Cancer Caring Center Doughraiser at Uno's

Come on down to the Waterfront in Homestead on Thursday, November 18 For an all day/night Doughraiser at Uno's!!

Every bite helps - come in for lunch, dinner, snacks, or drinks; eat in, take out, or order online and up to 20% of your bill will be donated to the Cancer Caring Center. You can even order party platters! Go to unos.com. Really, raising money was never more delicious!

Gather up your friends, family and co-workers and join us. All you need is an appetite and one of the attached Doughraiser coupons!

Feel free to make copies to pass out. Help us to spread the word on Facebook and Twitter! We will also be raffling off some pretty great prizes like Waterfront Gift certificates, Steelers merchandise, and much more!

For Info and Coupon: www.cancercaring.org

Carnegie Library of Homestead Halloween Party

This Friday night, October 29th from 5-7 pm. It is for kids 5th grade and under. Also, on November 1st from 5-6 we will be having a Day of the Dead craft.

For more info: Emily Salsberry, Library Services Coordinator/Youth Services Librarian Carnegie Library of Homestead 412-462-3444 ex 224.

Check out our events calendar at www.homesteadlibrary.org

Homestead Author Publishes New Book

Homestead, PA - Uplifting the Failing Society, a new book by Cheryl C. Chapman, has been released by RoseDog Books.

In the opening chapter, Chapman describes several painful incidents that occurred to her during her adolescent years. Her intent is to beckon the reader to recognize, relate, and relive the first time he experienced emotional pain.

Chapter two helps the reader identify the source of his pain, why it occurred, and how it manifests itself in one’s life. It explains the beginning of all emotional conflicts and the resultant fight/flight patterns that we eventually experience.

Will you or won’t you? That is the question! Chapter three is where the reader bares all and decides whether he wants to conquer his demons. This is where he decides if the truth has any relevance in his life.

The battle begins when you decide to challenge the beast within. Pain and fear have been challenged and will no longer torment you. Chapter four explains the importance of self-affirmation when overcoming emotional conflicts.

Chapter five provides the results of the reader’s hard-fought struggle.

The power of words is revealed and the pain is released. Free at last!

Cheryl C. Chapman is a reading specialist and has taught reading in the public schools for over twenty years and at the community college level as well. She has served her community as an elected official and a member of its planning commission. She presently works as a community activist and an educator. She enjoys traveling and writing poetry. She holds an M.Ed. from the University of Pittsburgh.

Uplifting the Failing Society is a 32-page paperback with a retail price of $8.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4349-9940-5. It was published by RoseDog Books of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information or to request a review copy, please visit our virtual pressroom at http://www.rosedog.com/pressroom or our online bookstore at http://www.rosedogbookstore.com.

New Aspen Dental Practice Offers Another Option for Patients Looking for a Dentist in Homestead, PA

Patients looking for a dentist in Homestead, PA will have a new option for their dental care needs when an Aspen Dental office opens in the Waterfront at 240 Waterfront Drive East on Thursday, October 28. The new practice will provide dental services that range from dentures and preventive care to general dentistry and restoration.

In addition to offering patients the choice of eight styles of Aspen Dental's exclusive ComfiDents^® brand full and partial dentures, the new practice will provide comprehensive dental exams, hygiene services, treatment of periodontal (gum) disease, extractions, fillings, oral surgery, whitening, and crown and bridge work. The office features state-of-the-art digital radiography to better diagnose and treat patients, as well as advanced screening for oral cancer.

At this new Aspen Dental location, patients will enjoy:

• Personalized treatment. Quick-fix solutions don't solve larger or chronic oral health problems. That's why Aspen Dental takes a comprehensive approach to dental care. Following the initial exam and X-rays, each patient receives a customized treatment plan designed with long-term oral and overall health in mind.

• Wide range of flexible payment options. Cost shouldn't prevent patients from getting the dental care they deserve. That's why Aspen Dental offers fees that are below market average, special promotions and senior discounts, and free new-patient exams for patients without dental insurance. Personalized, flexible payment plan options are available for patients who'd like to finance their care. The practice works with all insurance providers and handles the paperwork, saving patients time and hassle.

