If body art is your thing, this is your time of the year in Pittsburgh. From Sept. 11 to 13, the 23rd annual Meeting of the Marked Tattoo History & Arts Expo will come to the Monroeville Convention Center and DoubleTree Monroeville. More than 100 tattooers and dozens of vendors will be onsite creating everything from traditional American- and Japanese-style tattooing to hyper-realism and ancient Polynesian tattooing, where designs are tapped into the skin using a needle grouping and striking instrument. The weekend will include a display of tattoo antiques and collectibles. Hours are from noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 11 and 12 and noon to 7 p.m. Sept. 13. Tattoo artists and enthusiasts come from all over the world for this event. Admission is $15, free for age 14 and under, $35 for a three-day VIP pass. Details: 412-531-5319 or meetingofthemarked.com Then, from Sept. 18 to 20, the third annual Steel City Tattoo Convention takes over at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. That event includes tattoo contests and entertainment, like event emcee Dr. Carl Blasphemy and The Inkllusionist — a highly skilled, death-defying stage show. Hours are from noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 18, noon to 11 p.m. Sept. 19 and noon to 7 p.m. Sept. 20. Admission is $20, $40 for a weekend pass. Details: 856-258-4953 or shaneoneillproductions.com Art Extending themselves Calling themselves the Pittsburgh 10, a group of local artists take their name from the Philadelphia Ten, a groundbreaking group of female artists who exhibited together from 1927 to '45. The Pittsburgh 10 includes women and men working in a range of mediums and styles. While all of the artists are painters of some sort, this exhibit includes work in abstract acrylic, super-real oil and acrylic, printmaking, drawing, mixed media and pottery. From 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at Panza Gallery in Millvale, there will be an opening reception “Pittsburgh 10 at Panza 2015.â€? It will feature new works by Zivi Aviraz, Lila Hirsch-Brody, Kathy DePasse, Joel Kranich, Lilli Nieland, Phiris (Kathy) Sickels, David Sparks, Susan Sparks, Dirk VandenBerg and Francine VandenBerg. The reception — and the exhibit — is free and open to the public. It will remain on display through Sept. 26. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Panza is at 115 Sedgwick St., Millvale. Details: 412-821-0959 or panzagallery.com Bluegrass SHOOT FOR THE SKY Every once in a while, you'll find a band that picks a name so perfect, that you can almost tell what they sound like before they play a note. Greensky Bluegrass is one of those bands. They play bluegrass in a soulful and dexterous style that's as old as the hills. Yet, it's a little silly, a little irreverent — perhaps indicating that these guys might be a little less concerned with tradition-bound orthodoxy, yet confident enough in their pickin' skills to still call themselves bluegrass with confidence. You've got to be confident to play a bluegrass cover of Prince's “When Doves Cry,â€? and actually pull it off. They'll be at the Rex Theater on Sept. 11, with Tom Hamilton's American Babies opening. The show will start at 8 p.m., and tickets are $25. Details: 412-381-6811 or rextheatre.com Classical WITH STRINGS ATTACHED With an evening of guitar and violin, the 2015-16 St. Vincent College Concert Series gets under way for the season Sept. 12. Violinist William Knuth and guitarist Adam Levin, otherwise known as Duo Sonidos, will perform at the St. Vincent Archabbey Basilica Crypt on the campus in Unity. Formed in 2006, Duo Sonidos is on the edge of the guitar chamber-music world, using contemporary composers to expand the duo repertoire. In 2010, Knuth and Levin released their debut album “Duo Sonidosâ€? and subsequently were awarded first prize at the 2010 Luys Milan International Chamber Music Competition in Valencia, Spain. Levin and Knuth have performed throughout the country and Europe and have been honored as U.S. Fulbright Scholars in music performance in Madrid and Vienna. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25, $15 for non-St. Vincent students. Details: 724-805-2565 or concertseries.stvincent.edu FAIR Antiquing time Kit-Han-Ne Questers will sponsor Antiquing Along the Allegheny, an antiques and craft fair, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 12 in Riverfront Park, Kittanning. Dealers with antiques, collectibles and handcrafted items will be featured. Appraiser Tim Sweet will be available from 10 to 11:30 a.m. to appraise items at $5 per item with a limit of two items. Details: 724-548-7869 Festivals Why not wine a little With 11 wineries and more than 100 wines for unlimited sampling, the Wine Time at the Colony outdoor wine-tasting festival is happening Sept. 12 on the grounds of Penn's Colony, Saxonburg. The day includes music from Five Guys Named Moe, wine-themed art and gourmet foods. Among the wineries attending: Courtyard, Mazzota, Greenhouse, La Vigneta, Volant Mill, Allegheny Cellars, Wapiti Ridge, Wilhelm, Glatz and Arrowhead — each offering from nine to 15 of their popular wines. The event will run from 1 to 6 p.m. under shade trees on the grounds at 365 Saxonburg Blvd. in Butler County (just off the Route 228 corridor). Tickets are $20 for tasting admission, $10 for nontasting. All visitors must be over 21 and bring a valid photo I.D. Details: 724-352-9922 or winetimeatthecolony.com Falling into fun St. Joseph Catholic Church, 315 Stoney Hollow Road, Winfield, will have a Fall Festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 13. Events and activities planned include barbecue chicken and ham dinners, basket raffle, cash raffle, children's activities, bingo and entertainment. Dinners are $10, $5 for age 9 and under. Details: 724-352-2149 Saxonburg Festival The Saxonburg Festival of the Arts will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 12 and noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 13 at various locations in downtown Saxonburg and Roebling Park. The event will feature craft and food booths, children's activities, antique tractors and gas engines, a car cruise, a quilt show and the 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Company F Civil War Re-Enactment Group. Entertainment on Sept. 12 includes the Knoch Jazz Band, Gibbons Big Band, East Winds Symphonic Band, Mansfield 5 Band and Barbary Wine Band. Miss Freddye's Blues Band, Wendy and the Lost Boys and The Taddybears will provide musical entertainment on Sept. 13. Details: visitsaxonburgpa.com History Colonial gathering The Apollo Area Historical Society will celebrate Colonial America at Drake's Log Cabin, Kiski Avenue, Apollo, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 12. There will be re-enactors and activities from the late 1700s, including a young George Washington, a senior British officer, an eastern frontiersman and his son, and Willy Frankfort, a noted local scrimshaw artist. Admission is $2. Food and refreshments will be available. Details: 724-478-2899 Background on Campgrounds Learn about the history of the Pittsburgh-Tarentum Campgrounds at “Who Knew? Tarentum Campgroundsâ€? at 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at Community Library of Allegheny Valley, 400 Lock St., Tarentum. The event is free. Registration is required. Details: 724-226-0770 Kids RAIL RIDERS The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Chartiers, Washington County, will have two back-to-back special events this weekend. On Sept. 12, Mr. McFeely from “Mister Rogers' Neighborhoodâ€? will meet with guests for the annual Parade of Trolleys, with parades at 11 a.m., and 1 and 3 p.m. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the museum will offer children's activities, tours of the Trib Total Media Trolley Display Building, with more than 30 streetcars and a World War II encampment with uniformed interpreters and artifacts. On Sept. 13, the celebration continues with the annual “Trucks, Tractors & Trolleysâ€? event, where visitors can explore dozens of classic tractors, pickups, delivery vehicles and modern commercial and construction vehicles parked on the museum's lawn. Three trolleys will be giving rides every 15 minutes. The World War II encampment will also be there Sept. 13, along with food vendors, music with a DJ and children's play area. Admission each day is $10, $9 for senior citizens and $7 for ages 3 to 15. Details: 724-228-9256 or pa-trolley.org Special event Balloon battle This is one time you will be encouraged to throw things — water balloons. The fourth annual Pittsburgh Great American Water Balloon Fight will be Sept. 12 at Schenley Plaza in Oakland. The event includes four teams, hundreds of participants and 50,000 to 60,000 water balloons. There also will be a kids zone, a carousel, food and yoga. Proceeds benefit Team Tassy, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to eliminate global poverty. The balloon fight started in Pittsburgh and has been held in Denver the past two years. “We love bringing people together for this balloon fight as an end-of-summer, beginning-of-the-school-year