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Was it Professor Plum, with the Candlestick … in the Library?

Wadsworth (Tim Curry) and the other guests ans...

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One of my all time favorite movies is Clue – yes the Clue with Mrs. White, Professor Plum and the singing telegram – so I love that the upcoming fundraiser at the Carnegie Library includes a live action version of Clue.  This Friday, September 23, its After Hours @ the Library.  The Carnegie Library has been hosting these occasional fundraisers at different Libraries around town – this week the After Hours party is at the library in Oakland. For $25 you can support the library, have some snacks, enjoy some drinks, listen to the musical stylings of Joy Ike AND play live action game of Clue.

What’s Live Action Clue you ask? It is our optional, super low key and awfully fun way to win some cool prizes and help Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh solve a murder mystery. You’ll stroll through the party enjoying your drinks and some great snacks donated by local restaurants and may see Mrs. Peacock, Mr. Green or Colonel Mustard having a fabulous time at the library too. You also may see the rope bartending and the wrench reading a magazine… Your job is to ask these characters if they have a clue for you. Once you get all the clues (or lack of clues, hint, hint), you’ll be able to figure out who done it, with what and in what room. It is easy, fun and optional.

Event Details:

After Hours @ The Library
Carnegie Library in Oakland
September 23, 2011, 6:30 – 9:00 pm

Tickets are $25 but there are still tickets available on Groupon here  for $13.

For my fellow Clue fans – the singing telegram…

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Tree Pittsburgh has teamed up with Groupon’s charity site, G-Team, to plant more trees in Pittsburgh.  This isn’t your usual groupon deal – just an opportunity to use the Groupon platform to help Tree Pittsburgh plant more Trees.  Each donation of $10 will plant another Tree here in Pittsburgh.

Click here to buy a tree for Pittsburgh from Groupon


Don’t have a Groupon Account yet? Click here to sign up for Groupon via our referral link.

Shop Pgh from Anywhere – Local Shops Now Online!

Even if you aren’t in Pittsburgh, you can support local businesses by shopping their websites.  One of the interesting (and I think exciting things) about the internet is that it allows the smaller shops a way to compete with some of the conveniences of bigger shops.  Sometimes it is just easier to order books online – but you can buy those books from local book shops.  I usually check out Abe Books which lets you search lots of local shops from one site.

I read this article, Saving Broadway Books, last year in Inc. Magazine.  The recession was catching up to this local Portland, Oregon book shop – which the owner mentioned to her son Aaron who was living in CA.  He sent out an email to friends explaining that he would buy a burrito for anyone that spent $50 or more at the book shop.  Actually I think he started with a post on Twitter – the story caught on and people started showing up to Broadway books. In the end most people declined the free burritos and many were donated to the Portland Rescue mission.  You can read a summary about all of this on Aaron’s blog here. Continue reading →

Sign Up, Save, Support IheartPGH

In case you haven’t signed up for Groupon or Living Social yet – or you are new to these sites – please consider signing up through one of our referral links.  For each person that signs up through the links below – IheartPGH earns credit or cash – which will will use for future giveaways and to make improvements to the site.

Social Coupons? both Groupon and Living Social offer a daily deal – a new one every 24 hours – that offers a coupon – usually for half off – to a local business.  The deal only happens if a certain minimum number of people sign up – there are enough people in Pittsburgh participating that the minimum number is sold pretty quickly.  If you want to sign up for either service with out using our referal links – that is fine too.  Just visit Groupon.com or LivingSocial and sign up. Continue reading →