In brief: News from Wexford, McCandless and more

Tribune-Review | Saturday, May 13, 2023 12:01 a.m.

The Longvue Acres Garden Club will host its 73rd spring perennial plant sale, Saturday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to noon at Northmont United Presbyterian Church.

The Western PA Writing Project from the University of Pittsburgh will be hosting their 10th annual Young Writers’ Institute. It will be held from 9 a.m.-noon the week of June 19-23 at the Sing Sing Sing Studio in Wexford.

The workshop is geared for incoming fifth through eighth graders. Scholarships are available if needed. The workshop will host Pittsburgh area young adult fiction writer Caroline Carlson.

Students interested can register at the following link: https://www.atlasartpress.com/shop/ywi-2023.

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The Longvue Acres Garden Club will host its 73rd spring perennial plant sale, Saturday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to noon – rain or shine – in the lower parking lot of Northmont United Presbyterian Church, 8169 Perry Highway, McCandless.

The cash only sale will feature more than 600 perennial plants including highly valued Pennsylvania natives and pollinators.

Since the plants are grown in members’ gardens and donated for the sale, it’s always a surprise to see the variety of plants available from year to year. Avid gardeners arrive early to snag the most sought-after plants that sell in the first hour. Club members, some of whom are Penn State Master Gardeners, will be available to answer gardening questions and to help with plant selections.

Plant sale proceeds generously fund monthly educational programs for the public and support the maintenance of the UPMC Passavant chapel garden. Additionally, funds raised in the plant sale support the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Botanic Gardens of Western Pennsylvania, and North Area Environmental Council, but also local community gardens in McCandless and Ross Township.

Longvue Acres Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month at Northmont U.P. Church.

For more information about the plant sale or Longvue Acres Garden club, please contact longvueacresgardenclub1950@gmail.com.

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The Hampton Presbyterian Church is hosting it’s fifth Car Show on Saturday, May 27, from 4-6 p.m.

All makes and models are welcome.Feel free to bring your own tables, chairs, and EZ-ups. There will be family friendly fun, music by DJ Denny Dutko, vintage vehicles, and snacks

The church is located at 2942 East Hardies Road in Gibsonia. For details or questions, you can email at hamptonpresoutreach@gmail.com, or call the church office at 724-443-3201. More information can be accessed through the HPC website, hamptonpresbyterian.net.