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East Bulletin Board
Thursday, November 12, 2009
ART

Hempfield -- Westmoreland County Community College will host Resurrection, an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Pittsburgh artist Daniel Bolick of death row inmates whose convictions had been overturned, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Monday in the Art Gallery in Science Hall on WCCC's Youngwood campus, 145 Pavilion Lane.

The college also will hold a panel discussion, Art and Justice, featuring the artist and two WCCC professors, from 1 to 3 p.m. next Thursday in the Founders Hall amphitheater. An artist reception will take place from 3 to 5 in the Art Gallery.

Call 724-446-7684.

CHURCH ACTIVITIES

Monroeville -- The Women's Guild of North American Martyrs Catholic Church, 2526 Haymaker Road, will hold a craft show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in DeLuca Hall. Also available will be a 50/50 drawing. Call 412-372-2238.

North Versailles -- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 715 Lincoln Highway, will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Call 412-824-0798.

CLUBS

Wilmerding -- The Good Time Club will hold a dinner social for adults 50 and older at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at Banquets Unlimited, 200 Bridge St. Entertainment will be provided by Two for the Road. The reservation deadline is noon Monday. Call 724-327-2359.

FUNDRAISING

Braddock Hills -- Boy Scout Troop/Cub Scout Pack 61 will hold a spaghetti dinner from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday in the Church Hall of Good Shepherd Catholic Parish's Sacred Heart worship site, 1600 Brinton Road. The cost is $7, $5 for children 5 and younger. Call 412-271-1515.

Hempfield -- The softball team at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg will hold a fundraiser from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday at Buffalo Wild Wings, 970 E. Pittsburgh St. Ten percent of sales will help to defray the cost of a team spring-break trip to Virginia Beach, Va. Call 724-836-7741.

LECTURES/SEMINARS

Greensburg -- The master's in business administration program and the E-Magnify women's business center at Seton Hill University will sponsor "Impact Technology: An Entrepreneurial Perspective" at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Cecilian Hall as part of the Farrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Series in recognition of Global Entrepreneurship Week. Serving as panelists will be Denise DeSimone, chief executive officer of Advanticom; Sue McMurdy, executive vice president and chief information officer, First Commonwealth Financial Corp.; Susan Tresatti, president, Taylored Solutions Inc.; and Barbara VanKirk, president and owner of IQ Inc. Space is limited. Call 724-830-4637.

Penn Township -- The Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society, Route 993, will hold a lecture by artists Bryant and Pamela Patrick White at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Visitor Center. The cost is $5, free for members. Call 724-527-5584, ext. 102.

LIBRARIES

Oakmont -- Carnegie Library, 700 Allegheny River Blvd., will host the following programs. To register, call 412-828-9532.

• "How to Strengthen Your Self Esteem," with Eileen Colianni, 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

• "The Changing Hills: A History of Penn Hills," with Gary Rogers, 6:30 p.m. Monday.

OPEN HOUSE

Hempfield -- Westmoreland County Community College will hold an information session for its medical assisting, dental assisting, phlebotomy and specimen processing programs 6 to 7:30 p.m. next Thursday in Science Hall on its Youngwood campus, 145 Pavilion Drive. Reservations are requested. Call 1-800-262-2103.

RECREATION

Derry Township -- The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will hold a nature scavenger hunt from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday along the Stone Lodge Trail in Keystone State Park, 1150 Keystone Park Road. Meet at the James A. Kell Visitors Center. Call 724-668-2566.

Hempfield -- The Westmoreland County Historical Society will hold afternoon high teas at 1 and 3:30 Saturday and Nov. 21 at Historic Hanna's Town, 809 Forbes Trail Road. The cost is $15; reservations are required and space is limited.

An open house will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Town Shop; those who attend the teas will receive a certificate for a 10 percent discount; society members will receive 15 percent off.

Call 412-836-1800, ext. 10.

Murrysville -- The recreation department will sponsor the following classes for children next Thursday at the Community Center, 3091 Carson Ave. Call 724-327-2100, ext. 115.

• Hand turkeys, for children in kindergarten through second grade, 5 to 6:30 p.m.

• Leaf art, for children in grades 3-5, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

THEATER

Allegheny Township -- Kiski Area High School, 240 Hyde Park Road, will sponsor performances of "The Importance of Being Earnest" at 7:30 p.m. next Thursday and Nov. 20 and 21 in the auditorium. The cost is $7, $5 for students and seniors. Call 724-845-8181.

Forest Hills -- The drama department of Trinity Christian School, 299 Ridge Ave., will present "Androcles and the Lion" at 7 p.m. next Thursday and Nov. 20 and 21 in the Nese Auditorium. Tickets are $5, $4 for students and seniors. Call 412-242-8886.

Greensburg -- Stage Right!, in conjunction with the Westmoreland Cultural Trust, will present Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21 and 2 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St. Tickets cost $18 and $22, $12 and $18 for students. Call 724-836-8000.

Greensburg -- The short, animated films "Ghosts Before Breakfast: Strange Animations," "Dimensions of Dialogue" and "The Meaning of Life" will be shown from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, at Reeves Theatre on the Seton Hill University campus. It will be hosted by the school's World Affairs Forum. For more information, call 724-830-1064.

Hempfield -- The University of Pittsburgh will sponsor "The Duchess of Malfi" at 7:30 p.m. next Thursday through Nov. 21 in the Ferguson Theater on the university's Greensburg campus, 150 Finoli Drive. The cost is $6, $3 for students and seniors, $1 for persons with Pitt ID. Call 724-836-7741.

WORKSHOPS

Greensburg -- The Sacred Music Program and the Chapter of the American Guild of Organists of Seton Hill University will present "The Art of Cantoring" from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in St. Joseph Chapel. Call 724-552-2904.

Monroeville -- The recreation department will hold a holiday ceramic workshop from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mosside Middle School, 9000 Gateway Campus Blvd. The cost is $17, and preregistration is required. Call 412-856-1006.

Unity -- The Small Business Development Center at Saint Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, will sponsor a workshop on QuickBooks(r) Advanced accounting software from 9 a.m. to noon next Thursday. The cost is $40, $35 per person for more than one from the same company. Each participant will receive program materials, a $10 gift certificate toward the cost of another SBDC seminar and an optional free one-year subscription to Inc. Magazine. Space is limited. Call 724-537-4572.

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First published on November 12, 2009 at 12:00 am