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Here is where to go and what to do at First Night
Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Here is the schedule for First Night in Downtown. Numbers at the end of a listing refer to the event's location on the map at the bottom of this page.


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Multi-hour presentations

6-8:30 p.m.:

• Five Spot, ArtUp, 28

6-10 p.m.:

• Citiparks Art Cart (Decoration Station), Byham Theater-Fulton Mini, 2
• Creative Reuse Pittsburgh (Decoration Station), CAPA Gallery, 34
• Duquesne Light Family Tent, Seventh Street at Penn Ave., 3
• Fortune Telling with Madame Zelda, Duquesne Light Family Tent, 3
• Giant Eagle Festive Photo Booth, 625 Liberty Ave. (lobby), 15
• Joseph-Beth Booksellers Storytelling Station, Catholic Charities, 29
• RANGE, Wood Street Galleries, 18
• Wild Man's World, 707 Penn Ave., 20

• ZEE, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 45

6-11 p.m.:

• A Sense of Place, 937 Liberty Ave. (3rd floor), 42
• Art Kings of the Hill, August Wilson Center, Gallery 209/9, 31
• Art of Holland Williams, 936 Penn Ave., 40
• Cat Chow: Playing with Objects, 800 Penn Ave., 22
• ¡Felices Fiestas! 937 Liberty Ave. (2nd floor), 42
• First Night Resolution Wall, 805-807 Liberty Ave., 24
• The Floating World, 901 Penn Ave., 33
• Food Court, Fifth Avenue Place, 8
• Gritty 250: the Art of Work in Pittsburgh, 820 Liberty Ave., 28
• Amy Trompetter Installation & Performance, 709 Penn Ave., 21
• reroute/enroute, 927 Penn Ave., 39
• Sinners & Sacred Hearts, 925 Penn Ave., 38
• Starved: A Film by Chris Ivey, 905 Penn Ave., Gallery, 35
• Toonseum Cartoon Art Exhibition, 118 Sixth St., 11

6 p.m.-Midnight:

• Artwork by Rise Nagin, 529 Penn Ave. (window), 9
• Hot beverages and food, Pennsylvania Culinary Institute, 25
• Ice Sculptures, Katz Plaza, 14
• Paintings by James P. Nelson, 922 Penn Ave. (lobby), 37
• Pittsburgh by Cynthia F. Cooley, 806 Penn Ave., 23
• ROAMING, 922 Penn Ave. (window), 35
• A Street with a View, 905 Penn Ave. (window), 35
• Window Installation by Kerri La Charite, 819 Liberty Ave., 27

6:30-9:30 p.m.:

• Eurobungee, Penn Avenue at Stanwix Street, 6

6:30-10:30 p.m.:

• Karaoke! 929 Liberty Ave., 41

6:30-11 p.m.:

• Ballooning with Giggles the Clown, Fifth Avenue Place, 8
• Caricaturists, Fifth Avenue Place, 8
• Juggling with Joe Lyons, Fifth Avenue Place, 8
• Make It and Take It (Decoration Station), Fifth Avenue Place, 8

7-11 p.m.:

• Pittsburgh Filmmakers Trailers, 809 Liberty Ave., 26

10:45 p.m.-midnight:

• The Fabulous Thunderbirds Highmark Stage, 1

Between 6-7 p.m.

6 p.m.:

• Children's Fireworks, Dollar Bank Stage, 4
• Hustlebot, CAPA auditorium, 34
• Matt Sigler's Magic Workshop, Fifth Avenue Place, 8
• Spirit and Soul All City Gospel Choir, Dollar Bank Stage, 4

6:15 p.m.:

• Folklore Ensemble Hrvatski Tanac, Benedum Center lobby, 5
• Magician David Lawrence's Magic Show, Highmark Auditorium, 7
• Matthew Korbanic and Tara Yaney, Courtyard Marriott, 44
• We're Holden Puppets Workshop, 542 Penn Ave., 10

6:30 p.m.:

• Besame, 937 Liberty Ave. (2nd Floor), 42
• Caribbean Vibes Steel Band, O'Reilly Theater, 13
• Good Night, States, 121 Seventh St., 16
• Indulge, 131 Seventh St., 17
• Jimmy Sapienza's Five Guys Named Moe, Fifth Avenue Place, 8
• Joy Ike, August Wilson Center, Gallery 209/9, 31

• Kwanzaa Celebration, UMOJA Drum Workshop, 911 Penn Ave., 36
• Once Upon a Toon, 118 Sixth St., 11
• Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Pittsburgh Symphony Brass, Byham Theater, 2
• Soul Line Dance Party, Ninth Street and Penn Avenue parking lot, 30
• Spirit and Soul All City Gospel Choir, Dollar Bank Stage, 4
• Swing Dance Lessons with Steel City Ballroom, CAPA Black Box Theater, 34
• Once Upon a Toon, 118 Sixth St., 11
• Zumba-Thon, Fifth Avenue Place, 8

6:45 p.m.:

• Phat Man Dee, 905 Liberty Ave., 32

Between 7-8 p.m.

7 p.m.

