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A limited number of seats remain for the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s 50th Anniversary Fundraising Gala Oct. 4. Proceeds from the evening, which will feature dinner, entertainment and a silent auction, will benefit the Marilyn Horne Archive Collection Project. The gala, which is expected to sell out, will be hosted by the Office of the President and co-hosted by the Pitt-Bradford Advisory Board and the Pitt-Bradford Alumni Association Board at the university. Seats are $125 and may be purchased by calling the Office of Institutional Advancement at Pitt-Bradford at 814-362-5091. “Undertaking a project of this magnitude is quite a challenge for our campus and our relatively sparsely populated region,” said Dr. Livingston Alexander, Pitt-Bradford president. “However, what has seemingly occurred throughout our campus’s history has occurred once again: Bradford and surrounding communities have rallied to support the effort to establish a Mari...

Manu Gajanan will have a debut piano recital in which all proceeds from the event will benefit the United Way of the Bradford Area, Inc. Gajanan, 15, is the son of Dr. Shailendra Gajanan, associate professor of economics at Pitt-Bradford, and has been playing piano since he was 7-years-old and under the instruction of Ritsuko Wada. Megan Minich, Executive Director, said “We are honored that the Gajanan family would like the proceeds to benefit the United Way of the Bradford Area, Inc., which in turn supports 17 agencies and 38 programs in the Bradford area.” Dr. Gajanan added that “We wanted the proceeds to go to United Way because we would like to give back to the Bradford community.” The recital will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, February 24, in Bromeley Family Theater at Pitt-Bradford. Admission will be free for the recital but donations are encouraged. Light refreshments will be served after the performance in the lobby directly outside of the theater. For further information, pl...