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Magic! Holiday 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 Pittsburgh Girls Choir, based in the eastern part of the city, and Triple Trio, an all-girls ensemble of Mt. Lebanon H.S. Pittsburgh Children’s Theater Series Presents ‘The Magic School Bus’ Date: Jan. 8 Time: 7 p.m. Address: Greensburg Salem Middle School, 301 North Main Street, Greensburg Contact: trustarts.org/pct_home/ events/series/childrens-theater- series Hop on the Magic School Bus for a ride in this new musical adaptation! When the class gets lost on the way to the planetarium, Ms. Frizzle saves the day by blasting into outer space for an epic interplanetary field trip. Plum High School Concerts: Jazz, Chorus, Band and Orchestra Dates: Dec. 4, 11, 18, and 19 Time: 7 p.m. Address: 900 Elicker Road, Plum Contact: pbsd.net Date: Dec. 12 Time: 6:30 p.m. Address: Plum Community Library, 445 Center-New Texas Road, Plum Contact: plumlibrary.org, or 412.798.7323 Enjoy a variety of holiday music with these local musicians! 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE ❘ Date: Dec. 14 Time: 7:30 p.m. Address: East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh (East Liberty) Contact: rccpittsburgh.com, or 800.838.3006 Traditional, new and inclusive choral music! River City Brass Christmas Brasstacular Date: Dec. 12 Address: Linton Middle School, 250 Aster Street, Penn Hills Contact: rivercitybrass.org River City Brass brings the magic each year with Christmas carols, holiday movie music, classic songs, and collaborations with local choirs. Seton Hill University Dance Academy: ‘The Jazzy Nutcracker’ Dates: Dec. 14 & 15 Address: Seton Hill Arts Center- Reichgut Concert Hall, Seton Hill University, Greensburg Contact: setonhill.edu/tickets, or 724.552.2929 A fun and exciting twist on the classic! You’ll see “jazzed-up” scenes of the party, Drosselmeyer’s gifts, mice and snow, and meet the unique characters that Clara and the Nutcracker visit in the magic place called Swingland. The music includes adaptations of Tchaikovsky’s original score by Busy McCarroll and Jeff Nelson, as well as Duke Ellington. The Theatre Factory Presents ‘A Christmas Carol’ Holiday Music at the Library with Peter Drew and Rebekah Mirenzi 14 Renaissance City Choir Holiday Concert Dates: Dec. 6-15 Address: 235 Cavitt Avenue, Trafford Contact: thetheatrefactory.org, or 412.374.9200 Get into the holiday spirit with this classic Dickens tale where the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future, who lead him on a transformational journey. icmags.com Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra Holiday Performances: ‘The Nutcracker Ballet’ and ‘Home for the Holidays’ Dates: Dec. 14 & 15 – The Nutcracker Ballet; Dec. 21 – Home for the Holidays Address: The Palace Theatre, 21 West Otterman Street, Greensburg Contact: westmorelandsymphony.org, or 724.837.1850 Join the orchestra and the Laurel Ballet Company on the traditional magical trip to the land of the Sugarplum Fairy! You’ll experience Tchaikovsky’s score performed by the full orchestra. In Home for the Holidays, make your season merry and bright with a concert of your favorite music, featuring the All-Star Choir of Westmoreland County and special guests. Winter Wellness & Whimsy Snowtubing with Parker, the Chipmunk, at Boyce Park Date: Jan. 11 Time: Noon to 2 p.m. Address: Boyce Park Activity Center, 901 Centerview Drive, Plum Contact: alleghenycounty.us/parks, or 724.327.0338 (Please register.) Join Parker, the Allegheny County Parks mascot, for snowtubing at Boyce! Register for this event on the website. Elizabeth Anna Peach-Bolish Winter Sports Area at Twin Lakes Address: Georges Station Road, Greensburg Contact: co.westmoreland.pa.us, or 724.830.3950 Take your own sleds and snow tubes for some fun at three sledding and tubing runs! Please note that it is an unsupervised area and there are no lifts; rules are posted on the website. Greenberg’s Great Train & Toy Show Dates: Feb. 22 & 23 Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Address: Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall Boulevard, Monroeville Contact: greenbergshows.com Visit this annual event offering 100