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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 4 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE ❘ 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