12, 2012 PDF - Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine

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Joanne Quinn-Smith
http://pplmag.com
Joanne Quinn-Smith is the CEO of
Dreamweaver Marketing Associates in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a full service
marketing company specializing in Web 2.0
Gorilla Branding™.
Known as the Techno Granny she offers her clients unique, creative
and energetic marketing and management plans. Marketing and
consulting clients include individuals and entrepreneurs, non profit
agencies and organizations, restaurants, small businesses with
locations across the US and international organizations. Lauded for
her energetic and enthusiastic style of marketing, Ms. Quinn-Smith
is frequently in demand as a speaker. She spoke in 2007, 2008 and
2009 at the NAWBO (National Association of Women Business
Owners) Annual Convention in Atlanta Georgia, and Phoenix,
Arizona and Chicago, Illinois and is a regular speaker on Social and
New Media at the Pennsylvania Business Technology Conference.
Joanne has won national acclaim and international fans for her four
internet radio shows, four supplemental blogs and an on line, multi
media Community magazine.
In the professional sector, she has served on several committees and
boards including: Girls Going Places, NAWBO National Committees,
and Women’s Economic Development Outreach, WEDO. She has
been an active board member of NAWBO for many years and was
the 2007-2008 President of the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter. She was
also the chair of the Second Annual NAWBO Day at the Greater
Pittsburgh Chapter.
Positively Pittsburgh Live
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Always on the cutting edge of social media, Joanne is the host of a
weekly talkcast called Techno Granny Show™which airs each
Monday at 7am on Talkshoe. The talkcast helps entrepreneurs learn
how to negotiate and make the most of today’s technology. She is
also the host of three other pod casts including Positively Pittsburgh
Live™, The Monday Morning Marketeer™, and Professionals with
Impact™. All Talkcasts are recorded live and can be found at:
www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com.
Her current niche is Web 2.0 Gorilla Branding Training™ and
PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com a multi media resource for
and about Pittsburgh. Website:
www.positivelypittsburghlivemagazine.com which is also a
syndicated Pittsburgh Internet Radio and TV network. Joanne
Quinn-Smith has been designated nationally, 2009 Small Business
Journalist of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration for
her advocacy and reporting on smallbusiness using social and New
Media. Joanne is much in demand as a speaker instructing
businesses and organizations in internet branding and visibility.
Joanne’s internet radio shows have accumulated listeners
internationally of over 200,000.
http://www.PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com
412.628.5048
Joanne Quinn-Smith, 2009 U.S. Small Business Administration
Small Business Journalist of the Year
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Magazine August 6 - 12, 2012
Table of Contents
Techno Granny, Over 100 Ways to Make Money Blogging ... 5
EMPRESS OF BIZ! Reinvent in Rugged Times Andrea Williams
CSCF .............................................. 7
Get the latest articles from Positively Pittsburgh Live Magazine
(July 30 - August 5, 2012) ............................. 8
Three Sisters Sparkles as First Jewel in Chekhov Celebration
Crown ............................................ 10
Want To Set A Record? Under the Tent at Schenley Plaza! .. 14
From Girls and Football to Olympic Size Hugs Under a Tent PPL Mag Weekly Recap .............................. 24
Positively Pittsburgh Live Staycation News 8-6-12 ........ 27
PositivelyPittsburghLive Post Script Week of 8-6-12,
Swimming, Gymnastics, Hugging? Set Your Own Olympic Size
Record This Saturday ................................ 38
Blue Ribbon Award Winning Writing Tips ............... 47
PSO Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch ...................... 48
Photographer Rob Larson Captures Pittsburgh’s Roller Derby
Scene ............................................. 51
WQED Celebrates Super Teachers Digital Learning Group .. 53
Jersey Boys Cast Announced .......................... 57
From the Top Returning to Western Pennsylvania ........ 63
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Techno Granny, updates 21st Century Tech
Techno Granny, Over 100 Ways to Make Money Blogging
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Aug 6, 2012 09:01AM
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Yes I said over 100 Ways to Make Money Blogging. Did I count
them? No but in my research since everyone asks me how do you
make money blogging I found at least one site with over 75 and
several more you can explore. Don’t be lazy, you can count them
yourselves or if you want to make money blogging, you could try
some out and let me know how they work for you.
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……………………………………….. My reason behind doing this show is
simple, I make money from blogging through everything else
involved in my platform, consulting, speaking and an internet radio
and TV network where I sell channels…………………But that has
taken me five years to establish and others just want to know how to
start or how to monetize what they are now doing. So I did the
research for you on How to Make Money Blogging. Sorry unless you
want to pay me, you have to do the work
yourself………………………..But do watch for my upcoming workshop
on “Blogging for Business or As a Business.”
