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Polish Hill’s Annual Arts Festival this Sunday

What could be a better way to beat the Sunday blues than heading over to Polish Hill for its annual arts festival? Started in 2008, the festival features crafters, food trucks, and live music. There will be over 30 vendors present, and these aren’t your rinky-dink, run of the mill crafts. Polish Hill Arts Festival posted “previews” of the some vendors, and they are selling truly unique and beautiful art (including the previously featured John the Craftist). From wall art to silver jewelry, the festival offers a wide range of vendors–there’s something for everyone. The event appeals to all ages,… Read the rest

Some Ice Cold Ways to Beat the Heat This Weekend in Pgh

Unblurred – Gallery Crawl Along Penn Ave.  Friday, July 6, 2012 (and the first Friday of every Month) 6-11pm Free and open to all Galleries and Businesses from 4800-5500 Penn Ave, stay open late, some stops offer free beverages Facebook Event – http://www.facebook.com/events/118957978242505/ Tapped – Pop Up Beer Garden in Lawrenceville Saturday, July 7, 2012, 3pm Corner of Butler St. & 36th Beer from Full Pint Brewing & East End Brewing. Food from Franktuary, PGH Taco Truck, Bar Marco, Fat Cat Baked Goods, and more. Read about the Tapped Beer Gardens in PopCity here. Facebook event – http://www.facebook.com/events/357887977610610/ Polish Hill… Read the rest

Polish Hill Arts Festival – July 8, 2012

If we were giving out awards for most beloved neighborhood in Pittsburgh – it might be Polish Hill.  This weekend – you can see why this neighborhood is so awesome, and the residents love it so much at the Polish Hill Arts Festival. Blogski, the blog of the Polish Hill Civic Association has the complete run down of events, food and music here. We’re loving this amazing poster for the festival by artist Andy Scott.   Thanks to Diana Nelson Jones for the reminder about this awesome event, she writes about all of the Pittsburgh neighborhoods at City Walkabout.  … Read the rest

Neighborhood with Heart, Celebrates with Art – Polish Hill Arts Festival – Sun. July 17

Polish Hill is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, that according to Wikipedia is only .25 square miles large, while it may be geographically small, this neighborhood had a big heart.   We are happy that the Polish Hill Civic Association does an amazing job of updating resident of Polish Hill and Pittsburgh on neighborhood happenings and important civic info via their appropiatly named blog – Blogski.  BLOGSKI July 7th, 2011 houndsbay Posted in West Penn Recreation Center | No Comments " Shawn Shreckengost, the director of West Penn Community Recreation Center, just updated us about what’s going on at the center lately.… Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – June 29th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: Women and Girls Foundation Visits the White House – eight young women from the Women and Girls Foundation’s Regional Change Agents and GirlGov were invited to visit the White House last week for an event on mentoring. They were able to meet president Obama and attend a luncheon at the White House. Congrats to the Women and Girls Foundation! P-Rogues – Pierogi Greeting Cards available at Urban Gypsy (from Blogski) – "P-Rogues, by Polish Hill artist and designer Myra Falisz, which feature little pierogi characters." – Click the link to… Read the rest

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