Hope Academy at Remake Learning Assembly
2018-12-07 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | CCAC Northside Campus, 808 Ridge Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States
On December 7th, Network members from across southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia will gather at the CCAC Northside Campus for the annual Remake Learning Network Assembly. Hope Academy will share their Art of Justice project
Hear from Great Remake grant recipients about how they’re making learning engaging, relevant, and equitable. Plus, youth performances, and free food and drinks
To RSVP, click here.
About Hope Academy’s The Art of Justice!
Learn how artists are using art for social change and how their literary inspirations have guided their creative practice: make work alongside them to express yourself and share your vision for a just and equitable world. #artofjustice #remakelearning
Three artists, Alisha Wormsley, Max Gonzales and D.S. Kinsel will work with us on artmaking projects connected to literature, based on social justice themes. These will be suitable for all ages. Families are invited to come early, before classes, or to stay after classes to talk, read and make things together. This series is curated by Bekezela Mguni, of the Black Unicorn Library and Archives Project, and funded by The Great Remake Learning. Workshops and artmaking activities take place in the Social Hall (basement level) of East Liberty Presbyterian Church on 10/27/18, 11/17/18, 12/1/18, 1/12/19, 1/19/19, 2/2/19 and 2/9/19.

First Friday @ Shadracks
2018-12-07 19:00 - 23:00 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
We will meet at ELPC, 7 pm, and drive north to Butler for the “world’s largest drive-through, fully synchronized LED Christmas light-and-music show of its kind.” Along the way there will be road trip snacks and sing-a-longs (including requests and dedications).
You will not want to miss this classic holiday event! RSVP now to save your seat in the van by contacting Kelli Booher at KelliB@coh.net or 405.501.0711.
See http://shadrackchristmas.com/pittsburgh-pa/ for more information.

Hope Academy Fall Term Open Classes #1
2018-12-08 | PA
We will have two days of open classes to end the fall term. Students should come on both days.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre DANCE CLASSES
Our new dance studio has allowed us to have two dance classes running concurrently on Saturdays at the same time (one class in the gym and one in the dance studio). This means we have twice as many dancers and family members here with us during each time frame, and too many to fit into the gym for open classes.
Our solution for the fall term is to schedule open classes over the last two Saturdays of the term. When a student’s class is scheduled to be open for observation, it will be in the gym (so that we have room for everyone who wants to come and watch). The other class will be held in the dance studio.
Ballet 2 students are invited to perform with Kerra Alexander for a Buzzword event on Wednesday, Dec 12 at The Shop in Homewood (621 N. Dallas Ave – Pittsburgh 15208) from 5 to 7 pm. Click here for more details and to RSVP.
TAP and AFRICAN DANCE CLASSES
Tap 1 & 2 (combined class) will be on the stage in the Social Hall for their open class (12/15). Tap 3 (12/8)and West African Dance and Drumming (12/15) will remain in the gym.
ACT & SING Classes
Act & Sing 1 will share “Abiyoyo” & songs – a work in progress in the Good Samaritan Room (12/15)
Act & Sing 2 will be open for observation in the Good Samaritan Room (12/8)
Act & Sing 3 will not be open for observation. They will have performances in February for the Shakespeare competition. Monologues and scenes will be awarded on 12/15.
OPEN CLASS SCHEDULE
SAT December 8 – Open Classes Group 1
9:00 – 9:45 am Creative Movement B with Kerra Alexander
10:00 – 11:00 am Ballet 1B with Kerra Alexander
12:30 – 1:30 pm Tap 3 with Lauren McKee
12:30 – 2:30 pm Act & Sing 2 with Jenna Hayes & Parag Gohel
1:30 – 2:30 pm Ballet 2 with Kerra Alexander
SAT December 15 – Open Classes Group 2
9:00 – 9:45 am Creative Movement A with Marcella Day
10:00 – 11:00 am Ballet 1A with Marcella Day
11:15 – 12:00 pm Tap 1 & 2 with Kerra Alexander & Lauren McKee
12:30 – 2:00 pm Act & Sing 1 with Meredith Hoppe & Annette Frontz
12:30 – 1:30 pm Pre-Ballet with Kerra Alexander
2:30 – 4:00 pm West African Dance with Mama K

Middle School Service Project
2018-12-08 11:30 - 14:30 | PA
All youth in grades 6–8 are invited to go shopping and help choose gifts for children who are spending the holiday season in foster care through Project STAR, a program of the Children’s Institute. We will eat lunch together after pageant rehearsal and then walk together to Target.
Permission slip required. Contact Sara Hackett at 412.673.2926 for details.

