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the decision to empty her retirement account was simple. She could continue occupying a body she didn’t experience as her own and live with the feelings that led to multiple suicide attempts and genital mutilation. Or she could pay $20,000 out of pocket for a surgery that might finally make those feelings disappear, perhaps permanently. “This whole transition is a life-or-death thing for me,” explains McFadden, a transgender woman who is hoping to have gender-reassignment surgery in September. “If I don’t do it, there’s no point in having a 401(k) because I probably wouldn’t live to see it.” Though McFadden has health insurance that covers the hormones she takes, it won’t cover the surgery that will help complete her transition. But under a measure recently introduced by Philadelphia state Rep. Mark Cohen, insurers would be required to cover transition-related medical procedures — including surgery. House Bill 304, known as the Transgender Health Benefits Act, would “require coverage of transition-related care, including hormone therapy, mental health, and surgery in all private, public and Medicaid plans.”
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That bill was introduced with a companion (HB 303) that would require schools to allow transgender students to participate in programs and use accommodations in accordance with their gender identity, not the gender that was assigned at birth. “To my knowledge, [these] were the first transgender-rights bills ever introduced in Pennsylvania,” Cohen says, not-
ing that he introduced them for the first time last year. “It’s just part of the gradual process of establishing the rights and dignity of all people.” If the bills pass, Pennsylvania would become one of only four states (plus the District of Columbia) that have full transgender health coverage, according to a memo attached to the legislation. But in a legislature that has failed to CONTINUES ON PG. 08
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secure basic nondiscrimination protections in employment and public accommodations for LGBT Pennsylvanians, the bill’s authors, sponsors and advocates aren’t holding their breath. “Barring a tsunami, it will be an uphill battle to get these bills passed,” says Jordan Gwendolyn Davis, a trans activist from Philadelphia who helped draft the legislation and has since moved to California because the state’s Medicaid program will cover her transition-related health-care costs. “The religious right is going to throw a huge shit fit over it.” Still, Davis pushed for the bills for a reason: She’s hoping they prompt a public discussion that lets transgender people explain — on their own terms — how current policies affect them. And for trans people like McFadden, who have spent their lives scrapping and finagling their way through health systems that often deny care, or schools that won’t let them use the bathroom that matches their gender identity — the chance to explain those experiences publicly can matter a great deal. “A lot of people think this is a choice, and it’s really not,” says McFadden. The media “have objectified trans people so much. By me and other people telling our story, it makes me a real person and not an object.”
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cording to a memo Cohen attached to the legislation. “This bill would not allow for harassment in gender-segregated spaces, nor would it require the dismantling of such spaces.” If there had been laws promoting transgender equality when she was in school, McGuinness says, “I might have been able to do this many, many years ago — or felt comfortable with myself when I was younger. Instead, I was dead last in my class. … I hated every moment of school, and I attribute a lot of that with not being able to transition.” But even among those who do manage to express their true gender identity in school, the outcomes are often bleak. Seventy-four percent of those who expressed “a transgender identity or gender non-conformity” while in grades K-12 experienced harassment, according to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey. Twenty-three percent reported physical assault, 9 percent reported sexual violence and 11 percent left school as a result of harassment. Whether you come out as transgender, or keep it hidden, “Either way you lose,” says Betty Hill, executive director of Persad Center, a local organization that offers counseling and mental-health services to the LGBT community. “It feels easier to not be myself, but I pay an enormous emotional price for that.” And since physical and emotional health can be connected to how early a person gets treatment for gender dysphoria, Hill explains, the students’ rights and health-care components of Cohen’s legislation are connected. If schools are better equipped to accommodate trans students and their transition-related health care is covered, it’s likely more transgender people will get better care sooner, avoiding health complications down the road. McGuinness says that now that she’s been living as a woman for a decade, “I would have sexual-reassignment surgery in a heartbeat.” But her hemophilia would add thousands of dollars to the procedure, which keeps the surgery out of reach. “Whenever you come out as gay, there’s not a medical process to make you gay. For us, not only do you need protections … you need the medical benefits,” she says.
off a bridge on a camping trip in West Virginia 10 years ago that she finally felt comfortable starting her transition. The thought that she might have died without ever having lived in the gender she’s identified with since age 5 terrified her. “I don’t like the person I would have been if I had died. That’s when I started transitioning,” says McGuinness, who works at the University of Pittsburgh. That process didn’t start until McGuinness was 30, partly because she didn’t feel comfortable transitioning in school. It wasn’t something she’d ever seen anyone do. “When I was little, there was no such thing as trans youth,” she says. That’s one of the reasons McGuinness, now 40, supports Cohen’s Transgender Students Rights bill, which is modeled after similar legislation in California. Under the proposal, “students would be able to follow the dress code, use facilities such as locker rooms and restrooms, and participate in athletic programs based on a students’ self-attested gender,” ac-
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coverage might increasingly become included in insurance plans. Last year, for instance, the Obama administration ended a 33-year ban on Medicare coverage for gender-reassignment surgery. And though Medicare coverage is for those over 65, “If Medicare is leading by example, then Medicaid and private-insurance plans should follow suit,” says Erin Ninehouser, a health-care policy advocate with the Pennsylvania Health Access Network. “The bottom line is that people’s health needs should be treated equally. If you’re going to cover expensive surgery to treat one illness, why would you not cover a surgery to help someone transition to their true gender?” she asks. At the state level, Ninehouser adds, Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to expand the state’s Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act could open a conversation about covering transition-related care under that program. Wolf “is going to look at what that benefit package is going to be, and they’re going … to figure out if there are any services or benefits that should be added,” she says.
But even as coverage expands, access might still be a problem. Marty Seltman, medical director at Metro Community Health Center in Swissvale, says finding doctors who are familiar with trans care can be tricky — and patients aren’t always comfortable revealing their gender identity. “Many people would love to have surgery, [but] most people can’t afford it,” says Seltman, who has seen hundreds of trans patients. “And there’s nobody in Pittsburgh who does full transgender surgery.” That’s why McFadden plans to travel to Philadelphia in September to get gender-reassignment surgery from a doctor she discovered online. She’s paying for it all out of pocket — just like the voicefeminization therapy, the facial-hair removal and the lawyer who helped her change her name. She often dreams about the surgery and relishes the few moments after she wakes up, feeling for a moment like she finally inhabited the right body. “I was born this way and I had every intention of dying as my former self … and I almost did.” A Z I M M E RM A N @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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REACHING A CONSENSUS Indecision holding up Sheraden school sale {BY REBECCA NUTTALL} EVERY YEAR, Pittsburgh Public Schools spends close to $1 million to maintain 19 vacant school buildings throughout the city. But for residents of the West End, the sale of these closed school buildings is about more than reducing the school district’s operating costs. “Being born and raised in [West End], I know the beauty of those communities,” says resident Debbie Whitfield. “I think the West End communities have the potential to turn around, and the right programs in those buildings could be the turning point.” The sale of these vacant buildings could play a major role in the future of a struggling community eager for revitalization. “We need positive businesses in this community,” says resident Loretta George. “We need places for the good youths to go. We need businesses that can offer jobs. We need things that will help Sheraden, not give it more trouble.” Three schools are up for sale in the
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West End. Proposals for two of the buildings, one from the Pittsburgh Spice and Seasoning Company, and another by John Ross Studios and the Meter Room, have passed residents’ scrutiny. But finding the right fit for the third property, a former elementary school in Sheraden, has begun to drive a wedge between residents. Darnell Drewery has proposed using the building to create a mixed-use community center called the Shyne Center. The other interested party is Archie Kimbrough, owner of Train Up a Child Daycare, who would use the building for a day-care center. While some residents have expressed
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reservations about both proposals, others say the Drewery’s Shyne Center community program could be just what the neighborhood needs. “I would love it to be used for the youth,” says Sue Fontana, who has lived in the community for 30 years. “I believe if children have a place to call their own, that they will respect their own town. So many kids do not have any stabilization in this neighborhood, it would [be] great to give them a place they can take pride in.” The center proposed by Drewery would provide services for youth, families, senior citizens and veterans. Programs would include job-readiness, recreation and academic tutoring. The proposal also promises forprofit businesses such as a café and retail stores. “We want to stop or decrease the decline of the neighborhood,” says Drewery, who also grew up in the community. “We believe a community center would be very helpful and useful. It would be a hub and a catalyst for change.” But at a Feb. 23 public hearing before the Pittsburgh Board of Education, more residents voiced opposition to the Shyne Center than support for it. They lamented the loss of a neighborhood post office, grocery store and bank, and said they’d like to see more businesses and a veterans’ center in the community. And some who do support a community center say they aren’t in favor of Drewery’s proposal because they say it would also serve youths from other neighborhoods. “We are concerned that the misuse of the vacant building, a meeting place for troubled teenagers, could and probably would result in more flight from Sheraden and Pittsburgh,” said resident Edward Smith.
Opponents worry it would bring more delinquent youths to Sheraden, a neighborhood that already has the highest rate of youth crime in Zone 2, according to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. “There are rumors that there will be delinquent youth and kids coming from other parts of the city, but we’re trying to serve the West End community and help prevent youth from being delinquent,” says Drewery. “So many people want to take something positive and turn [it] into negative,” says Fontana. “They think if a youth center opens it will bring bad kids in. I, however, believe the opposite. Seeing buildings boarded up in the community is depressing, and we have to work together to bring this community back to the gem it was years ago.” The West End Alliance, a local community-development corporation, has been working to give residents a voice in the process, and the school district has agreed to work with the community to find the right buyer for the building. But some worry the school district can’t afford to wait for the community to reach a consensus. “The West End Alliance cannot support any project if there is not support from the community,” says WEA President Richard Butler. “But it’s important not to have empty buildings in our community. “Getting the right fit is important, but eventually we have to sit down with the community to talk about what would be a realistic fit.” In the meantime, Pittsburgh City Councilor Theresa Kail-Smith, who represents the West End, is working on a proposal to have the Urban Redevelopment Authority buy the building to give the community more time to choose a buyer. “The [school] district has agreed to work with us, but their bottom line is they need to sell this building,” says Kail-Smith. “If the URA purchased it, it would give the community a longer process to work out whatever they want to see there.” For now, school-board director Carolyn Klug, who represents the West End, says the board has no plans to vote on the sale of the West End buildings. “I haven’t heard about any firm offers,” says Klug. “But I know these buildings could go to good use for somebody, and it needs to happen soon. “We have a lot of debt, and we can’t sit on them if we’re not using them.”
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UNIFORM POLICIES {BY CHARLIE DEITCH} WHETHER IT’S the first day of school or the
first day at a new job, what you wear can help people form a first opinion of you. So on his first day as the head of the Pennsylvania State Police, Marcus Brown’s choice of wardrobe seemed an easy choice — he donned the storied gray uniform of the department to “honor the agency” that he would be leading, he said. It turns out some of those troopers weren’t honored. They were pissed. And Brown, a Penn State grad who previously served as a Baltimore City Police officer and as the head of the Maryland State Police, has spent the first few weeks of his tenure in a clash over office fashion. Brown’s choice of clothing prompted a group of former troopers to open up shop on social media to announce their displeasure over Brown’s decision to wear a state police uniform. A page was formed on Facebook called “He didn’t earn it He shouldn’t wear it” (no punctuation required, apparently) to mobilize supporters to call their senators in an effort to block Brown’s confirmation. On the page, the former troopers call Brown a “clown” and make comments like: “Brown we are coming for you!” and “He is not and never will be one of us!! We must keep it that way.” And there it is — “one of us.” It’s the same old “us vs. them” mentality that we’ve seen from police officers across the country. This entire ruckus isn’t about wearing a state police uniform. It’s about the progressive ideas on policing held by the man now wearing that uniform. Brown’s not some poseur. He’s not an academic who was placed in this position of power because he has new ideas about policing. He’s a cop with decades of experience under his belt. He also seems to be a forward-thinking man in a similar vein to Cameron McLay, the new Pittsburgh Police chief. McLay also caught flack from within his own ranks, because he had a meaningful conversation with protesters and was photographed holding up a sign indicating that he was against racism in the workplace. How dare he! For Brown’s part, he actively worked to recruit women and minorities into the Maryland State Police. And diversity in the ranks is a goal of Gov. Tom Wolf. Critics are also upset that Brown might have reasonable beliefs when it comes to firearm ownership. He was Maryland’s top cop when a
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sweeping gun-control bill came to the state that would ban assault rifles, among other restrictions. And even though Brown supports the Second Amendment, he backed the law as a “comprehensive approach to the firearms struggles that we have in this country and the firearms violence associated with that,” according to his statements from a 2013 online townhall meeting. Brown has also raised the ire of critics, including state Rep. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery), for comments he made during a roundtable discussion on the police use of military-type equipment to deal with civil unrest, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. During the meeting, which occurred after events in Ferguson, Mo., Brown said: “The vast majority of civil disobedience in this country is sparked by law enforcement. If there are not restraints in these situations, the actions of law enforcement can further escalate the overall conditions.” Statements like these have former, and likely some current, troopers afraid to have Brown at the top of their ranks. Good. I’m glad. There needs to be a shift in power at the top of our police forces so people recognize that the same old, same old isn’t working out for anyone who isn’t wearing a uniform. There must be new ideas and new strategies. Police officers might be the ones wearing those uniforms, but they need to remember that it doesn’t belong to them. That uniform — be it gray, blue, black — belongs to us, the tax-paying public. And I, for one, have heard enough about Marcus Brown to believe that he has already earned it. C D E I T C H @ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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Jeffrey Wood, 19, announced a robbery at a convenience store in Washington, D.C., where two police detectives were shopping. They were in plain clothes, but one had her badge hanging from her neck. She told the suspect, “Stop playing, I got 17,” referring to the number of bullets in her gun. Wood reportedly replied, “I got 17, too.” He was bluffing, however, and was easily arrested. (The Washington Post)
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Someone reported two men acting suspiciously in a parked car in Rexburg, Idaho. But before police could respond, the men, aware that they had been observed, assumed they had been discovered by undercover officers. They called 911 and admitted possessing 20 pounds of marijuana. Rexburg police, who said they had no idea the men were driving through town with drugs, arrived to find Leland Ryan Kaimipono Ayala-Doliente, 21, and Craig Seward, 22, standing outside their car with the pot. (Pocatello’s Idaho State Journal)
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Adam Wisneski, 31, rode his bicycle to a Chicago police station to report a stolen iPhone. He didn’t have his lock, so he asked if he could leave his bike inside the station. After filling out a police report, he turned around to find someone had stolen his bike. (Chicago’s WBBM Radio)
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After Charlene and Charles Earle drove to a hospital in Orange City, Fla., for treatment of injuries from a fight at home, sheriff’s deputies described the couple as “mutual combatants.” Charlene Earle is 83, 4 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 88 pounds. Charles Earle is 87. They’ve been married 64 years. They told authorities they didn’t remember the incident or why they were arguing. (The Daytona Beach News-Journal)
one, who left. He met the other man, and they took the beer to their tent. Five hours later, Martinez lit a soft-drink container filled with lighter fluid and rolled it down an embankment toward the tent, which burst into flames. Police charged her with attempted murder. (Orlando Sentinel)
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Motorist Michael S. Baumann, 20, hit bicyclist Darryl Isaacs, 50, from behind in Indian Hills, Ky. Witnesses confirmed that Isaacs was signaling a left turn when he was struck and thrown back into the car’s windshield and onto the pavement. Police Chief Kelly Spratt said Isaacs is lucky to be alive. Isaacs is a well-known personal-injury attorney who markets himself as the “Heavy Hitter” and the “Kentucky Hammer” for his firm’s success in recovering $500 million in benefits for his clients. (Louisville’s The Courier-Journal)
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One byproduct of legalized marijuana is a rash of exploding houses, according to Colorado authorities, who reported 32 such blasts across the state last year. The incidents result from people using flammable liquids, mostly butane, to extract hash oil from marijuana. “They get enough vapors inside the building, and it goes off,” Grand Junction fire marshal Chuck Mathis said. No one has been killed, but the fires have injured dozens of people, including 17 who received skin grafts and surgery at the University of Colorado Hospital’s burn center. Arguing that such tragedies aren’t crimes because of the 2012 constitutional amendment that legalized marijuana use, including processing, attorney Robert Corry said using butane to make hash oil is “the equivalent of frying turkey for Thanksgiving,” where “someone spills the oil, and there’s an explosion.” (The New York Times)
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A.K. Verma, an assistant executive engineer at India’s Central Public Works Department (CPWD), went on leave in 1990 but declined to return to work. “He went on seeking extension of leave, which was not sanctioned, and defied directions to report to work,” a government statement said, noting that an inquiry found Verma guilty of “willful absence from duty” in 1992. He remained on unauthorized leave for another 22 years, however, before Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu finally ordered his dismissal to “streamline the functioning of CPWD and to ensure accountability.” (Britain’s The Guardian)
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SMOKE-ING AGAIN {BY ALEX ZIMMERMAN} When Smoke Barbecue Taqueria coowners Nelda Carranco and Jeff Petruso re-opened the restaurant in their new Lawrenceville location, they did so withWatch a e th out fanfare. No sign out video of chine a front. No big announcetortilla m w. at ww er. ment on Facebook. No ap pghcityp . functional doorknob. com As soon as they got clearance from the health department, explains Petruso, “We just opened immediately [and] told a couple of our friends.” But now, after a roughly 10-month hiatus, the taco joint is open to the general public. Visitors won’t immediately notice a significantly modified menu: Centerpieces such as “chickenapple” and chorizo tacos are still around. So is the mac-and-cheese with corn-tortilla crumbs. But in the coming weeks, Petruso says, expect some changes, such as Sunday brunch (including a chicken-andwaffle taco and brisket hash); more vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options; smoked onion soup; and a new set of rotating taco options. Petruso is hoping service will improve, too. The former Homestead location’s tiny kitchen was often swamped serving just 25 seats. The new spot can serve 70, but other updates are most important: The kitchen’s size has quadrupled; the smoker is 10 times as big; the staff has almost doubled; and there is a 700-pound machine that can cook 750 fresh flour tortillas per hour. The couple is still training staff and ironing out some kinks, but soon, says Petruso, “we’ll be up and running at full speed.” AZIMMERMAN@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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dining at Wild Sage, a new restaurant on Route 8 in Allison Park, for a number of reasons. The contemporary American menu, with French and Mexican accents, looked original — quirky enough to be interesting but grounded in culinary tradition. The ambience promised to be a step up from our home dining room. And, on a personal level, the restaurant embodied a confluence of savory memories of meals past. Its location is the former Spadafora’s, some of whose warmth we hoped Wild Sage would inherit, and its chef is Matthew Christie, whose cooking we’d enjoyed — albeit in a very different context — at Bridge Ten Brasserie. At Bridge Ten, which closed a year ago, Christie presided over a menu so French it practically wore a beret. We were curious to see what he’d cook up to fit the more casual, less conventional vibe at Wild Sage. This is Christie’s own restaurant, and it has the feel of a neighborhood gathering place, equally suited
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for special occasions or meeting for an after-dinner drink. A chalkboard wall, ornamented with decorative handwriting for desserts, was a subtly French touch, but overall, the decor and service transmitted a culture more universally friendly than specifically regional.
