Month: June 2014

06/29 2014

Frazier Fieldhouse Festivites For Adults Sat 7/26 7pm, No Kids Night For Rest Of Summer

Our monthly adult get-togethers at the Frazier Fieldhouse adjacent to Dan Marino Field on Frazier St.  Any volunteers, donations of food or beverages, or even lending of movies is encouraged and welcome.

The Kids nights are going to be suspended for the summer, resuming in September.

Saturday July 26th is the adult get-together from 7pm-10pm.

Some entertainment is possible, but this event is more of an eat, meet and greet, maybe some card games so that neighbors can introduce themselves and discuss topics of interest and ideas for future events like like music, movies, games, etc.

This event is for ages 21 and older.

Due to the size of the building and limited people to run the event, we are limiting the number of adults to 30, so signing up beforehand is recommended.  Please include your name, address and contact number.

Donations of a covered dish, hors d’oeuvres, snacks and beverages are requested and welcome, but not mandatory.

Anyone that would like to share some of their favorite beer or wine for their neighbors to try is also welcome.  To avoid this becoming a “bar” night, we ask that you limit to one or two drinks total per person.

We reserve the right to ask anyone who is disruptive at any event to leave.

Please RSVP via SONG contact page, call or text SONG Phone#, or talk to Janet Sims in person.

06/28 2014

East End Food Co-op Upcoming Events and Workshops

Exploring Co-op Membership
Wednesday, July 9, 7:00 PM
EEFC Café Seating Area

Potluck with the Board
Sunday, July 13, 12:30 – 3:00 PM
Regent Square Frick Park Forbes and Braddock Shelter

An Overview of Food Preservation at Home
Wednesday, July 16, 6:30 PM
Carnegie Library – Homewood

Super Herbs for Health and Healing
Wednesday, July 23, 7:00 PM
EEFC Café Seating Area

The Science Behind Raw Foods and Juicing
Wednesday, July 30, 6:30 PM
EEFC Gemini Children’s Theater

Events are free. Call EEFC at 412-242-3598 to reserve your spot.
East End Food Co-op (EEFC) 7516 Meade Street Pittsburgh, PA 15208
http://www.eastendfood.coop/archives/4161

06/23 2014

Public Forums Held For Feedback On Selection Of Next Police Chief

Public safety meetings to garner feedback on selection of the new Chief of Police:

  • Zone 2 – Thursday, June 26 @ 6 p.m. – Teamsters Local 249, 4701 Butler St. – Lawrenceville, Pgh, PA 15201
  • Zone 5 – Tuesday, July 8 @ 6 p.m. – The Kingsley Association*, 6435 Frankstown Ave. – Homewood, Pgh, PA 15206
  • Zone 4 – Tuesday, July 22 @ 6 p.m.- Jewish Community Center*, 5738 Forbes Ave. – Squirrel Hill, Pgh, PA 15217
  • Zone 1 – Thursday, July 24 @ 6 p.m. – Our Lady Queen of Peace Church*, 907 Middle St. – Brighton Heights, Pgh, PA 15212

(* Location tentative pending availability)

For more info, go to

http://pittsburghpa.gov/mayor/release?id=3168

06/23 2014

St Regis Annual Flea Market Sat/Sun Aug 16-17

ST. REGIS ANNUAL FLEA MARKET
3235 PARKVIEW AVENUE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
SATURDAY August 16 10AM-5PM
&
SUNDAY August 17 9AM-2PM
BAKE SALE
COLLEGE STUDENTS MOVING IN?
NEED FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD ITEMS??
GREAT PRICES!!
Bag Sale: all the clothes you can put in the paper bag $2
All proceeds benefit the St. Regis Catholic Women’s Guild
06/23 2014

2014 Love Your Block Grants – Deadline 5pm 7/11/14

The Love Your Block initiative invites organizations to submit project proposals that can transform their blocks with up to $1,000 and the support of City Departments. With these grant funds, winning groups can purchase supplies, engage their neighbors, and roll up their sleeves to transform their neighborhood – block by block! Projects may include, but are not limited to:
  1. Creating Green Spaces:  Community gardens, pocket parks, public spaces, or vacant lot cleanups
  2. Enhancing Parks:  painting structures, creating garden beds, picnic areas, shrub / flower plantings
  3. Streetscaping:  Planting trees & flowers along curbs / entry-ways, sprucing up neighborhood signs
  4. Removing Graffiti and Litter:  Tire dumping, recycling waste, swapping graffiti for murals, etc.
  5. Sprucing up of Pathways:  Mulching / clearing overgrowth on trails, creating safe school “walking” bus routes
For more info, go to
http://www.pittsburghpa.gov/servepgh/forms/loveyourblock/grantapplication
06/21 2014

