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Banff Mountain Film Festival & Benefit for Venture Outdoors

Venture Outdoors is a Pittsburgh non-profit organization dedicated to make it easy for everyone in Western PA to access the outdoors. Each year, Venture Outdoors brings the Banff Mountain Film Festival to Pittsburgh and the proceeds from the film screening benefit Venture Outdoors and helps expand the outdoor programming, making it possible for more people to get outdoors. The Banff Mountain Film Festival will be in Pittsburgh on April 2 & 3. On Saturday April 2, there is a reception before the films screening. Tickets for the fundraising reception are $100 and include your ticket to the film. General admission… Read the rest

16 Awesome Events in April

April showers (snow or rain) will eventually bring May flowers.  While we are waiting for those flowers to sprout, there are a whole lot of events happening in Pittsburgh this month.  From StartUp Weekend to the Dirty Ball – there is plenty to do in Pittsburgh this month. votePGH events : May 21st is Election Day in the city of Pittsburgh.  Voters will head to the polls to choose the next mayor.  There are lots of events where you can meet the candidates and learn more about their visions for the city of Pittsburgh.  We’ve included some of the mayoral… Read the rest

Banff is Back- April 8, 9 & 10

I have a thing for sportsy, outdoorsy films – it is a pretty interesting way to get a little bit of the outdoors mixed in with a the story of interesting athletes.  One of the neatest bars I have been to – Mai Tai Bar in Honolulu – gets major points – not for aestiques – it is actually on the roof of a mall in Honolulu – but bonus points for their entertainment – they have live isalnd music in the bar and show skiing and surfing films on the TVs.  (There is also a Mai Tai Bar in… Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – April 7th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: Restaurant Review: Soba – Pittsburgh Magazine – April 2010 – Pittsburgh, PA – Another positive review for a great Pittsburgh restaurant – Soba. Pittsburgh Magazine has an new review of Soba including info about the chef and new menu items. Salt of the Earth – Chef Kevin Sousa will be opening a new restaurant "Salt of the Earth" on Penn ave this summer – he has been posting some update on the restaurants blog about how things are coming together. Salt Themed – Earth Day Dinner at the Cafe at… Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – February 24th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: The Banff Mountain Film Festival :: Byham Theater, Pittsburgh – The 2009 Banff Film Festival will be in Pittsburgh on April 10 and 11, 2009. Tickets are on sale now! Urban Velo #12 Preview at Urban Velo – I picked up a copy of one the past issues of Urban Velo and was really impressed. They do a great job with this publication, which covers lots more than Pittsburgh. I am looking forward to seeing issue #12 Peoples Cartel | We Just Like It – Pittsburgh T-shirt company – People's… Read the rest

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