WILD SAGE 3932 William Flynn Highway, Allison Park. 412-486-1800 HOURS: Mon.-Thu. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m..; Fri. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat. 4:30-10 p.m. PRICES: Appetizers, small plates, salads, flatbreads $9-15, entrees $20-32 LIQUOR: Full bar
CP APPROVED The breadth of Christie’s ambition was set from the first couple of appetizers on the menu: lobster crepe and bone marrow. The former is a timeless French classic, while the latter is emblematic of today’s nose-to-tail culinary approach. Then came a couple of taco concepts: grilled ahi tuna and duck confit. Pairing the tuna with kim-
chi, and the duck with classic Mexican toppings, the kitchen displayed confidence in its mix-and-match approach. The duck confit — salt-cured and poached in its own fat — lost some of its rich fatty flavor when it was shredded to fill the tacos, and it was a little tougher than we’d expected, though not off-puttingly so. But the dark meat was well suited to hold up to the other flavors in the taco combination. In this case, those were miniature corn tortillas, pungent pickled onions, peppery radishes and chipotle-lime crema. A slice of avocado atop each taco returned some of the richness lost with the duck fat. Pickled onions and avocado also appeared atop the Southern Belle salad, on a bed of tender kale with a savory bacon-balsamic vinaigrette. Angelique ordered this as the vegetable course of a meal she put together from various small plates, a great way to experience the breadth and depth of Wild Sage’s offerings. The lobster crepe was tender, filled with succulent morsels of lobster and a luscious sherry cream, all showcasing
Christie’s fluency with French traditional cooking. But the texture and number of the julienned leeks close to overwhelmed everything else. We had expected longbraised, almost melted leeks, but instead the vegetable’s woodiness was not quite cooked off, and chewing the leeks thoroughly enough became the main goal of every bite. There were four flatbreads on offer, each promising bold flavors: chorizo, duck, tequila-lime chicken and artichoke with spinach. Angelique chose the tequila-lime chicken to complement her earlier order of tacos. Queso blanco was the right cheese choice, adding creamy, salty notes to the subtly flavored shredded chicken. Shallots chimed in with their gentle suggestions of both onion and garlic, and diced tomato, while it would never be mistaken for the fruit of summer, at least contributed some needed juiciness. Here, with rich creaminess provided by the melted cheese, a slice of avocado on each piece seemed more emblematic of Mexico than integral to the dish’s construction.
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A NEW BREWERY QUICKLY EARNS LAURELS February brought the requisite cold, snow and complaining we’ve all come to know and tolerate. Happily for local beer-drinkers, it also brought Spoonwood Brewery, in Bethel Park. The place is named for the folk designation of the mountain laurel, and the image I conjured was one of a small, cozy cabin outside the city, inhabited by a few townies who had caught on. What I found was a state-of-the-art, 15-barrel brewing facility with a full parking lot and beergarden atmosphere that beautifully toed the line between modern, clean lines and homey warmth.
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Pork shank braised with apple cider sounded perfect, and Wild Sage’s came pretty close. The pork was fork-tender, and while the cider sauce threatened to be a bit sweet, thyme’s herbal notes pulled it back toward a savory center. Whipped potatoes were creamy and spaghetti squash, while bland as that gourd usually is, added some textural contrast. It should be noted that pork shanks are enormous joints of meat; it would take an extraordinary appetite to finish one in a single sitting. This makes the dish a great value, if a bit intimidating. Pasta Bolognese, prepared with bucatini in the traditional fashion, was also excellent. The mixture of pork, veal and sausage was deeply flavorful in a sauce inflected, but not overwhelmed, by tomato. On a frigid winter night, this was comfort food, indeed. Wild Sage is the creation of an ambitious chef unafraid of experimenting with flavor and fusion in a warm, comfortable setting. INFO@ PGHC ITY PAP ER.CO M
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BADO’S CUCINA. 3825 Washington Road, Peters Township. 724-942-3904. The menu at this cozy venue is a focused exploration of authentic Italian cuisine: homemade pasta and sauces, pizza and, instead of full-on entrées, tapas-size portions of heartier fare such as lamb chops and spareribs. Almost everything is cooked in a 625-degree wood-fired oven in the open cucina. JF BLUE. Duncan Manor Plaza, McCandless. 412-369-9050. Blue may be located in a strip mall, but it makes up points with an urbane, lively, clublike interior and a sophisticated, contemporary menu that runs the gamut from the de rigueur (chicken satay) to the refreshing (gorgonzola hummus). And that’s just the appetizers. LE
Burgatory {PHOTO BY HEATHER MULL} seasonal specialties (wild onions in spring), often combined with pork, but vegetables get a spotlight in dishes such as risotto with local mushrooms. LE ELEVEN. 1150 Smallman St., Strip District. 412-201-5656. This multi-leveled venue (with balcony) perched on the edge of The Strip is noted for its innovative, contemporary American cuisine. Dishes are prepared with fresh, local ingredients and served in a classy modern space, to be complemented with an amazing wine selection. LE
BURGATORY. Multiple locations. www.burgatorybar.com. Nestled in an off-the-path corner of The Waterworks strip mall, Burgatory is in the running for best burgers in town. It starts with its own blend of ground sirloin, chuck, brisket and short rib, and buttery buns — then piles on the toppings. (There are prefab combinations and checklists for custom orders.) Add shakes, fries — or perhaps an extra-ordinary salad. JE
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Pastitsio {PHOTO BY HEATHER MULL} GOLDEN PIG. 3201 Millers Run Road, Cecil. 412-220-7170. This little jewel-box of a diner offers authentic, home-style Korean cuisine, including in-house chili sauce and various kimchis. The brief menu includes traditional appetizers such as dumplings and gimbop (sushi-like rolls), as well as entrées ranging from bulgogi (beef stir-fry) to spicy marinated chicken and Korean pancakes. KF
HANDLE BAR AND GRILLE. 342 W. Pike St., Canonsburg. 724-746-4227. A motorcyclethemed venue offers mostly typical bar-restaurant fare — burgers, sandwiches, wings — prepared from scratch. The menu also offers a modest South of the Border section, and the kitchen’s creativity shows in unique items, like chorizo-filled wontons and the Black Friday, a roast-turkey sandwich comprised of typical Thanksgiving ingredients. KE IMPRESSIONZ. 6008 Broad St., East Liberty. 412-362-7134. This family-run Jamaican restaurant specializes in island cuisine — and welcoming service. The menu offers the island specialty, jerk chicken, and a variety of fish preparations (including jerk), as well a few stews and curries. For a tender meat dish, don’t miss the well-prepared goat curry or the ox-tail stew. KF KUSUKA INDONESIAN CUISINE. Ponsi Plaza, 13380 Lincoln Highway, North Huntingdon. 724-382-4968. At this humble Indonesian restaurant, diners will find fare that has been influenced by China, India and the Middle East, but still remains distinctive. The menu spans appetizers like the crispy street-food pancake martabak and fish cakes to entrees such as Javanese fried noodles and spicy currylike stews. J LUKE WHOLEY’S WILD ALASKAN GRILLE. 2106 Penn Ave., Strip District. 412-904-4509. Expect fresh fish from this finedining but casual establishment. There’s a well-curated selection of mostly grilled fish with various sauces. Appetizers include
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filets. “Tulip dumplings” and Thai toast make for excellent starters, and the kitchen shows skill in balancing the flavors of more complex curries and meat entrees. KF THE RED RING. 1015 Forbes Ave., Uptown. 412-396-3550. This Duquesne University venue is a decided cut above student dining. The dining room is spacious, with a handsome fieldstone bar. The fare is contemporary American cuisine, with a thoughtful selection of internationally inflected classics like chipotle barbecue pork tenderloin and blackened chicken alfredo. Artisanal touches like a side dish of “chef’s grains” complete the picture. KE
TESSARO’S. 4601 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. 412-682-6809. This immensely popular Bloomfield PIACQUADIO’S. 300 institution, set in an old Mount Lebanon Blvd., Mount neighborhood corner bar, has Lebanon. 412-745-3663. built its reputation on There’s still pleasure enormous wood-fired to be had in oldhamburgers: choice fashioned breaded meat, ground in-house; chicken and veal, fresh rolls; and a variety w. w w served up at this er of toppings. Regulars hcitypap g p classic Italian-American .com sit at the bar, and, on restaurant. Indulge in busy weekends, diners old-school comfort foods, line up to get in. KE such as manicotti (made with crepes) and beans and greens UNION PIG AND CHICKEN. 220 (with sausage), as well as chicken N. Highland Ave., East Liberty. and pastas specials. KE 412-363-7675. This lively familystyle BBQ venue hews closely POINT BRUGGE CAFÉ. 401 to tradition. The smoked meats Hastings St., Point Breeze. (ribs, brisket, pork shoulder and 412-441-3334. This cozy chicken) are “dry” (with sauces neighborhood bistro reflects at table), and the sides are a concerted effort to translate well-prepared classics: mac-andthe European neighborhood cheese, baked beans, collard café — warm, welcoming, greens and coleslaw. Prices are unpretentious yet delicious — higher than a roadside stand, but to Pittsburgh. Despite bits of the quality is top-notch. KE Asian fusion, the selections are classic Low Country fare such as VIVO KITCHEN. 432 Beaver St., Belgian beef stewed with beer, Sewickley. 412-259-8945. The and Italian influences in risotto, fare is contemporary American sausage and polenta. KE with a vaguely European accent, featuring elegantly simple RED ORCHID. 5439 Babcock preparations of elemental, Blvd., West View. 412-837-2527. straightforward ingredients, This cozy, family-run Thai such as roasted mushrooms with restaurant offers a selection of gorgonzola or scallops with mostly tried-and-true cuisine blood-orange sauce. Flavorings (salads, rice and noodle dishes, such as lemon, garlic and and curries), as well as chef’s fennel reflect the kitchen’s specials, many involving tilapia Mediterranean heritage. LE
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Since 2010, Jamar Hubbs, a Penn Hills native and University of Pittsburgh graduate, has been on a hip-hop journey. Taking the stage name Hubbs, he began perfecting his craft by featuring on the mixtapes of other local rappers. In 2011, he got his first real shot on DJ Drastik’s Sole II Soul Mixtape Back To Reality, which featured talented MCs like B. White, Beedie, Shad Black, Franchise, and Jon Quest. He featured on a track with Beedie called “Happy.” That song caught the ear of noted New York-based producer Git Beats, who has worked with Wu-Tang, RZA, Digable Planets and many others. “After hearing the song, Git was like, ‘I want to do a whole project [together],’” Hubbs recalls. A meeting quickly spawned a kinship. “We developed a chemistry working together,” says Hubbs, whose creative strengths lie in his lyrics and the use of ’90s-style rhyme patterns. The flow between the artist and producer must be organic, and the sound Hubbs and Git Beats created together holds true to this sentiment. In 2014, the duo dropped the collaborative EP Piece of Mind, which attracted online attention. “I knew the blogs would get the project,” Hubbs says. “What surprised me was the amount of blogs and overseas websites [that] picked it up.” One day, Hubbs received a Twitter notification from someone who heard his song on Sirius XM radio. “Someone tweets me, ‘I’m riding to Pittsburgh and Sirius XM is playing @itsHubbs track,’” he remembers. “That caught me off guard.” It turns out that the track was played by WNYU’s DJ Eclipse, who later invited Hubbs to do an interview the next time he was in New York. Hubbs details that meeting: “My blood pressure was so high, Eclipse was spinning and Kool Keith was on my left,” he says. “It was humbling and surreal, to be honest.” Hubbs and Git are working on their follow-up project “Magic Birds,” which will be released later this spring. “Pittsburgh artists need to be more globalminded,” he says, of what he’s learned on his journey. “It’s a whole world out there.”
ARSHALL CRENSHAW’S last full-length record was 2009’s Jaggedland. And, as far as he’s concerned, it could well be the last fulllength record he ever makes. By 2009, the prolific singer-songwriter had slowed production considerably, as evidenced by the gap between Jaggedland and 2003’s What’s in the Bag. During that recording hiatus, Crenshaw says, he wasn’t thinking much about making new music. He kept busy with touring and other projects, including writing music for 2007’s country-flavored comedy Walk Hard and playing as a guest guitarist with reunited members of The MC5. But, eventually, he says, “There came a time where I thought, ‘I have to come up with some new songs, I’ve got all this stuff that’s been building up.’” The writing process proved surprisingly difficult this time around, however. “I just found myself wanting to be super meticulous about every little word and every little gesture,” he recalls. “So I took a long time to write the stuff. I went through a couple of false starts.” Eventually pulling things together with what he calls a “real dream-team kind of setup,” Crenshaw was confident that he’d made something great, but the actual nitty-gritty of putting out and publicizing the record was disheartening. “I found a label, and dealing with a label was a bunch of shit, as usual,” he says, with a kind of resigned disgust. “And that was it. A seven-year saga just kind
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of ended with a plop. So I just said to myself, ‘It’s over. I can’t do this anymore.’ I can’t do this with my life, you know?” As someone who’s spent most of his life in the music business, Crenshaw’s fatigue isn’t surprising. He released his self-titled debut in 1982, which produced hits like “Someday, Someway” and “Cynical Girl.” Initially, Crenshaw — a Detroit native who
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has spent most of his life in New York, and currently lives in the Hudson Valley — was hailed as a new-wave reincarnation of Buddy Holly. Over his long career, he’s produced a wealth of power pop, which morphed from ’50s-style rock ’n’ roll to a more punk approach, in the vein of Elvis Costello and Alex Chilton. Something of jack-of-all-trades, Crenshaw also portrayed Buddy Holly in the 1987 Richie Valens biopic La Bamba. That wasn’t his first foray into portraying a musician with whom he would often be compared; in the late ’70s, he played John Lennon in the touring company of the musical Beatlemania. He also authored CONTINUES ON PG. 28
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Hollywood Rock: A Guide to Rock ’n’ Roll in the Movies, and currently hosts a weekly radio show, The Bottomless Pit, on New York’s WFUV. Making music, however, has always been his first love. After the frustrations of Jaggedland, “I didn’t want to make another album,” he says. “I’ve been doing that all my working life and it’s just a certain process that has a certain shape to it. I just thought, ‘Well, there’s no point.’ So the question was: ‘What do I do instead?’” Putting together what he describes as “pieces of other people’s ideas,” he decided to release a subscription-based series of EPs on a timetable. “I love when I have a deadline,” he says. “If I don’t have a deadline, I vacillate.” Since November 2012, Crenshaw has released a new vinyl EP (also available for streaming) every six months. Each installment includes an original song, a cover and a re-working of one of Crenshaw’s older songs. For example, Stranger and Stranger — the second in the series —featured the new title track, a version of Crenshaw’s 1982 song “Mary Ann,” and a cover of the Carpenters’ “(They Long to Be) Close to You.” After unsuccessfully shopping the idea around to labels — who would have preferred another full-length album — Crenshaw turned to the Internet to fund the project. “We went with Kickstarter to get the thing off the ground, and that worked pretty nicely; people were very generous about it,” he says. While some older artists might shy away from this approach, Crenshaw is comfortable with shifts in the industry. “I’ve always gotten right on board with the digital marketplace and everything like that. I’ve never had any aversion to that; I thought it was cool to have a record store in my living room, so to speak,” he says. “The music business has always been in a state of transition. And it’s always been a kind of a Wild West thing, always. It’s a story that’s in flux right now, but that’s how it always has been.” After the final EP — set for release in April — Crenshaw plans to release all six on one record. As for what will come after that, he doesn’t have a plan. But he’s happy with how things have played out. “I love the records. I’m really happy with the way the whole thing sustained itself, it really moved the ball forward in my life,” he says. “A lot of people who have been at this as long as I [find] themselves at similar crossroad situations, where you … have to do the thing that motivates you to stay alive, basically. But you’ve got to do it in a way that makes sense and doesn’t cause extra frustration in your life.” MWE L SH @PGH C IT YPAPE R . C O M
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Local singer-songwriter Mike Berginc’s project As Ladders offers a heartfelt little gem of an EP. While the songs were written over a number of years, the lo-fi production gives the record a feeling of immediacy and intimacy. Musically, Berginc recalls the mid-’90s roots rock of bands like the Jayhawks and Whiskeytown, and one semi-surprising track — the sparkling “Don’t Take Yr Love” — brings to mind Steve Earle during his turntable phase. Even the Valentine’s candy/text-speak titles (“I’m With U” is another) charm rather than irk — no small feat. Solid effort all around. AS LADDERS EP RELEASE with JEREMY CAYWOOD & THE WAY OF LIFE, KAYLA SCHUREMAN 6:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 28. Club Café, 56 S. 12th St., South Side. $5. 412-431-4950 or www.clubcafelive.com
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In a musical landscape littered with bluesy stoner rock, Cruces manages to set itself apart, thanks in large part to the witchy powerhouse vocals of Naomi Curtis. The band has been toiling away for some time now, but its debut cassette still feels like an unexpected treat. Comparisons to bands like Royal Thunder and Christian Mistress are inevitable, but that’s not a bad thing. Curtis elevates some competent and rockin’ (if not entirely memorable) heavy jams to something special, adding heft to melodies which might otherwise drift. MWELSH@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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MUSIC WRITERS WANTED Do you scour the city for that perfect show in that perfect holein-the-wall bar? Have a deep knowledge of the local music scene and a way with words? If so, City Paper may have an opportunity for you. We are looking for freelance music writers with a fresh perspective and a unique voice to cover the local music scene, from hip hop to heavy metal and everything in between. Both experienced and new writers are welcome to apply, but we’re looking for writers who can take their knowledge and turn it into informative and accessible stories.
