MUSEUMS & MORE
Harmony Museum on Mercer Street in Harmony will have its annual German style Christmas market opening at 10 a.m. Nov. 10 and 11. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, $3 for students and free for children younger than 6. Admission includes miniature train exhibit, vendors, artisans and craftsmen, antique show and sale, horse drawn wagon rides, weavers and quilters, Santa and Mrs. Claus, children's crafts and activities and German-style entertainment. Call 724-452-7341 or 888-821-4822, or visit www.harmonymuseum.org.
The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and the August Wilson Center have partnered to present “The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936” exhibition” through Feb. 28 at the Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Ave. The exhibition explores the issues surrounding the 1936 Olympic Games. For tickets, call 412-421-1500, Ext. 106, or visit www.AugustWilsonCenter.org.Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens at One Schenley Park presents its fall flower show, featuring an elaborate display of nearly 3,000 chrysanthemums through Sunday. Phipps is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 10 p.m. Fridays. Admission is $12 for adults; $11 for senior citizens and students with ID; $9 for children ages 2 to 18; and free for children younger than 2. Call 412-622-6914 or visit phipps.conservatory.org.Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., and the Pro Football Hall of Fame host “Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame” through Jan. 6. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $15 for adults, $13 for senior citizens, $10 for students and children ages 6 to 17, and free for children 5 and younger. Call 412-454-6000 or visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.Children's Museum, 10 Children's Way, Allegheny Square, is displaying “Tough Art” through Jan. 13. “Missing Links (The Rainbow Jumpy)” continues through Feb. 3. Bounce, jump, roll, run and walk through a 30-foot inflatable “jumpy” art piece on loan from The New Children's Museum in San Diego. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $13 for adults, $12 for children ages 2 to 18 and senior citizens, and free for children younger than 2. Call 412-322-5058 or visit www.pittsburghkids.org.Carnegie Science Center , North Side, will host the Great Pumpkin Smash from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Visitors can take their carved pumpkins to roll off the Science Center roof. All pumpkins will be composted at the end of the event. The rain-or-shine event also will feature pumpkin-related science demonstrations. Science center admission is $17.95 for adults and $11.95 for children ages 3 to 12. Call 412-237-3400 or visit CarnegieScienceCenter.org for more information.
