Yearly Archives: 2009

Formal Beer Drinking at the Brewers Ball to Benefit CFF

The Brewer’s Ball is a local beer tasting event to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The 2nd Annual Brewer’s Ball will be held on Friday, May 1, 2009 at the Circuit Center on the South Side. The event will be a relaxed yet lively evening for more than 350 expected guests.From beer novices to advanced beer enthusiasts, the Brewer’s Ball is a casual and fun evening for all experience levels. Enjoy great beers poured by microbreweries, brewpubs and other fine craft beers. Savor great cuisine presented at festive tasting stations, where the area’s hottest chefs prepare their specialties just for you. Along with delicious food and beer pairings, guests will be treated to lively auctions and entertainment.

Pricing:
Tickets are $60 in advance, $65 at the door. No tickets will be mailed, please check in at the registration table at the Circuit Center.

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Fanboys and Last Weekend For Vader Project at Warhol

Vader Project HelmetImage by Official Star Wars Blog via Flickr

This is the last weekend to see the Vader Project – collection of 100 Darth Vader helmets which decorated by artists (see our Vader Project post) which will be at the Warhol until May 3.

For anyone who is interested in Star Wars – the film Fanboys will be shown on Saturday and Sunday at 12:30.

A comedy about a group of friends who, eager for the premiere of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace travel to Skywalker Ranch to steal an early copy of the script.

More info about Fanboys at the Warhol including a link to buy tickets is available here.

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Artists from University of Wisconsin and Beyond Light Up Braddock this Weekend

Braddock, Pennsylvania.Image via Wikipedia

I really want to highlight this event for this weekend – I am going to try to stop by on Friday or Satruday evening.  I met the founder of the Unsmoke Artspace a few years ago and I have really enjoyed seeing his dedication to Braddock and the region.  Braddock Light is an exhibit that will include artists from the University of Wisconsin and other locations – all who work with light as an artistic medium.  I have attended a variety of events in Braddock over the past few years and each time has provided an opportunity to see interesting works of art, the architecture of Braddock and meet some interesting people.  Here is a picture from a light installation in Braddock in 2006.

Braddock Light

Who: over 35 light and video artists from the University of Wisconsin – Madison,
Pratt MWP and the Pittsburgh area.

When: dusk till midnight, Friday April 24 and Saturday April 25

Where: Unsmoke Systems Artspace, 1137 Braddock Ave, Braddock PA, 15104
Braddock, PA – Join us for the 2009 light art exhibition hosted by Unsmoke
Systems. The two day event is a unique and exciting art event that exhibits
works of art from artists around the region For the past 20 years, the University
of Wisconsin-Madison has been hosting national exhibits for artists who use
light as a medium. This year they have decided to take it on the road, to Braddock and
come and transform Unsmoke Systems. This event is presented by the University
of Wisconsin – Madison Art/Glass Dept. and Unsmoke Systems.

Some other blogs that have posted about Braddock Light: Oranje,  Pittsburgh Art and Gallery Info, Graduate Contextual Practice – (I am not sure exactly what this blog is about but I love the blog design and there are some great pictures posted here too) and the Pittsburgh discussion group on Flickr.

Some other blog coverage of Braddock:

  • This American Dream looks at Braddock going Greeen
  • Rust Wire has a nice summary of some recent press on Braddock – Rust Wire is doing a great job blogging about the Great Lakes “rust belt” cities – I had a change to catch up with these bloggers at the last month in Milwaukee – check out their blog for more great info.

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Radio Round Up – April 23, 2009

ante carp on flyImage by helti via Flickr

**Please note – the carp in the picture was not caught in Pittsburgh.  You can check out more pictures of carp in the carp photo pool (who knew that existed?) on Flickr.

Hilltop Urban Hike

  • Saturday, April 24 – 11 am
  • 3 hour hike to explore Allentown, Betlzhover,  Knoxville and Mt. Oliver
  • Free

Friends of Dormont Pool Pub Crawl

  • Saturday Night
  • 12 Bars/Pubs in Dormont
  • Purchase a t-shirt – all fund go to support the Dormont Pool

12th Annual Art All Night

  • 6pm Sat to 2pm Sun at
  • No Jury, Anyone can drop off their Art on Sat afternoon
  • Live music, activities for the kids

Carp All Night

  • All night carp fishing in lawreneville
  • no jury, just fishing

Waffle Shop

  • Carnegie Mellon Class has set up a Waffle Shop/Talk Show

Pittsburgh Urban Adventure Race

  • May 30, 2009 – Registration Deadline is April 30
  • Hike, Bike and Canoe around the city for clues

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