Take a break from shopping and the hectic holiday bustle to enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Grab a friend and let the center's Holiday Mart volunteers pamper you with a relaxing afternoon lunch.

The Holiday Mart is a Sewickley tradition and includes a large selection of fine jewelry, ceramics, fiber arts, two-dimensional art and much more.

Tickets are $12 per person. Proceeds benefit local artists and the art center. For more information, call (412) 741-4405.

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First Presbyterian Church Of Pittsburgh's regular non-denominational service for downtown Pittsburgh's business community includes special music and hymn singing.

Each week includes a paster offering a talk on issues relevant to living a person's faith at work.

For more details, call the church at (412) 471-3436.

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Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) teens are welcome to this regular program offering a safe place for a fun time socializing and enjoying mutual support.

Presented by Persad, the nation's second oldest licensed counseling center created to meet the emotional needs of the GLBT community. For more information, call (412) 441-9786.

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Kids can learn the four basic elements that form the foundation of break-dancing in this class.

Break-dancing is a style of dance that evolved as part of hip-hop culture among Black and Latino American youths in the South Bronx of New York City during the 1970s. It often involves very acrobatic maneuvers.

The fee is $20. For more information, call Brenna Jaworski at (412) 969-8344.

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In this class, learn to tune and sharpen your hand tools as well as safety and operation skills for the basic power tools necessary for fine woodworking projects.

Skills will include using saws and chisels to cut basic dovetails. You will make your own mallet using table saw, joiner, planer, router and drill press. Other tools will include spokeshaves, marking knives, marking gauges, dovetail saws and card scrapers.

For more information, call (412) 331-0009.

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Guests are welcome to join this library book club which meets every other month to focus on the world of food.

Jeffrey Steingarten's "The Man Who Ate Everything: And Other Gastronomic Feats, Disputes & Pleasurable Pursuits" is this month's selection.

For more information, call Julie or Kaarin at (412) 622-3151.

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Post-Gazette columnist and "The Paris Of Appalachia" author Brian O'Neill hosts this seminar and dinner discussing some special wines.

Talbott's "Kali Hart" Chardonnay, Duckhorn's Golden Eye Pinot Noir and Caymus Special Select Cabernet (rated 95) will be enjoyed around five outstanding courses.

For more information, call (412) 391-4152.

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Using letters read evocatively by leading actors, this 2006 documentary film brings the brilliant, sometimes tragic, bawdy and all too human composer to life.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was a prolific and influential composer who created over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic and choral music.

Admission is free. Presented in part by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. For more information, call (412) 392-4876.

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Calliope: The Folk Music Society presents this weekly open stage featuring some of the Pittsburgh's best folk artists.

Calliope is a nonprofit educational and presenting organization that promotes and preserves traditional and contemporary folk music and its allied arts. For more information, call (412) 361-1915.

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"The Radio City Christmas Spectacular" stars the world famous Radio City Rockettes in an unparalleled show featuring the Rockettes signature eye high kicks, precision choreography and exciting show stopping numbers that will delight the whole family.

For show times and tickets, call (412) 456-6666.

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