Hi. There are some Mister Rogers related events that I thought I’d take a sec to bring to everyone’s attention. If these are in your neighborhood you might want to check them out…

On Friday, October 24, Family Communications will conduct a workshop at University of Wisconsin-Stout. Hedda Sharapan, FCI’s Director of Early Childhood Initiatives will be presenting the “What do you Do with the Mad That you Feel?” and Challenging Behvaiors: Where Do We Begin?” seminars. Both of these are part of FCI’s Mister Rogers Professional Development series. Children and the people who care for them are welcome to attend. You can get the specifics here.

Sorry, this next one is invite-only! A special award will be posthumously presented to Fred Rogers at the 41st Annual ASCAP Deems Taylor Awards for outstanding print, broadcast and new media coverage of music. The award will be presented during a ceremony and reception on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at The Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Allen Room, Broadway at 60th Street, New York City.

And here’s a lovely event that you may want to check out if you find yourself in the Pittsburgh area around the holidays. Mister Rogers’ musical neighbor, Joe Negri, whom many of you may know is a quite accomplished jazz musician outside of the Neighborhood, will be performing his innovative Mass of Hope at The Carneigie on Saturday, December 20.