A past weekend. Written after the fact from what local sources listed and the weather that actually happened.
Pittsburgh got wet: steady rain on Saturday and a real downpour on Sunday, with highs around 74 and 76. The weekend held hip-hop and break dance classes for kids, a caterpillar scavenger hunt and a children's ballet performance.
What the weather did
Saturday
74° / 61°
Rain, 0.32 in of rain.
Sunday
76° / 66°
Heavy rain, 1.34 in of rain.
The weather rule that weekend: 0.32 in of rain: an indoor day, with a backup for every plan.
Los Sabrosos Dance Co ran a kids' hip-hop class mixing the jack, the bounce and body isolations with modern and jazz moves, plus time to freestyle. Registration was required ahead.
The Frick ran a free scavenger hunt starring Gustave the Caterpillar, hidden around the site in honor of its French Moderns exhibition. Kids who found every hiding spot could trade their sheet for a prize.
Texture Contemporary Ballet staged excerpts from Echoes & Illusions for young audiences, then brought children on stage to dance with the company. It was a gentle first taste of theater and ballet.
New Hazlett Theater · Price not listed · Indoors
Also Saturday: The FlyBy 5k and 2-Mile Run sent runners and walkers along the taxiways of Pittsburgh International Airport, with a Touch-a-Truck of airport equipment afterward. (Price not listed · Outdoors, open sun)
Also Saturday: Mid-Autumn Festival Activities for Kids at the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival offered a festival story and an osmanthus-inspired craft at a free booth in Mellon Park. (Free · Outdoors, open sun)
Sunday picks
1.34 in of rain: an indoor day, with a backup for every plan.
Allegheny Aikido launched Aiki Junior Stars, a new kids' program built on balance, focus and cooperative partner work rather than competition. It was indoors and needed registration.
Gustave the Caterpillar's scavenger hunt ran again at the Frick on Sunday, free and open to all, with a prize for every completed sheet. A good indoor plan on a soaking day.
Los Sabrosos Dance Co ran a beginner breakin' class where the teacher broke each step down slowly. It opened with a warm-up and closed with open questions, built for confidence.
Los Sabrosos Dance Co · $20 · Indoors
Also Sunday: Dragon Squad: Chinese Culture Board Game Club held its first free gathering, with games about Chinese geography, history and trade explained in English by volunteers. (Free · Indoors)
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