• Convenient hours and location. The office will be open extended hours, including evenings and select Saturdays, so that patients can receive their care at a time that works for their schedule. Walk-in and emergency patients are welcome.

• Variety of options for denture patients. ComfiDents^® full and partial dentures come in eight styles, giving patients more options than are available at traditional dental practices. Regardless of the denture selected, each is custom-crafted, and the dentist works with every patient to ensure proper fit and comfort. As an added convenience, Aspen Dental has its own on-site denture laboratory, which typically ensures same-day turnaround for denture repairs, relines or adjustments. Free denture consultations are available for all denture patients.

To make an appointment, patients can call 412-462-4400 or 800-ASPEN DENTAL (800-277-3633), or visit www.aspendental.com.

WANTED, HISTORIC STEEL VALLEY CHRISTMAS PARADE COMMITTEE MEMBERS!

Individuals interested in helping to plan, organize, coordinate, and direct the best Christmas parade in the area, contact: Mayor Betty Esper (412) 461-1340

Folk arts subject of lunchtime series

A series of lunchtime talks will be given in conjunction with the exhibition "Making It Better: Folk Arts in Pennsylvania Today" at the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area Bost Building museum.

The exhibition comprises traditional arts from throughout the state, including Pysanky eggs, stonewall construction, African dance, blacksmithing and Vietnamese funerary portraits.

The talks will be given from noon to 1 p.m. at the Bost Building (BB), 623 E. 8th Ave., or at the Tin Front Cafe (TFC), 216 E. 8th Ave., Homestead. They are free, and attendees may bring brown bag lunches; also, a full menu will be available for events at the Tin Front. All artists are from the Pittsburgh area and represented in the exhibition.

Thursday (BB) -- Sawdust carpets by Charles Culleiton, who is actively involved in preserving the history of Tarentum and the Alle-Kiski Valley in Western Pennsylvania. In 2003, he received a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship in the Folk and traditional Arts for his carpets.

Oct. 28 (BB) -- Polka music by Joe Grkman Sr., who followed his immigrant father into the coal mines, although his real love was music. He formed the Grkman Band in 1967 and has played everything from family parties to a concert at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The band was inducted in the Polka Hall of Fame Trustees Honor Roll sponsored by the American-Slovenian Polka Foundation.

Nov. 4 (BB) -- Blacksmithing by Jymm Ho­man, who has a shop in Ambridge, and travels the Northeast and Midwest demonstrating his art. He has also been an instructor at Touchstone Center for the Crafts near Farmington.

Nov. 9 (BB) -- African storytelling, bead and ritual artifact making by Temujin Ekunfeo, who is a babalosa (priest) in the Lukumi/Yoruba tradition as it has been practiced in the Cuban and U.S. Diaspora. He first learned beads and artifacts from Chris Oliana and grew further in the tradition with his mentor Gilberto Martinez. He is a well-known storyteller at area festivals and other venues.

Nov. 16 (TFC) -- Chant by Jerry Jumba, who was born into a heavily Rusyn Pittsburgh community. Through congregational participation and apprenticeship, he learned Eastern Christian Chant of Carpatho-Rus. Jumba also collects Carpatho-Rus and Eastern Slovak secular songs. Fluent in those languages and dialects, he has transcribed, performed, and translated their texts since 1969. At the request of the Warhola family, Mr. Jumba served as the cantor for Andy Warhol's funeral.

Nov. 18 (TFC) -- Iconography by Michael Kapeluck, who started his art training at the age of 9 by attending art classes at Carnegie Museum of Art. Since 1987, he has written icons for Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches across the country.

