Friendship News

TUESDAY MUSICAL CLUB casting professional Singing Actors— 4 Female/5 Male Principals/ Secondary roles/Chorus—
All voice categories/ages 18 to late 30’s+ for “Mary Shelley and Her Frankenstein,”-- Shirley R. Barasch’s world premiere
music drama about Mary Shelley author of Frankenstein.
Prepare a two-minute monologue & two legit Arias/Ballads exhibiting ...

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Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG) recently announced its new website.  Please visit their website at www.pcrg.org.


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The 2nd annual Pittsburgh Design Fair for House and Garden is Sunday, September 28th from 11am to 5pm at the Grand Hall of The Priory on Pittsburgh’s North Side. This year’s Design Fair features the theme of Green Living, and highlights a range of eco-friendly services and products such as flooring, windows, kitchens and baths, and landscaping for a healthier, more energy efficient home.
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Want to become a City Employee? Join the Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center and the City of Pittsburgh for a meeting and presentation on becoming a city employee. Active recruitment is underway to hire POLICE and FIREFIGHTERS and to fill many other city jobs that are available now or will be in the future. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 from 5 - 7pm at the ...

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The number of downtown parks in America is about to increase dramatically.

Friday, September 19, 2008 is National Parking Day, when metered public parking spots nationwide will become temporary public parks.  The project is sponsored by the Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national conservation nonprofit.

This will be Pittsburgh's first time participating in National Park...

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The Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG), a coalition of over 20 neighborhood groups representing 130,000 individuals in the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County announces Governor Rendell’s signing of the Mortgage Reform Bills.

Recognizing the growing foreclosure problem, former Secretary of Banking, Bill Schenck, established a committee to craft a series of bills protect...

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I sing, you sing....We All Sing for Ice Cream
July 19, 7-9 PM First United Methodist Church Courtyard. Come to an old fashioned ice cream social featuring ice cream sundaes, root beer floats, games and crafts to benefit the 2008 Opera Audition Tour for one of Pittsburgh’s promising young singers. Jett Christensen, Mezzo Soprano and director of the East End Song Studio will give a mini-conc...

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The Second Annual Brew at the Zoo will be held on Saturday, August 9, 2008 from 7:00-11:00 PM at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. The beer-tasting event for those 21 and over will feature more than 25 national, local and home brewers, as well as food and entertainment. The event benefits the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, an international medical foundation headquartered in Pitt...

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Whole Foods Market hosts Local Farmer’s Markets the 3rd Wednesday of the month, June through October from 4pm to 7pm.  Stop by and visit with local farmers & producers and purchase some of the best product of the season.  All proceeds go directly back to the local growers.  In addition, Chef Lon will be on the grill!  You won’t want to miss it, stop by the 3rd Wednes...

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This saturday at the Peabody High School Field will be the 3rd
Kidz-E-Fest, a free festival for children 12 and under.  There will be art activities, games and prizes, entertainment, and inflatable attractions all free.  Food will be sold for 25 to 50 cents per item. This festival is put together by 9 high school students working through the East End Cooperative Ministry.



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