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Aug. 18: National Bad Poetry Day, National Mail Order Catalog Day, National Fajita DayAug. 19: World Photo Day, World Humanitarian Day, International Bow DayAug. 20: International Geocaching Day, International Homeless Animals Day, National Radio DayAug. 21: National Senior Citizens Day, ...

Messfest returns to Carnegie Science Center

Messfest is returning to the Carnegie Science Center Saturday.From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitors can explore four floors of hands-on exhibits, plus Highmark SportsWorks, while taking part in messy science experiments. Visitors can engineer a contraption to help an egg survive a 16-foot drop, ...

The Senator John Heinz History Center will host the inaugural Martin Robson Delany Symposium on Friday, Aug. 26 and Saturday, Aug. 27.The two-day academic conference, presented by the History CenterĢƵ African American Program, will feature panel discussions with scholars from across the ...

The Rangos Giant Cinema at the Carnegie Science Center will be screening “CatVideoFest” on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.“CatVideoFest,” only available in select theaters, is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, ...

Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village outside Avella will host its annual Vintage “Base Ball” Day on Saturday beginning at 10:30 a.m.Three teams — the Somerset Frosty Sons, the Addison Mountain Stars and the Keystone Base Ball Club — will be donning 1860s-style uniforms and ...

Sting is teaming up with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) for two nights of concerts in January, it was announced this week.The former frontman for The Police will be performing his greatest hits reimagined with symphonic arrangements on Monday, Jan. 9 and Tuesday, Jan. 10 at Heinz Hall. ...