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06/28/08 Highlights include a preview of the PCA Biennial Fun Day, Youth Music Showcase featuring PYCO's Marissa Kolarosky, and Live Music with Mick Martin
06/21/08 Highlights include an interview with Green Millennium Children's Garden director Laura Winter, Youth Music Showcase featuring PYCO's Rachel Minto and Live Music from Terry Griffith
06/14/08 Highlights include Dinosaur Discourse: A round table with Allen Shaw and Dan Pickering, Youth Music Showcase featuring Megan McConnell and Maria Mauti, and Live music with Round the House
06/07/08 Highlights include Unseam'd previewing Out Of This Furnace, Carnegie Museum of Art: Teen Perspectives, Live Music with Morgan Stewart
05/31/08 Highlights include Animal Friends visit, Big Brother Big Sister Feature, Live music with The Harlan Twins
05/24/08 Highlights include Pittsburgh Concert Society's Young Artist Winners, Welsh Nationality Room celebration: Ken Davies and Dale Richards, Live music with The M&M Express
05/17/08 Highlights include a Pittsburgh Folk Festival preview: India, Pittsburgh Concert Society's Young Artist Winners, African American History Essay Finalists, Live music with Lonesome No More Band
05/10/08 Highlights include a Pittsburgh Folk Festival preview spotlighting Lithuania, A Taste of Oakland Preview, Pittsburgh Concert Society's Young Artist Winners, Mattress Factory's Neighborhood Songs with Steven Foxbury, Live music with Boca Chica
05/03/08 Highlights include an interview with Nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers, Live music series: Pittsburgh Concert Society's Young Artist Winners, Live music: Erik Mongrain, Live music: Between Liberties
4/26/08 Highlights include an interview with Appalachian music icon Jean Ritchie, Pittsburgh Concert Chorale previews "Pittsburgh on Parade", Live music series: Pittsburgh Concert Society's Young Artist Winners "The Hilal String Quartet", our Big Brother Big Sister Feature and Sitar virtuoso Irshad Khan previews his Bellefield Hall concert!
4/26/08* Interview with Appalachian music icon Jean Ritchie
4/19/08 Highlights include Pittsburgh Folk Festival previews Greece, Joanne Wheeler of Arts Oil City, a preview of the Pittsburgh Antique Radio Society Festival, Folk legend John McCutcheon, a preview of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, live music with Church Street Blues
4/19/08* Interview with Folk legend John McCutcheon
4/12/08 Highlights include Carnegie Museum watch collection, La Esquelita School, Association for India's Development, Great Unknown Band, Nine Mile Run Bluegrass Band
4/05/08 Highlights include Interview with Raymund Ryan, Live music with Bill Locke at our Breakfast Brigade, Gemini Theater's Preview of Wizard of Oz and Live music with Joker's Wild
3/29/08 Highlights include Beginning with Books, Penn Avenue Arts, Midwife Center of Pittsburgh, Gilda's Club, Cherylann Hawk and daughter Cheyenne, Mon River Ramblers, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater
3/22/08 Highlights include Byrds founder Roger McGuinn, Maddie Georgi, Big Brother/Big Sister of Month, The Metropolitans
3/22/08* Interview with Byrds founder Roger McGuinn live from Orlando. Roger talks about his career and plays Turn, Turn, Turn, Ballad of Easy Rider, and Old Blue live.
