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SUMMARY:AN EVENING OF WORKING-CLASS POETRY (AND MUSIC)
DESCRIPTION:CELEBRATING National Poetry Month\, the Battle of Homestead Foundation presents 4 Pittsburgh poets & 2 songwriters in AN EVENING OF WORKING-CLASS POETRY (AND MUSIC). \n*  Thur. April 11\, 2024 ~ 7:00-9:00 p.m. Admission-free!\n*  Live and in-person at The Pump House\, 880 E. Waterfront Drive\, Munhall PA\n \nFEATURING:  Robert Walicki\, Robert Gibb\, Jason Irwin\, Paola Corso\, kelsey jumper\, Danny Rectenwald \n______________________ \nRobert Walicki’s work has appeared in over 50 journals\, including Pittsburgh City Paper\, Fourth River\, Chiron Review and Evening Street Review. A two time Pushcart Prize and a Best of The Net nominee\, Robert’s latest full length collection\, Fountain\, was released from Main Street Rag Press. \nRobert Gibb is the author of Sightlines (Poetry Press\, 2021)\, his thirteenth full-length poetry collection\, winner of the 2019 Prize Americana for Poetry. Other books include Among Ruins (Notre Dame’s Sandeen Prize in Poetry for 2017)\, After (Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize for 2016) and The Origins of Evening (Norton\, 1997)\, a National Poetry Series selection. He has been awarded two NEA Fellowships\, a Best American Poetry\, a Pushcart Prize and Prairie Schooner’s Glenna Luschei and Strousse Awards. A 2023 book\, Pittsburghese\, won Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize and is forthcoming from Michigan State University Press. \nJason Irwin is the author of three full-length poetry collections and two chapbooks\, most recently The History of Our Vagrancies (Main Street Rag\, 2020). In 2022 he was a Zoeglossia Fellow and part of the Poetry Foundation’s Disability Poetics Project. His nonfiction has been published in Santa Ana Review\, Panorama\, The Catholic Worker and City of Asylum’s Pittsburgh Live/Ability: Encounters in Poetry and Prose Project. He grew up in Dunkirk\, NY\, and now lives in Pittsburgh. \nPaola Corso is the author of seven poetry and fiction books set in her native Pittsburgh where her Southern Italian immigrant family worked in the steel mills. Her books include Vertical Bridges: Poems and Photographs of City Steps\, The Laundress Catches Her Breath (winner of the Tillie Olsen Award in Creative Writing)\, Once I Was Told the Air Was Not for Breathing (winner of a Triangle Fire Memorial Association Award)\, Catina’s Haircut:  A Novel in Stories (Sons of Italy National Book Club Selection)\, Giovanna’s 86 Circles and Other Stories (John Gardner Fiction Book Award Finalist on the Pennsylvania School Librarian Association’s Top 40 Young Adult Fiction List) and Death by Renaissance with archival and original photographs by George Thomas Mendel. Her work has appeared in The New York Times\, Christian Science Monitor\, USA Today\, Women’s Review of Books\, Writer’s Digest\, U.S. Catholic\, The Progressive and numerous anthologies. \nkelsey jumper is a multidisciplinary performing artist grateful to have worked with well-celebrated Pittsburgh theater companies including Pittsburgh Public Theater\, Quantum Theater\, Bricolage Production Company\, Carnegie Mellon University Drama\, Barebones Productions and Pittsburgh CLO. She’s been featured alongside the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra\, regularly at the Honky-Tonk Jukebox and with local bands including Ames Harding & the Mirage and Watererer. She’s played big league venues like Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, Kennedy Center\, MoMA\, The Studio Museum of Harlem and The Shed. Kelsey was granted the opportunity to bring the words of MacArthur Fellow\, Claudia Rankine\, to life under Ms. Rankine’s direction in White Card. Kelsey has held residencies at Kelly Strayhorn Theater and The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh\, been commissioned by Carnegie Museum of Art and received support from The Opportunity Fund\, Advancing Black Arts\, Cultural Trust and #notwhitecollective. She’s also choreographed for Point Park University\, her alma mater\, where she studied Musical Theater. She’s grateful to tether together an existence – a practice of expansion through learning and expression. \nDanny Rectenwald is a composer and guitarist spanning classical\, jazz\, rock\, Irish\, bluegrass\, tango and folk. He has two solo albums on Misra Records – Samadhi and Canyon – and has performed with Favorite Band\, Bastard Bearded Irishmen\, Robert Randolph & the Family Band\, Jim Avett\, Michael Glabicki\, Jim Donovan\, Liz Berlin of Rusted Root\, The Clarks\, Donnie Iris and The Commonheart. He has performed on the soundtrack for the mobile app Little Pizzeria created by Orta Interactive Studio\, performed and composed music for the kids’ TV show Hello Humans and played on the Mid-Atlantic Emmy-nominated show Live from Nied’s Hotel.
