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Links Worth a Look – December 3rd

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Kidsburgh: deCARstruction

1991 Jeep Grand Wagoneer.Image via WikipediaThis Saturday, the Children’s Musuem will be taking apart a grand wagoneer and looking at creative ways to reuse the parts.  Happy Harry the Saturday Mechanic will be on hand to help deconstruct the car and see what’s inside.  While I hate to see a grand wagoner go to waste, I think this sounds like a pretty neat exhibit for kids and adults.

Sat, Nov 1, 10a.m. until 5p.m.

Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

10 Children’s Way, Allegheny, North Side

412-322-5058

www.pittsburghkids.org

 

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Links Worth a Look – September 18th

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  • Raise a glass its time for Oktoberfest. – For nineteen years the Penn Brewery has brought Munich to Pittsburgh with our annual Oktoberfest celebration and this year will be no exception. Held the same weekends as its German counterpart, the Penn Brewery offers the most authentic Oktoberfest celebration in Pittsburgh.

    Friday and Saturday nights the party starts at 5:00 p.m. with live German entertainment, a delicious variety of German foods and our craft made, award winning beer highlighted by our annual Oktoberfest Bier.

  • FORTY UNDER FORTY – November 7, 2008 – Save the date – Pittsburgh Magazine and PUMP will honor 40 people in Pittsburgh under the age of 40 who are doing great things in the city.
  • Should I Drink That? Brewcast » Blog Archive » Episode 44 – Steel City Big Pour 2008 – My friends from the best Podcast in town are back with a new episode from the Steel City Big Pour (and a snazzy new website)

    Join us for the second annual Steel City Big Pour which is once again the greatest beer fest in the land. Featured breweries are:
    Scott Smith from EastEnd Brewing
    Brandon from Rock Bottom
    Mike from Troegs Brewing Matt from Voodoo Brewing Jim from Erie Brewing
    Fred from Hoppin Frog
    Woody from Ale Street News
    Chris from Bocktown
    Drew from Pipers Pub
    Aaron from Stone Brewing

    We're still giving away FREE TICKETS to the Brewing UP A Cure beer festival! Check out the contest page for details!

  • IheartPGH.com » Blog Archive » PARK(ing) Day – Parking Spots become Parks for a day – Friday, September 19,2008 – check out this comment on this history of Parking in Pittsburgh.

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Radio Round Up – June 27, 2008

If you are new to IheartPGH or wondering what the Radio Round Up is about … here is the deal – most Friday mornings at 6:45, I join Jim and Randy on the DVE morning show to talk about whats happening for the weekend. Here is what we talked about this week…

Tour of PA

  • Big, bad bike race rolls into town.
  • Watch the race from the South Side on Sat – and check out the street festivals
  • The race heads downtown on Sunday – bike downtown to watch and check your bike at the free bike valet (located by the stage)

Bike Party and Bike Fest

  • Bike PGH’s annual bike party
  • Friday, June 27, 2008 6pm-12am
  • 121 7th Street – downtown
    Bike Fest runs til July 6 – daily bike activities around Pittsburgh

Celebrate 25 Years with $.25 Admission at the Children’s Musuem

  • Children’s Museum celebrates 25 years of kid sized fun
  • Admission is $.25 all day Saturday, June 28, 2008

50 lbs of Duct Tape = Prom Dress

  • Local high school student make the top 10 for Prom Dress and Tux made of Duct Tape
  • Visit StuckOnProm.com to vote for them – they will each win $3000 and the school wins a prize too

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Happy Birthday Children's Museum – $.25 Admission on Saturday

The Children’s Museum is celebrating 25 years of kid sized fun.  I loved going to the Children’s Museum as a kid and I have been looking for someone to lend me their kid so I can go check out the new and expanded Children’s Museum.  In the past few years they expanded into what used to be the Buhl Science Center.  Check out this blog post on Null Space which links to this article about a professor who was inspired by the planetarium.

To celebrate the Children’s Museum is having a big party on Saturday and admission is only$.25, which is a great deal because it is usually $8 for kids and $9 for adults.

Some of my favorite things about the Children’s Museum:

  • Suffy – the large stange looking guy whose stomach unzips so you can see his stuff organs
  • Screen Printing – while you usually only get to print on paper, screen printing has become one of my favorites and had a big part in my path to t-shirts.
  • Braille Typewriters – I loved typing my name in braille and attempting to read it later

I have no idea if these exhibits are still there.  I would love to hear what you like/remember about the Children’s Museum.

Photo: Rmcgervey