Join us for a night of music and movement in Market Square sponsored by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, the Office of Public Art, the Pittsburgh Marathon, and VIA. Experience the Market Square Public Art installation Mix-N-Match on its closing night, and cut loose at the 2016 Pittsburgh Marathon kickoff dance party! This even is all ages, free, and open to the public. The schedule of events for the evening are:

5:00 p.m. Mix-N-Match Listening Hour (enjoy Allard van Hoorn's tracks created for Mix-N-Match as they are broadcast throughout Market Square)
6:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Marathon March of the Runners
6:30 p.m. Live dance performance by Project Silk
7:00 p.m. DJ Pandemic (Weather Permitting, Pittonkatonk, Pandemic)
8:00 p.m. Eye Jay
9:00 p.m. DJ Bamboo (Neon Social, Fader Pirates)

Stop by the Juicerator Station to bike your way to a fresh smoothie, powered by Zero Fossil and Green Mountain Energy. 

Interested in this year's Market Square Public Art installation? Do you have questions about the work and/or the artist? Come and talk to one of the staff members from the Office of Public Art to learn more about Mix-N-Match. 

Office of Public Art staff will be present in Market Square on Tuesdays from noon - 1:00 p.m., and Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

Interested in this year's Market Square Public Art installation? Do you have questions about the work and/or the artist? Come and talk to one of the staff members from the Office of Public Art to learn more about Mix-N-Match. 

Office of Public Art staff will be present in Market Square on Tuesdays from noon - 1:00 p.m., and Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

DJ Kelly Mom will be spinning her massive vinyl collection, including tracks from Mix-N-Match, during the afternoon in Market Square for one of her Kid City Rockers dance parties. This event is free and open to the public.

Interested in this year's Market Square Public Art installation? Do you have questions about the work and/or the artist? Come and talk to one of the staff members from the Office of Public Art to learn more about Mix-N-Match. 

Office of Public Art staff will be present in Market Square on Tuesdays from noon - 1:00 p.m., and Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

Interested in this year's Market Square Public Art installation? Do you have questions about the work and/or the artist? Come and talk to one of the staff members from the Office of Public Art to learn more about Mix-N-Match. 

Office of Public Art staff will be present in Market Square on Tuesdays from noon - 1:00 p.m., and Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Hazelwood will be recreating their performance for Allard van Hoorn, which inspired the musical track Flower Beds. Bring the whole family to hear readings by Hazelwood residents, to see the Book Mobile, and to hear stories told by the library's Reading Buddy program. 

April is Month of the Young Child. Free copies of Kite Day (Bear and Mole) by Will Hillenbrand will be distributed. This event is free and open to the public.

Three Arthur Murray Dance Studios will converge on Market Square to lead an outdoor public dance class. The evening will begin with a spotlight dance by dancers from Arthur Murray, followed by a night filled with various dance instruction, and of course, fun. 

This event is free and open to the public.

Interested in this year's Market Square Public Art installation? Do you have questions about the work and/or the artist? Come and talk to one of the staff members from the Office of Public Art to learn more about Mix-N-Match. 

Office of Public Art staff will be present in Market Square on Tuesdays from noon - 1:00 p.m., and Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

Interested in this year's Market Square Public Art installation? Do you have questions about the work and/or the artist? Come and talk to one of the staff members from the Office of Public Art to learn more about Mix-N-Match. 

Office of Public Art staff will be present in Market Square on Tuesdays from noon - 1:00 p.m., and Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO POSSIBLE INCLEMENT WEATHER ON APRIL 9, 2016. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR RE-SCHEDULING INFORMATION.

CEEMI (Collaborative Experiential Electronic Musical Instrument) is an innovative piece of technology that turns any WiFi compatible device – a smartphone, tablet, desktop or laptop computer – into a collaborative electronic musical instrument on the fly. It was specially designed for musical performances by groups of people without prior musical training. Participants in the CEEMI Workshop will be invited to create a new piece of music together in a safe and fun environment, through the combined usage of CEEMI, simple games and other creative strategies accessible to all. The CEEMI Workshop will be led by Gil Teixeira, CEEMI’s creator and sound programmer,  and will be open to anyone that walks by in Market Square with either a smartphone or a tablet at hand. 

