May 1, 2023 EQT Children’s Theater Festival The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is delighted to announce the return of the EQT Children’s Theater Festival for 2023. Now in its 37th year, the EQT Children’s Theater Festival fosters imagination through high-quality professional theater performances from around the world. This year’s featured arts groups and performances hail from France, Canada, Madagascar, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Buzzword and Playful Pittsburgh Collaborative will be in attendance providing activities and entertainment for children and resource information for parents/caregivers. When: Friday, 5/19 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, 5/20 | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 5/21 | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Where: Downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District Visit the EQT Children’s Theater Festival Events webpage to find all of the events and activities happening over the weekend!
May 28, 2019 Cast Your Vote: 2019 WQED Reader’s Choice Award Community members are invited to take part in selecting the 2019 WQED Reader’s Choice Award Winner by casting their votes by Friday, May 31. About For the past 10 years, WQED has partnered with The EQT Corporation to present the Writers Contest to children throughout their viewing area. Through the support of EQT, WQED has been able to reach out directly to schools, libraries, and families throughout Pennsylvania and West Virginia to encourage children to submit their original stories and illustrations. In the 10 years of sponsorship from EQT, WQED has received over 12,000 story entries, communicated with hundreds of teachers and librarians to provide them with resources, impacted thousands of WQED viewers with messages about the contest, and provided a website full of information that encourages students and arms adults with relevant literacy information. Cast Your Vote Voting is now open and will end on Friday, May 31st at 12:00 p.m. The Reader’s Choice Award Winner will be announced on Monday, June 3. To learn more and cast your vote, visit the WQED website. *Information provided by WQED