specialty toppings while enjoying the music of steel drum
artist Dan Meunier. $35 general admission; $50 VIP.
SPECIAL EVENTS
you can help your garden support pollinators, such as bees
and butterflies.
WHAT’S GOOD FOR YOUR BACKYARD IS GOOD
FOR THE BIRDS
7 p.m., Thursday, April 25
With speaker Bob Mulvihill, Pittsburgh Aviary ornithologist.
CREATING A SUSTAINABLE GARDEN
7 p.m., Tuesday, April 30
Susan Parker from the Phipps Garden Center describes ways
to create a sustainable garden in your own backyard.
WATERCOLOR
12:30 p.m., Tuesdays, April 30, May 7
Artist Jena Schieb will teach beginning techniques in
watercolor in this two-part program. Register online or at
412.531.1912. Materials provided.
MT. LEBANON LIBRARY GARDEN VOLUNTEERS
MEET & GREET
2-4 p.m., Saturday, April 13
Are you new to the area and looking to meet new people? Do
you love the outdoors, plants, and working in the garden? Do
you have a few hours per week to spare? Stop by this
reception to meet the library’s volunteer garden crew and
learn about what they do and how you can join the fun. A
tour of the library’s gardens will be included if the
weather is good.
REPAIR THE WORLD
5 p.m., Sundays, April 14, May 19
Join Repair the World Pittsburgh at Mt. Lebanon Public
Library on this Sunday evening for refreshments and round
robin-style conversations with Hello Neighbor, JFCS, SHIM,
and Casa San Jose. Please register at www.eventbrite.com/e/
wont-you-be-my-neighbor-tickets-547.191.89569. Or call the
library at 412.531.1912 for assistance in registering.
QATAR: BEHIND THE HEADLINES
7 p.m., Monday, April 15
Learn about what life is really like in the richest country in
the world. Mt. Lebanon resident Charles Stout visited Qatar
in October, 2018, as part of a delegation of the World Affairs
Council of America.
EMOTIONAL BALANCING WITH ESSENTIAL OILS
1:30 p.m., Thursday, April 18
Learn how essential oils can improve overall health and
well-being and support the emotional health of those
experiencing the normal “ups and downs” of daily life.
POLLINATOR GARDENS
7 p.m., Monday, April 22
Susan Parker from the Phipps Garden Center will discuss how
THE JEWISH HISTORY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA:
1838-1938
7 pm, Wednesday, May 8
Speaker Eric Lidji is the director of the Rauh Jewish History
Program & Archives at the Heinz History Center and the
author of The Seventeenth Generation: The Lifework of Rabbi
Walter Jacob. Presented by the Historical Society of Mount
Lebanon
POETRY READING WITH RINA FERRARELLI, JOAN E.
BAUER, AND JOANNE SAMREMY
2 pm, Saturday, May 18
A CANDID CONVERSATION WITH WRITING INDUSTRY
PROFESSIONALS
7 pm, Monday, May 20
Join the Write or Die writing and critique group for a panel
of NY Times bestselling authors, local reporters, book store
managers, and editors. This is a unique opportunity for
aspiring authors to speak directly with individuals working
within the world of publishing.
THE NEUROSCIENCE OF ADDICTION
7 pm, Tuesday, May 21
Little Wings of Hope, a nonprofit that supports chemically
dependent youths, sponsors this talk about the neuroscience
of addiction with two faculty speakers from The University of
Pittsburgh’s Department of Psychiatry: Antoine Douaihy and
Jody Glance.
INDONESIAN MARTIAL ARTS—INTRODUCTION TO SILAT
6:30 pm, Mondays, May 13, June 10, July 8
Instructor Adam Kripke will introduce you to Silat Tuo, an
ancient 1500 year old Indonesian martial art practiced for
both its self-defense applications as well as its benefits to
one’s mind, body, and spirit.
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