In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Sweetwater Center for the Arts stepped back in time to 1975 with a sold-out celebration. The evening started with dinners hosted at 19 houses in Sewickley and finished with an afterparty at the Edgeworth Club. More than 200 guests, some decked out in 70s-inflected duds, danced the night away to live music from the Sweetwater Cottage Band, enjoyed retro cocktails and desserts, and bid generously on a silent art auction. They raised over $100,000 to support Sweetwater’s capital campaign to renovate key spaces in its historic building. The organization looks forward to its next 50 years of creativity, education, and devotion to the enduring impact of the arts in our region.

That 70s Bling Ding by Sweetwater Center for the Arts, October 18, 2025

Flowers from That 70s Bling Ding

Lisa and Mike Hart

Board Member Bonita Lee Penn and Shawnda Davis

Sweetwater Center for the Arts Founders Trudy Hetherington and Alice Snyder

Martel Brown, Jr. of PghSk8 Collaborative

Bling Ding Committee Member Palmira Gerlach with Brittney Ellis, Becca Christof, and Aundrea Ambeliotis

The crowd abuzz with conversation

David Young and David Grometer

Executive Director Christine Brondyke

Sarah Pietragallo, Carrie Beynon, and Adrien Donaldson

Julia Alexander

Cliff Bob

Visit Sweetwater Center for the Arts yourself and make a night out of the occasion with our guide to Sewickley.

Story by Keith Recker
Photography Courtesy of Sweetwater Center for the Arts

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