3/15/08 Highlights include Artist Lowry Burgess, musician Kelly Friday, live broadcast for Pittsburgh Center for the Arts with Elliott Sussman and Thoth Trio
3/8/08 Highlights include Ron Gaydos on TBDF Challenge, Singer/Songwriter Steve Adams and Steve Bodnar on Empty Bowls Dinner, City Theatre's "Flight", "Won't You Be My Neighbor Days" preview, Pa. Junior Fiddle Champ Julia Voris (with brother Alex), Ortner-Roberts Duo
3/1/08 Highlights include Dance Alloy, Penn Avenue Arts Initiative, Seuss Sleuth Game, Pittsburgh Musical Theater's Jesus Christ Superstar, Paradise Ranch
2/23/08 Highlights include Big Brothers Big Sisters of Month, Animal Friends, Four Shillings Short
2/16/08 Highlights include Name That Cat, Gemini Theater's Jack and the Beanstalk, cartoonist Morrie Turner, Guaranteed Irish
2/9/08 Highlights include Pennsylvania Sings!, Allegheny Land Trust, Prime Stage's Of Mice and Men; Saltworks Theater's School House Rock, The Essex Green
2/2/08 Highlights include Number Stumpers, Stage 62, Mark Weakland
1/26/08 Highlights include Penn Avenue Arts Initiative, Modern Formations Gallery, "The Scoop on Poop", Animal Friends, Big Brother Big Sister of Month (Jeff and Billy), live music with "Brewer's Row"
1/19/08 Highlights include National Mentoring Month, Girl Scout Cookie Sale, Memorable Monograms game, one-man-band Buddy Nutt
1/12/08 Highlights include Ice Jam preview, Trumpet-Player Ed Skirtich
1/5/08 Highlights include Model Railroad Musuem, Colorful Language, Gemini Theater's Alice in Wonderland, live music with the the Riveting Rosies
12/29/07 Highlights include New Child Salute, live music with Amy & Katie Tighe and Raffaele Magnotta "Max and Ruby" theater preview, Big Brother Big Sister of the Month
12/22/07 Highlights include holiday music, "Max and Ruby" theater preview, Big Brother Big Sister of the Month
12/15/07 Highlights include musician Jordan Umbach, preview of Pride & Prejudice with Pittsburgh Irish & CLassical Theatre, and Tom and Jack Breiding
12/08/07 Highlights include Miller African Centered Academy Essay Contest and Pittsburgh Youth Pops Orchestra Holiday Concert (live from the New Hazlett Theater
12/01/07 Highlights include Dog Day with Special Guest Dave Crawley, Gemini Theater Preview: A Beauty & The Beast Christmas, Preview: A Lyrical Christmas Carol, South City Jazz Trio
11/24/07 Highlights include, Polish Hill Remembered, Big Brother Big Sister Feature, Guitarist David Meyer Performs
11/17/07 Highlights include, National Adoption Day Remote: Live Music with Jay Hitt
11/10/07 Highlights include, Preview: Handmade Arcade, National Aviary Visit, Preview of Balmoral Classic, Youth Music Showcase: Guitarist Connor DeAugustine, Live music with Sue Gartland.
11/03/07 Highlights include, Pittsburgh International Children's Theater Preview, Breakfast Brigade: Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble, Zoey Mulford
10/27/07 Highlights include, National Chemistry Week, Radio Halloween Party, Extreme Strings, Preview: Black Sheep Puppet Festival
10/20/07 Highlights include, Preview: Down Under Celebration, Michael Rubino of the Cellar Dwellers, Primestage: Inherit the Wind, Pittsburgh Musical Theater: "Annie", City Theatre Young Playwrights Festival
10/13/07 Highlights include, Violist Zeke Reed from the Pittsburgh Youth Pops Orchestra, Gemini Theater Preview: Pocahontas, Cello Rock quartet Cellofourte
10/06/07 Highlights include, Breakfast Brigade, Live Music with Brad Yoder
09/29/07 Highlights include, Sarah Collins previews "Unblurred," by the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative (PAAI), Sound Poet Eden McNutt performs with percussionist Jeff Berman.
09/22/07 Highlights include, Big Brother Big Sister Feature, Interview: Pat Wictor, Live Music with Pillars
09/15/07 Highlights include Preview: On The Record, Youth Music Showcase Featuring Erin McKibban
09/08/07 Highlights include 8th Grade Reflections, Live broadcast from "A Fair In The Park"
09/01/07 Highlights include 8th Grade Reflections, Gemini Theater Preview: Snow White, Songs of Labor & Justice with Anne Feeney
08/25/07 Highlights include 8th Grade Reflections, Three of a Rhyme, Big Brother Big Sister Feature
08/18/07 Highlights include 8th Grade Reflections, A-to-Z Game, Dolores Heagy and Friends play Brazilian Samba music
08/11/07 Highlights include 8th Grade Reflections, 14th Annual Fly Around Town for Pennies a Pound, Featuring Rachel Haas (cello) from the Pittsburgh Youth Pops Orchestra, 16-Year Old New Orleans Fiddle Sensation Amanda Shaw
08/04/07 Highlights include 8th Grade Reflections, Preview: Three Rivers Storytelling Festival, Guitarist Dan Baker
07/28/07 Highlights include 8th Grade Reflections, National Aviary Visit, GirlTalk Radio, Big Brother Big Sister Feature
07/21/07 Highlights include 8th Grade Reflections, Spotlight: KidsPlay Market Square, Architect Doug Suisman, Water Balloon Fun, Market Square, GirlTalk Radio, Artist Ned Kahn, Youth Radio Drama: Arrested Love
07/14/07 Highlights include 8th Grade Reflections, Youth Music Showcase Featuring Marissa Kolarosky (violin) from the Pittsburgh Youth Pops Orchestra, GirlTalk Radio, Preview: Youth Radio Drama
07/07/07 Highlights include 8th Grade Reflections, Preview: Doo Dah Days, GirlTalk Radio
06/30/07 Highlights include 8th Grade Reflections, Center for Young Musicians Violinists, GirlTalk Radio
06/23/07 Highlights include 8th Grade Reflections, GirlTalk Radio & East End Kids
06/16/07 Highlights include Center for Young Musicians Violinists, Meet the Theremin - Matt Fagerburg plays this unusual electronic instrument.
