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2016 Three Rivers Arts Festival Main Stage Schedule

arts-festival-headerIt’s June! It’s raining in Pittsburgh. Which means it is time for the Three Rivers Arts Festival. Last year I was so looking forward to seeing Benjamin Booker perform and he was on stage for all of 5 minutes before a torrential downpour that lasted the rest of the evening.

Here is the line up for the main stage for the 2016 Three Rivers Arts festival (this is the big stage in Point State Park aka the Dollar Bank Main Stage).

All of these performances are FREE!

2016 Three Rivers Arts Festival Main Stage Music

Friday, June 3

Saturday, June 4

Sunday, June 5

Monday, June 6

Tuesday, June 7

Wednesday, June 8

Thursday, June 9

Friday, June 10

Saturday, June 11

Sunday, June 12

#tbd: Paint a mural during the Three Rivers Arts Festival

The Three Rivers Arts Festival opened yesterday. Lots of people are planning on coming down to see the art, but come between 11am and 2pm from today through June 14th and you can help create it. Muralist Kim Beck has begun stenciling an 850-foot mural underneath the Fort Duquesne Bridge and is ready for volunteers to help fill in the “paint by number” with black, white and gray paint.
TBDMural_StencilDetail
Looking at her Tumblr, you can see that Kim Beck (previously featured on I Heart PGH) has a fascination with the mundane and ephemeral aspects of the urban landscape, like billboards, sky writing and plastic security fencing. She carries that idea forward here with the mural that depicts common, hardy, native plants. In other words, weeds. I like the project because it works at different scales; up close I think it will read as almost abstract because of how large the plants will be, and from the other side of the river it will be cool to see weeds sprouting at the foot of the city.
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If you miss the window to help with the mural, you should still stop by and see some of the items on display. Riverlife has partnered with the Pittsburgh chapter of the American Institute of Architects to showcase past proposals by young architects on how to better utilize “urban voids”. The proposals were submissions to the Young Architects Studio Competition over the last few years, which was created as a way for young architects to express themselves and be involved in Design Pittsburgh, an annual event held by the AIA to celebrate architecture and give awards for design. The exhibit will last all summer, and Riverlife is planning events in the outdoor exhibit for every Wednesday through the end of August. Stay tuned for more details on those events as they become available. The mural and gallery are collectively known as #tbd, so follow Riverlife on Twitter, search that hashtag or just keep reading I Heart PGH.
TBDMural_Exhibit
So come down and create some art of your own, this weekend or any day until the Arts Festival closes on June 14th. Between 11am and 2pm you can help paint a mural under the Fort Duquesne Bridge. If you’re walking, it’s most easily accessed by walking towards the Point fountain and turning right after walking under the bridge. When you hit the Allegheny River, walk upstream until you see people with brushes and rollers. See you there.
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Shopping Downtown At the Arts Festival

Visitors interested in shopping at this year’s Arts Festival won’t be disappointed. The Artist Market, which runs every day during the festival from 12-8pm, offers many unique items such as wearable fiber, precious jewelry, and other mediums like ceramics, drawings, mixed media, photography, and paintings. Creators of these pieces come from all parts of the country after applying and being selected to participate. Their art is available for purchase right at the event for you to take home.

Once you’ve finished walking around the market, you don’t have to stop shopping. Many other downtown shops will be open, some late at night and during the weekend, while the Arts Festival is running. The downtown area conveniently offers department stores, boutiques, and retail centers in close proximity. You can also stop to eat at Fifth Avenue Place at 120 Fifth Avenue and check out the many retail shops located inside the center. One of their stores, Crystal River Gems, will be offering special deals on handmade jewelry during the festival. Laurie’s Hallmark is also offering free bracelets every Friday in June with any purchase of at least $10. For a full listing of stores in Downtown Pittsburgh, check out this Shop & Dine Guide from DowntownPittsburgh.com. There is something for everyone in the downtown shopping area during the Arts Festival, from apparel, books, electronics, bakery items, jewelry, shoes, and even wine and spirits.

