What Do Tequila, Yard Sales, Lawn Bowling Have in Common? (Radio Round Up – May 14, 2010)

phipps agave plant
Image by marshlight via Flickr
You can sample all of these and more in Pittsburgh this weekend – This is the weekend when Pittsburgh wakes up from its long winter nap. Lots of great reasons to get outside and check out the neighborhoods!  Lots of good – free (and low costs) ways to check out the city.

Agave Nights @ Phipps Conservatory

  • The agave plant at phipps is blooming – the agave plant can live for 100 years and only blooms once in its lifetime, currently the plant is growing 12 inches a day
  • Tequila is made from agave, Phipps is showing off the agave plant on Friday nights 5-9pm – the cafe will be serving margaritas and appetizers made with tequila

East End Brewing Keg Ride

  • Each year the folks at East End Brewing invite the community out to literally bike the first keg (or kegs) of pedal pale ale to the bar.
  • Friday, May 14, 2010, Meet @ the Brewery in Homewood at 6pm. Bike ride will be accessible for all levels of cyclist
  • Last year 500+ cyclists helped to bike the first kegs.
  • $10 to participate – the keg ride supports cycling charities – and your ride includes your first beer at the keg destination
    East end brew + bikes

    Image by michael and anna via Flickr

Regent Square Yard Sale Day

  • Saturday, May 15, 2010 – Neighborhood wide yard sale
  • Book sale at the Wilkins School Community Center
  • While you are in the neighboorhood – stop by the Frick Park Lawn Bowling courts on Reynolds St for the Frick Park Lawn Bowling Club open house
  • Saturday, May 15, 2010 noon-3pm
  • $5 gets you food from some of Oakland’s tastiest dining establishments

South Side Historic Home Tour

  • Saturday May 15, 2010
  • Take a look inside some of the most interesting homes on the Southside

Up On the Hill Top – Pop Up Pittsburgh

  • One day community festival heads to the neighborhoods on top of the hill – Allentown, Arlington, Arlington Heights, Mt. Oliver, Carrick, Belzhoover, Bonair, Knoxville, Mt. Oliver, Mt. Oliver Borough, St. Clair
  • Saturday May 15, 2010 1-5pm, FREE
  • Food, Music, Arts and more
  • Sunday, May 16, 2010
  • Pedal Pittsburgh is the annual fundriaser for the CDCP (Community Design Center of Pittsburgh)
  • 6, 15, 25 and 50 mile long biek courses are set up that run throughout the city of Pittsburgh – a course for every level of cyclist
  • $30 per person or $60 for a family, more info is available at PedalPittsburgh.org

Mellon Arena – What’s Next for the Igloo

  • Wednesday, May 17, 2010, 6:30pm @ the New Hazlett Theater
  • Join CityLivePGH for a panel discussion about the future of Mellon Arena