Banff, Bees and Beards – Radio Round Up – April 9, 2010

john the beekeeper and his bees in golden gate...
Image by jordanfischer via Flickr

Banff Mountain Film Festival

  • Friday and Saturday Night @ Soldiers and Sailors in Oakland
  • Amazing collection of outdoor films

Burgh Bees Beekeeper Training Course

  • Saturday April 10 and April 17
  • Learn how to be an urban beekeeper
  • Saturday, April 10, 2010, Noon-1pm
  • Pittsburgh Opera HQ in the Strip @ 2425 Liberty

4th Annual Braddock Chili Cook Off

  • Benefits the Carnegie Arts Program
  • $10 gets you Chili and you get to keep the bowl
  • Saturday, April 10, 2010, 1-5pm @ Braddock Elks Club

YPA Preserve Pittsburgh Summit

  • Free 1 day workshop on preserving historic places in Pittsburgh – this years focus is on Hazelwood
  • Saturday, April 10, 2010

33rd Annual Beaver County Maple Syrup Festival

  • Saturday and Sunday, Brady’s Run Park Lodge in Fallston, Pa
  • All you can eat pancakes – crafts, kids events and more

Pancakes with Pets

  • Benefits Animal Rescue League
  • Saturday, April 11, 2010 10-2 @ Double Wide Grill
Beard Off

Playoff beard
Image by kevincrumbs via Flickr
  • Double Wide Grill is hosting a playoff beard competition
  • Stop by the Double Wide Grill on Carson St to get your before photo.  Best beard will be selected during each of the elimination games.  $500 cash prize to the best playoff beard.  Also prizes for beard of the game.  Not in Pittsburgh – you can participate online too.

About Lindsay


Lindsay has been writing about Pittsburgh for as long as she has been blogging - but fortunatly there are lots of great things about Pittsburgh to share. She likes pretzels from the Pretzel Shop on Carson St., used book stores, her rollerblades and she hopes to learn to skateboard someday soon. Lindsay is also working on BlogLocal which is building a map of blogs with local content.