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Alternative Souper Bowl

WYEPThe 9th annual WYEP Alternative Souper Bowl is a great way to spend super bowl afternoon.  Join WYEP for a concert with 3 local artist at Borders in East Liberty.

WYEP will be collecting non-perishable food items for HEARTH – a shelter for homeless mothers and children.

9th Annual WYEP Souper Bowl
Sunday, February , 12-3pm
Borders Books, 5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Radio Round Up – January 25

Cocktails for Canines

  • Friday, Jan. 25, 5-9pm @ Buckhead Saloon
  • $5 at the door gets you $10 gift card for food and drink
  • Half-price appetizers from 5-7, raffles and more
  • All benefits the Western PA Humane Society

Nightcrawler

  • Friday – Gallery crawl in the Cultural District
  • Stop by Future Tenant to check out Taste Matters
  • Super after crawl party 8pm-2am at Olive or Twist

Austin Band with a Hometown Connection

  • The Asylum Street Spankers, world famous band from Austin, TX but one of the founders married a Pittsburgh gal
  • Performing at Diesel, Saturday Jan. 26, 9pm
  • Check out video clip of Beer, Beer, Beer


Bean Bag Toss Tournament

  • Aka Cornhole or Tailgate toss
  • Sunday Jan. 27, 11 am, The Palisades
  • $40 entry fee, $1000 prize


The Scoop on Poop

  • Carnegie Museum of History from Jan 26 – May 4
  • All about this history of Poop
  • learn how to say poop in many different languages, watch an an artificial digestive system make poop, have your picture taken in an outhouse

Austin Band with a Hometown Connection

The Asylum Street Spankers, an Austin, Texas based Band with a Pittsburgh connection (one of the band members is married to a local gal) will be preforming at Diesel on Saturday night – doors open at 6pm.

Founded thirteen years ago at a booze and hallucinogen-fueled party at the Dabbs Hotel along the river in Llano, Texas, the Asylum Street Spankers stand as one of America’s most distinctive groups. Defiantly acoustic, fiercely independent and absurdly good, the Spankers have been led by founders Christina Marrs and Wammo from being a country-blues revival act playing happy hours in Austin, through nearly 40 musicians, endless touring and constant evolution to being an internationally reknowned underground institution. Fueled by an ethos born of their punk roots, Marrs and Wammo have built their lives around making unique music that surprises and entertains.

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Union Project Martin Luther King Junior Day Extravaganza

Celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King at the Union Projects annual Martin Luther King Junior Day event.  I have been told that this is one of the best events of the year.  Start the evening off with a free community dinner beginning at 6pm.  Stay for performances and reading of Dr. King’s works by local students.  All are welcome to attend.

Martin Luther King Junior Day Celebration
Union Project, 801 North Negley Ave, 15206
Monday, January 21st, 6pm
More Info: Union Project.org

MLK Day: Bookshelf Building

I think this looks like a great project to do on Martin Luther King Junior Day. The folks from the Sierra Club are great and this is a great project that will be used all over the city.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Bookshelf Building with the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club, along with 250 adults, youth and familes, will be building and designing bookshelves that commemoratre the Civil Rights Movement. These bookshelves, as well as multicultural books, will be donated to local schools Continue reading →