Rod Stewart-Cyndi Lauper Concert Top Pittsburgh Weekend Events

PITTSBURGH, PA - Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper have combined to sell 250 million albums throughout their long careers. They’ve both won Grammy awards. They both will be in Pittsburgh for a nostalgia-packed concert Saturday at 7 p.m. at PPG Paints Arena.

Headliner Stewart has no shortage of hits to perform: “Maggie May,” “Tonight’s the Night,” “Some Guys Have All The Luck,” “Forever Young,” “Stay With Me” and “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?”

Lauper, likewise, has an arsenal of chart-toppers that fans will immediately recognize, most notably “Girls Just Want To Have Fun,” “True Colors,” “Time After Time” and “She Bop.”

Rod Stewart-Cyndi Lauper tickets start at $28.

Other weekend highlights around town:

• Steel City Comic Con, Aug. 10 and 11, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Aug. 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville.

If you think the Con is all about buying slightly moldy copies of 1970s-era issues of Swamp Thing, you’re sadly mistaken. The Con will be populated by celebrities such as John Cusack (“Say Anything” and “High Fidelity”), Kathleen Turner (“The War of the Roses” and “Body Heat”), Robert Wagner (TV’s “Hart to Hart” and the Austin Powers movies) and ex-Monkee Michael Nesmith. To say the least, this is a star-studded event.

Steel City Comic Con tickets start at $23.

• “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” Aug. 9, 7:30 p.m.; Aug 10, 8 p.m.; Aug. 11, 2 and 8 p.m. Aug. 12, 2 and 7 p.m., Benedum Center.

Based on the 1967 Academy Award-winning film, this show recalls the height of the New York City Jazz Age, when "moderns” were bobbing their hair, raising their hemlines, entering the workforce and rewriting the rules of love. Flapper Millie Dillmount is on the hunt for a rich husband but instead falls for a penniless paperclip salesman.

Thoroughly Modern Millie tickets start at $25.75.

• All Star Craft Beer and Wine Festival, Aug. 11, 3 p.m., PNC Park.

Unlimited samples of hundreds of craft beer, wine, and cocktail brands from around the world will be showcased throughout the ballpark. There also will be live bands and DJs, a keepsake sampling glass, two tickets to a Pirates game and free admission to the official after party at Tequila Cowboy. Oh, you also can walk the bases and get your photo taken in the Pirates dugout.

All Star Craft Beer and Wine Festival tickets start at $49.95.

• Crosstown Cookout, Aug. 12, 1-9 p.m., Mon Wharf, Downtown.

The Mon Wharf isn’t just about parking anymore. The second annual cookout brings together food, music, drinks, and river activities to form one big community celebration at riverfront lot. The event will feature some of the ‘city’s best offerings from favorite restaurants and live artists.

Crosstown Cookout tickets are $5.

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