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THE TWO MAJOR CANDIDATES ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME WHEN IT COMES TO DRONES

Re: Cover illustration by Frank Harris, “American Nightmare” “This is clear propaganda from the fringe left. Obama has failed pure and simple. I’m not saying Romney is going to be leaps and bounds the best President ever but he now deserves the chance to run this country.” — Facebook comment from “Dave Dougherty” “What a bunch of trash nothing better to do when you have nothing to run on but attacking the competition so pathetic get a life you crazy libs romneys got it in the bag” — Facebook comment from “Rick Mcmullen“ “I guess freedom of speech is only ok when it lines up with the white suburbanite’s republican mantra.” — Facebook comment from “Matt Stufft“ “If you have a problem with it, don’t read it! I have a problem with Fox News touting lies — I don’t watch them. I don’t have a problem with the media having an opinion and I will always read and support the City Paper.” — Facebook comment from “Trixie Madeline“

Re: U.S. House District 12, No easy choice between Rothfus and Critz (Oct. 24) “Mark Critz may as well run as a republican with his pro life pro gun silliness. Keith Rothfus supports the Ryan plan which I as a senior cannot affor[d]. I am glad [I] don’t live in their district because they are both losers.” — Online comment from “Thomas Todd”

Re: So much for the liberal media? Local cable provider offers Obama 2016 for free (Online only, Oct. 19) “People are so upset over a movie that is offered free, and you have no obligation to watch. If people are influenced so easily, they need to research for themselves instead of gobbling up this garbage. Don’t blame the cable [company], blame yourself for being so ignorant.” — Online comment from “liberalman” “He is still the President of our country. What does this show the young in our country. We learn by example. … My kids and grandkids don’t need to learn this hateful behavior.” — Online comment from “Sali Colburrn”

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CODEPINK cofounder Medea Benjamin speaks out against warfare by remote control {BY LAUREN DALEY}

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the social justice/anti-war organization CODEPINK in 2002. Today, she is still rallying against military conflicts — specifically the use of armed drones to attack alleged terrorists. She recently published Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control, and returned from a trip to Pakistan, where her delegation participated in an anti-drone rally. Benjamin will be honored by Pittsburgh’s Thomas Merton Center at its 40th anniversary on Thu., Nov. 8, at the Sheraton Station Square. Benjamin recently spoke to City Paper by phone from Washington, D.C. For more information on the anniversary event, visit www.thomasmerton center.org. For an extended version of this interview, visit www.pghcitypaper.com YOU’RE STILL FIGHTING AGAINST THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN, SANCTIONS ON IRAN AND THE USE OF DRONES, TO NAME A FEW OF YOUR EFFORTS. HOW WOULD YOU GAUGE CODEPINK’S IMPACT ON THE ANTI-WAR CAUSE? I think we’ve learned how important it is to have a movement that’s not attached to a political party. A lot of our supporters really let down their guard after Barack Obama got in, and the whole peace movement, not just CODEPINK, shrunk tremendously. People thought, “Well, Obama is a peace president, let him take care of things.” We

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built up a really strong movement under George Bush and then it collapsed under Obama, while we still have the problems of a loaded Pentagon, the continued war in Afghanistan, the threat of war in Iran, no peace process in Israel and Palestine, and now the [drone] strikes.

SO WHY FOCUS ON DRONE WARFARE? I focus on the drone issues because that is the way of waging war in the future. If we don’t get a handle on it now, it’s going to be leading us into a world of chaos and lawlessness. It’s very frustrating, I think, the lack of discussion. And the secrecy and silence of

the media around drone strikes is one of the reasons why the American people for the most part don’t know anything about it. They don’t know innocent children, little children, are being vaporized by these death machines that are piloted from thousands of miles of away. They have no idea the kind of hatred we’re creating, not just in places we’re using [drones], but around the world when people are horrified and think this barbaric. DOES THE FACT THAT DRONE WARFARE WAS MENTIONED AT ALL DURING THE FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE SIGNAL THAT IT’S BEING TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY? I was cheering when the word “drone” wa s ment io ned by B ob Schie f f e r but there was no followup question, there was no discussion of innocent people being killed. I see a tremendous shift. At the time I was doing research [for the book], there was very little discussion about drone warfare. I would have a meeting at the State Department or with a congressperson, and they would call it the “alleged drone program” and wouldn’t say anything about it. Now it’s totally shifted in the last six months. We now have President

Obama even talking about it — he didn’t do it for the first three years. The two major candidates are now pretty much the same when it comes to drones. There are certainly much better policies coming from third-party candidates. WHERE DO YOU SEE CODEPINK GOING, GIVEN EVERYTHING YOU’RE UP AGAINST? One thing I love about it is we never started out to become an organization, and I’m not concerned about continuing it as an organization. There’s always this question of should CODEPINK fold up and is there a reason to keep going. It’s not a negative kind of thing but [a question of] have we accomplished enough? When the Occupy movement started, it was a real question for us. We don’t know if we’ll be around in 10 years. Some of us hope not — that the war in Afghanistan will have ended, we will have achieved some level of regulation of this out-ofcontrol drone warfare, and we’ll see some peace with Iran and a peace process between Israel and Palestine. We want to be more spontaneous and see if we feel we’re hitting a chord among enough people that it makes it worth all the effort.

AMERICANS “DON’T KNOW INNOCENT CHILDREN, LITTLE CHILDREN, ARE BEING VAPORIZED BY THESE DEATH MACHINES THAT ARE PILOTED FROM THOUSANDS OF MILES OF AWAY.”

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Help beautify Pittsburgh by choosing your favorite City Paper newspaper-box design

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Consider the humble newspaper box: a dispenser of information, a piece of street-furniture to lean against, a refuge for very short people hiding from the bitter winds of a Frankenstorm. And now: a work of art. This summer, City Paper invited artists to submit designs for turning our newspaper boxes into aesthetic objects. We received a deluge of entries, and City Paper commissioned 10 of those — the ones you see below — to be built and positioned around town. That’s where you come in. The artist whose box is our readers’ favorite will win $500, in addition to the glory of becoming part of Pittsburgh’s urban fabric. To vote for your favorite design — and to find all 10 box locations around town — visit http://tinyurl.com/ cpartboxes. Polls close Nov. 30, with the winning artist to be announced in early December.

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29, Allison Park Pittsburgh is known for its history and, of course, its bridges. On the right side of the box are some extinct bridges of Downtown, and on the left side the modern bridges. The designs on the front and back symbolize the old mixing with the new to form today’s triangle, represented on the top by the characteristic “point.”

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David Bruno, 33, O’Hara I felt the box should reflect a punk alternative and pop-art feel. The interior of the box is meant to reflect an opposite sense — something bright, retro and fun. Red interior walls featuring a white daisy print fit this need. Collectively thoughts of renewal, growth and a reminder to look deeper.

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Moira Ernst, 29, Highland Park I wanted the box to be sort of an optical illusion — to look like people are inside the box, looking for something that lets them be who they are. The slogan “Let YOUR city out” is about finding that part of Pittsburgh that speaks to you. When you open the box, you see a painting of Downtown — as if to say, “You found it!”

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Laura Gyre, 33, Brighton Heights I’d been thinking of doing a piece with a Pittsburgh skyline, and I wanted to get in other things I love about the city, like the overgrown green spaces and bridges. The posters pasted on newspaper boxes sometimes gave me the idea of a collage. Then it seemed like the top needed something else, so glitter. It’s definitely a moreis-more approach.

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34, Wilkinsburg The design was part of a collage series I had been working on which included cyclists from the early 1900s. Cycling on our streets is a topic that a lot of us are talking about. For me, this particular piece also represents how our city is constantly in motion and moving forward — like cycling.

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34, Garfield I am a fiber artist, and I have been enchanted with the yarn-bombing movement (graffiti using yarn). I would love to cover every surface with soft, colorful knit cozies. When people see my Artbox, I hope they’ll think two things. First: That looks so colorful and snuggly, I want to give it a big fat hug. And second: That must have taken forever to make.

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CONSERVATIVE NETWORKING RICHARD MELLON Scaife, take note: Elec-

tions are so inundated with cash that even you — the billionaire publisher of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — may have trouble keeping up. Your past support of conservative causes has made you famous, but a small-town Pennsylvania family may represent the future of big-league politics. Few Pittsburghers have probably ever heard of Butler-based Armstrong Group, or of the Sedwick family, which owns it. But among other things, Armstrong owns the Ponderosa steakhouse chain, an electronics company that does work for the military, and a security firm. Armstrong also owns a cable company, Armstrong Utilities, which serves suburban and rural Pittsburgh along with markets in several other states. And just a few weeks ago, Armstrong became a player on the national political scene. “I’m from Pittsburgh originally, but I never heard of this group,” says Kathy Kiely, who works for the Sunlight Foundation. But her organization tracks contributions to “SuperPACs” — political committees that can receive, and spend, unlimited funds for political ads. And when she looked at September’s spending, she made a surprising discovery: Armstrong reported giving $1.3 million in “in-kind cable access” to American Crossroads, a SuperPAC cofounded by Republican kingmaker Karl Rove. That made Armstrong one of the country’s top SuperPAC donors — overnight. “They went from zero-to-60 in a flash,” says Kiely. How much is $1.3 million? It’s more than twice what the national Republican Party is reportedly spending to oust Democratic Sen. Bob Casey. And Armstrong’s cable network extends into Ohio, the battleground state where a million bucks of free ads could sway a presidential election. Armstrong also gave conservatives another bit of free advertising: As City Paper reported online two weeks ago, the company offered free “on-demand” showings of 2016: Obama’s America, a notorious “documentary” that argues President Obama wants to undermine America to serve his father’s anticolonial views. (Armstrong spokesman Dave Wittmann says 2016 was merely part of an ongoing promotion. He has declined comment on other aspects of this story.) Kiely says the ad giveaway “seems like a new wrinkle — at least at this scale. When

media executives give, it’s usually the traditional way — by writing checks.” Of course, Armstrong execs do that, too. In September, Armstrong chairman Jay Sedwick gave $5,000 to Mitt Romney; since 2007, he his wife Linda have joined company president Dru Sedwick to contribute more than $265,000 to state and federal Republican organizations. That’s not to mention contributions to candidates themselves: The Sedwicks have given more than $20,000 to local Tea Party congressional candidate Keith Rothfus alone. Such generosity puts them in nearly the same league as Scaife himself, who has given just under $300,000 to conservatives since 2011, local nonprofit journalism outfit PublicSource recently reported But giving cash to politicians is so 2008. Thanks to a 2009 Supreme Court decision, Citizens United, corporations (and unions too) can spend unlimited sums on all kinds of political advocacy: big checks to Karl Rove, free ads, you name it. Armstrong’s giveaway is just one of “the unexpected ways in which the Citizens United decision is playing out,” says Tara Malloy, the senior legal counsel at the Campaign Legal Center. Groups like Rove’s can circumvent other rules too: Ordinarily, if a broadcaster gives free airtime to a candidate, federal regulations require other candidates receive the same time. But those rules “only apply to candidates themselves,” Malloy says — not to independent committees like American Crossroads. Given all these changes, the Dick Scaife approach — running newspapers and funding partisan “think tanks” — looks downright clunky. Why bother paying reporters to quote “experts”? Why not cut out the middlemen, and just give ideologues free ads? Why publish op-eds most voters won’t read? Just run scary ads on the sports page, or during The A-Team reruns. For that matter, why be content just owning a media operation? Why not diversify into industries — like food-service — that may benefit from the causes you advertise? (Armstrong’s Ponderosa may compete with Outback Steakhouse and other chains for customers, but campaign-finance records suggest they’re on the same team when it comes to backing Republicans.) We’ll soon find out if Scaife and the Sedwicks have their way this election. But no matter who wins, it’s getting harder and harder for the wealthy to lose.

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Horse show-jump show-jumping ping is a longtime for the last 10 years, Olympic sport, butt fo equestrians have been perf performing in “horsep less” show-jumping, in which horse courses wh are run by “riders” on foot by the way, fo oot (who, ( do not straddle broomsticks). broomsticks) According to an October report in The Wall Journal, an W Street S international association by retired n headed he pro equestrian Jessica NNewm ewman produces at least 15 shows a year, with between 40 to 130 competitors jumps that competitorrs galloping gallopiing over o vary from two-- to four-feet fourr-feet high (five feet in “Grand Prix” Prix” events), eventss), with wit the “riders” graded as if they they were on o horses hors (timed, with points off for co contacting ontacting the rrails). Explained N ewman aboutt the shows’ success: “It’s just Newman su fun to be a hors horse.” se.”

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M l Malaysia’s Education Ministry has held 10 seminars recently to teach at least 1 parents and teachers how to head off the tea pesky homosexuality that their kids may be homosexu in “danger” of d developing. According to officials, sure signs are a when boys wear “V-neck” or sleeveless shirts shi or carry big handbags. For girls, the most obvious sign is “having no affection for boys.” Last year, according to a September Reuters report, the government set up camps specifically to teach “masculine behavior” to “effeminate” boys.

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Championship eaters gobble down hot dogs on N ew York’s Coney Island, but in August, when a Filipino restaurant in Brooklyn wanted a more ethnic contest, it offered plates of “baluts” — the Philippine delicacy of duck fetuses. Wayne Algenio won, stuffing 18 down his throat in five minutes. Typically, the baluts have barely begun to develop, sometimes allowing a “lucky” diner to sense in his mouth the crackle of a beak or the tickle of a feather. Since baluts are exotic, they are considered to be (as is often the case in Asia) aphrodisiacs.

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A September religious festival in N anchang, China, is a favorite of beggars, as visitors are in a generous mood, but officials expressed concern this year about the increasing hordes of panhandlers harassing the pilgrims. Thus, town officials ordered all festival beggars to be locked up in small cages (too tiny to allow standing) to minimize the hustling. Beggars are free to leave, but then must stay away permanently. Most beggars chose to stay since they still earned more in festival cages than they would have on the street.

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In August, schoolboy Charlie N aysmith of Christchurch, England, taking a nature walk near Hengistbury Head beach, came upon a rocklike substance that turned out to be petrified whale vomit — which, to his surprise, proved worth the equivalent of from $16,000 to $64,000. “Ambergris,” a waxy buildup from the intestines of a sperm whale, produces a foul odor but is valuable commercially for prolonging the scent of a perfume. (Actually, after floating in the sun, on salt water, for decades, the ambergris on the beach was smooth and sweet-smelling.)

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Tucker, an 8-year-old black Labrador mix, is the only dog in the world trained to detect the faint whiff of the tiniest specks of whale feces in the open ocean water (and from as far as a mile away!). A September New York Times dispatch from coastal Washington state noted that the 85 or so orcas that populate the area have been identified and tracked for decades, but locating them at any given time was always a problem until Tucker came along. One of his trainers explained that the dog’s directional signals are accurate but often subtle (such as by a twitch of the ear).

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The CIA and the National Security Agency may play roles, but Kentucky’s homeland security law explicitly acknowledges “God” as the key to the war on terrorism. In August, the Kentucky Supreme Court declined to hear atheists’ challenges to the state’s 2002 “legislative finding” that the state’s “safety and security” cannot be achieved without God’s help. A lower court wrote that since the law did not “advance” religion but merely paid “lip service” to a belief in God, it did not violate the separation of church and state doctrine.

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Seventy people, including 20 children, were discovered in August in an eight-story-high, all-underground bunker in Kazan in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. Authorities said the quasi-religious sect had probably been there for nearly 10 years without heat or forced ventilation — or sunlight. The group is nominally Islamist, but according to a dispatch by London’s The Guardian, the sect is more likely under the individual control of 83-year-old, self-described prophet Fayzrahman Satarov.

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When the Roman Catholic Church in Germany warned in September that too many Catholics were opting out of paying the country’s “religious tax,” many Americans got their first-ever notice that some European democracies actually tax worship. The Catholic Church made it official that anyone backing out of the income-tax surcharge would be ineligible to receive Holy Communion or religious burial (although the tax avoider could still receive Last Rites). (Under the German constitution, a church can directly recoup its expenses from members or choose to allow the government to collect the levy on the church’s behalf, minus a collection fee. Two German states add 8 percent to whatever the church member’s tax bill is, and the other states add 9 percent.)

