5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Feb. 9-11
It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it.
Monster Jam
The Monster Truck show rolls into PPG Paints Arena this weekend. Shows are at 7 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday. More than 100 truckloads of dirt were dumped onto the PPG Paints Arena floor and built out into obstacles and racing tracks for the 12,000-pound trucks.
Tickets start at $24.
Details: monsterjam.com
‘Name that Tune, YaJagoff’
Teams from Pittsburgh Today Live and YaJagoff! Media will compete in a game show, “Name that Tune, YaJagoff!” at 7 p.m. Friday at Peirce Studio, 805 Liberty Ave., Downtown.
Pittsburgh Today Live’s Heather Abraham, David Highfield, Mikey Hood, Daisy Jade and Katie O’Malley will represent the KDKA Turkey Fund, while Team YaJagoff!, led by John Chamberlin and Rachael Rennebeck, along with Monica on Q and Erika Jay of Q92.9, and Steve Rohan of BOB FM, will play for 412 Thrive, an organization whose mission is to help people impacted by breast cancer.
The winning team will win a donation for the charity of its choice.
Limited tickets are $15, $10 in advance.
Details: yajagoff.com
Hopeful Hearts
The Joe Beretta Foundation is hosting its annual Hopeful Hearts Valentine’s gala on Saturday at the Grand Hall at the Priory Hotel on the North Side.
There will be dinner and dancing. The band No Bad JuJu will provide the entertainment.
The Joe Beretta Foundation was established to meet the essential, non-medical needs of advanced heart failure patients, caregivers and their families by providing them with emergency housing and financial stability.
The foundation currently serves five hospitals across two cities, including UPMC Presbyterian in Oakland and Allegheny Health Network’s Allegheny General Hospital on the North Side.
Tickets are $155.
Details: thejoeberettafoundation.com
‘Dragon Lady’
Broadway’s Sara Porkalob and her solo cabaret musical “Dragon Lady” will make its Pittsburgh debut at the O’Reilly Theater, Downtown, this weekend. The Pittsburgh Public Theater performance tells powerful family history as Porkalob belts out the funny and fearless tale of her Filipino gangster family’s sordid and often laugh-out-loud past.
Shows are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday and are rated R for mature audiences.
Tickets start at $35.
Details: ppt.org
Pittsburgh Tattoo Expo
Exposed Temptations Tattoo & Baller, Inc. will host the seventh annual Pittsburgh Tattoo Expo Friday through Sunday at the Wyndham Grand, Pittsburgh, Downtown.
More than 250 tattoo artists will perform live tattooing. There will be body piercing and entertainment and booths selling merchandise and supplies.
Tickets are $30 per day or $60 for a 3-day pass
Details: pittsburghtattooexpo.com
JoAnne Klimovich Harrop is a TribLive reporter covering the region's diverse culinary scene and unique homes. She writes features about interesting people. The Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist began her career as a sports reporter. She has been with the Trib for 26 years and is the author of "A Daughter's Promise." She can be reached at jharrop@triblive.com.
Remove the ads from your TribLIVE reading experience but still support the journalists who create the content with TribLIVE Ad-Free.