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Saturday Jun 23, 2012

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.

Melange Caribbean Nite

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Saturday
  • Producer: Powa-House Unlimited Enterprises
  • Event Category: Music

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

Swing City

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Saturday
  • Producer: Bobby D
  • Location: Wightman School Community Building
  • Address: 5604 Solway St, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
  • Event Category: Dance
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Pittsburgh's biggest weekly swing dance happens every Saturday night at Bobby D's Swing City! No partner needed! Just bring yourself and after our beginner lesson we'll have you dancing all night long! Beginner Dance Lesson starts at 8:00 P.M. Dance is from 9:00 PM-Midnight. Cover: $11.00 (includes lesson) Safe Area in Squirrel Hill ~ Great Atmosphere ~ No Smoking ~ All Ages

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.

2012 NHL Draft

The 2012 NHL Draft will be hosted by the city of Pittsburgh! The first round of the Draft will be held June 22, beginning at 7 p.m. ET, and Rounds 2-7 will be conducted June 23, starting at 10 a.m. ET.

American Cancer Society Relay For Life at Latrobe

  • Producer: American Cancer Society
  • Location: Latrobe Memorial Stadium
  • Address: Chestnut St, Latrobe, PA 15650
  • Event Category: Fund Raisers
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Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with cancer or lost someone close to you to cancer? Fight back against a disease that takes so much by participating in this year’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life at Latrobe Memorial Stadium Latrobe, PA June 23rd & 24th, 2012 ~ 11 AM Saturday to 11 AM Sunday. Relay For Life is the signature 24 hour fundraising event of the American Cancer Society. It is a fun event for all ages with live music, activities, raffles, food, games and more! He... More Details

Angora Gardens 2nd Annual Classic Car Show

Mon Yough Community Services is excited to bring back the Angora Gardens Classic Car Show for a 2nd year. Angora Gardens is located in White Oak Park, next to the Park Office. This event, scheduled 1pm-4pm, boasts a fun day for everyone with music, classic cars, craft vendors, childrens' activities, and food. Dash Plaques will be given out to the first 60 Classic cars to arrive. Don't forget to vote for your favorite car in the peoples' choice awards. Admission is free, and any proceeds benefit ... More Details

BARKery Square

  • Producer: Revive Marketing Group
  • Location: Bakery Square
  • Address: 6425 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
  • Event Category: Family Fun
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Join us for the 2nd Annual BARKery Square on Saturday, June 23rd from 1-4pm & kick-off BkSq's Summer Street Parties with your pup! Enjoy music by DJ Buscrates, pet-friendly activities, an on-site Pet Look-A-Like Contest, and more. Featuring local pet orgs and businesses: Petagogy, Steel City Greyhounds, Animal Nature, The Golden Bone, Lil Buddha’s Homemade Pet Treats, and Doggie Delights! BARKery Square is FREE event open to guests & pets of all ages. 21+ guests can enjoy Yappy Hou... More Details

Bellydance Basics – Cabaret Style workshop with Amethyst

  • Producer: The Center of Harmony
  • Location: The Center of Harmony
  • Address: 253 Mercer Street, Harmony, PA 16037
  • Event Category: Dance
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Beginner bellydance students (all levels welcome) will learn basic Cabaret style moves, using fun, upbeat music such as Arabic pop. This energetic style blends Classical Egyptian, American and other world dance styles. No experience necessary.

Bellydance Basics – Cabaret Style workshop with Amethyst

  • Producer: The Center of Harmony
  • Location: The Center of Harmony
  • Address: 253 Mercer Street, Harmony, PA 16037
  • Event Category: Dance
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Beginner bellydance students (all levels welcome) will learn basic Cabaret style moves, using fun, upbeat music such as Arabic pop. This energetic style blends Classical Egyptian, American and other world dance styles. No experience necessary.

Buhl Community Park Public Celebration

Enjoy FREE admission to the Museum during this community celebration of the City of Pittsburgh’s newest park: Buhl Community Park at Allegheny Square. A full day of community and family fun is planned - both inside and outside the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. A special park dedication ceremony will take place at Noon. The centerpiece of the day-long celebration will be performances by the New York City based “Cirque-tacular”, a troupe of aerialists, acrobats and dance... More Details

Celebrity Basketball Game

  • Producer: Darrelle Revis
  • Location: Aliquippa High School
  • Address: 100 Harding Avenue, Aliquippa, PA 15001
  • Event Category: Sports & Recreation

Darrelle Revis, along with fellow professional athletes, will lend their talents to a fundraising competition of hoops to entertain and provide charity back to the Greater Pittsburgh community. A halftime performance by Def Jam Recording artist Big K.R.I.T. will be one of many highlights. All proceeds will benefit Nerih, Inc.

E.A.T. Farmers' Market Series: Mt. Lebanon Uptown Farmers' Market

  • Producer: Edible Allegheny
  • Location: Mt. Lebanon Uptown Farmers Market
  • Address: 710-750 Washington Rd, Mt. Lebanon, PA
  • Event Category: Food

Join Edible Allegheny during the E.A.T Farmers Market Series this summer! Our next stop is the Mt. Lebanon Uptown Farmers' Market Sponsored by Giant Eagle Market District

Hometown Homegrown

Pittsburgh has many unique culinary traditions – from sandwiches topped with French fries to “chip-chopped” ham – but none of these customs are sweeter than the cookie table. Often set out at weddings or other local celebrations, traditional cookie tables are stacked with hundreds or even thousands of homemade treats. The Senator John Heinz History Center and GoodTaste! Pittsburgh will showcase the region’s passion for this uniquely Pittsburgh tradition with the lau... More Details