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a major coup at the 57th annual Grammy Awards when the Best Classical Compendium was awarded to Plectra and Percussion Dances, an album of music written by Harry Partch. The late composer utilized his own 43-note scale and built his own instruments to play the music. Four years ago, Music on the Edge staged a performance at the New Hazlett Theater by Newband, a group that plays Partch’s music on his original, unique instruments, such as Cloud-Chamber Bowls and Diamond Marimba. The event sold out. This weekend, MOTE presents Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival, a three-day program of performances and symposia, including premieres of new works. That Grammy came at a perfect time. Microtonal music has “moved into the mainstream rather quickly,” says Mathew Rosenblum, MOTE’s co-director. “In the ’20s and ’30s, it was just a couple of fringe composers doing this stuff. Now there are Indonesian pop bands that consider themselves microtonal. So there are folks doing it all over the place.” Rosenblum explains that microtonal music is a Western term that incorporates virtually any music that uses a set of pitches larger than the “well-tempered” approach. Since the days of Bach, Western music had used the 12-tone setting, which can be seen on the piano as the distance between two C-notes — seven white keys and five black keys, in this case. Microtonal composers use a larger sound spectrum. “Some people create a 19note equal division. There will be 19 equal
steps. Or some just cut the 12 [tone scale] in half and you’ve got 24 equal steps,” he explains. “But there are other people that use what’s called just intonation, which uses intervals that come from the natural overtone — acoustically sound intervals that are found in the physics of sound.” The program includes pieces like Michael Gordon’s Timber, a composition for six amplified 2-by-4s, played by Mantra Percussion. Like many of the performances, it takes place in the entrance of The Andy Warhol Museum, where musicians and audience will be in a circle, with an accompanying light installation. “It’s an amazing thing, like a ritual, to watch these folks, from memory, play this piece that ebbs and flows,” Rosenblum says. “Whether that’s microtonal is up for debate. That’s where the “Beyond” comes in.”
BEYOND: MICROTONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Fri., Feb. 27-Sun., March 1. The Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side and the Pitt Music Building, 4337 Fifth Ave., Oakland. $10-30. 412-624-7529 or www.music.pitt.edu/events
Among the other pieces, Mantra Percussion and FLUX Quartet will premiere a Rosenblum piece that includes tuned pipes, which were built to specification for this performance. Rosenblum believes a larger audience exists for this music. “I really want to try and build a community in Pittsburgh as well. I know there already is, and some of them don’t know they are. They listen to it and they like it, but they don’t have a name for it,” he says. “Doing it at The Warhol, the idea is to open it up to new audiences, different art audiences, so we can have a diversity of listeners.” I N F O@ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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Carlow has an 11:1 student/faculty ratio and classes are taught by faculty members who are not only experts in their fields, but who exhibit an ardent, deeply-rooted commitment to the practice of teaching. With more than 50 undergraduate majors, Carlow offers a wide variety of programs that turn a spark of curiosity into real-world skills that make a difference. Carlow undergraduates can also save time and money by working on their graduate degree as an undergraduate student through our accelerated degree options.
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At Carlow, students can take volunteerism to a new level, exercise their civic responsibility, and increase their understanding of social issues and problems by working on various service-learning projects: a unique feature of a Carlow education. Outside the classroom, Carlow students have the opportunity to explore professional experiences in Pittsburgh’s corporate community, its many health care institutions, nonprofit organizations, and an abundance of arts organizations. Carlow is affiliated with the NAIA and the USCAA, and fields eight athletic teams including women’s and men’s basketball and cross-country and women’s soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball.
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CHATHAM CHATHAM UNIVERSITY WOODLAND ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15232 www.chatham.edu • 412-365-1100 Now fully co-ed, Chatham University offers a full spectrum of undergraduate and graduate programs through the Falk School of Sustainability; School of Health Sciences (including occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, nursing, and psychology), School of Arts, Science and Business; and College for Continuing and Professional Studies. Chatham’s campuses include the historic Woodland Road location, Chatham Eastside in Pittsburgh’s vibrant East End, and Eden Hall Campus, the world’s first campus built from the ground up for the study and practice of sustainability. Chatham offers 14 NCAA Division III athletic teams: eight for women and, beginning in fall 2015, six for men. Students can be guaranteed admission into Chatham’s competitive programs in occupational therapy and physician assistant studies (and some other graduate programs too) with our Integrated Degree Program, in which you can earn both bachelor and master’s degrees in as few as five years. Chatham is the highest ranked institution in western PA in the US News & World Report Best College Rankings “Regional North University” category.
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Why the Benefits of a College Degree Outweigh the Impending Debt A degree is well worth the time, effort and, especially, the cost. Fiscal concerns are the biggest deterrent for a person to refrain from obtaining a degree. The lingering pain of outstanding debt can be haunting, if you do not realize the long-term benefits of a degree, such as increased job security, higher wages and a healthier self and society. Job security is greater for a college graduate for two reasons. The fastest-growing industries like
computer science and data-processing all require a college degree. The technology wave grows greater every year, so obtaining a job in this field means more likelihood of maintaining a job in the work force. Technology demands a greater need for post-secondary education. Secondly, many career fields now require a degree, while in the past they did not. According to a Georgetown University study in 2010, 63 percent of all job openings by 2018 will require workers with at least some college education. That means roughly only one-third of the jobs in 2018 will be available to those with a high school education or less, and these jobs, according to the study, will be lower-skilled and lower-wage occupations. According to the Labor Department, the unemployment rate for college graduates in April 2013 was only 3.9 percent compared with 7.5 percent for the entire work force. Since the recession, the number of college-educated workers with jobs has increased 9.1 percent, while those with just a high continued >>
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ALL-STATE ALL-STATE CAREER SCHOOL PITTSBURGH CAMPUS 1200 LEBANON RD., SUITE 101, WEST MIFFLIN, PA 15122 www.allstatecareer.edu • 412-823-1818 If you’re looking for a school to pursue your goal of a career in commercial driving, then you’ve found the right place! All-State Career School in Pittsburgh, PA has CDL programs designed to teach you what you need to know to successfully maneuver a tractor trailer. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment for drivers is projected to grow at 11% nationally through 2022 as the economy grows and older drivers retire. To help meet this demand, All-State offers CDL programs to prepare you to be a commercial driver.
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All-State also offers two programs in the skilled trades where you can work with your hands and your brain. One is HVAC & Refrigeration and the other is the Welding Technician program.
As HVAC systems become increasingly complex, a thorough education is necessary to learn to install, maintain and repair them. Employment of HVAC technicians is projected to grow 21% nationally through 2022, which is faster than the average for all occupations. Welders can work in a variety of industries, including construction, automotive and manufacturing. All-State’s welding program provides students with a foundation in industrial welding techniques, crafting skills, and welding mathematics to be prepared for entry-level welding positions. No matter your educational background, All-State is here to help you get the training to make your career dreams a reality with our CDL and skilled trades programs. Financial aid is available to those who qualify. Upon graduation, the career services team helps grads secure entry-level employment opportunities in their chosen ďŹ eld. Through career development, including professionalism, motivation, resume development, dress for success and interview coaching, All-State empowers our grads with skills to approach a job interview ready for success.
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CCAC COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY Allegheny Campus (North Shore) | Boyce Campus (Monroeville) North Campus (McCandless) | South Campus (West Mifflin) Braddock Hills Center | Homewood-Brushton Center Washington County Center | West Hills Center www.ccac.edu • 412-237-3100 CCAC provides a first-rate education at an institution that has an exceptional reputation for providing quality instruction at an accessible, affordable cost. Every year thousands of students make CCAC their college of first choice. Here’s why: Innovation and Excellence in Teaching CCAC’s average class size is just 18 students, giving students the opportunity to have more personalized instruction. In addition, classes are taught by faculty members, not graduate students, so students learn from leaders in their fields. Access to Financial Aid More than 40 percent of CCAC students receive need-based financial aid, making it easier for them to attend college. CCAC students are eligible for scholarships, work-study jobs and grant funds, in addition to student loans. Transfer Opportunities CCAC students have transferred credits to 462 colleges and universities and the college currently has articulation agreements in more than 125 programs.
Why the Benefits of a College Degree Outweigh the Impending Debt [continued] school diploma are down 9 percent. And, according to the New York Times, in 2012 a full-time worker with a bachelor’s degree earned 79 percent more than a similar full-time worker with no more than a high school diploma. In other words, it literally pays to go college. It also pays for society as a whole to be more educated. Since higher levels of education correspond to lower levels of unemployment and poverty, having more educated citizens means higher contributions to tax revenues, and in turn, a lower number of people dependent on government programs. While the facts are clear about the financial benefits of a higher education, there is also evidence that the non-fiscal benefits of secondary education are just as rich. The carefree lifestyle of a partying college student aside, a 2004 College Board report states that college graduates are more engaged citizens and make healthier decisions, thus creating a more educated work force. The study also states that college graduates have lower smoking
Savings — College Made Affordable CCAC students save $19,000 over the cost of public fouryear colleges and universities and $54,000 over the cost of private four-year colleges and universities—all by spending their first two years at CCAC. Expanded Learning Options No matter how busy a student’s schedule is, CCAC provides flexible learning options. From the convenience of eight campus and center locations to thousands of online learning options — CCAC gives students access to 24/7 education. Eight degrees and seven certificates can be completed online, while more than 50 percent of required courses can be completed online for numerous degree and certificate programs. Education for the Careers of Tomorrow in Two Years or Less CCAC offers associate degrees, certificates and diplomas in more than 150 programs. From in-demand allied health and nursing programs to state-of-the-art Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programs, CCAC provides educational programs for the leaders and innovators of the future. Extensive Student Services CCAC features a full range of services such as career planning, financial aid, job placement assistance, libraries, personal or career counseling, support services for students with disabilities, transfer assistance, tutoring and veterans services. CCAC job fairs draw hundreds of local employers and the CCAC Honors Program offers opportunities to expand learning.
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rates, better personal heath and lower incarceration rates, along with higher levels of civic participation, including volunteer work, voting and blood donation. College is often the place where a person is socialized with different cultures and ethnicities. A diverse college campus can create worldliness and prepares a student for a successful future in the work force. Although the idea of student debt can be intimidating, it is a necessary step in securing a bright future both professionally and personally. Think of
your college debt as a down-payment to an inevitable successful life.
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Featured Program: Medical Assistant A medical assistant program is now offered in Westmoreland County! Graduates of ICTC’s medical assistant program are qualified for a variety of entry-level positions in a medical practice’s administrative office, examining room, and office laboratory, with opportunities for future career advancement. Students learn the latest techniques from qualified practitioners who are some of the best educators in the field. The 1030-hour program includes 12 months of classroom instruction and a customized externship. All students are equipped with an iPad and a kit with tools of the trade. Graduates are eligible to sit for multiple healthcare certifications. For more information, contact ICTC at 724-349-6700 ext. 131, or visit us online at www.ictc.com/medicalassistant. Financial aid is available for those who qualify.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania offers all the opportunities of a large, doctoral university, but with small classes and faculty members who are actively engaged in helping students find success in the classroom and after graduation.
IUP has more than 14,300 students from 44 states and more than 60 countries. It offers 132 undergraduate programs, 52 master’s programs, and 12 doctoral programs, and students take advantage of hundreds of internships and other real-world experiences in almost every major. IUP has more than 136,000 living alumni, with graduates prominent in almost every career field imaginable -- including 1999 graduate Chad Hurley, cofounder of YouTube. IUP also offers the Robert E. Cook Honors College community of scholars.
About the Indiana County Technology Center The Indiana County Technology Center is an innovative regional career development and technology center working in partnership with the community to provide a safe, caring environment that includes the integration of challenging vocational/technical skills and academic education. Emphasis is placed on the development of skills which provide pathways to further education and employment in an ever-changing world.
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The university has more than 760 faculty members, and they are in the classroom; classes are taught by credentialed and experienced professors, not graduate assistants, who work collaboratively to prepare students for careers that are in demand today, including jobs related to energy initiatives. IUP has more than 250 student organizations and a 280-acre outdoor recreational park. IUP offers state-of-the-art, suite-style housing through its $270-million Residential Revival, which integrates a living-learning philosophy and themed buildings and floors related to academic majors and co-curricular interests.
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Loud, distressed and heartbroken: The Twilight Sad is a downer. The Glasgow trio has played by these rules its entire career, but the band has shifted the sonic palette around over the years. From its noisy early days to the shot of synthesizers that kicked in on 2012’s No One Can Ever Know, the band has explored a handful of big, dark genres while keeping the lyrical themes mostly consistent. Its latest album, Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave fuses the old and new Twilight Sad into one cohesive Sleaterbeing. The band plays Brillobox Kinney tonight, with Port St. Willow opening. Shawn Cooke 10 p.m. 4104 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. $12. 412-621-4900 or www.brillobox.net
When Sleater-Kinney gets the team back together, you don’t ask questions. Next to no one expected a new single or album announcement to come along with last year’s Start Together reissue collection, but here we are, partway into the band’s comeback tour. No Cities to Love finds Brownstein, Tucker and Weiss as impassioned and urgent as they’ve ever been. They needed nine years to raise kids, film a hit TV comedy show, and drum in other projects, and that’s fine — they haven’t lost an ounce of the old magic. Sometimes you just need a break. Lizzo will open the sold-out show at Stage AE. SC 7 p.m. 400 North Shore Drive, North Side. $25. 412-229-5483 or www.stageae.com
Just six months after the first go-round, the Rex Theater will host the second annual Steel the City Festival — but this time, it’s only locals. Now, they won’t reject nonPittsburgh attendees at the door, but, unlike last August’s event, the lineup will only include Pittsburgh-based MCs and producers. It’s a slight departure from last year’s event, which brought in Morgantown’s Huey Mack to head the bill. Headliners include Beedie, B White (of The 58s) and The Come Up Boys, from Mac Miller’s Pittsburgh label — REMemberMusic. Palermo Stone, Kidd Keem & AF Rome, Courtesy, Villain151 & Abso and more round out the event. SC 9 p.m. 1602 E. Carson St., South Side. $10. 17+. 412-381-6811 or www.rextheater.com
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ALTAR BAR. Saving Abel. Strip District. 412-263-2877. BRILLOBOX. Juan Wauters w/ AM Faces, Will Simmons & The Upholsterers. Bloomfield. 412-621-4900. CLUB CAFE. Marshall Crenshaw w/ The Damaged Pies. South Side. 866-468-3401. HARD ROCK CAFE. Matt Hires, André Costello & the Cool Minors, Brooke Annibale. CureRock 2015. Station Square. 412-481-7625. HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. Emily Rogers Band & Devin Moses & The Saved. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. LAVA LOUNGE. Comfort Tech, Dan Hanczar, & Chase Clements. South Side. 412-431-5282. LEVELS. Mike Medved Duo. North Side. 412-231-7777. MR. SMALLS THEATER. frnkiero andthe cellabration, Modern Chemistry. Millvale. 412-821-4447. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Storytime w/ Phil, Caleb Pogyor & the Talkers, Douglas & the Iron Lung, SFX, Boiled Denim. All proceeds to Aaron Corbin’s medical treatments. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.
31ST STREET PUB. Steel City Cabaret w/ The Bessemers. Strip District. 412-391-8334. ALTAR BAR. Lil Durk. Strip District. 412-263-2877. CLUB CAFE. As Ladders, Jeremy Caywood & the Way of Life, Kayla Schureman (Early). The YJJ’s, Suite Mary, Milk & Honey (Late). South Side. 866-468-3401. GLASSPORT AMERICAN LEGION. Daniels & McClain. 412-678-6621. GOOSKI’S. Cruces, Come Holy Spirit, Don’t Get Caught. Polish Hill. 412-681-1658. HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. Nuclear Santa Claust, Roulette Waves, The Spectres. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. LEVELS. Kevin Howard Trio. North Side. 412-231-7777.
