Day of Giving
October 4, 2011
PittsburghGives.org
(a resource of The Pittsburgh Foundation)

On October 4, 2011, all charitable donations made through PittsburghGives.org will receive a portion of The Pittsburgh Foundation’s $500,000 matching pool.  Give to Calliope at anytime on that day and your gift will make an even greater impact in our community.

Whether you donate during the Day of Giving or any other day of the year, it’s simpler than ever to make a difference.  The entire process has been streamlined and all donation options are secure. Mark your calendar for this year’s Day of Giving on October 4.

Instructions:

1) Go to http://www.pittsburghgives.org

2) Click on Day of Giving

3) Click on Donate Now

4) Enter your name, email and phone number in appropriate boxes.  From the drop down box select the nonprofit(s) you would like to give to.  Enter in donation amount.  Minimum donation is $25.

5) Enter in your credit card information on the secure server and click “submit”.  You will receive confirmation that your donation has been received and an email will be sent to you for tax purposes.

6) Feel free to browse The Pittsburgh Gives database at any time during the year to learn about the organizations that serve our community.

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Pittsburgh
Songwriters Project

The Pittsburgh Songwriters Project is funded by The Allegheny Regional Asset District and is led by teaching artists Tom Breiding and Rick Malis from the Calliope School of Folk Music. The group includes student apprentices from the Calliope School.

Together, the apprentices and teachers have composed and recorded a CD entitled When We Shine: 15 Songs About Pittsburgh to celebrate Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary. The songs range in theme from historical songs about legendary Pittsburghers including composer Stephen Foster and Negro League baseball legend Josh Gibson to contemporary reflections on Pittsburgh and its people.

Copies of When We Shine are available online

When We Shine CD's and teacher guides are also available. Interested teachers should contact the Calliope office (412) 361-1915, calliope@calliopehouse.org

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Rootz: The Green City Music Festival
Thanks to all who made this event a great success!
View Photos from Rootz: The Green City Music Festival

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2008 Calliope Songwriters Circle CD
Proceeds from the sale of these CDs will benefit Calliope.
CD's are available for sale at Calliope events, and at cdbaby.com

Featuring music by Between Liberties, Jeff DeSantis, Bobbie Townsend, Howard Davidson, Sam Flesher, W. Randy Hoffman, John Hayes, Mark Muretisch, Bruce Hoffman, David M. King, Gil Bigenho Jr., and Peter Donovan

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2007 Calliope Songwriters Circle CD
Proceeds from the sale of these CDs will benefit Calliope.
CD's are available for sale at Calliope events, and at cdbaby.com

We come together once a month in the back of Pittsburgh's Bloomfield Bridge Tavern to make ourselves heard, to support and challenge each other, and to celebrate the intoxicating joy of making music. We are the Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle, a program of Calliope: the Pittsburgh Folk Music Society. Our faces and voices and stories are as diverse as the songs on this disc, but a shared commitment to the art and craft of songwriting is our common thread.

This CD is the third collection of our work. Like its predecessors, it gives us the opportunity to present our songs to the world as we first experienced them — as a group. Each song was written and performed by a member of the Circle, often with the help of a few friends. It is a labor of love if there ever was one.

Read a Pittsburgh City Paper review of this CD!

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2006 Calliope Songwriters Circle CD
Proceeds from the sale of these CDs will benefit Calliope.
This album can be purchased at Calliope concerts, and at Threepenny Opry events.

Dan Bench
Howard Davidson
Peter Donovan
Bruce Hoffman
Nancy Deckant
George Kantor
Dennis McCurdy
David Wells
Cathasaigh
Sue Gartland
Randy Hoffman
Jack Knight
George Salamacha
Another Country with DJ Danger

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2005 Calliope Songwriters Circle CD
Proceeds from the sale of these CDs will benefit Calliope. To purchase this CD, visit cdbaby.com

1. Pennsylvania (Jonathan Ritz)
2. Last Chance Band (David Wells)
3. Bartender (Andy Tinker)
4. Thoughts of Missouri (Sue Gartland)
5. Cocaine Don't Care (Robert Wagner)
6. Sweetness (Dan Bench)
7. Naked Mole Rat (Randy Hoffman)
8. Shades of Green (Howard Davidson)
9. Richard Jewell (John Hayes)
10. Take it in Stride (George Kantor)
11. Big Time (Patti Spinner)
12. Seven or Fewer (David LaRose)
13. S.W. (Peter Donovan)
14. I'm a Walker (Jack Erdie)