Get the Dirt on Spring
Fun
VIRTUAL SENIOR ACADEMY AT
PLUM COMMUNITY CENTER
have to be a super athlete to participate!
The slogan of the games is “Bring a
Friend for Fun and Fitness” and anyone
over age 50 is encouraged to register.
Visit the website for more information.
SPRING Social
GREENSBURG ARTSWALK
Date: April 14
Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Address: Through Downtown Greensburg
Contact: thewestmoreland.org, or
724.837.1500
Experience the Greensburg arts scene
during ArtsWalk, a day of discovering
the visual and performing arts the town
has to offer. Pick up your roadmap at
Courthouse Square and set off on a
self-guided walking tour of downtown
Greensburg. Explore the work of local,
regional and national artists at each
stop, including the Westmoreland
Cultural Trust’s Incubator for the Arts,
Seton Hill University’s galleries and Art
Yard, DV8 Espresso Bar and Gallery,
and more. Visit the website to make a
reservation and for other details.
SQUIRREL HILL POETRY
WORKSHOP
Date: March 31
Time: 1 to 3 p.m.
Address: 1 Pennwood Avenue, Edgewood
Contact: ccmellorlibrary.org, or
412.731.0909
The Squirrel Hill Poetry Workshop is
made up of poets in the Pittsburgh area
who gather twice a month at the library
to discuss their work. They share a love
for poetry and the multitude of voices
it brings into being. The workshop
meets every other Saturday, and accepts
membership requests on an ongoing
basis. Visit the website for more
information.
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Dates: Visit the website.
Address: 499 Center New Texas Road,
Plum
Contact: plumcommunitycenter.com/
virtual-senior-academy, or 412.795.2330
Learn something new this spring!
Individuals 55+ can enjoy various
educational and fun programs offered
by members in the community of all
ages. Benefits include life-long learning,
interaction with peers, opportunities
for social engagement, expansion of
social networks and increased comfort
with technology. Visit the website for
more information.
CALLING ALL Green
Thumbs
BOYCE PARK TRAIL
MAINTENANCE BY TRAIL
PITTSBURGH
Boyce Park Trail Maintenance by Trail
Pittsburgh
Address: 675 Old Frankstown Road, Plum
Contact: trailpittsburgh.org
Take care of the Boyce Park trails
you use for hiking or biking this
spring with Trail Pittsburgh! Volunteer
support is essential to the fulfillment
of Trail Pittsburgh’s mission to create,
enhance and preserve great trail
experiences in southwestern PA. Led by
volunteer park stewards, workdays are
regularly scheduled to build, improve
and maintain the spectacular trails you
know and love. Visit the website for
more information.
BRADDOCK FARMS VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITY
Address: 1014 Braddock Avenue,
Braddock
Contact: growpittsburgh.org/about-
us/locations/braddock-farms, or
412.362.4769
Help to feed economically
disadvantaged children and families
fresh produce! Volunteers at Braddock
Farms perform a variety of tasks
depending on the season. The farm can
accept up to 12 volunteers at a time.
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The third Saturday of every month is
a Monthly Volunteer Project workday.
Visit the website for more information.
EDGEWOOD FOUNDATION
CLEAN-UP DAYS AND
NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION
Dates: Check the website for the exact
dates.
Address: Edgewood area
Contact: edgewoodfoundation.org, or
cleanup@edgewoodfoundation.org
Keep Edgewood beautiful this
spring! Take advantage of the many
opportunities to get involved in
many clean-up and flower planting
projects including Neighborhood
Beautification, Edgewood Clean-up
Day: An Earth Day Event, and Brinton
Road Clean-up Day. Visit the website
for more information.
ROSE DAY AT RENZIEHAUSEN
ROSE GARDEN
Date: June 9 (Tentative – check the
website.)
Address: Renziehausen Park,
1400 Pin Oak Drive, McKeesport
Contact: pghrosesociety.org
Save the date! Learn more about
growing roses from experts, or just
admire the beautiful rose gardens at
Renzie Park. Hosted by the Pittsburgh
Rose Society and the Garden Club of
McKeesport, enjoy the garden in full
bloom and informative educational
seminars. Visit the website for more
information.
SPRING FLOWER SHOW: SCENTS
OF WONDER
Dates: Through April 8
Address: Phipps Conservatory and
Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Drive,
Pittsburgh
Contact: phipps.conservatory.org, or
412.622.6914
Spring is overflowing with color and
fragrance—stop and smell the flowers!
The annual celebration of rebirth and
regrowth returns with a new spring
flower show, Scents of Wonder, and
this year you get nose-to-petal with
thousands of aromatic lilies, tulips,
daffodils, hyacinths and more spring
favorites as they fill the glasshouse with
color and fragrance. The conservatory
will be a feast for the senses, with room
after room filled with nature’s most
inspiring blooms.