Harrisburg Happenings, Community Events & More

Rep. Dan B. Frankel November 13, 2026 | 11:13 AM

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Friday, November 13, 2026

My office, above the Supercuts at Forward and Murray avenues, will be open Monday through Friday next week from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Harrisburg Happenings

Four years ago, when I had the honor of nominating my friend, Joanna McClinton, to be Speaker.

Organizing for the 2027-28 session

This week, I joined my fellow lawmakers in Harrisburg for the first time since the election, in which House Democrats grew our majority from 103-100 to 108-95 and the Senate Democrats took the majority for the first time in decades.

House Democrats re-elected Joanna McClinton as Speaker, along with her entire team, and enthusiasm is high as we look ahead to a new era in the commonwealth. With a narrow 26-24 Senate majority, bills will still need to satisfy a range of views to pass. But I believe with creativity and a willingness to find common ground in both chambers, we have an enormous opportunity to get things done for Pennsylvanians.

Community Events and Resources

Financial Literacy with the Inner-City Tennis Program

Friday, Nov. 13, 6:30 – 9 p.m. | Mellon Park Tennis Center

The Inner-City Junior Tennis Program hosts an evening of games, drills, instruction and music for middle and high school student-athletes. Coaches and special guests will be on hand, and the topic is financial literacy.

Entry is free. Learn more and register here.

Hello Neighbor: Craft Bazaar and Study Buddy Storytellers
Saturday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Carnegie Museum of Art

Hello Neighbor hosts a craft bazaar featuring handmade goods, artwork and crafts from artisans in Pittsburgh’s refugee and immigrant communities. The event is inspired by the Silät weavers collective in the 59th Carnegie International.

Attendees can also visit the Art Theater to see photographs by youth in Hello Neighbor’s Study Buddy Program, shown with archival materials on refugee experiences in Pittsburgh over nearly 90 years. The bazaar is free; museum admission is not required.

Learn more here.

Sensory Fall Festival

Sunday, Nov. 15, 1 – 4 p.m. | Bakery Square Lawn, 6425 Penn Ave.

Chatham University occupational therapy students are hosting a free, family-friendly fall festival with seasonal sensory activities and hands-on crafts. The event is designed to be accessible and inclusive for children and families.

Learn more and register here.

Regent Square Community Association Holiday Toy and Food Drive
Monday, Nov. 16 – Friday, Dec. 11 | RSCA, 7604 Charleston Avenue

Drop off unwrapped toys or nonperishable food items for donation to local organizations, helping bring joy to children and families in need this holiday season.

Items can also be brought to the Nov. 28 Holiday Lighting event on Small Business Saturday.

Learn more here.

Cemetery Tales: Pittsburgh’s Buried Art and History
Monday, Nov. 16, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. | CLP – Squirrel Hill

The Frick Pittsburgh presents a talk on the art and design of tombstones and memorials in Pittsburgh’s cemeteries, along with stories of notable Pittsburghers buried there.

Learn more here.

Suppression and Expression: Music by “Degenerate Artists”

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7 – 8:30 p.m. | Campbell Memorial Chapel, 210 Chapel Hill Road

The REgenerate Music Project, a string quartet of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians, performs music by composers the Nazis labeled “degenerate artists” and suppressed. The program is paired with the artwork of Norman Klenicki, a self-taught artist and son of Holocaust survivors, whose work explores mental health and intergenerational trauma. The concert opens an in-person exhibit of his work at the HSLS Library in Scaife Hall at the University of Pittsburgh.

The concert and parking are free. Learn more and register here.