Grandparents Day Celebration
2018-09-09 09:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | PA
All grandparents receive free admission when accompanied by their grand kids.
Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium
7370 Baker Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

GRLPWRPGH's Social Media Workshop
2018-09-09 11:00 - 15:00 | The Meraki Studio, 2350 Railroad Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
We’re SO excited to announce our first workshop, focused on all things social media!
Join us for a one-day workshop filled with speakers, panels, mini break out sessions, great food, ever better cocktails, interactive activities + so much more. Spend the day being both entertained and informed, create relationships with other creative women in the ‘burgh and discuss current social media trends + how to get your brand noticed.
Whether you are planning to launch a new business or blog, looking to spark some inspiration for new content or inquire more about the behind-the-scenes strategy of successful social media, GRLPWRPGH’s Social Media Workshop is a one-stop shop for all creative + entrepreneurial ladies in Pittsburgh.
Q3 MEMBERS: No ticket needed
NON-MEMBERS: Ticket available via Eventbrite $99

Purpose Driven Women's Empowerment Retreat
2018-09-14 - 2018-09-16 | PA
This is a 3 day event September 14-16, 2018 in Pittsburgh, PA. This retreat will be filled with workshops,panels, breakout sessions, “meet&greet”, a woman-owned local business marketplace, author book signing+books,etc.

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Line up includes:

Motivational Speakers

Spiritual Leaders

Educational Breakouts

Interactive Panels

Author Book Signings

Woman-owned local business marketplace

Pampering/Relaxation

DreamBoard Workshop

“Meet & Greet”

Raffles + Giveaways

Recognition Gala

Meals

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*** First 50 registered attendees get grab bags with items from our sponsors***

**Discounted hotel pricing available for our group**

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Our mission is to empower, educate and equip woman. Covering how faith, business, everyday life, and tragedy’s can change your views on things + change your life. ( Bad & Good) “Change your mind, change your life” We will equip you with the knowledge, tools and community to create and grow a successful business or life with “PURPOSE”

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You will learn from industry experts and female leaders, network with entrepreneurs, published authors, moms, every day woman, change-makers to discover tools and strategies to take your business or life to the next level, and feel “EMPOWERED” to create a positive change.

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Early Bird ALL ACCESS PASS :

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Tickets will increase

Date and Time

Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 5:00 PM –
Sun, Sep 16, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT
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Location

Comfort Inn Conference Center
699 Rodi Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15235

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Follow us for updates on 2018 line up: https://www.facebook.com/gloupsociety/

Get social with us:

Instagram: @andrea_williams88

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gloupsociety/

A Woman on the Move – the Business of the Port Authority
2018-09-14 08:00 - 09:30 | James Laughlin Music Hall at Chatham University, Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, United States
Friday, September 14
A Woman on the Move – the Business of the Port Authority
8-9:30am
Chatham University Shadyside Campus, James Laughlin Music Center
Katharine Kellemen, CEO of the Port Authority of Allegheny County, will discuss our region’s transit system and what changes we can expect under her leadership. Additionally, Kellemen will touch on the vital role of transit in strengthening our communities.
► Register online only at http://www.chatham.edu/cwe/networking/breakfastseries/
Questions? Email womens-entrepreneurship@chatham.edu or call 412-365-1253

Summer Yoga at the Waterfront
2018-09-15 08:30 - 21:30 | PA
When: Sat., Sept. 8, 8:30-9:30 a.m. and Sat., Sept. 15, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Phone: 412-476-9157
Email: ewittmer@wilkow.com
Price: Free
www.facebook.com/events/1849135975379304

Join us outside twice every month this summer on Saturday mornings from 8:30-9:30am for a special 1-hour yoga classes. This event is free to all members and guests, so come ohmmmm come all! Here’s the schedule: September 8- Monica September 15- Crystal

The Waterfront

149 W. Bridge Street Homestead
412.467.9157
www.waterfrontpgh.com

World Gratitude Day
2018-09-16 15:00 - 17:00 | First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, 605 Morewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
World Gratitude Day Celebration
We all have so much to be grateful for on a daily basis and this event can be a nice reminder.
Sunday, September 16, 2018
3:00 to 5:00 PM
First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh Undercroft Art Gallery
605 Morewood Avenue, Shadyside, 15213

