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FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Tuesday, June 26, 2012
James Burns, organ James Burns, organist of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Upper St. Clair, plays a 30 minute recital on Westminster's Austin organ. 06/28/2012 Time: 5:00 pm 2040 Washington Rd., Upper St. Clair, PA website | map
 The Magic Flute Meet Papageno the bird catcher, three strange spirits, an evil queen, and a host of colorful animals. Follow a noble prince and a beautiful princess of their journey to true love! This fantastic adventure is set to the timeless and charming music of Mozart. 06/29/2012 - 07/14/2012 Time: various
Location: Shady Side Academy, Fox Chapel, PA website
Annie This favorite comic strip character takes center stage in a charming production of one of the world's best-loved musicals. Join little orphan Annie and her dog Sandy in adventure after adventure, on their search for a loving home. Starring Sally Struthers as Miss Hannigan. 06/29/2012 - 07/08/2012 Benedum Center, 230 7th St., Pittsburgh, PA website | map
Community Partners Concert The Pittsburgh Symphony will feature cellist Gabriel Cabezas, winner of the senior division of the 2012 Sphinx Competition. The Sphinx Organization encourages the participation of Blacks and Latinos in classical music. The R&B Group En Vogue will perform with the PSO in the second half of the concert, led by PSO Resident Conductor Lawrence Loh. 06/29/2012 Time: 7:30 pm Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map
Southern Light: American Impressionist Women "Southern Light: American Impressionist Women" from the Huntsville Museum of Art and its recently-acquired Sellars Collection features 50 paintings and two bronze sculptures by American women artists. Many works are influenced by French Impressionism. In an era when women were discouraged from taking on “masculine” subjects, the Impressionist repertoire of pastoral landscapes, floral still lifes, and domestic interiors made a pleasing counterpoint to the gritty subjects of urban realists and industrial scene painters. 06/29/2012 - 08/11/2012
Location: Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Saint Francis University, Loretto, PA website
 Carmen - The Gypsy Georges Bizet's opera adapted by Robert Frankenberry and Jonathan Eaton. Come to Lilas Pastia's gypsy tavern where Carmen's story is imaginatively retold (in English) to the pulsations of flamenco guitar and dance in two versions: high octane for the evening shows, child-friendly for the matinee. 06/30/2012 - 07/14/2012
Location: Shady Side Academy, Fox Chapel, PA website
Johnny Mathis A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Johnny Mathis lends his voice to great Americanstandards, including "Chances Are" and "Wonderful, Wonderful." 06/30/2012 Time: 8:00 pm Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map
 Carnegie Brass The Carnegie Brass is a Pittsburgh-area chamber group of rare musicianship. They have performed throughout the northeastern United States, and have toured the South Pacific and Australia with the River City Brass Band. Free admission. 07/01/2012 Time: 10:30 am Mellon Park, Fifth & Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map
Summer Sparklers Artistic Director Daniel Meyer conducts a free outdoor concert of classics and popular music featuring Tchaikovsky's famous 1812 Overture. Composers include Mozart, Berlioz and Elgar, and there will be medleys from The Music Man, Star Wars, and Disney film scores, as well as patriotic favorites. 07/01/2012 Time: 7:00 pm
Location: St. Clair Park, Greensburg, PA website
Fabric Fantasies Fantasy and Historical Costumes by Sally C. Fink, featuring award-winning entries from CostumeCons 2011 & 2012. 07/03/2012 - 07/28/2012 website
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