EMPRESS OF BIZ! Reinvent in Rugged Times
EMPRESS OF BIZ! Reinvent in Rugged Times Andrea
Williams CSCF
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Aug 9, 2012 08:00AM
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It takes passion, commitment and business “smarts” to successfully
run a non-profit organization successfully these days. We will be
interviewing Andrea Williams, BA Founder and Executive Director of
the Children’s Sickle Cell Foundation, Inc. (CSCF) on her role as
director, CSCF, their mission and their success and struggles.
special note: Andrea is the mother of four children, one of whom has
sickle cell disease (SCD). She is determined to increase awareness of
SCD in order to make a positive impact in the lives of children
affected by this often debilitating and often fatal disease. The
mission of the Childrenâ??s Sickle Cell Foundation, Inc. is to provide
quality programs for children with SCD and their families, helping
them to face the educational, social and economic challenges caused
by the disease. The commitment to SCD and sickle cell trait (SCT)
awareness and outreach and support for research are natural
extensions of this mission. Programs include a year-round
Educational Support, monthly Family Support, weekly wellness
programs including the popular Learn2Swim and KarateFit
Programs. Community education and outreach programs top the list
of priorities for CSCF. The need for community education has led to
partnerships with the schools, churches and community
organizations, where we provide information and resources for
screening and education. CSCF is the leader in SCD and SCT
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education in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
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RovingPittsburgher
Three Sisters Sparkles as First Jewel in Chekhov
Celebration Crown
Aug 9, 2012 04:26PM
The highly educated and cultured, Moscow-bred Three Sisters have
seen the circumstances of their lives reduced. The First Act opens on
the one year anniversary of their army father’s passing, which
coincidentally is the youngest of the brood Irina’s birthday, the play
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shows a trio of sisters dissatisfied with their lot in life. As a result of
their father’s military life, the family has decamped to a town so
disconnected it is miles from the nearest train station, and enlivened
only by the temporary presence of a battalion of soldiers. The
sisters hunger for any contact that can bring their beloved Moscow
back to them as cherished yet enlivened memories.
Their brother Andrei is on the fast track at the university and is
poised to make a name for himself until he makes a bad choice in
spouse, the initially silly then increasingly malevolent Natasha. The
rest of the cast is peopled with visiting soldiers, faithful family
retainers and friends.
Fedotik (Adrian Blake Enscoe) delights Irina (Vera Varlamov) The
current Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre’s (PICT) performance
sets Irina (Vera Varmalov) in the spotlight as the naïve young adult,
relishing in her birthday gifts and cake at the outset to a
disenchanted worker in menial positions until she ultimately
triumphs by taking control of her fate and heading to Moscow with
the impassioned announcement: “I’ll go away tomorrow, by myself.”
Olga (Nike Doukas), the oldest sister, is seen at first trying to rally
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the rest of the family with almost brittle chatter as she welcomes a
steady stream of visitors and plays the role of gracious hostess. As
the performance moves from act to act, Olga seems to become even
more visibly downtrodden, increasingly suffering from headaches as
the burdens of her life wear her down.
Vershinin and Masha Masha (Allison McLemore), the middle sister,
is clearly in an unhappy marriage. She appears to barely tolerate
her older, teacher husband. When he gives Irina the same gift for
her birthday as he had presented for a previous occasion, she can
barely contain her derision. Upon meeting the foolish romantic
artillery battalion officer Vershinin (David Whalen), she and her
sisters recall their childish nickname for him, “the Lovesick Major”.
As he drones on about his philosophy on the future, she experiences
an attraction that is both dangerous and fruitless. In the end,
Vershinin is transferred and Masha unhappily returns to the
cuckolded Kulygin.
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As dispossessed as the women characters are in Three Sisters, the
men are portrayed as elitist, displaying juvenile romantic fantasies
and hopelessly naïve and idealistic views of the future. The
gambling Andrei (Christian Conn) squanders the family fortune
while Olga frets and Natasha (Megan McDermott) moves in for the
kill. Baron Tuzenbach (Leo Marks) asserts his “Russianness” to try
and woo Irina, while the annoyingly bizarre Solyony (Jonathan
Visser) stalks through his scenes. The most charming of the
sycophants, the handsome Vershinin (David Whalen) and the playful
Chebutykin (Larry John Meyers) provide the tragic-comedic relief to
the male contingent of the play.
I confess the multiple names of any Russian work, and Chekhov is
not immune to this, always present a problem for me to follow the
storyline. Chekhov’s style is certainly lighter and more subtle than
many of his countrymen. The decline of the Russian affluent middle
class is poignantly portrayed in a story that resonates in any age.
The intimacy of the Henry Heymann Theatre enables the audience to
feel as though they are eavesdropping on the family dynamic and the
tiny community to which they have been exiled.
Three Sisters is playing at select dates and times at the Henry
Heymann Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial, Oakland through
August 26th.
Photo Credit: Suellen Fitzsimmons
Reviewed by:
Joyce Kane
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Posted on behalf of Dreamweaver Marketing Associates. Joyce Kane
is the owner of Cybertary Pittsburgh, a Virtual Administrative
support company, providing virtual office support, personal and
executive assistance, creative design services and light
bookkeeping. Cybertary works with businesses and busy individuals
to help them work ‘on’ their business rather than ‘in’ their business. www.Cybertary.com/Pittsburgh
Want To Set A Record? Under the Tent at Schenley Plaza!
Aug 6, 2012 09:08AM
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Hey Pittsburghers!
The Pittsburgh Passion Football Team
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Challenges Yinz to be part of a record setting event and help
Pittsburgh Charities!
Under the Tent at
Schenley Plaza
Saturday, August 11th, 2012
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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If you are a hugger, bring your family and friends and join us
and get in our picture to document the
“Largest Group Hug in a Tent!”
