I'm on a lucrative search for the best spots in Pittsburgh to have a nightcap: The bar you head to for one drink at the end of the evening, after wherever you were before.
Cabaret manager Randy Kirk has created a unique and dynamic series of late-night entertainment at The Cabaret at Theater Square, the surprisingly adaptable and cozy theater space nestled behind The Backstage Bar.
I have no suggestions for your Friday and Saturday evening this week. If I may make a vague recommendation, go somewhere quiet and soothing. Just take it easy because Sunday will be big.
I’ve got a recommendation for Sunday’s game for you, directly inspired by where I spent last weekend’s contest. Friday and Saturday, let’s talk bands, ’Burgh and otherwise.
I’ll leave you to your own devices during the game itself, but I’ve got a three-part postgame celebration to recommend. Elsewhere this weekend, comedy and silver-screen opera. Make it a diverse couple of days.
Jamie and Ali McMutrie, for their inspiring bravery and selflessness while saving orphaned children of Haiti—both before and after the country’s devastating earthquake—are Pittsburgh magazine’s 2010 Pittsburghers of the Year.
For years, the Reduced Shakespeare Co. has performed its abridged comedy shows at Pittsburgh Public Theater. Now, the group takes on the most Pittsburgh-centric topic of all: The Complete World of Sports.
In a radical departure from the two-month history of this blog, let’s ignore the weekend and come up with a few things to do next week: Comedy, classic movies and beer.
Unlike the regular season events, the Pittsburgh Public Theater will let you bring your drinks in with you for Saturday's Second City show. As with all comedy, please drink heavily; it’ll seem that much funnier.
Go out while you still can: Three films shot in the 'Burgh are in wide release, plus the East End offers plenty of places for burgers and brews. But everything I said last week about avoiding the mall still applies.
This weekend, I go against the very nature of the blog and, in the name of keeping you safe and warm this holiday weekend, recommend a few things to do … at home.
German native André Koslowski, who’s been immersed in dance since age 15, shows his latest work in Dance Alloy Theater’s 35th anniversary season opener, From Where We Come.
Dear Santa: We promise we’ve been really good this year. We know that we’re asking you to fit a bunch of presents in your bag, Santa, but since we’ve been so good, do you think we could have all of these?
