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Mardi Gras, The Pgh Puffins and Pancakes – Radio Round-Up for 3/4/2011

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Here are some of our picks for this weekend and for Mardi Gras celebrations. You can listen to IheartPGH live on DVE on friday mornings at 6:45 (or just sleep in read our updates here in the blog).

Looking for King Cakes in Pittsburgh? Check out the list of bakeries that have King Cakes here – you can even order online from a few of these places too.

March Mardi Gras Hot Jam @ Pittsburgh Glass Center

The first friday of every month – the Pittsburgh Glass Center stays open late for a FREE open house
March 4, 2011 6-9pm – live music and glass blowing demonstrations
Can’t make it to the glass center you can watch live demos online via Ustream – http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pgc-hotjam

Pancake Breakfast & Maple Sugaring Celebraion @ Fern Hollow Nature Center in Sewickly

Saturday, March 5, 2011, 8:30am-Noon
Pancakes with REAL maple syrup ($8 for adults/$6 for kids)
Lots of free outdoor activities and a bonfire too

Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration

Saturday, March 5, 2011, 11am-1pm
Pittsburgh Children’s Museum
Celebrate Dr. Seuss 107th birthday

Its a Women’s Hockey Night in Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Puffins vs. Dayton Fangs

The Pittsburgh Puffins are Pittsburgh’s women’s ice hockey team
Saturday, March 5, 2011, 8-10pm @ Mt. Lebanon Ice Rink

One Sweet Burgh at Hard Rock Cafe

Pittsburgh has a premier Dave Matthews Cover Band – with an awesome name
One Sweet Burgh will be performing all of your Dave Matthews favorites at the Hard Rock Cafe
Saturday, March 5, 2011, 10 pm at the Hard Rock Cafe

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All You Can Eat Pancakes to Benefit Tree Pittsburgh

Sunday, March 6, 2011 10am-2pm
Doublewide Grill
$10 for pancakes – benefits Tree Pittsburgh

Empty Bowls Dinner

Sunday, March 6, 2011 2-6pm @ Rodef Shalom, 4905 Fifth Ave in Oakland
$20 gets you soup, bread and a handmade bowl to take home
artists and student have donated their time to make all of the bowls for this event
all proceeds go to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

Mardi Gras in Pittsburgh

Sunday – celebrate with Zydeco music at the Pittsburgh Public Market
Tuesday – Boiler Maker Jazz Band at Penn Brewery

Parties for Purposes, Tunafish and Pancakes – Radio Round Up for 2/25/2011

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So if you didn’t get tickets to see Snoop Dog, Lady Gaga or Trey Anastasio this weekend – never fear there is a ton of awesome stuff happening in town too. Here are some of our picks for this weekend. You can listen to IheartPGH live on DVE on friday mornings at 6:45 (or just sleep in read our updates here in the blog). Continue reading →

Match Making, Pancakes and Movie Making – Radio Round Up – November 5, 2010

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Most Friday mornings at 6:45 am, you can listen to IheartPGH talk live with Jim and Randy on the WDVE morning show about things to do in Pittsburgh on the weekend. Here is our list of events and links to more information for this weekend.

Irish Match Matching Festival

Friday, November 5 – Mullaney’s Harp and Fiddle
Lisdoonvarna is the annual Irish Match Making festival – celebrated annually in Ireland and Pittsburgh.
In the past 15 years over 70 couples have met at this event and lived happily ever after

Pittsburgh East Rotary Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, November 6, 2010 8-Noon
All you can eat pancakes from Pamela’s, sausage and bacon from Whole Foods and coffee from Enrico’s Tazza D’Oro
Proceeds benefit East End Cooperative Ministry (www.eecm.org)
Chinese auction items include an ipad and more!

Continue reading →

Banff, Bees and Beards – Radio Round Up – April 9, 2010

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Banff Mountain Film Festival

Friday and Saturday Night @ Soldiers and Sailors in Oakland
Amazing collection of outdoor films

Burgh Bees Beekeeper Training Course

Saturday April 10 and April 17
Learn how to be an urban beekeeper

Free Concert at Pittsburgh Opera – Preview of The Marriage of Figaro

Saturday, April 10, 2010, Noon-1pm
Pittsburgh Opera HQ in the Strip @ 2425 Liberty

4th Annual Braddock Chili Cook Off

Benefits the Carnegie Arts Program
$10 gets you Chili and you get to keep the bowl
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 1-5pm @ Braddock Elks Club

YPA Preserve Pittsburgh Summit

Free 1 day workshop on preserving historic places in Pittsburgh – this years focus is on Hazelwood
Saturday, April 10, 2010

33rd Annual Beaver County Maple Syrup Festival

Saturday and Sunday, Brady’s Run Park Lodge in Fallston, Pa
All you can eat pancakes – crafts, kids events and more

Pancakes with Pets

Benefits Animal Rescue League
Saturday, April 11, 2010 10-2 @ Double Wide Grill

Beard Off

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Double Wide Grill is hosting a playoff beard competition
Stop by the Double Wide Grill on Carson St to get your before photo. Best beard will be selected during each of the elimination games. $500 cash prize to the best playoff beard. Also prizes for beard of the game. Not in Pittsburgh – you can participate online too.

Pancakes with Pets – All You Can Eat Pancakes to Benefit Animal Rescue League

Join the Animal Rescue League for an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast at the Double Wide Grill on April 11, 2010. You can even bring your pets – they are welcome on the patio area. Live music by Bryan Cole.