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FRI 27 565 LIVE. EXPEN$E BAND. Bellevue. 412-522-7556. BRILLOBOX. The Twilight Sad, Port St. Willow. Bloomfield. 412-621-4900. THE FALLOUT SHELTER. The Filthy Lowdown, He Hate Me, Mindless Chaos, Black Souled Pope. 740-424-0302. HAMBONE’S. Buffalo, Buffalo, Buffalo. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. THE HANDLE BAR & GRILLE. The Tony Janflone Jr. Duo. Canonsburg. 724-746-4227. HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. Brazilian Wax, Murder For Girls, The Park Plan & Zoe Clayton. Brazilian Wax CD Release Party. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. LEVELS. Harry & Hermie. North Side. 412-231-7777. LITTLE JIM’S CLUB. The Dave Iglar Band. Carnegie. 412-276-7636. MR. SMALLS THEATER. The Twilight Sad. Millvale. 412-821-4447. THE R BAR. The Bill Ali Band. Dormont. 412-942-0882. SMILING MOOSE. Bill Jasper, Playoff Beard, The Pressure, Gimme Five!. Biggies Bullies Benefit Show. South Side. 412-431-4668.
MOONDOG’S. theCAUSE. Blawnox. 412-828-2040. MR. SMALLS THEATER. Tobacco Road, Decade of Ataraxy, Capt. Dill & the Pickls, Losing Juliet, Prominence, Antoni Miladinov a.k.a. Villain, Kellie Milligan, Savanna Scholl, Lexi Cerny, Dominic Impavido, Tommy Truong, Tyler Owens, Cooper Roberts & Tommy Shepherd a.ka. “Akright”. Shalerpalooza VII. Millvale. 412-821-4447. NIED’S HOTEL. Nied’s Hotel Band. Lawrenceville. 412-781-9853. OTTO’S PUB. The Dave Iglar Band. Canonsburg. 724-926-9965. PORT VUE PUB. Time Squared. McKeesport. 412-664-0399. RPM’S 31 SPORTS BAR & GRILLE. Finally Free. Bridgeville. 412-221-7808. SKYLARK MOTOR INN. King’s Ransom. Moon. 412-264-5753. SMILING MOOSE. Last Apollo, Scene Stage The World, Blaring For The Desolate, Guile (Early).
Each week, we bring you a new MP3 from a local artist. This week’s offering comes from Moemaw Naedon and The Latebloomer, whose new album is Circular Signals. They celebrate its release with a show Sat., Feb. 28, at the Rock Room (1054 Herron Ave., Polish Hill). Stream or download the track “The Line” on our music blog, FFW>>, at pghcitypaper.com.
Liquified Guts, Storm King, Lycosa & V.S.G. (Late). Tony Tucker Benefit Show. South Side. 412-431-4668. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. The Cheats w/ Scratch & Sniffs, Danger Signs. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.
SUN 01 ALTAR BAR. Allen Stone. Strip District. 412-263-2877. STAGE AE. Sleater-Kinney, Lizzo. North Side. 412-229-5483.
MON 02 31ST STREET PUB. Hooka Hey, Elk Hound, Tusk. Strip District. 412-391-8334. THE MR. ROBOTO PROJECT. Mutilation Rites, Wrought Iron, Egality, Mere Phantoms. Bloomfield. 412-345-1059.
TUE 03 MR. SMALLS THEATER. ODESZA, Little People. Millvale. 412-821-4447.
Cunimondo, Pat Crossly. Downtown. 412-553-5235. SWEETWATER CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Phat Man Dee. Sewickley. 412-741-4405.
HIP HOP/R&B FRI 27 ALTAR BAR. Skizzy Mars. Strip District. 412-263-2877. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. The Routines. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.
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SAT 28 REX THEATER. Beedie, B White of the 58s, The Come Up Boys, Palermo Stone, Kidd Keem & AF Rome, Courtesy, Villain151 & Abso. South Side. 412-381-6811. ROCK ROOM. Moemaw Naedon,The Latebloomer, Hubbs, CScott, Reason, The Dads, Frigid Giant, DJ Noetik. Polish Hill. 724-496-9876.
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ARSENAL BOWLING LANES. The Gypsy Lights. Lawrenceville. 412-683-5992. HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. Twinsmith, Mantiques, Scott Fry Experience. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320.
DJS THU 26 ALLEGHENY WINE MIXER. DJ SMI. Lawrenceville. 412-252-2337. BELVEDERE’S. Neon w/ DJ hatesyou. 80s Night. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2555. CLUB TABOO. DJ Matt & Gangsta Shak. Homewood. 412-969-0260.
FRI 27 DRUM BAR. VDJ Rambo. North Side. 412-231-7777. ONE 10 LOUNGE. DJ Goodnight, DJ Rojo. Downtown. 412-874-4582. ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance. South Side. 412-431-2825. RUGGER’S PUB. 80s Night w/ DJ Connor. South Side. 412-381-1330.
SAT 28 DIESEL. DJ CK. South Side. 412-431-8800. DRUM BAR. DJ Digital Dave. North Side. 412-231-7777. KELLY-STRAYHORN THEATER. Afroheat w/ DJ Vex & DJ Simi. East Liberty. 412-363-3000. ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance. South Side. 412-431-2825. S BAR. Pete Butta. South Side. 412-481-7227. SMILING MOOSE. Pop Punk Night w/ Adam Social. South Side. 412-431-4668.
SUN 01 BRILLOBOX. Darkwave Night w/ Hiem, Futurism, & Zombo. Bloomfield. 412-621-4900.
WED 04 SPOON. Spoon Fed. East Liberty. 412-362-6001.
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ECLIPSE LOUNGE. Open Jazz Night w/ the Howie Alexander Trio. Lawrenceville. 412-251-0097.
SMILING MOOSE. OCD: Moosh & Twist Ground Up. South Side. 412-431-4668.
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3RD STREET GALLERY. Don Aliquo, Phil Salvato, Bob Hughes, Haywood Vincent. Carnegie. 412-276-5233. ANDYS. Judi Figel. Downtown. 412-773-8884. MCG @ 800 PENN AVENUE. James Carter Organ Trio / Trombone Choir. Downtown. 412-322-0800.
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CLUB CAFE. Hot Club of Cowtown, Neon Swing X-Perience. South Side. 866-468-3401.
FRI 27 1810 TAVERN. Adler & Barath. 724-371-0732. CLUB CAFE. Buckwheat Zydeco. South Side. 866-468-3401. MOONDOG’S. Miss Freddye’s Blues Band. Blawnox. 412-828-2040.
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SAT 28 CARNEGIE LECTURE HALL. The Holmes Brothers w/ Ada Dyer. Oakland. 412-361-1915. THE CLOAKROOM. The Blues Orphans & Hill Jordan’s Worldwide Slide. East Liberty. 412-758-7235. EXCUSES BAR & GRILL. Bill Toms & Hard Rain. South Side. 412-431-4090. THE R BAR. Angel Blue & The Prophets. Dormont. 412-942-0882. SPEAL’S TAVERN. Jimmy Adler. 724-433-1322. THE VALLEY HOTEL. Bobby Hawkins Back Alley Blues. 412-233-9800.
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SUN 01 THE R BAR. The Midnite Horns. Dormont. 412-942-0882.
TUE 3 CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL. North Mississippi All Stars & Anders Osbourne. Oakland. 412-622-3131.
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SAT 28 HAMBONE’S. Liss Victory, Joanna Lowe, Kiki Young, Toria Susan. Lawrenceville. 814-403-2989. OLIVE OR TWIST. The Vagrants. Downtown. 412-255-0525. PITTSBURGH WINERY. Brooke Anniballe. Strip District. 412-566-1000.
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WED 04 ALLEGHENY ELKS LODGE #339. Pittsburgh Banjo Club. Wednesdays. North Side. 412-321-1834.
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SAT 28 HARVEY WILNER’S. The Fabulous Gunslingers. West Mifflin. 412-466-1331. ROCHESTER INN HARDWOOD GRILLE. Christian Beck Band. Ross. 412-364-8166.
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CHATHAM BAROQUE. “Three’s Company” w/ music by Biber, Bach Erlebach & others. Various locations. 1-888-718-4253. TCHAIKOVSKY & PROKOFIEV. Ballet scores for Swan Lake & Romeo & Juliet. Performed by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900.
SUN 01 CHATHAM BAROQUE. “Three’s Company” w/ music by Biber, Bach Erlebach & others. Various locations. 1-888-718-4253. TCHAIKOVSKY & PROKOFIEV. Ballet scores for Swan Lake & Romeo & Juliet. Performed by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900.
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ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. Mak Grgic & Daniel Lippel w/ Michael Harrison. Performing Radulescu’s Subconcious Wave & others. Theodore Mook performs Ezra Sims’ Solo & Michael CHATHAM BAROQUE. Harrison will perform “Three’s Company” www. per his hour-long work, w/ music by Biber, Bach pa pghcitym Revelation, for Erlebach & others. .co re-tuned piano. Part of Various locations. the Beyond Microtonal 1-888-718-4253. Music Festival. North Side. PITTSBURGH YOUTH 412-237-8300. SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. LINDEN GROVE. Dancing Queen. Performing pieces by Bizet, Castle Shannon. 412-882-8687. Sibelius, & R. Strauss. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4872. TCHAIKOVSKY & PROKOFIEV. ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. Ballet scores for Swan Lake & Flux Quartet, Mantra Percussion. Romeo & Juliet. Performed Performing Scelsi’s String Quartet by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Heinz Hall, Downtown. #2 & others. Mantra Percussion 412-392-4900. will perform Michael Gordon’s
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hour-long piece, Timber, for six 2 x 4 pieces of wood & light installation. Part of Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival. North Side. 412-237-8300. MUSIC BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH. Charles Corey, Anthony Cheung, Kyle Gann & Michael Harrison. Ligetis Hamburg Concerto & Lamonte Youngs Well-tuned Piano. Part of Beyond Microtonal Music Festival. Oakland. 412-624-7529. PHIPPS CONSERVATORY & BOTANICAL GARDEN. A New Kind Of Fallout. Oakland. 412-326-9687.
SUN 01 ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. Ray-Kallay Duo, Eric Moe, Frank J. Oteri, Kyle Gann, Flux Quartet, Mantra Percussion. Part of Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival. Entrance Space. North Side. 412-624-7529. CARNEGIE LIBRARY, OAKLAND. The Westerlies. 412-622-3105. HAMBONE’S. Calliope East End Old Time Jam. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318.
TUE 03 THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Space Exchange Series w/ David Throckmorton & Chris Parker duo. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.
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SMILING MOOSE South Side. 412-431-4668. With special guests Brett Staggs and Ferdinand the Bull. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7p.m.
Jackyl ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-206-9719. Over 21 show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7:30p.m.
The Foundry HARD ROCK CAFE Station Square. 412-481-ROCK. Over 21 show. Tickets: hardrock. com/cafes/pittsburgh. 10p.m.
JJ Grey and Mofro MR SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. 412-821-4447. With special guests The London Souls. All Ages Show. Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone or 866-468-3401. 8p.m.
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ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-206-9719. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.
ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-206-9719. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.
Frnkiero andthe Cellabration
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Side. 412-237-8300. Tickets: warhol.org. 8p.m.
CLUB CAFE South Side. 412-431-4950. Over 21 show. Tickets: ticketweb.com/ opusone. 9p.m.
Sandy Wilson’s The Boy Friend ROCKWELL THEATRE PITTSBURGH PLAYHOUSE Oakland. Tickets: pittsburghplayhouse.com or 412-392-8000. Through March 15.
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MR SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. 412-821-4447. All Ages Show. Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone or 866-468-3401. 8p.m.
SATURDAY 28 287 Lil Durk
ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-206-9719. Over 18 show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 9p.m.
Marshall Crenshaw CLUB CAFE South Side. 412-431-4950. Over 21 show. Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone. 8p.m.
BYHAM THEATER Downtown. 412-456-6666. Tickets: trustarts.org/dance. 8p.m.
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ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-206-9719. With special guest Chris Jamison. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7p.m.
OCD: Moosh & Twist SMILING MOOSE South Side. 412-431-4668. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 6:30p.m.
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FOX with Jeff Oskay) LATITUDE 360 Robinson Twp. 412-693-5555. Tickets: latitude360.com/pittsburghpa. Through Feb. 28.
312-431-4950. Over 21 show. Tickets: ticketweb.com/ opusone. 10:30p.m.
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CARNEGIE OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL Munhall. 412462-3444. With special guests Anders Osborne Present N.M.O. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly. com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.
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VAMPIRES LOVE, HURT, DANCE AND DON’T TIDY UP PROPERLY
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Vladislav,
Just as there is little hope of avoiding high school and all its attendant social traumas, so too must we expect Hollywood to roll out new comic versions of surviving the years between 14 and 18. The latest is The DUFF, adapted from Kody Keplinger’s young-adult novel, and directed by Ari Sandel.
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AGE 862 Into sexy time and light torture
AGE 379 Bit of a dandy and control freak
Petyr, AGE 8,000 Doesn’t get out much anymore
Stu, MID-20S, HUMAN Geo-computer analyst, deliciously pink
Friend or DUFF? Mae Whitman
Bianca (Arrested Development’s Mae Whitman) is a tomboyish, smart and sassy teen who is relatively happy; she has two great best friends and isn’t caught up in the school’s cliques and mean-girl dramas. Until she gets pegged “the DUFF,” or the Designated Ugly Fat Friend, whose role is to be an accessible buffer between the world and her better-looking, betterconnected, less-attainable friends. (Yeah, Whitman isn’t fat or ugly, and the film awkwardly tries to explain that these DUFFisms are like metaphors or something …) Typically, Biana freaks and we get plenty of hoary teen-film elements: the transformation of the ugly duckling into a swan (complete with mall fashion show); the jock who is not as he seems; life-changing events happening at the school dance; and perpetually befuddled teachers (one played by fan favorite Ken Jeong). But The DUFF manages to feel a teensy bit fresher, sharper and marginally less boy-crazy than its megaplex brethren, even if it can’t resolve the “DUFF” set-up with its sunny conclusion.
Deacon, AGE 183 Hasn’t done the dishes in five years
Knows about the Internet
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EING A VAMPIRE isn’t all velvet
Gripe all you want about the machinations of presidents George W. Bush or Barack Obama — are you ready for the crazy times of President Frank Underwood? Will he have Congress killed? Can his first lady even be trusted? Whatever happened to that computer guy with the pet guinea pig? Season 3 of
House of Cards starts Fri.,
smoking jackets and tearing the necks out of virgins. As revealed in Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s new mockumentary, What We Do in the Shadows, life for a group of vampires sharing a flat in Wellington, New Zealand, is a never-ending series of irritating complications and petty hassles. The chore wheel is ignored. A familiar is getting uppity. Towels weren’t put down before a kill and now the couch is ruined. Victims won’t look up from their laptops and submit to vampire hypnotizing. Getting dressed for clubbing is hard enough with centuries-old clothing.
