foster 75th anniversary
Foster School will celebrate its 75th anniversary on Saturday, October 8, with a community open house from 1 to 4 p.m. that will include entertainment, reunions among alums, a display of historic photos and memorabilia and the opening and sealing of time capsules. Following the opening of the 1991 time capsule, memories that Foster alums have shared recently at www.mtlsd.org will be sealed in a new capsule to be opened on the school’s centennial in 2041. Below: Foster kids, 2010, celebrating the newly built playground.
sneaker bash
Girls on the Run at Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC will host its 12th annual Sneaker Bash fundraiser from 7 to 10 p.m., Friday, October 21, at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. This year’s event, themed Born to Run, will commemorate the 20th anniversary of Girls on the Run International, an organization that teaches life skills to girls in third through eighth grade with lessons and running games.
The Sneaker Bash will include a silent auction, raffle, wine pull and sneaker decorating contest. A selection of wine, beer, and appetizers will be served. Dress is casual. Tickets are $60 through October 7, and $65 after October 7 and at the door. To purchase tickets, make a donation, or learn more about the event, visit www.gotrmagee.org/sneaker-bash/ [1].
USAF band spectacular
At 7 p.m., on Saturday, October 29, The U.S. Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants will perform a free concert at Mt. Lebanon High School. The U.S. Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants are two of the six performing ensembles within The United States Air Force Band, the premier musical organization of the U.S. Air Force. This year marks the 75th anniversary of The United States Air Force Band. For three years in a row, the Concert Band and Singing Sergeants have been the featured ensemble of the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City. To learn more, visit www.usafband.af.mil/ [2].
Howard Hanna hosts Cha Cha for Children’s Hospital, a fundraiser for the hospital’s Free Care Fund, 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, October 19, at South Hills Country Club on Brownsville Road. Tickets are $50 or five for $200 and include food, raffles, cash bar and more. Call 412-561-7400 for tickets.
Jewish Kids Club is an after school club at Chabad of the South Hills for kids ages 4-11. The six-week fall session starts Monday, November 7, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Cost is $10 per class, $50 for the full session. For more information call 412-344-2424.
State Rep. Dan Miller will host a roundtable discussion of ways to curtail violence against women at 7 p.m., Wednesday, October 5, at the Dormont Public Library, 2950 W. Liberty Avenue.
The Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church’s Autumn Food Fair and Yiayia Joan’s Attic starts Wednesday, October 5 and runs until Friday, October 7. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., at 123 Gilkeson Road. Visit www.holycrosspgh.org [3] for more information.
The Garden Club of Allegheny County presents the 21st annual shopping event, PIZZAZZ, October 19 to 21, with nearly 30 designer boutiques, at the Fox Chapel Golf Club. It all starts with a preview party October 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $100. The event continues October 20-21, with $10 tickets available at the door, or tack on a luncheon for an additional $25. PIZZAZZ, the Garden Club’s annual fundraiser, allows the club to give grants to conservation, environmental and educational projects in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. To date, the event has raised more than $1 million. For ticket details and a list of vendors, go to www.gcacpgh.org/pizzazz [4].
Manorcare Green Tree, 1848 Greentree Road, will host a senior health fair from 11 to 4 on Tuesday, October 18. More than 20 vendors will be there representing different levels of care and offering health screenings.
Seton-LaSalle High School Fall Open House for sixth- to eighth-graders and transfer students. Meet current students, parents and teachers. Learn about academic and AP course offerings, Seton’s one-to-one Chromebook initiative, clubs, sports, activities and scholarship opportunities. Sunday, October 2, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 412-561-3583, ext. 1127, or email talericos@slhs.org [5], or visit www.slshs.org [6].
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