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TRICKY FOOD {BY CHRIS POTTER} Among insecure parents, few topics drive more web traffic than debates about eating habits. What to do, for example, if your kid refuses to eat healthy foods? Pushing too hard can backfire, turning mealtime into a conflict. “Hiding” healthy ingredients inside food your kid likes has been popularized in a book, Deceptively Delicious, by Jessica Seinfeld (Jerry’s wife). But it, too, is controversial. For one thing, it involves deceiving your child. But in the Potter household, Dad can’t stand cauliflower either. So when we use “hidden ingredient” recipes, we eat them, too. That way, we also eat healthy, and deceive our kid only insofar as we deceive ourselves. Which is why we adapted the following recipe from Seinfeld’s wife. Does our kid like it? Who cares? Cut a half-head of cauliflower into florets, and steam for 8-10 minutes. Puree in a food processor until texture is smooth, adding water if necessary. Cook 1½ cups of macaroni, and drain. Coat large saucepan with cooking spray and 1 tablespoon oil. Stir in flour constantly until it achieves a paste-like texture, but before browning. Add ½ cup skim milk, thicken for 3-4 minutes. Add ½ cup of the cauliflower puree (save extra for later use); 8 ounces low-fat cheddar cheese; 4 ounces low-fat cream cheese; 1/8 tsp of paprika; and salt/pepper to taste. Stir until cheese is thoroughly melted. Add macaroni and serve warm. CPOTTER@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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mous with shopping malls and national chains, that’s partly because its main drag is all that most of us ever see. Hop off the Miracle Mile to Monroeville’s original artery — the Old William Penn Highway — though, and you’ll find hidden gems of neighborhood businesses, just like in any other old Western Pennsylvania town. Gia Visto, in a tiny strip mall, is such a discovery. More than just a restaurant, it pairs fresh, locally sourced Italian cuisine with a busy schedule of community activities such as kids’ cooking classes, wine dinners and, on the night we visited, a paintingclass-slash-wine-party. Add in the family birthday celebration at the adjacent table, and we felt that we were in the heart of the Monroeville community. The menu, by executive chef Eric Delliquadri, spans from simple classics to elegant inventions, with attention to detail every step of the way. For example, in an appetizer of grilled asparagus, roasted tomatoes, creamy mozzarella and 25-yearold balsamic vinegar, each element was

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Skuna Bay salmon with braised red cabbage, split peas, bacon and truffled sweet-potato puree

well handled, and the whole — from sweet, intense tomatoes to charred but still bright asparagus — harmonized beautifully; the plating was lovely as well. And speaking of tomatoes, pasta sauce is a ubiquitous outcome of late summer’s bounty, but Gia Visto’s was exceptional. The

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CP APPROVED balance of tomato base and basil seasoning was sweet and fresh-tasting, yet enriched and rounded from its time on the stove. Whether Delliquadri has found the best canned tomatoes on earth, or the secret’s in the technique, this sauce raised every item it graced to new levels of lusciousness. In our case, that meant two dishes: a

starter of arancini (fried balls of risotto) and meatballs with penne. Like most arancini we’ve tried, these were a bit dense as a result of the compacted rice filling, but the flavor was excellent, capturing risotto’s creamy lushness. The meatball was surprisingly reminiscent of a ravioli filling, with a mild yet rich flavor, like veal or Romano cheese, and a texture more delicate than a typical fried or baked lump. In another penne dish, this one with sausage and roasted-pepper cream, the sauce had a more tentative, less robust flavor than the tomato sauce, which deferred appropriately to thin-sliced sausages that suggested, but didn’t quite offer heat. The beauty of this approach was a dish that offered gusto without wearying the palate. A chunky, hearty lamb ragu and fresh bruco pasta — a pleated noodle whose name means, literally, “caterpillar” — distinguished Gia Visto’s Bolognese from the standard, beef-based version. Fresh rosemary and other herbs lent the sauce a robust flavor, if one that didn’t quite rise to the menu’s appellation of “spicy.”

Wild salmon on a bed of vegetables and beans showed that the kitchen was up to a bit more than just very good versions of classic Italian food. The salmon appeared to be of excellent quality, and pan-roasting it resulted in a crisp skin, a slight crust on top and juiciness within. But what really stood out was underneath. The flavor of the bed was classically Mediterranean, with olive oil and lemon, but the vegetables worked together extraordinarily. Instead of providing a bunch of distinct flavors united by a single sauce, they actually took on the character of the oil and lemon, subordinating their individual flavors and instead offering up their textures: ethereal napa cabbage, tender slices of fingerling potato, nearly juicy roasted tomato and firm (almost too firm) cranberry beans; this mélange defined the dish as much as the fish. In a way, it was almost like a stir-fry, but with a flavor and aroma that were all Italy.

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Finally, from the list of house-made desserts, chocolate banana-bread pudding satisfied our table’s collective sweet tooth as much as our entrees had satiated our savory cravings. Molten chunks of dark chocolate were marbled through the moist, sticky bowl of bread custard, while the sweetness of mashed and baked bananas brilliantly offset the chocolate’s bittersweet notes. Service, too, was excellent at Gia Visto. Our only quibble was with the timing of our dishes: After waiting a seemingly long time for our entrees, the pastas arrived quite a bit less hot than the fish, suggesting that this dish’s preparation (those cranberry beans?) might have held up the meal. Nevertheless, it was a meal worth waiting for, in a warm and welcoming setting where food is not only prepared but celebrated, in the Italian tradition, as an integral part of life’s enjoyment. INFO@ PGHC ITY PAP ER.CO M

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Local distiller offers Dutch-inspired variation of traditional gin Nearly all the gin consumed in the United States is produced in what’s known as the “London Dry” style, in which a neutral spirit (vodka) is distilled with a mix of botanicals. Juniper — the berry of a cyprus tree, and a required component of all gins — is the primary flavoring, and crisp citrus peel is the note most people next notice. However, the local makers of Wigle Whiskey have a new release — Wigle Ginever — based on a traditional Dutch style of gin called “genever.” Wigle’s version begins with unaged whiskey, which has a heftier flavor and mouth-feel than vodka. But while juniper still serves as the backbone, it’s not as flavor-forward as in London Dry gins. Instead, the botanical mix features some fairly exotic flavors. Wigle’s Meredith Grelli is cagey about the precise list of ingredients. But she will disclose that it features nine botanicals, including some lesser-known ingredients. Cubeb, a pungent, aromatic pepper from Java, provides punch; cardamom infuses a candied earthen flavor, while lavender adds floral, herbaceous notes. Why distill such a quirky spirit? Grelli says Wigle is taking its cue from craft brewers, who have long been known to focus on innovative and unexpected creations, rather than aiming for homogenized flavors. This blend of unaged whiskey, quirky botanicals and applied history fits neatly into Wigle’s MO. “We found recipes from 1800s Pennsylvania farmers who were making this style of gin with their famous Monongahela Rye Whiskey,” says Grelli. “So it seemed appropriate that a Pittsburgh distillery would bring this style back.” Grelli hopes Ginever, with its whiskey base, “will bridge the divide” between whiskey and gin drinkers. It’s certainly smooth enough to be sipped on the rocks like a whiskey, but also blends nicely in a simple cocktail like a Gin Fizz: Mix ½ oz lemon juice and ½ oz simple syrup with 1 oz Wigle Ginever. Stir with ice and top with bubbly water (perhaps a blast of Pittsburgh Seltzer). INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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Aseoma {PHOTO BY HEATHER MULL} THE CAMBOD-ICAN KITCHEN. 1701 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-381-6199. Having made the jump from street truck to modest sit-down venue, the owners retained their menu, so popular with the latenight crowd, of fresh-cooked Cambodian cuisine. Kabobs, fried wontons, chicken, shrimp cakes, curried vegetable bowls and fried noodles are among the restaurant’s staples, as is its distinctive in-house “moon sauce” and fresh limeade. FJ FAT HEADS. 1805 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-431-7433. This place seems to expand every few years, with reason: terrific beer selection, chicken wings and industrial-sized sandwiches. There’s outdoor eating on the “fatio,” but timing is everything: No matter how many tables they add, you may end up waiting for one. JE

For lunch, there are burgers, sandwiches and fresh pie. J HYEHOLDE. 1516 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township. 412-264-3116. Half cottage, half castle, Hyeholde is housed in a little fantasy building dating to the 1930s. The splendidly landscaped grounds host outdoor pig roasts, clambakes and picnics in the summer. Unusual meats — elk, ostrich — are combined with fresh, local ingredients in preparations that join classic and contemporary … and offer the exquisitely rare experience of eating art. LE

IBIZA. 2224 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-325-2227. An urbane wine bar and tapas restaurant, Ibiza is the sister restaurant to its next-door favorite, Mallorca. Ibiza’s menu starts in Spain but includes delicacies from Portugal, Argentina and other countries. GREEN FOREST. 655 Accompanied by a Rodi Road, Penn Hills. wide international 412-371-5560. Tucked selection of wines, into a nondescript Ibiza offers a office plaza is this transportive dining . www per churrascaria — a experience. KE a p ty pghci m Brazilian all-you-can.co eat restaurant. Servers JIMMY WAN’S. pull barbequed meats 1337 Old Freeport Road, right off the rotisserie grill Fox Chapel. 412-968-0848. and present them at your table, This upscale eatery delivers ready to carve off as much freshly what Americans expect from cooked meat as you like. There a Chinese restaurant, plus are hot and cold buffets as well, fare with a modern, pan-Asian but savvy diners load up on the approach, complete with juicy meats. KE Japanese and French influences. Wan’s offers inventive HOT METAL DINER. 1025 appetizers such as sashimi Lebanon Road, West Mifflin. ceviche, traditional and creative 412-462-4900. This new-oldsushi, dim sum and Chinesefashioned diner with a Harley American entrees both familiar theme offers a traditional menu (Peking duck) and less so (dan with super-size portions. The thick, dan noodles). KE fluffy “mancakes” hang off the platter, and the huge LOS CHILUDOS. 325 Southpointe breakfast burrito is like a Spanish Blvd., Suite 300, Canonsburg. omelet wrapped in a tortilla. 724-745-6791. This casual

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CAFÉ DES AMIS. 443 Division St., Sewickley. 412-741-2388. A genuine French café — with rustic wooden tables, chalkboard menus and display cases full of sophisticated salads, sandwiches and desserts. A perfect spot for that relaxed, multi-hour meal that is France’s greatest export: Thus, dinner can be anything from croque monsieur to shepherd’s pie or roulades of beef. J

neighborhood taqueria offers classic Mexican-American fare sprinkled with more authentic options such as tinga (saucy stewed pork) and sopes, thick cornmeal cakes. Los Chiludos excels with Americanized Mexican dishes, imbuing them with authentic ingredients and preparations that recalls the fresh, flavorful fast food as it’s prepared in Mexico. JF

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MAD MEX. Multiple locations. www.madmex.com. This local chain’s several lively, funkily decorated restaurants boast an inventive selection of Cal-Mex cuisines. Mad Mex is a good stop for vegetarians, with dishes such as chick-pea chili and eggplant burrito. It’s not genuine Mexican by a long shot, but if there were a country with this food, it’d be great to vacation there. JE

JUST OUTSIDE the Park Place Pub and Restaurant in Highland Park, along the tree-lined five-block stretch of Bryant Street, a trombone player and bassist serenaded dog walkers and friends huddling around baby strollers. The entire scene appeared almost scripted for a commercial. But it’s the real deal, neighborhood residents say. The tiny Bryant Street business district has blossomed over the last few years — and neighbors give credit to the arrival of some of the city’s most popular restaurants. Along with the Pub, these include E2 and Tambellini’s Italian, the Belgian-influenced Park Bruges, authentic Japanese at Teppanyaki Kyoto, and Thai at the Smiling Banana Leaf.

OSTERIA 2350. 2350 Railroad St., Strip District (412-281-6595) and 100 Wood St., Downtown (412-586-7743). You won’t get better casual Italian cooking for your money than here. The menu has been pared to the essentials of Italian cuisine: antipasti, pizza, panini and pasta — and their preparations represent a unique marriage of Old-World recipes and local ingredients. Highlights include the parsnips antipasti and gnocchi. JE

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ROSE TEA CAFÉ. 5874 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill. 412-4212238. This bubble-tea café has broadened its offerings to include high-quality, authentic Chinese cooking. The menu is dominated by Taiwanese dishes, including a variety of seafood items. In place of the thick, glossy brown sauces which seem all but inevitable at most American Chinese restaurants, Rose Tea keeps things light with delicate sauces that are more like dressings for their freshtasting ingredients. KF

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With the help of more than $2 million in government grants and low-interest loans, the restaurants — along with a community bakery and small grocery — have carved out a niche. What was once a streetscape of dilapidated buildings has become what many refer to as a “village.” In the old days, recalls resident Jennifer Palmer, getting a beer in the neighborhood meant taking a friend and driving the few blocks to the bar. “One of us would wait in the car, and the other would run in to get a six-pack.” Now, “I can walk around at midnight, no problem.” Since the investments in the street — which went mainly toward purchasing property and renovating buildings — nearby property values have increased about 10 percent, says Ernie Hogan, treasurer of the Highland Park Community Development Corporation. That’s generated an additional $10,000 a year in realestate taxes, he says, while the new businesses have brought 100 new jobs. But more than that, says chef Joe Tambellini, “They created the community feel again.” “It’s not like I’m going out to dinner with [just] my wife,” agrees Paul Miller, a six-year resident City Paper found eating wings at the Park Place Pub, while dozens of other locals enjoyed a free round of beer bought by a neighbor. “It’s like an extended kitchen table.”

SUN PENANG. 5829 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill. 412-421-7600. Sun Penang’s aesthetic is Asian — simple but not austere — and to peruse its menu is to explore the cuisines of Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. The Pangan ikan is a house specialty, and the Malaysian kway teow (practically the country’s national dish) may be the best you ever have without a tourist visa. JE VERDE. 5491 Penn Ave., Garfield. 412-404-8487. The menu here isn’t straight Mexican, but presents some traditional items, including tablesideprepared guacamole and grilled corn-on-the-cob, with reconceived classics, invented, fusion-y dishes like tacos with roasted sweet potatoes, fried chickpeas and Mexicanstyle tzatziki. There is also an extensive tequila list and a patio for warm-weather dining. KE

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Corey Mizell likes to think of all DJs as “emotion controllers.” “That’s the mark of a good DJ,” he says. “You know how to control the mood. If you’re at a party or a club and you want everyone to have a good time, you play something fast to get people dancing. If it’s the end of the night, you can slow it down and get everyone off the floor.” Mizell, who goes by DJ ChaChee, first started spinning records almost 18 years ago. He’s now a health information management major at the University of Pittsburgh in his junior year, and hip-hop director at Pitt’s 92.1 WPTS-FM. The Florida native moved to Pittsburgh a little over 10 years ago to pursue a career in music. The former army man struggled at first, living off his GI Bill payments, but he did find a fast friend and partner in local rapper Lhagic, who often cohosts Mizell’s Culture Shock Radio show, Saturdays from 7 to 9 p.m. Bringing Culture Shock to life in the mid-’00s was challenging. “I got kind of frustrated,” he admits. “I didn’t have much support with the station. This was a very tough ground to have people support hip hop, because a lot of people don’t understand it.” He took a hiatus from college in 2009, and returned and started the show back up this year. After the commercial success of artists like Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller, Pittsburgh hip hop has been making more than a little noise. But Mizell stresses that even more talent lies in the underground scene, and his goal is to give these artists a voice. He first took the reins as hip-hop director during the early stages of Wiz’s popularity, and WPTS gave the rapper his first Pitt show. “I really feel as though we’re a catapult for a lot of artists that come through here,” Mizell says. With the hard work of his fellow students, Mizell sees WPTS undergoing a rebirth. The station has been nominated for mtvU Woodie awards in recent years, and it’s working to make the move to Internet-radio giant iHeartRadio, which Mizell hopes will garner even more attention for Pittsburgh’s underground hip hop. “I’m back [at the station] and ready to breathe more life into it,” he says.

.project of Squirrel Hill’s A.E. Paterra ....— posted a SoundCloud track called “Total Drum Workout.” It’s a 10-minute, utterly mind-melting drum solo recorded by Paterra, which he describes as such in the accompanying caption: “Set up my kit in a rather large brick warehouse room and cut loose for a while. Great reverb! Headphones recommended.” Based on that description, you might imagine that Paterra holed up in some desolate, 50,000-square-foot warehouse alone, in the middle of the night, to pull a full-on Neil Peart in the most epic way possible. The caption seemed to say: “Well ... where the hell else would I play a 10-minute drum solo?” In reality, it was recording in his practice space above The Shop, in Bloomfield. But even if the exercise didn’t happen in quite in the way I imagined at first, Paterra’s description seemed indicative of the way he approaches his music; consciously or unconsciously, he appears to be obsessed with space. Or more specifically, he appears to be obsessed with the illusory spatial properties of sound, and the ways in which music can conjure impressions of great expanse with relatively small alterations in texture and mood. This palpable sense of hugeness is probably the first and most apparent trait you can glean from the music he’s made over his decade-plus career, most prominently with Steve Moore in prog-rock duo Zombi (whose Spirit Animal album cover featured an illustration of a charging elephant in a thunderstorm). Now he brings it to the celestial, synth-driven, John Carpenter-on-acid solo project Majeure.

