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A Weekend of Pumpkins, Scavenger Hunts and Halloween Fun (Radio Round Up)
Most Friday mornings at 6:45 am, you can listen to IheartPGH talk live with Jim and Randy on the WDVE morning show about things to do in Pittsburgh on the weekend. Here is our list of events and links to more information for this weekend….
- 3 days of cleaning for the city of Pittsburgh
- 10,000 volunteers, including 2000 Pitt Students, will help get this city clean
- 55 different Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
- Clean ups take place Saturday around 9am
- To volunteer contact – boris.weinstein@verizon.net or call 412-688-9120.
Make a Glass Pumpkin @ The Pittsburgh Glass Center- Friday, October 21, 2011
- 3-10pm
- $25 to make a glass pumpkin
- ages 10 and older
Urban Hike Scavenger Hunt – Sq. Hill
- Saturday, October 22, 2011
- Meet behind Gulifitys at Noon
- Teams of 5 or less
- Saturday, October 22, 2011
- 3-7pm @ Bakery Square
- Fun for all ages – kids to adults
- check out the 2nd Annual Running of the Weiners
- For the adults – Free craft beer at the boo bar
- Saturday, October 22, 2011
- 6-8pm
- not-too-scary evening at the National Aviary
- hang out with the Owls and meet the Aviary’s Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches
photo via Maker Faire Daily - Sunday, October 23, 2011
- Noon-6pm @ The Pittsburgh Children s Museum
- national festival of all thing geek comes to the Children’s museum
- check out the printer that prints in Easy Cheese
- Demonstrations and hands on activities in technology and crafts
Last 2 Weekends for Kayaking!
- Kayak Pittsburgh is open weekends in October!
- Located under the Roberto Clemente bridge
- Venture Outdoors has some group paddle events taking place this weekend as well – check out scheduled events here.
BUT, wait there are even more great things happening this weekend (and we didn’t have a chance to talk about all of them!)
East End Book Exchange sets up a permanent home at the Pittsburgh Public Market
- what started as a pop-up shop will now be at the Pittsburgh Public Market
- Stop by every Friday, Saturday & Sunday to say hello and pick up some new-to-you books
Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s 2011 Preservation Fair
- Saturday, October 22, 2011
- 10am-4pm
- learn how to preserve your family treasures
- free with Museum admission
Pittsburgh Party for a Purpose support GTECH
- treats, music, networking
- Saturday, October 22, 2011
- 9pm-2am @ Shadow Lounge
- Quarterly event to bring together Pittsbughers to support a local non-profit
- This month’s non profit is GTECH
- GTECH = Growth Through Energy & Community Health – an awesome Pittsburgh org that has been cleaning up empty lots by planting sunflowers!
- $10 at the door goes to GTECH
