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Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. PITTSBURGH POETS ROCK THE APOLLO. Local poets Renee Alberts & Robert Walicki. Reception & book signing. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Apollo Memorial Library. (724) 478-4214.
SAT 14 PITTSBURGH WRITERS PROJECT - ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS. Second Sat of every month, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Green Tree Public Library, Green Tree. 412-921-9292.
MON 16 COMICS DECODED BOOK CLUB. Third Mon of every month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151.
TUE 17 JAPANESE CONVERSATION CLUB. First and Third Tue of every month, 6-7 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. LET’S SPEAK ENGLISH! Practice conversational English. Tue, 6 p.m. Carnegie Library, Squirrel Hill. 412-422-9650. PITTSBURGH CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY READING GROUP. Tue, 6 p.m. East End Book Exchange, Bloomfield. 412-224-2847.
Schenley Park Ice Rink. Sat, 10 a.m. Thru Feb. 28 Schenley Park, Oakland. 703-597-6905. MARTY’S MARKET KIDS’ CORNER. Ages 5-11. Sat, 3-5 p.m. Marty’s Market, Strip District. 412-586-7177. VALENTINE’S ARTKIDS PROGRAM. Come look for examples of loving friends & family in paintings & tapestries & create a special valentine for someone you love. 11-11:45 a.m. Frick Art & Historical Center, Point Breeze. 412-342-4075.
ONE LIGHT, MANY VIEWS. Experience the simple interplay between light and darkness in the camera obscura that creates the visual image. FINE Artist in Residence, Brandt Wild, explores concepts of light & darkness; literal & figurative points of view & collaborative relationships. Feb. 14-28, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
MON 16 MAKER STORY TIME. Explore tools, materials and processes inspired by books. Listen to stories read by librarianturned-Teaching Artist Molly. Mon, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
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CARNEGIE KNITS & READS. Informal knitting session. First and Third Wed of every month, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151.
CAMERA TAKE APART. Delve deep inside old cameras to find the parts that make them work. Find springs, lenses, buttons, capacitors, LEDs, motors & more. How can these be reused in new creations? Feb. 16-17, 12-4 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
THU 12 - WED 18 BACKYARD EXHIBIT. Musical swing set, sandbox, solar-powered instruments, more. Ongoing Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058. BOUNCE. Interactive exhibit celebrating the world’s most amazing ball. Experience how it moves, how it looks & the story of how it came to be. Thru March 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
FRI 13 - SAT 14 YO, VIKINGS! The mini-saga of 10-year-old Emma Katz & her quest for real adventure presented by Stage 62. Fri, 7:30 p.m., Sat, 2 p.m. and Sun, 2 p.m. Thru Feb. 15 Andrew Carnegie Free Library Music Hall, Carnegie. 412-429-6262.
SAT 14 FAMILY FRIENDLY KIDS OPEN MIC. Sat, 6 p.m. Hambone’s, Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. LEARN TO ICE SKATE. Teaching basic skating fundamentals of balance, edge control & stopping. Classes for all ranges of expertise. All ages.
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Unblurred gallery crawl, Friendship/ Bloomfield/Garfield CRITIC: Jono Matusky, 25, a product manager from Lawrenceville
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TUE 17 HOMEWORK HELP. For grades 1-8. Tue, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Assemble, Garfield.
OUTSIDE TUE 17 SURVIVAL BASICS. Tue, 3-4:30 p.m. Schenley Park, Oakland. 412-477-4677.
WED 18 ALLEGHENY SPORT, TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR SHOW. Expo of hunting, fishing, camping, boating & off-roading. Feb. 18-19, 3-9 p.m., Fri., Feb. 20, 12-9 p.m., Sat., Feb. 21, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 22, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville. 412-373-7300. WEDNESDAY MORNING WALK. Naturalist-led, rain or shine. Wed Beechwood Farms, Fox Chapel. 412-963-6100.
