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First Night highlights
Thursday, December 31, 2009
6 p.m.

• Family tent opens and children's fireworks show, Seventh Street and Penn Avenue

• Wizdom Band, Dollar Bank Stage, Seventh Street and Penn Avenue; Hustlebot improvisational comedy, Pittsburgh CAPA School, auditorium

• Dia de los Muertos decoration station with artist Alison Zapata, Trust Arts Education Center, second floor

• Robot Resolution robot exhibit, 937 Liberty Ave., second floor

• TOON Year's Eve celebration, ToonSeum

• Oriental Star dancers, August Wilson Center, theater

• Percussion Petting Zoo, August Wilson Center, cafe

• Matthew Conboy's Pittsburgh Project, 901 Penn Ave.

• Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange New Year's Poetry Workshop, 819 Penn Ave.

• Ice sculpting by Rich Bubin, Katz Plaza

• Glass blowing with Gary Guydosh, Heinz Hall Garden

• Future Pittsburgh mural drawing with cartoon artist ToonBrian, Fifth Avenue Place, lobby level

• Trailers from Pittsburgh Filmmakers' archives, Harris Theater

6:15 p.m.

• David Lawrence magic show, Penn Avenue Place, Highmark auditorium

• We're Holden Puppets Workshop, Trust Arts Education Center, third floor

• Music by Matthew Korbanic, Courtyard Marriott

6:30 p.m.

• Mon Gumbo, juggling, Debo the Clown and caricature drawings, Fifth Avenue Place

• Jason Hudy's magic workshop, Fifth Avenue Place, first floor store

• Attack Theatre's "Bag Attack Boogaloo," Fifth Avenue Place, Stanwix Street lobby

• Pittsburgh Musical Theater's Xtreme Teen Broadway's Holiday Edition, Pittsburgh CAPA School, blackbox theater

• Lou Stellute quartet, Pittsburgh CAPA School, CAPA Cabaret theater

• Swing dance lessons with Bobby D, Trust Arts Education Center, Peirce Studio

• Musuhallpa: Music from the Andes, Trust Arts Education Center, second floor

• Chinese calligraphy and tai chi lesson, Catholic Charities Building

• Joy Ike, Space Gallery

• Pillow Project Window Dances, 905 Penn Ave.

• Moquette Volante bellydance workshop, 929 Liberty Ave.

6:45 p.m.

• Balmoral Highlanders Bagpipe Band, Benedum Center, lobby

• Steel Town Fire performance, Ninth Street and Penn Avenue parking lot

7 p.m.

• Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre performance, Byham Theater

• Amish Monkeys improvisational comedy performance, Pittsburgh CAPA School, auditorium

• Neon Swing Xperience, Trust Arts Education Center, Peirce Studio

• Pittsburgh Gospel Choir, 937 Liberty Ave., third floor

• Pied Piper of Percussion's "The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You," August Wilson Center, theater

• Fortune tellers, O'Reilly Theater, lobby

7:15 p.m.

• Japanese sword dance, Catholic Charities Building

7:30 p.m.

• Johnny Angel and the Halos, Benedum Center

• David Lawrence magic show, Penn Avenue Place, Highmark auditorium

• Cello Fury, Pittsburgh CAPA School, blackbox theater

• World Music: AppalAsia, Catholic Charities Building

• Moquette Volante bellydance performance, 929 Liberty Ave.

• Pittsburgh's largest soul line dance party, Ninth Street and Penn Avenue parking lot

• Foxtrot, Arthur Murray Dance Studio

• Good Night, States, 121 Seventh St., sixth-floor loft

7:45 p.m.

• Joy Ike, Space Gallery

8 p.m.

• Mon Gumbo, Fifth Avenue Place

• Jason Hudy's magic workshop, Fifth Avenue Place, first-floor store

• First Night parade, Penn Avenue from 10th Street to Sixth Street

• Rumba, Arthur Murray Dance Studio

8:30 p.m.

• DJ J Malls, Highmark Stage, Penn Avenue between Fifth Avenue and Stanwix Street

• River City Brass Band, Byham Theater

• Attack Theater's "Bag Attack Boogaloo," Fifth Avenue Place, Stanwix Street lobby

• Yin Yang Unfolding with painting, dancing and music, Catholic Charities Building

• Pied Piper of Percussion's "The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You," August Wilson Center, theater

• Cha cha, Arthur Murray Dance Studio

• Dance Cafe salsa lessons, Trust Arts Education Center, second floor

8:45 p.m.

• Balmoral Highlanders Bagpipe Band, Benedum Center, lobby

• Moquette Volante bellydance performance, 929 Liberty Ave.

• Pittsburgh's largest soul line dance party, Ninth Street and Penn Avenue parking lot

9 p.m.

• Hustlebot improvisational comedy performance, Pittsburgh CAPA School, auditorium

• Musuhallpa: Music from the Andes, Trust Arts Education Center, second floor

• Calliope singer songwriters circle, Trust Arts Education Center, fourth floor

• Joy Ike, Space Gallery

• Pittsburgh Gospel Choir, 937 Liberty Avenue, third floor

• Matthew Korbanic, Courtyard Marriott

• Salsa, Arthur Murray Dance Studio

• David Lawrence magic show, Penn Avenue Place, Highmark auditorium

9:15 p.m.

• Guaracha salsa band, Pittsburgh CAPA School, blackbox theater

• Meeting of Important People, 121 Seventh St., sixth-floor loft

9:30 p.m.

• Johnny Angel and the Halos, Benedum Center

• Jason Hudy's magic workshop, Fifth Avenue Place, first-floor store

• Mon Gumbo performance, Fifth Avenue Place

• Neon Swing Xperience, Trust Arts Education Center, Peirce Studio

• Dance Cafe salsa lessons, Trust Arts Education Center, second floor

• We're Holden Puppets Workshop, Trust Arts Education Center, third floor

• World Music: AppalAsia, Catholic Charities Building

• Steel Town Fire, Ninth Street and Penn Avenue parking lot

• Tango, Arthur Murray Dance Studio

9:45 p.m.

• Kwanzaa celebration with Balafon African Drum and Dance Ensemble, August Wilson Center, theater

10 p.m.

• River City Brass Band, Byham Theater

• Moquette Volante bellydance workshop, 929 Liberty Ave.

• Swing dancing, Arthur Murray Dance Studio

10:15 p.m.

• Amish Monkeys improvisational comedy, Pittsburgh CAPA School, auditorium

• Good Night, States, 121 Seventh St., sixth-floor loft

10:30 p.m.

• David Lawrence magic show, Penn Avenue Place, Highmark auditorium

10:45 p.m.

• Average White Band, Highmark Stage, Penn Avenue between Fifth Avenue and Stanwix Street

11 p.m.

• Pittsburgh Gospel Choir, 937 Liberty Ave., third floor

Midnight

• Raising of "The Future of Pittsburgh" ball and fireworks, Penn Avenue Place

Events subject to change. Details and map at www.firstnightpgh.org.

Doug Oster writes a blog, "Growing With Doug," exclusively at PG+, a members-only web site of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Our introduction to PG+ gives you all the details.
First published on December 31, 2009 at 12:00 am