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Mia Farrow
Presenter: Pittsburgh Speakers Series
Farrow began her career at an early age and went on to star in more than 40 films including Rosemary’s Baby and Hannah and Her Sisters. In a riveting personal account of her life behind-the-scenes, Farrow explores the challenges that helped shape her inspiring humanitarian efforts with UNICEF and in Darfur.
03/10/2010
Time: 8:00 pm
Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA
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Amore!
Presenter: Pittsburgh Philharmonic
Bringing the best of Italian composers and Italian themes to life with a concert featuring works of Puccini, Rossini, Respighi and more. 
03/11/2010 - 03/19/2010
03/11 - 7:00 pm
03/19 - 8:00 pm
Pittsburgh, PA
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Classic Tales
Presenter: Pittsburgh Symphony
Rossini’s delightful overture to Cinderella sets the stage for pianist Benjamin Hochman in Mozart’s Piano Concerto #19, which is both an athletic and graceful display of musicianship. Tchaikovsky’s Third Symphony is his only symphony in a major key and features the melodies and rhythms of Polish folk music. Gianandrea Noseda conducts.
03/11/2010 - 03/13/2010
Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Jim Witter’s "The Piano Men"
Presenter: Music for Mt. Lebanon
Featuring music of Billy Joel & Elton John.
03/13/2010
Time: 7:30 pm
Mt. Lebanon High School, 155 Cochran Rd., Pittsburgh, PA
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Promise of Spring
Presenter: Westmoreland Symphony
Hear Strauss' Voices of Spring, Glazunov's Spring, Mozart: Piano Concerto #21 featuring soloist Gleb Ivanov, Copland's Appalachian Spring, and von Suppé's Morning, Noon & Night in Vienna.
03/13/2010
Time: 8:00 pm
Palace Theater Greensburg, PA
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Golden Dragon Acrobats
Presenter: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Golden Dragon Acrobats represent the best of a time honored Chinese tradition that began more than two thousand years ago. Direct from Hebei, China, Golden Dragon Acrobats has thrilled audiences all over the world. The troupe’s amazing artistry, beautiful costumes and props provide a visual feast for the entire family.
03/13/2010
Time: 2:00 & 8:00 pm

Location: Byham Theater, 101 6th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
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The Titan and Shining Brass
Presenter: Johnstown Symphony Orchestra
Schumann: Konzertstück in F for Horns with the Three Rivers Horn Quartet; Ewazen: Concerto for Tuba featuring Zach Collins; Beethoven: Symphony #7. Istvan Jaray conducts.
03/13/2010
Time: 7:30 pm
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 450 Schoolhouse Rd., Johnstown, PA
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La Musique de Carmen
Presenter: Edgewood Symphony
A concert performance of Bizet's opera "Carmen" starring Kelly Lynch as Carmen; Robert Frankenberry as Don Jose, Laura Knoop Very as Micaela; Ray Blackwell as Escamillo. Walter Morales conducts, with the CAPA High School Opera Chorus prepared by Stephen Neely.
03/13/2010
Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Katz Auditorium, JCC, 5738 Darlington Rd, Pittsburgh, PA
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Modern America
Presenter: Butler County Symphony Orchestra
This family pops concert begins with Pennsylvania folk songs and then favorites of our grandparents, parents and today's kids. Selections include Duke Ellington's "Grand Slam Jam;" Lee Johnson's “Dead Symphony”, an orchestral tribute to the music of the Grateful Dead; highlights from Broadway with the award winning North Star Kids; and a performance by the BCSO Young Artist Competition winner, pianist Michael Tsang.
03/13/2010
Time: 7:30 pm
Butler Intermediate High School, 551 Fairground Hill Rd, Butler, PA
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Kent Camerata
Presenter: Music in a Great Space
Vocal-Instrumental Ensemble.
03/14/2010
Time: 4:00 pm
Shadyside Presbyterian Church, 5121 Westminster Pl, Pittsburgh, PA
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Henry and Mudge
Pittsburgh International Children's Theater
ends: 03/13/2010

"The Proposal" and "To Hell And Back"
Microscopic Opera Company
ends: 03/13/2010

Grease
PNC Broadway Across America
ends: 03/14/2010

International Festival of Children's Films
August Wilson Center for African American Culture
ends: 03/14/2010

Appalachian Spring
River City Brass Band
ends: 03/16/2010

Kurt Weiser: Eden Revisited
Society For Contemporary Craft
ends: 03/20/2010

2009 Fellowship Award Exhibition: Si Dios Quiere
Silver Eye Center For Photography
ends: 03/20/2010

Ben Schachter: Kosher/Treif and Eruvim
Westmoreland Museum of American Art
ends: 03/21/2010

Forever Plaid
CLO Cabaret
ends: 03/28/2010

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

The Price
Pittsburgh Public Theater
ends: 04/04/2010

Forum 64: Cecil Balmond
Carnegie Museum of Art
ends: 04/18/2010

Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs
Carnegie Museum of Art
ends: 04/25/2010

1934: A New Deal for Artists
Frick Art & Historical Center
ends: 04/25/2010

Compline: Choral Prayer at the Close of the Day
Heinz Chapel
ends: 04/30/2010

Brown Bag Opera
Pittsburgh Opera
ends: 05/03/2010

Concerning the 1930s in Art: Paintings from the Schoen Collection
Westmoreland Museum of American Art
ends: 05/16/2010

Caricature, Satire, and Comedy of Manners
Carnegie Museum of Art
ends: 06/13/2010

Gods, Love and War: Tapestries and Prints from the Collection
Carnegie Museum of Art
ends: 06/13/2010

Daily Screenings
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
ends: 12/31/2012

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