Yearly Archives: 2009

I still call it the "Tech Fair" – Spring Carnival at Carnegie Mellon and Goldfish

I cannot believe that I have been blogging about PGH for over 3 years and I have not published a word about the tech fair.  One of the must do events of the spring when I was a kid was to attend the Tech Fair – year later when I was working at Carnegie Mellon for the summer – I was confused when everyone kept talking about this Spring Carnival – apparently it is called Spring Carnival by students today – but I am sure many other people refer to this annual event as the Tech Fair.  Each year we would go to the Tech Fair and participate in the carnival games that were set up by the students – which are some spectacularly amazing carnival games and one of the fraternities would be giving away goldfish to the winner.  It was then a competition among my school mates to see whose fish lived the longest.  My sister had a fish that lasted for many years and might still be alive today if we hadn’t forgot to have someone feed it when we when on vacation.

Here are a few of the reasons why you should stop by the Tech Fair/Spring Carnival this weekend

  • FREE concert with the New Pornagrpahers on Friday, April 17, 2009 at 8pm
  • Game Booths – these are some of the top design and engineering students in the country – these carnival games are really creative works of art and fun for adults and kids to play
    • Here is a picture of a nintendo themed booth from the 2007 Spring Carnival (Photo Credit: Daveynin).  The 2007 Nintendo fun house was even profiled on Engadget.
    • Click here to see more pictures of past booths
  • Buggy Races – another aspect of spring carnival are the buggy races – students build and race aerodynamic carts around the neighborhood
  • Funnel Cakes -they have funnel cakes and other carnival food too

Want to watch some carnival action from your desk?  Check out this page which features live feeds from 3 different webcams on campus.

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Lawrenceville Blossom Tour

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Lawrenceville businesses will open their doors for the fourth annual Lawrenceville Blossom Tour, a free event to be held April 17-19, 2009. Twenty-five of Lawrenceville’s most interesting merchants will pass out a variety of flower and herb seeds to all visitors (while supplies last). Each merchant will offer a different packet of seeds, so visitors can collect all 25 and plant them for a beautiful garden!

The Blossom Tour begins on Friday, April 17 and continues through Sunday, April 19. Business hours vary by location. On Saturday April 18th, there will be many activities taking place throughout the neighborhood. Visitors can visit two marketplaces at either end of Butler Street where they can view gardening demonstrations and gather green resource information. Visitors can even hop on a Green Gears Pedicab, a bicycle that pulls a two-seated cab to travel throughout the district. Ditch your car and pick one up at either of the marketplace locations.

The following participating businesses along Butler Street, Penn Avenue, 43rd Street, and 44th Street will provide a map of the Blossom Tour and a free packet of seeds: Fresh Heirlooms (5218 Butler Street), Luke & Eloy Gallery (5169 Butler Street), Who New? Retro-Mod Décor (5156 Butler Street), Slaughterhouse Gallery (5136 Butler Street), Jay Design Soaps & Gifts (4603 Butler Street), Crystal Bead Bazaar (4521 Butler Street), City Café (4502 Butler Street), Moneysmart Agency (4415 Butler Street), Perk Me Up Coffee House (4407 Butler Street), Technicuts Hair Design (4400 Butler Street), Arsenal Bowl (412 44th Street), Purple Rose Tearoom (4316 Penn Avenue), Salon 22 (4322 Butler Street), Wagner Quality Shoes (4313 Butler Street), Outlet Connection (4305 Butler), Teddy Bear Hospital of Pittsburgh (4304 Butler), Gallery on 43rd Street (187 43rd Street), Your Inner Vagabond Coffeehouse & World Lounge (4130 Butler Street), Everyone An Artist (4128 Butler Street), Elements (3819 Butler Street), Dandelions (4108 Butler Street), Divertido (3701 Butler Street), Allison McGeary Floral and Event Design (3625 Butler Street), T’s Upholstery (3611 Butler Street), and Dozen Bake Shop (3511 Butler Street).

Download the Blossom Tour Map here.

Marketplaces will “spring” up in the 3500 and 5100 blocks of Butler Street on Saturday. Confirmed participants include Bottled Up Pittsburgh, Fossil Free Fuels, Green Lawrenceville Bulb Exchange, Grow Pittsburgh, Chef Claudio Masci of Isidore Foods, Chef Rachel Lori of Kretschmann Organic Farm, Pittsburgh Garden Experiment, and Steel City Soils.

For more information, contact Mary Coleman at the Gallery on 43rd Street at 412.683.6488 or galleryon43rdst@msn.com or Maya Haptas at the Lawrenceville Corporation at 412.782.5100 x 103 or maya@lawrencevillecorp.com.

Links Worth a Look – April 8th

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

Click here to see more links we like.

Your Grandma Could be the Next Kelly Clarkson – 1st Anual Western PA Senior Idol Competition

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Thanks to the IheartPGH reader for sending this along.  I think this looks like it would be fun to watch.

WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SENIOR IDOL!   Participants must be residents of Western Pennsylvania age 50 and older and non-professional!

The Western Pennsylvania Senior Idol singing competition is a fun, motivational experience!  Live your dreams!  Showcase your singing talent!

SENIOR IDOL AUDITIONS:

May 2  ~”NP Music n’ More” 14 South Broadway, Scottdale, PA ~ 11:00 AM~ 2:00 PM
May 6  ~ Greensburg Garden & Civic Ctr. ~ 951 Old Salem Road ~ 3:00 PM ~ 6:00 PM
May 9 ~  Amani International Coffeehouse & Cafe ~ 507 Foreland (Northside) Pittsburgh  1:00 PM ~ 3:00 PM

Upcoming star studded Western Pennsylvania Senior Idol singing competition!  Winner, 1st, 2nd, 3rd place!  Cash, trophies, T-shirt, prizes and Cable TV appearance!

For more information and RSVP for audition, please call: 724-219-3290

Presented by “NP Music n’ More”  14 S. Broadway  Scottdale, PA

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