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(“Some of our clothes are from victims. You might bite someone and then, you think, ‘Oooh, those are some nice pants!’”) Looking good — or “dead but delicious” — is even harder when mirrors don’t reflect. It’s reasonable to assume that countless earlier vampire spoofs have drained all the humor, but Shadows proves that
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS DIRECTED BY: Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi Starts Fri., Feb. 27. Hollywood
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wrong. It’s as dry and deadpan as you’d hope, from the two funny men you might know from Flight of the Conchords or Eagle vs. Shark. The film’s strength is celebrating the mundane, and not getting twisted in baroque comic plotting. In a new development, the older vampires befriend Nick, a newbie, who, in turn, teaches them about Google, and Stu, a decent human everybody promises not to bite. There are some werewolves and a bit of bother from the deep past to sort out, but mostly Shadows wants to let us know: Vampires are people, too. They love, hurt, dance and don’t tidy up properly. A H OF F @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
lifestyle of the Bayaka tribe, who live deep in the forests of the Central African Republic. It also recounts the life of Louis Sarno, an American who, after discovering Bayaka music, joined the tribe, and spent decades recording its music. Interwoven through the two is Sarno’s journey back to New York for a visit, bringing with him his young son — a Bayaka child who whose life will be suspended between ancient traditions and modernity. It’s a low-key, at times lyrical, study that in its unassuming way examines complex subjects such as race, family and cultural identity. Screening co-presented by Sembene Film Festival and CMU’s Faces of Work. In English, and various languages, with subtitles. 6:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 27. McConomy Auditorium, Carnegie Mellon campus, Oakland. $10 ($5 students/seniors). www.cmu.edu/faces (AH)
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NEW THIS WEEK FOCUS. A veteran con man (Will Smith) takes on an apprentice (Margot Robbie) in this who’s-zooming-who caper from Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Starts Fri., Feb. 27. HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2. Steve Pink’s sequel is like sliding into the lukewarm, cloudy waters of a poorly maintained hot tub, barely bubbling with flat jokes. The deeply unfunny Rob Corddry and the one-note Craig Robinson reprise their roles, with help from Clark Duke and Adam Scott. (In a film rife with gay-panic, the “humiliating” man-skirt Scott wears is adorable. Get with 2015, guys!) There’s a teeny tiny plot that doesn’t matter, because the film is just a series of lazily conceived set pieces designed to re-convince your inner 8-yearold that everything about the genital area is inherently funny. Just turn off the bubbles and go home. (Al Hoff) THE LAZARUS EFFECT. David Gelb directs this thriller about medical students who discover a way to bring the dead back to life. Uh oh. Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde and Evan Peters star. Starts Fri., Feb. 27. MAPS TO THE STARS. David Cronenberg’s new film takes a jaundiced look at some of our most treasured monsters: Hollywood stars. It’s a satirical psychodrama, a Greek family tragedy grafted onto a screwed-up show-biz tale (this can’t possibly end well). It’s scripted by Bruce Wagner, whose métier is poison-penning the venal nastiness of Hollywood in numerous novels and screenplays. And so we have the Weiss clan: dad (John Cusack), a self-help guru; son (Evan Bird), a 13-year-old actor, fresh from rehab; and his stage mom (Olivia Williams). Down the road, there’s an aging, self-absorbed actress (Julianne Moore), teetering into a nervous breakdown, and her new “chore whore” (Mia Wasikowska), a weird girl with burn scars and a mysterious past. Toss in a few cameos, a troublesome ghost or two, and an actorwriter-chauffeur (Robert Pattinson), and turn this up to 11. Films excoriating the ugliness of Tinseltown date back nearly 100 years, but contemporary works do find new angles (now with more social media and incest!). While there is little new to be revealed, there’s some cynical entertainment to be had wallowing in the horribleness of these characters: The story is outrageous (if a trifle dull and choppy), and leavened with pitch-black humor. Maps leans heavily on the family angle, clearly fascinated with the cyclical, corrosive nature of the industry, in which terrible show-biz parents create even more twisted show-biz progeny and so on, until only the truly crazy can stop the madness. Starts Fri., Feb. 27. Manor (AH)
LOST HORIZON. Frank Capra’s 1937 film is a grand romantic adventure in which survivors of a plane crash discover Shangri-la, a verdant, peaceful kingdom hidden deep in the Himalayas. 8 p.m. Sun., March 1. Regent Square
Maps To the Stars Gibson leads a Scottish uprising, in this 1995 historical actioner), Feb. 27-March 2 and March 4. Rocky (underdog takes on the champ in Sylvester Stallone’s low-key, bittersweet boxing film from 1976), Feb. 27-March 5. The Silence of the Lambs (1991 cat-and-mouse thriller pairs FBI agent with serial killer; filmed in Pittsburgh), Feb. 27-March 3 and March 5. The Usual Suspects (Kevin Spacey stars in this twisty-turny crime thriller from 1995), Feb. 27-March 1 and March 3-5. Call or see website for times and complete listings. 4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $5-9. 412-904-3225 or www.rowhousecinema.com
SONG FROM THE FOREST. Michael Obert’s 2013 documentary combines three stories. The film depicts the increasingly threatened traditional
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REPERTORY ROW HOUSE CINEMA. Steven Spielberg Films: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (aliens visit Earth and send out weird musical signals in this 1977 film), Feb. 25. Jaws (the 1975 classic about a man-eating shark terrorizing a tourist beach), Feb. 25. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones chases adventure and a lost ark, in this 1981 favorite), Feb. 25-26. Saving Private Ryan (1998 drama set on the battlefield in World War II), Feb. 26. Victorious Villains. Braveheart (Mel
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. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 25. AMC Loews. $5 (AH)
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ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST. Jack Nicholson stars in Milos Forman’s 1975 adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel. A rebellious man thinks he can cheat the criminal-justice system by pleading insanity and serving time at a mental institution. But things — including an insurrection against the asylum’s dictatorial Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) — don’t go as well as he hoped. 7 p.m. Thu., March 5. Melwood
THE INVISIBLE PHOTOGRAPHY, PART V: SUBATOMIC. As part of the Carnegie Museum of Art’s Hillman Photography Initiative, part five of The Invisible Photography documentary screens. This segment looks at how photographic techniques can help visualize the findings of advanced particle physics. 6:30 p.m. Thu., Feb. 26. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. $10 in advance; $15 at door (includes drink). www. cmoa.org
A SPACE ODYSSEY. This beautifully CP 2001: filmed, philosophical space drama dramatically altered the genre of science fiction, inspired plenty of post-screening discussions about its cryptic sequences and made a “star” out of a red-eyed computer named HAL. The 1968 film continues a year-long celebration of Stanley Kubrick films. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 25. Hollywood
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THE DARK CRYSTAL. A thousand years ago on another planet, a group of peaceful wizards hopes to locate a magical crystal, the source of power for their evil birdlike dragon overlords. This oddball 1982 fantasy adventure, peopled by puppets and animatronic creatures, is from Jim Henson and his character factory (see also: The Muppets). 7:30 p.m. Wed., March 4. AMC Loews. $5
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“I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY INTERESTING METAPHOR FOR HUMAN LIFE.”
WORKING POEMS {BY STUART SHEPPARD}
The great American poet — and Pittsburgh native — Jack Gilbert disliked academic poems, because he felt they were not “serious enough.” What he strived for, and felt all poets should strive for, is “poetry that matters.” Gilbert began his career at the famous Poetry as Magic workshop in San Francisco, during the 1950s. Workshops have become the main alternative to MFA programs as entrée to the writing profession, and are just as numerous. Yet few have been as successful as the Pittsburgh Poetry Exchange, run by Michael Wurster since 1974. Now Wurster, and co-editor Judith Robinson, have published The Brentwood Anthology (nine toes press; $15), a collection from workshop participants. As rare as it is for a nonacademic entity to be involved in publishing, it is even rarer to find a collection clearly devoted to poems that matter. Even more surprising is the generally high quality of work from an open workshop that welcomes all participants — neophytes, amateurs and professionals. Certainly the maturity and depth of the poems vary, but these are writers seriously engaged in the art of poetry. Among the 120 poems by 22 poets, there are strong pieces in a variety of styles. For example, in a mere 13 words, John Stokes manages to convey the pain of losing someone in the epically concise “Working on the Old House”:
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{BY STEVE SUCATO} Gone almost three years, I still keep my tools apart from his tools. Stephen Pusateri combines lyricism and irony in “He had a mouthful of sparrow bones”: “His laugh could have cut / each bird from its flight / had they room to fly.” It is the ability of poems like this, that achieve beauty without taking themselves too seriously, that makes them exceptional in today’s often sententious poetry marketplace. Likewise, Ziggy Edwards’ “Girlfriend Machine,” which sardonically describes a broken relationship in terms of spooning in bed: “It will be my fault when you peel off / these clinging arms, draw a line down the middle, / force me to become something else in the dark.” Such work awakens us to the exciting dangers of human relationships without choking on sincerity. Gene Hirsch brilliantly evokes another examination of love in the enigmatic “By the First Light of Day” by showing, instead of telling us, the character’s feelings. If more poets did this, as Brentwood Anthology contributors strive to do, we would be rewarded as readers much more often.
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Dance Company were still decades from being born when, 54 years ago, the U.S. enacted a trade embargo with Cuba. But the effects of that embargo have overshadowed their lives and the lives of other Cuban artists ever since. But while the two nations, separated by 90 miles of water, have been politically at odds for more than half a century, their arts communities have been more tolerant. Even before the recent news that the Obama administration was in talks with Cuba to re-establish diplomatic relations, artists from both countries — including Malpaso just last year — had managed to overcome bureaucratic barriers to create cultural exchanges. Malpaso’s performances this weekend, for the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater’s World Stage Series, are part of those efforts. The non-state-sponsored Malpaso was founded in 2012 by Fernando Sáez Carva-
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jal, Dailedys Carrazana and former Danza Contemporanea de Cuba dancer Osnel Delgado. The 10-member contemporarydance troupe’s name means “misstep” in English. The ironic name was inspired by naysayers who told Delgado it was a mistake to leave his popular former company to start his own. On the contrary, Malpaso shortly burst onto the world stage and attracted the attention of such international choreographers as Ronald K. Brown and Trey McIntyre.
MALPASO 8 p.m. Fri., Feb. 27, and 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 28. Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. $10-25. 412-363-3000 or www.kelly-strayhorn.org
Kelly-Strayhorn executive director Janera Solomon says that the company’s Pittsburgh debut arose from a casual conversation she had last summer at an event
in Chicago with Martin Wechsler, director of programming at New York’s Joyce Theater. “The idea of bringing a contemporary-dance company from Cuba to Pittsburgh just seemed like an immediate yes,” says Solomon. The challenge, she says, was financial. “We are not the Joyce,” says Solomon. But even for the Joyce Theater, finding partners to help defray the cost of bringing in international artists is critical. Embargo laws have kept Cuban artists from touring here by prohibiting American presenters from paying fees to them, instead allowing them to pay only a small per diem and travel expenses. Ironically, those same laws helped the Kelly-Strayhorn afford to bring in Malpaso. The theater still needed additional help, however, from area donors and from the Joyce, which handled much of the logistical legwork. Malpaso has been well received so far in the U.S. Reviewing the troupe’s May
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2014 show at the Joyce, for instance, New York Times critic Siobahn Burke wrote: “They have the pristine technique but none of the rigidity that comes with [ballet] training. … They’re both humble and sparklingly present.” Pittsburgh will host the U.S. premieres of the two works Malpaso will later perform in Washington, D.C., the Joyce and the Jacob’s Pillow Festival. The first work on the program will be the latest by Malpaso artistic director Delgado, entitled “Despedida” (“Farewell”). The 28-minute piece, says Malpaso executive director Carvajal via email, was inspired by the short poem of the same name by Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges. Malpaso’s dancers will perform a mix of contemporary ballet, modern dance and capoeira movement styles. Set to an original score by Grammy-winning Cuban-American musician Arturo O’Farrill, the poem speaks of intense longing, and having to say goodbye to a loved one. Carvajal writes the “personal circumstances of the choreographer and other members of the company” played into its creation. The other premiere on the program is choreographer/filmmaker McIntyre’s 21-minute “Under Fire,” set to five songs by Boise, Idaho-based singer/songwriter Kelsey Swope, a.k.a. Grandma Kelsey. The work, says McIntyre by phone from Durham, N.C., was inspired by the recent demise of his Boise-based Trey McIntyre Project. McIntyre burned stacks of old papers from the company in a bonfire in his backyard. He found that when he stirred the fire, it had burned only the outer edges of the papers and compacted them, “making them more perfect as a source of fuel,” says McIntyre. “I thought it was a really interesting metaphor for human life,” say McIntyre. “That in the process of trying to change our exteriors in some ways, it makes us more of who we are essentially in the ways that we are formed.” For Malpaso and the Kelly-Strayhorn, the timing of this tour couldn’t have been better, with the recent and well-publicized thawing of relations between the U.S. and Cuban governments. “The opportunity of revisiting one of the main sources of the Cuban moderndance and ballet tradition, and continuing a conversation that was interrupted between cultures that are deeply interconnected, is important,” writes Carvajal. Forming artistic relationships and reaching out to new audiences is something artists and presenters from both countries hope will be a lot easier in the years to come. INFO@ PGHC ITY PAP ER.CO M
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For most people, turning 20 is a minor milestone. But for dance companies, whose ages are measured in something more like dog years, it’s a pretty big deal. Attack Theatre’s co-founders, Michele de la Reza and Peter Kope, say their company’s 20th anniversary was the perfect excuse to get the old gang back together on stage. That’s something de la Reza, Kope and music director Dave Eggar haven’t done in more than two years. In its new show, Between, Attack turns back the clock while forging ahead with the creative work that has made it a Pittsburgh dance institution. The show continues Attack’s 20th-anniversary season with four performances Feb. 26-March 1 at Pittsburgh Opera’s George R. White Studio. “In the early days, it was just the three of us,” says de la Reza. Nowadays, spouses de la Reza, who’s 45, and Kope, 47, perform less frequently with the company. The Grammy-nominated Eggar, whom de la Reza met while at Juilliard, hopscotches the planet performing with the likes of Phillip Phillips, Rosanne Cash and Amy Lee, and composing movie soundtracks. Joining the dynamic trio for Between will be a frequent collaborator, percussionist Chuck Palmer, and Attack company dancers Dane Toney and Kaitlin Dann. “It’s a very intimate show,” says de la Reza. “It comes out of our decades-long penchant for creating seemingly impossible artistic challenges for ourselves. For this one, we agreed to create a new work using the set of someone else’s show.” That show is Pittsburgh Opera’s Sumeida’s Song, which runs concurrently with Between (though at different show times, of course). But while the productions share a set made up of hundreds of stacked wooden pallets, the similarities end there. The 90-minute Between explores ideas of duality and moving between worlds. It’s danced to live original music by Eggar and Palmer, along with arrangements of Chopin that Eggar, who’s known more as a cellist, will play on piano. Audiences will be split into two separate performance areas from which they will experience the production in differing orders. At intermission, they’ll trade places to see what they missed. INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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PICT CLASSIC’S premiere of Lissa Brennan’s For the Tree to Drop, directed by Alan Stanford, is a pensive show inspired by Antigone — about the only woman in a community willing to bury her disgraced brother. Brennan (a local playwright and CP contributor) moves the setting to a plantation in the United States before the Emancipation Proclamation. Both brother and sister are slaves. Estella (Siovhan Christensen) spends all of her days digging a hole for her brother Henry under the tree where he was lynched. For the whole show, his body hangs over her, though it’s not depicted so literally. In fact, Henry (Justin Lonesome) wanders the stage, a ghost unheeded, trying to comfort his sister. The most graphic depiction of his earthly form is the sound of the rope creaking. Plainly, For the Tree to Drop is dark. Even the script’s few moments of lightness, which were surprisingly sensitively worked in, got nary a peep from the crowd at the show I attended. Henry’s death and Estella’s determination to bury him, in the tradition of Greek tragedies, bring strife. The plantation owner, played by David Whalen, forbade Henry’s burial, and his agitation at Estella threatens everybody on the farm, who visit Estella to dissuade her. Every scene is centered on Christensen, who has my admiration for spending the whole 65 minutes digging in a plot of dirt at front stage, as people try to encour-
age or tempt her away. The role would be exhausting even if she weren’t playing a grieving slave. This is a premiere, so there are a few snags. The script tends toward people talking sideways in relation to what they mean, which isn’t helped by the fact that most of the action happens off-stage. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but at the audience Q&A, I was struck by how many people missed essential character beats.
FOR THE TREE TO DROP continues through Sat., Feb. 28. Trust Arts Education Center, 805 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $48. 412-561-6000 or www.picttheatre.org
Meanwhile, the show’s ending used AV so jarringly that I had to check that it wasn’t a technical accident. It wasn’t — the production team intentionally interrupted the last line of the play with a bright video and a loud, abrasively mixed song. Using AV in theater is risky business. I N F O@ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
OOHS AND OZ {BY TED HOOVER} DID YOU EVER wonder whether L. Frank Baum knew what he was starting when he wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in 1900? Besides the 13 additional Oz books he penned, the story has spawned nearly 150 movies, books, plays and musicals — including current Broadway megahit Wicked. That’s a lot of homes there’s no place like.
One spinoff is The Wiz, an “all black” musical adaptation that opened on Broadway in 1974, with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and a book by William F. Brown. Though the show’s undergone a couple of re-thinks, and an all-black cast is no longer essential, it’s still firmly rooted in African-American cultural idiom. Carnegie Mellon Drama presents a production directed and choreographed by Tomé Cousin, with musical direction by Thomas W. Douglas.
THE WIZ continues through Sat., Feb. 28. Philip Chosky Theater, Carnegie Mellon campus, Oakland. $10-37. 412-268-2407 or www.drama.cmu.edu
Brown’s script relies heavily on our preknowledge of the story and isn’t re-examining it (a la Wicked). Instead he’s created a sort of vaudeville: It’s a series of big vocal numbers and dance sequences, occasionally interrupted by short comedy scenes. With that in mind, Cousin has cast knock-out performers who fling these numbers into the rafters. Dorothy is double-cast and, on the night I saw it, Annie Yokom sang with a powerfully rich and expressive voice. Philippe Arroyo, Harron Atkins and Jean G. Floradin get
individual chances to shine as Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Lion, and land their numbers like consummate professionals. Veladya Chapman and Joell Weil, as bad and good witch respectively, are terrific singers and play their comedy scenes with tremendous humor. And Erron Crawford, as The Wiz, is huge fun when he’s “preachifying” to his subjects. I will say that Cousin and his design team have come up with an intensely curious look where nothing feels connected. The ’70s game-show set exists in a different visual world than the dance-club lighting, which fights against the earthy palette of the African-themed costumes, which in turn are completely dissimilar from the spiky, black-and-white projections. It’s almost as if the designers are daring the performers to create magic. But these kids have more than risen to the challenge. I N F O @PGH C IT YPAPE R . C O M
REPRISE {BY ALAN W. PETRUCELLI} AND SO The Phantom of the Opera has had a facelift. The show is only 26 years old — still running on Broadway, basically unal-
tered since 1988 — but producer Cameron Macintosh decided to restage and reconceive the touring blockbuster, determined to make it “bigger and better.” Bigger? Not really. Better? Some might agree. As seen here courtesy of PNC Broadway Across America, the genius lies in director Laurence Conner’s simple and clever staging.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA continues through Sun., March 1. Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $40-154.25. 412-456-6666 or trustarts.org
And Scott Ambler’s choreography, Paule Constable’s lighting, Mick Potter’s sound design and the original costume design by the late Maria Björnson. And mostly Paul Brown’s new set. The smart set incorporates a turntable for the first time, a towering multistory cylinder that revolves as it moves between various spaces. Sections open to reveal scenes, such as the new opera manager’s office (done in blood red!). A staircase is used by the Phantom to lead Christine to his underground lair; the stairs emerge from the wall one at a time, which is possibly dangerous since both
performers are wired for safety until they are closer to the stage floor. A decision has been made to make the Phantom, an addict of pyrotechnic power, younger (or at least closer to Christine’s age), and stars Chris Mann and Katie Travis’ chilly chemistry might well be another of Conner’s choices. The show ends and begs the question: Does Christine want a career from the man who is obsessed with her, or security with her beau, Raoul (played acceptably by Storm Lineberger)? Phantom fanatics won’t mind the production’s nips and tucks. Andrew Lloyd Weber’s sweeping score is still here (with a few new unmemorable tunes, though all singers are superb); the gondola still floats across a dry-ice lake; and the chandelier … well, it drops from the Benedum’s ceiling, but not in its previously startling way. The greatest disappointment is the phantom’s unmasking. In Act I, he removes the mask to wash his face (!) and carefully shields the left side from Christine (and the audience). That’s because the appliances are applied during intermission. Yet no gasps are heard when she exposes his death mask, because the infamous dramatic moment had already been squashed. But the Music of the Night won’t ever end. I N F O@ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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Part 5 of The Invisible Photograph documentary series
Subatomic: The European Center for Nuclear Research February 26, 2015 In the final episode of CMOA's groundbreaking documentary series, the world's largest digital camera meets 19th-century photographic technology at CERN, home of the Large Hadron Collider—the most powerful particle accelerator in the world. After the screening, enjoy a conversation with Arthur Ou, creative director of The Invisible Photograph series, and two members of the CERN team, particle physicist Michael Doser and mechanical engineer Neal Hartman. 6:30 p.m. Screening, Q&A, and party with the creators and stars of Subatomic $10 in advance ($15 at the door) Students get in free! Register at cmoa.org The Invisible Photograph, a project of the Hillman Photography Initiative, is a five-part documentary series investigating the expansive realm of photographic production, distribution, and consumption by way of the hidden side of photography.
