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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Tzit Tzit: Fiber Art and Jewish Identity
Organization: Saint Vincent College
Description: A special exhibit assembled by guest curator Ben Schachter will open with a reception at The Saint Vincent Gallery on January 28. Admission is free and open to the public.
The exhibit will continue from Friday, January 29 through Sunday, February 21 during regular gallery hours. Please call for hours.
Location: Robert S. Carey Student Center at SVC, Latrobe
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Contact information:
Contact: SVC Gallery
Phone: (724) 805-2107
Website: www.stvincent.edu/gallery
Income Tax Assistance
Organization: Latrobe Senior Center
Description: Free Income Tax Assistance from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm on Tuesdays. Appointment is necessary! Call the Senior Center to schedule your appointment.
Location: Latrobe Senior Center, Latrobe
| Time(s): | 9:00 AM |
Registration is required
Contact information:
Phone: (724) 539-0237
Conference on Chinese Adoption
Organization: Saint Vincent College
Description: The James and Margaret Tseng Loe China Studies Center at Saint Vincent College and the National Endowment for the Humanities will present the seventh annual conference, Transnational Chinese Adoption, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon Tuesday, February 9 in the Fred M. Rogers Center at Saint Vincent. Admission is free and open to the public. Directed by Dr. Tina Phillips Johnson, assistant professor of history and director of Chinese studies at Saint Vincent College, the conference will present three speakers. Dr. Frayda Cohen, visiting assistant professor of women's studies at the University of Pittsburgh, will speak at 9:15 a.m. on "Tracing the Red Thread: An Ethnographic Account of Chinese-U.S. Transnational Adoption." At 10 a.m., Dr. Heather Jacobson, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Arlington, and author of Culture Keeping: White Mothers, International Adoption, and the Negotiation of Family Difference, will give a talk entitled, "China Adoptive Mothers and the Question of Culture." The third speaker is DeNese Olson of Bethany Christian Services at 11 a.m. who will speak on "The Practicalities of Adoption and the Changes Regarding Chinese Adoption Over the years." The conference is made possible by support from The James and Margaret Tseng Loe China Studies Center, National Endowment for the Humanities, Saint Vincent College School of Humanities and Fine Arts, and the University of Pittsburgh Asian Studies Center.
Location: Fred M. Rogers Center at SVC, Latrobe
| Time(s): | 9:00 AM |
Contact information:
Contact: Dr. Tina Johnson
Phone: (724) 805-2342
Email: tina.johnson@st.vincent.edu
Living With Diabetes
Organization: Excela Health
Description: A three-week series of classes providing information to help manage diabetes.
Location: LH, WH, FH or Jeannette Hospitals, Latrobe, Greensburg, Mt. Pleasant or Jeannette
| Time(s): | 9:00 AM |
Registration is required
Contact information:
Contact: Call Center
Phone: (877) 771-1234
Hot Flash Class
Organization: YWCA of Westmoreland County
Description: Designed for women in peri-menopause, menopause or for women who just need some exercise. Strenghten and stretch!
Class fee of $45 plus YWCA membership.
Location: 424 North Main Street, Greensburg
| Time(s): | 9:30 AM |
Registration is required
Fee: $45.00
Contact information:
Contact: YWCA
Phone: (724) 834-9390
Email: Info@ywcawestmoreland.org
Website: www.ywcawestmoreland.org
Winter Book Sale
Organization: Ligonier Valley Library
Description: The sale will be held in the library basement and will include "how-to" titles, history and travel, biographies, art and antiques, children's books, nature and animals, and a wide variety of titles. There will also be cassettes and video tapes for sale. Each book, video and audio-book offered at the sale is only 25 cents apiece. The sale continues through Feb. 27, during regular library hours.
All proceeds benefit the library.
Location: Ligonier Valley Library, Ligonier
| Time(s): | 10:00 AM |
Contact information:
Phone: (724) 238-6451
Ornish Advantage
Organization: Excela Health
Description: Heart disease prevention/health improvement. This is a seven-week program.
