Category Archives: Just Outside of Pittsburgh

Mt. Lebanon First Fridays

So July 11 is not the first Friday of the month but Mt. Lebanon has got an evening of fun lined up.  Music, ballon artists and you can check out the new fire truck.

Red, White, Rhythm & Blues
July 11, 2008, 6:00pm-9:00pm, ashington Road

  • Jill West & the Blues Attack – in Clearview Common
  • The Mystic Knights – at Citizens Bank
  • Gypsy Piano Blues – at National City
  • See strolling performances by Stiltwalker Donna Penoyer, and a Balloon Artist and Face Painter.
  • Don’t miss the brand new MLFD Heavy Rescue Truck at Clearview Common!

More Mt. Lebanon on the web – Blog Lebo 

Worth the Drive – Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart Concert

Ligonier Theater and Calliope are teaming up for a great concert this weekend

Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart
Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 5 PM

This Husband & Wife Acoustic Duo have entertained to delighted audiences everywhere and promise to bring their brand of excitement to our theater as well! Plan NOW to attend this energetic concert by purchasing tickets through the Ligonier Theater! ALL SEATS JUST $12!

Call for reservations: (724) 238-6514 ext. 2

http://www.myspace.com/staceyearleandmarkstuart

You should attend this event. You really should and I will give you a few reasons why…

  1. This concert was recommended to me by a person who really really knows music, he is an amazingly large collection and he would not waste his time with an event that was not amazing.
  2. Ligonier is just an hour away from Pittsburgh and is stunningly beautiful and nice, it is supposed to be hot this weekend and it is always cooler in Ligonier than it is in Pittsburgh.
  3. Calliope is a great organization for folk music in Pittsburgh. The do good things.
  4. The Ligonier theater is literally next to Joe’s Bar – this is a small, but amazing bar that has one of the largest collections of taxidermy in North America – worth a visit.

Help Break the Guinness World Record for Doing the Twist

Peters Township Relay For Life will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for “Most people dancing the Twist.” The current record is 1,691 was set in England in 2004. Bring your friends, bring your family. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. Continue reading →

shopPGH – Red Star Iron Works, Entrepreneur of the Year

I was forward this article by my parents and it is definitely worth sharing.  I have been hearing a lot about Red Star Iron Works lately.  Red Star is a great business and a great story about art and business here in Pittsburgh.  I once visited the Red Star Iron Works shop when they were on Penn Avenues as part of the First Fridays on Penn Ave.  Red Star Iron Works is now located in Millvale and is thriving.  Red Star CEO Peter Lambert was named Western PA. Entrepreneur of the Year by the Small Business Association.

Red Star created the 3 rivers bike racks that are installed all over Pittsburgh – which I think are really wonderful – functional and beautiful.  I really like that Red Star brings creativity to functional things.  Checout their website www.RedStarIronWorks.com – which is filled with great pictures of what they have been working on.  Check out this railing at the 4th Street Kayak Launch…

I must add that Red Star has a wonderful website – I spend a lot of time looking at websites and blogs – they have done a great job of displaying their projects and making information easy to find.

One of the easiest ways for you to love Pittsburgh is to support locally owned businesses.  Know of other Pittsburgh based businesses?  Please share – I would like to profile other places to shop PGH.  Click here to submit a business.

Pittsburgh Harlequins to Host High School and U-19 Rugby Nationals This Weekend !!!

NATIONAL GUARD BOYS HIGH SCHOOL AND BOYS & GIRLS U19 CHAMPIONSHIP

May 30 – June 1, 2008
Founders Field, 101 Eisele Road, Cheswick, PA 15204

(412) 68-RUGBY

TICKETS:
$8 adult 1 day pass
$5 youth (under 12) & military 1 day pass
$15 adult weekend pass
$10 youth & military weekend pass
$40 VIP Pass – includes weekend pass,
VIP parking, VIP Deck seating

PARKING:
General parking is $2/car. VIP Parking is $5/car

For more information please visit www.pittsburghharlequins.org or www.usarugby.org