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Treaders Choice: Two Opening Receptions at the Mattress Factory

[note] From Lindsay: another great event suggestion from Treading Art!  I’m particularly interested in seeing the photos from the DETROIT artists.  If you are interested in Detroit and other rust belt cities – keep an eye on the GLUE (Great Lakes Urban Exchange) Facebook page here. [/note]

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 an awesome opening reception at the Mattress Factory.  Check out all of Treading Art suggestions for this weekend here.

Opening Receptions: Janine Antoni, DETROIT: Artists in Residence and Chiharu Shiota: Trace of Memory

mattress-factorySeveral Detroit Artists in Residence works are reaction to socio-economic status of Detroit Michigan. Janine Antoni brings to question the human condition by interacting directly with the viewers and Chiharu Shiota’s exhibition is christening the new 516 Sampsonia space. Show up early! They expect a full house.

Mattress Factory @ 500 Sampsonia Way- Mexican War Streets

7-9pm // $15 adults, $10 students

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Seven Awesome in Events on Saturday September 7

With labor day behind us and the school season in full swing it feels like the summer has come to an abrubt end.  Fortunatly, Pittsburgh is hopping this weekend with activities for all ages.  This upcoming weekend is packed full of great things that show off our fine city.  We’ve also got a code for you to save 50% on tickets for the Thrival Music Festival.  Here are 7 events happening in Pittsburgh this Saturday, which happens to be September 7th.

1. Pittsburgh GiveCamp 2013

  • Technically this starts on Friday night and runs all weeekend.  
  • GiveCamp is a weekend workshop where developers get together to help local nonprofits with technology problems.
  • There is still time for both volunteers and nonprofits to register for GiveCamp 2013
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 2. 14th Annual Golf Outing in support of Hosanna House at Birdsfoot

  • Mom of IheartPGH is one of the organizers of this event and sadly I wont be able to attend this year (yes bloggers can play golf too).
  • 18-Hole Scramble, Silent Auction and Buffet Dinner (non-golfers are welcome to come just for dinner)
  • All proceeds from the outing benefit Hosanna House, a multipurpose community center in Wilkinsburg
  • The “Bogeymen” are carved into the trees along the cart paths at Birdsfoot

 

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3. Thrival Festival

  • Noon-5pm Innovation Festival at Bakery Square
  • 5-10pm Music Festival featuring De la Soul, Formula 412, Frightened Rabbit and RJD2.
  • Use the coupon code IHEARTPGH to save 50% on music festival tickets
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 4. Meet TechShop Founder Jim Newton and Make Some Cool Stuff

  • TechShop will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, September 7th, from 11am – 6pm at 192 Bakery Square Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15206.
  • Let us know you can come – please RSVP on Facebook here.
  • 11:00am – 11:30am: Ribbon cutting ceremony with mayoral candidate Bill Peduto, principals Gregg Perelman and Todd Reidbord of Walnut Capital, THRIVAL organizer Bobby Zappala, and TechShop founder Jim Newton.
  • 11:30am – 6:00pm: Tours of TechShop. Meet and greet with TechShop members and staff, view member exhibitions, and meet Jim Newton.
  • Make-It Take-It workshops – specially priced classes where you’ll learn to make and take home a laser etched beer mug or custom steak branding iron.
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5. A Fair in the Park

  • 2013 is the 44rd year of A Fair in the Park, an annual contemporary craft festival, presented by The Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh
  • The fair runs Friday-Sunday in Mellon Park

 

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6. Hometown Homegrown at Heinz History Center

  • Celebrate the region’s passion for food at the second annual Hometown-Homegrown™, a fun and flavorful food expo at the History Center presented in partnership with GoodTaste! Pittsburgh.
  • Saturday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Sample a delicious assortment of foods from local vendors representing the best of the Burgh’s neighborhoods and swap recipes with the region’s culinary experts. Try pierogies from a variety of Pittsburgh-based vendors and vote for “Pittsburgh’s Perfect Pierogi.” 
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7. Pittsburgh Irish Festival

  • The 23rd Annual Pittsburgh Irish Festival, September 6, 7, and 8, 2013 at the Sandcastle Riverplex.
  • live music on four stages, traditional Irish food and beverages, dancing, an Irish marketplace, Gaelic sports, Irish dogs, a children’s craft and games area, genealogy research, and much more.
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Treader’s Choice: Manchester House & Garden Tour

discovermanchesterTreading Art has been putting together an amazing list of weekend events around Pittsburgh. Each week we will highlight one of those events here on IheartPGH and link you back over to Treading Art’s weekly events post.

This weeks Treader’s Choice event:

Manchester House + Garden Tour

Sunday, August 4th

11am-5pm // $15

According to the Manchester Historical Society:

After a year’s absence from the home tour scene, Manchester is back with a home and garden tour de force.  We invite you to Discover Manchester as we transform the traditional home tour experience into a fun and funky afternoon of exploration and surprises.

Instead of the usual booklet, tour-goers will be handed a treasure map to guide them along the tour.  The route will take visitors through a number of beautifully rehabbed homes including the Sipes Mansion, on tour for the first time since 2006.  There’s a refreshing sorbet garden tasting courtesy of Ann Gilligan Sorbet, as well as a stop at the new La Prima Roasting facility on Chateau.

The tour starts at the 1300 block of Page St – Manchester

Make sure you check out the rest of the Weekend Threadings!

 

#UheartPGH – Nominations now open!

Here at IheartPGH, we love this city, we really do. Now it’s your turn to show some love with #UheartPGH, our best of the ‘Burgh feature. We want to know what you guys love about this city.

Here’s how you can #UheartPGH

  1. Fill out this nifty form below with your nominations.
  2. Go to our Facebook page and comment your nomination. Use the hashtag #UheartPGH.
  3. Tweet at @iheartpgh and use the hashtag #UheartPGH. Don’t forget to include which category you are nominating for!

Nominations are open until Thursday, August 1st at midnight. Then we’ll collect your nominations and announce the nominees Friday. Next week, you’ll be able to vote on the nominees to determine the best of each category. We’ll profile the winners right here on the blog.

 

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Regent Square Theater is premiering the new AMC series Low Winter Sun on July 29 for free

Regent Square Theater is showing a sneak peek of the premiere of Low Winter Sun, the newest AMC series, on Monday, July 29 at 8pm.  Described as “a story of murder, deception, revenge and corruption in a world where the line between the cops and the criminals is blurred,” hopes are high for this complex drama.

Up to 4 tickets are available for free on a first-come, first-served basis at the theater’s box office or the Pittsburgh Filmmakers front desk (open Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm). There’s a nationwide Q & A session via Skype afterwards with the director, producer, and some of the cast members.

Filmed on location in Detroit, director Ernest Dickerson describes it as a film noir. “It’s about a hero who finds himself at the center of some very dark events, who has to try to get out, who wants redemption.”

Lennie James, one of the show’s main stars (Walking Dead viewers will remember him as Morgan, Rick’s saving grace in the first episode), said “this isn’t a story about the minutiae of police work. This is a thriller about people who have secrets and have ulterior motives.”

AMC has produced some of the most promising shows in recent memory, such as Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and The Walking Dead. Low Winter Sun is set to premiere on TV on August 11, after the premiere of the final season of Breaking Bad (who else cannot wait for this??). And by the way, Breaking Bad fans, David Costabile aka Gale has a role in this new series.