October 2008

Event Guide

Event Listings for November 2008

  • November 1-2
    American Girl Fashion Show
    Beneficiary: Felician Sisters’ Mooncrest Children’s Programs & The Junior League’s Kids in the Kitchen
    Location: Pittsburgh Field Club
    Contact: 412.488.9270
  • November 1
    A Passion for Wine
    Beneficiary: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
    Location: PPG Wintergarden
    Contact: 412.321.4422
  • November 1
    Bedazzled
    Beneficiary: Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia
    Location: The Rivers Club
    Contact: 412.471.9474
  • November 1
    Cameos of Caring Program and
    Awards Gala
    Beneficiary: Endowed Nursing Scholarship, University of Pittsburgh
    Location: David L. Lawrence Convention Center
    Contact: 412.624.5328
  • November 1
    The Glen Miller Orchestra
    Washington & Jefferson College
    Location: Olin Fine Arts Center
    Contact: 724.223.OLIN
  • November 1
    Jan Brett at Black, White & Read All Over
    Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
    Location: Carnegie Library Lecture Hall
    Contact: 412.622.8866
  • November 1
    River City Brass Band presents Birth of a
    Great City
    Beneficiary: Westmoreland Cultural Trust
    Location: The Palace Theatre
    Contact: 800.292.7222
  • November 1
    Viva Hollywood
    Beneficiary: St. Barnabas Free Care Fund
    Location: The Washington Place
    Contact: 724.444.5326
  • November 1
    Your Holiday Home: Inspirations for Fall and Christmas Home Decorating
    Beneficiary: Presbyterian SeniorCare
    Location: Church of the Covenant, Washington
    Contact: 412.826.6195
  • November 2
    Highmark Shop to Stop Domestic Violence
    Beneficiary: Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
    Location: The Galleria of Mt. Lebanon
    Contact: 412.687.8017
  • November 2
    Pittsburgh Kidney Walk
    Beneficiary: National Kidney Foundation
    Location: Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
    Contact: 412.261.4115
  • November 4-5
    Art After Dark: Classic Cameras,
    Antique, and Alternative Photography
    Location: Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild
    Contact: 412.322.1773 x302
  • November 5
    Wednesday Wine Flights: Wild
    Game & Wine
    The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
    Location: The Cabaret at Theater Square
    Contact: 412.456.6666
  • November 6
    29th Annual Corporate Roast
    Beneficiary: Big Brothers Big Sisters
    Location: Heinz Field, North Shore
    Contact: 412.363.6100
  • November 6
    Reading on Mars
    Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures American Shorts Reading Series
    Location: Carnegie Library Lecture Hall
    Contact: 412.622.8866
  • November 6
    The State of Black Pittsburgh Opportunity Fair and Town
    Hall Meeting
    Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh
    Location: Carnegie Mellon University
    Contact: 412.227.4229
  • November 7-9
    Holiday Weekend Open House
    Location: The Pine Tree Shoppes
    Contact: 724.933.8850
  • November 7-9
    Teen Weekend
    Beneficiary: American Diabetes Association
    Location: The Woodlands
    Contact: 412.824.1181
  • November 7–22
    27th Annual Three Rivers
    Film Festival
    Locations: Harris Theater, Regent Square Theater, and Melwood Screening Room
    Contact: 412.681.5449
  • November 8
    Black Tie & Tails
    Beneficiary: Animal Friends
    Location: Circuit Center and Ballroom
    Contact: 412.847.7051
  • November 8
    The Palladian Ball
    Beneficiary: Community Design
    Center of Pittsburgh
    Location: TBA
    Contact: 412.391.4144
  • November 8
    Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation
    Location: The Senator John Heinz History Center
    Contact: 412.454.6000
  • November 8
    Toast to Life Celebration
    Beneficiary: Family Hospice and Palliative Care
    Location: Westin Convention Center Hotel
    Contact: 412.572.8812
  • November 9–February 1
    Scalp Level Revisited
    Location: Westmoreland Museum of American Art
    Contact: 724.837.1500
  • November 10
    A Night for Autism
    Beneficiary: Wesley Spectrum Services
    Location: LeMont Restaurant
    Contact: 412.831.9390
  • November 11
    16th Annual Arthur J. Rooney Sr. Courage Award Luncheon
    Beneficiary: Holy Family Foundation supporting Holy Family Institute
    Location: Heinz Field East Club Lounge
    Contact: 412.766.4030 x439
  • November 11
    Veterans Day Breakfast
    Beneficiary: Friends of Danang
    Location: Pittsburgh Marriott City Center
    Contact: 412.298.9940
  • November 12
    Peg Boyers Poetry Performance
    International Poetry Forum
    Location: Carnegie Library Lecture Hall
    Contact: 412.621.9893
  • November 13–December 21
    The Brothers Size
    Location: City Theatre
    Contact: 412.431.2489
  • November 13
    Vegas on the Mon
    Beneficiary: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
    Location: LeMont Restaurant
    Contact: 412.395.2890
  • November 14–January 25
    Making Connections
    Location: Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
    Contact: 412.681.5449
  • November 14-15, 21-22
    The Underpants
    Beneficiary: St. Barnabas Free Care Fund
    Location: Kean Theatre
    Contact: 724.444.5326
  • November 14
    An Evening with Ivan Lins and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
    Beneficiary: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Manchester Bidwell Corporation