The final picture will be sent to
www.recordsetter.com/hugging
Family Friendly Event with Food and Entertainment by Afterschool Buddy® featuring The Rainbow
Kids®, Aunt Junk®, Jake Poodles® and Manny Cat®
and others
Lots of Hugging Going On
Need a hug? Give A Hug! Here’s your chance to be part of the
biggest hug ever!
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Help worthy charities, and WIN a party for your group.
Be a part of Hug-A-Thon Pittsburgh’s group hug event!
Gather your friends and co-workers in a group hug, take a
picture and post it to our facebook page!
The biggest group hug for an organization wins an exclusive
party, courtesy of Sam’s Club
and will be recorded on www.recordsetter.com/hugging
For your entry to be valid you must
donate $5.00 for each member in the hug.
Winner to be announced on August 11, 2012
Under the Tent at Schenley Plaza To register your group or to
purchase a vendor table Click Here
To see the complete rules for the group hug contest Click
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Here
For more information contact Mary Pam Kilgore at
412-854-4827 Hug-A-Thon Pittsburgh proceeds benefits:
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Hug-A-Thon Pittsburgh Sponsors
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Savings Made SimpleSM
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Child Defense Program
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Joanne Quinn-Smith
412-444-5197
2009 National SBA Journalist of the Year
AKA TechnoGranny, Talkcast Host
Publisher, PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com
2010 Stevie Award Finalist for Best Media Website or Blog
2012 Founder Hug-A-Thon Pittsburgh
Creative Energy Officer, Dreamweaver Marketing Associates,
Full Service Marketing Company Specializing in Web 2.0
Branding. Take advantage of the PositivelyPittsburgh
Alliance:
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Channel at: http://pplmag.com
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From Girls and Football to Olympic Size Hugs Under a Tent
- PPL Mag Weekly Recap
Aug 7, 2012 07:43AM
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Positively Pittsburgh Live Staycation News 8-6-12
Aug 8, 2012 07:34AM
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Thursday, September 20 | 7:30pm | Byham Theater: Blood
Brother
FREE SNEAK PREVIEW!
A moving documentary that tells the story of a group of HIV-positive
orphans in India, and Rocky Braat, a young American who found
purpose in dedicating his life to serve them. Visit
bloodbrotherfilm.com for more information. This film is not yet
rated.
To Get Tickets: Visit the Box Office at Theater Square. Tickets may
be reserved online at TrustArts.org or by calling 412-456-6666, but
there is a 75¢ processing fee. This event is general admission. This
is a presentation of Animal, Inc.
***
WQED CELEBRATES FIRST YEAR OF SUPER TEACHERS
DIGITAL LEARNING GROUP AND LOOKS FORWARD TO YEAR
TWO
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Event Welcomes Deputy Secretary of the Pennsylvania Office of
Child Development and Early Learning
WQED hosts a celebration of the accomplishments of the first year of
iQ: smartmedia Super Teachers on Friday, August 10 at the Foster
Early Childhood Center in McKees Rocks. Special guest speaker for
the recognition event will be Dr. Barbara Minzenberg, Deputy
Secretary of the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early
Learning.
WQED Super Teachers are 12 educators who advise WQED in the
best ways for incorporating PBS digital media in early childhood
classrooms and homes (pre-K through K) throughout Allegheny
Intermediate Unit 3 (AIU 3) representing 42 school districts in
Allegheny County.
“The innovations we’ve seen in year one are phenomenal – teachers
using the TV show SuperWhy to help children with speech delays,
comprehensive training for Head Start across our entire region, and
equipping parents with the ability to track their child’s literacy
through a free gaming tool called PBS Kids Island,” says Jennifer
Stancil, Executive Director of Educational Partnerships at WQED.
“There is much more on the horizon…we are gearing up for the new
school year with our new math curriculum, among other innovative
projects.”
WQED’s iQ: smartmedia initiative, encompassing all of its
educational projects, is at national forefront of helping teachers use
PBS children’s programs and digital media to incorporate games,
coaching, sharing via video, and applying those digital assets to
science, numeracy, literacy, and social and emotional awareness.
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“We are even helping teachers understand the use of social
networks, like My Street (from Sesame Workshop), for peer-to-peer
sharing of best practices, says Stancil.”
***
“Jessica Lee’s Entrepreneurial Thursdays”
Musical Networking Happy Hour, EVERY THURSDAY!!! Cover
Charge: Only $5.00
Vocalist Jessica Lee & Friends, Little E’s Jazz & Blues Club,
949 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222, 2nd Floor above Mahoney’s
Restaurant
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Jessica Lee
Pre-show networking session at 5:30 pm. Informal matchmaking for
job seekers, employers & new entrepreneurs! Live music starts at
6:00 pm.
