Fairs & Fests
Bridal Show
Date: March 8
Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Address: Antonelli Event Center,
100 Colony Drive, Irwin
Contact: weddingclickers.com
Learn about vendors and products, and
make connections for planning a wedding.
14th Annual Farm to Table Expo
Dates: March 6-15
Address: David L. Lawrence Convention
Center, 1000 Ft. Duquesne Boulevard,
Downtown Pittsburgh
Contact: farmtotablepa.com
Vendors and speakers related to local farm
products and information on where to find
local favorites year-round.
Mind, Body and Holistic Healing
Expo & Convention
Dates: March 14-15
Address: Monroeville Convention Center,
209 Mall Boulevard, Monroeville
Contact: simoneventmanagement.com
Healing and holistic services and products,
presentations by industry professionals, and
more.
Norwin Rotary Chili Cookoff and
Wing Thing
Date: March 5
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Address: Various locations throughout
Downtown Irwin
Contact: facebook.com/pg/
norwinrotarychilicookoffwingthing
Enjoy various entries of chili and wings,
and vote for your favorite! Proceeds benefit
Norwin Rotary’s Backpack Project.
PAN Spring Coin Show
Dates: May 7-9
Address: Monroeville Convention Center,
209 Mall Boulevard, Monroeville
Contact: pancoins.org
Opportunities to learn about and buy, sell,
or trade coins, paper money, tokens, medals,
gold, silver, and bullion. There is also the PAN
Kids Zone program on Saturday.
Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show at
Phipps: Out of This World
Dates: Through March 8
Address: Phipps Conservatory and
Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Drive,
Pittsburgh (Oakland)
Contact: phipps.conservatory.org, or
412.622.6914
Star-shaped and otherworldly orchids and
cosmic tropical bonsai, including a 7-foot-tall
orchid rocket!
21st Annual Pittsburgh Arts &
Crafts Spring Fever Festival
Dates: March 20-22
Times: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Sunday, 10-4)
Address: Monroeville Convention Center,
209 Mall Boulevard, Monroeville
Contact: familyfestivals.com
One of the area’s biggest festivals—over
180 booths of a wide variety of arts and
crafts!
Steel City Con
Dates: Apr. 17-19
Address: Monroeville Convention Center,
209 Mall Boulevard, Monroeville
Contact: steelcitycon.com
A Comic Con that has over 100,000
square feet of convention space, there will
be dealers and artists, contests, celebrities,
and more!
Westmoreland Reptile Expo
Date: March 23
Address: 104 South 2nd Street,
Youngwood
Contact: westmorelandreptileexpo.com
Snakes and other reptiles to learn about
and buy, plus supplies and more!
WILKPEX by Wilkinsburg Stamp
Club
Dates: Apr. 17-18
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Address: Gateway Hall/Monroeville
Fire Company No. 4, 4370 Northern Pike,
Monroeville
Contact: wilkinsburgstampclub.com/
wilkpex.php
Exhibits and sales related to stamp
collecting, including a youth area.
Wine Shine Mac ‘n Cheese Fest
Date: Feb. 29
Time: 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Address: Monroeville Convention Center,
209 Mall Plaza Boulevard, Monroeville
Contact: localwineevents.com, or
412.537.1251
Wine sampling, mac ‘n cheese,
entertainment, vendors and more!
Concerts & Shows
Le Vent du Nord Presented by
Calliope
this award-winning and acclaimed band,
which features button accordion, guitar
and fiddle in a repertoire drawing from
both traditional sources and original
compositions. Tickets can be purchased
online.
‘The Traveler’ presented by
Edgewood Symphony Orchestra
Date: March 14
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Address: Katz Performing Arts
Center – JCC, 5738 Darlington Road,
Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill)
Contact: edgewoodsymphony.org, or
412.473.8880
Journey around magical Pittsburgh
with the evocative compositions of Mark
Fromm, Paul Critser and James Whipple,
to Stravinsky’s elegant and whimsical
Pulcinella Suite, and ending with
Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony.
‘Miss Nelson is Missing!’ by the
Greasepaint Players
Dates: March 20-21
Address: Greensburg Civic Theatre,
951 Old Salem Road, Greensburg
Contact: gctheatre.org, or 724.414.1220
When the teacher of a crazy class
disappears, her tough substitute soon
makes the kids want to solve the mystery
and get their teacher back!
‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ at
Greensburg Civic Theatre
Dates: Apr. 30 to May 2
Address: 951 Old Salem Road, Greensburg
Contact: gctheatre.org, or 724.414.1220
The famous Tennessee Williams play
about a Southern family in crisis, especially
husband and wife Brick and Maggie, and
their interaction with Brick’s family over
the course of one evening’s gathering at
the family plantation home in Mississippi.
(Adult themes/situations.)
The Lamp Theatre Presents
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
Date: Apr. 3
Time: 8 p.m.
Address: 222 Main Street, Irwin
Contact: lamptheatre.org, or 724.367.4000
This celebrated bluegrass band, with
contemporary touches on classic bluegrass,
returns to The Lamp!
Date: Apr. 25
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Address: Carnegie Lecture Hall,
4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh (Oakland)
Contact: calliopehouse.org
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Calliope, an organization for the
promotion and preservation of traditional
and contemporary folk music, hosts
MONROEVILLE
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