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Light the Night
Date: Friday, Nov. 23
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Address: Etna Borough
Contact: Facebook.com/
EtnaBorough, etnaborough.org/events
or 412.781.0569
Etna Borough is having its annual Light the
Night on Friday, Nov. 23. Festivities begin at
6:30 p.m. with a hometown parade escorting
Santa down Butler Street. The evening
features a host of family fun, including trolley
rides, children’s games and activities, and of
course Santa and Mrs. Claus! The finale at
the ballfield includes a fireworks display.
ONE-OF-A-KIND CAR
DONATION PROGRAM
Community Auto, a program of The
Lighthouse Foundation, is a nonprofit
program that accepts donated cars, repairs and
inspects them when feasible, and sells them
at discounted prices to low-income working
families and individuals. The used car in your
garage that you don’t have time to sell, or
didn’t get the trade-in value you wanted, or a
car the kids used but no longer need would
be the perfect car to donate. Your generous
donation is tax-deductible.
Please contact Community Auto at
communityautolico.org or call 724.538.5081
for details on how to donate your car.
Junior Mendelssohn
Choir of Pittsburgh
Presents ‘Dreams
and Dances’
On Sunday, Nov. 18, the Junior
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh will present
its fall concert—Dreams and Dances—at
Third Presbyterian Church. The nearly 50
young singers of the choir will be joined by
guest musicians the Kassia Ensemble as they
present a program of dreamlike choral music
featuring Antonio Vivaldi’s “Beatus Vir” RV
598, Gwyneth Walker’s “Dreams and Dances,”
and music by Abbie Betinis, Thomas Morley,
Rosephayne Powell and Sarah Quartel.
The Junior Mendelssohn Choir of
Pittsburgh (JMCP) is the only program of its
kind in the region and one of the country’s
few vocal training programs for youth
managed by a symphonic choir. Founded in
1986 to serve singers too old to perform with
children’s choirs and too young to perform
with adult choruses, JMCP enables talented
students in grades 9 through 12 to train with
accomplished professional singers and music
educators. Scholarships ensure that no student
is denied acceptance for financial reasons.
“These young singers are exceptionally
engaged and motivated,” says Caron Daley,
music director of the JMCP. “They’re game
to tackle any challenge, and their enthusiasm
and skill make for exciting concerts. We
are very proud to share their work with the
community.” Many former JMCP members
have gone on to make careers in music, and
many now sing as adults in the Mendelssohn
Choir of Pittsburgh (MCP), one of the most
celebrated choirs in the country.
The JMCP has performed with the
Pittsburgh Symphony, the Pittsburgh
Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Plum
Creek Chamber Orchestra and the MCP.
This season’s JMCP consists of 40 singers
representing 27 schools. In addition to its fall
concert, the JMCP will be performing with
the MCP in “Let My People Go: A Spiritual
Journey Along the Underground Railroad” on
Feb. 15, 2019.
For more information, visit
themendelssohn.org.
10th Annual
Mission Mall
Date: Saturday, Nov. 17
Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Address: St. Paul’s United Methodist
Church, 1965 Ferguson Road, Allison Park
Thirty tables representing 20 local and
international nonprofit groups will be selling
a wide variety of both unique and practical
handcrafted and fair-trade items made by local
artisans and those in developing countries.
All sales go directly to each group’s mission
charity. Make your money work for good by
shopping at the Mission Mall!
Glenshaw Century Club Holiday
Gala, House Tour and Craft Fair
On Friday, Nov. 9, Glenshaw Century Club,
Inc. will hold a holiday gala at the historic
home of Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Morrison from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This over-21 event will
feature a wine bar, hors d’oeuvres, sweets and
a signature cocktail. For reservations contact
Dianne at 412.486.7361. A donation of $50
includes a ticket for the house tour.
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The house tour, tea table and free craft
show will be held on Nov. 10, from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. beginning at Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, 1719 Mount Royal Blvd. Buses will
be provided to the decorated homes of Jeff
and Christie Dreier, Tim and Susan Dreier and
Peter Franzen and David Gotwald.
Advance tickets for the tour are on sale at
Shaler North Hills Library, can be purchased
at the door, or call Linda at 412.487.8753.
Tickets are a donation of $20 in advance or
$25 the day of the event. Your attendance
helps the Glenshaw Century Club support a
Shaler Area Grant Program and various local
charities. ■