Minimally Invasive SurgeryINDUSTRY INSIGHT SPONSORED CONTENTSURGERY OF THE SPINE Dr.EricNabors› Surgery of the spine has come a long analyzing the results of decades of surgery, called kyphoplasy. It is performed by placing way, especially in the past 10 years. and better surgical instruments, the majority very large needles into the compressed Technology and improved surgical of spinal surgery can be performed by (broken/fractured) vertebrae (spine bone),techniques have allowed for spine surgery minimally invasive techniques. then placing a deflated balloon into theto join the world of minimally invasive vertebra and inflating it to re-expand thesurgery. Laparoscopic abdominal surgery has Herniated discs in the low back can be bone. The balloon is then removed and bonetransformed procedures such as gall bladder removed through cannulas (small tubes) that “cement” is injected to fill the cavity createdremoval, appendectomy, colon surgery, and only require a tiny incision and no cutting of by the balloon. Medicare even approvedvirtually all abdominal and pelvic surgeries to muscle. There is no such thing as arthroscopic this procedure to be performed in properlyoutpatient or overnight stays in the hospital. spine surgery (that only applies to surgery in equipped offices.Arthroscopic hip and knee surgery make all a joint such as the knee) but this is close. It isbut joint replacements minor procedures. done as an outpatient. Patients can be back Even laminectomies and fusions that used Minimally invasive surgery has the to work in as little as a few days. to require 6 to 8-inch incisions and four toadvantages of smaller incisions, quicker five-day hospital stays can now be performedhealing, less pain, less bleeding, and lower Herniated discs and pinched nerves in the through 2 to 3-inch incisions and hospitalrisk of infection and other complications. neck are treated through one-inch incisions, stays of only one or two days. Now with MRIs giving precise images of often as an outpatient.spinal problems, experience gained from Chronic back and leg pain, without a Compression fractures, which affect correctable cause such as unsuccessful mostly older patients with osteoporosis, can prior surgery, can be treated with a high- be treated with an outpatient procedure tech, minimally invasive procedure called spinal cord stimulation (also known as neuromodulation). A tiny electrode is placed onto the spinal cord and an electric current then “short circuits” back and/or leg pain. “What about laser surgery?” The short answer is...gimmick. You won’t find laser spine surgery at any major medical center. For those intrigued by laser surgery, I encourage you to google Hulk Hogan’s experience at the laser spine center, or the Bloomberg article regarding lawsuits at the center.Advanced Orthopaedic Care. This Industry Insight was written by Dr. Eric Nabors. www.advancedorthopaedics.net Pittsburgh Dr. Eric Nabors is a native of the South Hills of Pittsburgh. Washington Waynesburg Charleroi McMurray He went to medical school at Pitt. After completing a 724-225-8657 residency in Boston he performed a Fellowship in spinalMain Office: 724-225-8657 724-225-8657 724-225-8657 724-941-0111 surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He was in practice at South Hills Orthopaedics from 1995 until this year when he joined Advanced Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. He is excited to bring cutting edge treatment of spinal problems to Southern Allegheny and Washington counties. Mt. Lebanon | Summer 2014 | icmags.com 49
ThrPeitsthsobludrCghhoir Comforts the SufferingSingers focus on easing the pain of those in hospice care through song. By Melanie O. PaulickThere are moments in life when it seems impossible to provide adequate and lasting comfort to lovedones. Impending death and serious illness are some of those times. Yet, there is something that bringsmuch relief to those who are suffering: singing. It is the aim to console and comfort that brings themembers of the Pittsburgh Threshold Choir together to sing at bedsides. Peaceful and uplifting lyrics,accompanied by the gentle voices of a small group of dedicated and talented women, provide immediaterest to the suffering.The Pittsburgh Threshold Choir is the local chapter of a larger organization: the Threshold ChoirNetwork. This organization was founded in 2000 by Kate Munger, whose background and lifeexperiences taught her valuable lessons about the ways in which music can provide solace and comfort.Munger’s first chapters were established in California; now, the organization has grown to includechapters throughout the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world. see page 52 ›50 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Mt. Lebanon
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Pittsburgh Threshold Choir ContinuedThe Pittsburgh chapter was establishedin 2007 by Kate Granneman and CindyHarris, who first learned about the ThresholdChoir Network from their mutual friend SueRibaudo. All three women were participatingin Vocal Week at the Augusta HeritageCenter that year, and Ribaudo had beenexcitedly telling the other participants aboutKate Munger and her new organization.Granneman and Harris decided that this wassomething that they would like to bring tothe Pittsburgh area and felt that they wouldmake a good team. Harris wanted to focus onmusical direction, while Granneman knewthat she could utilize her organizational andadministrative skills while also enjoyingsinging.Currently, there are 27 active members ofthe Pittsburgh Threshold Choir. Rehearsalsfor the group are, according to Harris,“designed for busy people with schedules.”There is at least one rehearsal per week, butthey are on different days and times and held “It’s really very beautiful andin various locations. Rehearsals may be heldin the Mt. Lebanon Library, Family Hospice peaceful to sing this way,(in Mt. Lebanon), Shaler Library in the NorthHills, as well as members’ homes throughout even when the emotional level inthe Pittsburgh area. Members are asked to the room is high.”commit to at least two rehearsals per month.The choir began rehearsing at the Mt.Lebanon Library when one of the members us to the attention of a number of women of volunteers, which just began singing atasked the group to work with Family Hospice who might not otherwise have found us.” bedsides this past December.and Palliative Care. According to Cindy, “… Furthermore, all of the members who The music has a tremendously powerful rehearse at the Mt. Lebanon Library have effect on those who are suffering. Cindybeing on the library calendar has brought become part of the Family Hospice corps says that “what we do is incredibly calming and soothing and enlivening to anyone who we sing to directly, and even those who justSilvester Landscaping Inc. happen to be in the room when we are singing find it to be a moving experience.” She recallsExcellence In The Design and Installation that, recently, two members were singing for a Of Outdoor Living Spaces woman who was unresponsive and depressed.• Walls, Walks, • Complete Landscape “After we had sung for a minute or so, wePatios, Steps Design could see her visibly rouse – her breathing changed and her face relaxed. As we got to the• Fire Pits • Shrub & Tree Planting end of the first song, she started to vocalize…• Grill Enclosures • Outdoor Lighting it was clear that she was singing along with us, even though she never opened her eyes. SheServicing the South Hills for 41 Years!412-831-5656 continued to sing with us through anothersilvesterlandscaping.com song or two, and as we sang more softly toward the end, she drifted off into peaceful sleep. We could see the difference in her face.”52 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Mt. Lebanon
Most of the songs that the group sings In a way, what we’re doing as we sing fuels thewere composed for singing at bedside. emotion in the room, but [it’s positive]. SoAccording to Harris, there are a few common we feel it, we take it in, but then we let it floathymns and familiar songs in the repertoire, out on the breath along with the song, so itbut they generally won’t sing them unless a doesn’t get stuck inside where it might causepatient specifically requests them. “Songs us to break down. It’s really very beautifulhave powerful associations,” Cindy says, “… and peaceful to sing this way, even when thepositive or negative. That makes familiar emotional level in the room is high.”songs a potential minefield – we never knowwhether or not a particular person might Most of the people that the Pittsburghhave had a negative experience associated Threshold Choir sings to are being cared forwith a song.” So, the group sings songs that by hospices that the group is already workingthe patient isn’t likely to know, with many of with. In addition to Family Hospice, thethem having “projectable texts.” “These texts,” choir works with Heartland Hospice, Forbesexplains Cindy, “are ideas and statements that Hospice, Grane Hospice, Sivitz Hospice andcan be interpreted in a wide variety of ways Three Rivers Hospice. If anyone has a lovedand are stimulating or soothing no matter one in any of these hospices, all that theywhat a patient’s faith tradition might be.” have to do is mention to the caregiver that they’d like to have the Pittsburgh Threshold Harris comments that singing together at Choir visit and arrangements will be made.bedsides requires a lot of trust and mutual Also, since most of the singers are located insupport. “One thing we learn,” she remarks, Pittsburgh, they can generally meet requests“…is to trust that…it’s impossible to fall when within the city within 24 hours. The choir isyou’re singing with one or two others. We working to build and strengthen the groupbreathe together, we share [one another’s] so that they are eventually able to quicklyvoices, and we jointly pay a lot of attention meet private requests in the South Hills andto the person to whom we are singing.” That in Mt. Lebanon. Additionally, a men’s group,makes the group feel very strong, she says, the Pittsburgh Men’s Threshold Singers, has“…and even when the patient or the family recently been formed. They have started tomembers break down, we can keep singing. rehearse and hope to begin singing at bedsides within the next few months. ■ For more information about the choir, or to make singing requests, please visit: ptc.groupanizer.com or call 412.447.1812. Mt. Lebanon | Summer 2014 | icmags.com 53
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To the Rescue!Animal Advocates celebrates30 years of finding dogs andcats loving homes. ›BY MARK BERTON Mt. Lebanon | Summer 2014 | icmags.com 57
Established in 1984, Animal Advocates When you add cats into the mix, we’re Virginia, which is rare. But if it needs to be is a nonprofit, all-volunteer, averaging over 200 animals a year being done, we’ll do it.” Pittsburgh-based animal welfare placed into loving, caring homes,” Murphyorganization involved in the rescue and said. “It’s hard to say how many we’ve saved Animal Advocates also doesn’t discriminatepermanent placement of cats and dogs that overall, going back as far as we do, but it’s against animals based on breed, age or health.are in need of finding new homes. significant.” It has rescued senior pets and found them homes where they can live out their golden “We basically started off as an animal For those who aren’t familiar with the years, and rescued pets who are cancerrights organization,” said Animal Advocates fostering concept, volunteer fosters enlist survivors whose owners abandoned them.president and original volunteer for the group, to host an animal, or animals if the animalsPatricia Murphy. “We mostly got involved in get along and the situation is appropriate, in One thing that hasn’t