Benefits for the Capital Campaign

Benefits for the capital campaign raise critical funding, showcase the Library & Music Hall, model programming for the ACFL&MH, and -- perhaps best of all -- make many new friends for Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall!

 

All Judy, All Heart

October 10, 2009

Contralto Daphne Alderson captivated an audience of more than 200 people with her world premiere tribute to singer/actress Judy Garland.  Ms. Alderson performed with arranger/pianist Douglas Levine; Jeff Mangone on bass; John Marcinizyn playing guitar and banjo; and percussionist Al Wrublesky. The performance unveiled new seats in the Music Hall, which earned accolades for their beauty -- and comfort!

 

 

Sponsors

BNY Mellon

The Hillman Company

Irwin Seating Company

Maffei Strayer Furnishings

N.E. Bognar

Burstin, Burstin & Frantz

Easley & Rivers, Inc.

Graphic Arts Color Corporation

Green & Bridges, LLP

Highmark

Right Electric

Wells Fargo

Media Sponsor

Comcast

Special Thanks

Carnegie Borough Public Works

Jonathan ByerlyMichael ByerlyMichael Herleman

Informing Design

Bernadette Kazmarski

Bob Linn

MediaQuest

Miley Truck Rental Nancy Pace

Ted Modecki

Stage 62

 

Event Committe

Helen Aldisert

Dolores Smith Barber

Joan E. Britten

Clare Goetz

Jennifer Highfield

Berenice & John Hooton

Barbara Johnston

Rose Kutsenkow

Lynn K. Pascoe

Anne Picone

Karyn Ashley Rok

Marlene Smith Pendleton

Judy Thompson

Attendees and Donors

Attendees & Donors

Helen Aldisert & Lang Krayer
Dr. John & Dolores Smith Barber
Paul Benedum
Dick & Joanne Beyer
Marcia Biddle
Rosanna Bogats
Rosemarie Brletich
Joan Britten & Mark Perrott
Bill & Denise Brown
Buncher Family Foundation
David & Helen Campbell
Wanda Forsythe Clay
Christianne Corey
Joyce Costa
Dana & Susan Craig
Terry Cummings
Kelly & Ron Curran
Tom Daily
Louis & Kathleen Dell'Aquila
Gloria Cadwallader & Frank Deluca
Dr. Richard & Charlene Detar
Edward & Renee Storc Durkalski
Bill & Darlene English
Charles Fleck
Flexitrol Lighting
Maggie Forbes
Isabel Ford
Ted & Barbara Frantz
Lanny Frattare
Judy Gardner
Harry & Camille Goern
Charlie & Clare Goetz
Bob & Shirley Gordon
Katie & Tucker Gordon
Marjorie Greenberger
Doris Hartman
Dorthea Heslop
Barbara & David Heitzenroder
John & Berenice Hooton
Patricia Prattis Jennings

Barbara Johnston
Agnes Dodds Kinard
Mr. & Mrs. Drew Kistler
Annie Korpiel
Dr. Michael & Rose Kutsenkow
Vince & Ann Lackner
Landau Buiding Company
Lorraine Laux
Mary Ellen Leigh
Doug Levine
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Linaburg
Dr. Lesley & Mr. Raymond Losacca
Bill & Georgia Manby
Marion & Vincent Maola
Betsy Martin
Jim McGaffin
Joanne McGarry
Marcella McGrogan
Richard McNallly
Frank Meiser
Bob & Valerie Moll
Ed & Deb Moretti
Susan & Harold Morgans
Jeanne & Scotty Mulert
John & Frances Nalipinski
Bernard & Nancy Newman
Marjorie O’Brien & Stephen George
Lynn Pascoe & John Heiner
Elvira Peake
Anne & Jim Picone
Martin & Deborah Powell
Fran & Sue Prezioso
Joanne B. Rogers
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S. Sattinger
Patricia Schaffner & Family
Schindler Elevator Corporation
Louanne Schmitt
William Scott
Dolores Senaris
Edmund & Gene Smith
Marlene Smith-Pendleton

Lois & Monty Spear
Amy Stabnau
Janice & John States
Dick & Thea Stover
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Swortzel
Robert Taylor
Judy & Tom Thompson
Dr. Nick Trombetta
Marvin & Dot Wedeen
Jeannine Westlock
Dick & Carolyn Westerhoff

 

Black Tie, Bubbly and Bingo

November 8, 2008

More than 200 people gathered at The Club at Nevillewood on Saturday, November 8th for a game of high stakes bingo! There was fabulous food, lots of fun and the Library & Music Hall made many new friends while raising $48,045!

