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  • A Weekend of Events to Skate into the Holiday Season

    A Weekend of Events to Skate into the Holiday Season

    PPG Place
    PPG Place (Photo credit: joseph a)

    Like it or not the holiday season swings into gear – today!  Can we please go back to calling it Sparkle Season?  Celebrate light up night downtown this evening or at one of the many other light-up-night-like events around Western, Pa in the month of November.  Share your photos with us by using the hashtag #lunPGH.

    Here are the links for the events we shared on WDVE this morning plus a few more.Lots of great ways to explore Pittsburgh this weekend.  Just a reminded that you can find more events on our events page here.

    PS – I didn’t get a chance to mention it on air this morning but be sure to check out the Yelp Helps Event on Monday, November 19 – the Yelp Pittsburgh crew throws a great party with lots of tasty snacks and this is a great way to learn about some of Pittsburghs amazing non-profit organizations and how you can get move involved in volunteering with them.

     

    Light Up Night – Downtown Pittsburgh
    Beardfest @ Future Tenant

    • Friday, November 16, 2012
    • 7-10pm
    • A celebration of facial hair to benefit prostate cancer research
    • prizes for best beard
    More Light Up Nights 
    Photo from the Verona Chamber of Commerce

     
    East End Book Exchange Grand Opening

    • The East End Book Exchange is a new book store opening on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield
    • Will be selling used books and new books by local Pittsburgh authors
    • Grand Opening – Friday, November 16, 2012, 6-8pm
    • Regular hours start on Saturday

    eatPGH Cooking Demo & Book Signing @ Market District

    		  
    PittStop Lindy Hop – Swing Dance weekend

    • Friday, November 16-Sunday, November 18, 2012
    • A whole weekend of swing dances – 7 dances planned around Pittsburgh
    • Live music from the Boiler Maker Jazz Band and more
    Breakfast & a Movie @ Hollywood Theater in Dormont – Sabrina

    • Breakfast from Sugar Cafe
    • Sunday, November 18, 2012
    • 11am Breakfast
    • 11:30am Movie Screening – Sabrina 1954

    Sabrina (1954 film)
    Yelp Helps Event 

    • Monday, November 19, 2012
    • 6-9pm
    • The Public Theater
    • Meet & Greet followed by a panel discussion with some of Pittsburghs most innovative non-profit organizations
    • Snacks from Franktuary, Om Nom Nom Bake Shop, Oh My Grill and more
    • Beverages from Wigle Whiskey & Great Lakes Brewing
    • Free to attend but you must follow the RSVP instructions here
    Schenley Rink is Open for the Season

    • Pittsburghs largest outdoor skating rink
    • Now open 7 days a week
    • For more information, call 412-422-6523 or visit www.SchenleyRink.com.

     
    Schenley Park Ice Skating
    Schenley Park Ice Skating (Photo credit: daveynin)
    Last weekend for the Three Rivers Film Festival

     

     

  • So You Want To Learn to Dance?

    Swing Dancing at the Spanish Ballroom
    Image by alykat via Flickr

    Feeling inspired by Heinz Ward’s recent success of dancing with the stars?  Pittsburgh has lots of beginner friendly places that offer dance lessons.

    • Swing Pittsburgh – offers swing dancing lessons every Saturday night at 8pm, with a DJ or Band and dancing from 9pm-Midnight
    • Absolute Ballroom – offers group and private lessons 7 days a week
    • Ballroom Pittsburgh – offers ballroom dancing lessons every Thursday night at 7:30pm, with a dance from 8:30-11:30pm

    What do you think? Have you taken dancing lessons here in Pittsburgh?  Where did you go?

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  • Serious Swing – Pittstop Lindy Hop v. 9.0

    Pittstop 2007
    Image by indoloony via Flickr

    If you are a swing dancing fan or have always wanted to try swing dancing – this is the weekend for you. November 20-22, 2009 is the 9th annual PittStop LindyHop – 3 full days of swing dancing your pants off. The Pitt Stop folks have been organzing an annual swing dance weekend here in Pittsburgh since the year 2000. A reliable swing dancing source has told me that these dances are fun for swing dancers of all levels.

    Pittstop 2007
    Image by indoloony via Flickr

    The weekend pass and the Sunday afternoon dance are sold out but there are still tickets available for the other dances. And check out the great line up of bands – the Boiler Maker Jazz Band is one of many Pittsburgh favorites. (more…)