The Point of Pittsburgh Celebration November 21, 2008

Celebrate Pittsburgh's 250th Anniversary.

Hear Pittsburgh celebrities tell the untold tales of Pittsburgh heroes in story and song in an event to benefit the Great Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

Mike Stout and the NewLander will perform songs about Pittsburgh's Heroes from The Point of Pittsburgh CD.

Jim Ferlon, Steve Hanson, Charles McCollester and others will read stories from the Point of Pittsburgh Book.

For Charles McCollester and Mike Stout, the Point of Pittsburgh is the unconquerable spirit of the people of Pittsburgh who forged the modern world. With rarely told gripping stories about the struggles of Pittsburghers and its many surprising characters McCollester and Stout evoke a renewed sense of pride and awe at what Pittsburgh and its inhabitants have meant to the world through history.

"The Point of Pittsburgh flips the stock storyline of the Steel City on its head" - Poet Pete Oresick, Chatham University

"I applaud Mr. McCollester's efforts, and its product enormously, for this is a history that has not been written before. I urge Pittsburghers - and Americans - to read it." - William Serrin author of Homestead: The Glory and the Tragedy of an American Steel Town.

Learn more about Pittsburgh's History at

The Point of Pittsburgh http://www.pointofpittsburgh.com
The Point of Pittsburgh Blog http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.vox.com

Hear music from The Point of Pittsburgh CD:
Mike Stout Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/mikestoutmusic
Happy Birthday to Pittsburgh Video:

$50 ticket price includes a copy of The Point of Pittsburgh book and CD

Official Website: http://www.myspace.com/thepointofpittsburgh