happened tocampaign activities, letter writing, picketing their homes until a permanent family can be Animal Advocates in its 30-year existenceand the like. As we grew, the volunteers who found. The volunteers shoulder the cost of is the need for services to decrease. Thejoined us wanted to do more [animal] rescue food and boarding while the animal is in their number of homeless and displaced animalswork, so we started moving in that direction.” care. Food costs are reimbursed by the group is almost overwhelming, no matter how and all medical costs are covered by Animal many beneficial organizations are in play, and As their visibility grew, so did the numbers Advocates as well until they are adopted. The Animal Advocates needs volunteers to get theof people who wanted to help Animal benefits to the animal are numerous. job done.Advocates achieve its goals. Volunteerssolicited donations from private donors as For one, a fostered animal doesn’t go “We always need more volunteers, whetherwell as the public, and, in 1990, six years into through the stresses of being in a kennel it’s taking some animals out to Moochie &their mission, Animal Advocates bought a environment, where dogs that have been Company in the Mall at Robinson, where wehome to call their own. kenneled for months on end have the bring them one Sunday a month, or visits to potential of going “cage crazy,” a physical and Petco in Robinson, or volunteering to be a What separates Animal Advocates from mental state of simply giving up. Dogs will foster home or caregiver,” Murphy said. “Welarger animal shelter counterparts is that retreat to the rear of their cages, no longer can find a way for you to help.”Animal Advocates does not run a formal greet visitors at the front of the cage, andshelter. All the animals available for adoption remain listless or seem depressed. Fostered If you are interested in helpingare in the care of foster families, who lovingly animals also have a safer health environment. Animal Advocates, go to the website:look after their needs until suitable homes are While kennels are prone to infectious diseases animaladvocates.net, where current petsfound. The building, which houses several such as parvo, kennel cough and feline URI, up for adoption can be found, or call“AdvoCats” doted upon by volunteers, is 412.928.9777 to leave a message. Phone calls will be returned when a volunteer isAnimal Advocates doesn’t discriminate against breed, age available. You can also call the resale shopor health. It has rescued senior pets and found them homes at 412.928.9837, Monday through Fridaywhere they can live out their golden years, and rescued pets from noon to 3 p.m., and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,that are cancer survivors whose owners abandoned them. on Saturdays. Animal Advocates is a 501c3 organization, and all donations are taxused strictly as a fundraising vehicle for the the risk of fostered animals being exposed to deductible as far as the law allows. In thisorganization as resale shop, where donated those ailments is greatly reduced in a foster special 30th anniversary year, volunteers aregoods are sold at discount to fund the group. care environment. looking to raise $30,000 to help even more animals in the future. ■ “Everyone involved with us is a volunteer,” Just like its larger kennel brethren, AnimalMurphy said. “We’re a working board [of Advocates ensures that your new pet is spayeddirectors]. We’re not figureheads. Everything or neutered, current on its shots and taggedis volunteer-driven. No one is paid anything, with a subcutaneous microchip so that the petand our resale shop is one of our main can be identified and traced back to its ownerfunding sources.” should it run away or get lost inadvertently. While being a totally volunteer-driven Volunteers also, like larger animal welfareorganization has its advantages as far as saving organizations, save animals from out of stateon overhead and administrative fees, it also when they can, rescuing dogs from ruralhas its setbacks in that Animal Advocates can shelters in Ohio or the Carolinas that areonly handle as much traffic as its volunteer slated to be euthanized for reasons of spacepool can provide. or time. In addition, they have been known to place animals outside of their home base of The numbers are nothing to sneeze at, southwestern Pennsylvania in extreme casesbut, Murphy laments, if there were more where the need benefits the animal most.volunteers willing to be fosters for pets andworking in the shop, caring for in-house “We do try to place animals in the GreaterAdvoCats, more cats and dogs could be saved Pittsburgh area, but we’ve been known to goeach year. out of our way on occasion,” Murphy said. “We’ve also pulled dogs from Maryland and “In 2013, we placed 140 dogs alone andspent over $60,000 on veterinary services.58 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Mt. Lebanon
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JUNE / JULY / AUGUST 2014 All library events are on our website www.mtlebanonlibrary.org. The calendar of events website iswww.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=MTLEB. Be advised that non-library events are also included on the calendar. Some are simply organization meetings, but others may be of interest to the community. The following are strictly library events: EXCITING EVENTS Slovak Heritage: Discover your Slovak brewing beer at home, including equipment, heritage at the library! Open to everyone ingredients, and techniques to help makeTwo Traditions of China: Tea and Tai Chi interested in learning more about Slovak brewing great beer at home easy and fun for2:30 p.m., Sunday, June 1 culture. 