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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…

Cool Picks Wednesday September 5, 2012

1) One of Pittsburgh’s newest restaurants, Bridge Ten Brasserie, promotes itself as an authentic French restaurant with classic fare, new twists and a nice selection of regional French wines, beers and ciders. 20 South 10th Street (next to the 10th Street Bridge) South Side. 2) It’s the last week to see the Warhol’s Factory Direct:Pittsburgh exhibit. Factory…

Cool Picks Tuesday September 4, 2012

1) Jersey Boys is back in town. This entertaining, Grammy and Tony award-winning production, based on the life and songs of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons (Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi), has been “big box office”  all over the world. 7:30 p.m. Benedum Center, Downtown. Runs through September 23rd. 2) BNY Mellon presents…

Cool Picks Monday September 3, 2012

1) Uncle Kracker is performing at the Coors Light 2012 Kickoff & Rib Festival at Heinz Field. Follow Me, and Smile are  two of his notable hits. 4 p.m. Free. 2) Pittsburgh’s Labor Day Parade starts at 10 a.m today at Centre Avenue, Uptown, winding it’s way on the Boulevard of the Allies before ending at the Steelworkers Building on…

Cool Picks Sunday September 2, 2012

1) Painted face rockers, Kiss (Rock and Roll All Nite; Beth; I Was Made For Loving You)  join up with Motley Crue (Girls, Girls, Girls; Home Sweet Home) for a hot night of classic rock and metal at First Nigara Pavilion. Motley Crue drummer, Tommy Lee, was married to Pamela Anderson of Baywatch TV fame. Great rock ‘n roll music and theatrics. Opening…

Cool Picks Saturday September 1, 2012

1) Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town, Eli Young Band are the headrs for a big country music show at First Niagara Pavilion. 7 p.m. Burgettstown. 2) Another top country star in the area tonight, Travis Tritt, plays “The Harv” entertainment center at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort. 8 p.m. Chester, WV. 3) “Pretty Lights” is bringing its electronic…

Cool Picks Friday August 31, 2012

1) The band The Hitmen is made up of original members of mega-hit bands of the 60’s and 70’s, including Tommy James & The Shonls and Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.  Check out their hit list at Hartwood Acres Amphitheater, 7:30 p.m. Free. 2) Popular Pittsburgh rockers, The Clarks, play the 2012 Coors Light Kickoff and Rib Festival at Heinz…

Cool Picks Thursday August 30, 2012

1) “Light, Matter, Memory” continues it’s run at the Wood Street Galleries. Artists Nicky Assmann, Diane Landry, Macular,Yo Seyama all explore the use of light in relation to materiality and memory. The result is four very cool art installations. 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. 601 Wood Street above the “T” Downtown. Free. 2) Steelers host…

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