Four Things To Do This Week
This week: Oscar season kicks off and one of the best musicals of all time visits Pittsburgh! Steel City Poetry Slam Tuesday, ~9:30p, $5 Shadow Lounge, Shadyside The Steel City Poetry Slam is held on the third Tuesday of…
Tree Pittsburgh Presents Arbor Aid 2011
Arbor Aid is an annual fundraiser for Tree Pittsburgh, an environmental non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the City’s vitality by restoring and protecting City trees. This fundraiser has grown over the years into one of Fall’s more fun and unqiue events. Art…
Spillapalooza
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Gee, if only there was a way I could combine my love of Zumba, empty swimming pools and marine wildlife into one amazing event!”? Well, the good folks in Lawrenceville have figured it out…
WYEP Holiday Hootenannny this Thursday!
I started out with a lot of clever openings to this post … and then I decided to look up the exact definition of ‘hootenanny.’ The first definition is exactly what you envision, (n.) “a social gathering or informal concert…
Serious Swing – Pittstop Lindy Hop v. 9.0
If you are a swing dancing fan or have always wanted to try swing dancing – this is the weekend for you. November 20-22, 2009 is the 9th annual PittStop LindyHop – 3 full days of swing dancing your pants…
Accordion Pool Party in Lawrenceville
Image by gadgetgirl via Flickr On Saturday, September 12 from 3-7PM, Leslie Park swimming pool at 4700 Butler St. in Lawrenceville will thrum with activity-and not a drop of water. The site will host Accordion Pool Party, an ethnic music…
The 4th Annual Attack Theatre Dirty Ball
Image by carolclarinet via Flickr Attack Theatre is an award winning Pittsburgh based dance/music/video perfomance group. The Dirty Ball is their annual fundraiser that is now in its fourth year. I have not yet attended the Dirty Ball but I…
Help Break the Guinness World Record for Doing the Twist
Peters Township Relay For Life will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for “Most people dancing the Twist.” The current record is 1,691 was set in England in 2004. Bring your friends, bring your family. All proceeds benefit the…
I Made It! Fashionable – February 22 – Brew House – Doors: 7 pm
I Made It! Market is teaming up to raise funds for the Brew House Association with a Fashion Show/Dance Performance and Indie Craft/Clothing Market at the Brew House (2100 Mary Street, South Side) on Friday, February 22. 7:30 pm: doors…
Union Project Martin Luther King Junior Day Extravaganza
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…
Pittsburgh Idol
Okay, no quite American Idol, but this is an impressive event showing off some of Pittsburgh’s best young performers. On Tuesday, January 15th, the Union Project hosts another Youth Talent Showcase. At last month’s Talent Showcase the judges and crowd…
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