Events

• Producer: Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League
• Date(s): 03/08/2010 - 03/26/2010
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The 84 Lumber Penguins Cup Championship Series is the culmination of the regular high school hockey season. Class A, Class AA and Class AAA schools compete for the championship of the Penguins Cup. Once each class is crowned and the champions of the Flyers Cup are crowned the Penguins Cup champions and the Flyers Cup champions will meet for the Pennsylvania High School Hockey Championship. this event will take place on April 1st at Mellon Arena.

• Producer: Kelly-Strayhorn Theater & Squonk Opera
• Date(s): 03/11/2010 - 03/21/2010
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Squonk Opera’s Mayhem & Majesty Presented by Kelly Strayhorn Theater & Squonk Opera Thursdays-Saturdays, March 11-13 and March 18-20 | 8PM & Sundays, March 14 and 21 | 2PM In Mayhem and Majesty, the sonic hooligans of Squonk Opera explore the poetry of music making and the power of sound with camera jibs, projection puppets and kinetic machines. Each song evokes different atmospheres and dynamics, which are made vivid through mesmerizing projections and constantly transforming scenery. One moment you are alone in a swarm of stars with a gently swaying keyboard and a sparse lullaby your only guide. The next, you see how romance is just a series of cell mutations set to post-punk beats. The Squonkers journey from the depths of moody minimalism to the heights of gypsy rock raucous delight. And our award-winning multimedia canvas takes your eyes to those wondrous places your ears have long kept secret. Click here to visit Squonk Opera's website. $15 Advance | $20 Door $10 15206 Zip Code $5 Student | Artist

• Producer: Carnegie Science Center
• Date(s): 03/12/2010
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Come to Carnegie Science Center on Friday, March 12, for a concert benefiting environmental education programs for Carnegie Science Center and the Allegheny Sierra Club’s Water Committee. Guitarists Ken Bonfield, Peter Janson, Steve Davison, and Tim Farrell will perform exquisite guitar music ranging from country blues, ragtime, and folk, to traditional Celtic, jazz, classical, contemporary, and even rock-inspired guitar slapping! A pre-concert reception beginning at 7 pm will feature food from the Olive Garden, along with beer, wine, and soft drinks. The concert begins at 8:30 pm. Tea, coffee, and dessert will be served at intermission. The cost is $60. Buy tickets now at CarnegieScienceCenter.org!

• Producer: Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
• Date(s): 03/12/2010 - 03/14/2010
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Indulge your senses and tempt your taste buds at our Taste of Nemacolin: Gourmet Getaway presented by TABLE Magazine. Enjoy Wine Tasting events scheduled throughout the weekend, coffee cupping and chocolate tasting and so much more. Celebrate your love for food and wine at this gourmet weekend at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort! For reservations or for more information, please contact a Resort Sales Specialist at 866.344.6957.

• Producer: The Andy Warhol Museum
• Date(s): 03/13/2010
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OFF THE WALL 2009: They Might Be Giants A Special Family Show with They Might Be Giants Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ New Hazlett Theater 2:30 pm and 5 pm Tickets $25 / $20 Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh members / $10 18 years of age and under “The ultimate fan – and now family-friendly rock act.” – Billboard Magazine Brooklyn’s legendary alternative rockers They Might Be Giants are, of course, also now recognized among the foremost creators of cool kids’ albums. The show will feature the band performing previous kids’ album hits, as well as music from the most recent album Here Comes Science. Co-presented with the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the New Hazlett Theater. http://www.tmbg.com/ http://www.highroadtouring.com/artists/tmbg/ The Warhol: Off The Wall 2009 Where the art is the artist. No need to worry about reading something on the wall next to a work of art. Eight pieces come to life as part of Off the Wall – a series of performances that runs from October 6, 2009 through April 10, 2010. Challenge yourself, along with your perception on what true art is with experiences ranging from shocking to inspirational, with laughter, passion, and a whole lot of thought thrown into the mix. For more information, visit www.warhol.org. Seating is limited for most performances, advance purchase is strongly suggested. All Off the Wall performances, with the exception of They Might Be Giants, may contain adult subject matter and strong language. Media sponsors: Pittsburgh City Paper and WDUQ 90.5 FM Foundation sponsors: Pittsburgh Foundation, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation The Off the Wall series is curated by Ben Harrison, associate curator for performance.

• Producer: Carnegie Science Center
• Date(s): 03/13/2010
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SciTech Days attract thousands of high school and middle school students. This year, the Science Center has added a day for the general public! On March 13, try first-hand the amazing technologies being developed in the region, and learn some of the secrets behind the latest scientific breakthroughs. Explore “green” technologies and careers, and discover why Pittsburgh is a leader in this field. SciTech Days for middle school and high school kids run March 9–10 and March 11–12, respectively. Teachers wishing to register for SciTech Days field trips should call 412.237.3400, then press 7.

