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Treaders Choice: Two Opening Receptions at the Mattress Factory

[note] From Lindsay: another great event suggestion from Treading Art!  I’m particularly interested in seeing the photos from the DETROIT artists.  If you are interested in Detroit and other rust belt cities – keep an eye on the GLUE (Great Lakes Urban Exchange) Facebook page here. [/note]

Treading Art has been putting together an amazing list of weekend events around Pittsburgh.  Each week we feature one of the events from their Weekend Treadings list.

This weeks Treader’s Choice event is an awesome opening reception at the Mattress Factory.  Check out all of Treading Art suggestions for this weekend here.

Opening Receptions: Janine Antoni, DETROIT: Artists in Residence and Chiharu Shiota: Trace of Memory

mattress-factorySeveral Detroit Artists in Residence works are reaction to socio-economic status of Detroit Michigan. Janine Antoni brings to question the human condition by interacting directly with the viewers and Chiharu Shiota’s exhibition is christening the new 516 Sampsonia space. Show up early! They expect a full house.

Mattress Factory @ 500 Sampsonia Way- Mexican War Streets

7-9pm // $15 adults, $10 students

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Treader’s Choice: Soul Factory Motown at the Museum

Treading Art has been putting together an amazing list of weekend events around Pittsburgh.  Each week we will highlight one of those events here on IheartPGH and link you back over to Treading Art’s weekly events post.

This weeks Treader’s Choice event:

Soul Factory: Motown at the Museum

It’s here – the annual Urban Garden Party at the Mattress Factory! Come out to honor the Detroit artists from MF’s fall show and get down Motown style. This year promises to be extra flashier as it’s the museums 35th anniversary. Costumes galore, photo booth extraordinaire, tasty local delights, Vancouver based dj The Gaff, a groovin’ dance floor,  and a lot of sparkle.

The Mattress Factory @ 500 Sampsonia Way – Mexican War Streets

7-11pm // $75-100

Click here to check out the rest of the Weekly Treadings

Fish FRYdays, Night of the Living Dead, Food Festivals & Oscar Party

Here are the links for all of the great stuff we discussed on WDVE this morning.  We are on live most Friday mornings at 6:45 am.

Happy FRYday!  If you are one of my grades school classmates you can’t say the word Friday with out thinking of  Mr. Hazlett, our history teacher, who would say every Friday – happy shake-n-bake day.

Fish fry season is here and someone has put together an AMAZING map of all the fish fries around Western PA.

Check out the Pittsburgh Lenten Fish Fry Map here and like the map on Facebook here.
Night of the Living Dead 45th Anniversary Celebration

  • Friday, February 22, 2013
  • 5pm – 10pm
  • Heinz History Center
  • 45 Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead
  • Pittsburgh best Zombie Contest
  • 7pm Screening of the film
International Polar Bear Day 

  • Saturday, February 23, 2013
  • 11am
  • Pittsburgh Zoo will be celebrating International Polar Bear Day
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  • Saturday, February 23, 2013
  • 12-3p
  • Clearview Commons
  • Chili fest and Hombrew fest are separate events – tickets are $10 each
North Hills Food Truck Round Up

  • Saturday, February 23, 2013
  • 12-3pm
  • Coffee Buddha – 964 Perry Hwy, Pgh, PA 15237
  • Pgh Taco Truck, OhMyGrill, Pierogi Truck & BRGR will be there!
  • Facebook Event Link
The Mattress Factory’s 35th Anniversary Bash

  • Saturday, February 23, 2013
  • 1-4pm Community Party at the Museum – pay what you wish
  • 5-7pm Anniversary Bash – tickets $20

 
Hollywood Theater Oscar Party

  • Sunday, February 24, 2013
  • 6:30pm
  • Hollywood Theater in Dormont
  • Tickets are $10 or $25 for VIP Balcony Seating
  • Facebook Event
More Fish Fry reading

If you’ve always wanted to start your own band…

Then this workshop at the Mattress Factory is for you.  On Saturday, September 15, 2012 – the Mattress Factory  hosts Tunes to the Truth: Songwriting Workshop.

Tunes to the Truth: Songwriting Workshop
September 15
1:00p-4:00p
Mattress Factory, 500 Sampsonia Way, Northside
free with museum admission
all ages

The workshop is an opportunity to creatively voice your opinion on important social or political issues through songwriting and video! Using a musical version of the exquisite corpse game, we will collectively rewrite ridiculous, meaningless contemporary songs and make them significant. Of course, writing the song is just the beginning. We’ll be making band t-shirts related to the songs we wrote and any other fantastic props to then use in our music video. The final product will be revolutionary music videos that will put us one step closer to bridging the gap between popular music and real issues. Taught by artist Julia Cahill.

Thanks to SwitchboardPGH for the heads up on this.

Looking for some song writing inspiration … check out episode 339 of This American Life – Break-Up.  In Act 1- This American Life Starlee Kine gets some help writing a break up song from an expert – Phil Collins.

Music, Mattress Factory, Mini Golf – Radio Round Up for June 17

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Here is a run down of our weekend top picks that we shared on WDVE this morning – another awesome weekend in Pittsburgh!

Happy Hour Paddle

  • skip the traffic – join Venture Outdoors for an hour long kayak on the rivers
  • Friday, June 17, 2011 5:45-7pm ($20/$15 if you are a Venture Outdoors member)
  • Join the group for drinks and snacks after the paddle

For your listening pleasure – Concerts this weekend

  • Fri – Hometown Music Fest at Southpark Ampitheater (Lovebettie, Lohio, Meeting of Important People, and City Dwelling Nature Seekers)
  • Fri – Devo at State AE
  • Sat – Rusted Root Benefit Show at Mr. Smalls
  • Sun – Boyz II Men with the Pittsburgh Symphony

Harmony Community Day (forgot to mention this one today – but definitely worth the drive north!)

  • Saturday, June 18 – 11am-6pm
  • Visit the Harmony Musueum for just $1
  • Hot Dog Eating Contest – 3pm

Garden Parties at the Mattress Factory

  • Friday – Fancy Fundraiser
  • Sunday – FREE community Party

Mini Golf opens at Schenley Park

  • new mini golf golf course opens at the Schenley Park Skating Rink
  • open afternoons and weekend through the summer

Father’s Day Brunch at Hofbrauhaus – Benefits Bike Pittsburgh

  • Celebrate with Dad this Sunday at Hofbrauhaus and a percentage of your check will benefit Bike Pittsburgh.
  • Sunday, June 19 11am-2pm
  • Great day to take a bike ride – bring your bike or rentals will be available