As a blogger for US Family, I was invited to head to Triple B Farms and see what Fall fun they had to offer. We were not disappointed! It was a bit of a drive, but so worth it on a perfect Fall day.
I loved finding a farm where you could pick your own apples & pumpkins in one place!
At Triple B Farms you might.................
Get lost here
Hit one of two bounce houses
pick apples in the orchard (from trees at a perfect kid-friendly height)
test the apples (to be sure they're ok, of course)
go on a hay ride
see more beautiful orchards
pick a pumpkin
see these (& other fun characters) on your hay ride
come flying out of the Squirrel Hill tunnel
scope out the perfect pun'kin
hear: Mom, I found The One
love the "wacky" pumpkin aisle the most
drive a tractor
indulge in Pumpkin Cheesecake Fudge.
Seriously, it's like a hug for your mouth.
stay until closing time
You also might kiss a goat in the petting zoo, buy a fresh apple pie at the Farm Market, pick up some Amish-made cheeses, butter and meats to go or prepare for winter with a fleece hat and scarf, handmade by Mrs. B.
But whatever you choose to do, it will be some great Fall fun for the whole family!
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Apple & Pumpkin Festival Dates:
Sept 29th - Oct 31st
All-Inclusive Activity Wristband
$11.00 per child - $7.00 per adult
Children 2 & under FREE
Gohereto print a coupon for $1 off admission per person!
WRISTBAND includes: BOO BARN -ROPE MAZE - PUMPKINLAND - FUNNY FARM - HAYRIDE - 2GIANT SLIDES - BARNYARD CARNIVAL - CORNMAZE - FARM FLINGERDUCK DERBY - DUCK SLIDE. *If families prefer to do individual activities, they areavailable $2.50 per activity.
Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater, a division of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, presents the Pittsburgh premiere of Theatreworks USA's sparkling revue of mini-musicals based on the books If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Amazing Grace, Borreguita and the Coyote, Imogene’s Antlers, Master Man, Math Curse and Owen. It is a show chock full of lessons about winning!
October 14, 2012 - October 21, 2012
Theatreworks USA brings to life seven popular children’s books in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Booksthrough a series of mini-musicals. Performed by a multiracial cast, the stories represent various issues, themes, and ideas relevant to a broad and diverse audience of children. The show is a revised version of Reading Rainbow, a previous Theatreworks USA musical revue. *
Ticket Prices: $9.50 in advance; $11.00 day of show
Individual tickets ($11 at the door; $9.50 in advance) can be ordered online at www.trustarts.org/kids, by calling (412) 456-6666, or in person at the Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue. Group tickets (10+) can be ordered by calling (412) 471-6930. To purchase a subscription to the series, call (412) 456-1390. theatreworksusa.org Best for ages 3-10 Show is 60 minutes.
Winner chosen at random. Winner has 24 hours to claim prize or a new winner will be selected.Contest open for entries until October 4th, 2012, 7pm. ............................................................
Performance locations include: City: Byham Theater, Sunday, October 14 at 2:00 p.m. & Student Matinee: Monday, October 15 at 10:15 a.m.; Workshop: Grow Up Great, Wednesday, October 17; East: Gateway High School, Wednesday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m.; North: Marshall Middle School, Thursday, October 18 at 5:30 & 7:30 p.m.; West: Moon Area High School, Friday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m.; South: Mellon Middle School (Mt. Lebanon School District), Saturday, October 20 at 11:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.; and Butler: Seneca Valley Senior High School, Sunday, October 21 at 2:00 p.m. Citizens Bank is the season sponsor of Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a non-profit organization whose mission is the cultural and economic development of Pittsburgh’s 14-block Cultural District through public and private support.
Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater, a division of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, opens the door for children to experience professional performing arts programming which inspires, challenges, educates, and stimulates respect for and an understanding of all cultures in an entertaining and enlightening way. Each year Pittsburgh International Children's Theater presents a Family Series and the Pittsburgh International Children's Festival, which is one of only four international children's theater festivals in the nation.
Are you a fan of Modern Family the TV show?! It turns out that the actress that plays Lily, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, is a huge Tea Collection fan! She traveled the red carpet at Sunday night's 2012 Emmy Awards in Tea's custom-made dress with iconic wrap neckline and playful bubble skirt. Now your little citizen can shine in this limited-edition, special occasion dress. Don't miss out on this beautiful dress!
Heinz Field
Free admission 10am-3pm (tours
only) Home of the Six-Time Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, the Pitt
Panthers and host of special events and concerts. Tours on the hour; last tour
starts at 3pm. Limit 50 guests per hour. First come, first served. Enter under
the FedEx Great Hall sign along Art Rooney Avenue.