06/09/07 Highlights include Extreme Strings, Youth Storytelling, and a Youth Music Showcase
06/02/07 Highlights include Words that Rhyme with June game, Authors Jody Shapiro and Joel Bloom discuss Forest Hills, Summer Solstice Concert Preview
05/26/07 Highlights include SLB TalkAbout: Tell Us About A Favorite Swimming Experience, Prime Stage Theater previews its upcoming production of "Jack and Rochelle", CAPA Sax Ensemble
05/19/07 Highlights include Pgh. Folk Festival Preview: The Phillipines, Youth Music Showcase: 5th Avenue Strings, Student Essays on the South Side, South Butler Primary School Manatee Project
05/12/07 Highlights include Pgh Folk Festival Preview: Greece, Mother's Day Salute, Live music with John Flynn, Pittsburgh Celebrates Glass
05/05/07 Highlights include National Cartoonists Day, Pittsburgh Musical Theater: Beauty And The Beast, Girls Math & Science Partnership
04/28/07 Highlights include Pgh. Folk Festival Preview: Turkey, Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Montgomery Fellowship Quartet
04/21/07 Highlights include Live Music with Tena Moyer, Prime Stage Theater previews its upcoming production of "The Diary of Anne Frank", Bluegrass ensemble Nine Mile Run, Autoharpist Bryan Bowers
04/14/07 Highlights include Performances by Colin Brookes (viola) and Matthew Feczko (double bass) from the Pittsburgh Concert Society, A celebration of the Art Connections program at Carnegie Museum of Art, and Live Music with Waking Up Tilly
04/07/07 Highlights include Live Music with Bill Locke & Friends
03/31/07 Highlights include Sarah Collins previews "Unblurred",Gemini Theater with Peter Pan, and Cellist Gordon Kirkwood performs
03/24/07 Highlights include Pittsburgh Center for the Arts discusses Art Camp Open House, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Pgh. Musical Theater Previews Grease, Urban Architecture Discussion
03/17/07 Highlights include Neighborhood Academy Trip to News Orleans, Live music with Devilish Merry and Friends and an All City Art Show preview
03/10/07 Highlights include Preview: "Cotton Patch Gospel", Youth Writing Showcase, Youth Karate Discussion, and Singer/songwriter Mark Weakland
03/03/07 Highlights include Jennifer Thoma discussing Girl Scouts Trillium Council's 2nd Annual Build-a-Dream Auction, Pittsburgh Musical Theater: Disney’s Cinderella, Empty Bowls Dinner Preview with Ken Regal and Joyce Rothermal
02/24/07 Highlights include Prime Stage Theater with "To Kill A Mockingbird", Hilary Brown and Clark Slater talk about the Urban Fushion Live, Youth Music Percussionist Dean Davis, Youth Music: Violin Ensemble from the Center for Young Musicians, Panel discussion on Japanese Art & Culture and an Opera Theater Preview
02/17/07 Highlights include a Pittsburgh Musical Theater preview of Footloose, Youth Music Showcase with Angela Liu, and the Center for Young Musicians Cello Ensemble
02/10/07 Highlights include a Valentine's Day Tradition - tell us about a teacher, Preview of Gemini Theater's The Velveteen Rabbit, Storyteller Jackie Jonas, Fiddletales with Tom Cunningham, and Quaker Valley School District Youth Artists
02/03/07 Highlights include Dr. Dan Strinkoski talks about "Healthy Smiles", a "Tea Sandwiches" game, and a preview of Stage 62's upcoming production of "Cinderella"
01/27/07 Highlights include Sarah Collins with a preview of "Unblurred", Spotlight: Walter Kidney, Youth Music Showcase String bassist Jamie McCullough from the Pittsburgh Youth Pops Orchestra, and Singer/Songwriter Jack Erdie
01/20/07 Highlights include Collector's Corner guests call in about things they collect, Shundeena Beard, viola player, plays from Pittsburgh Concert Society, and Original Youth Radio Dramas from City Theatre and the National Audio Theater Festivals