Monday, October 18, 2010

By Mary Thomas, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10291/1095775-437.stm#ixzz12wcrDviE

Hootie & The Blowfish LIVE - Miller Lite Riverplex Sandcastle 1995

From Milltown to Malltown

A new book of poetry and photography by Carnegie Mellon University professors Jim Daniels, Jane McCafferty and Charlee Brodsky explores the transformation of Homestead, Pa., and its neighboring Steel Valley communities, from the once thriving steel-producing capital of the world to an area divided.

"From Milltown to Malltown," CMU Professors Explore

PITTSBURGH—A new book of poetry and photography by Carnegie Mellon University professors Jim Daniels, Jane McCafferty and Charlee Brodsky explores the transformation of Homestead, Pa., and its neighboring Steel Valley communities, from the once thriving steel-producing capital of the world to an area divided. "From Milltown to Malltown" combines poems by Daniels and McCafferty with Brodksy's photos to tell the story of the bordering towns of Homestead, West Homestead and Munhall, where on one side of the railroad tracks is a popular commercialized shopping destination, and on the other side communities struggling to survive.

"The key to this project is the work of Charlee Brodsky — she's been photographing Homestead for a long time and really brings the community to life in her pictures," said Daniels, the Thomas Stockham Baker Professor of English and accomplished poet, author and screenwriter. "As a writer, I'm always looking for tension and contrast, and her photos always seem to pull me in, inspire me to reflect on the emotion they generate."

McCafferty, an associate professor of English, agrees. "Charlee introduced me to how interesting the relationship of words and images can be. Every picture tells not just one story, but an almost infinite number of stories, depending on who's looking," she said.

Homestead, home of Carnegie Steel in the 1800s and U.S. Steel in the 1900s, was the site of the famous strike in 1892 when iron and steel workers fought for better wages. Today, 12 smokestacks from the mill — situated between a movie theater and a restaurant — are some of the few remnants of Homestead's steel industry past.

"Working with writers Jim Daniels and Jane McCafferty is a gift," said Brodsky, professor of photography in the School of Design. "Jim and Jane's poems are an elegy to Homestead. What the three of us want to do in our book is to respectfully represent the town of Homestead as it is now by telling stories that are true to the place. We hope that we have done that."

Famed American poet Dorianne Laux called the book "a provocative and haunting portrait of working class America in decline and the scars we bear in the name of progress."

Published by Marick Press, "From Milltown to Malltown" contains 37 poems and 37 photos. Daniels, McCafferty and Brodsky will be available to discuss their work and sign copies of the book at 4:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 1 at the Carnegie Mellon University Bookstore.

For more information, visit http://www.marickpress.com/index.php?/milltown-jim-daniels or watch a video of Daniels reading select poems from the book at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nh1RjmbYY.

Great Allegheny Passage Announcement at Sandcastle

Major announcement

regarding the completion of the Great Allegheny Passage

Tuesday October 19, 2010

11:00am

Sandcastle Waterpark

1000 Sandcastle Dr.

West Homestead, PA 15120

Polka Mass

St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish

Polka Mass

Sunday October 17, 2010

10:30am Mass

After mass come down to the Parish Hall for a fun-filled day. The Karl Lukitsch Band will be playing and singing from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Tickets are $20 or 2 for $30.00. Kids ages 5-12 are $5.00. All the food you can eat, pierogies, cabbage n noddles, pigs in a blanket, ham, plus more. Tickets available by calling 412-461-1054.

St. Elias Byzantine Catholic Church Octoberfest

Come out to the St. Elias Byzantine Catholic Church Octoberfest

Saturday October 16 4-9 pm and Sunday October 17 12-6 pm.

Great music, food, vendors, and more.

The church is located at 4200 Homestead-Duquesne Rd. in Munhall.