Hometown, Homegrown

Senator John Heinz History Center 412-454-6000 The Senator John Heinz History Center and GoodTaste! Pittsburgh will host Hometown–Homegrown®, a fun and flavorful food expo which celebrates the region’s passion for food on Saturday, June 23. Visitors to Hometown–Homegrown can sample a delicious assortment of local foods from nearly 50 local vendors, including several Strip District eateries, and swap recipes with Western Pa.’s finest culinary experts. Chris Fennimore, ... More Details

Johnny Angel & The Halos Concert

  • Producer: Johnny Angel & the Halos
  • Location: Kean Theatre
  • Address: 5847 Meridian Road, Gibsonia, PA 15044
  • Event Category: Music
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See the region’s favorite Oldies act perform in the theatre Johnny Angel calls “home.” This is doo-wop at its best performed by the band that made it famous. Johnny Angel & the Halos are gifted entertainers who enjoy performing. Tickets sell quickly! For tickets call 724-444-KEAN (5326) or visit www.keantheatre.com. Like the Kean Theatre on Facebook for information about upcoming shows and discounts.

Juneteenth at the Sewickley Community Center

3rd Annual Juneteenth Event at the Sewickley Community Center. Free admission (except for pancake breakfast); Book panel discussion on The Help moderated by CSPAN producer Jonelle Henry; Re-enactments featuring Abraham Lincoln, Martin Delaney, and the USCT Fife and Drum Corps; Free open swim at outdoor pool; Entertainment, including Betty Douglas, Marianne Pratt, Common Ground, Christian Lighthouse, Church in the Round, Church of God & Christ Praise Dance, and Roland Ford; Special classes an... More Details

Lightning Strikes Greentree - World Championship Boxing

  • Producer: SLG Entertainment
  • Location: United States
  • Address: Greentree Sportsplex 100 Iron City Road, PITTSBURGH, PA
  • Event Category: Sports & Recreation
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Once again, SLG Entertainment is partnering up with Team Salka Promotions to present A World Championship Boxing Event with "Lightning" Rod Salka in a 10 Round WBA Title Match!! Get your tickets now!!! Seats going fast!!! www.paboxingevents.com BE ADVISED THAT ONLY GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR FOR $35.00. THESE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON SITE THE EVENING OF THE FIGHT AT 6:00 P.M. Come and see the greatest fighters in the city duke it out in the ring!! Main Event "L... More Details

Must-See Acoustic Performances: Jeff Schmutz of Good Brother Earl

  • Producer: Carnegie Science Center
  • Address: One Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5850
  • Event Category: Music
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Listen to local musicians from 2-3 pm at our acoustic sound stage, sponsored by Sonic, throughout the run of our rockin’ GUITAR exhibit, in cooperation with WDVE and WYEP. Jeff Schmutz of Good Brother Earl will be the performance of the day.

Ninjutsu Self Defense Class

  • Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Saturday
  • Producer: Pittsburgh Bujinkan Dojo
  • Location: Pittsburgh Bujinkan Dojo
  • Address: 333 East Carson Street, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
  • Event Category: Sports & Recreation
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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.

Smiley’s Birthday

  • Producer: Carnegie Science Center
  • Address: One Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5850
  • Event Category: Family Fun
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It’s a birthday party with your favorite cookie! Sing “Happy Birthday” to Smiley, chow down on scrumptious cake, decorate cookies and participate in cool games and activities from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Visit CarnegieScienceCenter.org for details.

Stars at Riverview Jazz Series - Alton Merrell

  • Producer: Pittsburgh Citiparks
  • Location: Riverview Park
  • Address: Riverview Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15214
  • Event Category: Music

"Stars at Riverview" brings Pittsburgh's premier jazz to Riverview Park on Saturday evenings! So bring a lawn chair or spread a blanket on Observatory Hill for an entire summer of free, incredible musical entertainment. After the concerts, stay for Dollar Bank Cinema in the Park, movies the entire family can enjoy. Inclement weather may cause concert cancellations. In the event of a cancellation, a message will play on the concert hotline 412-255-2493. Sponsored by BNY Mellon and ARAD.

Swagger Injection Short Form Improv

  • Producer: Zack Roach
  • Location: Modern Formations Gallery
  • Address: 4919 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
  • Event Category: Performing Arts
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Swagger Injection performs for the first time at Modern Formations, in Lawrenceville. Join us for an excellent show!! Swagger Injection will be taking suggestions from the audience, assign roles and scenarios to the performers, who must then improvise a skit on the spot... June 23rd Modern Formations 4919 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 Doors at 8:00 Curtain at 8:30 $5 Cash Only http://www.facebook.com/events/380182515376579/ https://twitter.com/#!/SwaggerInjectio

The Pitmen Painters

  • Recurrence: Recurring daily
  • Producer: Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre
  • Location: Henry Heymann Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial, Oakland
  • Venue: Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre
  • Address: 4301 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  • Event Category: Theater
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Based on a true story! In 1934, a group of Ashington miners and a dental mechanic hired a professor from Newcastle University to teach an evening art appreciation class. Unable to understand each other at first, they embarked on one of the most unusual experiments in British art as the pitmen learned to become painters. Within a few years, their work was taken for prestigious collections and they were celebrated throughout the British art world; but every day they worked, as before, down the min... More Details

Third Annual Bocce Tournament and Festival

Senator John Heinz History Center 412-454-6325 Come throw out the pallino and throw down for a worthy cause at the Senator John Heinz History Center's Third Annual Bocce Tournament and Festival on Sat., June 23, at 1:00 p.m., in the parking lot on 13th and Smallman Street. More than 25 four-person teams will showcase their bocce skills while visitors enjoy Italian food, beverages, music, and more. Spectators are also encouraged to try their hand playing bocce on two specially-made public courts.... More Details

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