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How John Norton sails The Point and the three rivers… and survives

July 15, 2013 Catherine

John Norton came to Pittsburgh from Australia in the early ‘80s, but it wasn’t until he moved Downtown in 2005 that he seriously began considering sailing the three rivers. As he explained at a lunchtime talk on June 28 at Bruno Works, being immersed in downtown life and exploring the river trails made him wonder why he couldn’t have a sailboat. After all, there were already kayaks on the rivers. Why couldn’t the experienced sailor have a sailboat docked nearby, ready to be set out on whenever the conditions best suited him? Few had seriously considered sailing the waters by… Read the rest

Filed Under: Interesting 'Burghers, Outdoors Tagged With: John Norton, pittsburgh, sail, the-point, Three Rivers

Weekend Music Events: Where You Should Be and When

June 6, 2013 Ian

So there are a ton of exciting things happening music and concert-wise this weekend through the Three Rivers Arts Festival starting Friday, June 7th as well as the start of the “Weather Permitting” concert series this Sunday, June 9th. Here’s a chronological list of all the bands coming by day and time of performance as well as what stage they will be performing on. Three Rivers Arts Festival:  Because there are multiple stages, you may find this map to be helpful. Friday June 7th:  12:00pm-1:00pm Indie pop rock band Jd Eicher and the Goodnights will be playing on the Dollar… Read the rest

Filed Under: Annual Events, Arts & Culture, Events, Free, Music, Outdoors, Parks, Weekly Events Tagged With: Donora, Downtown, Edward Sharpe, Magnetic Zeros - Edward Sharpe, Music, Shady Side, Shadyside, Three Rivers, Three Rivers Arts Fest

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