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Have dinner next Wednesday at the Wendy's in White Oak, and the restaurant will donate 20 percent of your check to the McKeesport Symphony Youth Orchestra.

The offer from the restaurant at the intersection of Route 48 and Lincoln Way is valid on both eat-in and take-out orders from 5 to 8 p.m.

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Meanwhile, the McKeesport Symphony Orchestra's next concert, entitled "A Musical Postcard," is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. March 21 in the auditorium of McKeesport Area High School, 1960 Eden Park Blvd.

The concert will include a performance by pianist Xiaoyuan Huang, winner of the Western Pennsylvania Steinway Society Competition, who will perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 19 in Bb major.

Also featured will be flutist Audrey Whartenby, winner of the McKeesport Symphony Young Artists Competition, who will perform the first movement of Mozart's Flute Concerto in G Major.

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March's concert will include "London Suite" by Eric Coates, a traditional Chinese folk song with viola soloist Warren Davidson, "The Moldau" by Smetana, and selections from "Miss Saigon" and the film "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," says Bruce Lauffer, MSO music director.

The artists will be available at a reception following the concert to meet and greet the audience, Lauffer says.

Tickets are $8 for students, $12 for senior citizens and $15 for adults, and discounts are available for tickets purchased online. Visit the MSO's website or call (412) 664-2854 for more information.

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Lunchtime Prayer for Lent: The McKeesport Ministerium is sponsoring a series of Christian non-denominational prayer services on Wednesdays during Lent, a spokesman says. The first was held yesterday at Auberle.

Each service begins at 12 noon, lasts approximately 30 minutes and includes a light lunch. An offering is collected to defray the costs of lunch.

Services are set for March 3 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 329 Ninth Ave.; March 10 at Rainbow Temple, 536 Shaw Ave.; First United Methodist Church, 1406 Cornell St.; and March 24 at the Salvation Army worship center, 821 Walnut St.

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Grandparents Get Support: A new program sponsored by Auberle and the Sisters of Mercy provides support for senior citizens who are raising children.

The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program meets one Friday morning each month at The Intersection, 115 Seventh Ave., Downtown.

Sister Georgine Scarpino says grandparents from anywhere in the Mon-Yough area are welcome to attend. Along with Erie and Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y., McKeesport is one of four American cities offering the program.

The programs are free and provide "networking" among grandparents; assistance from an Auberle caseworker; information about places to go for services and advice; and other assistance.

The next meeting is slated for 9:30 a.m. March 12. To attend, call (412) 422-8020 or visit the website.