where you can enjoy interactive gardens,
illuminated structures, festive food and
drink and entertainment.
Mt. Lebanon Library Noon
Year’s Eve
Date: Dec. 31
Time: 11 a.m.
Address: 16 Castle Shannon Boulevard,
Mt. Lebanon
Contact: mtlebanonlibrary.org, or
412.531.1912
Get ready for the New Year with a
countdown to 12 o’clock—noon, that is!
Stories, songs, a craft, treats and more for
families of all ages.
Oglebay Winter Festival
of Lights
Dates: Through Jan. 1
Address: 465 Lodge Drive,
Wheeling, WV
Contact: oglebay.com, or 877.436.1797
The Winter Festival of Lights is a
longtime tradition for many inside and
outside the region and one of the nation’s
largest holiday light shows! It features
300 acres of lights over a six-mile drive
throughout the Oglebay resort.
Phipps Holiday Magic: Winter
Flower Show and Light Garden
Dates: Through Jan. 12
Address: 1 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh
(Oakland)
Contact: phipps.conservatory.org, or
412.622.6914
Over 10 acres of gardens and lights
to explore! With the Festival of Trees,
a floating forest, a frozen forest and
a rainbow glow tree, Phipps’ unique
display space offers sights you won’t see
anywhere else!
Pittsburgh Zoo Noon Year’s
Eve Event
Date: Dec. 31
Time: 11 a.m.
Address: 7370 Baker Street, Pittsburgh
(Highland Park)
Contact: pittsburghzoo.org,
or 412.665.3640
Party like an
animal on New
Year’s Eve! A
fun, family
event
at PPG
Aquarium with
live entertainment,
crafts, and a countdown and ball
drop at noon.
USC Community & Recreation
Center New Year’s Eve Craft
Date: Dec. 31
Time: 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Address: 1551 Mayview Road,
Upper St. Clair
Contact: twpusc.org, or 412.221.1099
Stop by the craft table in the lobby to
make a noisemaker for New Year’s Eve!
Lunar New Year Celebration at
USC Library
Date: Jan. 30
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Address: 1820 McLaughlin Run Road,
Upper St. Clair
Contact: twpusc.org/library/library-
home (Registration is required.)
For kids ages 4 and older accompanied
by a grown-up. The Chinese Academy
of Pittsburgh will be presenting this
celebration. Learn about the holiday and
enjoy games and crafts.
Upcoming Shows
CSC Rangos Giant Cinema
Special Screening – ‘Elvis:
That’s the Way it Is’
Date: Jan. 8
Time: 7 p.m.
Address: Carnegie Science Center,
One Allegheny Avenue, Pittsburgh
(North Shore)
Contact: carnegiesciencecenter.org
In remembrance of his birthdate, see
this 1970 documentary of “the King”
about his return to performing after years
of making films.
Chatham Baroque – Art of
the Trio
Date: Feb. 14
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Address: Westminster Presbyterian
Church, 2040 Washington Road,
Upper St. Clair
Contact: chathambaroque.org
Its annual concert in celebration of
artistic directors Andrew Fouts, Patricia
Halverson, and Scott Pauley and their
boundless exploration of intimate
chamber music from the Baroque
and beyond.
Gemini Children’s
Theater: ‘Alice in
Wonderland’
Dates: Jan. 18-Feb. 2
Address: 420 Chartiers
Avenue, McKees Rocks
Contact: geminitheater.org
Interactive show for children adapted
from the classic tale you know and love.
Senior Luncheon and
Movie Matinee
Date: Jan. 21
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Address: Mt. Lebanon Rec Center,
900 Cedar Boulevard, Mt. Lebanon
Contact: mtlebanon.org, or
412.343.3409 (Please pre-register.)
Senior adults and their adult guests can
enjoy lunch and a movie at the rec center!
Please pre-register and pre-pay.
‘The Nerd’ by the Old
Schoolhouse Players
Dates: Feb. 28 & 29; March 1 and 6-8
Address: 20 Wabash Avenue, Hickory
Contact: 724.344.7467
In “The Nerd” by Larry Shue, an
aspiring young architect owes his life
to a fellow ex-GI whom he has never
met, and is delighted when he shows up
unexpectedly but soon finds him to be
a bumbling oaf. His continued presence
brings about one uproarious incident
after another, leading up to a surprising
story ending.
Pittsburgh Camerata –
What She Said: Music of
Women Poets
Date: Feb. 8
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Address: St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church, 5801 Hampton Street,
Pittsburgh (Highland Park)
Contact: pittsburghcamerata.org, or
412.421.5884
Emily Dickinson, Sara Teasdale, Amy
Lowell, Cynthia Jarvis, Gwyneth Walker,
Hildegard von Bingen, Abbie Betinis,
and Libby Larsen are composers and
poets whose art continues to grace our
lives. Guests include Triple Trio, an
all-girls ensemble of Mt. Lebanon H.S.
and Pittsburgh Girls Choir, based in the
eastern part of the city.
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