October 2008
Event Guide
Event Listings for October 2008
- August 7–October 23
Thursday Farmers’ Market
Beneficiary: Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
Location: Market Square
Contact: 412.566.4190 - August 9-January 25
Exploring the Arctic Seafloor: Photographs by Chris Linder
Location: Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Contact: 412.622.3131 - August 27–October 19
Intimate Landscapes: The Gouache Paintings of Thomas Paquette
Location: Westmoreland Museum of American Art
Contact: 724.837.1500 x27 - August 30 – October 25
“Variations/Phenomena,” by Christo Braun
Beneficiary: Élan Fine Art Gallery
Location: Élan Fine Art Gallery, Sewickley
Contact: 412.749.0427 - October 1
An Evening in the Neighborhood
Beneficiary: Latrobe Art Center
Location: Latrobe Country Club
Contact: 724.537.7011 - October 1
Philip Pelusi Annual Fashion Show
Location: Privilège Ultra Lounge
Contact: 412.488.8951 x223 - October 1
Wednesday Wine Flights: Wines of Argentina and South Africa
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Location: The Cabaret at Theater Square
Contact: 412.456.6666 - October 2
Pittsburgh in Words
American Shorts Reading Series
Location: TBA
Contact: 412.622.8866 - October 3–January 10
The Enamel Experience and TAG
Location: The Society for Contemporary Craft
Contact: 412.261.7003 x16 - October 3
Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes Opening Party
Beneficiary: Carnegie Museum of Art
Location: Carnegie Museum of Art
Contact: 412.622.3131 - October 4
Art in the Kitchen
Beneficiary: Westmoreland Museum of American Art
Location: Private Homes
Contact: 724.837.1500 - October 4
Beaver County Start! Heart Walk
Beneficiary: The American Heart Association
Location: Downtown Beaver
Contact: 724.775.2447 - October 4-January 4
Born of Fire: The Pottery of Margaret Tafoya
Location: Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Contact: 412.622.3131 - October 4
Fayette County Start! Heart Walk
Beneficiary: The American Heart Association
Location: Penn State Fayette The Eberly Campus
Contact: 724.437.2798 - October 4-5
Lawrenceville Historic House Tour
Beneficiary: Lawrenceville Historical Society
Location: Lawrenceville
Contact: 412.605.0966 - October 4
Linda Sue Park at Black, White & Read All Over
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
Location: Carnegie Library Lecture Hall
Contact: 412.622.8866 - October 4
Pink Ribbon Luncheon and Fashion Show
Beneficiary: YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
Location: Pittsburgh Marriott City Center
Contact: 412.255.1258 - October 4
Pittsburgh Opera’s Bold New Home Open House
Beneficiary: Pittsburgh Opera
Location: 2425 Liberty Ave., Downtown
Contact: 412.281.0912 - October 4
River City Brass Band presents Anthem for America
Beneficiary: Westmoreland Cultural Trust
Location: The Palace Theatre
Contact: 800.292.7222 - October 4-5
Seventh Annual Art in the Park
Beneficiary: Mt. Lebanon Sunrise Rotary Club
Location: Mt. Lebanon Park
Contact: 412.559.5235 - October 4
Washington County & Mon Valley Start! Heart Walk
Beneficiary: The American Heart Association
Location: CONSOL Energy Park
Contact: 724.222.3460
- October 5
Shoe and Purse Bash
Beneficiary: Village of FPC
Location: Nemacolin Country Club
Contact: 412.916.5220 - October 5
ZooZilla 5K Gorilla Run/Walk
Beneficiary: Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Location: Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Contact: 412.665.3640 - October 6-7
2008 Relay for Life
Beneficiary: American Cancer Society
Location: Gesling Stadium at Carnegie Mellon University
Contact: 412.919.1100 - October 6
Edwidge Danticat with Ian Rawson at the Drue Heinz Lecture Series
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
Location: Carnegie Music Hall
Contact: 412.622.8866
- October 9-February 1
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Pittsburgh CLO
Location: Cabaret at Theater Square
Contact: 412.456.6666 - October 10-11
Pink Ribbon Round-up
