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Some Ice Cold Ways to Beat the Heat This Weekend in Pgh

WDVE

Happy first weekend in July! Here is our list of weekend events that we shared on WDVE this morning.  Here are some ways to keep busy, um, er, rather keep cool this weekend around Pittsburgh.  Feel free to add other events we may have missed in the comments section below.

You can listen to the IheartPGH weekend picks on 102.5 fm most Friday mornings at 6:45 am.

TropiCurl – Curling Tournment

  • All weekend long @ Robert Morris University Island Sports Center (on Neville Island)
  • National Curling Tournament with 48 teams from US and Canada

The RMU Hockey Rink Set Up for TropiCurl

Unblurred – Gallery Crawl Along Penn Ave. 

  • Friday, July 6, 2012 (and the first Friday of every Month) 6-11pm
  • Free and open to all
  • Galleries and Businesses from 4800-5500 Penn Ave, stay open late, some stops offer free beverages
  • Facebook Event – http://www.facebook.com/events/118957978242505/

Tapped – Pop Up Beer Garden in Lawrenceville

  • Saturday, July 7, 2012, 3pm
  • Corner of Butler St. & 36th
  • Beer from Full Pint Brewing & East End Brewing. Food from Franktuary, PGH Taco Truck, Bar Marco, Fat Cat Baked Goods, and more.
  • Read about the Tapped Beer Gardens in PopCity here.
  • Facebook event – http://www.facebook.com/events/357887977610610/

Photo from 1st Tapped Event in the Strip District via Epic Development

Polish Hill Arts Festival

Other Places to Keep Cool (with Air Conditioning)

  • The Steel City Improv Theater has shows on Friday and Saturday Nights, $5 a show, and I have confirmed they have working a/c
  • The Oaks Theater is Showing The Amazing Spider Man all weekend
  • Museums – This might be a good weekend to visit one of the many awesome museums in Pittsburgh

Some Hot Festivals to Kick-Off Summer (Radio Round Up)

WDVE

While it is still technically spring, Memorial Day weekend feels like the official start to summer.   I’ll be honest – sometimes it is hard to find events for these 3 day weekends – but that is not the case for this one! This weekend there are a bunch of great free and affordable events to get you outdoors and enjoy this start to summer.  Here are our picks for this weekend that we shared on WDVE (if you are an early riser you can here me most Friday mornings talking about all things Pittsburgh – 6:45 am – 1025. FM).

One of the other things we talked about this morning was Banjo Night at the Elks Club.  Banjo Night is every Wednesday Night, 8pm, The Elks on the Northside (next to the Giant Eagle). – more info here.

Fri. May 25 Wexford Car Cruise

  • “a fantastic place for Hot Rodders, Gearheads, car crazy people as well as families”
  • First car cruise of the summer
  • Car Cruise is located at North Way Christian Community 12121 Perry Highway, Wexford, PA 15090
Fri. May 255-8:30pm Bakery Square BBQ & Craft Beer Festival

  • BBQ food, beer tasting
  • Outdoor activities
  • live music by Brennan Peirson & Coronado
  • Facebook Event Link

 
Sat. May 264-7pm Tugboat Print Shop Garden Party

  • to celebrate their latest print “Garden” Tugboat Print Shop is hosting a Garden Party
  • Stop by and check out their shop, see the new print and their entire collection
  • Music, beer and lots of super nice people
  • Click here to see photos of they created the woodblocks to create this print.
  
Sat. May 26 Parrots of the Caribean Opens at the Aviary

  • The new show at the Pittsburgh Aviary is all about Parrots
  • Show starts May 26 and runs daily (we’re still trying to figure out what times)
  
Sat. May 263pm – 11pm Pyro Fest

  • Hartwood Acres kicks off the summer concert season with America’s Largest Fireworks Fest
  • Fireworks (of course)
  • Live Music – Good Brother Earl, BE Taylor, The Gathering Field, and more
  • Tickets are $18 and available online here
  • Check out some of the set up photos on the Pryo Fest Facebook page here
Sun. May 275pm – 11pm Kaya Fest

  
Mon. May 2810am-4pm Memorial Day Celebration at Soldiers and Sailors Hall

  • Free event and admission to museum
  • Memorial Service
  • Cornerstone Rededication
  • Kids Activites
PGH Fact – Part of “Silence of the Lambs” was filmed at Soldier and Sailors Hall

 

A Merry May Weekend – Festivals for/about Kids, the Outdoors, Cars and Dracula

 

Happy Friday! It’s looking like another amazing weekend in Pittsburgh.  Here are the weekend events we talked about on WDVE this morning.  Per Randy’s request – we have dug up some info on Dracula-Con as well. If anyone has been to DraculaCon please let us know!  Scroll down for our listing of events around Pittsburgh this weekend.

