Choir Festival. Meet in the sanctuary for this delightful annual festival. The chamber choirs of local high schools will provide an evening of pure listening pleasure and remind us that the future of choral performance is exciting indeed! Visit the website for more information.
South Park Concert Series Dates: Early June through August( Check the website for exact dates and times.) Address: South Park Amphitheater, 100 Farmshow Drive, South Park Contact: alleghenycounty. us, or 412.350.2455
Pack some folding chairs and snacks and take advantage of free outdoor concerts at South Park Amphitheater. There is something for every musical taste, from rock to Bach. Visit the website for more information.
Thomas Jefferson High School Band Concert Date: April 27( Tentative; check website.) Address: Thomas Jefferson High School Auditorium,
310 Old Clairton Road, Jefferson Hills Contact: tjband. com, or wjhsd. net
Upper St. Clair High School Choral Concert
( Tentative; check website.) Date: May 18 Time: 7 p. m. Address: Upper St. Clair Theater, 1825 McLaughlin Run Road,
Upper St. Clair Contact: uscsd. k12. pa. us / Domain / 164
West Mifflin Area High School Chorus Concert Date: May 11( Tentative; check website.) Time: 7 p. m. Address: 91 Commonwealth Avenue, West Mifflin Contact: wmasdhs. ss7. sharpschool. com, or 412.466.9131
Fresh Air Fun
Allegheny County Special Olympics Summer Games Dates: Evening Kickoff- May 12, Games- May 13 Address: Baldwin High School, 4653 Clairton Boulevard,
Baldwin / Whitehall Contact: bwschools. net / BHS / Department / 56-special-olympics
Cheer on more than 300 talented athletes at the Allegheny County Special Olympics Summer Games, hosted by the Baldwin High School Special Olympics Club. Events run the gamut, from bocce to track and field. Visit the website for more information on the games, donating, or volunteering.
Great Amazing Race Pittsburgh Date: April 23 Address: Settlers Cabin State Park, 1225 Greer Road, Oakdale Contact: greatamazingrace1. info / pittsburgh. html
Family-friendly competition that is modeled after the TV show“ The Amazing Race,” where two-person teams complete a one-mile course speckled with fun team-oriented challenges. The race partners with the Max Cure Foundation, which has raised over $ 2 million to fight against pediatric cancer. For more information on registration and other details, visit the website.
J. R. Taylor Memorial 5K Race and Walk Date: June 3 Address: Washington Elementary School, 515 Clifton Road, Bethel Park Contact: montourtrail. org, or runsignup. com
This pleasant 5K run / walk benefits the Bethel Park section of the Montour Trail. It begins just south of the trail’ s J. R. Taylor Memorial Bridge over Clifton Road. Runners travel the flat, crushed limestone trail to a turnaround point before Brush Run Road, then return north and cross the J. R. Taylor Bridge to the finish line. The race’ s modest size and the trail’ s comfortable width permit walkers to start behind the runners and obtain an official time if they wish.
Spring Inspiration
Bethel Park Library Button Club Date: April 26 Time: 11 a. m. Address: 5100 West Library Avenue, Bethel Park Contact: bethelparklibrary. org, or 412.835.2207
Button, Button, Who’ s got the Button Club? The Bethel Park Library does on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Are you looking for a new hobby? Buttons are beautiful, historical, inexpensive, and fun to collect. Polly Power from the Keystone Button Club of Western PA leads the library button club. For more information, call the library, or visit the website.
Classic Movie Tuesday Date: April 11 Time: 2 p. m. Address: Brentwood Library, 3501 Brownsville Road, Brentwood Contact: brentwoodpubliclibrary. org, or 412.882.5694
Get out this spring with friends and enjoy a classic movie at the library on a big-screen TV! Snacks are provided to satisfy your appetite, and you can also bring your own. No registration is required – just come, sit down and relax. A list of movie titles is available in the library. Call or visit the website for more information.
Green Tree Garden Club Spring‘ n Things Sale Date: May( Check the website for exact date and time.) Address: Carlisle Social Hall, 10 West Manilla Avenue, Green Tree Contact: greentreeboro. com / gardenclub. html
Freshen things up this spring and support the garden club’ s charitable causes with the purchase of flowers and plants, baked items, flea market items, a basket raffle and crafts. Enjoy gardening? New club members are always welcome! Check the website for more information.
Origami Paper Crafts Workshop Date: May 27 Time: 1 to 2 p. m. Address: Dormont Public Library, 2950 West Liberty Avenue, Dormont Contact: dormontlibrary. org, or 412.531.8754
By popular demand, our Origami Paper Crafts workshops will be continuing! Sessions are held on the fourth Saturday of each month. This program is open to adults, teens, and children third grade and up. You can see some photos of our previous workshops on Facebook. Registration is requested for this program. To register or for more information, call or visit the website.
South Arts Pittsburgh Friday Painters Date: Every Friday Time: 10 a. m. Address: The Historic Schoolhouse, 2600 South Park Road, Bethel Park Contact: southartspittsburgh. org
Develop your artistic talents this spring! Bring whatever you are working on and join our group. The coffee is on. We help each other, have fun and instruction is available. Best of all it’ s FREE to members and non-members! Bring a friend and join us! South Arts Pittsburgh is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1984 to meet the growing need for a dynamic regional arts center to serve the South Hills community. Visit the website for more information.
Spring Book and Bake Sale at Baldwin Public Library Dates: May 16-20 Address: Baldwin Borough Public Library, 41 Macek Drive, Baldwin Contact: baldwinborolibrary. org, or 412.885.2255
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