• Producer: Carnegie Science Center
• Date(s): 05/08/2009 (No End Date)

Visit the ancient society that raised the pillars of modern democracy in the IMAX film Greece: Secrets of the Past. Learn about the first Olympic Games and the “modern” inventions that have been around for 2500 years. The film restores the Acropolis to its original state too.

• Producer: Pittsburgh CLO
• Date(s): 10/08/2009 - 03/28/2010

Five years after they won your hearts at the CLO Cabaret, the boys are back by popular demand from the great beyond. Don’t miss their hysterically nostalgic return as this 1950s all-male singing group is miraculously revived to fulfill their dreams and perform the show that they never got to when they were alive! Audiences will be rolling in the aisles and tapping their toes as “The Plaids” perform some of the 1950s greatest hits: “Catch a Falling Star,” “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing” and “Magic Moments.”

• Producer: Carnegie Museum of Art
• Date(s): 11/21/2009 - 04/18/2010
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Cecil Balmond has transformed the role of the engineer in contemporary architecture with his unorthodox and visionary approach that merges architecture and engineering. Forum 64 features his work H_edge, which consists of approximately 6,000 aluminum plates suspended between rigid stainless steel chains. What appears to hang like metallic ivy is revealed on closer inspection to stand from the floor. This “trick” allows for H_edge segments to turn at will and create a mazelike structure that is surprisingly sturdy. Interstitial gaps offer intriguing glimpses through a structure further animated by light and reflections. It is at once a mechanical product and suggestive of topiary or other mannered forms of nature.

• Producer: Senator John Heinz History Center
• Date(s): 01/04/2010 - 03/31/2010
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An Archival Look at Associated Artists of Pittsburgh's 100 Year History

• Producer: Westmoreland Museum of American Art
• Date(s): 01/24/2010 - 03/21/2010
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As an artist, Ben Schachter is fascinated by the intricate yet logical systems that have been developed to assist Jews to live a religious life within contemporary society. Seeing a similarity between these systems and the strategies employed by conceptual artists to create systems that determine the form of their art, Schachter applies some of the rules of Jewish living, such as being kosher and non-kosher, to contemporary art.

• Producer: Westmoreland Museum of American Art
• Date(s): 01/24/2010 - 05/16/2010
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Revisit the decade of the 1930s through the eyes of the artists who practiced during this tumultuous time in American history. Concerning the Thirties in Art examines the era marked by the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl and the war in Europe. Artists include Charles Burchfield, Ben Shahn and Doris Lee.

• Producer: Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
• Date(s): 01/30/2010 - 06/06/2010
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From the landscape forged by its steely history to its one-of-a-kind phrases and signature sandwich, Pittsburgh is truly a unique city. Come celebrate all things Pittsburgh in this interactive exhibit where you can play with Pittsburghese, repair one of its renowned bridges, design your own fireworks display, help build a large-scale model of the city, create your own wacky sandwich and much more. It's time for your Pittsburghification!

• Producer: Pittsburgh Technology Council's 15 Minute Gallery
• Date(s): 02/04/2010 - 04/01/2010
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A Tradition of Innovation: The Associated Artists at the Pittsburgh Technology Council

• Producer: The Andy Warhol Museum
• Date(s): 02/06/2010 - 04/18/2010
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Enrique Metinides, one of Mexico’s most celebrated photojounalists, is best known for his 1950’s car crash photographs. This exhibition, Maimed in Mexico: The Early Car Crash Photographs of Enrque Metinides, examines the artist’s black and white photographic work, which captures the dark side of life (and death) in Mexico City from the 1950’s to early 1960’s. Metinides was a photography prodigy: his first image was published when he was 12. By the following year, he worked as an intern at La Prensa, a popular tabloid newspaper, where he tagged along with the publication’s crime reporters, shooting pictures of murder scenes, suicides and automobile accidents. He worked for that publication and many others from 1949 to the early 1990s, always specializing in “Nota Roja,” or “bloody news,” imagery. Curated By Eric C. Shiner Photographs courtesy of Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York.

• Producer: Seton Hill University / Harlan Art Gallery
• Date(s): 02/25/2010 - 03/25/2010
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pastpresent (traveling exhibit)

• Producer: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
• Date(s): 03/01/2010 - 03/23/2010
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Be a good neighbor and bring a box of diapers to the Children's Department at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Main (Oakland) during open hours between March 1 and March 22. The Library will donate them to local families who need them.

