Support

Thank you!

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures gratefully acknowledges support from the following foundations, corporations, organizations, and individuals.

Photo of the audience in the lobby before a Ten Evenings lecture

Ten Evenings is presented in association with

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

Public Support

Allegheny Regional Asset District

Pennsylvania Creative Industries, Powered by Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

Foundations

The Burke Foundations
The Paul C. and Buena A. Craig Memorial Fund, in honor of the efforts made by Laura Mullen
EQT Foundation
Grable Foundation
The Hillman Foundation

Laurel Foundation
The Pittsburgh Foundation
PNC Charitable Trusts
Queequeeg Foundation
Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation

Sponsors

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Mellon University
Duolingo
Duquesne University
Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Lally & Co.
University of Pittsburgh David C. Frederick Honors College
University of Pittsburgh Library System
UPMC

Additional Support

Aurora Reading Club
Hunter Associates, through the generosity of the Clark Hunter Foundation

Board of Directors

Laura Mullen, President
Balaji Srinivasan, Vice President
Lissette Silverio, Treasurer
Robert M. Turner II, MD, Secretary
Meredith Cohen
Nicola Foote
Kathryn Harrison
Virginia Jaramillo
Marya Sea Kaminski

Gail Pesyna
Maxwell Briskman Stanfield
Laurie Miller Stephens
Adam Szymanski, CFA
Tahirah Walker
Lu-in Wang
Gabriel Welsch
Sony Ton-Aime, ex-officio

Laureate Circle

Jayne Adair and Basil Cox
Russ and Kathy Ayres
Mimi Derthick
Jim and Susan Morris
Dr. Gail Pesyna and Dr. John Hooper

Barbara Rudiak, Ph.D.
Dr. David Solosko and Ms. Sandra Kniess
Tom and Jo Ann Succop
Drs. Robert and Lindsay Turner
Rachael D. Wonderlin and Ron A. Vassel

Literary Circle

Meredith Mileti Cohen and David Cohen
Laurie Graham
Bill and Melissa Hallett
Susan McIntosh
Alice B. Mitinger
Thelma Morris

Anu and Raj Reddy
Deborah J. Robinson
Mindy Sanjana
Balaji Srinivasan and Amy Szalinski
Sandra Block and John Suhrie
Greg and Kathe Wright

Benefactors

Barbara Carpenter and Michael Miller
Tamara Dudukovich
Peggy and Jack Hill
Judy Horgan and Steve Pavsner
Richard E. Rauh

Millie and Gary Ryan
Patricia S. Schroder
The Stephens Family
Alice Bright and Robert Sullivan
Joshua and Stephanie Taylor

Sustainers

Christopher Amar & Cheryl David
Nancy and Ron Baime
Robin J. Bernstein
Sherry Bloom
Mr. Thomas Burgunder
Richard Chesnik and Stephanie Valetich
Patricia K. Crumrine, MD
Aileen Drosendahl
Lawrence Frolik
Pam Golden
Paula and Howard Harris

Alan Helgerman and Sandra LaPietra
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Krynski
Susan and Louis Leff
GayLynn Neal
Alexander Neal
Annie S. Rivers
Ann Gibbons Scherlis and Bill Scherlis
Judy Vaglia
Lu-in Wang
Gabriel and Jill Welsch

Patrons

Anonymous (6)
Louanne Baily
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Bayne
Jessica Bemer
Ginger Briles
Linda B. Burke
Carol Byers
Ms. Jacqueline Campbell
Dana & Henry Casale
Lu Conser and Timothy Potts
David and Diane Denis
Carolyn Dimmick
Mary and Ed Faust
Ilene Fingeret
Caryle Glosser
Gail L. Gratton
Mr. Dale Harmon
Patty Hefner
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Herward
Christine Hunsinger
Holly Maurer-Klein and Paul Klein
Dr. Laurie E. Knepper
Bob and Helen McAfoos
Catherine McCollom

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller
Ms. Abby L. Morrison
Sheila Nathanson
Deborah L. Nichols
Mark and Nikki Nordenberg
Connie Phillips
Lynette Jacobs-Priebe and Eric Priebe
Mr. and Ms. Jeffrey Primis
Arthur Campbell Reed
Mr. Francie C. Robb
The Rossi Family
Ms. Lisa Sharfstein
Drs. Carol Slomski and Keith Apelgren
Mary Snyder
Monica Sullivan
Ms. June Swanson
Ellen Toker
Mr. Todd Underwood and Ms. Beth Prairie
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Weidman
Ms. Roselyn Wilkinson
Ms. Anna Wukich
Beth D. Zak
Liz Caplan and Steve Zelicoff

Friends

Anonymous (6)
Louanne Baily
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Bayne
Jessica Bemer
Ginger Briles
Linda B. Burke
Carol Byers
Ms. Jacqueline Campbell
Dana & Henry Casale
Lu Conser and Timothy Potts
David and Diane Denis
Carolyn Dimmick
Mary and Ed Faust
Ilene Fingeret
Caryle Glosser
Gail L. Gratton
Mr. Dale Harmon
Patty Hefner
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Herward
Christine Hunsinger
Holly Maurer-Klein and Paul Klein
Dr. Laurie E. Knepper
Bob and Helen McAfoos
Catherine McCollom
Connie McCarthy
Sybil and Kevin McKeegan

Gael D. Meehan
Abby L. Morrison
Dr. Barbara J. Nagrant
Nancy Nahi
Sheila Nathanson
Mary A. Navarro
Alexander Neal
GayLynn Neal
Rodney Permigiani & Nancy Pulsifer
Connie Phillips
Karleen Preator
Leila J. Richards
Annie S. Rivers
Dodie Roskies
Debra Schneider
Nathaniel Stephens
Monica Sullivan
Dr. Michelle Switala
Chris Traviss
Deborah Walker
Betsy H. Watkins
Susanne C. Wean
Pamela Weiss
Darlene S. Wood
Denise Yoezle

Contributors

Anonymous (10)
Barbara Blazick
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory T. and Rachel A. Colker
Ms. Marie Corrado
Nancy J. Crouthamel
Kevin and Sharon Deacon
Judith Diorio
Mr. Rob Fallon
Thomas Farrell and Annamarie Marano
Leonna Hudacsek Fisher
Lynda Flom and Howard Kline
Dr. Brenda Freeman
Linda Geistman
Mrs. Caitlin Green
Katharine Hardiman-Frank
The Honorable Kathryn Hens-Greco
David Herring
Ms. Edith Herron
Leah Hoechstetter
Tom Hoffman
Adrienne T. Irwin
Louise Gage Jencik
Ellen Kracht
Ms. Kathryn Krause
Meryl Lazar
Allison Lee-Mann

Maryanne Loebig
Stephanie Lonsinger
Drs. Joan Harvey and Michael Lotze
Mr. Michael Lydon and Mrs. C. Roberto
Debra Mahon
Beth Marcello
Wendy Mars
Ms. Michelle Martin
Mr. Patrick McShea
Michael Mearkle
Ms. Nancy Nahi and Ms. Kathleen Dancho
Ms. Michele Pahnke
Mr. Philip Parr
Michele Pazul
Amy Rockwood
Steve Schlick
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Silver
Drs. Susan and Peter Smerd
Ms. Sally Jo Snyder
Cathy and Caitlin Stechschulte
Ms. Irene Surmik
Ms. Gayle A. Truitt-Bean
Patricia Ulbrich
Claire Vatz
Saundra Waseleski
Ms. Cheryl Werber

Last updated September 2026
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