northern pittsburgh lifestyle
 

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  I love pittsburgh, and you may, too!

Pittsburgh has a quite dynamic cultural life! I have made an attempt to compile just a sampling of the many interesting sites around town.

This is not intended to be an exhaustive list, nor are the comments here meant as an endorsement. But if you have a submission for this list, please send it to my partner and webmaster Jeff.

Culture
Pittsburghese - Learn a new language!

Dance
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre - includes information about the current season, school, outreach programs and tours
Pittsburgh Dance Council - presenting modern dance in all of its glorious, unpredictable, and eccentric forms.

Events
Pittsburgh Marathon and 10K - held every May
Three Rivers Film Festival

Libraries

Just about every Pittsburgh area library can be accessed by clicking here

Museums
The Andy Warhol Museum - striving to be a dynamic art center and resource for anyone who wishes to gain insights into contemporary art and popular culture.
Carnegie Museum of Art - collections and exhibitions emphasizing 19th- and 20th-century painting, sculpture, decorative arts, architecture, prints and video.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Science Center
Pittsburgh Children's Museum
Carnegie Museum of Art - collections and exhibitions emphasizing 19th- and 20th-century painting, sculpture, decorative arts, architecture, prints and video.
Mattress Factory - international museum of contemporary art in Pittsburgh.
Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center - museum and research facility devoted to preserving and presenting the sweeping history and heritage of the Western Pennsylvania region.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens - a thirteen-room, Victorian glasshouse and gardens featuring tropical indoor displays, seasonal flower shows, exhibits and butterflies.

Music
Pittsburgh Jazz Society
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Pittsburgh Concert Society - presents musical talents, focused on classical works, in formal concerts and rewards auditions winners with scholarships and honoraria.

Newspapers/eZines
Pittsburgh CityPaper - weekly news and entertainment paper
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - widely circulated local paper
StreetVoice

Tribune-Review
- widely circulated local paper, with a POV a little East of the city

Parks
Pittsburgh Zoo - Recently remodeled sections
Pittsburgh Aviary - Quaint
Sandcastle - Spend a day at the beach, in Pittsburgh
Kennywood - traditional amusement park
Green Pittsburgh - provides an interactive map displaying Pittsburgh's parks and recreation areas

Radio Stations
Just too many (and too many changes) to keep up with. Click here for the latest list

Restaurants & Nightlife
Too many to list: check out Yahoo's list
Pittsburgh's Restaurant and Bar Locator - A searchable database.
ClubZone.com - This is a pretty comprehensive site for clubs, with reviews and extras.

Sports/Stadiums (Professional)
Three Rivers Stadium - bygone stadium. Its days are over <tear> and now is the parking lot for Heinz Field
Heinz Field - home of the "Stillers" and the Pitt Panthers
Steelers - Football
Pirates - Baseball
Penguins - Hockey
Riverhounds - Soccer

Theater
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera - non-profit organization producing new and classic musicals
Pittsburgh City Theatre - described as Pittsburgh’s most adventurous theatre
Pittsburgh Ensemble Theatre - presents TheatreSports, a one hour comedy show that is completely improvised
Pittsburgh New Works Festival - presenting a series of new one-act plays each fall
Pittsburgh Public Theater - easy, exciting entertainment destination for everyone
Primestage Theatre - professional theatre for young people aged 11-18 and families