• Amish Monkeys, CAPA Auditorium, 34
• CLO Mini-Stars, Dollar Bank Stage, 4
• Meet Grimmy from Mother Goose & Grimm, 118 Sixth St., 11
• Meet Steely McBeam, Katz Plaza, 14
• Pure Gold, Benedum Center, 5
• We're Holden Puppets Show, 542 Penn Ave., 10

7:15 p.m.:

• Soul Line Dance Party Ninth Street and Penn Avenue Parking Lot, 30
• Zumba-Thon, Fifth Avenue Place, 8

7:30 p.m.:

• Ben Hardt and His Symphony, 121 Seventh St., 16
• Folklore Ensemble Hrvatski Tanac, Benedum Center Lobby, 5
• Joy Ike, August Wilson Center, Gallery 209/9, 31
• Kwanzaa Celebration, UMOJA Performance, 911 Penn Ave., 36
• Magician David Lawrence's Magic Show, Highmark Auditorium, 7
• Matt Sigler's Magic Workshop, Fifth Avenue Place, 8
• Matthew Korbanic and Tara Yaney, Courtyard Marriott, 44
• Neon Swing Xperience, CAPA Black Box Theater, 34

7-8 p.m.:

• We're Holden Puppets Workshop, 542 Penn Ave., 10
• Wizdom Band, Dollar Bank Stage, 4

7:50 p.m.:

• Jimmy Sapienza's Five Guys Named Moe, Fifth Avenue Place, 8

Between 8-9 p.m.

8 p.m.:

• Target First Night Parade, Penn Avenue from 10th to Sixth streets
• Arthur Murray Dance Studio: Salsa, 136 Sixth St., 12
• Besame, 937 Liberty Avenue (2nd floor), 32
• Once Upon a Toon, 118 Sixth St., 11
• Zumba-Thon, Fifth Avenue Place, 8

8:30 p.m.:

• Arthur Murray Dance Studio: Hustle, 136 Sixth St., 12
• Gerald Haymon, 131 Seventh St., 17

• Bricolage: Soul Cleanse, 937 Liberty Ave., 42

• Swing Dance Lessons with Steel City Ballroom, CAPA Black Box Theater, 34

8:45 p.m.:

• Folklore Ensemble Hrvatski Tanac, Benedum Center Lobby, 5
• Zumba-Thon, Fifth Avenue Place, 8

Between 9-10 p.m.

9 p.m.:

• Arthur Murray Dance Studio: Rumba, 136 Sixth St., 12
• Caribbean Vibes Steel Band, O'Reilly Theater, 13
• Hustlebot, CAPA Auditorium, 34
• The Joe Zelek Band, Highmark Stage, 1
• Joy Ike, August Wilson Center, Gallery 209/9, 31
• Kwanzaa Celebration: UMOJA Drum Workshop, 911 Penn Ave., 36
• Magician David Lawrence's Magic Show, Highmark Auditorium, 7
• Matt Sigler's Magic Workshop, Fifth Avenue Place, 8
• Matthew Korbanic and Tara Yaney, Courtyard Marriott, 44
• Meet Grimmy from Mother Goose & Grimm, 118 Sixth St., 11
• Phat Man Dee, 905 Liberty Ave., 32
• Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Pittsburgh Symphony Brass, Byham Theater, 2
• Soul Line Dance Party, Ninth Street and Penn Avenue Parking Lot, 30
• Wizdom Band, Dollar Bank Stage, 4

9:15 p.m.:

• Balmoral Highlanders Pipe Band and Dancers, First Presbyterian Church, 19
• Good Night, States, 121 7th St., 16
• Jimmy Sapienza's Five Guys Named Moe, Fifth Avenue Place, 8
• We're Holden Puppets Show, 542 Penn Ave., 10

9:30 p.m.:

• Arthur Murray Dance Studio: Mambo, 136 Sixth St., 12
• Besame, 937 Liberty Ave. (2nd Floor), 32
• Neon Swing Xperience, CAPA Black Box Theater, 34
• Pure Gold, Benedum Center, 5
• Bricolage: Soul Cleanse, 937 Liberty Ave., 42
• We're Holden Puppets Workshop, 542 Penn Ave., 10
• Zumba-Thon, Fifth Avenue Place, 8

Between 10-11 p.m.

10 p.m.:

• Arthur Murray Dance Studio: Merengue, 136 Sixth St., 12
• Kwanzaa Celebration, UMOJA Performance, 911 Penn Ave., 36

10:10 p.m.:

• Amish Monkeys, CAPA Auditorium, 34

10:15 p.m.:

• Ben Hardt and His Symphony, 121 Seventh St., 16
• Balmoral Highlanders Pipe Band & Dancers, First Presbyterian Church, 19
• Phat Man Dee, 905 Liberty Ave., 32
• Sean Jones, 131 Seventh St., 17
• Zumba-Thon Fifth Avenue Place, 8

10:30 p.m.:

• Arthur Murray Dance Studio: Cha-Cha, 136 Sixth St., 12
• Magician David Lawrence's Magic Show, Highmark Auditorium, 7
• Bricolage: Soul Cleanse, 937 Liberty Ave., 42

10:45 p.m.:

• Fabulous Thunderbirds, Highmark Stage, 1

First published on December 30, 2008 at 12:00 am
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