Category Archives: Holiday

Some Ways to Celebrate Mardi Gras in Pittsburgh

I know we are so close to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day – but hold on to your green beers because we have to celebrate Mardi Gras first.  You need to eat some pancakes and king cake before you can get to the green beers.  Here is a run down of some mardi gras celebrations and scroll down for a list of bakeries where you can find king cakes.

Pittsburgh Public Market – Sunday, March 6, 2011
The Pittsburgh Public Market will celebrate Mardi Gras with authentic Zydeco music.

Hofbrauhaus Fasching Celebration – Tuesday, March 8, 2011 6:30-10:30pm
Celebrate It’s Mardi Gras, German-style! Join Hofbrauhaus Pittsburgh for Fasching on Fat Tuesday. Fasching is the German version of Carnival. Guests are invited to dress up in costume and enter to compete to become the King & Queen of Fasching, with plenty of prizes provided by Hofbrauhaus! Live entertainment, contests, drink specials, beads, bier and more!

Penn Brewery Mardi Gras Celebration – Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Fat Tuesday celebration with the Boilermaker Jazz Band from 7-10pm

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King cake purchased from Rouses in Houma, LA

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Looking for a King Cake for your celebration? Our sources tell us the following Pittsburgh bakeries make king cakes.

  • Bethel Bakery in Bethel Park has king cakes and other mardi gras treats which can be ordered online here
  • Oakmont Bakery has king cake in multiple flavor choices and you can order online here
  • Jean-Marc Chatellier’s French Bakery in Millvale
  • Priory Fine Pastries on the North Side

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And if all else fails, you can stop by Le Mardi Gras in Shadyside – I can’t promise any sort of Mardi Gras celebration – but they have strong drinks, zydeco on the jukebox (it might be the most eclectic bar jukebox in town)  and some paintings of the french quarter that are rumored to have been painted by  a student in exchange for his bar tab. Le Mardi Gras is just a bar, no food, they don’t take credit cards (but there is an atm there) and surprisingly they have a website http://www.lemardigras.com/

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Things To Do On Monday in Pittsburgh

Mural of Presidents

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Happy President’s Day! President’s Day means that many people have Monday as a holiday.  One IheartPGH reader sent us an email asking for some suggestions on how to spend the extra day off.  This is a tricky one because lots of fun things are often closed on Mondays.  But thanks to our Facebook fans we have a great list of some things that are open on Monday.  Here is a list of what government offices and services are open on President’s Day.

Eat Something Tasty – Head to the Strip District for some breakfast and shopping

  • Pamela’s is open 7am-3pm

Learn Something New – while the Carnegie Museums (Art, History and the Warhol) are closed on Mondays other museums are open – and it likely won’t be as busy as a Saturday in February.

See Something – another great suggestion given the forecast is head to the movies – Mondays are great days to save

and to end the day…

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The List of Halloween Parties in Pittsburgh

Update 10/24/2014: We’ve updated this post for 2014! Click here for for our 2014 List of Halloween Parties in Pittsburgh!

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Halloween party

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Looking for an excuse to put on a costume this weekend? Check out some of these Halloween parties happening around town this weekend.

MadMex Robinson Halloween Party
Saturday, 9pm-2am, $10 at the door includes snacks, $6 Margaritas all day.  Call 412-494-5656 to reserve your spot (this event sold out last year).

Halloween Elk Haunt
Fundraiser for the Central Northside Neighborhood Council
Saturday, 7:30-11pm at the North Side Elks #339, 400 Cedar Avenue, North Side, 15212
Tickets: $40 per person Regular; $65 VIP
Regular ticket price includes food, entertainment and reduced-price drinks

BigChemistry 2nd Annual Halloween Party to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters
Friday, 9-Midnight, 5ive Lounge, Station Square
$20 cash at the door – the party sold out last year so get there early (tickets are also available online until noon on Friday October 29)
Costume contest with cash prize Continue reading →

Shamrocks and Bald Heads for St. Baldrick's Foundation (and I Shamrock PGH T-shirt Giveaway)

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a foundation that supports children with cancer.  Each year they have a fundraiser where individuals volunteer to raise money and shave their heads – it is fun and it is a show of solidarity with kids who lose their hair to chemo and radiation treatments.

billtolandstbaldA felllow Pittsburgher, Bill Toland,  has volunteered his head to the cause and could use your help in meeting his goal of raising $3000 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.  Click here to go to Bill Toland’s fundraising page and support the cause.  (Help us track donations from IheartPGH readers by giving a donation that ends in .17).

I Shamrock PGH T-shirt Give Away

shamrockpghTo help Bill spread the word about this great cause we are going to offer a little t-shirt giveaway.  The good folks at Commonwealth Press have printed up a nifty I Shamrock PGH t-shirt just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.  Continue reading →