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A Weekend of Comfort Food Events – BBQ, Chili, Mc & Cheese & More –

Even if the weather outside isn’t so frightful – we have hit the long winter slump. But there is a weekend full of comfort food events from BBQ to Mac & Cheese to Chili to help you make it through. Here is a round up of the events we shared on the WDVE morning show today.

Two New BBQ Joints in the Burgh

Union Pig & Chicken opens on Highland Ave
YinzBurgh BBQ now open on Baum and Morewood

Bistro to Go Culinary Open House – Learn to Cook German Food for Free

Bistro to Go is located on East Ohio Street
On Friday, February 24, 2012, 5:30-7:30 – stop by for free lessons in making German foods and sample some German wine

Mac & Cheese Cook-Off

Saturday, February 25, 1pm @ Carnegie Library in East Liberty
15 amateur Mac & Cheese lovers will compete for prizes

Mt. Lebanon Chili Cook-Off

Saturday, February 25, Noon-5pm @ Clearview Commons
Mt. Lebanon Fire Dept vs Mt. Lebanon Police Dept in a chili challenge
Plus Chili and Desserts from 10+ Local Restaunts

Kid-a-palooza 2012

Saturday, February 26, 2012, 10am-6pm @ Convention Center
Giant indor family fun festival
activities, indoor rock climbing, sports, princesses, cartoon characters

Title Town Soul Music Dance Party with Guest DJs The New Day from Austin, TX

after you eat your weight in Mac & Cheese, Chili or BBQ you can dance away those calories at Pittsburgh’s monthly Soul Music Dance Party
Saturday, February 25, 2012 9pm @ Shadow Lounge

“Take a Shot at Changing the World – FREE Youth Film Making Workshop @ History Center

Hosted by the Steeltown Entertainment Project
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 1:30pm @ Heinz History Center
Middle-school and high-school students will have the chance to learn from filmmaking professionals how to make videos that could win them and their schools over $10,000 in cash and prizes.
Workshop is open to everyone
Facebook event – http://www.facebook.com/events/274385809301868/
Will be followed by a FREE screening of My Tale of Two Cities

Submit Your Photos to the Bicycle Photo Show

Bike Pgh is partnering with The Carnegie Library to organize an exchibit of bicycle photos inspired by a publication in Sevilla, Spain
Submit a photo of your bike by February 26, 2012

Tickets Selling Fast – Bannf Mountain Film Festival

we have been noticing lots of great events are selling out quickly – so here is an early warning to pick up your tickets for the Banff Mountain Film Festival comes to town April 6-7, 2012. Tickets available here.

Ghost N’At & Haunted Pittsburgh Tours

Image by zyphbear via Flickr

Jim Krenn RAW is a video podcast by Jim Krenn. In this video series is a kind of behind the scenes look at what happens in Pittsburgh when Jim isn’t on the radio. If you are new to Pittsburgh – these videos are a great way to learn about some of the things that are staples here in Pittsburgh. Start with this episode on the Primanti Brother’s sandwich. Just in time for Halloween Jim Krenn checks out one of the Haunted Pittsburgh Tours.

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Sean Collier has been running Haunted Pittsburgh Tours since 2008. Tours run April through October each year. You can read more about Haunted Tours in the Post-Gazette here.

This is the last week for the Haunted Tours for the 2011 season. Tours are almost sold out! you can buy tickets for the Haunted Pittsburgh Tours online here. As on Monday am there is still space left on the following tours:

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 @ 7pm – Haunted Oakland Tour
Thursday, Oct. 26, 2011 @ 7pm – Station Sq./Mt. Washington Tour
Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 @ 7pm – Station Sq./Mt. Washington Tour
Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 @ 7:30pm – Ghost Ride
Saturday, Oct. 29 2011@ 7pm – Station Sq./Mt. Washington Tour
Saturday, Oct. 29 2011 @ 7:30pm – Ghost Ride
Saturday, Oct. 29 2011@ 9pm – Station Sq./Mt. Washington Tour
Sunday, Oct. 30 @ 6pm – Haunted Oakland Walking Tour

We have tours in Oakland on Wednesday at 7:00 pm and Sunday at 6 pm; our Ghost Ride launches Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30; our Station Square/Mt. Washington tour runs Thursday at 7 pm, Friday at 7 pm, and Saturday at 7 pm and 9 pm.

A Weekend of Pumpkins, Scavenger Hunts and Halloween Fun (Radio Round Up)

Most Friday mornings at 6:45 am, you can listen to IheartPGH talk live with Jim and Randy on the WDVE morning show about things to do in Pittsburgh on the weekend. Here is our list of events and links to more information for this weekend….

Redd Up Weekend

3 days of cleaning for the city of Pittsburgh
10,000 volunteers, including 2000 Pitt Students, will help get this city clean
55 different Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
Clean ups take place Saturday around 9am
To volunteer contact – boris.weinstein@verizon.net or call 412-688-9120.