URL:https://battleofhomestead.org/event/an-evening-of-working-class-poetry-and-music/
LOCATION:Pump House\, 880 E. Waterfront Drive\, Munhall\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Current Program Series,Program Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240614T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240615T170000
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CREATED:20240512T152229Z
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SUMMARY:Pennsylvania Labor History Society state meeting June 14-15
DESCRIPTION:YOU CAN JOIN Pennsylvania Labor History Society and Lehigh Valley Labor Council in commemorating the 1849 Lehigh Canal Strike with a 2-day living history event June 14-15\, 2024 in Bethlehem and Easton\, PA. DETAILS HERE\, including registration and nearby lodging.
URL:https://battleofhomestead.org/event/pennsylvania-labor-history-society-2024-state-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Current Program Series,Program Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T203000
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SUMMARY:Building a People's History Museum
DESCRIPTION:JOIN THE Battle of Homestead Foundation and West Virginia Mine Wars Museum for an in-person program “Building a People’s History Museum” featuring Executive Director Mackenzie New-Walker and Creative Director Shaun Slifer discussing the creation of the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum in Matewan\, WV \nDATE: Thursday\, Aug. 15\, 2024 from 7:00-8:30 pm \nPLACE: The Pump House\, 880 E. Waterfront Drive\, Munhall PA 15120 \nADMISSION: Free – but Eventbrite reservation required … click here to register\n \n______________________ \nThe West Virginia Mine Wars Museum sits at the site of a historic battle that erupted in Matewan in May\, 1920 and set in motion a chain of events leading to a months-long battle between coal company operators and coal miners and their families — the largest armed uprising in the United States since the Civil War. \n\nThe museum offers the most extensive exhibition of Mine Wars history anywhere in the United States. Visitors experience compelling exhibits of archival photos and videos\, first-person accounts\, rare artifacts and replicas\, and detailed timelines placing the events of the Mine Wars era in a global context. \n\nOn Aug. 15\, New-Walker and Slifer will discuss how the museum was built from the grassroots\, how artifacts are acquired\, and the museum’s growing community work in the coalfields developing a series of public monuments to the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain. \nscreenshot
URL:https://battleofhomestead.org/event/building-a-peoples-history-museum/
LOCATION:Pump House\, 880 E. Waterfront Drive\, Munhall\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Current Program Series,Program Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T190000
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SUMMARY:Stories behind the Stones: A Local History Evening with Homestead Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:JOIN THE Battle of Homestead Foundation for an in-person program “Stories behind the Stones: A Local History Evening with Homestead Cemetery“ \nFEATURING: Historians Kim Farrah\, Kyra Mangold\, Russ Firestone as they spotlight historic figures buried in Homestead Cemetery in Munhall\, Pennsylvania \nDATE: Thursday\, Sept. 26\, 2024 from 7:00-8:30 pm \nPLACE: The Pump House\, 880 E. Waterfront Drive\, Munhall PA 15120 \nADMISSION: Free – but Eventbrite reservation required — REGISTER HERE\n \n_______________________________________________ \nWALK THROUGH the 34 pictureque acres of Homestead Cemetery along Main Street in Munhall\, and you will see a snapshot of American life over the last 150 years. \nBuried here are Civil War veterans\, immigrants workers in the mills\, strikers killed during the 1892 Battle of Homestead\, Negro League baseball stars\, young children who died of smallpox. \nHomestead Cemetery is a testament and memorial to the great men and women of the Steel Valley who shaped the communities we live in today. \nscreenshot
