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Tour of Pennsylvania Rolls Into Town

There are a ton of great things to do this weekend. But I am most excited about watching the Tour of PA. The Tour of PA is like the Tour de France, a huge professional bike race across the state of PA, part of this is in celebration of Pittsburgh’s 250. There are going to be 3 great opportunities to watch the racers enter the finish line and there are a ton of events to go along with the race. I am including the race specifics – where to watch the start and finish below. Here is the short version… Read the rest

Arts Festival Pick- Art Olympics: The Iron Chef of Art

Art Olympics, Saturday, June 21, 6:30 pm, Market Square This event looks like it is going to be a great time. Artists will be competing against the clock and with limited materials to create sculpture. I think it will be interestesting to see how the different teams tackle the creative process. The final products will be judged by a panel of experts. I also think this event is worth checking out because it is a creation of Tom Sarver of the Tom Museum who is someone I would really like to meet. The Tom Museum hosted the show about mix… Read the rest

Party in Market Square – Stay and Play Every Friday

Many years ago back in the days before digital photography (check out the comment on this message board from 1999) there was a weekly party in Market Square – “M-Squared” and I am told, it was good. Well the good times are back. PUMP (the group for anyone young and young thinking in Pittsburgh) has been hard at work to bring the party back to Market Square. Stay & Play Fridays are designed to get you to stay downtown and play, every Friday evening in Market Square. Every Friday, May 23rd – August 1st, 5:00pm – 9:00pm This Friday: 5:00pm-6:30pm… Read the rest

"Stitchers" sew with style at Future Tenant

“Stichers” is a one night event highlighting the creative work of five local sewing artists at Future Tenant gallery. Come investigate the artistic process of Sewing from the vantage point of Vontinka (Jennifer Bailey), Jessica Bailey, Joseph Martin, Suz Pisano, and Generator (Garret Chaney). Enjoy refreshments, music, and a boutique with items for sale by the artists. There will also be sewing machines on site for anyone to try their hand at sewing. Friday, May 23rd at 6 pm Future Tenant Gallery, 819 Penn Avenue www.futuretenant.org Pittsburgh Future Tenant is a multidisciplinary artspace located in Pittsburgh’s Downtown Cultural District at… Read the rest

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