A New Year and plenty of classic Northside fun this year from Big Band celebrations at the Elks to an Owl Cafe at Threadbare Cider and Mead.

By: NSC Staff

Thursday, January 4

Burgers ‘n Beers

Pear and the Pickle in Troy Hill is hosting their monthly installment of Burgers ‘n Beers with Roundabout Brewery. The event kicks off at 5 p.m., for more information on the event and future dates visit the event’s FB page.

Big Band New Year Dance at the Elks

Swing into 2018 at the Elks Lodge in Historic Deustchtown as they host a Big Band celebration from 7:15 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The cover is $10 and is sponsored by the Jazz Conspiracy. For more information visit the event’s FB page.

Friday, January 5

Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh Meeting

The Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will be holding their monthly meeting at Carnegie Science Center from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will feature stargazing and an open-discussion with NASA Space Weather Forecaster, Anna Voelker. The meeting is free to attend, for more information visit the event’s FB page.

Walk of Shame concert at Rivers Casino

Pittsburgh-based Walk of Shame will be performing a live show at the Drum Bar in Rivers Casino from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. There’s no cover for the concert, for more information visit the event’s FB page.

Saturday, January 6

Sarah Halter at the Park House

Singer/songwriter, Sarah Halter (and frontwoman for Blue Clutch) will be performing at The Park House from 9 p.m. to midnight. For additional information visit the event’s FB page.

ARTLab at the Mattress Factory

Joshua Challen Ice will be leading the first ARTLab of this month at the Mattress Factory. Guests will have a chance to interact with Ice and work on a variety of craft projects. ARTLab is a free event, the first and third Saturday of each month from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For additional information visit the museum’s event page.

Sunday, January 7

Owl Cafe at Threadbare

Threadbare Cider and Mead will be hosting an Owl Cafe from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Humane Animal Wildlife Rescue Center will have an owl on site along with performing a free education session that is both free and kid-friendly. All proceeds will benefit the Humane Animal Rescue, for additional information visit Threadbare’s event page.

Sahaja Mediation at the Allegheny Carnegie Library

The Allegheny Carnegie Library will be hosting a Sahaja Mediation session from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For additional information visit the library’s event page.