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Even More Oktoberfest Fun

I know there are a few people who didn’t get to dust of their lederhosen and make it to the annual Oktoberfest celebrations at Penn Brewery and Hofbrauhaus.  But there is more Oktoberfest fun to be had in Pittsburgh… PUMPtoberfest – celebrate fall and 15 years of PUMP with unlimited beer October 8, 2010 7pm-Midnight Pittsburgh Opera in the Strip District – 2524 Liberty Ave, 15222 Facebook Event Page The Knights of Columbus and St. Thomas á Becket Oktoberfest Oct. 16, 2010 Mass begins at 5 p.m. with sacred hymns to a polka-style beat by the Henny & The Versa… Read the rest

PUMPtoberfest – Celebrate 15 Years of PUMP

One of the many organizations that does good things in Pittsburgh is PUMP.  PUMP stands for Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project and was founded 15 years ago when a grad student wrote a letter to the editor of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. What started as a group of volunteers looking to connect more young people to Pittsburgh has grown over the past 15 years into its own non profit organization with 4 staff members and many different events through out the year.  PUMP’s annual 40 Under 40 turns 10 this year as well. Networking and Sports. You have probably seen someone… Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – September 18th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: Raise a glass its time for Oktoberfest. – For nineteen years the Penn Brewery has brought Munich to Pittsburgh with our annual Oktoberfest celebration and this year will be no exception. Held the same weekends as its German counterpart, the Penn Brewery offers the most authentic Oktoberfest celebration in Pittsburgh. Friday and Saturday nights the party starts at 5:00 p.m. with live German entertainment, a delicious variety of German foods and our craft made, award winning beer highlighted by our annual Oktoberfest Bier. FORTY UNDER FORTY – November 7, 2008… Read the rest

Git Aht Special Edition: Get Your German On (Or, hey make sure you try the Yinzer Torte!)

Where was I? Oh right, drinking. In Pittsburgh. On the weekends. This weekend is the always enjoyable, always exciting, always humid under the tents (that sounds sorta filthy, yar? “Hey baby, let’s get humid under the tents.”) Oktoberfest at Penn Brewery, 5 to Midnight Friday and Saturday, and the more family-friendly 4 to 10 p.m. on Sunday. Git Aht recommends this event highly. Why? Not just for the beer, which is plentiful, delicious, relatively cheap, and plentiful (Yes, twice, ’cause it’s important), but also because the Hardest Working Polka Band In Show Business Alpen Glow will be performing. If you’ve… Read the rest

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