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Monday Nov 19, 2012

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

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.

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.

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.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: Classical Mystery Tour

  • Producer: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  • Location: Scottish Rite Cathedral
  • Address: 110 E. Lincoln Ave., New Castle, PA 16101
  • Event Category: Music
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Fawzi Haimor, conductor Jim Owen as John Lennon Tony Kishman as Paul McCartney John Brosnan as George Harrison Chris Camilleri as Ringo Starr About This Performance: Classical Mystery Tour takes the stage with a special tribute to the Beatles' acclaimed album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – the first rock album to ever win a Grammy for Album of the Year. Hear your favorite Beatles hits performed by a group of performers that look, sound and act just like John, Paul, George and Ring... 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.

Town Hall Meeting: Doing Good

Moderated by KDKA's Lynne Hays Freeland. 6pm: Yelp helps volunteer expo. 7pm: Pittsburgh speak about causes that moved them to take action. An open mic will be provided for audience participation.

Yelp Helps

Join Yelp Pittsburgh and The Pittsburgh Public Theater at the O'Reilly Theater on Monday, November 19 from 6:00pm-9:00pm for a very special YELP HELPS event. Find out how to give back to our community with this fun night out that will feature over 20 local Non-profits! We'll also have complimentary spirits from Wigle Whiskey and beer on tap from Great Lakes Brewery. Light bites include Pittsburgh favorites, such as the Franktuary and Oh My Grill food truck, Kaleidoscope Cafe, Elbow Room, 1947 Ta... More Details

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

To the Arctic - Rangos Omnimax Theater

To the Arctic follows the lives of a mother polar bear and her two young cubs as they fight to survive the changing Arctic wilderness.

Impressions of Interiors: Gilded Age Paintings by Walter Gay

American artist Walter Gay (1856–1937) specialized in painting views of opulent residential interiors in late-19th and early-20th-century America and Europe. John Singer Sargent, Gay’s nearly exact contemporary, is well known for painting the sumptuous clothing and jewels of American society in his fashionable portraits. Walter Gay, in contrast, painted society’s rooms—with their silk wall coverings, ornate paneling, 18th-century French furniture, tapestries, and sculptur... More Details

Sharp Edge Trivia - Brasserie

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Monday
  • Producer: Sharp Edge Brasserie
  • Location: Sharp Edge Brasserie
  • Address: 102 Gallery Drive, McMurray, PA 15317
  • Event Category: Family Fun
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Join Pat for fun weekly trivia at the Sharp Edge Brasserie. Compete to win gift cards and bragging rights while taking in awesome drink and food specials. League teams compete for a grand prize of $1000 to be awarded in March 2012. Always free to play and Always a great time! Show starts at 7:30. Sign up begins at 7p. Hope to see you!

Weekly Trivia at North Park Clubhouse

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Monday
  • Producer: North Park Clubhouse
  • Location: North Park Clubhouse
  • Address: 4301 Ranalli Drive, Gibsonia, PA 15044
  • Event Category: Family Fun
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Join North Park Clubhouse and Last Call Pittsburgh as they team up to bring you an exciting weekly live trivia event. Compete to win gift cards and outsmart your friends. Plus, our trivia league begins this week (week of 1.8.12). Play at least six times in 12 weeks and be qualified to compete for a $1000.00 prize! Hope to see you there. Registration starts at 7:30. Show starts at 8p.

Tough Art

Our sixth annual exhibition of original, interactive artworks “tough” enough to withstand kid handling. Our 2012 Tough Artists are: John Peña, Scott Andrew, Jonathan Armistead, Jeremy Boyle, Kevin Clancy, and Will Schlough. Things That Fly by John Peña A 4’by6’ wooden frame is painted to look like he back of a digital camera. Behind the frame is a large blue backdrop that will act as a “sky.” Visitors can go between the camera frame and blue back... More Details

Tough Art

  • 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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Our sixth annual exhibition of original, interactive artworks “tough” enough to withstand kid handling. Our 2012 Tough Artists are John Peña, Scott Andrew, Jonathan Armistead, Jeremy Boyle, Kevin Clancy and Will Schlough.

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

Garden Railroad

Delight in model G Garden Railroad trains as they chug through miniature living landscapes sprinkled with conifers, groundcovers, sedums, and small-growing plants. This wonderful little world will thrill children and adults alike.

Bridge 12

SCC’s Bridge Series, a biennial exhibition, offers a unique opportunity for audiences to become acquainted with work of three different mid-career artists through the presentation of three solo shows. Bridge 12 showcases the work of metal worker and jewelry maker Melissa Cameron, ceramic artist Kevin Snipes, and textile artist Betty Vera.

Rocky Mountain Express - Rangos Omnimax Theater

  • Recurrence: Recurring every week day
  • Producer: Carnegie Science Center
  • Venue: Carnegie Science Center
  • Address: One Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5850

The Rocky Mountain Express takes viewers through river canyons and mountain passes for an adventure into the Canadian Rockies. While exploring some of the most stunning and rugged landscapes on Earth viewers will learn about one of the greatest engineering feats in history the construction of Canada's first transcontinental railway through the Rocky Mountains.

Missing Links (The Rainbow Jumpy)

ARTWORK YOU CAN PLAY IN: Bounce, jump, roll, run, and walk through a 30-foot inflatable “jumpy” art piece created by Felipe Dulzaides and on loan from the New Children’s Museum, in San Diego, CA. Missing Links is made possible through the support of The Hillman Foundation.

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