singles activities Newsletter for mature singles in Pittsburgh

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Association of University People

Serving the Singles Community of Pittsburgh

Hot Line: 412- 734-8445 Website http://www.pittsburghsinglesaup.org.

Mailbox: AUP: PO Box 10363, Pittsburgh, PA 15234

Board Meeting for this month will be on-line: AUP Board will not assemble in August. Board Members please submit reports, including an events calendar and agenda items to the president realtybud@aol.com by August 1^st .

Tuesday, Aug. 10^th – Out and About Dinner -- Gullifty's Restaurant in Squirrel Hill
Meet and Greet at 6:15: Dinner at 6:30 PM
The menu offers a wide variety of choices. Great desserts! Half Priced Drafts and Wings are available 5:00-7:00PM for Happy Hour.
The restaurant is located at 1922 Murray Avenue, PA 15217 Squirrel Hill area (412) 521-8222.
RSVP: by August 8^th Denise G (412) 708-3055.
Directions: Follow signs to 376 east (parkway) take the Squirrel Hill/Homestead exit (before the Squirrel Hill tunnels). Make the first left and continue until you reach the major intersection, Murray and Forward Avenues. Make a left onto Murray Avenue and continue for several blocks. Turn left onto Beacon Street and a quick right into the metered parking lot. The back entrance of the restaurant is located in the parking lot area. Also, there is metered parking on Murray Avenue.

Saturday, Aug. 14th -- Video Discussion Group at Lin Carter's in Murrysville:
6:30 Meet & greet and at 7:30 Lin will present It's Complicated. This film is a romantic comedy starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, and Alec Baldwin that asks "Is love lovelier the second time? Well, it's complicated." Please join us to watch one of the best films of 2009 that was nominated for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Comedy, Best Screenplay, and Best Picture. Those who have seen this film (Rated R) are still laughing. Let's finish the summer with a light film and lots of laugher -- a true happy hour or two.

Please call Lin at 724-327-7429 to reserve a seat and bring a light finger food snack or beverage to share.
Directions from Pittsburgh: Follow the Parkway East (I-376) to the end and exit at Monroeville onto Route 22. Continue through Murrysville —passing Wendy’s, McDonald’s, Sheetz, and Hoss’s. At the next stop light after Hoss’s, turn left onto Cline Hollow Road . Go one (1) block and turn right onto Old William Penn Highway . Continue to the first stop sign and turn left onto Sunset Circle. Go about 30 yards and bear left onto Bryer Ridge Court. Count nine (9) mailboxes on the left. Lin’s home is #2922 Bryer Ridge Court and has a white garage door facing the street.

Sunday, August 15^th -- 5th Annual Greek Gala at Linda Coyne's in Upper St. Clair, 3:00 to 8:00 PM.
Members $5, Guests $10.

You will enjoy an assortment of starters like humus, spanakopita and dolmades followed by Moussaka and Horiatiki Salad and a wonderful dessert, Baklava. Soft drinks and ice tea will be available. BYOB, if you desire. Please bring a folding chair to help with seating. Greek music will be provided.
Please get your RSVP's into Linda by August 11th 724-942-2526 and send check (payable to AUP) to Linda Coyne 289 Gerrie Drive Pittsburgh PA 15241
Directions: Take the Parkway West through the Ft. Pitt Tunnel and exit at Banksville Rd. US-19south for about 6 miles until passing South Hills Village on the left. Continue on US-19s about another 3.2 miles. At.the light make a left at Boyce Rd. which will dead end quickly into Old Washington Rd. Make a right. Stay on this road for 0.1 miles and it will turn to the left and become Hays Rd. The second street on the right off of Hays is Gerrie Drive. Make a right and Linda’s home is the 4^th home on the right 289.

Thursday, Aug. 26^th – Out and About at Rocco’s in Mt. Lebanon
Meet at 5:30PM dinner at 6:00PM.
Rocco's is quickly becoming one of our favorite places to meet. Food is good, generously-portioned and reasonable.
Pair up with a friend for 2 dinners at $20. Lots to choose from and includes soup or salad.
RSVP: Ann R 412-343-7524 to sit with her table.
Restaurant address is 1600 Painters Run Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15243 (412) 221-6003. (Corner of Robb Hollow Rd. – The old Walt’s Tavern) Their address is an extension of Gilkeson Rd from Rt. 19s)

Monday, September 6^th Labor Day Picnic at Mt. Lebanon Park Pavilion #2 at 2:00 PM.
Last chance for that summer outdoors celebration! Bring a single friend, lots of room! Let’s put our chairs in a circle for the appetizer time and get acquainted.
WE are indebted to Shiela McC for acquiring this new picnic venue for us. There are 10 picnic tables that seat 10 each. If you don't like benches bring your lawn chair for comfort. Card tables are welcomed if you want to play cards. Water pump is close by. Two grills this time- we have charcoal and lighter fluid, but need someone to volunteer to get it going starting about 1:30PM for eating at 3PM. There is a nice grassy spot for lawn games .The bathrooms for this Labor Day Picnic are wonderful (Hooray!)
Alcohol is NOT permitted in this park , so DO NOT bring wine,etc. .Lots of parking.
Setup people meet at 1:00PM, bring some newspaper for the tables, we will have tablecloths.
Don’t forget to RSVP. Contact person is Sheila McC. who will accept your RSVP at 412-344-9516 by Sept. 2^nd with what you will bring to share. Guest fee: $5.00.

Members get in FREE with a dish to serve 8 people: (2:00PM:appetizer be there early; 3PM: beans, salads, fruit, vegetables dishes to go with AUP’s beef hotdogs; or 4PM: desserts If left over, we will freeze for the Sept. 13^th FMH meeting of AUP).. After dessert the games begin. There will be bocci, scrabble, bridge, bring your favorite game if not mentioned...

Directions: Off Cedar Blvd in Mt. Lebanon, 15228 turn in at the Tennis Courts. If parking is full at the first Parking Lot note the Pavilion II up the hill at the back of this lot then continue up the hill to the Right of the Pavilion II to a second Parking Lot.

Thank you Judy H, Joyce H for helping with the menu, rsvp’s and setting up and Bill B with grilling the hotdogs at with the July 3^rd Picnic. Everyone said it was a great party.