In brief: North Allegheny area happenings, week of April 29, 2024

Garden club holds perennial sale

Longvue Acres Garden Club’s perennial plant sale is scheduled for May 18.

The cash-only sale is a favorite with North Hills residents and held each year the Saturday after Mother’s Day from 9:00 a.m. to noon, rain or shine, in the lower parking lot of Northmont United Presbyterian Church, 8169 Perry Highway, McCandless.

The 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 can 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 fund monthly educational programs for the public and support the maintenance of the UPMC Passavant chapel garden. Proceeds also support the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Botanic Gardens of Western Pennsylvania, North Area Environmental Council, and local community gardens in McCandless and Ross.

Longvue Acres Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month at Northmont United Presbyterian Church. For more information about the plant sale or the club, contact longvueacresgardenclub1950@gmail.com.

EcoVillage info session

Rachel Carson EcoVillage is hosting a free in-person information session from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 4 at the Kearns Spirituality Center, 9000 Babcock Blvd., McCandless.

Attendees will hear from community members and watch a slide presentation with a question-and-answer session about the EcoVillage, a multigenerational sustainable community. Those interested will have an opportunity to walk to the future site of the community. There will be light refreshments and an art activity for children.

RSVP at www.rachelcarsonecovillage.org or text 412-573-1927.

Sealarks group meets

Sealarks Women’s Group will meet at 1 p.m. May 8 at Memorial Park Church, 8800 Peebles Road, McCandless. The program is “Underground Railroad” by Carol Kunz

Sealarks provides Christian fellowship and social activity for women alone. All women alone are welcome to attend and consider joining the group.

Contact Edie at 412-487-7194 for more information.

AAUW fundraiser features authors

“For the Love of Books,” the annual fundraiser for the AAUW North Hills Pittsburgh, will feature a gathering of three area authors to discuss their books and answer questions during a panel discussion.

Featured are Janice Lane Palko author of the new romantic comedy “Our Lady of the Roses,” a spinoff from her first novel, “St. Anne’s Day”; Maria Farina, author of the three-book series “The Gypsy Chronicles”; and Sherri Lee Fisher, author of the four-book “The Women of Campbell County”.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 1 at La Roche University, 9000 Babcock Blvd., McCandless, beginning with light refreshments while meeting authors and having books signed. A light gluten- and nut-free lunch with dessert will be served.

The cost is $45 per person, payable by check to AAUW North Hills Pittsburgh. Mail to June Maier, 959 Broad Meadow Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15237. Include your email address to receive conformation. Registration is your check, and it must be received by May 27.

Participation assists AAUW North Hills Pittsburgh to raise funds for scholarships and support the group’s mission for women and girls. For more information, visit wp.me/pdl2o4-mg.

NA Class of ’64 reunion

North Allegheny High School’s 1964 class reunion is scheduled for June 29 at the Camelot Event Center — Warrendale, 260 Northgate Drive, Marshall.

To RSVP, visit www.evite.com/event/00DDY6AGP56B5EN5OEPO2GCVJ6E2MI/guestlist.

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