Penguins-Flyers Again Highlight Pittsburgh Weekend Events

PITTSBURGH, PA - After a two-game hiatus in the City of Brotherly Love, the NHL Playoffs return to town Friday as the Penguins-Flyers death match resumes at 7 p.m. at PPG Paints Arena.

You can watch the game in person or perhaps at a local sports bar during an extended happy hour. You also can view the action on the big screen outside the arena.

Temperatures again will be unseasonably chilly (what else is new this spring?). But if you’re planning to watch the game outside, at least there’s no risk of the snow showers that again plagued the city this week.

Penguins-Flyers tickets start at $109.

Other weekend activities:

• Carnegie Mellon University Carnival & Reunion Weekend, April 19-21, 8 a.m.-midnight, Carnegie Mellon University, Oakland

It's not just for Carnegie Mellon University students. Many alumni, faculty, staff and East End residents also attend this school year ending event to take in the events' amusement park rides, booth adventures, unhealthy snacks and the famous buggy races.

CMU Carnival admission is free, but plan to spend money on food and rides.

• Butterfly Forest, April 21-22, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Phipps Conservatory, Oakland.

You'll get up-close views of dozens of different butterfly species surrounded by the plants that provide them with nectar. Delight in the butterflies' diverse array of vivid colors, shapes, sizes, patterns and motions. If you take your time and move slowly, one of these beauties might even land on your shoulder.

start at $11.95.

• Science After Dark, April 20, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Carnegie Science Center, North Shore.

Get ready for the science center’s most explosive 21+ Night as it pushes science to the limit. Enter the “danger zone” as the center implodes, blows up and shocks the night away with a series of demonstrations you should most definitely not try at home (we’re talking hydrogen balloon balls of fire and liquid nitrogen bombs.)

Science After Dark tickets are $12 if purchased by noon on April 20 and $17 at the door.

• South Hills Home Show, April 20, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.; April 21, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; April 22, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cool Springs Sports Complex, Bethel Park.

Talk to experts on home remodeling, pets, gardening and even chainsaw carving while taking in the displays of dozens of exhibitors specializing in areas such as waterproofing, heating cooling and plumbing.

South Hills Home Show admission is free.

Evgeni Malkin photo via Getty Images.