OTHER STUFF THU 12 ADVANCED ITALIAN CONVERSATION. Thu, 10 a.m.
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Every first Friday of the month there’s a gallery crawl all along Penn Avenue, and I actually found out about it through the girl who organizes all these events. I started here at [Mr. Roboto Project] and I plan on hitting up the other galleries afterward and just work[ing] my way through. This show [at Roboto] is Fun-A-Day, so everybody does one thing a day for the month of January and then combines it at the end. A lot of these people aren’t “artists,” they’re just regular people looking for something fun to do in January and then show it off. I’m very impressed; I think last year they had 25 people, and this year there’s almost 50. It’s just really impressive just seeing a wide variety of people with different backgrounds pulling artistic talent out. It’s pretty cool to see the innate artistic talent in everyday people, who aren’t necessarily artists. The quality of the show is fantastic.
Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. CHINESE CONVERSATION CLUB. Second and Fourth Thu of every month, 6-7 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. CONVERSATIONAL CHINESE & CHINESE CULTURE. Thu, 7 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. CULTURE CLUB: IMAGE TO WORD – A PUBLIC READING. Using Duane Michals’s photographs for inspiration, a group of emerging writers share short stories & poems written during a six-session course w/ writer Sherrie Flick. 5:30 p.m. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. 412-622-3131. THE DEN: A SPECIAL PROGRAMMING SERIES FOR NEW ADULTS. Video games, board games, easy drop-in art projects, book discussions, more. Second and Fourth Thu of every month, 6-7:30 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH. Social, cultural club of American/ international women. Thu First Baptist Church, Oakland. iwap. pittsburgh@gmail.com. LAST APE STANDING. Scientists are piecing together the story of humanity’s origins & casting light
RENAISSANCE DANCE GUILD. Learn a variety of dances from the 15-17th centuries. Porter Hall, Room A18A. Thu, 8 p.m. Carnegie Mellon University, Oakland. 412-567-7512. A SIMPLE TRUTH: LOVE’S PRESENCE IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS W/ GAIL LUDWIG. Presentation & Q & A w/ Gail Ludwig. Presented by OMA Center for the Body, Mind & Spirit. 6:15 p.m. La Dorita, Sharpsburg. WEEKLY WELLNESS CIRCLE. Group acupuncture & guided meditation for stress-relief. Thu DeMasi Wellness, Aspinwall. 412-927-4768. WEST COAST SWING. Swing dance lessons for all levels. Thu, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh Dance Center, Bloomfield. 412-681-0111.
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AFRICAN DANCE CLASS. Second and Third Fri of every month and Fourth and Last Fri of every month Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Garfield. 412-924-0634. CUPID’S COCKTAIL CLASS. Cocktail demonstrations, hors d’oeuvres, tarot readings, more. 6:30 p.m. Wigle Whiskey, Strip District. 412-224-2827. FRIDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE. A social, traditional American dance. No partner needed, beginners welcome, lesson at 7:30. Fri, 8 p.m. B Y Z AC C H IAU S MC K E E Swisshelm Park Community Center, Swissvale. 412-945-0554. GET HIP HAPPY HOUR RECORD FAIR & SWAP MEET. 5-7 p.m. on the animal we are today. Howlers Coyote Cafe, Bloomfield. Pizza, cupcakes & a guided 412-682-0320. tour of how we came to be. HOW TO LIVE LIGHTLY & Presented by the American BE BLESSED BY LESS. A Humanist Association. 5:30 p.m. seminar on spiritual wisdom Carnegie Mellon University, w/ guest speaker & author Oakland. 412-242-7117. Susan Vogt. Cardinals’ Great MEET ‘N MAKE. Open crafting Hall. 7:30-9:30 a.m. Bishop night. Second Thu of every Canevin High School, Crafton. month, 6-8 p.m. Pittsburgh 412-401-0555. Center for Creative Reuse, SCREENING OF RED HOOK Homewood. 