Here is A List of  Downtown Merchants and their Weekend Hours

Saturday Sunday
Artist Market 12:00pm-8:00pm 12:00pm-8:00pm
Added Touch
120 Fifth Avenue		 10:00am-3:00pm
Amazing Books
929 Liberty Avenue		 11:30am-4:00pm
Avenue
120 Fifth Avenue		 10:00am-3:00pm
Boutique 208
208 6th Street		 11:00am-8:00pm 11:00am-5:00pm
Boutique la Passerelle
417 Wood Street		 10:00am-5:00pm
Broadway Army Navy
909 Liberty Avenue		 10:00am-5:00pm
Brooks Brothers
600 Smithfield Street		 9:30am-6:00pm
Burlington Coat Factory
339 Sixth Avenue		 9:00am-8:00pm 12:00pm-5:00pm
Canadian Fur Company
625 Smithfield Street		 9:00am-2:00pm
Carl W. Herrmann Furs
634 Smithfield Street		 9:00am-5:00pm
Crystal River Gems
120 Fifth Avenue		 10:00am-4:00pm
Debwal
125 W. Station Square Drive		 10:00am-10:00pm 12:00pm-5:00pm
Denim Express
439 Wood Street		 9:30am-6:00pm
Designer Outlet
311 Forbes Avenue		 11:00am-4:00pm
Eide’s Entertainment
1121 Penn Avenue		 9:30am-6:30pm 10:00am-5:30pm
Emphatics
301 Grant Street		 10:00am-5:00pm
Ends-N-Odds
125 W. Station Square Drive		 10:00am-9:00pm 12:00pm-5:00pm
Heinz Healey’s
160 Fifth Avenue		 9:30am-5:30pm
Hometowne Sports
125 W. Station Square Drive		 10:00am-10:30pm 10:00am-6:00pm
Jos. A. Bank
230 Fifth Avenue		 9:00am-8:00pm 12:00pm-6:00pm
Joseph Orlando
606 Liberty Avenue		 9:30am-5:00pm
Kountz & Rider
301 Grant Street		 9:30am-5:00pm
Larrimor’s
249 Fifth Avenue		 9:00am-6:00pm
Laurie’s Hallmark
120 Fifth Avenue		 10:00am-3:00pm
Lydell’s
120 Fifth Avenue		 10:00am-3:00pm
Macy’s
400 Fifth Avenue		 9:00am-6:00pm 12:00pm-5:00pm
N.J. Richetti Fine Men’s Clothing
301 Grant Street		 10:00am-5:00pm
New York New York
125 W. Station Square Drive		 10:00am-12:00am 11:00am-8:00pm
Oxford Centre Wine & Spirits
320 Smithfield Street		 10:00am-5:30pm
Pennsylvania Wine Cellars
125 W. Station Square Drive		 10:00am-9:00pm 12:00pm-9:00pm
Pittsburgh Popcorn Company
822 Liberty Avenue		 10:00am-5:00pm
Serendipity Accessories
2 PPG Place		 10:00am-4:00pm
Social Status
717 Liberty Avenue		 10:00am-8:00pm
ToonSeum
945 Liberty Avenue		 10:00am-5:00pm
Unforgettable
Oxford Oxford Center		 10:00am-5:00pm
WEAR on Market Square
433 Market Street		 10:00am-6:00pm

Polish Hill Arts Festival – July 8, 2012

If we were giving out awards for most beloved neighborhood in Pittsburgh – it might be Polish Hill.  This weekend – you can see why this neighborhood is so awesome, and the residents love it so much at the Polish Hill Arts Festival.

Blogski, the blog of the Polish Hill Civic Association has the complete run down of events, food and music here.

We’re loving this amazing poster for the festival by artist Andy Scott.

 

Thanks to Diana Nelson Jones for the reminder about this awesome event, she writes about all of the Pittsburgh neighborhoods at City Walkabout.

 

A Weekend of Festivals Near, Far and Beer

Happy almost Fall!  It has been a few weeks but are back with our weekly round up of events to share on WDVE.  Here are links and more info for the events we talked about this morning.  You can find more September events here.

A Big Weekend of Beer Events

  • Steel City Big Pour – SOLD OUT but Big Pour Events are still open!
  • Friday – Shiloh Grill Meet the Brewers
  • Sunday – Beer Brunch at Fat Heads
  • Even more beer events here.

A Fair in the Park

  • Arts festival in Mellon Park
  • Corner of Shady and Fifth Avenues
  • September 9-11, 2011

1st Annual Morningside Mile

  • 1 mile race to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project and the Morningside Area Community Council
  • Saturday, September 10, 2011  – The race begins at 8:30am
  • You can register in person at the Morningside VFW between 5:30 and 8pm on Friday
  • Morningside Community Day 10am-1pm

Break out your bagpipes… Ligonier Highland Games

  • Celebrate your Scottish heritage
  • Saturday, September 10, 2011
  • Idelwild Park
  • Tree trunk tossing, kilt wearing, bag piping day of fun

Stahlstown Flax Scutching Festival

  • September 10-11, 2011
  • Stahlstown, PA – just off the Donegal Turnpike Exit
  • 2nd Oldest Flax Scutching Festival in the country – they have been celebrating the scutching of the flax every year since 1907.

Soergels Corn Roast

  • Sunday, September 11, 2011 11am-4pm
  • The best tasting, freshest corn possible- straight from the field and roasted on site.
  • Proceeds from each ear of roasted corn purchased will benefit the Flight 93 National Memorial. Learn more at www.honorflight93.org
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