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July 7: World Chocolate Day, Tell the Truth Day, National Macaroni DayJuly 8: National Video Game Day, National Chocolate with Almonds Day, Be a Kid Again DayJuly 9: Fashion Day, National Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Omelet Day, National Sugar Cookie DayJuly 10: National Pina Colada Day, ...

The National Comedy Center, the United States’ official museum dedicated to comedy, and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership are teaming up on the eve of this yearĢƵ Picklesburgh festival for the “Pickes & Giggles Comedy Showcase.”It will turn the spotlight on four rising ...

Dr. Michael Brown, professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, is JulyĢƵ guest speaker at the Carnegie Science CenterĢƵ Cafe Sci.Brown is hot on the trail of “planet nine,” a hypothesized celestial body that is possibly the fifth largest planet in our ...

The National Aviary in Pittsburgh announced last week that an Andean Condor chick has recently hatched.The Andean Condor is considered critically endangered in Ecuador. The chick, which hatched June 7 and is a female, is the offspring of parents Lianni and Lurch, a pair of Andean Condors ...

Events geared to both children and adults are planned at the Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryĢƵ Powdermill Nature Reserve in Westmoreland County in July and August.On Saturday, July 23 at 7 p.m., “Birds and Brews” will team LatrobeĢƵ Four Seasons Brewery with author and researcher ...

The Carnegie Science Center will be looking at PittsburghĢƵ three rivers during the H2Oh! River Weekend Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17.From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, visitors can learn how to turn river water into clean drinking water through chemistry, turn water vapor into a cloud ...