5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 8-10
It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it.
Spring carnival
Carnegie Mellon University’s annual Spring Carnival is back after being held virtually the past two years because of the pandemic.
The event on the Oakland campus continues Friday through Sunday. A committee of students coordinates with other groups in the university to bring back the mobile robot competitions and the well-known Sweepstakes Races, also known as the buggy races. Ten teams will be competing in the buggy races, which started in 1920.
The theme is “Ad Astra” — Latin for “to the stars.” More than 4,000 students, alumni, faculty and staff are registered.
There will be live music by MAX and Noah Kahan and food. Janelle James from ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” will attend.
There will be class reunions.
Details: cmu.edu
Spring Carnival is officially underway! #CMUCarnival pic.twitter.com/3A155uoF9J
— Carnegie Mellon University (@CarnegieMellon) April 7, 2022
Steel City Con
Steel City Con, a pop culture event at the Monroeville Convention Center, is from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Chevy Chase, an Emmy Award winner and former “Saturday Night Live” star is scheduled to be in attendance Saturday and Sunday. Model and actress Christie Brinkley joins Chase, her fellow “National Lampoon’s Vacation” star.
Horror legend Robert Englund, Freddy Krueger from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” will be there, as will Christina Ricci from the Netflix comedy horror “Wednesday.”
About 600 vendors are expected to participate. Tickets start at $30. Autographs are an additional charge.
Details: steelcitycon.com
Out of Hand gala
Contemporary Craft’s annual Out of Hand gala is from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday at its new home at 5645 Butler St. in Lawrenceville. It will feature hands-on making activities, live art demonstrations, music and food and beverages.
The event will feature a new collaboration with Pittsburgh artist Nisha Blackwell of Knotzland, a line of limited-edition bow ties and lavallieres.
Tickets are $200.
Details: contemporarycraft.org
‘People We Love’
The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership unveiled an international art installation “People We Love” at One Oxford Centre. It encompasses 125 artists from Pittsburgh. It was created by United Kingdom artist Kit Monkman. The project features portraits of individuals looking at images of people they love. The gallery features seven screens showing video portraits of people reacting while reflecting on a photo of a person they love. A new face appears on the screen approximately every three minutes.
It free and will be on display starting at 7 p.m. Friday and noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Details: DowntownPittsburgh.com
Love and empathy begin as an act of imagination. See PEOPLE WE LOVE, a new public artwork, as it makes its North American debut in Downtown opening on Friday, April 8.
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— Downtown Pittsburgh (@DowntownPitt) April 4, 2022
Easter eggs
St. Peter & St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie is hosting the 54th annual Ukrainian Easter Egg (Pysanky) Sale from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. More than 1,200 eggs and 300 specialty eggs such as goose and ostrich will be available for purchase.
There will also be arts and crafts.
Details: orthodoxcarnegie.org
JoAnne Klimovich Harrop is a TribLive reporter covering the region's diverse culinary scene and unique homes. She writes features about interesting people. The Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist began her career as a sports reporter. She has been with the Trib for 26 years and is the author of "A Daughter's Promise." She can be reached at jharrop@triblive.com.
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