IN Peters Township October/November 2019 | Page 34

WHAT’S NEWS IN PETERS TOWNSHIP
CORKS FOR A CAUSE
McMurray Art League invites you to
join in a wonderful array of art classes
for the fall. You can view the classes
and registration process at the website
mcmurrayartleague.com. In addition, the
group invites you to stop by their studio
at the McDowell Shops in McMurray,
behind Atria’s, to view the ever-changing
studio art. Join Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater
Pittsburgh at Corks for a Cause on
Thursday, Oct. 17, at Red Fox Winery and
Lounge from 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy seasonal
wine tastings, a menu of delicious
Southern appetizers, opportunities to win
great raffle prizes and amazing company!
Tickets can be purchased at the door with
cash or credit cards.
FALL CLASSES WITH
MCMURRAY ART
LEAGUE
SOUTH HILLS CHORALE
ELECTS NEW
PRESIDENT
Phyllis Neff has been elected president
for the upcoming 2019-2020 concert
season of the South Hills Chorale, which
will be celebrating 60 years of bringing
joy to the community through song. She
is a talented first alto, a section leader
and a seven-year member of the group.
Congratulations and best wishes, Phyllis!
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PITTSBURGH OPERA
PRESENTS ITS
FIRST‑EVER
SPANISH‑LANGUAGE
OPERA
Pittsburgh Opera continues its 81st
season with its first-ever Spanish-language
opera, Daniel Catán and Marcela
Fuentes-Berain’s magical “Florencia en el
Amazonas.”
Florencia Grimaldi is a famous
opera singer traveling to perform at the
opera house in Manaus, Brazil, in the
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early 1900s. She also hopes to find her
long-lost lover Cristóbal, a butterfly
hunter who has disappeared into the
Amazon jungle.
Florencia journeys down the Amazon
River by steamship with a cast of colorful
characters, including an intrepid female
journalist and a couple looking to
rekindle their love. As they penetrate
deeper and deeper into the heart of the
Amazon, the passengers and crew realize
their voyage is not just a physical journey,
but also a mystical one.
Inspired by the magic realism of
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel
García Márquez and his novels “Love
in the Time of Cholera” and “One
Hundred Years of Solitude,” “Florencia
en el Amazonas” features lush, melodic
music and ever-changing backdrops of
mysterious beauty.
As always, English supertitles will be
projected above the stage.
Single tickets for adults start at $14;
kids and teens ages 6-18 are half-price.
For tickets call 412.456.6666, visit
the Box Office at Theater Square, or
buy online at pittsburghopera.org or
culturaldistrict.org. Group discounts,
including student discounts, are available.
SYMPHONY
SPLENDOR HOLIDAY
HOME TOUR 2019
Tie a bright red ribbon around
Sunday, Nov. 24, on your calendar
for the holiday’s most exciting event.
Returning to Upper St. Clair in the
South Hills, eight homeowners will open
their posh abodes for a self-driving tour
to benefit the Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra. The event will take place from
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
These timeless beauties, located just
minutes apart, will be beribboned and
bedecked to a Christmas fare-thee-well.
Adding to the Yuletide spirit, classical
musicians will be entertaining in
each home.
“This holiday fanfare tour, presented
by the Pittsburgh Symphony Association,
has become the gold standard event