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The authors of a new postcard history of McKeesport will sign copies of the book Saturday.

Michelle Tryon Wardle-Eggers and John Barna are the featured speakers at McKeesport Heritage Center's annual Founder's Day Celebration. The talk begins at 2 p.m. in the center's Boycott Room, 1832 Arboretum Drive, Renziehausen Park. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served.

Barna, a photographer and historian, and Wardle-Eggers, historian and executive director of the Heritage Center, are authors of the new book "McKeesport," the latest in Arcadia Publishing's Postcard History Series.

Their program will begin with a brief history of the postcard, then look at some of their favorite McKeesport postcards and share some stories behind the making of the book. Following the talk, Wardle-Eggers and Barna will sign copies of the book. Other local history titles also will be available for purchase.

For more information, visit the center's website or call (412) 678-1832.

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Art Group Meets Monday: Bethel Park-based illustrator John Hinderliter will be the featured speaker at Monday's meeting of the McKeesport Art Group. The public is invited to attend.

An award-winning illustrator and fine artist, Hinderliter was born in Atlantic City, N.J., and moved to Pittsburgh in the mid-1970s to attend The Ivy School of Professional Art, where he graduated with honors and immediately began his career as an advertising artist.

In 1985, Hinderliter struck out on his own as a freelance illustrator. Over the past 20 years, he has worked for a wide range of clients and has exhibited at numerous galleries in the area, such as Planet Art Gallery, the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, World West Galleries, Melega Gallery, Arts in the Garden and 707 Penn.

A past member of the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, Hinderliter is currently a member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators.

The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the graphic arts room of McKeesport Area High School, 1960 Eden Park Blvd. Light refreshments will be served following the meeting.

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