Spring
Bucket
List
Parents’ Night Out – Pittsburgh Zoo
Date: Apr. 18
Time: 5-9 p.m.
Address: 7370 Baker Street, Pittsburgh
(Highland Park)
Contact: pittsburghzoo.org, or
412.665.3640 (Register online.)
Parents of children ages 4 to 11 can enjoy
a night out while their kids have a fun-filled
evening at the zoo! Register on the website.
Venture Outdoors Pot o’ Gold
Geocaching
Date: March 14
Time: 2-4 p.m.
Address: Schenley Park, Pittsburgh
(Squirrel Hill)
Contact: ventureoutdoors.org (Register
on the website.)
Find the pot o’ gold in the park! Learn
about handheld GPS (Global Positioning
System) units to discover treasure in this
family-friendly adventure. No experience
necessary. Register online.
Westmoreland
County March for
Parks
Date: March 21
Time: 9 a.m.
Registration, 10:30 a.m.
Kickoff
Addresses: Twin Lakes
Park – Lower Lake, and
Murrysville Sport Zone Arena
(4491 School Road South)
Contact: co.westmoreland.pa.us
Prior to the events, marchers collect
contributions to benefit parks and trail
projects in Westmoreland County.
Marchers (and pets) can participate as
individuals or teams of three or more.
Live & Learn
ARTventures and Story Sundays at
the Carnegie Museum of Art
Dates: Weekends
Address: 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh
(Oakland)
Contact: cmoa.org/programs/kids-and-
families
ARTventures is a drop-in all-ages art-
making program in the galleries (museum
admission applies). Story Sundays feature
gallery ambassadors reading a story aloud
in the galleries and helping attendees to
make related artworks.
Disability & Mental Health Summit
Date: March 3
Address: David L. Lawrence Convention
Center, 1000 Ft. Duquesne Boulevard,
Downtown Pittsburgh
Contact: disabilitysummit.com
“The largest collection of resources
in western Pennsylvania,” this year’s
program will highlight the Americans with
Disabilities Act, which turns 30 in 2020.
Discussion with Dr. Cyril Wecht
Dates: March 13-15
Address: The Lamp Theatre, 222 Main
Street, Irwin
Contact: lamptheatre.org, or
724.367.4000
The renowned forensic pathologist will
discuss the historic cases he has been asked
to investigate and others he has studied
over the years.
Encouraging an active lifestyle and
continued participation in recreational
activities beyond age 50, register to
participate in a variety of games (bowling,
running, bocce, pickleball, swimming,
horseshoes, rowing and more), or watch
and cheer for others!
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Stories, songs, and rhymes each week
at the library (ages 2-4). Registration is
needed for Sensory Storytime to ensure a
comfortable environment for everyone.
Monroeville Recreation and Parks
Kids’ Cooking Classes
Dates: March 14 and Apr. 11
Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Address: Gia Visto, 4366 Old William
Penn Highway, Monroeville
Contact: monroeville.pa.us, or
412.856.1006 (Registration is required.)
For ages 7-12, learn to create a meal for
four complete with dessert! Registration is
required.
Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures:
Novelist Esi Edugyan
Date: March 9
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Address: Carnegie Music Hall,
4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh
(Oakland)
Contact: pittsburghlectures.org
Conversational lecture by prize-winning
novelist Esi Edugyan, whose most recent
work, “Washington Black,” is an epic
adventure about a boy who rises from the
ashes of slavery to become a man of the
world. Tickets can be purchased through
the website.
Westmoreland Museum of
American Art Sunday Open
Studios
A free drop-in studio for all ages every
Sunday – make an artwork to take home.
(Children must be accompanied by an
adult.) n
Dates: May 5-15
Address: Mammoth Park and Various
Greensburg Locations
Contact: co.westmoreland.pa.us, or
724.830.3950
724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE
Dates: Check the website or call for
current times/days.
Address: 4000 Gateway Campus
Boulevard, Monroeville
Contact: monroevillelibrary.org, or
412.372.0500
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Address: 221 North Main Street,
Greensburg
Contact: thewestmoreland.org, or
724.837.1500
Westmoreland County Senior
Games
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Monroeville Public Library
Storytimes and Sensory
Storytimes
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