If you are are looking for a darker festival in Windber, PA

The Grand Midway Hotel

Dracula-Con IV, Saurday, May 19, 2012

  • The Grand Midway Hotel
  • $6 at the door
  • Bands include: Devilz in the Detailz (coming in from Pittsburgh), Damien Youth (coming in from New Orleans),The Cadillac Creeps (coming in from Florida)
  • There will be Tarot Card Readings and Go Go Dancing Cage Girls as well

 

Wed May 16 – Sun May 20 Pittsburgh Internation Children’s Festival

  • Schenley Plaza and Pitt theaters
  • Lots of free events for kids of all ages
 Fri May 18 BikePGH Celebrates National Bike to Work Day

  • 14 Hydration Stations set up around Pittsburgh
  • Free Swag bag full of goodies for all who bike to work
  • Happy hours
Sat May 1911am-6pm Venture Outdoors Festival

  • Free outdoors festival at Point State Park
  • Climbing walls, kayaking, fishing and more
  • Suggested Parking – Mon Warf $5/Car
  • Facebook Event
Sat May 1911:30am – 3:30pm Taste of Oakland

  • $5 gets you discounts and samples at a ton of Oakland restaurants
  • you also get
  • Facebook Event
Sat May 192pm-5pm We Do (Take Too) Pop Up Pittsburgh

  • This year’s PopUp Pittsburgh heads to upper Lawrenceville for a wedding celebration (Lawrenceville Goodwill Parking Lot, 52nd Street)
  • Vow Renewal Ceremony
  • Rumor has it there will be a cookie table
  • Concert by Slim Forsythe and his New Payday Loners
Sat May 198pm – 12am Dirty Ball

  • Annual benefit for Attack Theater
  • Food, Music, Dancing and performances
  • 2401 Penn Ave in the Strip District
Sun May 201pm – 5pm Bellevue Classic Car Cruise

  • Classic, Vintage, Muscle Cars, Show Bikes welcome
  • Cars will be lined up along Lincoln Ave
 Sun May 20 Pittsburgh Dumpling Experiment 

  • Mr. Smalls
  • Pierogi Cook-off
  • You can sign up to compete or you can attend to watch the competition

Looking for more events in May? Click here to see our list of May events.

Flowers, Festivals and Ways to Celebrate Mom this Weekend!

WDVE

It’s looking like another beautiful spring weekend in Pittsburgh – perfect for outdoor activities and to celebrate Mother’s Day!  Here are the links for the events we shared on WDVE Radio this morning.  Randy also mention that the Beach Boys will be in Pittsburgh this evening at the Benedum.  Tickets are still available here.

St. Nicks Greek Food Festival – Last 2 days

  • 51st Annual Greek Food Festival of deliciousness – located at St. Nicks (the very large church directly across from the museum.)
  • Friday May 11 & Saturday May 12 – 11am-9pm

Learn to Row and Paddle – FREE

  • Part of Great Outdoors Week 2012, the Three Rivers Rowing Association is offering free courses in rowing and kaying on Friday, May 11, 2012
  • Sessions at 6pm and 7:30pm at the Millvale Boathouse

Kayak Pittsburgh is open for the season

  • Downtown location (under the Roberto Clemente Brige) is open weekend in May
  • North Park and Millvale open May 26, 2012

Mud on the Mountain @ Seven Springs

  • Now that you have survived the Marathon, whose ready for an adventure race?
  • A 7 mile course, with 20 obstacles on the mountain at Seven Springs
  • Saturday, May 12, 2012

Mother’s Day

  • Free Admission for Mom to Clayton and the Pittsburgh Zoo
  • May Market @ Phipps Conservatory
  • Children’s Museum – record an audio card for Mom
  • Wigle Whiskey has a special Mother’s Day Cocktail Class
  • Lawrenceville Blossom Tour

Pittsburgh Party for a Purpose – Tree PGH

Art, Carp, Fire and More – Just Your Avg. Weekend in Pgh

So, it might be a little chilly this weekend – but all of these events will be happening rain or shine.  Big weekend of things to do in Pittsburgh.  Lots of free events.  Here is the list of details and links for the events we discussed on WDVE this morning.

Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District

  • Friday, April 27, 2012.   5:30-9pm. The Cutlural District, Downtown.
  • Galleries stay open late with free events for the evening.  This month the Cultural District is hosting a Dutch Festival.
  • Full Schedule is available here.

Urban Hike Visits Beechview

Art All Night 2012

  • 15th Annual Art All Night gallery exhibit – anyone and everyone is invited to display their art work.
  • Saturday, April 28, 4pm til Sunday, April 29, 2pm
  • Live music and performances.  Get all of the details about submitting your art work here.
  • Facebook Event – http://www.facebook.com/events/373931675971454/

Carp All Night 10th Anniversary Fish-In

  • 10th Annual Carp All Night
  • Saturday, April 28, 8pm
  • Meet under the 40th Street Bridge
  • Just as important as the art, is the carp – this is a group of folks that have been hosting an all-night carp fishing event during art all night
  • Facebook Event – http://www.facebook.com/events/279210828832707/

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Friends of Dormont Pool – 6th Annual Pub Crawl

Steel City Showdown

  • Sunday, April 29, 2012, 8am-2pm
  • the race is closed 0.8 mile loop over the majestic Allegheny River
  • New this year – the course will be open for the public to ride after the race
  • Facebook Event – http://www.facebook.com/events/411409235536771/

Taste of Brookline

Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week 

  • runs until April 28, 2012
  • lots more craft beer events on Friday and Saturday