First Fridays
Dates: Starting May 3
Time: 5 to 9 p.m.
Address: The Community Pavilion,
139 South Main Street, Washington
Contact: fridays.o-r.press
A monthly celebration of music, arts,
culture, shopping, great food and more
in the heart of downtown Washington.
People from all over the region can meet
with artists and local business owners,
listen to live music, and eat and drink the
best of southwestern PA. Bring the whole
family to this free and unique experience!
First Fridays is a summer-long event
happening on the first Friday of each
month.
Mon Valley Dye Hard Challenge
Kids Fun Run
Date: April 21
Address: Mon Valley School,
555 North Lewis Run Road, Jefferson Hills
Contact: runsignup.com/
Race/PA/JeffersonHills/
MonValleyDyeHardChallengeRun
All abilities welcome, with a wheelchair-
friendly, all-asphalt course. Participants
can choose to walk/run one lap or two
and will be sprayed with color. Afterward,
enjoy entertainment, Chinese auction,
and refreshments. Proceeds benefit Mon
Valley School, a special education school
operated by the Allegheny Intermediate
Unit.
Public Star Party
Date: April 27
Address: Mingo Creek Observatory,
Mingo Creek Road, Finleyville
Contact: 3ap.org, or 724.348.6150
Take a whole bunch of friendly,
intelligent, telescope-toting amateur
astronomers anxious to share their hobby,
put them in a large open meadow at the
top of a gentle hill with excellent views
to all horizons, add two large permanent
telescopes, and invite the public—that’s
a Star Party! Visit the website for more
information.
TRPIL Capital Campaign Walk-
Run-Roll 2019
Date: April 27
Address: Floral Hill Drive, Washington
Contact: trpil.com, or 724.223.5115
Take part in the fourth annual 5K
Walk-Run-Roll! This event is being hosted
to help fund the Transitional Paths to
Independent Living Capital Campaign’s
effort to renovate the former YWCA
building at 42 West Maiden Street,
Washington, into TRPIL’s brand-new
headquarters. Visit the website for more
information on registration and other
details.
Greater Pittsburgh Food Truck
Festival
Dates: May 24-26
Address: The Meadows Racetrack
& Casino, 210 Racetrack Road,
Washington
Contact: pghfoodtruckfest.com
An annual event filled with dozens of the
region’s best food trucks, plus live music
and entertainment, craft beer and wine,
regional artisans and vendors, a kids’ area
and lots more.
More for Families
Baldwin Public Library presents
“Remake Learning Days—
Nature in the Neighborhood”
Date: May 18
Address: 5230 Wolfe Drive, Baldwin
Contact: baldwinborolibrary.org
(Pre-registration is required.)
For students in third grade and up.
Nature in the Neighborhood is a two-hour
program centered on transforming an
empty space on the new library grounds
into a butterfly garden to attract local
species of butterflies and pollinators. Visit
the website for more information on pre-
registration and other details.
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