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WHAT’S NEWS IN PETERS TOWNSHIP HIT THE TRAIL! UPCOMING CONCERT WITH SOUTH HILLS CHORALE [email protected]. For more information, call 412.221.9109. The South Hills Chorale sings into a “Star Spangled Spring” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2040 Washington Road, Upper St. Clair. The 90 singers from various communities in and around Pittsburgh come together to present an enjoyable program of Broadway, patriotic and American folk tunes, exuberantly heralding the end of winter and hinting at the coming summer. Audiences can shake winter doldrums while tapping toes to an “Oklahoma!” medley and “Rhythm of Life” from “Sweet Charity.” The music of Rodgers and Hammerstein continues to inspire, with “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and “Climb Every Mountain” combined in one dramatic piece. More familiar favorites, including a choral arrangement of “The Star Spangled Banner,” set the stage for spring. Currently guided by the talents of Music Director Philip R. Aley, Assistant Director Skylar Bunk, and Nancy Gordon Galluzzo as accompanist, the South Hills Chorale enjoys a proud 59-year tradition of providing area music lovers with opportunities to both sing and hear professional-quality choral music in concert. Tickets are $20 and are available from chorale members, online at southhillschorale.org, at the door or email 32 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE ❘ ANIMAL CHARITIES IN SOUTHWESTERN PA BENEFIT FROM CLEARVIEW’S COMMUNITY GIVING PROGRAM Clearview Federal Credit Union has selected several animal charities and shelters located near financial centers in southwestern PA as benefactors of its Community Giving Program for the first quarter of 2019. The animal shelters include the Beaver County Humane Society, Action for Animals Humane Society, Two Ladies and Four Paws Rescue, Animal Protectors, Steel City Rescue, Butler Humane Society, Animal Friends, and the Hancock County Shelter. Financial centers in Chippewa, Center, Hopewell, Latrobe, Lower Burrell, Delmont, Butler, and East Liverpool are participating and have received a wish list of items needed by the shelters. Due to recent flooding at the Beaver County Humane Society, cash donations will also be accepted at the Hopewell, Chippewa, and Center financial centers in order to provide extra assistance. icmags.com Join the community for the annual Peters Township Cross Country Boosters event on Saturday, June 15, at 9 a.m. on the Peters Trail! The 5k course is a flat paved/crushed limestone loop course with water stops and is USATF sanctioned. Prizes are awarded for the top three male and top three female overall, as well as first place in each age group by gender and a new-this-year team award! Pre-registration Email [email protected] for registration or questions, and registrants can get a t-shirt if submitted by May 31. Same-day registration also takes place from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. at the Peters Township Recreation Center as well as check-in for pre-registered runners. All proceeds benefit the PTHS cross country team. GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE SYMPOSIUM & MARKETPLACE Saturday, April 27 Gardening Knowledge and Plants Galore! Don’t miss this symposium at Shady Side Senior School in Fox Chapel from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring renowned Garden Experts speaking on “Perennials: What’s New, Exciting and Overlooked,” Designing the New Kitchen Garden, Park and Nursery Tree Genetics and Designing to Manage Rain. To register, go to extension.psu.edu/garden-landscape- symposium, or call 412.482.3469. The symposium fee is $120 and includes breakfast and lunch, and plenty of time to shop the marketplace. The Garden Marketplace is free and open to the public from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. It features new, unique and hard-to-find perennials, annuals, fruit and vegetable plants and shrubs, garden books, tools and accessories. Over 25 vendors! This event is presented by Penn State Master Gardeners of Allegheny County.