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Tuesday Jan 29, 2013

Colors & Bottles

Come paint, socialize and sip cocktails at venues around Pittsburgh with Colors & Bottles!! We are a modernized painting class bringing fun to all ages and skill levels!!

Colors & Bottles

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
  • Producer: Colors & Bottles
  • Location: The BeerHive & Gia Visto
  • Address: 4428 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
  • Event Category: Arts + Culture
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We are a modernized painting class for all skill levels. We hold painting classes at local venues around Pittsburgh. Our goal is to promote local artists, local businesses and get people out socializing. Come learn to paint by one of Pittsburgh's local artists

Hubble

Now playing on Pittsburgh's biggest screen!Experience the gripping story of the Hubble Space Telescope at Carnegie Science Center's Rangos Omnimax Theater. Journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings, and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt some of the most difficult and important tasks in NASA's history. Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, this film will offer an inspiring and unique look into Hubble's legacy and highlight its p... More Details

Jones and Laughlin: A Pittsburgh Icon

  • Recurrence: Recurring every week day
  • Producer: Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
  • Location: Rivers of Steel Visitor Center
  • Address: 623 East 8th Ave, Homestead, PA 15120
  • Event Category: Museums + Galleries
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For over 125 years, Jones and Laughlin Steel was the symbol of industrialized Pittsburgh. Dominating the landscape of the city, physically and emotionally, “J&L” was the essence of the region. Its history spans the years from the development and expansion of iron-making in the 1850s, through the boom of 20th century and finally to the decline of the industry in the 1980s. The mill lived at the heart of region’s blue collar persona: strong, determined, persistent in presence... More Details

Laser Shows

  • Recurrence: Recurring daily
  • Producer: Carnegie Science Center
  • Address: One Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5850
  • Event Category: Family Fun

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.

Live Weekly Trivia Shows

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Tuesday
  • Producer: Last Call Pittsburgh
  • Location: Soho Pittsburgh
  • Address: 203 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
  • Event Category: Family Fun
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Soho Weekly Live Trivia hosted by Last Call Pittsburgh. Compete with other bargoers for gift card prizes and possibly win other prizes from giving staff members. Drink and food specials aplenty, always free to play. Hope you can make it. Show starts @6:30p. Arrive at 6pm to get signed in.

New Action Abstraction

NEW ACTION EVOLUTION Pittsburgh, PA- November 2012. Superheroes have entered into a new realm of sophistication as it enters the art world not as a comic or cartoon, but as a impressionistic representation of a epic proportions. Beginning on November 21st, the Toonseum will host David Leblanc's first solo exhibition “New Action Evolution”t. Pittsburgh has always been one step ahead in the world of Pop culture with local influences such as Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, so bringing ano... More Details

SpacePlace

SpacePlace will fill the space vertically with full-body Zero-G experiences, full-scale International Space Station module mock-ups, and interactive exhibits relating to the basic sciences and technological advances in space exploration.

To The Arctic

Now playing on Pittsburgh's biggest screen!Explore the top of the world at Carnegie Science Center's Rangos Omnimax Theater and experience the ultimate tale of survival. Narrated by Oscar® winner Meryl Streep, the film takes audiences on a never-before-experienced journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her twin seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home.

Tough Art

An exhibition of four, original, interactive artworks that are “tough” enough to withstand kid handling. Play with a giant kaleidoscope, activate a sculpture with your voice and more! This exhibit is supported by a grant from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.

Tuesdays with Jack Wine Tasting

Come enjoy different featured wines every Tuesday at Braddock's Streetside Bar. Hosted by Jack Bryce from Grapenuts.

12th Annual Art Inter/National Exhibition

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Tuesday
  • Producer: Box Heart Gallery
  • Location: Box Heart Gallery
  • Address: 4523 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
  • Event Category: Museums + Galleries
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January 8 - February 2, 2013Art Inter/National... here and abroadJuried, Group ExhibitionNow in its 12th year, the tradition of Box Heart's "Art Inter/National" exhibition continues to expand on its general concept by exposing the methods artists use to pursue their identity and interpret the invisible realms that reside within their subconscious.Public Reception:Saturday, January 12th: 5-8pmFree and open to the public.

Big Brothers Big Sister Information Session

  • Producer: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
  • Location: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
  • Address: 5989 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
  • Event Category: Misc.
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By volunteering just a few hours a month as a Big Brother or Big Sister, you can make a difference in the life of a child. Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for adults who can spend some consistent time with children in need of positive role models. Learn more about BBBS and how you can get involved by joining us at one of our information sessions. Contact Tom Baker at tbaker@bbbspgh.org or (412)204-1217.Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @bbbspghwww.bbbspgh.org

Cimarosa's "Il Matrimonio Segreto" ("The Secret Marriage")

  • Producer: Pittsburgh Opera
  • Location: CAPA Theater
  • Address: 111 9th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
  • Event Category: Opera
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Il matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage) By Domenico Cimarosa Libretto by Giovanni Bertati, based on the play The Clandestine Marriage by George Colman the Elder and David Garrick Sung in Italian with English texts projected above the stage Four performances at CAPA Theater, 111 Ninth Street, Downtown Performances Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 8:00 PM Friday, February 1, 2013 at 8:00 PM Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 7:00 PM Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 2:00 PM Overview of Il matrimonio segreto ... More Details

Glow Trees Workshop

  • Recurrence: Recurring daily
  • Producer: Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
  • Address: 10 Children's Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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Build a tree sculpture from twigs and conductive copper wire and mesh, then watch as your tree is energized before your eyes in a vacuum chamber, creating glowing, sparkling purple and green light! See this rare phenomenon called Bremsstrahlung harnessed - and made interactive - by our FINE Artists in Residence, electrical engineer Mark Barlow and designer Kate Pfeil.

