Category Archives: Outdoors

Walk, Run, or Skate to Support Lupus on Saturday

Inline speed skatesImage via WikipediaThanks to one of the IheartPGH readers for reminding me about this event.  Any excuse to get outside and exercise while supporting a good cause is worth of a blog post.  This one is extra interesting to me because they also offer a skating option and I am one of the few but proud inline skaters in the city.

This Saturday – head on down to Heinz Field for the Lupus Loop.  You can participate by walking, running or skating the course. This event is also nice because it doesn’t start ultra early like some of the other Saturday morning fun runs.  You can even bring your dog.

Lupus Loop
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Registration begins at 8:30.
Great Lawn outside of Heinz Feild

More info here.  

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Wilderness First Aid

A&E sign common in the UK.Image via WikipediaIf you are interested in taking your outdoors skills to the next level – this is the course for you.  Venture Outdoors is bringing the people from NOLS, which is an amazing organization that lead outdoor trips and education, to Western PA for a weekend in Wilderness First Aid.  Sign up by Oct. 1, 2008 if you are interested.

Venture Outdoors is proud to host a two-day, 16-hour Wilderness First Aid workshop through the internationally recognized Wilderness Medical Institute of NOLS. The workshop takes place on Saturday, November 1 and Sunday, November 2 at Crooked Creek Environmental Learning Center, an hour North of Pittsburgh. Continue reading →

Dragon Boat Festival 2008

This is the 7th Annual Dragon Boat Festival and this event is kind of special for IheartPGH as it was one of the first things we blogged about in 2005 (and 2006 and 2007. I have attended a few of the past dragon boat festivals – it is a great opportunity to learn about dragon boats and to check out the riverfront park on the South Side.

Saturday, September 20, 2008 11am-7pm

  • Dragon Boat Races
  • Learn to Dragon Boat
  • traditional Asian music, dance, and food, plus arts and crafts for the children

Visitors are also welcome to try their hand at Dragon Boating. Each ornately-carved boat is 44 feet long and features brightly-painted dragon heads and tails that loom ominously at the fore and aft of each craft. A Dragon Boat seats 20 paddlers, a steersperson and a drummer to sound the beat.

More info is available at :  PittsburghDragonBoatFestival.org

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Wheeling Through History

View of the Senator John Heinz History Center ...Image via Wikipedia This is a steal, maybe I should say steel, of a deal – plus they even have bikes and helmets for you. The Young Preservationists are a great group – looks like an awesome way to spend a Saturday morning in Pittsburgh. I like that they have 3 different tours – a great opportunity to check out a neighborhood that may be new to you.

Young Preservationists Association (YPA) Wheeling Through History bike tours, which take place this Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

There are three tours from which to choose (tour descriptions are at the bottom):

  1. North Side
  2. South Side (with Rivers of Steel)
  3. Strip District-Lawrenceville

Developed by YPA members Lee Ann Antol and David Wohlwill in 2005, YPA’s “Wheeling Through History” Bike Tours feature Pittsburgh neighborhoods, history, and the progressive sport of cycling. YPA will stage these tours on Saturday, September, 20, 2008, in partnership with Venture Outdoors and Rivers of Steel. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is the sponsor. Continue reading →

Art Meet Farm: Saturday in Sewickley

Tomorrow, Saturday, Sewickley will be offering up all things I love in Pittsburgh.  An art show and farmers market, as well as a separate flea market/children’s festival.

The Sewickley Farm Show Art Exhibit Opening Reception will take place tomorrow from 10am – 5pm at the Sewickley Gallery and Frame Shop, 549 Beaver Street.

Ten local artists were assigned to ten local farms

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to create new work inspired by the landscape, the families and the food of our farming community.  And stroll down to St. James Parish Farmers Market on September 6th for local food sampling and plenty of fall familiy activities.  

 

Also going on is Day on the Lawn: A Day for Missions, Family Festival and Sale at the Sewickley Presbyterian Church, 414 Grant Street, Sewickley, PA 15143

Saturday, September 6, 2008

tpcslogo.gif 10AM – 3 PMRain or Shine!

Household goods, Books, Electronics, Jewelry, Toys, Furniture, Antiques, Sporting Goods, Plants and more for sale!

Food concessions, homemade baked goods and deli

Children’s Activities – Petting Zoo & Pony Rides 

 

10:30 AM – 1:30 PM