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Apollo 11: 40 Years a Memory
Presenter: Gallery Space
An art exhibit by Bob Bickers featuring oil paintings and photographs chronicling and celebrating the mission of Apollo 11, when Neil Armstrong set foot upon the moon on July 20, 1969. 
07/04/2009 - 07/25/2009
4000 Gateway Campus Blvd. Monroeville, PA
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Independence Day Celebration
Presenter: Johnstown Symphony Orchestra
Light classics, sing-along music, and the music of Richard Rodgers, Morton Gould and tunes from Mamma Mia, are just a few of the things to expect at this years Independence Day Celebration concert.  Singers from the Aubrey Voice Studio, along with the orchestra, will present an arrangement of Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, based on Emma Lazarus’ poem about the Statue of Liberty.  A fireworks display will follow Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.  In the event of rain, the concert will be held at the Cambria County War Memorial.
07/04/2009
Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Point Stadium, Johnstown
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Pittsburgh Symphony Parks Concert
Presenter: Pittsburgh Symphony
Daniel Meyer conducts a free outdoor concert with Strauss' Don Juan, Herbert's Cello Concerto #2 featuring Adam Liu, music by Copland and Ives, an Armed Forces Salute, and the 1812 Overture.
07/04/2009
Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Hartwood Acres Middle Road bandshell
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Three Rivers Saxophone Quartet
Presenter: Bach, Beethoven and Brunch
Held in the beautiful Mellon Park rose garden. Feast your ears on works by these classical composers while munching on a mid-morning meal. Purchase food on site or "BYOB" - bring your own brunch. One lucky person could win a prize in the "Best Brunch" competition.
07/05/2009
Time: 10:30 am
Pittsburgh, PA
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Scottdale Area Concert Band
Presenter: Ligonier Summer Band Concerts
The Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce has coordinated the Summer Band Concert Series on the Diamond for the past fifty-nine years, but it's a tradition that dates back to 1894 when the original "Music Pavilion" Bandstand was built.  In case of inclement weather, the concerts will be held in the auditorium of Ligonier Town Hall.
07/05/2009
Time: 7:00 pm

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Summer Sparklers
Presenter: Westmoreland Symphony
The Westmoreland Symphony provides a free summer concert of light classics, patriotic music and summer marches at St. Clair Park’s Robertshaw Amphitheatre in Greensburg.
07/05/2009
Time: 7:00 pm

Location: St. Clair Park, Greensburg, PA
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Pittsburgh Symphony Parks Concert
Presenter: Pittsburgh Symphony
Daniel Meyer conducts Herbert's Cello Concerto #2 featuring Adam Liu, music by Copland, Ives, John Williams and George M. Cohan, an Armed Forces Salute, and Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.
07/05/2009
Time: 7:30 pm

Location: South Park Amphitheater
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Jason Frock and Brian Engel
Presenter: Pittsburgh Glass Center
Free summer lecture featuring Jason Forck and Brian Engel.  Internationally known glass artists present slides and informal discussions; lectures are free and open to the public.
07/08/2009
Time: 6:00 pm
Pittsburgh, PA
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Self Portrait: Silver Eye at 30
Presenter: Silver Eye Center For Photography
Featuring 104 photographs submitted by Silver Eye members from around the world to celebrate Silver Eye’s 30th Anniversary.  Many participating exhibitors have interpreted this theme literally by focusing their lens on themselves, others on reflections, environments, abstractions and personal themes.  
07/08/2009 - 09/12/2009
1015 East Carson Street Pittsburgh, PA
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Doubt
Presenter: Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre
By John Patrick Shanley. A Catholic school in the Bronx in 1964. A hard-edged nun grows suspicious when a young priest seems to take a special interest in a new student. Convinced that something improper is occurring and that church hierarchy will blindly protect the man, she sets out to confront him. But are her fears based upon moral certainty or stubborn prejudice? Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play. Jeffrey M. Cordelldirects.
07/09/2009 - 08/01/2009

Location: Henry Heymann Theatre
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Ongoing Events

35th Annual Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival
ends: 07/05/2009

Thaddeus Mosley: Sculpture
Mattress Factory
ends: 07/19/2009

SALIGIA: A Seven Deadly Sins Exhibition
Pittsburgh Center For The Arts
ends: 08/30/2009

Revisiting the Work of Henry B
Pittsburgh Center For The Arts
ends: 08/30/2009

Now From Then
Pittsburgh Center For The Arts
ends: 08/30/2009

Seventh Inning Stretch
Pittsburgh Glass Center
ends: 09/20/2009

Beyond Shared Language
Contemporary Craft
ends: 09/29/2009

The United State of America
Contemporary Craft
ends: 09/29/2009

Frank Herbert Mason
Point Park University
ends: 04/01/2010

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