AN EVENING WITH JUDGE THOMAS
HARDIMAN
7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 15
Join Judge Thomas Hardiman for a
discussion on the role of a Federal
District judge. Q&A session to follow
the lecture. Hardiman was unanimously
confirmed to the 3rd Circuit in 2007.
He has served as a Federal Appeals
Court Judge for 11 years.
HELLO NEIGHBOR: HELPING
REFUGEES IN PITTSBURGH
7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 29
Hello Neighbor—a local nonprofit
founded in 2017—is a new kind of
mentorship program. Recently settled
refugee families are partnered with
volunteers who support and guide
them in their new lives. The group
facilitates educational training and a
robust calendar of community events.
Join us for an informational program
that focuses on how Hello Neighbor
started and how you can get involved.
PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER
PRIDE & PREJUDICE TEA
7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 8
Tea, snacks, and time to socialize
before a formal presentation about
the Pittsburgh Public Theater’s new
production of Kate Hamill’s wild
adaptation of Austen’s classic love
story.
STATE REP. DAN MILLER’S TOWN
HALL MEETING
7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24
A Q&A with your state rep!
PAWS TO RELAX FOR THE
INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED
1 p.m., Tuesday, October 16
Therapy dogs, with their friendly and
easy-going temperaments, provide
psychological and physiological
therapy by interacting with people.
Join us for an enjoyable hour of petting
and dog loving with Therapy Dogs
International. For intellectually disabled
adults and their caregivers. Registration
helpful for planning purposes, but not
required.
HOARDING
7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7
Hoarding is a mental disorder that
affects over 635,000 people in
Pennsylvania. People with hoarding
disorder excessively save items that
others may view as worthless. They
have persistent difficulty getting rid of
or parting with possessions, leading to
clutter that disrupts their ability to use
their living or work spaces. Discover
the unexpected hazards of hoarded
homes and learn how experts identify
and help those suffering from hoarding
tendencies.
THE GOOD NEIGHBOR: THE LIFE
AND WORK OF FRED ROGERS BOOK
TOUR
7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23
The Good Neighbor, the first full-length
biography of Fred Rogers, tells the
story of this utterly unique and
enduring American icon. Drawing on
original interviews, oral histories, and
archival documents, Maxwell King
traces Rogers’s personal, professional,
and artistic life through decades of
work, including a surprising decision to
walk away from the show to make
television for adults—only to return to
the neighborhood with increasingly
sophisticated episodes, written in
collaboration with experts on
childhood dev elopment. An engaging
story, rich in detail, The Good Neighbor
is the definitive portrait of a beloved
figure, cherished by multiple
generations. King, the CEO of the
Pittsburgh Foundation, will read from
and discuss his book. Copies of The
Good Neighbor will be available to
purchase.
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: THE
JOURNEY OF DORIT SASSON
7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8
In this engaging and heartfelt
presentation, Dorit Sasson will take you
on a journey of what it means to come
home when changed by the world
and what it means to find a spiritual
home when you feel split between two
worlds. When Sasson, a native New
Yorker, returns to her kibbutz following
the second Israel-Lebanese war, she
becomes disillusioned and shocked
by the degree of economic depression
and social change. Forced to make a
decision about their economic futures,
Sasson takes matters into her own
hands and convinces her husband to
leave a kibbutz that has abandoned
him, and a country that has turned
its back, and immigrate to the United
States in search of the American
dream. Torn between leaving the land
she loved and fought for as an IDF
soldier and a brighter future, Sasson
welcomed professional freedom that
awaited her in the U.S. But when she
arrived, the United States was not
what it seemed—or perhaps she had
changed in ways she didn’t yet realize.
Dorit Sasson is the author of the award-
winning Accidental Soldier: A Memoir
of Service and Sacrifice in the Israel
Defense Forces, which will be available
for purchase at the event for $15. Her
writing has appeared in The Huffington
Post, Writer’s Digest, and Working
Mother.
PEREGRINE FALCONS
2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10
Mt. Lebanon Nature Conservancy
presents speaker Kate St. John,
renowned for her work with the
peregrine falcons in Pittsburgh. Kate
will talk about the falcons and show
pictures that she has taken. Light
refreshments will be served.
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