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Tag: St. Patrick’s Day

  • Bald Heads, Shamrocks, Doga and More – Radio Round Up – March 12, 2010

    Leading the St. Patrick's parade
    Image by talkradionews via Flickr
    Here are the links for this weekend, you can listen to us most friday mornings at 6:45 am – we catch up with with Jim and Randy on WDVE about things to in Pittsburgh!  A thanks to the kind folks at Oh Yeah! Ice Cream (follow them on twitter @oysocial) for coffee and brainstorming on this weekends list.
    • To help raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation which supports kids with cancer – Bill Toland will be shaving his head
    • Make a donation or post a tweet about the event and win an I Shamrock PGH t-shirt
    • Sunday, March 14, 2010 – 2pm, Meet @ Calico Jacks on the North Side
    • Hash House Harriers, 4-5 Mile Run or Walk with beer stops along the way
    • Benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
    • Wear a green dress

    Dog + Yoga = DOGA

    • Sunday March 14, 3pm @ Animal Friends
    • Yoga and meditation for you and your dog
    Minty Margarita at Mad Mex

    • 2 of the best things every combined in to one awesome drink – the Mad Mex Margarita meets the Shamrock Shake
    • Lots of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at all of the Pittsburgh area Mad Mexs locaitons (Oakalnd is still out favorite :))
    Carnegie Museum is Free on Thursday Evenings in March
    • Museum is open until 8pm on Thursdays
    • Free admission after 3:30 pm
    • March 15-19, 2010 – Drop off sweaters at the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

  • Shamrocks and Bald Heads for St. Baldrick's Foundation (and I Shamrock PGH T-shirt Giveaway)

    The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a foundation that supports children with cancer.  Each year they have a fundraiser where individuals volunteer to raise money and shave their heads – it is fun and it is a show of solidarity with kids who lose their hair to chemo and radiation treatments.

    billtolandstbaldA felllow Pittsburgher, Bill Toland,  has volunteered his head to the cause and could use your help in meeting his goal of raising $3000 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.  Click here to go to Bill Toland’s fundraising page and support the cause.  (Help us track donations from IheartPGH readers by giving a donation that ends in .17).

    I Shamrock PGH T-shirt Give Away

    shamrockpghTo help Bill spread the word about this great cause we are going to offer a little t-shirt giveaway.  The good folks at Commonwealth Press have printed up a nifty I Shamrock PGH t-shirt just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.  (more…)

  • Where Are You Celebrating After the St. Patrick's Day Parade?

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    Image by ccs-pics via Flickr

    We have recieved numerous emails asking what to do after the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.  As you may know, Market Square is under construction (check out these articles on the impact of the construction on the Market Square businesses – Post-Gazette 2/5/2010 and Tribune Review 2/26/2010).  We are very sad to see another local business close and there are many Pittsburghers who are sad about the lack of a place to celebrate after the parade. (more…)

  • Shades of Green

    Celebrate Green, Be Green.  Join local Green businesses in Lawrenceville to celebrate art from recyled materials and other eco friendly shopping for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration.

    Saturday, March 15, 11am-8pm.

    Activities for the whole family.  Fresh Heirlooms is a new shop that sells furniture and home accessories made from recycled materials.  Some friends of mine have an awesome book shelf that was made here out of some old wire spools.  Artisian Harvest, a local bakery and cafe will be serving up Irish treats like Guinness Stew, scones and Irish soda bread for the occasion,