Fall
Festival Fever!
L.L. Bean Family-Friendly Hike
Date: Sept. 14
Address: South Park Game Preserve, Buffalo
Drive, South Park Township
Contact: llbean.com/pittsburgh (Registration
is required.)
Pittsburgh Area Jitterbug Club
Halloween Dinner Dance in
Bridgeville
Date: Oct. 2
Address: SNPJ Lodge No. 6, 540 3rd
Avenue, Bridgeville
Contact: pittsburghareajitterbugclub.com
Don’t miss PAJC’s Halloween Dinner
Dance featuring the Jitterbug, East Coast
Swing, West Coast Swing, Shag, Bop, etc.
Visit the website for fees and other details.
For ages 8+ (parent or guardian must
accompany children 14 and under). Join
L.L. Bean and Allegheny County Parks for
this family-friendly hike where you’ll stop
along the way to explore nature. Visit the
website for more details. Psychic Medium at Baldwin
Borough Public Library: An
Evening with Reverend Marjorie
Rivera
Love Your Library Author
Luncheon Hosted by the Friends
of the Whitehall Public Library Rev. Marjorie Rivera will share the story
of her gift and engage several audience
members in a demonstration of her work.
Support this library fundraiser and enjoy a
thought-provoking event! Visit the website
for information on purchasing tickets and
other details.
Date: Sept. 15
Address: South Hills Country Club,
4305 Brownsville Road, Whitehall
Contact: whitehallpubliclibrary.org
Author Marie Benedict returns to discuss
her wonderful new best-selling novel, “The
Only Woman in the Room,” a thrilling
historical fiction story based upon the
incredible life of glamour icon and scientist
Hedy Lamarr, whose groundbreaking
invention revolutionized modern
communication. Join in for an afternoon of
delicious food, a fascinating and revealing
presentation and Q & A. Also book signing,
raffle baskets, door prizes and more! Visit
the website for information on purchasing
tickets and other details.
Mt. Lebanon Artists’ Market
Dates: Sept. 21 & 22
Address: Academy Avenue Parking Lot off of
Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon
Contact: mtlebopartnership.org/events
As a juried arts festival, the Artists’
Market will include 60 to 80 booths
featuring professional-quality, original art
in a variety of media including 2D work,
jewelry, wood, sculpture, glass, ceramics,
fiber, wearables, mixed media, leather,
and metal. Additionally, the planning
committee is organizing a food and
entertainment component that is sure to
please both the audience and the artists.
Cash awards, as well as other incentives,
promise to help attract top-level talent. Visit
the website for more information.
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Date: Oct. 25
Address: 5230 Wolfe Drive, Baldwin
Contact: baldwinborolibrary.org
South Fayette Township Movies in
the Park – Girls’ Movie Night
Date: Oct. 3
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Address: Fairview Park, 129 Greenwood
Drive, South Fayette
Contact: southfayettepa.com
Featuring “Mean Girls,” an American
teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters,
written by Tina Fey, and released in April
2004. Watch this movie on a big screen in
Fairview Park as part of a free outdoor film
series. Remember to bring a blanket or chair
and bug spray. Visit the website for
more information.
Ideas & Inspiration
Rotary Club of Upper St. Clair-
Bethel Park 31st Annual Rotary
Chicken BBQ
Date: Sept. 21
Address: Westminster Church,
2040 Washington Road, Upper St. Clair
Contact: portal.clubrunner.ca/5025
This tasty event is scheduled rain or
shine. Enjoy BBQ chicken, baked beans,
icmags.com
coleslaw, roll, dessert and drink for an
affordable fee. Eat in, drive through, or
take out. This event supports the club’s
charitable causes. Visit the website for more
information.
St. Thomas More Arts &
Crafts Show
Date: Oct. 5
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Address: St. Thomas More Church,
126 Fort Couch Road, Bethel Park
Contact: [email protected], or
stmpgh.org (Please don’t call the parish
office.)
Featuring holiday items, jewelry, soaps,
knitting, candy, unique crafts plus food and
homemade soup! Visit the website for more
information.
West Jefferson Hills Historical
Society presents ‘Idlewild:
The History and Memories
of Pennsylvania’s Oldest
Amusement Park’ given by
Jennifer Sopko
Date: Sept. 25
Time: 7 p.m.
Address: Jefferson Hills Municipal
Building Community Rooms,
925 Old Clairton Road, Clairton
Contact:
sites.google.com/site/wjhhs15025
WJHHS invites society and
community members to hear about and
relive the thrills and amusements of
Idlewild that have delighted generations
of families since the late 1800s. Developed
by the Mellon family as a picnic grove,
Idlewild expanded over the years to
include rides, entertainments, and other
attractions. Author and historian Jennifer
Sopko will tell the heartwarming history of
Pennsylvania’s oldest amusement park. Her
book will also be available for purchase. n
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