August 9, 2012: “Looking Forward to Fall”
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Featuring interviews with:
Al Levine, Community Relations Director, Hug-A-Thon Pittsburgh
Michelle Barabas, Art Research Teaching SocietyKen Heusey,
Kenneth Heusey Productions
Jennifer Tober, Founder & Artistic Director, Pittsburgh
Shakespeare in the Parks
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Derby
August 31-October 7, 2012
Rob Larson: Derby
Hip whip. Taking a knee. Grand slam. Rink rash. This is the unique
vernacular roller derby, which is alive and well in the City of
Champions. Photographer Rob Larson beautifully captures this bawdy, theatrical
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sporting subculture, as well as the physical ramifications (like rink
rash) found in Pittsburgh’s robust Roller Derby scene with his most
recent photo exhibit Derby at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s 709
Penn Gallery. This exhibit is free and open to the public. Opening Reception: Friday, August 31, 6 pm to 8 pm
Gallery hours: Wed. & Thurs. 11 am - 6 pm / Fri. & Sat. 11 am - 8 pm
Sun. 11 am - 5 pm
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Iron City Sound Downtown Live! Brings the Tropics to Market
Square with John McDonald & The Mango Men
On Friday, August 10, John McDonald & The Mango Men are
bringing an island party to Market Square! Slip south of the border
from 5 - 8 pm and you will hear Caribbean-flavored reggae and salsa
rhythms. The night kicks off at 5 pm with Latin phenomenon
Guaracha spicing up the Square, combining merengue and reggeton
for a tropical dance party!
Touted by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as “one of Pittsburgh’s
premier party bands,” John McDonald & The Mango Men have
appeared in concert for over a decade with many major recording
artists including the Beach Boys, Hall & Oates, and Smokey
Robinson. Join us for a zesty evening full of flavor and excitement and make
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Market Square your new Friday night destination with the Iron City
Sound Downtown Live! concert series! Stop by the Square between
5 - 8 pm for live music and Pittsburgh Brewing Company drink
specials. For a complete schedule of the Iron City Sound Downtown
Live! concert series, click here.
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Jazz Series
Sunday, August 12, 2012, 7 pm- 9 pm
The Irma Freeman Center for Creative Imagination
You asked for it and it’s back!!! I don’t know how many folks have
told me they missed our sessions.
After about a year’s rest, it’s time to resume this successful Jazz
Series.
As a commitment to presenting music in the community, this time
we come to the exciting Penn Avenue Arts district.
This coming Sunday we are proud to present international drummer
extraordinaire Ronnie Burrage, one of Pittsburgh’s favorite sax
players, Tony Campbell and the ace of bass, Dwayne Dolphin as they
are sure to give us a swingin’ set.
Help support the event that brought back the live Jazz scene in the
area. Spread the word and let’s pack the place!! $6 cover supports
the musicians and contributes toward next event.
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Hug-A-Thon Pittsburgh Group Hug Party
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 - 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Schenley Plaza, 4100 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Join us as we engage “Largest Group Hug in a Tent.”
If you are a hugger come out and join us and get in our picture to
document the “Largest Group Hug in a Tent!” The final picture will
be sent to www.recordsetter.com. This is a family friendly event with
food, entertainment, and lots of Hugging going on.
Help worthy charities, and win a party for your group. Gather your
friends and co-workers in a group hug, take a picture and post it to
our Facebook page! The biggest group hug wins an exclusive party,
courtesy of Sam’s Club, and will be recorded on
http://recordsetters.com. Winner to be announced on August 11, 2012, Under the Tent
at Schenley Park Pavilion. For more information and rules, visit Positively Pittsburgh Live
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http://facebook.com/hugathonpittsburgh.com
For your entry to be valid you must donate $5.00 for each
member in the hug. $300 per corporate table.
Our Charities: Cancer Caring Center, Sickle Cell
Foundation, Pittsburgh Passion’s Passion for Life
Foundation, Operation Troop Appreciation
Sponsored by PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com, Building
Bridges for Business, American Income Life.
Causual attire, attendee pays parking. For more information,
contact Joanne Quinn Smith at 412-444-5197 or [email protected]. ***
Roving Pittsburgher Report
Ivanov, Pittsburgh Irish Classical Theatre Chekov Festival
Review is coming at Roving Pittsburgher Report but all I can say is,
“if you think your family is dysfunctional, then just go and see this
play.” Chekov in “Ivanov” sheds a new light on how intense a
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therapy group can be and to what lengths friends, neighbors and
lovers will go to enable a miscreant loved one with a foul temper and
absolutely no joie de vivre.
The play is dark but the PICT cast has a way of getting
entertainment out of the darkest pieces and their standards of
excellence as a repertoire theatre never disappoints. David Weylan’s
is outstanding as usual as Ivanov. Also the guy having the most fun
on stage is Matt De Caro as Borkin. Runs through August 25.
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This Dragon Roars on the Shore
Opening night of the Quantum Theatre’s production of The Golden
Dragon took place on the ‘shore’ of Lake Carnegie in Highland Park.
Lake Carnegie, for the unfamiliar, sits in the Park near the
swimming pool, above the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium. It started
out as an interim pumping station for the Reservoir. Quantum
Theatre built stadium seating directly in front of the dock to
accommodate the audience.
The playwright, Roland Schimmelpfennig, explores the accident of
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destiny and the interchangeability of experience, as well as
multi-cultural understanding and prejudices – wrestling with
“otherness” in this work. The prominence of globalism and nomadic
behavior drives home the message that we are all “inexorably
linked.” The message is timely, given the 2012 London Olympics as a
backdrop in time.
The production of The Golden Dragon runs from August 2nd through
the 26th. Read the entire review here.
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Remember When
Too hot to eat at home, check out the giant, delicious multiple flavor
ice cream cones at Remember When. Mary Gettel, Owner, 3860
Chartiers Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15204
412-331-2234
The cones come in child’s, small and medium and it is a rite of
passage for most neighborhood sixteen year olds to get a “medium.” It’s difficult for the servers to get them out the window.
