Morning Roundup: Peoples Gas Holiday Market set to open in new location

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Firday, Nov. 21:

Peoples Gas Holiday Market set to open in new location

Pittsburgh’s annual Peoples Gas Holiday Market opens Friday in a new location, in the city’s Cultural District.

Visitors will be able to browse offerings of local and international artisans beginning at 11 a.m. daily through Dec. 24 — with the market closed on Thanksgiving Day.

Vendors will be grouped at: Cultural Trust Oasis, 139 Seventh St.; the Benedum lot, 641 Penn Ave.; and Katz Plaza, 685 Penn Ave.

Now in its 14th season, the market features wooden chalet stands and a European flavor inspired by traditional Christmas markets in Germany.

The holiday market’s usual location, in Market Square, is unavailable due to renovations. The space is undergoing a facelift in preparation for the city’s hosting of the NFL Draft in the spring.

Through Dec. 18, the market will close at 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, at 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and at 6 p.m. Sundays. It will have some extended hours during its final week.

Visit downtownpittsburghholidays.com for more information.

Wild Illuminations to greet night visitors at Pittsburgh Zoo

The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium on Saturday will kick off its Wild Illuminations holiday displays and activities on select evenings in the city’s Highland Park neighborhood.

The grounds will be decorated with sculptural silk and steel lanterns depicting holiday characters and zoo residents such as polar bears, penguins and elephants.

Chinese acrobats will perform as the zoo celebrates the coming Year of the Horse, according to Chinese astrology. Train and carousel rides will be available.

Hours through Jan. 11 are 5:30-10 p.m., with the last entry at 9 p.m. The event won’t be offered Nov. 26-27, Dec. 24-25 and 31; and Jan. 1.

Admission begins at $23, $19 for ages 2-13. Visit pittsburghzoo.org for more details.

Holiday tours offered at Point Breeze mansion

Clayton, the restored former home of industrialist Henry Clay Frick, will welcome visitors “Home for the Holidays at Clayton” beginning Saturday as the 1882 mansion is decked out for the season.

Tours run Tuesdays through Sundays through Jan. 4. The mansion will be closed Nov. 27, Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1.

Located in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood, Clayton was the home of the Frick family through 1905.

Tour participants will learn about seasonal traditions and how the holidays were celebrated by different groups of Pittsburghers during the Gilded Age.

Advance reservations are recommended.

Visit www.thefrickpittsburgh.org for hours and admission rates.