YMCA Summer Day Camp, Penguin Bookshop author talk and more in Sewickley

YMCA Summer Day Camp

This summer, let your kids be kids again at the Sewickley Valley YMCA’s Summer Day Camp. During camp at the Y, your child can build robots, dance, become a lego master or gymnast, explore the outdoors and much more. Plus, all camps include art, swimming, games and singing silly songs. Whether you register your child for a single two-week session, or all five, the tech-free summer will be the summer to remember!

New this year, cardboard camp offers creativity and imagination where campers build armor, participate in live-action adventure gaming and seek out lost relics.

For more information, contact Marc Smith at 412-741-9622 ext. 103 or email msmith@sewickleyymca.org.Visit sewickleyymca.org to learn more.

A Conversation with Tamara Winfrey Harris & Rochelle Riley

In “Dear Black Girl,” author Tamara Winfrey Harris introduces and organizes a selection of these letters, modeling how Black women can nurture future generations. Each chapter ends with a prompt encouraging girls to write a letter to themselves, teaching the art of self-love and self-nurturing.

The Penguin Bookshop Writers Series will host Winfrey Harris 7 p.m. March 25 to celebrate the release of her latest book, “Dear Black Girl: Letters From Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power.” Winfrey Harris will be joined in conversation by Rochelle Riley, author of “That They Lived: African Americans that Changed the World.”

The conversation should last approximately one hour, and will conclude with a Q&A from the audience. This event will be hosted virtually via Zoom. Advance registration is required and can be done online at penguinbookshop.com.

Free, DIY tax preparation assistance available online

United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Free Tax Prep program’s hybrid appointments are now full. Eligible individuals and families with incomes up to $57,000 can still use the free, do-it-yourself online tool or get help through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at www.myfreetaxes.com through April 15.

Greater Pittsburgh Business Connection to meet March 24

The Greater Pittsburgh Business Connection, a referral group of business professionals, will meet at the Eat’n Park on Route 60 in Robinson Township for breakfast from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. March 24.

Speakers are John McLay of WesBanco and Jason Henze of Overhead Door Company of Pittsburgh.

For details, visit gpbc-pgh.org or call 412-364-6446, ext. 302.

Beth Samuel offering programs online

Beth Samuel Jewish Center will host all programs through Zoom until further notice.

Upcoming programs include:

• Torah Yoga & Meditation, March 20 at 8:45 a.m.

• Second Night Seder, March 28 at 6 p.m.

Email BethSamuelOffice@comcast.net for details or Zoom login links.