Location: WH, FH,LH or NMC, Greensburg, Mount Pleasant, Latrobe or Norwin
| Time(s): | 10:00 AM | 5:30:00 PM |
Registration is required
Contact information:
Contact: Call Center
Phone: (877) 771-1234
2 & 3 Year Old Story Time Program
Organization: Adams Memorial Library
Description: Storytime for children ages 2 and 3 to enjoy stories, songs and rhymes. Call to register.
*PLEASE NOTE: If Greater Latrobe School District delays or cancels school for weather related reasons, STORYTIME WILL BE CANCELLED ON THAT DAY!
Location: Adams Memorial Library Reed Room, Latrobe
| Time(s): | 10:30 AM | 11:30:00 AM |
Registration is required
Contact information:
Contact: Children's Room
Phone: (724) 537-4383
Email: library@adamslib.org
Website: www.adamslib.org
Dance Mix Class
Organization: YWCA of Westmoreland County
Description: This is a dance/aerobic party for all levels of fitness. A mix of Latin, belly dance, hip hop and aerobics will keep students moving.
Class fee of $45 plus YWCA membership.
Location: 424 North Main Street, Greensburg
| Time(s): | 10:45 AM |
Registration is required
Fee: $45.00
Contact information:
Contact: YWCA
Phone: (724) 834-9390
Email: Info@ywcawestmoreland.org
Website: www.ywcawestmoreland.org
Afternoons with Doreen Currie
Organization: Latrobe Art Center
Description: This is a fun, carefree class for you to use the medium of your choice, bring your paints and paint a still life with Doreen. She will teach you how to capture the emotion of your subject and have fun with it.
Cost for class is $70 for members and $78 for nonmembers.
Location: Latrobe Art Center, 819 Ligonier Street, Latrobe
| Time(s): | 1:00 PM |
Registration is required
Contact information:
Phone: (724) 537-7011
Website: www.latrobeartcenter.org/classes
Microsoft Outlook 2007
Organization: YWCA of Westmoreland County
Description: Use Outlook to help you get organized. You use the calendar to schedule your appointments and get reminders. Tasks enable you to track projects and their progress. Contacts track client information and email addresses. You also have a place for your notes and a journal.
Fee - $110/members - $130/nonmembers
Location: 424 N. Main Street, Greensburg
| Time(s): | 1:30 PM |
Registration is required
Contact information:
Contact: Gina McGrath
Phone: (724) 834-9390
Email: Technology@ywcawestmoreland.org
Website: WWW.YWCAWESTMORELAND.ORG
Pilates
Organization: Excela Health
Description:
Location: WH or Corporate Services Center, Greensburg
| Time(s): | 5:30 PM |
Registration is required
Contact information:
Contact: Call Center
Phone: (877) 771-1234
The First Step to Small Business Success-2010
Organization: Small Business Development Center
Description: In an ongoing effort to provide professional business services to start-up and existing businesses, the Saint College Small Business Development Center will offer seminars entitled, The First Step to Small Business Success, several times throughout 2010.
"The First Step to Small Business Success" will be offered in the evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Saint Vincent College on Thursday, Jan. 7 and Tuesday, March 9; and Tuesday, Feb. 9 at Ligonier Town Hall;
The program is being offered for a fee of $15.
Location: Various Locations in Westmoreland and Fayette Counties
| Time(s): | 6:00 PM |
Registration is required
Fee: $0.15
Contact information:
Contact: SVC-SBDC
Phone: (724) 537-4572
Website: www.stvincent.edu/sbdc
Toddler Time
Organization: Caldwell Memorial Library
Description: Children ages 4 and under can enjoy age appropriate stories and crafts with a parent or caregiver. The same craft will be repeated at each branch. Registration is required.
