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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Mellon Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Vendors and visitors fill Mellon Park for annual craftsmen’s fair

By Maya Valletta, Staff Writer • September 11, 2023

Mellon Park came alive last weekend as 85 vendors and thousands of visitors flooded the space for A Fair in the Park with all kinds of art, food and music.  The Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh hosts...

A student screenprints the PITT ARTS logo to a t-shirt.

PITT ARTS holds its tenth annual Arts Fest

By Carissa Canzona, Staff Writer • September 10, 2023

Zoey Yost, a senior data science major, attended the annual PITT ARTS festival for the first time on September 8. Over the sound of the Steeltown Horns in the background, she said she was enthusiastic...

Turtle Park band member plays the drums.

Black Lodge to host Oakland Indie Fest in support of those in East Palestine

By Renee Dubaich, Staff Writer • April 21, 2023
Adam Klenovich and Rory Monaghan, co-founders of the Black Lodge in South Oakland, are hosting the first-ever Oakland Indie Festival on Saturday, April 29 at Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park from 12 to 9 p.m. Proceeds from the event benefit the East Palestine community.
A culture table at the East European Festival in the Cathedral of Learning on Sunday.

East European Festival celebrates cultural diversity with fashion, music and more

By Nicholas Simila, Staff Writer • October 16, 2022
Pitt’s Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies held a festival Sunday in the Cathedral of Learning, which featured vendors, educators and advocates with roots from nearly every country in eastern Europe.
A showing of Rehana Maryam Noor in the auditorium of Alumni Hall as part of the Screenshot Asia film festival on September 28, 2022.

Screenshot Asia film festival showcases Asian stories on screen

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer • September 29, 2022
Screenshot Asia is a project led by Pitt’s Asian Studies Center and Film and Media Studies program that highlights Asian culture through cinema. The festival, which takes place from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, offers Pitt students free tickets to screenings of a collection of Asian films.
Pitt students selling “freezer pops for people in period poverty,” according to a sign on their booth, at the Pitt Arts Fest on the WPU lawn on Friday.

PittARTS Fest offers students activities, networking opportunities

By Jessica McKenzie, Culture Editor • September 11, 2022
PittARTS Fest took place Friday on the WPU lawn, where students enjoyed getting henna tattoos, a caricature artist, free popcorn, t-shirt printing and networking with local arts organizations.
People line up for food at A Soulful Taste of the Burgh, an annual soul food and music festival, in Market Square on Saturday.

A Soulful Taste of the Burgh festival returns to support Black-owned businesses

By Shreya Singh, Staff Writer • September 5, 2022
More than 50 Black-owned small businesses selling products such as clothing and body butter lined the street this weekend to kick into gear A Soulful Taste of the Burgh, an annual soul food and music festival meant to spotlight local Black business owners.
Artwork on display at the Three Rivers Art Festival.

Three Rivers Arts Festival celebrates 60 years

By Sarah Connor, Senior Staff Writer • July 5, 2019
Three multicolored giraffe statues stand at the center of the Wyndham Lawn in Gateway Center Plaza downtown, covered in sporadically placed patches of pink, turquoise, yellow, purple and green. These giraffes are pieces of an art project called Ocean Sole Africa — one of the many major attractions for the 2019 Three Rivers Arts Festival.
After an afternoon shower at the Highmark Stadium in Station Square, a rainbow stretches across the second annual Pittsburgh Taco Festival. (Photo by Delilah Bourque | Staff Writer)

Taco lovers lose their minds at Highmark Stadium

By Delilah Bourque | Staff Writer • May 30, 2018

Think of your favorite food, the most versatile and delicious thing you think you could eat for every meal. Maybe for you, it’s pizza, pasta or sandwiches. For some, that food is tacos. Over...

Row House Cinema debuted “Pittsburgh’s Pretty Kitties” — a feature-length film composed of 160 cat videos submitted by local cat owners — during the City’s first-ever Cat Film Festival. (Photo courtesy of Casey Taylor)

Cats come into the spotlight at Pittsburgh’s first cat film festival

By Prachi Patel / Staff Writer • November 13, 2017

Laura Greenawalt tossed a handful of popcorn into her mouth and eagerly glanced up at the blank movie theater screen, waiting for the lights to dim, the film to begin and for her cat, Schuster, to become...

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