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A Weekend to Celebrate Stephen Foster, Pittsburgh Parks and More (Radio Round Up)
Al Tuna Bobble Head Night at the Altoona Curve
- Altoona Curve is the AA baseball team
- Friday, July 8 is Al Tuna Bobble head night
- Tickets $5-$12
Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Festival
- Kickoff – Friday, July 8, 6pm
- Teams have 48 hours to make a short film
Oh Susanna! Celebrate Stephen Foster at Doo Dah Days
- Stephen Foster aka the founder of Pop Music – best known for composing the song Oh! Susanna in 1848 happens to be from Pittsburgh and was born and buried in Lawrenceville
- Saturday, July 9, 2011, 11am-4pm
- Tour the cemetery and musical performances
2nd Annual Pittsburgh Crossword Puzzle Tournament
- Saturday, July 9, 12:30pm
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall
- Benefits The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
The Soul of James Brown
- Saturday, July 9, 7pm @ August Wilson Center
- Ty Stone impersonates James Brown
The Big Lebowski on The Big Screen
- Midnight, Saturday, July 9 @ The Hollywood Theater in Dormont
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy 15th Birthday Celebration
- Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ Schenley Plaza
- Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy celebrates 15 years of working to improve local parks
- refreshments, kids activities and free rides on the PNC carousel
July 8, 2011
Tattoos, Mini Ponies, Devo, Joe Grushecky, Stephen Foster (Radio Round Up – July 9, 2010)
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Here is the list of things we talked abbout on WDVE this morning. You can hear our weekend picks most Friday mornings at 6:45 on 102.5FM.

Links
- Whatever It Takes –coming this fall – a gallery show of Pittsburgh sports memorabilia – share your photos of Pittsburgh sports t-shirts, tattoos and more. Read more about the project on the Post-Gazette blog here.
- PSAMP – Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies – check out the Great Moments in Unlicensed Pittsburgh Sports Merch posts here
When a problem comes along, you must whip it…
- Devo @ Trib Ampitheater
- Friday, June 9, 2010, doors 5:30, show 7pm
Killer Joe – Joe Grushecky Goes to the Theater
- Killer Joe is a play about a family that hires a hit man
- 2 performances left
- Friday and Saturday Night, 8pm @ the New Hazlett Theater
- Live music by Joe Grushecky
- Saturday night Night Closing Party with Performance by Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers
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July 9, 2010
Art, Carp, Shakespeare and Oh! Susanna – Radio Round Up – April 23, 2010
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Friday – Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District,
- 5:30-9pm Galleries, exhibits and more,
- check out wedding themed art at Salon Christine
- Boca Chica at the Backstage Bar from 5:30-7:30
Shakespeare Sonnet-a-thon / BYOB (Bring Your Own Bard)
- Friday, April 23, 2010
- Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks and Poets Corner co-host a sonnet and monologue contest to honor the Bard’s 446th birthday.
- Actors and non-actors alike can take a crack at their favorite sonnets, songs and soliloquies
Stephen Foster Symposium

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- April 23 and 24, 2010 @ University of Pittsburgh
- Foster is know as the father of pop music and is the author of Oh! Susanna and Camptown Races is from Lawrenceville and is buried Allegheny Cemetery
Urban Dare Pittsburgh
- part double dare, part the amazing race – compete against other teams in a day long challenge that covers 5 miles around the city
- Saturday April 24 @ Noon
- Register online here
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April 23, 2010