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LOOP IN THE CONTINUED Contact [email protected] today for more information & a brochure JUNE: 17-21 & 24-28 JULY: 8-12 & 22-26 AUGUST: 5-9 Wholesale Mulch & Gravel OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Best Prices In the Area - Competitively Priced Grass Seeds Planting Seeds Fertilizer Garden Tools Straw Bird Seed & Corn Fabrics & Drainage Pipes • Triple Shredded Mulch • Double Shredded Mulch • Black Mulch • • • • • • • • Brown Mulch • Cherry Brown Mulch • Playground Mulch • Organic Mulch • Screened Topsoil • Mushroom Compost • Sand, Gravel, Limestone • Firewood $4 OFF Per Tractor Bucket on All Mulches $10 OFF Any Delivered Top Soil or Mushroom Compost of 4 Tractor Buckets or More $15 OFF Any Delivered Stone or Gravel Purchase of 5 Tractor Buckets or More Mention this ad, not valid with any other offers or prior purchases, Exp 8/31/19. 412-369-4704 533 Rochester Rd Pgh, Pa 15237 www.wholesalemulchandgravel.com 8 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE ❘ icmags.com many of Frank Dininno’s works together, as well as the chance to purchase these works and own a piece of Sewickley’s history. Frank Dininno, who attended high school in Ambridge, was inspired to pursue art by a teacher there who recognized his talent and took him to the 1930 Carnegie International. In 1939, he was awarded a full scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago. After two years, World War II disrupted his career as an artist; he enlisted in the Navy and spent the next four years as an aviation radioman. Returning to Ambridge after the war, he went to work for H. H. Robertson as a draftsman. In 1956, he married Helen Kruss, and in 1960 the couple moved with their family to Sewickley. Working by day to support his family, he spent all of his free time on his art and soon amassed an impressive body of work. Dininno was a member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and received its Distinguished Painting Award in 1970. Among his many exhibits throughout the country, major one- man shows included two in 1980—at the Entrance Gallery of the Carnegie Museum of Art, and at the Gillman Gallery in Chicago. His work is included in numerous corporate and private collections. He taught at Old Economy and at Sweetwater Center for the Arts. From the time he began painting until he lost his eyesight in 1974, Dininno produced some 6,000 works – not only paintings, but also sculptures and prints. Although his work does not lend itself to an easy categorization, he has been described as a Surrealist-Symbolist. Hard, brilliant colors, strong outlines, a very personal imagery and a limited use of perspective characterize his canvases. He said, “I want the person to look into his own imagination and dream world. I want them to think about the symbols, and to keep asking why.” The works will be on display in Sweetwater’s lobby through June 8. All works are for sale. Contact Alexandra Watrous at awatrous@sweetwaterartcenter. org with inquiries. Sweetwater Center for the Arts was established in 1975 to provide opportunities to create and experience art. Its mission is to enrich the lives of children and adults by providing excellence in arts education including classes in the visual, performing, literary, and culinary arts. Performances, exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations and cultural programming are also part of the center’s mission. GREYBROOKE GARDEN CLUB Greybrooke Garden Club, whose members reside in various communities of the North Hills, generally meets the second Wednesday of each month in the Fellowship Hall of Parkwood Presbyterian Church, 4289 Mt. Royal Boulevard, Allison Park. The business meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments often follow the meeting and precede the day’s program. Guests are welcome! For additional information or questions, please contact Karen Lampman at 412.445.9335. n