Events

The Warhol celebrates Andy Warhol’s work in film and video with the inauguration of a long-term exhibition showcasing the largest installation of his media works. Warhol’s most important films, including The Chelsea Girls (1966) and Screen Tests (1964-66), will be continuously projected on more than 20 large screens. Two newly restored films, Face (1965) with Edie Sedgwick and The Velvet Underground in Boston (1967) unseen since the 1960s, will be premiered as part of the installatio... More Details

Impressionism in a New Light: From Monet to Stieglitz, on view at Carnegie Museum of Art May 12–August 26, 2012, presents a robust picture of what Impressionism means in art, displaying paintings, drawings, prints, and pastels by major artists alongside works by many of the most famous Pictorialist photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Carnegie Muesum of Art hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm. Thursday: 10am-8pm. Sunday: 12pm-5pm.

Every show is unique! Live shows dazzle audiences with brilliant colors and rockin' music in the Buhl Digital Dome. Based on audience requests, our laserists choreograph sight-and-sound spectacles of full-dome proportions! Shows and schedules change quarterly. For schedule details and complete show listings, visit our website or call (412) 237-3400 for more information.

Daniel Riley, Author of Love By Friday, will be taking your email questions about finding love (free of charge). Simply submit your question to the below email address and we will help you move from "Single" to "Spoken For" lovebyfriday@yahoo.com

Join us as we expand our menu once again for full dining service! Enjoy some Naked Grape favorites as well as some new dishes. Pre-order your wine for a truly "Grape" food & wine experience! For reservations or more information: 412-741-6420

Just in time for Mother’s Day, the 76th annual May Market at Phipps offers a huge selection of plants for your garden, including the public garden’s Top 10 Sustainable Plants, organic herbs and vegetable seedlings, botanical specimens grown in the Conservatory greenhouses, and more.

Adult Caribbean Night is a new & exciting event in the Downtown Pittsburgh area. It will cater to all those that enjoy the sounds of the Caribbean. This event will offer EVERY type of Caribbean music enjoyed. From Roots Rock Reggae, Calypso, SOCA, Dancehall, DUB, and Rare Grooves - we have something for everyone. This night is for the Mature & Secure crowd. Guaranteed to bring out the Islander in you! The atmosphere at the Mélange Bistro Bar + Incredible Music & Friends = A Gr... More Details

With features like Falling Water, Forbes Field, and Leap-the-Dips, the Miniature Railroad & Village® is more magical than ever before! Be amazed as speeding locomotives travel historic western Pennsylvania’s miniature landscape while the seasons and days pass in the matter of minutes. This extraordinary exhibit features more than 2,000 miniature replicas and more than 100 animated characters and scenes. Come see why the Miniature Railroad continues to be a long-standing Pittsbur... More Details

Treat mom to a special brunch just or her. Enjoy live calypso music, an animal presentation by Curator Henry Kacprzyk, while enjoying great food. Each family receives a special Adopt an Animal pacakge

Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pennsylvania’s premier year-round family destination, presents a new innovative and adventurous event – Mud on the Mountain, May 12, 2012! Using the beautiful mountains that surround Seven Springs, the event brings to the region a unique version of the popular endurance-style events that combine distance, terrain and obstacles to test a competitor’s ability to finish. The course weaves across more than seven miles of demanding terrain requiring co... More Details

Expose yourself. 16 choreographers, 42 dancers, 5 live musicians, 3 days, 1 festival*. Tickets are now on sale for newMoves—the only dance festival of its kind in Pittsburgh. Named one of the top ten dance events in 2011 by the Post Gazette, this year’s installment of the newMoves festival promises to be bigger and bolder than ever. Experience evocative new works from more than 15 of today’s most exciting contemporary choreographers and connect with the best performers from Pit... More Details

The Pittsburgh Bujinkan Dojo is hosting Free Ninjutsu Self Defense Classes on Saturdays in April and May from 11am to 1pm. Stop in to see effectively defend yourself against attackers utilizing the ancient Japanese Martial Art of Ninjutsu. Adults only.

