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Upcycling under the sea with Straw Forward

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Now on display at #carnegiesciencecenter: @sustainable_pgh_restaurant’s highly anticipated @strawforward art installation, a sculpture that aims to inspire meaningful dialogue around the global-scale issues of single-use plastic waste and plastic pollution🐳🐙🦅More than 25,000 straws were collected from 37 Pittsburgh-based restaurants, nonprofits, and businesses between June and October 2018 to create this sculpture. It also includes discarded plastic-based items pulled from the banks of the Allegheny River with @alleghenycw, yarn from First Mile of @threadintl that was upcycled from plastic bottles, and other repurposed materials from @constructionjunction and @creative_reuse. The concept, design, and construction was developed through a partnership with @shiftcollaborative. Come check it out and learn more about the impact of plastic waste and pollution! It’s on display through Fri., Feb. 15. We recognize the importance of keeping the needs of the disability rights community in these conversations, as plastic straws and other single-use plastics improve the livability and access for people living with certain disabilities and medical conditions. @bestbuddiespgh is a partner of the Straw Forward project. #pittsburgh #publicart #sustainability #pgh #sciencemuseum

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A very Pittsburgh proposal for these LEGO lovers at Carnegie Science Center

Honor submarines on ‘eternal patrol’

Veterans from USS VI Requin Base will host a memorial ceremony on the USS Requin to recognize each submarine on "eternal patrol" and toss flower petals on the water in their honor. There will also be a 21-gun salute from the Marine Color Guard from Three Rivers Leatherneck Detachment 310 and the VFW Post 9199 Honor Guard. After the ceremony, visit the submarine for free tours all day.

Where: USS Requin (SS 481) outside Carnegie Science Center at 1 Allegheny Ave. (North Shore)

When: May 27, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

How much: Free

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Celebrate Friday the 13th with spooky science

Get into the Friday the 13th spirit with an evening of spooky science. Hear ghost stories, hang out with ScareHouse and learn the dance moves from "Thriller" (and then participate in a building-wide flash mob).

Where: Carnegie Science Center at 1 Allegheny Ave. (North Shore)

When: October 13, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

How much: $12 in advance | $17 at the door

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