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Summer Means Moving the Music into the Streets – Radio Round Up, June 25, 2010

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Here is the list of things we discussed on WDVE this morning. You can hear our weekend picks most Friday mornings at 6:45 on 102.5FM.

Oakmont Greek Food Festival

  • Holy Dormition in Oakmont
  • Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Steeltown Stock Poster Party

  • Posters – Pittsburgh Style – posters printed in and inspired by Pittsburgh curated by Steeltown Anthem
  • Closing party – Friday, June 25 @C SPACE Collective, 4823 Penn Avenue
  • Lots of affordable posters for sale too

Shadow Lounge 10th Birthday Celebration

  • Shadow Lounge celebrates 10 years!
  • Friday 4pm-2am, Saturday 2pm-2am
  • Friday and Saturday block party – bands in the street and inside the lounge
  • amazing line up of bands, musicians artists and DJs
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Non Stop Shopping in Lawrenceville

  • Big Neighborhood Yard Sale – Fisk, Main and 40th Streets
  • Lawrenceville Little Flea
  • Handmade in Marriage – unique wedding vendors and gifts at Wildcard

Venture Outdoors Family Festival in Mellon Park

  • Saturday, June 25 – Noon-4pm
  • Free festival for the entire family
  • food, music and outdoor activities like climbing walls and gps scavenger hunts

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Rocking the Block Parties, Celebrating Saints – Radio Round Up – June 11, 2010

Most Friday mornings at 6:45 am, you can listen to IheartPGH talk live with Jim and Randy on the WDVE morning show about things to do in Pittsburgh on the weekend. Here is our list of events and links to more information for this weekend….

5-Alarm Chili Festival @ Nemacolin

  • Saturday, June 12, 2010 10am-6pm
  • A serious Chili festival – sanctioned by the International Chili Society
  • Participants can compete in three categories: Red Chili, Chili Verde and Salsa. Over $5,000 in cash prizes with a $2,000 prize to the 1st place Red Chili! Portion of event proceeds to benefit the Farmington Volunteer Fire Department!

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  • Saturday, June 12, 2010 Noon-6pm is the South Point Breeze Block Party
  • Family activities and live music.  Billy Price performs at 5pm

Rock the Streets – local music and more to raise awareness of homelessness in Pittsburgh

  • Saturday, June 12, 8pm-Midnight @ Shadow Lounge, Ava and the Waffle Shop
  • One big bad party to benefit CHS – Community Human Services
  • Attend the event at Shadow Lounge and Ave or have a waffle at the waffle shop – all proceeds benefit CHS
  • Great line up of local music – The Jim Dandies, Ben Hardt and lots more.

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Summer Breeze – Point Breeze Block Party

summerbreezeI don’t think we have covered any Point Breeze events on IheartPGH before – but it looks like the Neighborhood association there has been planning more and more events.

On Saturday they are planning a neighborhood block party – appropiatly named Summer Breeze.  From noon – 6pm there will music, food, kids activities and neighbors socializing.  At 5pm Billy Price will perform.

Summer Breeze – Point Breeze Block Party
Saturday, June 12, 2010, Noon-6pm
Reynolds Street, Point Breeze
RSVP on Facebook here

Point Breeze has a nice little business district on Reynolds – check out some of these local dining spots… Make Your Mark Coffee Shop, Pinos, Point Brugge and head up the hill and towards the park for a stop at the Frick Park Market – great little neighborhood market with sandwiches and prepared foods too.

You can sign up for the Point Breeze Neighborhood Email Newsletter here.