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  • The Found Magazine Tour Stops in Pgh on Sept. 5 – Win Tickets!

    The Found Magazine Tour Stops in Pgh on Sept. 5 – Win Tickets!

    It’s funny how things work out – I was sitting here at my desk bemoaning the end of summer fun – I know summer doesn’t end for a few weeks but it seems like the summer fun stops at Labor Day.  Then I started reading some of the emails and tweets I ignored while I was celebrating a wedding and trying to squeeze the last few hours of summer fun out of labor day.  There is a ton of great things happening in Pittsburgh this fall.  As I was starting to make a list of all of the things I want to post about I got an email from the folks at Found Magazine – they are bringing their 10th Anniversary tour to the burgh on Wednesday.

    I had just post a link on the BlogLocal Facebook page about a New York Times article “A History of New York in 50 Objects” – and I was thinking I should ask the IheartPGH readers what 50 objects should go into a similar list for Pittsburgh.  So I think it is serendipitous that Morgan from Found Magazine sent me an email today.

    Found Magazine was started by Davy Rothbart – who is a frequent contributor to NPR’s This American Life.  Found is all about items that people find and submit to the website.

     

    And as I was looking up Davy Rothbart on the This American Life website – it turn out he recorded an episode about his conversation with Pittsburgh’s favorite neighbor – Mr. Rogers back in 2001.  You can listen to episode  184: Neighbors here.

    Which brings us to 2012 – Found Magazine is on a their 10th Anniversary Tour and Davy Rothbart has just published a new book “My Heart is an Idiot” – the tour stops in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont Facebook Event Link.  Tickets are $7 at the door or you can win a pair of tickets below.  Davy is joined on the tour by his brother Peter who the frontman for folk/rock group The Poem Adept and his music was featured 2012 documentary film Mister Rogers & Me.  One of the things that I thought was pretty cool about this tour in Pittsburgh – before I realized all of the Mr. Rogers connections – is the idea of two brothers going on tour together.

    Win 2 Tickets to My Heart is an Idiot: Found Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Tour

    The folks at Found Magazine have kindly offered us 4 tickets to giveaway to tomorrow’s event. So to enter – I ask that you leave a comment about what item you think should go on the list of Pittsburgh history in 50 items.  You can also get additional entries by following IheartPGH on Facebook and Twitter. And since we’re limited on time for this giveaway – 3 entries if you tweet about this contest and help us spread the word.

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  • Radio Round Up – A Weekend of Pinball, Celebrity Sports and Mr. Rogers

    Radio Round Up – A Weekend of Pinball, Celebrity Sports and Mr. Rogers

    While this is a major weekend for Pittsburgh with March Madness, it is also a weekend jam packed with some unique sporting events too. Here is a run down of our weekend top picks that we shared on WDVE this am.

    Pinburgh 2011

    • An open pinball tournament hosted by PAPA (Professional and Amateur Pinball Association) which is headquartered here in Pittsburgh
    • The tournament runs all weekend March 18-20, 2011
    • Free for spectators
    • The tournament is held at the PAPA HQ in Carnegie – which is only open to the public for super special events like this

    Steelers Celebrity Football Team vs. Hempfield All Stars

    • Saturday, March 19, 2011
    • They can play football, but can they play basketball – a group of Steelers who make up the Steelers Basketball squad will be challenging the Hempfield Allstars in a charity game
    • benefits Central Westmoreland Habitat for Humanity and Hempfield Women’s Volleyball Team
    • Tickets are $7
    • Check out the Post-Gazette’s article with more details on the Steelers Basketball team here.

    Hockey for a Good Cause – Pgh Celebrity Hockey Team vs. PEMF

    Slap Shot (film)
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    • On Saturday, March 19, 2011 – the Pittsburgh Celebrity Hockey Team will play the PEMF (Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine Foundation) at the RMU Island Sports Center
    • Proceeds benefit PEMF
    • Tickets are $10 and are available online here
    • The Pittsburgh Celebrity Hockey Team includes all 3 Hanson Brothers from the movie Slap Shot (for those of you who are new to Pittsburgh or are not Paul Newman fans – Slap Shot was a movie made in 1977 that was shot in Johnstown, PA and used players from the real hockey team there – the Johnstown Jets.  From 1988-2010 – Johnstown, PA had another hockey team – the Johnstown Chiefs – named after the movie).

    Pittsburgh Power vs. Iowa Barnstormers

    • Just in case there weren’t enough sports for you on Saturday – March 19 is the 2nd game for the Pittsburgh Power
    • Pittsburgh’s arena football team takes on the Iowa Barnstormers at the Consol Arena

    Happy First Day of Spring = Free Rita’s Italian Ice

    • Sunday, March 20, 2011 is the first day of spring
    • Free regular Rita’s italian ice for everyone

    March 20 – Happy Birthday Mr. Rogers

    • FREE admission for kids to the Pittsburgh Children’s museum – details here.
    • FREE admission for kids to the Pittsburgh zoo – details here.
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  • Neighborhood of Make Believe Tours at WQED November 7 & 8

    via wqed.org

    I think this might be your last chance to check out the set of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood! I have seen some pieces of the set before but it would be pretty cool to see the whole thing at the WQED studio.

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  • WYBMND

    What? A celebration of one of Pittsburgh’s Greatest Neighbors – Mr. Rogers.

    WYBMND = Would You Be My Neighbor Days

    When: March 15 – 20, 2008
    Where: All over Pittsburgh

    March 20 – Mr. Roger’s 80th Birthday

    Click Here for a Complete List of Events

    Some Important Events:

    • March 20 – Wear your Favorite Sweater Day
    • March 20 – Free Admission
      • Children’s Museum
      • National Aviary
      • Mattress Factory
      • Westmoreland Museum of Art

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