We’re back after a short hiatus with some great Pittsburgh networking and community Events You’ll Dig for September 2009.  If you have an interesting networking or community event, then leave the info (and link) as a comment and I’ll get it up!

Events You’ll Dig – September 2009

Unblurred – Friday, September 4, 5PM – 2AM

Various galleries in the Penn Avenue Arts District (4800-5500 Penn Avenue) will open their doors and showcase a variety of artwork and performances. Guests will experience new art and meet the most eclectic array of art makers, old and young, modern and classical, famous and amateur, emerging and veteran, all within walking distance of each other.

The evening brings people of all backgrounds together to socialize, mingle and enjoy the art and entertainment around them. Many of the district’s performance studios often involve their audience in the creative process. Both Attack Theatre and the Pittsburgh Glass Center engage their audiences into the creative processes of dance and glass making.

Participating art venues range from all mediums of art – glass, dance, sculpture, clothing, paintings, clay, spoken word and a vast array of music. There is a little taste of everything on Penn Avenue! Visit us during Unblurred and check it out!

PodCamp Pittsburgh Blog Blitz – Friday, September 4th

What Pittsburgh individual, business or organization is doing GREAT things with Social Media?

Create a short post or video entry to YOUR blog on Friday, September 4, and be sure to include the tags “PodCamp Pittsburgh” and “PCPGH4” – That way we can find and share your thoughts on PodCampPittsburgh.com!

Crafts N’At – Saturday, September 5, 10AM – 6PM

1st Annual Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon – Saturday, September 5, 4PM

benefiting

OTB Happy Hour – Sunday, September 6, 8PM – 11PM

Slow Food Pittsburgh Eat-In – Monday, September 7

Potluck picnic to raise awareness for healthier school lunches for children.
412-997-2343.

Pittsburgh Tech Council Membership Meet & Greet – Tuesday, September 8, 3PM – 5PM

Join us for wine and cheese and come prepared to pass out lots of business cards as we host our monthly membership meet and greet! This event provides an opportunity for members to learn more about our current offerings, visit our offices and meet our staff, while providing an open forum for networking with other new and current member companies. You will be able to introduce yourself and give a 30 second pitch about your company. Learn more about utilizing special discounts, benefits and services available only to Council members. We hope to see you there!

Notes: Seating is limited for this event, please register soon.

Cost: Free, Please RSVP

BizMix at PNC Park – Tuesday, September 8, 5:30PM – 7:30PM

Join the Pittsburgh Business Times and our partners to mix, mingle and network with Pittsburgh business professionals at BizMix, an evening networking event presented by the Business Times. This is also a great opportunity to meet and visit with Business Times editors, reporters and staff in an informal setting.

iTwixie Launch Party – Tuesday, September 8, 5:30PM – 8PM

If you have a daughter, niece, cousin or neighbor who is a tween girl, invite her to join you for the iTwixie.com Launch Party at Hard Rock Cafe on 9/8/09!

If you don’t know, iTwixie is a the online hangout for tween girls, started right here in Pittsburgh.

Individual tickets for the launch party are $10 and a family of 6 gets a deal for $50.

There will be tons of food, live music, including a rockin’ performance by iTwixie’s own Maddie Georgi, the artist who wrote the iTwixie theme song, “Go!” The fun starts at 5:30pm.

And of course, there will be cool treat bags for the tween girls.

Penn Avenue – State of the Avenue Meeting – Thursday, September 10, 6PM – 8PM

Join Penn Avenue Arts Initiative on Thursday, September 10 for our annual State of the Avenue community meeting. We will recap of the activities along the Avenue in 2009 and begin to forecast and discuss the intitiatives for 2010. The meeting begins at 6pm at Most Wanted Fine Art, 5015 Penn Avenue.

For more info matthew@friendship-pgh.org or 412-441-6147 x 4.

Rainbow & Roses Benefit Evening – Friday, September 11, 6PM

Benefit dinner for Mother’s Hope Foundation.
412-279-7751, www.mothershope.org.

Westin Convention Center Hotel
1000 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh (Downtown), PA 15222
412-281-3700

PGH-H3′s Annual Red Dress Run – Friday, September 11, 6:30PM

SCORE Small Business Basics Workshop – Saturday, September 12, 9AM – 1PM

This highly interactive workshop is geared to aspiring and existing small business entrepreneurs. Business professionals cover the topics of small business planning, recordkeeping, taxes, financing, marketing and legal aspects.