7 p.m., Monday, June 2 everyone!Tai Chi instructor and Mt. Lebanon resident Discover your Slovak heritage at the library!Gurney Bolster will present a show, tell, and try Open to everyone interested in learning The American Civil War Era - U.S. Grant andevent where she will show pictures from her more about Slovak culture. This month: His Lieutenants - From Cairo to Appomattoxrecent trip to China focusing on tea cultivation “The Czechoslovak Room.” This is the 10 a.m., Mondays, June 9, July 14 & Aug 1and tea drinking; show pictures and video of 75th anniversary of the formation of the This series centers on military leadership ofvarious tai chi forms talking about the history Czechoslovak classroom at the University General U.S. Grant and his lieutenants fromof Tai Chi Chuan; prepare an informal tea of Pittsburgh. Joe Bielecki, president of the 1861 in the Western Theater through 1865 attasting for all participants; lead a short session Czechoslovak room committee, will tell us the Appomattox. This series will feature lectureof basic tai chi exercises; and demonstrate a history of the formation of the classroom. and DVDs. Presenter Rodger Duffy has atraditional tai chi form. master’s degree in Political Geography fromPlease note that attendance at this special Urban Homesteading Series Northwestern University. Political Geographyevent will be limited to 25 participants. 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 4 - Brewing Beer is a discipline that integrates Geography,Register at your earliest convenience by calling at Home History and Politics.412.531.1912 x209. Mt. Lebanon residents Daniel & Erica Pipitone of Straw Bale Brewing will cover the basics of see next page ›› Mt. Lebanon | Summer 2014 | icmags.com 63
mlpl MT. LEBANON PUBLIC LIBRARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS SAVE THE DATE!The Fort Pitt Block House: 250 Years of sale, free consultations with Penn State Mt. Lebanon Public LibraryPittsburgh’s Oldest Architectural Landmark Master Gardeners and a Pittsburgh Rose presents An Evening With Lisa7 p.m., Thursday, June 12 Society Consulting Rosarian, and special ScottolineThe Fort Pitt Block House is the oldest promotional offers at The Book Cellar. All plant Thursday, October 16, at 7 p.m. A V.I.P.architectural landmark in Pittsburgh, and specimens are donated from local gardens, Reception to follow at 9 p.m.2014 commemorates the 250th anniversary appropriate for our growing conditions in Lisa Scottoline is the New York Timesof its construction in 1764. Built as a defensive western Pennsylvania and offered at discount bestselling author and Edgar award-military redoubt, it is the last surviving structure prices. All proceeds from this event benefit Mt. winning author of more than 20 novelsof Fort Pitt, a key British fortification during the Lebanon Public Library. published in more than 35 countries.French and Indian War. The presentation will She also writes a weekly column withdiscuss how and why the Block House was built Pittsburgh and the American Garden her daughter Francesca Serritella for theand what its original purpose was in relation 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 23 Philadelphia Inquirer titled“Chick Wit”to the fort. Other areas of the Block House’s This program is presented by the Frick Art & which is a witty and fun take on life from ahistory will also be explored including its years Historical Center and sponsored by Longwood woman’s perspective. These stories, alongas a private dwelling during the 19th century, at Home. Following the presentation, with many other never-before-publishedits restoration and preservation by the Fort refreshments will be served in the delightful stories, have been collected in four booksPitt Society of the Daughters of the American library courtyard, weather permitting. including Why My Third Husband WillRevolution, and its escape from destruction Open to all and no advance registration is Be a Dog, which has been optioned forby the Pennsylvania Railroad in the early 20th necessary. television.century. The program will be presented by Lisa reviews popular fiction and non-Block House curator Emily Weaver who recently Laugh for the Health of It! fiction, and her reviews have appearedpublished a history of the Block House in honor 7 p.m., Monday, July 28 in The New York Times, The Washingtonof its 250th anniversary. Copies of her book, Want to relieve stress, power up your immune Post and The Philadelphia Inquirer. SheThe Fort Pitt Block House, will be available for system and have fun, too? Julie Ann Sullivan, has served as president of Mystery Writerspurchase and signing following the program. Certified Laughter Leader, will transform of America and has taught a course she you with her energetic and engaging style. developed titled“Justice and Fiction”atMagic Show! The audience participates in interactive The University of Pennsylvania Law School,4 p.m., Monday, June 23 activities which instill a sense of connection her alma mater. Lisa is a die-hard EaglesBring the family and a big blanket when you for everyone. Laughter workshops allow fan, and a good cook. Nothing makescome today to see the amazing magic of TJ their participants to learn how to create true her happier than spending time with herHill! Families of all ages are invited; weather mirthful laughter from within. Sound research daughter. She lives in the Philadelphia areapermitting, the show will be held outside on has shown time and again the benefits of with an array of disobedient pets, and shethe Southminster House lawn. laughter, including, but not limited to: wouldn’t have it any other way. • Relief of stress Lisa will be the inaugural speaker for Mt.10th Annual Garden Party in the Courtyard • Stronger immune system Lebanon Public Library’s Joseph Wertheim6 - 8 p.m., Saturday, July 12 • Increased attentiveness Memorial Author Lecture, an annual eventYou are invited to a pre-tour Garden Party • Improved mood to honor the memory of Joe Wertheim, anhosted by the Library Board of Trustees Come and put more laughter in your day. It is avid reader and long-time library patronin the Library Garden Courtyard. Enjoy more fun shared, so bring a friend! Cost: None, who had served nine years on the librarycomplimentary wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres but please bring a non-perishable food item board, including a term as president, andin the library’s lovely courtyard setting. for the local food bank. (Please no glass) the president of the Friends of Mt. LebanonTickets are $30 per person in advance or at Public Library.the door. Benefactors and Patrons of the Mt. Madcap Puppet Show!Lebanon Public Library Garden Tour receive 6:30 p.m., Monday, Aug 4free admission to this event. Your support is Don’t miss this awesome Madcap Puppetgreatly appreciated! All proceeds from this performance of “Twain’s Twisted Tales.”event benefit Mt. Lebanon Public Library. Giant puppets, Mark Twain’s most entertaining and funny stories, and the participation of24th Annual Garden Tour audience members will make this a night to11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday, July 13 remember. For families of all ages.Tickets for the Garden Tour will be available Weather permitting, this performance will bein advance for $15 per person or $20 on the outdoors on the Southminster House lawn.day of the tour at the library. At the library,tour activities will include the annual plant see page 66 ››64 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Mt. Lebanon
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mlpl MT. LEBANON PUBLIC LIBRARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS14th Annual Concerts in the Courtyard VOLUNTEER IN THE SPOTLIGHT7 p.m., Thursdays, Aug 7, 14, 21 & 28Join us for our popular series of Concerts in the David H. McKibben,Courtyard. No reservations or tickets required! DDM, MDSSave these dates to enjoy some al frescoentertainment brought to you by Mt. Lebanon Dr. McKibben, a HomesteadPublic Library. In the event of inclement native, has lived in Mt. Lebanonweather, concerts will take place downstairs in since 1977. A pediatric dentist,Room A. he retired as program director of the Pediatric Dentistry ResidencyStar Wars Day Program at Children’s Hospital of1 – 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug 16 Pittsburgh of UPMC, and is currentlyJoin us for our third annual Star Wars Day on an adjunct associate professor ofSaturday, August 16, from 1-3:30 p.m. This is a Pediatric Dentistry at the Universityfree program, no registration required. of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. He is married to CeceliaBeer Garden Bash V F. McKibben, who also helps the6 - 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug 23 library. David has volunteered at theTickets will be on sale starting Monday, July library for nearly 10 years and wears14th, at the library’s front desk for $30 each. many hats, including serving on theOnly 250 tickets will be sold and no tickets Friends of the Mt. Lebanon Librarywill be sold at the door. All proceeds will be Board of Directors. He describes his volunteer experiences here:donated to support books and programs atthe library. “My first official association with the Mt. Lebanon Public Library was when my wife and I were honored to have our garden included in the 2004 Mt. Lebanon Public Library Garden WEEKLY & MONTHLY ACTIVITIES Tour. We both have remained active on the Garden Tour Committee and I am currently the committee’s coordinator, responsible for tour publicity, meeting arrangements, theBoard Game Night gardeners’“go-to-guy” with tour questions or problems, and garden selection for each7 p.m., Tuesdays, June 3, 17, tour.July 22 & Aug 19 Settlers of Catan, Dominion, Carcassonne? “I have been a volunteer at the library’s used book store (The Book Cellar) since it openedNew to the library between 7 and 9 p.m.: a in 2008 and have been a member of the coordinating committee since spring of 2009.fun night of strategy and competition playing The committee oversees the operation of the store, arranges special promotions andEuro-style board games. This group is intended participation in local events such as State Senator Matt Smith’s Senior Fair and the library’sfor high school students through adults. annual Holiday Shop; management of the inventory control (both print and electronic media); along with the snacks and other items for resale. I am responsible for The BookCarnegie Screenwriters Group Cellar’s website, Facebook page, and on-line scheduling for volunteers provided by the10 a.m., Saturdays, June 21, company WhenToHelp. I also manage The Book Cellar’s on-line Amazon Storefront, whichJuly 19 & Aug 16 currently offers over 675 items for sale.This group meets monthly at the library andengages in script readings, networking and “An estimate of my volunteer hours for the past year is:discussions of writing and filmmaking. New Book Cellar Store operations: 550members are welcome. Amazon Storefront (for Book Cellar): 720 Garden Tour activities 120International Women’s Conversation Friends of Library activities 52Circles 10 a.m., Wednesdays, June 11, Total hours: 1,442July 9 & Aug 13Have you recently moved to Mt. Lebanon “Being an active volunteer in such an important community institution as the Mt. Lebanonfrom another country? Please join us for tea, Public Library is a dream job. Working with professional people, sharing an interestrefreshments, and conversation. Learn about in literature and all aspects of literacy is the unique opportunity that volunteering atyour community while you make new friends! our library offers and is the reason I signed on. Libraries today are perhaps even moreNew women residents are welcome to practice important to a vibrant community, like Mt. Lebanon, than they have ever been. It’s nottheir English while they learn about local just about books (although the Library has a wonderful collection) but about helping our adult and child patrons achieve their intellectual goals. This all costs money, and helping the library increase its revenue for services is vitally important, especially due to the constraints of public support alone. The public funds keep the lights on, but it is the fundraising dollars that pay for the extras that make the library special and that comes from volunteer activity.”66 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Mt. Lebanon
activities and services available for themselves conversational Chinese and explore Chineseand their children. culture. All levels welcome.Library Board of Trustees Meeting English Conversation Class7 p.m., Tuesdays, June 17, July 15 & Aug 19 10 a.m., Wednesdays Practice your English in an informal setting.Readers’Theater General Meeting Please register with Peggi Kelley,2 p.m., Tuesdays, June 17, July 15 & Aug 19 [email protected], to participate.This group rehearses pieces and then performsfor senior living facilities in the South Hills. Francophone Literature & Culture 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 4Sahaja Meditation This language group reads and discusses in7:30 p.m., Mondays French the modern and classical writers of theDiscover the beauty within with simple Francophone world. New members alwaysmeditation techniques. Meditation improves welcome!physical, emotional, psychological, social, andspiritual health and brings out a well-rounded Advanced Italian Conversationpersonality, if practiced regularly. These classes 10 a.m., Thursdaysare offered free of charge or obligation. Join a lively and fun group reading and speaking the Italian language!South Hills Scrabble Club1 p.m., Saturdays Morning Spanish LiteratureSouth Hills Scrabble Club welcomes adults & Conversation Groupand kids ages 10 and up for an afternoon of 10 a.m., Mondaysfriendly competition! Speak and read in Spanish on a variety of topics. This dedicated group meets once aMt. Lebanon Writers Group week. Newcomers of all abilities welcome!7 p.m., Tuesdays, June 10, July 8 & Aug 12Join other writers in sharing and editing work Bienvenido - Have Fun Whilefor personal use or for publication. You Speak Spanish 7 p.m., Wednesdays, June 11, 25,Yoga for You July 9, 23, Aug 13 & 277:30 p.m., Wednesdays Practice your Spanish in an informal setting!Yoga is a practice that benefits all ages andbody types. Join us for a basic 60-minute TEENSflow class for all levels. Both beginnersand experienced practitioners will benefit Otaku Lebophysically and mentally from the training. 3:15 p.m., Thursday, June 5These classes are free and no pre-registration Our Otaku Lebo Asian pop culture club foris necessary. middle and high school students will meet on the first Thursday of every month when schoolMt. Lebanon Public Library Zentanglers is in session.11 a.m., Thursdays, June 12, 26,July 10, 24, Aug 14 & 28 Kendama, Pill & Yo Yo -- Skill GamesZentangle is a simple technique of pattern 3:15PM, Tuesdays, June 10 & 17drawing that is relaxing, meditative, intriguing, Bring your own Pill, Kendama, Yo Yo or otherand FUN. All you need is a pen and paper— cup & ball or juggling games. Group will meetand you are all set to begin. This group meets the 2nd & 3rd Tuesdays of each month (andthe second and fourth Thursdays of the month can also play at Otaku-Lebo meetings!). If youfor two hours. New members are always do not have a skill toy, you can learn to makewelcome; give it a try! one in minutes! For Middle and High School students. Snacks!INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE GROUPSConversational Chinese and Chinese see next page ››Culture 7 p.m., ThursdaysJoin us every Thursday to practice Mt. Lebanon | Summer 2014 | icmags.com 67
mlpl MT. LEBANON PUBLIC LIBRARY CALENDAR OF EVENTSLebo Nerdfighters SPOTLIGHT EVENTS3:15 p.m., Friday, June 13 14th Annual Concerts in the Courtyard 7 p.m., Thursdays,MORE than just a book group, Lebo Aug 7, 14, 21 & 28Nerdfighters is an open discussion of mature Join us for our popular series of Concerts in the Courtyard every Thursday evening inteen literature and enjoyment of ALL things August. No reservations or tickets required! Save these dates to enjoy some al fresconerdy, like the writings of Nerdfighter founders entertainment brought to you by Mt. Lebanon Public Library.Hank and John Green and “unpopular” Aug 7 - The Boilermaker Jazz Bandnerd interests like Doctor Who, the zombie Swinging renditions of jazz classics and rarities through superb instrumentals andapocalypse, Steampunk, the Buffyverse, heartfelt vocalsmaker spaces, science and technology and Aug 14 - The Tumblerseverything else brilliant people like! Don’t Hand-crafted Rock and Roll -- songs you’ve never heard before, but you’ve known allForget To Be Awesome! For College and High your lifeSchool students only. Snacks! Aug 21 - David Manchester A unique and gorgeous twist on modern American alt-folk with mellow song stylingsSpark a Reaction Teen Summer Reading Aug 28 - Mt. Lebanon High School String QuartetProgram 1:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Iight classics and music from movies, Broadway, & moreJune 24 - Aug 5 Details TBA **Note: In the event of inclement weather, concerts will take place downstairs in Room A. Star Wars Day 1 – 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug 16Nationwide Teen Lock-In Join us for our third annual Star Wars Day on Saturday, August 16th, from 1-3:30 p.m.6 - 11:55 p.m., Friday, Aug 1 This is a free program, no registration required.Come to the library after hours to “Spark a Event Schedule:Reaction” at the annual National Teen Lock- 1 - 2 p.m.: Build your own lightsaber and other themed crafts in Meeting Room A andin. At participating libraries, teens all over the Children’s Library. Enjoy refreshments in Admiral Ackbar’s Snackbar in Meetingthe country are having lock-ins to celebrate Room B.the collaborative teen summer reading 2 - 3 p.m.: Join the costumed Star Wars villains of the 501st Legion’s Garrison Carida fortheme “Spark a