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Radio Round Up – January 18, 2008

Pittsburgh: The Opera

  • Sqounk Opera’s multimedia performance
  • dance, music, video about Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh: The Opera was sold out last year and is returning for 4 days only
  • Jan 17-20 @ Kelly Strahorn Theater in East Liberty

Thrifty Art

  • Taste Matters – Future Tenant Gallery’s newest show is 50 different pieces from
    thrift stores
  • Friday, Jan 18 – Opening Reception
  • At the end of the show on Feb. 16th all of the art will be given away


Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activities

History Mystery Run

  • Pittsburgh’s Hash House Harriers – the drinking club with a running problem
  • History Mystery Run through Oakland
  • Meet at 6:30 pm at Fuel and Fuddle

Radio Round Up – January 4, 2008

Happy Birthday Pittsburgh! – 2008 is Pittsburgh’s 250 birthday.  It is
a whole year of events to celebrate all over the region.  Major bike
race across the state of PA coming this summer.  TourofPA.com for more info.

Second City Does Iron City

  • Chicago’s famous sketch comedy troupe comes to Pittsburgh
  • Special show commissioned for Pittsburgh’s 250th Birthday
  • Jan 8 – 13, Call Becky at Pittsburgh Public Theater for tickets – 412-316-1600.

Lunch with Brad Yoder

  • Brad Yoder, voted Pittsburgh’s best solo artisit for 4 of the past 5 years will be preforming at Franktuary for lunch today. 
  • Try one of their steelers themed hot dogs – Roethlisfurteror the Pola(malu)nesian.

Things to do inside this winter…

  • Pub Quiz Night at the brillobox
    • Every Wednesday 9-11pm, prizes for the top 3 teams
  • Scrabble Clubs
    • Pittsburgh has 2 local official Scrabble clubs
    • Squirrel Hill club meets on Wednesadys
    • Mt Lebanon Club meets on Saturdays
    • More info at PGHScrabble.com

Things to look forward to…Coming in February FrostBurn
– the Burning Man of PA.  This looks to be a big winter version of the
famous Burning Man festival that takes place in the desert every year.
More details to come at FrostBurnPGH.com

Radio Round Up – December 7, 2007

Santarchy 2007

  • Saturday, December 8, 2pm, meet at the fountain at Southside works
  • You must dress up
  • Santa bar crawl – Santa fun for grownups


Shop Southside

  • The Southside merchants invite you to Eat, Drink and be merry and have cooked up a day of holiday fun on Carson Street.
  • Saturday, December 8, Noon-5pm
  • Pick up your free shopping bag at Dave’s Music Mine (1210 East Carson Street) or De Stefino (2751 Sidney Street)

East End Brewing Charity Open House

  • Sat. December 8, 12-3 and 5-8
  • Scott from East End Brewery opens his doors for beer and food to benefit PLEA.
  • PLEA is a local organization that does simple but amazing things for
    families of kids with emotional and developmental challenges like Autism
  • Tickets are $45 at the door

Wednesday Night Trivia

  • Pittsburgh Sports League gets you through December with FREE trivia nights at Buffalo Blues
  • December 12 & 19, 7:30pm
  • Buffalo Blues, 216 S. Highland Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15206

Mike and Tom Drink Iron City

  • DrinkIronCity.com

More Holiday Shopping in Pittsburgh

  • Saturday December 8th, 2-8pm – I Made It Market in Homestead @ the Owls Club on 8th Ave
  • Saturday, December 8, 20% off at Equita in Lawrenceveille
    • 7pm – Concert by Pittsburgh’s 9th Ward

Radio Round Up – November 30, 2007

Joy of Cookies Tour

  • Start your holiday shopping in Lawrenceville and collect cookie recipes from shops and restaurants.
  • Friday, Saturday and Sunday
  • A shuttle will be available on Saturday
  • Shops run from 35th to 56th street.

UnWrapping the Union Project

  • Annual Fundraiser for the Union Project – community center & cafe in East Liberty
  • Food, drink, holiday fun
  • Sat. December 1 7-10pm
  • Union Project, 801 N. Negley Ave.

Pittsburgh Party for a Purpose

  • PGH Party for a Purpose benefiting the Mentoring Partnership of Western Pennsylvania
  • Saturday, December 1, 9pm – 2am, 21+
  • Déjà Vu Third Floor VIP Lounge, 2106 Penn Ave in the Strip
  • $10 donation at the door

Focus 412

  • Monthly photography show of local Flickr users – this saturday features Carmon Rinehart
  • Remedy in Lawrenceville, 5121 Butler Street
  • Saturday December 1, 8pm
  • Bring your camera

New Guild Studio Holiday Open House

  • Pair of artists who specialize in large scale religious art
  • Sat. Dec. 1 & Sun. Dec 2. 11-6
  • 700 Braddock Ave.

WearPittsburgh.com launches

  • new online t-shirt of hilarious Pittsburgh t-shirts
  • Statue of Liberty waving a terrible towel
  • Parking chair

Next Weekend….
East End Brewing Charity Open House

  • Sat. December 8, 12-3 and 5-8
  • Scott from East End Brewery opens his doors for beer and food to benefit PLEA.
  • PLEA is a local organization that does simple but amazing things
    for families of kids with emotional and developmental challenges like
    Autism
  • Tickets are $35 in advance, $45 at the door

First Fridays on Penn Ave

IheartPGH on DVE

If you were listening to WDVE 102.5 this morning, you heard me talking about this little website here. A big thanks to Jim and Randy for inviting me to join this morning.

Here is a summary of some of the events we discussed…

3Ps – Pittsburgh Party for a Purpose

  • Fri. June 22, 8pm
  • Bar UGLY, Northside
  • $10 donation supports PULSE – Pittsburgh Urban Leadership and Service Experience
  • DJ Omar-Abdul & DJ Hi-Top Wrangler
  • Drink Specials
  • www.myspace.com/pghpartyforapurpose

I Made IT

  • Sunday, June 24, Noon-5pm
  • Craft Fair with over 50 vendors
  • Not your grandma’s craft fair – cool handmade stuff from local artists, cupcakes too
  • Check out Braddock – Hang with the Mayor and Deputy Mayor and Lou the Lincoln
  • 416 Library Street is across from the 1st ever Carnegie Library

3 Courses for $30 & Lights

  • Mon. June 25-Thur. June 28
  • 3 courses for $30
  • See the Lights
  • Tons of participating establishments
    • Nine on Nine, Downtown – I haven’t been there yet but I have heard rave reviews, so this seems like a good time to check this place out.
    • Kaya, Strip District – Everyone needs a little bit of Caribean this summer
    • Six Penn Kitchen, Downtown – Located right in the middle of everything and I LOVE the pretzel appetizer and the roof top bar.
    • Bonna Terra, Sharpsburg – Chef Douglas Dick was named 2007 Chef of the Year and they are know for using local ingredients

Franks to You
Fancy dinner isn’t you thing, don’t worry, thankfully Tim and Megan from Franktuary have lunch covered with customer appreciation week

  • Free popcorn all week long
  • Magic Tray Monday – gift certificates will be taped to the bottom of select trays
  • Wild Card Wednesday – Double your chips (these are amzing chips) and beat the clock – if they don’t have your order ready by the time the alarm rings – your mean is FREE! Free Shoulder Massages

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