Polish Hill, Vintage Scooters, Industial Murals – Round Up – April 30, 2010

Betcha' Dupa Your Leaving Polish Hill
Image by IheartPGH via Flickr
  • Saturdays and Sundays in May
  • 7 days a week starting June 1
  • June 5th – Paddle at the Point – help break the world record for most canoes and kayaks on the water – more info at PaddleathePoint.com
  • hosted by Polish Hill Civic Association
  • Saturday, May 1, 2010 11am-1pm
  • Take a walk through polish hill and learn about the history of the neighborhood
  • Taking photos of this sign led to a stop by the police last year – read the original post here.
Maxo Vanka Murals

Nuns and Steelworkers
Image by SchultzLabs via Flickr
  • Saturday and Sunday
  • St. Nicholas Church in Millvale
  • Between 1937 and 1941 Vanka painted 22 murals on the interior of the church – while the murals are religious they also include lots of images of industrial Pittsburgh
  • More info is available at vankamurals.org
  • Some Facebook Fans are organizing a meet up at Pittsburgh’s favorite ice ball stand
  • Saturday, May 1, 2010, 12:30-3:30
  • Watch out for scooters! Vintage scooter owners from 20 differnt states will be meeting up in Pittsburgh for the 10th Annual Pittsburgh Vintage Scooter Rally.
  • Looking to check out some vintage scooter – the club will be meeting at the Double Wide Grill for breakfast before they take a tour of the city at 1pm

Pittsburgh River Hounds Home Opener

  • Sunday May 2, 3pm
  • Chartiers Valley High School