For more information:
http://steliasmunhallpa.weebly.com/oktoberfest.html

Carpatho-Rusyn Day

Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural Center

Saturday October 16, 2010

11am-3PM:
Rusyn Fall Festival with Rusyn food vendors, artisans, and ethnic items, Rusyn Costumes from Spiš County
ONE DAY ONLY art exhibit "Paul Warhola's Family"

4PM:
C-RS Annual Meeting with guest speakers
Ted Zatkovich Gregg and Connie Zatkovich Ash - children of the first governor of Subcarpathian Rus'

6PM-10PM:
RUSYN DANCE PARTY with Rus'kyj Muzikanty. Rusyn dance instruction available from Slavjane's Dean Poloka. Rusyn food and drink for sale. BYOB.

For more information call 412-567-3077 or e-mail president@c-rs.org

Our Center is located at 915 Dickson Street, Munhall, PA 15120. If you would like to visit us, please call 412-567-3077 or e-mail Maryann Sivak at cfa@c-rs.org.
Looking forward to your visit.

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church Fall Festival

FRIDAY & SATURDAY - OCTOBER 15TH & 16TH
11 AM TO 7 PM

ETHNIC FOODS

Pirohi,Haluski, Bean & Chicken Soup, Stuffed Cabbage, Kolbasi & Kraut,
Stuffed Cabbage Dinners, Hot Sausage, Hot Dogs, Coffee, Tea & Pop ...BAKE SALE, CHINESE AUCTION , BASKET RAFFLES & 50/50 RAFFLES.

903 Ann St Homestead, PA 15120-1615 - (412) 461-9437

http://www.stnichomestead.org/

Music Hall Volunteers

The Carnegie Library of Homestead is looking for volunteers to upcoming shows!

1. Bartenders: Professional bartending training is not necessary (no mixing of beverages, just wine and beer)

2. Ushers: Greet ticketholders at music hall and guide them to seats

3. Ticket Takers: Greet ticketholders upon entrance at main doors, scan tickets, retain stub

4. Sell Snacks

We would appreciate your help! If interested, please contact Miranda

Phone: (412)368-5215 (please leave a message if there is no answer)

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES: Aaron Lewis of Staind October 21, Michael Franti and Spearhead October 23, Robert Randolph and the Family Band October 24, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson October 26, The Cult November 5, Barenaked Ladies November11, Church Basement Ladies November 21, Adult Swim Presents Tim and Eric Awesome Tour Great Job! Chrimbus Spectacular November 22, Rockapella December 6, Clay Aiken February 18, and Jay and Silent Bob Get Old April 1.

Concert review: Pat Metheny amazing with 'Orchestrion'

If you weren't actually watching, but later heard a live recording of Sunday's concert at Carnegie Library of Homestead, you might have thought you were listening to the Pat Metheny Group.

Close but no cigar, because the Kansas City-born guitarist was the only live musician on stage.

That doesn't mean, however, that he played solo or used a digitally recorded background. Far from it -- indeed, Mr. Metheny's accompaniment also was live and controlled by him thanks to three banks of pedals connecting to the rest of the "band."

Confused? We witnessed his "orchestrion," which used robot technology inspired by the concept of the player piano and developed by Squirrel Hill resident Eric Singer, who was in the audience, to allow instruments to play live, in real time, without an actual person playing them.

Among the battery of instruments: Two vibraphones, accordion, Disklavier keyboard, guitars, bass, numerous cymbals, drums and auxiliary percussion, glockenspiel, tuned bottles and probably some others I forgot.

The results were stunning. Yes, Mr. Metheny made his reputation as a world-class guitarist, with apologies to Smith Barney, the old-fashioned way -- he earned it. But the show, which lasted more than two hours, proved much more than your run-of-the-mill concert from a master fretboarder. It proved every bit a visual tour de force as a sonic one, with a light flashing whenever a particular instrument was being played and an animated light show that introduced even more drama to the performance.

He even said he hit a wrong pedal during one passage and screwed everything up. Could have fooled us.

About half of the material performed came from "The Orchestrion Suite," so it would have been new to a lot of folks. Some of the tunes came from his group album "Secret Story" and solo record "New Chautauqua." Not that it mattered what he played; Mr. Metheny gave two encores.