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Free admission for special tour 1-1:30pm Free
half-hour tour of the 2012 Artist of the Year and Emerging Artist
exhibitions. 6300 Fifth Avenue (Shady Side)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Pittsburgh Cultural Trust: Gallery CrawlFree admission 5:30-9pm The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s
Gallery Crawl is an open house of visual art, performance, music, dance and fun.
Celebrating artists from the region and around the globe, the Crawl provides a
snapshot of the year-round activity in the Cultural District.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Frick Art & Historical Center Free admission
10am-5pm Free family activities! Explore Clayton, the restored Frick mansion,
discover amazing vehicles at the Car and Carriage Museum, and experience fine
art at The Frick Art Museum. Scavenger hunts, games and art activities.
Fort Pitt Museum Free admission 10am-5pm Visit the Fort Pitt Museum to
learn about the founding of Pittsburgh. Meet Revolutionary War reenactors and
find out what life was like 230 years ago.
Young Men and Women’s African Heritage Assn: Nia Quilt Guild Free
admission 11am-6pm At the YMWAHA art tour, be the first to see the Nia Quilt
Guild 2012 exhibition, as well as local artists’ prints and lithographs. Enjoy
the music of the Nia Steel Pan Drum Ensemble. Allegheny County Parks: Hartwood Acres Hay Day Free admission 11am-4pm Kids
of all ages will enjoy Fall fun activities: hay rides, pony rides, petting zoo,
music, arts and crafts, “I made it!” Market, “Books are Fun” Book fair, and
food vendors.
National AviaryFree admission 10am-5pm Get nose to beak with flamingoes,
penguins, macaws, owls and more. Watch as birds eat, bathe, and play in
free-flight exhibits. Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of a real
penguin colony at Penguin Point.
YMWAHA Free
Admission noon-6pm See description and details on September 29th
listing.
Carnegie Museum of ArtCarnegie Museum of Natural History Free admission Noon-5pm Visit one of the world’s best
natural history museums, and the art museum where the local and the global
meet—in one dynamic destination! Enjoy hands-on activities for kids and
grown-ups and see some of the most exciting collections of art and science
anywhere on Earth.
Children’s Museum Free admission 10am-5pm Build and tinker with old and new
technologies to make your own exciting projects in MAKESHOP. Launch a boat down
a 53-foot waterway, climb aboard Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood trolley, ink your
own silkscreen, and don’t forget to take a stroll through the revitalized Buhl
Community Park at Allegheny Square, directly across from the Children’s Museum.
Performances by members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and
Fiddlesticks (1pm), and the Bulgarian Dance
troupe Otets Paissii (2pm). Quilting with the Nia Quilt Guild in the MAKESHOP (2-4pm).
Carnegie Library – Main: Cy Hungerford Exhibit and Discussion, featuring Rob Rogers and Tim Menees Free admission 2-3pm Cy Hungerford was Pittsburgh’s
premier editorial cartoonist from 1927 until 1977. Accomplished cartoonists Rob
Rogers and Tim Menees will discuss Hungerford’s impact and how cartoons continue
to take on local and national politics. A gallery exhibit, featuring a number of
Hungerford’s original cartoons, highlights the Library’s extensive Hungerford
collection. The exhibit will be on display from September 23-October 6. Find out more about RADical Days 2012 here.
Just for kids ages 4–10, Holiday Camps are a great way to get kids to use their brains. Your kids will have so much fun they won't even realize all of the exciting science they're learning, even when school is out! They'll experience all the Science Center has to offer in one fun-filled day including an Omnimax movie, a planetarium show, a science workshop as well as time to explore the exhibits. Call 412.237.1637 to register, or visit our website for more info.
Full Day (ages 6-10) Cost: $36 members, $40 non-members
Half Day (ages 4-5) Cost: $20 members, $23 non-members
Ambassadors of Laughter from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Use Pedal Power to Generate Free Circus Fun for Tickets for Kids® Charity
Step right up…to Trib Total Media gate at CONSOL Energy Center where two Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® clowns will get FULLY CHARGED for charity.
From 7am to 7pm on Friday, September 28,
the two clowns will ride a stationary bike hooked up to a generator to power up a TV, which will reveal a sneak peak of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® presents FULLY CHARGED – an all new circus experience coming to CONSOL Energy Center November 1-4.
For every hour the two clowns pedal, Ringling Bros. will donate 100 tickets to The Greatest Show on Earth® to the Tickets for Kids organization.
Children of All Ages are welcome to the Trib Total Media gate at CONSOL Energy Center to cheer on the clowns as they take on the 12-hour bike challenge in hopes of generating up to 1,200 free tickets for the Tickets for Kids organization. Members of the public in attendance for this special event will receive free clown noses and photos with the clowns.
