All the fun that’s fit to print

To help you plan your week, here are the key events on my schedule. Please join me when you can: Wednesday, December 5: The 74th anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition. I’ll post recommended beverages on Wednesday. For now, if you are the sort of person who enjoys an intoxicating beverage, plan to be somewhere …

Finding your inner artist

Today, Elizabeth Perry is throwing a virtual drawing party to celebrate 1000 consecutive days of her drawing something every day. You should participate: I am inviting you to a distributed drawing party: sometime during the day Monday, please find a comfortable place, get a piece of paper and a pen and make a small drawing …

To do: Open House at City Theatre

Next Friday will be a busy one in Pittsburgh. In addition to the Gist Street Readings and the Pirates playing Chicago Cubs at home (Vintage Cap Night!), there’s this very fun event at City Theatre on the South Side: Fun-Festive-FREE-Fifth Annual Open House at City Theatre Friday, September 7 from 5 to 10 pm Behind-the-Scenes …

Creative Cafe of Elisco Advertising

New creative/social venue opening in Lawrenceville: Elisco Advertising will open up its Creative Cafe located in Lawrenceville to bring together artists, musicians, poets and chefs for regular happenings, just to get the creative juices flowing. And the public will be invited to many of them. Elisco has a reputation for alternative advertising. But they also …

NaSiUFToMuMo

It’s the third day of NaNoWriMo: I wrote 1,037 words the first day (well under the 1,667 words/day target), and none yesterday. So that project is well behind. It’s also the third day of DrawMo! I sketched a red onion the first day. It came out much more squished-looking than the round and firm original. …

Pat Patterson at the Carnegie Museum

Patricia L. Patterson, Butler artist, was named the Floyd F. Chaney Award designee in the upcoming 2006 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Annual Exhibit to be held at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh from October 27, 2006 to January 14, 2007. Patterson, whose primary medium is oil paint, studied visual arts at Chatham College and recently …

Whenever you’re near me I hear a symphony

What: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra “Blogfest Bonus” Concert — Shostakovich’s Centennial (“heroic, patriotic and blazing”) Where: Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave. When: October 8 — THIS SUNDAY — at 2:30 PM How Much: FREE for up to 30 Pittsburgh Bloggers!! The catch: Only bloggers listed with Pittsburgh Bloggers are eligible for complimentary tickets. Additional tickets are …

The greatest rock and roll band in the world

Today in “I know people who are connected with the movie industry” news, my buddy Peter K sends a link to the trailer for The Pick of Destiny with Jack Black, the other Tenacious D guy, and a weird green guitar pick that rules the rock world. Also Tim Robbins and Ben Stiller, whose presence …

Angels with an attitude: Ditty Bops in Pittsburgh TONIGHT

Tonight, 8pm, at the Garfield Artworks, catch the Ditty Bops live. WYEP listeners will remember “Sister Kate” from the previous record; I’m not sure what the single is from the current CD but I can say it’s all good stuff and well worth a listen or three. My personal fave today is “Angel With an …