Christmas Pageant: A Story of Unity
2018-12-09 10:00 - 11:00 | PA
Join us in the Sanctuary on Sunday, December 9, 10 am, as the children of our church tell and enact the Christmas story. Written once again by the Rev. Ashley Amber Birt, narrators will remind us of how Christ’s birth drew unlikely people together in joy and hope. Today, our celebration of Christ’s birth draws us together too, reminding us of the beauty of our diversity and the unity we have in Christ.
Notes: There will be a dress rehearsal for all participants on Saturday, December 8, 9:30–11 am, followed by a Christmas party for the children who are participating. If a student cannot attend rehearsal, but will be here for the pageant, they are most welcome! Just let your student’s Church School teacher know.

Mini-Retreat on the Incarnation
2018-12-09 12:00 - 15:00 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Take some time away from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season to participate in a mini-retreat on the Incarnation, offered by the Spiritual Life Committee.
All are welcome to join us after Sanctuary worship on Sunday, December 9, 12–3 pm, as we focus on entering into the reality of the Incarnation. Lunch will be provided.

Christmas in East Liberty
2018-12-14 19:30 - 21:30 | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The eighth season of ELPC’s Cathedral Concerts series continues with our most highly anticipated concert, Christmas in East Liberty! The ELPC Chancel Choir, The Brass Roots, and organist Dr. Edward Alan Moore will join forces for a sonic spectacular of Christmas holiday classics for brass, organ, and choir.
This celebrated concert also will feature a premiere of a new arrangement of “I Wonder as I Wander” by Pittsburgh’s own Mike Tomaro, offered in memory of Gabriel D’Abruzzo, former ELPC music associate.
This performance is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be received.

Download the concert poster and share it with your family and friends.

PROGRAM
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
arr. Anthony DiLorenzo
Sans Day Carol
arr. Stephen Caracciolo
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Jule Styne/arr. Gordon Goodwin
adapted by David Gardner
Carol of Bells
Trans-Siberian Orchestra/arr. Michael Dorato
O Magnum Mysterium
Morten Lauridsen
Christmas Sing Along
Lucas Richman/arr. Jonathan Craig
Intermission
Sleigh Ride
Leroy Anderson/arr. Rana Jurjus
Little Drummer Boy
Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone
arr. Philip Sparke/adapted by Michael Dorato
Dawning Light of Our Salvation
arr. Mike Tomaro
I Wonder As I Wander
arr. Mike Tomaro
Joy to the World
arr. Anthony DiLorenzo
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Hugh Martin/arr. Rana Jurjus
White Christmas
arr. Mike Tomaro

ELPC Christmas Concert
2018-12-14 19:30 - 22:00 | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
All young adults are invited to ELPC for the Christmas in East Liberty concert. Afterward, we will walk over to BRGR for fellowship and a cookie exchange. Please bring a dozen cookies (self-baked, someone-else-baked, store bought) to exchange. Containers for you to take them home will be provided.
Please RSVP if you will be participating in the fellowship or cookie exchange by contacting Kelli Booher at KelliB@coh.net or 405.501.0711.

Hope Academy Fall Term Open Classes #2
2018-12-15 | PA
This is the second day of open classes for the fall term. Students who are not in open classes will have their regular class. This is the final Saturday of the fall term.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre DANCE CLASSES
Our new dance studio has allowed us to have two dance classes running concurrently on Saturdays at the same time (one class in the gym and one in the dance studio). This means we have twice as many dancers and family members here with us during each time frame, and too many to fit into the gym for open classes.
Our solution for the fall term is to schedule open classes over the last two Saturdays of the term. When a student’s class is scheduled to be open for observation, it will be in the gym (so that we have room for everyone who wants to come and watch). The other class will be held in the dance studio.
TAP and AFRICAN DANCE CLASSES
Tap 1 & 2 (combined class) will be on the stage in the Social Hall for their open class (12/15). West African Dance and Drumming (12/15) will remain in the gym.
ACT & SING Classes
Act & Sing 1 will share “Abiyoyo” & songs – a work in progress in the Good Samaritan Room (12/15)
OPEN CLASS SCHEDULE
SAT December 15 – Open Classes Group 2
9:00 – 9:45 am Creative Movement A with Marcella Day
10:00 – 11:00 am Ballet 1A with Marcella Day
11:15 – 12:00 pm Tap 1 & 2 with Kerra Alexander & Lauren McKee
12:30 – 2:00 pm Act & Sing 1 with Meredith Hoppe & Annette Frontz
12:30 – 1:30 pm Pre-Ballet with Kerra Alexander
2:30 – 4:00 pm West African Dance with Mama KtTheatre,