ReuseFest – Mt Lebanon – Sat June 28, 9am-1pm

Inline image 1

Saturday,June28 9 am – 1 pm Jefferson Middle School, Mt Lebanon, 21 Moffett St., Pittsburgh, PA 15243

ReuseFest Contact: Sarah Alessio Shea
Phone: 412.488.7490 ext.236
PRC.org

  • Art Supplies paint, canvas, photographs, prints, artwork, brushes, pastels, scissors, etc.
  • Backpacks and Similar Bags
  • Bikes including bike parts and bike tools
  • Board Games (all types)
  • Books
  • Clothing and Shoes
  • DVDs (all genres)
  • Home Furnishings: tables, chairs, stain and tear free upholstered items and mattresses
  • Housewares
  • Medical Supplies: wheel chairs, crutches, nebulizers, scrubs, prosthetics
  • Pet Supplies: toys, bowls, crates, blankets, towels, neck or boppy pillows
  • School supplies paper, pens, pencils, calculators
  • Sporting Goods
  • Useable Building Materials doors, windows, light fixtures, lumber (4’+)
  • Vintage Items (for repurposing)

All partners reserve the right to refuse unusable materials.

http://www.zerowastepittsburgh.org/reuse/ReuseFest-2014.pdf

06/12 2014

Pitt Partnership For Food Drive – Ends Sunday June 15

From the University of Pittsburgh:

"Every year, the Pitt Partnership for Food drive mobilizes our community to support the movement to combat hunger in our region. This drive is an important source of product and monetary contribution for our partner, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, which in turn supports the Oakland Food Pantry and scores of area outlets including soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, after school programs, senior high rises, Meals on Wheels, community centers, and special programs. The Food Bank distributes around 27 million pounds of food each year.

 

Utilizing great efficiency and resourcefulness, a donation of $1 is leveraged by the Food Bank to provide 5 meals! Currently, with the generous Chancellor’s Challenge 100% match, each dollar donated to our Pitt drive will go towards providing an astounding 10 meals! There can be no greater incentive or a better time to help end hunger in our community.

 

Please also encourage your colleagues and friends to go to www.PittsburghFoodBank.org/PITT to donate online, or drop off food or other listed products at the many collection bins set up all across campus. Please act now as the drive ends on June 15, 2014! We must all support the belief that chronic hunger in our community is simply unacceptable!

 

There is additional information on food items and products urgently needed, collection bin locations and other details listed on the drive flier at www.tinyurl.com/PittPartnershipForFood "

06/12 2014

Pitt “Make A Difference Day” – Sat Oct 18, 2014

Michael Thompson, our new Clean Pittsburgh steward for South Oakland, will be leading us for the next Pitt Make a Difference Day as we join with Pitt volunteers to clean up our neighborhood.
If you would like to join us on October 18th to help clean up South Oakland, please contact us at via SONG contact page,

call or text SONG Phone#
For more info on Clean Pittsburgh, check out their website:
06/10 2014

Free Summer Lunch/Snack Program For Kids Age 18 And Under At Frazier Fieldhouse

Join The Lunch Bunch!!
FREE Lunch is available to ALL kids age 18 and younger.
Starting Monday June 16, ending Monday August 18
Monday-Friday  Lunch 11am-Noon;  Snack 2pm-3pm
Frazier Fieldhouse, on Frazier ST at Dawson St next to Dan Marino Field.
NO FEE — NO REGISTRATION
For more information contact Janet Sims directly,
or SONG via SONG contact page,
call or text SONG Phone#
06/10 2014

Mayor To Announce New Funding To Help Veteran Homeowners

MAYOR PEDUTO TO ANNOUNCE NEW FUNDING TO HELP VETERAN HOMEOWNERS
Mayor William Peduto and Councilman Corey O’Connor will join The Home Depot Foundation on Wednesday for a funding announcement of $200,000 to repair 28 veteran homes in the Pittsburgh region through servePGH’s Sustainable Home Improvement Partnership (SHIP). Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh will act as the fiscal agent for this grant.
Volunteers will be working throughout the day to repair a local veteran’s home at press site location.
SHIP was established in 2012 through the City’s servePGH initiative to provide free home repair and weatherization services to help residents remain safe in their homes.  SHIP has repaired nearly 150 homes, garnered support of over 2,000 volunteers, and leveraged well over $1M in funding since inception. Target populations include low-income elderly, disabled, and veteran residents.
WHO: Mayor William Peduto joined by Councilman Corey O’Connor; Jim Richter, Hazelwood Initiative, Inc.; Steve Hellner-Burris, Rebuilding Together; Bob Beachy and Harold Markel, The Home Depot Foundation; Megan Andros, Heinz Endowments
WHERE:  5231 Gertrude Street Pittsburgh, PA 15207
WHEN:  Wednesday, June 11th, Speakers: 9:30-10AM, Volunteer activities throughout the day
06/10 2014

Schenley Park – Cinema In The Park – Sundays & Wednesdays – June 8 to Aug 31. 2014

Location: Flagstaff Hill
Dates: Sundays and Wednesdays, June 8 – August 31, 2014
Time: Dusk

WEDNESDAY NIGHT CONCERT SERIES AT FLAGSTAFF HILL

Come Early to enjoy mid-week musical performances before the movie begins. Bands perform on Flagstaff Hill Wednesdays from approximately 7-8p.m.

