So, it might be a little chilly this weekend – but all of these events will be happening rain or shine. Big weekend of things to do in Pittsburgh. Lots of free events. Here is the list of details and links for the events we discussed on WDVE this morning.
Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District
Friday, April 27, 2012. 5:30-9pm. The Cutlural District, Downtown.
Galleries stay open late with free events for the evening. This month the Cultural District is hosting a Dutch Festival.
Full Schedule is available here.
Urban Hike Visits Beechview
Saturday, April 28, 2012. 10 am.… Read the rest
Didn’t make it out to the Penn Brewery for their 80’s birthday celebration? Looking for more ways to celebrate the 80’s? You are in lucky. Two words – Purple Rain, Purple Rain!
Yes, this weekend you can bask in the 80s with a celebration of Prince (or if you prefer the artist formerly know as Prince). The Hollywood Theater in Dormont is hosting a Purple Rain Party. Dress as your favorite rock star and head over to the theater for music, prizes and Purple Rain on the big screen.
Purple Rain Party
Where: Hollywood Theater, Dormont
When: Saturday, August 6,… Read the rest
Local movie theater lovers rejoice! Thanks to a group of volunteers – Friends of the Hollywood Theater – the Hollywood Theater in Dormont will be reopening this spring.
May 4th – The Hollywood Theater will host a screening of the PBS documentary The New Metropolis.
Looking forward The Hollywood Theater will host the 48 Hour Film Festival, Rocky Horror Picture show and many other community events.
Determined not to lose another single-screen theater, a group of local movie-lovers, area residents and community leaders banded together to formulate a strategy to reopen the beloved Hollywood. The result was the FOHT, whose… Read the rest
4th Annual Dormont Street Fair and Music Festival
DATE: Saturday, October 9, 2010, 4-11p.m.
LOCATION: Potomac Avenue, between Belrose & West Liberty Avenues
The family-friendly event promotes Dormont’s many amazing local businesses and will feature more than 30 local vendors, artisans, independent businesses, and food merchants.
Join friends, neighbors and surrounding South Hills community members, visit local Dormont businesses, boutiques, artists, and organizations, dance along to featured entertainment, support the town’s vibrant commercial district, and rock the night away with local legend Joe Grushecky!
On the stage—and back by popular demand—is Dormont’s own Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers. The legendary… Read the rest
Head on down to the Dormont Recreation Center (1801 Dormont Avenue) on Saturday night for some gambling fun to benefit the Dormont Boosters. All of the proceeds from the evening support athletic programs for kids in Dormont.
A Night at the Races
Saturday, June 12, 2010
8pm-Midnight
Dormont Recreation Center
Click here for more info… Read the rest