Half-Day Insight Meditation Retreat
2018-12-15 08:30 - 13:00 | ELPC – Second Floor Parlor, 116 S Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The Insight Meditation Group is hosting a Half Day Meditation Retreat. All are welcome, and no prior experience is necessary.
For more information, please contact Susan Spangler at sspanglerlcsw@gmail.com.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2018-12-16 12:30 - 14:30 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
All are welcome at this monthly spiritual gathering of LGBTQ Christians and their allies.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412,260,2554 or Wil@coh.net to learn more and to attend.

Hope Academy Holiday Recitals
2018-12-16 13:30 - 19:30 | PA
The following studios will have recitals on SUN December 16

1:30 pm Kathleen Andrews and Jennifer O’Konski (Suzuki Violin)

3:30 pm Lee Kikuchi (Piano)

3:30 pm Beth Goldstein (Suzuki Cello)

5:30 pm Helga Scheibert and Doris Weir (Piano)

5:30 pm Brittany Trotter and Ana Diaz (Flute, Flute Choir and Cello)
Recitals are special occasions designed to give students a chance to share their music and gain valuable performance experience. They provide a benchmark to measure growth from year to year, and an incentive for students to practice and polish pieces they are working on.
There will be many recital sessions scheduled throughout the day in various rooms throughout the church building. Please do not ask to have your child perform at the beginning or the end of their recital session – students and families are expected to be on time and stay for the entire recital that their children are performing in. We are organizing the recital sessions to be about an hour long.
COOKIE RECEPTION
Each family is asked to bring cookies for a reception that will follow the recital. There will be two reception rooms in the front hallway, leading to the Sanctuary. Rooms will be labeled so that cookies can be placed in the room that corresponds to the student’s studio. Please bring cookies only. It is best if they are on a disposable tray.
RECITAL ETIQUETTE
Learning about and practicing recital etiquette is an important part of a student’s musical education, so we ask that families read and discuss these guidelines with their children.
Performer Etiquette

Dress appropriately. Choose conservative over casual in terms of shoe styles, hem length of dresses and straps for tops.
Avoid jewelry that makes noise as you move; heels that are difficult to walk in; and sleeves that get in the way of playing.
Be on time. Your teacher will let you know when and where to meet before the recital to warm up. This will be at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the recital. If you are playing with an accompanist, you may be asked to arrive earlier to rehearse together.
Be prepared. Make sure you have your music, instrument and any necessary accessories before leaving home (bow, rosin, capo, tuner, etc.)
Be respectful. Refrain from whispering, talking, or using electronic devices. Show the other performers the same courtesy you want to be shown.
Enter and exit with confidence. You should bow at the end and acknowledge the accompanist (if you have one). Teachers will go over this in lessons.

Audience Etiquette

Arrive on time or a little early. Late arrivals are distracting to the audience, and they can be unnerving for the performer.
Turn off cell phones and other electronic devices. Ring tones and electronic chirps are distracting; and texting, reading emails and playing games while students are performing is disrespectful.
Do not cause distractions. Bring something (a quiet game or book) to keep young children under 8 years old occupied. Children over 8 should be able to sit quietly and watch.
Take disruptive infants or toddlers out of the recital as soon as they become fussy. Please sit close to an aisle so that you can leave without too much commotion. We will come to get you when your child performs.
Do not talk, whisper, rattle papers or eat during the recital.
Stay for the entire performance to show respect for all of the musicians.

Photos and Video

No flash photography, please
A group photo, with the teacher, will be taken at the end of each recital session.

Canceled: Club One Sixteen
2018-12-19 15:30 - 19:30, 2018-12-26 15:30 - 19:30 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
We will be on break during the holidays. Our regular schedule resumes on Wednesday, January 9. See you then!

Youth in grades 1–12 are welcome to attend an evening of fellowship, study, and worship. Programming includes homework help, open gym, educational workshops, dinner, and Bible study each week.
Participation requires a completed Enrollment Form 2018–2019.
SCHEDULE:
3:30 pm: Gathering time, homework help, and open gym
4:30 pm: Opening worship and welcome
5:00 pm: Dinner
5:30 pm: Bible study, gym, and crafts
7:30 pm: Dismissal
Weather reminder
Club One Sixteen follows the City of Pittsburgh school closings, so if Pittsburgh schools are closed due to inclement weather, Club One Sixteen also will be closed.

