Shop Small Oakland Crawl
Shop small businesses in Oakland while enjoying music, food and prizes:
Thursday, 12/2/2021: 4PM - 7PM
Friday, 12/3/2012: 11AM - 7PM
Meet local makers and artists from Argyle Studios and all over PIttsburgh at the Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place Pop-Up Vendor Market!
Enjoy pop-up cocktails and music at Argyle Studio while you shop for gifts for everyone in the family!
Take advantage of the extended business hours at Maggie & Stella's Cards & Gifts to finish all of your holiday shopping!
Crawl Activities
Music
Thursday, 12/2
The Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place Garden Grille and Lounge will be open for business during "crawl hours" with live jazz music on Thursday, 12/2 from 5-8:00PM, featuring Sunny Sunseri on bass guitar, Antonio Croes as pianist and Vince Taglieri on drums.
Friday, 12/3
The Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place Garden Grille and Lounge live music from 12:30-3:30PM by pianist and vocalist Ronni Weiss, and from 5-8:00PM, featuring Sunny Sunseri on bass guitar, Kevin Moore as pianoist, and vocalist Samantha St. John.
The Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place will also featuring music throughout the holiday season:
Dec 8 and 15th - 5:00 - 8:00PM: Joe DeFazio - piano, Vince Taglieri - drums, Sunny Sunseri - bass
Food & Drink
Thursday, 12/2
Argyle Studios
Argyle Studios will be hosting Threadbare Ciderhouse for their Tasting Room at Argyle Studios on Thursday, 12/2 from 4-7PM.
Threadbare a mead and cider house will offer samples and sales of their products which include gingerbread and cranberry cider and more.
Thursday, 12/2 and Friday, 12/3
Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place
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Holiday Happy Hour and Bar Menu featuring the theme "A Retro Christmas" - featuring traditional and non-traditional unique food and beverages from the 60's
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The HGI will also have live "how to" demonstrations and recipe cards occurring throughout the "Crawl".
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A "Sweet Shop" will be available with freshly made treats to delight EVERYONE in the family!
Passport Program Raffle
We will be encouraging shoppers to visit each of the three retail nodes through the Shop Small Oakland Crawl raffle.
Shoppers will receive a stamp in their Shop Small Oakland Crawl in their passport at each of the three participating retailers on Thursday, 12/2 and/or Friday, 12/3. Passports will be available for shoppers to pick-up from each retailer. Once shoppers have received all three stamps, they can turn their passports into any of the retailers to be entered to win one of the available raffle prizes.
Prizes
- Argyle Studios - Will be raffling a No-Waste Desk "handcrafted by 'Burghwood, valued at $1,800.
- Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place - Will be raffling a weekend stay in Lake George (Adirondack Mountains in NY) and a weekend stay at White Face Lodge (Lake Placid), subject to availability.
- Maggie & Stella's Cards & Gifts - Will be raffling a basket of local Pittsburghs wares.
