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  • January 24

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    Heinz History Center – 8:30 AM

    My America in Portrait Sketches: Art, Primary Sources, and the Classroom

    Discover how artwork and archival primary sources can enrich your classroom.

    Tickets Required

  • January 30

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    Heinz History Center – 6:00 PM

    Black History Month Lecture with Deborah Willis

    Join the African American Program for the 12th Annual Black History Month Lecture.

    Tickets Required

  • February 5

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    Heinz History Center – 6:00 PM

    Smithsonian Lecture Series: The Culture of Food

    Celebrate Mardi Gras season with a taste of New Orleans history—no beads required!

    Tickets Required

  • February 12

    Heinz History Center – 6:30 PM

    Hidden History Trivia Night

    It’s a trivia night in Pittsburgh!

    Tickets Required

  • February 28

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    Heinz History Center – 11:00 AM

    Young Washington with the Pittsburgh CLO

    Join the Pittsburgh CLO for a performance of “Young Washington.”

  • March 1

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    Heinz History Center – 2:00 PM

    Blue-Collar Ancestry: Tracing Your Coal Miner Roots

    Take a deep dive into the lives of your coal miner ancestors.

    Tickets Required

  • March 6

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    Heinz History Center – 6:30 PM

    History Uncorked: LEGENDARY

    Save the date for History Uncorked: LEGENDARY.

  • April 4

    Heinz History Center – 10:00 AM

    Vintage Pittsburgh

    Stroll through decades of style at the 12th Annual Vintage Pittsburgh retro fair!

  • July 4

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    Heinz History Center – 11:00 AM

    History Talk: The Two Revolutions of 1776

    Learn how Pittsburgh was forged by democratic ideals and industrial might.

    Tickets Required

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