One Singular Sensation

Join your PSO for a special one-night-only tribute concert celebrating the life and music of Marvin Hamlisch. With three Oscars, four Emmys, four Grammys, two Golden Globes, a Tony and a Pulitzer to his name, Marvin Hamlisch truly was “One Singular Sensation.” His indelible body of work includes such legendary hits as “The Way We Were” and “One (Singular Sensation)” from the scores he wrote for more than 40 films and eight Broadway shows, including A Chorus ... More Details

One Singular Sensation

  • Producer: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  • Address: 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222
  • Event Category: Music

Join your PSO for a special one-night-only tribute concert celebrating the life and music of Marvin Hamlisch. With three Oscars, four Emmys, four Grammys, two Golden Globes, a Tony and a Pulitzer to his name, Marvin Hamlisch truly was “One Singular Sensation.” His indelible body of work includes such legendary hits as “The Way We Were” and “One (Singular Sensation)” from the scores he wrote for more than 40 films and eight Broadway shows, including A Chorus ... More Details

Google Analytics Seminars For Success by LunaMetrics

Are you really getting everything you can out of your Google Analytics? Or are you just another company suffering from “so much data, so little insight?”At our Seminar for Success we’ll dig in and explore ways to use your Google Analytics to gather more meaningful data, analyze it better, and make your website perform. Seminars for Success are a Google-approved program for training on Google Analytics and other products. Marketing Track: Jan. 28, 2013 — Google Analytics 1... More Details

The Show's 5 year anniversary concert

  • Recurrence: Recurring daily
  • Producer: The Show
  • Location: The Rex Theatre
  • Address: 1602 E Carson St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
  • Event Category: Music

Internationally acclaimed rock group The Show hosts their 5 year anniversary party at The Rex Theatre in Pittsburgh's historic South Side. Doors open at 6PM, Tickets are 12 adv/15 door, and is all ages. Other bands TBA.

Badges & Buttons, Waistcoats & Vests

  • Recurrence: Recurring daily
  • Producer: Society for Contemporary Craft
  • Location: BNY Mellon Satellite Gallery
  • Address: 500 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Event Category: Arts + Culture

Badges & Buttons, Waistcoats & Vests is an international traveling exhibition exploring the notion of this unique form of jewelry. Buttons and badges both have a rich history and a tradition as functional or decorative items. With the applied arts—the application of design aesthetics to everyday objects—a button can be an example of studio craft or even a miniature work of art. It is a pin with a purpose. The role of the badge has expanded to include trademarks, tattoos and t... More Details

1776

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
  • Producer: Pittsburgh Public Theater
  • Venue: Pittsburgh Public Theater
  • Address: O'Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
  • Event Category: Theater
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The founding of our nation comes to star-spangled life in this grand Tony Award-winning Best Musical filled with rousing songs and dances, comic encounters, impassioned politics, and theatrical fireworks. Book by Peter Stone. Music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards Directed by Ted Pappas

Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fair, 1851-1939

From their inception in 1851, the world’s fairs showcased, obsessed over, and enthralled the visiting public with the cutting edge of industry, production, new materials, and methods, for creating everything from tools to jewelry, furniture to textiles. In doing so, artists and manufacturers used breakthrough scientific innovations to create art objects that embodied the latest aesthetics and techniques. A major co-production of Carnegie Museum of Art and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, I... More Details

Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show

  • Recurrence: Recurring daily
  • Producer: Phipps
  • Address: 1 Shenley Park, Pittsburgh , PA 15213
  • Event Category: Museums + Galleries

Delight in some of nature’s most intricate and beautiful art forms as Phipps highlights the many impressive and precious orchid and bonsai specimens in its extensive collections.

Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show

  • Recurrence: Recurring daily
  • Producer: Phipps
  • Address: 1 Shenley Park, Pittsburgh , PA 15213
  • Event Category: Museums + Galleries

Delight in some of nature’s most intricate and beautiful art forms as Phipps highlights the many impressive and precious orchid and bonsai specimens in its extensive collections.

Move It! Just Dance Tournament

  • Recurrence: Recurring daily
  • Producer: Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
  • Address: 10 Children's Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
  • Event Category: Family Fun
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Bust a move and get healthy with dance as we break it down to Nintendo Wii™'s Just Dance: Kids! We're transforming our Theater into a family friendly dance hall, so bring your whole crew and be prepared to dance along!Presented as part of the Move It! program designed to inspire children and families to explore and maintain healthy and active lifestyles, organized by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.

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