Celebrate National Meatball Day
Emporio Meatball Joint to Celebrate National Meatball Day on March 9th.
By: Marissa Paige Johnson
"Meatballs are like miracles because nobody can exactly agree on what they are made of, where they come from, or how often they should appear." - Daniel Handler.
National Meatball Day is right around the corner on Monday, March 9th, and Pittsburgh's gourmet meatball joint is celebrating accordingly! Gourmet meatballs are made daily in Emporio's scratch kitchen, with a variety of balls, sauces, styles, and sides for hundreds of custom combinations! Here is a rundown of what's about to go down...
Prepare to "ball out" downtown at 942 Penn Avenue with giveaways, $1 sliders and $1 drafts of cold I.C. Light all day. There will be a live broadcast from 2 PM - 6 PM with 97.3 The FAN's radio hosts Poni and Mueller. Every person who purchases three or more meatballs will be entered to win a FAN raffle basket!
Former Steelers player Arthur "The Meatball Man" Moats will be announcing the Penguins Passport Winner around 6 PM. During the 2019 - 2020 season, the Penguins have teamed up with participating partners like Emporio to provide fans with multiple ways to win great prizes throughout the season. The winner chosen on National Meatball Day will win FREE meatballs for an entire year, as well as a shot at winning the Penguins Passport grand prize, an all-expenses-paid trip to Canada to see the team in action!
There will also be special appearances from the six-time Stanley Cup winner and former Penguins center Bryan Trottier. The Penguins very own mascot, Iceburgh, will be tagging along!
Anyone who posts a photo with a fun caption and the hashtag #NationalMeatballDay and tags Emporio will receive a chance to win a $50 Emporio gift card (@EmporioMeatball on Twitter and @EmporioMeatballJoint on Instagram).
Some advice from us? Come excited and come hungry. Check out their website for more information: https://www.siennamercato.com/#emporio
The Sound of Music
The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. Her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures the heart of the stern Captain, and they marry. Upon returning from their honeymoon they discover that Austria has been invaded by the Nazis, who demand the Captain's immediate service in their navy. The family's narrow escape over the mountains to Switzerland on the eve of World War II provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in the theatre. The motion picture version remains the most popular movie musical of all time.
Thursday, March 5 - Sunday, March 15, For tickets click the link. https://trustarts.org/production/66261/list_performances
PHLF Awards $93,717 for Renovation of Historic Religious Structures
The Historic Religious Properties Grant Program of PHLF has awarded $93,717 in matching grants to 11 congregations in Allegheny County as part of its 2020 funding cycle. The funds, which will leverage over $1.5 million raised by the different congregations, will be used for restoration, renovation, and maintenance projects on the historic structures utilized by religious organizations. The work ranges from slate roof repairs to stained glass window restoration, and masonry repointing, among other needs. Click here to see a list of the grant recipients.
PHLF is the only nonprofit organization in Allegheny County that offers a continuing program of financial and technical assistance to historic religious property owners. Since 1997, we have awarded more than 250 such grants totaling more than $1 million and provided more than 60 technical assistance consultations.
Our effort is made possible through individual donations, private foundations, and our Donor Advised Funds. For more information about this program, contact David Farkas: [email protected] or 412-471-5808 ext. 516.
Brit Floyd at The Benedum Theater
The Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall and more... including the iconic song Echoes, performed in its entirety.
Brit Floyd, "The World's Greatest Pink Floyd Show" returns to the stage in 2020 to perform its brand new production, Echoes 2020. Including highlights from The Wall, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Division Bell, and featuring a show-stopping 23-minute 'note-for-note' performance of the iconic era defining song Echoes, written 50 years ago, and from Pink Floyd's breakthrough 1971 album Meddle.
Having performed over 1,000 shows since it's launch in Liverpool, England in January 2011, Brit Floyd have circled the world, sold out tours across, Europe, North America, South America and the Middle East, and performed concerts at some of the world's greatest venues, including London's prestigious Royal Albert Hall; the awe inspiring Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, Colorado; the historic Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, and 'The Showplace of the Nation', NYC's Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan.
The Brit Floyd show has become a phenomenon, widely regarded as the world's greatest rock tribute show. Faithfully recreating the scale and pomp of the final 1994 Pink Floyd tour, complete with a stunning multi million dollar light show, iconic circle screen, lasers, inflatables and theatrics.
It really is as good as they say - believe the hype and don't miss it!
Brit Floyd is at the Benedum Theater Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7.
Click the link for tickets: https://trustarts.org/production/67988/list_performances
Downtown Events This Week:
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