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Bald Heads, Shamrocks, Doga and More – Radio Round Up – March 12, 2010

Leading the St. Patrick's parade
Image by talkradionews via Flickr
Here are the links for this weekend, you can listen to us most friday mornings at 6:45 am – we catch up with with Jim and Randy on WDVE about things to in Pittsburgh!  A thanks to the kind folks at Oh Yeah! Ice Cream (follow them on twitter @oysocial) for coffee and brainstorming on this weekends list.
  • To help raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation which supports kids with cancer – Bill Toland will be shaving his head
  • Make a donation or post a tweet about the event and win an I Shamrock PGH t-shirt
  • Sunday, March 14, 2010 – 2pm, Meet @ Calico Jacks on the North Side
  • Hash House Harriers, 4-5 Mile Run or Walk with beer stops along the way
  • Benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
  • Wear a green dress

Dog + Yoga = DOGA

  • Sunday March 14, 3pm @ Animal Friends
  • Yoga and meditation for you and your dog
Minty Margarita at Mad Mex

  • 2 of the best things every combined in to one awesome drink – the Mad Mex Margarita meets the Shamrock Shake
  • Lots of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at all of the Pittsburgh area Mad Mexs locaitons (Oakalnd is still out favorite :))
Carnegie Museum is Free on Thursday Evenings in March
  • Museum is open until 8pm on Thursdays
  • Free admission after 3:30 pm
  • March 15-19, 2010 – Drop off sweaters at the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

Radio Round Up – February 26, 2010

Students having a snowball fight

Image by Oregon State University Archives via Flickr

Most Friday’s at 6:45am we get to give a little update on things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend on the WDVE morning show. Here is a run down of what we talked about this week…

Snowball Fight

  • Saturday, February 27 – Noon, Flagstaff Hill
  • Brought to you by the folks who organized Santarchy
  • Wear a silly hat

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Radio Round Up – February 5, 2010

Freak-Out
Image by mrdestructicity via Flickr
  • Saturday, February 6, 2010, Noon-5pm at The Union Project
  • Over 50 vendors with gifts and more for you favorite valentine
  • Casino Night to benefit Western PA Humane Society
  • Saturday, February 6, 2010
  • RARE Opportunity to check out the PAPA – Professional and Amateur Pinball Association Headquarters located in Scott Township – home to over 400 pinball machines

Bring Your Own Meat is back for the Super Bowl

  • Watch the Super Bowl on the big screen at AVA – 126 S. Highland Ave
  • They will be rolling out the grill for all your meat (and vegetables)
Vote GTECH in Pepsi’s Refresh Everything

  • Pittsburgh non-profit GTECH is in the running for $50,000 dollars
  • GTECH = Growth Through Energy Community & Health
  • GTECH helps communities creat jobs and cleaning up vacant lands by growing sunflowers
  • VOTE everyday at http://www.refresheverything.com/gtech
classic video games
Image by Patrick Q via Flickr

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Support Your Favorite Swimming Hole – FUNdraiser for Dormont Pool

Dormont Pool
Image via Wikipedia

Friends of Dormont Pool are back with another fun event to raise funds for one of the biggest swimming pools in town.

Support Dormont Pool at Cain’s Saloon
Friday, January 29, 2010 9-11pm
Cain’s Saloon, 3239 West Liberty Avenue, Dormont, PA

Guest Bartender – WDVE‘s Sean McDowell

RSVP on Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=257289230799

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Radio Round Up – January 22, 2010

Smiley ears!
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Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District

  • FREE – FREE  – FREE
  • Galleries and Shops open late
  • Friday, January 22, 2010, 5:30-9pm
  • Quilt Displays, quilts demos
  • All included in museum admission
Shepard Fairey Supply and Demand at the Warhol
  • Shepard Fairey is the guy who created the HOPE poster of Obama during the 2008 Presidential election.
  • The Warhol has a display of Shepards work from the past 20 years.
  • Exhibit closes at the end of January.
  • On January 19 – the skating rink turned 35!
  • Open for public skating every day
  • Sunday, January 24, 8pm
  • 1993 classic staring Bill Murray is back on the big screen at the Regent Sq
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