Image by Official Star Wars Blog via Flickr

The Vader Project

• at the Warhol Museum until May 3, 2009
• 100 artists have decorated life size replicas of Darth Vader‘s helmet

History Uncorked (Isn’t history better with Beer? )

• 11th Annual Young Professional Event at the Heinz History Center
• Drinks, Music, Food from favorites around the strip district
• Friday, March 6, 6:30-10:30p

3rd Annual Braddock Chili Cook Off

• Saturday March 7, 1-5pm
• Braddock Elks Club, 424 Library Street, Braddock, Across from the Carnegie Library in Braddock
• Benefits the Braddock Carnegie Arts Program

Play It Forward

• Saturday, March 7 Noon-4pm
• Bring any unwanted musical instruments to Construction Junction in Point Breeze
• Instruments will be donated to two programs here in Pittsburgh that work to get more kids interested in music.

South Side Leprechaun Leap

• St. Patrick’s Day Themed Bar Crawl
• Saturday, March 7, 2-10pm
• Register at Town Tavern – bring a can of food for the food bank

Trips for Kids Fundraiser at OTB Cafe

• Trips for Kids is a non profit organization dedicated to getting more kids on mountain bikes
• This is the launch party for the Pittsburgh Chapter of Trips for Kids
• Saturday, March 7, 7-9pm at OTB Cafe – a new bicycle themed bar on Carson Street
• $15 at the door

Unblurred First Fridays on Penn Avenue

• Friday, March 6, 2009, 6pm and the first Friday of every month the galleries & businesses stay open late
• Stop at the Quiet Storm and order some nachos
• Check out the glass blowing at the Pittsburgh Glass Center
• Grab some coffee at Pittsburgh’s newest coffee shop Voluto – they server serious coffee

Citizen Journalism Training Project

• The Public Square Project is a new program in Pittsburgh focus in getting more people to participate in journalism
• Every Thursday in March at the Union Project from 6-8pm
• Learn about how to be a citizen journalist and tell stories about your neighborhood
• All works shops are FREE!