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OBID Invites you to join the global breast cancer awareness movement and Drink for Pink. All proceeds benefit the Susan G. Komen For the Cure. 

Guest bartenders:

PA State Senator Jay Costa

PA State Representative Dan Frankel

PA State Representative Jake Wheatley Jr.

City Councilman Bruce Kraus

City Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle

Please join us on Thursday February 11 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Peter's Pub, 116 Oakland Avenue


University of Pittsburgh Men's and Women's Basketball Teams Open Big East Play

Both the Men's and Women's Panther Basketball Teams open Big East Play in early December/Late January.  Visit the University of Pittsburgh Atheltic's website for schedules, results, and tickets.


Calliope Emergin Legends Series:

The University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS) and Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society have joined together to present The Emerging Legends Series at The Cup & Chaucer, the Hillman Library’s café on the ground floor of the library.

The Emerging Legends Series is free and open to the public and features concerts
throughout the 2009-10 school year.  For a complete list of 2010 performers, visit the Calliope website.


Carnegie Mellon University Lecture Series Presents Chris Hedges, author of Empire of Illusion:  The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle

Chris Hedges is an American journalist, author, and war correspondent, specializing in American and Middle Easter politics and societies.  He will be speaking in 100 Porter Hall at 4:30 pm on Thursday, January 21.

This and all University Lecture Series presentations are open to the public.  To learn more, visit CMU's University Lecture Series website.


 

 Tropical Forest: Headwaters of the Amazon

Visit Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens to explore the beauty of the Amazon in this stunning, lush exhibit.  For more information, call (412) 622-6914.

 


Free Yoga Classes

Every Thursday at 3:30 pm Community Human Services will be offering free yoga at 374 Lawn Street.  Yoga

"Yoga means union of mind, body and environment.  It is a preventive measure to activate internal energy channels for good health and healthy living."

Yoga lessons will concentrate on beginner friendly, simple postures and breathering exercises for:

a)  Complete relaxation and concentration,

b)  Weight control,

c)  Flexibility and strengthening the spine.

The lessons will involve simple and easy to adopt postures and breathing exercises to suit all ages.  The classes are free and open to the public.  Participants only need to bring a mat or a thick towel.