Make a Glass Pumpkin @ The Pittsburgh Glass Center

Friday, October 21, 2011
3-10pm
$25 to make a glass pumpkin
ages 10 and older

Urban Hike Scavenger Hunt – Sq. Hill

Saturday, October 22, 2011
Meet behind Gulifitys at Noon
Teams of 5 or less

Bakery Scare

Saturday, October 22, 2011
3-7pm @ Bakery Square
Fun for all ages – kids to adults
check out the 2nd Annual Running of the Weiners
For the adults – Free craft beer at the boo bar

Owl-O-Ween

Saturday, October 22, 2011
6-8pm
not-too-scary evening at the National Aviary
hang out with the Owls and meet the Aviary’s Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches

photo via Maker Faire Daily

Mini Maker Faire

Sunday, October 23, 2011
Noon-6pm @ The Pittsburgh Children s Museum
national festival of all thing geek comes to the Children’s museum
check out the printer that prints in Easy Cheese
Demonstrations and hands on activities in technology and crafts

Last 2 Weekends for Kayaking!

Kayak Pittsburgh is open weekends in October!
Located under the Roberto Clemente bridge
Venture Outdoors has some group paddle events taking place this weekend as well – check out scheduled events here.

BUT, wait there are even more great things happening this weekend (and we didn’t have a chance to talk about all of them!)

East End Book Exchange sets up a permanent home at the Pittsburgh Public Market

what started as a pop-up shop will now be at the Pittsburgh Public Market
Stop by every Friday, Saturday & Sunday to say hello and pick up some new-to-you books

Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s 2011 Preservation Fair

Saturday, October 22, 2011
10am-4pm
learn how to preserve your family treasures
free with Museum admission

Pittsburgh Party for a Purpose support GTECH

treats, music, networking
Saturday, October 22, 2011
9pm-2am @ Shadow Lounge
Quarterly event to bring together Pittsbughers to support a local non-profit
This month’s non profit is GTECH
GTECH = Growth Through Energy & Community Health – an awesome Pittsburgh org that has been cleaning up empty lots by planting sunflowers!
$10 at the door goes to GTECH

October + Fests = Perfect Fall Weekend in Pittsburgh

Happy almost October! Here is our weekly round up of events we share on WDVE – Fridays at 6:45 am. Lots of great fall activities for Pittsburghers of all age. This town has some great ways to put the FEST in Oktoberfest.

Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District

Friday, September 30, 2011 5-8ish pm
FREE fun, food, drinks and more
Check out CANstruction with the Food Bank @ 937 Penn Ave. Artist work created from canned goods which are then donated back to the Food Bank.

Octoberfests For All the Rest – Art, Bikes, Dogs

Artobertfest – Saturday afternoon block party in Bellevue (1-5). Wine and gallery tour (5-8pm). After party at Bite Bistro (8-10pm).
Biketoberfest – Saturday on the Steel Valley Trail – starts at the historic Pump House, 5, 10, 20 and 30 mile bike rides
Dogtoberfest – Saturday, Southside works – fall fun for you and your four legged friend

A Few Steps Up For a Great View

This Saturday – Fineview’s Step-a-thon
Next Saturday – South Side Slopes Step Trek

Head of the Ohio

25th Annual Rowing Regatta held in Pittsburgh every October
Teams from all over the country will compete on a course that runs between the Point and Washington’s Landing
Open to the public to watch

RAD Days = FREE Fun for Everyone

Saturday – October 1
- Heinz History Center = Free Admission
- Riverquest
Sunday – October 2
- Carnegie Museum of Art = Free Admission
- Children’s Museum = Free Admission
- Mattress Factory = Free Admission
Tuesday – October 4
- PNC Park = Free Tours

Wood Fired Words

a new literary event organized by the folks who brought us the Gist St. Reading series
Author Josh Barkan, Braddock’s writer in residence will be reading
Pizza from the community oven
Saturday, October 1st, 7PM – 10PM. 5$. BYOB. Reading will being at 8PM.
UnSmoke Systems ArtSpace is located at 1137 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104.

Pittsburgh Ghost Tours

Haunted Pittsburgh Ghost Tours is back with tours scheduled every weekend in October
Tours meet at Grand Concourse and the Carnegie Library
$15 per person

Scooters,Pinball, Bicycles & More in Pittsburgh This Weekend

Pinball, Pinball, Pinball – World Pinball Championships in Pittsburgh

August 11-14, 2011, 10am- Late
Free to watch – the top pinball competitors from around the country are competing for $40,000 in prizes
300+ pinball machines available for you to play

BikeFest Kickoff Party

Bike Pittsburgh kicks off 10 days of bike events with a big party at Pittsburgh Opera HQ in the strip
Friday, August 12, 2011 8-Midnight

Brookline Breeze Fest

Saturday, August 13, 2011
30th Anniversary of the Brookline Breeze 5k – Races Start at 8:30
10-5 Family Festival

Community Day at The New Hazlett Theater

Saturday, August 13, 2011 10-8pm
Music, Food, activities from Warhol, Aviary & More
6pm Free Screening of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”

Vintage Scooter Fest – Steel City Mods vs. Rockers

Saturday, August 13, Noon-5pm
Live music will be provided by the Atomic Drops and Highway 13 with DJ Llamo emceeing.
The entry fee is $10 per person. Vintage motorcycles and scooters, cafe racers and more are welcome to compete in 10 classes.

Bicycle Ride – The Batcycle