February 2008
Swim with the Drowned Hogs →
Just when you think you have seen every possible fundraising idea ever, someone comes up with a new one. Some crazy, but kind souls in Pittsburgh are going to jump into the mon (Monongahela river) to raise money for the Circle C Youth and Family Services which is a great organization that has been supporting kids and families for over 40 years.
The Post-Gazette has a video report of last year’s...
January 2008
Mardi Gras Celebration! →
I was getting a little worried that Pittsburgh had more Groundhog Day celebrations than Mardi Gras celebrations. Penn Brewery to the rescue. I was lucky enough to visit a fellow Pittsburgher in New Orleans for Mardi Gras a few years ago, before the flooding. It was definitely the biggest party I have ever attended. Mardi Gras, like Groundhog Day are holidays that need to be celebrated. So...
Day of the Groundhog! →
I loved the MadMex Groundhog day specials last year (click here to read last years post) and luckily those crazy kids at Mad Mex are back to help you celebrate with Punxsutawney Phil.
If the groundhog sees his shadow: half off draft beers all day
If the groundhog doesn’t see his shadow: $6 big margarita’s all day
Fancy Pants Fundraiser →
So I know some people have been looking for an excuse to go to a dress up party. Here is a perfect excuse - the folks at Gilda’s club have put together a fun evening of drinking and dancing at dejaVu. Gilda’s Club is a great organization that is here to support anyone who is impacted by cancer. The Western PA’s Gilda’s Club is relatively new to Pittsburgh and has a great new facility in the Strip...
Super Tuesday Party →
Presidential primary fun! Join other campaign lovers at the Shadow Lounge for the Super Tuesday Party. The big screens will be set up for result watching. Free food from the folks at Kiva Han. Prizes for predicting the winner!
Hosted by The Pittsburgh League of Young Voters and the Sierra Club, both great groups with some really fun people. Stop by the Shadow Lounge. When you are done,...
Twitter Updates for 2008-01-29 →
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Green $ense →
Reason number 298,679 to live in Pittsburgh - GREEN building. You may or may not know that Pittsburgh, which was once known as a very smoky city, is now a pretty green city. There are a ton of resources here for anyone that is interested in green building. I hope to one day do green renovations on old buildings. I love the idea of taking something old and making it greener and better. Thanks...
Alternative Souper Bowl →
The 9th annual WYEP Alternative Souper Bowl is a great way to spend super bowl afternoon. Join WYEP for a concert with 3 local artist at Borders in East Liberty.
Ben Hardt & His Symphony
Lohio
Paul Luc
WYEP will be collecting non-perishable food items for HEARTH - a shelter for homeless mothers and children.
9th Annual WYEP Souper Bowl
Sunday, February , 12-3pm
Borders Books, 5986...
Radio Round Up - January 25 →
Cocktails for Canines
Friday, Jan. 25, 5-9pm @ Buckhead Saloon
$5 at the door gets you $10 gift card for food and drink
Half-price appetizers from 5-7, raffles and more
All benefits the Western PA Humane Society
Nightcrawler
Friday - Gallery crawl in the Cultural District
Stop by Future Tenant to check out Taste Matters
Super after crawl party 8pm-2am at Olive or Twist
Austin Band with a...
The Scoop on Poop! →
Nope, this is not an exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center, it is much much funnier than that. This is an exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History about the history of poop.
an investigation of what poop is and how animals use it—to build homes, hide from enemies, attract mates, send messages, cool off, and, yes, even eat! A blend of science and fun, The Scoop on Poop! also explores the...
Austin Band with a Hometown Connection →
The Asylum Street Spankers, an Austin, Texas based Band with a Pittsburgh connection (one of the band members is married to a local gal) will be preforming at Diesel on Saturday night - doors open at 6pm.
Founded thirteen years ago at a booze and hallucinogen-fueled party at the Dabbs Hotel along the river in Llano, Texas, the Asylum Street Spankers stand as one of America’s most distinctive...
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Pittsburgh Bean Bag Toss Tournament - McKeesport →
Lindsay’s Note: I have edited the title from Cornhole to Bean Bag Toss tournament. Also - I know that McKeesport isn’t in Pittsburgh but, bean bag toss is awesome and I think that everyone should make the trip to McKeesport for this event. I am still looking for a team mate if anyone wants to play on Sunday.
Join us on Sunday, January 27, 2008 for a Cornhole Tournament in McKeesport at The...
Nightcrawler →
It’s time for another Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District! Friday night - everything stays open late. Art, food, drinks and lots of people.
Check out the Gallery Crawl Map here.
When you are good and cold crawl over to Olive or Twist for Nightcrawler. Other Pittsburgh websites agree (Jason and Sarah) this is a darn good idea - Nightcrawler is a mega gallery crawl after party. $5 gets you...
Climb Pittsburgh II →
Join us on Saturday, March 29, 2008 for Climb Pittsburgh II – the only event of its kind in Pittsburgh. The American Lung Association invites you to participate in this athletic challenge while raising much needed funds for those battling lung disease. This is not an event for the faint of heart – or in our case, lungs! Climb Pittsburgh II will challenge elite athletes in a race to the top of the...
February Cocktails for Canines →
Join us for a few cocktails Friday, February 22, from 5-9 p.m. at the Buckhead Saloon in Station Square. A $5 donation at the door entitles you to a $10 gift card for any food or beverage throughout the evening. Buckhead Saloon will also have half price appetizers from 5-7 p.m. and lots of raffles and fun! So come and enjoy a night out on the town where you can listen to your favorite tunes and...
