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Rescheduled due to snow: On Friday, March 21 at 7 PM, Cathy Day will be reading from her new book, Comeback Season: How I Learned to Play the Game of Love, at the Joseph Beth Booksellers in the Southside Works, 2705 E Carson St. See my review of Comeback Season. Find out more at …
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I posted some time back about the Invisible Children Tour coming to Pittsburgh in March. Here are details on a benefit event as part of that tour: Local Organizations, Restaurants, Bands and Artists Team Up for Benefit On Sunday, March 9, Creative TreeHouse will be hosting an art and music event to benefit Invisible Children, …
Today we’re #1 in "pretty hats"! The next meeting of Refresh Pittsburgh will at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 26 at the Creative Treehouse in Bellevue — and I’ll be speaking. Come listen to me! "Refresh Pittsburgh is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of Internet …
There will be another PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 planning meeting on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 6:30 PM at the Creative Treehouse in Bellevue. Topics to be covered will include: Progress to date Subcommittee leader assignments Possible speakers from outside Pittsburgh Next steps As Justin says, “If you have any questions, concerns or cupcakes, please bring …
From the mailbag: Friday February 8th at 7pm is the next UPWords at the Union Project featuring writers Lori Jakiela and Stacey Waite. Join us for an intimate evening of free entertainment. UPWords is a monthly reading series generally occurring the 2nd Friday of each month. Union Project is located at 801 N. Negley Ave., …
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My Geek Bookshelf (2006-06), originally uploaded by zefredz. Geek Night is a highly informal bimonthly gathering of people in the Pittsburgh high-tech industry. There is no dress code and no cover charge. Show up anytime after 5:00pm, and leave when you feel like it. When: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 5-9pm and later Where: The Church …
There will be a PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 planning meeting tomorrow, January 23, 2008 at 6:30 PM at the Creative Treehouse in Bellevue. Topics to be covered include: A review of the core work to be done prior to PodCamp Changes from last year’s event Discussion on how to handle the money Setting of an official …
Creative TreeHouse will be showing a screening of the Invisible Children‘s rough cut documentary this Sunday, January 20 at 6pm. Invisible Children is a movement that aims to bring relief to war-affected children, by raising awareness and bringing aid. The documentary is their primary awareness-building tool. Can a story change the world? In the spring of …
Suzanne Ortner and Tom Roberts, incredible stride piano and klezmer clarinet Friday, January 25th at James Simon’s Sculpture Studio/Loft 305 Gist Street, Uptown, a few blocks from Birmingham Bridge off Forbes/Fifth Avenues, Tel: 412.434.5629 (Location & directions) Doors open at 7pm Music at 8pm Donation suggested: $10 Good food and drinks provided–bring more if you’d …
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An upcoming event for Pittsburgh software and web developers, designers, and creative types of all sorts, plus entrepreneurs and more: DevHouse Pittsburgh is back for 2008! Our second event will be held on Saturday, January 26th at the Creative TreeHouse in Bellevue. In true DevHouse style, we’ll be going all day and into the night, …