It’s hard to believe that we are nearing the end of August. Back to school shopping has begun and this might be the last unofficial weekend of summer. If you are lucky enough to be in Pittsburgh this weekend – there are plenty of ways to seize the summertime fun.
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If you haven’t had a chance to check out TechShop Pittsburgh yet – you are in luck! On August 28, they are closing down the shop for a party of epic proportions. This is a great party and a great deal – a day pass to TechShop is $50. Tickets for Party@TechShop are $15, use the code TSlovesIheartPGH to save $5 off the ticket price. So for $10 you get access to the shop and whole lot of food and drink from some of the best local spots in town.
Party@TechShop is a chance to check out the space, learn more about TechShop and to make some cool stuff. In addition to TechShop activities, The Pittsburgh Glass Center and the Carnegie Science Center will be running some demos as well.
TechShop will be having some great giveaways – including a chance to win tickets to the Thrival Music Festival
Food and Drink provided from some of the best local spots in Pittsburgh:
Two months ago, I traveled to Los Angeles to attend the StartingBloc Fellowship program – which is a 5 day workshop for anyone who is interested in social innovation, creating change and becoming a better leader. I learned about StartingBloc from the guys who run ReWork, a startup that is currently located in New York City, but was started by two Pittsburghers.
Kabira showed me some of the more vintage electronics that Isidore recycles
I loved my StartingBloc experience and returned to Pittsburgh filled with new ideas and a network of other changemakers from around the US. A few of the things I learned about at the StartingBloc Los Angeles institute include:
These are just a few of the things that I brought back to Pittsburgh from my trip to the west coast.
My praise for Pittsburgh has paid off and I have convinced Cesar Gonzalez, who is the executive director of StartingBloc, to come to Pittsburgh to tell you more about the program.
I hope you will consider joining me on Wednesday, June 25 to meet Cesar, learn more about StartingBloc and learn some new things about Pittsburgh and giving.
Thanks to the StartingBloc alumni network – we will be hosting this event at the new offices for Repair the World, a nonprofit located on Broad St. in East Liberty (this is the same building where ThrillMill and AlphaLab Gear are located.
And on the suggestion of KivaZip’s Pittsburgh team – food will be catered by Salud Pittsburgh @PghSalud, a new Pittsburgh business that is making empanadas.
Join us for an evening of awesome people and making moves.
Learn how being a giver is not only fulfilling, but also one of the surest paths to success. We’ll kick off with a short talk based on new research by Wharton’s youngest full-professor, Adam Grant.
Cesar Gonzalez will share what separates effective givers from push-overs, as well as strategies that successful givers use in their work life. We’ll wrap up with a group exercise in giving and time to mingle with other awesome people.
Bring the challenges you’re currently working on, a pen and paper, and a new friend you think is a good fit for the StartingBloc community. There’ll be time to visit with old friends, to make some new ones, and to meet Cesar, the new CEO of StartingBloc.
This is event is hosted by StartingBloc, a national Fellowship organization for social innovators working hard across sectors to build a better world.
The StartingBloc institute takes place in various cities around the US. There are 2 more institutes in 2014
I am committed to helping to make sure we have more Pittsburghers participating in future StartingBloc fellowships and I will help anyone who is interested fund-raise so that they are able to attend.
Remember how last summer the awesome readers of this blog generously contributed to my project so I could participate as a passenger on the Millennial Trains Project? We’ll this is one of the many good things that came out of the trip. I was thrilled to receive an email last week from two of the people I met on the train asking if I knew anyone that would be interested in hosting a screening of startupland in Pittsburgh. My reply – yes- of course, Pittsburgh would love to host a screening. A few emails later, TechShop kindly stepped up as the location for the screening.
Thank you to everyone who made my journey on the train trip possible. I am so pleased that my fellow train passengers continue to think of Pittsburgh. One of the mentors on the train, who joined our group for the last part of the trip from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC is Jonathon Perrelli who (in addition to offering me some sage advice) is also co-producer of startupland. If you are interested in startups be sure to follow @perrelli on Twitter.
On Tuesday, June 10, 2014, Pittsburgh will be one of the many cities around the globe that will be hosting a screening of startupland a new documentary series about startups.
Click here for the screening details.
One of the most interesting tours I have taken in Pittsburgh – also offers a spectacular view. Back in June of 2012 I happened to be at East Liberty Presbyterian Church they day they were offering a tour of the entire church – all the way up to the very top.
I am sure I took some photos of East Liberty from the top of the church, but I can’t find them. It took some digging – but I found one of the photos I tweeted from the tour…
Guess where I took this photo of East Liberty from? pic.twitter.com/KqKPmRwz
— I heart PGH (@iheartpgh) June 24, 2012
The East Liberty Presbyterian Church tower (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This Sunday, June 1, 2014, East Liberty Presbyterian Church will be offering another tour of the building.
ELPC Tower Tour – June 1, 12:15pm
Do you want to scale the ELPC steeple and enjoy the tower and the view that it offers? You have an
opportunity to do so on Sun., June 1, at 12:15 pm.
Architect and ELPC Property Chairman Bruce Pollock will be our host for a climb to the top. Meet at the Hospitality Desk following our 11 am worship service. Wear slacks and comfortable shoes.
The tour will last for an hour, after which, there will be a 45-minute tour of the Sanctuary and Chapel.
Some tips for the tour:
If you go, please share some photos with us!
One of the other things I shared on twitter in June of 2012 was a link to this blog post on Building Pittsburgh about about the Highland Building, which is located directly across the street from the church. In the past 2 years, the Highland Building has been completely renovated and is now an apartment building.
