Empty Bowls Archives

The last few weekends of winter! Spring is almost here (just a reminder that it is spring forward weekend and you’ll loose an hour of sleep on Saturday night). There are lots of events to distract you from these last few winter days.

There are just 75 days until primary election day in Pittsburgh! On May 21, 2013, Pittsburghers will cast their votes for mayor, city council, school board and more. Please make sure you are registered to vote and learn about the candidates before election day.

cellhelmet on Shark Tank Pittsburgh startup cellhelmet which makes cases for iphones will be on ABC’s Shark Tank Watch Party – Friday, March 8, 2013, 7:30 pm @ Rick’s Sports Bar in Murrysville
History Uncorked: Peace Love and Rock n’Roll Friday, March 8, 2013 7pm-11pm Heinz History Center Annual party at the History Center – this years theme celebrate the History Center’s 1968: The Year That Rocked America exhibition
TechShop Open House Saturday, March 9 & Sunday, March 10, 2013 10am-6pm Get a tour of the new TechShop facilities and learn more about how you can become a member and take classes – TechShop has all sorts of cool equipment (from Plasma cutters, 3d printers and industrial sewing machines)
Venture Outdoors Spring Seasonal Beer Tasting Hike Saturday, March 9, 2013 2-5pm 3-4 mile hike, followed by a beer tasting at Hough’s in Greenfield
Steel City Roller Derby Season Opener Saturday, March 9, 2013 Romp N’Roll, Glenshaw Doors open at 6pm, bouts start at 7pm Tickets $10 advance (available here)/ $15 at the door
Empty Bowls Dinner Sunday, March 10, 2013 Rodef Shalom Congregation 2-6pm $20 for soup in a handmade bowl proceeds benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank You can also bid on bowls signed by celebrities like Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Canned Heat, Franco Harris, Stevie Nick and more!
Film Kitchen Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Pittsburgh Filmmakers – Melwood Screening Room 7pm Monthly event featuring short films by local filmmakers

Latrobe-based cellhelmet to get exposure on ‘Shark Tank’ TV show (triblive.com)
Cellhelmet offers accidental damage coverage for your iPhone (zdnet.com)

Image by cseeman via Flickr

Sunday, March 6 is the 16th annual Empty Bowls dinner to benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. This is a simple meal of bread and soup. Tickets are $20 per person but that includes a bowl that has been handmade by local artists and volunteers. (I think we made bowls in my high school ceramics class for the very first empty bowls dinner).

Last year over 1500 people turned out for the annual dinner – read more about the 2010 empty bowls dinner here in the Post-Gazette and here in Pittsburgh Magazine – this article includes lots of great photos of the bowls too.

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Empty Bowls Dinner
Sunday, March 6. 2011
2-6pm
Rodef Shalom, 4905 Fifth Ave in Oakland