Discounted underground parking is available (FreeMarkets Garage) with access ramps from Liberty Ave. and from Wood St. Take elevator to Plaza (P) level, sign in at Security desk, and take elevator to DeVry University on second floor. Registration and continental breakfast begin at 8:30 am.

Register for workshop online at http://www.scorepittsburgh.com.

5th Annual Wheelchair Grand Prix – Saturday, September 12, 9:30AM – 11AM

Not your usual walk/run. . .

Please join us in supporting Variety the Children’s Charity by participating in the 5th
Annual Wheelchair Grand Prix on Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. This is not your typical walk/run fundraiser.  By pushing empty wheelchairs over a 1/2 mile Pittsburgh North Shore relay course, we will create a greater awareness of Variety’s programs and have a blast doing it!

Steel City Big Pour – Saturday, September 12, 12PM – 8PM

Three hours of beer, live art & music

In two short years, the Big Pour has established itself as the preeminent craft beer festival in the region.

Come and experience Craft Brewing like nowhere else in Pittsburgh. No one attending will ever be the same!

benefits Construction Junction

WYEP’s Rock the Block – Saturday, September 12, 8PM – 12AM

Rock the Block with WYEP as we turn Bedford Square into a block party. Your ticket includes food, drinks, and fantastic live music.

Bring extra cash for raffle tickets for great prizes.

Join the Supercuts Guitar Hero Challenge inside The WYEP Community Broadcast Center. Grab a partner and show off your skills in a face-off competition for your chance to win prizes. You could also win a Nintendo Wii Guitar Hero Gaming System.

Backstage Pass, $100, 6pm-midnight
Get VIP treatment with an exclusive performance by Serena Ryder at The WYEP Community Broadcast Center, plus enjoy the Harris Grill’s frozen cosmopolitans, food from Bossa Nova, and beer tasting from Penn Brewery. Ticket includes access to the outdoor party.

General Admission, $35, 8pm-midnight
Enjoy food and drinks from local restaurants, and see live performances by headliner Ra Ra Riot, with local opener Lohio.

Breakfast with Champions – Tuesday, September 15, 7AM – 9:30AM

Marketing Your Business On and Off the FieldTuesday, September 15, 7:00 am to 9:30 am at Heinz Field, North Shore Club

Join us for breakfast as we focus on the effective marketing and presentation of brand, organization, and the individual whether in the public eye or off the field and behind the scenes.  Our guest panelists will share perspectives on the championship persona, marketing on and off the playing field, and working together effectively as a team to drive results.

Have your photo taken with the Super Bowl Lombardi Trophy for a donation to a favorite Steelers charity.

Should I Drink That (SIDT) Tweetup – Tuesday, September 15, 5:45PM – 9PM

Business For Breakfast – Wednesday, September 16, 8AM – 9:30AM

Join us for Business for Breakfast. Network with fellow business professionals, enjoy a continental breakfast, and listen to an interesting and informative speaker on September 16 at Joseph-Beth Booksellers. This monthly networking event is co-presented by the Pittsburgh Business Times and Joseph-Beth Booksellers.

PRSA Pittsburgh Professional Development Day – Wednesday, September 16, 8AM – 2PM

Finding a Job Using LinkedIn – Friday, September 18, 12:15PM – 1PM

LinkedIn.com is a social networking site that is primarily used for professional networking. Registered users can access information that can be used to find jobs, people and business opportunities. Mr. Bland will explain how to incorporate LinkedIn with your job search and strengthen your networking strategy

Event web site: http://www.carnegielibrary.org

Presented by: Marben Bland, Job Coach

Sponsor: Allegheny County Library Association (ACLA)

Bowling 2.0 – Friday, September 18, 9PM – 12AM

16th Annual Friendship House Tour – Sunday, September 20, 11AM – 5PM

On Sunday, September 20, several Friendship homes and business owners open their doors and welcome guests to explore the creativity and innovative touch of their spaces with a special emphasis this year on Kitchens and Baths. We are very proud of our neighborhood as we have many fine homes with many recently renovated kitchens and baths.

Friendship will showcase a wide range of homes from traditional to modern, each with fascinating kitchen and bath amenities.

