Since so many of you expressed an interest in the responses I got, here's the list (in order of frequency of references) that I have compiled. (In case it matters, though, only the first three on the list got more than one reference.) My original message is below too. A few of them were outside the Highland Park area, so I've put those on a second list: Union Project (corner of Stanton and Negley) Has kitchen www.unionproject.org Nuin Center (Bryant and Mellon) Has kitchen 412-661-6108 St. Andrew's Church on Hampton (has kitchen space, reasonable rates) Abyssinna Art Gallery on Penn Ave. near Babyland (has kitchen, large space, 2 baths, loft) Reynold's on Bryant Restaurant (private room for 25-30 people, optional food) The Zoo No kitchen 412-365-2536 Outside the Highland Park area: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Dithridge St. in Oakland) Has a large hall and a smaller hall (probably kitchen space as well) 412-682-3866 (ask for Janine) Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church on the northside 412-322-4261 St. Raphael School (not sure of its location) Has kitchen and off-street parking 412-661-3100 Once again, thank you all for responding. Neepa Majumdar Neepa Majumdar <neepamajumdar@yahoo.com> wrote: Does anyone on this list know of an affordable (for individuals) community hall or space or apartment that one can rent for a few hours for a birthday party or similar social event? Thanks, Neepa Majumdar --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. -- --------------------------------- Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now.