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WE ENDEAVOR TO INSPIRE MEMBERS OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE AUTHORS WHO SPEAK ON ISSUES THAT REFLECT OUR VALUES SUCH AS JUSTICE, COMPASSION, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, ACCEPTANCE, COURAGE, AND EQUITY. 12 12 7 36 0 0 440660 440186 328227 310780 211145 267102 0 0 980032 1018068 0 0 0 0 421633 377792 0 0 78628 671189 626428 1092822 1004220 -112790 13848 5769313 6326510 314970 312751 5454343 6013759 X THE MISSION OF PITTSBURGH ARTS & LECTURES IS TO CONNECT CELEBRATED AUTHORS WITH THE COMMUNITY, ELEVATE CIVIC DISCOURSE, AND INSPIRE CREATIVITY AND A PASSION FOR THE LITERARY ARTS. OUR COMMITMENT TO KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING, INTEGRITY, AND ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE GUIDES AND INFORMS OUR WORK. WE ENDEAVOR TO INSPIRE MEMBERS OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE AUTHORS WHO SPEAK ON ISSUES THAT REFLECT OUR VALUES SUCH AS JUSTICE, COMPASSION, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, ACCEPTANCE, COURAGE, AND EQUITY. 0 0 727935 310780 PA&L SERVES OUR MISSION THROUGH FIVE SIGNATURE PROGRAMS. LECTURES TAKE PLACE IN THE HISTORIC CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL, CARNEGIE LIBRARY LECTURE HALL, AND THE POETRY ROOM IN THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY MAIN.TEN EVENINGS IS OUR MAINSTAGE SERIES PRESENTING AUTHORS WITH LITERARY ACCLAIM GENEROUSLY SHARING THEIR RESEARCH AND CREATIVE PROCESS IN CONVERSATIONAL LECTURES. WORDS & PICTURES PRESENTS CELEBRATED CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT AUTHORS TO READERS OF ALL AGES. POETS ALOUD FEATURES FREE READINGS BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PUBLISHED POETS. MADE LOCAL SHOWCASES TALENTED LOCAL AUTHORS AS WELL AS BOOKS AND WRITERS WITH A PITTSBURGH CONNECTION. NEW & NOTED BRINGS NATIONALLY TOURING AUTHORS TO PITTSBURGH WITH THEIR NEWLY RELEASED TITLES. 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