There are hard serve and soft serve, non-fat yogurt flavors, and dole
whips. They are different every week and you can even swirl some of
the flavors. The last two we had were mint chocolate chip and peach.
Yummy and for you calorie watching heart conscious gourmets, you
will not know the difference between the real stuff and what’s
actually good for you. And on Friday nights, Doo Wop Dan plays
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oldies and the neighborhood hangs out. It’s a cool place to be for
some family friendly fun.
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PositivelyPittsburghLive(TM) 2012 All rights reserved.
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PositivelyPittsburghLive Post Script Week of 8-6-12,
Swimming, Gymnastics, Hugging? Set Your Own Olympic
Size Record This Saturday
Aug 8, 2012 08:38PM
PositivelyPittsburghLive! PostScript
Upcoming Events:
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Olympic Size Hugs Under The Tent at Schenley Plaza
August 11, 2012
2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Be a part of Hug-A-Thon Pittsburgh’s group hug event!
Gather your friends and co-workers in a group hug, take a picture
and post it to our Facebook page!
The biggest group hug for an organization wins an exclusive party,
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courtesy of Sam’s Club
and will be recorded on www.recordsetter.com/hugging
For your entry to be valid you must
donate $5.00 for each member in the hug.
Winner to be announced on August 11, 2012
Under the Tent at Schenley Plaza
To register your group or to purchase a vendor table Click Here
To see the complete rules for the group hug contest Click Here
For more information contact Mary Pam Kilgore at 412-854-4827
Click here for more details on the event.
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PSO Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch
Aug 8, 2012 07:21AM
For Immediate Release
Aug. 7, 2012
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STATEMENT FROM THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ON MARVIN HAMLISCH’S DEATH
Marvin Hamlisch’s passing is a tremendous shock to all of us at the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He was a true and great friend who
absolutely loved the PSO, our audiences and this city. He considered
it his second hometown and it clearly showed, whether he was
taking in a Pirates game, dining at his favorite restaurants or
patronizing stores.
His remarkable accomplishments as a musician, composer and
conductor are well known and documented. We are indeed fortunate
that he spent 17 seasons with us as our PNC Pops Principal
Conductor, sharing his talents and creating memorable programs.
But there was another side to Marvin. He was a gentleman who
always found a way to brighten our lives with his sharp wit,
wonderful sense of humor, kindness and grace.
There is no doubt that our audiences will miss him very much. He
cared greatly about them and worked tirelessly to create the best
possible experience for our patrons.
Marvin was a unique individual and our world is a less joyful place
without him. He will truly be missed by staff and musicians at the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Marvin’s family, and his wife,
Terre.
“We were lucky as musicians of this orchestra to get to know this
man,” said Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, PSO’s principal oboe. “A lot
of people didn’t know him, about his kindness to the musicians, staff
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and, especially, the audience. He really became a part of our city. He
loved this city. He was here for so many years that many of us
became close friends with him and his wife, Terre. I’ve been lucky
that we had the opportunity to know them. We are all shocked and
truly saddened.”
-30 Contact: James Barthen, Vice President of Public Affairs
Phone: 412.392.4835 | email: [email protected]
Contact: Ramesh Santanam, Director of Media Relations
Phone: 412.392.4827 | email: [email protected]
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Photographer Rob Larson Captures Pittsburgh’s Roller
Derby Scene
Aug 10, 2012 08:06AM
Rob Larson: Derby
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Today’s date: August 6, 2012
Rob Larson: Derby
709 Penn Gallery
709 Penn Avenue, downtown Pittsburgh Cultural District
August 31-October 7, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, August 31, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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Gallery hours: Wed. & Thurs. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. / Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m - 8
p.m. / Sun. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Pittsburgh, PA: Hip whip. Taking a knee. Grand slam. Rink rash.
This is the unique vernacular roller derby, which is alive and well in
the City of Champions. Photographer Rob Larson beautifully
captures this bawdy, theatrical sporting subculture, as well as the
physical ramifications (like rink rash) found in Pittsburgh’s robust
Roller Derby scene with his most recent photo exhibit Derby at the
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s 709 Penn Gallery. This exhibit is free
and open to the public.
They’re some of the toughest athletes you’ll ever meet. They don’t
play on a field of unblemished grass or on a rink of glassy ice. They
don’t sign million-dollar contracts. And they don’t have lucrative
endorsement deals.
Roller derby is made up of tough, smart and fascinating women who
work up a sweat, get bruised, and sometimes draw blood for no
other reason than they love the sport. They are sisters, daughters,
wives and mothers. They are teachers, designers, and small business
owners. And they all skate to win. Through the collection of
portraits that make up Derby, Rob Larson captures the spirit and
power of an attraction that has, much to the thrill of its fast-growing
number of fans, gone from 70s Saturday afternoon camp to today’s
serious adrenaline rush.
About Rob Larson
Pittsburgh-based photographer and mixed-media artist Rob Larson
enjoys photographing urban landscapes, people and the suburban
nights. This is followed by his interest in employing silk-screening,
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wheat-paste and spray paint to make art that he liberally covers in
shellac. Schooled traditionally in photography, Rob focuses on more
intense lighting and heavily geometric compositions to pull together
images that tend to be more ambiguous with their stories and
statements.
For more information or to schedule an interview with Rob Larson,
email [email protected] or call 412-965-0579.