Registration for this event is required. Please visit: www.publicartpittsburgh.org to register.  

To learn more about CEEMI, visit: http://playceemi.com

To learn more about Gil Teixeira, visit: http://gilteixeira.com

After happy hour, walk over to Market Square for a dance party with DJ G3. DJ G3 is Eugene D. Williams, III an up-and-coming DJ and saxophonist based out of Pittsburgh.  His mixes incorporate Top 40, R&B, Hip-hop, reggae, and other dance favorites delivering, "great music, gratifying sound, and genuine appeal" to diverse audiences.

This event is free and open to the public.

Interested in this year's Market Square Public Art installation? Do you have questions about the work and/or the artist? Come and talk to one of the staff members from the Office of Public Art to learn more about Mix-N-Match. 

Office of Public Art staff will be present in Market Square on Tuesdays from noon - 1:00 p.m., and Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

In October of 2015, Allard van Hoorn recorded the recitation of original poetry written by students from Pittsburgh's Creative and Performing Arts School (CAPA), which he then converted in to the musical track I Miss The Bees. The students will return to Market Square to recite poetry in a non-traditional manner and showcase their dynamic, creative voices. 

This event is free and open to the public.

Interested in this year's Market Square Public Art installation? Do you have questions about the work and/or the artist? Come and talk to one of the staff members from the Office of Public Art to learn more about Mix-N-Match. 

Office of Public Art staff will be present in Market Square on Tuesdays from noon - 1:00 p.m., and Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

Listen to a live performance by talented musicians as they play music that interacts with the tracks for Mix-N-Match. Performers are: Jeff Berman, vibraphone; Dave Bernabo, guitar; Tracy Mortimore, bass; Raquel Winnica Young, voice; Lenny Young, oboe.

The group will play two, 30 minute sets. The first will be at 1:00 p.m., and the second at 2:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. 

Interested in this year's Market Square Public Art installation? Do you have questions about the work and/or the artist? Come and talk to one of the staff members from the Office of Public Art to learn more about Mix-N-Match. 

Office of Public Art staff will be present in Market Square on Tuesdays from noon - 1:00 p.m., and Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

Come and see the Clean Team sweep the Square, like they did when van Hoorn was recording sounds for Mix-N-Match. Following the performance, Meghan Hynson, visiting professor of ethnomusicology at Duquesne University, will walk participants through the Square to discuss how van Hoorn's concept for Mix-N-Match relates to other musical traditions around the globe.

This event is free and open to the public, and will take place in Market Square. 

Interested in this year's Market Square Public Art installation? Do you have questions about the work and/or the artist? Come and talk to one of the staff members from the Office of Public Art to learn more about Mix-N-Match. 

Interested in this year's Market Square Public Art installation? Do you have questions about the work and/or the artist? Come and talk to one of the staff members from the Office of Public Art to learn more about Mix-N-Match. 

Join the Office of Public Art for a Downtown walking tour that will feature work that experiments with light, including Allard van Hoorn's 2016 Market Square Public Art installation Mix-N-Match. For more details, and to register, please visit: www.publicartpittsburgh.org

Every Thursday, from 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m., the Office of Public Art will be offering on-site interpretation for Mix-N-Match in Market Square

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Bloggers unite! Come to this Blogger Happy Hour to meet Allard van Hoorn, the 2016 Market Square Public Art artist.

Every Tuesday, from noon-1:00 p.m., the Office of Public Art will be offering on-site interpretation for Mix-N-Match in Market Square

Allard van Hoorn's Market Square Public Art installation opens to the public for the Bicentennial Gallery Crawl. Stop by Market Square to see the piece.