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the ’80s, he began playing piano in grade school, but eventually became fascinated by stadium-sized drumming (inspired by equal parts Neil Peart and John Bonham) and early electronic music — two of his biggest influences that still battle for space inside his music today. Especially concerning Majeure, Paterra can draw a straight line back to a school-sponsored viewing of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner in sixth grade, when he heard Greek electronic music composer Vangelis’ paranoid, pulsing synth score for the first time. The soaring electronic horns, build-and-release compositions and classical bent of Vangelis’ approach became seared in Paterra’s memory. “You know how the brain is open and receptive to learning language when you are CONTINUES ON PG. 24

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younger? I feel the same about music, film, et cetera,” Paterra says. “I saw Blade Runner and heard [Vangelis’ theme] at a time when my mind was a blank slate as far as these two arts were concerned. I became obsessed with what he was doing with that score.” After drumming in various local bands throughout high school and college at Pitt, including a fairly lengthy stint with noiserock stalwarts The 1985, Paterra connected with classically trained musician and Monroeville native Steve Moore. The two bonded over their shared love of Italian prog-rock group Goblin, specifically the soundtrack they composed for Dario Argento’s cut of George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, titled internationally as Zombi. Moore and Paterra soon began recording expansive instrumental rock music under the name Zombi, injecting their winding, extended cuts with horror-movie ambience and dread. After four full-length albums (all of which were chock-full of burning, Möbiusstrip-style rock behemoths) completed in nine years, the duo became known nationally and abroad as a seriously formidable progressive rock band. Zombi’s past three full-lengths have been on the wellknown metal-and-more label Relapse. “We both spoke the same musical language, having grown up obsessed with synthesized movie scores and prog rock,” Moore says. “[Paterra] would come up with a synth bass line or sequence or melody, I’d hear it from the same reference point and be able to build around that idea in a way that would seem appropriate if not obvious to both of us, even if it wouldn’t to others. We were able to complete each other’s musical sentences.” Paterra worked for years with a kindred spirit, and extremely competent composer, in Moore, and began feeling more and more comfortable experimenting with the synthesizer-based movements he was drawn to from his childhood. Soon he was merging his love of electronic music with his proggy, time-signature-fucking percussion work under the name Majeure. Eventually, he culled his growing book of solo work and put together the three nine-minute-plus tracks for his self-produced debut album, Timespan, released in late 2009 on Temporary Residence. Forsaking electric guitars completely and layering head-spinning patterns of vintage synthesizer work, the album was a dense tour of Paterra’s

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musical crucible; it sounded and felt like the score to a science-fiction film from 1984 that was never released. The title cut was a labyrinthine jigsaw puzzle of existential unease, racing and disorienting, and could be viewed essentially as a companion piece to Vangelis’ end credits from Blade Runner. “In some ways, I always want my music to be beautiful but menacing,” Paterra says. “With Timespan, the atmosphere was particularly edgy, almost harsh. I wasn’t worried about putting together what could traditionally pass as songs, but these longer pieces that could change shape two or three times over the course of their duration.” Now, with his sophomore release, Solar Maximum (like Timespan, it was selfproduced), it’s obvious Paterra’s approach altered in small but significant ways. The track list is twice as long as Timespan’s, a telling sign he’s focused on crafting tighter, diamond-hard compositions. (“Give me a full album side, and I’ll end up making a 20-minute track, left to my own devices,” Paterra says, referring to the Brainstorm split EP he made with Moore earlier this year.) The sonic palette he’s working with is noticeably warmer, with moments bordering on anthemic uplift. There are still a few of the Moogdevouring beasts Paterra has become known for — opening tracks “Maximum Overdrive” and “Solar Maximum,” for example. But the album’s centerpiece, “Extreme Northern Lights,” proves to be genuinely moving: an epic, rather than overwhelming, sojourn toward sentimentality. Featuring a central synth line that wouldn’t be out of place in M83’s early work, Paterra deploys those Vangelis-ish electronic horns to magnanimous effect, rather than as harbingers of doom. (“I think ‘Northern Lights’ was inspired by watching years of church choir as a kid,” he notes.) By the time the massive organ and drum hits come in at the 3:48 mark, “Northern Lights” has become the prettiest song in Majeure’s catalog. The intense writing and production processes of Solar Maximum pushed Paterra beyond his comfort zone. But the project resulted in not just the most mature work he’s done to date, but renewed focus on the science/art of creating the music he loves. “I spent hours upon hours tweaking, mixing down, listening, remixing, adding, subtracting. Only through that process am I able to improve,” says Paterra. “It’s always a struggle for me to compose an actual structured song, but given enough time I’m usually able to put music together that I am proud of.” INFO@ PGHC ITY PAP ER.CO M

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Swampy Savannah sludge has many variations — see Kylesa, Baroness or Black Tusk for some examples — but Royal Thunder takes a classic-rock route. With big, heavy riffs and bassist Mlny Parsonz’ dark, slow-burn blues vocals, the Georgia band sounds like Deep Purple writing a soundtrack for a remake of The Craft. We spoke with guitarist Josh Weaver, a Southern gentleman and man of few words.

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advertising campaigns in 2008, the band has lent its danceable beats, distinctive vocals and addictive hooks to more than a few TV shows and ads, and topped U.S. charts. See Passion Pit tonight at Stage AE; Youngblood Hawke and Hollerado open. AW 7 p.m. 400 North Shore Drive, North Side. $27-29. 412-229-5483 or www.stageae.com

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THUNDERBIRD CAFE. John River Shannon, Between Two Rivers, Jocelyn Rent. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.

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31ST STREET PUB. Independents, Under A Nightmare, Salblowskis, The Torn Apart Hearts. Strip District. 412-391-8334. ALTAR BAR. Epica. Strip District. 412-263-2877. BRILLOBOX. FOOD, Microwaves, Young Brokaw, Sports Metaphors, DJ Sinister, Electric Slim, Miscellaneous G. Bloomfield. 412-621-4900. BROTHERS GRIMM. The Kardasz Brothers. Coraopolis. 412-788-0890. CLUB CAFE. The Milk Carton Kids, Leslie Stevens & the Badgers (Early). South Side. 412-431-4950. DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Jack Rabbit Slim. Robinson. 412-489-5631. THE FALLOUT SHELTER. Fondate Paure, The Freedoms, New Shores Burn, Ascend the Fallen, Splitsound. Aliquippa. 724-378-7669.

FRANKIE’S. 8th Street Rox. Squirrel Hill. 412-422-5027. FREDDIE’S II RESTAURANT & LOUNGE. Mark Suhy. Bethel Park. 412-833-1830. GARFIELD ARTWORKS. Teen Suicide, Blithe Field, Mono Lisa. Garfield. 412-361-2262. GOOSKI’S. Pet Clinic, Hidden Twin, Grass Is Green. Polish Hill. 412-681-1658. HAMBONE’S. Steel City Slingers, Bastard Bearded Irishmen. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. HARD ROCK CAFE. Red Elvises. Station Square. 412-481-7625. HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. Delicious Pastries, Spooky Sound of Zeros, City Buses. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. INN-TERMISSION LOUNGE. The Porch Hunkies. South Side. 412-381-3497. THE IRONWORKS. The Bunny The Bear. Oakland. JOEY D’S. Lucky Me. Harmarville. 412-828-0999.

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MOONDOG’S. Felix & the Hurricanes, Norman Nardini. Blawnox. 412-828-2040. MR. SMALLS THEATER. Justin Townes Earle, Tift Merritt. Millvale. 866-468-3401. N. BRADDOCK FIRE COMPANY #206. E-Z Action. Braddock. 412-646-1203. OLD TRAFFORD SPORTS CLUB. Killroom. Trafford. 724-640-5809. THE R BAR. The Bill Ali Band. Dormont. 412-445-5279. SPEAL’S TAVERN. LLJ Jay Zonotti & Friends. Unknown. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. CMB. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177. TJ’S HIDEAWAY. Earth Quakers. Evans City. 724-789-7858.

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MR. SMALLS THEATER. Big Gigantic, Griz, Smoke & Steez. Millvale. 866-468-3401. SHADOW LOUNGE. Family of the Year. East Liberty. 412-363-8277.

MON 05

GARFIELD ARTWORKS. Yards, Gardening Not Architecture, Kevin Finn, Tony Cenname. Garfield. 412-361-2262. HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. Cuddle Magic, The Daredevil Christopher Wright, City Dwelling Nature Seekers. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. STAGE AE. Bassnectar, Gramatik, Gladkill. North Side.

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ALTAR BAR. Corrosion of Conformity, Royal Thunder. Strip District. 412-263-2877. CLUB CAFE. Lucy Wainwright Roche, Lindsay Fuller, Kaia Wilson, Easy Rain. South Side. 412-431-4950. CONSOL ENERGY CENTER. Madonna. Uptown. 412-642-1800. HAMBONE’S. Evil Genius. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. MR. SMALLS THEATER. Pierce The Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, Tonight Alive, Hands Like Houses. Millvale. 866-468-3401. REX THEATER. Smile Empty Soul. South Side. 412-381-6811. SMILING MOOSE. This Century, The After Party. South Side. 412-431-4668. STAGE AE. Passion Pit, Youngblood Hawke. North Side.

WED 07

31ST STREET PUB. Angelspit, Cyanotic, My Parasites, Molecule Party. Strip District. 412-391-8334. CAFE NOTTE. Pete Hewlett & Scott Anderson. Emsworth. 412-761-2233. CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL. Aaron Lewis. Munhall. 412-368-5225. CLUB CAFE. Nathan Angelo, Matt Simons. South Side. 412-431-4950. HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. Jacob Green. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. INN-TERMISSION LOUNGE. The Clementes, DeeCracks, Spruce Bringsteen. South Side. 412-770-4983.

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INN-TERMISSION LOUNGE. DJ EZ Lou’s Birthday Party. South Side. 412-770-4983. THE NEW AMSTERDAM. Mad Tom Brown, Colin Pierce. House & funk. Lawrenceville. 412-682-6414. ONE 10 LOUNGE. DJ Goodnight, DJ Rojo. Downtown. 412-874-4582. PITTSBURGH CAFE. DJ FunkNJunk. Underground hip hop, funk & soul. Oakland. 412-687-3331. ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance. South Side. 412-431-2825. RUGGER’S PUB. 80s Night w/ DJ Connor. South Side. 412-381-1330. SEVICHE. DJ Digital Dave. Downtown. 412-697-3120. TIKI LOUNGE. DJ Luke Duke. Dance, hip hop, rock & top 40. South Side. 412-381-8454.

ARSENAL BOWLING LANES. ‘80s/ ‘90s Night: Mockster. Lawrenceville. 412-683-5993. AVA BAR & LOUNGE. Thursdays in AVA. Pete Butta, McFly, Bamboo, & Red. East Liberty. 412-363-8277. CLUB TABOO. DJ Matt & Gangsta Shak. Homewood. 412-969-0260. 1139 PENN AVE. DISTRICT 3. DJ Solo DEEPER. Solid State Dolo, DJ Bamboo. South Soul DJs: Brotha Mike Side. 757-660-8894. & Scuzzi. BYOB. Clean, www. per INN-TERMISSION safe & LGBTQ friendly. a p pghcitym LOUNGE. Transmission: Begins after the bars .co Classic Alternative close Sat. night, 2 a.m. Dance Party. South Side. 8 a.m. Downtown. 412-381-3497. AVA BAR & LOUNGE. DJ Big KELLY’S BAR & LOUNGE. Phil Birthday Bash. East Liberty. DJ Zombo. East Liberty. 412-363-8277. 412-363-6012. BELVEDERE’S. 90z Night. Sean LAVA LOUNGE. Emo Night 8. MC & Thermos. Lawrenceville. South Side. 412-431-5282. 412-687-2555. LEVELZ. Technophile. CATTIVO. Illusions. w/ Funerals Underground techno DJs. & Arvin Clay. Lawrenceville. South Side. 440-724-6592. 412-687-2157. THE NEW AMSTERDAM. CJ’S. DJ TeeJay. Strip District. DJ Vex. Soul, hop hop & funk. 412-642-2377. Lawrenceville. 412-904-2915. DIESEL. DJ CK. South Side. PITTSBURGH CAFE. Noetik 5000. 412-431-8800. Hip hop, club & R&B. Oakland. ECLIPSE LOUNGE. Do Sum’n 412-687-3330. Saturdays. Reggae Night w/ ROWDY BUCK. Thursday Dan Dabber. Lawrenceville. Night Hoedown. South Side. 412-251-0097. 412-431-2825. THE ELBOW ROOM. Nouveau TIKI LOUNGE. College Night: Lounge Nights. w/ Pittsburgh DJ Top 40/Hip Hop. South Side. Company. Shadyside. 412-441-5222. 412-381-8454. HAMBONE’S. Groove City w/ DJ Soulful Fella. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. IRISH CENTRE. Femz Wit a Twist. ARSENAL BOWLING LANES. LGBT after hours. “Come as you Mike & Co. Lawrenceville. are.” 2 a.m.-6 a.m. Squirrel Hill. 412-683-5993. 412-829-9839. AVA BAR & LOUNGE. Ready LAVA LOUNGE. Motown or Not Fridays. East Liberty. Getdown Soul Night w/ DJ Kool 412-363-8277. Kurt. South Side. 412-431-5282. BACKSTAGE BAR AT THEATRE THE NEW AMSTERDAM. Love SQUARE. Salsa Fridays. DJ Jeff Is Wet. DJs Lauren G, Tom Cox, Shirey, DJ Carlton, DJ Paul Mitchell. Nicky Nikkels. Disco, house. Downtown. 412-456-6666. Lawrenceville. 412-682-6414. BALZER’S SOMEWHERE INN ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance. LAWRENCEVILLE. DJ B-Nasty. South Side. 412-431-2825. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0901. S BAR. Pete Butta. South Side. BELVEDERE’S. Get Weird! 412-481-7227. Mr. Owl, Cucitroa, Dizcrepnnc. SHADOW LOUNGE. African Dance Lawrenceville. 412-687-2555. Party. East Liberty. 412-363-8277. BRILLOBOX. Pandemic. w/ TIKI LOUNGE. DJ Luke Duke. Pandemic Pete. Bloomfield. Dance, hip hop, rock & top 40. 412-621-4900. South Side. 412-381-8454. CAPRI PIZZA AND BAR. Bombo Claat Fridays. Reggae/dancehall w/ Vybz Machine Intl. Sound System, Fudgie Springer. East DIESEL. The Show. DJ Endless. Liberty. 412-363-1250. Dance. South Side. 412-431-8800. ECLIPSE LOUNGE. Revolve. RIVERS CASINO. DJs Bill Bara House & Breaks w/ Hana & Clevr. & Digital Dave. North Side. Lawrenceville. 412-251-0097. 412-231-7777. THE ELBOW ROOM. Nouveau SHADOW LOUNGE. Bridging Lounge Nights. w/ Pittsburgh The Gap. Nate Da Barber, DJ Company. Shadyside. Cucitroa, Zan Naz. East Liberty. 412-441-5222. 412-363-8277.

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RumpShakers. Jefferson Hills. 412-233-9800.

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CAFE NOTTE. Billy Heid. Emsworth. 412-761-2233.

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KELLY’S BAR & LOUNGE. Amazing Punk Night. Rotating DJs. East Liberty. 412-363-6012. MEXICO CITY. DJ Top 40. Downtown. 412-980-7653. SEVICHE. DJ Bobby D. Salsa. Downtown. 412-697-3120. TIKI LOUNGE. Old School Hip Hop. South Side. 412-381-8454. WINGHART’S - SOUTH SIDE. 3B (Burgers, Beer, & Bass). South Side. 412-475-8209.

ANDYS. Clare Ascani. Downtown. 412-773-8884. LITTLE E’S. Jessica Lee & Friends. Entrepreneurial Thursdays. Downtown. 412-392-2217. PAPA J’S RISTORANTE. Jimmy Z & Friends. Carnegie. 412-429-7272. SEVICHE. Live Latin Jazz. Jason Kendall & DJ Digital Dave. Downtown. 412-697-3120.

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ANDYS. Judi Figel. Downtown. 412-773-8884. BELLA SERA BY GRECO’S. Evita Tjon A Ten, Eric Johnson, Kenny Blake. Canonsburg. 724-745-5575. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Roger Humphries RH Factor. North Side. 412-904-3335. LITTLE E’S. The Jason Kush Quartet. Downtown. 412-392-2217. MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN’S GUILD. Ivan Lins Eliane Elias. North Side. 412-322-0800. SUPPER CLUB RESTAURANT. RML Jazz. Greensburg. 412-370-9621.

ECLIPSE LOUNGE. Nate da Phat Barber Selekta & Outtareach. 720 Music & Cafe Night. Lawrenceville. 412-251-0097. KELLY’S BAR & LOUNGE. DJ Llamo. East Liberty. 412-363-6012.

WED 07

BLOOMFIELD BRIDGE TAVERN. Fuzz! Drum & bass weekly. Bloomfield. 412-682-8611. KELLY’S BAR & LOUNGE. Shawn Watson. Reggae, funk, punk. East Liberty. 412-363-6012. SPOON. Spoon Fed. Hump day chill. House music. aDesusParty. East Liberty. 412-362-6001. TIKI LOUNGE. Todd Cheat’s Punk Rock Jukebox. South Side. 412-381-8454.

ANDYS. Trevor McQueen. Downtown. 412-773-8884. CIOPPINO SEAFOOD CHOPHOUSE BAR. Moorehouse Jazz. Strip District. 412-281-6593. CJ’S. The Tony Campbell Saturday Jazz Jam Session. Strip District. 412-642-2377. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Eric Johnson & the Fabulous A Team. North Side. 412-904-3335. LITTLE E’S. Jared Wison & The Vibe. Downtown. 412-392-2217.

