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Press Release - Seventh Annual Britsburgh Festival
Pittsburgh. PA, August 18, 2021 - Britsburgh is delighted to announce the lineup for the Seventh Annual Britsburgh Festival. “The Britsburgh Festival is back in person in 2021”, declares Robert Charlesworth, Britsburgh President.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Queue up for Virtual Britsburgh next week — with real beer
Pittsburgh, PA, September 4, 2020 - Starting Monday, Britsburgh will present its sixth annual celebration of Pittsburgh’s British connections, if in a limited and virtual fashion. But there is a real beer.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Blimey! It's time for Britsburgh No. 5
Pittsburgh, PA, September 2, 2019 - The fifth Britsburgh festival is once again celebrating Pittsburgh connections to Great Britain with tea and beer, music, Shakespeare and ... welly throwing and stoolball?
Trib Live - Britsburgh's Guy Fawkes Night is one hot ticket
Pittsburgh. PA, November 1, 2018 - Robert Charlesworth remembers the fun of celebrating Guy Fawkes Night as a young lad growing up in Leeds in Yorkshire, England.
Press Release - Fourth Annual Britsburgh Festival
Pittsburgh. PA, August 8, 2018 - Britsburgh is delighted to announce the lineup for the Fourth Annual Britsburgh Festival. “As we approach the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I on November 11th this year...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Britsburgh to launch its own poppy appeal
Pittsburgh, PA, October 31, 2017 - Imagine: 53402 red poppies blooming in a Pittsburgh park — one for each United States soldier who died in battle during World War I...
Press Release - Britsburgh World War I Centennial Appeal for Veterans Launch
Pittsburgh. PA, October 31, 2017 - Britsburgh has set a lofty goal of raising $1,000,000 for Veterans from November 11, 2017 to November 11, 2018 - the centennial anniversary marking the last year of World War I.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Britsburgh launches two new societies during next week's festival
Pittsburgh. PA, September 3, 2017 - This year’s Britsburgh Festival, the third, launches two more channels for exploring “the connections that link the Pittsburgh region with Britain and the Commonwealth of Nations.”
Trib Live - 'Pinkies up' for annual Britsburgh Festival
Pittsburgh. PA, August 29, 2017 - It might be a sign — a bit of a cheeky sign — that the organizers of the Britsburgh Festival are embracing yinzerism, categorizing the lineup of its third annual six-day celebration of all things British as "Events N'at."
Next Pittsburgh - Calling all Anglophiles to the third annual Britsburgh Festival
Pittsburgh. PA, August 28, 2017 - The British are coming! Actually, they’re here and gearing up for the third annual Britsburgh Festival.
Press Release - Third Annual Britsburgh Festival
Pittsburgh. PA, August 15, 2017 - Britsburgh is delighted to announce the lineup for the Third Annual Britsburgh Festival taking place across the City of Pittsburgh during September 5-10, 2017.
Press Release - Britsburgh Beer Society launch - 'St. George drinks Shakesbeer'
Pittsburgh. PA, April18, 2017 - Following on from the launch of the Britsburgh Society experience on February 4, 2017, we have launched the Britsburgh Art Society, Britsburgh Literary Society, Britsburgh Performing Arts Society and now it’s time for beer!
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Britsburgh Beer Society debuts
Pittsburgh. PA, April 14, 2017 - April 23 is both St. George’s Day, which honors England’s patron saint, and the birthday of William Shakespeare. So that’s the day Britsburgh is launching its Britsburgh Beer Society.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - The Choir of New College Oxford to sing here
Pittsburgh. PA, March 23, 2017 - Calvary Episcopal Church and The Britsburgh Society are presenting from England The Choir of New College Oxford. The choir will sing at 8 pm on Thursday at Calvary Episcopal Church.
Press Release - Britsburgh Literary Society launch
Pittsburgh. PA, March 13, 2017 - To continue and expand the world of George Orwell, the Britsburgh Literary Society & 2nd Stage @ Prime Stage Theatre present George Orwell night of readings - The Road to Wigan Pier, along with selected essays and poems, this Sunday, March 19. Another 3 events are planned in the next 4 months...
Press Release - Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engineering Services join the Britsburgh Steering Wheel Club
Pittsburgh. PA, March 2, 2017 - Nonprofit British-American Connections Pittsburgh (BACP), today is pleased to announce that Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engineering Services has joined the Britsburgh Steering Wheel Club and launches the “Britsburgh Innovators’ Society”...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Britsburgh has a new look, beyond its coat of arms
Pittsburgh. PA, February 6, 2017 - Britsburgh has a new look and one that goes deeper than its cool new coat of arms.
Press Release - Britsburgh Societies launch and new coat of arms
Pittsburgh. PA, February 4, 2017 - Nonprofit British-American Connections Pittsburgh (BACP), today is pleased to announce the launch of “The Britsburgh Societies” and a new coat of arms...