Location: Caldwell Memorial Library, Derry
| Time(s): | 6:00 PM |
Registration is required
Contact information:
Contact: CML
Phone: (724) 694-5765
Family and Friends CPR
Organization: Excela Health
Description: Baby sitters, parents, grandparents and others close to children are taught what to do when a child's heart or breathing has stopped, or when they are choking. This program is being conducted by the hospital's childbirth educators. Fee charged.
Location: LH or WH, Latrobe or Greensburg
| Time(s): | 6:00 PM |
Registration is required
Contact information:
Contact: Call Center
Phone: (877) 771-1234
Introduction to Computers Class
Organization: YWCA of Westmoreland County
Description: Designed for the beginner to become comfortable with your computer. Turn it on and understand what you see on your screen.
Call to register and for fee information.
Fee: $60 for members/$70 non-members + $3 material fee.
Location: 424 N. Main Street, Greensburg
| Time(s): | 6:00 PM |
Registration is required
Contact information:
Phone: (724) 834-9390
Email: Technology@wycawestmoreland.org
Website: www.ywcawestmoreland.org
2009/2010 Strength Training for Adults
Organization: Latrobe-Unity Parks & Recreation
Description: Training for health and fitness using free weights. Meet your own strength, toning and maintenance needs. Training techniques, warm-ups, cool-downs.
Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m.
Session 1: 9/8/09 to 10/15/09
Session 2: 10/20/09 to 12/01/09
Session 3: 1/12/2010 to 2/18/2010
Fees: $55/60
Location: Latrobe Health & Fitness Center - Harrison Ave., Latrobe
| Time(s): | 6:30 PM |
Registration is required
Contact information:
Contact: LUP&R
Phone: (724) 537-4331
Website: www.latroberecreation.org
Grief Support Group
Organization: Bethlen Communities Home Health and Hospice
Description: The Grief Support Group, for adults and children, will meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. A licensed Social Worker will facilitate the adult group and children will work with a Registered Art Therapist. All are welcome.
Location: Parish Meeting Room, Holy Trinity Church, Ligonier
| Time(s): | 6:30 PM |
Contact information:
Contact: Janet Schreiber
Phone: (724) 238-2613
Beginning Tai Chi Class
Organization: YWCA of Westmoreland County
Description: Today Tai Chi is practiced as a form of moving meditation with both spiritual and physical benefits. Exercises compliment learning the form, discovering the practical applications in daily life and activating the body's innate healing abilities. Persons of all ages and physical conditions gain from this low-key, non-impact movement class.
Fee is $44 plus YWCA membership ($17 / year).
Location: YWCA of Westmoreland County, 424 N. Main Street, Greensburg
| Time(s): | 7:00 PM |
Registration is required
Fee: $44.00
Contact information:
Contact: YWCA of Westmoreland County
Phone: (724) 834-9390
Email: Info@ywcawestmoreland.org
Website: www.ywcawestmoreland.org
Childbirth and Beyond
Organization: Excela Health
Description: Six-week series or Weekender.
Location: WH or LH, Greensburg or Latrobe
| Time(s): | 7:00 PM |
Registration is required
Contact information:
Contact: Call Center
Phone: (877) 771-1234
2009/2010 Tai Chi
Organization: Latrobe-Unity Parks & Recreation
Description: Yang Style, Cheng Man-C'hing short form. 10 week program. Learn to relax and improve Body Awareness, Balance, Concentration and Health! Develop control and discipline. Tuesday evening from 8:00 to 9:00 pm. Instructor is Fran Eddins.
Session I: 9/15/09 to 11/17/09
Session II: 1/5/2010 to 3/9/2010
FEES: $75/80
Location: Mind & Body Martial Arts, (Rt 30 - across from the Hi-Way Drive-In), Latrobe
| Time(s): | 8:00 PM |
Registration is required
Contact information:
Contact: Latrobe-Unity Parks & Recreation
Phone: (724) 537-4331
Email: jeannelpr@msn.com
Website: www.latroberecreation.org
