UnSmoke Systems, a project of Braddock Redux, is housed in a repurposed Catholic school building. The auditorium has been refashioned into a gallery/events venue, with the classrooms converted into artist studio spaces.
What: The South Side’s Milkshake Factory is hosting a contest for the “newest summer milkshake.” Entries will be voted on by customers June 23 – July 3. To enter the contest — details here — submit your entry to shakeitup@themilkshakefactory.com by June 22.
When: The winner will be announced at noon on July 4, and will have their winning shake added to The Milk Shake Factory’s menu.
Why: Partial proceeds of the new shake will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project to benefit those who have fought for our freedom.
Why: The annual event serves as a fundraiser for for Community Human Services (CHS), a non-profit that provides programs and services to those less fortunate in our area.
This event has got something for everyone. Not only will your donation help support CHS’ life-changing services for the homeless and hungry in Pittsburgh, but you’ll hear local bands and check out local artists with work up for auction.
Update: storms are pending, so while there won’t be an organized tweetup tonight, please go — bring and umbrella — and enjoy!
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The Three Rivers Arts Festival is an annual Pittsburgh event with artists, performances and fried oreos (among other things). We’re gonna head out for opening night, and hope it doesn’t rain!
When: Friday, June 4. I’ll wait around from 6:45 – 7. If you’re late, tweet to @pghtweetup and we’ll find you out and about.
Where: We’ll meet at Katz Plaza — the one with the fountain and eye benches across from the Benedum Center. The plan is to wander through the artists’ booths, grab some food, and settle in for the music at the Dollar Bank Stage in Point State Park.
Rob is better known to us as The Photographer, but now, Pop City readers can learn more about why he moved to Pittsburgh and what the tech/social media community here means to him.
“PodCamp really opened up a lot of stuff for me,” says de la Cretaz. “I learned about the PGHTweetup, which meets regularly — we do a $5 movie every Monday night at the South Side Works and then have wings at Fathead’s — and soon after I heard about BikePGH, where I’m an evangelist. You can form a community here quickly if you enter a group. People are so friendly and welcoming and no single group I approached was a bad experience.”
