PittsburghFood & Fun this weekend

I look forward to the Oakland and North Side Greek Food Festivals every year.They taste of home-cooked Greek Party Food.


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TEEN DRAMA
If you can spell, you're never too young to write. The proof: The Young Playwrights Festival, debuting this weekend at City Theatre. Three of these fledgling dramatists are teenagers, and three are in middle school, but you will be amazed at their imagination and ear for dialogue. I first saw the YPF a few years ago, and I could scarcely believe how gifted its authors were. City Theatre matches playwrights with professional actors, who help shape the scripts into sharp one-acts. This installment features works by Surabhi Beriwal, Iain McCormick, Alexis Payne, Emily Smith, Tory Pasternak, and Patrick Gilboy. You can expect everything from cerebral drama to laugh-out-loud comedy. But catch it quick: The Festival plays to the general public on this weekend only. I know; it's hard to keep up with the kids these days.

(City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side. Sat. & Sun., 1 & 6 p.m. $7-10. Info: citytheatrecompany.org, 412/431-CITY)
-Robert Isenberg, PM Theater Editor