Beneficiary: Susan G. Komen Pittsburgh
Location: Lexus of North Hills, North Park
Contact: 412.487.8448 - October 10-12
25th Annual Houston Pumpkin Festival
Beneficiary: Houston Volunteer Fire Company
Location: Houston American Legion Picnic Grounds
Contact: 724.745.6329 - October 10
A White House Dinner in Pittsburgh
Beneficiary: Life’sWork of Western Pennsylvania
Location: Omni William Penn Hotel
Contact: 412.471.2600 x3760 - October 10
Loosen Up: An Art on Fire Celebration and Glass Auction
Beneficiary: Pittsburgh Glass Center
Location: American Eagle Outfitters Headquarters, SouthSide Works
Contact: 412.365.2145 x201 - October 10
Radio Golf Opening Night
Pittsburgh Public Theater
Location: O’Reilly Theater
Contact: 412.316.160 - October 11
Butler County Start! Heart Walk
Beneficiary: The American Heart Association
Location: Butler County Community College
Contact: 724.287.1823 - October 11
Leading Ladies V
Beneficiary: Oakland Catholic High School
Location: Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh
Contact: 412.682.6797 - October 11
Mavuno Community Day
Beneficiary: Sweetwater Center for the Arts
Location: Sweetwater Center for the Arts
Contact: 412.741.4405 - October 11
Pittsburgh Start! Heart Walk
Beneficiary: The American Heart Association
Location: Heinz Field
Contact: 412.702.1192 - October 11
Rat Pack Tribute Show
Beneficiary: St. Barnabas Free Care Fund
Location: Kean Theatre
Contact: 724.444.5326 - October 11
Rock Star Challenge
Beneficiary: Make-A-Wish Foundation
Location: Westmoreland Mall
Contact: 412.471.9474 - October 11
Verizon Wireless SAVE Walk
Beneficiary: Various Organizations
Location: Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park
Contact: 412.687.8017 - October 12
The Blues Go Pink
Beneficiary: Adagio Health
Location: Cefalo’s
Contact: 412.253.8163 - October 12
Fall Open House Colonial Estates at Redstone Highlands
Beneficiary: Redstone Highlands
Location: Clubhouse at Redstone Highlands
Contact: 724.864.5811 - October 12
Overcoming the Odds: The Mark Haffner Story Book signing
Location: Borders East, East Liberty
Contact: 412.951.6772 - October 13
North Hills Youth Ministry Counseling Center Golf Classic and Silent Auction
Beneficiary: North Hills Youth Ministry Counseling Center
Location: Wildwood Golf Club
Contact: 412.366.1300 - October 14
Hot Pink Pittsburgh
Beneficiary: Adagio Health
Location: Byham Theater
Contact: 412.253.8163 - October 15
Paul Muldoon Poetry Performance
International Poetry Forum
Location: Carnegie Library Lecture Hall
Contact: 412.621.9893 - October 15
Saks Key to the Cure Kick-Off Event
Beneficiary: Gilda’s Club of Western Pennsylvania
Location: Saks Fifth Avenue
Contact: 412.338.1919
- October 16
Westmoreland Jazz Society Presents the Collective Jazz Octet
Location: Westmoreland Museum of American Art
Contact: 724.837.1500 x27 - October 17
Denim & Diamonds
Beneficiary: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Location: Butler Country Club
Contact: 412.395.2868 - October 17-18
KDKA Zoo Boo for Kids’ Sake
Beneficiary: KDKA’s For Kids’ Sake
Location: Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Contact 412.665.3640 - October 17
Ninth Annual Sewickley Valley Antiques Show Preview Party
Beneficiary: Child Health Association of Sewickley
Location: Edgeworth Club
Contact: 412.741.3221 - October 17-26
Pittsburgh International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Location: SouthSide Works Cinema
Contact: 412.422.6776 - October 18-19
Ninth Annual Sewickley Valley Antiques Show
Beneficiary: Child Health Association of Sewickley
Location: Edgeworth Club
Contact: 412.741.3221 - October 18-19
Pioneer Craft Days
Beneficiary: Community
Location: Touchstone Center for Crafts
Contact: 724.329.1370 - October 18
13th Annual Lupus Loop
Beneficiary: Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania
Location: The Great Lawn, North Shore
Contact: 412.261.5886 - October 18
Davis Terzich Financial Group, LLC Glow Ball Night Golf Tournament
Beneficiary: CASA of Westmoreland Inc.
