May Field Trips

May 5 - Trip to the Hill
Meeting point: at Center and Crawford at noon (parking on Crawford) 
Enjoy historical tour of the Hill District, predominantly African-American. This was the earliest neighborhood settled in Pittsburgh and home to our first  immigrants. 
Learn about the jazz clubs, August Wilson and how this neighborhood has evolved over the years. The field trip will be Led by Larry Glasco, history professor.  
No cost!


May 6 - Pittsburgh marathon water table volunteering
Bring your families and help out the runners by passing them water and gatorade during the race!
Meeting point: Corner of 5th and Emerson in Shady Side. 
Time: 6:30 AM -11:30 AM
Parking on Emerson and streets close at 6:30 AM. 
You must register, so contact Ann if you want to help and haven't signed up!


May 20 - IWAP Picnic in North Park. Look for more information below:

April Field Trips

Visit the Pittsburgh Public Theater in Downtown for "Around the World in 80 Days" (http://ppt.org/shows/view/55)

WHEN: Sunday, April 29th at 2:00pm
WHERE: 621 Penn Avenue

After the show IWAP will talk with the actors and have a backstage tour. The play is very lively and funny with music and dancing and it is even good for children over the age of 10.

Seat prices:

• Adults $24.70 - $38.70
• Children $15.75

Box Office: 412-316-1600

March Field Trips

Field trip #1

On March 11 we will attend "Opera Up Close" at 2:00 pm. This is a an introduction with Q/A about Tosca and for FREE!

The location is: 2425 Liberty Avenue

Family members are welcome!

The real performances at reduced rates are:

March 24 - 8:00 pm

March 27 - 7:00 pm

March 30 - 8:00 pm

April 1 - 2:00 pm

Again, family members are welcome! If you have any questions, please contact Ann.

Field trip #2

This Field trip is on March 20th. We will have a lunch and visit the historic Clayton - the home occupied by the Frick Family at the turn of the 20th century. We will have a guided visit to the historic home and lunch at the cafe.

The location is: 7227 Reynolds Street 15208

The cost is $23/person for lunch and tour.

This is a beautifully restored home reflecting the lives of the very wealthy people in Pittsburgh. The adjacent Frick art collection is also open and FREE. Children are welcome but there are a lot of small objects and artwork around!

January Field Trip

Our next field trip will be on Tuesday - Jan. 24, to the National Aviary. See the nation's Bird Zoo! There are more than 500 birds from around the world at the aviary: http://www.aviary.org.

We will meet at 10am in the Parking lot at the National Aviary. The address is 700 Arch Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212.

Normal Admission is $13. but if we are a group of 15 or more, each of us will just pay $9.

Help trainers feed the water birds their morning snack at 10:30 in the Wetlands Exhibit and the tropical birds at 11:00 in the Tropical Forest Exhibit. You could also buy a cup of nectar to feed the lorikeets at 11:30. Kids are more than welcome!

December Field Trip Plans

There will be two field trips in December. You can sign up any of Thursday meeting.

December 14:Hartwood Acres Mansion Tour
We will go to Hartwood Acres, an old historic mansion decorated for Christmas in Hampton (http://www.friendsofhartwood.org/mansion.asp). We will have lunch at the near by Hartwood Restaurant (http://www.hartwoodrestaurant.com/) afterwards. The cost for the tour is $6 and children are welcome. Lunch will be $12- $15.


December 10: Christmas Market at the Old Economy Village
We will meet at the Old Economy Village Visitors Center at 2pm.
The Adress is:
270 Sixteenth Street Ambridge, PA 15003
http://www.oldeconomyvillage.org/

Tour the decorated Village and step back in time to relive your favoritechildhood Fairy Tale, Enjoy Musical performances throughout the site, Shopfor unique gifts at the Weihnachtsmarkt, Experience the delights ofhomemade apple strudel and mulled cider, Concerts in the Feast Hall by several area choirs, Many hands on activities forchildren, Free carriage rides, Storytelling and games in Das Kinderhaus,German dinners served in St. John's Lutheran Church. Live Nativity St John'sChurch, 5pm to 7:30pm
Adults $12.00 ~ Children 3-11 $6.00 ~ Under 3 free

Squirrel Hill - Color me mine

November Field Trip Plan

WHERE: Squirrel Hill
WHEN: Wednesday November 16th, 10am-noon or after lunch

We will meet in front of Color me mine (http://www.pittsburgh.colormemine.com/) at 10am. The address is 5887 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15217. Then we will walk the shopping streets of Squirrel Hill for about 1 hour.

At 11:15am, we will be back at Color me mine.
We have a reservation for the party room. Color me mine is a place, where you can paint pottery. They have mugs, plates, vases, Christmas ornaments, Christmas stuff, plattern and so on. Time for some Christmas presents... Simone will pick up everything and bring it to the Thursday meeting one week later.

The cost is $9 for each adult, $7 for children, which covers the colors, glaze and burning for all the things you do that day.

Additionally you have to pay the mugs, plates, bowls or whatever you pick.
The lady gave me some pricing, but not all. Here are some examples: a mug is $12, a plate is $14.25 and a bowl is $12. She said there are some smaller things as well.

The more you do, the cheaper every piece gets. We do not really have a time limit.

If you are hungry and want to join us, we will go to Aladdin's eatery (http://www.aladdinseatery.com/), which is at the opposite side of the street. It will be around 12.30 or 1 pm.

You can sign-up the field trip in any Thursday meetings. Please find Simone!