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The 2010 holiday concert by the McKeesport Symphony Pops, "Come Home for the Holidays," will be broadcast on Christmas Eve over Pittsburgh's WRCT-FM (88.3).

The broadcast is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 24 on WRCT, and also may be heard online at www.wrct.org.

In addition, the Oct. 31 concert entitled "Tricks and Treats: A Swingin' Party" will air at 7 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 21) over WRCT.

The Christmas concert, recorded Sunday at McKeesport Area High School, features vocalist Billy Mason, violinist Leah Givelber and trumpeter David Anderson, as well as the orchestra under the direction of Conductor Bruce Lauffer.

Mason also narrates Clement C. Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," better known as "'Twas The Night Before Christmas."

The broadcast was recorded for WRCT by the non-profit McKeesport-based Tube City Community Media Inc., which owns and operates Tube City Online. This is the second year that Tube City CMI has teamed with WRCT to broadcast select concerts by the McKeesport Symphony Pops.

The Oct. 31 concert, which airs Tuesday, featured trumpeter and bandleader Stephen Hawk, professor of music at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, and a program of big band music made famous by Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Henry Mancini and other greats. That recording is being made available through the courtesy of the McKeesport Symphony Pops.

Owned by the students of Carnegie Mellon, WRCT-FM is staffed entirely by students and campus and community volunteers. Its programming includes all types of music, Carnegie Mellon sports, public-service and educational shows, including the award-winning "Saturday Light Brigade" and "Rust Belt Radio," as well as news from the Pacifica Network.

Broadcasting 24 hours per day at 1,750-watts on the FM dial, WRCT's signal reaches all of Allegheny County and parts of three adjoining counties.

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Financial Aid Workshops Slated: Penn State's McKeesport campus will offer two workshops for parents or guardians whose children are interested in going to college or a university.

The workshops at 6 p.m. Jan. 26 and Feb. 17 are not Penn State specific, but will have general advice for students applying to any college, a spokeswoman said.

The financial aid workshops will be held in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center on the Greater Allegheny Campus. The workshops are designed to provide parents with a greater understanding of the financial aid process, packaging and timelines, according to the spokeswoman.

For more information and to register, call (412) 675-9010.

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Kids' Baseball Class Slated: Penn State's Greater Allegheny Campus in McKeesport will host a baseball camp for pre-teen children from 9 a.m. to 12 noon Jan. 16.

All children ages 6 to 12 are invited to participate, regardless of skill level, experience or ability. The classes cost $50 and will include instruction in the fundamental principles of the sport.

Drills and exercises will be non-competitive and geared to each child's individual style of play, and every child will get a chance to participate.

Kids will meet in the Wunderley Gymnasium at Greater Allegheny Campus. To register or get more information, call (412) 675-9460.

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