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FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Saturday, December 8, 2012
Celebrate the Holidays
A festive evening for the entire family with sing-alongs, dancers, holiday music, special guests including a visitor from the North, and much more.
12/08/2012
Time: 7:30 pm
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 450 Schoolhouse Rd., Johnstown, PA
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Women's Choral Ensemble Holiday Concert
12/08/2012
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Heinz Chapel, Fifth and Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Timeless - Messiah in Space
Thomas Douglas leads The Bach Choir and Academy Chamber Orchestra in a reprise of the choir's acclaimed “Messiah in Space,” an unique interpretation which allows the text to be rediscovered in a new light.
12/08/2012 - 12/09/2012
12/08 - 8:00 pm
12/09 - 4:00 pm
Location: Hunt Armory, 324 Emerson St., Pittsburgh, PA
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Holiday Favorites
Rediscover the magic of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, and join the ESO in singing your holiday favorites.
12/08/2012
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood
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Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John, multiple Grammy Award winner and star of the hit movie Grease will join the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to perform many of her hit songs, such as Physical, You're The One That I Want, Summer Nights, and Hopelessly Devoted To You.
12/08/2012
Time: 8:00 pm
Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Handmade Arcade
Pittsburgh's first and largest independent craft fair, founded to provide grassroots, independent crafters with an opportunity to show and sell their wares, creating an alternative to traditional craft and fine art fairs, and committed to showcasing handmade, locally produced goods.
12/08/2012
Time: 11am-7pm
Location: David Lawrence Convention Center, downtown
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Apollo's Fire - Sacrum Mysterium
With a Gaelic prayer, a candle is lit and a sacred procession is launched. Jeannette Sorrell's new celebration of Celtic artistic traditions interweaves renaissance choral music with ancient pagan carols, folk dances and joyous fiddle tunes. Featuring soprano soloist, celtic dancer, 12-person choir, string quartet and celtic quintet (celtic harp, lute, bagpipe, hammered dulcimer)
12/08/2012
Time: 8:00 pm
Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St, Pittsburgh, PA
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Cookie Walk
Homemade holiday cookies and homemade soups-to-go will be for sale.
12/08/2012
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am
Location: Waverly Presbyterian Church, 590 S. Braddock Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Sharon Creech
Sharon Creech is a Newbery-Award winning author for her book, Walk Two Moons. Her newest book, The Great Unexpected, is set in Ireland and tells the enchanted tale of two orphans, Naomi and Lizzie. Naomi is a romantic. Lizzie is a singer. But when a mysterious boy named Finn falls out of a tree, he changes everything. (Ages 8 and up).
12/09/2012
Time: 2:30 pm
Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Handel's Messiah
Mark Anderson directs Handel's Messiah, sung by the Shadyside Chancel Choir accompanied by period instruments of the Baroque played by Chatham Baroque and Rick Murrell, trumpet. Soloists include Kelly Ann Bixby, soprano; Joseph Gaines, tenor; and Dimitri Lazich, baritone. A reception and crèche display will follow.
12/09/2012
Time: 4:00 pm
Shadyside Presbyterian Church, 5121 Westminster Pl, Pittsburgh, PA
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