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Soergel Orchards Bunny Festival Portersville Steam Show Spring Gas-Up Egg hunting, games, activities, food, crafts and more! Gas engines, steam engines, tons of tractors, vintage village, saw mill, cider press, crafts, and a variety of other activities! Date: Apr. 11 Address: 2573 Brandt School Road, Wexford Contact: soergels.com, or 724.935.1743 Fairs & Fests Beaver County Spring Model Train Sale Date: Apr. 5 Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Address: Monaca Turners, 1700 Old Brodhead Road, Monaca Contact: bcmrr.railfan.net From the Beaver County Model Railroad & Historical Society, check out vendors from around the tri-state area for all your needs. Also a tour of a model railroad, food, and more! Freedom Farms Spring Cleaning Community Flea Market Dates: May 2 & 3 Address: 434 Overbrook Road, Valencia Contact: freedomfarmspa.com Participate as a seller, buyer or both! Food and drink will be available as well. North Hills Art Center Regional Show Dates: April/May (Check the website.) Address: 3432 Babcock Boulevard, Ross Township Contact: northhillsartcenter.org, or 412.364.3622 See new artwork from various artists across the region. North Hills Home Show Dates: Apr. 24-26 Address: North Park Sports Complex, 2330 Wildwood Road, Allison Park Contact: northhillshomeshow.com Advice and new ideas for home and landscape improvement. Old Economy Village Garden Mart and Hands-On History Days Dates: May 2 & 3 Address: 270 16th Street, Ambridge Contact: oldeconomyvillage.org, or 724.266.4500 Heirloom plants for sale along with other vendors available at Garden Mart. For history days, try your hand at a variety of 19th century crafts and trades, like blacksmithing, printing, cooking and more! Dates: May 16 & 17 Address: 1512 Perry Highway, Portersville Contact: portersvillesteamshow.org Concerts & Shows Chatham Baroque – Les Nations Date: Apr. 3 Time: 7:30 p.m. Address: St. Nicholas Church, 24 Maryland Avenue, Millvale Contact: chathambaroque.org Music from the time of Louis XIV and XV, defining the French national style, including Couperin’s Les Nations and more. Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Date: Apr. 18 Time: 7:30 p.m. Address: The Hillman Center for Performing Arts, 423 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel Contact: thehillman.org, or 412.968.3040 A unique hybrid of vaudeville, circus, comedy and live original music including acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, sideshow marvels and more. Shadows of the ‘60s: A Tribute to Motown’s Super Groups Date: Apr. 25 Times: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Address: Legacy Theatre, 700 Cumberland Woods Drive, Allison Park Contact: thelegacylineup.com, or 412.635.8080 A tribute to the tremendous legacy of The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Martha Reeves, Junior Walker, and more. North Hills Chorale Spring Concert Dates: May 2 & 3 Times: 7 p.m. (Sat.); 3 p.m. (Sun.) Address: Kearns Spirituality Center, 9000 Babcock Boulevard, Allison Park Contact: nhchorale.com, or 724.889.3862 Enjoy the spring concert of this local adult community choir! Pittsburgh Children’s Theater Series Presents ‘Diary of a Wombat’ Date: March 26 Times: 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Address: Marshall Middle School, 5145 Wexford Run Road, Wexford Contact: trustarts.org/pct_home/events/ series/childrens-theater-series Based on the award-winning picture book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley, Mothball the wombat goes in search of shelter and food, creating chaos in the lives of the humans around her. Pittsburgh Concert Chorale: 35 Years of Favorites Date: May 2 Time: 7:30 p.m. Address: Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, 384 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel Contact: pccsing.org, or 412.635.7654 Celebrate the chorale’s 35 years with music that was suggested by singers and audience members! Pittsburgh Philharmonic: Fantastic Finale Date: May 15 Time: 7:30 p.m. Address: QV Middle School, 618 Harbaugh Street, Sewickley Contact: pghphil.org The season closes with Berlioz’s spectacular Symphonie Fantastique, a wild ride to a rousing finale, which also features a concerto performance from the winner of the group’s Young Soloists Competition. Riverfront Theater Company Presents ‘Proof’ Dates: March 19-21 and 26-28 Address: Aspinwall Riverfront Park, 285 River Avenue, Aspinwall Contact: riverfronttheaterco.org Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Following his death, she must deal with her estranged sister, a former student of her father, the discovery of a mysterious notebook, and questions about her heritage. Continued on next page > SHALER ❘ SPRING 2020 19