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Lord Finesse’s suit against Mac Miller raises questions about the future of the hip-hop mixtape (Feb. 20) I’ve often wondered about this. I always just assumed that guys got away with this stuff on mixtapes because they were distributed for free. I also wonder how this applies to cut-up DJs who distribute mixes for free, since I don’t see much difference ethically in what Mac Miller did in this case versus what any number of DJs do on a regular basis. — Web comment from “The Packet Man”
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Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is no longer standing behind former Pittsurgh Police Chef Nate Harper, who was fired Feb. 20.
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AYOR LUKE Ravenstahl wanted to make one thing very clear last week at a Feb. 20 press conference announcing the resignation of Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper. Although a federal investigation of the Bureau of Police was taking place, he said, “I am not a target.” For Pittsburghers alarmed by recent headlines, that was a notable reassurance. News reports have been filled with stories about Harper’s business ties to members of the police force — and to an acquaintance, Arthur Bedway, who has pled guilty to falsely representing his firm as women-owned in a bid to get a city computer contract. Ravens-
tahl himself has not been untouched. Questions are swirling about the reported deposit of public money at a police credit union, which issued debit cards to members of Ravenstahl’s security detail, among others.
Mayor says he’s not a target in a federal investigation. Does that mean he’s out of the woods? {BY CHARLIE DEITCH} Which raises the question: How much comfort should Pittsburgh — or Ravenstahl himself — take from being told
he’s “not a target”? It would be unusual for investigators to press charges against someone they’ve told is not a target, says University of Pittsburgh law professor John Burkoff. That’s “an assurance that has to be good right now,” Burkoff explains. “There is a great likelihood that [Ravenstahl] wouldn’t become a target if everything stays the same and nothing startling emerges from the investigation.” But investigators can change their minds. “Just because someone is not a target today does not mean that they won’t be one tomorrow,” says James Wedick, a 34-year veteran of the Federal Bureau of CONTINUES ON PG. 08
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was carried live by local media outlets, and at the outset, listeners might have thought Ravenstahl’s meeting with investigators had been more like a briefing than an interrogation. “I have been informed by the U.S. Attorneys that I am not a target of the investigation,” Ravenstahl said. “I would like to answer all of your questions, but please in advance understand that I cannot endanger any ongoing investigation by specifically discussing what information I have learned or discussions that I have had.” But under questioning by reporters, Ravenstahl acknowledged that he was asked questions by the FBI and was accompanied by a lawyer for the city and a personal attorney (whom he would not name). And Wedick says that if Ravenstahl was brought in for questioning, it “means he’s somehow part of this investigation. Whether that’s as a witness or a future subject of the probe remains to be seen.” Especially in cases like this one — where those involved might have reputations that could be hurt by a rumored investigation — “Agents keep their information close to the chest,” Wedick says. According to Wedick, the FBI is not in the habit of briefing individuals, even the mayor of a city in which an investigation is ongoing, “so if they met with the mayor, it wasn’t to provide him information. I think the public should know that.” When the feds descend on government agencies, it’s not unusual for elected officials to publicly insist they are “not a target.” And frequently, charges aren’t ever brought against them. “There are consequences to being told you’re not a target,” says Pitt professor Burkoff. One of those consequences, he continues, is that a non-target isn’t told of his or her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. That, he says, may hamstring investigators who want
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to press charges down the road. Still, Burkoff allows, “Sometimes, like a jack-in-the-box, things can pop up.” And investigators can change their minds. For instance, former Illinois Gov. George Ryan was told in 1998 that he wasn’t a target of a bribery investigation, yet was charged in the widening scandal five years later. Nor are the feds obliged to notify an individual if they do change their minds. According to the federal manual used by United States Attorneys, a prosecutor “is encouraged to notify [a target] before seeking an indictment in order to afford him or her an opportunity to testify before the grand jury.” But that is not a requirement, and the manual notes cases in which “[n]otification would not be appropriate” — including cases in which there was a danger of destruction or fabrication of evidence, or when notification might “be inconsistent with the ends of justice.”
“THE POLICE CHIEF DOESN’T WRITE HIS OWN CRITERIA. THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MAYOR.”
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problems at the police bureau, even if he isn’t criminally culpable. “When we talk about what happened here, and the chief entering into an agreement or forming a company for outside work, there has to be policy guidance for all department heads,” says McCauley. “The police chief doesn’t write his own criteria. That is the responsibility of the mayor.” Ravenstahl’s foes in the upcoming mayoral election, City Controller Michael Lamb and City Councilor Bill Peduto, have been making similar arguments. Lamb has called for Ravenstahl to release information about the debit cards used by his bodyguards; Peduto has been urging residents to “connect the dots” about allegations of misbehavior. But for now, at least, it’s not clear that recent events have hurt the mayor’s reelection prospects. On Feb. 21, the day after he announced Harper’s departure, Ravenstahl faced a mostly friendly crowd at a Democratic committee event at Sunnyside Elementary School in Stanton Heights — the neighborhood Harper himself calls home. Several attendees professed to be more worried about neighborhood development and crime then about Harper’s fate. “Whatever the mayor did, he did on the information he got from the FBI,” surmised East Liberty resident Louise Johnson.
Those in attendance included some city workers like Jeannie Byrne, who works as a secretary for city Public Works Director Robert Kaczorowksi. While she said of Harper that “I always feel that everyone is innocent until proven guilty,” she added that “At this point, the mayor made a good decision” by removing him. Others in attendance said the revelations at the police bureau have troubled them. The controversy “has made me feel differently” about the election, said Dolores Sands, an undecided voter from Stanton Heights. “The mayor isn’t under investigation, but there might be some kind of legal issue that he’s not telling us about. I just want them to get to the bottom of this.” During a Q&A session with the audience, Ravenstahl was asked whether he thought the department needed more oversight. “The issues you’re reading about and seeing … are not the result of a lack of oversight,” he answered. “They are a result of folks that decided to do things they shouldn’t have done,” he said. And while he pledged that the city was reviewing procedures, he added, “I don’t know that there’s anything … our administration could have done differently.” C D E I T C H @ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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County health department cooking up restaurant-grading policy in private {BY AMYJO BROWN} ALLEGHENY COUNTY Health Department
officials are once again trying to establish an A-B-C grading system to rate the cleanliness and safety of county restaurants. But as a new approach is being cooked up, the public is being told to stay out of the kitchen. The regulations are being crafted behind closed doors, by a working group that includes health experts and representatives of the restaurant industry. And while that working group has already held its first meeting — on Feb. 18 — no public notice was given for the meeting. Nor will there be any for any of the future meetings, say those involved. Ultimately, the proposals will be voted on by the full Board of Health, and the public will have chances to comment once the policy is crafted. But when it comes to actually devising the policy, says Ron Vorhees, interim head of the county health department, “The work-group meetings are not public because we need to have frank, open discussions.” “Sometimes when you’re trying to work on an important issue, closed meetings are the ways to do it,” says Lee Harrison, who chairs the board of health and the new committee. “They’re talking about the [county’s] health here,” counters Kim de Bourbon, executive director of the Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition (PFIC). “You wonder what could be said that wouldn’t be in the public’s interest to hear. Shouldn’t there be frank and open discussion on how restaurants are going to be inspected? It’s just too easy for things to be hidden from the public when stuff goes on behind closed doors.” SUPPORTERS OF the new process say they’re
trying to avoid a repeat of the previous attempt to establish standards, which
collapsed in 2011. That proposal sought to replace the pass/fail health department inspection with one where restaurants would be required to publicly post scores based on a points-system awarded by the department inspectors. But when the late Bruce Dixon, who headed up the Board of Health at the time, released his proposed rules for public comment, restaurant owners opposed them bitterly. The full health board eventually voted the measure down. “The lines were drawn,” says William Youngblood, vice-chair of the county’s board of health and a committee member. “This is not something I want to polarize the community with.” Kevin Joyce, owner of the Downtown restaurant The Carlton, who fought the idea of restaurant grading two years ago, says he’s optimistic there will be compromises. “We’re going to continue to suggest that [the department of health] get more support from a budget standpoint,” he says, explaining that his main objections to the new policy were that the inspection department was understaffed and undertrained. “We’ll see where this goes.” The 12-person task force includes four health board members: Joining Harrison and Youngblood are board members Joan Cleary, a former county councilor, and Tony Ferraro, a business-development executive for Reinhart FoodService in Mt. Lebanon. There are also five industry representatives: Brooks Broadhurst, of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group; Doug Wells, of Giant Eagle; John Graf, of the Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Restaurant Association and the Priory
Hospitality Group on the North Side; Vince Sanzotti, of the St. Clair Country Club; and Judy Siebert, of Sieb’s Pub in Ross Township. The remaining board members include County Councilor John Palmiere and Virginia Dato, who works in the Pennsylvania Department of Health and helped trace the spread of Hepatitis A in local ChiChi restaurants. Harrison, who was the lone vote in favor of the 2011 restaurant policy, says he’s comfortable with meeting behind closed doors. And he credits Allegheny County Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald with helping to keep the idea alive. “I view the grading system as a win-win,” he says. “It’s a way to provide incentives to restaurants to basically have safe restaurants. It’s also a way to show the public they are a safe place to eat.” But at least one person who has been through this before can see a downside: a repeat of the controversy surrounding the county’s recently released air-quality standards, whose meetings were also closed to the public before the recommendations were released. “If it can’t pass the light of day, I think there’s issues,” says Bob Orchowski, chair of the regulation subcommittee for the Health Department’s Air Quality Advisory Committee. Chip Babst, an attorney with the firm Babst Calland who also serves on the airquality board, disagrees. “I think sometimes, when you’re trying to look at something that is part technical and part emotional, it can be good to get a fairly bipartisan look at it and then bring it out for people to look at,” he says. The new
“YOU WONDER WHAT COULD BE SAID THAT WOULDN’T BE IN THE PUBLIC’S INTEREST TO HEAR.”
air-quality rules didn’t give everybody what they wanted, he says, but they were an improvement over the outdated regulations previously in effect. “The process seemed to have worked,” he says. GENERALLY SPEAKING, deliberations of pub-
lic policy are governed by the state’s Sunshine Act, which requires that citizens “have notice of and the right to attend all meetings of agencies at which any agency business is discussed or acted on.” The law applies to “all committees” of agencies as well. “The law is quite clear that any discussion of agency business of any policy or regulation must be done in public,” says Michael Berry, vice president of the PFIC and a media law attorney. The Health Department is relying on the fact that the task force only includes four members of the nine-member Board of Health. For a meeting to be official, it must have a quorum, or majority, of members. In a memo drafted Feb. 12 in response to questions from City Paper, health department solicitor Henry Miller wrote: “Advisory committees that … formulate policy and render advice to the Board of Health on matters of concern are likely to be covered by the Sunshine Act.” But he adds, “the central issue here … is the fact that there is less than a quorum present.” “They often will load these committees with one board member shy of the quorum just to skirt the intent of the law, which is to have these meetings be open,” says de Bourbon, of the PFIC, who says the strategy is not uncommon. And Berry acknowledges that citizens may have little recourse. “The Sunshine Law is very strong on what should be open,” he says, “but very weak on enforcement mechanisms.” A B ROW N @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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“AMERICA’S ENERGY Starts Here” is Consol Energy’s motto. Chesapeake Energy calls itself “America’s Champion of Natural Gas.” Range Resource’s “My Range Resources” campaign features wholesomely weathered rural Americans. Does the natural-gas industry have a thought besides keeping our nation’s furnaces lit, and its power plants and petrochemical factories running? Even President Obama chimes in. In his State of the Union address, he touted record natural-gas production in terms of lower energy bills for Americans, “cleaner power and greater energy independence.” It’s true: Gas prices are the lowest in a decade. The controversial, water-intensive process known as hydrofracturing has let drillers access gas in deep shale formations like the Marcellus, creating a glut. But increasingly, fracking’s risks — air pollution, contaminated water, fractured habitats — won’t be associated just with gas produced for U.S. users. Industry bets much of that gas is bound elsewhere. Here’s why. Gas production in the U.S. is up some 25 percent since 2005. But domestic demand has grown slowly, while demand in developing countries explodes. About 7 percent of gas production is now exported — a fivefold increase since 2000. Though the U.S. currently imports more gas than it uses, the U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts that by 2020 it will be a net exporter. EIA’s Michael Schaal says gas exports will “nearly quadruple” by 2040. By then, estimates the EIA, we’ll be exporting an estimated 17 percent of gas production. But more exports mean more wells and more pipelines in places like Pennsylvania, and the problems that come with them. And they mean downsizing expectations on how long this nonrenewable resource — this ticket to “energy independence” — might last after all. Schaal spoke Jan. 30 at the 2013 Marcellus-Utica Midstream Conference and Exhibition, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The conference, which was attended by industries operating between drillers and end-users, was studded with references to gas for export. One key here is liquid natural gas (LNG). Liquefying gas — by chilling it to minus-260 degrees Fahrenheit — is the only way to ship it overseas, where most demand is. (Most exports currently go to
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Clinical Trials: It’s your choice.
Are You Constipated? Clinical Trials Research Services is conducting a research study of an investigational medication for constipation. If you are at least 18 years of age and have had symptoms of constipation for at least 6 months, this research study may be an option for you. Qualified participants will receive study-related and study medication at no cost. Financial compensation up to $50 per visit may be provided for time and travel. For more information call 412-363-1900
CLINICAL TRIALS RESEARCH SERVICES, LLC 201 South Highland Ave., Suite 102, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 www.ctrsllc.com
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MARCH 14 | 6PM - 10PM $10 ADVANCE | AFTER 12PM $15 AT DOOR Stop by the Rivers Casino’s booth and spin the prize wheel for your chance to win. Everyone will receive $15 Free Slot Play or Match Play.
Visit CarnegieScienceCenter.org for more details.
The UPMC Department of Dermatology is now enrolling patients with active cutaneous lupus erythematous (CLE) in a clinical research trial. If you are between the ages of 21 and 70 and are currently receiving treatment for CLE, you may be eligible. Call 412-647-9287 or email dermtrials@upmc.edu. Compensation is provided. UPMC.com/DermatologyTrials
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Officials at England’s 12th-century St. Peter’s Church in Seaford, East Sussex, which is renowned for its eerie quiet, created a 30-minute CD recently of near-total silence, first as a small-scale fundraising project, but later for general sales (since word-of-mouth had attracted orders from as far away as Ghana). Those who have heard it said they could make out only the occasional squeaking of footsteps on the wooden floor (and the very distant hum of passing cars). Said one admiring parishioner, “People sometimes like to sit down and just have a bit of peace and quiet.”
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France has seen its wolf population gradually increase from near-extinction in the 1930s, but still classifies the predator as a “protected” species. However, sheep farmers increasingly complain that wolves’ attacks are reducing their herds. Therefore, in a recently proposed “National Wolf Plan,” the government boldly gave headline-writers around the world material for rejoicing: a national program to “educate” the wolves. Individual wolves known to have attacked sheep would be caught, marked and briefly detained, with the hope that they would learn their lesson from that trauma and from then on, pass up sheep and turn instead to rabbits, boar and deer. (Said one critic, “You might as well try to educate a shark.”)
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Iceland’s menswear designer Sruli Recht’s autumn/winter 2013 collection, debuting in Paris in January, included a ring made from a four-inch slice of his own skin (removed during recent abdomen surgery, then salted and tanned to give it sturdiness). The ring (called “Forget Me Knot”) carries a price tag of $500,000 — considering that the rest of the ring is 24k gold.
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In Russia’s coldest region (the Siberian republic of Yakutia), artist Mikhail Bopposov created a nearly 900-pound cobra statue (honoring the Chinese Year of the Snake) — made entirely of cow dung. Though at this time of the year the sculpture freezes, Bopposov plans to sell it when it melts, since fertilizer is a valuable commodity during the region’s short summers. (Actually, this is Bopposov’s second foray into dung art, after last year’s winged serpent he created for the Chinese Year of the Dragon.)
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According to police in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Mark Carroll, 18, masked and armed with a handgun, is the one who threatened and robbed the night-shift clerk at the Maverik convenience store on New Year’s morning. The clerk was Donna Carroll, Mark’s mother, but police said that it was not an “inside” job and that she still does not believe the man behind the mask was her son.
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Major Crimes Unit: (1) Sheriff’s deputies in Tampa were searching in January for the thief who stole a wallet from a car and used the victim’s debit card three times — once at a gas station and twice to wash clothes in the laundry room of the Countrywood Apartments. (2) Edward Lucas, 33, was arrested in Slidell, La., in November and charged with theft from the sheriff’s department headquarters. Lucas report-
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Judges in Danger: (1) Sheriff’s deputies in Ozaukee County, Wis., identified Shelly Froelich, 48, as the woman who allegedly called the jail in January and asked if Judge Thomas Wolfgram was in, and when informed that he wasn’t but that he’d be in court the following morning, said, “Good. Tell him I have a hit on him.” Deputies said Froelich’s son was in lockup and that his mom had several times before issued threats to judges after her son had been arrested. (2) James Satterfield, 58, was arrested in Cobb County, Ga., in December after police said he wrote a letter to the wife of Judge Reuben Green vowing to eat the couple’s children after “cook[ing] them first to make them more palatable.”
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Michael Selleneit, 54, pleaded guilty in January to several charges including attempted murder in an October 2011 attack on a neighbor, who Selleneit had declared was raping Selleneit’s wife — “telepathically.” In fact, police said, Selleneit had been making that claim “for years,” though he had not taken action until October 2011. His wife, Meloney, was also charged, as she allegedly goaded her husband on, telling him to “go for it,” and even supplying the gun. Both spouses have been extensively examined by mental health professionals, and it turns out that Michael is the saner of the two. He had been ruled “competent” to stand trial, but Meloney has so far not been.
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Joint findings of Great Britain’s Ministry of Justice, Home Office and Office for National Statistics, published in January, revealed that 99 out of every 100 recent sexual offenses in England and Wales have ultimately gone unpunished. According to the report (covering 2011), 473,000 sexual offenses occurred, with 53,700 recorded by the police and 5,600 resulting in convictions. The lack of official reporting by victims is even less understandable than in the United States, since government compensation is available to certain victims under British law.
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A massive, fraudulent test-taking scheme spanning three Southern states came to a halt in 2009 after going undetected for 15 years. In February 2012, Clarence Mumford Sr., 59, pleaded guilty as the mastermind of the syndicate that charged schoolteachers thousands of dollars to have proxy test-takers sit for them in mandatory qualifications exams. The 2009 incident that brought the scheme to light was when one hired proxy (Memphis, Tenn., science teacher Shantell Shaw) decided to take both a morning test for one teacher and an afternoon test for another teacher, at the same location, while wearing the same pink baseball cap.
