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Just In Time for Halloween – 2 Costume Department Sales

Thanks to the IheartPGH reader for the heads up on not one, but 2 theater costume department sales! Perfect timing with Halloween just a few weeks away – you can score a creative costume and support local theater. Pittsburgh Public Theater Costume Sale Monday, October 17, 2011 9am-6pm lobby of the O’Reilly Theater $2-$20 CMU School of Drama Costume Sale Monday, October 17 and Tuesday, October 18, 2011 3-6pm Purnell Lobby All proceeds will help support the Drama Senior Showcase in New York and Los Angeles Rumor has it that most items are $5… Read the rest

The List of Halloween Parties in Pittsburgh

Update 10/24/2014: We’ve updated this post for 2014! Click here for for our 2014 List of Halloween Parties in Pittsburgh! ======================================== Looking for an excuse to put on a costume this weekend? Check out some of these Halloween parties happening around town this weekend. MadMex Robinson Halloween Party Saturday, 9pm-2am, $10 at the door includes snacks, $6 Margaritas all day.  Call 412-494-5656 to reserve your spot (this event sold out last year). Halloween Elk Haunt Fundraiser for the Central Northside Neighborhood Council Saturday, 7:30-11pm at the North Side Elks #339, 400 Cedar Avenue, North Side, 15212 Tickets: $40 per person… Read the rest

Dawn of the Dead Screening on Halloween @ Hollywood Theater in Dormont

Image via Wikipedia Steel City Zombie Trick or Treat Rare public screening of original version of classic zombie film Dawn of the Dead hosted by Horror Realm & Hollywood Theater October 31, 2009 6:30pm Doors open 7:00 pm Screening of the original Dawn of the DeadThe event will feature a costume contest with a prize for the Best Steelers Zombie, a zombie movie trivia contest, raffles, prizes and giveaways. Leonard Lies, who played the Machete Zombie in the original Dawn of the Dead, will be on hand to meet and greet fans. The theater will sell raffle tickets beginning on… Read the rest

Fangtastic Fiesta – Mad Mex Halloween Party!!!

Image by rossaroni via Flickr One of the more frequent questions asked here at IheartPGH is what should I do for Halloween/New Years/Fourth of July? So I thought I would get a head start on an answer for that with this Halloween Party from Mad Mex which is one of the best best BEST places to eat in Pittsburgh. I am loyal to the Oakland Mad Mex but given this space locations I understand why the party is moving to the Cranberry and Robinson locations – each location will be in party mode with excellent music TheMockster (from WRCT) will… Read the rest

Night of the Living Dead Fest

Image via WikipediaOne of my favorite fun facts about living in Pittsburgh is that homewood cemetery is the location that Night of the Living Dead was filled.  Well, after learning about this event – I realized that I have been misinformed.  Regardless, Pittsburgh is still the birth place of this horror film and it is something to be celebrated, even if the scenes were filmed in Evans City. So head on up to Evans City to celebrate the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the film Night of the Living Dead with some of the original cast members too. Night of the… Read the rest

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