Events

Events
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Creative Reuse is having a Garage Sale!
Visit us on Saturday, September 26 from 11 AM to 4 PM to dig for treasures in bins of unprocessed donations and warehouse overflow in our garage (right next to our front door). Take as much as you want for just $20! Fill bags, boxes, or the trunk of your car(!) with arts and crafts supplies, vintage ephemera, fabric notions, yarn, and more. We recommend bringing gloves for safe digging. Have questions? Email us at donations@pccr.org.

SHOP NEWS

Great News!

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Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse has been named Pittsburgh Magazine’s 2026 Best of the ‘Burgh winner in the Retail category for Antique and Repurposed Store!

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Named Best Vintage/Thrift Shop in the 2025 Pittsburgh Magazine (PM) Best of the ‘Burgh.

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Named Best Place to Donate Goods in the 2025 Best of PGH Reader’s Poll. 

September Sales

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Free Item Alert

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Did you know we frequently have at least one material in our shop that’s totally free? Right now those materials are bulk candle jars/candles/wax pieces and bulk greeting card grab bags. You can find both in the bulk section.
HANDS-ON PROGRAMS

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Open-ended Crafting
ALCOSAN Open House
Saturday, September 19
9 AM – 4 PM
Water Treatment Plant, 3300 Preble Avenue
Free and open to the public

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Assemble Unicorn Palooza Fundraiser
Saturday, September 19
6 – 9 PM
21+
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Child screen printing

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Slow Tech Festival
Children’s Museum 
Sunday, September 20
10 AM – 3 PM

Discover strategies to slow tech your life. Explore a variety of talk and text devices that serve as alternatives to smartphones. Learn about local organizations that offer screen-free opportunities and activities.

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Wind Chime Workshop
CLP Lamp
Wednesday, September 23
11 AM – 12 PM
RSVPs encouraged

Flex your creativity and resourcefulness with Creative Reuse! Explore an array of unique reused materials and learn how to create beautiful works of art, craft projects, and anything you can dream up while saving useful materials from the landfill. For all ages. This program will take place in-person at LAMP Pittsburgh 4724 Baum Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Reservations are optional.

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Zine Making
Carnegie Library Homestead
Wednesday, September 23
4 – 5 PM

ART GALLERY

Student Art Exhibition

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Two children posed next to art they made.

This summer, Creative Reuse was proud to display artwork from local, student artists in our gallery! The Student Art Exhibition featured the work of 15 reuse artists from grades K-12, two of whom (Eleanor Lazarus and Fiona Tandlmayer) will be participating in an interview with the radio show The Saturday Light Brigade on Saturday, September 5 at 10:35 AM. Click here to see more information and to listen live!

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