WQED Celebrates Super Teachers Digital Learning Group
Aug 10, 2012 08:23AM
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WQED CELEBRATES FIRST YEAR OF SUPER TEACHERS DIGITAL
LEARNING GROUP AND LOOKS FORWARD TO YEAR TWO
Event Welcomes Deputy Secretary of the Pennsylvania Office of
Child Development and Early Learning
PITTSBURGH – WQED hosts a celebration of the accomplishments of
the first year of iQ: smartmedia Super Teachers on Friday, August
10 at the Foster Early Childhood Center in McKees Rocks. Special
guest speaker for the recognition event will be Dr. Barbara
Minzenberg, Deputy Secretary of the Pennsylvania Office of Child
Development and Early Learning.
WQED Super Teachers are 12 educators who advise WQED in the
best ways for incorporating PBS digital media in early childhood
classrooms and homes (pre-K through K) throughout Allegheny
Intermediate Unit 3 (AIU 3) representing 42 school districts in
Allegheny County.
“The innovations we’ve seen in year one are phenomenal – teachers
using the TV show SuperWhy to help children with speech delays,
comprehensive training for Head Start across our entire region, and
equipping parents with the ability to track their child’s literacy
through a free gaming tool called PBS Kids Island,” says Jennifer
Stancil, Executive Director of Educational Partnerships at WQED.
“There is much more on the horizon…we are gearing up for the new
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school year with our new math curriculum, among other innovative
projects.”
WQED’s iQ: smartmedia initiative, encompassing all of its
educational projects, is at national forefront of helping teachers use
PBS children’s programs and digital media to incorporate games,
coaching, sharing via video, and applying those digital assets to
science, numeracy, literacy, and social and emotional awareness.
“We are even helping teachers understand the use of social
networks, like My Street (from Sesame Workshop), for peer-to-peer
sharing of best practices, says Stancil.”
In just the first year, the contributions of WQED’s SuperTeachers
total $97,000 in value through curriculum development, training and
implementation of digital assets for the early childhood classroom.
In year two, the Super Teachers will incorporate new PBS children’s
shows, training, and construct a new Head Start curriculum on math
with PBS collaboratively.
PBS programming and digital assets are particularly important to
kids who are at-risk: those with learning ability challenges, autism,
and those in underserved communities in Allegheny County. WQED
hopes to expand the program to other counties in western
Pennsylvania with additional funding for the program.
Unfortunately, a child raised in poverty will hear far fewer words or
affirmative statements from his or her parents than a child living in a
higher-income family. One study estimated that the average child in
a professional family heard 215,000 words weekly, compared to
125,000 in a working-class family and just 62,000 in a family on
welfare. Over the course of four years (before a child enters school),
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that “word gap” grows to a 30-million-word gulf between children in
low- and high-income homes. By the time a child from a low-income
family enters kindergarten, he or she may be 12-14 months below
national norms in language and pre-reading skills; these disparities
continue as the child ages and are linked to “challenges later in life,
including dropping out of school, teen pregnancy, and
unemployment” (CCSSO, 2009). Around the nation and here in
Pennsylvania, school systems fall short in meeting the needs of
children: Pennsylvania ranks 24th in the country in terms of access
to state Pre-K and Head Start for four-year-olds, and there are wide
racial and income-based achievement gaps at all grade levels.
WQED’s investment in Super Teachers stems from research received
from early childhood educators through preliminary research
conducted in late 2010. WQED surveyed early childhood educators
on their use of and familiarity with media and technology in the
classroom. Most teachers surveyed do not use any kind of
technology or media to assess student learning (60%).
A sample of the curriculum is available at www.wqed.org/education
in the Teachers section.
WQED Multimedia (www.wqed.org) has a proud history of honors,
including 128 National and Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Awards, an
Academy Award, and many, many others, including two Emmy®
Awards for Station Excellence. WQED was founded in 1954 as the
nation’s first community-supported broadcaster. The people of
WQED create, produce and distribute quality programs, products
and services to engage, inform, educate and entertain the public
within their community and around the world. WQED Pittsburgh is
one of the first broadcasters in the country to be fully high-definition
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(HD) in its studio and field production capabilities. It is the parent
company of WQED-TV (PBS); WQED: The Neighborhood Channel;
WQED: The Create Channel; WQED Showcase; Classical WQED-FM
89.3/Pittsburgh; the Pittsburgh Concert Channel on HD radio and
online; Classical WQEJ-FM 89.7/Johnstown; local and national
television and radio productions; WQED Interactive and The WQED
Education Department.
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Jersey Boys Cast Announced
Aug 10, 2012 08:44AM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Today’s date: August 6, 2012
Contact: Diana Roth, [email protected], (412) 471-8717
Casting Announced for
JERSEY BOYS, the Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
Playing Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center , September 4-23, 2012
Pittsburgh, PA (August 6, 2012) – Casting has been announced for
the Pittsburgh engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier
Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli
and The Four Seasons, playing the Benedum Center on Tuesday,
September 4, through Sunday, September 23, 2012. The cast of
JERSEY BOYS will be led by Brandon Andrus (Nick Massi), Colby
Foytik (Tommy DeVito), Jason Kappus (Bob Gaudio) and Brad
Weinstock (Frankie Valli) as The Four Seasons, with Barry Anderson
and Thomas Fiscella.
The ensemble of JERSEY BOYS includes Stephen Cerf, Kaleigh
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Cronin, Brent DiRoma, Larry Esparza, Natalie Gallo, Devon Goffman,
Wes Hart, Dave Hiltebrand, Christopher Messina, Hayden Milanes,
Michelle Pruiett, Rachel Schur, Skye Scott, Carlos Valdes and Curtis
Wiley.
JERSEY BOYS is the winner of the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award®,
the 2006 Grammy Award® for Best Musical Show Album, the 2009
Olivier Award for Best New Musical and the 2010 Helpmann Award
for Best Musical (Australia). JERSEY BOYS worldwide has been seen
by over 15 million people (as of July, 2012).
Jason Kappus, Colby Foytik, Brad Weinstock, Brandon Andrus
Catch a sneak peek of Jersey Boys! Log on to
www.JerseyBoysTour.com/watch.
Directed by two-time Tony® Award-winner Des McAnuff, JERSEY
BOYS is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman and
Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and
choreography by Sergio Trujillo.
JERSEY BOYS is part of the PNC Broadway Across America –
Pittsburgh series presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust,
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Pittsburgh Symphony and Broadway Across America.
JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons:
Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is
the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of
the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations
of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds
and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty.
JERSEY BOYS opened at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway to
critical acclaim on November 6, 2005. The JERSEY BOYS First
National Tour opened to rave reviews in San Francisco on December
1, 2006, played a record-breaking run in Los Angeles and is still
breaking house records in cities across North America. There are six
current productions of JERSEY BOYS worldwide: New York; London;
Las Vegas; Auckland, New Zealand; and two US National tours.
The JERSEY BOYS design and production team comprises Klara
Zieglerova (Scenic Design), Jess Goldstein (Costume Design), Howell
Binkley (winner of the 2006 Tony® Award for his Lighting Design of
JERSEY BOYS), Steve Canyon Kennedy (Sound Design), Michael
Clark (Projections Design), Charles LaPointe (Wig and Hair Design),
Steve Orich (Orchestrations) and Ron Melrose (Music Direction,
Vocal Arrangements & Incidental Music).
JERSEY BOYS is produced by Dodger Theatricals, Joseph J. Grano,
Tamara and Kevin Kinsella, Pelican Group, with Latitude Link and
Rick Steiner.
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of JERSEY BOYS, produced
by Bob Gaudio, was recently certified Platinum by the Recording
Industry Association of America. The cast recording is now
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available on Rhino Records. JERSEY BOYS: The Story of Frankie
Valli & The Four Seasons (Broadway Books) is the official handbook
to the smash Broadway hit. Seasons Greetings: A JERSEY BOYS
Christmas, a new holiday CD featuring international cast members
of JERSEY BOYS, produced by Bob Gaudio, is now available on Rhino
Records.
JERSEY BOYS will play in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Benedum
Center, September 4-23, 2012. The performance schedule is
Tuesday-Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 8
p.m.; and Sunday at 1:00 and 6:30 p.m.
Tickets for JERSEY BOYS begin at $29.00 and will go on sale to the
general public on Monday, May 7, 2012 at trustarts.org, the Box
Office at Theater Square (655 Penn Avenue) and by calling
412-456-4800. Groups 10+ are available by calling 412-471-6930.
Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to change without
notice. For more information, please visit www.JerseyBoysTour.com
or www.trustarts.org.
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Brad Weinstock, Jason Kappus, Colby Foytik, Brandon Andrus
CAST BIOGRAPHIES
The Four Seasons
BRANDON ANDRUS (Nick Massi) Previously: Oklahoma! (Curly, 1st
National Tour); Xanadu (Sonny); All Shook Up (Chad, MSMT); Damn
Yankees (Rocky); Annie Get Your Gun (Frank u/s); Camelot (Sir
Lionel, Goodspeed); Illyria (Duke Orsino, Prospect Theater Co.);
Romeo & Juliet: The Musical (Capulet); Snow White an Enchanting
Musical (The Prince); Guiding Light (Officer Tucker, CBS
Television). Ithaca College graduate.
COLBY FOYTIK (Tommy DeVito) Colby launches the second national
tour of Jersey Boys following a ten month run in the Las Vegas
production. Fiddler On The Roof (Perchik) opposite Topol, Harvey
Fierstein and Theodore Bikel. Proud Ithaca graduate and member of
Actors’ Equity.
JASON KAPPUS (Bob Gaudio) Seattle native. Broadway: American
Idiot. National Tour: Legally Blonde. Regional: Catch Me if You Can,
West Side Story (5th Avenue Theatre), Hairspray (North Carolina
Theatre), High School Musical (Seattle Children’s Theatre).
BRAD WEINSTOCK (Frankie Valli). Born and raised in Jersey, Brad
is thrilled to be part of the Jersey Boys family. Brad comes directly
from the Las Vegas production of Jersey Boys. 1st National Tour:
Wicked (Boq). Original Chicago Cast: The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee (Chip). Regional favorites: Toby in Sweeney
Todd (Geva Theatre), Shenandoah (Marriott Theatre) and Tina
Landau’s WAS. Proud Northwestern graduate. ###
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Photo Credits: Joan Marcus
From the Top Returning to Western Pennsylvania
Aug 10, 2012 11:04AM
From the Top Returning to Western Pennsylvania
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Popular NPR Show “From the Top” Returning to Western
Pennsylvania in October
February taping in Pittsburgh to be re-broadcast on Classical
WQEJ-FM 89.7 Saturday, August 4 at 5 p.m.
