Adventures in the Burgh
Dates: Each month through the summer
Address: Cooper-Siegel Community Library,
403 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel
Contact: coopersiegelcommunitylibrary.org, or 412.781.0783
Get outside and get to know your city this summer! CSCL has
started an excursion group that will visit museums and other
Pittsburgh locations once a month. Registration for all trips is
required, and there may be an admission fee from the attractions.
Contact CSCL’s Reference Department for details.
Beechwood Audubon Explorers Camp and
Audubon Trailblazers Camps for Kids
Dates: Visit the website for available summer dates.
Address: ASWP Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve,
614 Dorseyville Road, Fox Chapel
Contact: aswp.org, or 412.963.6100
Audubon Explorers is for children entering Kindergarten through
2nd grade this fall. Jump like a toad, zing like a dragonfly and sway
like a tree! Explore forest, field and pond for birds and bugs, frogs
and foxes. Make nature crafts, play games and get dirty along the
way.
Audubon Trailblazers is for children entering 3rd through 6th
grade this fall. Observe, identify, explore and make a difference in
the world. The group will contribute to real-world citizen science by
studying butterflies, birds, plants and more. Each week, special
projects will make the reserves better for plants, animals and people.
Visit the website for more details.
Big Butler Fair
Dates: July 1-9
Address: 1127 New Castle Road, Prospect
Contact: bigbutlerfair.com, or 724.865.2400
Nine big days of games, food, animals, concerts and fun! This is
the largest fair in western Pennsylvania and considered by many to
be the best fair in the country. It is proud to be a symbol of
American family values. Year after year, families from all over
Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and West Virginia come to the Big
Butler Fair to enjoy fireworks,the midway, games, demolition
derbies, concerts and truck pulls. Visit the website for more
information.
Chatham University Eden Hall Campus Summer
Concert Series
Address: 6035 Ridge Road, Gibsonia
Contact: 412.365.1600, or chatham.edu/edenhall
Live music under the stars! On select summer Friday and
Saturday nights, Chatham University Eden Hall Campus hosts
concerts for the public at its Hilda M. Willis Amphitheater. Visit the
website to see the performance schedule.
Cooper-Siegel Community Library Family Fun
Days and Nights!
Dates: June, July and August
Address: 403 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel
Contact: coopersiegelcommunitylibrary.org, or 412.781.0783
Enjoy super-duper fun activities planned this summer for the
whole family. Lego Days: LEGO blocks of all shapes and sizes.
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Come and build with your friends and family Saturday, June 11, July
9 and Aug. 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. All ages. Movie Nights: Showing the
newest family-friendly flicks this summer! All films will be shown in
the Children’s Room from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, June 15, July
13 and Aug. 10. Movie titles will be announced at a later date. All
ages. Retro Outdoor Gaming: On Wednesday, June 22, and
Wednesday, July 20, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., join in the Welcome
garden for old-fashioned games. There will be hula hoops, jump
ropes, sidewalk chalk and bubbles with tag, leapfrog and so much
more (weather permitting)! All ages. Board & Card Games: On
Saturday, June 25, and Saturday, July 23, from 2 to 4 p.m., freshen up
your competitive skills while battling it out playing Scrabble®, Uno®
and other board and card games during this monthly tournament.
All ages.
Cranberry Township Community Days
Dates: July 7, 8, & 9
Address: Fire Company Golf Outing, “Martinis with Monet”
– Check website for locations. Community Day Main Event –
Cranberry Community Park, 111 Ernie Mashuda Drive,
Cranberry Township
Contact: ctcchest.org, or 724.776.4806
THREE DAYS OF FAMILY FUN! All on one level! Fire
Company Golf Outing, Martinis with Monet, Art in the Park, Car
Cruise, Concerts, Concerts and More Concerts, 3-Day FREE Kids
Area, Carnival fun! Chain-saw artist makes a statue for the park.
Proceeds to benefit the next Project of the Year, Miracle League field
replacement and playground. Visit the website for a schedule of
events.
Depreciation Lands Museum’s Old-Fashioned
Ice Cream Social
Date: July 17
Time: 1 to 4 p.m.
Address: 4743 Pioneer Road, Allison Park
Contact: depreciationlandsmuseum.org, or 412.486.0563
For a small admission fee, take a walk back in time and enjoy the
peaceful atmosphere of an old-fashioned Country