Thursday, October 23, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Six individuals and one family will be recognized at the inaugural induction of the Steel Valley Hall of Fame on Nov. 14.
Ronnie Lott, former San Francisco 49er and NFL Hall of Fame member, will be keynote speaker at the induction banquet that evening.
The Hall of Fame is a collaborative effort of three Steel Valley nonprofits: The Best of the Batch Foundation, the Munhall-based Carnegie Library of Homestead, and the I-TEAM, or Ironmen Technology Enrichment Academics Mentoring organization. The groups are joining efforts to honor current and former residents who have achieved outstanding accomplishments in the arts, sciences, business, sports and community service.
The 2008 Hall of Fame inductees are:
• Jack Butler: A longtime resident of Munhall and former Pittsburgh Steeler, he was named one of the 33 all-time greatest players in the 75-year history of the Steelers.
• David Lewis: A native of South Africa and an internationally renowned architect, he calls the Steel Valley home and has been involved in the preservation of the region's historical resources.
• George A. Nama: A Munhall native and prestigious artist, he is celebrated worldwide for his sculptures, etchings and sketches.
• Cumberland "Cum" Posey: Owner/manager of one of the Negro Baseball Leagues' greatest teams, the Homestead Grays, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
• Tamara Tunie: A Steel Valley High School and Carnegie Mellon University graduate, she stars on prime-time television and Broadway.
• Lynn Yanyo: Another Steel Valley High School and Carnegie Mellon University graduate, she has a doctorate in polymer science and engineering, and holds seven U.S. patents.
• The Campbell family: Well-known in the Steel Valley area for academic and athletic achievement, the family is revered for its unmatched philanthropy.
The I-TEAM, library and Best of the Batch Foundation are natural partners in this initiative as each emphasizes student and youth programming, academic excellence and character development.
"Our organizations want to inspire the young people of the Steel Valley by celebrating the great citizens the Steel Valley has produced. Artists, architects, scientists, athletes -- the Steel Valley has produced them all," said Charlie Batch, a graduate of Steel Valley High School and honorary chairperson of the banquet. "We can produce more. We want to be honoring a Steel Valley student graduating in 2009 at a future Steel Valley Hall of Fame Banquet."
The banquet, a biannual event, will be held at 6 p.m. at St. John Cathedral Center, 210 Greentree Road, Munhall.
Tickets for this gala are available at the library and cost $100 each, $175 for two, or $850 for a table of 10.
For more information, call 412-462-3444 or visit www.homesteadlibrary.org.
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Carnegie Library of Homestead - Upcoming Events
October 13, 2008 - Hanson w/ Dave Barnes
October 25, 2008 - Sweet Honey in the Rock
November 1, 2008 - Bob Weir and RatDog
November 2, 2008 - Gov't Mule w/ Back Door Slam
November 12, 2008 - The Hold Steady & Drive By Truckers
November 13, 2008 - Michael Franti and Spearhead
November 28, 2008 - Bo Wagner's Rat Pack Christmas & Pure Gold
For more information call 412-452-8240 or email musichall@homesteadlibrary.org
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster by calling 412-323-1919 or by visiting www.Ticketmaster.com
Tickets for Hanson and Bo Wagner's Rat Pack Christmas are available through the Carnegie Library of Homestead at 412-462-3444
October 25, 2008 - Sweet Honey in the Rock
November 1, 2008 - Bob Weir and RatDog
November 2, 2008 - Gov't Mule w/ Back Door Slam
November 12, 2008 - The Hold Steady & Drive By Truckers
November 13, 2008 - Michael Franti and Spearhead
November 28, 2008 - Bo Wagner's Rat Pack Christmas & Pure Gold
For more information call 412-452-8240 or email musichall@homesteadlibrary.org
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster by calling 412-323-1919 or by visiting www.Ticketmaster.com
Tickets for Hanson and Bo Wagner's Rat Pack Christmas are available through the Carnegie Library of Homestead at 412-462-3444
Friday, August 22, 2008
Raves: The Carnegie Library of Homestead
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
By Vincent DiRicco
It's all happening at the Carnegie Library of Homestead, the 'jewel of the valley'
What a place!
