5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 27-30
It’s Memorial Day weekend — a time to remember those who served for our freedom. Here are some ways to spend it.
Memorial Day parade
The annual Memorial Day parade starts at 10 a.m. Monday at 36th and Butler Streets in Lawrenceville. It ends at Allegheny Cemetery. There will be a tribute service at the Soldier’s Memorial in the cemetery where more than 15,000 veterans are buried.
More than 65 groups from marching bands to veterans’ organizations are expected to participate in the 36th annual event.
Details: alleghenycemetery.com
Chalk talk
The inaugural Riverwalk & Chalk Fest is from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at 27th and Sidney Streets in SouthSide Works on Pittsburgh’s South Side. There will be 21 artists from 13 states creating murals.
There will also be live entertainment, local brews and food trucks. The event benefits Riverlife, a nonprofit organization formed in 1999 with a vision to create a riverfront experience from trails to parks to open spaces and boat docks. It will receive a portion of food and beverage sales.
The event is free.
Artist Baron Batch, who has a studio in SouthSide Works, will also participate.
Details: riverlifepgh.org
Taking the stage
The Commonheart, a rock and soul band, will perform at Saturday at Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Side. Special guests include Jack Swing and Limousine Beach. The show was rescheduled from 2020 and previously purchased tickets will be honored. It an outdoor event—rain or shine.
Tickets are $10.
Doors open at 6 p.m.
Details: promowestlive.com
Visionaries
Women of Visions, Inc. is a collective of Black women visual artists in Pittsburgh.
They support each other through exhibitions, education, mentorship, and professional development.
Celebrating their 40th year, they will showcase their work in a series called “Future Vision–an Afro-futuristic journey.”
It opens Saturday at the Carnegie Museum of Art’s Hall of Sculpture in Oakland.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $12 for children 3 to 18 and students and free for children under 2.
Details: womenofvisionspgh.org
In the streets
Open Streets Pittsburgh, hosted by BikePGH, is a free event happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Streets will be closed to traffic from Downtown to the South Side so people can walk, run, bike, skate, roll, dance, and enjoy the road without any automobiles sharing the road.
There will be food vendors along the path from Downtown through the Armstrong Tunnel, over the 10th Street Bridge and onto East Carson Street.
Details: https://openstreetspgh.org/
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