Reaction.” Activities to be a trivia contest with prizes! In Meeting Room A.announced… Skype author visits, crafts, 3 - 3:30 p.m.: Photo opportunities with Star Wars villains.gaming and plenty of food! Registration May the Force be with You!limited and will open at the start of the Beer Garden Bash V 6 - 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug 23summer reading program in June. The Pittsburgh region’s finest craft beers will flow at the library’s fifth annual Beer Garden Bash tonight! This popular event, sponsored by the Friends of Mt. LebanonSENIOR SPECIALS Library, will feature more than a dozen ales and lagers as well as a scrumptious gourmet picnic meal. The steel drum music of Dan Meunier will set a festive moodBook Chat, Senior Book Group in the lush library courtyard. Tickets will be on sale starting Monday, July 14th at the10 a.m., Fridays, June 27, July 25 & Aug 22 library’s front desk for $30 each. Only 250 tickets will be sold and no tickets will be soldMingle with good books and neighbors at the door. The event is expected to sell out, so buy your tickets early! All proceedseach month. Expand yourself with thought will be donated to support books and programs at the library.provoking discussions of books from differentgenres.Mt. Lebanon Conversation Salon Everyday Exercise for Seniors MONTHLY BOOK CLUBS10 a.m., Tuesdays, June 3, July 1 & Aug 5 10:30 a.m., Tuesdays, June 24,Join friends and neighbors to talk about July 22 & Aug 26 At Mt. Lebanon Public Library, we have a widecurrent events and issues that touch all our Come see and try examples of exercises you array of monthly book groups for all ageslives. can do every day in your home. Functional and interests. Visit Book Discussion Groups fitness will be explained. This program is open at mtlebanonlibrary.org to find one that suitsCreative Connections to Mt. Lebanon Village members, as well as the you. Once you have, just come to the library2 p.m., Wednesdays general public. This program is brought to you to pick up your copy of the book, read it, andJune 4 -- TBA by the wellness staff at Baptist Homes Society. then come to meeting at the library to discuss. Welcome! Welcome!July 1 - Life Aboard Air Force One presentedby John HaighAug 5 – TBA68 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Mt. Lebanon
SUMMER FUN IN THE CHILDREN’S LIBRARY! YogaBuilds…JUNE, JULY & AUGUST, 2014 PERFORMANCE – Supplemental conditioning for athletesSTORYTIMES & PRESCHOOL FUN! FUN FOR EVERYONE! FAMILIES – Class for the whole familyPlaydate at the Library Creation Station On-site at locations inMeet new playmates and play with new toys Stop in the children’s library any time over Pittsburgh's South Hillsfrom our “Family Place!” Wednesdays, May the summer and make something cool at the7-June 11. Creation Station. Each month we will have For more info:Drop in anytime between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. different materials available for creative kids Website: AtOmYogaPittsburgh.comAges 6 months - 6 years. to put together. Take the Creation Station Email: [email protected] Challenge! Open every day!Preschool Science Fun Phone: 412.818.4151Join Margie Rea from Active Science Kids for Thursday Crafternoons!some science fun. We’ll explore Swirly Soup in A different fun craft every week for childrenwhich children will use magnets to explore the ages 4-8. Thursdays, June 26-July 31, 4 p.m.push and pull force that is in water andSticky Tongue where children will learn the Musical Adventuresdifference between a frog and a toad. Join musician Barbara Lowenstein for a musicalFor children ages 3 - 6.Please pre-register. trip around the world. We’ll share stories andTuesday, June 10, 10:30 a.m. songs, and you can be in the band too! In the courtyard, weather permitting. For childrenPajama Storytime ages 3 - 8 and their families. Thursday, June 19,For kids ages 3-7 & their families. Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.6:30 p.m. - June 17 & July 15 Summer Reading Club Kick-offWild About Books– Storytime Fun –Summer extravaganza—Monday, June 23–Science Edition! Fun All Day!!For kids ages 4-6, Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m., June Make cool crafts in the courtyard, find your24-July 29 way through the Amazing Maze, be mystified by the magic of magician TJ Hill, smile whileBook Babies your face is painted, and sign up for SummerFor children ages birth - 2 years with an adult. Reading Club! Don’t miss it! Fun for all ages!!Wednesdays: 9:30, 10:15, 11 / June 25-July 30 The Magic of TJ HillStorytime for 2s & 3s Monday, June 23, 4 p.m.For children ages 2—3 years with an adult. Have fun with your family when you comeThursdays: 9:30, 10:15, 11 / June 26-July 31 to enjoy an amazing afternoon with magician T J Hill!The Great Stuffed Animal Sleepover &Storytime Touch a TruckDrop off your stuffed animal at the library on Visit our parking lot today to see differentFriday, June 27, for a library sleepover. Pick up kinds of trucks up close! Sunday, July 6,your animal friend Saturday morning and stay 1:30 - 3 p.m. For truck lovers of all ages!for storytime, breakfast snacks and see somesleepover pictures! (One animal per child Family Amazing Raceplease.) Drop-off: Friday, June 27, 9a.m. - 5pm You’ve watched the teams on TV, now try it/ Storytime & Pick-up: Saturday, June 28, 10:30 library style! Family teams will stop at differenta.m. stations throughout the library to accomplish fun challenges on their way to winning theBonjour les amis jackpot! Thursday, July 24, 6:30 p.m. PleaseStories and fun in French for kids ages 2-5 and pre-register.their parents. Mondays, 10:30 - June 30-July 28 Build It!Fun with Nature Spend Tuesdays in August creating someJoin naturalist Verna McGinley for stories amazing structures with some of our buildingabout our animal friends. This month we’ll toys! Each week we will have several buildingexplore birds, pond life and dinosaurs. Some sets available for future architects, engineers,storytimes include a visit with a live animal too! and all building enthusiasts. For all ages.For children ages 3 - 6 & their families. Tuesdays, August 5, 12, 19, 26, all day.Thursdays, August 7, 14, 21 - 10:30 a.m. see next page ›› Mt. Lebanon | Summer 2014 | icmags.com 69