Canceled: Food 4 Thought
2018-12-20 16:30 - 18:30, 2018-12-27 16:30 - 18:30 | PA
We will be on break during the holidays. Our regular schedule resumes on Thursday, January 3. See you then!

Food 4 Thought is a one-on-one mentoring program for students in grades 6–8, which meets on Thursdays, 4:30–6:30 pm. This learning support and enrichment program reinforces skills that are known to be necessary for success in and out of school through sharing meals, cooking together, doing homework, and enjoying a variety of fun activities. Pre-registration is required.
Together, mentors and mentees will:

Share healthy and delicious meals.
Take cooking classes with professional chefs.
Participate in creating real solutions for hunger, health, and sustainable agriculture.
Learn about the food we eat.
Investigate how different cultures around the world eat, extend hospitably and show gratitude.
Build meaningful relationships that support them during the joys and the struggles of life.

Click here for more information.

Ben Barson's Sax & Clarinet Ensemble at Hambones
2018-12-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Hambones, 4207 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15201, United States
Hope Academy saxophone and clarinet ensemble students, under the direction of Ben Barson, will perform a set at Hambone’s in East Liberty. It’s free, but you should order food and drinks while your there.

DG2! Serving Dinner at EECM
2018-12-27 15:00 - 20:00 | EECM Community House, 6140 Station Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Gather with 4th-12th grade youth from ELPC and Rodef Shalom to make and serve dinner to the residents at EECM. We will meet at ELPC, travel to Rodef Shalom to cook and then go to EECM to serve dinner.
permission slip and RSVP required.

Tween Movie Night
2018-12-28 18:00 - 20:00 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Youth in grades 4–6 will enjoy pizza, popcorn, and a movie projected onto the big screen! Bring your friends and be sure to send your movie suggestions to Sara!

College Reunion
2018-12-30 12:30 - 14:00 | PA
College-age young adults are invited to catch up over lunch following Sanctuary worship on Sunday, December 30.
For additional details and to RSVP, contact Sara Hackett at 412.673.2926.

Year-End Examen Mini-Retreat
2018-12-31 09:00 - 12:00 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Find God in your life as you review the year ending and consider intentions as you look forward into the year ahead at our Year-End Examen Retreat on New Year’s Eve, 9 am–12 pm.
A continental breakfast will be provided.

NO Club One Sixteen (resumes January 9)
2019-01-02 15:30 - 19:30 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States

NO Food for Thought: Mentoring (resumes January 10)
2019-01-03 16:30 - 18:30 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Food 4 Thought is a one-on-one mentoring program for students in grades 6–8, which meets on Thursdays, 4:30–6:30 pm. This learning support and enrichment program reinforces skills that are known to be necessary for success in and out of school through sharing meals, cooking together, doing homework, and enjoying a variety of fun activities. Pre-registration is required.
Together, mentors and mentees will:

Share healthy and delicious meals.
Take cooking classes with professional chefs.
Participate in creating real solutions for hunger, health, and sustainable agriculture.
Learn about the food we eat.
Investigate how different cultures around the world eat, extend hospitably and show gratitude.
Build meaningful relationships that support them during the joys and the struggles of life.

Click here for more information.

"REcipe" First Friday Potluck
2019-01-04 19:00 - 21:00 | PA
Yinz come to S’liberty to enjoy a Pittsburgh potluck dinner! Bring popular ‘Burgh fare, such as pierogies, salad with fries, brats, pretzel Jello salad, or burnt almond torte; contribute to the cookie table; or get creative with the theme! Our evening will be filled with food, friends, and games—all with Pittsburgh flair.
Please RSVP with what you are bringing by calling or leaving a message at 412.441.3800 x114.

First Day of Hope Academy's Winter Term 2018-2019
2019-01-05 | PA
Saturday, January 5 is the first day of theater, music and dance classes and private lessons at Hope Academy.
Most classes are full and we will not be accepting walk in registrations on Saturday. We do have openings in Flute Choir, Saxophone Ensemble, Tap 3 and West African Dance and Drumming. Call Karly Threets at 412-441-3800 x117 if you are interested in any of these classes.
OTHER FILLED CLASSES: If you are interested in being put onto the wait list for any of our other classes, you can email HopeAcademyArts@gmail.com.
PRIVATE LESSONS: Some of our teaching artists are opening up additional days for private instrument and voice lessons, so If you are a new student, interested in private music lessons, fill out this private lesson inquiry form and we will get back to you if there is an opening that works for you.

