Super S****s: Art from the Staff of the Andy Warhol Museum opens tomorrow (Friday, January 13 from 6-9pm) at WildCard.  Andy Warhol’s Superstars were an elite clique of personalities that gained notoriety and fame through their association with the infamous artist. They were heavily featured in Warhol’s early works and their lives were immersed in the New York City art scene.

The staff of the Andy Warhol Museum are similarly immersed in the Pittsburgh art community. The artists featured in this show all have two things in common: they have worked as caretakers of Warhol’s art by day and as fine artists by night. Super****s opens on Friday January 13th and runs until February 19.

Then on Saturday from 11am – 7pm visit Wild Stuff, a collaborative, pop up vintage sale on Butler Street. Three of the great names in Lawrenceville (Wildcard, Botero Development, and Zombo Gallery) are teaming up for one great event: a Pop-Up Vintage sale featuring some of the bets finds in Pittsburgh. With items for sale ranging from visual art to bathtubs, ladies winter coats to tiki glasses, typewriters to CDs, there’s something for everyone at Wild Stuff!

Starting on Saturday, January 14 and running through Saturday March 31, the ground floor at 4300 Butler St will be full of retro fashion finds, scavenged building materials, furniture, and accessories.

Fat Beckett: (Pittsburgh now– Luxembourg soon.)  By Gab Cody in collaboration with Rita Reis. Directed by Sam Turich. The show runs through December 18. It’s a beautiful hilarious piece.  Reviews:   Pittsburgh Tatler,  Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh Post Gazette The show is sold out for several nights, but tonight is open and there are still tickets available for closing weekend! Buy tickets here.  Student and artist rate available at the door: Buy Fat Beckett Tickets

Progression: Progression is a feature-length narrative film project, set in Lawrenceville, shot in Lawrenceville and about a real-life Lawrenceville institution: the 27-year-old progressive dinner, which began with about 15 friends and has become a community event with more than 150 participants. Written and to-be-directed by Gab Cody and Sam Turich.  We need your help! Any amount helps! Visit here to watch a teaser trailer and contribute: Visit Progression on Kickstarter

Tenacity: The Sprout Fund’s 10-year anniversary gala promises to be an incredible event! $25 Balcony Seating now available. Limited seats remain on the main floor. Doors open 7pm; curtain at 8pm. For complete information on performances and event supporters, visit tenacity.sproutfund.org. And– they’re showing Mombies, which is a treat to watch with a big crowd!

Well, if you found that as disturbing as I did, you might be looking for a few good local sources to buy your honey from now on.  Here are a few ideas, and there are loads of other farms and resources out there.

Buy local honey from Steffes Wood Apiary (Aliquippa, PA) right now at Gallery on 43rd Street in Lawrenceville.  Why not stop down from December 1 through 4th when you can also enjoy the Joy of Cookies Cookie Tour?  That’s right, the Art of Bees is at Gallery on 43rd Street.  There is a selection of Spring, Summer and Fall Honey and if you pair that with a honey pot by Plum potter Karen McKee, you have the perfectly sustainable local gift! Open 7 days a week through December.

Support Wild Purveyors‘ new shop in Lawrenceville!  Although Wild Purveyors have reached their Kickstarter goal (congrats!) to open the Pennsylvania Specialty Foods Market at 5308 Butler Street, you can still support the campaign and be rewarded in fantastic store vouchers.  Or just plan to buy your honey (and more) there when they open their doors.

And there is always the great resource Burgh Bees, where if buying your honey isn’t local enough for you you can sign up for one of their apiary classes and produce your own.

Check out some other local coverage of this event, like PittGirl Virginia Montanez’  interview with Jim Shearer or this article in the PittNews.

ps.  I’ll admit that right after I moved here in 2002 my roommate and I didn’t have cable but got MTV2.  So I started crushing on Jim Shearer the same time I started falling for Pittsburgh.

Ryder Henry's "Plasma Wing Schmatic"

Ok, full disclosure here.  The artist in this show, Ryder Henry, is my husband.  But hey, I’m not the only one who thinks his work is cool, the folks at WildCard in Lawrenceville decided to give him a show!  And you should come out Friday, February 11th  for the opening from 6-9pm at WildCard (4209 Butler Street).  There will be free food, drinks and music!

