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A Weekend of Festivals Near, Far and Beer

Happy almost Fall!  It has been a few weeks but are back with our weekly round up of events to share on WDVE.  Here are links and more info for the events we talked about this morning.  You can find more September events here.

A Big Weekend of Beer Events

  • Steel City Big Pour – SOLD OUT but Big Pour Events are still open!
  • Friday – Shiloh Grill Meet the Brewers
  • Sunday – Beer Brunch at Fat Heads
  • Even more beer events here.

A Fair in the Park

  • Arts festival in Mellon Park
  • Corner of Shady and Fifth Avenues
  • September 9-11, 2011

1st Annual Morningside Mile

  • 1 mile race to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project and the Morningside Area Community Council
  • Saturday, September 10, 2011  – The race begins at 8:30am
  • You can register in person at the Morningside VFW between 5:30 and 8pm on Friday
  • Morningside Community Day 10am-1pm

Break out your bagpipes… Ligonier Highland Games

  • Celebrate your Scottish heritage
  • Saturday, September 10, 2011
  • Idelwild Park
  • Tree trunk tossing, kilt wearing, bag piping day of fun

Stahlstown Flax Scutching Festival

  • September 10-11, 2011
  • Stahlstown, PA – just off the Donegal Turnpike Exit
  • 2nd Oldest Flax Scutching Festival in the country – they have been celebrating the scutching of the flax every year since 1907.

Soergels Corn Roast

  • Sunday, September 11, 2011 11am-4pm
  • The best tasting, freshest corn possible- straight from the field and roasted on site.
  • Proceeds from each ear of roasted corn purchased will benefit the Flight 93 National Memorial. Learn more at www.honorflight93.org
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12+ Super Events to Check Out in September

Here are 12 events, actually more than 12 events as some of these listings are for multiple activites.  Lots of great ways to check out Pittsburgh and get involved.  What are you most looking forward to this September?  Are there other events we missed?  Please let us know in the comments!

cityLAB 6% Place Community Meeting – Wednesday, September 7, 2011

  • 6-7:30pm @ St. Lawrence O’Toole Activity Center on 140 N. Atlantic Avenue in Garfield
  • learn about the 6% place project – Six percent is the number, the tipping point. If a neighborhood can get that many creative workers, it becomes an attraction in its own right, according to a study by CEOs for Cities.  We’re experimenting with this idea in a Pittsburgh neighborhood.  Our blueprint for a Special Impact Zone will focus on how to make this neighborhood such a Six Percent Place.
  • RSVP here

Pittsburgh Food Bank BlogMob – Thursday, September 8

  • What would happen if a mob of Pittsburgh’s top bloggers swarmed the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank one evening? Find out on September 8, 2011 when we honor Hunger Action Month with Pittsburgh’s first #blogmob event.
  • Open to bloggers and anyone else who is interested in learning about the Pittsburgh food bank
  • 5:30pm @ The Pittsburgh Food Bank, 1 N Linden St, Duquesne, PA

Steel City Big Pour – Saturday, September 10, 2011

  • the 2011 Steel City Big Pour is SOLD OUT
  • Check out this huge list of Steel City Big Pour weeks events – tastings, bar crawls and more.

The 2011 Biodiversity Festival – Saturday, September 10, 2011

  • Brought to you by the Sprout Fund & Pittsburgh Foundation
  • Noon-3pm outside of the Carnegie Library in Oakland
  • a fun afternoon of music, activities, and games presented by The Sprout Fund, Spring projects, and other organizations working to support and enhance biodiversity in Southwestern Pennsylvania
  • RSVP on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=202596489802791

Mexican War Streets House & Garden Tour – Sunday, September 11, 2011

Attack Theater Happy Hour – Tuesday, September 13, 2011

  • Join Attack Theater and its loyal supporters, friends and family for an informal happy hour celebrating the end of the summer and the start of an exciting season. Spend your final warm days on Mario’s beautiful outdoor deck, enjoy drink specials all evening long, and the food is on us.
  • Mario’s East Side Saloon, 5442 Walnut Street, Shadyside
  • 5:30pm – 7:30pm
  • $20 admission (all proceeds benefit Attack Theatre)
  • Facebook Event Page

GLUE Conference – September 15-17, 2011

  • GLUE = Great Lakes Urban Exchange
  • Annual GLUE conference attracts city and neighborhood lovers from 16 rust belt cities
  • tour and learn about non profits and businesses that thriving in Pittsburgh
  • talk with other from Pittsburgh and beyond about how we can transform and improve our neighborhoods.

