South Bulletin Board

Thursday, December 04, 2008

-- Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky

ART

Bethel Park -- Guest portrait artist Peggi Habets will give a demonstration using oils and watercolor at a Bethel Artists Guild meeting at 12:30 p.m. Monday at Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Ave. For more, call Judy Mur at 412-835-7379.

DINING OUT

Mt. Lebanon -- Mt. Lebanon Band Builders will hold a pierogi and haluski sale from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church, 3319 West Liberty Ave. Pierogies will cost $8 per dozen; haluski, $8 per quart. Eat in or take-out. For more, or to order ahead, call Sandy at 412-344-4963.

LIBRARIES

Baldwin Borough -- Baldwin Borough Public Library hosts these programs:

• New Reader's Theater, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Dec. 16, Jan. 20, Feb. 17. Open to grades 5-12. Participants will learn, among things, to use vocal expression to give a dramatic presentation of a written work, without memorization.

• Preschool Story Time for ages 3-6, 10 a.m. Friday, and Dec. 12 and 19.

• Baby Lapsit, 10 a.m. Dec. 11. Offers children up to 24 months and their caregivers a chance to share time at the library.

Call 412-885-2255. For other programs, visit www.baldwinborolibrary.org.

Bethel Park -- Bethel Park Public Library will offer these programs:

• Sick Science, 7 p.m. Tuesday. Students in grades 1 through 5 will have fun with gross experiments and all kinds of fun.

• Middle and High School Happenings, noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. For home-schooled students in grades 6 and up.

• Artemis Fowl--The Graphic Novel, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 18. For teens and tweens.

Call 412-835-2207. For other programs, visit www.bethelparklibrary.org.

Mt. Lebanon -- Mt. Lebanon Public Library will offer Self Defense Basics: Choi Kwang Do at 3:15 p.m. Dec. 15 for young women in middle and high school, and college. For more, call 412-531-1912. For other programs, visit www.mtlebanonlibrary.org.

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES

Bethel Park -- Christ United Methodist Church, 44 Highland Road, will hold a "Dancing With the Christ Church Stars" dinner theater at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 11-12. Vote at your dinner table for the best dance couple. Dinner includes chicken marsala, salad, sides and dessert. Dinner is $15 per adult; $8 per child (age 12 or younger). Proceeds will benefit Youth Ministries. For tickets, call 412-835-6621.

Bethel Park -- Programs at South Hills Assembly, 2725 Bethel Church Road, include:

• Lunch Bunch, a Bible study and luncheon for those age 65 and older, noon Dec. 18 in the multi-purpose room. Cost is $6.

• Free Movie Night, 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 27. Snacks and beverages are provided. Singles, couples and children age 13 and older (accompanied by an adult) are welcome. Registration requested.

For reservations, call 412-835-8900 ext. 126.

Pleasant Hills -- Dr. John Aupperle, a faculty member and adjunct lecturer at Seton Hill University, will discuss Buddhism at 7:30 p.m. Sunday during a free adult education lecture at Beth Israel Center, 118 Gill Hall Road. Call 412-655-9806.

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First published on December 4, 2008 at 12:00 am