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City Steps, Beer in Braddock, Wilkinsburg Celebrates 125th Birthday, Parades, Art Cars and Pierogi Day

Hello Pittsburgh! It’s shaping up to be another perfect weekend in Pittsburgh – there is an activity that is sure to please everyone this weekend! Here are the links for the events we shared on WDVE this morning – plus even more stuff to do that we didn’t have time to mention on the radio. Please be sure to leave a comment or send us a tweet with your favorite place for pierogi in Pittsburgh!

Wilkinsburg 125 Annoversay Celebration Friday, October 5 – Free Reception at Hosana House (6-10pm) Saturday, October 6 – Parade (11am) Follow @wilkinsburg125 on Twitter A detailled history of Wilkinsburg is available here.
First Annual Sewickley Octoberfest Friday October 5 (5-11pm) and Saturday October 6 (4-11pm) $5 for Adults, $2 for kids live music, beer and food – what else do you need at an Oktoberfest
Tour De Mon Saturday, October 6, 2012 – starts at 8am Bike the Mon River – rides for every level of cyclist – 5miles to 60 Miles hosted by the Mon Yough Area Chamber of Commerce Read more about the Tour De Mon in the Post-Gazette here.
Fineview Step-a-thon Saturday, October 6, 2012 8:30 am This is a road race but on steps from the website – “As with any trail race, following the course is another part of the challenge. There are 47 turns on the course. We don’t have volunteers guiding you at every turn – this ain’t no pansy-ass road race!” Online registration is closed, race day registration is still available Read more about Fineview and the race here.
South Side Slopes StepTrek Saturday, October 6, 2012 11am-4pm A self-guided tour of the city steps in the South Side Slopes – routes available for all levels Register online here. Facebook Event
Columbus Day Parade Saturday, October 6, 2012 Bloomfield Parade starts at 11am Check out BoringPittsburgh’s nice write up with lots of great photos of last weekend’s Little Italy Days here.	Pittsburgh Columbus Day Parade (Photo credit: rucky8453)
Vehicular Abstraction – Art Cars on Display in Garfield Saturday, October 6 2012 Morning – cars being painted Noon-4 pm – Juried art cars on display Cars will be on display near the Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery 5051 Penn Ave Read more about the event and watch a video with the artists on Bill Peduto’s blog here.
Pop Up Beer Garden Visits Braddock Saturday, October 6, 2012 2-9pm Check out Pittsburgh’s newest Brewery – The Brew Gentleman Food options from Franktuary, PGH Pierogie Truck, Bar Maro, Pig Roast by Kevin Sousa, Fukuda Sushi, and more! Facebook Event Link
Wood Fired Words Saturday, October 6, 2012 7-10pm meet the 2012-13 Braddock writers-in-residence celebrate Braddock Avenue Books, a new press based in Braddock The event will feature East End Book Exchange’s pop-up bookstore, art by Anna E. Mikolay, homemade pizza from the community pizza oven (with special chef appearance by Kevin Sousa) Facebook Event Link
Free Admission to the Zoo – RAD Days Sunday, October 7, 2012 The zoo is open for free – thanks to the RAD tax.
National Pierogi Day – October 8 Yes, an entire day in celebration of the worlds most perfect dumpling Facebook Event Link	Pierogi (Photo credit: a.fiedler)
Don’t Forget to Register to Vote! The Last Day to Register to vote before the November election is October 9. Voter Registration forms MUST be postmarked by Oct 9, 2012 Allegheny County Department of Elections website

October 4, 2012

October + Fests = Perfect Fall Weekend in Pittsburgh
Happy almost October! Here is our weekly round up of events we share on WDVE – Fridays at 6:45 am. Lots of great fall activities for Pittsburghers of all age. This town has some great ways to put the FEST in Oktoberfest.

Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District
- Friday, September 30, 2011 5-8ish pm
- FREE fun, food, drinks and more
- Check out CANstruction with the Food Bank @ 937 Penn Ave. Artist work created from canned goods which are then donated back to the Food Bank.
Octoberfests For All the Rest – Art, Bikes, Dogs
- Artobertfest – Saturday afternoon block party in Bellevue (1-5). Wine and gallery tour (5-8pm). After party at Bite Bistro (8-10pm).
- Biketoberfest – Saturday on the Steel Valley Trail – starts at the historic Pump House, 5, 10, 20 and 30 mile bike rides
- Dogtoberfest – Saturday, Southside works – fall fun for you and your four legged friend
A Few Steps Up For a Great View
- This Saturday – Fineview’s Step-a-thon
- Next Saturday – South Side Slopes Step Trek
Head of the Ohio
- 25th Annual Rowing Regatta held in Pittsburgh every October
- Teams from all over the country will compete on a course that runs between the Point and Washington’s Landing
- Open to the public to watch
RAD Days = FREE Fun for Everyone
- Saturday – October 1
  - Heinz History Center = Free Admission
  - Riverquest
- Sunday – October 2
  - Carnegie Museum of Art = Free Admission
  - Children’s Museum = Free Admission
  - Mattress Factory = Free Admission
- Tuesday – October 4
  - PNC Park = Free Tours
Wood Fired Words
- a new literary event organized by the folks who brought us the Gist St. Reading series
- Author Josh Barkan, Braddock’s writer in residence will be reading
- Pizza from the community oven
- Saturday, October 1st, 7PM – 10PM. 5$. BYOB. Reading will being at 8PM.
- UnSmoke Systems ArtSpace is located at 1137 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104.
Pittsburgh Ghost Tours
- Haunted Pittsburgh Ghost Tours is back with tours scheduled every weekend in October
- Tours meet at Grand Concourse and the Carnegie Library
- $15 per person
September 30, 2011
5th Annual Braddock Chili Cook Off

