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October + Fests = Perfect Fall Weekend in Pittsburgh

Happy almost October!  Here is our weekly round up of events we share on WDVE – Fridays at 6:45 am.  Lots of great fall activities for Pittsburghers of all age.  This town has some great ways to put the FEST in Oktoberfest.

Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District

  • Friday, September 30, 2011 5-8ish pm
  • FREE fun, food, drinks and more
  • Check out CANstruction with the Food Bank @ 937 Penn Ave.  Artist work created from canned goods which are then donated back to the Food Bank.

Octoberfests For All the Rest –  Art, Bikes, Dogs

  • Artobertfest – Saturday afternoon block party in Bellevue (1-5).  Wine and gallery tour (5-8pm). After party at Bite Bistro (8-10pm).
  • Biketoberfest – Saturday on the Steel Valley Trail – starts at the historic Pump House, 5, 10, 20 and 30 mile bike rides
  • Dogtoberfest – Saturday, Southside works – fall fun for you and your four legged friend

A Few Steps Up For a Great View

  • This Saturday – Fineview’s Step-a-thon
  • Next Saturday – South Side Slopes Step Trek

Head of the Ohio

  • 25th Annual Rowing Regatta held in Pittsburgh every October
  • Teams from all over the country will compete on a course that runs between the Point and Washington’s Landing
  • Open to the public to watch

RAD Days =  FREE Fun for Everyone

  • Saturday – October 1
    • Heinz History Center = Free Admission
    • Riverquest
  • Sunday – October 2
    • Carnegie Museum of Art = Free Admission
    • Children’s Museum = Free Admission
    • Mattress Factory = Free Admission
  • Tuesday – October 4

Wood Fired Words

  • a new literary event organized by the folks who brought us the Gist St. Reading series
  • Author Josh Barkan, Braddock’s writer in residence will be reading
  • Pizza from the community oven
  • Saturday, October 1st, 7PM – 10PM.  5$.  BYOB.  Reading will being at 8PM.
  • UnSmoke Systems ArtSpace is located at 1137 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104.

Pittsburgh Ghost Tours

  • Haunted Pittsburgh Ghost Tours is back with tours scheduled every weekend in October
  • Tours meet at Grand Concourse and the Carnegie Library
  • $15 per person
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Head of the Ohio 2009 – October 3, 2009

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Image by Wugging Gavagai via Flickr

2009 is the 23rd Anniversary of Head of the Ohio Regatta. Crew teams from all over the country will be in Pittsburgh to row on the Allegheny River this Saturday. Races occur all day from 8 am to 4:30 pm.

Food and festivities for the family will be available near PNC park.

More info is available at http://www.headoftheohio.org and http://www.threeriversrowing.org/

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Head of the Ohio – Sat. Sept. 27, 2008

The Head of the Ohio is a regatta that attracts rowers and crew teams from all over the country to row on Pittsburgh’s rivers.  The Head of the Ohio has been held here in Pittsburgh since 1986.  In the past 2 years the race has been named one of the top 10 regattas in the country.  The Head of the Ohio website has a great history page which includes some info about the history of rowing in Pittsburgh.

Even if you aren’t a rower this is worth a visit on Saturday – another great excuse to see the waterfront and meet some great people.

The Head of the Ohio is hosted by Three Rivers Rowing Association (TRRA).   The races start at 8 am and run until 4 pm.  There will be food and concessions.

HeadOfTheOhio.org

They also have a great commemorative painting from Pittsburgh artist Johno Prascak.  Prints are available for purchase at the race registration or by calling Three Rivers Rowing Association 412-231-TRRA.

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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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