We took a trip to see Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpiece, Fallingwater. The day was rainy, but we didn’t let the weather dampen our spirits and experience!
We learned about the former home of the Kaufmann family and explored the grounds.
Arts Excursions Unlimited workshop artist, Martha Rial, had an exhibition we visited at 937 Gallery: IN UGANDA, A SCHOOL TO CALL HOME. Rial is a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer.
We then visited Carrie Furnace to try our hands at photography at the site.
We visited the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. We saw lions, ostriches, flamingos, and more.
We spent the day at the Children’s Museum on the Northside. We saw the Daniel Tiger exhibition, interactive lights, a breathing-based sculpture, and an interactive kaleidoscope.
We also spent time in the work by Ned Kahn, Cloud Arbor — it makes clouds!
The Latino Family Center and Arts Excursions Unlimited joined together for a day of library tours throughout the region.
We visited four distinct libraries each with their own specialties and resources. Our day began at CLP-Downtown with an introduction to the business and career resources available at this branch. Then we had in- depth tour of the Main Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. There are an abundance of programs, resources, archives, and collections at this multistory location.
We headed to the Mon Valley to visit the dynamic and art centric headquarters of the Braddock Carnegie Library which just happens to be the very first library Andrew Carnegie built in the U.S.
Our last stop took us across the Monongahela River to the Carnegie of Homestead Library that has a fitness center, swimming pool, and theater.
This tour featured Spanish translation.
How does urban food and plant production sustain us, impact community development, and contribute to the economic vitality of people and neighborhoods?
We explored several models of small and large scale agricultural production in Manchester.
We toured the professional greenhouses of the Drew Mathieson Center and made a hydroponic vessel out of a soda bottle.
Then we met up with students from the Manchester Academic Charter School for a tour and presentation of their garden which features . Our last stop was Manchester Farms, a large community garden.
We kicked off a summer of reading by attending the Summer Reading Extravaganza at the Main Library in Oakland. We played games, participated in storytime, and lots of family-friendly activities.
We also saw the dinosaurs at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and explored Discovery Basecamp, a hands-on interactive exhibition that features animals and dinosaur bone digging.
This was a seniors only excursion.
On this seniors only trip, we explored The Frick in Point Breeze. We went inside the historic Clayton house, the former estate of Henry Clay Frick, where we learned about his life in Pittsburgh. We also enjoyed the gardens and greenhouse.
Artist Studio visits:
We visited the studios of three Pittsburgh artists. They showed us their studio spaces and talked to us about how they work.
We even had the opportunity to create artwork of our own with artist Ann Rosenthal.