Radio Round Up - January 18, 2008 →
Pittsburgh: The Opera
Sqounk Opera’s multimedia performance
dance, music, video about Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh: The Opera was sold out last year and is returning for 4 days only
Jan 17-20 @ Kelly Strahorn Theater in East Liberty
Thrifty Art
Taste Matters - Future Tenant Gallery’s newest show is 50 different pieces from thrift stores
Friday, Jan 18 - Opening Reception
At the end of the show...
Union Project Martin Luther King Junior Day... →
Celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King at the Union Projects annual Martin Luther King Junior Day event. I have been told that this is one of the best events of the year. Start the evening off with a free community dinner beginning at 6pm. Stay for performances and reading of Dr. King’s works by local students. All are welcome to attend.
Martin Luther King Junior Day Celebration
Union...
History Mystery Run →
Pittsburgh’s Hash House Harriers (aka PGH H-3) refer to them selves as “the drinking club with a running problem.”
What is Hashing?
You have just stumbled upon an International phenomenon, where a group of people, “Hashers”, follow a cryptic trail that has been marked with flour by the “Hare”. This trail leads to beer, water, snacks, and a lot of camaraderie. Some people run, some people walk,...
MLK Day: Bookshelf Building →
I think this looks like a great project to do on Martin Luther King Junior Day. The folks from the Sierra Club are great and this is a great project that will be used all over the city.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Bookshelf Building with the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club, along with 250 adults, youth and familes, will be building and designing bookshelves that commemoratre the Civil Rights...
“Taste Matters” at Future Tenant - Opening... →
“Taste Matters,” Future Tenant’s newest exhibition by guest curator Robert Raczka opens this Friday, January 18th. This exhibition of 50 hand-picked thrift-store artworks playfully celebrates the creativity of amateurs and anonymous professionals. Stop by our opening reception at 819 Penn Avenue between 6-9pm for food, drink, music, and — of course– great art!
The exhibition will run through...
Pittsburgh: The Opera →
I saw a flyer for this at the Union Project today - when I first looked at the flyer I thought it might be along the lines
of MTV’s Carmen: A Hip Hopera - which was popular a few years back. But Pittsburgh: The Opera looks even better. This is way more than opera - video, interviews, puppet show, dance and more.
Pittsburgh: The Opera sold out last year and is back for a repeat performance...
Cocktails for Canines →
Join us for a few cocktails Friday, January 25, from 5-9 p.m. at the Buckhead Saloon in Station Square. A $5 donation at the door entitles you to a $10 gift card for any food or beverage throughout the evening. Buckhead Saloon will also have half price appetizers from 5-7 p.m. and lots of raffles and fun! So come and enjoy a night out on the town where you can listen to your favorite tunes and...
Opening Reception: Humongulous Friday Jan 11th... →
Brew House Space 101 Gallery announces their first Prospectus Series exhibit of the 2007-2008 gallery season: “Prospectus I: Humongulous.” “Humongulous” showcases an exhibition confronting definitions of identity through the works of Maria Mangano, Jairan Sadeghi, and Charlie Wright as well as an exhibition of works from Julius Houser presented in conjunction with the Independent Living Initiative...
Radio Round Up - January 4, 2008 →
Happy Birthday Pittsburgh! - 2008 is Pittsburgh’s 250 birthday. It is
a whole year of events to celebrate all over the region. Major bike
race across the state of PA coming this summer. TourofPA.com for more info.
Second City Does Iron City
Chicago’s famous sketch comedy troupe comes to Pittsburgh
Special show commissioned for Pittsburgh’s 250th Birthday
Jan 8 - 13, Call Becky at...
The closest thing to Burning Man near Pittsburgh →
I love that Pittsburgh is slowly becoming the new home of counter-culture in America. Creative, thinking people who can’t get by in New York City and can’t afford the west coast have been trickling into Western Pennsylvania, destined to turn neighborhoods like Larryville and Troy Hill into the new Bohemia. Here, they can own homes or rent loft apartments and still have cash at the end of the month...
Scrabble Clubs →
Over the holidays I started playing Scrablulous on Facebook. I love it - I play every day. I am even thinking of organizing a Scrabulous tournament.
Since the weather is just gross outside I think that Scrabble is a great inside activity and luckily there are 2 Scrabble clubs in the Pittsburgh area.
The Pittsburgh Scrabble® Club (National Scrabble® Association Club #352) meets in Squirrel...
Pub Quiz Night →
Trivia is good and Pub Quiz Night at the brillobox is really good. Every wednesday 9 pm. Bring your friends - gift certificate prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
I would love to learn about other trivia nights. Rumor has it that there is Trivia at the Claddagh Irish Pub on Tuesday night but I have yet to confirm that.
Brad Yoder @ Franktuary →
Brad Yoder is a Pittsburgh based rock star. Brad performs all over the country, but most often here in Pittsburgh. True story - my dad happened to be in Colorado and ran into Brad performing. I am familiar with Brad’s music as my sister and her friends are huge fans and almost every mix cd in the car has some Brad Yoder tracks.
Brad was recently voted best solo artist by Pittsburgh City Paper...
Funny Theater: Second City does Iron City →
I know I mentioned this back in December but this performance tops my list of things to do in January. Second City is a famous and funny comedy troupe from Chicago. They have prepared a very special, very funny performance to celebrate Pittsburgh’s 250 birthday - Three Rivers Run Through It.
The Post-Gazette has a nice article on their performance here. The folks from Second City spent some time...
Hello 2008 →
Happy New Year! Hello 2008. We hope you had a great holiday season. 2008 is already looking great for the burgh.
This year Pittsburgh will have 250 birthday candles on it’s cake and lots of events to celebrate. Plus there is the presidential election - 4 years ago Pittsburgh was one of the top cities for presidential campaigning. We hope IheartPGH will continue to help share good things about...