PARENT’S GUIDE TO MOVIE RATINGS

Not sure if a movie is suitable for your family?  Click on the movie titles to review IMDB’s Parent’s Guide for each movie.

DATE

MOVIE

June 8

Here Comes the Boom (PG)

June 11

Man of Steel (PG-13)
CONCERT: Center Stage Band

June 15

The Little Mermaid (G)

June 18

Iron Man 3 (PG-13)   
CONCERT: Gramsci Melodic

June 22

Monsters University (G)

June 25

Gravity (PG-13)  
CONCERT: Justin Fabus band

June 29

E.T.  the Extra-Terrestrial (PG)

July 2

Last Vegas (PG-13)
CONCERT: Darryl & Kim

July 6

Space Jam (PG)

July 9

Thor: The Dark World (PG-13)  
CONCERT: L’Lamint Dance Band

July 13

Despicable Me 2 (PG)

July 16

Saving Mr. Banks (PG-13)  
CONCERT: Shinizyn

July 20

Mary Poppins (not rated)

July 23

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG-13)  
CONCERT: Frank Sintra Tribute

July 27

Big Miracle (PG)

July 30

42 (PG-13)  
CONCERT: Bruce Katz

August 3

Frozen (PG)

August 6

The Great Gatsby (PG-13)  
CONCERT: The Grid

August 10

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (G) 

August 13

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (PG-13)  
CONCERT: Muddy Kreek Blues Band

August 17

The Smurfs 2 (PG)

August 20

All Is Lost (PG-13)  
CONCERT: Ferla-Marcinizyn Guitar Duo

August 24

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG)

August 27

Oblivion (PG-13)   
CONCERT: Bridgette Perdue

August 31

Planes (PG)
http://pittsburghpa.gov/citiparks/cinema-schenley
06/10 2014

Info Session for Love Your Block Grants For Fall 2014 – Mon 6/16 6-7pm

CITY OF PITTSBURGH’S SERVEPGH ANNOUNCES INFORMATIONAL SESSION ON UPCOMING ROUND OF LOVE YOUR BLOCK
PITTSBURGH, PA – (June 9, 2014) On June 16, 2014, City of Pittsburgh representatives will be on hand to discuss and answer any questions about the fall round of Love Your Block applications. Fall applications will be released on Thursday, June 19 and deadline to apply will be Friday, July 11.
This season, the City will award up to $1,000 to purchase supplies and tools to implement a block improvement project. There are minor changes to program delivery this season and this is an opportunity to field any questions or concerns from applicants.
The informational session will give prospective organizations a chance to ask questions about the process, inquire about resources available in addition to the mini-grant, learn how to identify the owner of vacant parcels, and more.
WHAT: servePGH’s informational session on upcoming round of Love Your Block
WHERE: City-County Building, CitiStat conference room 646, 6th floor, Grant Street side, 414 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15219
WHEN: 6-7 p.m., Monday, June 16, 2014
For more information, visit http://www.pittsburghpa.gov/servepgh/loveyourblock or email servepgh@pittsburghpa.gov.
06/07 2014

Frazier Fieldhouse Festivites For Adults Sat 6/28 7pm, No Kids Night For Rest Of Summer

Our monthly adult get-togethers at the Frazier Fieldhouse adjacent to Dan Marino Field on Frazier St.  Any volunteers, donations of food or beverages, or even lending of movies is encouraged and welcome.

The Kids nights are going to be suspended for the summer, resuming in September.

Saturday June 28th is the adult get-together from 7pm-10pm.

Some entertainment like karaoke or other is possible, but this event is more of an eat, meet and greet, maybe some card games so that neighbors can introduce themselves and discuss topics of interest and ideas for future events like like music, movies, games, etc.

This event is for ages 21 and older.

Due to the size of the building and limited people to run the event, we are limiting the number of adults to 30, so signing up beforehand is recommended.  Please include your name, address and contact number.

Donations of a covered dish, hors d’oeuvres, snacks and beverages are requested and welcome, but not mandatory.

Anyone that would like to share some of their favorite beer or wine for their neighbors to try is also welcome.  To avoid this becoming a “bar” night, we ask that you limit to one or two drinks total per person.

We reserve the right to ask anyone who is disruptive at any event to leave.

Please RSVP via SONG contact page, call or text SONG Phone#, or talk to Janet Sims in person.