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Links Worth a Look – September 2nd

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look:

  • Black Sheep Puppet Festival Number 10 – The Black Sheep Puppet Festival, the longest running yearly puppet festival in the country, greatly expands its programming in celebration of our TENTH straight year! The 2008 festival will be October 10-26, 2008.
  • Head of the Ohio – The 2008 Head of the Ohio Regatta is on September 27, 2008
  • Stuff Yinzers Like – Why didn't someone tell me about this site. Yinz gotta check out this out.

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Links Worth a Look – September 2nd

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look:

  • Events – With today’s market realities – rising energy costs; shrinking power and space capacity; increased regulatory scrutiny and higher customer expectations – going green is not only socially responsible, it’s an economic imperative. This event will address how to get started, green benefits being achieved today and thoughtful approach to building a green strategy for your entire organization. The event features keynote speaker, Charles Lockwood, green real estate authority and author of the article “Building the Green Way”, published in the June 2006 Harvard Business Review and reprinted in 2008 as the first chapter of its book "Harvard Business Review on Green Business Strategy." Presented in partnership with IBM and the Pittsburgh Technology Council.
    Date: Wed., Sept. 17
    Time:
    7:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

    Venue: Carnegie Science Center
    Cost: Free

  • Gab Bonesso, Comedian and Radio Personality – Gab is a Pittsburgh comedian – she is funny and this is her blog.
  • Steel City Artist – Charles Ott, Jr. Is a Pittsburgh artists who has some great pen and ink drawings of local landmarks.

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I am going to the Quilt Show to see the Pittsburgh Friendship Quilt

Well, here is an event I never thought I would think about attending but I am actually looking forward to this Quilt Show. While Quilt Shows aren’t one of my normal weekend hangouts, I am often looking for unusual events to check out. This is what caught my eye:

There will be a MUST-SEE SPECIAL DISPLAY of the Buhl Science Center’s PITTSBURGH FRIENDSHIP QUILT, that was in storage since 1989. The quilt is made of more than 32,000 squares signed by National and Local Political Figures, including 4 U.S. Presidents, Celebrities, Sports Teams, Schools, Community Groups & Buhl Visitors.

What is this Friendship Quilt? I have just spent the past hour googling every combination of Pittsburgh + Friendship + Quilt I can think of – I can’t find anything about this thing. But with 32,000 squares this is no little quilt. Since it has been in storage since 1989, before such things as blogs and flickr I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that I can’t find anything. I even checked the deep archives of the Post-Gazette but that only goes back to the ancient time of 1990. I vaguely remember lots of little squares of fabric hanging on the wall of the Bulh Science Center during a field trip. I think I might have even signed one of those little squares.

Here is some more important info about the quilt:

Mr. Rogers and McFeely signed the quilt as did newscasters Bill and Patty Burns.

So I am planning to go check out this quilt show, hopefully they will let me take some pictures so that this quilt can have some proper representation on the web.

If you know anything about this quilt or might actually have a picture you could scan in – I think 1989 was before the household digital camera – I would love to include it here too.

The Quilt Company East – Art From The Heart Quilt Show
CCAC Boyce Campus, 595 Beatty Road, Monroeville 15146
$5 Admission
Friday, August 1, 2008 – 10am-5pm
Saturday, August 2, 2008 – 10am-5pm
Sunday, August 3, 2008 11am-5pm

For lots more info about Quilting in Pittsburgh – check out QuiltPittsburgh.org they have a list of local quilting guilds and quilting shops.

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Reminder – Art All Night is almost here

It is art time again.  Saturday April 26, 2008 is the 11th, yes 11th, Art All Night.  Art All Night is literally art all night from alot of artists.

On Saturday from 1-4 – Anyone can drop off their artwork.  The exhibit opens at 6 pm and runs until 2pm on Sunday.  The event is FREE and open to everyone.  There will be musicall performances all night long too.

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Union Project Martin Luther King Junior Day Extravaganza

Celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King at the Union Projects annual Martin Luther King Junior Day event.  I have been told that this is one of the best events of the year.  Start the evening off with a free community dinner beginning at 6pm.  Stay for performances and reading of Dr. King’s works by local students.  All are welcome to attend.

Martin Luther King Junior Day Celebration
Union Project, 801 North Negley Ave, 15206
Monday, January 21st, 6pm
More Info: Union Project.org