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
All You Can Eat Pancakes to Benefit Tree Pittsburgh
- Sunday, March 6, 2011 10am-2pm
- Doublewide Grill
- $10 for pancakes – benefits Tree Pittsburgh
- 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
- Sunday – celebrate with Zydeco music at the Pittsburgh Public Market
- Tuesday – Boiler Maker Jazz Band at Penn Brewery