 

 

 

Presenting Sponsors
Anthony Sinatra & Beth Tarasi Sinatra

Event Steering Committee
Dana & Susan Craig, Co-Chairs
Charles & Clare Goetz
David & Cindy Hewit
Fran & Susie Prezioso
Ron & Evelyn Simmons
Anthony Sinatra & Beth Tarasi
Bill & Ellen Thomeier
Maureen Valentine

Special Thanks to The Club at Nevillewood and the Presto Volunteer Fire Department

Guests and Donors
Gary & Kim Adams
Pritam & Binu Advani
Jack & Peggy Anderson
Louis Anthony Jewelers
David F. Bechtol
Cathy Belleci
Joe Blattner
Nadine Bognar
Lester & Barbara Botkin
Mark Brown & Leisha Daneil
William & Denise Brown
Burns & Scalo Roofing
Burstin, Burstin & Frantz
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Carlowski
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Carlson
Gerry & Kay Downey Clarke
Steven & Kim Condio
Chris Connors
Debbie Corr
Jerry & Rosemary Cozewith
Dana & Susan Craig
Deborah & Ed Curigliano
Dan & Gayle D'Allessandro
Jim & Sally Dawson
Sue Demko
Michael & Delia Dempster
Denvir Agency, Allstate
Bob DeSantis
Charles & Angela Dietrick
Fred & Nadine Eichenmiller
Bill & Darlene English
Chris & Frank Ferris
Joanne & Jeffry Fink
Charles & Patricia Foley
Maggie Forbes
Isabel Ford
Jim Denvir & Ruth Forsyth
Pat Gallagher
Gordon & Deborah Giffin
Charlie & Clare Goetz
Michael & Heather Goodworth
Bob & Shirley Gordon
Mark & Carol Gracey
Gary & Patricia Hall
Bob & Beth Hallman
Kirk Hamilton
John & Susan Heher
Cindy & David Hewitt
Tom Hileman
Carol Hoag
Howard Hanna
Vinoo Kathpal
John & Amber Killeen
Diane Klinefelter
Patsy Koester
Ed & Diane Johnston
Barbara Johnston
Sydnie & Brian Jones
Tom & Tracy Landau
Patricia & Richard Layton
Elmi Leoni
James Lignelli
Brenda & Pete Lilly
Fred Lipsitz
Bill & Georgia Manby
Mary Ann Maksa
Claudia & James McGee
Daniel McMenamin
Ray & Sue Melcher
Ron & Diane Moehler
Larry & Diane Moore
Moore Concrete Pumping
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mullholland
Joseph & Rae Ott
Ellen Pandolfo & Marlene Straub
Parker Plastics Corporation
Lynn Pascoe & John Heiner Pascoe
Dr. Kay Phanse & Ken Simpson
Piccolinas Restaurant
Jim & Ann Picone
Pittsburgh Fayette Express
David & Darlene Paolicelli
Martin & Deborah Powell
Premier Granite & Stone
Fran & Susie Prezioso
Richard & Marian Redlinger

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Scherrbaum

James & Maxine Senge

Carol Shideler

Blynn & Suzanne Shideler

Ron & Evelyn Simmons

Mr. & Mrs. Matt Skittle

Bonnie & Jim Smith

Mark Smith & Kyle Tomer

Janice & John States

Jeff & Jan Sterling

Bonnie Tambellini

David Thomas & Melissa Fox-Thomas

Bill & Ellen Thomier

Bob & Nancy Urban

Tim & Nancy Volk

Patricia Wadlinger

Dr. Rajnia Wallia & Dr. Paul Hartley

John & Nancy Williamson

Dr. Frank Yarussi & Kathy Senko

Janis Zomber & Bob Nell

Songs that Oscar Taught Me

October 10, 2008

  