mlpl SUMMER FUN IN THE CHILDREN’S LIBRARY! JUNE, JULY & AUGUST, 2014Madcap Puppet Show! SPOTLIGHTMadcap Puppets visits with another hilariouspuppet show- Twain’s Twisted Tales. Giant Mt. Lebanon Public Library 2014 Garden Tourpuppets and audience participation bringsome of Mark Twains’ favorite stories to life. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., (NEW TIMES! rain or shine) Sunday, July 13, 2014Bring your blanket and get ready to laugh! Tickets ($15 or $20 on the day) will be available at the Library after the middle of JuneFun for everyone! Monday, August 4, 6:30 In a gardener’s mind, all gardens are enchanting no matter what the style, theme, orp.m., Southminster House lawn (weather design. The July 13 Library Garden Tour offers seven gardens of different design, and allpermitting) are made enchanted by the gardeners to enjoy their outdoor surroundings. Helene and Regis McQuaide on White Oak Circle have extended the living area of their renovatedFamily Fort Night home to include a patio and garden complementing the rebuilt home previouslyBring a blanket, pillows, and flashlight and devastated by fire. Bob and Marina Lauver transformed their sloped backyard onbuild a fort in the library after everyone else Roycroft Avenue after taking a landscape course focusing on their desire for gardenhas gone home. Next, get comfortable inside rooms and water features with limited maintenance requirements. Susan Gove and Johnand read some books together! Storytime and Davis purchased their Moreland Drive home based almost entirely on the potential ofS’mores too! We’ll end the night with a game the outdoor space. Michele Bamburak shares her enchanted garden with walkers alongof Hide and Seek. Saturday, August 2, Beverly Road who give her inspiration, confirming her conclusion that the reason she4:30-6 - Program begins promptly at 4:30! gardens is to bring delight to others as well as herself. Janine Grosso’s Main EntranceFor children ages 3 - 8 and their families. landscape is a more recent transformation integrating the entire land area surroundingFamilies must pre-register. her home. What to do with those Mt. Lebanon steep terraces has been addressed by the Flanegin’s garden on Park Entrance. Stacey and Andy Rhodes’ Nakoma Drive gardenFUN FOR KIDS IN SCHOOL! surrounds and complements the architecture of their stone home. All the gardens featured this year will help the tour-goers feel the enchantment that only the joys ofTail Waggin’Tutors gardening in your own space can bring.Have fun reading to a dog! Young readers To get in the enchantment mood, plan on attending the Library Courtyard Garden Partycan practice their new reading skills with non- the evening before the tour from 6 to 8 p.m. Proceeds from both the tour and party gojudgmental furry friends and older readers will directly to the support of Mt. Lebanon Public Library.enjoy the tail waggin’ experience too! Children “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow”….Audrey Hepburnmust pre-register for this program. On the eve of the Garden Tour, join us at the Garden Party!Thursdays, June 5, July 3, August 7, 7 p.m. 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, July 12 Enjoy drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and live music in our lovely garden courtyard at Mt. LebanonTerrific Tuesdays Public Library. Tickets are $30 in advance and at the door. Proceeds from both the tourFun afternoon programs for children entering and party go directly to the support of Mt. Lebanon Public Library.grades K-4. Each week is a different theme!Every Tuesday in July, 1:30 p.m.Spanish Fiestas For kids entering grades 4-6. Please Tuesdays, July 22 and 29, 6-8:30 p.m. For kidsSpanish teachers from Mt. Lebanon School pre-register. Kids must be able to attend entering 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. Please pre-District will visit with fun and ga.m.es for kids both sessions in order to register. register. Children must to be able to attendin grades 1-3. both sessions in order to register.Wednesdays, July 9, 16, 23, 1:30 p.m. Battle of the Books Don’t forget to sign up for Battle of the Books! Club 24Chess Club Fun team reading for kids entering grades Avoid the math fact slide! Have snacks, winTuesdays, 6:30 p.m., June 3, July 1, August 5 4, 5 & 6. Sign-ups begin June 1 for kids and prizes, join a team, and learn to play 24 Math.Chess fun for kids in kindergarten- grade 7. coaches! Final battles are Wednesdays, July 30 Endorsed by First-in-Math, 24 Math makes and August 6. math fun, reinforces math facts, and teachesLego Club math strategies. Don’t miss it!Make new friends and practice your Lebo Create! For kids entering 4th, 5th and 6th grades .Lego-building skills. For kids ages 7-12. Join us for 2 awesome sessions of creation, Please pre-register. Children must be able toPlease pre-register. innovation and exploration. These are hands- attend the first meeting and at least 3 out ofWednesdays, June25, August 27, 4 p.m. (no on workshops where kids will work in groups 4 sessions in order to register. Club 24 will besession in July) to create a new kind of candy, and a Rube led by library staff and a Mt. Lebanon School Goldberg-like invention. District math teacher. Wednesdays, July 9, 16,Photography for Kids These will be led by faculty from the Upper St. 23, 30, 3 - 4:30 p.m.Wednesdays, July 2 and 9, 6 p.m. Clair School district.Bring your camera and learn some secrets fromthe pros today!70 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Mt. Lebanon
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