The new, comfortable upholstered seats are in place at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, just in time for the 8 p.m. Oct. 10 benefit concert, "All Judy, All Heart."

The performance by contralto Daphne Alderson of Emsworth is a tribute to singer-actress Judy Garland.

The concert is a fundraising event to continue restoration efforts at the historic building, which opened at 300 Beechwood Avenue in Carnegie in 1901.

More than $6.7 million has been raised since 2003. Uses for that money so far have covered fixing the leaking roof, cleaning a century of black grime from the terra cotta-colored exterior bricks, installing an elevator and replacing the hard, wooden uncomfortable seats in the music hall.

Tickets for "All Judy" including refreshments at a reception after the performance are $125 -- $90 dollars of which is tax-deductible. A limited number of $75 tickets are available in the balcony on the original, historic-but-hard-wooden seats.

Last year, Ms. Alderson performed at the Carnegie Music Hall for another fundraiser -- "Songs that Oscar Taught Me" -- a tribute to lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II.

Ms. Alderson is not a Judy Garland impersonator. Classically trained in opera at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, and with voice instructors in New York and Europe, she is known as a cabaret singer in Pittsburgh and other venues.

"I won't be channeling Judy Garland," Ms. Alderson explains in the library's news release. Instead, she says, she sings Miss Garland's songs to pay homage to the late, legendary singer-actress.

Corporate sponsors are supporting the concert, including Modern Piano, which in July opened up a new showroom at 327 East Main Street, Carnegie, not far from the library and music hall.

That company is loaning a Yamaha grand piano for Ms. Alderson's performance, said Maggie Forbes, executive director and campaign manager at the library.

The music hall also has new carpeting that coordinates with the new seats, Ms. Forbes said.

The seats, color-wise, "are what I call sequoia. That's a deep off-red" that matches "the egg-and-dart trim in the lobby," Ms. Forbes said, and the carpeting "is the same rich off-red with a gold vine pattern. All of this comes from the original colors" when the library/music hall was built.

There are other performance opportunities to see the new seats and carpeting:

• Oct. 16-18, Stage 62 production of "Senior Moments," a comedic play about people dating in their 60s. Tickets are $20, or $15 for seniors and students.

• Nov. 6-8, 13-15, 20-21, Stage 62 production of "Titanic: The Musical." Tickets are $20, or $15 for seniors and students.

• Nov. 28, Mansfield 5 performance (oldies). Admission is free, but tickets are required and must be ordered in advance.

• Dec. 4-6 and 11-13, "The Nutcracker" ballet by The Carnegie Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $12, or $10 for senors and students.

For information or to order tickets, visit www.CarnegieCarnegie.com or call 412-276-3456.

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