Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Day 338 Urban Hike- Pull Yourself out of the Sedentary Saturday Morning Quicksand for an Exercise Learning Adventure




My blog inspiration book, Everything I Need to Know I Learned from A Little Golden Book reminds us to “get some exercise every day.”  I have added new physical activities to my repertoire during this empty-nest challenge to try new  things such as: lawn bowling (Day 34) swing dancing (Day 18) and snorkeling Day 292 ). That being said, on a Saturday morning there is a heightened gravitational pull to stay put and sit in my comfy chair, sip my coffee and watch the morning news.  A morning hike is usually not on my to do list.  Urban Hike's monthly hikes are worth pulling out of this Saturday morning quicksand for an exercise and Pittsburgh learning experience.   

Sunday, July 21, 2019

Day 337- The Pittsburgh Symphony’s Summer Series ROCKS with" Windborne’s The Music of the Rolling Stones”



I join many in proclaiming that my favorite rock band of all time is the Rolling Stones. They were formed in 1962 but their concerts still fill stadiums.  Their iconic music and the energy propelled by their lead singer Mick Jagger gets your blood pumping. Our Grammy Award winning  Pittsburgh Symphony recently merged with a rock band to recreate  the "Music of the Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger & Keith Richard 1969."  I have stood in line for many a Stones concert but this time I was ready to rock n’ roll with the Pittsburgh Symphony as they played from an incredible catalog of Rolling Stones 1969 hits.

Thursday, July 11, 2019

August/July Preview of Events


Spamilton: An American Parody- Greer Cabaret Theater-runs until August 24, 2019


The January “ticket” in Pittsburgh was Hamilton and this summer "the  ticket" is CLO’s Spamilton: An American Parody at the intimate Greer Cabaret Theater.  This show "runneth over" with wit and a mashup of Broadway shows. The talented cast fills the stage with dance and rhythms of  rap, reggae, jazz and classic melodies. Spamilton is more like an atomic bomb of action that plays homage to the birth of  Hamilton and other Broadway shows. It is a cocktail of fun and laughs. 



Join me for a night of supersonic motion, wit and fun at Spamilton at the Greer Cabaret Theater. For tickets go to pittsburghclo.org

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The Ara of Cool: The Art of John Van Hamersveld -Westmoreland Museum of American Art- July 20 - October 20, 2019

 The Era of Cool: The Art of John Van Hamersveld  is a celebration of pop art at the The Westmoreland Museum of American Art.  As the art director for Capitol Records, Van Hamersveld designed the iconic album covers for the Beatle’s “Magical Mystery Tour", The Greatful Dead’s “Skeleton in the Closet” and  concert posters for Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and many others. The Era of Cool will include  selections of Van Hamersveld’s album covers, poster designs, drawings, mural designs, photography and paintings.

 Join me for some “cool” at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art which  opens on July 20 and runs through October 20, 2019.The Museum admission is free. For museum hours and more information go to thewestmoreland.org.




Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Day 336-Heightened Movie Experience with Rangos Giant Cinema (Carnegie Science Center) and Comfy Cinemark (North Hills)



These days thanks to streaming, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and more (not to mention the improvements in television size and technology) movie theaters have to step it up to get our attention.  More often than not I burrow at home into my favorite chair, rest my legs on the ottoman under my grandma's knitted blanket, sip my favorite beverage and peruse the smorgasbord of movies on line. The heightened movie experiences of  Rangos Giant Cinema with its larger than life screen, and Cinemark (North Hills) with its comfy recliners, dissolves my desire to stay home on movie night.