I heart PGH

Tag: Ritas Italian Ice

  • Radio Round Up – A Weekend of Pinball, Celebrity Sports and Mr. Rogers

    Radio Round Up – A Weekend of Pinball, Celebrity Sports and Mr. Rogers

    While this is a major weekend for Pittsburgh with March Madness, it is also a weekend jam packed with some unique sporting events too. Here is a run down of our weekend top picks that we shared on WDVE this am.

    Pinburgh 2011

    • An open pinball tournament hosted by PAPA (Professional and Amateur Pinball Association) which is headquartered here in Pittsburgh
    • The tournament runs all weekend March 18-20, 2011
    • Free for spectators
    • The tournament is held at the PAPA HQ in Carnegie – which is only open to the public for super special events like this

    Steelers Celebrity Football Team vs. Hempfield All Stars

    • Saturday, March 19, 2011
    • They can play football, but can they play basketball – a group of Steelers who make up the Steelers Basketball squad will be challenging the Hempfield Allstars in a charity game
    • benefits Central Westmoreland Habitat for Humanity and Hempfield Women’s Volleyball Team
    • Tickets are $7
    • Check out the Post-Gazette’s article with more details on the Steelers Basketball team here.

    Hockey for a Good Cause – Pgh Celebrity Hockey Team vs. PEMF

    Slap Shot (film)
    Image via Wikipedia
    • On Saturday, March 19, 2011 – the Pittsburgh Celebrity Hockey Team will play the PEMF (Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine Foundation) at the RMU Island Sports Center
    • Proceeds benefit PEMF
    • Tickets are $10 and are available online here
    • The Pittsburgh Celebrity Hockey Team includes all 3 Hanson Brothers from the movie Slap Shot (for those of you who are new to Pittsburgh or are not Paul Newman fans – Slap Shot was a movie made in 1977 that was shot in Johnstown, PA and used players from the real hockey team there – the Johnstown Jets.  From 1988-2010 – Johnstown, PA had another hockey team – the Johnstown Chiefs – named after the movie).

    Pittsburgh Power vs. Iowa Barnstormers

    • Just in case there weren’t enough sports for you on Saturday – March 19 is the 2nd game for the Pittsburgh Power
    • Pittsburgh’s arena football team takes on the Iowa Barnstormers at the Consol Arena

    Happy First Day of Spring = Free Rita’s Italian Ice

    • Sunday, March 20, 2011 is the first day of spring
    • Free regular Rita’s italian ice for everyone

    March 20 – Happy Birthday Mr. Rogers

    • FREE admission for kids to the Pittsburgh Children’s museum – details here.
    • FREE admission for kids to the Pittsburgh zoo – details here.
    Enhanced by Zemanta

  • Radio Round Up – March 20, 2009 – Happy Spring

    Hand-made sweater worn by Fred Rogers, on disp...Image via Wikipedia

    Would You Be My Neighbor Day – March 20

    • Wear a sweater to honor Mr. Rogers
    • Check out the film My Tale of Two Cities at Waterworks Cinema, Friday, Mar. 20 at 7pm – Mr. McFeely will be there
    • Free Admission at the Children’s Museum all day on March 20.

    Happy Spring! – Free Italian Ice

    • Today is the First day of Spring
    • Free Italian Ice from Noon – 10 pm today at all Rita’s locations.

    Black and Gold Sprints – Bike Racing in the bar

    • the folks at Urban Velo are bring bicycle racing to Saturday nights
    • They will bring the bikes to the bar – this Sat. March 21, 7-11pm at Over the Bar Bicylce Cafe on Carson Street
    • $10 to enter, Open Qualifying from 7-9pm
    • More info at http://www.blackandgoldsprints.com/

    Mustache March

    • Mustache’s for Kids was a charity that was started in 1999 – men compete to grow mustaches to raise money for Children’s charities
    • Sat. March 28, 2009 7pm @ Shootz Cafe – March Mustache Extravaganza
    • More info and a mustache gallery at MustachePGH.com

    You be the DJ at Schenley Plaza

    • The Pittsburgh Parks conservancy is looking for folks who want to DJ for lunch hour at Schenley plaza in April and May. You bring the ipod with the play list – they will set up the rest.
    • Sign up here at PittsurghParks.org/plaza-music

    Preserve Pittsburgh Summit

    • Sat. March 28, 2009 – 8:30 am – 4pm, reception to follow
    • Day long summit on preserving historic buildings in Pittsburgh
    • The Summit is free, tickets to the reception are $25
    • Summit includes bus tours of historic buildings and lunch

    Citizen Journalism Training Project

    • The Public Square Project is a new program in Pittsburgh focus in getting more people to participate in journalism
    • Every Thursday in March at the Union Project from 6-8pm
    • Learn about how to be a citizen journalist and tell stories about your neighborhood
    • All works shops are FREE!

    Reblog this post [with Zemanta]