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Record a Custom CD Card for Mom with the Saturday Light Brigade

April 26, 2012 Lindsay 2 Comments

Mother’s Day… Yes, Folks that important holiday is right around the corner. (Dear Wigle Whiskey – please be planning a mothers day tasting event!). Mother’s day gifts can be tricky – but the Children’s Museum has stepped into save the day! This is such a cool idea from the folks at Saturday Light Brigade. If you aren’t familiar with SLB – it is a a public radio show that has been on the air since 1978 with acoustic music and family friendly fun. A few years ago the SLB started broadcasting from the Children’s Museum. For mothers day they will… Read the rest

Check out a Cheese Printer at the Mini Maker Faire

October 19, 2011 Lindsay 1 Comment

I have been waiting for MakerFaire to come to Pittsburgh for years!!! I have been a follower of Make and Craft – both are magazines/blogs published by O’Reilly Media. The Make magazine folks organized the first Maker Faire in CA back in 2006. It was a live festival of all things creative, handmade, DIY and hacked. Since 2006 – Maker Faires have been held all over the world. Maker Faires have included demonstrations of all kinds of neat things. I had the opportunity to see Bre Pettis, who is a maker/hacker extrodinairre, give a talk on the 3d printer back… Read the rest

WYBMND

March 14, 2008 Lindsay Leave a Comment

What? A celebration of one of Pittsburgh’s Greatest Neighbors – Mr. Rogers. WYBMND = Would You Be My Neighbor Days When: March 15 – 20, 2008 Where: All over Pittsburgh March 20 – Mr. Roger’s 80th Birthday Click Here for a Complete List of Events Some Important Events: March 20 – Wear your Favorite Sweater Day Over 1200 people have signed up to wear a sweater on the Sweater Day Facebook Page. March 20 – Free Admission Children’s Museum National Aviary Mattress Factory Westmoreland Museum of Art [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVeyLr2fGNA[/youtube]… Read the rest

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