Tag: Ukrainian festival

  • From Earth Day to Easter Eggs – A Weekend of Spring Festivals

    From Earth Day to Easter Eggs – A Weekend of Spring Festivals

    A collection of traditional pysanky from Volyn...
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    It is shaping up to be a super spring weekend in Pittsburgh.  We know that Friday is a hockey night in this town – but here are some things to keep you busy until game #3.  You can listen to IheartPGH chat live with Jim and Randy on WDVE 102.5 FM most Friday mornings at 6:45 am.

    The Tech Fair

    • CMU now calls this Spring Carnival – but I have always refered to this as the tech fair
    • April 14-16 @ Carnegie Mellon University
    • Amazing carnival games, student buggy races and live music
    • Check out the live webcams of the event here – http://webcam.springcarnival.org/

    Pittsburgh Comicon

    • calling all comic book lovers – this is the convention for you
    • Friday-Sunday @ the Monroeville Convention Center

    Handmade Arcade

    • The biggest baddest craft show in town has a new location at the Convention Center downtown
    • Saturday, April 16 11am-7pm
    • Handmade Arcade attracts vendors from all over the country
    photo from Pgh Parks
    • Activities and workshops for the whole family
    • Saturday, April 16, 2011 11:30-4pm @ Frick Park environmental center on Beechwood Blvd
    • Also – check out the Panther Hollow Clean Up – hundreds of volunteers will meet at Schenley Plaza on Saturday to tackle panther hollow.  Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy.

    45th Annual Pysanky and Traditional Food Bazaar

    • St. Peter & St. Paul Ukranian Othrodox Church in Carnegie
    • Over 1,000 Pysanky (Ukraininan Easter Eggs) for sale!
    • Traditional foods – YES that includes pyrohi!
    • Sunday, April 17, 2011 11am-4pm

    Steelcity Showdown – criterium bicycle race through the city of Pittsburgh

    • Sunday, April 27, 2011 8am-2pm
    • Cyclists compete on a closed .8 mile loop from downtown to PNC park
    • For non-cyclists – there is a tailgate!
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