Patricia Anne and Thomas Labanc Lynn Leary Jackie and Jon Lloyd Susan and David Lohr Sherry and Jerry Lubinsky Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lusk Jacqueline E. Maher Barbara Mangieri John Mary Lynn H. McEldowney Kristen and James McVay Andrew Measel Penny Lewis and James Mesloh David R. Miller Joshuah D. Morrison Joseph Mycka Deborah M. Newell Elaine Nucci Tracey and Ron Paul Barbara Peace Diane and Steven Pelusi Craig Pittman Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Pollice Amy and Chris Pretsch Pamela Quattrone Jing Tang and Jason Reynolds Elizabeth and Jeff Rhodes Carl Rispoli Linda Romano Carol and Richard Rosenthal
Cynthia Ruddy and John Aliberti Kathy and Roger Rulong Ozzy Samad Teresa L. Sciolla Kevin Scully Ron Shapiro Gary Sheets Rita and Michael Shimek Joel Shodi Connie Skezas Timothy D. Small Robert Smoker Daniel P. Snyder Pamela J. Soles Barbara Spencer Rhonda and Howard Stern Melissa and Duane Stewart Dustin Stromski Joyce Stuber Yvonne Tashiro Mary Ann Tomich Shannon and Alain Toret Marc Vincelli Thomas C. Voigt Conna Weiner Eric Williams Stephanie L. Winfrey Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Winowich Carol Jean Wyble
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year in 2011 and take place May 11-15 on the grounds of the University of Pittsburgh in Oakland. This special festival will showcase performers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Canada and West Africa.
Baobab, featuring Le Theatre Motus (Canada and West Africa), highlights the importance of passing down values and traditions from generation to generation.
See Saw, featuring Ciotog (Ireland) targeted for children of ages 18 months to five years. The performance centers on the balance of looking and being looked at, which is sure to provide an unforgettable experience for even the smallest of audience members.
Knuffle Bunny: by The Kennedy Center (USA), captures the audience with Trixie and her favorite stuffed Knuffle Bunny, who is left at the Laundromat.
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The Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival is also proud to partner with the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Theatre Arts to host Silent Disco. Special wireless technology headsets allow attendees to experience a customized dance party. Children (and adults) can choose between the family-friendly music of two DJs. The concept is an international phenomenon that is sure to entertain.
Room on the Broom, featuring Tall Stories (UK), involves the story of a dog, bird, frog, cat and witch, who all end up riding on the same broom, until it snaps.
In 1985, Performing Arts For Children and CitiParks incorporated the Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival as a not-for-profit organization to co-present an international arts festival in Pittsburgh. Since its debut the following year, The Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival has been committed to providing children with the experience of live theater from around the world.
The 2011 festival will also feature the incredible Amococo (sponsored by Equitable Gas), a luminarium sculpture by Architects of Air. (Nottingham, UK). Amococo , an inflatable environment in which people of all ages can explore a labyrinth of light and color, will be located at the Lower Cathedral of Learning Lawn. In addition to the featured performances, festival attendees can look forward to a variety of hands-on arts and cultural activities at the K12 Community Stage as they visit the festival grounds.
In 2008 the Children’s Theater merged with The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, a partnership that has proved to be a dynamic asset to enhancing the Trust’s family programming line-up. The Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival (sponsored by Giant Eagle) will celebrate its 25th PRESENTING SPONSOR
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW DONORS! New Trust Circles, Partner and Corporate Donors Who Joined January 1 - March 31, 2011
For more information about the 2011 Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival, visit the all new pghkids.org.
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HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL November 22-27, 2011 MEMPHIS December 27, 2011- January 1, 2012
THEADDAMS ADDAMSFAMILY FAMILY JulyJuly 31-August 12, 2012 31- August 12, 2012
BILLY ELLIOT February 1-12, 2012
SEASON SPECIALS
The Grable Foundation
The Heinz Endowments
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is pleased to announce the 20 11 -20 12 season of PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh Packed with Tony® Award Winners including the 2009 and 2010 winners for Best Musical and the 2010 winner of Best Musical Revival. The lineup features audience favorites and storylines that will appeal to all ages. As a Trust donor, remember that you have the opportunity to enhance your Broadway experience with invitations to exclusive cast parties and special events, Cultural District restaurant discounts, priority ticket offers and more. Visit pgharts.o rg/sup port for a complete benefits listing.
WICKED Sept 14-Oct 2, 2011 DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST April 3-8, 2012
PNC Broadway Across America is a presentation of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Symphony and Broadway Across America.
A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT As we wrap up our presenting season over the next few months, we greatly look forward to welcoming warmer weather and the return of the Trust’s Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival and Three Rivers Arts Festival. In addition to these great community events, there are numerous activities to bring you into the Cultural District including the summer gallery crawl, educational workshops, dance classes, visual arts and more. We are also pleased to announce our Trust Donor Challenge, which you can read more about below. This is an exciting opportunity to help bolster our donor base over the next several years and we hope you will share the news with your friends and colleagues. We thank the Richard King Mellon Foundation for its generous support of this initiative. In addition, your support continues to remain invaluable in helping us program these important community resources. Thank you for your continued commitment to the Cultural Trust.
ATTEND THE CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL
BIRTHDAY BASH! PURCHASE A $100 CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL BIRTHDAY BASH PASS • LUNCH PARTY 11:00am - 2:00pm Open House Lunch at the William PItt Union Lower Lounge, featuring Festival entertainers • A PARKING PASS for Soldiers and Sailors’ garage
SAVE the DATE DOLLAR BANK
THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL June 3-12 Summer’s biggest arts festival hits locations in Point State Park and the Cultural District. Watch artsfestival.net for more updates.
