Cool Picks

Cool things to do in the Pittsburgh region

Pittsburgh Restaurant Week; Moth Lands at Rex (CPs Tues., 1/14/14)

Pittsburgh Restaurant Week, The Moth Story Slam, Thurman Berman, Dwayne Dolphin, Ceili Dancing

Hobbits and Poppins (CPs Mon., 1/13/14)

“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “Saving Mr. Banks,” Roger Humphries Trio w/ Judi Figel, Balcony Big Band

City Theatre Presents “South Side Stories” ; Theresa Caputo, Long Island Medium at the Benedum (CPs Sun., 1/12/14)

“South Side Stories,” Theresa Caputo, Meklit, “Stuck”

Larry the Cable Guy at Heinz Hall, Fist Fight at Altar Bar (CPs Sat., 1/11/14)

1) By tapping into the always underestimated entertainment market of ordinary WalMart-shopping Americans, the Blue Collar Comedy Tour made stars out of all of its performers, but the breakout was undoubtedly Daniel Lawrence Whitney, a.k.a. Larry the Cable the Guy. The Nebraska native’s R-rated Christmas carols and tales of trailer-park life have begotten an empire that…