Art, Carp, Shakespeare and Oh! Susanna – Radio Round Up – April 23, 2010

boca chica @ the Quiet Storm
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Friday – Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District,

  • 5:30-9pm Galleries, exhibits and more,
  • check out wedding themed art at Salon Christine
  • Boca Chica at the Backstage Bar from 5:30-7:30

Shakespeare Sonnet-a-thon / BYOB (Bring Your Own Bard)

  • Friday, April 23, 2010
  • Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks and Poets Corner co-host a sonnet and monologue contest to honor the Bard’s 446th birthday.
  • Actors and non-actors alike can take a crack at their favorite sonnets, songs and soliloquies

Stephen Foster Symposium

Stephen Foster
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  • April 23 and 24, 2010 @ University of Pittsburgh
  • Foster is know as the father of pop music and is the author of Oh! Susanna and Camptown Races is from Lawrenceville and is buried Allegheny Cemetery

Urban Dare Pittsburgh

  • part double dare, part the amazing race – compete against other teams in a day long challenge that covers 5 miles around the city
  • Saturday April 24 @ Noon
  • Register online here

Art All Night

  • 6pm Saturday to 2pm Sunday @ Iron City Brewery
  • Anyone can submit art to be included in the show for free
  • Free admission, free food, free beer

Carp All Night

  • The sister event to Art All Night
  • All night carp fishing under the 40th Street Bridge
  • They will even have fishing equipment for you

Top Chef Tour Stops in Pittsburgh

  • The top chef tour bus will be in the Strip District on Saturday and Sunday
  • Brave website says between Penn and Smallman
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA View from left field ...
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Caught Looking – Video Art on the Jumbotron at PNC Park

  • Wednesday, April 28 For the 4th year in a row the School of Art and Pittsburgh Filmmakers take over one of our country’s most beautiful sports stadiums in the name of video art!
  • watch over 50 1-minute videos on the jumbotron

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.