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Wednesday Nov 14, 2012

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

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.

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.

Weekly Live Trivia

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Wednesday
  • Producer: Last Call Pittsburgh
  • Location: Buffalo Wild Wings
  • Address: 480 Home Drive, Robinson Township, PA 15275
  • Event Category: Family Fun
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Live Weekly Trivia Hosted by Last Call Pittsburgh! Join a live, interactive host for a free game of trivia and compete with others to win gift cards. Drink and food specials for teams. Check out lastcallusa.com for more information

Whiskey Wednesdays

Come enjoy the biggest and best whiskey, bourbon and scotch collect in Pittsburgh by coming to Whiskey Wednesdays. Featured whiskeys with delicious food pairings by chef Brian Volmrich.

ArtBar: "paint, wine, fun"

Are you ready for a unique change of pace? ArtBar is popping up at Club Cafe in the South Side to bring a wine-themed painting studio! We guarantee a fun and memorable experience for all skill levels! Even those who have never picked up a paint brush will be hanging their 16x20 painting on their wall the next day! Doors open at 6 pm, so guests have time to grab a complimentary glass of wine, meet each other, and claim an easel. Subject: Mixed-Media Still Life Artist/Instructor: Kristen Ritchie P... More Details

Business Leaders Workshop: Build A Winning Sales Force

  • Producer: Sandler Training by Peak Performance Management
  • Location: Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh North
  • Address: 910 Sheraton Drive, Mars, PA 16046
  • Event Category: Workshops/Seminars/Lectures
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Area CEOS, presidents and senior managers are welcome to this workshop to explore innovative systems for approaching sales. Join John Rosso, founder and CEO of Sandler Training by Peak Performance Management, an international training organization dedicated to improving sales and management skills, as he shares his expertise on building a winning sales force. You'll learn how to identify, attract and retain top sales talent. Then how to make sure your talent is growing your company.

Flat Files: Illustration & Cartoon Art, by Wayno

  • Producer: Jeff Guerrero
  • Location: Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
  • Address: 1815 Metropolitan St., Pittsburgh, PA 15233
  • Event Category: Arts + Culture
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For his latest exhibition at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh-based artist Wayno will open up his flat files and display examples from his wealth of original cartoons and illustrations. The talk and reception are free and open to the public. http://mcgyouthandarts.org/flat-files-coming-to-mcg

Frog's Leap Wine Dinner

  • Producer: The Carlton
  • Address: BNY Mellon Center - 500 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219
  • Event Category: Food

Description: Please join us for an outstanding Wine Dinner designed for your dining enjoyment! On Wednesday, November 14, we are pleased to present the wines of Frog’s Leap! Hosted by Frog’s Leap’s Northeast Sales Manager, Howard Imber, guests will get to enjoy some of Napa’s finest wines including Frog Leap’s Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. Frog’s Leap is perhaps best known for their pioneering techniques in being a “green” winery. They were Napa&... More Details

Pittsburgh Speaker Series: John M. Huntsman, Jr.

Seven thought-provoking evenings of diverse opinions and world perspective. On November 14th: U.S. Ambassador to China (2009-2011) and Governor of Utah (2005-2009): Mr. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.

Shale Boom Redux: Succeeding in the next Shale Play

  • Producer: Cal U
  • Location: Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South
  • Address: 164 Fort Couch Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241
  • Event Category: Misc.
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Th e Real Marcellus and Utica Shale Boom is about to begin!!! Be ready to profi t from it. Th is seminar will discuss what happened to the fi rst part of the shale boom. We will explore why the decline was both predictable and necessary. Signs that indicate that the next boom has begun and tactics to be in position to take advantage of it will round out the coverage. Topics include: • Brief history of the Marcellus/Utica play, why history could have predicted it. • Legislative hot topi... More Details

Studio Stuff: Splat Monsters (ages 2-5)

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Monday, Wednesday
  • Producer: Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
  • Address: 10 Children's Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
  • Event Category: Misc.

Join Studio Specialist, Missy Steele, to experiment with different techniques to move paint! Use straws to blow it around, splat it with kitchen tools, and make it a little messy! This is a special artist-led studio activity. Recommended for children ages 2-5. This is not a 2-hour class- drop in anytime during the activity hour. Our multimedia studio lets children of all ages express their artistic vision or learn new art forms. Activities offered every day for all ages include painting, paperma... More Details

Driving Miss Daisy

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
  • Producer: Jewish Theatre of Pittsburgh
  • Location: Levy Hall, Rodef Shalom Congregation
  • Address: 2401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  • Event Category: Theater
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The Jewish Theatre of Pittsburgh continues its comeback season with Alfred Uhry’s well-loved stage play, Driving Miss Daisy. When the lovable but irascible Daisy Werthan must adjust to having the simple yet wise “colored man” Hoke Coleburn as her driver, a deep friendship develops, showing just how lines of color, class, and religion can be erased with genuine understanding and affection.

