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10th Annual "Joy of Cookies" Cookie Tour

Joy of CookiesLawrenceville merchants will serve up tasty samples of cookies to visitors during the tenth annual Joy of Cookies Cookie Tour, Thursday December 3 through Sunday December 6, 2009, at participating stores along Butler Street, Penn Avenue, 43rd, 44th, and Hatfield Streets.  Become a fan on Facebook!

Merchants invite visitors to experience the many fabulous, independently-owned shops, galleries, and boutiques that offer a range of unique, eclectic, and handcrafted treasures perfect for gift giving. The tour offers the “un-mall” experience for discerning shoppers who don’t want to settle for unoriginal gifts: extraordinary and rare items to please every age and style, cookie sampling, and eateries that offer great food and a place to relax, all among the historic, artistic, friendly neighborhood feel of Lawrenceville. While shopping, visitors can nibble on samples of home-baked cookies at 21 different shops and take home free recipes for their own baking. Cookies will be baked by Bernadette Ogurchak of Heaven’s Scent Pastries.

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Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!

First Tasting of the Day at Stone Hill Winery

First Tasting of the Day at Stone Hill Winery

The almost husband (AH) had to head back to Pittsburgh Sunday morning but luckily I had lined up some friends to pick me up and visit the three remaining wineries on my itinerary.  AH and I ate breakfast at R&R Station in Mt. Pleasant.  The Trainwreck, a mixture of eggs, peppers, onions, cheese, ham, bacon, and potatoes was quite good and the AH dug his biscuits and gravy.  It was only after he abandoned me that I noticed the articles posted around about the paranormal activity that had taken place there over the years.  Luckily, Rachael and Ben (RK and BK) were right on time picking me up and whisked me away to the Stone Villa Wine Cellar. Continue reading →

Lawrenceville Artists' Studio Tour Tomorrow!

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Lawrenceville Artists’ Studio Tour
Tomorrow! 10AM – 6PM

The fifth annual Lawrenceville Artists’ Studio tour happens between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. and features 17 studios for visitors to tour at their leisure. (Artists: this is a great opportunity to network in Lawrenceville’s arts scene!).

>> Click here to watch a video slideshow for a sneak peek what you’ll see this year.

>> Click here to download a list of the artists along with a map of studio locations. (map can be difficult to download, maps are available at tour stops listed below)

The self-guided tour allows visitors to witness first-hand the creative process involved in the artists’ work–from woodworking and stained glass to painting and photography.The tour was organized and funded in part by the artist participants, sponsored in part by Lawrenceville’s Mainstreets Pittsburgh Program. For more information, contact Mary Coleman at Gallery on 43rd Street: 412.683.6488.  Also, check out new business Wildcard during their opening!

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Christian W. Klay Winery

The view at Christian W. Klay

The view at Christian W. Klay

Yesterday my almost-husband (AH) looked over at me and said “what happened, did you get lost on the Southwest Passage?”  I rolled my watery eyes, blew my nose, and said “no, I have so much more I want to write about but I feel like total crap!”  Today, I woke up feeling much revived and decided that I should devote some time to one of our favorite stops, the Christian W. Klay Winery.

If you remember, when I last wrote we had just left the Lone Star Restaurant after filling up on their delicious coconut cream and lemon meringue pies.  Our itinerary showed that we were scheduled to meet with Christian W. Klay’s owner, Sharon.  Apparently in some kind of pie coma, we pulled in to the offsite tasting room and wine cellar and wandered around until the helpful staff pointed us to the top of the road where the vinyard was.

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