SUN 04

ELWOOD’S PUB. Jeff Pogas. Cheswick. 724-265-1181. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. The Jessie Mills Quartet. North Side. 412-904-3335. MANSIONS ON FIFTH. Eric Susoeff. Shadyside. OMNI WILLIAM PENN. Chris Pangikas. Downtown. 412-553-5235.

MON 05

AVA BAR & LOUNGE. Interval. DJ J. Malls, live jazz locals. East Liberty. 412-363-8277.

TUE 06

THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Space Exchange Series. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177. CONTINUES ON PG. 30

BLUES THU 01

ATRIA’S RESTAURANT & TAVERN. Billy Price & the Lost Minds. North Side. 412-322-1853. CENT’ ANNI’S. Don Hollywood’s Cobra Kings. Beechview. 412-207-9545. PALACE THEATRE. Keb Mo. Greensburg. 724-836-8000.

FRI 02

EXCUSES BAR & GRILL. Don Hollowood’s Cobra Kings. South Side. 412-431-4090. JOEY D’S. The Witchdoctors. Harmarville. 412-828-0999. MOONDOG’S. Popa Chubby & Sonny Moorman. Blawnox. 412-828-2040. NOLA ON THE SQUARE. The Olga Watkins Band. Downtown. 412-471-9100. OBEY HOUSE. Jill West & Blues Attack. Crafton. 412-922-3883. SUNNY JIM’S TAVERN. The Blue Bombers.Kilbuck. 412-761-6700.

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CENT’ ANNI’S. Jill West & Blues Attack. Beechview. 412 207-9545. INN-TERMISSION LOUNGE. The Rhythm Aces. South Side. MR. MIKE’S PUB. Bobby Hawkins Back Alley Blues. Irwin. 724-864-0444. THE PRAHA. Shot O’ Soul. Tarentum. 724-224-2112. THE VALLEY HOTEL. Ron & The

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THU 01

THU, NOV 1 • 9PM BLUEGRASS

HACKENSAW BOYS FRI, NOV 2 • 9PM FOLK ROCK

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720 RECORDS. James Johnson, Paul Thompson, Brett Williams. Lawrenceville. 412-904-4592. DANTE’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE. Jerry & Lou Lucarelli Jazz Session. Brentwood. 412-884-4001.

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BILLY’S ROADHOUSE BAR & GRILL. Mark Pipas. Wexford. 724-934-1177. CAFE NOTTE. Bucky Soft. Emsworth. 412-761-2233. ELWOOD’S PUB. The Fiddlers West Deer Bluegrass Review. Cheswick. 724-265-1181. MULLIGAN’S SPORTS BAR & GRILLE. Acoustic Night. West Mifflin. 412-461-8000.

@jasiri_x (Jasiri X)

Have the Republicans blamed Hurricane Sandy on Obama yet?

FRI 02

BEE’Z BISTRO & PUB. Gina Rendina Duo. Bridgeville. 412-257-9877. BOTTLEBRUSH GALLERY & SHOP. Eric Brace & Peter Cooper. Harmony. 724-452-0593. CAFE AU VINEYARD. Cafe’ Au Vineyard. Carnegie. 412-969-295. MARIO’S SOUTH SIDE SALOON. Michael Todd. South Side. 412-381-5610. MULLANEY’S HARP & FIDDLE. Tim & John. Strip District. 412-642-6622. SOUTH SIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Tom Breiding. South Side. 412-431-0118.

SAT 03

ELWOOD’S PUB. John Farley. Cheswick. 724-265-1181. OLIVE OR TWIST. The Vagrants. Downtown. 412-255-0525.

TUE 06

BILLY’S ROADHOUSE BAR & GRILL. Pete Hewlett & Scott Anderson. Wexford. 724-934-1177. BOCKTOWN BEER & GRILL. Ilyaimy. North Fayette. 412-788-2333.

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@RealWizKhalifa (Wiz Khalifa)

I seen a grown ass man start crying and pass out when i got on stage yesterday. Thass not wut i do this for, but it wuz awesome

PITTSBURGH PUBLIC MARKET. Vince Burns. Strip District. 412-281-4505.

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CLUB TABOO. The Flow Band. Homewood. 412-277-3787.

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SETON HILL UNIVERSITY. The Flow Band. Greensburg. 724-834-2200.

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ALLEGHENY ELKS GHOST RIDERS 2. LODGE #339. Xela Sound. Butler. www. per Pittsburgh Banjo Club. a p ty ci pgh m 724-285-3415. Wednesdays. North Side. .co 412-321-1834. THE NEW AMSTERDAM. Jason Deutsch. Lawrenceville. RED PRIEST: JOHANN, I’M 412-682-6414. ONLY DANCING. Music by Johann PARK HOUSE. The Armadillos Sebastian Bach. Presented by Dodgy Mountain Boys & the Pittsburgh Renaissance & Baroque. Park House Jammers. North Side. Synod Hall, Oakland. 412-361-2048. 412-596-2743. ROCHESTER INN HARDWOOD GRILLE. Ray Lanich. Ross. OPERA THEATER OF 412-364-8166. PITTSBURGH. Professional & amateur vocal competitions. Mellon Institute, Oakland. 412-326-9687. BULGARIAN-MACEDONIAN NATIONAL EDUCATION CHORAL EVENSONG. Shadyside AND CULTURAL CENTER. Presbyterian Church, Shadyside. Gringo Zydeco. West Homestead. 412-682-4300. 614-296-2655.

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GLEB IVANOV, PIANIST. Rodef Shalom Congregation, Oakland. 412-621-6566. MENGYI YANG, PIANO; JESSIE NUCHO, FLUTE; ALEXANDER HETTINGA, VIOLA; NATALIE SEVERSON, HARP. Pittsburgh Concert Society Major Winners Recital. Kresge Theater, CMU, Oakland. 412-279-2970. THE PITTSBURGH CONCERT CHORALE FESTIVAL OF CHOIRS. Chartiers Valley High School Choirs, St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church Choir of Monroeville, The City Charter High School Choir, & The Pittsburgh Concert Chorale. Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland. 412-635-7654.

LEMONT. Jason Miller. Mt. Washington. 412-431-3100. PALACE THEATRE. River City Brass. Greensburg. 724-836-8000.

LILI COFFEE SHOP. Open Mic Jandek Cover Night. Polish Hill. 412-682-3600.

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THUNDERBIRD CAFE Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177. With special guests Berlin Way & Happy Economy. Over 21 show. Tickets: showclix.com. 9p.m.

Asia 30th Anniversary Tour

Over 21 show. Tickets: greyareaprod.com. 9p.m.

866-468-3401 or ticketweb. com/opusone. 8p.m.

1-800-745-3000. Doors open at 7p.m.

Ballyhoo

SUNDAY 4

Ellen Goodman

HARD ROCK CAFE Station Square. 412-481-7625. Limited All Ages. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 412-481-ROCK. 8p.m.

BYHAM THEATER Downtown. 412-456-6666. Tickets: trustarts.org. 4p.m.

The Del McCoury Band

CARNEGIE LIBRARY MUSIC HALL Munhall. 412-3685225. All ages show. Tickets: carnegieconcerts.com. 8p.m.

Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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AMERICAN MOUNTAIN THEATER WV. 304-630-3040. Tickets: 800-943-3670 or americanmountaintheater.com. 3:30 & 8p.m.

RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY: FULLY CHARGED

Craig Owens

ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-263-2877. With special guests Bearcat & Scene Stage The World. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7:30p.m.

THURSDAY 1

Mimosa

MR. SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. 412-821-4447. With special guests JMSN & ASKillz. All ages show. Tickets: 866-468-3401 or

ticketweb.com/opusone. 8p.m.

Black Dance Festival

AUGUST WILSON CENTER Downtown. 412-338-8742 . Tickets: culturaldistrict.org or 412-456-6666. Through Nov. 4.

MR. SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. 412-821-4447. With special guests Griz, Smoke and Steez. All ages show. Tickets: 866-468-3401 or ticketweb.com/opusone. 8p.m.

Square. 412-481-7625. With special guests Ben Dumm and the Deviants & The Turbosonics. Over 21 show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 412-481-ROCK. 10:30p.m.

MONDAY 5

SATURDAY 3 Red Elvises

HARD ROCK CAFE Station

STAGE AE North Side. With special guests Gramatik & Gladkill. All ages show. Tickets: ticketmaster.com or

MR. SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. 412-821-4447. With special guests Tift Meritt. All ages show. Tickets:

TUESDAY 6 Madonna

CONSOL ENERGY CENTER Downtown. Tickets: ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000. 8p.m. ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-263-2877. With special guests Zoroaster, Royal Thunder, VEGA & AfterTheFall. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly. com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 6:30p.m.

Passion Pit

Bassnectar

Justin Townes Earle

CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL Oakland. Tickets: pittsburghlectures.org or 412-622-8866. 7:30p.m.

Corrosion of Conformity

Big Gigantic

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 CONSOL ENERGY CENTER

HEINZ HISTORY CENTER Downtown. 412-454-6000. Tickets: showclix.com. For more information visit heinzhistorycenter.org. 10a.m. Through Jan. 6.

REX THEATER South Side. 412-381-6811. With special guests The Main Squeeze.

Capitol Steps

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: FULLY CHARGED

CONSOL ENERGY CENTER Downtown. Tickets: ticketmaster.com or 1-800745-3000. Through Nov. 1.

Bonerama

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{ BY HARRY KLOMAN} The big Cloud Atlas is comprised of six little stories that span the ages (1849 to 2144) and the universe (five take place on Earth), with the same actors playing parts in each, all just to proclaim that we’re interconnected through time, and that one person can make a difference. Those notions (I hesitate to call them “ideas”), however true they might be, sound hokey when you say them, and even hokier when you say them over and over.

Man of many men: Tom Hanks

Helmed by the Wachowski siblings (The Matrix) and Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run), and adapted from David Mitchell’s novel, Cloud Atlas moves gracefully back and forth between its fanciful shortened stories, so you’ll have to pay attention, at least until you get acclimated (give it 30 minutes). Then, just relax and enjoy its often violent and occasionally uplifting tales of racism, sexism, homophobia and corporate murder, from America’s slave past to an interplanetary postracial future. The cast (unrecognizable at times) includes Tom Hanks, Ben Whishaw, Hugo Weaving, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, and a less-dull-than-usual Halle Berry. It’s entertaining if you’re inclined to think so, it’s not if you’re not, and if you want to meditate on its narrative connections, then knock yourself out. But despite its often weighty subject matter, it isn’t worth an argument. INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS. Wutang’s RZA makes his directorial debut with this martialarts actioner set in feudal China. RZA, Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu and Cung Le star. Starts Fri., Nov. 2.

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Clockwise, from upper left: Teddy Bear, The House I Live In, The Makioka Sisters, Compliance, Beware of Mr. Baker, Let My People Go!

HE 31ST ANNUAL Three Rivers Film

Festival, presented by Pittsburgh Filmmakers, runs from Fri., Nov. 2, through Nov. 17. The program of more than 50 films includes foreign-language works, independents, documentaries, shorts and local works. Of note this year are a sidebar of films by women directors; five comingof-age films; a slate of Polish films; and four film events with live music. Tickets for most films are $10 each (opening night is $15), and are available at the door or at www.showclix.com. All films screen at the Harris, Melwood and Regent Square Theater. For more information on tickets and the complete schedule, visit www.3rff.com. The opening-night films on Fri., Nov. 2 include: Silver Linings Playbook (Regent Square), a dramedy from David O. Russell, starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence; and Rust and Bone (Harris), a romance between a Belgian man and an injured killer-whale trainer (Marion Cotillard). At Melwood, it’s Beware of Mr. Baker, Jay Bulger’s entertaining bio-doc

about Ginger Baker, the greatest living (yes!) drummer. Bulger interviews the still-feisty Baker and his various estranged colleagues, and fans will love the ample archival footage. As always, the opening-night films will be followed by receptions.

THE 31ST ANNUAL THREE RIVERS FILM FESTIVAL Starts Fri., Nov. 2. Regent Square, Harris and Melwood Screening Room 412-681-5449 or www.3rff.com

Five other films screening the first week were available for preview. Let My People Go! is a madcap French domestic comedy that riffs on the joys and tribulations of being gay, Jewish or gay and Jewish. Mikael Buch’s film is a little silly and its main protagonist a trifle too melodramatic, but this romp is full of heart. Mads Matthiesen’s Teddy Bear is a low-key charmer about a shy and lonely Danish bodybuilder who, at age 38, tentatively

breaks away from his domineering mother. His visit to Thailand to seek a bride is both heartbreaking and endearing. Craig Zobel’s spare but searing drama Compliance recounts in real time what happens when a young fast-food employee is subjected to an interrogation by her boss. It’s an examination of authority (which recalls Stanley Milgram’s experiment), and will have you squirming in your seat. The domestic tribulations of an extended Japanese family in 1938 form the core of The Makioka Sisters, Kon Ichikawa’s restored 1983 film. It’s a trifle soapy, but low-key and well acted, and the color photography is gorgeous. America’s “War on Drugs” is given a comprehensive review in Eugene Jarecki’s documentary, The House I Live In. It’s a clear-eyed look at the economic and social costs of the war, and weaves facts, personal stories and interviews with offenders, jailers, judges and other concerned parties, like The Wire creator David Simon. Longer reviews of these films are online at www.pghcitypaper.com. A HOF F @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM

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Nobody Walks N OBODY WALKS. In this ensemble indie drama, the arrival of a young female guest news: He’s not his parents’ biological child. In the gradually discombobulates a funky but well-to- chaos of being born the night in 1991 when the do Los Angeles family. Martine (Olivia Thirlby) Iraqis lobbed Scud missiles at Israel, baby Joseph is a flirty filmmaker from N ew York who, was accidentally switched with baby Yacine, through a loose social connection, moves into an Arab boy. Yacine grows up in the occupied Julie and Peter’s home. Peter (John Krasinski), a West Bank, the successful son of proud workingsound designer, offers class parents. to help Martine score N eedless to say, her short film. (It’s an the set-up in Lorraine inscrutable close-up Levy’s film is provocative of bugs, naturally.) and fertile for conflict. But he and It would be a difficult Martine get flirty, Julie emotional journey for (Rosemarie Dewitt) any two families learning notices, and soon they have raised another’s enough, the natural son. But add the region’s order of the house larger conflict, where is disrupted. Other cultural, political and spin-off crises include: religious identities are Julie’s relationship paramount, and it’s a with a patient (she’s a monster of a dilemma. The Other Son therapist); her tween (Joseph is no longer even daughter’s budding relationships; and Peter’s Jewish, his rabbi sadly tells him, since his mother is assistant’s interest in Martine. now an Arab, not a Jew.) Nobody Walks is a slow-burn roundelay Yet Levy, who co-wrote the film, keeps things directed by Ry Russo-Young (who co-wrote the low-key. While there are a few emotional outbursts, script with Girls’ Lena Dunham). The material both families struggle mostly quietly to make is well trod — rich, self-absorbed arty types the best of a bad situation. It’s an admittedly stumbling through their infidelities — and artificial scenario — and the convenience of the often feels padded. Most of the actors do good set-up strains credulity at times — but the film’s f work, and that’s enough to keep viewers grounded performances and focus on the mildly entertained, but ultimately domestic rather than the political help Nobody Walkss is rather aimless. le make this parable watchable. It’s a lesson The title is a play on both the literal dra awn from a simplistic gimmick — your y drawn and the figurative. Of course, everybody Jewish son is now your Arab son and vice drives a car in L.A., and Martine, who logic or versa — but it’s hard to fault its logic, doesn’t drive, is compromised by that Fre its hopefulness. In English, and French, inability, having to rely on rides from Hebrew and Arabic, with subti subtitles. guys she flirts with. And Martine’s Starts Fri., Nov. 2. Manor (AH) presence causes all the other characters to react, often RAL RALPH. CP WRECK-IT in ill-advised fashion. digi Rich Moore’s digitally Thus, nobody walks — ab animated comedy about nobody escapes the arcade video games is a consequences of the S mash-up of Toy Story domestic disorder and Tron (both now in wrought by Martine’s the Disney stable, as is visit. But you already this film). When the knew that. Starts arcade is closed, the Fri., Nov. 2. Manor game c h a r a c t e r s (Al Hoff) “come to life,” free conf from the confines THE OTHER of their narrat narratives CP SON. When to move around and 18-year-old Joseph, off-w socialize. But off-work of Tel Aviv, signs time is tougher for the up for his Israeli games’ bad guys, like army service, he’s Wreck-It Ralph (voice of given a blood test — John C. Reilly), who are and some shocking m shunned in favor of the more heroic characters, such as Fel Jr. Ralph’s co-gamer Fix-It Felix Fat Kid Rules the World (Jack McBrayer).

