Pancakes & Pajamas- Release of Maple Liqueur

Wigle Whiskey 2401 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA

What better way to celebrate maple goodness than pancakes in your pajamas!? Executive Jay Wess from Threadbare Cider & Mead will be flipping pay-as-you-go pancakes from 6-9:30 PM. Top them with maple syrup from Rivendale Farms, as well as sample a few of their maple syrups. A special Wigle maple bacon cocktail featuring Maple Liqueur […]

The Greater Good: How Historic Preservation Saves Our City

East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA

• What we'll doCo-sponsored by the East Liberty Valley Historical Society and Preservation Pittsburgh:Last year, in March 2017 we discussed Pittsburgh’s urban renewal of the past along with present day concerns due to development pressures and other factors. Our two organizations are coming together again: this time to learn more about City-designated historic buildings and […]

The Greater Good: How Historic Designation Saves Our City

East Liberty Presbyterian Church (ELPC) 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA

Following up from our March 2017 gathering where we discussed Pittsburgh’s urban renewal of the past along with present day concerns due to development pressures and other factors, Preservation Pittsburgh and the East Liberty Valley Historical Society are coming together again: this time to learn more about City-designated historic buildings and districts with a special […]

Five For Fighting with String Quartet

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures 301 S Craig St, Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA

Doors at 7PM. Event time is 8PM. Sale Dates and Times: Public Onsale : Fri, 15 Sep 2017 at 10:00 AM

Button Brigade

Ryan Arts & Culture Center 420 Chartiers Ave, McKees Rocks, PA

People ages 10 and older JOIN the Button Brigade! Come join local Fashion & Costume Designer Lisa Marie Bruno As she teaches Sewing 101. This 2 hour intense Bootcamp class will take you from sewing a button to making a stuffed ornament. You will get to experience the Pittsburgh Mobile Museum of Fashion with it’s […]

Button Brigade

Ryan Arts & Culture Center 420 Chartiers Ave, McKees Rocks, PA

People ages 10 and older JOIN the Button Brigade! Come join local Fashion & Costume Designer Lisa Marie Bruno As she teaches Sewing 101. This 2 hour intense Bootcamp class will take you from sewing a button to making a stuffed ornament. You will get to experience the Pittsburgh Mobile Museum of Fashion with it’s […]

As Undie as you can Ride – Free Beer OTB afterparty – TV Cameras

The underwear bike ride is about having fun and promoting a positive self-body image. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/body-image PA Biking Saftey laws. http://www.pacommutes.com/biking/safety-and-laws/ After Party at the OTB http://www.otbbicyclecafe.com Ride at your own risk. PGH Undies Ride (Suggested) Rules to a successful ride. 1. Have FUN! 2. Helmets & Lights (PA law requiers lights at night) 3. Stay […]

As Undie as you can Ride – Free Beer OTB afterparty – TV Cameras

The underwear bike ride is about having fun and promoting a positive self-body image. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/body-image PA Biking Saftey laws. http://www.pacommutes.com/biking/safety-and-laws/ After Party at the OTB http://www.otbbicyclecafe.com Ride at your own risk. PGH Undies Ride (Suggested) Rules to a successful ride. 1. Have FUN! 2. Helmets & Lights (PA law requiers lights at night) 3. Stay […]

Melissa Sweet

Carnegie Library Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA

Words & Pictures is supported by The Grable Foundation and the Succop Family Charitable Foundation. Melissa Sweet has illustrated more than 80 children’s books including the Caldecott Honor books The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus and A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams. She also wrote and illustrated the beloved picture […]

Melissa Sweet

Carnegie Library Lecture Hall 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA

Words & Pictures is supported by EQT Corporation Foundation, The Grable Foundation, PIC5K, and the Succop Family Charitable Foundation. Melissa Sweet has illustrated more than 80 children’s books including the Caldecott Honor books The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus and A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams. She also wrote and […]

Steel Chef Cookoff

Ryan Arts & Culture Center 420 Chartiers Ave, McKees Rocks, PA

Join Focus On Renewal, Ohio Valley Hospital, and the Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant program for the culinary competition of 2018! We’re inviting you to join us on Monday March 12, 2018 to watch a group of Pittsburgh teens and local chefs as they battle it out chef-style on the stage at the Ryan Arts & Culture […]

Studio StoRox: Teen Art Afterschool Program

Ryan Arts & Culture Center 420 Chartiers Ave, McKees Rocks, PA

Teen Studio StoRox is an afterschool program/safe space for teens 13+. We meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 2pm-5pm 2pm - Snacks/Cooking Time 3pm-5pm Art programs What do we do? SilkScreen Printing Music Production Dance Ceramics Maker Space Stop in for more info or email us at jdavison@forstorox.org FREE!

Using an Industrial Serger for Fashion and Product Design

Chatham Eastside 6585 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA

This workshop will introduce entrepreneurs to the many applications of an industrial serger in fashion and product design. Lauren Sims, seamstress and entrepreneur, will demonstrate how to thread, troubleshoot, and sew using Chatham's factory-spec industrial 5-thread serger, and help you demystify this (sometimes intimidating) piece of equipment. Participants will have an opportunity to try out […]

Roots & Branches: Writing Your Family Tree

Creative Nonfiction 5119 Coral Street, Pittsburgh, PA

We don’t get to choose our families; but when we write our stories we do get to make many choices about how we frame, represent, embrace, and challenge the family histories we’ve been told, discovered, or remembered through the years. Family is a rich and layered topic to explore in creative nonfiction. Through the course […]