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Festivals
Whiskey Rebellion Festival: Historical re-enactments, period exhibitions, demos, frontier art, music and food will all pay tribute to the local significance of the Whiskey Rebellion. A farmers market will be open 3:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, July 9, and Washington Symphony Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m.; live music and food booths, 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, July 10; festival activities 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 11, with parade at 10 a.m.; car show and re-enactments 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 12. Downtown Washington, Pa. whiskeyrebellionfestival.com.
Night Market: Food, cocktails, beer, music, jewelry, apparel, photography, art and more from local vendors. 5:30 to 11 p.m. Friday, July 10, at Penn Avenue and 8th Street, Downtown. downtownpittsburgh.com.
South Side Food, Art and Sidewalk Festival: Sidewalk sales, specials at restaurants and bars, sidewalk foods and treats, children’s corner, live music. Noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12, along E. Carson Street. southsidechamber.org.
Picklesburgh: Pickle-themed foods like dill ice cream and dill popcorn, artisan cocktails, demos, live music, pickle marketplace and pickle-themed competitions. 3 to 10 p.m. Friday, July 17, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 18, on the Ninth Street (Rachel Carson) Bridge. downtownpittsburgh.com.
Pittsburgh Summer Beerfest: Craft beer samples, food trucks and vendors, live music. Friday and Saturday, July 17-18, at Stage AE, North Shore. Proceeds benefit animal rescue agencies. pittsburghbeerfest.com.
Charitable events
Cosmopolitan Pittsburgh: Desserts, cocktails, games, sideshow acts and music. 9 p.m. to midnight Friday, July 10, at the African American Cultural Center, Downtown. $95 in advance; $125 at the door. Extra $50 advance VIP admission ($75 at door; $25 for ages 21-29) includes party from 7 to 9 p.m. with munchies catered by top Pittsburgh chefs, cocktails, live music and other entertainment. trustarts.org/cosmo.
HNK Croatia Pittsburgh picnic: Authentic Croatian food including spit-fired rotisserie lamb, live folk entertainment and music. Mass in Croatian at noon; picnic and festivities from 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the Croatian Center Picnic Grounds, Millvale. Information: Search “HNK Croatia Pittsburgh” on Facebook.
Sunday Dinner Pledge: Home Instead Senior Care Foundation will donate $1 to Meals on Wheels for every person who pledges to schedule regular dinners with senior family members. Sign up at SundayDinnerPledge.com through July 31. The site also offers meal-planning tips and recipes developed by TV chef Melissa d’Arabian.
Walks and tours
Mushroom walks: Join the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club for Saturday fun with mushroom foraging at Salamander Park in Fox Chapel (10 a.m. July 11), North Park (10 a.m. July 18, chanterelles), Riverside Park in Greenville (2:30 p.m. July 18) and Northmoreland Park in Westmoreland County (10 a.m. July 25). wpamushroomclub.org.
‘In Good Spirits’ Tour and Hotel Package: The Fairmont Pittsburgh is offering a two-night package that includes a private, three-hour guided tour with stops, samples and historical details at Wigle Whiskey, Arsenal Cider House and Franktuary. fairmont.com/pittsburgh/special-offers/hotel-offers (click on “F-Scape to Pittsburgh Package).
Food awards
Northside Sandwich Week: The king of the 2015 Northside Sandwich Week last month was Chris Biondo, owner of Scratch Food & Beverage, a soon-to-open Troy Hill shop for his Scratch Reuben, which involved smoked tongue and marrow butter. First runner-up was Legends of the North Shore owner Dan Bartow. His Deutschtown Double Down paired smoked turkey with pickled vegetables between rosemary focaccia.
2015 Sweets & Snacks Expo: At a recent conference in Chicago, the National Confectioners Association gave Edward Marc Chocolatier one of 45 awards for “most innovative new products.” The Pittsburgh company’s Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Snappers took top honors in the savory snacks category.
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