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Wreck-It Ralph So Ralph walks out of his game, hoping to be a hero in another, and unleashes all sorts of cross-game chaos. Most of the action moves to Sugar Rush, a candy-themed racing game. There, Ralph befriends a smart-mouthed character named Vanellope (Sarah Silverman), who, due to her “glitch” status, isn’t allowed to participate. (How likely is it that they’ll be able to help each other?) It’s a plus for me when animation takes us somewhere impossible, such as inside a world made of candy, or makes the secret realm of game characters seem real. Kids will likely be captivated by all the cartoony color and action, but the best jokes will be for the old heads who remember when you needed a quarter to play a video game. Jokes about Q*bert, arcade machines and the general Tron-ness of the plot are for the wistful, bemused adults. On the downside, the film was about 15 minutes too long, and would have been just as funny and charming without all the poop jokes. (Also, your tolerance for Silverman’s snarky little-girl voice may affect your enjoyment.) I shudder to think how many toys, lunchboxes, bedsheets and so on this marketing-friendly film will generate. Lastly, in select theaters, the film screens in 3-D, but there’s something weird about seeing your old 8-bit-graphics buddies in such a modern presentation, so choose wisely. Starts Fri., Nov. 2. (AH)

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BEGGARS OF LIFE. Here’s a chance to see the legendary silent-screen actress Louise Brooks in a restored 35-mm print of William A. Wellman’s 1928 drama. Brooks plays a young woman who escapes from an abusive home life, and goes on the run, disguised as a boy. She finds an ally (Richard Arlen),

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but life is still tough — they ride the rails, stay in hobo camps and try to make their way to the Canadian border. The film screens as part of The Unseen Treasures From the George Eastman House series, with live musical accompaniment by Daryl Fleming and friends. 8 p.m. Fri., Nov. 2. Warhol, North Side. $10. www.warhol.org ENTER THE DRAGON. Robert Clouse’s 1973 Englishlanguage kung-fu flick made a household name of its star, Bruce Lee, who would die unexpectedly at age 33 just a month before the film’s premiere. The story is a Bond rip-off — Lee infiltrates a martialarts competition held on the island fortress of a criminal — but the plot is secondary to the top-notch fight sequences, which has Lee dispatching a slew of comers with various techniques. The sharpeyed fan may catch future martial-arts action stars Jackie Chan and Chuck Norris among the bit players. And nobody should miss the film’s tour de force climax, in which Beggars of Life Lee goes foot-to-claw with the villain in a room full of mirrors. 9 p.m. Fri., Nov. 2; 9 p.m. Sat., Nov. 3; and 7:30 p.m. Mon., Nov. 5. Hollywood, Dormont (AH) TRANS: THE MOVIE. This new documentary from Chris Arnold profiles several transgender individuals, who discuss their lives and their various paths to a fulfilled identity. The screening benefits the Initiative for Transgender Leadership. The film’s producer, Dr. Mark Schoen, will lead a Q&A following the screening. Doors at 7 p.m., screening at 8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 3. Warhol. $15. www.transyouthleaders. blogspot.com AN DY WARHOL FILMS. Selections from Warhol’s Factory Diaries series (1971-75) and other shorts screen. Ongoing. Free with museum admission. Andy Warhol Museum, North Side. www.warhol.org

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American Idols is well timed: The exhibit consists of 43 glass busts, each depicting a different U.S. president. This is election season, and the theme should suffice. But Idols is provocative on many levels. The figures stand in the Hodge Gallery of the Pittsburgh Glass Center, like an offbeat Portrait Gallery, but John Moran’s sculptures are more than bland likenesses. Moran comments on and criticizes each president by dressing them in different outfits, meddling with their expressions, and calling them by various nicknames and pejoratives. It is, in short, one of the most intelligent solo shows I have ever seen in Pittsburgh. At first glance, the show is funny. Moran’s “Tricky Dick” shows a scowling Nixon in striped jailhouse pajamas. Andrew Jackson is “King Andrew,” dressed in a regal uniform and epaulettes. Moran peppers his exhibit with oddball quotes, spoken by and about presidents, plus strange factoids. (Executive arcana: Most 19th-century presidents were multilingual, yet neither 21st-century prez can speak even a second tongue fluently.) But that’s just civics. The series also expresses discontent, even anger, and the gallery’s deep room becomes both a brilliant political satire and a peek into Moran’s private grievances. He groups his presidents by category, one of which is “Klan Members.” (If you grew up in Vermont, you may be disheartened to learn that “Silent Cal” Coolidge was among the Klansmen.) Moran depicts “Dubya” as a bland-looking guy in a baseball jersey. The jersey’s emblem reads, “Jesus Day: 152 Executions.” What makes American Idols so outstanding is its constant surprises. The showcase is accessible, but all the more enjoyable if you know your U.S. history. The trivia embellishes the experience, portraying presidents as strange characters from a twisted tall tale. Moran’s presidents are both human and caricature, and you start to wonder, as you gaze at those warped glass facsimiles of ultra-powerful men, what the difference is. The biggest surprise is Bill Clinton, here known as “Slick Willie.” Clinton wears a turquoise-green jumpsuit, unzipped to the bellybutton. But unexpectedly, his chest bears the “S” of a Superman logo. His torso is painted to imply hard pectorals and washboard abs. What does this say about Moran’s impression of Clinton? Like all great satire, Moran doesn’t burden us with a thesis. Instead, he burdens us with a question.

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The August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble, including Naila Ansari (pictured), will perform at the Black Dance Festival.

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called “keepers of the flame”: those entrusted with tending the sacred cred fires. In a sense, August ust Wilson Center Dance nce Ensemble artistic stic director Greer eer Reed has taken ken up that mantle antle when it comes to black dance in Pittsburgh. Reed is organizing the August Wilson Center for African American Culture’s second annual Black Dance Festival, held Nov. 2-4. “Like the black dance legends that laid the path for artists like myself to dance, it is my responsibility as well as my pleasure to keep dance in the black tradition alive,” says Reed. Reed says that mentors including the late Jeraldyne Blunden, of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, and Joan Myers Brown, of Philadanco, taught her the importance of dance rooted in the AfricanAmerican experience — not only celebrating it, but continuing its legacy. “It is my background,” says Reed. “It feeds me and I want to feed the next generation of young dancers, so this arena of

dance stays in the forefront of people’s thinking when they think of dance and what dance is.” For Reed, keeping the flame alive, at least in festival form, is not cheap. So this year’s festival has scaled back the number of big-name guest companies to two. The Center’s own dance ensemble will again perform. New, however, will be an emerging-companies showcase spotlighting several up-and-coming troupes and student groups.

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would do if that dancer had only one more breath left to show the world his or her gift. “It’s all about enjoying, appreciating and respecting your gift,” says Greene. The 20-minute work in three movements is set to music by Dougaje and Marcus Wyatt, and mixes modern-dance movement with a heavy dose of traditional African dance technique. Also on the program is a reprise of New York-based Camille A. Brown & Dancers’ Mr. Tol E. Rance, which in September had its world premiere at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater. The 60-minute work in two acts uses dance, sketch comedy and animation to trace the history of African-American comedy. Program B (2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sun., Nov. 4) features acclaimed, Philadelphia-based troupe Philadanco in two works, beginning with George Faison’s 1971 masterwork “Suite Otis,” set to the music of Otis Redding. The group work is described as a playful and funky interaction between the sexes. The company will also perform “Wake Up,” by Rennie Harris, the renowned hip-hop historian and pioneer of street-dance styles for the stage. “Wake Up” is about hip hop’s decades of influence on society. CONTINUES ON PG. 36

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“It is about the joys of life and Program B also featuress two works a how women can feel indepenperformed by AWCDE. One e is the w dent, powerful, sensual and premiere of Bill T. Jones/Arnie /Arnie seductive all in one moment,” Zane Dance Company member seduct says Danse4Nia artistic director Antonio Brown’s “Unwritten,” ten,” a D Antoinette Gilmore. Also from nine-minute work exploring ng the Antoi Philadelphia, Rennie Harris act of creativity, with music sic by Phila RHAW, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Dehix RHAW a troupe of young street dancers, will present two sevenand Spank Rock. The ensemble emble dance will also perform excerpts from minute works by Harris. “Brother” Camille A. Brown’s “New Second and “EL Barrio” explore the streetof locking, popping, Line” (2006), celebrating ng the dance styles s boogaloo, house and hip hop. practice of “second-lining,” ning,” boogalo where strangers spontaneously Rounding out the Nov. 3 eously R join in celebratory New Orleansprogram are two student leanspr style funeral processions. troupes. Cleveland-based Finally, the Emerging Urban Dance Collective g Companies Showcase (2 p.m. Sat., will perform Terence Nov. 3) highlights four groups ups {PHOTO COURTESY OF RENNIE HARRIS RHAW} Greene’s “Rise,” a tribute who represent the next genen- Mariah Tlili of Rennie Harris RHAW to poet Maya Angelou. eration of black dance. And Pittsburgh’s own Hill Dance Academy Philadelphia-based multicultural, Theatre will present performances by its pre contemporary modern-dance dance company pre-professional liturgical dance company, Danse4Nia Repertory Ensemble will pres- JU.B.Lation: Spirit Filled Feet, and the HDAT ent “Moments,” a work choreographed by ensemble in works by HDAT founder/ William E. Thomas that celebrates women. director Ayisha Morgan-Lee. I N F O@ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM

CORRECTION

In “Forgotten But Not Gone,” last week’s feature story about the Facebook page Abandoned, Old & Interesting — Western PA, Jim Percy was incorrectly identified. The page is run by him and his wife, Holly Harris.

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Cory Arcangel’s “Data Diaries”

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A decade ago, Cory Arcangel began making his name with modified video games. “Super Mario Clouds,” for instance, was Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers hacked to create a loop consisting solely of the game’s crudely rendered sky. Gallery owners, says Arcangel, usually said, “Ah, what is this?” Such work’s status as art, he adds, “was a little bit unsure.” Today, Arcangel’s got a resume full of museum and gallery shows. Last year, he became the youngest artist to get a full floor at New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art. But Arcangel, 33, still straddles the line separating fine art from, well, other stuff. Among the works in the Carnegie Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibit Cory Arcangel: Masters is “Drei Klavierstücke, op. 11.” Arcangel edited a group of found YouTube videos of kittens walking on pianos to play a famous atonal composition by Arnold Schoenberg. The 2009 video “was meant to spread on the Internet because there’s cats in it,” says Arcangel by phone from his Brooklyn studio. “But it was meant to spread Schoenberg to people who’d never heard him.” And? “It got in a lot of cute-animal blogs,” he says. Arcangel notes that most of his work is actually rather web-unfriendly. Consider his website celebrating 1980s pop crooner Christopher Cross … in Arabic. “I delight in the fact that it might get six hits a year,” says Arcangel. “That’s the opposite of somebody being like, ‘Hey, check this out.’” Other works in the Carnegie show, curated by the museum’s Tina Kukielski, is “Untitled Translation Exercise” (2006). Arcangel shipped the film Dazed and Confused and its script to Bangalore, India, where phone-bank employees re-recorded all the dialogue in (accented) English. In the adjacent Carnegie Library, he’ll debut an installation piece: a listening station for the 850 vinyl LPs and EPs Arcangel purchased off a trance DJ. The records are catalogued like museum works. “We’re presenting it as though it’s a really important collection,” he says. “Which who knows, one day it might be.” At the show’s Nov. 2 opening reception, Arcangel himself performs “Selected Single Channel Videos,” one in an ever-changing series of his commentaries on videos he’ll screen — both his work and found material. “It’s a big mash,” he says. “I totally wing it.”

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been done right in the Theatre Factory’s version of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, the company has met the most essential requirement. This production is a clear and uncluttered opportunity to experience what I consider to be the greatest play ever written. Exploring what Williams called “plastic theater,” Menagerie is a play of memory and illusion. A melancholy man, Tom, remembers his youth spent trapped in a St. Louis tenement with his lethally shy sister, Laura, and their emotionally unmoored mother, Amanda (perhaps the most exquisitely written female character in American theater). Tom’s aching love for his family is in constant battle with his need to escape them, and this tension is what fuels the play. But Menagerie isn’t really about plot. It’s Williams unleashing his poetry’s towering ability to describe the ineffable sadness and beauty of the heartbreak of living. No small feat, then, to put all that on stage. Thankfully, Theatre Factory director Bradford Sadler refrains from the contemporary penchant for revising or re-imagining genius works of art. He and the company

simply stage the best and most authentic production within their means — and there’s a lot to be said for such integrity. All’s not perfect, of course. (I’ve never seen a perfect production.) This is a curiously rushed reading, seemingly afraid of the stillness Williams has written into the script, and often the cast charged through and glossed over some of the heartbreak. And while the actors are of a certain quality, certainly, the ages are out of whack. (Amanda appears to be younger than her daughter’s Gentleman Caller.)

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“home” in Brooklyn to confront her life (and the various meanings of it), her longtime boyfriend/colleague, her editor and a wild card. Time (the play, not that other magazine) tracks how Sarah mends physically, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually, with lots of existential discussion along the way. Recording wars, famines and genocides halfway around the world for a U.S. audience that otherwise would not know, or care, is: (a) heroic; (b) narcissistic; (c) a worthy vocation; or (d) a total downer. Is it more valuable, or less important, than bearing and nurturing new life? The four-person, single-set drama is a good fit for Little Lake and director Sunny Disney Fitchett. The intensity level stays high, transitions hit the right notes, and laughs come just when they should. The cast is solid, led by Mary Liz Meyer, whose eyes and facial bones quiver with Sarah’s passions and rages. Opposite her, Mark Cox makes the perfect preppy James, a trust-fund-baby war correspondent whose long dance with horror and danger now leads him to an appreciation of normal life. Art DeConciliis is by turns funny and wistful as the editor contending with the banal realities of the magazine business, the egos of its contributors and the delights of family. Laura Barletta matures well from the comic-relief girlfriend of the first act to the sensible grown-up of the second. The well-spoken dialogue opens minds as well as hearts. The title refers to the photographer’s perspective when what fills her camera’s view-finder fills her world. Time Stands Still provides lots of thought-fodder. INF O @PGH C IT YPAPE R . C O M

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an alternative universe with its Midnight Radio series. For one thing, the clock’s all wrong: “Midnight” is actually 9 p.m. More importantly, this is a universe in which live radio drama still happens, and still matters. This most ephemeral form of theater, staged more in the mind than on any set, conjures up special effects that a CGI artist could only dream of. And as in many a computer-driven blockbuster, the story isn’t really that important. This edition, Pittsburgh Ghost Stories, invokes local legends with lurid headlines and creepy landmarks. There is a patina of reality on the tale, written by Matt Adams and company artistic director Jeffrey Carpenter, about a missing child and a haunted Quaker meetinghouse, called a church by the locals in Perryopolis. (Isn’t Perryopolis itself frightening enough?) But let’s not spoil the ghost-hunters’ plot. As usual, Bricolage fields a solid array of versatile actors portraying multiple characters and various noises: Bria Walker, Lisa Ann Goldsmith, Tony Bingham and Jason McCune, with Foley artist Skyler Sullivan. Carpenter directs the whole shebang, which is not just the “ghost stories” but also the “fake breaking news” (written by Gayle Pazerski and Brad Stephenson) and the “commercials” and “game show” (written by producing artistic director Tami Dixon).

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continues through Sat., Nov. 3. 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $15-25. 412-381-6999 or www.bricolagepgh.org

Musical director Deana Muro adds aural color, with further assistance from sound engineer Brendan Kepple, multimedia effects by Andrew J. Paul, and stage manager Caitlin Roper. Torch singer Phat Man Dee belts out a couple of welcome numbers during the “interlude.” (See, Midnight Radio does not have an intermission, but there are breaks in the Ghost Stories play-within-the-play. Got it?) For the full effect, arrive well before curtain to enjoy activities in the lobby (note design by Jesse Connor), and help write the mad-lib “ghost story” to be read during the show. Drink it all in. Midnight Radio is greater than the sum of its parts. I N F O@ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM

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Cory Arcangel, Music for Stereos (performance still), Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum fur Gegenwart, Berlin, 2010. Photo: 2010 Frank Paul

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In September 2011, retired Pulitzer-winning columnist Ellen Goodman was scheduled to give a talk at St. Francis University. But after a Catholic advocacy group complained that Goodman is pro-choice, the Cambria County-based school canceled the lecture. The irony wasn’t lost on Goodman, who was booked to not talk about reproductive rights, but about civility in politics. “That is an extraordinary act of incivility — that you didn’t let someone who disagrees with you in the room,” she says today. On Nov. 5, the Boston-based writer is back to give that long-delayed lecture. At Carnegie Music Hall for the Monday Night Lectures — on Election Day eve, no less — Goodman addresses the endemic incivility of this politically polarized era. In the 1970s, Goodman helped break the glass ceiling on op-ed pages, where women’s voices were scarce, combining common sense with progressive views and an unstinting defense of women’s rights. In those days, Goodman recalls, politicians and others who disagreed politically at least shared “more of a commitment to compromise.” Now, talk-show yelling equals ratings, and the explosion of cable TV and new media means people who want news are “only going to where their views are going to be reinforced,” she says. Is there a solution? Noting that people can be especially uncivil online, Goodman wonders whether hope might lie in rebuilding “face-to-face community.” Bill O’Driscoll 7:30 p.m. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $15-35. 412-622-8866 or www.pittsburghlectures.org

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It’s no ordinary dance competition. The Belly-Off 2012, at the Pittsburgh Dance Center, pits belly-dancers against one another in an impromptu skills improvisation to live music by Pittsburgh vintage belly-dance band Ishtar. As organized by local belly-dance queen Janim (pictured) and last year’s winner, Mehira, the second annual competition and show also features demonstrations in belly-dancing, aerial silks and tango. Upward of 20 local and regional competitors will perform in three no-age-limit categories — professional, student and amateur, and troop (two or more dancers) — in an in-the-round cabaret setting. The competitors draw a song from Ishtar’s repertoire from a hat, improvise to it, and are judged by their dancing, audience interaction and showmanship. This year’s guest judges — who will also perform at the event — include: Canton, Ohio’s Sherena, star of the reality web series Project Bellydance; Maryland’s Greek belly-dance bombshell Amartia; WQED’s Kweilin Nassar, a ’80s belly-dance star; and Pittsburgh Dance Center owner and ballroom dancer Holly Kirby. Steve Sucato 7-11 p.m. Sat., Nov. 3. 4765 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. $10-15 (children under 12 free). 412-980-3345 or www.janim.org/belly-off.

