Fall
Festival Fever!
awards ceremony and prize raffle will
immediately follow the race. Visit
the website for more information on
registration and other details.
The Tropical 5k Classic
Date: Sept. 28
Address: Hartwood Acres,
200 Hartwood Acres, Hampton
Contact: pineapple5K.org
The obstacle course race known as
the Tropical 5K Classic is a fun and
challenging Hawaiian-themed event!
Participants will be crawling, climbing,
bouncing and bending to raise funds
for blood cancer research and patient
services. Each team is responsible for
carrying one pineapple through the
course without letting it touch the
ground. Customarily costumes are worn
and a best costume prize is awarded at
the luau after the race. Visit the website
for more information on registration and
other details.
Live
Entertainment
Hollywood & Bollywood by
River City Brass Band
Date: Oct. 4
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Address: Carson Middle School,
200 Hillvue Lane, McCandless
Contact: rivercitybrass.org
Hollywood continues to produce a
treasure trove of fabulous music, but
there’s a whole other world of movie
music that’s a little less familiar to
Western audiences and no less amazing:
the music of India’s Bollywood. RCB’s
Hollywood & Bollywood concert will
reacquaint you with old favorites by John
Williams, Ennio Morricone and Danny
Elfman, but also introduce you to the
spicy sounds of “Meera Joota Hai Japani,”
“Jai Ho,” and “Badtameez Dil,” sung by
Akshay Hari. Visit the website for more
information on purchasing tickets and
other details.
Marshall Township Concert in
the Park featuring Eldorado
Date: Sept. 6
Time: 7 p.m.
Address: Elias Fry Barn, Knob Hill
Park, 415 Knob Road, Wexford
Contact: twp.marshall.pa.us
Join Marshall Township for an
evening of music under the stars with a
performance by Eldorado! Bring a chair
or blanket with you. Visit the website for
more details.
18th Annual Taste of the
New North
‘ABBAMANIA, An ABBA
Tribute’ presented by the
Legacy Theatre
Date: Oct. 28
Address: DoubleTree by Hilton–
Cranberry, 910 Sheraton Drive, Mars
Contact: thestrandtheater.org
Date: Sept. 21
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Address: 700 Cumberland Woods
Drive, McCandless
Contact: thelegacylineup.com
With authentic costumes made by
the seamstress from “Mamma Mia” and
incredible vocals, “ABBAMANIA” will
take you back in time to when ABBA
was on stage live in concert. It is a show
for all ages to enjoy! Visit the website for
information on purchasing tickets and
more details.
Don’t miss North Pittsburgh
restaurants together for one night plus a
fantastic performance by Chris Jamison,
finalist from “The Voice”! Taste of the
New North is The Strand’s largest annual
fundraising event and is organized by the
tireless and dedicated volunteer staff. All
proceeds support the charitable Strand
Theater Initiative. Visit the website for
information on purchasing tickets and
more details.
More Fall Fun a Short
Drive Away!
A Halloween Haunting at Old
Economy Village
Date: Oct. 26
Address: 270 Sixteenth
Street, Ambridge
Contact: oldeconomyvillage.org/event/
autumnfest
Don’t miss this fourth annual trick-
or-treat event where costumed children
ages 10 and under go “door-to-door” on
the historic site. Costumed interpreters
and guides will greet visitors as they
make their way around the site. In
addition there will be other activities and
refreshments for everyone. Check the
website for registration information and
other details.
Monster Pumpkins Festival
Date: Oct. 19
Address: 100 Art Rooney Avenue,
Pittsburgh
Contact: monsterpumpkin.com
It’s the city’s largest collection of
colossal family fun! The second annual
Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival
features the famous fruits that tickle
everyone’s fancy in October—except
these pumpkins come with one truly
titanic twist! They’re huge—flaunting
a supersized girth that stems from the
Dill’s Atlantic Giant Seed, producer of the
biggest breed of cucurbits on the planet,
with world-record weights well over
2,500 pounds! Visit the website for more
information.
Night Walk on the
Panhandle Trail
Date: Check the website for the
October date.
Address: 110 Noblestown
Road, Carnegie
Contact: panhandletrail.org, or
facebook.com/Collier-Friends-of-the-
Panhandle-Trail
Costumes are optional at
this community Halloween event. Enjoy
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