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

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 on  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

• 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

• 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