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The Good Fight at ModernFormations Gallery would be playing hair metal. The British quartet gathers adjectives rarely associated with early classical music — “swashbuckling,” “outrageous” and “completely mad” — and are named after the vibrant hair color of Antonio

Vivaldi. The band has toured since 1997, garnered worldwide acclaim for its vivacious performances, and tonight it plays an all-Bach program at Synod Hall, courtesy of Renaissance & Baroque of Pittsburgh. Johann,

Mozart must have had a grim sense of humor to bill his Don Juan adaptation as a dramma giocoso — “playful drama.” Major plot points of Don Giovanni include rape, murder and descent into hell. The rake’s tale is reanimated in a new production opening tonight at Pittsburgh Opera, with original sets and costumes. Baritone Michael Todd Simpson (who starred in The Marriage of Figaro here in 2010) takes the title role. Opposite him are soprano Jennifer Holloway and bass Hao Jiang Tian. CS 8 p.m. Also Tue., Nov. 6, and Nov. 9 and 11. Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $10 and up. 412-456-6666 or www. pittsburgh opera.org

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Nego Gato Afro Brazilian Music and Dance Ensemble one can win the crown. Founded 20 years ago in Pittsburgh by professional female impersonator Keirra Darshell, this special anniversary edition honors Miss TSAS 2012 Victoria Parker (pictured on page opposite). The format resembles a traditional pageant — with categories including interview, evening gown and talent — but you can guarantee diversity, high drama and higher heels tonight at The Cabaret at Theater Square. CS 7:30 p.m. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. $25-30. 412-241-2329 or www. facebook.com/tsaspageant

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Wellman’s silent 1928 drama Beggars of Life, whose downbeat themes presage the coming Depression. The newly restored 35-mm film screens at The Andy Warhol Museum tonight, as part of The Unseen Treasures From the George Eastman House series. Live musical accompaniment will be provided by Daryl Fleming and friends. Al Hoff 8 p.m. 117 Sandusky St., North Side. $10. 412-237-8300 or www.warhol.org

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FESTIVAL IN BLACK & WHITE. Ten one-acts; plays by black playwrights directed by white directors & vice versa. ThuSun. Thru Nov. 17. Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, Downtown. AINADAMAR. A chamber opera about Federico Garcia Lorca’s relationship w/ his muse. Presented by Quantum Theatre. Thru Nov. 3. East Liberty Presbyterian Church, East Liberty. 412-441-3800. ARSENIC & OLD LACE. Joseph Kesselring’s classic play. Presented by Throughline Theatre. Fri, Sat and Thu., Nov. 1. Thru Nov. 3. The Grey Box Theatre, Lawrenceville. 1-888-718-4253. BLOODHOUNDS. Interactive murder mystery dinner theater. Sat., Nov. 3. Gaetano’s Restaurant, Dormont. 412-343-6640. DON GIOVANNI. Wolfgang Mozart’s opera presented by the Pittsburgh Opera. Tue, Fri, Sat and Sun., Nov. 11. Thru Nov. 9. Benedum Center, Downtown. 412-456-6666.

LIGHTS! CAMERA! MURDER! DRIVING MISS DAISY. An Murder mystery dinner theater. irascible Southern widow adjusts Fri, Sat and Sun., Nov. 11. to her new driver & a deep Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bethel Park. friendship develops. Presented 724-746-1178. by Jewish Theatre of Pittsburgh. MAPLE & VINE. Burned out by Nov. 7-18. Rodef Shalom their hectic, Manhattan lifestyles, Congregation, Oakland. Katha & Ryu move to Maple & 412-621-6566. Vine, a neighborhood that FAHRENHEIT 451. Based lives perpetually in 1955. on the book by Ray Tue-Sun. Thru Nov. 4. Bradbury. Presented City Theatre, South Side. by Prime Stage 412-431-2489. Theatre. Fri-Sun. Thru www. per MIDNIGHT RADIO: Nov. 11. New Hazlett pa pghcitym .co PITTSBURGH GHOST Theater, North Side. STORIES. Tales of local 412-320-4610. ghost stories inspired by GRAND NIGHT FOR true accounts of unexplained SINGING. Musical tribute to phenomena. Fri-Sun. Thru Rodgers & Hammerstein. WedNov. 3. Bricolage, Downtown. Sun. Thru Jan. 20. Cabaret at 412-471-0999. Theater Square, Downtown. A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT 412-456-6666. DREAM. Shady Side Academy HOOKED. A violent twist on the Senior School Fall Play. story of Peter Pan. Thru Nov. 3. Nov. 1-4. Hillman Center for South Park Theatre, Bethel Park. Performing Arts, Fox Chapel. 724-292-8427. 412-968-3040. THE LAST FIVE YEARS. Musical MURDER AMONG FRIENDS. exploring the life & death of a relationship between an author & A successful Broadway stage actor & his friends play a series an actress. Thu-Sat. Thru Nov. 10. of devious games that lead to Off the Wall Theater, Carnegie. murder. Fri-Sun. Thru Nov. 18. 347-229-2061. McKeesport Little Theater, McKeesport. 412-673-1100. POSTMORTEM. Mystery thriller by Ken Ludwig. Presented by New Castle Playhouse. Fri-Sun. Thru Nov. 4. New Castle Playhouse, New Castle. 724-654-3437. STOMP. Percussive symphony performance on unconventional instruments. Thru Nov. 4. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900. TIME STANDS STILL. A comic drama about love, changing directions & the ties of friendship. Thu-Sat. Thru Nov. 3. Little Lake Theatre, Canonsburg. 724-745-6300. VARNEY THE VAMPIRE OR THE FEAST OF BLOOD. Melodramatic spoof about an overly emotional vampire. Fri, Sat. Thru Nov. 3. Comtra Theatre, Cranberry. 724-591-8727.

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Fun Fair of Political and Cultural Dysfunction,

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This is politically based, but it’s more of an artists’ event, I would say. It’s a fun little mix of humor, art, politics and games. I just did a ring toss — a pretty classic game — but depending on what you pay you get different prizes. If you’re in the upper class, you win a better prize, and if you’re in the lower class, you have to settle for a lowerquality prize. I had to settle [for] an IC Light as opposed to a nice craft beer. I also shot the paintball gun, I did the dartboard, I screen-printed some things, and I’m going to stay for the music. It’s fun! This is a cool way to integrate kids into politics. They’re here, they’re playing the games, and you can’t help but think that some of it is trickling in. I can’t imagine another way to introduce politics to them without boring them. BY CATHERI NE SYLVAI N

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COMEDY OPEN MIC. Hosted by Derek Minto. Thu, 9 p.m. Thru Nov. 22 Hambone’s, Lawrenceville. 412-855-2749. PITTSBURGH IMPROV JAM. Thu. Thru Dec. 27 Cabaret at Theater Square, Downtown. 412-325-6769.

THU 01 - SUN 04 GREG WARREN. Nov. 1-4 The Improv, Waterfront. 412-462-5233.

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754 REBECCA AVE. Art in the Garage: Wilkinsburg Artists Group Show. Sculpture, installation, paintings, more. Opening reception: Nov. 3, 6-10 p.m. Wilkinsburg. 412-877-5659. BOULEVARD GALLERY. Traveling Art Show. Multimedia art exhibit presented by the North Hills Art Center. Opening reception: Nov. 3, 6-9 p.m. Verona. 412-828-1031. CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART. Cory Arcangel: Masters. Repurposed readymade digital technology. Opening event & reception: Nov. 2, 6:30-9 p.m. Oakland. 412-622-3131. GALLERIE CHIZ. Crossing Borders. Work by Peter Calaboyias, Manuela Holban, Japa, Marina Mozhayeva, more. Opening reception: Nov. 2, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Shadyside. 412-441-6005. THE GALLERY 4. Silver Bullet. New work by Brian Holderman (including at custom pinball machine). Opening reception Nov. 3, 7-11 p.m. Shadyside. 412-363-5050. INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S ART GALLERY. Rappaport Unblurred: Moon Calling. New paintings by Richard Rappaport. Part of Unblurred. Nov. 2, 6-11 p.m. Garfield. MODERNFORMATIONS GALLERY. The Good Fight. New works by Christian Breitkreutz. Opening reception: Nov. 2, 7 p.m. Garfield. 412-362-0274. MOST-WANTED FINE ART GALLERY. A Year in a Life. New

works by Nina Sauer & Ryan Dunmeyer. Opening reception Nov. 2, 7-11. Garfield. 412-328-4737. PANZA GALLERY. Returns. Work by Olga Brindar, Mia Tarducci Henry & David Grim. Opening reception: Nov. 3, 6-9 p.m. Millvale. 412-821-0959. PHOTO ANTIQUITIES. First Americans. A rare collection of portraits of Native Americans. North Side. 412-231-7881. SCHOOLHOUSE ART CENTER. South Arts Winter Show. Feat. life sized owl carved by wood sculptor George Nichol, paintings by local artists. Opening reception Nov. 3, 1-4 p.m. Bethel Park. 412-835-9898. SHAW GALLERIES. Small Paintings. Work by Maura Doern Danko. Opening reception: Nov. 2, 5-8 p.m. Downtown. 412-281-4884.

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Book-themed work by Seth Clark, Dana Ingham, Randie Snow & Brett Yasko. Downtown. 412-471-6070. 937 LIBERTY AVE. Currency. Group show feat. new works by local artists. Downtown. 412-456-6666. AMERICAN JEWISH MUSEUM. Radiant Circles: Ruth E. Levine’s Generous Life. Key work from Levine’s various artistic stages. Squirrel Hill. 412-521-8010. ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. Deborah Kass: Before & Happily Ever After. A major mid-career retrospective of paintings, photographs & sculpture. Warhol:Headlines. A collection of works by Warhol based largely on headlines from tabloid news. I Just Want to Watch: Warhol’s Film, Video and Television. Long-term exhibition of Warhol’s film & video work. Permanent collection. Artwork and artifacts by the famed Pop Artist. North Side. 412-237-8300. BLUE OLIVE GALLERIES. All Local Artists. Multi media work. Artist in the Window. Metal photography by JP Diroll. Frazier. 724-275-7001. BOKSENBAUM FINE ARTS GALLERY. A Photographic Journey: Israel, Palestine, Egypt & more. Photography by Alex Goldblum. Squirrel Hill. 412-421-3212. BOXHEART GALLERY. Minimally Charged. Paintings by Jackie Hoysted. Bloomfield. 412-687-8858. CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART. Whistler & Rebellion in the Art World. An exhibit feat. Whistler’s CONTINUES ON PG. 47

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JOHN KNIGHT, LIONEL HAMILTON, SHARON DALY. Monessen Soccer & Cheer Boosters Funny Fundraiser. Monessen VFD, Monessen. 412-576-1271. THE JOHN MCINTIRE DANGEROUSLY LIVE COMEDY TALK SHOW. 10:30 p.m. Cabaret at Theater Square, Downtown. 412-325-6769. SCIT SOCIAL IMPROV JAM. For new & experienced improvisers. Sat, 6:30 p.m. Steel City Improv Theater, North Side. 412-322-1000. SHAUN BLACKHAM, MIKE WYSOCKI, MIKE TRAVERS. Funny Fundraiser. 6 p.m. Irwin Moose, Irwin. 724-771-3376. SUZANNE WESTENHOEFER. 8 p.m. Rex Theater, South Side. 412-381-6811. TWOPROV: DUO IMPROV. 9:30 p.m. Steel City Improv Theater, North Side. 412-322-1000. WUNDERSTUDIES: AN IMPROVISED MUSICAL. 8 p.m. Steel City Improv Theater, North Side. 412-322-1000.

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CAPITOL STEPS. Political satire comedy group. Byham Theater, Downtown. 412-456-6666. TOM L. KUPIEC, DAN HAMLIN, MATT WOHLFARTH. Layups of Laughter. 8 p.m. Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Hall, Carnegie. 310-909-6446.

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We sit at the table and seven crows ows fly over overhead, rhe head ad,, ca cawi cawing wing ng llou loudly: oudl dly: y: Okay, they seem to say. Okay. Okay. In the beak of a crow, Okay becomes a commandment. ommandm men ent. t. Not that all is well, or even adequate. Just thatt all iss a all all. ll. A All ll is. Who could argue with the certainty of fourteen wings? ings? Near dark, the dock a small island of light, the water around it holding the paleness of sky. Okay. Okay. Okay. FROM “FORMS OF PRAYER,” BY RUTH L. SCHWARTZ

Ruth L. Schwartz, along with authors Brian Brodeur and Sharma Shields, reads Friday, in the Welker Room at Chatham University. The reading is co-presented by Autumn House Press. 8 p.m. Fri., Nov. 2. 106 Woodland Road, Shadyside. Call 412-365-1523 or visit www.chatham.edu.

SALOON. First Wed of every month Buckhead Saloon, Station Square. 412-232-3101. JOKEE OAKEE. Comedy open stage hosted by Tonnochi:B. Wed Younger’s, North Side. 412-452-3267. STAND-UP COMEDY OPEN MIC. Wed, 8 p.m. The BeerHive, Strip District. 412-904-4502.

Cooperatives that Transform Communities. Folk art objects illustrating the power of women working together to provide for their families, educate their children, promote equality, & give back to their communities. BugWorks. Feat. beautiful photography of insects, amazing specimens, & live bugs! Life: A Journey Through Time & Population Impact thru Jan., Winging It: Experimental Gallery AUGUST WILSON CENTER About Birds thru March, Lord of FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN the Crane Flies thru April. CULTURE. The Nazi Olympics: Ongoing: Earth Revealed, Berlin 1936. An exhibit exploring Dinosaurs In Their Time, more. 1936 Olympic Games including Oakland. 412-622-3131. use of propaganda, the boycott CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER. debate, history of the torch run, Ongoing: Buhl Digital Dome & the historic performance (planetarium), Miniature of Jesse Owens. Curated Railroad and Village, by the United States USS Requin submarine, Holocaust Memorial and more. North Side. Museum. Downtown. 412-237-3400. 412-258-2700. www. per a p CARRIE FURNACE. BAYERNHOF pghcitym o .c Built in 1907, Carrie MUSEUM. Large Furnaces 6 & 7 are collection of automatic extremely rare examples roll-played musical of pre World War II ironinstruments and music boxes making technology. Rankin. in a mansion setting. Call 412-464-4020 x.21. for appointment. O’Hara. CENTER FOR POSTNATURAL 412-782-4231. HISTORY. Explore the complex CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART. interplay between culture, Inventing the Modern World: nature and biotechnology. Decorative Arts at the World’s Open Fridays 5-8, Saturdays Fairs, 1851–1939. Furniture, 12-4 & Sundays 12-4. Garfield. metalwork, glass, ceramics, 412-223-7698. textiles, & jewelry produced by CONNEY M. KIMBO GALLERY. Herman Miller, Tiffany, more. University of Pittsburgh Jazz Oakland. 412-622-3131. Exhibit: Memorabilia & Awards CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF from the International Hall of NATURAL HISTORY. Fame. Oakland. 412-648-7446. Empowering Women: Artisan

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DEPRECIATION LANDS MUSEUM. Small living history museum celebrating the settlement and history of the Depreciation Lands. Allison Park. 412-486-0563. FALLINGWATER. Tour the famed Frank Lloyd Wright house. Ohiopyle. 724-329-8501. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Tours of 13 Tiffany stainedglass windows. Downtown. 412-471-3436. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Ongoing: tours of Clayton, the Frick estate, with classes, car & carriage museum. Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. HUNT INSTITUTE FOR BOTANICAL DOCUMENTATION. Portraits of a Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden Florilegium. Showcasing watercolors & drawings of 48 American botanical artists, archiving plants growing at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Opens Sept. 21. Oakland. 412-268-2434. NATIONAL AVIARY. Home to more than 600 birds from over 200 species. With classes, lectures, demos and more. North Side. 412-323-7235. NATIONALITY ROOMS. 26 rooms helping to tell the story of Pittsburgh’s immigrant past. University of Pittsburgh. Oakland. 412-624-6000. OLD ST. LUKE’S. Pioneer church features 1823 pipe organ, Revolutionary War graves. Scott. 412-851-9212. OLIVER MILLER HOMESTEAD. This pioneer/Whiskey Rebellion CONTINUES ON PG. 48

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aesthetically radical prints. White Cube, Green Maze: New Art Landscapes. 6 innovative institutions dedicated to the experience of culture & nature. Oakland. 412-622-3131. CATHOLIC CHARITIES BUILDING. Park Journeys: Yellowstone. Work by Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild students. Downtown. 412-456-6999. CHATHAM UNIVERSITY. InterRelated: One Artist’s Response to Silent Spring. Monoprints, mixed media & installation by Kate Cheney Chappell. Culture in Context. African Art from the Olkes Collection. Shadyside. 412-365-1232. CHRISTINE FRECHARD GALLERY. Sculptural Works. Work by Pasquale Pristera, Anita Kushner, William Rock, & Felipe Garcia Huidobro. Squirrel Hill. 412-421-8888. EASTSIDE GALLERY. Ceramic Creatures. Work by Bernie Pintar. East Liberty. 412-465-0140. FE GALLERY. CREEP. Installation pieces from 9 artists. Costume party Nov. 10, 7-11 p.m. Lawrenceville. 412-860-6028. FEIN ART GALLERY. 2012 PSA Annual Exhibition. Group show juried by Vickie A. Clark. North Side. 412-321-6816. FILMMAKERS GALLERIES. Marcellus Shale Documentary Project. More than 50 photographic images which tell the stories of Pennsylvanians affected by the Marcellus Shale gas industry. Curated by Laura Domencic. Oakland. 412-681-5449. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Impressions of Interiors. Paintings by Walter Gay. Permanent collection of European Art. Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. GALERIE WERNER, THE MANSIONS ON FIFTH. Moods of Pittsburgh II: Expired Mills, Inspired Landscapes. Group show. Oakland. 412-716-1390. THE GALLERY ON BAUM. New Orleans: The Spirit Lives. Photography by Mark David Miller. Oakland. 412-621-2286. GAY & LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER. A World of Art. Work by Leah Bevilacqua, Jon Howe, Gemma Allan, & Sylvia K. Downtown. 412-422-0114. GLENN GREENE STAINED GLASS STUDIO INC. Original Glass Art by Glenn Greene. Exhibition of new work, recent work & older work. Regent Square. 412-243-2772. HOYT INSTITUTE OF FINE ART. 2012 Hoyt Mid Atlantic Juried Exhibition. New Castle. 724-652-2882. INTERNATIONAL IMAGES. Journey Through Georgia. Work by Dato Shushania, Vissarion Bakradze, Alexander Bandzeladze & Gogi Mikaladze. Sewickley. 412-741-3036.

