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treats, children’s activities, live music and more. Visit the website for more information. UPPER ST. CLAIR COMMUNITY DAY Date: May 19 Address: Community & Recreation Center in Boyce Mayview Park, 1551 Mayview Road, Upper St. Clair, and other locations Contact: twpusc.org/events, or 412.221.1099 Celebrate what a great place Upper St. Clair is with friends and family! Community Day is a cooperative effort of the school district, township, students, parent volunteers, community groups and various businesses and professional organizations. There will be plenty of activities for the whole family! Featuring a 5k race, parade, food and craft booths and much more! Visit the website for more information. Sights and Sounds of SPRING ABRACADABRA, BY THE WASHINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Date: May 5 Time: 3 p.m. Address: Trinity High School, 231 Park Avenue, Washington Contact: washsym.org, or 724.223.9796 Maestro Yugo will trade in his baton for a wand to conjure up a magical end to another enthralling season. Enchantment will abound with classics including the Overture to Mozart’s “Magic Flute,” “Neptune, the Mystic” from Holst’s “The Planets,” and Dukas’ “Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” There will also be fun with magicians Doc Dixon and Howard Mincone, music from the “Harry Potter” films, and introduction of the Young Artist Competition Winner. Visit the website for information on purchasing tickets and other details. hello s prin g AN EVENING WITH JOHN ADAMS Date: April 6 Address: The Chapel at Old Main, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington Contact: bradfordhouse.org, or 724.222.3604 The Bradford House Museum and Washington & Jefferson College present The Symposium on Life and Customs in Western Pennsylvania. Meet John Adams, portrayed by Peyton Dixon, an interpreter with over a decade of experience. His goal is to bring to light the accomplishments and the imperfections of John Adams, as well as our other “founding fathers”: to look beyond the statue, bring them off the pedestal, and see the everyman beneath. Visit the website for information on purchasing tickets and other details. BETHEL PARK HIGH SCHOOL BAND CONCERT Date: April 17 (Tentative – check the website.) Time: 7 p.m. Address: 309 Church Road, Bethel Park Contact: bpsdmusic.weebly.com CASTLE SHANNON MEMORIAL DAY PARADE FEATURING THE KEYSTONE OAKS GOLDEN EAGLE MARCHING BAND Date: May 28 Address: Route goes through Castle Shannon (Check the website for route and time.) Contact: kosd.org/MarchingBand.aspx CHATHAM BAROQUE: THE THREE VIOLINS Date: April 13 Address: Westminster Presbyterian Church Galbreath Chapel, 2040 Washington Road, Upper St. Clair Contact: chathambaroque.org/events With virtuoso violinists in harmonious concert, Chatham Baroque explores the rarely performed repertoire of music for three violins and continuo. Hear the music of Marini, Schmelzer, and Purcell, alongside one of the most famous Baroque pieces of all time: Johann Pachelbel’s Canon in D. Guests include Evan Few and Edwin Huizinga (violins), and David Walker (theorbo and baroque guitar). CITIZENS BANK CHILDREN’S THEATER SERIES – ‘DRAGONS LOVE TACOS AND OTHER STORIES’ Date: April 14 Times: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Address: Mellon Middle School, 11 Castle Shannon Boulevard, Mt. Lebanon Contact: trustarts.org/pct_home/events/ series/childrens-theater-series Dragons love all sorts of tacos— except spicy ones! When a boy throws his new dragon friends a spicy salsa taco party, red-hot trouble ensues. This musical revue will also feature other popular stories, including “Interrupting Chicken,” “The Dot,” “Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride,” and “Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: School Days” (stories subject to change). Age recommendation: best for ages 3 to 10. Visit the website for information on purchasing tickets and other details. LITTLE LAKE THEATER PRESENTS ‘THE DRESSER’ BY RONALD HARWOOD Dates: April 19-21 and 26-29; May 3-5 Address: 500 Lakeside Drive, Canonsburg Contact: littlelake.org Based on the author’s own experiences as dresser to Sir Donald Wolfit, this bracing play is an elegy to a bygone era. Backstage at a theater in the English provinces during WWII, Sir, the last of the great breed of English actor/managers, is in a bad way, as his dresser, Norman, tries valiantly to prepare him to go on stage as King Lear. Unsure of his lines as well as who and where he is supposed to be, Sir is adamantly determined to roar his last. With Herculean effort on the part of Norman, Sir finally makes it on stage and through the performance – no thanks to an air raid courtesy of the Luftwaffe. Visit the website for information on purchasing tickets and other details. Continued on next page > CHARTIERS VALLEY ❘ SPRING 2018 35