412-473-0100. SUMMER. A Spike Lee film. OLIVE OIL TASTING. Culinary 6 p.m. Carnegie Library, Institute of America alum & Homewood. 412-204-7291. executive chef Deb Mortillaro UNLIKELY ENTREPRENEUR: will guide students through THE INTERSECTION OF the ins & outs of the olive. LIFE EXPERIENCES, 6-8 p.m. Dreadnought FOOD, AND A Wines, Lawrenceville. DRIVE TO SUCCEED. 412-391-1709. Regina Koetters, OPEN STUDIO: Founder/CEO of Marty’s www. per a p REUSEMOBILE Market, LLC will be pghcitym o .c MATCHING GIFT speaking about her CHALLENGE PARTY. experience as a officer in Open Studio with magic, the navy & her transition to prizes & cake. 18+, paybeing a business owner. 8-9:30 a.m. what-you-wish event, potluck Chatham University, Shadyside. (vegetarian preferred so everyone 412-365-1253. can partake)& BYOB. Basic crafting supplies provided. 6-8 p.m. Pittsburgh Center for MONSTER JAM. Feb. 13-15, 7 p.m. Creative Reuse, Homewood. Consol Energy Center, Uptown. PFLAG BUTLER. Support, 412-642-1800. education & advocacy for the LGBTQ community, family & friends. Second Thu of every BEGINNER TAI CHI CLASSES. month, 7 p.m. Covenant www.pittsburghtaichi.com Sat, Presbyterian Church, Butler. 9 a.m. Friends Meeting House, Oakland. 412-683-2669. 412-518-1515.
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CAPT. THOMAS ESPY ROOM TOUR. The Capt. Thomas Espy Post 153 of the Grand Army of the Republic served local Civil War veterans for over 54 years & is the best preserved and most intact GAR post in the United States. Sat, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Andrew Carnegie Free Library Music Hall, Carnegie. 412-276-3456. FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS. French for Beginners is an introduction for those who are new to French or consider themselves a little bit rusty. Second Sat of every month, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and Fourth Sat of every month, 10:30 a.m.12 p.m. Thru May 30 Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. GETTING CONNECTED: JOB SEARCHING ONLINE. This class will help you set up a plan for your online job search, introduce you to major job searching websites & provide you w/ insight into the online application process. Registration required. 2:30 p.m. Carnegie Library, Downtown. 412-281-7141. MARCUS GARVEY: LOOK FOR ME IN THE WHIRLWIND. Screening & refreshments. 6 p.m. Carnegie Library, Homewood. 412-204-7291. PITTSBURGH AREA JITTERBUG CLUB VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE. Dance & bring a dessert to share. 8 p.m. Sygan SNPJ, Bridgeville. 412-551-0830. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING. Lessons 7-8 p.m., social dancing follows. No partner needed. Mon, 7 p.m. and Sat, 7 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, Mt. Washington. 412-683-5670. SECOND SATURDAY ART WORKSHOPS. Classes in jewelry making, painting, cartooning, puppet making, quilting, more. Second Sat of every month Trust Arts Education Center, Downtown. 412-471-6079. SECOND SATURDAY AT THE SPINNING PLATE. Art exhibits w/ various musical, literary & artistic performances. Second Sat of every month Spinning Plate Gallery, Friendship. 412-441-0194. SLOVAK DOCUMENTARY FILM FEST. In the Shadow of Time, a 45-minute documentary describing the life of Emil Svec, who was imprisoned by the Communists for 18 years. When, in 1959, he managed to flee across the Iron curtain to freedom in Austria in a crop duster plane, he never expected to return. But three years later, he was abducted by Communist spies dispatched from Prague. 2 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. SMALL BUSINESS BASICS WORKSHOP. A workshop presented by SCORE Pittsburgh. Second Sat of every month, 8 a.m. Thru Feb. 14 PNC YMCA, Downtown. 412-395-6560 ext. 130. CONTINUES ON PG. 62
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