Editors’ pick: Earth Day 2024
Sunday, April 28
Celebrate Earth Day [1] at Mt. Lebanon Main Park. Music, food, activities for kids, environmentally friendly business vendors, information on air and water quality, energy efficiency and ways to improve the health of your soil. Invest in our planet. 11a.m.-3p.m.
On Dec: India Hicks
Thursday, April 25
Designer, entrepreneur and best-selling author India Hicks is the featured speaker for On Dec 2024 [2], sponsored by the Women’s Committee of Carnegie Museum of Art. Enjoy lunch following coffee at 9:30 a.m. and a presentation at 10:30 at the Carnegie Museum of Art.
Days for Girls
Wednesdays
Calling all volunteers! Help make a difference for women and girls impacted by period poverty locally and around the world. Days for Girls [3], a volunteer organization that makes reusable feminine hygiene products, meets on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sunset Hills United Presbyterian Church. No sewing experience necessary!
An Evening with Michael Pollan
Wednesday, May 1
Tickets are still available for Mt. Lebanon Public Library’s Speaker Series [4] event with bestselling author and sustainable food advocate Michael Pollan. 7 p.m., Mellon Middle School Auditorium.
Saturday Soirees: An Evening of Jazz with Tania & Jeff Grubbs
Saturday, April 6
The first of a new four-part music series, Saturday Soirees [5] will transform the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie into an intimate jazz club. 7: 30 p.m. Ticket price includes food, drinks and memorable music.
Pittsburgh Tartan Day
Saturday, April 6
A wee taste o’ Scotland for lads and lassies! The St. Andrew’s Society of Pittsburgh presents Pittsburgh Tartan Day [6] from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Bethel Presbyterian Church. Free to the public. Featuring bagpipers, fiddlers, dancers, food, raffles and Celtic workshops. Proceeds benefit the Tartan Day Scholarship Fund for students of the Scottish arts.
Dementia Support Group
Wednesday, April 24
The Pines of Mount Lebanon is offering a free dementia support group, open to all community members. Experts in the dementia field will lead the group, which is held on the last Wednesday of each month. The first meeting is on April 24 at 6 p.m.
Save the Dates
Dogwood Days
April 20-30
A sure sign of spring! Visit Pittsburgh Botanic Garden [7] for the annual bloom of the garden’s flowering dogwoods. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Connections Gala in Wonderland
Friday, April 26
Celebrate 50 years of Outreach Teen & Family Services [8], 6 p.m., at the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel. Black tie optional.
The Music of Life
Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21
The Harmony Singers of Pittsburgh [9] celebrate their 57th season with the musical concert revue The Music of Life. Both performances are at the Bethel Park Community Center.