Chatham Baroque
2019-01-05 20:00 - 22:00 | ELPC – Chapel, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The eighth season of ELPC’s Cathedral Concerts series continues with a performance by Chatham Baroque in our intimate Chapel.
Regarded as one of the country’s most distinguished period ensembles, Chatham Baroque has excited local, national, and international audiences for nearly 30 years with dazzling technique and lively interpretations of 17th and 18th century music, played on instruments of the time.
A limited number of complimentary tickets are available to ELPC members from Dr. Edward Alan Moore.

“REsolution, REsponsibility, or REluctance” Class
2019-01-06 09:45 - 22:45 | ELPC – McKelvy Room (114), 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Money and finances are a big part of adulting, whether we like it or not. We will join the Contemporaries Church School class in the McKelvy Room to discuss faith and finances.

Art of Justice with Max Gonzalex
2019-01-12 09:00 - 12:30 | PA
Artmaking + Literature + Social Justice for young people and their grownups
ARTIST Max Gonzales
BOOKS House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros; and Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Noel
THEME Art Belongs Everywhere | Letters, Words, Names
ARTMAKING Graffiti
About the Project
Experience what it’s like to be a street artist and use the world as your canvas. Using paint markers on a graffiti wall, Max will work with young people and their grownups to create art that lets them experience what it’s like to work together to make something bigger than they could have made on their own. There will also be an be an artist talk for adults at 10:15 am and book readings for young people at 9:30 and 11:45 am
About the Artist: Max Gonzales
Max Emiliano Gonzales, also known by his artist name GEMS, is an activist, art educator, muralist, printmaker, and curator. Originally from the Southwest side of Chicago and raised in Latino communities, he brings a unique perspective to Pittsburgh as a queer identifying Chicano artist. Max has lectured and facilitated workshops at The University of Pittsburgh, Winchester Thurston, Youth Places, Assemble, and The Environmental Charter School, and is a member of Boom Concepts, Flower House Gallery, Wicked Pittsburgh and Pullproof Studios. Max believes in a teaching approach that removes barriers of elitism and inaccessibility, that values and empowers underrepresented voices, movements, and art forms in order illuminate how community voice has great significance.
About The Art of Justice!
Learn how artists are using art for social change and how their literary inspirations have guided their creative practice: make work alongside them to express yourself and share your vision for a just and equitable world. #artofjustice #remakelearning
Three artists, Alisha Wormsley, Max Gonzales and Darrell Kinsel will work with us on artmaking projects connected to literature, based on social justice themes. These will be suitable for all ages. Families are invited to come early, before classes, or to stay after classes to talk, read and make things together.
This series is curated by Bekezela Mguni, of the Black Unicorn Library and Archives Project, and funded by The Great Remake Learning. Workshops and artmaking activities take place in the Social Hall (basement level) of East Liberty Presbyterian Church on 10/27/18, 11/17/18, 12/1/18, 1/12/19, 1/19/19, 2/2/19 and 2/9/19.
MAX GONZALES’ LITERARY INSPIRATIONS
FOR GROWNUPS
· Gender Trouble – Judith Butler
· Hip Hop Family Tree (graphic novel series) – Ed Piskor*
· Flip the Script – Christian P. Acker
· Cholo Style – Reynaldo Berrios
FOR TEENS (and grownups)
· The House on Mango Street – Sandra Cisneros*
· La Casa en Mango Street (spanish ed.) – Sandra Cisneros*
· Shadow Shaper – Daniel José Older
FOR CHILDREN (and teens and grownups)
·Alma and How She Got her Name – Juana Martinez-Noel*
*These books have been added to our collection. The Art of Justice is generously funded by Remake Learning’s The Great Remake

“REjoice” Ringing in the New Year
2019-01-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Room 318, 116 S. Highland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
What better way to ring in the New Year than to literally ring in the New Year? Ever wondered what it’s like to play the handbells? Always wanted to play a musical instrument, but didn’t think you could? Want to get together with some fun people and try your hand at something new?
Join us as Dr. Ed Moore leads an introductory handbell lesson in Room 318. Absolutely no experience is required.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2019-01-20 12:30 - 14:30 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
All are welcome at this monthly spiritual gathering of LGBTQ Christians and their allies.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.260.2554 or Wil@coh.net to learn more and to attend.
