Image by Mr. Velocipede via Flickr
Here are some of our picks for this weekend and for Mardi Gras celebrations. You can listen to IheartPGH live on DVE on friday mornings at 6:45 (or just sleep in read our updates here in the blog).
Looking for King Cakes in Pittsburgh? Check out the list of bakeries that have King Cakes here – you can even order online from a few of these places too.
March Mardi Gras Hot Jam @ Pittsburgh Glass Center
- The first friday of every month – the Pittsburgh Glass Center stays open late for a FREE open house
- March 4, 2011 6-9pm – live music and glass blowing demonstrations
- Can’t make it to the glass center you can watch live demos online via Ustream – http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pgc-hotjam
Pancake Breakfast & Maple Sugaring Celebraion @ Fern Hollow Nature Center in Sewickly
- Saturday, March 5, 2011, 8:30am-Noon
- Pancakes with REAL maple syrup ($8 for adults/$6 for kids)
- Lots of free outdoor activities and a bonfire too
Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration
- Saturday, March 5, 2011, 11am-1pm
- Pittsburgh Children’s Museum
- Celebrate Dr. Seuss 107th birthday
Its a Women’s Hockey Night in Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Puffins vs. Dayton Fangs
- The Pittsburgh Puffins are Pittsburgh’s women’s ice hockey team
- Saturday, March 5, 2011, 8-10pm @ Mt. Lebanon Ice Rink
One Sweet Burgh at Hard Rock Cafe
- Pittsburgh has a premier Dave Matthews Cover Band – with an awesome name
- One Sweet Burgh will be performing all of your Dave Matthews favorites at the Hard Rock Cafe
- Saturday, March 5, 2011, 10 pm at the Hard Rock Cafe
Image courtesy of Tree Pittsburgh
All You Can Eat Pancakes to Benefit Tree Pittsburgh
- Sunday, March 6, 2011 10am-2pm
- Doublewide Grill
- $10 for pancakes – benefits Tree Pittsburgh
- Sunday, March 6, 2011 2-6pm @ Rodef Shalom, 4905 Fifth Ave in Oakland
- $20 gets you soup, bread and a handmade bowl to take home
- artists and student have donated their time to make all of the bowls for this event
- all proceeds go to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
- Sunday – celebrate with Zydeco music at the Pittsburgh Public Market
- Tuesday – Boiler Maker Jazz Band at Penn Brewery