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Archive for the 'Pittsburgh Culture' Category
JAZZAM, a well-known touring act based out of Pittsburgh will be playing Wednesday, June 11 at 5:30 in Market Square at the Arts Festival. I urge all art fest-goers and Pittsburgh music lovers to check them out! JAZZAM, my personal favorite band of all time, has become well-known in the area after a few years playing regional music festivals and a touring stint with Rusted Root. Check them out this Wednesday…
and check out a few more very cool Arts Fest features!
(In order of appearance)
And, if you are looking for a fun Pittsburgh family activity, check out what the Arts fest has to offer for the young ones!
Enjoy one of Pittsburgh’s fantastic summer activities! Oh, and speaking of which, my family and I attended the Yonder Mountain String Band concert at Hartwood Acres Park this past Sunday. What a great park and concert site! It ’s very family friendly and we had a blast. Check out the Pittsburgh free summer concert series at the Hartwood Acres Park as well as other locations in and around Pittsburgh. These free concerts runs all summer long, so take an advantage to save some gas money!
A Pittsburgh Parade to Remember…or Forget!
Pittsburgh is well-known for its exciting St. Patrick’s Day Parade [official site] held each year (rain, sun, snow, or shine), which is noticed as one of the largest in the country. Due to many reasons (my honeymoon, broken leg, etc), I have only celebrated St. Patrick’s Day one time in Pittsburgh - and it certainly was one to remember (despite the fact that I forget most of the day LOL!).
But, a TYPICAL St. Patty’s Day in Pittsburgh may follow a similar schedule to this:
- Wake up - 5:00 AM
- Jello Shots - 5:30 AM
- Party - 6:00 AM
- Keg Stand - 6:30 AM
- 6 Green Beers Later - 8:30 AM
- Head Downtown - 8:45 AM
- Bar - 9 AM
- Wait…was there a parade?
Okay, so this may be an exaggeration (although I’m sure some of my readers could share some crazy stories and schedules that are worse than this one). But, you get the point - this is an adult parade and the Irish like to drink - and so do the Pittsburghers!
I am really excited for this year’s parade and will definitely be capturing some footage to re-post on this site. Be careful what you’re doing downtown when my video camera comes around! The parade starts at 10 AM this year (as always) and you can continue reading this post for more info on the parade this year (and past years too!)
Here are some fun facts about the Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Celebration: Full Story »
Not the amusement park but…your fly?!
I just had to write about a little piece o’ Pittsburghese slang I heard today that I found hilarious!
So, turns out Pittsburghers say “Kennywood’s Open” to let you know your fly is open! I thought I’d write to help those of you who are being told Kennywood’s Open. It doesn’t mean the amusement park…so, look down! And, being that I grew up on the other end of the state, I found this super funny and was hoping someone could shed some light on WHAT this saying means and/or where it came from. Share if you know!
A Favorite Pittsburgh Family Activity
The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is tied in first with the Pittsburgh zoo as my favorite Pittsburgh place to take my 17 month old son. I highly recommend a weekend trip to the Children’s Museum for any family with kids aged 10 and under (it way beats watching TV).
The Children’s Museum is grouped into rooms, which include the following: The Attic, The Studio, The Garage/Workshop, The Theater, Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, Waterplay, Toonseum (museum of cartoons), The Backyard, Interactive Art Room and The Nursery (for the wee ones). Plus, outside of the rooms, throughout the whole museum, there is a variety of interactive art to play with. For example, the screen with falling letters that you stand in front of to block the letters with your shadow - we were making some serious words with our heads and having more fun than the kids here! Full Story »
“I have really never considered myself a TV star. I always thought I was a neighbor who just came in for a visit.”
~Every Burgher’s Neighbor: Mr. Rogers!
“Pittsburgh isn’t fancy, but it is real. It’s a working town and money doesn’t come easy. I feel as much a part of this city as the cobblestone streets and the steel mills, people in this town expect an honest day’s work, and I’ve given it to them for a long, long time.”
~Anonymous
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PS: The building in Moscow has a long tower of a star at the top (which isn’t very aesthetically pleasing), so Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning is technically the world’s largest pretty educational establishment!
Oakland Series: Part 1
The first year I moved out of the dorms to an off campus house was my sophomore year, when 3 of my Pitt girlfriends and I moved into a house on Chesterfield Street in Oakland [Google Earth shot]. Chesterfield is a 45 degree cobblestone road that leads down to a 5 minute walk to Pitt’s main campus, nestled between the UPMC hospital system and Carlow College.
Our landlord’s name was Robert “Bob” Eckenrode, a noted “slumlord” who even had an entire section of a June 2006 Pittsburgh Post Gazette article devoted to him. I wish that article was a little more timely because I would have known to stay away from him in 2004! The article states;
“Mr. [Robert] Eckenrode, of Mt. Lebanon, faced 34 complaints in Pittsburgh Municipal Court from 2003 through early last year. At that point, the court changed from a city operation to part of the county-run court system, and it no longer provides data on building code complaints. Mr. Eckenrode owns 28 Oakland properties.”
~ Pitt students find landlords slow to make repairs in off-campus apartments, By Rich Lord and Bill Schackner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sunday edition: 06/18/06
The stairs leading to our home on Chesterfield were crumbling and unsafe, one of many of the issues we noticed when we were looking at the house freshman year. But, we were late in the rental game, brand-new to looking for housing, and Bob promised that the stairs would be replaced before August, our move-in date. So, we signed a lease and move-in day came and went. But… no repairs were made. Full Story »
The University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning looms behind a Chihuly glass tower in the outdoor garden.
This is one of the best exhibits I’ve been to in a long time and I am ecstatic to hear that it is here in Pittsburgh for 4 more months (new extended end date is February 24 2008). If you live in Pittsburgh or will be visiting Pittsburgh in the next 4 months, take a few hours to stroll around Chihuly’s wild world.
To be honest, you just have to see it. Full Story »
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