Join us for a guided tour of the Bayernhof Museum, a one-of-a-kind Bavarian-style mansion perched above the Allegheny River in O'Hara Township. Built by eccentric Pittsburgh entrepreneur Charles "Chuck" Brown III, the house is filled with antique music boxes and other self-playing music machines, as well as some fun surprises throughout the house. Our knowledgeable docent will guide us through the house and share stories about Brown and his unique musical collection.  

What's included: 

• Guided, docent-led tour of the museum's rooms and collections 

• Live demonstrations of antique musical machines and instruments 

Cost: $10.  Cash only.  Admission to be paid directly to museum staff upon arrival. 

Open to OLLI members only. The maximum is 12.

Location: Bayernhof Museum, 225 St. Charles Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15215. Travel is on your own.  Free parking is available in front of the museum.   

Please note: The house includes stairs and some narrow passages.  Following a 30-minute seated talk, members should be prepared to stand and walk for the remainder of the visit. Some visitors find the music machines to be loud; members who are sensitive to sound may wish to bring earplugs.  

Join us for a guided tour of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, a historic church on Pittsburgh's South Side known for its golden dome and rich Ukrainian heritage. After the tour, meet the dedicated volunteers of St. John's Pyrohy Kitchen who make pyrohy to raise money to restore the church's iconic domes and roof.  Members will hear their stories and then watch a demonstration of how the pyrohy come together.  If interested, members may put on gloves to learn the final step in the process: pinching the pyrohy closed.  All attendees will get a dozen frozen pyrohy to take home.

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Time: 9:30 - 11 a.m.

Open to OLLI members and their guest. Maximum is 30.   

Cost: $20 per person. Added donations to further support the church's restoration project are appreciated. Event cost and additional donations to be paid directly to the church on the day of the tour.  Cash, check, and credit card accepted.  

Location: St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, 109 S. 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Members may park in the church lot across Carson Street from the church or find on-street parking in the area. Travel is on your own. 

Note: The church tour and talk with church members can be accessed without ascending or descending steps.  To view the pyrohy-making demonstration, members will have to descend one flight of old church steps with a railing. 

The medical language used for many types of cancers, tests, and treatments is confusing and not easily understood by lay people. This presentation will decode the medical lingo and explain in simple terms what it means to have adenocarcinoma or sarcoma, what an MRI and SPECT scan are, the terms CR/PR (complete and partial remission), overall survival, cure, and relapse. Finally, it will address the types of clinical trials as well as why and who should participate.  

Khalid Rehman is a physician who recently retired after 38 years of clinical and academic practice of medicine. He is Board certified in the subspecialties of Hematology and Medical Oncology within the specialty of Internal medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. His professional career spans the spectrum of private practice, a staff oncologist, a teacher and the Director of the Hematology-Oncology fellowship Training program. He is on the faculty of New York Medical College as an Assistant Professor of Medicine.  

Over the years, he has also served on the boards of the American Cancer Society, the Visiting Nurse Service, the Muslim Majlis of Staten Island, the Pakistan Cultural Association, and Project Hospitality.  He has authored more than two dozen scientific papers and remains an active speaker for public and professional organizations on the relevant topics.