“The Friendship House Tour showcases the hard work, investment and creative vision of the Friendship Development Associates (FDA), the Friendship Preservation Group (FPG) and Friendship’s outstanding homeowners and residents,” Kathleen Farrington and Kim Mangan, Friendship house tour committee co-chairs, said. “This year, the variety on display during the tour reflects the diversity of our wonderful neighborhood. Tour-goers will have an opportunity to visit homes from small loft apartments to spacious, renovated and redesigned mansions as well as innovative and creative kitchens and baths renovations.”

Panel Discussion On Downtown Transformation – Monday, September 21, 4PM

Scheduled to compliment Pittsburgh’s hosting of the G20 Summit, this seminar explores some of the exciting projects happening in downtown’s Fifth Avenue-Market Square area.

The “G20″ is an economic forum consisting of 19 of the world’s largest national economies, plus the European Union (representing 27 nations).

Scheduled panelists include Susan Golomb of PNC Bank, Lucas Piatt of Millcraft Industries; Michael Edwards of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Dennis Yablonsky of the Allegheny Conference On Community Development; and Rob Stephany of the Urban Redevelopment Authority. Michael Stern of Strada ARchitecture moderates.

Presented by the Urban Land Institute, a non-profit organization that explores a variety of land use issues. For more information, call (724) 625-9953.

Pre-G20 Forum with Google and the PTC – Wednesday, September 23, 7:15AM – 9:45AM

The Pittsburgh Technology Council will convene a pre-G20 forum to be held at Heinz Field on the morning of September 23rd with featured guest Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO of Google.

During his presentation, Mr. Schmidt will discuss his perspectives on Pittsburgh’s core technology-related competencies and will describe how, in the year 2005, those factors influenced Google to establish a permanent presence in the Pittsburgh region.

Capitalizing on the strong international media attention associated with the G20, Mr. Schmidt will discuss the specific role that the technology sector can play in helping to reinvigorate the world economy, while also outlining the key strategies that world leaders can deploy to help fuel a broad-based, global economic resurgence.

Finally, Mr. Schmidt will discuss Google’s continued reliance on innovation to develop new solutions that will fuel the growth of his company.

Pittsburgh G20 Summit – September 24-25

On September 24th and 25th, the world’s financial representatives and leaders will come together to discuss economic policies and address the global financial crisis in Pittsburgh.

Bloomfield’s Little Italy Days – September 25 – 27

For three days in Bloomfield it’s All-Italian-all-the-time. Expect lots of music, food, games, more food and other fun activities amidst Bloomfield’s unique shops and fine restaurants.

Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour – Saturday, September 26, 11AM – 4PM

Attendees will be treated to several bacon appetizers and small plates featuring Vande Rose Artisan Dry Cured bacon, rated #1 bacon by America’s Test Kitchen, featured in Cook’s Illustrated magazine and on the Today Show. The food will be prepared by Harris Grill. The event will also feature a bacon eating contest.

Pittsburgh’s own CoCo’s Cupcake Café will also be preparing bacon cupcakes to serve at the event.

Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour attendees will have the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of Bacon: A Love Story (HarperCollins, May 2009). The book was written by Heather Lauer, author of the blog, BaconUnwrapped.com. Lauer is co-hosting all Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour events being held around the country this summer. Local bacon blogger, Jason Mosley – aka “Mr. Baconpants” (MrBaconpants.com) – will also be co-hosting the event. Mosley was recently featured in an article that appeared on Pittsburgh’s PopCityMedia.com.

The event will be held at Harris Grill. Harris Grill is well known for its “Tuesday Bacon Night” at which happy hour patrons are treated to free bacon.

The Pittsburgh Bacon Tour event will also feature a bacon eating contest.

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Here are some great Pittsburgh networking and community Events You’ll Dig for July 2009.  If you have an interesting networking or community event, then leave the info (and link) as a comment and I’ll get it up!

Events You’ll Dig – July 2009!

Unblurred – Friday, July 3, 5PM – 2AM

Various galleries in the Penn Avenue Arts District (4800-5500 Penn Avenue) will open their doors and showcase a variety of artwork and performances. Guests will experience new art and meet the most eclectic array of art makers, old and young, modern and classical, famous and amateur, emerging and veteran, all within walking distance of each other.

The evening brings people of all backgrounds together to socialize, mingle and enjoy the art and entertainment around them. Many of the district’s performance studios often involve their audience in the creative process. Both Attack Theatre and the Pittsburgh Glass Center engage their audiences into the creative processes of dance and glass making.

Participating art venues range from all mediums of art – glass, dance, sculpture, clothing, paintings, clay, spoken word and a vast array of music. There is a little taste of everything on Penn Avenue! Visit us during Unblurred and check it out!

Independence Day at Point State Park – Saturday, July 4, 1PM – 10PM

Point State Park… located at the tip of Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle … is the site of Pittsburgh’s daylong Independence Day Celebration. Musical Acts & Entertainment start in the afternoon, and end with a 21-Gun Salute followed by a really big Fireworks Display at 9:30 PM. 1000′s of People turn out, but you can also view the fireworks from a variety of ‘ less crowded ‘ locations nearby.

Fourth of July at Point State Park activities begin at 1 PM.

Yart Sale – Sunday, July 5, 9AM – 5PM

Join us in the PCA parking lot. Admission and parking are free for this lively, artistic spin on the traditional yard sale.  Featuring over 30 individual artists and several PF/PCA departments bringing affordable original works, prints, decorative arts, art books, art supplies, equipment for art making, and some collectibles.

Our department of School and Community Programs will be holding a bake sale, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting that department, and teaching artists specifically.  Ceramics-access Artist Members are producing ceramics to be donated to PCA, and sold to help pay for kiln repairs.

Sunday, July 5 – 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
6300 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh 15232 / 412-361-0873

Bach, Beethoven and Brunch – Sundays in July (5, 12, 19, 26), 10:30AM – 12PM

This longtime favorite series entertains music lovers on the lawn at Mellon Park. Satisfy your appetite for classical music by treating yourself to a special Sunday morning composed of Bach, Beethoven and Brunch. Join us for this delightful buffet of classical melodies. Don’t miss the “Best Brunch” competition during intermission – the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts will award prizes!

Wine Loft Tweetup – Friday, July 10, 5:30PM – 7PM

Think Like a Leader – Friday, July 10, 1PM – 4PM

CALLING ALL LEADERS: This Workshop is designed to transform you and the power of your influence.  Don’t miss this one-of-a-king opportunity for personal and business development!

Presented by Pittsburgh Professional Women

Kayak Pittsburgh Tweetup – Saturday, July 11, 10AM – 1PM

Women’s Small Business Week – Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16

The event includes the following: Marketing A Small Business, how to market a small business on a minimal budget; Health & Wellness for Better Business, how to protect a business owner’s most important asset, their health; Financial Strategies During a Recession, financial strategies that will keep the recession from having an impact on one’s business; Career and Business Opportunities, information on what businesswomen will need to make an informed decision on a career change or income supplement.

The Women’s Small Business Association is proud to announce Women’s Small Business Week, from July 13 through July 16, 2009. This five-day event will offer participants the opportunity to attend seminars led by industry experts, showcase their businesses by participating in exhibit booths, network with other professionals, and interview with business owners offering new opportunities. Seminars and exhibit booths will focus on topics important to today’s business women and will provide information for personal and professional growth.

Business for Breakfast – Wednesday, July 15, 8AM – 9:30AM

Featuring: Chuck Herring, Chuck Herring Speaks, Unlimited Topic: TEAMWORK: The Ant Way! Teams that have the best communication skills are always more effective, more productive and have more fun. Major problems occur when “teammates” don’t understand where the other person is coming from.

Chuck Herring, professional speaker and author, will show you and your organization how to speak the hidden languages of your “teammates” (coworkers, prospects, customers, spouses, etc.) so that you are all on the same page during these tough economic times.

First Step to Small Business Success – Wednesday, July 15, 1PM – 3PM

This is an informal workshop offered approximately every four weeks at locations throughout Westmoreland and Fayette Counties.  It covers various topics such as personal issues of being an entrepreneur, financing a business, the business planning process, marketing, mechanics of starting a business, regulations governing a business, and other resources that may be of assistance.  SBDC consultants present this program and are available to answer any questions about initiating a successful business.