Humanaut's 'Out of Order' event series reaches six months on May 12th, where we introduce to you a Detroit staple - just in time to toughen you up for this year's Movement Festival. ---- INTERDIMENSIONAL TRANSMISSIONS: BMG (Ectomorph, IT) ERIKA (Ectomorph, IT, Erika.net) http://www.interdimensionaltransmissions.com/ ---- Launched in Detroit in 1995 by BMG and Erika, the IT team has become known for their signature label that pushes brain-twisting techno, classic electro and experimental music ac... More Details

Spend some quality time with the best dressed residents of the National Aviary! Participants learn about penguins’ natural history, adaptations, feeding and nesting habits, and the challenges they face surviving in a rapidly changing environment. Best of all, it’s a once in a lifetime chance to touch and present toys to one of the Aviary’s African penguins. A photo opportunity is provided at the end of the program. Information and Pricing: $40 per participant; $35 for Aviary me... More Details

Pittsburgh Mandolin Orchestra begins its 10th season with a Mother's Day Concert. This prorgram features folk, classical, and world music, compositions by modern composers written specifically for the mandolin family of instruments, as well as spirited Eastern European Klezmer dance tunes. Pittsburgh-based artists slated to perform at this concert are The Jerry Grcevich Tamburitza Orchestra, Riversong String Ensemble, Gary Burdick, vocalist, and Gordon Neidinger, mandolin soloist. The Orchestra ... More Details

Artists of all capabilities find visually captivating objects to draw in the Downtown Cultural District during thisfun, 6-hour drawing marathon. Bring your own sketch pad, drawing instruments, chair and a bag lunch.

“Plants and People” is a free two-hour, fun, and educational event for preschool aged children through third grade will be held at the Oakmont Carnegie Library in the Red Room. Children will experience the award-winning K12 curriculum while comparing and contrasting plants and people. This event focuses on literacy, including K12‘s PhonicsWorks program, Handwriting Without Tears, and story time, and also incorporates an online interactive science activity and corresponding art ... More Details

The Rankin/Mon Valley/Pittsburgh PA Section, National Council of Negro Women will be hosting a Mother’s Day Gala on Saturday May 12, 2012 at the Westwood Golf Club, 825 Commonwealth Avenue, West Mifflin, PA 15122 from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. Tickets are available for a donation of $30. Please come out and join us for a fun afternoon that will include lunch, musical entertainment and a fashion show. The Mistress of Ceremonies for the luncheon will be Elder Lisa Clay, First Lady of Petra Int&rsq... More Details

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 chronologi... More Details

Carnegie Science Center is home to the world's largest permanent robotics exhibition, so gear up for a bot-tastic time with more than two dozen exhibition stations about robots! Learn how 'bots sense, think, and act and explore dozens of interactive exhibit stations in this one-of-a-kind robotics experience. Challenge a binary being in a game of air hockey or basketball, and rub elbows with some of Hollywood’s most famous robots. It's the ultimate robot gathering, right here in Pittsburgh... More Details

Salsa Dancing with DJ Devin. 10 pm FREE Salsa Lesson. Dancing from 10:30pm-2:00am.

Silk Screen: Asian Arts and Cultural Organization will feature 25 films at its seventh annual Asian American Film Festival, May 11-20. The festival is a showcase of Asian films and filmmakers with origins in Asian cultures. There will be 48 showings at three locations in the city: The Harris Theater, the Melwood Screening Room and the Regent Square Theater. For festival lineup and more information please visit: http://www.silkscreenfestival.org/12/the-festival

St. Nicholas' Greek Food Festival; http://www.stnickspgh.org/ 419 South Dithridge St. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Tel: (412) 682-3866 Fax: (412) 683-4960 church@stnickspgh.org Mark your calendars for our Annual Spring Greek Food Festival May 6-12, 2012 Join us for 7 fulls days of traditional Greek music and lively Greek dancing! Live Bouzouki Music Greek Dancing Every Evening Outdoor Patio Grill Food Certificates Available Convenient ATM Machine on Premises Cathedral Tours Daily Main Courses **Main cou... More Details

We pledge allegiance to it, we parade it, and we display it on occasions both solemn and celebratory. The American flag represents the nation and its people, patriotism, and pride, even during times of war and strife. The Senator John Heinz History Center’s major exhibition, Stars & Stripes: An American Story, sponsored by BNY Mellon, details the stories of the people behind the more than 200 year history of our nation’s most enduring symbol. The 7,000 square foot exhibit was dev... More Details