Events

HackPGH & Hilltop Pharmacy’s FREE Vaccine Clinic! October 22, 2023 1-3p

HackPGH and Hilltop Pharmacy will be providing a multitude of vaccinations for the Pittsburgh community! Vaccines are free to all, but please bring your insurance card (and ID) if you have it! Hot apple cider, hot chocolate, coffee, and donuts will be provided for seasonal snacking! We’ll also be enjoying some family-friendly Halloween films! Vaccinations available: COVID,…

Flu shot anouncement

Hack & Hilltop’s Flu Shot Clinic! Sunday Oct. 18th, 12-4pm

Hilltop Pharmacy and HackPGH will be providing flu shots for both members and the surrounding community! Vaccines are usually cost-free for those with insurance, so bring your insurance card and ID! Cash price for uninsured is $25, but we will have a limited number of FREE flu shots for those who qualify! Hilltop Pharmacists will…

August 12, 2017, 2-4pm: Demo: Transmission Of Music And Speech Over A Light Beam

            Come see an awesome electronics demonstration by our Swiss CMU Professor member Luc Berger. His demonstrations are always extremely popular, unusual, and interesting. Its the kind of stuff you wish Physics teachers did more of in school. Topics for the demo • This demonstration starts with a simple review and…

April 21, 2017: Hacking Food and Drink

Time of event: 7:30 – 9:00 pm with discussion and Q&A. It’s easy in this culture to get in a routine of eating prepackaged food, fast food, and restaurant meals.  Fewer people today know how to cook than generations before. But like any craft or art form, cooking is a matter of practice and inspiration. And…

March 17, 2017: 3D Printer Tuning

3D Printer Tuning Friday, March 17 at 7:30pm The official follow up to the HackPGH / 3DPPGH Build day, you can come and see the i3 Printers being dialed in and learn about bed leveling, PID tuning, software setup and more. The printers will be tweaked and tuned and you can see how these simple…

February 24, 2017: Hacking Food and Drink

Time of event: 7:30 – 9:00 pm with discussion and Q&A. It’s easy in this culture to get in a routine of eating prepackaged food, fast food, and restaurant meals.  Fewer people today know how to cook than generations before. But like any craft or art form, cooking is a matter of practice and inspiration. And…

January 14,2017: Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream/Miracle Berries Flavor Tripping

Who doesn’t like home made Ice Cream? The only part that sucks is waiting for it to freeze. Well, we have came up with a solution… LIQUID NITROGEN of course!!! Come down on Saturday and take in the festivities! We will be doing a demo on Liquid Nitrogen as well as making some cool treats!…

November 16, 2016: Holistic Brain – Startup Funding 101

  Pittsburgh is a terrific place to start a new company or try to grow one already started. Even bootstrap operations require some kind of funding, and Wednesday we’ll discuss where these funds come from and how much do they really cost a business going forward. We’ll cover from out of pocket, friends and family…

Pittsburgh Bicentennial Parade

HackPittsburgh was part of the Pittsburgh Bicentennial Parade on July 9,2016. DIY Tardis, DIY BTTF Delorean, Dr Who and Back to the Future Cosplay, even dinosaurs. Lots of fun. Check out the photos below.

Wigle Whiskey Barrel Roll 2016

Congratulations HackPittsburgh members for winning the Wigle Whiskey Barrel Roll for the 2nd year in a row! Excellent job to our members who built a driveable Tardis from scratch using the tools at HackPGH!                    Photos Copyright Joachim Hall