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Guide to Pittsburgh’s Independent Movie Theaters

July 8, 2013 Emma

When the weather starts heating up, sometimes the only thing to do is go inside. This season many of us will take to the air-conditioned refuge of our local megaplexes. To switch things up, I offer you a list of local independently owned theaters. Many of the theaters screen the same new releases, but also provide character and unique programming. Hollywood Theater 1449 Potomac Ave., Dormont (412)563-0368 The Hollywood plays a wide variety of movies as well as special film events. Known for its Rocky Horror Picture Show performances, as well as its “Breakfast and a Movie” series (just what… Read the rest

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Featured, Guides, Movies, Theater Tagged With: arts, Downtown, pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Potomac Avenue, Regent Square, Rocky Horror Picture Show

Treader’s Choice: (Fe)nale

June 28, 2013 Treading Art

Treading Art has been putting together an amazing list of weekend events around Pittsburgh. Each week we will highlight one of those events here on IheartPGH and link you back over to Treading Art’s weekly events post. This weeks Treader’s Choice event: Friday (TODAY!) June 28 (Fe)nale Lawrenceville’s Fe Gallery is closing it’s doors at the end of the month. Swing by to check out their last exhibition, enjoy some small bites, DJ Zan Naz, and cheers your goodbyes. Fe Gallery @ 4102 Butler St – Lawrenceville 7pm // FREE Click here to see the rest of the Weekend Treadings… Read the rest

Filed Under: Treader's Choice Tagged With: arts, Galleries, Lawrenceville, Lawrenceville Artists, pittsburgh, Treader's Choice, Visual Arts

Steel of the Week: Yinzer Bingo

June 26, 2013 Michelle

This week’s featured Steel of the Week is Yinzer Bingo by John the Craftist. Seen at Boutique 208, you are sure to get a kick out of this unique bingo card if you are from the Pittsburgh area. All the spaces on the card are relevant to the area, such as “Road Work”, “Pothole”, “Terrible Towel”, “Big Ben Jersey”, with some of the more culturally unique ones being ”Pgh Left”, “Jean Shorts”, “Confusing Intersection”, “80s Bangs”, and “Jagoff”. John the Craftist’s products mostly consist of PGH-centric/Pittsburghese greeting cards, along with magnets, keychains, buttons, gift tags, and other small paper craft… Read the rest

Filed Under: Crafts, Pro-PGH, Steel of the Week Tagged With: arts, buy_local, crafts, handmade, pittsburgh, shop local

Five Things To Do This Week (and One Next Week)

February 5, 2013 Eric

Akira Tuesday 7p ToonSeum, Cultural District Based on the groundbreaking cartoon series, this 1988 animated Japanese film is set in an obsessively detailed version of a post-apocalyptic Japan. More info: http://www.toonseum.org/   Obscure Game Night Wednesday 9p Hambone’s, Lawrenceville Not much on the website, but it looks as if it’s a night dedicated to weird and obscure board games. Sounds ridiculously fun. More info:  http://www.barsmart.com/bars/events.cfm?evnt=2A987CA4-A612-8638-C3FCEB69BDE5D8DD&id=990   MAKEnight Thursday 6p-9p Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side Create keepsake items, feast on local artisan foods & specialty cocktails, more. Ages 21+. More info:  http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/makenight/Event?oid=1610569   Gojira with Devin Townsend and The Atlas… Read the rest

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Bars, Eat Local, Events, Food & Drink, Movies, Museums, Music, Restaurants, Theater Tagged With: arts, comedy, concert, hambones, makenight, Movie, oscar

A Matter of Public Record – History, Mystery and an iPhone App

July 15, 2010 Lindsay

Image via Wikipedia Something about this summer- super great collaborative projects abound. First there was the  illustration ale a partnership between East End Brewing and the Toonseum.  Then Barebones Productions brought Killer Joe to the stage with Joe Grushekcy accompaniment.  Public Record is a collaboration between Pittsburgh writer and artist Justin Hopper, tech company DeepLocal and publishers Encyclopedia Destructia to bring some of the mystery and history of Pittsburgh to life on the streets of downtown Pittsburgh.… Read the rest

Filed Under: Arts & Culture Tagged With: arts, Gallery Crawl, Justin Hopper, poetry, public record

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