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Scott Morris, 40, was arrested for speeding and suspicion of DUI in Boulder, Colo., in November. It was only the 44th time Morris had been traffic-stopped — although Morris might be held to a different standard, in that he is a Boulder police detective.
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ArtCity Summer Camp
Camp Deer Creek
REGISTER NOW. Summer camps for the artistic and imaginative child. Explore new ways to make art and express your creativity with world-renowned artists, musicians and dancers. Workshops include dance, hiphop music and visual art. For registration information, visit the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust website at TrustArts.org/education.
Camp Deer Creek is a family owned and operated traditional summer day camp for boys and girls ages 4 - 15. Our 18 acre layout allows plenty of room for our activities that include swimming in our heated pool, horseback riding, nature, archery, crafts, music, drama and field games. We also provide transportation from many areas and lunch.
Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History Museum summer camps deliver the world! The entire museum
campus is a field for discovery and creativity, where kids investigate Earth, art, dance, science, and more through behindthe-scenes experiences, handson encounters, and exciting activities. Weeklong half- and full-day camps accommodate children from Pre-K through high school. 412.622.3288 or www.carnegiemnh.org/camps.
Chatham Music and Arts Day Camp The Chatham Music and Arts Day Camp is located on Chatham University’s Shadyside Campus.
The camp offers programs in visual arts, music, drama, dance, nature exploration and sports. Six, three, and one week sessions are available for campers entering kindergarten through ninth grade. Visit www.chatham.edu/ daycamp for more information.
CLO Academy Pittsburgh CLO Academy’s summer performance camps are designed to give kids the opportunity to experience preparing for and performing on the stage. Working with a Director, Music Director and Choreographer, students will create their own
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CO-ED DAY CAMP (Ages 5-14 • 9am-3pm): Session I: July 29 - August 2 Session II: August 5 - August 9 BOYS OVERNIGHT CAMP (High School Boys): July 25-27.
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Language at FAMILY RETREAT CENTER August 4–10, 2013
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Summer Camps Squirrel Hill 412-521-8010 South Hills 412-278-1975
Winchester Thurston School offers unique, challenging, fun, and smart summer programs for campers ages 3-18 at WT’s North Hills and City Campuses.
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more information visit: www.cmu. edu/enrollment/pre-college/
CMU Pre-College Summer Studies
CO-ED DAY CAMP Ages 5 - 14 (9am - 3pm.) Session I: July 29 - August 2. Session II: August 5 - August 9. BOYS OVERNIGHT CAMP (High School Boys) July 25 - 27. Call 540-230-6901 or Piranian@Andrew.CMU.edu.
Is your child going to be a junior or senior in high school? If so, consider spending six-weeks in one of our distinct Pre-College programs. They can either explore Architecture, Art & Design, Drama, Music, the Ntl. High School Game Academy or Advanced Placement Early Admission to prepare them for study at the college level. For
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Familylinks The Camp at Familylinks is specifically tailored to children diagnosed on the autism spectrum between the ages of 4 and 10.
This structured environment provides socialization opportunities, opportunities to enhance communication skills and more. The camp includes creative arts and crafts, a sensory station, outdoor activities and small group interactions. For more information call 412-942-0609.
forming arts or a combination of all three, each venue offering state of the art facilities. The Meet n’ Greet ad goes in the February 28th issue...it is date sensitive Replace with the second one for the March 6th issue.
Grier Summer Camp
The JCC offers campers ages 2 to 16 great experiences and fun activities. Programs include traditional day camps and per-
Located in the Allegheny Mountains central Pennsylvania, Grier Summer offers programs using the campus of the Grier School, a historic girls boarding school. A camper can choose horseback riding, visual or per-
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Week July 29-August 2, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
The Camp at Familylinks for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Aug. 5-9 & 12-16, Banksville Rd.
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forming arts and specialty camps at our 100-acre Family Park in Monroeville and at JCC facilities in Squirrel Hill and the South Hills. We encourage children to discover new interests and talents in an environment that promotes respect, cooperation and caring.
Jumonville Come to Jumonville for awesome* arts, adventure, sports, specialty and family camps. From swimming, sports, disc golf and campfires to mountainboards, zip lines, rock climbing or creative and performing
arts, this beautiful mountaintop campus is your home away from home this summer. *99% of campers reported an “awesome� experience! Call or email for your free DVD!
KidsFest ‘13 For 25 years, this unique summer day camp has provided one incredible week-long funfest packed with sports, water fun, climbing wall, live music and more. Open to kids entering first through sixth grade. Choose a week: July 7-14, July 14-21, or July 21-28. More information is available at kidsfestrocks.com.
Camp Deer Creek . . . since 1933
Pittsburgh’s Oldest & “Funnest� Family Owned & Operated Children’s Day Camp
June 17-August 9, 2013 • Ages 4-15 • Transportation provided in many Pittsburgh areas 412-767-5351 • www.campdeercreekonline.com
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University of Pittsburgh Campus, July 15-26 (M-F) 9am – Noon, Cathedral of Learning (Grades 4-8) (M-F) 10am – 1pm, Cathedral of Learning (Grades 9-12)
Carnegie Mellon University Summer Pre-College Programs June 29 – August 9, 2013 Advanced Placement Early Admission Fine Arts: Architecture / Art & Design / Drama / Music National High School Game Academy
Pine-Richland, July 15-25 (Monday - Wednesday) 9am – Noon (Grades 4-8) (Thursdays) 9am – 3pm (Grades 4-8)
Mt. Lebanon, June 17-24 (Monday - Wednesday) 9am – Noon (Grades 4-8) (Thursdays) 9am – 3pm (Grades 4-8)
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Language Camp Join us for our 28th year, for a fantastic experience learning a foreign language in a fun setting. The week long, overnight camp at Family Retreat Center offers children in grades 1 – 9 the opportunity to begin their language study or advance their skills. The camp runs August 4 – 10, 2013 in Cranberry Township. For more information call 724-799-8348 or visit www.languagecamp.org.
Luminari Summer Camp Engage your teen’s mind this summer with Luminari’s portfolio of
mind-broadening summer camps! Our I Want to be an Ambassador! camp takes students on an exciting trip to Washington DC to visit real Ambassadors, learning the art of diplomacy. Have a budding author? Enroll them in our “Fantastic Fiction!” camp and let their imaginations soar!
New Story New Story’s STAP camps are designed to meet the needs of children with the most serious and complex behavioral challenges. New Story camps are for children with autism and children with an intellectual disability/
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Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Summer Zoo Camp for ages 2–13 entertains with live animals while educating about wildlife conservation. Programs start the week of June 3.
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mental health diagnosis. Locations: Indiana, Greensburg, Dubois, Monroeville, Cranberry Twp. and Mt. Lebanon. Visit www.NewStory. com or call 877-622-7245.
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Summer Art Camps offer a fun and inspiring way to discover creativity. The week-long camps, which start in June and go through August, present a wide range of artistic disciplines. Everything from painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography and video making can be explored.
PITT Women’s Soccer Camp Come train with the Pitt Women’s Soccer team and staff this summer! The PITT Women’s Soccer Camps are designed to allow each player to develop their individual skill with the ball through various activities and smallsided games. We help create, instruct, and implement a training environment that challenges and develops each individual. www.PantherSoccerCamps.com
Gemini Theatre Helping children to discover originality, creativity, and develop
imagination! Our 5-day camps provide hands-on experience in a real theater. Under the guidance of theater professionals, each age group creates, writes, produces, and performs their very own show on the last day of camp. Registration begins February 28, 2012
Renzo Martial Arts Camp We offer the opportunity to sample Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Thai boxing, and even Mixed Martial Arts taught by the areas top experts. Our professionally created program is safe, fun, and designed just for kids. The six
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day camp (10am-5pm) is for ages 6-14. Please contact us at renzograciepittsburgh@gmail.com or call 412-888-9797 for more information.
PCTV TV Production Summer Camp Ever wonder what goes into the making of a television program? Here’s your chance to find out. Learn all aspects of TV production and produce your own show for air on PCTV 21. July 8-12, 9 am – 12 pm. Youth age 13-17. Call 412-322-7570 or visit www. pctv21.org.
Hip Hop on L.O.C.K. DATE: Monday–Friday, June 24-July 5 (no class July 4; July 12 student performance at the Gallery Crawl) AGE: 12-14 TIME: 11–4pm FEE: $ 150 ARTIST EDUCATOR: Emmai Alaquiva
Reed Dance Intensive DATE: Monday-Friday, July 8-19 (July 20 Student Performance, 2pm) AGES: 10-14 TIME: 9 - 4:15pm FEE: $250 ARTIST EDUCATOR: Greer Reed
Green Artists DATE: Monday-Friday, July 22-26 AGES: 8-10 TIME: 10-2pm FEE: $95 ARTIST EDUCATOR: Alison Babusci
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The Watson Institute Offers summer programs for children with autism and related disorders. WISP (Watson Institute Summer Program) is an inclusive therapeutic camp within a typical summer camp environment. STAT(Summer Therapeutic Activities for Teens) is offered at several sites. ACCLAIM, for juniors and seniors planning to attend college, is offered at local universities. Call 412-749-2895 or visit www.thewatsoninstitute.org
WT Summer Camp Rocks! Winchester Thurston School offers unique, challenging, fun,
and smart summer programs for campers ages 3-18 at WT’s North Hills and City Campuses. Choose from themes in adventure and play, sports and physical fitness, performing/visual arts, and academics. Programs are designed/ taught by WT’s faculty and education partners For more information visit www.winchesterthurston.org/ summercamp
Zoo Camp Answer the call of the wild for your child with Summer Zoo Camp classes! Registration is now open. With programs for
ages 2 to 13 years and a variety of topics, your child is sure to have a blast while learning. Visit pittsburghzoo.org or call 412-365-2528.
The Young Writers Institute The Young Writers Institute is for young people who like to write, and who want to develop their craft in a community of writers. Program highlights include visiting writers, field trips, readings of student writing and publication in electronic anthologies. Visit www.wpwp.pitt.edu/youth/ywi/
The PITT Women’s Soccer Camps are designed to allow each player to develop their individual skill with the ball through various activities and small-sided games. We help create, instruct, and implement a training environment that challenges and develops each individual.
Summer Camps
EVENING CAMP June16-19, 2013 Grades 8-12
YOUTH CAMP June 17-20, 2013 Grades 1-7
TEAM/RESIDENTIAL CAMP July 5-9, 2013 Grades 9-12
CAMP WEBSITE: www. www.PantherSoccerCamps PantherSoccerCamps.com .com
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Grades 6-12 · June 17-July 3
PCTV’s TV Production Summer Camp
Private Voice & Piano Ages 12 - 18 · June 18 - August 10 Half Hour and Full Hour spaces available
July 8-12, 9am-Noon • Ages 13-17
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Camp Waldorf Camp Waldorf 2013, June 24th - August 9th. Waldorf School of Pittsburgh in Bloomfield offers weekly camps for children preschool - grade 8. Alumni CREW leadership training for teen Waldorf grads. Wholesome summer-time fun grounded in Waldorf philosophy and values. Register now! Contact: 412.441.5792 x224 or www.waldorfpittsburgh.org to see the camp brochure.
THE WATSON INSTITUTE SUMMER 2013 PROGRAMS
Inclusive camp experiences for children with autism ages 3-15 at various summer camps in western PA. Therapeutic summer camps for teens with autism ages 13-21 at our sites in Sewickley, Sharpsburg, and Upper St. Clair. ACCLAIM summer program for HS juniors and seniors with Asperger’s who plan to attend college.
For more information call 412-749-2895 or visit www.thewatsoninstitute.org
Camp Waldorf 2013 June 24th–August 9th
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TACOS, ON THE MOVE {BY ANDY MULKERIN} It was a journey for James Rich to open his PGH Taco Truck. When the Pittsburgh native was unemployed in 2010, he hatched a plan to open a food truck, and ended up going to Denver for the vehicle. “It was a great deal,” he recalls, “and, as I was unemployed at the time, I didn’t have to ask for the week off! I drove the truck back from Denver over the course of a week. With the doors open. On I-70.” It took some time to get everything straight. Rich began serving tacos last year at events including the Mattress Factory’s Urban Garden Party, and he began serving out of the truck in mid-January at Bar Marco in the Strip District. He keeps his most regular hours outside of Coffee Buddha on Perry Highway in the North Hills, and credits that shop’s owner, Mike Witherel, with helping make the truck a reality: “Without his support and friendship, I wouldn’t have a business.” The truck’s menu changes, and the tacos are unconventional: Recent offerings have included a barbecue steak taco with kimchi, and a butternutsquash taco with chipotle cream. Rich says he draws inspiration — for recipes and business philosophy alike — from places such as Smoke in Homestead, Casa Rasta in Beechview and Las Palmas in Brookline. For now, the best way to keep up with the truck’s menu and location is via social media — on Twitter at @PGHTacoTruck, or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pghtacotruck. AMULKERIN@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS CATHOLIC CHURCH 2526 Haymaker Road, Monroeville 412-372-9771 Fridays (except Good Friday), 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. A well-attended fry with a diverse menu; the pierogies are homemade and tasty, and there’s an option for a pierogi dinner if you don’t dig fish. Worth the drive.
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while a simple topping of crème fraîche spiked with lime zest offered a fresh alternative to tartar sauce. The new menu still offers fries with various decadent combinations of pimiento cheese and tasty meats like short rib and bacon. But we ordered ours “naked,” with Sriracha aioli on the side. The fries themselves were mixed russet and sweet, cut
1947 TAVERN 5744 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside. 412-363-1947 HOURS: Tue.-Thu. 5-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 5 p.m.-midnight Prices: $5-16 LIQUOR: Full bar
in the new style of broad, thin planks, and fried to a deep golden-brown. Their flavor was pretty good, but inconsistent cutting led to too much variation in texture: Some fries were practically chips, all crunch, while others were more like roasted potatoes, fluffy with hardly any crisp at all. The Sriracha aioli was mild, but addictive.
Mac-and-cheese is still made with local Fede pasta, but ours did not stand up to the transcendent memory of what we had when 1947 first opened. We ordered the simplest version on the menu: Vermont cheddar in a bechamel sauce, without any meat, veggies or pierogies (no kidding) cooked in. But we were taken aback by thick, tough crusts of broiled cheese on top. Don’t get us wrong: We love browned, broiled cheese on top of our creamy noodles as much as the next guy. But this dish was more like what happens when reheated pizza spends too long in the oven, and the off-putting texture dominated whatever flavor remained. A gorgeous-looking burger topped with manchego and a layer of short rib looked promising. But the big 10-ouncer was either overdone or too lean to provide a suitable contrast with the short rib — which was tender enough, but far from the melting texture one hopes for from this fatty cut. The net effect was, essentially, that of a big mouthful of beef that wasn’t especially interesting. A side of maple-glazed Brussels
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rich with the melted fat of buttery shortrib meat, balanced with the earthy-sweet flavors of winter root vegetables, and bubbling beneath creamy, smooth potatoes with crisp, brown ridges. But, in fact, scant shreds of short rib kept near-flavorless company with peas, carrots and corn kernels in a thick, cafeteria-grade glop, all beneath a floe of herb-flecked mashed potatoes. We were disappointed, to put it mildly. 1947 Tavern still has a tempting menu — even more so for aficionados of its alcoholic specialties, bourbon and rye — and its service and atmosphere remain superb. But we found the execution of the original menu superior to that of the current one, and await another makeover to lure us back.