War Horse

  • Recurrence: Recurring daily
  • Producer: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
  • Address: 719 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3508
  • Event Category: Performing Arts
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As World War One begins, Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped from England to France. He’s soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary journey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man’s land. But Albert cannot forget Joey and, still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a treacherous mission to find him and bring him home.

WarHorse

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
  • Producer: PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh
  • Address: 719 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3508
  • Event Category: Theater
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A remarkable tale of courage, loyalty and friendship. England, 1914. As World War One begins, Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped from England to France. He’s soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary journey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man’s land. But Albert cannot forget Joey and, still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a treacherous mission to find him and bring him home. This p... More Details

The Ugly Duckling & The Tortoise and The Hare

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
  • Producer: Pittsburgh International Children's Theater
  • Location: Various other venues throughout the region
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Don’t miss two classic stories told with spectacular glow in the dark electroluminescent wire (EL Wire) puppets. Broadway.com describes their puppetry as “an eye-popping display of storytelling that's like nothing else you've ever seen.” Relive two timeless stories about transformation, acceptance, patience and beauty in a visually stunning production that will appeal to all ages. This show will be performed Nov. 11-19 at satellite locations throughout the region.

ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS by MONDO ITALIANO

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Wednesday
  • Producer: MONDO ITALIANO
  • Location: Wilkins School Community Center
  • Address: 7604 Charleston Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
  • Event Category: Arts + Culture

For those of you that are just starting to learn Italian or always wanted to learn Italian, this is your chance! $175 - Course materials included

ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS by MONDO ITALIANO

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Wednesday
  • Producer: MONDO ITALIANO
  • Location: Wilkins School Community Center
  • Address: 7604 Charleston Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
  • Event Category: Arts + Culture

For those of you that are just starting to learn Italian or always wanted to learn Italian, this is your chance! $175 - Course materials included

Tot Time

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday
  • Producer: Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
  • Address: 10 Children's Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
  • Event Category: Family Fun

Children ages 18 months through 3 years and their caregivers learn through hands-on activities, songs and stories based on Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory. $5 for members, $6.25 for non-members. Admission to the Museum not included. Multiple class discounts available.

Whistler & Rebellion in the Art World

Only an artist as talented as James Abbot McNeill Whistler could get away with his rebellious persona. Deliberately provocative and controversy-seeking, Whistler maintained a contentious stance toward other artists, critics, academics, viewers, and patrons. His legacy, on the other hand, speaks for his immense ability to create exquisite works of art.

Good People

In David Lindsay-Abaire's recent Broadway hit, Mike and Margaret both grew up in a poor neighborhood. He made it out and became a doctor, but she is stuck - a single mother who gets by on sarcasm and bingo games with her pals. Directed by Tracy Brigden, this tough and tender play runs through December 9.

South Side Stories

This vibrant one-woman show portrays the dynamism of a neighborhood. Embedded in the concrete of South Side's city steps are testimonials of teenage mischief, steel mill toil, and townie haunts. This is a neighborhood where parking chairs and bar stools mark territory, where "paradise" is just one turn off of 26th Street. So we ask, "Are yinz ready for some stories 'bout the 'burgh?" Written and performed by Tami Dixon.

Beaver County Annual Festival of Trees

A winter wonderland of beautifully decorated Christmas trees and wreaths available for purchase.

Born to Be Wild - Rangos Omnimax Theater

Born to be Wild is an inspiring story of love, dedication, and the remarkable bond between humans and animals. This heartwarming adventure transports moviegoers into the lush rainforests of Borneo and across the rugged Kenyan savannah. Follow orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue, rehabilitate, and return these incredible animals back to the wild.

T.G.I. Friday’s 3rd Annual Can For a Fan Virtual Food Drive

  • Recurrence: Recurring daily
  • Producer: T.G.I. Friday's
  • Location: Your local T.G.I. Fridays
  • Event Category: Food
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The Bistro Group, the nation’s third largest franchisee of T.G.I. Friday’s restaurants, announces their third annual Can For A Fan virtual food drive benefiting Greater Pittsburgh Community Foodbank. Now through December 31, T.G.I. Friday’s will donate one can of food to the foodbank for each new Facebook fan at Facebook.com/EatAtTGIFridays. In addition to Facebook, the initiative expands to Pinterest this year. Each participating foodbank will be represented with a Pin on the ... More Details

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