You're Invited to Celebrate The Point of Pittsburgh

The Point of Pittsburgh Celebration 

Nov 21, 2008 7:30 PM
Carnegie Lecture Hall
4400 Forbes Avenue (Oakland)
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Hear Pittsburgh celebrities tell the untold tales of Pittsburgh heroes in story and song in an event to benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

Telling the Story of Pittsburgh and its Heroes

Sally Wiggens of WTAE

Lynne Hayes-Freeland and Jon Burnett of KDKA

Senator James Ferlo

Steve Hansen

Chris Potter – of the City Paper

Minette Seate of WQED

 Filmmaker Carl Kurlander

Judge Joe Williams

And More Community Leaders

Mike Stout, the NewLanders, Joe Grushecky and other guest musicians will perform songs about Pittsburgh heroes from The Point of Pittsburgh CD. 

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Tickets are being sold by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank & Just Harvest

Call 412-460-3663 ext 205 for Tickets

Or Purchase online at http://www.pittsburghfoodbank.org/store/products.cfm?catid=2

http://www.pittsburghfoodbank.org

Ticket Proceeds will benefit the Great Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
You can also contribute non-perishable food items at the event.

Pittsburgh’s community leaders will tell the stories of Pittsburgh’s heroes: Queen Aliquippa, Johnny Apple Seed, Martin Delany – the doctor, abolitionist, soldier and Renaissance man. Journalist Jane Grey Swisshelm, the Battle of Homestead, Crystal Eastman, the defiant McKees Rocks Strikers of 1909, Mother Jones and the 1919 fight for free speech, Andrew Mellon, Father Cox, Max Vanka, Father Charles Owen Rice, the 8 fighting Grossman Brothers of WWII, journalist Frank Bolden, and more.

During the 250 year history of our city Pittsburghers made the steel for America’s most famous bridges and skyscrapers, built destroyers and landing craft for WWII on Neville Island, ended the Polio epidemic, invented the distribution systems for electricity and natural gas, and served ketchup to the world.  Pittsburghers died fighting in the 40 year bloody struggle for freedom of speech and the right to unionize, winning the 40 hour – 5 day work week and work place safety.  

Celebrate the great achievements of the city of Pittsburgh on Nov 21 at the Carnegie Lecture Hall and help raise funds for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

Help the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank