Anonymous Open Mic is a storytelling project working to build a community narrative around mental illness in Pittsburgh. Pittsburghers affected by mental illness can submit a short story, poem, or spoken word piece anonymously online. Community members can then volunteer to perform the anonymous works in front of a live audience. Get Involved! Submit your […]
Fiscal Sponsorship Community Website: In order to improve the resources provided to our current members, New Sun Rising is excited to announce some changes to our fiscal sponsorship program. In 2018, we are set to launch a new community website located at newsunrising.org/community. Members will move to the new website on your anniversary date. The new […]
Special Date! NSR projects can ask questions, write grants and search for grants using Grant Station.
Don't get any bright Ides! This year we'll be celebrating the Ides of March the way it's meant to be celebrated, by coming together and stabbing en masse! Enjoy a night of readings, games, and fun Ides trivia with some great tea and atmosphere provided by the folks at Tupelo Honey Teas. All are welcome. […]
Please join us for an evening celebrating ceramic arts on Friday, March 16th from 5-9pm! As a part of NCECA (the National Conference on Education in the Ceramic Arts) the Braddock Carnegie Library is hosting three different events, including artists receptions and tile making with Braddock Tiles. We will be demonstrating methods for printing directly […]
It’s not every day that Mayor Peduto proclaims that it’s Puppet Day in Pittsburgh. In fact, it’s only one day: Wednesday, March 21. For the first time the City of Pittsburgh will celebrate World Day of Puppetry with an official proclamation and plenty of puppet events sponsored by the Puppetry Guild of Pittsburgh. An evening […]
Projects which creatively engage, explore, or express culture within their community are encouraged to register for the Ignite Culture workshop on March 24th. Participants will be eligible for awards (taxable) to start their project. While everyone can apply, we strongly encourage projects from NSR Launch communities (Allentown, Beltzhoover, Knoxville, McKees Rocks, Millvale, Northside, Wilkinsburg) and […]
Join us to celebrate 12 months of hard work by the Launch Wilkinsburg incubator cohort. Meet the participants and learn more about equitable development of a vibrant community based on neighborhood values. Children welcome with adult supervision. Food, drinks, entertainment, and panel discussions with: The Wilkinsburg Chamber of Commerce School of Finance and Entrepreneurship Speak […]
For all the good they can do, many businesses, agencies, and community organizations can also be less than inclusive in their decision making. Increasingly, businesses and community organizations see being more inclusive as a way to create more value in what they do. It’s of course about doing the right thing but also about “firing […]
Special Date! NSR projects can ask questions, write grants and search for grants using Grant Station.
Come learn more about the Launch Culture Grants. This time is also dedicated to NSR projects to use Grant Station and to receive mentoring from staff. More information below Launch Culture Grant
The Letter From the Birmingham Jail, a Reading Directed by Tracey D. Turner To honor the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr., Steel City Shakespare Center will present a reading of Dr. King's Letter From the Birmingham Jail at The Shop in Homewood, read by various performers of different ethnicities, creeds, […]
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