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Some Hot Festivals to Kick-Off Summer (Radio Round Up)

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While it is still technically spring, Memorial Day weekend feels like the official start to summer.   I’ll be honest – sometimes it is hard to find events for these 3 day weekends – but that is not the case for this one! This weekend there are a bunch of great free and affordable events to get you outdoors and enjoy this start to summer.  Here are our picks for this weekend that we shared on WDVE (if you are an early riser you can here me most Friday mornings talking about all things Pittsburgh – 6:45 am – 1025. FM).

One of the other things we talked about this morning was Banjo Night at the Elks Club.  Banjo Night is every Wednesday Night, 8pm, The Elks on the Northside (next to the Giant Eagle). – more info here.

Fri. May 25 Wexford Car Cruise

  • “a fantastic place for Hot Rodders, Gearheads, car crazy people as well as families”
  • First car cruise of the summer
  • Car Cruise is located at North Way Christian Community 12121 Perry Highway, Wexford, PA 15090
Fri. May 255-8:30pm Bakery Square BBQ & Craft Beer Festival

  • BBQ food, beer tasting
  • Outdoor activities
  • live music by Brennan Peirson & Coronado
  • Facebook Event Link

 
Sat. May 264-7pm Tugboat Print Shop Garden Party

  • to celebrate their latest print “Garden” Tugboat Print Shop is hosting a Garden Party
  • Stop by and check out their shop, see the new print and their entire collection
  • Music, beer and lots of super nice people
  • Click here to see photos of they created the woodblocks to create this print.
  
Sat. May 26 Parrots of the Caribean Opens at the Aviary

  • The new show at the Pittsburgh Aviary is all about Parrots
  • Show starts May 26 and runs daily (we’re still trying to figure out what times)
  
Sat. May 263pm – 11pm Pyro Fest

  • Hartwood Acres kicks off the summer concert season with America’s Largest Fireworks Fest
  • Fireworks (of course)
  • Live Music – Good Brother Earl, BE Taylor, The Gathering Field, and more
  • Tickets are $18 and available online here
  • Check out some of the set up photos on the Pryo Fest Facebook page here
Sun. May 275pm – 11pm Kaya Fest

  
Mon. May 2810am-4pm Memorial Day Celebration at Soldiers and Sailors Hall

  • Free event and admission to museum
  • Memorial Service
  • Cornerstone Rededication
  • Kids Activites
PGH Fact – Part of “Silence of the Lambs” was filmed at Soldier and Sailors Hall

 

The Best Fest of All The Rest – KayaFest

With Memorial Day weekend a few days away – we are entering one of the best times of year here in Pittsburgh – summer time also means neighborhood festival time.  Pittsburgh celebrates neighborhoods and cultures like no other place – there will be weekend after weekend of amazing free activities, music and ethnic food.  The greek food festivals a few weeks ago were the sneek peek of what is to come for the next few months.

But I am going to go ahead and say that the best fest of all the rest might just be KayaFest.  First off thanks to the folks from BigBurrito for being awesome Pittsburghers.  BigBurrito is the restaurnt group that started with the Oakland MadMex many years ago and now runs many of the tastiest places in town.  They make good food, the support local farmers and they do good things for Pittsburgh. Continue reading →

Artichoke Fest, Kaya Fest, Restaurant Week – Radio Round Up – May 27, 2010

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We are kicking off the weekend a day earlier this weekend. As we were putting this list together we came across an old article about snomageddon – and it is so great to see Pittsburgh emerging from the long, cold winter nap.  Here are just a handful of events to get you out of the house this weekend.

1st Annual Pittsburgh Artichoke Festival

  • Thursday, May 27, 2010, 5:30-7pm @ Elisco Advertising, 3711 Butler St.
  • All things artichoke – appetizers, pizza from Piccolo Forno, and desserts from Dozen Bake shop
  • FYI – Castroville, CA is the artichoke capital of the world – located just north of Monteray – you can stop and have some fried artichokes at the Giant Artichoke restaurant.

Local Restaurant Week – May 25-30

  • enjoy some of the best food in town
  • huge list of Pittsburgh restaurants are offering 3 course specials for just $20.10 and other specials too
  • A few on our list to check out – Vivo in Bellvue, Riverview Cafe in Lawrenceville, The Mighty Oak Barrel in Oakmont, and the Square Cafe in Regent Square.
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  • Starting Saturday, May 29 and every Saturday in the summer from 11am-5pm
  • Head up to Mt. Washington for a weekly artists market.
  • Saturday, May 29 – 12pm-3pm
  • Kingsley Association Community Center, 6435 Frankstown Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15206
  • The event is sponsored by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.
  • Healthy snacks will be provided by Whole Foods.  For more information, visit www.ventureoutdoors.org or call 412.255.0564.
  • Saturday, May 29, 2010 3-:430pm
  • Offered in conjunction with Car Free Fridays and BikePGH!
  • Meeting Location: The clock on Washington Road in Mt. Lebanon (at the stair entrance to the “T”), across the street from Aladdin’s Eatery (630 Washington Road).
  • Tour Highlights: Karen Cahall, PHLF’s education coordinator and a Mt. Lebanon resident, will share information about significant historical events and current developments along Washington Road. You’ll tour the Mt. Lebanon Municipal Building and Public Safety Building and peek into lots of main street businesses. And, if you want, you’ll be able to climb the winding stairs up into the bell-tower of Southminster Presbyterian Church–and you’ll be able to find an image of a Bessemer Converter in the stained-glass windows. Mt. Lebanon was incorporated as a township in 1912, but the history of this South Hills community stretches back to the 1770s.
  • Fee: Free for everyone. The tour is limited to the first 25 people who RSVP by May 27.  RSVP: 412-471-5808, ext. 527, or marylu@phlf.org