Spring Heritage Market at the Pump House
Past Event
Event: Spring Heritage Market at the Pump House
Location: The Pump house, 880 E. Waterfront Drive, Munhall, PA
Date: Saturday, April 23, 2011
Time: 10am until 3pm
Cost: Free & open to the public
Description: Free and open to the public, the event will include authentic, ethnic heritage art, suchas Bulgarian-Macedonian pottery, Moroccan purses, Native American beadwork and Irish collectibles. Crafts representing the Pittsburgh region’s more recent green heritage include pop industrial art, handcrafted jewelry and baubles made from recycled materials, among others.
The event will also include a taste exploration of our region’s diverse culture with foods representing Cuba, Bulgaria-Macedonia, England and Hungary, among others. Sample soups, teas and chocolate and purchase other foods, such as homemade cookies and breads from The Rise Above Bakery and Cafe or Easter treats from Dorothy’s Candies.
Music will be provided by Mostefa Hnadi,owner of Global Market Retail, on the doumbeck drums in the morning and in the afternoon by Joe Grkman, Jr., – of the award-winning Slovenian Polka band Grkmania, who play regularly at Hofbrauhaus in
Pittsburgh’s Southside. Visitors can also take part in a Pick-a-Prize Auction, with chances to win items such as Bulgarian pottery and tickets to the Pittsburgh Irish Festival.
Please visit the Rivers of Steel website for additional information.
