley. Founded in 1980 as a nonprofit organization, the McKeesport Regional History and Heritage Center is a museum and research facility dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of the region for public education, research and enjoyment. It moved to its present facility in Renziehausen Park in 1991. Visit the website for more information. OPEN JAM NIGHT AT THE OAKS THEATER Dates: The second Thursday of every month Time: 7:30 p.m. Address: 310 Allegheny River Boulevard, Oakmont Contact: theoakstheater.com, or 412.828.6322 The second Thursday of every month The Oaks stage opens up to the talent of the ‘Burgh and beyond for a free Open Jam night! You never know who will show up or what exciting new music you’ll discover! Everyone from professional musicians to local up-and- coming artists, prodigy young performers, and musicians from across the country and abroad drop in to entertain and jam. It is hosted by Greg Casile and the house band, 8mm, all talented and professional musicians. Visit the website for more information. MOVIE NIGHT AT PENN HILLS LIBRARY Date: Jan. 16 Time: 6 p.m. Address: 1037 Stotler Road, Penn Hills Contact: pennhillslibrary.org, or 412.795.3507 to sign up. Leave the stress of the holidays behind and enjoy a movie at the library! Call to sign up, or check the website for more details. RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA Address: The Bost Building, 623 East Eighth Avenue, Homestead Contact: