Purchase for Purpose

Sigmas Conference & Event Center to Host Benefit for Hair Peace Charities
Benefits Local Women and Girls Fighting Cancer

PITTSBURGH, PA, November 28, 2014 -- On December 4, 2014, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sigmas Conference & Event Center (www.sigmasconference.com) will host a special shopping event to benefit Pittsburgh’s Hair Peace Charities (www.hairpeace.org). This event will raise money for women and girls to purchase wigs while in chemotherapy treatment for cancer. Sigmas Conference & Event Center is located at 1717 Babcock Boulevard, Pittsburgh 15209.

 “We expect about 30 vendors to be on hand to provide a stress-free shopping experience in a welcoming atmosphere,” said Sharon Gregory, Owner of Sigmas Conference & Event Center. “Guests will enjoy complimentary drinks, free gift wrapping, free parking, food delicacies from vendors, DJ entertainment, hand massages and the opportunity to win prizes.”

“During chemotherapy, it’s important to try to look normal for working women, mothers and girls in school, but doing so can be a financial hardship, considering the co-pays and loss of work while in treatment. That’s one reason I started Hair Peace Charities -- to pay for wigs for them,” said Bonny Diver, Founder of Hair Peace Charities. "As a breast-cancer survivor myself, I decided I wanted to be a resource for those going down that same road."

The cost to attend this fun event for a great cause is only $5, and all ticket proceeds will be donated to Hair Peace Charities. Guests are asked to reserve their tickets by Dec. 1, by calling 412-821-2530, by emailing s.gregory@sigmasconference.com, or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PurchaseforPurpose.

Sigmas Conference and Event Center is a truly unique venue that offers unsurpassed amenities for social and corporate events that are sure to result in satisfaction for their guests. Conveniently located just minutes from downtown Pittsburgh, PA, the center’s retreat-like, distraction-free environment facilitates productivity for business meetings, trainings and team-building events. Its warm and welcoming atmosphere is ideal for banquets and social events. And there is plenty of free parking with easy access from all areas in Western Pennsylvania.
Hair Peace Charities raises money to help women and girls buy wigs while undergoing chemotherapy treatment for any type of cancer. Hair Peace Charities also fights cancer with educational support groups and faith. Hair Peace Charities is Hair, Prayer, Care.

PSO Launches Music Wellness Website

For Release on August 20, 2013

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LAUNCHES NEW MUSIC AND WELLNESS WEBSITE

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will launch its new Music and Wellness website today.  The site is a free and comprehensive resource center for musicians, arts administrators, healthcare providers and other individuals interested in starting or accessing music and wellness programs in their communities.  Visitors can explore this informative and inspiring website athttp://wellness.pittsburghsymphony.org.

During the past year, the symphony’s Education and Community Engagement Department collaborated with musicians, music therapists and other healthcare professionals in the Pittsburgh community to create the site.  The website provides multiple handbooks for people interested in designing, implementing or evaluating music and wellness programs.  It also includes a gallery with photos of the Music and Wellness Program in action, as well as video interviews of personal Music and Wellness experiences.  Finally, site visitors can enjoy a weekly blog written by Jessica Ryan, manager of education and community programs, and various guest bloggers who work in the arts and healthcare field.  The blog will inform and encourages anyone interested in using music to live a healthier lifestyle. 

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra would like to recognize and thank the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation and the League of American Orchestras, the Michael Baker Corporation and the Scaife Family Foundation for their generous support of the Music and Wellness Program.

Through the Music and Wellness Program, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra works with music therapists and other healthcare professionals to bring therapeutic, live music to individuals at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, and other facilities in the Pittsburgh area and abroad. PSO musicians lead music and wellness sessions for small yet diverse groups of participants, including patients, their families and healthcare staff. By interacting with participants and performing relevant and meaningful music, PSO musicians help participants meet their physical, emotional and social needs.

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Contact: Louise Sciannameo, Associate Vice President of Public Affairs
Phone: 412.392.4866 | email: lsciannameo@pittsburghsymphony.org

Contact: Joyce DeFrancesco, Director of Media Relations
Phone: 412.392.4827 | email: jdefrancesco@pittsburghsymphony.org

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SPANK! The Fifty Shades of Parody

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Today's date: August 19, 2013
Contact: Shaunda Miles / 412-471-1578 / miles@trustarts.org
                Diana Roth / 412-471-8717 / roth@trustarts.org

Images available: http://trustarts.org/press
Search Name: Spank 2013
 SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody
September 19-21, 2013
Byham Theater

Pittsburgh, PA: SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody is the hilarious new comedy that brings all the naughty fun of the best-selling book to life. Your inner goddess will be laughing out loud with this clever re-imagining of the characters as they come alive with hysterical comedy, musical numbers, steamy performances from the leading hunk in the grey tie, plus lots of surprises!  Learn more at spankshow.com.

SPANK! returns to the Byham Theater on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 8:00 pm, Friday, September 20, 2013 at 8:00 p.m., and  Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Tickets start at $35.50 and can be purchased at www.TrustArts.org or through the Box Office at (412) 456-6666. To purchase 10 or more tickets at discounted rates, please call (412) 471-6930. This tour is presented by Mills Entertainment and The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust as part of the Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series.

Since its premiere in October of 2012, SPANK! has become a huge box office hit with tour dates in over 70 cities across the United States and Canada.

“A sexy, hysterical, rip-roaring good time” - Toronto Stage
“The audience went wild. SPANK! is a raucously hilarious, perfect girl’s night out!” - BroadwayWorld.com
“Wildly entertaining” - Toronto Stage
“A hilarious satire of practically every trope in popular culture” - Chicago Public Radio
“Well written comedy not to be missed” - Oakland Press
“A spankin’ good time” - The Weekender

SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody is not associated with, nor authorized by, author E.L. James or Vintage Press.

The story follows the writer and main character, E.B. Janet, as she sends her husband and children away to partake in a weekend of writing. Setting her sites on a tale of erotica, she enlists a bottle of chardonnay as her coauthor for the weekend. Her fantasy builds around the relationship of a young innocent girl, Tasha Wood, and a handsome man that she finds herself involved with, Hugh Hansen. Producer Michael Mills promises “a laugh-filled evening that captures all of the escapist fun and absurdity of the novel, bringing the characters to light with creative and fun musical numbers.”

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a non-profit organization whose mission is the cultural and economic development of Pittsburgh’s 14-block Cultural District through public and private support.  The Trust presents and encourages diverse performing and visual arts programs within the District, and is an impetus for additional development in downtown Pittsburgh.  www.TrustArts.org

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Adams Leads ALS Walk

Pittsburgh Penguins (#27) Craig Adams
Leads Walk to Defeat ALS®
Saturday, September 7th at 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh Penguins (#27) Craig Adams and his wife will participate as the Honorary Co-Chairs of the Walk to Defeat ALS® on Saturday, September 7th at a new location this year, Point State Park.

WHO: 3,500+ walkers will join Craig Adams and possibly a few other Pittsburgh Penguins players as they lead the Walk to Defeat ALS®.

WHAT: ALS is more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Every 90 minutes, someone is diagnosed with ALS. Every 90 minutes, someone loses their battle to this disease that robs a person of their ability to speak, walk, eat and eventually breathe. There is no treatment and no cure.

Earlier this year Craig Adams’ father-in-law lost his own battle with ALS. To honor him, Craig and his wife Anne, Craig’s teammates, and the Pittsburgh Penguins Wives Association have become passionate about raising ALS awareness and funds to support continued research and patient care. “Anytime you are touched closely by a disease, it just becomes that much more important to you, especially when it is something that a lot of people do not know a whole lot about,” Adams says.

HOW: To register for the walk, go to the ALS Association Western Pennsylvania Chapter’s website:www.cure4als.com

WHEN: Saturday, September 7th at 10 a.m.

WHERE: Point State Park, Downtown Pittsburgh
For those in need, there will be reserved handicap parking spaces along Point State Park.
Special parking rates have been made available on certain North Side lots.

The ALS Association of Western Pennsylvania Chapter works to enhance the quality of life for people living with ALS while aggressively searching for new treatments and a cure. This is the only non-profit organization leading the way in global ALS research, providing assistance for people living with ALS and coordinating care through multidisciplinary clinics.

For more information, www.cure4als.org or by calling 412-821-3254.
Twitter: @theALSAWPA

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