(PITTSBURGH) - Manchester Bidwell Corporation will honor the invaluable service of esteemed board member Dr. E. Peter Benzing with a naming dedication for its chemical laboratory at Bidwell Training Center. The Dr. E. Peter Benzing Chemical Laboratory will be officially recognized on Monday, June 26 with a dedication ceremony and cocktail reception from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at 1815 Metropolitan Street. (more…)

By Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

William E. Strickland Jr.’s life changed when he first saw art teacher Frank Ross at the potter’s wheel in an Oliver High School classroom.

Mr. Strickland hopes a partnership between the Pittsburgh Public Schools and Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, an organization the Oliver alumnus founded in 1968, will hook other students on art and help them thrive in school.

For the full Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06165/698026-298.stm

The following release is courtesy of Pittsburgh Public Schools.

Pittsburgh Public Schools and Manchester Craftmen’s Guild to Celebrate New Arts-Integration Reform Model for the Helen S. Faison Arts Academy K-8 (more…)