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sprouts was a welcome substitution for fries or salad, but the sprouts themselves seemed barely cooked, tough and crunchy rather than tender from high heat. Angelique tried the hummus melt, an intriguing option to a veggie burger or that non-vegetarian classic, the tuna melt. Hummus played the role of protein, of course, enhanced by a layer of black beans; a mix of mild, creamy provolone and nutty Swiss formed the “melt.” A couple jalapeños contributed agreeable zing without actual heat, while toasting gave the white bread texture. The sandwich was hearty, health-foodish and satisfying — if not exactly exciting, flavor-wise. The hot-pie section of the menu consists of three options: a turkey pot pie, a short-rib shepherd’s pie and a portobellobased vegetarian pie. Short-rib shepherd’s pie sounded like just the ticket for a cold winter’s night. We envisioned something
Bartenders in Pittsburgh’s cocktail community are constantly pushing each other’s craft forward, either through informal discussion or via monthly educational seminars with the city’s chapter of the Bartenders Guild. Sometimes, however, “You need to get out of town. You need to find out what other people are doing elsewhere,” says Bobby Fry, the owner of Bar Marco. Fry spent a week last autumn working in Washington, D.C., at The Columbia Room, a reservation-only cocktail bar. And he felt his outlook was so improved by the experience that he quickly sent his head bartender, Colin Anderson, off to D.C. for a stint at the same bar. Such stints — working for free for a short time at a prominent location to hone one’s skills — are a longstanding tradition among chefs, who refer to the process as staging (pronounced “STAH-zjing”). Now the concept is starting to catch fire with Pittsburgh-area bartenders as well. Marie Perriello, who as a consultant has developed the bar program for Franktuary and other establishments, just returned from a two-day stage at the prestigious bar The Aviary, in Chicago. The bar is renowned for its cutting-edge approach to cocktail making; working there “really humbles you,” says Perriello. “You realize there is so much to learn.” Another advantage of her time in Chicago, Perriello says, is the chance to bond with the city’s bartender community: “You get better when you travel and learn from a new group of professionals.” That’s something bartender Maggie Meskey, at Salt of the Earth, knows firsthand. She’s worked as a cocktail apprentice at the legendary bartender consortium Tales of the Cocktail for the last two years. “Working as a CAP gave me the chance to work with the industry’s best talent from around the world,” she says. Now, whenever she travels, she’s welcome to “jump behind the bar.” For his part, Bar Marco’s Fry believes staging is essential for building a better bar program. “I’m going to send all my bartenders to different cities this year,” he says. INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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ALI BABA. 404 S. Craig St., Oakland. 412-682-2829. Service is quick at this Middle Eastern restaurant, designed to feed students and nearby museumstaff lunchers. It can get loud and close during busy times, but the atmosphere is always convivial. A wide-raging menu ensures that carnivores and herbivores alike leave satisfied. JE BARLEY’S & HOP’S. 5217 Library Road, Bethel Park. 412854-4253. This celebration of all things beery is tucked into a retail slot at South Park Shops. You’ll find a huge and eclectic selection of imported beers and microbrews, all fortified by a light German-inspired menu. It’s a casual, personable place where the beer is always flowing, and the game is always on. JE CAFÉ RAYMOND. 2103 Penn Ave., Strip District. 412-281-4670. A perfect place to catch lunch or a snack during Strip District shopping forays, this little cafÊ offers an array of artisan breads, French pastries, fine cheeses and refined delicatessen fare. The few tables up front — augmented by sidewalk seating in season — have the feel of a bright, cozy, Parisian cafÊ. J
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Vietnam’s Pho CAFÉ VITA. 424 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont. 412-8285506. Embracing the inherent dichotomies of brunch, this restaurant offers both traditional Italian, complete with panini, pasta, ratatouille and eggplant parmesan; and classic breakfast fare, such as omelets and French toast. Italian notes pervade some of the breakfast options, too: You’ll find French toast made with focaccia, and omelets served with Tuscan toast. JF
Sewickley Hotel {PHOTO BY HEATHER MULL} D’S SIX PAX & DOGZ. 1118 S. Braddock Ave., Regent Square. 412-241-4666. This established venue is known for its revered pub fries and the classic wiener with kraut (plus plenty of beer to wash it down). But don’t miss the pizza, with a top-notch crust. D’s continues to raise the preparation of salty, cheesy, fatty comfort food to an art. JE
(with two outdoor patios) where fun is as important as the fresh food and the cold beer. What else to make of a place that serves “Britney Spears� (chicken tenders on a stick), Cheeses of Nazareth and The Wrongest Dessert Ever, and offers free bacon at the bar on Tuesdays? JE
LEGENDS OF THE NORTH SHORE. 500 DELUCA’S. 2015 E. North Ave., North Penn Ave., Strip Side. 412-321-8000. District. 412-566-2195. Despite its name, w r e p a p DeLuca’s doesn’t have Legends is no sports pghcitym o .c the White House cachet bar: It’s a familyof Pamela’s, but the friendly restaurant with portions are large and the a local flavor. The menu quarters are close. On weekends, is almostexclusively Italian: it’s one of Pittsburgh’s great Offerings include classics such as gathering places. Try the “Super gnocchi Bolognese and penne Bowlâ€? omelet. J in vodka sauce, and more distinctive specialties such as DOUBLE WIDE GRILL. 2339 filet saltimbocca. KF E. Carson St., South Side (412-3901111) and 100 Adams Shoppes, MALLORCA. 2228 E. Carson Route 288, Mars (724-553-5212). St., South Side. 412-488-1818. You may cringe at the “white The ambience here is full trashâ€? theme, or feel bemused of Old World charm, with just by ordering sautĂŠed shrimp a touch of hipness bolstered and pineapple-saffron rice on a by attentive service. The fare faux TV-dinner tray. But there’s is Spanish cuisine, and there’s plenty of good vegan fare, beer no mistaking the restaurant’s and a fun filling-station-turnedsignature dish: paella, featuring restaurant ambience. KE a bright red lobster tail. In warm weather, enjoy the EGGS N’AT. 8556 University outdoor patio along lively Blvd., Moon Township. 412-262Carson Street. KE 2920. This stylish andcheery diner offers a variety of pancakes, as NOLA ON THE SQUARE. 24 well as sandwiches and combo Market Square, Downtown. platters of breakfast foods. 412-471-9100. Offering a boldly The “Mama Evansâ€? pancakes refined take on straight-up, are filled with blueberries and traditional New Orleans food, bacon, a combination that is NOLA’s menu is an invitation smoky, sweet and savory all at to kick back, relax and savor once. Also on offer: muffuleta, a the flavors: cheesy griddle New Orleans-style multi-layered grits with a chunky tomato and pressed sandwich. J sauce and green beans; Creole tartiflette with camembert, HARRIS GRILL. 5747 Ellsworth mustard sauce and bacon; oyster Ave., Shadyside. 412-362-5273. stew; and catfish strips paired A neighborhood bar and grill with spicy papaya. KE
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SAVOY. 2623 Penn Ave., Strip District. 412-281-0660. The Strip District now has a swanky spot for brunch and dinner. The artfully prepared cuisine suggests a cross between current fine-dining culture (locally sourced foods, sous vide meats), lounge favorites (sliders and fish tacos) and Southern comfort (chicken with black-eyed peas and greens, watermelon salad). LE
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SEWICKLEY HOTEL. 509 Beaver St., Sewickley. 412741-9457. At this revamped hotel, the offerings reflect a balance between time-honored dishes such as turtle soup and more modern fare, like a crabmeat-stuffed quesadilla. Steak-lovers will be pleased, but adventurous burger fans should check out the Light Up Night burger, topped with blue crabmeat, bacon, avocado and pepper-jack cheese. LE STATION STREET. 6290 Broad St., East Liberty. 412-365-2121. A neighborhood hot-dog joint with exotically dressed dogs, including: chili cheese (with curds), Hawaii (pineapple and bacon), kimchi, sweetbreads and “devil” (egg salad, Tabasco and potato chips). Also offers tacos. JF STEELHEAD BRASSERIE AND WINE BAR. Marriott City Center, 112 Washington Ave., Downtown. 412-3943474. In this upscale hotel restaurant, the straightforward menu promises that the aquatic name holds more than brand value. While entrées include seafood and other meat in almost equal proportion, the soups and starters are dominated by the former, with old favorites like jumbo shrimp cocktail matched with more contemporary offerings. LE THAI GOURMET. 4505 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. 412-681-4373. Located in a narrow former lunchroom, Thai Gourmet is the casual, no-nonsense and no-frills member of Pittsburgh’s Thai restaurant club. The prices are on the low end, but the food quality is high and the portions are huge. The decor mixes Asian themes with diner kitsch in a delightful way. JF VIETNAM’S PHO. 1627 Penn Ave., Strip District. 412-2818881. The menu features a manageable selection of noodle and rice dishes and the eponymous pho soups. There’s also a tempting assortment of simple vegetable dishes and appetizers that go beyond mere spring rolls, such as whole quail with lemon leaves and herbs, and ground-shrimp patties on sugar-cane skewers. JF
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a half years ago. “I think one of the myths is that it’s just for hippies or odd people,” says the South Hills former nurse, who sought out a healthier lifestyle after her mother died of pancreatic cancer. “I’m a pretty conservative 48-yearold woman.” Interest in the diet, which is largely plant-based and touts the benefits of toxin-free unprocessed foods, has been growing in Pittsburgh, according to local holistic health practitioner Janet McKee. A meetup group, the Pittsburgh Raw Food Group, which she founded in 2005, has increased from five members meeting in her living room to a network of more than 600. “At first, all my friends and family thought I was crazy,” McKee says, of her decision to turn to the diet 15 years ago. “I think the name is radical. Really, all we’re talking about is eating fresh fruits and fresh vegetables and seeds.” McKee recently released a documentary on the subject, which will be screened later this month at the University of Pittsburgh. The film, “Bethany’s Story,” features a 16-year-old Pittsburgh girl who spent three and a half years paralyzed after suffering rare side effects from a tetanus shot. She began to walk again within a few months of changing to a raw food diet. It’s not clear that the connection between the two is medically linked — the family’s doctors declined to participate in the project — but the family presents their anecdotal experience from their living room, sharing the details of the original injury, the reaction to the shot, the resulting medical treatments and Bethany’s discovery of the raw food movement. “I didn’t place that much value on food. I really didn’t think it would do anything healing,” says Bethany in the film, as she talks about searching for an alternative method that would just reduce the pain she was in. Immediately after going on the diet, she says in the film, she began to get movement in her legs and within months she was walking with the help of braces and crutches. “Within one or two weeks, I was just feeling good,” she says. The family, whose last name is not being released, declined through McKee to be interviewed. McKee says the goal of the documentary is to help people understand the importance of the food they eat. “We’re hoping that people realize that there is a better way to live,” she says. For information about the film, see www.facebook. com/BethanysStory
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GRATEFUL GUITARIST On the mic: Doug Schulkind {PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSIE ALLEN}
For a time on Oct. 30, the program that fans of New Jersey’s WFMU-FM heard was not broadcast from the station’s thenpowerless studios A, B or C in Jersey City — all afflicted by Hurricane Sandy. Instead, it came from what DJ Doug Schulkind affectionately refers to as “Studio P”: his home in Squirrel Hill. Schulkind, formerly of Brooklyn, had hosted his show, Give the Drummer Some, on the well-loved, independent free-form radio station for 23 years before his wife was offered a job at Pitt in 2010. Because of the potential technical difficulties of remotely broadcasting a three-hour radio show, Schulkind gave up his place on the main station, and started his own web stream, hosted by WFMU.org. Now, he hosts two installments of Give the Drummer Some each week, and the stream — Give the Drummer Radio — currently features seven other programs, as well as Schulkind-curated music any time of the day. “I lost my show and gained a radio station,” he says. “It’s WFMU through the prism of my particularities and preferences.” His show description — with such (presumably) non-existent genres as Micronesian doo-wop, Appalachian mambo and Turkish mariachi — is both a nod to the diversity of his playlists and a light dig at fastidious music categorization. Like any good WFMU show, you’re likely to discover something new and mindexpanding every time you tune in. When the hurricane left WFMU’s main studio inoperable (the damages ultimately reached about a quarter of a million dollars), the station’s server, which was kept in another location, was undamaged. “Normally, I send the audio from my home studio out to the computer at WFMU that runs my stream,” Schulkind explains. “I changed the settings on my outgoing audio to point to WFMU’s regular broadcast server instead.” For six hours, his alternate WFMU was the only WFMU. And at that point, just having something playing under the WFMU banner was momentous for the station’s devotees. “If you lose CNN, you go to another news stream,” Schulkind says. “If you lose this, there’s no way to replace it.” And, he adds, “We’re all madly in love with it, and we wouldn’t want it to suffer.” Give the Drummer Some airs Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m. and Fridays, 9 a.m.-noon. Listen to archives at www.wfmu.org/Playlists/ Doug/ or Give the Drummer Radio at www.wfmu.org/wfmu_drummer.pls
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FTER MORE than 30 years of flirting with the mainstream music industry, playing with members of The Grateful Dead and forming his own psychedelic projects, Steve Kimock’s passion for musical performance and education continues to flourish. “I seem to have made a career out of being an outlier on some level,” Kimock says. “I love to play, and playing with people. I really do enjoy all of the miscellaneous accoutrement and hardships of being out on the road and doing that. I’m sure a lot of people have enough of airports, but I’m still OK with it.” His devotion to music dates back to his early childhood in Bethlehem, Pa. He was introduced to the art by family members like his Aunt Dottie, who performed in a folk band, and his cousin Kenny, who played electric guitar. As he grew into his teen years, Kimock’s mother suggested he learn an instrument. Kimock initially felt attracted to the violin. A man down the street from his grandparents’ house owned an electric
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Fender model, and after a chance encounter with the instrument, those fond feelings faded quickly. “That guy hit that violin with the bow, and it made the most god-awful sound,” Kimock says. “I jumped three feet in the air and told my grandma, ‘I don’t want to play the violin!’”
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When Kimock chose guitar, he committed to it, finding gratification in advancing his skills with very little outside instruction. “I really did just hunker down into it,” Kimock says. “I would play literally all day until I would fall asleep in my chair and wake up with the guitar in my lap. I spent every waking moment playing. It would
only be interrupted occasionally by going to the bathroom or someone slipping a sandwich under the door.” By age 16, Kimock realized he was “signing up for this aesthetic,” agreeing to give up the hopes of getting “the girl, the car or the job with the hazardous-duty pay” by choosing guitar as a primary focus. “If I was working on it and making some progress, that was enough of a reward. I just wanted to play in a good band,” Kimock says. In his 20s, Kimock started playing with The Goodman Brothers, moving into their house in Springtown, Pa. Despite the abundance of music within the home, the group yearned for a change of scenery, and soon headed to California. “There was not a whole lot going on in Pennsylvania, and everyone had a pretty strong case of ‘We got to get out of here,’” Kimock explains. In San Francisco, Kimock was faced with a bit of culture shock. “Growing up in a little steel town where there’s basically no entertainment
industry, nobody would even admit to having a career as a musician,” Kimock says. “Maybe you’d play with your friends once in a while. Where I went, it was just all the people from Janis Joplin and Quicksilver [Messenger Service] and The Grateful Dead. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was at the gigs. You couldn’t imagine the depth of the talent that was just kind of walking around. It was really inspirational.” Kimock would go on to share his love of music with many Bay Area musicians throughout the 1970s and ’80s, performing with The Grateful Dead’s Keith and Donna Godchaux in the Heart of Gold Band, as well as forming Zero with John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service. “I’ve learned everything from the people that I’ve played with,” Kimock says. “There’s a certain amount of stuff you get secondhand from books and stuff like that, but for the most part … if you walk into a room full of people and they all have colds, you catch a cold. So if you walk into a room where everyone is playing East Bay funk, you’re going to catch East Bay funk.” Kimock’s other past projects include Steve Kimock Crazy Engine, PRAANG and Steve Kimock & Friends. His devotion to elevating his understanding of the guitar has yet to cease. Kimock recently took up playing the lap steel guitar, to avoid stalling his educational process. “The way that I work, which is kind of like a rock-band format, there’s only so much stuff you can really put in that bag,” Kimock says. “It’s a great bag, and I love it, and after all these years I’m getting pretty good at it, but it’s just one dimension of the thing. If I would just allow myself to only stay in that, that doesn’t serve the original idea I had of wanting to have a learning relationship with the guitar.” And Kimock’s love for guitar holds an even deeper meaning for him now that his work also supports his family. He is currently raising two sons, Skyler, 9, and Ryland, 5, in Lehigh Valley with his wife Jennifer. His elder sons Johnny and Miles, both 19, reside in California. After three decades of professing his adoration for the guitar, one of Kimock’s greatest lessons rests in the experiences he shares with others. “People are the biggest influences,” Kimock says. “Music is not something learned secondhand. It’s a real firsthand experience, trial-and-error kind of process when there are people listening to you. My playing and thinking about music is every bit as much influenced by their company and friendship as any of the British-invasion bands, because those guys were right there in my lap. It’s the people that are right there with you that make the difference.” INFO@ PGHC ITYPAP ER.CO M
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They’ll follow the sun: Heliotropes (Jessica Numsuwankijkul, second from left)
A Craigslist ad looking for musicians to play some Brian Eno songs was all it took to assemble the Brooklynbased shoegaze band Heliotropes. The band’s lead singer and guitarist, Jessica Numsuwankijkul, shared some thoughts with us as the group prepares to set out on its first tour.
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IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME IN PITTSBURGH? Yes. It’s also the first stop on our tour, and it’s our first tour. [Drummer Cici Harrison] lived in Pittsburgh as a child. She had a miniature horse named Jessica. WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS WHEN YOUR TOUR STOPS HERE? We hope to eat at Cracker Barrel on our way to Pittsburgh, and probably eat something better when we get there. Cracker Barrel is our favorite roadside restaurant, because there aren’t any around NYC, so it’s very novel. But there’s also something very sinister about Cracker Barrel, something very unsettling. We like that tension between something that is very enjoyable, yet unsettling.
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I HEAR THE BAND HAS BEEN WATCHING A LOT OF TWIN PEAKS. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON “THE RED ROOM” SCENE? I love the part where [Dale Cooper] meets Laura Palmer in The Red Room in a dream 25 years later, and she kisses him while The Man From Another Place dances. I love the vague and unplaceable time period: It’s simultaneously very ’50s and very ’80s. But then again, I guess the ’80s were very ’50s at times. Though, the makeup artist’s attempt to age Kyle McLachlan wasn’t very accurate, was it? He looks like an old lesbian now.
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STATE YOUR NAME {BY NICOLE CHYNOWETH} When Point Park University students Max Kovalchuk and Chris Cichra started composing new material for their folkpop group Paper Politicians last summer, the duo realized a freshly penned guitar part blatantly deviated from the genre. Instead of scrapping the chords, they scrapped the band. “We wanted to do something different,” Kovalchuk said. “We wanted to be able to move around a little more on stage and get a little more rock with it.”
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A change of plans: Nevada Color
The misfit rock song became the catalyst for Nevada Color, a rock band formed last July by recycling Kovalchuk and Cichra’s existing musical chemistry and adding fellow Point Park students Quinn Wirth and Adam Valen to the mix, as well as self-proclaimed school-of-hardknocks student Jeremy Westhead. Just a few weeks into its existence, the band, influenced by Vampire Weekend and Young the Giant, booked its first show. It didn’t even have a name yet, let alone enough songs to play a full set. “It pushed us to write more music,” Valen says of the band’s debut at the Smiling Moose, where they opened for The Company We Keep. Many rehearsals and writing sessions later, Nevada Color can add performing with Go Radio and The Dangerous Summer to its list of accomplishments, as well as landing a gig with The Apache Relay booked for March 9 at Stage AE. The members plan to release Sharkey Lewis, a six-song EP, in early March, which will showcase the band’s goal to “have fun,” Kovalchuk said. According to Westhead, “When you’re finished listening to it, you’re going to be in a great mood.” More on Nevada Color: www. facebook.com/NevadaColorMusic
“WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND A LITTLE MORE ON STAGE AND GET A LITTLE MORE ROCK WITH IT.”
