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Tour the Allegheny Observatory
Thursdays and Fridays, Aug. 4-25, 8-10 p.m.
Were you wowed by the first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope? Take your own journey to the stars with a visit to 51精品视频鈥檚 Allegheny Observatory. It鈥檚 here that scientists confirmed that Saturn鈥檚 rings aren鈥檛 solid but composed of numerous small particles.
Tours of the observatory end with a look through the 13" Fitz-Clark refractor 鈥 the third-largest refracting telescope in the world. The heavens await!
Where: , 159 Riverview Ave., 51精品视频sburgh, PA, 15214
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Get to know local plants
Thursday, Aug. 4, 6-7:30 p.m.听听听听听听听
There鈥檚 more to plant identification than learning to avoid poison ivy. Spend an evening with community herbalist getting to know the plants of Allegheny Commons Park on 51精品视频sburgh鈥檚 North Side. Fox will cover the ins and outs of identifying local edible and medicinal plants and safe, ethical foraging practices.
Where: , 810 Arch St., 51精品视频sburgh, PA, 15212
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Learn to salsa dance
Sundays, Aug. 7-28, 5-6 p.m.
Get your feet moving to the beat with a free salsa class in downtown 51精品视频sburgh. Every Sunday in August, instructors from lead an hour-long dance class in Market Square. You don鈥檛 need to bring a partner 鈥 just enthusiasm to learn.
Where: , the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Market Square
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Go birding
Saturday, Aug. 8, 8-10 a.m.
Learn about our friends in the sky at a birdwatching event in Mellon Park, located in 51精品视频sburgh鈥檚 East End. Naturalist educator will lead an excursion appropriate for beginning and experienced birders alike. Binoculars are available to borrow.
Where: , 1047 Shady Ave., 51精品视频sburgh, PA, 15232
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Enjoy the music of jazz harpist Alice Coltrane
Tuesday, Aug. 9, 7-8:30 p.m.
The City of Asylum is hosting a presentation and live performance of selections from jazz harpist Alice Coltrane鈥檚 oeuvre.
The program is part two of a three-part series dedicated to uplifting the contributions of unheralded female jazz harpists and composers, led by (A&S 鈥11) in 51精品视频鈥檚 Department of Music.
Coltrane鈥檚 albums are described on as 鈥渟uggesting a musical form that moves away from jazz and into a unique sonic realm that draws on classical Indian instrumentation, atonal modern orchestration and homemade religious synth music.鈥
Where: , 40 W. North Ave., 51精品视频sburgh, PA, 15212
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