$8 for Military-Museum Outing for Two
The earliest history museums had little actual history to draw on and instead padded exhibits with wildly speculative displays about how dinosaurs would be elected to Congress by the year 2000. See how far we’ve come with today’s Groupon: for $8, you get two admission tickets to the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum (up to a $16 value). Regular admission for children and seniors is $5, and admission is always free for former and current members of the military. The Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, which holds a spot on the National Register of Historic Places, honors the men and women of today and yesterday who have served in the defense of our country. Exhibits chronicle the evolution of military technology and detail the impacts of war on society through art and artifacts spanning from the Civil War through Operation Iraqi Freedom. In the Cartoons go to War exhibit, visitors witness the influence that popular-culture icons such as Mickey Mouse played on public opinion and human-rodent relations during World War II. Thor Thulstrup’s historical painting Cavalry Charge of Colonel Schoonmaker offers a glimpse of the battlefield as the soldiers’ actual uniforms, equipment, and paintball guns make their stories three-dimensional. The museum additionally houses two memorials: the Hall of Valor , which pays tribute to more than 600 of Pennsylvania’s veterans, and Fallen Soldiers , where those who gave their lives during wartime are forever remembered. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Mystery-Novel Bad Guys Why are there so few butlers in this country, and why are all of them murderers? Read more…
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Museum Visit or Museum Visit and 2011 Football Yearbook at Pro Football Hall of Fame (Up to 55% Off)
Without football museums, the history of the legendary sport would solely rest in VHS copies of mascot blooper reels. Get an in-depth look at football’s finest moments with today’s Groupon to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. Choose between the following options: For $10, you get one admission for one person (up to a $21 value). For $14, you get admission for one person (up to a $21 value) and an official 2011 Hall of Fame yearbook (a $9.95 value; up to a $30.95 total value). Children age 5 and younger are admitted for free. With more than 83,000 square feet of exhibits and interactive displays, the Pro Football Hall of Fame preserves football’s lengthy history, honors outstanding players, and offers educational information about professional football’s past and present. Plan your visit to actively explore football’s history through memorabilia, video displays on a 20′x42′ CinemaScope screen, engaging game-oriented features such as the museum’s trivia challenge, and a Madden EA Sports video-game display. Or get an up-close view of the 2011 Hall of Fame class , which includes Marshall Faulk and Deion Sanders. The Pro Football Hall of Fame allows guests to explore the biographic details of pigskin pioneers through touch-screen kiosks and visual surveillance of players’ commemorative busts. For a more graphic exploration of the brutal ballet, peruse gallery displays of muddied jerseys, helmets, and referee-dunking booths. The official 2011 Hall of Fame yearbook lets fans bring the gridiron greats home with 136 full-color pages of stories and profiles of football heroes such as Richard Dent, Deion Sanders, and Lucy van Pelt. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Snow Sculpting Why are so many children born with wings? Read more…
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Tickets for One or Two to Cannon Ball Military Follies Revue on Sunday, October 16 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum
The earliest history museums had little actual history to draw on, and instead padded exhibits with wildly speculative displays about how dinosaurs would be elected to Congress by the year 2000. See how far we’ve come with today’s Groupon to the Cannon Ball Military Follies Revue at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum on Sunday, October 16, at 3 p.m. Choose between the following options: For $18, you get one general-admission ticket (a $35 value). For $35, you get two general-admission tickets (a $70 value). Seating for the event will be first come, first served, excluding the front section. This Groupon is not valid for the show’s afterparty. The Cannon Ball Military Follies Revue, the grand finale to the museum’s yearlong 100th anniversary festivities, celebrates America’s military and veterans with a rousing afternoon of live music, stage productions, and award presentations. Military-themed acts of stage and screen provide patriotic revelry, and local performing-arts organizations, including choirs, dance ensembles, and the University of Pittsburgh theater group, beguile guests with stunning performances. Tap toes and head-bang powdered wigs loose to the sonic stylings of rocker Joe Grushecky of The Houserockers, Bill Deasy of Shiloh, and band members of The Clarks. Complimentary parking for cars and red, white, and blue penny-farthings is available in the UPMC Bigelow lot on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendees are encouraged to wear business-casual attire. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Children’s Literature Do you and your talking dog even have anything in common? Read more…