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NEW RELEASES {BY ANDY MULKERIN}
GOOD JEANS AMUSEMENT (SELF-RELEASED)
Good Jeans is the work of one guy, Derek January. This release is five tracks of atmospheric synth-pop and mid-paced dancey stuff with psychedelic elements. A good first effort, and a decent listen for those into the popular crop of postStereolab synth-heavy artists. WIL KONDRICH FADED DREAMS (SELF-RELEASED)
Five songs recorded with Tom Breiding, with help from Pittsburgh names like Bill Toms and Phil Brontz. Rootsrock and alt-country done by a young guy who’s clearly inspired by old souls; sometime there’s a little dissonance there, as if he needs a few years of whiskey and cigarettes before he can pull off this kind of music to perfection. A nice choice of cover song at the end — Warren Zevon’s “My Ride’s Here” — should indicate where Kondrich is coming from. SECONDS BEFORE LANDING THE GREAT DECEPTION (SELF-RELEASED)
Ambient/prog concept album about a dystopian future, featuring music by composer John Crispino. There are some big-name guests here — King Crimson’s Trey Gunn, Vanilla Fudge’s Tim Bogert — as well as respected locals, and it’s all very well done. Lots of synths, effected guitars and ambient-sound samples. The Pink Floyd-style, super-serious concept thing isn’t my bag, but Crispino pulled out all the stops for this one, and it’s very affecting. AMULKERIN@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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Shiny Toy Guns
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Ave., Garfield. $10. All ages. 412-361-2262 or www.garfieldartworks.com Shiny Toy Guns made a name for itself early on in the 2000s with its irresistibly [ONE-HIT WONDERS] + SUN., MARCH 03 dancey synth beats, so it only made sense Leave it to Elliott Sussman to come up with for the band to keep it going through the this one: The local guitar2010s. In 2008, there was and-banjo guy is heading a brief split with vocalist up a new series at Howlers, Carah Faye, but she was starting tonight, in which brought back into the fold. local (and occasionally In 2011, the group put out touring) bands cover one-hit III, another synth-heavy wonders. It’s called the Onedance-rock album loaded Hit Wonder Spaktacular with immersive, heart— because it’s catered by felt anthems that are a Spak Brothers Pizza. The whole lot of fun to dance Spaktacular will take place to. Tonight, the band is the first Sunday of every combining forces with the month until the 50-song list, So-Cal reggae outfit The culled from Billboard charts Dirty Heads and rocking by Sussman, is exhausted. the Carnegie Library of Arnold Dreyblatt Tonight’s featured band: Homestead Music Hall. Uke and Tuba. AM 8 p.m. With Midi Matilda and Oh 4509 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. $1. 412-682-0320 No! Fiasco. John Lavanga 7 p.m., 510 East 10th Ave., Munhall. $27. All ages. 412-368-5225 or www.howlerscoyotecafe.com or www.carnegieconcerts.com
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03/19 TODD SNIDER 03/20 THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS 03/21 KATE NASH 03/22 KMFDM 03/24-25 THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA & AS I LAY DYING 03/01 03/02 03/07 03/08 03/08 03/09
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03/20 THE CONSTELLATIONS 03/24 SAN CISCO
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[MINIMALISM] + SAT., MARCH 02 Perhaps his isn’t a household name, but for those who do know Arnold Dreyblatt, he engenders a strong reaction. The New Yorkborn, Berlin-based minimal composer released his first major album, Nodal Excitation, in 1982. That LP was a cerebral but hypnotic trip. He has since created scads of highly influential records, like 1995’s practically dance-floor-ready Animal Magnetism, and collaborates with Megafaun. Dreyblatt had an installation at Wood Street Galleries in late 2011, but his appearance tonight at Garfield Artworks will be his first local performance. It’s a can’t-miss. Andy Mulkerin 8 p.m. 4931 Penn
In recent years, a niche has formed in hip hop, nestled snugly between the irreverently iconoclastic and the desperately radio-friendly; let’s call it Solo-cup rap. It’s the kind Hoodie of poppy, light-hearted rap Allen you can bump on a summer drive, or get down to at a Pitt fraternity. With his use of catchy beats and indierock samples, as well as his charismatic blend of selfdeprecation and swaggering braggadocio, Hoodie Allen epitomizes that scene. The Long Island-raised rapper was a Google employee and Ivy Leaguer before his breakout mixtape Leap Year. He plays at Altar Bar tonight. JL 7 p.m. 1620 Penn Ave., Strip District. $27. All ages. 412-206-9719 or www.thealtarbar.com
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GENERAL FANTASY (MEMBERS OF PSYCHIC BOOTS) WITH MANSON GIRLS AND MIND TIGER
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ROCK/POP THU 28 ALTAR BAR. Thousand Foot Crutch, Love & Death, The Letter Black, The Wedding. Strip District. 412-263-2877. CIOPPINO SEAFOOD CHOPHOUSE BAR. Terrance Vaughn Trio. Strip District. 412-281-6593. CLUB CAFE. Eilen Jewell, Henry F. Skerritt. South Side. 412-431-4950. LAVA LOUNGE. The Nightbeast. South Side. 412-431-5282. SHADOW LOUNGE. Waxahatchee. East Liberty. 412-363-8277. SMILING MOOSE. Heartist. South Side. 412-431-4668. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. General Fantasy, Manson Girls, Mind Tiger. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH. Fungus. Benefit for Habitat For Humanity. O’Hara Student Center Ballroom. Oakland. 412-624-4141.
BENEDUM CENTER. Brit Floyd. Note-for-note performances of five full album sides from ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, ‘Wish You Were Here’, ‘The Wall’, ‘The Division Bell’ & ‘Animals’. Downtown. 412-456-6666. CLUB CAFE. Lake Street Dive, City Dwelling Nature Seekers (Early). South Side. 412-431-4950. DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Love Addiction. Robinson. 412-489-5631. EAST LIBERTY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Renaissance City Choirs. So You Think You’re a Diva? Cabaret Concert. East Liberty. 412-345-1722. THE FALLOUT SHELTER. Without Fail, Death Follows Daybreak. Aliquippa. 724-375-5080. GARFIELD ARTWORKS. Arnold Dreyblatt, Ben Opie & Herman ‘Soy Sos’ Pearl. Garfield. 412-361-2262. HAMBONE’S. Baily Park & The Midnight Special. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. HARVEY WILNER’S. Lucky Me. West Mifflin. 412-466-1331.
HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. TJ’S HIDEAWAY. The Jentz. Evans City. 724-789-7858. Sundresses, Emily & The Complexes, Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, Astro Kinetic. Bloomfield. BYHAM THEATER. Indigo Girls, 412-682-0320. The Shadowboxers. Downtown. KEAN THEATRE. Beatlemania 412-456-6666. Magic. Beatles tribute. Gibsonia. GARFIELD ARTWORKS. Kim Vi, 724-444-5326. The Grifters, Filthy Dirty. Garfield. MCGROGAN’S 412-361-2262. TAPROOM. theCAUSE. HOWLERS COYOTE Canonsburg. CAFE. The Sunday 724-745-9119. Night One Hit OLD TRAILS. Gone Wonder Spaktacular South. Washington. w/ Elliott Sussman. 724-225-0484. www. per a p Bloomfield. pghcitym ROOSTERS .co 412-682-0320. ROADHOUSE. Gary KEYSTONE BAR. Prisby. Bridgeville. Bo’Hog Brothers. Ellwood 412-221-1543. City. 724-758-4217. SHEREE’S TAVERN. Ray SHADOW LOUNGE. Dolores Boys. Lanich Band. Sutersville. East Liberty. 412-363-8277. 724-872-9918. SMILING MOOSE. The SMILING MOOSE. John End of America & Autumn Owls, the Conqueror. South Side. Of An Empire. South Side. 412-431-4668. 412-431-4668. SUB ALPINE CLUB. E-Z Action,
RANDALL BAUMANN'S THUNDERBIRD RAMBLE
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FRI 01 BAJA BAR AND GRILL. DaPhunk Band. Fox Chapel. 412-963-0640. BENEDUM CENTER. Brit Floyd. Note-for-note performances of five full album sides from ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, ‘Wish You Were Here’, ‘The Wall’, ‘The Division Bell’ & ‘Animals’. Downtown. 412-456-6666. CLUB CAFE. Silencio - Music Inspired by the Works of David Lynch & Angelo Badalamenti w/ Pete Bush & the Hoi Polloi. South Side. 412-431-4950. EAST LIBERTY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Renaissance City Choirs. So You Think You’re a Diva? Cabaret Concert. East Liberty. 412-345-1722. HAMBONE’S. Ari Shine. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. THE HANDLE BAR & GRILLE. Bill Ali & Matt Barranti. Canonsburg. 724-746-4227. HARD ROCK CAFE. Distant Signals. Station Square. 412-481-7625. HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. The Harlan Twins, Clear Plastic Masks, Poison Dartz. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. LINDEN GROVE. Switch. Castle Shannon. 412-882-8687. STAGE AE. Vintage Trouble. North Side. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Randall Baumann’s Thunderbird Ramble. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.
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BAND NIGHT Every Thursday!
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BLUE OF COLORS MARCH 14 THE VAN ALLEN BELT, MODERN LIFE, BURRA
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JERGEL’S RHYTHM GRILLE. The GRID Warrendale. 724-799-8333. SMILING MOOSE. Northern Faces, Pretty & Nice, Act of Pardon, Josie McQueen. South Side. 412-431-4668.
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WED 06 GOOSKI’S. Guardian Alien. Polish Hill. 412-681-1658. HAMBONE’S. Mail The Horse. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. ROCK BOTTOM. Good Brother Earl. Waterfront. 412-462-2739. SMILING MOOSE. Rah Rah. South Side. 412-431-4668.
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DJS THU 28 BELVEDERE’S. Neon w/ DJ hatesyou. 80s Night. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2555. CLUB TABOO. DJ Matt & Gangsta Shak. Homewood. 412-969-0260. ECLIPSE LOUNGE. Throwdown Thursdays w/ Tracksploitation. Lawrenceville. 412-251-0097.
FRI 01 Each week, we bring you a new MP3 from a local band. This week’s offering comes from The Turbosonics; stream or download “Zombie-A-Go-Go” on FFW>>, our music blog at pghcitypaper.com.
BACKSTAGE BAR AT THEATRE SQUARE. Salsa Fridays. DJ Jeff Shirey, DJ Carlton, DJ Paul Mitchell. Downtown. 412-456-6666. BRILLOBOX. Pandemic. Balalaika Serenade. Bloomfield. 412-621-4900. CAPRI PIZZA AND BAR. Bombo Claat Friday’s Reggae. East Liberty. 412-362-1250. THE NEW AMSTERDAM. Good Vibes Coalition. Lawrenceville. 412-904-2915. CONTINUES ON PG. 32
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ONE 10 LOUNGE. DJ Goodnight, DJ Rojo. Downtown. 412-874-4582. REDBEARDS. DJ Kayoss. Mt. Washington. 412-431-3730. ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance. South Side. 412-431-2825. RUGGER’S PUB. 80s Night w/ DJ Connor. South Side. 412-381-1330.
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ALTAR BAR. Machine Gun Kelly. Strip District. 412-263-2877.
AVA BAR & LOUNGE. African Night. East Liberty. 412-363-8277. BRILLOBOX. Title Town Soul & Funk Party. Rare Soul, Funk & wild R&B 45s feat. DJ Gordy G. & guests. Bloomfield. 412-621-4900. CAPRI PIZZA AND BAR. Saturday Night Meltdown. Top 40, Hip Hop, Club, R&B, Funk & Soul. East Liberty. 412-362-1250. CATTIVO. Illusions. w/ Funerals & Arvin Clay. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2157. DIESEL. DJ CK. South Side. 412-431-8800. MEXICO CITY. DJ Juan Diego VII. Salsa & Latin music. Downtown. 412-980-7653. THE NEW AMSTERDAM. Tom Cox, Jwan Allen, Preslav. Lawrenceville. 412-904-2915. REDBEARDS. DJ Kayoss. Mt. Washington. 412-431-3730. ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance. South Side. 412-431-2825. S BAR. Pete Butta. South Side. 412-481-7227.
SUN 03 RIVERS CASINO. DJs Bill Bara & Digital Dave. North Side. 412-231-7777. SMILING MOOSE. The Upstage Nation. DJ EzLou & N8theSk8. Electro, post punk, industrial, new wave, alternative dance. South Side. 412-431-4668.
TUE 05 BELVEDERE’S. DJ T$. Lawrenceville. 724-312-4098.
WED 06 AVA BAR & LOUNGE. DJ Outtareach. East Liberty. 412-363-8277. BLOOMFIELD BRIDGE TAVERN. Fuzz! Drum & bass weekly. Bloomfield. 412-682-8611. THE NEW AMSTERDAM. Brotha Mike & DJ Skooze. Lawrenceville. 412-904-2915. SAVOY RESTAURANT. Latin Savoy Night. Strip District. 412-281-0660. SPOON. Spoon Fed. Hump day chill. House music. aDesusParty. East Liberty. 412-362-6001.
HIP HOP/R&B FRI 01 ALTAR BAR. Jake Miller. Strip District. 412-263-2877.
SAT 02 SHADOW LOUNGE. Sir Michael Rocks. East Liberty. 412-363-8277.
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These tours aren’t coming to Pittsburgh — but maybe they’re worth a road trip!
MON 04 TUE 05 ALTAR BAR. Hoodie Allen. Strip District. 412-263-2877.
THE BULLPEN. Bobby Hawkins Back Alley Blues. Avella. 724-356-3000. JERGEL’S RHYTHM GRILLE. The Igniters. Warrendale. 724-799-8333.
FRI 01 EXCUSES BAR & GRILL. Don Hollowood’s Cobra Kings. South Side. 412-431-4090. MOONDOG’S. Popa Chubby. Blawnox. 412-828-2040. PENN BREWERY. The Blues Orphans. North Side. 412-237-9400. RIVERS CASINO. The Igniters. North Side. 412-231-7777.
SAT 02 ELWOOD’S PUB. Ms. Freddye & Mike Huston. Cheswick. 724-265-1181. THE R BAR. The Smooth Groove Band. Dormont. 412-445-5279. SPEAL’S TAVERN. The Hawks Blues Band. Unknown. SPENCER’S DOWN UNDER INC. Shot O’ Soul. West Mifflin. 412-462-4337.
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HAMBONE’S. Monday Night Whiskey Rebellion Bluegrass Jam. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318.
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HERSHEY, PA. Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake Hershey Stadium
LOUNGE. Jerry & Louis Lucarelli, Sunny Sunseri, Vince Tagliari, Peg Wilson. Brentwood. 412-884-4600. LITTLE E’S. Chico Ortiz IV Quartet. Downtown. 412-392-2217.
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PARK BRUGES. Slide Worldwide. Highland Park. 412-661-3334.
FRI 01 VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF SOUTHWEST PITTSBURGH. Cathasaigh. Bridgeville. 412-921-4174.
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CHATHAM BAROQUE. Pub & Parlour: dances, marches & sonatas from Scotland, Ireland & North America. Synod Hall, Oakland. 1-888-718-4253. PITTSBURGH CAMERATA. The Musical Conquest of the New World. Sixth Presbyterian Church, Squirrel Hill. 412-417-3707. PITTSBURGH CONCERT CHORALE. Feat. Bach’s Cantata No. 4 & Brahms’ Schicksalslied, Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy. Ingomar United Methodist Church, Franklin Park. 412-635-7654. PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Verdi & Wagner: Greatest Hits feat. Manfred Honeck, conductor; Simona Šaturová, soprano; & Gregg Baker, baritone. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900. PITTSBURGH YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Beethoven, Bizet, Stravinsky. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900.
HAMBONE’S. East End Old Time Appalchian Jam. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318.
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CIOPPINO SEAFOOD CHOPHOUSE BAR. Moorehouse JERGEL’S RHYTHM GRILLE. Jazz. Strip District. 412-281-6593. Sweaty Betty, Ruby Red & CJ’S. The Tony Campbell the Dirty Devils, David Saturday Jazz Jam Session. Lawrence, Nieds Hotel Strip District. Band, The Igniters w/ 412-642-2377. Billy Price, Jimmy Adler. HARVARD & Benefits the Greater HIGHLAND. The Pgh Community Food Flying Dutchmen. Bank. Warrendale. www. per East Liberty. pa 724-799-8333. pghcitym 412-363-7675. .co LITTLE E’S. Andrea Pearl Band. Downtown. CAFE NOTTE. Billy Heid. 412-392-2217. Emsworth. 412-761-2233. MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN’S GUILD. Jack DeJohnette. North Side. 412-322-1773. SUPPER CLUB RESTAURANT. Erin Burkett & Virgil Walters. ANDYS. Tania Grubbs. DownGreensburg. 724-850-7245. town. 412-773-8884. CJ’S. Rodger Humphries & The RH Factor. Strip District. ELWOOD’S PUB. Jeff Pogas. 412-642-2377. Cheswick. 724-265-1181. LITTLE E’S. Jessica Lee & Friends. WIGHTMAN SCHOOL. Entrepreneurial Thursdays. The Boilermaker Jazz Band. Downtown. 412-392-2217. PAPA J’S RISTORANTE. Jimmy Z & Squirrel Hill. 412-421-5708. Friends. Carnegie. 412-429-7272.
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ALLEGHENY ELKS LODGE #339. Pittsburgh Banjo Club. Wednesdays. North Side. 412-321-1834. MOONDOG’S. Acoustic Open Stage. Blawnox. 412-828-2040. PARK HOUSE. Dodgy Mountain Boys & the Park House Jammers. North Side. 412-596-2743. PENN HILLS COFFEEHOUSE. Songwriter Showcase. Penn Hills. 412-798-2127.
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OLIVE OR TWIST. The Vagrants. Downtown. 412-255-0525. PAPA ROCKS PIZZA. Blake & Dean. Monroeville. 412-856-6441.
TUE 05 THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Space Exchange Series. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.
WED 06 SEWICKLEY HOTEL. Daval/Stater Guitar Duo. Sewickley. 412-427-9979.
ACOUSTIC THU 28 BILLY’S ROADHOUSE BAR & GRILL. Mark Pipas. Wexford. 724-934-1177. CAFE NOTTE. Acoustic Cafe w/ Bucky. Emsworth. 412-761-2233. DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Juan Vasquez. Robinson. 412-489-5631. MULLIGAN’S SPORTS BAR & GRILLE. Acoustic Night. West Mifflin. 412-461-8000. TRUTH LOUNGE. Pete Hewlett & Scott Anderson. South Side. 412-381-9600.
FRI 01 BIDDLE’S ESCAPE. Paul Labrise. Regent Square. 412-999-9009. CAFE AU VINEYARD. Cafe’ Au Vineyard. Bridgeville. 412-921-4174. ELWOOD’S PUB. Merritt Bussiere. Cheswick. 724-265-1181.
SAT 02 BIDDLE’S ESCAPE. Samantha McDonough. Regent Square. 412-999-9009.
BULGARIAN-MACEDONIAN NATIONAL EDUCATION AND CULTURAL CENTER. Grand Bon Rien. West Homestead. 412-461-6188. PITTSBURGH PUBLIC MARKET. Vince Burns. Strip District. 412-281-4505.
SUN 03 PALACE THEATRE. Gaelic Storm. Greensburg. 724-836-8000.
MON 04 THE LEGACY THEATRE. Cathasaigh. Allison Park. 412-915-4085.
TUE 05 CCAC BOYCE CAMPUS. Cathasaigh. Monroeville. 412-371-8651.
REGGAE FRI 01 JUMPER’S JUNCTION. The Flow Band. Washington. 724 206 0080.
COUNTRY THU 28 ELWOOD’S PUB. Midnight Rooster. Cheswick. 724-265-1181.
SAT 02 THE BULLPEN. Michael Christopher. Avella. 724-356-3000.
CLASSICAL FRI 01 PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Verdi & Wagner: Greatest Hits feat. Manfred Honeck, conductor; Simona
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SUN 03 CHATHAM BAROQUE. Pub & Parlour: dances, marches & sonatas from Scotland, Ireland & North America. Chatham University, Shadyside. 1-888-718-4253. CHORAL EVENSONG. Music in a Great Space series. Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Shadyside. 412-682-4300. MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES: MUSIC BY MOZART. Music by Mozart, Britten, & John Cage Pauline Rovkah, piano; University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Roger Zahab, conductor. Chatham University, Shadyside. 412-365-1100. PITTSBURGH CONCERT CHORALE. Feat. Bach’s Cantata No. 4, Brahms’ Schicksalslied, Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy. Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, Fox Chapel. 412-635-7654. PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Verdi & Wagner: Greatest Hits feat. Manfred Honeck, conductor; Simona Šaturová, soprano; & Gregg Baker, baritone. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900. RANDY BUSH. Piano concert. East Liberty Presbyterian Church, East Liberty. 412-441-3800.
TUE 05 APOLLO’S FIRE. Come to the River: An Early American Gathering. Seton Hill University, Greensburg. 724-834-2200. PITTSBURGH CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY. Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland. 412-622-3131.
OTHER MUSIC MON 04 HAMBONE’S. Cabaret. Jazz Standards & Showtunes singalong. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318.
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show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7p.m.
SHADOW LOUNGE East Liberty. 412-363-8277. With special guests Sun Hound, The Brushfire & more. Over 18 show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 6:30p.m.
Hannibal Buress
American Opera
Anna Gabrielle CLUB CAFE South Side. 412-431-4950. Over 21 show. Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone. 8p.m.
Dirty Heads / Shiny Toy Guns
MR. SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. 412-821-4447. All ages show. Tickets: 866-468-3401 or ticketweb.com/opusone. 8p.m.
FRIDAY 1 ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412263-2877. With special guests Dception & Ze and Troll Toll. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly. com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7p.m.
Brit Floyd
THURSDAY 28
THUNDERBIRD CAFE Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177. Over 21 show. Tickets: greyareaprod.com. 9p.m.
ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-263-2877. With special guests Love and Death, The Letter Black & more. All ages
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HEINZ HALL Downtown. 412-392-4900. Tickets: pittsburghsymphony.org/march. Through March 3.
Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8:30p.m.
Gaelic Storm PALACE THEATRE Greensburg. 724-836-8000. Tickets: thepalacetheatre.org. 7p.m.
SATURDAY 2 Black Grace
BYHAM THEATER Downtown. 412-456-6666. Tickets: trustarts.org. 8p.m.
MONDAY 4
Machine Gun Kelly ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-263-2877. With special guests Legally Insane & more. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly. com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7p.m.
Jake Miller
CARNEGIE LIBRARY MUSIC HALL Munhall. 412-368-5225. With special guests Midi Matilda & Oh No! Fiasco. All ages show. Tickets: carnegieconcerts.com. 7p.m.
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EWAN MCGREGOR NEARLY MEETS HIS END AS A SAVORY PASTRY
THIS SIBERIAN LIFE {BY HARRY KLOMAN} In his earlier documentaries, Werner Herzog has played both ethnographer and psychologist, seeking to understand subjects who live in the extremes. But in Happy People: A Year in the Taiga, he leaves analysis behind and just lets life happen.
Life in a northern town
His film observes a contented-cumisolated Siberian village’s subsistence culture, less Grizzly Man than Nat Geo, less intriguing than merely interesting, and a hair slower than Herzog’s familiar narrative voice. Why would anyone live in a place that you can only reach by helicopter and, for a few summer months, by boat? Because that’s where they live. Gennady Soloviev, whose robust dogs are his main companions, got sent there 40 years ago to trap sable, so that’s what he does — that’s what he is. “There’s nothing like fresh fish, whatever kind,” one villager says. There’s also nothing else to eat. When a politician visits, once every four years, he brings speeches, songs and sacks of wheat. And yet, Soloviev owns a snowmobile and slyly references Gilligan’s Island, so he’s hardly a Trobriand Islander, removed from contemporary culture. “You can take away anything from a man — health, wealth, suchlike,” he says, “but you can’t take away his craftsman skills.” Hard to argue with — if you can get there to argue in the first place. In Russian and English, with subtitles. Starts Fri., March 1. Manor INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
There’s still time to check out the Oscar-winning doc,
Searching g for Sugar Man, about a lost troubadour. It’s feel-good, toetapping, and a great tale. Held over at the Harris, Downtown, through Thu., March 7.
You don’t know Jack (Nicholas Hoult)
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HE REVAMPED- fairy-tale genre seems to have run its course. The endless Shrek films are distant bad memories, and last year delivered two — two! — Snow White duds. So it was with some trepidation that I headed out for Jack the Giant Slayer, Bryan Singer’s adaptation of “Jack and the Beanstalk.” Despite a clunky framing device in which the classic story is read to children, this was a fairy-tale re-boot that mostly worked. The film expands the narrative, turning the relatively simple tale into a multi-character action-adventure comedy. There’s humor, but none of the wink-wink snark that makes other recent revamps feel so pandering. Our hero is the gangly farm boy named Jack (Nicholas Hoult), who trades a horse for some magic beans — one of which sprouts and grows straight up into the sky, beyond the clouds. Caught up in the super-sized, fast-growing stalk is Princess Isabelle (Eleanor Tomlinson),
who was visiting Jack’s hovel on a seeinghow-the-people-live mission. So, the princess gets stuck topside, which is ruled by nasty giants just looking for a fresh excuse to come back down to earth and snack on their favorite food: people. The king (Ian McShane) sets up a posse to retrieve his daughter. There’s the
JACK THE GIANT SLAYER DIRECTED BY: Bryan Singer STARRING: Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor, Eleanor Tomlinson In 3-D, in select theaters Starts Fri., March. 1
good guy (Ewan McGregor), the scheming bad guy (Stanley Tucci) and assorted red shirts who are destined to be dinner. Also along for the climb is Jack, making his first quest. The giants are big, dirty and grumpy, and their obvious CGI-ness made them
less fearsome. (They’re just made up of harmless 1s and 0s.) The story moves quickly through the rescue, with one especially amusing side bit in which McGregor nearly meets his end as a savory pastry. But, at nearly two hours, Jack is at least 20 minutes too long. Given its slim material, all the film’s components – from intro to beanstalk adventure to climax – could have been tightened up. As it is, the story comes to a convenient stopping point — and then a huge, noisy battle breaks out. (If you spring for the 3-D glasses, the last reel is especially busy.) Jack is helped immeasurably by the employment of good actors, who have the capacity to deliver the silly seriously. (The giants’ leader is voiced by that perennial scene-stealer Bill Nighy.) I once said I’d watch Ian McShane in anything, so I guess that includes him clumping around in gold-plated armor and staring balefully at a very, very, very big plant. A HOF F @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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GREASE. The 1978 hit movie musical (itself adapted from a Broadway show) is a color-saturated, 1950s fantasy, where high school is for sock-hops, drivein movies, shop class and falling in love again with that perky Australian girl. Directed by Randal Kleiser, the film stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John at their dreamiest. Midnight, Sat., March 2. Manor
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URBANIZED. How cities are designed — what mistakes were made in the past and what plans cities have for expanding and re-working themselves in the future — is the focus of Gary Hustwit’s 2011 documentary. (This film is the third of Hustwit’s “design trilogy,” following Helvetica and Objectified.) The film screens as part of Silk Screen’s Asia Unreeled program, and will be followed by a discussion regarding city planning. In English, and various languages, with subtitles. 2 p.m. Sun., March 3. Winchester Thurston School, 555 Morewood Ave., Shadyside. Free. www.silkscreenfestival.org
John Dies At the End loosely based on a 1999 Frontline episode about informants.) But, halfway through this headscratching, thrill-less bore-fest, I thought: This film is a sentence. The film’s marketing forefronts its star, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (and his giant arms), but Johnson left his bag of tricks at home: no beaming smiles, no funny lines, no action. Look, The Rock isn’t Olivier, but he’s got plenty of charismatic screen presence, none of which is in evidence here. The plot, dialogue and acting are strictly TV movie. After his sniveling son winds up staring at a 10-year bid for receiving drugs in the mail, Missouri construction magnate John Matthews (Johnson) makes a deal with the local U.S. attorney (Susan Sarandon). He’ll locate a bigger drug dealer, and trade that dude for his son’s freedom. (I was previously unaware of the “barter” option in U.S. law.) So with the reluctant help of an ex-con employee (Jon Bernthal), Matthews goes freelance undercover to ensnare the scourge of Missouriburg, mini-drug-kingpin Malik (Michael K. Williams, a.k.a. “Omar,” from The Wire, a.k.a. not much of a stretch). But on the first drug buy, shit gets real rapido, after a Mexican cartel hombre known as El Topo (Benjamin Bratt) takes notice of Matthews’ superior truck-driving skills, and offers Matthews a huge — and hugely illegal — deal he cannot refuse. Not only is the story inane and lifeless, but Snitch dares to suggest that the solution for too-tough drug laws is for more of us to become shotgunpumping, mayhem-wreaking vigilante undercover narcs in exchange for letting people we know out of jail. But honestly, this turgid mess makes writing your Congressperson look like more fun. (AH)
neighbor might be a cannibal. 9:15 p.m. Fri., March 1, and 4 p.m. Sun., March 3. Hollywood EDDIE ROSENSTEIN: AN EVENING OF FILM. Pittsburgh native and documentary filmmaker Eddie Rosenstein presents a program of his short films. His
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21 AND OVER. Dude turns 21, and his pals throw him a crazy party. Jon Lucas and Scott Moore direct this comedy. Starts Fri., March 1.
THE LAST EXORCISM PART II. When they said in 2010 that it was the “last exorcism,” they neglected to add: in two parts. Seems the previous demon-outing didn’t take, because the devil is back! Ashley Bell stars, Ed GassDonnelly directs. Starts Fri., March 1. SNITCH. Ric Roman Waugh’s drama pretends to care about unfair mandatory-minimum sentencing for drug trafficking. (It is very
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TO CATCH A THIEF. Alfred Hitchcock’s lush 1955 Technicolor film is the sort of dreamily romantic caper that makes crime look like an amusing sideline of the rich and good-looking. Cary Grant stars as the presumably retired cat burglar who steps in to help solve a series of jewel heists among the elite of Monte Carlo. An American socialite (Grace Kelly) is the beneficiary of his detecting — and romancing — skills. The film opens a month-long, Sunday-night series featuring Hitchcock’s leading ladies. 8 p.m. Sun., March 3. Regent Square (AH)
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Imogen Cunningham’s “Magnolia Blossom” (1925)
It’s a sleeper exhibit in a sleeper space: the Carnegie Museum of Art’s sometimes overlooked but typically rewarding Gallery One, up the long steps and turn left. Yours Truly sounds sincere though a little old-fashioned, and it is, in a good way. The 79 black-and-white photographs are consistently terrific, precious works on paper that pull you in close, revealing a wealth of detail and a range of printing styles. Organized by William T. Hillman, a New York City-based collector with ties to Pittsburgh, more than half of the exhibit consists of photographs from his collection that are promised gifts to the Carnegie. It’s a major bequest of 46 photographs, with brilliant works by Henri CartierBresson, Berenice Abbott, Helen Levitt, Bill Brandt, etc., including many by photographers not represented in the Carnegie’s collection. Most are smallish and many are “vintage prints” made close to the time the negative was shot. These are prized by collectors not only for their rarity (hardly anyone collected photographs, so few copies were printed) but also — so the argument goes — because the earliest prints were truest to the photographer’s original vision. While there are a couple of 19th-century photographs — and more recent, larger photographs, including examples by Herb Ritts and Rosalind Solomon — the exhibit really pivots on the 1920s through the early ’70s. And there’s a wonderful range from the worlds of fashion, photojournalism, various forms of documentation and even some works intended as art, all of which fall in the catchall category “fine photography.” There are a few landscapes and posed shots, but most capture a fleeting, poignant moment. All collections are somewhat idiosyncratic and often feature a thematic focus, and Hillman’s is certainly no exception. Approximately half of the photographs in the exhibit are of (mostly hetero) public displays of affection, including Robert Doisneau’s poster-popular “Kiss by the Hotel de Ville” (1950). While this was presumably a significant thread in Hillman’s collection, it’s also fitting in that the exhibit is dedicated to his parents’ 67th wedding anniversary. That would account for why, for example, we get Weegee’s “3D Couple Kissing” (c. 1955) and not a more characteristic murder victim bleeding on the sidewalk. More kissing, less death and destruction. A fitting anniversary tribute, and something worth working toward.
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N THE FRONT row, perched at a hightop bar table, sit three audience .members: a thirtysomething guy, his girlfriend and her mother. All evening, at the Strip District’s BeerHive, the trio has been sipping drinks and chuckling as local comedians riff on relationships, work, raising kids and pop culture. This is comfortable comedic territory. Until the host introduces Alex Stypula. Stypula, a moustachioed 27-year-old, takes his spot, yanks the microphone from its stand, and without even acknowledging the crowd, delivers an angry tirade on how AIDS ruined blood orgies for everyone. The trio tense up and place their drinks on the table. Stypula then recounts, in grisly detail, an attempt to re-animate a corpse. The couple check their cell phones and fumble with their napkins. The mother
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“But I told you I remodeled my bathroom!”: Alex Stypula
stiffens her back, crosses her arms and emits loud, disapproving sighs. Stypula frantically paces the stage, as if he forgot something in the wings, all the while firing off bursts of shocking dialogue
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about animal abuse, self-mutilation and child abduction. Without saying a word, the trio decides
that it is definitely time to leave — not an easy feat from the front row of a comedy show. The boyfriend, glancing over his shoulder to see if Stypula is watching, helps his partner slip on her coat. The mother unhooks her purse from the back of the chair and stands up. Stypula launches into to an elaborate story about encountering a police officer while trying to dispose of a body. As he utters the words, “dead prostitute,” the mother bursts out in laughter and falls back into her seat. The couple, too, give way to laughter and sit back down. For the next several minutes, the three of them wipe tears from their eyes and struggle to catch their breath as Stypula addresses sex after death, terrorism, slaughterhouses and disease. When the set ends, the mother, physically exhausted, looks at her daughter and
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In the tough neighborhood where Black Grace artistic director/choreographer Neil Ieremia grew up, dancing didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t figure into everyday life. The son of Samoan parents living in New Zealand, Ieremia says he was exposed to traditional Polynesian singing and dancing at social functions (weddings, funerals) and through school and church youth groups. But it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until he began seeing music videos from America as a preteen that he really took notice of dance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to dance like Michael Jackson,â&#x20AC;? says Ieremia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I practiced and practiced, and some strange things started happening. pp g I began g melding a moon walk with a traditional Islander wit â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;slapâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dance, adding in elements of hip hop and martial arts and putting them all together in a pot to come up with an unusual way of dancing.â&#x20AC;? That idiosyncratic approach, along with forap mal ma training he received in western dance disciplines like ballet and modern, later led Ieremia to found Black Grace in 1995. The troupeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name is a reference to the mixing of hard and soft elements: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partly a nod to New Zealandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national rugby union team, nicknamed the â&#x20AC;&#x153;All Blacks.â&#x20AC;? Begun as an all-male troupe, Black Grace added female dancers in 2002. Today, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a contemporary dance company that happens to use elements of traditional Maori and Samoan dance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not the other way round. Ieremia describes the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movement style as being â&#x20AC;&#x153;grounded, rhythmic, fast and powerful.â&#x20AC;? The troupe makes its Pittsburgh debut March 2 at the Byham Theater, performing three works by Ieremia. The 90-minute program for 11 dancers will open with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pati Patiâ&#x20AC;? (Samoan for â&#x20AC;&#x153;clap clapâ&#x20AC;?), a piece that reworks choreography that Ieremia created earlier in his career, and that had a more traditional bent. Next the company will perform an excerpt from 2007â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amataâ&#x20AC;? (Samoan for â&#x20AC;&#x153;beginâ&#x20AC;?). Loosely based on the weaving patterns found in traditional Pacific Island mats, the work was a first for Ieremia in that it used a predominantly female cast. The programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final offering is Ieremiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vakaâ&#x20AC;? (Maori for â&#x20AC;&#x153;canoeâ&#x20AC;?), a work inspired in part by artist Bill Violaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s video installation, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Raft.â&#x20AC;? Set to a mix of popular and traditional music by New Zealand artists, the work uses the idea of a raft or canoe as a metaphor for hope, and questions why it takes something like a disaster for our humanity to surface. INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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Allegheny Property Tax Assessment Update THURSDAY, MARCH 7
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To learn more about the Allegheny County Reassessment, the LHRC is delighted to have Pittsburgh attorney Greg Biernacki of Real Estate Tax Consultants, Inc., talk to patrons about things to look out for in the process and an overview in property tax assessment. This workshop is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. RSVPs are appreciated. Contact Mary Lu Denny: marylu@phlf.org or 412-471-5808 For more information call 412-471-5808 or visit www.landmarkshousingresource.org
â&#x20AC;&#x153;BENEATH ALL THAT GLITZ BEATS A
GREAT BIG SEQUINED HEART.â&#x20AC;? -NY1
FEATURING THESE HIT SONGS!
PHOTO OF ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST BY GAVIN BOND; ILLUSTRATION BY M ACIEJ HAJNRICH
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Dancers in Black Grace troupe {PHOTO COURTESY OF BLACK GRACE}
STYPULA GREW up in central Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh, and ended up going to college in Spain. Back in the States, he spent a semester in St. Louis, hated it there and returned to Pittsburgh to stay. He now works behind the scenes at a local market, but makes it clear that the day job is just a means to an end. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Comedy is the only thing I ever really wanted to do,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my biggest love in life.â&#x20AC;? Many comedians tread in the realm of the dark, scary and disgusting. What sets Stypula apart is the character heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s created. He describes his on-stage persona as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not necessarily evil. Just no real sense of general morality.â&#x20AC;? His material is shocking while not being dependent on shock value alone. Take his bit about a newly remodeled bathroom. In the setup, a friend visits Stypula and asks to use the bathroom. The twist comes when the guest discovers that Stypula has turned the room into a pit full of captive children. Given recent events, this â&#x20AC;&#x153;jokeâ&#x20AC;? clearly verges on poor taste. Stypula knows this well; he turns the focus away from his victims and toward himself and the guest. Irritated by the guestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lack of approval and embarrassed by the whole situation, Stypula simply says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I told you I remodeled my bathroom!â&#x20AC;? The pit, however grisly, is just a prop. A nightmarish scenario becomes a metaphor for everyday socially awkward situations. The real joke is on Stypula, who casts himself as a misguided protagonist whose diabolical plans never quite turn out the way he had hoped. Audiences arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always kind. Recently, booed by a crowd at the Pittsburgh Improv for telling a joke about bestiality, Stypula was feeling rattled. As he tells the story, he tried to win them back, failed, and left the stage a little early. Still, Stypula says, afterward he was pulled aside by a man who said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let my wife know this, but I thought you were really funny.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s risky comedy, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paying off. Stypula, says fellow comedian and show organizer Aaron Kleiber, â&#x20AC;&#x153;really crashed the scene last year.â&#x20AC;? Stypula was crowned winner of 2012 Gildaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club Great Comic Search. Since then, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appeared on the WDVE morning show and as a featured performer on numerous stages in the Pittsburgh area. Stypula takes lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest terrors and, somehow, makes them a little less frightening. For his audience, laughing in the face of horror becomes a cathartic experience.
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says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What just happened?â&#x20AC;? Later, Stypula tells a reporter, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best feeling is when people that I know donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to laugh, laugh.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finallyâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Belongâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Material Girlâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Raining Menâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girls Just Wanna Have Funâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Say A Little Prayerâ&#x20AC;?
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Jesse Pardee, as Florence, and Alex Walton, as Gregor, in Check, Please
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Point Park’s Conservatory Theatre presents one of the loopiest productions from that era; Chess, with music by Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus (the guys from ABBA), lyrics by Tim Rice and book by Richard Nelson. It’s difficult to relate the plot, because I’m not really sure what happens. It’s 1986 and we’re in Thailand for a World Chess Championship between a bad-boy American, Freddie Thumper, and his stoic Russian rival, Anatoly Sergievsky. Many parallels between chess and the Cold War are made, and a number of unrelated songs get sung. But then it becomes about Florence Vassy, who left Hungary as a little girl. She works as Thumper’s assistant but leaves him and falls in love with Sergievsky. Then it turns into spy vs. spy with the CIA and the KGB doing something unclear but under-
handed, and Sergievsky’s wife turns up to sing a duet with Florence. Someone defects, then “un-defects,” and at the end you’re reminded that, as a child, you always found Chutes and Ladders more fun than chess. Scott Wise is perhaps the only director in Pittsburgh I would have imagined could have the brilliance to make something out of this musical jumble. But ultimately, even he can’t fix the unfixable. (The show closed after only two months on the Great White Way.) A more audience-friendly set design might have helped, instead of Anne Mundell’s curious obstacle course, which inexplicably hides half the cast from view. And although, as mentioned above, ’80s fashions were terrible, I’m still not sure why Michael Montgomery has costumed the female characters as Century 21 Realtors. Where Wise has excelled, however, is in getting focused performances from his cast — especially Joe Pudetti’s powerfully played and sung Segievsky, and Philip Feldman as an especially oily KGB agent. I N F O@ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
SPRING FEVER {BY ROBERT ISENBERG} AT FIRST, Spring Awakening looks like a silly
idea: Take a 1906 German stage play about promiscuous teens, add some original pop songs, and re-dub it a “rock musical.” Keep the costumes and the cringe-worthy English translation, but allow for modern lyrics, with song titles like “The Bitch of Living” and “Totally Fucked.” The result should be arty and weird, like an episode of Glee produced by Werner Herzog. Yet Spring Awakening merited its title,
sweeping the Tonys in 2007. Frank Wedekind’s play was revived by Steven Sater’s updated libretto and Duncan Sheik’s sophisticated score. As Carnegie Mellon University’s latest production proves, Spring surpasses its high-concept origins. The musical is a sensitive and mature chronicle of adolescence. The anxiety of its young pupils, and the anguish of their sexuality, shows the timelessness of high school angst. Being a teen-ager, it seems, has always sucked. In the story, young Wendla wonders where babies come from. Melchior, a rebellious student, already knows. And luckless Moritz is so distracted by this question that he can’t study. This all leads to unwanted pregnancy, expulsion and two horrible deaths. The play’s final act is appropriately Teutonic, a perfect storm of doom and sadness. (German dramatists generally excel at scorched-earth finales. Fair warning). As these protagonists, Emily Koch, Taylor Jack Helmboldt and Trevor McQueen capably alternate between Kaiser-era formality and punk-rock staccato. Under the direction of Tomé Cousin, the production is often surreally slow-paced, but so is the script. Spring takes considerable time not only to develop its story, but also to compose its gloomy poetry. Pedantic as his writing is, Wedekind takes young sexuality seriously, and Sheik and Sater successfully embellish his storytelling.
SPRING AWAKENING continues thru March 2. Philip Chosky Theater, Carnegie Mellon campus, Oakland. $27. 412-268-2407 or drama.cmu.edu
What is rarely noted about Spring is its provocative costuming. Designer Mary Rene Stein clearly based her wardrobe on the Broadway original, but the choices are subtly alarming: The boys wear periodaccurate brown outfits, which are genteel, yes, but also sleek and handsome. The girls wear frilly dresses that are clearly too short, like a mash-up of child’s nightgown and adult lingerie. Like the oft-criticized Catholic school uniform, such fashion can seem both starchy and erotic: Their very garments betray their chastity. Their awakening is as inevitable as the season. INFO@ PGHC ITY PAP ER.CO M
PEARL OF GREAT PRICE {BY ROBERT ISENBERG} ANTHROPOLOGY is a tough job. On the one hand, explorers can “discover” a cul-
tural secret, something no one else has ever seen. Conversely, anthropologists have often been accused of being arrogant, cultish and presumptuous. They make bank on the rituals and traditions of others. Some imperialists bring guns and germs; others bring a clipboard.
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Black Pearl Sings, by Frank Higgins, is an inventive take on the ethics of curiosity. Produced by New Horizon Theater, Pearl is about a female researcher, Susannah Mullally, who seeks to record endangered slave songs in the 1930s. Her “subject” is Alberta Pearl Johnson, an African-American widow incarcerated for a violent crime. Susannah’s mission is academically pure, but their relationship gets murky fast: Susannah wants original songs, which Pearl has. Pearl wants freedom and her missing daughter, and Susannah might offer both. Susannah wants to prove herself to her male colleagues, but she must exploit Pearl to do so. Everything boils down to supply and demand. Only two characters grace the stage, but the dynamics of their conversation are a microcosm for all of American history. Like the sharecroppers who carried the American songbook in their vocal cords, Julie Beroes and Jacquea Mae show remarkable talent. Mae is a powerful singer and Beroes a strong actor, though neither claims the other’s skills. Such a play could be mired in pageantry, like those roving middle-school troupes that drone about Harriet Tubman. Yet New Horizon Theater has picked a deceptively complex script — and given that it’s Black History Month, Pearl couldn’t be better timed. The improvised stage at the Kingsley Association is as plucky and intimate as the story itself, and director Linda Haston uses every inch of it to her advantage. For gospel fans, hearing the songs sung so nakedly is worth the price of admission. And one aspect of Pearl transcends the stage: When Mae unleashes her voice, audiences will likely sing along. I could hear, last Sunday, the hum of harmonies, the slap of heels and a chorus of low “uh-huhs.” For African Americans of a certain age and temperament, “Troubles So Hard” is more than a Moby remix. “Kum Ba Yah” is more than campfire sentimentality. And “Reap What You Sow” isn’t anthropology, but a part of life.
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this show has a fictive premise — Delany returning to speak in Pittsburgh at age 72 — most of it is drawn verbatim from Delany’s own copious writings. The first of five performances at the Hill House is tonight. Bill O’Driscoll 8 p.m. Continues through Sat., March 2. 1825 Centre Ave., Hill District. $5-15. 412-867-9213
{WORDS} Tonight, Community College of Allegheny County kicks off a month-long series of outreach efforts with a community event called The Big Read in Pittsburgh, part of CCAC’s One College … One Community initiative. Throughout March, students in several high schools and CCAC students alike will be studying and participating in essay, poetry and art contests centered around Carson McCullers’ classic novel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. Tonight’s event, at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, features monologue performances by students from partner schools, music and food. Jeff Ihaza 6 p.m. 980 Liberty Ave, Downtown. Free. 412-469-6301
{FILM} Back in 2002, director Don Coscarelli delivered Bubba Ho-Tep, a quirky comedyslash-horror-flick that offered a fresh take on two enduring myths: the fake death of Elvis Presley and killer mummies. His latest film, John Dies at the End, is in a similar vein, taking a bemused look at a couple of college losers trying to prevent the Earth from being overrun by freakish mutations. The film, which opens tonight for a four-night run at the Hollywood Theater, features that master of dry drollery, Paul Giamatti. Al Hoff 7:30 p.m. Also, 7 p.m. Fri., March 1; 7 p.m. Sun., March 3; and 7:30 p.m. Thu., March 7. 1449 Potomac Ave., Dormont. $7. 412-563-0368
{STAGE} Actor and writer Wali Jamal is making sure no one forgets Martin R. Delany. In 19th-century Pittsburgh, the remarkable Mr. Delany distinguished himself as a physician, journalist and abolitionist; this son of a slave later became the first black major in the U.S. Army.
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If last year’s Luna Park Project was any indication, Zach Dorn and Murphi Cook of the Society for the Advancement of Miniature Curiosa know just the right blend of whimsy, grit and weirdness. Expect more of the same (plus extra popcorn) in Tonight A Clown Will Travel Time. Instead of a half-forgotten amusement park, this time their multimedia show is about “clown, archivist and amateur scientist Albert Billows,” who invites the audience on the maiden voyage of his time machine. Adventures ensue. Tonight’s is the first of four performances at Fe Gallery. BO 8 p.m. Continues through Sat., March 2. 4102 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $8-10. www.miniaturecuriosa.com
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While The Little Sweep was billed by composer Benjamin Britten as “an entertainment for young people,” this 1949 children’s opera starts darkly: The title character is sold into servitude in 19th-century England, then bullied by his new masters. But things lighten up with the lad’s rescue by the children of a wealthy family. And Microscopic Opera’s Andres Cladera believes the rarely performed one-hour chamber work is an ideal way for kids to meet opera. (His own nieces, for instance, loved it.) Following the successful 2011 staging of the Fantastic Mr. Fox opera, Cladera and fellow artistic director Erica Olden decided to honor the centennial of the great Britten’s birth; the production is partly funded by a Britten-Pears Foundation award. Little Sweep, libretto by Eric Crozier, was originally paired with Let’s Make an Opera!, a short educational piece. Instead, Microscopic includes a five-minute prelude in which the audience becomes part of a class of kids learning to sing three songs. The cast features six singers from CAPA High School and 10 Microscopic company singers, including Daphne Alderson and Jenifer Weber. “Britten is not easy to sing or perform,” says Cladera. The five performances at CAPA High School Theater will be accompanied, unusually, by a string quartet, percussion and four-hand piano — one piano piece for two players at once. Bill O’Driscoll Fri., March 1-Sun., March 3. 111 Ninth St., Downtown. $8-15. www.microscopicopera.org
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will be a tree-tapping. Imagine — a tree that oozes sugary goodness! Sweet. AH 8:30 a.m.-noon. 1901 Glen Mitchell Road, Sewickley. Outside activities are free; breakfast $9 adults/$7 children. 412-741-6136 or www.fhnc.org
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{JAZZ} Widely regarded as one of jazz music’s premier drummers, Jack DeJohnette has received accolades from the likes of Miles Davis, who noted that DeJohnette’s drumming was instrumental to his genredefining record Bitches Brew. Grammy-award-winner DeJohnette performs tonight at MCG Jazz in the North Side, bringing some of his many friends including: Tim Ries on saxophone, Lionel Loueke
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{MUSIC} Christeene doesn’t really fit into one category: Her performances include rap and other music, but stretch beyond that, and her creator, Paul Soileau, once told Denver Westword that he considers her to be “more of a punk thing” than a drag artist. Tonight marks her first appearance in Pittsburgh, at 6119, in a show co-sponsored by VIA, Haus of Haunt (the drag family that includes Sharon Needles) and Pgh Bro Club. Haus of Haunt’s Alaska Thvnderfvck performs as well, and DJs Dad Time and Edgar Um spin tunes. Andy Mulkerin 10 p.m. 6119 Penn Ave. (second floor), East Liberty. $12-15. Ages 18 and over. www.facebook. com/6119Penn
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THEATER THE 39 STEPS. A spy thriller/ comedy based on Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 classic. Fri, Sat. Thru March 16. Comtra Theatre, Cranberry. 724-591-8727. ANYBODY OUT THERE? A comedy by John Patrick. Presented by The Heritage Players. Fri-Sun. Thru March 10. Seton Center, Brookline. 412-254-4633. BLACK PEARL SINGS! Playwright Frank Higgins’s musical take on tales of Lead Belly & John A. Lomax. Presented by New Horizon Theater, Inc. Thu-Sun. Thru March 3. Kingsley Center, East Liberty. 412-661-8721. BODYCAST: AN ARTIST LECTURE BY SUZANNE BOCANEGRA. A tale of ancient Rome, Texas rose queens, scoliosis, Scottish tartans, the history of how artists are taught to make art, & how all of us are taught to look at it. Starring Frances McDormand. Fri., March 1, 7:30 p.m.
Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. 412-622-3288. CHESS. In the midst of the Cold War, Freddie Trumper of the United States & Anatoly Sergievsky of the Soviet Union face off in a world championship chess tournament. Thu-Sun. Thru March 3. Pittsburgh Playhouse, Oakland. 412-392-8000. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED). Presented by the Unseam’d Shakespeare Company. Thu-Sun. Thru March 2. Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, Downtown. THE DUTCHMAN. In the underbelly of the city, 2 strangers struggle to reconcile differences while fighting their mutual attraction. Presented by 5th Wall Theatre. Feb. 28-March 2. Future Tenant, Downtown. 412-325-7037. GODSPELL. Presented by Stage Right. March 1-3. Greensburg Garden and Civic Center, Greensburg. 724-836-8000. THE GREAT GATSBY. Presented
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FRI 01 FRIDAY NIGHT STAND-UP. Fri, 9 p.m. Thru March 29 Toros Performance Lounge, Friendship. 412-657-4245. PITTSBURGH COMEDY SHOWCASE W/ MIKE WYSOCKI. Fri, 9 p.m. Corner Cafe, South Side. 412-488-2995.
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Lawrenceville. 724-331-9692. THE MR. ROBOTO PROJECT. 5th Annual Funa-Day Pittsburgh Art Show. Group show of narrative works in various mediums outlining each artist’s journey through the 1st month of the year. Opens March 1. Bloomfield. 412-683-1823. PENN AVENUE ARTS DISTRICT. Unblurred Gallery Crawl. March 1, 6 - 10 p.m. Garfield. 412-441-6147-ext.-7. PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Artist talks by Stephen Chalmers, Lizzy De Vita & Lenore Thomas. Shadyside. 412-361-0873. SWEETWATER CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Student/Instructor Exhibition. Artist reception & open house: March 1, 6-8 p.m. Sewickley. 412-741-4405. TRUNDLE MANOR. Sara K. Diesel. Illustrations. Opening reception: March 1, 7 p.m. & by appointment. Swissvale. 412-916-5544. WEST PENN HOSPITAL. Welcome to the Gardens. Fine acrylic paintings by Maura Taylor. Opening March 1. The Gallery of Art, Millvale Ave. Upper Lobby. Email maurataylor3@gmail.com for more information. Bloomfield. 412-578-5000. WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART. The Art of Ruth Levine. A pop-up gallery of Levine’s work,
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ONGOING 707 PENN GALLERY. Indivisibler. Work by John Burt Sanders. Downtown. 412-325-7017. 709 PENN GALLERY. Feminine Aesthetics. Women of Visions, Inc. group show feat. Denise “Mike” Johnson, Mary Martin, Vanessa German, JoAnne Bates, Christine McCray Bethea, Richena Brockinson, more. Downtown. 412-471-6070. ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. 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. BARCO LAW LIBRARY. Dream. Paintings by Sue Vincent. Oakland. BLUE OLIVE GALLERIES. All Local Artists. Muli media, pottery, woods & jewelry. Frazier. 724-275-7001. BOXHEART GALLERY. Urbane. Paintings by Kuzana Ogg, BoxHeart’s 2013 Artist of the Year. Bloomfield. 412-687-8858. BUTLER ART CENTER. Associated Artists of Butler County Annual Invitational Art Show. Over 50 pieces of art by 25 artists. Butler. 724-283-6922. CONTINUES ON PG. 44
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I enjoyed all of the speakers — I think all of them had tremendously valuable things to say. The ones that stood out the most to me were Christine Mondor and John Fetterman; they both gave insight into community planning. Christine talked about sustainable communities in areas that are being redeveloped. I’m originally from Youngstown, Ohio, and I think a lot of the things she touched on could be implemented in areas like that. Also John Fetterman, the mayor of Braddock, had some amazing insights for redeveloping areas. In fact, me and some buddies of mine from Youngstown State were just talking about how a lot of the ideas he talked about could be implanted in Ohio, combining some of the community plans already in place with a lot of the largescale partnerships Fetterman talked about.
COMEDY FROM THE DARKER SIDE OF LIFE. Alex Stypula w/ Shannon Norman, James J. Hamilton, John Dick Winters. Hosted By Isaac Kozell 10 p.m. Club Cafe, South Side. 412-431-4950. SCIT SOCIAL IMPROV JAM. For new & experienced improvisers. Sat, 6 p.m. Steel City Improv Theater, Shadyside. 412-322-1000. WUNDERSTUDIES: AN IMPROVISED MUSICAL. First Sat of every month, 8:30 p.m. Thru May 4 Steel City Improv Theater, Shadyside. 412-404-2695.
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use of propaganda, the boycott debate, history of the torch run, & the historic performance of Jesse Owens. Curated by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Downtown. 412-258-2700. BAYERNHOF MUSEUM. Large collection of automatic rollplayed musical instruments and music boxes in a mansion setting. Call for appointment. O’Hara. 412-782-4231. CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART. 20/20: Celebrating Two Decades of the Heinz Architectural Center. Feat. timeline highlighting important exhibitions & events, a display of 20 objects from the collection selected by current or past curatorial staff, more. Oakland. 412-622-3131. CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. Empowering Women: Artisan 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 About Birds thru March, Lord of the Crane Flies thru April. Ongoing: Earth Revealed,
TUE 05 OPEN MIC STAND UP COMEDY NITE. Hosted by Derek Minto & John Pridmore. Tue, 9:30 p.m. Smiling Moose, South Side. 412-612-4030.
WED 06 COMEDY NIGHT AT BUCKHEAD 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.
EXHIBITS ALLEGHENY-KISKI VALLEY HERITAGE MUSEUM. Military artifacts and exhibits on the Allegheny Valley’s industrial heritage. Tarentum. 724-224-7666. ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years. Juxtaposing prime examples of Warhol’s paintings, sculpture, & films with those by other artists who reinterpret, respond, or react to his work. North Side. 412-237-8300. AUGUST WILSON CENTER FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE. The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936. An exhibit exploring 1936 Olympic Games including
Dinosaurs In Their Time, more. Oakland. 412-622-3131. CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER. Ongoing: Buhl Digital Dome (planetarium), Miniature Railroad and Village, USS Requin submarine, and more. North Side. 412-237-3400. CONNEY M. KIMBO GALLERY. University of Pittsburgh Jazz Exhibit: Memorabilia & Awards from the International Hall of Fame. Oakland. 412-648-7446. FALLINGWATER. Tour the famed Frank Lloyd Wright house. Ohiopyle. 724-329-8501. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Tours of 13 Tiffany stained-glass windows. Downtown. 412-471-3436. FORT PITT MUSEUM. Reconstructed fort houses museum of Pittsburgh history circa French & Indian War and American Revolution. Downtown. 412-281-9285. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Ongoing: tours of Clayton, the Frick estate, with classes, car & carriage museum. Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. HARTWOOD ACRES. Tour this Tudor mansion and stable complex, and enjoy hikes and outdoor activities in the surrounding park. Allison Park. 412-767-9200. KENTUCK KNOB. Tour the other Frank Lloyd Wright house. Chalk Hill. 724-329-8501. CONTINUES ON PG. 44
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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. OLIVER MILLER HOMESTEAD. This pioneer/Whiskey Rebellion 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. 14 indoor rooms & 3 outdoor gardens feature exotic plants and floral displays from around the world. Oakland. 412-622-6914. PHOTO ANTIQUITIES. Cameras & the Famous Photos They Took. Including a copy of Daguerre’s first camera, James Bond’s mini Minox spy unit, the Big Bertha that caught Bill Mazeroski rounding third base in 1960 Winning Series, more. North Side. 412-231-7881. PINBALL PERFECTION. Pinball museum & players club. West View. 412-931-4425. PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM. Home to 4,000 animals, including many endangered species. Highland Park. 412-665-3639. RACHEL CARSON HOMESTEAD. A Reverence for Life. Photos and artifacts of her life & work. Springdale. 724-274-5459. RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. Exhibits on the Homestead Mill. Steel industry and community artifacts from 1881-1986. Homestead. 412-464-4020. SENATOR JOHN HEINZ HISTORY CENTER. 1968: The Year that Rocked America. Nearly a dozen interactive video presentations & more than 100 evocative artifacts that explore how the year 1968 helped shape our modern world. From Slavery to Freedom. Highlight’s Pittsburgh’s role in the anti-slavery movement. Ongoing: Western PA Sports Museum, Clash of Empires, and exhibits on local history, more. Strip District. 412-454-6000. SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HALL. Military museum dedicated to honoring military service members since the Civil War through artifacts & personal mementos. Oakland. 412-621-4253. ST. ANTHONY’S CHAPEL. Features 5,000 relics of Catholic saints. North Side. 412-323-9504. ST. NICHOLAS CROATIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. Maxo Vanka Murals. Mid-20th
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CARNEGIE LIBRARY, SQUIRREL HILL. Afternoons in Bamako: Mali 2010. Photography by Joseph Edgar. Squirrel Hill. 412-422-9650. CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART. Yours Truly: Privately Collected Photographs. 80 vintage prints by some of the most celebrated photographers of the 20th century. Oakland. 412-622-3131. CHATHAM UNIVERSITY. Culture in Context. African Art from the Olkes Collection. Shadyside. 412-365-1232. CHRISTINE FRECHARD GALLERY. Revelation. Work by Artur Vasilevich. Squirrel Hill. 412-421-8888. CONCEPT ART GALLERY. The Eye’s Journey. New work by Douglas Cooper. Regent Square. 412-242-9200. EASTSIDE GALLERY. Hats Off. Work by Sally Allen, Pat Kelly, Bernie Pintar, Sickles, more. East Liberty. 412-465-0140. ENRICO’S TAZZA D’ORO CAFE. Landscape Paintings. Work by Brett Mason. Highland Park. 412-362-3676. FE GALLERY. A Permanent Gesture. Drawing installation by Stephen Tuomala. Lawrenceville. 412-254-4038. FILMMAKERS GALLERIES. Revealing Place: Photographs from Missouri, Pennsylvania & Texas. Feat. work of 36 students from 3 universities, in 3 different states. Oakland. 412-681-5449. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. A Kind of Alchemy: Medieval Persian Ceramics. A look at the diversity of
ceramics made in ancient Persia, now present-day Iraq, Iran, & Afghanistan. Feat. 10thcentury splashware, buffware, slip-painted ware, lusterware & 14th-century fritware, more. Permanent collection of European Art. Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. GALERIE WERNER, THE MANSIONS ON FIFTH. The Classic Collection: European & American Classical & Academic Styles. Early 19th & 20th century paintings. Oakland. 412-716-1390. GALLERY ON 43RD STREET. Interiors. Oil paintings by Jonelle Summerfield. Lawrenceville. 412-683-6488. GAY & LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER. Fractures & Israel. Photography by Torey Bocast. 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. 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. MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN’S GUILD. Topographies. Work by Barbara Sorensen. North Side. 412-322-1773. 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. MORGAN CONTEMPORARY GLASS GALLERY. Uncommon Grounds. Group show highlighting the fluidity & transformative quality of glass. Feat. Jon Goldberg, Jan Kransberger, Mark Leputa, Leonard Marty, & Matthew Szösz. 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. PICTURESQUE PHOTOGRAPHY & GIFTS. Photography by Brenda Knoll. Lawrenceville. 412-688-0240. PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Above Dusk. Paintings by Kara Ruth Snyder. Homographies. Installation by Lizzy De Vita. Inter-subjectivity. Work by Eli Blasko, Eric D. Charlton & Ian F. Thomas. NON-WORK. Work by David Montano. Public Lives. Watercolors by William McAllister. Slo Poke. Paintings & drawings by Jonathan Chamberlain. Somewhere In Between. Installation by Lenore D. Thomas. This May Not Take That Long. Audio/video installation by David Bernabo & Emily Walley. Transience. Work by Stephen Chalmers. Untitled 1. Work by Jeremy Boyle & Mark Franchino.
PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER. Consciousness. Flameworked glass by Eunsuh Choi. Friendship. 412-365-2145. SILVER EYE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. Projects by Diane Meyer & Ross Mantle. Work by Fellowship 13 photography competition winners. South Side. 412-431-5777. THE SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT. Bridge 12. Work by Melissa Cameron, Betty Vera, & Kevin Snipes. Strip District. 412-261-7003 x 12. SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES MUSEUM OF ART. Red, White & Blue in Black and White: The American Scene in Prints, Drawings & Photographs. 35-some works on paper from the museum’s collection, from photographs to lithographs. Ligonier. 724-238-6015. SPACE. Mean Girls. Work by Jenn Gooch, Sonja Sweterlitsch, Randie Snow, Vanessa German, more. Downtown. 412-325-7723. THE TOONSEUM. Drawn to Peace: The Art of Atila Ozer. The Art of Akira. Production art from Katsuhiro Otomo’s film. Downtown. 412-232-0199. WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART. Born of Fire: The Valley Work. Greensburg. 724-837-1500. WOOD STREET GALLERIES. Power Pixels 2013. New self-generative video installations, includes the world premiere of Miguel Chevalier’s latest work, Digital-Archi (Meta Cities). Downtown. 412-471-5605.
Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council. Thu, 1 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. SPANISH CONVERSATION CLUB. Second and Fourth Thu of every month, 6 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151.
FRI 01 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.
SAT 02 RIC WALKER. Book signing w/ author of Briefly Knocked Unconscious by a Low-Flying Duck. 2 p.m. Eljay’s Used Books, Dormont. 412-344-7444.
MON 04 NEUROSCIENCE & THE LITERARY HISTORY OF MIND: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO ATTENTION IN JANE AUSTEN. w/ Professor Natalie Phillips. 4:30 p.m. Carnegie Mellon University, Oakland. 412-268-6094. OPEN POETRY WORKSHOP. 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.
TUE 05 century murals depicting war, social justice and the immigrant experience in America. Millvale. 421-681-0905.
SPECIAL FRI 01 KEAN QUEST TALENT SEARCH. Voice competition in six rounds benefiting St. Barnabas Free Care Fund. Sun., March 10, Sun., March 17 and Fri., April 5 Kean Theatre, Gibsonia. 724-443-0800 x 5310.
POINT PARK UNIVERSITY. Celebrating the creativity of some of Point Park’s most accomplished dance faculty. George Rowland White Performance Studio. Fri-Sun. Thru March 3 Point Park University, Downtown. 412-391-4100.
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BLACK GRACE DANCE COMPANY. Presented by Pittsburgh Dance Council. 8 p.m. Byham Theater, Downtown. 412-456-6666. CHINESE DANCE PERFORMANCE. www. per a p Presented by Yanlai pghcitym o .c AMETHYST Dance Academy. BELLYDANCE GROUP. 5:30 p.m. August 9:30 p.m. Smiling Moose, Wilson Center for African South Side. 412-431-4668. American Culture, Downtown. 412-258-2700. FIRST FRIDAY: ART IN SAMHITA: CONVERSATIONS A BOX. Dance performances, IN DANCE. Classical Indian photo exhibit, artist market, dance & music performance. more. 7 p.m. The D.A.P. Co-Op, Presented by the Hill University Carnegie. 412-403-7357. Theatre & Dance Program. 8 p.m. Seton Hill University, Greensburg. CONSERVATORY DANCE AT 724-552-2929.
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FUNDRAISERS SAT 02 GLASS SLIPPER BALL. Presented by Zonta Three Rivers Pittsburgh North. 7 p.m. Four Points Sheraton North, Mars. 724-935-6100. KIDNEY GIFT OF LIFE GALA. Dinner, live entertainment, auction, more. Benefits the National Kidney Foundation. 6-11 p.m. Circuit Center and Ballroom, South Side. 412-261-4115 x 17. UPMC CHILDREN’S BALL. Music, face painting, caricature artists, basket raffle, National Aviary birds, more. Benefits the UPMC Health for Life Summer Camp at Braddock. 6-9 p.m. Carnegie Science Center, North Side. 412-647-4285.
SUN 03 BOOK ‘EM BOOKS TO PRISONERS WORK PARTY. Read & code letters, pick books, pack ‘em or database ‘em! Sundays 47 p.m. or by appt. Thomas Merton Center, Garfield. 412-361-3022.
MON 04 14TH ANNUAL CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN. Honored guests: Brett & Sarah Keisel. Also feat. live music, gourmet treats, more. Benefits the Homeless Children’s Education Fund. 6 p.m. Rivers Club, Downtown. 412-562-0154.
WED 06 ON THE SPOT FUNDRAISER. Donate feminine hygiene products to local middle school & high school girls who can’t afford them. 6 p.m. Nico’s Recovery Room, Bloomfield. 412-681-9562.
LITERARY THU 28 THE BIG READ KICKOFF EVENT. The first in a monthlong series of events, feat. theater & dance presentations, food, music, more. 6 p.m. August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Downtown. 412-258-2700. ENGLISH LEARNERS’ BOOK CLUB. For advanced ESL students. Presented in cooperation w/ the
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.
WED 06 CARNEGIE KNITS & READS. Informal knitting session. Wed, 5 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3116. SONALI SAMARASINGHE. Reading by the exiled Sri Lankan journalist & human rights activist. 7 p.m. City of Asylum, North Side. 412-323-0278. THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND ZINE TOUR. Feat. zines by Taryn Hipp, JC, Kerri Radley, & Sarah Rose. 7-9 p.m. The Big Idea Bookstore & Cafe, Bloomfield. 412-687-4323.
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[LITERARY] March 17 Gemini Theater, Point Breeze. 412-243-5201.
SAT 02 - WED 06 MOVE WITH ART. Pull levers to move a 10-foot wooden man, create images on a giant Kaleidoscope, feed rubber balls to a life-size wooden cow & much more. March 2-May 12 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
MON 04 BROWN BAG LUNCH BUNCH. A lunchtime story for kids ages 3-6. Mon, 12:30 p.m. Penguin Bookshop, Sewickley. 412-741-3838. SPRING LITTLE SPROUTS: I EAT PLANTS! Learn about roots, stems, leaves & flowers. Ages 2-3 w/ adult. Mon, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Thru March 25 Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden, Oakland. 412-441-4442 x 3925.
OUTSIDE SAT 02 For 20 years, Sonali Samarasinghe worked as lawyer and journalist in her home of Sri Lanka, covering government corruption and human rights issues. In 2009, her husband — the editor of a paper known for being critical of the government — was assassinated. Facing similar threats, Samarasinghe emigrated to the U.S., and remains a distinguished and award-winning writer and activist. Later this week, she’ll discuss her experiences at City of Asylum Pittsburgh, and read from a new work in progress. 7 p.m. Wed., March 6. 324 Sampsonia Way, North Side. Free (reservations recommended). 412-323-0278 or www.cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
THE RACHEL CARSON TRAIL QUEST. Hike the 34-mile trail in 4 sections, w/ a bonus hike to the still-developing Harmony Trail. Presented by Venture Outdoors. Sat. Thru March 30 412-255-0564. STEP INTO SNOWSHOES. Snowshoeing/skiing every Sat. w/ at least 4” of snow on the ground. Call Friday to confirm. Sat. Thru March 30 Jennings Environmental Center, Slippery Rock. 724-794-6011.
WEST COAST SWING. Swing dance lessons for all levels. Thu, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh Dance Center, Bloomfield. 412-681-0111.
GWEN’S GIRLS FOSTER PARENT RECRUITING MEETING. 6-7:30 p.m. Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, East Liberty. 412-904-4239 x 40. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH. Social, cultural club of American/ international women. Thu First Baptist Church, Oakland. iwap. pittsburgh@gmail.com. MARCELLUS SHALE GAS DRILLING PRESENTATION. w/ Erika Staaf of PennEnvironment. 7 p.m. Cooper-Siegel Community Library, Fox Chapel. MEDITATION & WHOLE LIFE TRANSFORMATION. Supreme Meditation & the Science of Transformation w/ Acharya Kedar. Free public program. Doors open at 7:15, seating ends at 8 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Winchester Thurston, Upper School, Shadyside. 724-420-5826. RELATIONAL VISUALITY, OR, WHAT’S THE POINT OF STUDYING ANIME? Lecture w/ Dr. Steven Ridgely. Part of the Pittsburgh Anime Film Series. 7 p.m. Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Oakland. 412-648-4025. 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.
March 1-3 Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900.
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FRI 01 THE LIFE & CONSTITUTIONS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. w/ Dr. Cleon Cornes. Fri, 10 a.m. Thru March 22 Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. OBSCURE: A NIGHT OF GOTH, KINK & PERFORMANCE ART. DJs, photo booth, vendors, more. First Fri of every month, 9 p.m. Thru June 7 Cattivo, Lawrenceville. 412-339-0825. PARTY IN THE TROPICS. Cocktails, dancing, more. 7 p.m. Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden, Oakland. 412-622-6914. RAINBOW RISING COFFEE HOUSE. For gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered individuals and friends. Music, games, movies, entertainment and more. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Smithton. First Fri of every month 724-872-5056.
FRI 01 - SUN 03 VERDI & WAGNER: GREATEST HITS CHORAL WORKSHOP. No prior choral experience required - all abilities & experience levels are welcome.
THE 32ND ANNUAL DUQUESNE LIGHT PITTSBURGH HOME & GARDEN SHOW. March 1-10 David Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. 412-565-6000. TROPICAL FOREST YOGA FESTIVAL. March 1-7 Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden, Oakland. 412-622-6914.
SAT 02 CLAY YOGA OPEN HOUSE. 7 p.m. Clay Yoga, Bloomfield. 412-335-1332. EDDIE ROSENSTEIN: AN EVENING OF FILM. An evening of short films. Q&A w/ the filmmaker & reception to follow. Presented by JFilm. 7:30 p.m. Melwood Screening Room, Oakland. 412-992-5203. FELT PINS & BROOCHES W/ SUZI. 2-4 p.m. Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse, Homewood. 412-473-0100. INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE CLASS. Sat. Thru April 20 Mookshi Wellness Center, Regent Square. 412-407-7829. KOREAN FOR BEGINNERS. Korean grammar & basic conversation. Sat, 1 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. CONTINUES ON PG. 46
TUE 05 SURVIVAL BASICS. Tue, 3-4:30 p.m. Schenley Park, Oakland. 412-477-4677.
WED 06 March 3 Consol Energy Center, Uptown. 412-642-1800.
THU 28 - WED 06 BACKYARD EXHIBIT. Musical swing set, sandbox, solar-powered instruments, more. Ongoing 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.
FRI 01 EVENING ED-VENTURES: CREEPY NIGHT CRAWLERS. Science camp. Ages 6-9. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden, Oakland. 412-441-4442 x 3925.
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KOREAN II. For those who already have a basic understanding of Korean & are interested in increasing proficiency. Sat Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING. Lessons 7-8 p.m., social dancing follows. No partner needed. Mon, 7 p.m. and Sat, 7 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, Mt. Washington. 412-683-5670. SEED SWAP. Vegetable seed swap presented by Grow Pittsburgh & Phipps Conservatory. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP. Friendly, informal. At the Starbucks inside Target. Sat, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Target - East Liberty, East Liberty. 412-362-6108. SWING CITY. Learn & practice swing dancing skills. Sat, 8 p.m. Wightman School, Squirrel Hill. 412-759-1569.
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CAFE. Weekly letter writing event. Sun, 4-6 p.m. Panera Bread, Oakland. 412-683-3727. DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH ARCHITECTURAL PHOTO SAFARI. Agnes R. Katz Plaza. 7th & Penn Ave., Downtown. 1-4 p.m. 412-431-1810.
THE FRINGED SCARF: KNITTING W/ ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS. 2-4 p.m. Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse, Homewood. 412-473-0100.
MON 04 MORNING SPANISH LITERATURE & CONVERSATION. Mon, 10 a.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING. Lessons 7-8 p.m., social dancing follows. No partner needed. Mon, 7 p.m. and Sat, 7 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, Mt. Washington. 412-683-5670. SPELLING BEE WITH DAVE AND KUMAR. Mon Lava Lounge, South Side. 412-431-5282.
TUE 05 THE HISTORY & IMPACT OF FINANCIAL POWER: THE VAMPIRIC RISE, FALL & RISE AGAIN OF FINANCIAL CAPITALISM. Interactive program comparing the Great Depression to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008. 7 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. KNOW THE SHOW BEFORE YOU GO: PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT. Pre-performance information session w/ theater critic, Chris Rawson. 6:30 p.m. Trust Arts Education Center, Downtown. 412-456-6666. OTTO PIENE. Part of the CMU School of Art lecture series. 5 p.m. Kresge Theater, CMU, Oakland. 412-279-2970. PYSANKY W/ FRANCOISE. Design your own colorful egg batique. Part of the HOW: Hands-On Workshop Series. First Tue of every month, 6 p.m. Thru March 5 Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. WOMEN & ART. Student panel discussion. AiP Gallery Speaker Series. 5 p.m. Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Downtown. 412-263-6600.
Wed, 6 p.m. Thru March 13 Angora Gardens, White Oak. 412-675-8556. OBSCURE GAME/PUB GAME NIGHT. 7 p.m. Hambone’s, Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. THE PITTSBURGH SHOW OFFS. A meeting of jugglers & spinners. All levels welcome. Wed, 7:30 p.m. Union Project, Highland Park. 412-363-4550. SPANISH II. Geared toward those who already have a basic understanding of Spanish & are interested in increasing proficiency. First and Third Wed of every month Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151.
NATIONALS. Enter 4 images of artwork for national juried art
PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR CREATIVE REUSE Have a DIY streak? Care about conservation? The Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse is always looking for volunteers to help with creative reuse workshops and programs, both on-site and in schools, community centers and other locations. Volunteers are also needed to help run PCCU’s nonprofit store, a resource for artsand-crafts supplies. For information, call 412-473-0100 or visit www.pccr.org.
TEA CLASS & TASTING. History of tea, steeping techniques, Storing Tea, Health Benefits, more. Tea samples & European cookies will be served. First Wed of every month, 7 p.m. Margaret’s Fine Imports, Squirrel Hill. 412-422-1606. URBAN BALLROOM DANCE. 3rd floor. Wed, 6:30-8 p.m. Hosanna House, Wilkinsburg. 412-242-4345.
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I am writing about a friend. By all appearances, he is straight. However, on more than one occasion, he has gotten drunk and tried to hook up with a transvestite or a person who could have been one. In one instance, he went to a club and was approached by a really masculineseeming girl who proceeded to give him head. On a trip to Las Vegas, he drunkenly picked up someone who I was told looked like “Kevin Garnett in a wig.” He tried to take this person back to his hotel, but friends put a stop to it. I just received a message from a friend who said that he just tried the same thing again with yet another manly-looking transvestite type. I can understand if these cases happened with transvestites who looked like real women: It’s easy to fool someone when he’s drunk. However, these situations all seem to indicate he is seeking out transvestites. Could he be harboring some gay or bisexual tendencies? I’ve never seen him act this way when sober. Or could he have the world’s thickest pair of beer goggles?
in the shape of females.” Some gynandromorphophiles are into crossdressers, some are into drag queens, and some are attracted to trans women. While some want partners who can pass, many gynandromorphophiles want the mix to be obvious. Give them a choice between a “real woman” — cis or trans — and a guy who looks like “Kevin Garnett in a wig,” and they’ll choose Kevin Garnett every time. So back to your panty-chasing friend, CLOD. I’m pretty sure the reason you’ve never seen him “act this way when sober” is because booze provides him with the courage and the alibi he needs. My advice: Stop cock-in-frockblocking your friend and let him know you accept him for who he is. You may help him find the courage to accept himself before his liver gives out.
MY ADVICE: STOP COCKIN-FROCKBLOCKING YOUR FRIEND AND LET HIM KNOW YOU ACCEPT HIM FOR WHO HE IS.
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When we speak of “beer goggles,” CLOD, we refer to someone too drunk to realize that he/ she has accidentally picked up a type that he/ she would not normally/soberly find attractive. But I don’t think your friend is getting drunk again and again and going after this particular type again and again by accident. Your friend isn’t going after these types because he’s drunk. He’s getting drunk so he can go after these types. Before we go on, a word about the term transvestite. I don’t think it means what you think it means. A transgender woman is not a transvestite, and a transvestite is not a transgender woman. A trans woman is someone who was “coercively assigned male at birth,” as they say on Tumblr, but who now identifies and lives as female. A transgender woman may or may not have had sex-reassignment surgery — which means, of course, that a transgender woman could have a dick or she could have a pussy. “Transvestite” is an archaic term for “crossdresser” that no one uses anymore. I don’t know what your friend is looking for in a sex partner. But I did drag for nearly a decade, and there was a certain kind of guy who lurked around drag shows. By all appearances, these guys were straight. But they weren’t interested in women, they weren’t interested in boys who could pass, and they weren’t interested in trans women. They were interested in guys like me: 6-foot-8 in heels, big tits, 26-inch waist (thank you, waist cincher!), and a latex minidress. I didn’t look like a woman. I looked like a big fuckin’ drag queen. (My drag name? Helvetica Bold.) The queens I ran with called the guys who wanted to fuck us “panty chasers.” I didn’t know at the time that there was an actual $20 term for guys who were into us: gynandromorphophiles, a.k.a. “lovers of males
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I’m a straight 18-yearold female, and I’m still a virgin. I’m going to a university next fall, and I am starting to wonder about going on some method of birth control. My degree will take six years to complete, and I expect that within those six years I might want to have sex with someone. Would going to the doctor and having an implant or IUD inserted be dumb? I trust the doctor I have here at home; the second I turned 14, he gave me tons of info on birth control. So I would be more than comfortable getting it through him. THINKING I MIGHT ENCOUNTER LOVE YEARNINGS
“It is in no way ‘dumb’ to consider contraception as a virgin,” says Dr. Unjali Malhotra, medical director for Options for Sexual Health British Columbia, a.k.a. the Planned Parenthood of British Columbia. “It is actually best to get on a method prior to ever having sex to ensure she is happy on her chosen option before acutely requiring it.” Dr. Malhotra also supports — acutely supports — your preference for a longterm method. “Although oral contraceptives are popular,” says Dr. Malhotra, “they have up to a 9 percent ‘typical-use’ failure rate.” Pills can fail a woman who forgets to take them, but a woman can’t forget to take her IUD or implant. Which is why progesterone-releasing IUDs have failure rates of 0.2 percent, copper IUDs have failure rates of 0.8 percent, and implants have failure rates of 0.05 percent. “TIMELY can choose between a nonhormonal copper IUD, a progesterone-releasing IUD and a progesterone-releasing implant,” says Dr. Malhotra. “Timing-wise, she has options of a three-year implant, five-year IUD and 10-year IUD. There are advantages to each, which she can discuss with her physician. And, despite myths to the contrary, there are very few risks with an IUD, and she can remove it and get pregnant at any time if she wishes.” None of these options, however, will protect you from sexually transmitted infections, TIMELY, so use condoms regardless. For more info about birth control, sexual health and STIs, go to optionsforsexualhealth.org.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I have decided to rename the constellations that have domineered our skies too long,” writes an Internet denizen named Hasheeshee St. Frank. He gives only one example. The Big Dipper, he says, shall forevermore be known as The Star-Spangled Gas Can. I invite you to come up with additional substitutes, Pisces. It’s an excellent time for you to reshape and redefine the high and mighty things to which you have given away too much of your power. It’s a perfect moment to reconfigure your relationship with impersonal, overarching forces that have wielded a disproportionately large influence over your thoughts and feelings. How about if you call the constellation Orion by the new title of Three-Eyed Orangutan? Or instead of Pegasus, use the name Sexy Dolphin? Other ideas?
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1993, Frenchman Emile Leray was on a solo trip through the Sahara Desert. In the middle of nowhere, his car suffered a major breakdown. It was unfixable. But he didn’t panic. Instead, he used a few basic tools he had on hand to dismantle the vehicle and convert its parts into a makeshift motorcycle. He was able to ride it back to civilization. I foresee the possibility of a metaphorically similar development in your future, Aries. You will get the opportunity to be very resourceful as you turn an apparent setback into a successful twist of fate.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your power animal is not the soaring eagle or the shrewd wolf or the brave bear. No, Taurus, it’s the rubber chicken. I’m serious. With the rubber chicken as your guardian spirit, you might be inspired to commit random acts of goofiness and surrealism. And that would reduce tension in the people around you. It could motivate you to play jokes and pull harmless pranks that influence everyone to take themselves less seriously. Are you willing to risk losing your dignity if it helps make the general mood looser and more generous? Nothing could be better for group solidarity, which is crucial these days. (Thanks, Gina Williams.)
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the language of the Huron Indians, “orenda” is a word that refers to the spiritual power that resides in all creatures and things. If you’ve got enough of it, you may be able to declare at least partial independence from your own past. You can better shape the life you want for yourself rather than being so thoroughly subject to the limitations of your karma and conditioning. I happen to believe that your current supply of orenda is unusually abundant, Gemini. What’s the best use you can make of it?
CANCER (June 21-July 22): When I lived in Santa Cruz years ago, some of my published writings were illustrated by a local cartoonist named Karl Vidstrand. His work was funny, outrageous, and often offensive in the most entertaining ways. Eventually he wandered away from our colorful, creative community and moved to a small town at the edge of California’s Mojave Desert, near where the space shuttles landed. He liked living at the fringes of space, he told journalist R.D. Pickle. It gave him the sense of “being out of bounds at all times.” I suggest you adopt some of the Vidstrand spirit in the next three weeks, Cancerian. Being on the fringes and out of bounds are exactly where you belong.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The history of your pain is entering a new phase. Gradually, almost imperceptibly at first, an emo-
tional ache that has been sapping your vitality will begin to diminish. You will free yourself of its power to define you. You will learn to live without its oddly seductive glamour. More and more, as the weeks go by, you will find yourself less interested in it, less attracted to the maddening mystery it has foisted on you. No later than mid-April, I’m guessing that you will be ready to conduct a ritual of completion; you’ll be able to give it a formal send-off as you squeeze one last lesson out of it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “When looking for a book, you may discover that you were in fact looking for the book next to it.” Italian writer Roberto Calasso told that to The Paris Review, and now I’m passing it on to you. But I’d like you to expand upon its meaning, and regard it as a metaphor that applies to your whole life right now. Every time you go searching for a specific something — a learning experience, an invigorating pleasure, a helpful influence — consider the possibility that what you really want and need is a different one that’s nearby.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “When you come right down to it,” says religion writer Rabbi Marc Gellman, “there are only four basic prayers. Gimme! Thanks! Oops! and Wow!” Personally, I would add a fifth type of prayer to Gellman’s list: “Do you need any assistance?” The Creator always needs collaborators to help implement the gritty details of the latest divine schemes. According to my analysis of the
At least once a day, a cell in your body mutates in a way that makes it potentially cancerous. Just as often, your immune system hunts down that dangerous cell and kills it, preserving your health. Do you understand how amazing this is? You have a vigilant protector that’s always on duty, operating below the level of your awareness. What if I told you that this physical aspect of your organism has an equivalent psychic component? What if, in other words, you have within you a higher intelligence whose function it is to steer you away from useless trouble and dumb risks? I say there is such a thing. I say this other protector works best if you maintain a conscious relationship with it, asking it to guide you and instruct you. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to deepen your connection.
astrological omens, you would be an excellent choice to volunteer for that role right now — especially in tasks that involve blending beautiful fragments, healing sad schisms, furthering peace negotiations and overcoming seemingly irreconcilable differences.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the movie Fight Club, there is an animated scene at the very end that required an inordinate amount of time to produce. Each frame in this scene took the editors eight hours to process. Since there are 24 frames in each second, their work went on for three weeks. That’s the kind of attention to detail I recommend you summon as you devote yourself to your labor of love in the coming days, Aquarius. I think you know which specific parts of your creation need such intense focus. What would the people who love you best say is the most important thing for you to learn? Testify at Freewillastrology.com.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Some rules in the game of life don’t apply to you and can therefore be safely ignored. Do you know which ones they are? On the other hand, do you understand which of the rules in the game of life are crucial to observe if you want to translate your fondest dreams into real experiences? To recognize the difference is a high art. I’m thinking that now would be an excellent time to solidify your mastery of this distinction. I suggest that you formally renounce your investment in the irrelevant rules and polish your skills at playing by the applicable rules.
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ACROSS 1. Respond to, as a tip 6. Dodge SUV 11. “Science Friday” host Flatow 14. Olive Oyl suitor 15. “Channel Orange” musician 16. Queensbridge rapper 17. Proctologist’s “time to go to work!”? 19. Devices in front of treadmills 20. Hunk’s display 21. Fit 22. Healthy seed also used for kitschy figurines 23. “My plan is to hide inside John’s piano and jump out at him”? 28. Level a flat, say 29. Jaunty trip 30. Bath sitting spot? 33. Animal yelling like a human in a recent viral video 34. Indian goddess after whom an actress is named 36. Transgender modeling school that promises quick results? 41. Response to a detailed story about a UTI 42. Incur extra cell charges, perhaps 43. Footwear alternatives to Roos 44. Go back over, as a story 46. Canceled 49. Hamster’s exercise bestie? 52. Bones in a cage
53. Site that was super fun before they had rules; once I sold a deed to the moon on it 54. Loan shark’s note 57. Treat as a plaything 58. Navy computer programmer’s project? 62. International Space Station precursor 63. Presidential nickname coined by Molly Ivins 64. Patty and Selma, e.g. 65. Gif alternative 66. “God ___ this mess” 67. Careful scrutiny
DOWN 1. Fifteenth best-selling artists of all time 2. Sandwich type similar to a BLT 3. “Hotel Rwanda” ethnicity 4. The Senators, on the scoreboard 5. 2008/2012 campaign portmanteau 6. “Search me” 7. Harold in the Roosevelt administration, or his son in the Clinton administration 8. Recent notable Couric get 9. Analyzed, as the numbers 10. Strap-___ 11. Out of gear? 12. Beside oneself 13. Dictator who trained as an ophthalmologist 18. Flows’ partners
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Local skateboard firm rides a growing reputation {BY ABBY MENDELSON} IT’S ANOTHER BUSY day for Nick Teodori, and the space heater’s
just pitiful. Back from the printer, where he’s picked up the tickets for Roll Film — his film festival showcasing a halfcentury of documentaries about the All-American sport of skateboarding— he’s blowing on his hands, shaking off the cold. Burrowing into his freezing garage, glancing at shelves full of skateboards, Teodori sets about folding, tagging and bagging his signature Scumco & Sons jackets. Skateboard construction? Apparel design? “I’ve got no credentials,” Teodori says genially. Nevertheless, he finds himself ensconced in a wildly successful skateboard-apparel business run out of a Polish Hill apartment. The son and grandson of South Hills coal-miners-cumreal-estate-developers, Teodori freely admits that when he was growing up, calling him a “slacker” might have set the bar too high. “But I knew about skateboards,” he says.
After scraping together $500, he made some designs that looked like hand-drawn comic art. Preferring more durable seven-piece maple veneer boards, which promise maximum ride, the duo took the specs to Penn’s Wood, an Oil City deck-pressing plant. Voila! Scumco & Sons was born. The etymology of the Scumco name is far too arcane to discuss. Suffice it to say that, like seemingly everything else in the skateboarding netherworld, it resides deep inside multiple layers of injokes. “It’s tongue-in-cheek,” Teodori grins. “Self-deprecating.” Everything they do is designed to deflate, nothing more than their Shinola boards. Named for the long-defunct shoe polish, and inspired by the oft-repeated line that “you don’t know shit from Shinola,” the boards give off the solid stench of barnyard by-product when scratched (which inevitably happens, skateboards having an average active life of something under a month). The adolescent humor is perfect for the post-pubescent world of boarding.
“THERE’S A LOT OF IRONY IN SKATEBOARDING. THERE’S A LOT OF NOT TAKING ANYTHING VERY SERIOUSLY. INCLUDING YOURSELF.” He fell — literally — early and hard for the rough-and-tumble world of skateboarding: By age 10, he was riding around his parents’ garage. The day he rode down a Peters Township hill, he recalls, “I totally got hooked.” Teodori spent the better part of next quarter-century as a callow, thrill-seeking youth — taking to the streets, learning tricks of the trade, jumping and flipping and avoiding death. “You have to be determined,” he says. “You have to force dexterity into your legs and your feet. It definitely is a matter of mindset.” His travels took him as far as San Francisco — all those impossible hills, all that gorgeous bay — and life was “pretty amazing.” It was also pretty dangerous, and Teodori has the scars to show for it. He’s survived broken bones in his arms, toes, tail, even face. One time, he gouged a hole in his leg all the way to the bone. “That’s part of skateboarding,” he says with a shrug. Into his 30s, long past the time when many ’boarders hang up their wheels, he kept at it — boarding, always boarding. But he could feel his skills ebbing, the board riding him more than the other way around. And on a Midwest road trip with his business partner Ben Smith, he was flipping through a skateboard mag, seeing ads for board manufacturers. Teodori said, “Hey, why don’t we do this?”
“There’s a lot of irony in skateboarding,” Teodori says. “There’s a lot of not taking anything very seriously. Including yourself.” Teodori and Smith started locally, taking their wares to South Side board shop One Up. In just two years, they’ve cobbled together an impressive network of sales outlets. Scumco now sells in major skateboard shops coast-to-coast — from DLX in San Francisco to Skate Park in Tampa — with international ports of call as far as Sweden and England, Guam and Japan. For a collaboration in Taipei, Scumco is fabricating shirts and boards, depicting machine-gun hefting soldiers clad in heavy padded coats, hoisting clenched fists. It’s classic Chinese Communist imagery, all with a “Made In Merica [sic]” label. With sales word-of-mouth stratospheric, business is up tenfold. Scumco’s comic, ironic images — loony-looking cigarette smokers, LSD-popping Pirate pitcher Dock Ellis — play on such premier woods as maple, ebony, gum, eucalyptus, redwood and Carpathian elm burl. It’s all striking, quality stuff, from design through manufacture. “I’m surprised at how well it’s going,” Teodori says. “People in the skateboard community like what we’re doing. They can see we spend a lot of time on what we make. Our boards are creative. Interesting.” He stops to smile. “They make you think.” INF O@ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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