I love showing people around Pittsburgh so when my friend Jess came home to stay with me, I already had a detailed list in my mind of places which should be included in her first tour of the steel city. One of the main stops was Oakland where we made our first stop at Carnegie Mellon University. Even though it was a Wednesday night, there was a lot going on in both the student union and arts buildings. In the arts bldg, we chanced upon a student opera just in
time to join the rest of the audience as they reentered the theatre after the intermission. We weren't sure about how they modernized the tale about Rome and "Queen Pompea" with gothic and punk costumes, but other than that, it was very well done. After that, we headed to the University of Pittsburgh's campus which is just a block away to see the Cathedral of Learning (which was lit up for Pittsburgh's Festival of Lights and Heinz Chapel. Last stop in Oakland, the Frick bldg which is a library/art museum/art classrooms (also part of U. Pitt). This fountain is out front and inside, right in the middle of the bldg, there's a little open-air inner garden. (Also in Oakland: dinosaurs.)
And if you're in Oakland during the day you should check out South Craig Street for cafes and cool stores like Caliban's Book Store. Also go to the Carnegie Art Museum and the Carnegie Natural History museum (which has even more dinosaurs). There's also an American Apparel in Oakland...
-Sarah
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