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  • Radio Round Up – August 15, 2008

    An electronic pinball machine (Theatre of Magi...Image via Wikipedia Green Drinks at Steel City Biofuels

    • Steel City Biofuels is a non profit organization in Pittsburgh dedicated to spreading the word about biofuel
    • Green Drinks is a monthly happy hour for all who want to talk about the environment
    • Steel City Biofuels will host Green Drinks on Fri. August 15 @ Steel City Biofuels new offices in Point Breeze

    World Pinball Championships

    • All weekend in Carnegie at the Pinball facility
    • the Pinball hall has over 400 pinball machines and is only open to the public for this tournament
    • Spectators are welcome to come – the tournament runs all day Friday – Sunday
    • Top pinball players from around the world will be here to compete

    Grease @ Schenley Park

    • Free movie at the Schenley Park Pavillion
    • Sat. August 16, 2008 – film starts around 8pm

    Red, Ripe and Roasted – 4th Annual Tomato and Garlic Festival

    • Sun. August 17 – 1-5pm @ Phipps
    • farmers market, tastings, demos
    • tomato juggling, garlic roasting and music

    3rd Annual Pillow Fight

    • big public pillow fight
    • Wed. August 20, 2008 @ Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park
    • Transformers the movie is showing for free

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  • The World Pinball Championships are in Pittsburgh

    Actually, I believe that the last 7 Pinball Championships have been held in Pittsburgh. PAPA stands for the Professional & Amateur Pinball Association. One of the reasons the PAPA tournament is here in Pittsburgh is because there is a dedicated Pinaball hall in Carnegie. The pinball facility suffered extensive damage after the flooding in 2004. But they were able to rebuild in time for the 2005 competition. The facility has over 400 pinball machines.

    The Pinball facility is only open to the public for tournaments and is located at 501 Keystone Dr., Carnegie, PA 15106. The Tournament runs all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday – August 15-17,2008. Click here for a detailed schedule.

    According to the PAPA website there will be food vendors and there is wifi – perfect for bloggers wishing to cover the event. The tournament is free for spectators.

    • Click here to watch the WQED OnQ segment about the tournament and facility.
    • Check out Coinball.com for a website dedicated to pinball machines in the Pittsburgh area.

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