Location: Greensburg Country Club
Contact: 724.864.8600 - October 18
Diamond Horseshoe and OperaBLAST
Beneficiary: Pittsburgh Opera
Location: Hilton Pittsburgh
Contact: 412.281.0912 - October 18
Mattress Factory Art Auction
Beneficiary: Mattress Factory Museum
Location: Mattress Factory
Contact: 412.231.3169 - October 18
St. Barnabas Charities’ Annual Fashion Gala
Beneficiary: St. Barnabas Free Care Fund
Location: Kean Theatre
Contact: 724.444.5521 - October 18
White Elephant: Treasure or Trinket? Antiques Appraisals
Beneficiary: Maridon Museum
Location: Maridon Museum
Contact: 724.282.0123 - October 19
Canines and Felines and Fashions, Oh My!
Beneficiary: Western Pennsylvania Humane Society
Location: Steinmart at McIntyre Square
Contact: 412.321.4625 x248 - October 20
Richard Russo at the Drue Heinz Lecture Series
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
Location: Carnegie Music Hall
Contact: 412.622.8866 - October 21
Craft Beer School’s Trick or Treat: Chocolate and Beer
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Location: The Cabaret at Theater Square
Contact: 412.456.6666 - October 21
Phipps’ Annual Wine Tasting
Beneficiary: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Location: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Contact: 412.622.6914 - October 21
The Americas — In Concert
with Lilly Abreu
Location: Frick Fine Arts Auditorium at the University of Pittsburgh
Contact: 412.373.7900 - October 22
2008 Nordstrom at Ross Park Grand Opening Gala
Beneficiary: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Location: Nordstrom at Ross Park Mall
Contact: 412.454.9137 - October 22
Eighth Annual Amen Corner Law Enforcement Awards Luncheon
Beneficiary: Amen Corner
Location: Sheraton Station Square Hotel
Contact: 412.461.4630 - October 22
Halo Award Dinner
Beneficiary: Angels’ Place, Inc.
Location: Circuit Center and Ballroom
Contact: 412.321.4447 - October 23
12th Annual Power of Work Awards
Beneficiary: Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania
Location: Carnegie Music Hall
Contact: 412.390.2260 - October 23
31st Annual Decorative Arts Symposium
Beneficiary: Carnegie Museum of Art’s Women’s Committee Acquisition Fund
Location: Carnegie Museum of Art
Contact: 412.622.3325 - October 23 – November 16
Long Story Short
Location: City Theatre
Contact: 412.431.2489 - October 23
Molière Than Thou
Washington & Jefferson College
Location: Olin Fine Arts Center
Contact: 724.223.OLIN - October 24
Celebrity Chef Cook-Off
Beneficiary: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Location: Nakama
Contact: 412.321.4422 - October 24
Cocktails for Canines
Beneficiary: Western Pennsylvania Humane Society
Location: Buckhead Saloon
Contact: 412.321.4625 x248 - October 24
Reach for the Stars
Centennial Gala
Beneficiary: DePaul School for Hearing and Speech
Location: Omni William Penn Hotel
Contact: 412.924.1017 - October 24
St. Anthony Opportunity
Award Dinner
Beneficiary: St. Anthony School Programs
Location: East Club Lounge at Heinz Field
Contact: 724.940.9020 x104
- October 24
Steelers Style
Beneficiary: Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute at UPMC and the Cancer Caring Center
Location: Hilton Pittsburgh
Contact: 412.697.7695 - October 25-26
KDKA Zoo Boo for Kids’ Sake
Beneficiary: KDKA’s For Kids’ Sake
Location: Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Contact 412.665.3640 - October 25
Madcap Masquerade
Beneficiary: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Location: The Hunt Armory, Shadyside
Contact: 412.682.7275 - October 25
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s Opening Night
Beneficiary: Westmoreland Cultural Trust
Location: The Palace Theatre
Contact: 724.836.8000 - October 27
Design Excellence Lecture Series presents Fred Dust
Beneficiary: The Community Design Center of Pittsburgh
Location: University Center at Point Park University
Contact: 412.391.4144 - October 28–29
Art After Dark: Classic Cameras, Antique, and Alternative Photography
Location: Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild
Contact: 412.322.1773 x302 - October 29
International Affairs Graduate School Fair
Beneficiary: Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs
Location: William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh
Contact: 412.648.7640 - October 28th
Second Annual Challenge the Champions
Beneficiary: Every Child, Inc.
Location: Carnegie Science Center
Contact: 412.665.0600 - October 31
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