    Location: Heinz Hall
    Contact: 412.322.0800
  • November 14
    Pittsburgh Whiskey and Fine Spirits Festival
    Beneficiary: National Multiple Sclerosis Society
    Location: East Club Lounge at Heinz Field
    Contact: 412.621.7494 x14
  • November 14
    Viva la France–An Evening in Paris Anniversary Gala
    Beneficiary: Variety the Children’s Charity
    Location: Omni William Penn Hotel
    Contact: 412.747.2680
  • November 15
    2008 Pointe in Time Ball and Auction
    Beneficiary: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
    Location: Omni William Penn Hotel
    Contact: 412.454.9125
  • November 15
    Bow Wows and Brows
    Beneficiary: Scruff’s HART Fund, Bradford Hills Veterinary Hospital
    Location: Everyday Esthetics Makeup and Eyebrow Studio, Ambridge
    Contact: 412.716.4825
  • November 15
    Town Planner Animal Thanksgiving
    Location: Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
    Contact: 412.665.3640
  • November 16
    Debbie Corr Jewelry Show
    Beneficiary: Friends of Danang
    Location: Chatham Village Clubhouse, Mt. Washington
    Contact: 412.298.9940
  • November 17
    David Macaulay at the Drue Heinz Lecture Series
    Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
    Location: Carnegie Music Hall
    Contact: 412.622.8866
  • November 18
    Craft Beer School’s Meet the Brewer
    The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
    Location: The Cabaret at Theater Square
    Contact: 412.456.6666
  • November 18
    Rockapella
    Westmoreland Cultural Trust
    Location: The Palace Theatre
    Contact: 724.836.8000
  • November 19
    Leaders for Literacy Luncheon
    Beneficiary: Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council
    Location: Omni William Penn Hotel Ballroom
    Contact: 412.661.7323
  • November 19
    Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative’s 10th Anniversary Reception and Awards Presentation
    Location: Heinz Field
    Contact: 412.586.6700
  • November 20-22
    Dancing at Lughnasa
    Washington & Jefferson College
    Location: Olin Fine Arts Center
    Contact: 724.223.OLIN
  • November 20
    Racial Justice Awards
    Beneficiary: YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
    Location: Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh
    Contact: 412.255.1258
  • November 21
    Cocktails for Canines
    Beneficiary: Western Pennsylvania
    Humane Society
    Location: Buckhead Saloon
    Contact: 412.321.4625 x248
  • November 21
    Light-Up Night
    Location: Downtown Pittsburgh
    Contact: 412.566.4190
  • November 21
    The Wizard of Oz Ballet Adaptation
    Seton Hill University Dance Academy’s Ballet Performance Company
    Location: The Palace Theatre
    Contact: 724.836.8000
  • November 22
    Child Health Association Ball and Play
    Beneficiary: Samaritan Counseling Center of Western Pennsylvania
    Location: Edgeworth Club
    Contact: 412.741.3221
  • November 22
    Denim and Diamonds: A Celebration of Uleta’s Life
    Beneficiary: Lymphoma Society
    Location: Anthony’s Lakeside, Uniontown
    Contact: 412.287.4433
  • November 22
    Mark Teague at Black, White & Read All Over
    Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
    Location: Carnegie Library Lecture Hall
    Contact: 412.622.8866
  • November 22
    Polar Bear Birthday Party
    Location: Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
    Contact: 412.665.3640
  • November 23–January 13
    Holiday Toy Exhibition
    Location: Westmoreland Museum of American Art
    Contact: 724.837.1500
  • November 23
    Father Marcus O’Brien Service Awards Dinner for Catholic Charities
    Beneficiary: Catholic Charities Beaver County Office
    Location: Monaca Turners
    Contact: 724.775.0758
  • November 28
    Babes in Toyland
    Westmoreland Cultural Trust
    Location: The Palace Theatre
    Contact: 724.836.8000
  • November 28–December 24
    Holiday Festivities
    Location: The Waterfront
    Contact:412.461.7820
  • November 28–December 24
    Holiday Gift Wrap
    Beneficiary: Western Pennsylvania Humane Society and Paws for a Cause
    Location: The Mall at Robinson
    Contact: 412.321.4625 x248
  • November 28
    45th Medallion Ball
    Beneficiary: Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh
    Location: Hilton Pittsburgh
    Contact: 412.963.7713
  • November 28–January 4
    Winter Flower Show
    Location: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
    Contact: 412.622.6914
  • November 29
    4th Annual Charity Auction & Cocktail Event
    Beneficiary: The Pittsburgh Carson Scholars Fund
    Location: Bossa Nova
    Contact: 412.394.9803
  • November 29
    “Champagne and Shopping” Holiday Mart Preview Party
    Location: Sweetwater Center for the Arts
    Contact: 412.741.4405
  • November 29
    Holiday Reception and Annual Meeting
    Beneficiary: Amen Corner
    Location: The Duquesne Club
    Contact: 412.682.3300
  • November 30-December 7
    Holiday Mart
    Beneficiary: Sweetwater Center for the Arts
    Location: Sweetwater Center for the Arts
    Contact: 412.741.4405
  • November 30
    Last Days Café: Monthly Creative Resource Meet and Chat for Pittsburgh’s Creatives
    Greater Pittsburgh Arts and the New Hazlett Theater
    Location: New Hazlett Theater
    Contact: 412.320.4610
  • November 30
    Racial Justic Awards
    Beneficiary: YWCA
    Location: Omni William Penn Hotel
    Contact: 412.255.1257