BizMix at the LeMont – Thursday, July 16, 5:30PM – 7:30PM

Join the Pittsburgh Business Times and our partners to mix, mingle and network with Pittsburgh business professionals at our first in a series of BizMix evening networking events. This is also a great opportunity to meet and visit with Business Times editors, reporters and staff in an informal setting.

With the economy challenged, now is the time to reach out and expand your base of professional contacts. Bring your business cards and get ready to make new acquaintances. Most of this open-house style event will be informal networking.

Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District – Friday, July 17, 5:30PM – 9PM

Cosmopolitan Pittsburgh – Friday, July 17, 9PM – 12AM

Everything you need to mix up a spectacular night takes place high above the city streets in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Cultural District.Join us for Cosmopolitan Pittsburgh 2009, presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Partners Board. This third annual summer rooftop party will celebrate 25 years of the Trust and feature:

Fabulous food, delectable desserts and creative cocktails from the Cultural District’s best restaurants

Cosmic readings that will amaze and intrigue

A sensorial journey created by Bricolage that will amuse and inspire

Dancing until midnight under the downtown lights with DJ Edgar UM

A celebration of theater, music, art, dance and The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s 25th Anniversary.

Pittsburgh’s Amazing Bowling Race – Saturday, July 18, 9AM – 3PM

Besides raising your adrenaline, your participation in PABR will help raise money and awareness for the Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh in support of their mission to end intimate partner abuse in the lives of local women and children. Additionally, proceeds from PABR will help the Three Rivers Eastern Area Tournament (TREAT) continue its work with other Pittsburgh-area charities and community non-profit organizations.

ModCloth Fashion Show – Saturday, July 18, 11AM – 2PM

Local fashionista, “Pittsburgh’s 50 Finest” honoree Gretchen Harnick partners with ultrahip ModCloth to resurrect the fashion salon. A fashion salon is a place for women to visit a particular designer’s showroom, preview each season’s collection, and place personal orders. The fashion salon is not a place for sexy models strutting to liquid-dance music down a darkened runway, but rather an intimate gathering perfectly staged at The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.

The 1950’s Finest Fashion Salon, a play on the title “50 Finest”, is the first time local e-tailer ModCloth will be showing its clothing in a local fashion show. This successful business venture sells strictly online, and the owners are proud to partner with Gretchen for this charity fashion salon benefitting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. ModCloth will be donating 10% of online sales from their website, July 24^th, toward the cystic fibrosis foundation as well. Entering CURE10 at the checkout will register you as a supporter of the cause.

Pittsburgh’s Small Press Festival – Saturday, July 18 – Sunday, July 19, 12PM – 6PM

SPF is Pittsburgh’s Small Press Festival featuring presses, organizations, and publications from the tri-state region. It is sponsored by Open Thread (www.openthread.org) and is supported in part by a Seed Award from The Sprout Fund.

The festival will be held throughout July and will feature readings, release parties, panel discussions, and other gatherings. The central facet of SPF, however, will be a weekend expo of publications held on July 18th and 19th at the Regina Gouger Miller Gallery on CMU campus.

Tailoring Your Pitches to the Changing Media Landscape in Pittsburgh – Wednesday, July 22, 8:30AM – 10:30AM

A panel of Pittsburgh media will be discussing the changing media landscape and how we as PR professionals can tailor our pitches for print, TV, Web and Web 2.0. A few of the questions they will be addressing is – How do traditional broadcast media get their news leads lately? Do they handle stories differently on the Web than they do print or TV? Is there a parallel between traditional media Web sites and Web magazines? Are there stories more appropriate for Web than for print or TV? Has the way we should be pitching stories changed or is it that now there are additional ways to pitch stories?

AMA’s Summer Networking Mixer – Thursday, July 23, 5:30PM – 7:30PM

Mattress Factory – Gestures – Friday, July 24, 7:30PM – 9:30PM

Walk With Me Pittsburgh – Saturday, July 25, 8AM – 12PM

Join us for a morning of fun and excitement as we walk to put hope within reach for children and adults with disabilities and other special needs!

7th Annual Multiple Sclerosis Golf Outing – Friday, July 31, 10AM – 5PM

Gather your friends, family and coworkers, and join us for a fun day of golf to support The 7th Annual MS Golf Outing with proceeds going to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society!

THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE BLACKHAWK GOLF COURSE IN CHIPPEWA, PA ON FRIDAY, July 31st, 2009.