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Steel City Skeptics is pleased to welcome Skepchick.org bloggers Maria, Elyse and Jen to the Steel City on January 10, 2009 for Drinking Skepchickally Pittsburgh.  The event starts at 7pm at D’s Six-Pack & Dogs in Regent Square - we have rented the upstairs room so you’ll have a chance to stimulate your intellect with [...]

Tonight’s the night!
Hope to see you there! And bring friends because you’ll need help with whatever appetizer you order. Are you skeptical of this claim? Let’s test this theory!

Tonight’s program is going to be awesome! Astronomy!!!
Quoted from a message from CFIC-Pittsburgh’s Steering Committee Treasurer Chuck Bobich:
CFI Community of Pittsburgh will hold tonight’s general meeting at the Carnegie Science Center, starting at 7:00 PM and lasting to about 9:00. We’ll meet in the Digital Dome, where dome operator Frank Mancuso has outlined a [...]

This Thursday brings the monthly meeting of our Pittsburgh chapter of the Center For Inquiry. Some folks are gathering for dinner beforehand and you are welcome to join us. (Drop a reply here or at the Facebook invite if you’re coming so we know to make room.)
Pre-meeting dinner:
When - Thursday December 11th 5:30-6:30ish
Where - Jerome [...]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for hearty Irish pub food!
Join us again at our new location, the awesome Claddagh Irish Pub in the South Side Works, Friday December 19th for drinks and socializing with our big happy extended Pittsburgh Secular Freethinkers/Humanist/Atheist/Agnostic/Skeptical family!
It is very important that I give the restaurant a heads-up [...]

Drinking Skeptically in Pittsburgh has found itself a new home this month and next, as well as a new date during the month.  We have switched to the third Friday’s for November and December to avoid any collision with holiday events. We also found a great space with Claddagh Irish Pub in the South [...]

Tony Norman wrote a nice piece about Jamy Ian Swiss in Today’s opinion section. Check it out at the Post-Gazette Web site. And don’t forget to attend Heavy Mental and the Science, Magic, and Skepticism workshop this Saturday.
Here is a write-up from the Trib: Workshop, show reveal how ‘mentalists’ work their magic

REMINDER: THIS MONDAY!
October 27 - 7:00 PM
Porter Hall, Carnegie Mellon Campus
Join Us for an Evening with
Toni Van Pelt
Director of CFI’s Office of Public Policy in Washington, D.C.
“Promoting Science & Reason in Law and Policy”
Scientific thinking is being challenged culturally in the United States today as never before. Despite the success of science and technology in providing us with unparalleled benefits, [...]

Magician, mentalist and skeptic Jamy Ian Swiss will explore the parallels between magic and skepticism at the Carnegie Science Center on Saturday, November 1.
Swiss will be hosting two events: A magic show titled Heavy Mental at 7:00 p.m. and a workshop from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. called Science, Magic, and Skepticism: A Natural Relationship. [...]

There are two local groups getting together to see Bill Mahr’s new movie Religulous, which opens today.  TONIGHT the Carnegie Mellon AHA (Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics) are meeting at Loew’s theater in Homestead to catch the 7:30pm showing.  You can check out details regarding busing and RSVP to their group here.
Next Saturday October 11th the [...]