This is an annual event to benefit Literacy Pittsburgh, with a “give what makes you feel good” donation. Uplifting event of music, poetry, video and reflection in a coffeehouse format followed by reception and Thank-You-Note-athon. Features vocalist Ronni Weiss and poet Joan Bauer. Co-sponsored by First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh. Inspirational, non-religious focus. Please register even if you are a maybe

Effective Negotiation: Skills to Ask for What You Want
2018-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Atria’s Restaurant, 1374 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15238
Effective Negotiation: Skills to Ask for What You Want
Fearing and avoiding negotiation can be harming you. What benefits and promotions have you missed out on simply because you have not asked? By strengthening your negotiating skills you’ll be able to stop looking at negotiation as a win/lose situation and instead see it as a tool or an opportunity for your company to flourish. This is a high-energy workshop that is jam-packed with practical strategies which you can implement immediately.
Meet the speaker:
When she received her first leadership position at age 22, Beth Caldwell thought that leadership meant that she was to answer all the questions and provide all the answers. She soon realized that in order to develop a successful and dynamic team, she needed to become a successful leader. Today, she is an author, speaker and the host of the popular WebTV Program, Smart Leadership. She is the founder and lead instructor for Leadership Academy for Women and the author of seven books including Smart Leadership: 12 Simple Strategies to Help You Shift from Ineffective Boss to Influential Leader and From Frantic to Focused: How to Shift Your Life from Out-of-Control to Streamlined and Successful. She writes a leadership column for the Pittsburgh Business Times newspaper and Smart Business magazine. In 2014 Beth joined the Steve Harvey Success Academy as a global instructor teaching classes on time management, publicity and being an influential leader. Her new book, The Essentials of Leadership Excellence, will be released in early 2019.
Details:
Appetizers, dinner (limited menu), dessert and non-alcoholic beverages will be included as part of the ticket. A cash bar will also be available. If there are any questions regarding the specifics of this event, please email James Bero at james.bero@farmersinsurance.com

Women Who Wine: Being the CEO of Your Life!
2018-09-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Carnegie Library, 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106
You’re Invited!
Mary Grace Musuneggi & Christine Pikutis-Musuneggi
invite You & a Guest to join them for this fabulous
Women Who Wine.
Being the CEO of your life means being beautiful inside and out.
An evening of conversation, networking and education!
Date: Thursday, September 20th
Time: 6:00 – 8:00pm
Location: Andrew Carnegie Free Library | 300 Beechwood Avenue | Carnegie PA 15106
Join Us!
Spend the evening with Kristen Peckich, the owner of La Pomponee Salon and Day Spa as she share her story of success and as she brings to the event the Beaute Mobile, an RV with an emphasis on Glam! Kristen will share with us what the newest trends are in makeup, hair styling and other services to help us be the CEOs of our world, as we feel good and look good.
Guests will enjoy light refreshments and of course – wine.

Space is limited so RSVP early!
412-341-2888 x 312 or info@mfgplanners.com

Securities and Investment Advisory Services offered through H. Beck, Inc. Member, FINRA & SIPC. H. Beck, Inc. and The Musuneggi Financial Group, LLC. are not affiliated.

