SUMMER 2010   Pittsburgh's Best Resource for Home Design and Lifestyle Needs.



Summer LIFESTYLES

Summer Lifestyles


Gentlemen, start your engines!


If you have kids, you know how hard it can be to constantly be coming up with new, fun activities for the family. That’s where we come in. We know how busy you are, and that’s why we’re always on the lookout for great new family-friendly ideas to share with you.

One of the best places to take the kids for a day of fun and excitement is the local race track. Kids just love racecars, and nothing’s as thrilling as watching a bunch of souped-up, tricked-out cars speed around a track or rocket down a dragway. Best of all, at the track, there’s always tons of great food and plenty of other things to keep the little ones happy. What more could you want?


Let's Go To The Races

Motordrome Speedway
164 Motordrome Road
Smithton, PA 15479
724-872-7555
www.motordrome.com

Lake Erie Speedway
10700 Delmas Drive
North East, PA 16428
www.LakeErieSpeedway.com

Pocono Raceway
Long Pond Road
Blakeslee, PA 18610
570-646-2300
Tickets: 1-800-RACEWAY (1-800-722-3929)
www.PoconoRaceway.com

Beaver Springs Dragway
570-658-9601
www.BeaverSprings.com

Pittsburgh Raceway (Drag)
538 Stone Jug Road
New Alexandria, PA 15670
724-668-7600
www.PittsburghRacewayPark.com


Visit North American Motorsports Pages at
at www.na-motorsports.com for information on all Pennsylvania Race Tracks.


CULTURAL EVENTS

What Else To Do?

Take in a show, dine with family and friends, it’s all about enjoying the culture in one of America’s true great cities – Pittsburgh, PA!


Pittsburgh CLO
719 Liberty Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412)281-3973
www.pittsburghCLO.org

Miss Saigon
June 8-20, 2010

Curtains
June 22-27, 2010

The Producers
July 6-18, 2010

Hairspray
July 20 - Aug 1, 20100

Carnegie Science Center
1 Allegheny Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
(412)237-3400
www.carnegiesciencecenter.org

Highmark SportsWork®
Now Open
Time: All Day
Cost: Free with Admission

Run, bounce, spin, climb, and tumble into Highmark SportsWorks®, a science and sports experience unlike any other! As you roam the gallery in our brand-new building, filled with nearly 30 hands-on exhibits, you will explore and discover the physics of sports, nutrition and health, and try our exciting sports challenges.

USS Requin
Open Daily - Weather Permitting
Time: All Day
Cost: Included with General Admission

Come aboard to learn how 80 men used their expertise, humor and sheer ingenuity to carve out a rough and adventurous life during Requin’s lengthy defense and scientific missions, some of which are still classified to this day! State-of-the-art and battle ready when she set out just days before the end of World War II, USS Requin holds the distinction of being the Navy’s first Radar Picket submarine.

Go beneath the surface of submarine life with Living History aboard USS Requin. Carnegie Science Center has partnered with Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) to add high-tech interactive experiences to the historic submarine. It’s the first-ever use of interactive technology such as this aboard a historic ship. The USS Requin submarine is open Sunday-Friday from 10am-4:30pm, and Saturday from 10am-6:30pm.

Roboworld
Date: Now Open
Time: All Day

Meet Andy, the robot greeter, and learn how ‘bots sense, think, and act! The most comprehensive permanent robotics exhibit in the world, roboworld features more than 30 interactive displays featuring all things robotic, including the first physical home for Carnegie Mellon University’s star-studded Robot Hall of Fame.

Robo Challenge Sleepover
Date: Select Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm-10am
Cost: $35 per person

We’ve upgraded the science and cranked up the fun with our newest sleepover!

Charge your motors in our Humanoid Processing Center, test your binary mettle with the robo-trivia game Where in the World Is Andy Roid?, thrill your senses to the max with a bot-tastic laser show, create a binary being that will change the world, and much, much more!

From where you eat to where you sleep, it’s a totally different twist on science sleep-overs, with completely new programming.

Sleepovers run from 6pm (check-in) until 10am the following morning. Then, enjoy more hands-on exploration, including Highmark SportsWorks®!

Animalopolis
Date: Shows Daily
Cost: $8 Adults | $6 Children

Animalopolis is a roaring-good time for children ages 8 and under and for all who are young at heart. Get up-close with an opera-singing lion, dancing bears, and meditating sea otters, and more! Seussian-style narration puts the perfect finishing touch on this magical journey into the animal kingdom.

Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
Date: Now Playing through Sept 6, 2010
Cost: $8 Adults | $6 Children

Discover the true story of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated 1914–1916 British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Witness the heroic struggle of 28 men as they battle the barren, frigid Antarctic when their ship, Endurance, is caught in ice and eventually crushed.

Volcanoes of the Deep Sea
Date: Now Playing
Cost: $8 Adults | $6 Children

Aboard the submersible Alvin, two scientists plunge 12,000 feet into the deep Atlantic as they explore astounding volcanic habitats on the crest of the Mid-Ocean Ridge. Volcanoes of the Deep Sea reveals the unique characteristics of the greatest underwater mountain chain on Earth, its connection to our evolving planet, and its profound influence on life on Earth.

JazzLive!
Presented by: Trust Education and Community Engagement Department JazzLive is a year-round FREE live jazz series taking place at The Cabaret at Theater Square, Backstage Bar and Katz Plaza.* Open to the public, this popular Pittsburgh Cultural Trust music series showcases some of the region’s finest jazz musicians every Tuesday from 5pm-11pm in the heart of the Cultural District. *From September to May, all performances take place in the Backstage Bar. In the summer, live jazz moves outdoors to Katz Plaza from 5pm-7pm and in the Backstage Bar from 7pm-10pm.

Roger Humphries Jr.
Backstage Bar at Theater Square
Tue, June 15 - Wed, June 30, 2010

Al Dowe and Etta Cox
Katz Plaza, Tue, June 22, 2010

Don Aliquo, Sr.
Backstage Bar at Theater Square
Tue, June 29, 2010

Robbie Klein
Katz Plaza, Tue, June 29, 2010

Maureen Budway
Backstage Bar at Theater Square
Tue, June 29, 2010

Tony Campbell
Katz Plaza, Tue, July 6, 2010

Jared Wilson
Backstage Bar at Theater Square
Tue, July 6, 2010

Jevon Rushton
Katz Plaza, Tue, July 13, 2010

Tim Stevens
Backstage Bar at Theater Square
Tue, July 13, 2010

Gerald Haymon
Katz Plaza, Tue, July 20, 2010

Carolyn Perteete
Backstage Bar at Theater Square
Tue, July 20, 2010

Salsamba
Katz Plaza, Tue, July 27, 2010

Max Leake
Backstage Bar at Theater Square
Tue, July 27, 2010

Kenia
Agnes Katz Plaza, Tue, Aug 3, 2010

Roger Humphries/RH Factor
Katz Plaza, Tue, Aug 10, 2010

Alton Merrell
Backstage Bar at Theater Square
Tue, Aug 10, 2010

Lee Robinson
Katz Plaza, Tue, Aug 24, 2010

Howie Alexander
Backstage Bar at Theater Square
Tue, Aug 17, 2010

James Moore
Katz Plaza, Tue, Aug 24, 2010

Jay Willis
Backstage Bar at Theater Square
Tue, Aug 24, 2010

Spider Rondinelli
Agnes Katz Plaza, Tue, Aug 31, 2010

Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District

Art. Music. Dance. Architecture. Film. Networking. Fun. FREE!

The Gallery Crawl is a free quarterly showcase of art and entertainment in the heart of the Cultural District. All events take place at a variety of galleries and spaces and are FREE and open to the public. The event is ongoing between 5:30 and 9:00 pm, and patrons may start at any location.

Presented by: Trust Education and Community Engagement Department
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Venue: Throughout the Cultural District
Friday, July 16, 2010 5:30 PM
Tickets: FREE!

DINING OUT AROUND PITTSBURGH


DiSalvo's Station
325 McKinley Avenue
Latrobe, PA 15650
(724) 539-0500
www.DiSalvosRestaurant.com

HOULIHAN’s
Galleria of Mt. Lebanon (412) 379-4811
Station Square (412) 232-0302
Mall at Robinson (412) 787-7050
Monroeville Mall (412) 373-8520
www.Houlihans.com

Mitchell’s Fish Market Seafood Restaurant & Bar
The Waterfront – (412) 476-8844
Mt. Lebanon at the Galleria
(412) 571-3474
www.MitchellsFishMarket.com

The Reel House Restaurant at Highland Country Club
450 Highland Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15229 • (412) 381-6000
www.highlandcc.net/dining



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