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Southside Slope StepTrek 2012 Poster

City Steps, Beer in Braddock, Wilkinsburg Celebrates 125th Birthday, Parades, Art Cars and Pierogi Day

Hello Pittsburgh! It’s shaping up to be another perfect weekend in Pittsburgh – there is an activity that is sure to please everyone this weekend!  Here are the links for the events we shared on WDVE this morning – plus even more stuff to do that we didn’t have time to mention on the radio.  Please be sure to leave a comment or send us a tweet with your favorite place for pierogi in Pittsburgh!

Wilkinsburg 125 Annoversay Celebration

  • Friday, October 5 – Free Reception at Hosana House (6-10pm)
  • Saturday, October 6 – Parade (11am)
  • Follow @wilkinsburg125 on Twitter
  • A detailled history of Wilkinsburg is available here.
First Annual Sewickley Octoberfest

  • Friday October 5 (5-11pm) and Saturday October 6 (4-11pm)
  • $5 for Adults, $2 for kids
  • live music, beer and food – what else do you need at an Oktoberfest
Tour De Mon

  • Saturday, October 6, 2012 – starts at 8am
  • Bike the Mon River – rides for every level of cyclist – 5miles to 60 Miles
  • hosted by the Mon Yough Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Read more about the Tour De Mon in the Post-Gazette here.
Fineview Step-a-thon

  • Saturday, October 6, 2012
  • 8:30 am
  • This is a road race but on steps from the website – “As with any trail race, following the course is another part of the challenge.  There are 47 turns on the course.   We don’t have volunteers guiding you at every turn – this ain’t no pansy-ass road race!”
  • Online registration is closed, race day registration is still available
  • Read more about Fineview and the race here.
South Side Slopes StepTrek

  • Saturday, October 6, 2012
  • 11am-4pm
  • A self-guided tour of the city steps in the South Side Slopes – routes available for all levels
  • Register online here.
  • Facebook Event
Southside Slope StepTrek 2012 Poster
Columbus Day Parade

  • Saturday, October 6, 2012
  • Bloomfield
  • Parade starts at 11am
  • Check out BoringPittsburgh’s nice write up with lots of great photos of last weekend’s Little Italy Days here.

Pittsburgh Columbus Day Parade

Pittsburgh Columbus Day Parade (Photo credit: rucky8453)
Vehicular Abstraction – Art Cars on Display in Garfield

  • Saturday, October 6 2012
  • Morning – cars being painted
  • Noon-4 pm – Juried art cars on display
  • Cars will be on display near the Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery 5051 Penn Ave
  • Read more about the event and watch a video with the artists on Bill Peduto’s blog here.
Pop Up Beer Garden Visits Braddock

  • Saturday, October 6, 2012
  • 2-9pm
  • Check out Pittsburgh’s newest Brewery – The Brew Gentleman
  • Food options from Franktuary, PGH Pierogie Truck, Bar Maro, Pig Roast by Kevin Sousa, Fukuda Sushi, and more!
  • Facebook Event Link
Wood Fired Words

  • Saturday, October 6, 2012
  • 7-10pm
  • meet the 2012-13 Braddock writers-in-residence
  • celebrate Braddock Avenue Books, a new press based in Braddock
  • The event will feature East End Book Exchange’s pop-up bookstore, art by Anna E. Mikolay, homemade pizza from the community pizza oven (with special chef appearance by Kevin Sousa)
  • Facebook Event Link
 Free Admission to the Zoo – RAD Days

  • Sunday, October 7, 2012
  • The zoo is open for free – thanks to the RAD tax.
National Pierogi Day – October 8
Pierogi

Pierogi (Photo credit: a.fiedler)

 
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Step Up To See the City

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Image by peterp via Flickr

Well I was just about to write about the Fineview and South Side Slopes Step Treks.  But Diana Nelson Jones and I must be thinking the same thing.  She just posted about both of these events on her blog for the Post-Gazeete – Walkabout.  So click here to read her post about both of these great events.

This is one of my favorite photos of Pittsburgh that I took on the Step Trek in 2006.  That was the graffiti on the wall at the time.  I wonder if it is still there…

Fineview Step-a-thon 2011

South Side Slopes Step Trek

On Sat. May 21 – Fineview will be transformed to Spineview Movie Set

Another awesome collaboration to show off more of wonderful Pittsburgh! Saturday, May 21, 2011 – is the annual PopUp Pittsburgh – this is the annual project of the Leadership Pittsburgh students.  Each year – PopUp Pittsburgh plans a big day long festival in a different neighborhood.  I checked out the PopUp Pittsburgh Uptown 2 years ago and had a great time checking out many hidden gems of uptown neighborhoods.

But wait, this collaboration also involves zombies. This year PopUp Pittsburgh is taking over Fineview for the day – and trasnforming the neighborhood in to Spineview.  Fineview will be the location for filming a zombie film about the neighborhood and history – and everyone is invited to attend the filming.

There will be food, fun and movie related activities complete with red carpet. We made the residents of Fineview the stars as they tell you why Fineview is a fine place to live. Do you want to be a star? We will be filming our short film, Spineview and you can be an extra. Spineview tells the tale of a proud neighborhood that is beset by zombies. The residents band together to clean up the neighborhood and defeat the zombies. We need a few good zombies and a few bad ones too. Come dressed as a zombies and we will put you on the red carpet and in the film. Best zombie contest starts at 1:00 PM on the red carpet with top 3 getting a featured scene in Spineview plus a swag bag! Parking will be available at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, located at 302 North Avenue. Shuttle service to the event will be provided from 12:30 – 7:00 pm. We will see you in Fineview on May 21st starting at 1:00 PM. More info at http://www.popuppittsburgh.com/

Lights, Camera, Fineview
Saturday, May 21, 2011
1pm-6pm
Fineview
Facebook Event – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179305455449180

Read more about the project in this PopCity Media article.