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🌷 A voice that sparks the soul and stirs the mind

 

Announcing Our Special Guest Vocalist!

The Secret Garden: A Benefit for the Carnegie Carnegie

Friday, September 25, 2026

Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall

300 Beechwood Ave. Carnegie, PA 15106


Featuring Cello Fury who will be joined by special guest vocalist Drew Leigh Williams, presenting a new take on classic cover songs

Meet Vocalist Drew Leigh Williams


Pittsburgh Public Theater described her as "a voice that sparks the soul and stirs the mind" and we are thrilled to welcome Drew Leigh Williams to the Music Hall stage for a special guest performance with Cello Fury during our annual benefit!


Drew Leigh has appeared with City Theatre, Pittsburgh CLO, Quantum Theatre, RealTime Arts, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and Front Porch Theatricals, among others. She holds an MFA in Acting from Roosevelt University and first took the stage at age 9 as the child frontwoman of her parents’ rock band -- think The Partridge Family, but with more grit.


Named BroadwayWorld Pittsburgh's Performer of the Decade in 2020, Drew Leigh has been featured as a guest vocalist for the Pittsburgh Public Theater and Planned Parenthood. Her one-woman cabaret, A Few of My Favorite Things (produced by Pittsburgh CLO), played to standing ovations. She is honored to collaborate and make music with Cello Fury this September.

Learn More & Get Your Tickets →

Get your tickets today & support the 125th matching campaign.


Thanks to a generous donor, all donations to the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall made between July 4 and October 1 will be MATCHED. Based on fair market value, $85 of every Orchestra-level ticket qualifies for the match. It's a great way to give AND get to attend our signature event!

🎵 Event Details:

6:30PM - Doors Open for Cocktail Hour in the Library & Lobby

Featuring music by Gretchen Van Hoesen, principal harpist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, PLUS raffle prizes, a silent auction, snacks & drinks


7:30PM - Concert in the Music Hall

With Cello Fury with special guest vocalist Drew Leigh Williams and emcee actor Sean Considine from the original Broadway production of The Secret Garden


Following Concert - After Party in the Lincoln Gallery, Library & Studio

The party continues throughout our historic landmark building


🎟️ Ticket Options:

Orchestra - $195 per ticket includes premier, reserved orchestra-level seat

Balcony - $95 per ticket includes open balcony-level seat


Ticket price includes all food, drink, entertainment & valet.

Learn More & Get Your Tickets →

For over 20 years, thanks to the support of our friends and neighbors, like you, our annual benefits have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to support our mission and programs. These funds go toward our general operations -- the basics, like keeping our lights on and our doors open -- staffing, special projects, and other essential activities that allow us to continue serving our wonderful community year after year.


Beyond fundraising, our annual events showcase our historic landmark building and its many unique features and hidden gems, from our acoustically superb Music Hall to our cozy Library and everywhere in between.


We hope to see you September 25 for this one-of-a-kind celebration!


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