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It will be quite a mix of events drawing people to Pittsburgh on Wednesday -- not only two Donald Trump primary campaign appearances and accompanying anti-Trump protests, but Penguins playoff hockey and Pirates baseball as well.Trump's Pittsburgh doubleheader includes a 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. recording session of a Fox News town hall inside Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in the city's Oakland section, followed by a 7 p.m. rally Republican presidential primary front-runner at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh.VIDEO: Watch Bob Mayo's reportThose attending the Fox News Trump town hall meeting are being advised that the doors at Solders and Sailors Memorial Hall will open at 2:30 p.m. At both the Oakland and downtown locations, anti-Trump protestors are organizing their own events outside the venues. It will be a demanding day for Pittsburgh police handing both traffic and crowds."Our officers will be at work, doing their job, keeping people safe, allowing people to have their First Amendment rights and allowing people to get to sporting events as well. It's a day in a city," Mayor Bill Peduto told Pittsburgh's Action News 4.Trump volunteers were busy Tuesday preparing for the candidate's twin events."Everybody has been waiting for a very very long time for Mr. Trump to come in, and he wanted to make sure he came in with a bang," said Tricia Cunningham, Trump's Pittsburgh-area grassroots volunteer organizer.Trump critics indicate in Facebook and website postings that they will stage a "family-friendly" event outside the Frick Fine Arts Building in Oakland as well as holding a "Shut Down Trump" rally at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard, outside Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, one hour before the recording of Trump's Fox News town hall is set to begin. A third protest site is planned at the corner of Liberty Avenue and Grant Street, downtown, at 5:30 p.m.. near the convention center."That's the first that I've heard of anything. What we're focused on right now is getting our supporters to these rallies, getting them to Sean Hannity's show in a safe and classy manner, and we're going to go out there and support Mr. Trump the best way that we can," Cunningham said.When asked, she had advice for Trump supporters who encounter protestors."Stay classy. Stay Trump-strong and just keep your head up. Go right into the rally and show him your support," said Cunningham. She said busloads of supporters were coming from as far as Harrisburg and from Ohio and West Virginia. Tump organizers and the city don't predict combined traffic from the Penguins, Pirates, Trump events, and protests will a problem."This is western Pennsylvania. Pittsburghers can do anything," Cunningham said."We'll be very busy but, you know, the goal is to keep order and to be able to get people the opportunity to move around safely," said the mayor. "Mr. Trump has the opportunity to speak to the people of Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania about his campaign, and people have a first amendment right to be able to protest. So we'll be respecting both, and we'll keep order within the city. There will be respect of First Amendment rights of all individuals. And there will be victory parties for the Penguins and the Pirates.""Traffic delays are expected, so using public transportation, carpooling or walking is strongly encouraged," said Emily Schaffer, assistant public information officer for the city's public safety department.