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SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky

Auditions

Pleasant Hills -- Auditions for "Come to the Well," an original Broadway-style Christmas musical written by local composer Jim Lueers, will be held 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Pleasant Hills Community Church, Old Clairton Road, in the Worship and Activities Center. Interested actors and singers should bring a piece of music to sing and be prepared to read a segment of the script. Open to middle school, high school and adult performers. Call 412-655-2000.

Bingo

West Mifflin -- West Mifflin Area High School PTSA will hold a 1,000 points Super Bingo on Sunday, Homeville Fire Hall 1, Greensprings Avenue. Doors open at noon; early birds start at 1:15 p.m. Cost: $20 advance; $22 at the door; cash or money order only. Call Evelyn: 412-462-7785.

Dining out

West Homestead -- Bulgarian Cultural Center's Soup Sega (Soup Now) project offers 14 varieties of homemade gourmet soups for purchase, 9 a.m.-noon each Saturday, 449/451 W. Eighth Ave. All soups are handed-down recipes native to various regions of Bulgaria. Call 412-461-6188.

Whitaker -- Whitaker United Methodist Church, 124 Arkansas Ave., will hold a stuffed cabbage dinner, 4-7 p.m. Saturday. Cost: $6 adults; $3 age 3-12; free for age 2 and younger. Takeout available. To order by telephone, call 412-461-5884.

Entertainment

West Mifflin -- Christian songwriter, recording artist and author Michael Card, who has penned such hits as "El Shaddai" and "Emmanuel," will perform in concert, 6 p.m. Oct. 3, Lebanon Presbyterian Church, 2800 Old Elizabeth Road. Ticket cost: $18 general admission; $25 Gold Circle. Call 412-466-7184.

Festivals

Bethel Park -- Bethel Park High School will host its annual marching band festival, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, high school stadium, 301 Church Road, with performances by Upper St. Clair; Canon-McMillan; East Fairmont, of Fairmont, W.Va.; St. Clairsville, of Ohio; and Bethel Park high school bands. Admission: $4 adults; $3 senior citizens and children 12 and younger.

Flea markets

Dormont -- Dormont Methodist Church, 1641 Potomac Ave., will hold a flea market, bake sale and luncheon, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, with a soup and sandwich luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

McKeesport -- Garden Club of McKeesport will sponsor a flea market and bake sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, at the club house, Renziehausen Park, off Eden Park Boulevard (near the high school).

Health

Jefferson Hills -- Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Coal Valley Road, will present Treatment of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 5-6:30 p.m. next Wednesday, James Bibro Pavilion. To register, call 412-469-7100.

Libraries

Baldwin Borough -- Lutheran Services representative Bob Kubit will discuss changes in the Medicare law involving the new drug card, 7 p.m. Monday, Baldwin Borough Public Library. Call 412-885-2255.

Brentwood -- Sports fans can watch the next Steelers game on a 42-inch screen television set, 1 p.m. Sunday, Brentwood Library, with free sloppy joes. Bring munchies and soda. Call 412-882-5694.

Castle Shannon -- Castle Shannon Library will offer:

Fall craft night, 7 p.m. Monday.

Fall Story Time for 3- to 6-year-olds, 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, this week to Dec. 16.

To register, call 412-563-4552.

Mt. Lebanon -- M.A. Sinnhuber will hold a Meet the Artist reception in the upper gallery, 6 p.m. Monday, Mt. Lebanon Public Library. Call 412-531-1912.

Peters -- Peters Township Public Library will present:

Menopause and Hormones Workshop: Fact and Fiction, 12:30-2 p.m. tomorrow.

Buying Your First Computer class, 7-8:45 p.m. next Wednesday.

To register, call 724-941-9430.

Upper St. Clair -- Upper St. Clair Township Library will offer More Than A Story story time for children in kindergarten, first and second grades, 4 p.m. on Wednesdays or Thursdays, next week and Nov. 3-4. Call 412-835-5540.

Religious activities

Bethel Park -- South Hills Assembly, Bethel Church Road, will host Brad and Rhonda Walz, missionaries to Argentina, as guest speakers at a service, 6 p.m. Sunday. Call 412-835-8900.

Bethel Park -- St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church and Christ United Methodist Church will hold a combined men's prayer breakfast, 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Christ United, 44 Highland Road.

Daniel Lattanzi and Pastor Pierre will talk about Haiti during a program, 8 p.m. To RSVP, call 412-835-6621.

Castle Shannon -- The Rev. Jim Wehner, rector of St. Paul Seminary, will present a faithful citizenship seminar, 7 p.m. today, St. Ann Parish, Harkins Hall, 400 Hoodridge Drive, Registration, $5. Call 412-561-0101.

