Yearly Archives: 2009

Help Get the Goodies on the Road: The Goodie Truck Holiday Party

The Goodie Truck? Yes Virginia, there is a mobile sweet shop in Pittsburgh that brings tasty treats and sweets to the streets of town! We first spotted this mobile sugar heaven on Valentine’s day (a perfect day to find some a new thing to love about Pittsburgh <3 <3 <3).

Pittsburgh’s mobile sweet shop needs a few repairs – so the Goodie Truck folks are throwing a holiday celebration. Pittsburgh City Paper readers just named The Goodie Truck Best transient purveyor of pastries in their 2009 reader poll.

To celebrate the holiday join them for a sweet celebration this Saturday night in one of Pittsburgh less visited neighborhoods – The Run (aka the part of Greenfield that his kid of hidden). Continue reading →

Behind Our Scenes:"Backstage" Artists at SPACE

Often times museum employees “are artists who dedicate their days promoting the artwork of others and their nights & weekends creating artwork of their own.” Curators Laura Mustio and Nicole Rosato celebrate this fact with a new show, Behind Our Scenes, opening Friday night from 6-9PM at SPACE (812 Liberty Ave. in Downtown). Rosato herself is the Visitor Services and Volunteer Coordinator at The Mattress Factory, and the artists are all employees of some of the most well-known Pittsburgh cultural institutions: The Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland; The Mattress Factory, North Side; The Andy Warhol Museum, North Side; Fe Gallery, Lawrenceville; Future Tenant, Downtown; Wood Street Galleries, Downtown. The show runs through February 13, 2010. Read a guest post by curator Nicole Rosato over at The Mattress Factory’s blog!

PGH Photographs

Panoramic shots of Pittsburgh at Gallery on 43rd St in Lawrenceville

I heart these images of Pittsburgh (hint, hint) at Gallery on 43rd St in Lawrenceville by photographer Scott Davidson of Portersville, PA. The black and white panoramic views of Pittsburgh are available in different sizes (from greeting cards to six-feet-wide canvases). Gallery on 43rd St also has tons of gift items and fine art from local artists. These pictures are a perfect present for that friend who moved away and needs a reminder of why they should come back home!

Links Worth a Look – December 9th

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

Pittsburgh ranked a best bang-for-the-buck – If you live in Pittsburgh, your probably already know this but it is nice to get some national recognition – Forbes Magazine names Pittsburgh one of the best bang for your buck cities
Donnie Iris brews one for the burgh, King Cool Limited – Donnie Iris now has his own beer – named after his album King Cool. Currently it is only available in Pittsburgh area.
Burgh Bees to transform Homewood vacant lot into community apiary – Burgh Bees will be setting up an urban apiary across the street from East End Brewing in Homewood.

Follow IheartPGH on Twitter – we share more links there almost daily!

Skip the Shopping – See A Movie Instead

Seriously – take a break from shopping and take yourself (or your family) to the movies. Check out this great line up of films this weekend at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont. Check out some history on the theater here.

Friday 12/11/2009
- 7pm – Annie Hall
  - Have a glass of wine on the Hollywood on Friday (12/11) prior to the screening of the quintessential Woody Allen film, Annie Hall at 7 PM.
- Midnight – Shock Treatment
  - The 1981 musical is a follow up to the Rocky Horror Picture Show and follows the characters of Brad and Janet from Rocky as they find themselves trapped in the town of Denton, which has become and enormous television station! Watch as their lives are manipulated by the whims of programmers, script writers and viewing audiences.
Saturday 12/12/2009
- 11 am – Breakfast with Santa and Cartoon Capers
  - Admission is $10 for Breakfast with Santa and Cartoon Capers, plus a chance for kids of all ages to give the big man their holiday requests!
- 2pm & 7pm – Stooge Fest
  - trailers from the original Three Stooges movies, followed by original shorts and Three Stooges cartoons. It will end with a short featuring everyone’s favorite, Curley. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for kids and seniors.
- Midnight – The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  - Join the Junior Chamber of Commerce Players as they “shadow” the action onscreen for an exciting entertainment event! Rocky is shown at the Hollywood every other Saturday night at midnight.
Sunday 12/13/2009
- 2pm – Polar Express
  - This charming computer-animated feature film follows a young boy whose search for the true meaning of Christmas takes him on a magical journey to the North Pole.
- 7pm – It’s a Wonderful Life
  - The film has been broadcast for many years on television but the Hollywood brings it to the big screen for a truly joyous holiday experience.