I will be attending some of these events and will post my pictures from it next week. I hope you will post your photographs and comments about the events!
Friday October 8, 2010 Events
Pittsburgh Center of the Arts is free all day Friday. This would be a great opportunity to check out whats going on over there.
Saturday October 9, 2010
Bulgarian Cultural Center
Free Admission 9AM-3PMPreserving and presenting the cultural values and rich traditions of the Bulgarian/Macedonian people, the Museum includes oil paintings, graphics, icons, photographs, ceramics, costumes and more.
449-451 West Eighth Ave. (West Homestead) bmnecc.org
Society for Contemporary Craft
Free Admission and Activities 10AM-2PMFree RADical experiences for all ages including exhibition tours of DIY: A Revolution in Handicrafts, a bookbinding demonstration, scavenger hunt, and make-your-own ring activity.
21st and Smallman Streets (Strip District) contemporarycraft.org • facebook.com/sccpgh
Frick Art & Historical Center
Free Admission 10AM-5PM
The Frick offers an array of FREE activities for the entire family. Explore the first floor of Clayton, the restored home of the Frick family, discover amazing vehicles in the Car and Carriage Museum, and view fine and decorative art at The Frick Art Museum. Scavenger hunts for kids and take-home art activities!
7227 Reynolds Street (Point Breeze) thefrickpittsburgh.org
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Free Admission 10AM-5PMPittsburgh Cultural Trust: Pittsburgh Sketch Crawl
Free Admission 10AM-4PM
Join us for a 6-hour drawing marathon on a journey through Downtown scenic plazas. Bring your own preferred art supplies, sketch book and come along for as long as you’d like. Artist-illustrator Rick Antolic will be on hand at each location. For artists of all levels. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Must register by email: education@pgharts.org or phone 412-471-6079.
803-805 Liberty Ave. (Downtown Cultural District) pgharts.org
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Free Concert 11AM-NoonThe Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has been a vital part of the City of Pittsburgh’s heritage for more than 100 years. Audiences around the world have claimed the PSO as their orchestra of choice! Join your PSO for a program of classical favorites. Visit the box office or call 412-392-4900 for advance tickets.
Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave. (Downtown) pittsburghsymphony.org
All Classical WQED -fm 89.3
Carolyn M. Byham Studio
Free Admission 11AM-2PM
Take a free tour inside WQED-FM 89.3 Carolyn M. Byham Studio and meet on-air talents Jim Sweenie and Jim Cunningham as they broadcast LIVE from Katz Plaza in the Cultural District.
655 Penn Ave. (Katz Plaza; Downtown Pittsburgh) wqed.org/fm • twitter.com/wqed
Pittsburgh Opera and Attack Theatre
Free Admission Noon-1PMPittsburgh Opera’s Resident Artists will focus on Rossini and The Barber of Seville, the opera which opens the new season. Attack Theatre will perform sneak peeks of their exciting and physically charged repertory this season.
Pittsburgh Opera, 2425 Liberty Ave. (Strip District)
pittsburghopera.org • twitter.com/pittsburghopera
attacktheatre.com • twitter.com/attacktheatre
Allegheny County Hartwood Acres Hay Day
Free Admission Noon-4PM
Come for all sorts of fun story-telling, slides, pony rides, an arts and crafts center, a petting zoo, music and much more!
200 Hartwood Acres (North Hills) www.county.pa.us/parks
MCG Jazz Youth Arts Open House
Free Admission 2-4PM
From 2-3PM: Make It and Take It. Engage in fun projects in ceramics and design arts with MCG Youth Arts teaching artists. From 3-4PM: MCG Jazz Aurora jazz fusion performance for all ages provides a unique and memorable understanding of jazz’ influence on contemporary music of the 1970s and 1980s.
