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Banff Mountain Film Festival & Benefit for Venture Outdoors

March 28, 2016 Lindsay

Venture Outdoors is a Pittsburgh non-profit organization dedicated to make it easy for everyone in Western PA to access the outdoors. Each year, Venture Outdoors brings the Banff Mountain Film Festival to Pittsburgh and the proceeds from the film screening benefit Venture Outdoors and helps expand the outdoor programming, making it possible for more people to get outdoors. The Banff Mountain Film Festival will be in Pittsburgh on April 2 & 3. On Saturday April 2, there is a reception before the films screening. Tickets for the fundraising reception are $100 and include your ticket to the film. General admission… Read the rest

Tagged With: Banff, fundraiser, Venture Outdoors

Fun in the Snow! (Radio Round Up for Jan. 13)

January 13, 2012 Lindsay

Happy New Year! There were a few comments yesterday on Facebook and Twitter about the January slump – hopefully you will find one of the following events a good reason to get out of the house and enjoy January in Pittsburgh.  Here is a round up of the events we shared on the DVE morning show today. Snow Shovel Riding Championships Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 @ Noon – weather permitting Old Economy Park Mascot Skate @ Schenley Park Skating Rink 25th Annual Mascot Skate – who knew pirate parrot was that old? Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 1:30-3:30pm Volunteer for MLK… Read the rest

Filed Under: Radio Round Up Tagged With: DVE, Mascot Skate, MLK Jr Day, Pennsylvania, pittsburgh, Schenley Park, schenley park skating rink, Venture Outdoors

Kayak, Climbing Wall, Fishing, Dragon Boats – FREE

May 19, 2011 Lindsay

Yep.  Free!  Did I mention Free.  The weather is warmer (ok so it is raining and I had to turn the heat on today to dry out the dampness in the house – but it is still warmer than January).  And that means it is time for outside fun.  To kick off the summer season and celebrate great outdoors week – check out the Venture Outdoors Festival on Saturday, May 21, 2011. Each year – Venture Outdoors – kicks off the summer – by bringing out all the gear for you to try out almost everything they have to offer… Read the rest

Filed Under: Outdoors Tagged With: Free, kayaking, Venture Outdoors, Venture Outdoors Festival

Banff is Back- April 8, 9 & 10

March 28, 2011 Lindsay

I have a thing for sportsy, outdoorsy films – it is a pretty interesting way to get a little bit of the outdoors mixed in with a the story of interesting athletes.  One of the neatest bars I have been to – Mai Tai Bar in Honolulu – gets major points – not for aestiques – it is actually on the roof of a mall in Honolulu – but bonus points for their entertainment – they have live isalnd music in the bar and show skiing and surfing films on the TVs.  (There is also a Mai Tai Bar in… Read the rest

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Banff, Banff Mountain Film Festival, byham, film festivals, Venture Outdoors

Links Worth a Look – November 5th

November 5, 2010 Lindsay

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: Black Bear Sighting – Participants in the Venture Outdoors hike near Moraine State Park sighted a black bear and her three cubs last week on their hike and they were able to get a few photos too. Upper Lawrenceville’s MauraMori Cafe keeps breakfast and lunch in the neighborhood – New cafe opens in Uppler Lawrenceville. PopCity checks out this new breakfast and lunch spot. The Surprisingly Hip Banjo Club Heats up the Elk Lodge – Pop City takes a look at the weekly banjo club – a free event each… Read the rest

Filed Under: Links Worth A Look Tagged With: banjo, banjo-club, bear, black-bear, breakfast, cafe, Contests, elks, elks-lodge, Hike, Lawrenceville, new-orleans, newsletters, nolalicious, Photography, Photos, pittsburgh_parks_conservancy, popcity, sloane, upper-lawrenceville, Venture Outdoors

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