Rick Handler

Cool Picks Saturday September 15, 2012

Cool Picks brings you the best in Pittsburgh entertainment every day! 1) Singer/songwriter/storyteller Steve Earle brings his large song catalog to Carnegie Lecture Hall tonight. Best known for his hit song,” Copperhead Road,” his songs weave together a rich tapestry of music and American life. Opening is Charlie Mars. 7:30 p.m. Oakland. 2) Granite Falls, North Carolina native…

Cool Picks Friday September 14, 2012

Cool Picks brings you the best in Pittsburgh entertainment every day! 1) The Andy Warhol Museum is extra happening tonight with “Sound Series: Sao Paulo Underground.” The event features live jazz and Brazilian tropicalia music from Rob Mazurek, Guilherme Granado, Mauricio Takara and Richard Ribeiro. 8 p.m. Come a little early and enjoy a DJ set from Pete…

Cool Picks Thursday September 13, 2012

Cool Picks brings you the best in Pittsburgh Entertainment Every Day! 1) The Waterfront is holding their Sixth Annual Food & Wine Festival, benefitting Animal Friends. Nibble appetizers, dishes,  desserts and have a cocktail or some vino from 20+restaurants and wineries including: Blue Dust, Mitchell’s Fish Market, Christian Klay Winery, Greenhouse Winery, Rock Bottom Brewery, and you’re just getting started. …

Cool Picks Wednesday September 12, 2012

Cool Picks brings you the best in Pittsburgh entertainment every day! 1) The CMA Songwriters Series is in town featuring “Country” music artists, Rodney Atkins & Luke Laird, hosted by Bob DiPiero. The evening’s activities will feature storytelling and performances. 8 p.m. Hard Rock Cafe, Station Square. 2) Jersey Boys continues its run at the…

Cool Picks Tuesday September 11, 2012

Cool Picks brings you the best in Pittsburgh entertainment every day! 1) Rock group Rush plays the Consol Energy Center. The band is touring in support of their latest album “Clockwork Angels.” Rush is best known for hits: Working Man, Fly By Night, Closer to the Heart. 7:30 p.m. Uptown. 2) Sondre Lerche, a Norwegian singer/songwriter…

Cool Picks Monday September 10, 2012

1) It’s the Savoy Jazz Anniversary at the Savoy Restaurant, with host band, the Roger Humphries Trio. Special guest artists this week are world-renown jazz trumpet player Sean Jones and radio personality Bob Studebaker. 6-10 p.m. 2623 Penn Ave., Strip District. 2) A Face in the Crowd, a 1957 film directed by Elia Kazan, starring Andy…

Cool Picks Sunday September 9, 2012

1) A Fair In The Park concludes today with a nice collection of crafts, arts, music, and food. Entertainment Highlights include continuing performances of Squonk Opera with their “Go Roadshow” production (noon, 2 & 4 p.m.) and strolling banjo performances by MeanMary  9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mellon Park, Shadyside. Free. 2) Also ending today is the Pittsburgh Irish Festival at…

Cool Picks Saturday September 8, 2012

Cool Picks brings you the best in Pittsburgh entertainment every day! 1) Smooth-voiced singer Michael McDonald, who has had many hit records both as an individual artist and as a former member of the Doobie Brothers (What a Fool Believes, Minute By Minute), is in concert at the Meadows Racetrack and Casino. 8 p.m. Washington,…

Cool Picks Friday August 7, 2012

Cool Picks brings you the best in Pittsburgh entertainment every day!  1) The 43rd annual A Fair in the Park begins its three-day run in Shadyside’s Mellon Park today. Promoted as a contemporary fine craft and arts show and sale, it includes performances, concerts, food and children’s activities. The Fair is presented by the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh and Citiparks. Squonk…

Cool Picks Thursday September 6, 2012

1) Steve Vai brings his hot, instrumental guitar rock play to the Palace Theatre. He is well know for his long, intricate guitar riffs.  Vai is a multi-Grammy Award winner and has played with Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth and White Snake. 8 p.m. Greensburg. 2) Opening tonight is City Theatre’s newest production, Electile Dysfunction: The Kinsey Sicks for…

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