kind of event,â€? says Christina Marsico, manager of engagement and partnership for Team Tassy. Crowds will start gathering at 11 a.m., and the fight will begin around 1 p.m. and run for about 10 to 15 minutes, depending on how quickly all the balloons are thrown. No cheating — the only water-balloon-launching device permitted are your hands. Fighters must be at least 14 years old, and shoes will not be allowed during the fight. Tickets to participate are $30, $25 in advance. Spectators will be asked for a $10 donation. Details: greatamericanwaterballoonfight.org or teamtassy.org Theater TOUR THE CITY Investigate what goes on behind the scenes when City Theatre opens its backstage areas to the public. During the theater's Backstage Block Party , from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 12, guests can register for guided tours that will depart every 15 minutes, and they'll visit the theatre's main stage, Hamburg Studio Theatre, costume shop, rehearsal room, and scene shop. The tours will offer staff-led live demos and hands-on activities for all ages, such as an interactive painting demonstration in the shop, an education-based theater-writing activity, a design demonstration with set models and a photo booth with City Theatre costume pieces and props. Tours will culminate at the main stage with a live preview of scenes from City's 2015-16 season shows performed by area actors and a clip from Benjamin Scheuer's “The Lionâ€? planned for next May. Penn Brewery will be on hand to offer beer tastings, and food trucks, such as Mission Mahi Tacos, Sugar and Spice and PGH Halal Truck, will be dishing up treats. Admission is free, and there is no need for reservations. Just turn up at City Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side. Details: 412-431-4400 or citytheatrecompany.com Executing the ‘Play' Bar-hopping with Rocky Bleier — now that's a fantasy Steelers fans can embrace. On Sept. 15, the fantasy becomes a virtual reality as the legendary Steelers running back brings his one-man show, “The Play With Rocky Bleier,â€? to the stage of Heinz Hall, Downtown. It's a one-night opportunity to get acquainted with the man who is not just a Super Bowl champion but a wounded warrior, family man and community activist. Written by playwright Gene Collier (co-writer of “The Chief,â€? the one-man show about Steelers owner Art Rooney) and directed by Scott Wise, “The Playâ€? is set in a series of bars as Bleier shares tales from his life. “It's not all about football. … You're not going to get (the usual) locker-room stories,â€? Bleier, 69, says, explaining the show also covers his college years during the turbulent 1960s, his service in Vietnam and the lessons learned from those experiences. He says he hopes to take the show to other Steelers Nation cities around the country. “The Play With Rocky Bleierâ€? will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $35 to $60. For those who would like to make a day out of it, a sit-down luncheon and roast of Bleier — featuring former teammates such as Terry Bradshaw and Franco Harris — is set for 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at Heinz Field, North Shore. Admission is $150. Both events benefit the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation. Details: 800-743-8560 or rockybleier.com ‘Fairway' funny Apple Hill Playhouse, 275 Manor Road, Delmont, will present “Fox on the Fairway,â€? a madcap adventure about love, life and man's eternal love affair with golf at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 through 12 and 17 through 19. There will be a 2 p.m. performance Sept. 13. “Fox on the Fairwayâ€? will take audiences on a romp at a private county club, filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors and romantic shenanigans. Tickets are $20, $15 for Sept. 10 and 17 performances. Details: 724-468-5050 or applehill playhouse.org Tour Seeing the Palace The Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg, will offer free tours of the theater at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sept. 12. These one-hour tours will include interesting facts and trivia about the Palace — the former Manos Theatre, a vaudeville and movie house that opened Sept. 2, 1926. The theater includes many architectural and art features, such as the restored murals painted by Chicago artist Louis Grell and a Vermont marble staircase that leads to the theater's second floor. Details: 724-836-8000 or thepalacetheatre.org — Tribune-Review Email Newsletters TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.