Soul Circles for Women
2018-09-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Mookshi Wellness Center, 702 S Trenton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15221, United States
Date: 20 September, 2018 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Venue: Mookshi Wellness Center
Soul Circles for Women are a sacred space for you to Connect, Renew and Grow!
CONNECT Come gather with other like-minded Women once a month for a night of soulful connection and sharing at Mookshi! These enriching Soul Circles are for Women who are seeking connection time that is both playful and sacred.
RENEW In Soul Circle you will relax with guided meditation, experience restorative play through movement, and the opportunity to renew your heart, mind and soul.
GROW Come away with a bigger vision, new friendships, and an expanded sense of self through enlightening topics and conversations.
When was the last time you gathered in a peaceful space just to be still, listen to your heart, move your body and express your soul?
Join Radiant Circle Guide Melanie Fitzpatrick for a monthly Soul Circle and flow your soul!
Each month, circle will be unique in its theme and will include ceremony and ritual to deepen your practice and attune to nature’s elements like July’s full moon and Septembers Fall Equinox.
Mark your calendars and come flow with us!
DATES: Sunday July 29, Thursday August 23, Thursday September 20
TIME: 7pm-9pm
$39 Per Soul
REGISTER AT: https://www.liveinyourtruth.life/shop/
Preregistration is encouraged!
Learn more at https://www.liveinyourtruth.life/women-s-programs/
About Melanie
A lifelong spiritual seeker who is also passionate about championing Women. She recognizes that the awakened Woman can move mountains and will. She delights in guiding those Women who desire to grow beyond their current definition to rise into their highest potential. She does this in the forum of her Women’s Circles, Retreats, Workshops and private Coaching.
Melanie is a Life Coach & Business Coach and a Transformation Guide for Women. Speaker / Writer / Workshop Facilitator / Radiant Circle Guide.
She is the founder of Live in YOUR Truth ™ platform and Podcast Host of Live in Your Truth Radio.
Melanie is also Founder of East End Entrepreneurs! A membership based Women’s Mastermind group located in the east end of Pittsburgh. Check us out!

Women & Business Initiative
2018-09-27 17:30 - 20:00 | Hotel Indigo, 329 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219
Pittsburgh Magazine’s quarterly Women & Business initiative tells the stories of local businesswomen. Women & Business is presented by S&T Bank.
Our Next Event
Thursday, September 27
Hotel Indigo/Eliza Bistro
5:30-8:00 pm
Keynote Speaker: Sharon Moulds, Scout Executive/CEO at
Laurel Highlands Council, Boy Scouts of America

Cecil Township Fall Festival
2018-09-29 11:00 - 2018-09-30 19:00 | PA
Celebrate Cecil with family and friends at this fall festival! 100+ crafters, scrumptious food, a variety of entertainment, 50/50, auction, petting zoo, bounce houses for the kids and much more.
Click here for a schedule of events.

Cecil Township Park, 3599 Millers Run Road, Cecil PA

Breakfast for Women in Leadership
2018-10-01 07:30 - 09:30 | PA
Whether her leadership experience is in the boardroom, the lecture hall, the hospital, the lab, or your very own office, women in leadership bring forth a uniquely different experience than our male counterparts. On October 1st, 2018, Talerico Group launches the first Leadership Experience for Women, from 7:30-9:30 am at Pittsburgh Marriott North, in Cranberry PA. Expect engaging conversations with other women in business and leadership roles over breakfast. Meet key note speaker and practice leader Holly McIlwain, and receive free give aways, networking, and a chance to win a $200 SpaFinder gift card!
The cost to attend is $75 per person, with early registration discounts running from September 1-10, saving you and your organization $25.
Meet Keynote Speaker and Practice Leader: Holly McIlwain
With a passion and enthusiasm for people, Holly McIlwain frequently speaks to groups about life and leadership, and encourages individuals to develop their strengths. While she is a wife and mother in a house full of men, and practice unit leader for Talerico Group, she manages to spend many hours as a mentor and developer of other women. She is active on the Boards of Directors for several non-profits, and is dedicated to serving her community in various ways. Holly holds an M.S. in Organizational Leadership from Robert Morris University and is a multidiscipline Certified Professional Behavior Analyst, Trainer and Coach.

Executive Women's Council: Stepping Out - Stepping In - Stepping Up
2018-10-02 11:30 - 14:00 | The Rivers Club, 301 Grant Street, One Oxford Centre, Suite 411, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, United States
Join Executive Women’s Council for
Stepping Out – Stepping In – Stepping Up:
An Afternoon with Mary Grace Musuneggi

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Rivers Club
301 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
The Executive Women’s Council with the Pittsburgh Chapter Women in Accounting and the Women in Law Division of the Allegheny County Bar Association present an afternoon with Mary Grace Musuneggi.
Have you wanted to take your career to the next level? Has your business plateaued and you don’t know why? Have you wished that you were living more abundantly?
Mary Grace Musuneggi, author of A Man is Not a Plan: Success Strategies for Independent Women, will present strategies for improving your business, your career, and your personal life by “stepping out, stepping in, and stepping up.”
Step out of your comfort zone
Step into success for your business
Step up to abundant living
Mary Grace will be selling her hit books:
A Man is Not a Plan: Success Strategies for Independent Women
Single Steps: Strategies for Abundant Living
Schedule
11:30 a.m. – Registration
12:00 p.m. – Lunch
1:00 p.m – Stepping Out- Stepping In – Stepping Up

Cost: $30 for Members and Non-members
Click here to register: Stepping Out – Stepping In – Stepping Up: An Afternoon with Mary Grace Musuneggi

Women Rock 2018
2018-10-05 18:30 - 21:30 | PA
Join us for Women Rock Pittsburgh, presented this year by PPG Industries. Think all things Pittsburgh – cookie tables, pierogies, parking chairs, and Terrible Towels!
Support Dress for Success Pittsburgh in the purchase of it’s first mobile suiting vehicle. Mobile events allow the team to provide critical services and empower women in some of the highest need areas of our communities.
Wear your black and gold, enjoy a Steel City cocktail, and get to know members of the Dress for Success Pittsburgh Board of Directors and team. Learn more about the ways that YOU can make a difference in the lives of women and their families in Southwestern PA.
Event activities include Pittsburgh themed basket raffles with goodies from all the best places in the burgh, including the Milkshake Factory, generously donated by Edward Marc brands. The silent auction includes a chance to win a penguin painting and private Penguin Encounter for four at the National Aviary, a PPG Paints in-home consultation design experience, a signed Kris Letang Penguin jersey and glass memorabilia donated by PPG Industries, a premium wine basket, Pittsburgh CLO tickets, and more! A premium purse table offers the chance to bid on generously donated handbags by Michael Kors and Prada.
Watch Paints by Kait handcraft a Pittsburgh skyline before your eyes. Get crafty and take home a DIY Pittsburgh themed block print with Pop Craft. Visit the TapSnap photobooth for a photo with a famous Pittsburgh mascot, and dance the night away with music by DJ Jess.
Our friends at Magnolia on Main will be parked outside of Heinz Field throughout the evening showcasing their very own mobile unit. Magnolia on Main will be graciously donating 10% of their sales to Dress for Success Pittsburgh in support of the purchase of its own mobile boutique!

Making Strides of Greater Pittsburgh
2018-10-06 08:00 - 13:00 | PA
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks unite communities behind the American Cancer Society’s efforts to save lives from breast cancer. Here’s what you can expect:

Check-in
Sign up online for easy check-in the day of the walk. All event participants, including children, need to register for the walk. If you do not register online prior to the event, please visit the check-in area upon arrival. Check In at Highmark Stadium at Station Square, 510 Station Square Dr, Pittsburgh, PA.
Opening Ceremony
Come together with survivors, caregivers, men and women from all walks of life who are passionate about saving lives from breast cancer. Celebrate your shared efforts. Inspire each other to carry on. And take comfort in the knowledge that because of your dedication, no one walks alone.
Walk Begins
We all walk together, but our event is not a race. Stop whenever you want or need to. You absolutely do not need to complete the entire walk if you are unable. The walk concludes when the final walker crosses the finish line.

FOR SURVIVORS

The survivor area is a special area for survivors and the caregivers attending with them. We include both survivors and caregivers to make sure everyone is as comfortable as possible. You’ll find important information about American Cancer Society programs and services geared specifically for you.

Event Contact

To learn more about the Making Strides of Greater Pittsburgh or for other information, call us toll free at 1-800-227-2345. We’re available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can also contact your local American Cancer Society office using the contact information provided below Monday through Friday during standard business hours.
Lyndsie McPadden
PittsburghPAStrides@cancer.org
(412) 919-1100
Mailing Address:
American Cancer Society
ATTN: Making Strides of Greater Pittsburgh
320 Bilmar Dr
Pittsburgh, PA 15205

We look forward to hearing from you. For a list of Frequently Asked Questions, click here

Scott Township Octoberfest
2018-10-06 11:00 - 18:00 | PA
https://scott-twp.com/event/octoberfest/?instance_id=3702
Please join us for Octoberfest at Scott Park. Local vendors and crafts will be on display. Mansfield 5 perform at 3:30pm.

Dormont's Annual Street Fair
2018-10-06 15:00 - 23:00 | PA
Don’t miss fall fun for the whole family at this street fair! Strolling entertainers, live performances on stage, local vendors and artists, kids’ crafts and activities, food from local restaurants and much, much more will be featured. Visit the website for more information.

Houston Pumpkin Festival
2018-10-12 - 2018-10-14 | PA
The Houston Pumpkin Festival is a three-day community tradition held annually during the second weekend of October in Houston, Pennsylvania. Located at the American Legion Post #902 Picnic Grounds, the festival features family fun for all ages including; over 175 food and craft vendors, music and entertainment, children’s games and activities, a parade, and many pumpkin related contests. Admission into the festival is FREE! Proceeds from the festival benefit the Houston Volunteer Fire Department. This website serves to provide the most up-to-date news and information about the festival for both its visitors and participants.
-Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times
– Limited Handicapped Parking is available at the Festival Grounds
– Please No Pets and No Bicycles

Click here for more information.

Building a Business from Scratch in Homewood
2018-10-12 08:00 - 09:30 | James Laughlin Music Hall at Chatham University, Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, United States
Friday, October 12
Building a Business from Scratch in Homewood
8-9:30am
Chatham University Shadyside Campus, James Laughlin Music Center
Jenna Knapp, Founder and Director of Production at Thread, will discuss how she built Thread: a business on a mission to end poverty by creating dignified jobs and responsible, high-quality products with global brands. Thread transforms plastic bottles from the streets and canals of Haiti and Honduras into the most responsible fabrics and products on the planet. Every product made with Thread tackles poverty and cleans up the planet. Thread is a Public Benefit Corporation and scores in the top 10% of B-Corps globally on its governance and incorporation of the world’s waste into its products.
► Register online only at http://www.chatham.edu/cwe/networking/breakfastseries/
Questions? Email womens-entrepreneurship@chatham.edu or call 412-365-1253

Monster Mash
2018-10-20 10:00 - 12:00 | PA
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Monster Mash

Invent monstrous, fantastical, or just silly creations through sculptural forms. Be inspired by books and your own imagination as you bring your creatures to life! This is a Pittsburgh Filmmakers/ Pittsburgh Center for the Arts program.
This program is a part of our Matt’s Maker Space Year of Making and was generously funded by Matt’s Maker Space.
For kids ages 5-7. Space is limited, so please pre-register starting September 22nd at 9am.

CONTACT: Mt. Lebanon Public Library 412-531-1912 childrenslibrary@einetwork.net

LOCATION: Meeting Room A

The Hamilton Harvest Festival
2018-10-20 10:00 - 16:00 | PA
Hamilton Presbyterian Church | 4500 Hamilton Road | Bethel Park
The church’s outdoor grounds come alive with stage and traveling entertainment, vendors, artists, crafters, food booths, community groups, and a special Children’s Zone including a petting zoo! All from the community are welcome to enjoy this family friendly annual event.

Children’s Harvest Festival at Oliver Miller Homestead
2018-10-21 13:30 - 16:30 | PA
Children can try their hand at 18th century games and crafts such as tin punch, corn crafts, doll making, butter churning, writing with a quill, bobbing for apples, sack racing & more. You are encouraged to come early in order to experience all the activities and take time to play in the giant leaf pile.

2018 Gender Equity Symposium
2018-11-03 08:00 - 13:30 | PA
The vision of Pittsburgh’s new Gender Equity Commission (GEC) is a future in which everyone in the City of Pittsburgh, regardless of gender identity or expression, is safe in all spaces, empowered to achieve their full potential, and no longer faces structural or institutional barriers to economic, social, and political equality. This half‐day symposium, hosted by Chatham University’s Women’s Institute, will bring the expertise of gender scholars and community leaders into conversation with GEC commissioners to consider how to reach this vision. Free and open to the public with registration.

Mellon Center, Pittsburgh

Learn. Grow. Connect. A Conference for Women in Business
2018-11-03 08:30 - 13:00 | Chatham University – Eastside Campus, 6585 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Learn. Grow. Connect. A Conference for Women in Business

time

cost

location

08:30 AM – 01:00 PM
$40, free for members of the Center
(Interested in membership? Click here)
Includes continental breakfast and lunch
Chatham Eastside Entrepreneurship Hub, 6585 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
(campus map)

Saturday, November 03
AGENDA
8:30AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00AM Welcome
9:00-10:15AM Morning Session 1 (Parallel Sessions)
Session A: Client Relationship Manager (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Point of Sale (POS) Software. This session will cover the differences between these systems and why they are important, how to select the right system and software for your business, and how to prepare for implementation.
Session B: Exit Strategies. This session will cover different types of exits, when and how to start planning for an exit, due diligence items to start now, business valuation, and finding a buyer.
10:15-10:30AM Coffee Break
10:30-11:45AM Morning Session 2 (Parallel Sessions)
Session C: Cybersecurity. This session will cover why cybersecurity is a concern, areas of vulnerability for small businesses and how they can protect themselves, and the small business responsibilities when handling customer data.
Session D: Benefits and Compensation Packages, Human Resources. This session will cover how to acquire benefits for your employees and why, how to create compensation packages, and general HR must-haves.
11:45AM-12:15PM Lunch
12:15-1:00PM General Session: Growing Your Market
Identifying & Evaluating New Markets for Growth

NCJW Fall Designer Days 2018 - Patron Party
2018-11-07 18:00 - 21:00 | PA
Join us Wednesday, November 7 at 6pm for a Couture Carnival!
Enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres PLUS the opportunity to shop Designer Days before the sale opens to the public! Get first choice of all the new and gently-worn fashions for women, men, and children from your favorite designer labels.
Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door.
Designer Days Chair: Jill Loiben
Honorary Chair: Carol Kinkela, Carabella

Thriftique
125 51st Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201

We Wear the Mask: Screening and Q & A with Producer
2018-11-07 18:30 - 20:30 | PA
Repair the World and T3 Media present a screening of the candid documentary about the hidden faces of Women in poverty “We Wear The Mask”. Following the screening, there will be a questions and answer section with Executive Producer of the film Tammy Thompson. Refreshments and appetizers will be provided.
Repair the World Workshop
6022 Broad Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

2018-11-08 18:00 - 20:00 | League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh
The results are in – there is much to celebrate in the number of female candidates on the ballot in the 2018 midterms! At the League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh‘s post-election recap, we will raise a glass to this victory and review how their campaigns fared on Election Day.

And because the holidays are right around the corner – and because civil conversations are always a win-win – our friends from The Hear Yourself Think Project (www.hearyourselfthink.org) will present an informal training to help you preserve the peace and uphold the truth the next time you find yourself at a gathering with family and friends of different ideologies and opinions. That’s something to be thankful for!

Please join us on Thursday, November 8 from 6 – 8 p.m. at the East End Brewing Brewpub) (147 Julius St., Pittsburgh, PA 15206)! All genders are welcome, and there’s no need to be a member of the League to attend. This is a free event, and donations to the League of Women Voters or Hear Yourself Think are appreciated. Light snacks will be provided, and attendees are responsible for their own beverage tabs.

Convivium Gathering: Terra Incognita, a Literary Conference and Workshop
2018-11-09 - 2018-11-11 | PA
There is a point of arrival but no way – Kafka
It is undeniable that there is an “unknown” (the geographers of ancient times traced the outline of what amounts to an analogue of this unknown with the famous expression terra incognita that marked the edge of their great sheet – along the margins of the sheet they wrote terra incognita, “unknown land”). At the edge of reality that the eye embraces, the heart feels, and the mind imagines, there is an unknown. Everyone feels it. Everyone has always felt it. Throughout the ages, humans have felt it so strongly that they have also imagined it. In every age humans have sought, through their ponderings or fantasies, to imagine, to fix the face of this unknown. In his Germania, Tacitus described the religious feeling that distinguished the ancient Teutons thus: secretum illud quod sola reverentia vident, hoc deum appellant” (that mysterious thing which they intuited with fear and trembling, this they called God). – Luigi Giussani
To explore the unknown is to encounter monsters, to be afraid, to be lost, to be heartbroken. It can mean a shattering of everything one had held dear. But it can also be revelation, the epiphany of being, the encounter with that which pulls everything else together and makes sense of it.
In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the strange old man is compelled to tell his story, his account of the visions and tribulations on a “wild, wild sea.” He has to find a listener, so he stops the wedding guest on the way to the feast, and the listener in turn is compelled to hear. This is the power of the stories from the unknown. They must be told. We must listen. So artists and storytellers are forever inconveniencing us, breaking in on our ordinary lives, telling stories that shake our foundations.
Our literary gathering is dedicated to exploring this terrain of the unknown, as it has been indicated and mapped out through literature and the arts, with a particular focus on “that mysterious thing.” The presence of the divine in the undiscovered countries, the terra incognita, will rarely be what one expected to find, or where one hoped to find it. The word one hears may not be what one planned to hear, or was prepared to hear, yet in some way it must have been what you were longing to hear. Otherwise, you could not have heard it.
We will gather as writers, scholars, and readers to discuss the ways in which art has approached the unknown lands, and brought back word of the “mysterious thing.”
At the Gathering
Our main keynote speaker for Convivium Gathering is award-winning novelist Mary Doria Russell.
Other keynote speakers and presenters include poet Ewa Chrusciel, novelist Suzanne Wolfe, teacher Justin O’Connor, and poet Ryan Wilson.
Topics addressed by presenters and panelists will include aging, the terra incognita within, disability in literature, genre fiction as political, women writers who go “outside the bounds,” literary protest, the body as terrain, and the role of mythology in art and music.
Pittsburgh,
Cathedral of Learning
4200 Fifth St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Free Workshop for Participants
Opening the Door, a writing workshop with novelist Rosalie Morales Kearns will be included in the conference package, though with limited availability, so sign up quickly! The event is free, but only available to Convivium Gathering registrants, so after you register for this event you will be directed to a confirmation page which will give you the password needed to register for Opening the Door. An email with the password will also be sent to you.

From Starbucks to Startup- Applying Corporate Skills to Entrepreneurship
2018-11-09 08:00 - 09:30 | James Laughlin Music Hall at Chatham University, Woodland Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, United States
Friday, November 09
From Starbucks to Startup- Applying Corporate Skills to Entrepreneurship
8-9:30am
Chatham University Shadyside Campus, James Laughlin Music Center
Sandra E. Taylor, CEO of Sustainable Business International LLC and Falk Professor of Socially Responsible Business at Chatham University, will discuss how corporate experience can be a tremendous asset when launching a new business – deep expertise in a specific field, knowing how to manage teams, good presentation skills and familiarity with strategic planning — long and short-term—and knowing how to drive change as an “intrapreneur” in a large organization. However, making the transition from corporate executive to entrepreneur also requires very different competences to survive and prosper in a small start-up where you don’t have the resources available in a corporate environment. The entrepreneur must learn new skills – and quickly — to be successful. She will share her own story — mistakes to avoid, advice for marketing and client development, as well as the importance of building a brand or re-branding yourself in this new role.
► Register online only at http://www.chatham.edu/cwe/networking/breakfastseries/
Questions? Email womens-entrepreneurship@chatham.edu or call 412-365-1253

November 10th Sustainability Salon on Air Quality
2018-11-10 15:00 - 22:00 | PA
Enjoy breathing? Our health depends on clean air. The 82nd Sustainability Salon will be our annual fall focus on Air Quality.
Sue Seppi, Project Manager (and former Executive Director) of the Group Against Smog & Pollution (GASP, on whose board I serve) will bring an update on the organization’s legal, education, and advocacy work — including the ongoing lawsuit calling the county to task for spending air quality funding on building renovations, and efforts to bring the region into compliance with hydrogen sulfide standards. Shaena Berlin Ulissi will talk about source attribution analyses: how to quantify air quality and health impacts of air pollution sources. And Conservation Luminary Linda Wigington will be here to share progress and results from the residential monitoring research in the ROCIS project (Reducing Outdoor Contaminants in Indoor Spaces). Stay tuned for more details as the date approaches!
Two other upcoming events of particular interest: Action on climate change will naturally improve air quality. I’ll be hosting a satellite livestream of an Omega Institute program with Project Drawdown and Paul Hawken on October 19th. And the next week, on October 25th, GASP’s latest Making the Connection event will feature researchers linking manganese contamination to children’s IQ.
