DOWNTOWN: YWCA of Pittsburgh will present its Racial Justice Awards to six honorees for their efforts to eliminate racial disparities in the community during ceremonies from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Westin Convention Center Hotel. Tickets, $65, 412-255-1253.

OAKLAND: Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and pianist Ken Noda will perform as a part of the Music at Rodef Shalom series. The concert will take place at 8 p.m. in Levy Hall, Rodef Shalom Congregation. A reception will follow. Free. 412-621-6566.

BANKSVILLE: The Banksville Civic Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Banksville Park Shelter, Crane and Kirsopp avenues. 412-561-1652.

STANTON HEIGHTS: The Stanton Heights Neighborhood Association will hold its inaugural meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Sunnyside Elementary School. The newly established board of directors will be introduced and new voting members will be recruited. E-mail stantonheightspgh@gmail.com, 412-205-5707.

SQUIRREL HILL. New York Times best-selling author Lauren Myracle will be the next speaker in the Carnegie Library's "Behind the Book: Authors Talk To Teens," series. Her presentation will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Squirrel Hill branch, 5801 Forbes Ave. Call 412-578-2599 or e-mail teens@carnegielibary.org.

REGENT SQUARE: The GOAL Project -- Global Outreach For Addiction Leadership and Learning -- will hold a Spoken Word fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Square Cafe, 1137 Braddock Ave. Poets, writers and musicians are invited to perform. The organization aids addicts and addiction recovery programs in the developing world. Suggested donation, $10. Call 412-345-7468 or 1-888-229-3045, or visit www.goalproject.org.

BLUFF: Award-winning writer Rebecca Godfrey will present a reading and a book signing as a part of the Coffee House Reading Series at Duquesne University. The event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Barnes & Noble Cafe in the Power Center, Forbes Avenue at Chatham Square. The event is sponsored by the English department at Duquesne University. Free. Call 412-396-6420.

OAKLAND: "The Monster Among Us," an award-winning film by Allan Mondell documenting the rise of European anti-Semitism, will be screened at 8:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh. The film is sponsored Hillel Jewish University Center.

UPPER HILL DISTRICT: The Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center will hold a community worship service from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. at the Bethel AME Church, 2720 Webster Ave. The theme for the service will be "The Evidence 'Not' Seen!" The Rev. Calvin J. Bush, technology and education specialist at the center, will preach the sermon "That MLK Faith"; participating in the service will be the center's youth, volunteers, employees and board members. Transportation will be provided for senior citizens of the Upper Hill District by calling the church at 412-683-2160; please provide name, address and number of riders. For more information, 412-681-0461.

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