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Art, Carp, Fire and More – Just Your Avg. Weekend in Pgh

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

Art All Night 2012

  • 15th Annual Art All Night gallery exhibit – anyone and everyone is invited to display their art work.
  • Saturday, April 28, 4pm til Sunday, April 29, 2pm
  • Live music and performances.  Get all of the details about submitting your art work here.
  • Facebook Event – http://www.facebook.com/events/373931675971454/

Carp All Night 10th Anniversary Fish-In

  • 10th Annual Carp All Night
  • Saturday, April 28, 8pm
  • Meet under the 40th Street Bridge
  • Just as important as the art, is the carp – this is a group of folks that have been hosting an all-night carp fishing event during art all night
  • Facebook Event – http://www.facebook.com/events/279210828832707/

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Friends of Dormont Pool – 6th Annual Pub Crawl

Steel City Showdown

  • Sunday, April 29, 2012, 8am-2pm
  • the race is closed 0.8 mile loop over the majestic Allegheny River
  • New this year – the course will be open for the public to ride after the race
  • Facebook Event – http://www.facebook.com/events/411409235536771/

Taste of Brookline

Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week 

  • runs until April 28, 2012
  • lots more craft beer events on Friday and Saturday

 

 

This Weekend, Party Like its 1984

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, 2011 6-9p,
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=231103883567491

(via PopCity Media)

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Save the Date – May 4th – The Hollywood Theater in Dormont Will Reopen

photo copyright Jennifer Baron

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 mission is to reopen the theater not only to show movies, but as a community center where the public can enjoy movies, film festivals, concerts, and special events such as big screen viewings of sporting events and the Academy Awards. The FOHT hopes that reopening the theater will add to the vitality of the Potomac Avenue business district, Dormont, and the entire region.

Check out the Post-Gazette article on The Hollywood Theater here.

They are working on updating the website – www.TheHollywoodDormont.org and you can follow the Facebook page here.

Here are some great photos of the interior of the theater (interior photos are copyright Fred Terling):

You can learn more about The New Metropolis here.  I think this will be a really interesting film that addresses some issues that Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas are dealing with.

Here is the trailer:

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FREE Concert with Joe Grushecky and the House Rockers – 4th Annual Dormont Street Festival

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 Pittsburgh group will be headlining an exciting lineup of local acts including The Wheels, The Composure, and The I Drive. Live performances also by Dance Pittsburgh, Sterling Yoga, and the Eagles Twirling Corps. Continue reading →

And they're off…A Night at the Races to Benefit Dormont Boosters

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
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