From the Top, the preeminent showcase for young musicians heard
weekly on Classical WQED-FM 89.3 and Classical WQEJ-FM 89.7 in
Johnstown is returning to the area on Sunday, October 21 at 3 p.m.
at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. Presented by the
Westmoreland Cultural Trust and Seton Hill University, Classical
WQED-FM 89.3 Artistic Director Jim Cunningham will host the
afternoon taping. Tickets are available from WQED-FM 89.3 for a
pledge of support of $40 for a single floor seat, $120 for a family
four-pack; $60 for a ticket including bus transportation from WQED
to the Palace Theatre,or $180 for a family four-pack including
transportation.
Pledges can be made by calling 1-888-621-6900 or by going to
wqed.org/support.
The popular NPR program, hosted by Pittsburgh’s own acclaimed
pianist Christopher O’Riley features the amazing performances and
captivating personal stories of extraordinary young classical
musicians from across the country. This past February From the Top
came to the Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh to tape an episode
presented by the School of Music at Carnegie Mellon University.
This episode which aired nationally the week of March 4 will be
re-broadcast on Classical WQED-FM 89.3 and WQEDJ-FM 89.7
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Johnstown this Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 5 p.m.
From the Top is heard weekly on Classical WQED-FM 89.3, Classical
WQEJ-FM 89.7 in Johnstown, and at wqed.org/fm worldwide
Saturdays at 5 p.m.
About From the Top
What began as a radio experiment in 2000 quickly became one of the
fastest growing and most popular weekly classical music programs
on public radio. Broadcast on nearly 250 stations nationwide to an
audience of more than 700,000 listeners each week, From the Top
has been described by the Boston Globe as, “an entertaining,
accessible and inspirational mix of outstanding musical
performances, informal interviews, skits and games, the show is a
celebration of extraordinary musicians who happen to be teenagers
leading fairly normal lives.”
Annually, From the Top’s live tapings reach more than 20,000 live
audience members of all ages across the United States. In
conjunction with its national tour, through From the Top’s Center for
the Development of Arts Leaders, the Boston-based non-profit offers
leadership training to young artists and conducts classroom and
community programs leveraging the power of its performers as role
models for younger students. In addition, From the Top and the Jack
Kent Cooke Foundation award $10,000 scholarships to high
achieving musicians with limited financial means. The program has
invested more than $1.4 million in support for pre-college students
since 2005. From the Top launched its Emmy Award winning PBS
television series From the Top at Carnegie Hall in 2007.
From the Top’s radio program is made possible through grants from
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the National Endowment for the Arts and the Jack Kent Cooke
Foundation and support from U.S. Trust. It is also supported through
the generous contributions of individuals and institutions as well as
public radio stations. From the Top is an independent non-profit
organization headquartered in Boston. From the Top’s founding
partners are New England Conservatory and WGBH. Learn more at
www.fromthetop.org.
About WQED Pittsburgh
WQED Pittsburgh has a proud history of honors, including 128
National and Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Awards, an Academy Award, and
many, many others, including two Emmy® Awards for Station
Excellence. WQED was founded in 1954 as the nation’s first
community-supported broadcaster. The people of WQED create,
produce and distribute quality programs, products and services to
engage, inform, educate and entertain the public within their
community and around the world. WQED Pittsburgh is one of the
first broadcasters in the country to be fully high-definition (HD) in its
studio and field production capabilities. It is the parent company of
WQED-TV (PBS); WQED: The Neighborhood Channel; WQED: The
Create Channel; WQED Showcase; Classical WQED-FM
89.3/Pittsburgh; Classical WQEJ-FM 89.7/Johnstown; the Pittsburgh
Concert Channel at WQED-HD2 (89.3-2FM) and online at
www.wqed.org/fm; local and national television and radio
productions; WQED Interactive (www.wqed.org) and The WQED
Education Department.
About Westmoreland Cultural Trust
Westmoreland Cultural Trust is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization
whose mission is to stimulate cultural and economic development in
the Westmoreland County region. We promote the performing arts;
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we preserve and enhance our region’s assets for the benefit of the
community. Its work involves The Palace Theatre, Greensburg
Garden & Civic Center, The Train Station at Greensburg, the Stark
and Union Trust buildings, and Greensburg Area Cultural Council.
About Seton Hill University
Seton Hill University, founded by the Sisters of Charity in 1885, is a
coeducational Catholic liberal arts
university in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Originally a women’s
college, Seton Hill became a coeducational university in 2002. Seton
Hill currently enrolls more than 2,500 students and offers more than
30 undergraduate programs, 8 graduate degree programs, 6
advanced certifications and an Adult Degree Program.
Located 35 miles east of Pittsburgh in southwestern Pennsylvania’s
Laurel Highlands, Seton
Hill educates dedicated practitioners and leaders in the fields of
health care, science, the arts, business, education, the social
sciences and government. Seton Hill also partners with the local
community in economic development initiatives and as a source of
cultural events and enrichment opportunities. Throughout its
history, Seton Hill has pursued its mission in the tradition of Saint
Elizabeth Ann Seton, who promised her own students: “I would wish
to fit you for that world in which you are destined to live.”
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