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+ FRI., FEB. 27 {DANCE} Rhythmic stomps, lightningquick handclaps and percussive chants overflow in the shows of Step Afrika!, the world’s first professional troupe dedicated to stepping. Based on a long tradition in Africa, stepping draws from African dances like gumboot and thrived in the U.S. through historically African-American fraternities and sororities. Step Afrika!, a nationally touring advocate for the use of stepping in education, performs tonight at Chatham University. Zacchiaus McKee 7 p.m. Eddy Theater, Chatham campus, Shadyside. Free. 412-365-1100 or www.stepafrika.org
{STAGE} You needn’t be into stage magic to enjoy the work of Paul Gertner. His terrific 2013 show Braindrops cleverly incorporated his iPad into his sleight-of-hand and mind-reading bits. The globetrotting, locally based magician — he’s got a 30-city tour in China this summer — is back on stage with the world premiere of Paul Gertner’s TrickFlicks. The show blends live
includes a VIP reception with Gertner as strolling magician. BO 8 p.m. 310 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont. $15-25. 412-828-6322 or www.theoakstheater.com
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Jazz and poetry blend yet again as local poet Leslie Anne Mcilroy launches her new collection, titled Slag, with help from a trio led by saxophonist Kenny Blake. The Pittsburgh-based jazz master (and poetry fan) joins keyboardist Donna Davis and drummer Kevin Hindes to backup up Mcilroy at tonight’s free show at Eclipse Lounge. Bill O’Driscoll 7 p.m. 3075 Butler St., Lawrenceville. Free. 412-251-0097
FEB. 28 H2Oh!
sleight-of-hand and storytelling about life as a professional magician with larger-than-life images projected onscreen at the Oaks Theater. The familyfriendly, evening-length show
integrated with the cityscape that it’s easy to forget what a precious resource they are, and have been historically. A new permanent exhibit at Carnegie Science Center,
sp otlight At 5:30 p.m. this Friday, six local playwrights will each board a different city bus and take a 90-minute ride. Then, at the New Hazlett Theater, they’ll draft from among a pool of 25 actors the cast of the one-act play each will write (inspired by the bus ride) by 8 a.m. Saturday. Six directors will bid on the finished plays, then work all day with cast and crew to debut the plays at 8 p.m. Bricolage Production’s B.U.S. 10 is the decennial of what’s perhaps Pittsburgh’s most artistically adventurous fundraiser. This year’s participants, a mix of newcomers and B.U.S. vets, include playwrights Vanessa German, Matt Henderson, Melissa Martin and Mark Clayton Southers; directors Dana Hardy Bingham, Patrick Jordan and Cameron Knight; and a cross-section of some of the city’s best actors. Bricolage Urban Scrawl moved to the Hazlett in 2013, after the event outgrew Bricolage’s own Downtown space; the show’s lots of fun for the audience, especially VIP ticket-holders who get to watch Friday’s informal, audition-like “actor exhibition.” But stuffing weeks’ worth of stagecraft into 24 hours can be rough on the all-volunteer roster of artists. It’s “incredibly risky stuff we’re asking them to do, just because they love us,” says Bricolage co-artistic director Tami Dixon. Bill O’Driscoll 7-9 p.m. Fri., Feb. 27 (VIP only) and 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 28. 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. $40-150. 412-471-0999 or www.BricolagePGH.org
H2Oh!, explores the science behind water, and Pittsburgh’s rivers in particular. Learn about the environment, conservation, fluid dynamics and the web of life in an exhibit where you can make it rain, report the weather and interact with real fish. ZM 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 1 Allegheny Ave., North h Side. $11.95-18.95. 412-2373400 or www.carnegie e sciencecenter.org
That’s followed by a slam-off for individual poets, including Pittsburgh’s Jesse Welch, Pareese Smith (a.k.a. Trust In God/TIG), Torrey Shineman and Jay Oriola. Tonight’s event includes limited free drinks and food. BO Team slam:
— literally. The Science Center’s giant Tesla coil might light up the room, but this group of musican-scientists wield singing coils that throw 12-foot electrical arcs, and are accompanied by a robot drummer named King Beat. On the Tesla coil, ArcAttack plays songs ranging from p the Doctor Who theme to th “The Imperial March” from “Th Star Sta Wars. A family-friendly electricity lab takes place e {PHOTO before tonight’s Hillman b COURTESY Center for Performing OF STEVE DEAN} Arts concert. ZM 7:30 p.m. Shadyside Academy, 423 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel. $15-28. 412-968-3040 or www.thehillman.org
{STAGE} City Theatre stages the Pittsburgh premiere of Molly Smith Metzler’s 2011 play Elemeno Pea. The play is a witty haves-and-have-nots comedy in which blue-collar Devon visits her well-to-do sister, Simone, personal assistant of trophy wife Michaela. The production, directed by City artistic director Tracy Brigden, features Ariel Woodiwiss, Anthony Comis and Tony Chiroldes in their City debuts. The cast also includes Kimberly Parker Green and Robin Abramson. The first performances are tonight. ZM 5:30 and 9 p.m. Continues through Sun., March 22. 1300 Bingham St., South Side. $36-61. 412-431-2489 or www.citytheatrecompany.org
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{MUSIC} Weird science isn’t just a 1980s John Hughes film. ArcAttack: Tesla Coil Music is an electrifying rock concert
Opera needn’t concern tragic queens; it can address contemporary life and social issues. To launch a series of commissioned operas, Opera Theater offers free workshop performances of A New Kind of Fallout, an opera based on the life and work of Rachel Carson. Composer Gilda Lyons and noted Pittsburgh-based playwright Tammy Ryan are creating this work about the Silent Spring author, set to
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+ SUN., MARCH 01 {WORDS} Susan Froetschel is a Pittsburgh native and a journalist who now works for online magazine YaleGlobal. She’s also a novelist. Her fifth novel, Allure of Deceit (Prometheus Books), is a thriller set in postwar Afghanistan among aid
workers scrambling to decide how best to spend a huge, unexpected bequest. Froetschel’s previous novel, Fear of Beauty, was an award-winner; Publishers Weekly called Allure of Deceit a “subtle, thoughtprovoking mystery.” Froetschel reads today at the book’s Pittsburgh launch, at Amazing Books in Squirrel Hill. BO 1 p.m. 2030 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill. Free. 412-436-5535 or www. amazingbooksandrecords.com
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Fortune smiled on Monica Bill Barnes when she met Ira Glass, host of public radio’s This American Life, in 2012. She and her 18-year-old New York-based dance troupe, Monica Bill Barnes & Company Productions, have since enjoyed life-altering success, teaming with Glass for Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host. In its second year of touring, the 90-minute, intermissionless extravaganza blends music, radio interviews restaged as dance, and stories from the lives of performers Glass, Barnes and Anna Bass. Choreographed by Barnes — whose work is known for its potent mix of funny faces and heartache — the show is packed with humor, sight gags, confetti and Glass’ own insights and charm. Stories include one about a group of Riverdance performers who are certain they’ll win the lottery if they just dance hard enough, and Bass’ experience dancing with strong-willed partner Barnes. “Chemically, we are similar movers,” Barnes says of Bass, by phone from New York. “On stage she is a more generous performer than I am. I tend to be more reactive. Side-by-side it adds up to a perfect mixed message for audiences.” Steve Sucato 8 p.m. Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $25-65. 412-456-6666 or www.trustarts.org
{WORDS} One of the bigger days on the Pittsburgh Poetry Collective’s annual slam calendar is tonight’s Battle of the Slams, at the Union Project. First, watch the hometown team, coached by Adriana Ramirez, square off against squads from Buffalo and Columbus for a chance to qualify for the National Poetry Slam this August, in Oakland, Calif.
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THEATER 10 MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL. 10 minute plays from different playwrights & performers. The theme is “Breakfast for Dinner”, so come enjoy food, plays & drink in your pajamas. Sun., March 1, 6 p.m. Boom Concepts, Garfield. 724-699-2613. ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Following Alice’s adventures through Wonderland. Evening performances led by child cast & matinees led by adult cast. Matinees included an additional tea party. Fri, Sat, 7:30 p.m. and Sun, 2 p.m. Thru March 1. Comtra Theatre, Cranberry. 724-773-9896. AUDITION FOR MURDER. A film director is holding auditions for extras in an upcoming film & audience members are recruited to read for roles. The director is trying keep the dueling stars from killing each other before someone ends up dead. Sat., Feb. 28, 7 p.m. Gaetano’s Restaurant, Dormont. 412-343-6640. B.U.S. 10. Bricolage Urban Scrawl
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8 p.m. Thru March 14. Off feat. 30 brave local artists, inspired the Wall Theater, Carnegie. by a 90-minute city bus ride, 724-873-3576. have 24 hours to write, direct HOT METAL MUSICALS. Feat. & memorize six new 10the work of member writers. minute plays. Food, cocktails, Showcase will include synopses performances & a silent auction. of the stories of the various Sat., Feb. 28, 8-11 p.m. New musicals in development, samples Hazlett Theater, North Side. songs from those musicals & 412-471-0999. stand-alone work from area ELEMENO PEA. A have songwriters. Mon., March 2, & have-nots comedy 7:15 p.m. Cabaret at by Molly Smith Metzler. Theater Square, Sat., Feb. 28, 5:30 p.m. Downtown. Sun, Tues, Wed, 7 p.m. 412-325-6769. Thru March 22. City LEND ME A Theatre, South Side. www. per a p pghcitym TENOR. A madcap 412-431-2489. .co screwball comedy FESTIVAL IN by Ken Ludwig. Sun, BLACK & WHITE: 2 p.m. and Thu-Sat, 8 p.m. MULTICULTURAL EDITION. Thru March 1. The Theatre Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Factory. 412-374-9200. Co’s annual pairing of white MOTOWN THE MUSICAL. playwrights w/ black directors The story of Motown founder & vice versa, for an evening of Berry Gordy’s journey from new 1-act plays. Thu, Fri, 8 p.m. featherweight boxer to the and Sat, 3 & 8 p.m. Thru Feb. 28. heavyweight music mogul Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, who launched the careers of Downtown. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, GHOSTS. The classic by Henrik Smokey Robinson & more. Ibsen. Sun, 3 p.m. and Thu-Sat,
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Thru Dec. 3, 8 p.m. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900. MURDER IN TINSELTOWN. Old Hollywood themed murder mystery. Dinner at 6:30pm & show at 8pm. Fri, Sat, 6:30 p.m. Thru March 7. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bethel Park. 724-746-1178. PAUL GERTNER’S TRICKFLICKS. An evening of magic, mind reading & sleight-of-hand. Fri., Feb. 27, 8 p.m. Oaks Theater, Oakmont. 412-523-3724. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. A musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Fri, 8 p.m., Sat, 2 & 8 p.m., Sun, 1 & 6:30 p.m. and Thu., Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. Thru March 1. Benedum Center, Downtown. 412-456-6666. SUMEIDA’S SONG. Mohammed Fairouz’s opera Sumeida’s Song, based on Tawfiq al-Hakim’s play, Song of Death. Fri., Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., March 1, 2 p.m. Pittsburgh Opera, Strip District. 412-456-6666.
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THU 26 COMEDY OPEN MIC W/ DEREK MINTO. 9 p.m. Hambone’s, Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. LAUGH & LYRICS. 7 p.m. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 412-837-9826. OPEN STAGE COMEDY NIGHT. Eclipse Lounge, Lawrenceville. 412-251-0097. PITTSBURGH IMPROV JAM. 10 p.m. Cabaret at Theater Square, Downtown. 412-325-6769.
FRI 27 MICHAEL GIGLIOTTI. Amazing strolling magic & comedy. Fun for the whole family feat. Master Magician MICHAELANGELO. Fri, 5-7 p.m. Mullen’s Bar & Grill, North Side. 412-231-1112.
FRI 27 - SAT 28 AARON ARYANPUR. 8 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 28, 7 p.m. Latitude 360, North Fayette. 412-693-5555.
FRI 27 - SUN 01 You won’t even have to take off your pajamas to come out to BOOM Concepts’ inaugural Ten Minute Play Festival. The evening’s theme is “Breakfast for Dinner,” so get cozy and enjoy an array of 10-minute plays, written and performed by local playwrights and actors. Biscuits and veggie-gravy boats, Bloody Marys and Irish coffee are the night’s refreshments. Ryan McGowan-Arrowroot will provide circus-style entertainment between plays. Admission is $3 if you wear pajamas, $5 if you don’t. 6 p.m. Sun., March 1. 5139 Penn Ave., Garfield. 724-699-2613
JOHN HEFFRON. 8 & 10:30 p.m., Sat., Feb. 28, 7 & 9:30 p.m. and Sun., March 1, 7 p.m. The Improv, Waterfront. 412-462-5233.
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from the International Hall of Fame. Oakland. 412-648-7446. DEPRECIATION LANDS MUSEUM. Small living history museum celebrating the settlement & history of the Depreciation Lands. Allison Park. 412-486-0563. FALLINGWATER. Tour the famed Frank Lloyd Wright house. 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 & American Revolution. Downtown. 412-281-9285. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Ongoing: tours of Clayton, the Frick estate, w/ classes & programs for all ages. Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. HARTWOOD ACRES. Tour this Tudor mansion & stable complex. Enjoy hikes & outdoor activities in the surrounding park. Allison Park. 412-767-9200. KENTUCK KNOB. Tour the other Frank Lloyd Wright house. 724-329-8501. KERR MEMORIAL MUSEUM. Tours of a restored 19th-century, middle-class home. Oakmont. 412-826-9295. MARIDON MUSEUM. Collection
of every month, 8 p.m. Cattivo, Lawrenceville. 412-687-2157. MONDO W/ STACY KEEN. True stories as fodder for improvised scenes. 9:30 p.m. Cattivo, Lawrenceville. 412-212-7061. TY MAC, ED BAILEY & DAN HAMLIN. 8 p.m. Oaks Theater, Oakmont. 412-828-6322.
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NEW THIS WEEK FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Lou Stovall. Master printmaker & silkscreen artist will present a lecture, sharing details from his 50-year history collaborating with nearly 80 artists-including Jacob Lawrence, Sam Gilliam, Gene Davis, Paul Reed & Louis Delsarte. Sat., Feb. 28, noon. Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART. Reconstructed Paintings. New works by Gary Jurysta. Opens March 4. Greensburg. 412-559-8168.
ONGOING 3 G GALLERY. Revival. 34 works by painter, Matt Hunter. Downtown. 412-288-4320. 707 PENN GALLERY. HERE. Work by Danny Bracken that explores the ways in which technology has shifted concepts of place. Downtown. 412-456-6666. ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. Someday is Now: The Art of Corita Kent. A full-scale survey covering more than 30 years of work by American artist Corita Kent; a designer, teacher, feminist, activist for civil rights & anti-war causes. Permanent collection. Artwork and artifacts by the famed Pop Artist. North Side. 412-237-8300. ARTDFACT. Artdfact Gallery. The works of Timothy Kelley & other regional & US artists on display. Sculpture, oil & acrylic paintings, mixed media, found objects, more. North Side. 724-797-3302. ARTISTS IMAGE RESOURCE. OF. The homecoming exhibition of Pittsburgh born artist, Cory
Elder. North Side. 412-321-8664. BOOM CONCEPTS. APOCRYPHA. A Black history art show w/ work by DeWayne Kendrick. Garfield. 478-342-1289. BOULEVARD GALLERY. Kim Freithaler & Pat Whitaker. Oils & watercolors. Verona. 412-828-1031. CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART. Antoine Catala: Feel Images. A new body of work in sculpture, photography & video that addresses the way that images provoke emotion, especially as they travel virtual & physical distances via the internet. Sketch to Structure. Unfolding the architectural design process to show how buildings take shape. Will close temporarily on May 25 & reopen on June 6. Oakland. 412-622-3131. CHATHAM UNIVERSITY. Culture in Context. African Art from the Olkes Collection. Shadyside. 412-365-1232. CHRISTINE FRECHARD GALLERY. Susan Winicour. An expressionist whose art expresses meaning or emotional experience rather than physical reality. A love themed show. Squirrel Hill. 412- 421- 8888. CONCEPT ART GALLERY. Vanessa German: The Ordinary Sacred. Exhibit dealing w/ African-American history, racism, the impact of violence & more. Regent Square. 412-242-9200. ECLECTIC ART & OBJECTS GALLERY. 19th century American & European paintings combined w/ contemporary artists & their artwork. The Hidden Collection. Watercolors by Robert N. Blair (1912- 2003).
Hiromi Traditional Japanese Oil Paintings The Lost Artists of the 1893 Chicago Exhibition. Collectors Showcase. Emsworth. 412-734-2099. FILMMAKERS GALLERIES. Pittsburgh Photo Section. Exhibit celebrating the 130th Anniversary of the Pittsburgh Photo Section. Oakland. 412-681-5449. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Impressionist to Modernist: Masterworks in Early Photography. Feat. photographs by major artists working in the circle of Alfred Stieglitz, capturing the international development of photography around turn of the 20th century. Permanent collection of European Art. Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. GALLERIE CHIZ. Attention.. Rising Star!. Works on paper by Charity Baker & Dorthy Forman. Jewerly by Masha Archer. Shadyside. 412-441-6005. THE GALLERY 4. Quintessence. 5th anniversary show feat. Mark Ryden, Scott Hove, Joe Sorren, Jeremy Fish, Glenn Barr, Audrey Kawasaki, Camille Rose Garcia, James Jean, Sam Flores, John Puglisi, more. Shadyside. 412-363-5050. GALLERY 808. New work by 1st/2nd year MFA students at CMU in a month-long pop-up gallery “Gallery 808”. Artists: Daniel Allende, Kevin Brophy, Zhiwan Cheung, Brittany DeNigris, Jamie Dickerson, Nima Dehghani, Hannah Epstein, Ada-Scarlett Hopper, Jesse Kauppila, Tucker Marder, Adam Milner, Daniel Pillis & Moses Williams. Receptions every Thursday at 5pm. Shadyside. 412-268-2409. CONTINUES ON PG. 58
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EXHIBITS ALLEGHENY-KISKI VALLEY HERITAGE MUSEUM. Military artifacts and exhibits on the Allegheny Valley’s industrial heritage. Tarentum. 724-224-7666. ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. Exposures. A window display & artist product series feat. Daniel Pillis. North Side. 412-237-8300. AUGUST WILSON CENTER FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE. Pittsburgh: Reclaim, Renew, Remix. Feat. imagery, film & oral history narratives to explore communities, cultures, & innovations. Downtown. 412-258-2700. BAYERNHOF MUSEUM. Large collection of automatic roll-played musical instruments & music boxes in a mansion setting. Call for appointment. O’Hara. 412-782-4231. BOST BUILDING. Collectors. Preserved materials reflecting the industrial heritage of Southwestern PA. Homestead. 412-464-4020. CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER. Ongoing: Buhl Digital Dome (planetarium), Miniature Railroad & Village, USS Requin submarine & more. North Side. 412-237-3400. CARRIE FURNACE. Built in 1907, Carrie Furnaces 6 & 7 are extremely rare examples of pre World War II ironmaking technology. Rankin. 412-464-4020 x.21. COMPASS INN. Demos & tours with costumed guides featuring this restored stagecoach stop. 724-238-4983. CONNEY M. KIMBO GALLERY. University of Pittsburgh Jazz Exhibit: Memorabilia & Awards
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Pennsylvania& displayed throughout our glasshouse. Skillfully trained tropical bonsai in the permanent collection. Feat. silk artist, Jamie Kirkell. 14 indoor rooms & 3 outdoor gardens feature exotic plants & floral displays from around the world. Tropical Forest Congo. An exhibit highlighting some of Africa’s lushest landscapes. Oakland. 412-622-6914. PHOTO ANTIQUITIES. Photographs & Jewerly. A hundred years (1839-1939) of photographs that incorporated jewelry. For guided tours, call 412- 231-7881. North Side. PINBALL PERFECTION. Pinball museum & players club. West View. 412-931-4425. PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Nine Solo Exhibits. Feat. the work of Scott Andrew, Vlad Basarub, Terry Boyd, Oreen Cohen, Joy Christiansen Erb, Katie Ford, Joseph Lupo, Katie Murken & Hisham Youssef. Curated by Adam Welch. Shadyside. 412-361-0873. 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 & community artifacts from 1881-1986. Homestead. 412-464-4020. SENATOR JOHN HEINZ HISTORY CENTER. From Slavery to Freedom. Highlight’s Pittsburgh’s role in the antislavery movement. Ongoing: Western PA Sports Museum, Clash of Empires, & exhibits on local history, more. Strip District. 412-454-6000. SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS HISTORY CENTER. Museum commemorates Pittsburgh industrialists, local history. Sewickley. 412-741-4487. SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HALL. War in the Pacific 1941-1945. Feat. a collection of military artifacts showcasing photographs, uniforms, shells & other related items. 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 century murals depicting war, social justice & the immigrant experience in America. Millvale. 412-407-2570.
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GALLERY-VERY FINE ART. Group Show. Work by Linda Price-Sneddon, Peggy Habets, James E. Trusko & others. South Side. 412-901-8805. 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. HILLMAN LIBRARY. Get to The Point!. An exhibition of early drawings, paintings, postcards, engravings, maps, & photographs from the University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives Service Center that document the history of the Point & Point State Park. Ground Floor. Oakland. 412-648-3330. HOYT INSTITUTE OF FINE ART. Crafts Faculty of Edinboro University. An exploration of ceramics, furniture & jewelry by Cappy Counard, Chuck Johnson, Lee Rexrode, Suzanne Amendolara, Karen Ernst & Linda Cordell. Gloria Stool Karn. Pulp Art Illustrations from the 1940s. New Castle. 724-652-2882. JAMES GALLERY. Headliners. New paintings, mixed media works, glass & ceramics. Feat. Christine Aaron, Eileen Braun, Claire Cotts, Jamie Harris, Ben Johnson, Micheal Madigan, Susan Morosky & Scott Turri. West End. 412-922-9800. LA PRIMA ESPRESSO. Paintings/Prints of Italy. Prints of Vince Ornato’s oil paintings of Italy. Strip District. 412-281-1922.
LAKEVUE ATHLETIC CLUB. Pop-Up Gallery. Work by a variety of artists. 724-316-9326. MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN’S GUILD. Rhodes Revisited. Works by the acclaimed artist, author & educator, Daniel Rhodes. Reception March 12, 6-8pm. North Side. 412-322-1773. MARKET SQUARE. Jennifer Wen Ma: Installation. Downtown. 412-471-1511. MATTRESS FACTORY. Artists in Residence. Installations created in-residence by Danny Bracken, John Peña, Ryder Henry, Kathleen Montgomery, & Benjamin Sota. Part of the 2014 Pittsburgh Biennial. Ongoing Installations. Works by Turrell, Lutz, Kusama, Anastasi, Highstein, Wexler & Woodrow. North Side. 412-231-3169. MILLER GALLERY AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY. Armin Hoffman: Farbe/Color. Exhibition of silkscreens & emerging talent from CMU School of Design 2014 Seniors. Oakland. 412-268-3618. MODERNFORMATIONS GALLERY. 12x12 Rewind. An introduction to a new group of artists living & working in Pittsburgh. Curated by Craig Freeman & Ron Copeland. Garfield. 412-362-0274. MORGAN CONTEMPORARY GLASS GALLERY. 3d@mgg. A exhibition of artists working in three dimensional media. Shadyside. 412-441-7258.
WEST OVERTON MUSEUMS. Learn about distilling & coke-making in this pre-Civil War industrial village. 724-887-7910.
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MALPASO DANCE COMPANY. Cuba’s Malpaso Dance Company premiers two original works feat. choreography by Trey McIntyre w/ artistic director Osnel Delgado & music by Arturo O’Farrill. Feb. 27-28, 8 p.m. Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 412-363-3000.
THE HOUR AFTER HAPPY HOUR WRITER’S WORKSHOP. Young writers & recent graduates looking for additional feedback on their work. thehourafterhappyhour.wordpress. com Thu, 7-9 p.m. Lot 17, Bloomfield. 412-687-8117.
FUNDRAISERS SAT 28 HOLLYWOOD PARTY. A black tie evening filled w/ entertainment, hors d’oeuvres & musical hits from years past. 6 p.m. Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 724-836-8000.
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FRI 27 J. J. HENSLEY. 7-9 p.m. Shaler North Hills Library, Glenshaw. 412-486-0211. LESLIE ANNE MCILROY. Book launch for ‘Slag’ w/ jazz musician Kenny Blake. 7 p.m. Eclipse Lounge, Lawrenceville. 412-241-2049.
SAT 28 ED OCHESTER BOOK RELEASE PARTY. Reading from his new poetry collection, Sugar Run Road. 7 p.m. East End
NORTH HILLS ART CENTER. Winter Blues. A multi-media juried art exhibit, feat. regional artists. Ross. 412-364-3622. PANZA GALLERY. Behind The Murals: Histories & Other Stories. Exploring the historic, social & artistic influences impacting each stage of the creation of Maxo Vanka’s murals in St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church. Presented by The Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of MaxoVanka. Millvale. 412-821-0959. PENN STATE NEW KENSINGTON. Photo Jazz. Photo exhibit by Ronald Jones, Kenan Foley & Nelson Harrison. New Kensington. 724-334-6056. PHOTO ANTIQUITIES. Photos on Glass. Lantern slides: 1880 to 1920, hand-painted, sometimes w/ a single hair to color a small line. North Side. 412-231-7881. REVISION SPACE. Nice But Mean. Paintings & woodblocks by Miss Dingo. Lawrenceville. 412-735-3201. SILVER EYE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. Fellowship 15. Feat. work by Christopher Meerdo from his projects Iceland & Cataphote. Works also by Matthew Conboy, from his project “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear”. South Side. 412-431-1810. THE SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT. Bridge 13. Work by Elisabeth Higgins, Keith Lo Bue, & Jason Walker. Strip District. 412-261-7003.
Book Exchange, Bloomfield. 412-224-2847. BATTLE OF THE SLAMS. Team & individual poetry slam. BYOB. 7-10 p.m. Union Project, Highland Park. 412-363-4550. UPPAGUS SPEAKS HARDER. A night of poetry & flash fiction feat. contributors to Uppagus Issues 3 & 4. 7-9 p.m. Classic Lines, Squirrel Hill. 412-422-2220.
SUN 01 SOOTHING SUNDAYS. Poetry, comedy & R&B. Presented by poetry.com. First Sun of every month House of Savvy, North Side. 412-867-0827.
SPACE. UNLOADED. A multimedia group show that explores historical & social issues surrounding the availability, use & impact of guns in our culture. Closing reception April 24. The Sideways Museum. A collection of works by Pittsburgh-based artists exploring folk & visionary art traditions. Viewable 24 hrs. a day w/ periodic alterations. Interior open for special occasions. Downtown. 412-325-7723. SPINNING PLATE GALLERY. UNJURIED. Pittsburgh Society of Artists 50th Anniversary show. Closing reception/ People’s Choice Awards Feb. 27, 6-7:30 p.m. Friendship. 412-441-0194. SWEETWATER CENTER FOR THE ARTS. West Hills Art League Exhibition. A sampling of the wide array of West Hills Art League members’ artistic styles ranging from traditional watercolors & oil paintings to acrylics, pastels, clay, paper, & more. Sewickley. 412-741-4405. TIP TYPE. Jason David LaCroix. Drawings, prints & paintings of landscapes & domestic scenes. Opening reception Feb. 27, 6- 9pm. Wilkinsburg. 412-501-3807. WOOD STREET GALLERIES. In the Absense of Self. Installations, video projections & ‘flicker’ objects ft. Ivana Franke, Lauri Astala, Bryndis Hronn Ragnarsdottir & Mirjana Vodopija. Downtown. 412-456-6666.
TUE 03 KID’S BOOKS FOR GROWN-UPS BOOKCLUB. First Tue of every month, 10 a.m. Penguin Bookshop, Sewickley. 412-741-3838. PITTSBURGH CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY READING GROUP. Tue, 6 p.m. East End Book Exchange, Bloomfield. 412-224-2847. STEEL CITY SLAM. Open mic poets & slam poets. 3 rounds www. per pa of 3 minute poems. pghcitym o .c Tue, 7:45 p.m. Capri Pizza and Bar, East Liberty. 412-362-1250.
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the camera obscura that creates the visual image. FINE Artist in Residence, Brandt Wild, explores concepts of light & darkness; literal & figurative points of view & collaborative relationships. Thru Feb. 28, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
THU 26 - WED 04 BACKYARD EXHIBIT. Musical swing set, sandbox, solar-powered instruments, more. Ongoing Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058. BOUNCE. Interactive exhibit celebrating the world’s most amazing ball. Experience how it moves, how it looks & the story of how it came to be. Thru March 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
SAT 28 FAMILY FRIENDLY KIDS OPEN MIC. Sat, 6 p.m. Hambone’s, Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. LEARN TO ICE SKATE. Teaching basic skating fundamentals of balance, edge control & stopping. Classes for all ranges of expertise. All ages. Schenley Park Ice Rink. Sat, 10 a.m. Thru Feb. 28 Schenley Park, Oakland. 703-597-6905. MARTY’S MARKET KIDS’ CORNER. Ages 5-11. Sat, 3-5 p.m. Marty’s Market, Strip District. 412-586-7177.
MON 02 MAKER STORY TIME. Explore tools, materials and processes inspired by books. Listen to stories read by librarian-turnedTeaching Artist Molly. Mon, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
TUE 03 CHESS CLUB. For students in grades K-7. First Tue of every month, 6:30 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. HOMEWORK HELP. For grades 1-8. Tue, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Assemble, Garfield. 412-432-9127.
WED 04 WRITING & ART WITH TESS. Story & craft-time for kids ages 5 & up. First Wed of every month, 10 a.m. Penguin Bookshop, Sewickley. 412-741-3838.
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BACKYARD MAPLE SUGARING. Learn to select & tap maple trees in your yard & turn it into syrup. Optional tour at 1 pm. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jennings Environmental Center, Slippery Rock. 724-794-6011. RACHEL CARSON TRAIL CHALLENGE PRESENTATION. Covers various techniques employed by hikers to successfully complete the Rachel Carson Trail
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Challenge. 10 a.m. REI, South Side. 412-488-9410. ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION BANQUET. Raffles, auctions & games benefiting conservation group, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. 3:30 p.m. Four Points Sheraton North, Mars. 724-668-7722.
The Birth of the Pill Jonathan Eig’s critically acclaimed new book about the birth-control pill tracks its genesis from feminist Margaret Sanger’s Greenwich Village days in the early 20th century through the contributions of heiress Katherine McCormick, visionary scientist Gregory Pincus and Catholic doctor John Rock.
EVERYONE IS A CRITIC EVENT: Bodiography Contemporary Ballet’s My Journey, at the Byham Theater, Downtown
TUE 03 SURVIVAL BASICS. Tue, 3-4:30 p.m. Schenley Park, Oakland. 412-477-4677.
CRITIC: Pam Golias, a sales associate in her 50s from Mount Lebanon
WED 04 WEDNESDAY MORNING WALK. Naturalist-led, rain or shine. Wed Beechwood Farms, Fox Chapel. 412-963-6100.
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Togetherness
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While Jay and Mark Duplass’ domestic dramedy offers more anxious, self-involved middle-class white people talking about their problems, it also manages to capture thirty-something existential angst in a funny and mostly captivating way. 9:30 p.m. Sundays, on HBO
Square Café’s Brussels Sprouts Grits Bacon, grits and Brussels sprouts are topped with an over-easy egg, making this hearty brunch perfect for cold-weather refueling. 1137 S. Braddock Ave., Regent Square
Trivia Crack
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An addictive app that lets you challenge friends for the title of trivia king.
Steel City Roller Derby Now through June, the city’s roller-derby league and its five teams average about one home match a month, held at the Romp N’ Roll, at 1661 E. Suttter Road, in Glenshaw. See website for schedule. www. steelcityrollerderby.org
ADVANCED ITALIAN CONVERSATION. Thu, 10 a.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. ALL ABOUT THE SCHEDULE D. Learn the ins & outs of using Schedule D to report capital gains & losses on stock from Patrick Price, IRS Tax Consultant. 12:15 p.m. Carnegie Library, Downtown. 412-281-7141. BOARD GAMES NIGHT. Fourth Thu of every month, 6 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. CHINESE CONVERSATION CLUB. Second and Fourth Thu of every month, 6-7 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. CONVERSATIONAL CHINESE & CHINESE CULTURE. Thu, 7 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH. Social, cultural club of American/ international women. Thu First Baptist Church, Oakland. iwap. pittsburgh@gmail.com. A NIGHT OUT W/ THE WOMEN ON COUNTY COUNCIL. Councilwomen Barbara Daly Danko, Amanda Green Hawkins, Heather Heidelbaugh, Sue Means & Jan Rea will share their experiences in office & on the campaign trail. Wine & cheese networking reception. Mellon Board Room. 6 p.m. Chatham University, Shadyside. 412-365-1878. 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. THE EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH. Part five of The Invisible Photograph documentary series. Premiere of Subatomic followed by conversation w/ Arthur Ou & two members of the CERN team. 6:30 p.m. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland. 412-622-3131.
