Blues, Pool Parties, Free Scuba Lessons, Vintage Car Racing – Radio Round Up – July 23, 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.

Pittsburgh Blues Festival

• Benefits Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank
• Friday, Saturday and Sunday (July 23-25, 2010) @ Hartwood Acers
• Friday is FREE with a donation of a bag of groceries to the Food Bank

• Saturday + Sunday, July 24-25, 10am-4pm
• Lessons take 45-60mins
• Bring a towel, they will supply the wet suits

• Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ The Union Project
• Day long workshop for anyone interested in starting/running a small business
• Lots of info about using the web and social media to promote your business

• Here is a chance to see where your food comes from
• Saturday, July 24, 2010 10am-6pm
• $10 per car load gets you in to visit 20+ farms in Western PA

(Empty) Pool Parties – 2 Parties in the Leslie Park Swimming Pool, Lawrenceville

• Surfs Up on Saturday, July 24, 6pm – $5  Music in the deep end of the pool – Enjoy the sounds of 1960s surf rock from DJ Zombo and other bands from Pittsburgh and Hunstville, Alabama
• Deep Sky Star Party on Sunday, July 25, 8-11pm – telescopes, star gazing and star mappers from Google will be there showing you how to find those constellations you can’t ever seem to find again.

• Saturday and Sunday (July 24-25) @ Schenley Park
• Vintage car show and races all day!

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Jam on Walnut

• Concert on Walnut St. in Shadyside
• Saturday Evening
• July 24 – Survivor and Alexis Grace finalist from American Idol season 8

• Franktuary is now on the go – in addition to their downtown shop they now have a truck that makes stops around the city.  You can even request that they make a stop at your office.  Local hot dogs can now come to you.
• Look for the Franktuary truck on Friday on the Southside – Jane St. between 25th and 27th.
• Follow @Frantuary on Twitter for other stops