URL:https://battleofhomestead.org/event/stories-behind-the-stones-a-local-history-evening-with-homestead-cemetery/
CATEGORIES:Current Program Series,Program Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T190000
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SUMMARY:Benefit for the Affected Families of the East Palestine Train Derailment
DESCRIPTION:SPECIAL EVENT:  7:00 pm Fri. Oct. 25 — “A Benefit for the Affected Families of the East Palestine Train Derailment” at Homestead United Presbyterian Church\, 908 Anne Street\, Homestead\, PA.\n\n\n\nFEATURING: Actor/playwright Wali Jamal … musicians Mat Callahan and Yvonne Moore and Mike Stout & the Human Union\n\n\n\nTICKETS: $25.00 (or whatever you can afford) … Reservations\, contact Mike Stout today — miststout629@gmail.com or (412) 461-5650\n\noctober 25th benefit for ep derailment families 1 \noctober 25th benefit for ep derailment families 2
URL:https://battleofhomestead.org/event/benefit-for-the-affected-families-of-the-east-palestine-train-derailment/
LOCATION:Homestead United Presbyterian Church\, 908 Anne Street\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Current Program Series,Program Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T203000
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SUMMARY:2025 Annual Member Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Battle of Homestead Foundation’s 2025 Annual Meeting will be held Monday\, Jan. 27\, 2025 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. online via Zoom. \nIt is free and open to the public\, and we invite you to join us to hear a keynote speaker on a current theme of interest followed by short organizational updates. \nREGISTER HERE to receive your individual Zoom link. \n______________________________ \nOUR FEATURED SPEAKER is Michael Lewis\, an investigative journalist and best-selling author whose books include The Big Short\, Boomerang\, The Blind Side\, Moneyball\, Liar’s Poker and Flash Boys. \nTopic: “Why Government Workers Are a Good Investment of Taxpayer Dollars” \nMr. Lewis’ 2018 book The Fifth Risk and a recent Washington Post feature article examined contributions of America’s federal workforce and the current threats to it.  \nMr. Lewis will share his thoughts on the important role the nation’s 2 million federal employees play in helping government operate and provide vital services across the country every day. \n  \nscreenshot
URL:https://battleofhomestead.org/event/2025-annual-member-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Annual Meetings,Featured Events,Program Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T210000
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SUMMARY:East Palestine Train Derailment:  Consequences for Allegheny County & Western PA
DESCRIPTION:TOXICOLOGIST DR. GEORGE THOMPSON speaks Wed. Apr. 23 at 7:00 p.m. on what toxic chemicals were released at the Feb. 2023 train derailment in East Palestine\, Ohio and what the implications are for our area … present and future.\n\n* Sponsored by Battle of Homestead Foundation\, Breathe Project\, Food & Water Watch and Izaak Walton League\n\nLOCATION: Homestead United Presbyterian Church\, 908 Ann St. Homestead PA 15120\n\n* Free admission but please register at Eventbrite here – https://tinyurl.com/288zerjv\n\nGeo-Fact — the East Palestine train derailment/chemical burn site is a distance of 39.289 miles (as the crow flies and the wind blows) to downtown Pittsburgh.
URL:https://battleofhomestead.org/event/east-palestine-train-derialment-consequences-for-allegheny-county-western-pa/
LOCATION:Homestead United Presbyterian Church\, 908 Anne Street\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Current Program Series,Program Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250627T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T190000
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CREATED:20250625T011408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250625T012231Z
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SUMMARY:"Art of Labor: Off Our Walls"
DESCRIPTION:FRIDAY June 27 from 4-7 p.m. join the Battle of Homestead Foundation and Rivers of Steel for the opening of a rare collection of American art at the historic Bost Building\, 623 E. 8th Ave. in historic Homestead. \nThe “Art of Labor: Off Our Walls” runs through Oct. 24\, 2025 and features over 50 paintings\, photographs and objets d’art from the collections of historians Joe and Delsa White\, Steffi Domike and Rivers of Steel. \nThe exhibit runs through Oct. 24\,2025\, with related programs on Pittsburgh’s arts-and-labor heritage during the exhibit run.  \n  \nScreenshot
URL:https://battleofhomestead.org/event/374746/
LOCATION:Bost Building\, 623 E. 8th Avenue\, Homestead\, PA\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Current Program Series,Program Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250706T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250706T170000
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CREATED:20240512T150836Z
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SUMMARY:Meetup for 133rd Anniversary - Battle of Homestead Commemoration
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, July 6\, 2025\, from 2:00-5:00 p.m.\, the Battle of Homestead Foundation presents an in-person program marking the battle’s 133rd anniversary and discussing the strike’s buildup and aftermath to current issues involving local unionization efforts in healthcare\, retail\, agriculture\, industry and public service. \nFeatured Speaker: NEAL BISNO\, Executive Vice-President\, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) will speak about the lessons of the Battle of Homestead for the current moment in American labor. \nThe event takes place at the Pump House\, 880 E. Waterfront Drive in Munhall. The program is free and open to the public. Picnic refreshments will be available\, and attendees are welcome to contribute their own favorite foods and beverages. Musical entertainment by Pittsburgh Labor Choir and The Raging Grannies. \n“The 1892 steel strike was a defining event in America’s ongoing struggle to ensure workplace rights\,” says Battle of Homestead Foundation president John Haer. “Observing the anniversary lets us reflect on the role of organized labor in fighting the extreme economic inequality endangering our nation in 2025.” \n  \nScreenshot
URL:https://battleofhomestead.org/event/meetup-for-132nd-anniversary-battle-of-homestead-commemoration/
CATEGORIES:Current Program Series,Program Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T144008
CREATED:20250602T214047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T214155Z
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SUMMARY:"Steel City to White City: Western PA and the World’s Columbian Exposition”
DESCRIPTION:JOIN THE Battle of Homestead Foundation for an in-person program “From the Steel City to the White City: Western Pennsylvania and the World’s Columbian Exposition“ \nBased on his recent book From the Steel City to the White City: Western Pennsylvania and the World’s Columbian Exposition\, University of Pittsburgh archivist Zach Brodt explores Western Pennsylvania’s representation at Chicago’s 1893 World Columbian Exposition\, a major step in demonstrating that Pittsburgh was a region of developing culture and innovation. \nDATE: Wednesday\, Sept. 10\, 2025 from 7:00-8:30 pm \nPLACE: The Pump House\, 880 E. Waterfront Drive\, Munhall PA 15120 \nADMISSION: Free – but Eventbrite reservation required … register here:  https://tinyurl.com/3kwexwrc \n________________________________ \nWHILE Pittsburgh’s most famous contributions to the 1893 World’s Fair — alternating current electricity and the Ferris wheel — had a lasting impact on the United States and the world\, other exhibits provided a snapshot of the area’s industries\, natural resources and inventions. \n________________________________ \n“A must-read for all historians of the Steel City.” — Thomas White\, Duquesne University \n“A marvelous example of placing regional history in a broader national context.” — Robert W. Rydell\, Montana State University \n“A worthwhile addition to any social\, environmental\, or urban history scholar’s library.” — H-Net Reviews \nScreenshot
URL:https://battleofhomestead.org/event/steel-city-to-white-city-western-pa-and-the-worlds-columbian-exposition/
LOCATION:Pump House\, 880 E. Waterfront Drive\, Munhall\, 15120\, United States
CATEGORIES:Current Program Series,Program Series
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