01/13/07 Highlights include music from our featured cd "Get On Board! Underground Railroad & Civil Rights Freedom Songs",Volume 2 Appleseed Recordings, a Butler Ice Jam Bluegrass Festival preview, a preview of Pittsburgh Musical Theater's production of Cats, and live music with Brad Yoder
01/07/07 Highlights include a Saturday Stumper with Carnegie Science Center laserist David Grusch, The "O O Game", an interview with Joe Jencks, and Cub Scout Pack 23 from Edgewood stops by for a visit
12/30/06 Highlights include a First Night Pittsburgh Preview, New Addition Salute families call in to tell of new members of the family, and Gemini Theater presents Charlotte's Web
12/23/06 Highlights include Family Carols and Out-Of-Towners Salute, Music Showcase: Violinist Maddison Paule of Pittsburgh Youth Pops Orchestra, Live Music with Slippery Rock Trombone Ensemble and Michele Benson and It's That Time of The Year
12/16/06 Highlights include a preview of Carnegie Science Center Laser Shows, Winter fun at Carnegie Museum of Art including how to make an origami tree and candy cane, Live Music with the Slippery Rock Saxophone Quartet and Greek Dance with Junior Olympian Dancers
12/09/06 Highlights include a Preview of the Calliope Songwriter's Circle CD Release Party, Pittsburgh Musical Theater previews A Lyrical Christmas Carol, and Live Music with the Pittsburgh Youth Pops Orchestra
12/02/06 Highlights include an interview with Pittsburgh Children's Museum Sweater Drive, a Saturday Stumper with Patty Rogers of Miniature Railroad and Village, and Live Music with Vequinox
11/25/06 Highlights include an interview on the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Holiday Crawl, Youth Music Showcase: Travis Slopek of Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, Gemini Theatre's A Little Christmas Carol, and a performance from Slippery Rock University Jazz Ensemble (this weeks ArtistsLive Podcast)
11/18/06 Highlights include a preview of Grove City's Contra Dance, Patty Rogers on Carnegie Science Center Minature Railroad and Village, Storyteller Alan Irvine, Spotlight on Rembrandt with Carnegie Museum of Art, and A Celebration of D.C. Fitzgerald
11/11/06 Highlights include Martha Riecks of Girl Scouts Trillium Council on its Ms. President Patch Day, Author Howard Shapiro, Bob Regan and Tim Fabian: The Bridges of Pittsburgh, Simon & Garfunkel Tribute: Mark Dignam, Center for Young Musicians Guitar Ensemble, Storyteller Josh Searle-White
11/04/06 Highlights include Ends in ECT Game, Simon & Garfunkel Tribute: Casey Hanner & Josh Verbanets, Slippery Rock Flute Quartet
10/28/06 Highlights include Preview -- Prime Stage Theater's The Crucible, Sarah Collins previews "Unblurred," by the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative, Youth Music Showcase: Flutist Erin McKibben of the Pittsburgh Youth Pops Orchestra, Live music with Rik Palieri & Lee Robinson
10/21/06 Highlights include Michael Mautino with a preview of National Chemistry Week at the Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh Musical Theater previews their upcoming production of "Les Mis", Andrea Shockling and Lisa Huyet on the new artist's residency program at Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, "Know The Show": TV Theme-Song Fun with Chris Laitta
10/14/06 Highlights include Spotlight on Louis Tiffany with Lucy Stewart and Jason Busch from Carnegie Museum of Art, Finalists from City Theatre Young Playwrights Festival, Live music with David LaFleur
10/07/06 Highlights include New music from Sam Hinton and Elizabeth Mitchell, a Saturday Stumper with Linda Ortenzo of SciTechSpectacular, Jill Nadzam previews Animal Rescue League Wildlife Center Harvest Fest, a preview of Gemini Theater production of The Jungle Book, and a Black Sheep Puppet Festival preview with Tom Sarver and Beth Nixon.
9/30/06 Highlights include New music from The Cottars and Dave Potts, Gail Weisberg on intergenerational programs of OASIS, Lori Moser previews Biggest Bedtime Story Ever, Dane Topich and The Ultimate Pittsburgh Trivia Book, Three Rivers Adoption Council on adoption opportunities, and The NewLanders perform songs from "Born of Fire: Songs of Steel and Industry"
9/23/06 Highlights include a Preview: Off the Record VI, Reader's Brigade: Listeners call in to talk about a favorite book, Youth Music Showcase: Clarinetist Adam Augustine, and Jazz saxophone player Lee Robinson
9/16/06 Highlights include Linda Ortenzo on what's new at Carnegie Science Center, Peanut Butter Salute Featuring Harry Kehr of the New Bethlehem Peanut Butter Festival, and Marilyn Russell on Matisse at Carnegie Museum of Art
9/09/06 Highlights include Nicole Capozzi on A Fair in the Park, Linda Babcock on PROGRESS Program, Artist interviews from A Fair in the Park
9/02/06 Highlights include Saturday Stumper w/ Mysty Litman and Apryl Sparbanie of Carnegie Science Center, and Tess Riesmeyer previews Storywalk 2006
8/26/06 Highlights include Allie Reznik, Pittsburgh Youth Pops Orchestra violinist
8/19/06 Highlights include afterthoughts word game and women and children of Erie's Old Songs, New Opportunities with Sudanese and Ukrainian folk songs
8/12/06 Highlights include MCG Family Jazz Series preview, and studio tours with Kindergarten, Here I Come attendees
8/05/06 Highlights include Mark Holewinski discussing this weekend's event Fly Around Town, Mr. McFeely on Kindergarten, Here I Come, and the Slippery Rock Trombone Quartet
7/29/06 Highlights include Name that Ant Word Game and Point Park University Summer In the City Radio Drama Camp's debut of their Radio Drama: Blue Apple Bluez
7/22/06 Highlights include Horseriding enthusiast Moses Carper, Jennifer Stancil of Girls, Math & Scence Partnership, Rich Knoblich on National Storytelling Conference as well as Bassoonist/Guitarist Jim Rodgers, of The Pittsburgh Symphony
7/15/06 Highlights include a preview of the National Storytelling Conference, a visit with National Aviary, and previews from Family Jazz Concerts & Universe of Song
7/08/06 The Saturday Light Brigade All-Star Special!
Highlights include musical performances from Coyote, Eve Goodman, Fitzgerald and Beach, Midlife Crisis, The CAPA Saxophone Ensemble, and a string quartet from the Pittsburgh Youth Symphone Orchestra, interviews and more.
7/01/06 Highlights include Kathy Maron Wood on National Storytelling Conference, Debbie Killmeyer discusses Kids College at Penn State McKeesport, and Jefferey Dorsey on Unblurred. "Sing Along Saturday" -- Live music with Brandywine, Gerard Rohlf, Bobbie Hineline, Judy Parker, Bob Thomas, and more!
6/24/06 Highlights include an interview with Mike Dibert on National Storytelling Conference, Pittsburgh Youth Pops Orchestra flute-player Leah Foerster, Bethany Shaw on a new Children's Museum collaborative project, and Violinists from the Pittsburgh Center for Young Musicians perform live.
6/17/06 Highlights include interviews with Alan Irvine on National Storytelling Conference and Baseball & Soccer Science with Carnegie Science Center, Father's Day Saluts and a visit from Carol Lee Espy & Jim Dispirito
6/10/06 Highlights include interviews with Suzanne Thinnes on Summer Reading Extravaganza at Carnegie Library, and Meg Cheever, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Name That Cat! word game..., Family Jazz Concerts with Marty Ashby and Live music with Jay Hitt
6/03/06 Highlights include singer songwriter Joe Jencks, radio dramas by Mifflin Elementary School and Rogers CAPA Middle School
5/27/06 Highlights include Pittsburgh Folk Festival, Pittsburgh Youth Pops Orchestra cellist Ben Spilsbury, live music with Molly In the Crowd
5/20/06 Highlights include MAGIC: The Science of Illusion, Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh Gifted Center, All-City Art Show, CAPA Saxophone Ensemble
5/20/06 Highlights include MAGIC: The Science of Illusion, Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh Gifted Center, All-City Art Show, CAPA Saxophone Ensemble