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Monday, January 21, 2013

5 Things to Know This Week: Woodworking Exhibit, Burns Supper and an Open House

Patch gives you a rundown of what's going on around the community.

Michael Falcone, a sophomore at Quaker Valley High School, likes to spend his free time in the cabinet shop at Old Economy Village in Ambridge, trying to re-envision the ways of the Harmonist carpenters, joiners, cabinet makers, and other woodworkers by researching their tools. Michael will put on "A Plane Old Exhibit" highlighting these woodworkers through an array of their planes. An opening reception is planned from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 at the Visitor Center, 270 16th St. All are invited to attend The exhibit will be on display through April.  Youth Connect, in partnership with Sewickley Academy and QV Voice, presents "Teen Talk," a panel discussion for parents and other caregivers. The discussion runs from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, …

Friday, January 18, 2013

Youth Connect to Host 'Teen Talk' for Parents and Caregivers

The panel discussion, in partnership with Sewickley Academy, will engage the audience into thinking about ways adults can offer support without being shut down by a self-conscious teen.

Parents and other caregivers are invited to attend "Teen Talk," a panel discussion presented by Youth Connect in partnership with Sewickley Academy and QV Voice.  The discussion will be led by a group of Sewickley Academy Upper School students, as well as members of the QV Voice Peer Advocates, a group of Quaker Valley High School students dedicated to encouraging their peers to express opinions and providing resources and strategies through engagement in lunch discussion groups and school-wide presentations and activities.  The free program will take place at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25 in the community room at the Sewickley Public Library and is open to the public.   Student leaders will share some of the major issues teens are facing today, …

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