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Head Up The Ohio River for a Weekend of Fun, Festivals and Free Events (Radio Round Up)

Sorry we are a little late getting this posted today, already a busy Friday! So many great Pittsburgh things happening today and this weekend.  Just drove through Southside Works – lots of things getting set up for the Southside Works Exposed and I Made It Market this weekend too.

Gallery shadows

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Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District

  • Friday, July 15, 2011
  • 5:30-9pm
  • FREE events, openings, snacks and drinks

Urban Hike Heads to Ambridge

  • Saturday, July 16, 2011, 10 am Meet at the Circle K at 1599 Duss Ave
  • Free guided walking tour of Ambridge

Civil War Day in Ambridge

  • Saturday, July 16, 2011, 10am-4:30pm
  • Old Economy Village commemorates 150th Anniversary of the Civil War

Horse Trading Days

  • the 48th Annual Festival celebrates Zelienople and Harmony
  • July 14-17
  • Free concerts including Zelie Idol contest, kids activities including a hamster/gerbil race

Penguin Bookshop Childrens Festival

  • Saturday, July 16 @ Penguin Bookshop in Sewickley
  • Elvis the Penguin
  • Brett Kiesel will be reading books to kids
  • Ice cream and more

Polish Hill Arts Festival

Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bottom Line NYC

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  • Sunday, July 17, 2011 Noon-9pm
  • Music, art project, family fun

FREE Mary Chapin Carpenter

  • Sunday, July 17, 2011 – 7:30pm
  • Free Concert at Hartwood Acres

ScoreBig Ticket Giveaway

  • ScoreBig is the like priceline for concerts and sports tickets
  • Sign up via the IheartPGH link and you could win $100 in ScoreBig credit
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Elvis the Penguin, Brett Keisel, Books and Kids

Brett Keisel

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Well this is a whole lot of random fun wrapped into one event. The Penguin Bookshop in Sewickley is hosting this event to collect books and money for the Homeless Children’s Education Fund.

Penguin Bookshop Children’s Festival

July 16 2011 10:00 am
Location: 420 Beaver St, Sewickley, Pennsylvania 15143-1502

With special guest Brett Kiesel of the Pittsburgh Steelers…

The Penguin Bookshop Children’s Festival is a celebration of summer reading, for, and by children in the greater Pittsburgh community. This event will be an effort to accumulate donated books geared towards teens for the Homeless Children’s Education Fund. Monetary donations will also be accepted.

The festival is a daylong family centered event which will include:

10:00-4:00 It’s a Penguin Party

Come anytime for a plethora of penguin activities featuring:

  • Customers are encouraged to purchase titles appropriate for teens who are supported by the Homeless Children’s Educational Fund
  • Penguin Publishing Group book based art and reading activities for characters such as Lady Bug Girl, Skippy Jon Jones, Spot and Froggy
  • Painting tiles/squares to fit in a larger art piece, titled Kids Read, to be hung in the bookstore and raffled at our end-of-summer auction
  • A visist from Smiley the Eat-n-Park mascot
  • Complete scavenger hunt and choose a prize from the Penguin Bookshop Igloo

11:00-12:00 A visit with Elvis, a penguin from the National Aviary

Elvis is a South African penguin who lives at the National Aviary with his buddies, Sydney, Patrick, and Stanley. Today Elvis will visit and be on hand with a representative from the Aviary to answer your questions.

11:00-2:00 Brett Kiesel visits the Penguin Bookshop

Story time with Brett Kiesel of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who will read two of his most memorable children’s books.

12:00-1:00 An Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social: Make a Sundae on Saturday

Sewickley Patch will provide all the ingredients for awesome sundaes. Penguin Bookshop will serve complimentary advanced reading chapters from popular books series so that everyone can get the “scoop” on what’s next for their favorite characters.

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