YES: South Park Children’s Theatre
New at Neighborhoodvoices: The youth cast of South Park Theatre’s latest production, ‘Blame It on the Wolf’, perform selected scenes from the play. The South Park Theatre’s mission is to provide quality, affordable mainstream theatre to both adults and children in the region and encourage participation and involvement in the arts. The Children’s Theatre stage is a unique, outdoor venue for children to enjoy quality, family-friendly theatre.
YES: Jamie McCullough
New at Neighborhoodvoices: Jamie McCullough is 17 years old and a soon-to-be freshman at West Virginia University, as well as bass player for the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. He joins us in our studios to perform selections for double bass, and to discuss the importance of youth music programs, live on SLB.
YES: Winners of the Fairchild Challenge at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
New at Neighborhoodvoices: The Fairchild Challenge fosters interest in the environment by encouraging teenagers to investigate, devise imaginative and effective responses, and to take action at many levels on environmental issues through a menu of Challenges. This week we’re joined by Nick, Derek, Ryan, and Andrew, all seniors and members of the Shaler Area High School team, who, in addition to winning multiple challenges, also received first place for the entire 2011-2012 Fairchild Challenge.
YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners
New at Neighborhoodvoices: The Fairchild Challenge fosters interest in the environment by encouraging teenagers to investigate, devise imaginative and effective responses, and to take action at many levels on environmental issues through a menu of Challenges. This week we’re joined by winners Alicia Ferrilli and Chrissy Figan who successfully completed Challenge #5: Intergenerational Interviews, where students interview an elder about his or her experiences and relationship with nature, and then compare and contrast the elder’s experience with the student’s own.
YES: Sophia Lee of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra
New at Neighborhoodvoices: Harpist Sophie Sunha Lee is in 8th grade in the North Allegheny School District and a member of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. We’re please to have her in our studios performing selections on her harp , live on SLB.