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It was a ballet split into two parts. The first part was the company dancing to the music of Coldplay, and the second was Maria [Caruso] dancing to her own narrative. I came with a friend of mine whose daughter is interested in doing the summer dance program [at Bodiography], and I was really surprised by how great it was. During the first part, when Coldplay was playing, I liked the all-inclusiveness of her message: The dancers were all very diverse and all different builds. I was surprised at how well synchronized the dancers were. [Caruso’s] part was my favorite, though. She was very inspiring as a woman, especially to young girls. It was clear that dance is not all that she is; it’s just a piece of who she is. As somebody who used to dance, I was really moved by it. I thought she was wonderful. She was so open and vulnerable. B Y Z AC CH I AU S M C K E E
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PUBLIC ART WALKING TOUR. A University of Pittsburgh walking tour. See Felix de la Concha’s 365 Views of the Cathedral of Learning & other works. 12 p.m. Alumni Hall, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Oakland. 412-391-2060. RYE WHISKEY & POTTERY. Char Comparison release party w/ cocktails, food, & pottery throwing lesson by the Union Project. 6-9 p.m. Wigle Whiskey, Strip District. 412-224-2827. SNEAK PREVIEW: CMU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. Screening of Michael Obert’s ‘Song from the Forest.’ 6:30 p.m. CMU Film Festival, Oakland. 412-445-6292. WORLD DRUMMING WORKSHOP W/ JIM DONOVAN. Drums provided & beginners welcomed. 7-9 p.m. Moonglow Yoga Pittsburgh, Strip District. 412-551-1555.
SAT 28 ALL ABOUT THE BURGH, THE CULTURE TO KETCHUP TOUR!. Step aboard a vintage 1920’s style Trolley & experience Pittsburgh w/ a guided 2-hour tour. Sat, 12:45-2:45 p.m. Thru April 25 Station Square, Station Square. 412-391-7433. ARCATTACK: TESLA COIL MUSIC. Playing classic hits w/ homemade high-tech instruments. The band uses tesla coils to perform a rock concert while electrocuting the stage. Family-friendly electricity lab prior to the show. 7:30 p.m. Hillman Center for Performing Arts, Fox Chapel. 412-968-3045. BEGINNER TAI CHI CLASSES. Sat, 9 a.m. Friends Meeting House, Oakland. 412-683-2669. BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM. Honoring past & present musical talent, including Sonny Woods, Earl Hines, Marva Josie, members of the band The Condors & others. 2 p.m. McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center. 412-678-1832. FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS. French for Beginners is an introduction for those who are new to French or consider themselves a little bit rusty. Second Sat of every month, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and Fourth Sat of every month, 10:30 a.m.12 p.m. Thru May 30 Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. GARDEN SEASON OPENER & SEED SWAP. Workshop, seed-swap, Q&A. All ages & skill levels. International Poetry Room, 2nd Floor. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. MAPLE SYRUP MAKING DEMONSTRATION. Using “home-style” methods, we will show you how to tap trees, collect & boil down sap & make CONTINUES ON PG. 62
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it table ready. Pre-registration required. 10-11:30 a.m. Latodami Environmental Education Center, Wexford. 724-935-2170. NEW KIND OF FALLOUT” WORKSHOP. First developmental workshop of new Eco-Opera by Gilda Lyons & Tammy Ryan. 7:30 p.m. Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden, Oakland. 412-326-9687. SALUTE TO LEGENDS. A black history celebration dinner. 5-9 p.m. Hosanna House, Wilkinsburg. 412-723-2414. 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. SOUTH HILLS SCRABBLE CLUB. Free Scrabble games, all levels. Sat, 1-3 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP. Friendly, informal. At the Starbucks inside Target. Sat, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Target, East Liberty. 412-362-6108. SWING CITY. Learn & practice swing dancing skills. Sat, 8 p.m. Wightman School, Squirrel Hill. 412-759-1569. WIGLE WHISKEY BARRELHOUSE TOURS. Sat, 12:30 & 2 p.m. Wigle Whiskey Barrel House, North Side. 412-224-2827.
ZEN MEDITATION. Hosted by City Dharma. Thu, 6:30-8 p.m. and Sat, 7-8:30 a.m. Church of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill. 412-965-9903.
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North Side. 412-237-8300. PURPLELIGHT. A gathering of survivors, family & friends who have been affected by pancreatic cancer. 5 p.m. Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall, Oakland. 412-491-3646. RADICAL TRIVIA. Trivia game hosted by DJ Jared Evans. Come alone or bring a team. Sun, 7 p.m. Oaks Theater, Oakmont. 412-828-6322. SUNDAY MARKET. A gathering of local crafters & dealers selling unique items, from home made foodstuffs to art. Sun, 6-10 p.m. . w ww per The Night Gallery, a p ty ci h pg Lawrenceville. .com 724-417-0223.
BOARD GAME NIGHT. Third and First Sun of every month, 6 p.m. Brew on Broadway, Beechview. 412-437-8676. CHINESE II. Chinese II is geared toward those who already have a basic understanding of the language and are interested in increasing oral and written proficiency, as well as enhancing their understanding of Chinese culture. First Sun of every month, 3:30-4:30 p.m. and Third Sun of every month, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thru April 19 Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. ENLIGHTENMENT. Presented by the Theosophical Society & its president, Andrew Nesky. Rm. 103, Woodland Hall. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Chatham University, Shadyside. 412-462-4200. AN INTRODUCTION TO MICROTONAL MUSIC. Presenters include Frank J. Oteri & Robert Hasegawa. Part of Beyond Microtonal Music Festival. Warhol Theatre. 6-7:30 p.m. Andy Warhol Museum,
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MON 02 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 W/ DAVE & KUMAR. Mon Lava Lounge, South Side. 412-431-5282. WIGLE WHISKEY BENEFIT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY. Feat. a live band,
food truck, & prizes. 6:30 p.m. Wigle Whiskey, Strip District. 412-362-2013.
TUE 03 CAPOEIRA ANGOLA. Tue, 6:30-8 p.m. Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Garfield. 412-924-0634. DRAG QUEEN TRIVIA NIGHT. First Tue of every month Eclipse Lounge, Lawrenceville. 412-251-0097. ESSENTIAL OILS WORKSHOP. Jennifer Hunt from doTERRA will teach you about the health benefits of therapeutic essential oils. Make your own oil rollerball remedy to take home. 6:30 p.m. Baldwin Borough Public Library. 412-885-2255. MT. LEBANON CONVERSATION SALON. Discuss current events w/ friends & neighbors. For seniors. First Tue of every month, 10 a.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912.
WED 04 DETROIT STYLE URBAN BALLROOM DANCE. 3rd floor. Wed, 6:30-8 p.m. Hosanna House, Wilkinsburg. 412-242-4345. ENGLISH CONVERSATION (ESL). Wed, 10 a.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. LET’S SPEAK ENGLISH!. Practice conversational English. Wed, 5-6 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. 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, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. TAROT CARD LESSONS. Wed, 7 p.m. Dobra Tea, Squirrel Hill. 412-449-9833. WEST COAST SWING WEDNESDAYS. Swing dance lessons. Wed, 9 p.m. The Library, South Side. 916-287-1373.
AUDITIONS FRONT PORCH THEATRICALS. Auditions for The Last Five Years. Trained singers/actors, male & female, ages 22-30. Head shot & resume. Mar. 9, 6:30pm-10pm & Mar. 10, 6:30pm- 7:45pm. Pittsburgh Musical Theater, West End. 412-551-4027. GREENSBURG CIVIC THEATRE. Auditions for Neil Simon’s farcical comedy, Rumors. Looking for men & women age 20-65. Cold readings. gctheatre.org/auditions.html to reserve a time. Resumes & headshots accepted prior to
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audition. Feb. 28, 10am-2pm. Greensburg Garden and Civic Center, Greensburg. 724-836-1757. THE PITTSBURGH SAVOYARDS. Seeking a Stage Director for our fall 2015 production, “Iolanthe” by Gilbert & Sullivan. Gilbert & Sullivan or other Operetta experience preferred. Send letters of interest, resumes (MS-WORD; PDF; or Text) to: directorsearch@pittsburgh savoyards.org. Deadline March 4. 412-734-8476. PRIME STAGE. Auditions for “15 Minutes of Fame”, the opportunity to show off your best “talent” for friends, judges from Pittsburgh’s professional arts community & a guest emcee. Mar. 2, 12-8pm. Schedule your audition online. www.primestage.com. Prime Stage Theatre Rehearsal Studio, West End.
THE GALLERY 4. A salon style competition. Send image files of up to 5 finished pieces to thegallery4@gmail.com or via the website. Include title, dimensions, medium(s) & write SALON APPLICANT 2015 in the subject line. Deadline Mar. 22. 412-363-5050. THE HOUR AFTER HAPPY HOUR REVIEW. Seeking submissions in all genres for fledgling literary magazine curated by members of the Hour After Happy Hour Writing Workshop. afterhappyhourreview. com Ongoing. INDEPENDENT FILM NIGHT. Submit your film, 10 minutes or less. Screenings held on the second Thursday of every month. Ongoing. DV8 Espresso Bar & Gallery, Greensburg. 724-219-0804. THE NEW YINZER. Seeking original essays about literature, music, TV or film, & also essays
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THE THEATRE FACTORY. Auditions for “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra”. Actors age 18+. Prepare 32 bars of musical theater rep. particularly jazz or swing & a 2 minute monologue. Picture & resume. tfauditions@ gmail.com. or 724-374-9200. Mar. 7, 4-7pm & Mar. 8, 6-8pm. 724-374-9200.
SUBMISSIONS BLAST FURNACE VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1. Call for poems w/ the theme of mistakes, as well asoriginal poetry outside of this theme. No more than 3 poems per poet that may not exceed three pages in length individually. For more guidelines, see the website. Deadline Mar. 20, 12pm. BOULEVARD GALLERY & DIFFERENT STROKES GALLERY. Searching for glass artists, fiber artists, potters, etc. to compliment the exhibits for 2015 & 2016. Booking for both galleries for 2017. Exhibits run from 1 to 2 months. Ongoing. 412-721-0943. THE DAP CO-OP. Seeking performers & artists to participate in First Fridays Art in a Box. For more information, email thedapcoopzumba@hotmail.com. Ongoing. 412-403-7357.
generally about Pittsburgh. To see some examples, visit www.newyinzer.com & view the current issue. Email all pitches, submissions & inquiries to newyinzer@gmail.com. Ongoing. PITTSBURGH KNIT & CROCHET FESTIVAL DESIGN CONTEST. Calling all fiber designers to submit their creative original designs. Due by Feb. 28. For guidelines see the website. THE POET BAND COMPANY. Seeking various types of poetry. Contact wewuvpoetry@hotmail. com Ongoing. SIDEWALL: A MURAL PROJECT. Submissions requested for a space dedicated to showing works by artists both local & abroad, creative collaborations, etc., w/ murals rotating the first Friday of every month. Apply at https://sidewallproject. wordpress.com. Thru May 1. sidewall, Bloomfield. THE WRITERS’ PRESS POETRY CHAPBOOK COMPETITION. Open to new & emerging writers. No theme restrictions. Prizes include publication w/ Createspace & online distribution w/ Amazon & Barnes & Noble. Thru May 30.
Savage Love {BY DAN SAVAGE}
I have been reading your column for years, Dan, and now I’m writing you for the first time to ask for a favor. I met this dude online in December, and I felt like we had a good connection. He “dumped” me, though, because he was busy and was going through career shit and lived halfway across the country from me. I think a dude telling you he’s too busy for you is bullshit — because boobs — so I encouraged him to tell me the truth. He insisted he wasn’t shining me on. Now it turns out that I will shortly be moving within easy dating distance of this dude. I still think about this guy a lot. I feel like I could connect with him emotionally and sexually in a really blissful way. He reads your column. Would you be a pal and tell this dude to date me already? GIRL ON THE MOVE
Before I turn to GOTM’s problem — such as it is — a quick note about why I chose her letter: I’m sick as a dog and so hopped up on Theraflu and DayQuil and Chinese tinctures that I probably shouldn’t be operating advice machinery at all today. But deadlines are deadlines. So I’m going to respond to some easy questions this week and leave the situational ethics, rulings on whether a particular infidelity is permissible and advice for stressed-out parents of budding young sadists for another column. To the dude GOTM met online in December: You should date her. To GOTM: OK, I told the dude to date you. You’re welcome. But moving within dating distance solves only one of the three issues he cited when he “dumped” you. The distance problem has been resolved, but the career shit and busy shit endure — if those are the real reasons he dumped you. The courteous dumper often points to career, schooling, distance, etc., to spare a dumpee’s feelings. When a blindsided dumpee presses the courteous dumper for the real reason(s) — as you did, GOTM — the dumper almost always doubles down and insists that career, schooling, distance, etc., are the real reason(s). So, GOTM, you say you urged him to tell you the truth and he insisted that distance, career, being busy were the real reasons he couldn’t date you. But even if you somehow solved all three problems, odds are good that he still wouldn’t be interested in dating you. So, I’m going to close by telling you to brace yourself for the “no” that’s probably coming your way.
referring to is God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy by Mike Huckabee. I’m a 33-year-old man in a monogamous relationship with a 32-year-old woman for eight months. In the beginning, she was really passionate and required sex all the time. But I noticed that she was the first woman I was ever with who didn’t like to give pleasure with normal sex, by which I mean vaginal intercourse. Instead, she was only interested in sex that directly pleasured her. She didn’t think about my pleasure while I satisfied her with cunnilingus or helped her to masturbate herself. After six months, I was losing interest, so I asked her why it was like this. After that talk, I had to leave for work, and after a month, we met again. Her sexual desire for me had disappeared, while my desire for her had only grown. My two questions: (1) Does she have another man? (2) Is our relationship over? Please let me know what you think. TOO HIGH TOO LOW
1. I couldn’t tell you. 2. Looks that way. I’m a high school sophomore. I’m a mostly closeted gay, having come out only to some of my friends, but my best friend was the first one I told. I’ve had a crush on him since sixth grade. Sometimes he acts very gay with me: He’s stroked my hair and leaned on my shoulder, some light rubbing of feet, etc., usually with me reciprocating. Most of this was before he knew I was gay. But just a month ago, at a sleepover, we had to share a bed, and basically the entire night I was the closest I have ever been to a non-family member. My question: Do you think he is gay or at least questioning?
“I’VE RECOMMENDED ADULTERY TO SO MANY HUSBANDS AND WIVES OVER THE YEARS THAT I’VE LOST TRACK.”
Shame on you for recommending adultery as a solution to a husband who can’t satisfy his wife! Satisfying a woman is easy! I learned it from a book! You just tickle the clitoris continuously with as light a touch as possible until she comes, as many times as you like. Sorry, I forget the name of the book. BAD ADVICE DESTROYS
I’m not sure which column you’re objecting to — I’ve recommended adultery to so many husbands and wives over the years that I’ve lost track — but I’m pretty sure the book you’re
CRUSHING ON BESTIE
Your best friend could be gay, COB, or he could be one of those New Model Straight Boys, a.k.a. a straight boy so secure in his heterosexuality that he’s comfortable with what the sex researchers call “homosocial intimacy,” e.g., leaning on a male friend’s shoulder, stroking a male friend’s hair, rubbing a male friend’s feet, etc. If your friend is gay, COB, he may not have come out yet for all sorts of reasons (he’s not ready, his parents might freak, he’s not sure if he’s gay or bi or what). Or your friend may know he’s gay, but hasn’t come out to you because he knows how you feel about him (crush since sixth grade) and he doesn’t feel the same way about you (he likes you only as a friend). So he tells you he’s straight to spare your feelings, COB, because then the rejection isn’t so personal. But only your friend knows what he is for sure, and right now he says he’s straight. Respect his sexual identity, COB, just as he respects yours — sleepovers and homosocial intimacy notwithstanding.
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{BY ROB BREZSNY}
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The British rock band the Animals released its gritty, growly song “The House of the Rising Sun” in 1964. It reached the top of the pop-music charts in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Australia, and was a hit with critics. Rolling Stone magazine ultimately ranked it as the 122nd greatest song of all time. And yet it took the Animals just 15 minutes to record. The band did it in one take. That’s the kind of beginner’s luck and spontaneous flow I foresee you having in the coming weeks, Pisces. What’s the best way for you to channel all that soulful mojo?
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Lately your life reminds me of the action film Speed, starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. In that story, a criminal has rigged a passenger bus to explode if its speed drops below 50 miles per hour. In your story, you seem to be acting as if you, too, will self-destruct if you stop moving at a frantic pace. I’m here to tell you that nothing bad will happen if you slow down. Just the opposite, in fact. As you clear your schedule of its excessive things-to-do, as you leisurely explore the wonders of doing nothing in particular, I bet you will experience a soothing flood of healing pleasure.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): One of the most dazzling moves a ballet dancer can do is the fouetté en tournant. The term is French for “whipped turning.” As she executes a 360-degree turn, the dancer spins around on the tip of one foot. Meanwhile, her other foot thrusts outward and then bends in, bringing her toes to touch the knee of her supporting leg. