Home & Garden Show, JCC Big Night Top Pittsburgh Weekend Events

PITTSBURGH, PA - With spring right around the corner, the 39th annual Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show provides a a chance to shop a marketplace that's 10 acres in size and has more than 1,900 exhibits in the 39th annual home and garden show.

“As homeowners from across the region have come to expect, the Home & Garden Show will present one-stop shopping, – literally everything for the home - gathered just once a year, in one place, at one time,” said John DeSantis, the show’s executive director.

You'll find a dream home innovation center, kitchen ideas center, garden resource center, home interior galleries, kitchen and cooking collection, a children's area and more.

Catch the Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Other weekend highlights:

• The Sound of Music, March 5-7, 7:30 p.m.; March 8, 2 p.m., Byham Theater.

Catch Pittsburgh Musical Theater's take on the spirited, romantic, and beloved musical story of Maria and the von Trapp family. Featuring songs such as "Edelweiss," "My Favorite Things," "Climb Ev'ry Mountain," "Do-Re-Mi," and "Sixteen Going on Seventeen,"

• Brit Floyd: Echos 2020, March 6-7, 8 p.m.; Benedum Center

This Pink Floyd tribute show returns to the stage to perform its brand new production, Echoes 2020. The show Includes highlights from "The Wall," "The Dark Side of the Moon," "Wish You Were Here," "Animals" and The Division Bell, and featuring a show stopping 23 minute performance of the iconic era-defining song "Echoes," written 50 years ago.

• Penguins vs. Washington Capitals, March 7, 1 p.m., PPG Paints Arena

Can the slumping Penguins get back on track against their bitter rivals, who occupy first place in the the NHL’s Metropolitan Division? Here’s a chance to spend a large portion of your Saturday afternoon determining the answer to that question.

• JCC Big Night: Havana Nights, March 7, 7:30 p.m., Jewish Community Center, Squirrel Hill

At the 14th JCC Big Night, you can hit the dance floor to rhumba and mambo, then cool off with tropical drinks and dishes serenaded by live music and entertainment with breaks for a silent auction and pop-up games. The JCC’s largest annual fundraiser supports the center programs and services scholarships.