Good morning Pittsburgh!  While the weather outside might be frightful – 5 days of rain is headed our way – there is plenty of holiday fun to keep you busy this weekend!  Here are all the details with lots of links to more information for the events we shared on WDVE radio this morning.  You can listen to our weekend picks Friday mornings t 6:45 am.

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Unblurred on Penn Avenue The first Friday of every month – all of the businesses on Penn Ave in the Friendship/Garfield area stay open late for a gallery crawl. Holiday open house at the Pittsburgh Glass Center Commonplace Voluto Coffee Shop will be serving up pie Holiday Shopping at Tee Rex – stop by for t-shirts, there will be tacos and snacks for sale and beer from East End Brewing for drinking
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation on the Big Screen Friday & Saturday 10pm @ The Oaks Theater	National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis Saturday, December 8, 2012 Registration starts at 7am, Run/Walk starts at 10am Holiday dress is strongly encouraged	2009 Richmond Jingle Bell Run/Walk (Photo credit: rogercarr)
Pittsburgh  SantaCon 2012 8th Annual Pittbsburgh Santa Bar Crawl the fun starts at 2pm sharp in Market Square Santa is forgoing the sleigh and has chartered a boat for 2012 Follow @DamnSanta on Twitter for updates Facebook Event Link	Santacon 2012
Handmade Arcade Biggest, baddest and crafiest sale in Pittsburgh Saturday, December 8, 2012 @ David Lawrence Convention Center 11am-7pm Over 150 artists from Pittsburgh and all over the country – you can check out a map of the vendors here. Crafty activitites for kids of all ages Live music and DJ’s all day long	Handmade Arcade (Pittsburgh) (Photo credit: Leigh (Rhymes with Twee))
Roller Derby: The Penn Bruisers take on the Mon Monsters Sunday, December 9th, 2012, Romp N Roll in Glenshaw: 1661 E. Sutter Rd, Glenshaw, PA 15116. Doors 5:00, derby action 6:00. $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Kids 10 and under get in FREE!! The Steel City Derby Demons are recruiting new skaters – find out more here.	Battle of the Burgh
Winter Flower Show @ Phipps Phipps is decorated for the holiday season – the best of the outdoors – all inside a cozy, dry location. Sunday, December 9 – Brunch in Bloom – special monthly brunch at Phipps	Phipps Winter Flower Show (Photo credit: jennandjon)