• Producer: Pittsburgh Glass Center
• Date(s): 03/05/2010 - 06/13/2010
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Using their hands and three basic elements - sand, soda and flux - 28 local artists create, advocate and comment on the current state of the earth in Pittsburgh Glass Center's (PGC) newest exhibition, "From the Earth to the Fire and Back." The exhibition coincides with Pittsburgh's designation as the North American host city for the United Nations World Environment Day.

• Producer: Christine Frechard Gallery
• Date(s): 03/06/2010 - 04/08/2010
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Janese Hexon: Featured Artist Public Reception March 8

• Producer: Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater
• Date(s): 03/07/2010 - 03/14/2010
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Henry discovers that having a pet takes a lot of responsibility—but all the hard work is worth it because Mudge is his best friend. In this musical based on Cynthia Rylant’s award-winning books, Henry and Mudge embark on adventures together and discover that they will always be there for each other.

• Producer: Point Park University
• Date(s): 03/10/2010 - 04/30/2010
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Point Park University Celebrates Associated Artists of Pittsburgh's 100 Years of Art Public Reception March 10

• Producer: Senator John Heinz Regional History Center
• Date(s): 04/30/1998 - 12/31/2010
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Before it was known for steel, Pittsburgh was America's Glass City. Pittsburgh-produced glass has been used in fine tableware for five U.S. presidents, as tiles for the walls of New York City's great tunnels, and in searchlights at the Panama Canal.

Glass: Shattering Notions showcases the beauty, science, utility and technology of Western Pennsylvania glass over the past 200 years. Interactive activities demonstrate what chemicals are used to create glass in various colors, how glass can "bend" light to make objects appear smaller or larger, and much more.

• Producer: Carnegie Science Center
• Date(s): 05/22/2006 - 12/31/2010
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Catapult into space in the Henry Buhl, Jr. Planetarium and travel from the solar system to the outer reaches of the galaxy and beyond.

• Producer: Carnegie Science Center
• Date(s): 05/26/2006 - 12/31/2010
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Enjoy the sounds of The Doors, Pink Floyd, Celine Dion and more with live laser shows choreographed with lasers and special effects all blended together on the cosmic backdrop of the Planetarium sky.

• Producer: The Andy Warhol Museum
• Date(s): 09/09/2006 - 12/31/2011
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• Producer: Carnegie Science Center
• Date(s): 09/01/2008 (No End Date)
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Rediscover the tombs of the great pharaohs of Egypt, examine the mummification process and its role in ancient Egyptian civilization. The film captures the efforts of modern scientists as they tap valuable information from these uniquely preserved ancient remains.

• Producer: Carnegie Science Center
• Date(s): 09/05/2008 (No End Date)
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On Friday and Saturday evenings, Carnegie Science Center transforms into the hottest venue for your favorite music and giant screen films.

• Producer: Double Door Gallery
• Date(s): 12/03/2008 (No End Date)
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Double Door Gallery holds events every Weds. evening in the gallery. Events include Figure Drawing/Painting sessions, Open Mic Night, Chinese calligraphy, Still Life Drawing and much more. Most events are free and all are open to the public.

• Producer: Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
• Date(s): 01/30/2009 - 06/06/2010
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From the landscape forged by its steely history to its one-of-a-kind phrases and signature sandwich, Pittsburgh is truly a unique city. Come celebrate all things Pittsburgh in this interactive exhibit play with Pittsburghese, repair one of the infamous bridges, design your own fireworks display, help build a large-scale model of the city, make Warhol-esque silkscreens, create your own wacky sandwich and much more. It's time for your Pittsburghification!

• Producer: Lebanon Church
• Date(s): 03/15/2009 (No End Date)
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Lebanon Presbyterian Church invites you to join us for our Contemporary PRAISE! worship service on Sunday evenings at 6 PM. This upbeat service is designed to appeal to those who may not be available to come to church Sunday mornings and who might enjoy a Christ-centered worship service featuring contemporary Christian music, drama, video, and testimonies. The Sunday night PRAISE! service is a great way to become acquainted with LPC. The sermon message is different from the morning service so that those who wish to attend both services are not subjected to a repeat sermon. The service is designed to be more of a relaxed worship atmosphere where folks can dress casually. Our worship band performs live contemporary Christian music throughout the service. The lyrics to the songs are displayed on two large projector screens at the front of the sanctuary which allows the congregation to actively participate in worship if they so choose. If you want to hear what this service sounds like, feel free to visit the media area of our website at http://www.lebanonpc.org/media.html to listen to the worship music or sermons. We invite you to check out this worship service each Sunday evening at 6 PM. And, if you have a talent such as the ability to play a musical instrument, sing or act, you are more than welcome to be a part of the service and use that talent to worship the Lord!!! Free snacks are available in the lobby after the service where attendees can meet and mingle. Also, our senior youth ministry meets on Sunday evenings at 7 PM, making it convenient for them to attend the PRAISE! service before heading downstairs to youth group. We hope to see you soon on Sunday nights. ALL ARE WELCOME!!! Visit our website http://www.lebanonpc.org for more information regarding our ministries. We are located across from the Allegheny County Airport, next to Dean Honda and minutes from Century III Mall. Our address is: Lebanon Presbyterian Church 2800 Old Elizabeth Road West Mifflin, PA 15122 Our facility is wheelchair accessible. Parking is free, and we are within close proximity of public transportation (PAT transit).

• Producer: National Aviary
• Date(s): 06/02/2009 (No End Date)
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Discover what it takes to care for, feed and train more than 600 birds in this hands-on immersion experience. Participants spend a full day working alongside trainers assisting with food preparation and feedings, performing weight checks on the Aviary’s owls, falcons and hawks, and doing a bit of housekeeping for the National Aviary’s African penguins. Other highlights include participation in afternoon feeds in the Aviary’s walk-through exhibits where flamingos, starlings, pelicans and other birds swim, fly and play. Pricing: $225 Aviary Members; $250 Non-members Additional $50 for chaperones accompanying guests age 12-16. A National Aviary t-shirt, box lunch(es) and a photo of your experience are included in cost of registration. To register, email education.programs@aviary.org or call 412-323-7235 ext. 209. Must be booked a minimum of two weeks in advance.

• Producer: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
• Date(s): 06/09/2009 (No End Date)
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Free, live jazz performances on Tuesdays at the Backstage Bar at Theater Square from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

• Producer: JTWB
• Date(s): 08/08/2009 (No End Date)
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Listen to our 6 year old radio show, every Saturday morning, 8:00 am on 104.7 FM. Discover how we've established financial security and continue to do so for more than 2 decades!

• Producer: Gypsy Cafe
• Date(s): 09/10/2009 (No End Date)
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Gypsy Cafe welcomes The Gypsy Strings to entertain you through dinner. The Gypsy Strings are all Pittsburgh musicians with national and international standing. The orchestra's regular lineup, Jerry Grcevich, David Kosovec, Peter Kosovec, and Bob Sestili are led by George Batyi on violin. Traditional to cafe-style performances in Europe, the musicians stroll table to table and take requests. We offer the event for our Dinner guests. A $10 cover may be charged to those not ordering dinner or the equivalent. It is customary to tip the orchestra, especially for playing requested songs.

• Producer: First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh
• Date(s): 09/29/2009 - 05/25/2010
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First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh’s Tuesday service for the Downtown Pittsburgh business community resumes Tuesday, Sept. 29, starting at 12:25 p.m. in the church, 320 Sixth Avenue. The Rev. Tom Hall, senior pastor, will be speaking on “Fuzzy Lambs…or Stinky Sheep?” The 30-minute service also includes special music and hymn singing. The Tuesday Boost for Pittsburgh midweek service runs September through May from 12:25 to 12:55 p.m. and explores issues relevant to living your faith at work. For more details, call the church at 412-471-3436 or see our Web site at www.fpcp.org.

• Producer: Carnegie Museum of Art
• Date(s): 11/21/2009 (No End Date)
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The Ailsa Mellon Bruce Galleries will boast an enhanced reinstallation of the museum’s collection of decorative arts, design, and craft, selectively integrated with prints, architectural drawings, and paintings. The reinstallation includes a prominent display of Carnegie Museum of Art’s important collections of Western Pennsylvania furniture and contemporary objects made from glass and aluminum—two materials deeply associated with the region. Objects will be arranged chronologically, reflecting the strength of the collection from the 18th century to the present. The cross-continental installation will shed light on the development of style and design, from Rococo and Neoclassicism of the 18th century, to Revivalism and the Aesthetic and Arts & Crafts movements of the 19th century, to Modernism and contemporary design and craft of the 20th and 21st centuries.

• Producer: J. Malls
• Date(s): 01/11/2010 (No End Date)
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Enjoy live jazz with the Interval Trio & friends, along with resident DJ/promoter J. Malls spinning jazz vinyl. This weekly jam session was founded on Monday, July 9th 2007 and is now largely regarded as one of Pittsburgh's most happening jazz events. The second set is an open jam session, which regularly attracts today's premier local talent, newcomers just cutting their teeth and cameos from seasoned Pittsburgh-based veterans.

• Producer: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
• Date(s): 02/05/2010 - 04/17/2010
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Exchange: Emerging and Established Artists Come Together

• Producer: Simon Malls
• Date(s): 03/13/2010

Kick-off Easter with the Easter Bunny at Century III Mall! He's excited to meet all the children, families, and friends!