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Sweet Jazz Music Series Sweetwater Center for the Arts’ annual Sweet Jazz Music Series is moving to the spring so live jazz can be enjoyed in the warm outdoors. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets, and enjoy amazing talent Friday nights in May

Sweetwater Art Center and Fern Hollow Nature Center are partnering to offer a raku ceramic firing workshop! Participants will remove their red-hot glowing pieces directly from a contained fire using tongs and place them in a vessel of combustible organic materials that immediately ignite from

After last year’s disappointing summer, kids and their grownups are thrilled to see the return of many day camps throughout Pittsburgh. Most plan on in-person sessions with all the Covid safety precautions — masks, temperature checks and social distancing — we’ve come to know so

After last year’s disappointing summer, kids and their grownups are thrilled to see the return of many day camps throughout Pittsburgh. Most plan on in-person sessions with all the Covid safety precautions — masks, temperature checks and social distancing — we’ve come to know so

"In Defense of Assault Weapons: 'They Are a Lot of Fun to Shoot'" is a mixed-media screen print by California artist Betsy Kellas appearing in the new Sweetwater center for the Arts exhibition on gun violence. SEWICKLEY — For the first time since the pandemic

The Sweetwater Center for the Arts will host its first in-person art exhibition since canceling all shows about a year ago. “Trigger Warning,” a gallery that includes artwork focused on gun violence in America, will have an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on

With restaurants open with limited seating due to covid restrictions, it may be difficult for couples to find a table on Valentine’s Day. This year, a Sewickley nonprofit has found a way to make those romantic hot plates sizzle while supporting local businesses. Couples and

Holiday Mart online Sweetwater’s Center for the Arts annual Holiday Mart will be online in 2020. Log on and shop for unique, handcrafted gifts made by local artists Nov. 28-Dec. 19. Holiday Mart has something for everyone on your list, in every price range –

Holiday Mart at Sweetwater Center for the Arts Log on to experience Sweetwater’s 2020 Holiday Mart running from Nov. 28 through Dec. 19. The tradition, which is the art center’s largest annual fundraiser, continues virtually with locally handcrafted gifts including jewelry, knitwear, fashion accessories, mugs and bowls,

The Sewickley Valley Community Fund awarded a record number of grants this year to local organizations in need during the coronavirus pandemic and is now trying to raise funds to continue its work. John Poister, secretary for the SVCF, said the nonprofit was able to