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Gov. Laura Kelly recently announced that the Historic Sites Board of Review awarded $1,168,492 for 15 historic preservation projects across the state as part of the 2021 round of Heritage Trust Fund grants. One of those grants is headed to the Harvey County Historical Society for work on the building it calls home. We will be fixing our flat roof. It is long overdue. It is just old, and the materials are wearing away. It is time for a new one, it is time to get fixed, said Catherine Graves, director of the museum.
Roof issues are nearly as old as the building itsself. Librarians began complaining of leaky roofs as early as 1916 in a building opened to the public in 1904. The complaints increased into the 1950s despite efforts to fix the problem with rubberized roofing, then later tar roofing and eventually paint-covered metal roofing.
Presidents’ Day 2021: Are restaurants open? Does mail run? What about banks, schools and government offices?
Updated Feb 14, 2021;
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Presidents’ Day is celebrated the third Monday of February.
This year, the holiday falls on Monday, Feb. 15. Originally, it marked the birthday of George Washington, on Feb. 22. But the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which took effect in 1971, switched the commemoration (along with Columbus Day and Memorial Day) to the Monday holiday.
The federal government continues to recognize the third Monday in February as Washington’s Birthday, but because states are not obliged to adopt federal holidays, the date can vary.
Here’s a rundown of what’s open and what’s closed Monday in observance of Presidents’ Day:
theater/film/literature
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks is presenting “Love’s Labor’s Lost,” which will stream live for five performances Feb. 11-15. Tickets are available online at pittsburghshakespeare.org.
“Monday Night Magic: Live Online” will be held every Monday at 8 p.m. as a co-presentation with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Liberty Magic Series. “Monday Night Magic” is New York’s longest running off-Broadway magic show. Tickets for the livestream are $20, and can be purchased under the events tab at stellartickets.com.
Brownsville Free Public Library is carrying a new series, ID True Crime, a collaboration of Investigation Discovery and best-selling author James Patterson, written in conjunction with Andrew Bourelle. The first story is âMurder Thy Neighbor.â Call BFPL at 724-785-7272 to reserve a copy.
Washington Twp. library gets funding to address climate change
Updated Jan 30, 2021;
The Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library in Washington Township has received a $500 stipend from Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change, an initiative of the American Library Association to help libraries engage communities in programs and conversations on the climate crisis.
As part of ALA’s Resilient Communities programs, the library will host a Zoom talk on “Climate Change Fiction: Just for Fun or Forecasting the Future,” 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, with Rowan University writing arts professor Edward “Ted” Howell.
The library will host a “community read” book discussion of “The End of the Ocean” by Naja Lunde on Zoom on Wednesday, April 7, at 7 p.m. The book is available in print and audiobook format through curbside pickup, or it can be downloaded as an ebook or audiobook using the Libby app.
theater/film/literature
Story Pirates’ Sleep Squad, a family-friendly, interactive, virtual theater experience, is being presented by EQT’s Children’s Theater Festival through the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The show turns the viewer’s home into a rocket ship to launch children into their dreams. Tickets are available as video-only for $35, or video and an official dreamtime kit for $50. Shows are available through Sunday, Jan. 31. A link to purchase tickets is available at trustarts.org.
“Monday Night Magic: Live Online” will be held every Monday at 8 p.m. as a co-presentation with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Liberty Magic Series. “Monday Night Magic” is New York’s longest running off-Broadway magic show. Tickets for the livestream are $20, and can be purchased under the events tab at stellartickets.com.