If there was a weakness, Mr. Metheny didn't explain very well how the technology worked, especially since much of the audience couldn't see the pedals. (Of course, maybe a graduate degree in computer engineering would have been required to do so properly.) Further, you still miss the interplay with other musicians even though the instruments themselves were live.

Mr. Metheny opened on acoustic with some variations on his tune "James," which sounded like a warm-up (and it turned out to be such) and moved into a medley of others, most notably "Phase Dance." He later switched to his pikasso guitar -- the one with 42 strings, many of which serve as drones designed to give a harp-like effect -- on "The Sound of Water."

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

By Rick Nowlin, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10278/1092616-388.stm?region_name=Pittsburgh_PA&page_number=1&page_type=StoriesController&publication_id=0#ixzz126gZP4LX

Waterfront Apartments

The Waterfront Apartments allow our residents to relax with unique riverfront living. The community is close to entertainment, shopping, and dining. The interior of the apartments include a neutral color scheme with gourmet kitchens and washers and dryers.

Some of the amenities include a 24 hour fitness center, clubhouse with a billiard room, a scenic river trail, and a resident guest suite.

Waterfront Apartments is a pet friendly community that is professionally managed by Lincoln Eastern Management Corporation, which prides itself on providing maintenance free living for all residents.

Please feel free to stop by to tour our community and meet the leasing staff.

Waterfront Apartments
611 East Waterfront Dr.,
Munhall, Pennsylvania 15120

www.liveatthewaterfront.com

St. Elias Byzantine Catholic Church Octoberfest

Come out to the St. Elias Byzantine Catholic Church Octoberfest

Saturday October 16 4-9 pm and Sunday October 17 12-6 pm.

Great music, food, vendors, and more.

The church is located at 4200 Homestead-Duquesne Rd. in Munhall.

For more information:
http://steliasmunhallpa.weebly.com/oktoberfest.html

Support The Steel Valley Midget Football Association

Steel Valley Midget Football Association (SVMFA) is a Non-Profit, 501(c)(3) organization whose sole purpose is to provide an organized format where the youth of the Steel Valley community (comprised of Homestead, West Homestead, and Munhall) are introduced to football, cheerleading, and other related activities in an atmosphere that promotes sportsmanship and fair play with an emphasis on safety in all coaching techniques.

We are a family and community oriented organization that also promotes academic achievement among our participants.

We are currently an active member of the Keystone Bantam League (KBL) which is comprised of similar organizations in the Pittsburgh suburban area that include Gateway, Guyasuta, Franklin, Jeanette, Morningside, Penn Hills, Penn Trafford, Plum, and Woodland Hills.

Our program, in conjunction with that of the KBL, enables us to promote the safe instruction of football and cheer at all age levels up to middle school.

Steel Valley Midget Football Association is currently registered with the Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports program in an effort to receive one of many fall grants being decided this season.

WE NEED OUR COMMUNITY'S SUPPORT !!!

Please take the time to register & answer a few short questions. This registration will give our organization points towards winning the grant.

Thanks for your support !!! We can be found on The Responsible Sports site under Steel Valley Midget Football-Homestead.

http://www.responsiblesports.com/community_grants/default.aspx

Homestead VFD Spaghetti Dinner

Homestead Ladies Auxiliary will be having a Spaghetti Dinner on October 24, 2010 from 12 noon to 6:00pm at Homestead Fire Station, On E 9th Ave.

Bake Sale too.

Price $7.00 for Adults and $5.00 for Children under 5.

Come out and help support our Fire Company.

All Proceeds will go towards the Fire Company's uniforms.

For more information contact Trudy Rutkowski at 412-403-8577.

Cancer Caring Center 4K Walk

Come out to The Waterfront's Town Center area this Sunday, October 10, to participate in the annual Cancer Caring Center 4K walk with honorary chairs Yonka and Ryan Clark of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Center is very excited to announce the Walk at the Waterfront in Homestead!!

We welcome 94.5 3WS as our Media Sponsor. Yonka and Ryan Clark, #25 of the Pittsburgh Steelers will be serving as our Honorary Chairs.