I'm slumped in a soft-pillowed chair in the adult reading section of the Carnegie Library of Homestead. About two hours ago, on the adjacent music hall stage, WTAE's Sally Wiggin began interviewing Anna Mae Gorman-Lindberg, a Mon Valley native who competed as a swimmer in the 1932 Olympics at the age of 16. After the interview, the audience moved to the main library area where I'm seated for a catered buffet luncheon.
Right now, my wife and several other volunteers are clearing the tables of plates, cups and other items left over by the 100 or so invited guests. As I watch, the image of the man, whose portrait hangs on a nearby wall, keeps popping into my mind.
Andrew Carnegie would be proud indeed to see how his philanthropic largess is still paying off today as the institution -- a library, music hall and athletic club all in one -- celebrates its 110th year of continuous operations.
For 10 years (1988-98), I served as a member of the library's board of directors. During that stretch, I came to appreciate what the so-called "jewel of the valley" meant to the surrounding communities in providing families with a wealth of educational, cultural and recreational opportunities. (For the record, the library is located in what's now Munhall, but it was all Homestead back in the day.)
Showcases, wall displays, framed photographs and trophies offer ample evidence of the CLoH's rich heritage in swimming, basketball, baseball and other sports endeavors. The music hall has been host to countless dance recitals, musicals, lectures and plays. Community events continue to attract an appreciative audience. The shuffleboard room, adjacent to the library, has remained a popular gathering venue for art auctions, meetings, receptions, book sales and workshops. And the athletic club gets a steady, year-round workout from its members.
I'm one of them. Three times a week I paddle away in the swimming pool -- the very pool where Anna Mae Gorman took lessons -- or work up a sweat on the treadmill or some other piece of equipment in the club's air-conditioned fitness room.
While I wait for my wife to finish up, I think back to some of the good times and the fun times I was privileged to experience as a board member. There was that electrifying evening in 1994 when the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra made a return visit to the library after an absence of 98 years. Ninety-eight years? Back on Nov. 19, 1898, the PSO, under the music direction of Victor Herbert, performed the second concert in the music hall of the newly dedicated Carnegie Library of Homestead. The cost of that concert was 35 cents.
The PSO's return in 1994 was considered a major community cultural event and board members went all out to publicize the occasion. That night, the audience gave the orchestra one of the greatest standing ovations it had ever received. I can't prove that. Just take my word for it.
There were other memorable moments. Then-Gov. Tom Ridge came to the library as a special guest to kick off its Centennial Celebration in 1989. Mr. Ridge was born in the former Homestead Hospital in 1945. The family moved to Erie when he was still young, but it was obvious to me and all the other guests that he was thoroughly enjoying the occasion that brought him back to his roots.
My wife interrupts my reverie to say she's ready to go and we head for the exit.
On the way out, I glance at the bulletin board with its jumbled array of announcements, schedules and coming events: chess classes, swimming classes, Silver Sneaker fitness classes, River City Brass Band appearance, toddler story time, a sunny funny fair and tickets on sale for performances by Citizen Cope and Hanson. (I frown. Never heard of them.)
"I guess that's what a library is supposed to be," I remark. "Something for everybody. What a place!"
"Are you going swimming tomorrow?" my wife asks on the drive home. I nod my head.
"Who knows, I may be lucky and see Anna Mae there. She's 92, you know, and I'm 81, so I think I should be able to keep up with her for a lap or two."
"In your dreams," my wife laughs.
By Vincent DiRicco
It's all happening at the Carnegie Library of Homestead, the 'jewel of the valley'
What a place!
I'm slumped in a soft-pillowed chair in the adult reading section of the Carnegie Library of Homestead. About two hours ago, on the adjacent music hall stage, WTAE's Sally Wiggin began interviewing Anna Mae Gorman-Lindberg, a Mon Valley native who competed as a swimmer in the 1932 Olympics at the age of 16. After the interview, the audience moved to the main library area where I'm seated for a catered buffet luncheon.