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A special “$20 for two tickets*” offer will also be made available to members of the general public who attend this special event (offer expires at end of event). Click here for video with details on this special offer.
FULLY CHARGED celebrates ‘performance power’ that boosts circus-goers’ excitement. The amazing acts, which can only be seen at The Greatest Show On Earth, include Tabayara, a dynamic animal trainer whose rare ability to communicate with animals allows him to ride rearing stallions at a fully-charged gallop and orchestrate majestic four-ton Asian elephants in a symphony of dance. When he stands inside a cage, eye to eye with 12 ferocious tigers, Tabayara sees family where others see danger.
Performance Schedule:
* (Opening Night Show) Thursday, November 1 - 7pm
* Friday, November 2 - 7pm
* Saturday, November 3 - 11am, 3pm, 7pm
* Sunday, November 4 - 1pm, 5pm
* Special “$20 for two tickets: Not valid on Circus Celebrity, VIP or $27 price levels. Must purchase tickets in pairs up to 8 tickets per purchase. Offer valid only on Friday, September 28 starting at 7am and ending at 7pm. Offer valid only at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Box Office at CONSOL Energy Center. Additional fees may apply.
ALL NEW RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY® PRESENTS FULLY CHARGED TO MAKE A POWERFUL STOP IN PITTSBURGH
The Most Electrifying Edition of The Greatest Show On Earth® comes to CONSOL Energy Center . November 1-4 .
Coming to CONSOL Energy Center November 1-4, don’t miss Fully Charged, the all-new surge of circus entertainment from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey where megawatts of thrills explode off of the arena floor with breathtaking dare-devilry, superhuman stunts and never-before-seen performances that energize Children Of All Ages.
Fully Charged celebrates ‘performance power’ that boosts circus-goers’ excitement. The amazing acts, which can only be seen at The Greatest Show On Earth®, include Tabayara, a dynamic animal trainer whose rare ability to communicate with animals allows him to ride rearing stallions at a fully-charged gallop and orchestrate majestic four-ton Asian elephants in a symphony of dance. When he stands inside a cage, eye to eye with 12 ferocious tigers, Tabayara sees family where others see danger.
The fearless Fernandez Brothers dial up the thrills as they perform daring feats of athleticism on the Twin Turbines of Steel, including extreme jumps and twists inside the moving wheels! Audiences will crackle with excitement as they watch Guillermo perform a 360-degree, flying-forward somersault, three stories in the air, a feat so difficult it has only been attempted by one other person in the 141-year history of Ringling Bros. Descending from the legendary dynasty of Ghengis Khan, the Mongolian strongman duo of The Titanic Tulga and Mighty Meetal, demonstrate a herculean display of human dexterity and strength as they lift large, cumbersome telephone poles, which weigh up to half a ton, and twirl them above their heads while acrobats balance atop. The Human Fuse, Brian Miser, sets the arena sky ablaze as he rockets through the air from his self-made human crossbow. Don’t blink as he flashes across the sky in less than a second, and travels 110 feet at 65 miles per hour.
Ever wonder how many clowns it takes to change a light bulb? The hilarious hoopla continues to flow as the clowns from the world-famous Ringling Bros.® Clown Alley, charge up the audiences’ funny bones with hysterical silly antics and clownish comedy.
The action at Fully Charged begins an hour before show time at the All Access Power Up Pre-show Party– FREE to all ticket holders. Get to know the world’s greatest performers, meet some our amazing animals in person, and work to become CircusFit all before the show starts! The All Access Power Up Pre-show Party is the only place where you can register for a chance to win a pachyderm painting created by one of Ringling Bros. artistic Asian elephants right before audiences’ eyes.
You can only experience this current of excitement at Ringling Bros. Fully Charged! Get your tickets for high-voltage fun today!
Tickets for Fully Charged are now on sale and start at just $20. For the Opening Night Show only, get tickets at a special price starting at just $12 (Not valid on Circus Celebrity or VIP Seating). Tickets can be purchased through www.Ringling.com, Ticketmaster, Dick’s Sporting Goods Box Office at CONSOL Energy Center or call 1-800-745-3000 to reserve your seats.
Performance Schedule:
* (Opening Night Show) Thursday, November 1 - 7pm
* Friday, November 2 - 7pm
* Saturday, November 3 - 11am, 3pm, 7pm
* Sunday, November 4 - 1pm, 5pm
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We have a family 4-pack of tickets to giveaway!
{Tickets are for opening night, 11/1, 7pm.}
Go here to enter. Winner chosen at random. Winner has 24 hours to claim prize or a new winner will be selected.Contest open for entries until October 10th, 2012, 7pm.