PASA SW PA Farm Tour – Saturday, September 17, 2011

  • September is Local Foods Month
  • PASA – PA Association for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Tour local farms in SW PA from 1-5pm
  • Tickets are available here.

Mr. Baconpants Presents Bacon Bash 2011 – September 17, 2011

  • bacon, bacon and more bacon
  • at the Harris Grill
  • Ticket Includes: admission to the event, several bacon appetizers and small plates prepared by Harris Grill, one beverage ticket (draft beer or frozen cosmopolitan), optional entry in the bacon eating contest, and more.

Podcamp Pittsburgh – September 17 & 18, 2011

  • Free unconference open to everyone to learn about blogging, podcasting and social media
  • PodCamp Pittsburgh 6 will be at Point Park University

Bloomfield’s Little Italy Days – September 24 & 25, 2011

  • Italian food and music – fun for your big fat Italian family in Bloomfield
  • Complete with all the bocce, cannoli and Peroni you can possibly play, eat and drink, the lively three-day festival culminates with a spectacular and dazzling Madonna della Civita procession along Bloomfield’s Liberty Avenue commercial district.
  • Don’t miss the Flea Market at Shepard Wellness Community Center (located in the Church at 4800 Scotia St.)

Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District – September 30, 2011

  • 5-9pm
  • over 23 venues to check out
  • free admission to all events
  • Presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Department of Education and Community Engagement

Sat. Sept 3 – Raffle for Steel City Big Pour Tickets

Long time readers of IheartPGH know how much we <3 the Steel City Big Pour.  The Big Pour is beer festival/annual fundraiser for Contruction Junction.  We didn’t even blog about this years event because the tickets sold out so quickly – a testament to the popularity of this event.  Not only does the Big Pour give one a chance to support a great organization like Construction Junction while drinking beer, but it is a very well organized event.  We know there is a hard working crew of dedicated volunteers who work year round to make sure this event is a huge success.

One of those volunteers is Dave Lagnese – not only is he a super supporter of the Big Pour but he also volunteers his time to make the Farmers Market Cooperative of East Liberty a success.  He is responsible for bringing the Kew Park Coffee Bar to the Farmers Market and does a ton of work to promote the Farmers Market as well.

If you are looking to get your hands on some tickets for the 2011 Big Pour – Stop by the Kew Park Coffee Bar at the East Liberty Farmers Market (it is the building across the street from the Home Depot) on Saturday, September 3 between 7 and Noon.  There will be a raffle and an auction for a pair of Big Pour tickets.

Steel City Big Pour Ticket Raffle and Auction – proceeds benefit the Farmers Market
Saturday, September 3, 2011 7am-Noon
Kew Park Coffee Bar @ the East Liberty Indoor Farmers Market
Auction: 2 Tickets to the Highest Bidder
Raffle: 2 Tickets will be raffled off

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Steel City Big Pour 2009 – Tickets Now on Sale!

If you like beer – then you may have heard about this event – which has become one of the top beer drinking events in town and just as important – all of the proceeds from the event benefit Construction Junction. Tickets for the 2009 Steel City Big Pour went on sale this morning – get them before they are gone.

Click here to buy tickets at ProArtsTickets.org

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Details

  • Event Date: September 13th
  • There are two sessions: 12-3p and 5-8p (separate tickets required for each session)
  • Tickets are $45 in advance, no tickets will be sold at the door. (Note: there are no service charges on top of the $45)
  • $20 Designated Driver tickets
  • Tickets are ONLY available over the web at Proartstickets.org

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