October 2008

Event Guide

Event Listings for September 2008

  • May 16- September 28
    Shear Madness
    Beneficiary: Pittsburgh CLO
    Location: Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret Theater
    Contact: 412.325.1582
  • 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
  • September 7–December 28
    From the Ruhr Valley to the Steel City: Industrial Scenes from the Rhineland Industrial Museum
    Location: Westmoreland Museum of American Art
    Contact: 724.837.1500
  • September 12-October 10
    Summer Studios and Staff Shows
    Location: Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild
    Contact: 412.322.1773
  • September 12–November 2
    “Artist of the Year” Susanne Slavik
    and “Emerging Artist 2008”
    Adam Welch
    Location: Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
    Contact: 412.681.5449
  • September 19-20 and 26-27
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
    Beneficiary: The St. Barnabas Free Care Fund
    Location: Kean Theatre
    Contact: 724.444.5326
  • September 25-October 19
    Britto Tours America
    Beneficiary: ProYouth Brazil through The Pittsburgh Foundation
    Location: The Waterfront
    Contact: 412.461.7820
  • September 25
    Shoot For a Cure
    Beneficiary: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
    Location: Oakmont Country Club
    Contact: 412.321.4422
  • September 26–October 19
    Installation/Sound Art by Rick Gribenas
    Location: Pittsburgh Filmmakers Galleries
    Contact: 412.681.5449
  • September 26-September 28
    Little Italy Days
    Location: Bloomfield Business District
    Contact: 412.681.2054
  • September 26
    Fifth Annual Pittsburgh Fashion Story
    Beneficiary: Partners for Quality Foundation
    Location: J. Verno Studio
    Contact: 412.778.2579
  • September 26
    AccoutstiCon
    Beneficiary: Washington & Jefferson College
    Location: Olin Fine Arts Center
    Contact: 724.223.OLIN
  • September 26
    Britto Tours America VIP Premiere Party
    Beneficiary: ProYouth Brazil
    Location: The Waterfront
    Contact: 412.461.7820
  • September 26
    Summer Students and Staff Show Reception
    Location: Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild
    Contact: 412.322.1773
  • September 27
    The Feathered Jewels Gala
    Beneficiary: The National Aviary
    Location: Hunt Armory
    Contact: 412.323.7235 x213
  • September 27
    Gentleman’s Fashion Show
    Beneficiary: Greater Pittsburgh Business and Professional Women Scholarship Fund
    Location: Marriott Civic Center
    Contact: 412.889.2401
  • September 27
    Gospel Workshop Performance
    Beneficiary: Sweetwater Center for the Arts
    Location: Sewickley Academy
    Contact: 412.741.4405
  • September 27
    The Jewel Ball
    Beneficiary: The Early Learning Institute
    Location: St. Clair Country Club
    Contact: 412.922.8322 x26
  • September 27
    Mercer County Start! Heart Walk
    Beneficiary: The American Heart Association
    Location: Buhl Park-Shelter #2
    Contact: 724.983.1055
  • September 27
    The Riding and Driving Party
    Beneficiary: Sewickley Heights History Center
    Location: Sewickley
    Contact: 412.741.4487
  • September 27
    The Sounds of Charity in Pittsburgh
    Beneficiary: The Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill and their Far East Missions
    Location: Seton-LaSalle High School
    Contact: 724.836.0406 x613
  • September 27
    Waterfront “Passport” Shopping Day
    Beneficiary: ProYouth Brazil
    Location: The Waterfront
    Contact: 412.461.7820
  • September 27
    Westmoreland County Start! Heart Walk
    Beneficiary: The American Heart Association
    Location: Kennametal Fitness Trail
    Contact: 724.837.5468
  • September 28
    Fifth Annual Flavors of Pittsburgh
    Beneficiary: The American Liver Foundation
    Location: Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh
    Contact: 412.434.7077
  • September 28
    Pittsburgh Design Fair for House and Garden
    Beneficiary: Community Design Center of Pittsburgh
    Location: The Priory, North Side
    Contact: 412.391.4144
  • September 28
    Step Out to Fight Diabetes
    Beneficiary: American Diabetes Association
    Location: Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium and Twin Lakes Park
    Contact: 412.824.1181
  • September 28
    Taste of the Steelers
    Beneficiary: The Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute at UPMC and the Cancer Caring Center
    Location: Heinz Field
    Contact: 412.697.7695
  • September 28
    Wesley Spectrum’s Tour of Homes
    Beneficiary: Wesley Spectrum Services
    Location: South Hills
    Contact: 412.831.9390
  • September 29
    11th Annual Fore Kids!
    Golf Benefit
    Beneficiary: The Early Learning Institute
    Location: St. Clair Country Club
    Contact: 412.922.8322 x26
  • September 29
    13th Annual Emmaus
    Golf Classic
    Beneficiary: Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh
    Location: The Club at Nevillewood
    Contact: 412.381.0277
  • September 30
    Last Days Café: Monthly Creative Resource Meet and Chat for Pittsburgh’s Creatives
    Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the New Hazlett Theater
    Location: New Hazlett Theater
    Contact: 412.320.4610