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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 Continued on next page > Calliope, an organization for the promotion and preservation of traditional and contemporary folk music, hosts MONROEVILLE ❘ SPRING 2020 15