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On the Horizon
September 13-22
Friends of Moon Township
Public Library
2012 Annual Used
Book Sale, September 13,
4-8 p.m., $10 admission;
September 14, 10 a.m.-6
p.m.; September 15, 10 a.m.-
4 p.m.; September 17-21, 11
a.m.-6 p.m.; September 22,
10 a.m.-4 p.m., (412) 269-0334.
September 15
3rd Annual Kennedy
Township Yard Sale in
the Park, 8 a.m.-12 p.m.,
Kennedy Township Park, tables
$15 each in advance. Boy Scout
Pack 64 will sell refreshments,
(412) 331-2408.
Robinson Township 10th
Annual Autumn Festival,
Saturday, September 15,
Burkett Sports & Recreation
Complex, noon-10 p.m., “No Bad
Juju” band, balloon art, magician,
performances, amusement rides,
trackless train, fireworks at 9:45
p.m., (412) 788-8120,
www.townshipofrobinson.com.
Historic Walker-Ewing
Log House Open House,
September 15, 1-3 p.m., 1355
Noblestown Road, Collier
Township, Oakdale, Mary Lou
Kientz, (412) 279-9408,
kientzmlk@comcast.net. September 22
September 19
Six-Week Diet Free
Weight Loss Program,
Grace Lutheran Church, 1798
Brodhead Road, Crescent, led
by Carmela Reiland, registered
dietician, no cost, free will
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offering accepted, (724) 457-
7470, graceevanluth@verizon.
net.
September 19
Free Prostate Screenings,
St. Clair Hospital Outpatient
Center, Village Square, Bethel
Park, 5-7 p.m., for men ages 50
and older. A free pre-screening
blood test is required and must
be completed by Friday, September
14. Vouchers are limited, first
come, first served basis,
(412) 942-5082 weekdays,
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
September 20
Message of Hope,
Sewickley Heights Golf Club,
Sewickley, 6-8 p.m., sponsored
by PA Alliance for Safe & Drug
Free Children, benefits
education programs at local
middle and high schools, $100/
per person or $750/table of 8,
(724) 612-5554, www.drugalliance.org.
September 21
Older & Wiser Seminar,
“Learning About Last Wills and
Living Trusts,” 1-2:30 p.m., Mt.
Lebanon Public Library, 16 Castle
Shannon Boulevard, sponsored
by State Representative Matt
Smith, (412) 571-2169.
Sewickley 5K Heart and
Sole Run, 8:30 a.m., War
Memorial Park, 801 Blackburn
Road, Sewickley, online registration,
(412) 749-7050, or
www.heritagevalley.org/Events.
September 24
Listen Locally: Chamber
Music at the Carnegie
Music Hall, Guest Artist:
Freya String Quartet, 7:30 p.m.,
Andrew Carnegie Free Library &
Music Hall, 300 Beechwood
Avenue, Carnegie, first concert
in a series of six lively, informal
performances of great music in
the intimate and acoustically
ideal Carnegie Music Hall by
professional chamber
ensembles from Pittsburgh,
(412) 276-3456 extension 7,
www.carnegiecarnegie.org.
September 27
Moon Area AARP
#3451, Sharon Presbyterian
Church, Moon Township, 1
p.m., Erika Dominick from the
Public Utility Commission to
discuss PAPowerSwitch.com
and choosing a competitive
electric supplier, coffee and
pastries, new members and
guests welcome.
September 29
Prescription Drug Take
Back Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,
Moon Township Public Safety
Building, 1000 Beaver Grade
Road, Moon Township, provides
residents with the opportunity
to safely and properly dispose
of unwanted and unused
prescription drugs, open to
Moon Township and surrounding
communities.
Ongoing
Western PA Kidney Support
Group meets Sundays, 2:30-4:30
p.m., King’s Restaurant, Imperial,
(724) 796-1603.
Life’s Healing Choices
men's and women's small
group, safe place and guide to heal
alongside people with similar
experiences, including food issues,
job loss, divorce, co-dependency,
drugs, adultery, anxiety, depression,
alcohol, gambling, abuse, and others,
Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m.,
Crossroads Church, Oakdale, e-mail:
LHC@crossroadsumc.org,
(412) 494-9999.
LEFT: The annual Ingram fair started out
with the community parade led by the
community’s military veterans.
PHOTO BY PAT JENNETTE
October 4
State Rep. Matt Smith hosts his
sixth Annual Senior Fair, 10
a.m.-2 p.m., The Galleria of Mt.
Lebanon, Mt. Lebanon, for
area residents 65 and older,
over 100 exhibitors with
information on services,
products, and organizations
specifically geared to older
adults, light refreshments,
entertainment, educational
demonstrations, free health
screenings and seasonal
influenza immunizations.
Seniors interested in the flu
shot should bring their
Medicare or supplemental
insurance card,
www.pahouse.com/MSmith.
October 5
Concert of Violin,
Cello, and Harp, 7 p.m.,
home of Judy Wojanis, Clinton,
Dawn Posey, violin; Nuiko
Wadden, harp; will be joined
by Katya Janpoladyn in
performing works for violin,
cello, and harp, with music
made up mainly of French
music in the vein of Debussy,
refreshments, free admissions,
donations at attendees’
discretion encouraged, seating
limited, RSVP, (832) 545-4594,
or renietrio@gmail.com.
October 6
Help Kids Lose the
Blues!, featuring Jimbo and
the Soupbones, Clarion Hotel,
Greentree, 7-11 p.m., benefits
programs for at-risk children,
teens, young adults at Circle C
Youth and Family Services,
(412) 937-1650, x 224