South Park -- Mount Zion Baptist Church, Mountain Road, holds a fall revival, 7 p.m. tomorrow and Friday, with the Rev. James Cherry Jr., pastor of Triedstone Missionary Baptist Church, of Aliquippa, as the featured evangelist.

South Park -- Fairhaven United Methodist Church, of Overbrook, will hold a homecoming worship service and picnic on Sunday, rain or shine, Ethelbert Grove, South Park.

A service at 10 a.m. will be followed by a picnic; hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided. Bring a covered dish to share and your own beverage. To RSVP, call 412-885-8786.

Whitehall -- Franciscan Spirit and Life Center, 3605 McRoberts Road, will offer a retreat, Freeing Up the Praying Self through Writing, 7 p.m. Friday to noon Sunday. Cost: $100. Call 412-881-9207.

Whitehall -- Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God ask area community members to join them to pray for world peace, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. every Thursday at Eucharist Chapel, 3606 McRoberts Road.

The chapel has been a dedicated Peace Site since 1990. Call 412-885-7232.

Seniors

Homestead -- LifeSpan's Heritage House Senior Resource Center, 314 E. Eighth Ave., will offer a free Community College of Allegheny County-sponsored personal safety class, 10 a.m.-noon next Wednesday.

To register, call 412-464-1300, ext. 134.

Jefferson Hills -- Exercise instructor Crystal Sciaretti, of Whitehall, will offer 10-week classes at Jefferson Regional Medical Center's Senior Services, 550 Coal Valley Road, Sports Medicine Center, starting next week:

Yoga: 6-7:15 p.m. Mondays; and 9:30-10:45 a.m. or 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Tuesdays.

Tai chi: 9:30-10:45 a.m. or 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Thursdays.

Cost: $35 per 10-week session. To register, call 412-469-7099.

Mt. Lebanon -- Tenor Dennis Smalley will perform at the Adult Interest Center, 11 a.m. Friday, Southminster Presbyterian Church, 799 Washington Road. A noon lunch will be available for $6. Call 412-343-8900.

Scott -- Vanadium Woods retirement village, 50 Vanadium Road, will offer Music for Life, a program presented by musicians from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and a music therapist, 2 p.m. Monday.

For reservations, call 412-221-2900.

Special interest

Green Tree -- Keystone Oaks' Aiken Elementary Parent Faculty Organization will sponsor a cow- patty bingo during this year's Green Tree Oktoberfest, noon-9 p.m. Saturday and noon-8 p.m. Sunday, in the fields behind Aiken Elementary, 880 Greentree Road.

Each day, the owner of the square on which the cow "plops" will win up to $6,000. Winner need not be present. Cost of one block: $10. Call 412-921-5169.

Mt. Lebanon -- South Hills Power Squadron will offer an eight-week boating safety course, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, next week through Nov. 16. Mt. Lebanon High School, chorus rehearsal room.

The course is free, but there's a $35 charge for the text book and plotting tools.

To register, call Jim at 724-225-7605.

Mt. Lebanon -- Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council will hold a 12-hour training workshop for people interested in volunteering to teach English as a Second Language to nonnative English speakers throughout the South Hills, 6-9 p.m. Monday and Sept. 30, and Oct. 4 and 7, Mt. Lebanon Christian Church, Cedar Boulevard and Hollycrest Drive. To register, call Peggi at 412-661-7323.

South Park -- South Park Community Day will be an Oktoberfest, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, with soccer games at 9 a.m., a parade at noon, an All American Miss South Park beauty pageant at 1:30 p.m. and more.

South Park -- The Oliver Miller Homestead, Stone Manse Drive, will turn into a miniature Williamsburg for Heritage Craft Day, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, as members and invited artisans demonstrate chair caning, weaving, bullet-making, leather work and other arts and crafts of the late 18th century. Admission: $1. Call 412-835-1554.

Upper St. Clair -- Women's Club of Upper St. Clair will sponsor a discussion by human resources management consultant Brenda Vester titled "I Love to Do This: How Can I Make a Business From It?" 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, at the Clubhouse, 2541 Edgewood Drive. Cost: $5 for members; $10 nonmembers. Call 412-835-9607.

Support

Castle Shannon -- St. Anne Church, 400 Hoodridge Drive, will offer a grief support group, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 6-27. Registration deadline is Oct. 1. Call 412-344-6699.

Mt. Lebanon -- St. Clair Hospital will offer a free, eight-week educational bereavement support group for adults experiencing the loss of a loved one, starting 11:30 a.m.-noon Oct. 5. To register, call 412-942-5072.

First published on September 22, 2004 at 12:00 am
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