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About Lindsay

Lindsay has been writing about Pittsburgh since 2005. She likes pretzels from the Pretzel Shop on Carson St., used book stores, her rollerblades and she hopes to learn to skateboard someday soon.

Win 2 Tickets to Stanley Cup Game 5!

2 TicketsOne of the hidden gems of summer in Pittsburgh for those who are Italian or who want to be Italian is the annual Feast of Saint Anthony Festival, which is happening this weekend in the Strip District. Follow the Pittsburgh Feast of St. Anthony Facebook page for more details.

I just spoke with one of the organizers for the annual Feast of Saint Anthony Festival.  They are raffling off two tickets to the Stanley Cup Game 5 here in Pittsburgh on Thursday, June 9. They have sold less than 50 raffle tickets, so your odds of winning 2 seats to the hockey game are pretty good. All proceeds from the hockey ticket raffle benefit the annual Feast of Stain Anthony Festival, a 501c3 organization that plans the annual festival and works to promote Italian culture in Pittsburgh.

Raffle tickets are $50 and can be purchased online here. Winner will be selected on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 1pm.

Enter to win (2) tickets to the Penguins June 9th NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Game (5) vs the San Jose Sharks. Seats are Section 105, Row Q- they are amazing seats in the corner of the side where the Pens shoot twice.

Winner will be determined by a Parish Priest and retired Federal Judge picking a random winner (recorded on video to be made available to all entrants) at 1 pm on 6/9. Corresponding entry will win (2) tickets to that night’s playoff game. We will immediately email the winner to to get you the tickets before that night’s game.

Click here for more information and to purchase raffle tickets.

 

2016 Three Rivers Arts Festival Main Stage Schedule

arts-festival-headerIt’s June! It’s raining in Pittsburgh. Which means it is time for the Three Rivers Arts Festival. Last year I was so looking forward to seeing Benjamin Booker perform and he was on stage for all of 5 minutes before a torrential downpour that lasted the rest of the evening.

Here is the line up for the main stage for the 2016 Three Rivers Arts festival (this is the big stage in Point State Park aka the Dollar Bank Main Stage).

All of these performances are FREE!

2016 Three Rivers Arts Festival Main Stage Music

Friday, June 3

Saturday, June 4

Sunday, June 5

Monday, June 6

Tuesday, June 7

Wednesday, June 8

Thursday, June 9

Friday, June 10

Saturday, June 11

Sunday, June 12

Cool Job Alert: Roving Art Cart is Hiring!

Photo Credit: Citiparks

Photo Credit: Citiparks

Looking for a summer job or looking to pick up some extra work this summer? The City of Pittsburgh’s parks department, aka Citiparks, is hiring an assistant for the Roving Art Cart.

The Roving Art Cart, now in its 43rd summer here in Pittsburgh (I would love to know more about how this program started) travels around to parks and community centers to offer arts programming to kids all summer long.

To apply visit www.PghJobs.net (this is not the most user-friendly website, so I’ve copied and pasted the job description below).

POSITION DESCRIPTION – RECREATION ASSISTANT, TEMP (ROVING ART CART)

Position Duties:

  • Enjoy working with children in an outdoor “Arts in the Park” setting on a daily basis.
  • Work with multi media art projects and participate in creating lesson plans.
  • Prepare daily Roving Art Cart materials and maintain art supply inventory.
  • Understand the Roving Art Cart summer schedule and projects.
  • Ability to communicate Roving Art Cart information effectively to parents and community groups throughout the City of Pittsburgh.
  • Understand daily group attendance at Roving Art Cart sites and collect field data.
  • Responsible for the movement and daily set up and break down of tents, tables and art supplies.

Ability to:

  • Interact with the public in a courteous and polite manner.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors and co-workers.
  • Arrive to work on time for each assigned shift.
  • Lift at least 50 pounds.
  • Work a flexible schedule which may include evenings, weekends and holidays.

Roving Art Cart Summer 2016 Schedule

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
June 14 Highland Park – Super Playground
June 15 McGunnegle Playground – Sheraden
June 16 Beechview Spray Park – Beechview
June 17 Frick Park – Forbes/Braddock Playground
June 21 Phillips Recreation Center – Carrick
June 22 Ormsby Recreation Center – South Side
June 23 Allegheny Commons Park (West Commons) near National Aviary – North Side
June 24 Schenley Park – Schenley Oval
June 28 Troy Hill Spray Park – Troy Hill
June 29 West End/Elliott Overlook – Elliott
June 30 Ammon Recreation Center – Hill District
July 1 Riverview Park – Observatory Entrance
July 5 Magee Recreation Center – Greenfield
July 6 Burgwin Playground – Hazelwood
July 7 Jefferson Recreation Center – North Side
July 8 Grandview Park Overlook – Mt. Washington
July 12 Arlington Recreation Center – Arlington
July 13 Warrington Recreation Center – Beltzhoover
July 14 Moore Park – Brookline
July 15 Highland Park – Farmhouse Playground
July 19 Brookline Recreation Center – Brookline
July 20 Mellon Park – Dan Cohen Playground – Shadyside
July 21 Paulson Recreation Center – Lincoln-Lemington
July 22 Schenley Park – Anderson Playground
July 26 Marmaduke Playground – Brighton Heights
July 27 Swisshelm Playground – Swisshelm Park
July 28 Olympia Park Playground – Duquesne Heights
July 29 Frick Park – Blue Slide Playground
Aug 2 Davis Park – Hobart Street – Squirrel Hill
Aug 3 Banksville Park – Banksville
Aug 4 Westinghouse Park – Homewood
Aug 5 Riverview Park – Observatory Entrance

[This job was shared with the community via the NextDoor Pittsburgh website. NextDoor is a website and app that facilities sharing information, events, neighborhood news, among neighbors and is used by the City of Pittsburgh to share information as well. If you are not in Pittsburgh, you can create a NextDoor site for your neighborhood with this link and you will get a $25 Amazon Gift Card.]

2016 Pittsburgh Marathon Map & Hashtags

Sunday May 1, 2016 is a busy day in the City of Pittsburgh. Today is the Pittsburgh Marathon and graduation at University of Pittsburgh.

Here is a .jpg of the Pittsburgh Marathon Map. You can download a larger .pdf of the map here: 2016 Pittsburgh Marathon Course Map.

2016-pittsburgh-marathon-map

Pittsburgh Marathon Hashtags & Twitter Accounts to Follow

If you are following the race on social media, here are some hashtags to follow…

Follow these folks on Twitter for Pittsburgh Marathon updates:

I’ve added all of these accounts to this PghMarathon Twitter list.

Tweet and UPMC is Giving the Neighborhood with the Most Spirit A Green Makeover

Check out UPMC’s Steel City Spirit contest and use these hashtags. The neighborhood with the most tweets wins. (Kudos to the UPMC team for designing a really great website for this contest.)

 

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