Right now, my wife and several other volunteers are clearing the tables of plates, cups and other items left over by the 100 or so invited guests. As I watch, the image of the man, whose portrait hangs on a nearby wall, keeps popping into my mind.
Andrew Carnegie would be proud indeed to see how his philanthropic largess is still paying off today as the institution -- a library, music hall and athletic club all in one -- celebrates its 110th year of continuous operations.
For 10 years (1988-98), I served as a member of the library's board of directors. During that stretch, I came to appreciate what the so-called "jewel of the valley" meant to the surrounding communities in providing families with a wealth of educational, cultural and recreational opportunities. (For the record, the library is located in what's now Munhall, but it was all Homestead back in the day.)
Showcases, wall displays, framed photographs and trophies offer ample evidence of the CLoH's rich heritage in swimming, basketball, baseball and other sports endeavors. The music hall has been host to countless dance recitals, musicals, lectures and plays. Community events continue to attract an appreciative audience. The shuffleboard room, adjacent to the library, has remained a popular gathering venue for art auctions, meetings, receptions, book sales and workshops. And the athletic club gets a steady, year-round workout from its members.
I'm one of them. Three times a week I paddle away in the swimming pool -- the very pool where Anna Mae Gorman took lessons -- or work up a sweat on the treadmill or some other piece of equipment in the club's air-conditioned fitness room.
While I wait for my wife to finish up, I think back to some of the good times and the fun times I was privileged to experience as a board member. There was that electrifying evening in 1994 when the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra made a return visit to the library after an absence of 98 years. Ninety-eight years? Back on Nov. 19, 1898, the PSO, under the music direction of Victor Herbert, performed the second concert in the music hall of the newly dedicated Carnegie Library of Homestead. The cost of that concert was 35 cents.
The PSO's return in 1994 was considered a major community cultural event and board members went all out to publicize the occasion. That night, the audience gave the orchestra one of the greatest standing ovations it had ever received. I can't prove that. Just take my word for it.
There were other memorable moments. Then-Gov. Tom Ridge came to the library as a special guest to kick off its Centennial Celebration in 1989. Mr. Ridge was born in the former Homestead Hospital in 1945. The family moved to Erie when he was still young, but it was obvious to me and all the other guests that he was thoroughly enjoying the occasion that brought him back to his roots.
My wife interrupts my reverie to say she's ready to go and we head for the exit.
On the way out, I glance at the bulletin board with its jumbled array of announcements, schedules and coming events: chess classes, swimming classes, Silver Sneaker fitness classes, River City Brass Band appearance, toddler story time, a sunny funny fair and tickets on sale for performances by Citizen Cope and Hanson. (I frown. Never heard of them.)
"I guess that's what a library is supposed to be," I remark. "Something for everybody. What a place!"
"Are you going swimming tomorrow?" my wife asks on the drive home. I nod my head.
"Who knows, I may be lucky and see Anna Mae there. She's 92, you know, and I'm 81, so I think I should be able to keep up with her for a lap or two."
"In your dreams," my wife laughs.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
River City Brass Band Volunteers Needed
Great news! The River City Brass Band is returning to the Carnegie Library of Homestead and volunteers are needed for the following Event Date(s):
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
If you are interested in volunteering for all or any of the RCBB concerts, please let Leona Esken know ASAP by emailing leonaesken@comcast.net or phoning 412-461-4904.
Tickets for the River City Brass Band Concerts can be purchased by calling 412-434-7222, 800-292-7222 or by visiting the River City Brass Band online. In either case, hope to see you there.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
If you are interested in volunteering for all or any of the RCBB concerts, please let Leona Esken know ASAP by emailing leonaesken@comcast.net or phoning 412-461-4904.
Tickets for the River City Brass Band Concerts can be purchased by calling 412-434-7222, 800-292-7222 or by visiting the River City Brass Band online. In either case, hope to see you there.
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