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Celebrate Women's History Month with LUPEC
Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails (LUPEC) has planned a variety of events throughout March in honor of Women’s History Month.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5:
Women’s History: Making a Difference-A Woman’s Vision for Pittsburgh – LUPEC and the Frick Art & Historical Center present a conversation with four contemporary Pittsburgh women – Betty Esper, Peggy Finnegan, Cecile Springer, and Doris Carson Williams. Event includes discussion, specialty cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Frick Art Museum, Point Breeze. $8-$10. 7:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 8:
Come support the Steel City Derby Demons, Pittsburgh’s all-female roller derby league, with LUPEC at the Firehouse Lounge. There will be a screening of the film “Kansas City Bomber” (1972, starring Raquel Welch) and special cocktails. Firehouse Lounge, Strip District. cover tbd. 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 29:
“Last Call: The Isabella Blow-Out” LUPEC pays tribute to an important style icon with their annual Women’s History Month closing party at Kelly’s. Wear your favorite fancy hat. Kelly’s, East Liberty.
There is also an event in the works for the week of the 16th, but more details will be posted at a later time.
The Greatest Music Collection in the World – for sale!
Did you know that Pittsburgh is unofficially home to the largest collection of recorded music in the world? It’s true – but not for much longer. Paul Mawhinney, owner of Record-Rama Sound Archives, has been collecting records for about 60 years. His collection is comprised of over 3 million records and 3 hundred thousand compact discs, spanning many decades and genres. While operating the store in its original McKnight Road location and its more recent home in a former dance club in Pine, Mawhinney created a catalog of his collection and published Music Master, a guidebook for buying and selling used records. But now he’s looking to part with the relics that encompassed his life’s work for so long. For $3,000,000.00, it could all be yours, and to any audiophile with an awareness of the high price of rare vinyl and an appreciation for the preservation of the medium, that’s a small price tag for a priceless collection of history.
Here’s a link to the official website.
Here’s a link to the ebay auction