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🙀 Who threw out the Warhol print?!
May 9, 2025 · — Francesca Dabecco
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What's CITY Talking About?
💸 Pittsburgh Loses Arts Funding
The Trump administration canceled National Endowment for the Arts grants for programs across the country — including Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures, Symphony Orchestra, Opera, Cultural Trust, and others. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
- 📩 Grant cancellation notices were sent out just hours after Trump submitted a budget proposal that would completely eliminate the NEA. [90.5 WESA]
- 📉 Here’s more on how Trump’s spending cuts would affect Pittsburgh's government, arts scene, and research institutions. [PublicSource]
⚾ Pirates Fire Manager Derek Shelton
After a rough start to the season and a quick slip into last place, the Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton Thursday. Bench coach Don Kelly, who’s from Butler, will take over in the interim. Shelton was with the Buccos for more than five years. [ESPN / WTAE]
- 💰 Is it progress? Fans still want Pirates owner Bob Nutting to sell the team. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
🙀 Warhol Print Accidentally Thrown Out
A Dutch town hall says it “most likely” mistakenly discarded 46 artworks, including an Andy Warhol print of the former Dutch queen, during renovations last year. The 1980s silkscreen was worth between $40,000 and $50,000. [New York Times]
🏡 County Launches First-Time Homeowner Program
A new $2.6 million program will cover closing and downpayment costs for low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers. The fund is open to people in Allegheny County, outside the city of Pittsburgh; city residents already have access to a similar program, OwnPGH. [Allegheny County]
- 📝 Interested? Applications open May 15. [Allegheny County]
- 🌟 Psst! Here are our homebuying tips in Pittsburgh. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
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What To Do
Friday, May 9
- 🌷 May Market at Phipps Conservatory (Oakland) — through May 10
- 💐 Flowers & Wine Class with Nine O' Clock Wines (Lawrenceville)
- 🥘 Pittonkatonk Cevapi Fundraiser at Schenley Park (Oakland)
- 🪄 The Wizard of Oz with the PBT Orchestra (Downtown)
- 🎉 International Learning Party at Assemble (Garfield)
- 🎭 Twelve Angry Men at New Hazlett Theater (Allegheny Center)
- 🪻 50+ Wildflower & Funghi Walk at Barking Slopes (Plum)
Saturday, May 10
- 🇺🇦 Ukranian Food Festival at St. Vladimir's (South Side)
- 🍓 Strawberry Pretzel Salad Face-Off with YaJagoff (McKnight)
- 📚 Great Pittsburgh Book Crawl — through May 18 (multiple locations)
- 🌸 Mother's Day at the Market House (Lawrenceville)
- 👖 Vintage & Maker's Market at Trace Echo (Uptown)
- 📚 Book Fair at Lolev Beer (Lawrenceville)
- 🎶 Pittonkatonk Music Festival at Schenley Park (Oakland)
- 🌱 Sow & Grow Day at East End Co-Op (Point Breeze)
- 🍷 Uncover Squirrel Hill Spring Wine Walk (Squirrel Hill)
- 🦪 Oyster Fest at Rogue BBQ (Homestead)
- 🐦⬛ World Migratory Bird Day with Pgh Parks Conservancy (Squirrel Hill)
- 🏡 Highland Park House Tour (Highland Park)
- 🍷 Spring Wine Showcase at City Winery (Strip District)
Sunday, May 11
- 🌳 Yoga in Grandview Park (Mt. Washington)
- 🕯️ Mother's Day Candle-Making at Hop Farm Brewing (Lawrenceville)
- 🌿 All About Plants Crop Swap at Velum Fermentation (South Side)
- 🛼 Pittsburgh Derby Brats Fundraiser at Spirit (Lawrenceville)
- 🧺 Coiled Rope Basketry at WorkshopPGH (Wilkinsburg)
- 🛍️ Neighborhood Flea Mother’s Day Edition (SouthSide Works)
🐦 This weekend is for the birds — literally, and in a good way! Frick Environmental Center is hosting a bunch of family-friendly events for World Migratory Bird Day on Saturday.
Visit a Pittsburgh park and listen to birdsong this weekend 🎶🌳
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