“4 Lydia is, was, and will be a great space nation” will feature building and spaceship models made out of reclaimed materials, paintings of the models, and will be the first show incorporating sculpture at WildCard.  For more info click here.

While you’re there, pick up something for your sweetie or BFF for Valentine’s Day.  WildCard has a great selection of local, handmade gifts and cards!

RSVP for the opening on Facebook
WildCard on Facebook or website
4 Lydia Model City on Facebook or website
Ryder Henry’s website
Lawrenceville on Facebook or website

Between noon to five today SUNDAY head to the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland to check out the Polish Festival. There will also be crafts and music but who are you kidding? You know you’ll be there for the pierogi, haluski and stuffed cabbage.  Want to walk off that full belly?  Head to Lawrenceville for the sixth annual Artists’ Studio Tour. This free self guided walking tour lets you check out artists working in a variety of media.  Download a map here or pick one up at Gallery on 43rd Street (187 43rd Street).  Tour attendees can also pick up a coupon for a discount on Quantum Theatre’s production of When the Rain Stops Falling at the Iron City Brewery in Lawrenceville through November 21.  This play has been getting rave reviews so don’t miss out!

Those crazy kids from Urban Hike like to wrap up the hiking season with an annual scavenger hunt.  This year the hunt heads to Lawrenceville.

Spend the afternoon hunting for clues and answering trivia questions with your friends.  Take funny photos and compete for awesome prizes while checking out one of Pittsburgh fine neighborhoods.

Urban Hike Lawrenceville Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, October 23, 2010

Meet at 1pm sharp at the corner of 46th Street and Butler Street in Lawrenceville. We will hand out maps/clues and send teams off at 1pm — if you are late you will lose valuable clue-hunting time!

Form a team of up to 5 people. Friends busy that day? Come on your own and we’ll put you on a team of new friends. Bring one camera per team, and don’t forget a cable to download photos at the end. A pen/pencil might be helpful to write down answers.

The whole shebang should take around 4 hours. We’ll be clue hunting for 2 and 1/2 hours, then scoring, drinking, and awarding prizes! If the weather looks threatening, never fear – just grab your raincoat and your galoshes because we will be there rain or shine.

Questions? Contact info@urbanhike.com

Facebook Event for Lawrenceville Scavenger Hunt – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159391790757408

Dozen cupcakes sells cupcakes and lots more – including rice krispie treats (a personal favorite), cookies, brownies, brunch and more.  Currently Dozen is in the lead on Boring PGH’s cupcake poll – Dozen vs. Coco’s.

Here are some reviews of Dozen from other bloggers:

• Pittsburgh Hot Plate – Dozen Cupcakes, Squirrel Hill
  • “ If you really enjoy a cupcake (as most people do) Dozen Bakeshop in Squirrel Hill should be on your short list of places to visit.”
• Burghilicious – Breakfast with Elvis at Dozen Cupcakes
  • “I went for the Elvis: a banana cupcake filled with chocolate ganache and topped with peanut butter buttercream frosting. I’ll admit, I was skeptical, but I have learned enough to know that you can usually trust a baker. True to his namesake, Elvis was a hit.”
• Kristin Kipke – 72 Hours in Pittsburgh
  • “With names like “The Elvis,” “Very Vanilla” and “Jack & Coke,” their delicious cupcake menu changes daily.”
• Slush -

  

  Image by JCardinal18 via Flickr

  My Field Trip to Dozen Cupcakes

  • “They are awesome. I went into it with an open mind. I was not going to let the nightmare stories about famous bakeries in NYC and their awfully overpriced, and dry cupcakes ruin it for me. Dozen Cupcakes knows what its doing. They mean business.”
  • She also writes for the blog – All Things Cupcake -  you can check out her interview with Dozen’s owner James Gray here.
• EatPGH - Dozen Bake Shop
  • “I think because this ccake was baked in-house, it was at prime freshness, moistness, and goodness”

You can read more about Dozen on Urban Spoon

Even more blog posts about cupcakes – including cupcakes for men….

• Butch cupcakes for men (boingboing.net)
• Butch Bakery (neatorama.com)
• Tuesday is National Cupcake Day. So Who Has the Best? (laist.com)
• Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Cupcakes: Taking the Trend Home (huffingtonpost.com)