Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look:

• Welcome to Mckees Rocks! – McKees Rocks has a great website.
• The Quiet Storm Coffeehouse & Restaurant – Pittsburgh, PA – nice review of the Quiet Storm on Yelp from a MA yelper!
• Urban Hike News: details on the October 3rd scavenger hunt – Join us for Urban Hike’s annual scavenger hunt on Friday, October 3rd, 6 pm in downtown Pittsburgh. We will start at the Original Oyster House, 20 Market Square. Teams will report to a super-secret location at 8 pm and we’ll find out who won! It’s free, it’s fun, and the winning team gets prizes!
• Win some Steelers tickets! | The Burgh Blog – Just leave a comment with your favorite movie line and you could win 2 steelers tickets!
• Mattress Factory – A Museum of Contemporary Art: Project Announcement Via Twitter. – the Mattress Factory will be announcing a new project via twitter. tweet tweet.

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Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look:

• Mattress Factory – A Museum of Contemporary Art: ARTIST SPOTLIGHT :: Damien Hirst – I wish I had seen his work when it was at the Mattress Factory – the fly one looks cool and kind of strange at the same time. My favorite art from the Mattress Factor was the dinner party one that was set up there a few years ago. If anyone has a link to that please share.
• Strange Pennyslvania Pittsburgh Premiere! | Dave and Dave’s Excellent Blog – Dave and Dave have a new special about strange things in the great state of PA. I had a chance to chat with the Daves about this new special – I think there are going to be some great segments. Check out the premier on Sept. 25 at 8pm
• WTAE turns 50 « BurghBoy Blogs – Happy 50th Birthday to WTAE!
• find the time to rhyme – David Pohl is an illustrator, an educator, a DJ, a performance artist, an installation artist, a blogger, a gardener and oh, yeah, a drummer! This is his blog.
• Justin Driscoll – The Intersection of Life and Faith – Justin is a youth minister who lives in Western PA who has a background in technology. This is his blog and he has also authored a book "7things I wish I knew before I graduated"

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Group Bike Rides

• DORC PGH offers beginner trail rides for mountain bikes, every Friday, 6pm
• More bike info for everyone at BikePGH.org

Community Garden Party

• Sunday, June 15 at the Mattress Factory open for FREE
• music, art, activities in the garden and in the museum
• scavenger hunt, screen printing and more

The New New Yinzer

• Online Literary Magazine – New Issue is out
• Myron Cope, recipes, Interviews, Poetry and more
• NewYinzer.com

Sundae Market Returns to Schenley Park

• Sunday June 15, Noon to 5 at Schenley Park
• Flea Market, Craft Fair
• Check out the newly refurbished entrance to Schenley Park

One of the best events my sister and I ever stumbled  upon was the Mattress Factory’s Community Garden Party. Every year the mattress factory holds a fancy smancy fundraiser – which I hear is a great event. Plus the theme for this year’s fundraiser is “Let them Eat Cake” – I really like cake. I also really like that right after the fancy fundraiser they open the place up for a free day of community activities.

For starters, the Mattress Factory has an amazing garden, so that is worth going to see. The exhibts are also worth your visit.

There were two pieces there the last time I attended that remain some of my favorites – one was the leftovers from a dinner party and the other one I think was called “stairway to heaven” and it was an organ that was played by stepping on an old stairmaster.

To top it all off they will have music and art, including silk screening – it was a visit to the Warhol museum that got me started screen printing – the first shirt I made was an IheartPGH t-shirt, which eventually led to this little website. And the community garden party is all free.

Also – I just discovered that they have a great blog – http://artyoucangetinto.blogspot.com.

June 15, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
FREE

Enjoy outdoor entertainment, activities and art you can get into! Experience a variety of exciting programs! Performances include Steel-pan drummers, Puppet Express with artist Tom Sarver, African dancers and more! Come try hands-on activities such as flower potting, silk screening, scavenger hunting and other fun art activities! FREE and open to the public.
Photos:
Garden at Mattress Factory, catcubed