October Field Trip

Downtown Pittsburgh

Our field trip will be conducted by guides from the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation on Friday, Oct 11, 2013 and consist of a Grant Street Walking Tour and a Jail Museum visit.

We will meet outside the Grant St. entrance of the Omni Wm. Penn Hotel at 10am and end at the
Old Allegheny County Jail Museum at noon. You may come directly to the hotel starting point or meet at the church at 9:45am to share rides.

After the tour we will buy lunches individually in one of the Market Square restaurants and gather in the Square to enjoy them together weather permitting.

The fee for the tour is $10. It is not suitable for small children and the use of cameras requires prior written permission from PHLF.

September Field Trip

Our first field trip for the season will be to Heinz Field, Pittsburgh’s Football Stadium, on Friday, September 20th.

We will meet at the church at 9:20 to carpool and leave at 9:30.

The charge is $7 per person, except $5 each for those over 55 or under 18. Parking is an additional $6 per car.

After an hour-long tour of the field, the press box, a Great Hall, plaza and more we will walk about 3 blocks to the Rivers Casino for lunch at their Grand View Buffet offering all-you-can-eat of a great variety of foods for $14.99 + tax.

Field Trips - 2012/2013 Season

• May

               Visit to the Rivers of Steel Heritage Area.

• April

               Tour of two Hindu temples followed by lunch at an Indian restaurant.

• March

               Bowling alley at Fun Fest Entertainment Center in Harmarville.

• February

               Visit to the August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Avenue in downtown
               Pittsburgh. A guided tour through their current exhibit: The Nazi
               Olympics Berlin 1936.

• January

               Tour of the Pittsburgh Glass Center
               (www.pittsburghglasscenter.org).

• December

               #1 - Lawrenceville Cookie Tour.
               #2 - Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet.

• November

               Visit to the Rivers Steel Heritage Area to learn and see the impact
               steel workers had in Pittsburgh.

• October

               Trip to Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve - a plant and animal
               sanctuary in North Pittsburgh.

• September

               Discovering the beauty and history of Pittsburgh! A ride on the
               Incline - a funicular railway, to the top of Mt. Washington to enjoy
               the best view of the City, followed by one hour narrated sightseeing
               cruise that starting on the Monongahela River and continuing up
               both the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers.