History, Mystery, Horses Trading, Festivals and Free Ice Cream – Radio Round Up – July 16, 2010

Second Court House, (courthouse) Grant's Hill,...
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Here is the list of things we talked abbout on WDVE this morning. You can hear our weekend picks most Friday mornings at 6:45 on 102.5FM

Public Record- new arts collaboration based onĀ  Pittsburgh crime reports from the 19th Century

  • new living art project based on crime reports from 19th Century Pittsburgh
  • Listen to local artists retell the stories on the spot where they occurred by cell phone or iphone app
  • Launches at the Gallery Crawl on Fri. July 16 @ 937 Liberty Ave Gallery

Whiskey Rebellion Weekend

  • Woodville Plantation, Bridgeville PA – you can revisit Western PA as it was in the late 1700s
  • Sat. July 17, 3pm – 1.5 mile walk from Bower Hill to Whiskey Point
  • Sun. July 18, Noon-5 – Whiskey Rebellion Day

Horse Trading Days

  • Head on up north for Harmony and Zelienople’s annual festival – this year marks the 47th annual festival
  • Thur. July 15- Sat. July 17 – 11am-9pm
  • food, crafts, tractor pulls, history
  • stop by the Bottlebrush Gallery in Harmony while you are there

Party Down in Polish Hill

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Polish Hill, ...
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  • Sat. July 17 – Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Festival
  • Sun. July 18 – Polish Hill Arts Festival 12-8pm
  • Check out the new coffee shop, record shop and book store that just opened in Polish Hill too

South Side Works Exposed

  • music and art street festival
  • Friday, Saturday and Sunday
  • local artists, local musicians, out door fun in the street at South Side Works.

National Ice Cream Day = Free Scoop of Ice Cream

HTimo on slackline
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  • Sun. July 18, 2-4pm
  • The Milkshake Factory 1705 E. Carson St., South Side

Slackline Pittsburgh at Schenley Plaza

  • slacklining is all the rage with kids these days
  • like a loose tight rope, but kind of low to the ground
  • try it out with Slacklin Pittburgh, Sun. July 18 2-5pm at Schenley Plaza