Here is a tasty event for a good cause (we love good events for good causes). But first a little background – if you are a regular IheartPGH reader then you probably know a little about Braddock and how there has been some cool stuff happening in what is often seen as an abandoned steel mill town. If you are a newer reader – first of all hello and thanks for reading. You may have seen some stuff about Braddock on tv and through the Levi’s “We are all workers” campaign” – which was photographed in Braddock and ran in ads around the country last year. You can read more about the Levi’s campaign in the Post-Gazette and New York Times.

The Carnegie Library in Braddock was founded in 1889 and expanded in 1893. This building was not just for books and includes a music hall, gymnasium and swimming pool. This was the FIRST Carnegie Library in the United States.

Image via Wikipedia

The Braddock Carnegie Arts Program is a more recent addition to the Library – the old bathhouse area has been transformed into a ceramics studio that is used for classes and open studio. Classes are offered for free or for a nominal fee and the studio has been supported by many volunteer hours as well.

Check out this great post from the blog Western PA Potters for photos and more detailed info about the studio.

Which brings us to the Chili Cook Off – for the fifth year – there will be a Chili Cook Off in Braddock to benefit the arts program.

Braddock Carnegie Arts Program
5th Annual Chili Cook Off
Saturday April 9, 2011 1-4pm
Braddock Elks Lodge, 424 Library St. Pittsburgh PA 15104 (which is directly across the street from the library)
$10 for Adults, $5 for Kids 12 and under

Looking for more info on Braddock? Check out www.15104.cc – the website has been updates and has a lot of information about the history or Braddock and things that are happening there now.

April 7, 2011
Banff, Bees and Beards – Radio Round Up – April 9, 2010
Image by jordanfischer via Flickr

Banff Mountain Film Festival
- Friday and Saturday Night @ Soldiers and Sailors in Oakland
- Amazing collection of outdoor films
Burgh Bees Beekeeper Training Course
- Saturday April 10 and April 17
- Learn how to be an urban beekeeper
Free Concert at Pittsburgh Opera – Preview of The Marriage of Figaro
- Saturday, April 10, 2010, Noon-1pm
- Pittsburgh Opera HQ in the Strip @ 2425 Liberty
4th Annual Braddock Chili Cook Off
- Benefits the Carnegie Arts Program
- $10 gets you Chili and you get to keep the bowl
- Saturday, April 10, 2010, 1-5pm @ Braddock Elks Club
YPA Preserve Pittsburgh Summit
- Free 1 day workshop on preserving historic places in Pittsburgh – this years focus is on Hazelwood
- Saturday, April 10, 2010
33rd Annual Beaver County Maple Syrup Festival
- Saturday and Sunday, Brady’s Run Park Lodge in Fallston, Pa
- All you can eat pancakes – crafts, kids events and more
Pancakes with Pets
- Benefits Animal Rescue League
- Saturday, April 11, 2010 10-2 @ Double Wide Grill
Beard Off

Image by kevincrumbs via Flickr
- Double Wide Grill is hosting a playoff beard competition
- Stop by the Double Wide Grill on Carson St to get your before photo. Best beard will be selected during each of the elimination games. $500 cash prize to the best playoff beard. Also prizes for beard of the game. Not in Pittsburgh – you can participate online too.
April 9, 2010
New Guild Studio’s Holiday Open House

I was already going to post about this event because anything that is happening in Braddock is usually worth a visit. So when I received this email from the Deputy Mayor of Braddock I knew it would be worth a look. A chance to do some holiday shopping in Braddock (and not the mall) in another plus.
I then looked up the website for New Guild Studios – www.newguildstudio.com
New Guild Studio is definitly worth a visit – they specialize in religious art – restoration or construction of some large scale pieces.

I have always wondered who works on these types of things, especially after a visit to St. Nicholas Church – if you haven’t stopped in there yet – the murals are AMAZING.

New Guild Studio Holiday Open House
Sat. Dec. 1 & Sun. Dec 2. 11-6
700 Braddock Ave.

November 30, 2007