A flyer was posted at Weinberg Village and The New Riverview Apartments — both housing seniors — in Squirrel Hill. Extras were needed for a bingo scene for a longer version of “Thanks To Her,” first released in March as a short film. It’s the story of a pair of
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University of Pittsburgh graduate Sam Orlowski put her heart into her short film, “Thanks to Her,” a Pittsburgh-set coming-of-age tale about being comfortable with your sexuality.
“I am part of the LGBT community, and I have dealt with homophobia,” said Orlowski, who lives in Canonsburg. “I wanted to start a conversation about sexuality. I wanted to get people talking.”
They are talking. Posted on YouTube in September, the 23-minute work has over 630,000 views, 14,000 likes and nearly 800 comments.
Look for the festive line of vehicles with illuminated menorahs driving through Pittsburgh at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
The annual Menorah Parade to celebrate Hanukkah will go on, but with some changes to its destination based on Pennsylvania’s latest covid-19 restrictions.
The procession will begin at Rodef Shalom in Shadyside and travel to the Jewish Association on Aging’s Charles Morris Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Squirrel Hill. In past years, the parade ended at the Waterfront in Homestead.
Attendees will remain in their cars.
There will be no festival, short ceremony or lighting of the menorah because state officials limiting outdoor gatherings to 50 people through Jan. 4.