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A Weekend to Celebrate Stephen Foster, Pittsburgh Parks and More (Radio Round Up)

Al Tuna Bobble Head Night at the Altoona Curve

  • Altoona Curve is the AA baseball team
  • Friday, July 8 is Al Tuna Bobble head night
  • Tickets $5-$12

Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Festival

  • Kickoff – Friday, July 8,  6pm
  • Teams have 48 hours to make a short film

Oh Susanna! Celebrate Stephen Foster at Doo Dah Days

  • Stephen Foster aka the founder of Pop Music – best known for composing the song Oh! Susanna in 1848 happens to be from Pittsburgh and was born and  buried in Lawrenceville
  • Saturday, July 9, 2011, 11am-4pm
  • Tour the cemetery and musical performances

2nd Annual Pittsburgh Crossword Puzzle Tournament

The Soul of James Brown

The Big Lebowski on The Big Screen

  • Midnight, Saturday, July 9 @ The Hollywood Theater in Dormont

Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy 15th Birthday Celebration

  • Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ Schenley Plaza
  • Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy celebrates 15 years of working to improve local parks
  • refreshments, kids activities and free rides on the PNC carousel

Art, Carp, Shakespeare and Oh! Susanna – Radio Round Up – April 23, 2010

boca chica @ the Quiet Storm
Image by stephjoyous via Flickr

Friday – Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District,

  • 5:30-9pm Galleries, exhibits and more,
  • check out wedding themed art at Salon Christine
  • Boca Chica at the Backstage Bar from 5:30-7:30

Shakespeare Sonnet-a-thon / BYOB (Bring Your Own Bard)

  • Friday, April 23, 2010
  • Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks and Poets Corner co-host a sonnet and monologue contest to honor the Bard’s 446th birthday.
  • Actors and non-actors alike can take a crack at their favorite sonnets, songs and soliloquies

Stephen Foster Symposium

Stephen Foster
Image via Wikipedia
  • April 23 and 24, 2010 @ University of Pittsburgh
  • Foster is know as the father of pop music and is the author of Oh! Susanna and Camptown Races is from Lawrenceville and is buried Allegheny Cemetery

Urban Dare Pittsburgh

  • part double dare, part the amazing race – compete against other teams in a day long challenge that covers 5 miles around the city
  • Saturday April 24 @ Noon
  • Register online here

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