Friday October 10 was "some enchanted evening" at the Carnegie Carnegie!  Contralto Daphne Alderson's tribute to American Musical Theater icon Oscar Hammerstein, II was a world premiere commissioned by the Library & Music Hall.  It drew an appreciative audience of 300 from throughout Allegheny County are raised $52,000!  Ms. Alderson's gorgeous voice and affection for Hammerstein wowed the audience.  So too did her band -- George Elliott on bass; P.J. Gatch, pecussion; Douglas Levine on piano (and responsible for the fabulous arrangements) and John Marcinizyn on guitar.

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors

Gordon Terminal Services
The Hillman Company

Bank of New York Mellon
HighMark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Reed Smith

Burstin Burstin & Frantz
Comcast
The Craig Goodworth Miller Group
Bill & Darlene English
Charlie & Clare Goetz
The Hill Group
Dr. Michael & Rose Kutsenkow
Bill & Georgia Manby

Media Sponsor
Comcast

Special Thanks to Scott Burkett, Informing Design, Bernadette Kazmarski and Nancy Pace and Stage 62.

Event Steering Committee
Beverly Azzaro
Dolores Smith Barber
Cheryl Chotiner
Joan Britten
Clare Goetz
Jennifer Highfield
Berenice and John Hooton
Rose Kutsenkow
Barbara Johnston
Lynne Pascoe
Karyn Ashley Rok
Marlene Smith Pendleton

Attendees and Donors
Richard & Bonnie Anton
Dolores & John Barber
Dr. Joanne Bevilaqua Weiss
Rosanna Bogats
Robert & Alberta Boyd
Joan Britten & Mark Perrott
Dr. Howard J. Burnett & Maryann De Palma Burnett
Buncher Family Foundation
Tom & Maureen Butts
Gloria Cadwallader & Frank DeLuca
Meg & George Cheever
Jan Chadwick
David & Kathleen Elias
Federated Investors
Kathleen Ferraro & Jane Feuer
Bob Firth
Leslie A. Fleishner
Edric & Joyce Florence
Dorothy Florence
John & Judith Florey
Maggie Forbes & Stephen Spear
Mary & Michael Ford
Sally Ford
Leonard & Mildred Gerlowski
Pat Gibbons
Karen Glance
Charlie & Clare Goetz
David & Mary Sue Goetz
Ira & Nanette Gordon
Katie & Tucker Gordon
John & Berenice Hooton
Informing Design
Geraldine Jenne
Barbara Johnston
Susan Johnston
Ruby & Jim Kang
Dorothy Kelly
J. Crilley Kelly
Arthur J. Kerr
John Kish
E. Ann Knoell
Landau Building Company
Lorraine Laux
Bernice Levine
Dr. & Mrs. Phillip Levine
Elaine Lucas
Diane & Jack Luke
Linda & Richard Marcus
Elizabeth Bell Martin
Patrick M. McCaffrey
Keith & Anna McDonough
Joanne McGarry
Charles McKelvey
Tom & Ming Medwig
Bob Moll
Susan Morgans
Greg & Thelma Morris
Rick Moslen
Jack & Fran Nalipinski
Viginia Neville
Sherry Niepp
Charles & Lorraine Novelli
Melisse & Robert Osterman
Donna Panazzi
Ronald L Parker, Jr.
Martin & Deborah Powell
Malcolm and Barbara Prine
Bill and Ann Pysh
Chris Raftis
Peggy Robinette
Stan & Jerry Sattinger
Louanne Schmitt
W.L. Scott
Nancy Schepis
Roger & Kathy Sembrat
Marlene Smith Pendleton
Yolanda Smola
Lois & Monty Spear
Ron & JoAnn Speigel
Amy Stabnau
Jim & Judy Stalder
Sidney Stark
Richard & Thea Stover
Stella Szafranski
Robert L.Taylor
Betsy & Tom Teti
Jerry & Jane Voros
Carmella J. Wehrle