In brief: news from Shady Side Academy, Memorial Park Church

Jazz ensemble

The Hillman Center for Performing Arts at Shady Side Academy will present the Pittsburgh-based jazz ensemble The Falbo Trio on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, and the show is open to the public with no tickets required.

The performance will take place in the Peter J. Kountz Black Box Theater of the Hillman Center, located on the SSA Senior School campus, 423 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel.

The Falbo Trio, led by Shady Side Academy graduate Ralph Falbo ’88, has been playing together for more than five years. The trio features Ralph Falbo on piano, his son, Charlie Falbo, on guitar and Lisa Marinacci on vocals. As a drummerless group, The Falbo Trio fills a unique niche in the Pittsburgh jazz landscape.

The trios of Nat Cole, Monty Alexander and Diana Krall are major influences on the group’s music. Learn more at https://falbotrio.com.

Benefit concert

EduNations’s ninth annual Benefit Concert is coming up on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. featuring artists Nichole Nordeman and Jason Gray. The concert will be held in the Memorial Park Church Sanctuary and is free of charge. A goodwill offering is encouraged, and all proceeds will go to EduNations for the benefit of students in Sierra Leone.

To reserve tickets for the EduNations Benefit Concert, visit EduNations.org/Concert. Concert details and additional information about EduNations are also available on the EduNations website.

For questions, contact EduNations by phone at 412-522-4756 or by email at info@edunations.org. Memorial Park Church is located at 8800 Peebles Road, McCandless.

Concordia’s Adopt-A-Resident

Concordia Lutheran Ministries has again opened its Adopt-A-Resident Program to the community.

Individuals, businesses or congregations may “adopt” a resident and give him or her Christmas gifts. Gift suggestions include a sweatshirt, sweatpants, a door wreath, stamps and stationery, digital clocks with large numbers, hair salon gift certificates, slippers and slipper socks and throws or blankets.

Participating locations and contacts are:

• Concordia of Fox Chapel, Sharon Scott, 412-767-5808, deadline for gifts, Dec. 10.

• Concordia at Rebecca Residence, West Deer, Rebecca Dombroski, 724-444-0600, ext. 4352, gift deadline is Dec. 10.

Fox Chapel Police collect toys for children

Fox Chapel Police are collecting new, unwrapped toys for children from Nov. 26 through Dec. 8 for the Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League’s Stuff-a-Store initiative.

Donation boxes will be located at the Cooper-Siegel Community Library, Beechwood Farms, Fox Chapel Golf Club, Pittsburgh Field Club, BZ Deli and the Fox Chapel borough building.

Fox-chapel.pa.us contains more information.