There is such a thing as a free lunch -get sponsors or make a personal donation of at least $25 for lunch and a raffle ticket for a $50 gift certificate to Gordon’s Shoes (featuring New Balance Footwear).

Walkers will also receive a one-day only discount at many of the Waterfront shops.

Don’t forget...you have one month to collect donations for great prizes. Tell your family and friends that you walked for the Cancer Caring Center, collect your donations and send them in by November 10, 2010.

You can win Steelers merchandise and even lunch with Yonka and Ryan Clark. Click here to download a Walk brochure

Registration begins at 10:00am and the walk will start at 11:00am, we hope to see you here!

Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational & Cultural Center

RADical Days are Here!
October 9 & 10

The BMNECC is taking part in the Allegheny Regional Asset District's RADical Days by opening its doors for free tours of the Center from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on October 9. Also, the Otets Paissii Ensemble will perform at the Senator John Heinz History Center at 1:00 pm on October 10. Learn more about other events taking place in Pittsburgh during RADical days.


Support the Center
on Oct 13
12:00 am to 11:59 pm

The Pittsburgh Foundation has set Wednesday, October 13, as the 2010 PittsburghGives Day of Giving. The Foundation has allocated $500,000 in matching dollars for non-profit organizations such as the BMNECC.This fund-matching program is a great opportunity for BMNECC supporters to possibly double their contributions to the Center. Click here for more info.

Soup Sega! in Full Swing
Saturdays, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Our Soup Sega! kitchen offers 14 varieties

Photo by Heather Mull

of all-natural homemade Bulgarian soups and other ethnic specialties. Starting October 16 our special is Tom Jieu Fak Ton (Khun Tom Squash Soup) - a zesty soup full of Thai flavors including basil, ginger, coconut milk, chile peppers and vegetables. Click on the links for info and to pre-order soup.
Online order form
About the program
Latest article: Soup Sega! chef in the news


Fall Concert - Nov 20
Carnegie Library of Homestead
Music Hall, 7:00 pm

The Bulgarian Performing Folk Ensemble Otets Paissii will stage its annual concert: the American premier of Calendar Customs Alive! Following the show, please join us at the Bulgarian Center at 9:00 pm for our monthly Vecherinka, featuring live music. Click here for ticket information and other details.

Historic Steel Valley Christmas Parade

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year, with the kids jingle-belling and everyone telling you be of good cheer, it’s the most wonderful time of the year.”

Who doesn’t agree with those lyrics? That is why planning is underway for the 2010 Historic Steel Valley Christmas Parade. The Parade will be held on Saturday, December 4th at 12:00 noon.

Participant lineup will be at 11:15 a.m. in West Homestead on Forest Avenue (West Homestead Police Station). The Parade will travel along 8th Avenue from West Homestead, through Homestead and end in Munhall. The Parade route is approximately one mile of level roadway.

Refreshments will be available after the Parade at Shop ‘n Save.
We would like to encourage your organization’s participation in this spectacular tradition. Your organization could create a float or march in the parade. Every group has something to offer and share. ‘Tis the season.

If you have any questions, you may contact Cindy Alexander at 412-461-1340 x 101. You may also contact us by e-mail at homesteadborough@comcast.net.

The Mayors of Homestead, Betty Esper, Munhall, Ray Bodnar and West Homestead, John Dindak thank you in advance for your support of the Historic Steel Valley Christmas Parade.

Welcome to the Steel Valley: AT&T Wireless & Visionworks

NOW OPEN:

Visionworks Waterfront Towne Center On Waterfront Drive, in front of Dick's Sporting Goods
240 E. Waterfront Drive Homestead, PA 15120
Phone: (412) 462-8198

AT&T Wireless
240 WATERFRONT DRIVE E (Old Pier 1 Store)
HOMESTEAD, PA 15120
Phone: (412) 461-0427
Hours: MON-SAT 10:00-9:00, SUN 12:00-6:00