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…
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 –…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
Register for the 4th Annual GLUE Conference!
First things first, we are not talking about rubber cement or Elmer’s glue – GLUE is about cities, neighborhoods and people. If you are a new reader or new to GLUE .. GLUE is short for the Great Lakes Urban…
Bocce in the Burgh
Last weekend was all about pinball. This weekend… its all about bocce. The Heinz History Center hosts the 2nd Annual Bocce Tournament and celebration of all things italian. The tournament raised funds for Italian American Endowed Fund. The history center…
World Champion Pinball Right Here in Pittsburgh
The Professional & Amateur Pinball Association, aka PAPA, happens to be headquartered right here in Pittsburgh. PAPA has a huge, 30,000 square feet, facility just outside of Pittsburgh, with more than 400 pinball machines and it is only open to…
5 Reasons to Check out the Seven Springs Rib & Wing Festival This Weekend
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The Mattress Factory, Museums and Parties
I just returned home after a visit to the Carnegie Museum of Art for the Culture Club. As much as I love blogging about museums here in Pittsburgh – I had not been to the Carnegie in at least a…
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