Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Steel Valley: A memoir in stories and poems

A special event shared by one of our member libraries, the Carnegie Library of Homestead:

Michael Adams will read from his book Steel Valley and lead a discussion afterwards of life in the Steel Valley during the heyday and decline of the steel industry. He will be joined by Charlee Brodsky, a professor of photography at Carnegie Mellon University, for Thursday’s presentation at the Homestead Library.

Where: Carnegie Library of Homestead
510 E 10th Ave
Munhall PA 15120

When: Thursday, April 14 5 to 6:30PM

This event is free.

Michael Adams grew up in West Mifflin, PA. He has a Master’s degree in planning from the University of Pittsburgh and worked as a planner for the Allegheny County Planning Department in the 1970s. His latest book is Steel Valley (2010 Lummox Press http://www.lummoxpress.com/lummoxpress/indexlp.htm ) . He is the author of five other books and winner of the 2007 Mark Fischer Poetry Prize. He now lives in Lafayette, CO with his wife, Claire.

Charlee Brodsky, a professor of photography at Carnegie Mellon University, has photographed the steel valley from when the mills were standing in the 1980s until they were razed and the Waterfront built. She produced two books, one with Judith Modell Schacter entitled Homestead, A Town Without Steel; and From Mill Town to Mall Town with writers Jane McCafferty and Jim Daniels.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Alan Paul, author of BIG IN CHINA: My Unlikely Adventures Raising a Family, Playing the Blues, and Becoming a Star in Beijing

From our partners at Barnes & Noble at the Waterfront:

Visits Barnes & Noble at the Waterfront
Thursday, April 7 @ 7:00 pm

Homestead, PA, March 10, 2011 – Suburban dad and Allderdice High School graduate, Alan Paul was supposed to be moving to China for his wife’s once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Instead, he ended up with an incredible adventure of his own, founding and fronting Woodie Alan, a Chinese blues band, that would be named “Beijing’s Best Band” and becoming a national touring sensation. He also became an award-winning columnist, as he sought to capture the exciting vibrancy of his new home in the capital of the world’s largest and most rapidly developing nation.

In BIG IN CHINA: My Unlikely Adventures Raising a Family, Playing the Blues, and Becoming A Rock Star in Beijing, Paul recounts these life-changing years playing music and raising three American children in Beijing. Thought provoking and passionate, BIG IN CHINA is an entertaining account of one man’s personal journey and transformation.

Join Barnes & Noble at the Waterfront as we welcome Alan Paul for a discussion and signing of BIG IN CHINA Thursday, April 7 @ 7:00 pm.

For additional information on these and other Barnes & Noble events at the Waterfront, contact Nancy Heron, Community Relations Manager, at 412-462-4798.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Life's Journey to a Better End Conference - Friday, April 1

Journey to a Better End Conference, presented by the Better End Committee and Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnership for Aging will host their annual conference on Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Hospital Council of Western Pa in Warrendale.

This conference is designed to help professionals and individuals understand how to start the conversation about End of Life, what constitutes the continuum of End of Life Care and what tools are needed to provide individuals to make informed decisions about this care.

For more information click here.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Book Club Night @ Drue Heinz Lectures - Monday, March 21


From our partners at Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures:

Yann Martel, Man Booker Prize-winning author of LIFE OF PI, will appear at the Drue Heinz Lectures on Monday, March 21, 2011, 7:30 pm, at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland.  This lecture is Book Club Night with a raffle on site in the Carnegie Music Hall Foyer.  Enter your Club to win FREE BOOKS by one of next season’s featured authors!  Also, as always there will be an audience Q&A and a book signing with the author.  Tickets starting at $15.

Tickets are available at 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org, or at the Carnegie Music Hall box office the night of the event.

The last Drue Heinz lecture with Stacy Schiff, author of CLEOPATRA: A LIFE, will be at the Lectures on Monday, April 4.