1815 Metropolitan Street (North Side) mcgjazz.org
Sunday October 9, 2010
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Free Admission 9AM-4PMTake an exotic vacation without leaving the ‘burgh! Travel through an Asian forest to see tigers, snow leopards and a real dragon. Safari through the African Savanna to watch young springbok playing and elephants bathing in their watering hole. Pass under huge sand tiger sharks and a polar bear swimming over your head to see performances by Gateway to the Arts (11:30AM and 12:30PM) and Pittsburgh Opera (noon). Don’t miss the baby sea lions in one of the top children’s zoos in the country. Sponsored by PPG Industries. Gates close at 4PM; Zoo closes at 5PM
One Wild Place (Highland Park) pittsburghzoo.org • twitter.com/pittsburghz
Gateway to the Arts at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
11:30AM-Noon and 12:30-1PM
Sing, dance and discover new instruments with Gateway to the Arts’ artists for two fun-filled 30 minute interactive performances. In Bubbe Tells a Tale, Grandma Bubbe (Barbara Russell) and klezmer musician Janice Coppola share the Yiddish folktale It Could Be Worse with animals, clapping and dancing. Best for ages 3-7. Rhythmic Cultures sparks the imaginations of children and parents with participatory music and dance activities. The cultural traditions of Appalachia, Africa and Louisiana are explored and all are welcome to join the fun.
gatewaytothearts.org
Senator John Heinz History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum
Free Admission 10AM-5PM
The History Center and Sports Museum are Smithsonian-affiliated museums that include six floors of exhibitions showcasing more than 250 years of regional history. Don’t miss our newest exhibitions, including Beat ‘Em Bucs: The Story of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates. Performances by Bulgarian Folk ensemble Otets Paissi (1PM), South Hills Chorale (2PM0 and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet (3PM). Tickets for Vatican Splendors are an additional charge and may be purchased through TicketMaster.
1212 Smallman Street (in the Strip District)
heinzhistorycenter.org • twitter.com/historycenter
Fort Pitt Museum
Free Admission 10AM-5PMAt the Fort Pitt Museum, the newest member of the History Center’s museum, experience interactive exhibitions that tell the story of Western Pennsylvania’s pivotal role during the French & Indian War, the American Revolution, and as the birthplace of Pittsburgh.
101 Commonwealth Place in Point State Park (Downtown) heinzhistorycenter.org
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Free Admission Noon-5PMSunday Afternoon Music Series
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh presents Joy Ike
Free Admission 2-3PM
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh has free programs every day! Visit carnegielibrary.org for a complete listing of children’s activities, book discussions, storytimes, poetry readings, musical performances, crafts, and more!
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Main; First Floor Quiet Reading Room
4400 Forbes Ave. (Oakland) carnegielibrary.org
North Side "Charm Bracelet" Free Admission Sites
Get to know the sparking gems that link Pittsburgh’s North Side family district, all on October 10.
Get to know the sparking gems that link Pittsburgh’s North Side family district, all on October 10.
Venture Outdoors
Free Admission 10AM-DuskExperience Pittsburgh’s three rivers in a flat-water kayak. No experience necessary. You’ll receive a PFD and basic safety and paddling instruction. Restrictions: Must be at least 35 pounds. Minors under 18 must have a parent/guardian sign a risk waiver. A driver’s license will be held as a deposit while you’re on the water.
Kayak Pittsburgh, under Clemente Bridge at PNC Park (North Shore)
ventureoutdoors.org • kayakpittsburgh.org
National Aviary
Free Admission 10AM-5PMGet nose to beak with flamingoes, penguins, macaws, owls and more. Watch as birds eat, bathe, fly and play in free-flight exhibits. Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of a real penguin colony at Penguin Point.
700 Arch Street (North Side) aviary.org
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
Free Admission Noon-5PM
Take off on fantastic flights of imagination at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and return to earth to slide down a bowling alley, build and launch a boat, ink your own silkscreen, catch words that fall from the sky and much, much more. Performances by Children’s Festival Chorus and Children’s Museum Outreach performers We’re Holden Puppets, Storytellers Alan Irvine & Tim Hartman and musician Lee Robinson.
10 Children’s Way (North Shore) pittsburghkids.org
Mattress Factory
Free Admission 1-5PMThe Mattress Factory is a museum of contemporary art that presents art that you can get into: room-sized environments created by in-residence artists.
500 Sampsonia Way (North Side) mattress.org • twitter.com/mattressfactory
All of these were pulled from http://www.radworkshere.org/interior.php?pageID=52
Don't forget look for photographs from some of these events next week, and post a couple of your own.
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