Penguins Playoff Game Again Tops 5 Weekend Things To Do Around Peters

PETERS TOWNSHIP, PA - This is a first in the two-month old awesomeness that is Patch’s Pittsburgh rebooted resurgence. For the second weekend in a row, the same activity tops our list of cool weekend things to do around town.

It’s a Penguins-Senators Eastern Conference Finals playoff game. This one occurs May 21 at 3 p.m. at PPG Paints Arena.

That’s clearly is a better option than the other professional sporting event occurring in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Penguins are playing for the right to move on to the Stanley Cup finals; the Pirates, who play the Philadelphia Phillies at PNC Park, are playing for the right to improve their record to a mediocre level.

The Penguins game is sold out, of course. But we found resale Penguins-Senators playoff tickets available for as little as $197 so you probably could as well. If that’s out of your price range, you can always watch the game for free on the big screen outside the arena.

Other weekend highlights:

• Crawl for a Cause, May 20, 2-8 p.m., various Lawrenceville locales

Crawl for a Cause is an all-day bar crawl through Lawrenceville whose proceeds will benefit St. Baldrick's Foundation to assist in its mission to end pediatric cancer. Participants will enjoy food and drink
specials at neighborhood staples as the Round Corner Cantina, Franktuary, Belvedere’s Ultra Dive, Industry Public House, New Amsterdam and The Goldmark. Crawl for a Cause registration is $30 for participants, $10 for designated drivers.

• 3 Rivers Comicon, May 20, 10 a.m-6 p.m.; May 21, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Century III Mall, West Mifflin

We know what you’re thinking about this event: “Is Century III Mall still open?” The answer is barely, and the slightest pulse to the place this weekend will be provided by a bunch of comic book devotees. Featured guests include Spider-Man and Superman writer and artist Ron Frenz, Spider-Man and Superman artist Howard Bender and Spiderman and Superman writer Mark Waid. Notice a trend? 3 Rivers Comicon tickets start at $12.99.

• 31st Annual EQT Children’s Theater Festival, May 20-21 at 10 a.m., Cultural District, Downtown.

This year’s festival features more than 35 free activities designed to complement featured performances, including hands-on activities, public art and music at numerous indoor and outdoor spaces will take
place throughout the Cultural District. This year’s festival features ticketed performances by six award-winning theater companies from Australia, Mexico, the United States, Denmark and Northern Ireland.
Festival activities are free, but ticketed events cost $9.

• “City of Bridges” May 21 at 7 p.m., Heinz Hall, Downtown

What better way to wind down the weekend than with a free concert by the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra? Conducted by Francesco Lecce-Chong, the program includes includes selections from Gershwin's
Porgy and Bess, Pittsburgh composer Hannah Ishizaki's City of Bridges, Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2 (performed by PYSO Concerto Competition winner Enoch Hsiao) and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5.

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