Monroeville area happenings, week of Nov. 21, 2022
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Holiday concert at CCAC Boyce
The Monroeville Arts Council will present a holiday concert from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 4 in the auditorium at Community College of Allegheny County Boyce Campus, 595 Beatty Road.
Admission is free.
Kicking off the program will be singer-pianist Judi Figel, accompanied by drummer Jeff Montgomery, for the first hour. A Monroeville resident and retired Plum Borough School District music instructor, Figel has a repertoire that includes pop, jazz, country, light rock, Broadway and standards.
Larry Cervi’s East End Kids will take the stage the second half of the program. The teen song-and-dance ensemble also is scheduled to perform for the Monroeville Community Tree Lighting scheduled for 5 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Old Stone Church, 2700 Stroschein Road.
For more information about the Monroeville Arts Council, visit monroevilleartscouncil.org.
International Women holiday celebration
International Women will meet on Dec. 2 at Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, 2310 Haymaker Road, Monroeville.
A holiday celebration will start at 9.30 a.m., when all members will bring refreshments that could be served during the holiday season in their homelands and join together for a sing-along.
The group welcomes all women in the community, whether foreign- or American-born, who are interested in spending an enjoyable morning over coffee and the program of the month.
No meetings will be held during January and February. They will resume March 3.
Free Thanksgiving dinner
Monroeville United Methodist Church, 219 Center Road, is hosting a free Thanksgiving dinner for those in need of nourishment and/or fellowship during the holiday weekend.
Dinners will be served on Nov. 26, not only to those with income restrictions, but to anyone who wants to attend, especially those who otherwise would be by themselves.
Dinner will be served at the church between 11 am and 3 pm. Reservations can be made by calling the church office at 412-372-7474. Reservations are preferred but not required. Please call the church for more information or visit Facebook.com/MonroevilleUMC.
Library program features filmmaker
Join filmmaker Tony Buba for a showing and discussion of his 1988 documentary “Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in Johna’s Room at Monroeville Public Library, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd.
Buba’s first full-length feature chronicles the decline of Braddock, which once flourished as “Pittsburgh’s shopping center.” The film concerns a director (Buba, playing himself) trying, without much success, to make a movie with a crazy street hustler named Sal, who considers himself responsible for Buba’s (modest) success. Buba has a fascination with the idiosyncratic details of daily life, and uses his formidable sense of humor to document the decay of industrial America.
Buba has been producing documentaries since 1972 in both long and short formats. His films have been screened at Sundance, Toronto, Berlin and other major international film festivals. He has had one-person exhibitions at more than 100 universities and museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art and Carnegie Museum of Art.
Holiday craft show
Divine Mercy Academy will host a holiday craft and vendor show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 3 at 245 Azalea Drive, Monroeville.
The event will feature 70-plus vendors and raffle baskets. Admission is free. For more information, contact dmamonroevilleptg@gmail.com.
Monroeville budget
Monroeville Council will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 13 to consider adoption of the 2023 municipal budget and related ordinances.
The 2023 budget proposes spending for municipal services of $36,646,983. The document is available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday in the municipal manager’s office, at Monroeville Public Library or on the municipal website at www.monroeville.pa.us.