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Dirty Dozen: The Best Pittsburgh Sporting Event You Probably Haven’t Heard About

November 25, 2014 Lindsay

I have been known to head out to watch some of the more unusual sporting events that have stopped in Pittsburgh. For the record, watching the weighin for the Bass Masters tournament live was far more exciting then one would think. A few years ago, in my effort to participate in all things Pittsburgh, I convinced a few friends to join me on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to stand in the freezing cold and snow to watch the Dirty Dozen bike race. The Dirty Dozen bike race has been taking place on the hills of Pittsburgh on the Saturday after… Read the rest

4th Annual Community Development Summit — 05/14+15

May 2, 2014 breen

Pittsburgh’s Fourth Annual Community Development Summit: Reaching Across Boundaries is on May 14-15 at the Omni William Penn Hotel. Among the esteemed presenters, Mayor Peduto will be participating as moderator on a panel discussing the roles of neighborhoods and government in shaping the cities of tomorrow. Pittsburgh’s new City Planning Director, Ray Gastil, will also be on a panel, entitled “Planning for Demographic Change in our Neighborhoods.” The Summit’s two keynote speakers will be Shelley Poticha and David Rusk. Shelley is the director of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) Urban Solutions program, building NRDC’s work for better cities that… Read the rest

2014 Art All Night is coming to Pittsburgh this weekend

April 23, 2014 Catherine

Art All Night, Pittsburgh’s annual free art event, pops up in Lawrenceville this weekend for its 17th year. The completely volunteer-run event is held non-stop from 4pm on Saturday, April 26, 2014 until 2pm on Sunday, April 27, 2014. Never heard of Art All Night? The idea behind the censorship-free, non-juried event is to encourage participation from all types of artists. Everyone is welcome to come, share, and experience a variety of local art and activities. Besides original artwork, Art All Night features a live auction, various participatory and collaborative activities, live entertainment, and on-site artwork. Children’s activities are available… Read the rest

8 Things to Store Around Town for Pittsburgh Events

September 20, 2013 Jackie Vesci

If you’re visiting Pittsburgh for the 1st or 500th time to attend a big event, you might travel with supplies and equipment. Luckily, you can use Spacefinity.com – an online marketplace to connect with friendly neighborhood residents to store your stuff around town. Here’s a list of some of the big annual events and the stuff you can put in storage: Art – Over 10,000 visual and performing artists have presented work at the Three Rivers Arts Festival since the event started in 1960. With all of the creating, planning, and organizing, who has time to worry about tables, chairs,… Read the rest

Pittsburgh Zine Fair & Weekend Treadings

September 19, 2013 Treading Art

Treading Art has been putting together an amazing list of weekend events around Pittsburgh. Each week we feature one of the events from their Weekend Treadings list. This weeks Treader’s Choice event is the Pittsburgh Zine Fair on Sunday at the Union Project. Check out all of Treading Art suggestions for this weekend here. Whether you’re into zines, cool affordable art or just want to meet some new and interesting people, we suggest you head over to The Union Project and do all three! But first, check out HOMUNCULUS reading at Assemble on Saturday evening. Pittsburgh Zine Fair Sunday, September… Read the rest

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