Category Archives: events

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 made from salvaged wood is exhibited, food and drink is plentiful, and entertainment more

Laser Gaga Costume Contest @ The Carnegie Science Center

Yes, its true the Carneige Science Center has a laser show set to Lady Gaga, appropriately named Laser Gaga.  In honor of Halloween and all things lady Gaga – the Science Center is hosting a Laser Gaga Costume Contest – put on your best poker face and head down to the science center – there will be prizes for the best costumes. Please note more

Check out a Cheese Printer at the Mini Maker Faire

I have been waiting for MakerFaire to come to Pittsburgh for years!!!  I have been a follower of Make and Craft – both are magazines/blogs published by O’Reilly Media.  The Make magazine folks organized the first Maker Faire in CA back in 2006.  It was a live festival of all things creative, handmade, DIY and hacked.  Since 2006 – Maker more

Was it Professor Plum, with the Candlestick … in the Library?

One of my all time favorite movies is Clue – yes the Clue with Mrs. White, Professor Plum and the singing telegram – so I love that the upcoming fundraiser at the Carnegie Library includes a live action version of Clue.  This Friday, September 23, its After Hours @ the Library.  The Carnegie Library has been hosting these occasional fundraisers more

For those serious about bacon…

If you are not serious about bacon, if you are a vegetarian, if you are vegan or you don’t eat meat – then you should probably stop reading right here.  The rest of this post is about bacon, lots of bacon. This Saturday, September 17 – is the 2011 Bacon Bash.  Pittsburgh is home to one of the most established bacon bloggers in all of more

12+ Super Events to Check Out in September

Here are 12 events, actually more than 12 events as some of these listings are for multiple activites.  Lots of great ways to check out Pittsburgh and get involved.  What are you most looking forward to this September?  Are there other events we missed?  Please let us know in the comments! cityLAB 6% Place Community Meeting – Wednesday, September more

Sat. Sept 3 – Raffle for Steel City Big Pour Tickets

Long time readers of IheartPGH know how much we <3 the Steel City Big Pour.  The Big Pour is beer festival/annual fundraiser for Contruction Junction.  We didn’t even blog about this years event because the tickets sold out so quickly – a testament to the popularity of this event.  Not only does the Big Pour give one a chance to support a great more