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SUN 05
BASEBALL EDITION
TUE 07
Bar & Grill
Daily Bucco Specials! HAPPY HOUR
WED 08
Paul Kuhrman’s Defaced Baseball Cards
Monday-Friday 5-7 PM & 10-12min
In the local artist’s witty recasting of old trading cards, the Seattle Mariners’ John Moses carries a pair of stone tablets, and Astros catcher Robbie Wine wields not a bat but a bottle. www.paulkuhrman.com
WEDNESDAY’S PIZZA & PASTA NIGHT
EXHIBITS {PHOTO COURTESY OF HBO}
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Eastbound and Down
{PHOTO BY CHARLIE DEITCH}
Chronicling the misadventures of washed-up former major-league pitcher Kenny Powers, this HBO comedy is entertaining even — and perhaps especially — if you can’t stand baseball. On DVD and various streaming services
For the Love of Baseball Jung-ho Kang
{PHOTO BY LISA CUNNINGHAM}
As the major leagues’ first Korean-born hitter, the new Pirates shortstop is a pioneer. And his power numbers from back home should be promising for the Bucs.
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COMPASS INN. Demos & tours w/ costumed guides feat. this restored stagecoach stop. 724-238-4983. CONNEY M. KIMBO GALLERY. University of Pittsburgh Jazz Exhibit: Memorabilia & Awards from the International Hall of Fame. Oakland. 412-648-7446. DEPRECIATION LANDS MUSEUM. Small living TUESDAY NIGHT STAND-UP. history museum celebrating Tue, 9 p.m. Hot Rod Cafe, the settlement & history of the Mt. Washington. 412-592-7869. Depreciation Lands. Allison Park. 412-486-0563. FALLINGWATER. Tour the COMEDY OPEN MIC. Hosted by famed Frank Lloyd Wright house. Ronald Renwick. Wed, 9:30 p.m. 724-329-8501. Scarpaci’s Place, Mt. Washington. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 412-431-9908. CHURCH. Tours of 13 Tiffany JOKING OFF. A weekly stand stained-glass windows. up show hosted by Dick Winters. Downtown. 412-471-3436. Wed, 9 p.m. Caliente Pizza & Bar, FORT PITT MUSEUM. Bloomfield. 412-904-1744. Reconstructed fort houses museum of Pittsburgh history circa French & Indian War ALLEGHENY-KISKI VALLEY & American Revolution. HERITAGE MUSEUM. Military Downtown. 412-281-9285. artifacts & exhibits on the FRICK ART & HISTORICAL Allegheny Valley’s industrial CENTER. Ongoing: tours of heritage. Tarentum. 724-224-7666. Clayton, the Frick estate, w/ classes ANDREW CARNEGIE FREE & programs for all ages. Point LIBRARY MUSIC HALL. Capt. Breeze. 412-371-0600. Thomas Espy Room Tour. The HARTWOOD ACRES. Tour this Capt. Thomas Espy Post 153 of Tudor mansion & stable complex. the Grand Army of the Republic Enjoy hikes & outdoor activities served local Civil War veterans in the surrounding park. for over 54 years & is the best Allison Park. 412-767-9200. preserved & most intact GAR post KENTUCK KNOB. Tour the in the United States. Carnegie. other Frank Lloyd Wright house. 412-276-3456. 724-329-8501. BAYERNHOF MUSEUM. KERR MEMORIAL Large collection of MUSEUM. Tours of automatic roll-played a restored 19thmusical instruments century, middle-class & music boxes in a home. Oakmont. mansion setting. Call www. per 412-826-9295. for appointment. pa pghcitym MARIDON MUSEUM. O’Hara. 412-782-4231. .co Collection includes jade & BOST BUILDING. ivory statues from China & Collectors. Preserved Japan, as well as Meissen porcelain. materials reflecting the Butler. 724-282-0123. industrial heritage of MCGINLEY HOUSE & MCCULLY Southwestern PA. Homestead. LOG HOUSE. Historic homes 412-464-4020. open for tours, lectures & more. CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER. Monroeville. 412-373-7794. H2Oh!. Experience kinetic NATIONAL AVIARY. Home to water-driven motion & discover more than 600 birds from over 200 the relations between water, species. W/ classes, lectures, demos land & habitat. How do everyday & more. North Side. 412-323-7235. decisions impact water supply NATIONALITY ROOMS. 26 & the environment? Ongoing: rooms helping to tell the story Buhl Digital Dome (planetarium), of Pittsburgh’s immigrant past. Miniature Railroad & Village, USS University of Pittsburgh. Oakland. Requin submarine & more. North 412-624-6000. Side. 412-237-3400. OLD ST. LUKE’S. Pioneer church CARRIE FURNACE. Built in 1907, Carrie Furnaces 6 & 7 are extremely features 1823 pipe organ, Revolutionary War graves. Scott. rare examples of pre World War II 412-851-9212. iron-making technology. Rankin. OLIVER MILLER HOMESTEAD. 412-464-4020 x.21. This pioneer/Whiskey Rebellion CENTER FOR POSTNATURAL site features log house, HISTORY. Explore the complex blacksmith shop & gardens. interplay between culture, nature South Park. 412-835-1554. & biotechnology. Open Fridays 5-8, PENNSYLVANIA TROLLEY Saturdays 12-4 & Sundays 12-4. MUSEUM. Trolley rides & Garfield. 412-223-7698. exhibits. Includes displays, CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF walking tours, gift shop, PITTSBURGH. Missing Links (The picnic area & Trolley Theatre. Rainbow Jumpy). Bounce, jump, Washington. 724-228-9256. roll, run & walk through a 30PHIPPS CONSERVATORY & foot inflatable “jumpy” art piece BOTANICAL GARDEN. Spring created by Felipe Dulzaides & on Flower Show. Tulips, daffodils, loan from The New Children’s hyacinths & other blooms are Museum, in San Diego CA. the stars of Spring Flower Show, North Side. 412-322-5058. FIVE MINUTES OF FAME OPEN MIC. A melting pot of poets, singers, comedians, dancers, musicians & entertainers. Presented by Chicksburgh. Sun, 8 p.m. Gus’s Cafe, Lawrenceville. 412-315-7271.
Baseball is, axiomatically, the most literary sport, as this 2008 anthology (updated and reissued last year) attests. Its 24 essays include work by such names as George Plimpton, Roger Angell and co-editor Lee Gutkind, and range from American sandlots to pesapallo — Finnish baseball.
Pittsburgh Pirates Fireworks Nights Baseball and pretty sky explosions combined; the first fireworks night is April 18. Plus, you don’t need a ticket to see the fireworks.
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