WHAT ’ S NEWS IN FOX CHAPEL AREA
SQUAW RUN GARDEN CLUB ANNUAL PLANT SALE
The Squaw Run Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday , May 5 , from 9 a . m . to 2 p . m . at Squaw Valley Park in O ’ Hara Township . A wonderful selection of annuals , perennials , vegetables , herbs , hanging baskets and planters will be on sale , in addition to the always popular perennial plants freshly dug from member gardens .
Proceeds from the sale will benefit local community projects including Squaw Valley Park , Aspinwall Riverfront Park , Cooper-Siegel Library , Lauri Ann West Community Center and Camp Guyasuta . Additionally , the club provides educational grants to local schools .
AWBCC PROVIDES CAREER EXPLORATION
A . W . Beattie Career Center ( AWBCC ) has been providing career exploration to elementary schools for the past three years as part of the school ’ s career readiness plan . Last November AWBCC Assessment and STEAM Coordinator Clifton Bossong visited Fox Chapel Area ’ s Kerr Elementary fifth grade to discuss the 20 career programs at AWBCC . Bossong spent 45 minutes interacting with the students in a question-and-answer session on how Science , Technology , Engineering , Arts and Math / Medicine relates to the different career fields .
The 20 career programs were placed into five career clusters : Automotive , Computers and Engineering , Health , Building Construction and Human Services . Students actively answered questions about each cluster and how they thought STEAM is used in the careers . At the conclusion of the talk , students were treated to a robotics demonstration using Leonardo , a NAO humanoid robot . Bossong showed Leonardo ’ s functionality by running a number of programs to demonstrate the agility and sensors employed by the robot . The career session ended with a dance party in which students were able to play Simon Says and watch Leonardo dance to the “ Macarena ,” “ YMCA ” and “ Thriller .”
MUSHROOM WALK
Join the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club on Saturday , March 24 , at 10 a . m . for its Mushroom Walk through the Todd Nature Reserve , located at 347 Kepple Road in Sarver . WPMC identifier and vice president Adam Haritan will lead the walk , and the event is free and open to the public .
For more information , email cs4wpmc @ gmail . com or visit wpamushroomclub . org .
PFMC BIENNIAL CONVENTION
PFMC will be holding its Biennial Convention April 18-21 at the Pittsburgh North Marriott Hotel on Rt . 228 in Cranberry Township .
PFMC is a music organization that has existed since the late 1800s with the purpose of promoting American music and to encourage American performers and composers to reach their highest potential . PFMC is part of the National Federation of Music Clubs — the largest philanthropic , non-profit music organization in the world . NFMC is chartered by the U . S . Congress and a music organization member of the United Nations . The local affiliate , Opus I Music Society of the Mars / Cranberry Twp . area , is actively involved in planning and preparing for the April PFMC Convention .
One of the goals of the convention committee is to reach music teachers ( piano in particular ) and music appreciators in the local area , and invite them to attend the programs and workshops . A national guest will be present to speak about American music and a new NFMC emphasis on jazz . The National Young Artist Winner in Piano will perform on Friday evening . A Keystone Salute ( PFMC ’ s highest honor ) will be presented posthumously to Rev . Charles Kenney who spent many years of his life promoting American heroes of music , often overlooked by society . One in particular was Harry T . Burleigh , who hailed from Erie .
For more information , email Linda Maurhoff at pfmcpres203 @ hotmail . com .
AAUW PRESENTS ‘ PITTSBURGH SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS : PAST AND PRESENT ’
Date : Tuesday , April 10 , 9:30 a . m . ( coffee ); 10 a . m . ( meeting and program )
Location : Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church ( corner of Fox Chapel and Field Club roads )
Speaker : Jennifer Tober , Founder and Artistic Director , Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks
Join in a special preview of Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks ’ 14th season , as Jennifer Tober and another member of the company enliven the presentation by performing humorous passages from some of Shakespeare ’ s works . Tober will share the story of what inspired her to combine theater with nature and how that vision grew into one of Pittsburgh ’ s tremendous cultural resources . Find out what the upcoming season has in store for lovers of the bard !
The public is welcome to attend this free AAUW-sponsored presentation . AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy , philanthropy , education and research .
For more information , contact Lindsay Bond Totten , Publicity Coordinator , Fox Chapel Area Affiliate , AAUW , at lbtotten @ comcast . net .
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