SUMMER CIRCLES EVENT June 16
the arts with a special performance by Tony Award-winner Levi Kreis, original star of Broadway’s MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET.
COSMOPOLITAN PITTSBURGH July 15 Celebrate the arts with more than 700 of your closest friends in the Cultural District. Watch your email for more information about downtown’s hottest summer party!
2011 GALA September 24 Always anticipated as one of the best and most
• COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS (for up to 6 family members) to Amococo and Silent Disco
prestigious fundraising events of the season,
• VIP SEATING for May 14th showings of Knuffle Bunny, Baobab, See Saw, and Room on the Broom
tradition of enriching the region with world
TO PURCHASE YOUR BIRTHDAY BASH PASS CALL THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST AT 412-456-6666.
promises to top the charts with Tony Award winner
BIRTHDAY BASH PASSES must be purchased by Wednesday,May 11, 2011. All tickets, parking passes,
and two-time Emmy nominee Jane Krakowski.
and luncheon information will be mailed by May 6, 2011. All passes purchased after that date will be
The star of NBC’s Emmy Award-winning “30 Rock”
held for pick-up at the information tent on the Festival Grounds beginning May 11, 2011.
CELL PHONE DISCO Lights Up Tito Way The Hustle and Night Fever may be in the past but disco is staying alive, thanks to The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and generous funding from the Fine Foundation. The Trust brings disco into the twenty-first century with Cell Phone Disco, the city’s first interactive art/science instillation. Located in the Cultural District on Tito Way, passers-by are able to use their cell phones like Da Vinci used a paintbrush to create a masterpiece.
Graciously hosted at the home of Trust Circles members Cynthia and Murry Gerber, celebrate
the Gala is designed to celebrate the Trust’s
culture and entertainment. This year’s Gala
will perform her cabaret-style show. For sponsorship and ticket information, call Emily Lasky at 412-471-1497.
Cell Phone Disco hails from the Netherland-based artist collective, Informationlab. A large-scale light project, Cell Phone Disco uses the signal of a nearby mobile phone to bring the mural to life. This unique art exhibition receives data from 16 antennas which activate the eight processors embedded in the screen, illuminating 2,034 individually controlled LEDs in various patterns. The illuminating artwork became the background for an ongoing dance party with local break dance group Get Down Gang during First Night® Pittsburgh 2011. Intricate moves from the dancers and their cell phones created a visual phenomenon. Huge crowds gathered to watch the dancers and the exhibit’s vibrant energy illuminate Tito Way.
LEADSPONSOR EQT Corporation
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Cynthia and Murry Gerber
TRUST ANNOUNCES DONOR CHALLENGE This year, in an effort to bolster support for The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s initiatives and to increase the number of stakeholders in the organization, we are proud to announce our Trust Donor Challenge! Over the coming year, the Richard King Mellon Foundation has generously offered to match any new or increased portion of a repeat gift dollar for dollar. As a renewing member, the increased portion of your membership (minimum increase of $25) will be
doubled! The matching donation could also elevate your membership to the next level. For example, a previous donation of $250 plus an increase of $125 would qualify for a $125 match, thereby advancing membership status to the $500 Lead Partner level. In addition, on May 11, 2011, the Trust will participate in The Pittsburgh is Art Day of Giving through PittsburghGives. This is a twenty-four hour window during which you can maximize your giving to the Trust.
A prorated match will be made for every gift made between $15 and $10,000 from a dedicated pool created by funders specifically for this event. This gives donors a chance to increase their membership and stretch their valuable dollars even further for both themselves and The Trust. To make your gift on May 11, visit pittsburghgives.org.
Cell Phone Disco may be the first outdoor interactive lighting project to come to Pittsburgh, but it will not be the last. The Trust plans to light the way throughout The Cultural District in the future with more interactive lighting projects.
STAFFLISTINGS J. Kevin McMahon, President & CEO
Institutional Development Staff
WICKED PRIORITY TICKET ON-SALE
Nick Gigante, Vice President of Development
Beginning May 5, “defy gravity” with this exclusive priority offer available only to Trust donors before tickets go on sale to the public. Donors who contribute at the $250 Sponsoring Partner and above membership level will receive priority access to not only WICKED tickets, but other great upcoming performances. Renew or upgrade your membership today by calling Aimee J. Plotz at 412-471-2662, or plotz@pgharts.org
Richard Kepple, Assistant Manager Foundation & Government Giving
ParkPGH ParkPGH Enhances A Night
In The Cultural District Planning your night out in the Cultural District just became easier thanks to ParkPGH. A project of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, ParkPGH is Pittsburgh’s first, real-time garage parking space information system that can be accessed in five convenient ways: through the use of a smartphone application, a mobile website, a text message, a phone call, or the traditional website.
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Emily Lasky, Assistant Manager Institutional Giving Jocelyn Malik, Director Foundation & Corporate Giving Heather Masterson, Manager Individual Giving Aimee J. Plotz, Assistant Manager Individual Giving Jennifer Schooley, Development Associate
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The website offers a map of all garages in the area and a drop-down menu of 20 locations, in order to match you with the garage nearest to your destination. It also indicates which parking garages are low/full, approaching capacity, and available. Hours and rates can also be accessed. The Trust proactively looks for new ways to cultivate the Cultural District and to provide a more engaging and convenient experience for the community. Over the coming months, the ParkPGH technology may be further enhanced to include other areas of Pittsburgh’s central business district. Partners of ParkPGH include Alco Parking, Carnegie Mellon University’s Traffic21 Initiative, Hillman Foundation, Numeritics, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and Pittsburgh Parking Authority. The project was made possible by the generous support of The Benter Foundation and was built by Deeplocal.
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