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Hoerr Reads From 'Dusk': City native and author John Hoerr will read from his new novel Monongahela Dusk (reviewed in Monday's Almanac) on Saturday afternoon at the Pump House in Munhall.
Hoerr will be joined by poet and Homestead resident Robert Gibb, who will read excerpts from his new collection of poetry, What the Heart Can Bear: Selected and Uncollected Poems, 1979-1993.
Both books are published by Pittsburgh's Autumn House Press. Sponsored by the Battle of Homestead Foundation, the events are free and open to the public and begin at 1:30 p.m.
The Pump House --- site of a bloody skirmish during the Homestead steel strike of 1892 --- is one of the few remaining locations from Carnegie's original Homestead Works. It is located at the east end of the Waterfront shopping complex on Route 837.
Visit the foundation's website or call (412) 782-0171.
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Skyliners Under the Stars: Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners close out the city's summer concert series in Renzie Park with a free performance at 7 p.m. Sunday night.
Best known for their 1958 hit "Since I Don't Have You," the Skyliners hit the Billboard Magazine Top 40 twice more with 1959's "This I Swear" and a 1960 uptempo version of "Pennies From Heaven."
Beaumont is the only original member of the 1958-60 Skyliners still performing, though some members of the current lineup have been with the group for decades. The quartet currently includes Donna Groom, Dick Muse and Nick Pociask.
The concert will be held at the bandshell (bring a blanket or lawn chair); in case of rain, it may be moved to the Palisades, Downtown.
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