WHAT’S NEWS IN NORWIN
THRIVAL IS BACK!
Join in Sept. 18-20 for the seventh
annual Thrival Festival to explore the
impact of technology on business, society
and culture as well as the ever-changing
relationship of music and technology.
This year’s Thrival Festival will focus
on celebrating and supporting Pittsburgh
innovators and entrepreneurs with the theme
“By Pittsburgh. For Pittsburgh. For the
World.” It will feature Pittsburgh innovators in
business, research and the arts.
This festival experience will take
place in Pittsburgh’s Innovation District
(Oakland section of the city), which is at
the center of research, talent, technology
and entrepreneurial spirit.
For more information on the festival,
visit thrivalfestival.com, and follow Thrival
on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Tickets are available at Eventbrite.
SISTERS OF DIVINE
PROVIDENCE OFFERING
$5,000 GRAND PRIZE
FOR 2019 SUMMER
SWEEPS
The Sisters of Divine Providence
announced the 2019 Sisters’ Summer
Sweeps. New this year, the grand prize
winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize.
The second and third place winners
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will receive $500 and $100 cash prizes,
respectively.
To enter the Sisters’ Summer Sweeps,
visit cdpsisters.org/2019SummerSweeps
or call 412.635.5437. Proceeds benefit
the ministries and mission of the Sisters
of Divine Providence. No purchase is
necessary to enter and winners need not
be present to win. Sweepstakes ends Sept.
4.
About Sisters of Divine Providence
Founded in Finthen, Germany, in
1851, the Sisters of Divine Providence
is an international congregation of three
provinces (Germany,
United States-
Caribbean,
Korea) and
one mission
(Peru) with
approximately 400
vowed members and 1,000 associates. The
Sisters are women of varied and diverse
backgrounds and talents, united in their
deep trust in a Provident God who loves
and cares for all creation. The congregation
has expanded its ministries to meet the
needs of the times in education, campus
ministry, health care, pastoral care, social
work, peace and justice concerns, as well
as serving the poor and homeless and
those who are seeking asylum.
PITTSBURGH BALLET
THEATRE’S TERRENCE S.
ORR TO RETIRE AFTER
22 YEARS AS ARTISTIC
DIRECTOR
After leading the company for 22
years, Artistic Director Terrence S. Orr
has announced he will retire in June
2020 after celebrating the Pittsburgh
Ballet Theatre’s upcoming 50th
Anniversary Season.
Over more than two decades as
artistic director, Orr has grown the
company’s repertory with more than
20 new commissions and dozens
of acquisitions. He has debuted
ambitious story ballets like “La
Bayadère,” “Romeo et Juliette” and
“A Streetcar Named Desire;” curated
major masterworks by dance giants like
Jerome Robbins, Jiří Kylián and Twyla
Tharp; and provided a platform for
emerging choreographers, including
from within the company. His original
production of “The Nutcracker” has
been a Pittsburgh classic for close to 20
years.
During his tenure, the company has
grown its ticket sales, school enrollment
and campus. It has debuted the country’s
first professional sensory-friendly