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Cool Picks

Cool things to do in the Pittsburgh region

Can Johnnie and Judy come out to play? Definitely—and this is just one corner of the Heinz History Center's throwback toy exhibit. (Photo: Rachellyn Schoen)

Fun With ‘Toys of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s’ at HHC; Taco Tuesday at Lava Lounge (Tues., 4/26/16)

‘Toys of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s,’ Lava Lounge, ‘The Boss’

Chamber Music Pittsburgh Hosts Cypress Spring Quartet; ‘Elvis & Nixon’ Now Screening (Mon., 4/25/16)

Cypress String Quartet, ‘Elvis & Nixon,’ Global Mondays

‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ and ‘Demolition’ on Local Screens (Sun., 4/24/16)

‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War,’ ‘Demolition,’ ‘Too Late’

" and CLO's Carolyn Nicolian already has Luke Halferty by the necktie.

Steel to Sustainable Festival at Carrie Furnace; CLO Cabaret Has a Good ‘First Date’ (Sat., 4/23/16)

Steel to Sustainable Festival, ‘First Date,’ ‘Laws of Attraction’ Rangers vs. Pens

Baron Batch paints a mighty pachyderm while a DJ from the Pittsburgh collective Detour provides the beats. The painting was later auctioned to benefit Tree Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Earth Day Activities; The B-52’s Land at the Palace (Fri., 4/22/16)

Pittsburgh Earth Day 2016: Steel to Sustainable, the B-52’s, Trust Arts Gallery Crawl

Jay Presson Allen as Truman Capote. photo: Pittsburgh Public Theater.|Members of the Staycee Pearl Dance Project and The Pillow Project improvise on the steps of the Fairmont Pittsburgh.

The Public Previews ‘Tru,’ Earth Day Eve Fashion Show (Thurs., 4/21/16)

‘Tru,’ Ecolution Fashion Show, ‘Eye in the Sky’

Kiefer Sutherland and Band at Hard Rock; CMU Directors Series Presenting ‘Eurydice’ (Wed., 4/20/16)

Kiefer Sutherland Band, ‘Eurydice,’ Team Trivia

Dan Sperry is one of the cast of seven amazing performers in 'The Illusionists.' photo: Joan Marcus.

‘The Illusionists’ to Appear (and Possibly Disappear) at the Magic Castle (Heinz Hall); ‘Jungle Book’ on Local Screens (Tues., 4/19/16)

‘The Illusionists,’ ‘The Jungle Bo,’ Tropical Tuesdays

2012. photo: Aurelien Guichard.

The Dandy Warhols Play Mr. Smalls; Altar Bar Hosts We Came as Romans (Mon., 4/18/16)

The Dandy Warhols, We Came as Romans, ‘The Boss’

City Theatre Serves Up ‘The Last Match’; Buccos vs. Brewers Baseball (Sun., 4/17/16)

‘The Last Match,’ Brewers vs. Pirates, ‘Colonia’

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