Monthly Archives: June 2006

i heart dock

An old furniture store in Braddock is the new site of a collaborative public art project between Braddock, The STUDIO for Creative Inquiry and The Carnegie Mellon School of Design. This building will once again cast light on Braddock Avenue. The five large glass-block windows which run up the eastern corner will have alternating light projections of more

Git Aht! – Things To Do This Weekend

.!. (Things to do while getting lit…) Friday, November 17 Pittsburgh Brewfest, 6:00 p.m., Boardwalk, The Strip Kick off the weekend with this week’s “Drinking For A Cause” and not just because you need the good karma going into the holidays. You know what I’m talking about, you get all more

Git Aht! – Things To Do This Weekend

(Stuff to do while firguring out whether to get Dad the Polamalu Jersey or the throwback Lambert…) Friday, June 16 ‘Em Buccos vs. Minnesota, 7:05 p.m. PNC Park, North Shore FIREWORKS! WOOT! Make sure you check this one out, because it’s the 1,143rd of more

Pillow Fight!

The Pittsburgh Cacophony Society is at it again … What: MASSIVE PILLOW FIGHT! Date: Sunday, June 18, 2006 Time: 8:30pm Place: Schenley Park, near Flagstaff Hill (check back before the event for exact location). The rules of Pillow Fight Club are: (1) Soft pillows only! (2) Wait until the signal to begin! (3) Swing lightly, many more

BikeFest

Bike Pittsburgh‘s annual Bike Fest is set to begin in a little over a week. Even if you’re just a casual cyclist, there are plenty of rides and activities worth checking out. A full calendar of events is available here.

Art N’At – The 2006 Three Rivers Arts Festival Runs Through This Weekend

Amazingly, it hasn’t been particularly rainy in Pittsburgh this June, which is odd, because the annual Three Rivers Arts Festival is well underway. I mean, this is not normal – there was talk at one point of having the Fest go on the road to drought-plagued regions of the world, perhaps more

Garden Groove at Phipps

Looking for some social irrigation? Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is hosting their first of three summer cocktail parties, Garden Groove, in the lush Outdoor Garden next Thursday, June 22 from 6 to 9 p.m. This swanky little event will cost $20 which includes three drinks, free food from area restaurants, free admission to the Conservatory more