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IRMA FREEMAN CENTER FOR IMAGINATION. Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Artists II. Group show feat. all media. Unblurred closing reception Nov. 2, 710 p.m. Garfield. 412-924-0634. JAMES GALLERY. HYBRIDS: Object/Place/Time. Mixed media paintings by Chuck Olson. West End. 412-922-9800. LA PRIMA ESPRESSO. Paintings/Prints of Italy. Prints of Vince Ornato’s oil paintings of Italy. Strip District. 412-281-1922. LAKEVUE ATHLETIC CLUB. Pop-Up Gallery. Work by a variety of artists. Valencia. 724-316-9326. LAWRENCE HALL GALLERY. Landscape Expressions. Work by Lynn Fero. Downtown. 412-392-8008. MATTHEWS ARTS GALLERY. TThe Silk Studio Exhibit. Last show before gallery closes. Bellevue. 412-761-0301. MATTRESS FACTORY. Feminist and.. New work by Julia Cahill, Betsy Damon, Parastou Forouhar, Loraine Leeson, Ayanah Moor, & Carrie Mae Weems. Ongoing Installations. Works by Turrell, Lutz, Kusama, Anastasi, Highstein, Wexler & Woodrow. North Side. 412-231-3169. MATTRESS FACTORY SATELLITE GALLERY. Gestures: Intimate Friction. Group show feat. Nina Marie Barbuto, Dee Briggs, Jeremy Ficca, Pablo Garcia, Jenn Gooch, Ling He, more. Guest Curated by Mary -Lou Arscott. North Side. 412-231-3169. MENDELSON GALLERY. Worlds Within. Work by James P. Nelson, David Aschkenas, Robert Qualters, Philip Rostek, more. Shadyside. 412-361-8664. MICHAEL HERTRICH ART & FRAME. Visionaire. Paintings & photos by Son House & Michael Hertrich. South Side. 412-431-3337. MILLER GALLERY AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY. Imperfect Health: The Medicalization of Architecture. Feat. photographs, sculpture, architectural models & drawings, that together examine the relationships between design & health. Oakland. 412-268-4754. MORGAN CONTEMPORARY GLASS GALLERY. Cheers, Salute, L’chaim To The Next 50! Group show feat. Ellen Abbott & Marc Leva, Alex Bernstein, Judi Charlson, more. Shadyside. 412-441-5200. OLD ECONOMY VILLAGE. Faces & Places: Photographs of Old Economy. Never before seen photography from the late 19th & early 20th centuries. Ambridge. 724-266-4500. PENN AVENUE ARTS DISTRICT. Unblurred Gallery Crawl. Garfield. 412-441-6147-ext.-7. PHOTO ANTIQUITIES. The History of Photography. Plus

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site features log house, blacksmith shop & gardens. South Park. 412-835-1554. PENNSYLVANIA TROLLEY MUSEUM. Trolley rides and exhibits. Includes displays, walking tours, gift shop, picnic area and Trolley Theatre. Washington. 724-228-9256. PHIPPS CONSERVATORY & BOTANICAL GARDEN. Fall Flower Show. Nearly 3,000 mums in various forms & colors display festive scenes. 14 indoor rooms & 3 outdoor gardens feature exotic plants and floral displays from around the world. Oakland. 412-622-6914. PINBALL PERFECTION. Pinball museum & players club. West View. 412-931-4425. PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM. Home to 4,000 {FRI., NOV. 16} animals, including many endangered species. Highland Park. 412-665-3639. RACHEL CARSON HOMESTEAD. Thunderbird Café, 4033 Butler St., Lawrenceville A Reverence for Life. Photos and artifacts of her life & work. {FRI., NOV. 16} Springdale. 724-274-5459. RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. Exhibits on the Homestead Mill. Steel industry and community artifacts from 1881-1986. Homestead. James Street Gastropub and Speakeasy, 412-464-4020. SENATOR JOHN HEINZ 422 Foreland St., North Side HISTORY CENTER. Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football {SAT., NOV. 17} Hall of Fame. More than 200 football artifacts, rare photos, & one-of-a-kind documents. Ongoing: Western PA Sports Hard Rock Café, 230 W. Station Square Drive, Museum, Clash of Empires, and exhibits on local history, more. Station Square Strip District. 412-454-6000. SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS HISTORY CENTER. Museum commemorates Pittsburgh Friday & Saturday. Benefits The industrialists, local history. Autism Society of Pittsburgh & BELLY-OFF! BELLYDANCE Sewickley. 412-741-4487. The Spectrum Charter School. COMPETITION. Impromptu SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY www.hauntedhillshayride.com dancing to live music. 7 p.m. CRAFT SATELLITE GALLERY. Thru Nov. 2 Haunted Hills, North Pittsburgh Dance Center, Badges & Buttons, Waistcoats Versailles. 412-823-4813. Bloomfield. 412-980-3345. & Vests. Highlights badges ELECTROBELLY DANCE by 20 makers from the US TROUPE FT. DJ ADAM OLIVERI. & the UK. Downtown. 10 p.m. Club Cafe, South Side. 412-261-7003 x 12. 412-431-4950. SOLDIERS & SAILORS HOLIDAY FESTIVAL AUCTION. WORKS IN PROGRESS. A MEMORIAL HALL. Military Give-aways, entertainment, choreography project presented museum dedicated to honoring dinner, more. 7 p.m. Waverly by Texture Contemporary Ballet. military service members Presbyterian Church, Regent TextureBallet.org 4 & 8 p.m. The since the Civil War through Square. 412-242-0643. Space Upstairs, Point Breeze. artifacts & personal mementos. Oakland. 412-621-4253. ST. NICHOLAS CROATIAN CATHOLIC HOLIDAY GIFT PROJECT www. per CHURCH. Maxo MOMENTUM. pa LUNCHTIME KICKOFF EVENT. pghcitym Vanka Murals. Mid-20th .co Presented by the Benefits Community Human century murals depicting University of Pittsburgh Services. 12-2 p.m. Las Velas, war, social justice and the Dance Ensemble. Downtown. 412-246-1633. immigrant experience www.pittdanceensemble.com in America. Millvale. Nov. 1-2 Trees Hall Dance Studio, 421-681-0905. Oakland. HOLIDAY GIFT PROJECT KICKOFF PARTY. Benefits Community Human Services. SERENADE. Performances by 6-8 p.m. Bloomfield Bridge the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Tavern, Bloomfield. 412-246-1633. HAUNTED HILLS HAYRIDE/ & Westmoreland Symphony VALLEY OF DARKNESS Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Palace HAUNTED WALKING TRAIL. Theatre, Greensburg. 15TH ANNUAL BLACK TIE & Live bands, karaoke, & DJs every 724-836-8000. TAILS: BEST IN SHOW! Photo

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EVENTS

[LECTURES] booth, auctions, more. Benefits Animal Friends. 7:30 p.m. Circuit Center and Ballroom, South Side. 412-847-7052. 16TH ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST & AUCTION. Benefits the Pittsburgh East Rotary Club. 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Eastminster Presbyterian Church, East Liberty. ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES APPRAISAL. Appraisals, boutique vendors, more. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center, McKeesport. 412-678-1832. HEARTS & HANDS GALA. Live music, wine & food, silent auction. Benefits Change a Heart. Scotus Hall, Mt. Alvernia. 6:30 p.m. Sisters of St. Francis, Millvale. 412-821-0861. RUN FOR THE WOUNDED WARRIOR. 5K/5Mile run/walk. Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative. 9 a.m. North Park Boathouse, Allison Park. 412-624-5518. TRANS: THE MOVIE. Benefit for the Initiative for Transgender Leadership. Q&A w/ producer Mark Schoen following the film. 7 p.m. Andy Warhol Museum, North Side. 412-327-8300.

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BOOK ‘EM BOOKS TO PRISONERS WORK PARTY. Read & code letters, pick books, pack ‘em or database ‘em! Sundays 4-7 p.m. or by appt. Thomas Merton Center, Garfield. 412-361-3022. PERSAD 5K RUN & FUN WALK. Benefits Persad Center. www. persad5k.org 9 a.m. North Park Boathouse, Allison Park.

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CHAMPION OF THE YEAR AWARDS CEREMONY. Celebration of dedicated volunteers for their continued support of the Best Buddies mission. Live music, wine & beer, more. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Trust Arts Education Center, Downtown. 412-432-5913.

POLITICS THU 01

GREEN PARTY MEETING. First Thu of every month, 7 p.m. Citizen Power, Squirrel Hill. 412-231-1581.

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Photographer/filmmaker/writer Moyra Davey’s work often deals with the passage of time, and the balance between revealing and withholding. She describes her film Les Goddesses — which was included in the 2012 Whitney Biennial — as “an inquiry into the validity of storytelling, specifically: telling one’s own story, and the ambivalence surrounding this drive.” Davey discusses her work Tuesday, as part of the Carnegie Mellon School of Art Fall Lecture Series. 5 p.m. Tue., Nov. 6. Kresge Theater, 5000 Forbes Ave, Oakland. Call 412-268-2409 or visit www.cmu.edu.

Bookstore & Cafe, Bloomfield. 412-687-4323. PITTSBURGH WRITES. Weekly writer’s workshop. Thu Crazy Mocha Coffee Company, Sewickley. 412-708-3312. WRITERS IN THE WALL SERIES. Readings by Philip Beard, Paola Corso, Leila W. Jamison. 7 p.m. Aspinwall Municipal Building, Aspinwall. 412 781-0213.

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COFFEE, TEA & TEENS. Discussion group for parents of teens. Registration requested. First Fri of every month, 10 a.m.12 p.m. North Hills Youth Ministry Counseling Center, West View. 412-366-1300 x 25. RUTH L. SCHWARTZ, BRIAN BRODEUR, SHARMA SHIELDS. Poetry & short fiction readings. 8 p.m. Chatham University, Shadyside. 1-800-837-1290.

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ENGLISH LEARNERS’ BOOK CLUB. For advanced ESL students. Presented in cooperation w/ the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council. Thu, 1 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. THE HOUR AFTER HAPPY HOUR WRITER’S WORKSHOP. Young writers & recent graduates looking for additional feedback on their work. Thu The Big Idea

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CRACKER JACK BOOK CLUB. First Sat of every month, 12-1 p.m. Bradley’s Book Attic, Downtown. 412-232-9506. YOUNG PEOPLE’S WRITERS SERIES. Workshop to assist young writers in the exploration of self-expression through poetry & prose. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Carnegie Library, Homewood. 412-464-0321.

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Presented by the Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange. First Mon of every month, 7-10 p.m. Brentwood Library, Brentwood. 412-882-5694. READING ROUND TABLE. Feat. plays from August Wilson & new works by up & coming playwrights. First Mon of every month, 7 p.m. August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Downtown. 412-258-2700. YRSA SIGURDARDÓTTIR. Reading & book signing w/ author of My Soul to Take: A Novel of Iceland. 8 p.m. Chatham University, Shadyside. 412-365-1186.

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JAPANESE CONVERSATION CLUB. First and Third Tue of every month, 6 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. KID’S BOOKS FOR GROWN-UPS BOOKCLUB. First Tue of every month, 10 a.m. Penguin Bookshop, Sewickley. 412-741-3838.

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FALL BOOK SALE. Nov. 6-10 Baldwin Borough Public Library, Baldwin. 412-885-2255.

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CARNEGIE KNITS & READS. Informal knitting session. Wed, 5 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3116.

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RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY: FULLY CHARGED. “The most electrifying edition ever of Ringling Bros. circus.” Nov. 1-4 Consol Energy Center, Uptown. 412-642-1800.

THU 01

BACKYARD EXHIBIT. Musical swing set, sandbox, solar-powered instruments, more. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058. CHARLIE & KIWI’S EVOLUTIONARY ADVENTURE. Join Charlie as he travels back to the Age of Dinosaurs to discover how evolution works. Feat. story theater & discovery area. Presented by Commonwealth Connections Academy. Tue-Sun. Thru May 12 Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Oakland. 412-622-3131. MISSING LINKS (THE RAINBOW JUMPY). Bounce, jump, roll, run & walk through a 30-foot inflatable “jumpy” art piece created by Felipe Dulzaides. On loan from The New Children’s Museum, San Diego CA. Thru Feb. 3, 2013 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058. TOUGH ART. Interactive artworks feat. John Pena, Scott Andrew, Jonathan Armistead, Jeremy Boyle, Kevin Clancy & Will Schlough. Thru Jan. 13, 2013

Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.

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EVENING ED-VENTURES: ART PARTY. Art workshop, ages 6-9. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden, Oakland. 412-622-6914. YOUTH MAKER NIGHT. Experience the MAKESHOP after hours. Ages 10-15. 5:30-8 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.

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MUD ON THE MOUNTAIN. An adventure endurance event. 8 a.m. Seven Springs, Champion. 814-352-7777. THREE RIVERS THUNDER DRUM CIRCLE. Flagstaff Hill. Sat, 3 p.m. Schenley Park, Oakland. 412-255-2539.

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SURVIVAL BASICS. Tue, 3-4:30 p.m. Schenley Park, Oakland. 412-477-4677.

RENAISSANCE DANCE GUILD. Learn a variety of dances from the 15-17th centuries. Porter Hall, Room A18A. Thu, 8 p.m. Carnegie Mellon University, Oakland. 412-567-7512. WEST COAST SWING. Swing dance lessons for all levels. Thu, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh Dance Center, Bloomfield. 412-681-0111. YODA YOGA. Beginners welcome. 7:30 p.m. The ToonSeum, Downtown. 412-232-0199.

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DIA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION. Puppet show, arts & crafts, more. Presented by La Escuelita Arcoiris. 2-5 p.m. Union Project, Highland Park. 412-421-4787. FREE COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA FOR FAMILIES. All levels of orchestra instruments are invited. Parents are invited to join & play w/ their children. Sat, 3-4:30 p.m. Thru May 18 East Liberty Presbyterian Church, East Liberty. 412-441-3800 x 11. GREAT PUMPKIN SMASH. Pumpkin-related demos throughout the day. 10 a.m.5 p.m. Carnegie Science Center, North Side. 412-237-1637. HEALTHY SMILES DAYS. Free dental screenings for ages 3+. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.

SAT 03 - SUN 04

JACK & THE BEANSTALK. Interactive musical. Sat, Sun. Thru Nov. 11 Gemini Theater, Point Breeze. 412-243-5201.

MON 05

BROWN BAG LUNCH BUNCH. A lunchtime story for kids ages 3-6. Mon, 12:30 p.m. Penguin Bookshop, Sewickley. 412-741-3838. HERBAL ALCHEMY ADVENTURES II. Learn the art of potion making w/ everyday plants. Ages 7-13. Mon, 3:15-5 p.m. Thru Nov. 19 Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Garfield. 412-924-0634. STUDIO STUFF: BUBBLE WRAP. Paint bubble-wrap-covered tables. Ages 2-5. Mon, Wed. Thru Nov. 7 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.

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WRITING & ART WITH TESS. Story & craft-time for kids ages 5 & up. First Wed of every month, 10 a.m. Penguin Bookshop, Sewickley. 412-741-3838.

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WISE WALK. 1-mile walk around Oakland. Fri, 10 a.m. Thru Jan. 25 Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151.

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PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

If you’ve had enough of threats to women’s reproductive rights, help push back by volunteering with Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania. Individuals are always needed to help with outreach, events and public affairs, and to serve as clinic escorts and clinic and administrative volunteers. Email volunteers@ppwp.org or visit www.plannedparenthood.org/western-pennsylvania for information.

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WEDNESDAY MORNING WALK. Naturalist-led, rain or shine. Wed Beechwood Farms, Fox Chapel. 412-963-6100.

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I was innocently browsing the personal ads on Craigslist and saw one from a dude who was looking to try “saline balls.” Having no idea what this was, I Googled it. Even worse, I Google-imaged it. I pride myself on being unshockable, but I was utterly mortified at what I saw. And my copious Internet searching failed to yield the answers to the most important questions: (1) What is the procedure for salining one’s balls? (2) What about it turns on the saliner/salinee? (3) How long does the effect last? (4) Can it be irreversible? COMPLETELY UTTERLY MORTIFIED

“The technical name for what CUM is asking about is ‘scrotal inflation,’” says Dart, a leatherman, BDSM/kink educator and host of the Dart’s Domain podcast. “It’s a type of bodymodification play where the scrotum is infused with approximately 500 milliliters to one liter of saline solution via an IV/ cannula drip, which results in the balls appearing to have enlarged to the size of a pair of grapefruits.” Saline is simply salt water, and sterile saline solutions are administered intravenously to dehydrated patients so that they don’t, you know, die. Some people engage in recreational saline play. But they’re not putting saline in their balls, they’re putting saline in their ball sacks. “The skin of the sack has a great deal of elasticity and can safely stretch to this large size without incurring damage,” says Dart. “While this is a more extreme form of kink play, if done under sterile conditions with hospital-grade materials, it can be accomplished with a minimal risk,” says Dart. “No one should experiment with scrotal inflation without some experienced guidance, and no one should do it alone. Some of the risks include local infection and cellulitis, which can occur from a lack of sterility. There can also be dangerous problems if any air was present in the tubing of the IV during the infusion. But again, if proper precautions are taken, these risks can be avoided.” The inflation process takes about an hour, the effect lasts for a day or two, and the sack gradually returns to normal size as the saline is absorbed into the body. So the process is always reversible — so long as you’re inflating your sack with saline and not, say, silicone, Spackle or packing peanuts. Your sack may be a little looser afterward, but you’re not going to be stuck with a giant sack forever. As for why this is a turn-on … “The turn-on answer varies from person to person,” says Dart. “For some, there is a certain rush from temporarily modifying a part of their body to a ‘monstrous’ size. Others have ‘medical play’ fantasies. In a power-exchange setting between a dominant and a submissive, the dom may get off on ‘altering’ a part of the sub’s body against the sub’s will, while the sub may get turned on by the humiliation aspect. As I say, it’s not for everyone. But many, includ-

ing myself, have engaged in it safely and had a pretty fun time doing it.” Anyone who wants to see a pair of grapefruit-sized “saline balls” in action should go here: tinyurl.com/salineballs. Anyone who wants to find Dart’s blog, podcast and videos should go here: www.dartsdomain.com. I have a problem with a guy I like and his porn habits. The problem is I used to be his porn. I work part time as a cam girl. He was one of my regular customers. I came to like him as a human being, and he seemed to feel the same about me. This last summer, we actually got a chance to meet in person. It was amazing! Since then, we’ve continued playing online for free, because it feels unethical to charge someone who I really like. We’ve also tossed around the idea of another visit. So here’s the problem: He’s still paying other cam girls, and it makes me upset. I don’t mind that he looks at porn, or that he pays for live interactive porn. There are plenty of times when he’s horny but I’m asleep (we live in different time zones) or I’m at my other job, and I don’t care what he does then. I feel I should be the one he plays with when we’re both awake and online at the same time. But just as often, when we are both awake and online, he’s busy with other cam girls. It makes me feel neglected. Am I overreacting? Should I ask to be prioritized over porn? I don’t want to insist that I have to be at the center of everything he thinks about sexually, but feeling constantly sidelined isn’t OK either. And it makes me feel like a chump for not charging him anymore.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Zombies used to be terrifying. But then they became a featured motif in pop culture, often in humorous contexts, and now there’s a growing acceptance and even affection for them. Here’s the view of Max Brooks, author of The Zombie Survival Guide: “Eventually rock and roll morphs from Sid Vicious to the Jonas Brothers. Same thing with vampires: We went from Dracula to Twilight to make them peachy and G-rated. I guarantee you someone is working on a way to take the fear out of zombies and market them to children.” Your assignment, Sagittarius, is to do to your personal fears what the entertainment industry has done to zombies: Turn them into amusing caricatures that don’t trouble you so much. For example, visualize an adversary singing a duet with Justin Bieber.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

“You must learn from the mistakes of others,” said humorist Sam Levenson. “You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” That’s excellent advice for you right now, Capricorn. In order to glean the teachings you need most, you won’t have to bumble through a single wrong turn or bad decision yourself. There will be plenty of blundering role models who will be providing you with the precise inspiration you need. Study them carefully.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

Every November, thousands of writers participate in National Novel Writing Month. They pledge to compose at least 50,000 words of a new novel in that 30-day period. In accordance with the astrological omens, Aquarius, I propose that you commit yourself to a comparable project in your own field. Is there a potential masterpiece on which you could get a substantial amount of work done? Is there a major transformation you’ve long wanted to undertake but have always had some excuse to avoid? I predict that you will attract unexpected help and luck if you summon the willpower to focus on that task.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

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tuning in to how animals behave in order to get accurate information about the state of the world. Would you consider doing more of that, Pisces? According to my astrological analysis, the coming months will be a time when you can learn a lot from non-human intelligences.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):

Big opportunities are coming up for you. Even if you cash in on them, though, they aren’t likely to make an immediate practical impact. They are subtle and deep, these prospects. They have the potential of catalyzing monumental shifts in your long-term unfolding, but will take a while to transform your day-to-day rhythm. So what are these openings? Here are my guesses: 1. You could root out a bad seed that got embedded in your subconscious mind before you knew any better. 2. You could reinterpret the meaning of certain turning points in your past, thereby revising the flow of your life story. 3. You could forgive yourself for an old sin you thought you’d never let go of. 4. You could receive a friendly shock that will diminish some sadness you’ve carried for a long time.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

This would be a good time to get introspective and meditative about your urge to merge … to think objectively about the way you approach togetherness … to be honest with yourself about what strengths and weaknesses you bring to the art of collaboration. The most important question you can ask yourself during this inventory is this: “How do I personally contribute, either knowingly or unconsciously, to the problems I experience in relationships?” Here’s another query you might consider: “How hard am I willing to work to create the kinds of intimacy and alliances I say I want?”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

“Dear Rob: I seem to be marooned in an interesting limbo. The sights and sounds are not exactly pretty, but they keep me perversely entertained. I’m sampling tastes that are more sour than sweet, thinking that sooner or later the sweetness will start to prevail — but it never does. Sometimes I feel like I’m in a trance, unable to do what’s best for me. Can you offer any help? Like maybe give me a password that would break me out of the trance? “ — Meandering Gemini.”

On Sept. 22, the San Francisco Giants played a baseball game against the San Diego Padres. In the fourth inning, Giants’ third baseman Pablo Sandoval sprinted to the edge of the field, then hurled himself over a railing and into the crowd in order to snag a foul pop-up. The fact that he landed upside down but perfectly unhurt wasn’t the most impressive aspect of his feat. N or was his improbable ability to wield such precise concentration while invoking so much raw force. Even more amazing was the pink bubble that Sandoval blew with his chewing gum nanoseconds before he dived. It was a supremely playful and successful Zen moment. That’s the spirit I hope you will bring to your efforts in the coming days.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):

Your unconscious mind will be more accessible than usual in the coming weeks. It will reveal its agendas more clearly and play more of an active role in your life. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? It will depend on how open-minded you are toward the surprises your secret self will reveal. If you try to ignore or repress its eruptions, they’ll probably wreak chaos. If, on the other hand, you treat this other part of you as an unpredictable but generous ally, you may be able to work out a collaboration that serves you both.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

Urbandictionary.com defines “Skymall solution” as “an absurdly single-purposed tool or solution that solves a problem you don’t actually have.” The term is derived from the famous Skymall catalog, which sells unusual specialty products. According to my analysis of the current astrological omens, you should be wary of any attraction you might have to Skymall solutions. Do you really need a King Tut tissue-box cover or an ice-cube tray that makes ice in the shape of dachshunds or a stencil set for putting messages on your bundt cake? I doubt it. Nor do you need their metaphorical equivalents.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

Right before I woke up this morning, I had a dream that one of my teeth fell out. As I lay there groggily in bed, my mind searched for its meaning. “What does losing a tooth symbolize?” I asked myself. “What is its psychological meaning?” I promised myself that when I got up, I would Google that question. But my rumination was interrupted by a dull ache in the back of my mouth, and it was only then that I remembered: Yesterday, in actual waking life, I had a real tooth yanked out by a real dentist. The moral of the story, Libra: Be wary of making up elaborate stories and mythic assumptions about events that have simple, mundane explanations. It’s easy to see fanaticism, rigidity and intolerance in other people, but harder to acknowledge them in yourself. Do you dare? Tell all at Freewillastrology.com.

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OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH Sealed proposals shall be addressed to and deposited with Mr. Peter Camarda, CFO/COO, at the School District of Pittsburgh, Administration Building, Room 251, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, on November 7, 2012, until 2:00 P.M., local prevailing time, when separate bids will publicly be opened and read aloud for General Maintenance work at various schools: • Concrete Maintenance General Work • Emergency Construction and Maintenance – General Work All contracts shall be for a period of twenty four (24) months, commencing January 1, 2013 and ending December 31, 2014. Details regarding Pre-bid Conferences, Substance Abuse, Eligible Business Opportunity Program, procedures for withdrawing bids, Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, etc., are described in each project manual.

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1. Growth on a singer/actress who’s not as fresh as she once was? 8. Bodily 15. The ___ Countess of “Downton Abbey” 16. Major epidemiological subject 17. Caesar’s stars 18. Poor person 19. U.S.-Oz journeyers? 21. Israeli character played by Adam Sandler 24. Hebrew word in Mass 25. A good and bad one are often paired 26. Historically low number for Mariano Rivera 27. Source of hits for Bob Marley? 30. Davis who is a Mensa member 32. Slapback, e.g. 34. Sound before shitting on a statue, say 35. Online forum VIP 36. Carrier for criminals in disguise? 40. Ultracreepy “Superman” installment with Richard Pryor 41. O.J. and others 42. Blue “Avatar” race 45. River where Rome was founded 48. Places with colored belts 50. Somerhalder of “Lost” and “The

Vampire Diaries” 51. Organic chemistry suffix 52. Inedible skin 54. Modern word of salute 56. Reality show about vast waiting areas full of sick people? 60. Dangerous Arizona native, casually 61. “Much obliged, Kazuhiro!” 65. Whatever’s left 66. Decreasing, in musical scores 67. [There’s more about this below] 68. Language of the words dropped from 1-, 19-, 36-, and 56-Across

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1. Romney and Obama, professionally 2. His wife got salty on him 3. Have bills 4. It joined the EU in 2004 5. Examining a crack, perhaps? 6. Show political bias 7. De Matteo of “Desperate Housewives” 8. Blueprint 9. Hub on the Blue Line 10. “I’m not going to dignify that ...” 11. Baldwin on “Knots Landing” 12. Bridge hand

13. Like some punk rock patches 14. Domestic boarding spot? 20. Lead, say 21. Last letter 22. Creature that stabs Frodo 23. Nelson Muntz catchphrase 28. Body-cleanse berry 29. “There’s ___ in ‘team’” 31. Place first mentioned in Genesis 2:8 33. Great Plains resident in a Merle Haggard song 35. Sushi restaurant freebie 37. Padding from Dr. Scholl’s 38. Nickname for LeBron

39. Move like a yawl 43. Erstwhile A-lister Kilmer 44. Garten of the Food Network 45. Colorful aquarium fillers 46. Draw like a stoner? 47. Popular VW 48. Axe alternative 49. Australian girl, generically 53. Spew out 55. Harvested thing 57. Old Army bomber plane 58. Pollen containers 59. Ensnare 62. difranco fond of lowercase letters 63. NFL six-pointers 64. “It’s on the tip of my tongue ...”

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GRAIN OF TRUTH A local food blogger reaches out … and within {BY ABBY MENDELSON}

CHARACTERISTICALLY, food blogger Quelcy Kogel first appears in an email — easier to reach her there, or at her With the Grains blog. “You’ll arrive at a yellow brick building,” she writes of her Polish Hill digs. “The address is printed on the step to the left of the corrugated metal garage door. Follow that step and walk through the long, white hallway. If you find the hallway a bit creepy, you’re on the right track.” After a byzantine series of twists and turns, “you’ll see a red wagon with empty wine bottles. That’s my apartment. I use the door farthest from the steps. The other door leads to my laundry room.” If you enter the wrong door, the one with the torn screen, abandon all hope. You’ll find paint strips hanging from the ceiling, holes in the floor — basically post-Blitz London. “My apartment,” Kogel says with aplomb, “is a work in progress.” In other words, de rigueur for her emerging Polish Hill neighborhood. The correct door, appropriately enough, opens into Kogel’s 1950sstyle kitchen, all sink and stove and aquamarine cabinets and shelves. From there the visitor enters the adjacent dining room to join Kogel’s ad hoc Sunday brunch — her weekly opportunity to try out new recipes, to chat, to reminisce about her undergraduate days.

with seeds scattered about, burlap throw atop) she announces the day’s fare: nests (eggs poached with squash and corn in rounds of honey wheat bread), Black Forest bacon, cooked green apples and curry squash cake. And, of course, the bubbly. Setting her egg nests on red plates, Kogel serves her half-dozen guests, friends and friends of friends. The guests are dressed largely in high-tech chic — blue jeans and sweatshirts with a scarf or two thrown in for color. A camera set to take photos for the blog, water poured into mason-jar glasses, local honey poised to drizzle onto the apples, and they’re ready to dig in. Good cheer rises, stories make their way around the table like passed plates. There’s the CMU architecture program (“a weird environment,” one veteran says). Los Angeles (“great if you’re young and hip,” a second woman makes a face). Emerging technologies (“it’s going to be the coolest app ever!” a third gushes of a proprietary project). Increasingly overpopulated Lawrenceville (“not enough Dumpster and way too much trash,” Kogel muses). As the banter bounces back and forth, we see the future of food.

“THESE ARE MY IDEAS, MY STORIES, MY PROGRESS. THESE ARE MY WHOLE GRAINS, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF ME EMERGE FROM THERE.” Born in small-town Nebraska, brought up in suburban Philadelphia, voted by her family as least likely to succeed without mom, Kogel came to Carnegie Mellon University for an architecture degree. She then took a job with a CMU start-up, and worked on her appetite. Deciding that her eating life had been far too interrupted by ephemera, Kogel blossomed in the kitchen, cooking, creating, blogging. (Withthegrains.com, now 18 months old, spiked at 2,000 hits a day.) “My thrill is making recipes of my own,” Kogel says. “I’m of the grandmother school: Add what you have, a pinch or a heap is close enough. Once one thing is on the table, start making something else. And know that nothing will ever taste the same twice.” “For now,” she adds, “this is all a hobby. These are my ideas, my stories, my progress. These are my whole grains, and other aspects of me emerge from there.” Blogging and cooking, cooking and blogging, Kogel found that virtual friends and empty rooms weren’t enough. “I needed people to make it worthwhile,” she says. Hence the Sunday brunches, for which Kogel is the genial, slender, soft-spoken hostess. Sitting at the head of her secondhand metal table (red tablecloth

It’s one in which traditional cookbooks and fading yellow recipe cards are bypassed by omnipresent blogs, where the global village — democratic and decentralized, made up of real and virtual friends — gnaws all at once. Now it’s time for cake, slathered with hand-whipped cream laced with maple syrup and bourbon, every morsel savored. Finally, the champagne. Put in the freezer for some flash-cooling, it — yuck! — explodes all over the place. Sopping and mopping, Kogel giggles. “Does anyone want a champagne slushy?” Well, sure: Glasses are raised in expectation of a bit of half-frozen moscato, which gurgles out in icy clumps. By 1 p.m., it’s time for the overworked, overscheduled folks to be on the road. “We have a meeting.” As one, they rise, proffering thanks. Kogel nods. They promise to read the blog. Kogel smiles. “If you have leftover cake at 5 o’clock, I’ll be over to help you take care of it.” Kogel laughs. IN F O@ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM

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