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Tickets for One or Two to Cannon Ball Military Follies Revue on Sunday, October 16 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum
Individual or Family Membership to the Frick Art & Historical Center
Art represents the triumph over chaos, just as pulled-pork donuts represent the triumph over dignity. Expand your tastes with today’s Groupon to Frick Art & Historical Center . Choose between the following options: For $25, you get an individual-membership package (a $50 total value) that includes: A one-year basic individual membership (a $45 value) A $5 gift certificate to the Museum Shop For $35, you get a family-membership package (a $65 total value) that includes: A one-year basic family membership for two adults and all children younger than 18 in the home (a $60 value) A $5 gift certificate to the Museum Shop (a $65 total value). Frick Art & Historical Center beams with beautiful art and historical artifacts endowed by the daughter of Henry Clay Frick, one of America’s great industrialists and art collectors. Members of the Frick can wander through the bountiful exhibitions, taking a gander at the permanent collection or indulging in the sparkling transience of the Fabergé at the Frick exhibition , a display of more than 100 objects crafted the House of by Fabergé, helmed by famed Russian jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé. Members can impersonate turn-of-the-century chauffeurs with unlimited admission to the Car and Carriage Museum , or learn about different historical objects with discounts on lectures . Brush up on antiquated traditions such as letter writing, origami, or crafting cootie catchers with stationery from the Museum Shop , taking 10% discounts on notecards ($1.80), postcards ($1.13), or books. Members also receive the exclusive ability to make advanced reservations at The Café at the Frick , which dishes out gourmet sandwiches and entrées alongside a list of wines. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Alternative Car Fuels Can you save money on gas by outfitting your car with sails? Read more…
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Brand Madness: Carnegie Science Center vs. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is vying against the Carnegie Science Center in the first round of Pittsburgh Brand Madness.
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Veterans from wide swath of wars to be honored
The 2011 inductees into the Joseph A. Dugan Jr. Hall of Valor at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Oakland , along with the medals they received and their military service: * Ivan J. Broz, Ambridge — Distinguished Flying Cross, WWII * Floyd J. Byers, Knoxville — Distinguished Flying Cross, WWII * Lawrence G. Gerken, O’Hara — Silver …
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World-renowned ornithologist dies in car crash
PostGazette.com Local/State — Wed Feb 09 01:43:00 UTC 2011 The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the victim of a fatal car crash as Bradley Livezey, a world-renowned Carnegie Museum of Natural History ornithologist. about: Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office Allegheny County Pennsylvania Bradley Livezey car crash Carnegie Museum Carnegie Museum of Natural History fatal car crash Human Interest Natural History Pittsburgh at: Allegheny County Carnegie Museum of Natural History
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Anniversary event to honor Lincoln
A four-year commemoration of the Civil War kicks off Friday at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum with a reading of Abraham Lincoln’s farewell speech to his hometown of Springfield, Ill.
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Evolution of academic drawing
‘Study of a Standing Man’ Frick Art Museum click to enlarge Frick Art Museum click to enlarge ‘Dido and Aeneas’ Frick Art Museum ‘Storied Past: Four Centuries of French Drawings from the Blanton Museum of Art’ When: Through April 17.
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Evolution of academic drawing
Carnegie Museums get new leader
Today’s TribuneReview — Fri Jan 28 01:29:53 UTC 2011 John Wetenhall directed the Ringling Renaissance in Sarasota, Fla., the transformation of the once-shabby John and Mable Ringling Museum into a sparkling treasure trove of art. about: Art and Museums Hospitality_Recreation John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art John Wetenhall leader Mable Ringling Museum Sarasota Florida Treasure trove at: Carnegie Museums
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