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Labor Day Party @ the Shadow Lounge

If you are a frequent reader of IheartPGH, you may notice that I like the events at the Shadow Lounge. I really like the events at the Shadow Lounge. This Friday is no exception to that.

Hilary Brown, Justin Strong and Tim Guthrie (who are 3 of the most fun people in Pittsburgh)

Are organizing an amazing evening of labor day fun. And Ms. Hilary Brown has asked IheartPGH.com to be a part of this Soiree! Since I heart the Shadow Lounge and I heart Hilary Brown. I am more than thrilled to tell you about this event.

Friday Sept. 1st, AVA Bar & Lounge (the other half of the Shadow Lounge)
East End Labor Day Party
DJ :: Food :: Dancing :: Drink Specials
The fun start when the doors open at 9pm

21 and over
Dress is Coctail Attire (interpretation of “cocktail attire” may vary, we welcome this). *I am thinking it may be time for the gold lame outfit.

I heart PARTY – SAT. Feb 25 @ AVA

The shine of an Iron City aluminum bottle.
Rockin’ Out in the Cultural District.
Indigestion from a successful trip to Primanti’s.
Troy Polamalu’s voluminous mane.
Bob O’Connor’s silver mane.

There are all sorts of reasons we love Pittsburgh. Show your love for the Steel City over drink specials and a live DJ at a fundraiser benefiting the Coro Center for Civic Leadership.

SATURDAY – February 25, 10:00pm
AVA, Baum Blvd. and South Highland St., Pittsburgh, PA

Click here for more info and to RSVP!!!

Drink Specials on Blue Moon and Zima Hard Punch All Night!!!
Plus, we will be raffling off tickets to the upcoming Ghostface Killah concert.

18 to enter, 21 to drink. Wristbands will be provided.
$5 cover before 11pm; $8 cover from 11pm to 2pm.

Thats right – PARTY TIME. For a few months now we have been scheming to throw an I heart PGH party. So we were thrilled when we recieved an email from the Coro Center Leadership Fellows Continue reading →

Viewer Discretion

So I guess we should take a break from our Super Bowl fever to write something that is not football related…
Thankfully our friends at the Shadow Lounge just keep coming up with good idea – check out Viewer Discretion – an open mic but for video instead of performance. Yet another good reason to spend your evening at the Shadow Lounge – here are the details.

Viewer Discretion: Video Open Mic
also feat. Lauren Goshinski, Adam Grossi, & Josh Tonies

So we have the Curl Up Tuesdays for all the Spoken Word junkies. And Wednesdays’ Musicians’ Open Mic is probably one of the most talented open stages in the Mid-Atlantic…. So what about the Film folks?
The Shadow Lounge is proud to introduce its newest “Open Mic”, Viewer Discretion, happens on the 1st Thursday of the Month. The idea behind it: Take the Poetry Open Mic model and do it for film. Simply put bring your piece down on DVD format, sign up, and show.

The time limit is 10 minutes. It can be a short or 10 minutes of bigger picture… maybe it’s a work in progress. Each month we’ll showcase a couple of features to make sure the night it filled with moving pictures.

Join Viewer Discretion online @ www.myspace.com/viewervideo
Showtime @ 9p :: $3 Cover :: 18+Over

Tango Lessons!

tango

I write to this post from bright and sunny Buenos Aires, Argentina, tango capital of the world. (Even the most diehard Pittsburgher has to escape from the snowy or rainy skies some time. ) To prepare for my vacation, I just had to get in one tango lesson. It was really fun and I got a lot of exercise in just one afternoon … so if going to the gym is not an appealing way to get in shape for you, try the tango! (Believe me, it is a lot more than strutting with your partner in a straight line down the dance floor!) I just got this e-mail from my instructor, Martin de san Martin:

“Hola Tangueros!

“Happy New Year to you all!

“How are you? I hope you had a great holiday season and are itching to come back to the dance floor!

“I am writing to you to confirm that we will have our weekly tango class this Sunday, January 8th, in our new home at the East Liberty Presbyterian Church – ELPC which is known as the Cathedral of Hope.

“The Cathedral of Hope (East Liberty Presbyterian Church – ELPC) is located at the corner of Penn and Highland in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The main entrance is on Highland Avenue. Following I’ve attached a link with the directions posted on the ELPC website for your convenience.

http://www.cathedralofhope.org/directions.html

“Please note that we’ve changed the class schedule a bit to accommodate the requests of many of you. Therefore, the classes will be starting one and a half hour earlier!

“Time: 6:00 pm Beginners
7:00 pm Intermediate

“As usual, you’re welcome to suggest steps and techniques you’d like to work on. If you have questions please email at: tangointheburgh at yahoo dot com “

The tango is experiencing a revival around the world, Pittsburgh included: there is a surprisingly robust tango community here and many Argentines call this city home.

But I have to say, being in the middle of humid, hot summer sans air conditioning actually makes me appreciate the Pittsburgh weather I just left. So see? I still heart Pittsburgh! But I must go take a nap now … apparently the party doesn´t get started here until midnight … zzzzz.