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
  • PNC Park = Free Tours

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