WHAT’S NEWS IN SHALER
SPINA BIFIDA
ASSOCIATION OF
WESTERN PA HOSTS
7TH ANNUAL
AFTERNOON JAMFEST
The Spina Bifida Association’s 7th
Annual Afternoon Jamfest, featuring The
Funky Uncles, will be held on Sunday,
March 29, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Jergel’s
Rhythm Grill in Warrendale. Tickets are
$10 in advance and can be ordered at
sbawp.org or $15 at the door (cost does
not include food or drinks). Proceeds
help support the organization’s mission
to help individuals with spina bifida and
their families. Visit the website for more
information.
engaging educational programs that might
not be possible otherwise. To learn more
about the foundation, visit sasd.k12.pa.us/
SAEducationFoundation.aspx.
Taste of Shaler Area provides a unique
opportunity for attendees to sample
food from local restaurants committed
to the Etna, Millvale, Shaler and Reserve
communities. Throughout the evening,
guests will hear about the impactful work
funded by the education foundation and
have the opportunity to take home some
great items through a silent auction and
raffle baskets. Get your tickets soon as
seating is limited.
“We are very excited to invite the
community to join us in supporting the
Shaler Area School District in our largest
fundraiser of the year, to provide money
for initiatives and mini-grants that will
expand classroom programs and student
opportunities across the district,” says
Steve Romac, event chairman.
Presale tickets are available online
at tasteofshaler.ticketleap.com/taste-
of-shaler-area/. The tickets are $40 per
person. Contact Steve Romac for more
information at [email protected].
Gardeners of Allegheny County and more
than 20 specialty vendors. Visit extension.
psu.edu/garden-landscape-symposium or
call 1.877.345.0691.
FAMILY HISTORY
CONFERENCE
Dates and Times: March 13, 1:30 to
4:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 8 p.m.;
March 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Address: Greater Pittsburgh
Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Contact: NorthHillsGenealogists.org or
[email protected]
Registration is required.
This conference will focus on
FamilySearch.org as well as Irish and
overseas research. Participants may attend
one or both days. The featured speaker is
David E. Rencher.
NORTH PITTSBURGH
QUILTERS GUILD QUILT
SHOW COMING IN APRIL
TASTE OF SHALER AREA
EVENT TO BENEFIT
EDUCATION
FOUNDATION
Shaler Area Education Foundation
will host its 5th annual fundraising event
to benefit the students and academic
programs of Shaler Area School District.
“Taste of Shaler Area” will be held from
6 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, at
Elfinwild Volunteer Fire Hall, 2807 Mt.
Royal Boulevard.
The Shaler Area Education Foundation
is dedicated to enabling the school district
to cultivate the unique capabilities of
every student by funding innovative and
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25TH ANNUAL
GARDEN & LANDSCAPE
SYMPOSIUM AND
MARKETPLACE
April 25
Hampton Community Center
3101 McCully Road, Allison Park
The Garden & Landscape Symposium
features Ken Druse, called the “guru of
natural gardening” by the New York Times,
and Niki Jabbour, award-winning garden
writer, speaker and veggie garden wizard.
The Indoor Marketplace, free and open to
the public, offers new and unusual annuals,
perennials, shrubs, trees and garden
accessories from the Penn State Master
icmags.com
The NPQG quilt show is a biennial
event and will be held April 24-26 at the
Ross Township Community Center. This
year’s theme is “Log Cabin Fever.” Over
100 quilts will be displayed and there will
be a variety of vendors, chances to win a
dream basket and sewing machines, and
a quilt appraiser. Entry submissions are
open to the public for this juried show.
Tickets to win the Log Cabin Raffle Quilt
are being sold by members and available in
local quilt shops.
The guild invites you to attend the event
as a member or a visitor to enjoy beautiful
handmade quilts. For more information
about the show or to become a member go
to NPQG.org. n