Steamtown Idol First Round Finalists!

The first qualifying round for Steamtown Idol was held in center court of The Mall at Steamtown last night, the competition was tough but everyone came to give it there all.  Last nights finalists were Autumn Maurer, Nickolene Gerenza, Sarah Chrysler, Dani ella Kleha, and Aidni Metcado.  There are two more qualifying rounds left on Thursday night October 4th and October 11th from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.  These finalists will return on October 20th for a shot at the grand prize, recording time at Rock Street Music, $1,000 mall shopping spree, an interview with Jenn and A.J. from 97 BHT and a trip to New York to be professional critiqued!

                                

Hundreds Line up for Halo 3

Over 200 gamers lined up at Gamestop at The Mall at Steamtown last night, some getting there are early as 8:30 p.m. for the midnight launch.  Halo 3, labeled as the biggest game launch in recent history was finally released into eager gamers hands, some even lucky enough to covet the elite Legendary Edition, the store had 65 of those for loyal customers who preordered early.  The crew at Gamestop kept the crowd happy with Halo music, trivia and free soda and at one point got the Halo 3 wave going.  Once midnight rolled around the mall emptied out in less than 20 minutes as everyone headed home to “finish the fight”. 

Your’s truly walked out of the store with count em, eleven copies of the game since as part of a promotion with 97 BHT and 97.9X we’ll be giving away 10 copies of Halo 3, as for the eleventh copy, that one I bought! 

Check out photos in the Flickr feed!

Magical Marionette Weekend Starts Tomorrow!

The Mountain Marionettes show is headed to The Mall at Steamtown this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  But that’s not all, the show doesn’t stop all weekend long as this time around the Marionettes are joined by magicians, caricaturists, clowns and jugglers!  Show times are as follows!

Friday, September 21st 
Mountain Marionettes 3 p.m., 5 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Caricatures by John o’ Connell 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 22nd 
Mountain Marionettes noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., & 6 p.m.
Magic of John Graham 1 p.m.
High Flying Juggling with Rob Smith 3 p.m. & 5 p.m.

Sunday, September 23rd 
Mountain Marionettes 1 p.m., 3 p.m. & 5 p.m.
Magic of Joe Raven with Zoe the Clown 2 p.m. & 4 p.m.

As always all of the events are free and open to the public!  Events will be held in the center court of the mall, limited seating is available. See you at the shows! 

Hundreds of Kids Happy as Dora and Tommy Wave Goodbye to Steamtown!

Dora the Explorer and Tommy from the Rugrats visited over 500 children this past Saturday at The Mall at Steamtown, the event which began at noon with a cheering ovation for Dora the Explorer was an exciting day for kids young and old.  Many people lined up early to get a chance to see their favorite explorer but even those that got to the mall later in the day got a chance to meet her as well.  Dora pulled double duty in order to meet all her fans and Tommy took the time to enjoy an afternoon nap.  Lines moved quickly throughout the day as everyone waited patiently to make their way to the stage.  As an added bonus to visitor’s Mall at Steamtown handed out free water bottles as well as coupons for free ice cream at Abby’s Candy and Cinnabon/ Carvel and everyone attending received a Dora the Explorer Souvenir poster!

Check out photos of the event posted in our Flickr photo feed!

Dora and Tommy headed to the mall this Saturday!

Dora the Explorer and Tommy from the Rugrats are headed to The Mall at Steamtown this Saturday from noon until 5 p.m., Dora will appear at noon, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 & 4:00 p.m. and Tommy will appear at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 & 4:30 p.m.  This event is free and open to the public however attendance does not guarantee meeting the characters.  There will be one line with characters appearing on a rotating schedule when the child reaches the stage he or she will meet whichever character is performing at that time.  We hope to see you at the mall this Saturday!

Cirque du Soleil makes a surprise stop at The Mall at Steamtown!

Cirque du Soleil makes a surprise stop at Steamtown today from noon until 3 p.m., join us at the mall and meet a small group of stilt walkers, mimes and jugglers from the upcoming Cirque du Soleil show next week at the Wachovia Arena!  Stop by and meet special members of the cast, get photos and even a chance to win tickets to the show!