fun things to do in Pittsburgh
1) Shadyside…The Art Festival on Walnut Street continues through today. Check out some cool art and eat at some of the great restaurants and bistros in Shadyside including: Crepes Parisiennes, Pizzutti’s, Pamela’s, Up Modern Kitchen, China Palace, Steel Cactus, Thai Place, Chica Loca Taco, Girasole. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shadyside. Free. 2) The Duran Duran…
1) Walnut Street in Shadyside will be transformed into an open-air art gallery this weekend replete with paintings, photography, pottery, sculpture, jewelry and much . It’s all part of the 15th Annual Shadyside…The Art Festival on Walnut Street. Hours today are 10 a.m to 9 p.m. Free. 2) Sabbath Judas Sabbath, a tribute band for the…
1) Second City for President, a traveling production from the famous Chicago comedy troupe of the same name, brings political laughs to Pittsburgh Public Theater. Remember it’s better to laugh about politics than to cry! 8 p.m. Downtown. 2) The Pittsburgh Pirates are back from their West Coast vacation and ready to get down to business again. They…
1) Alternative rockers, Jane’s Addiction, are in town tonight for an indoor show at Stage AE. Hopefully they will favor the audience with one of their biggest hits, Jane Says. Opening is Big Black ta. Doors open 7:30 p.m. North Shore. 2) The Hostown Fair is open and tonight features the Darryl Gatlin Show (country music) tonight…
The Entertainment Central Recon Patrol is stepping out of the city and into the suburbs to bring you the scoop on The Saloon, a Mt. Lebanon staple that has been serving the South Hills for over 30 years. And while everyone in this self-proclaimed “Cheers-style” bar might not know your name, you certainly won’t have…
1) My Morning Jacket plays an outdoor concert tonight at Stage AE. They put together a nice combination of vocals, guitars, keyboards and drums that reach its highest peak in their song Lay Low. Band of Horses is the opening act. Gates open 6 p.m., North Shore. 2) Neil Young Journeys is a new concert/movie collaboration…
1) Hartwood Acres PICK #1 -Third Annual Dog Day Festival, calling all dog people and canines galore to Hartwood Acres with demonstrations, contests, activities and on-the-spot adoptions. Benefits the Animal Rescue League. 1-5 p.m. Free. 2) Hartwood Acres PICK #2 – Allegheny County Hometown Music Fest featuring local bands: New Shouts; Joy Ike; The Patti Spadaro Band; Food. 5 p.m. Hartwood…
1) Actor, comedian Jim Gaffigan, who you may remember as a humorous, die-hard fan in a series of 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates TV commercials (check “You Tube” for clips), is back in town at the Benedum Center. Gaffigan and Conan O’Brien have teamed up on an animated crime fighting short called “Pale Force” that appeared on “Late Night with…
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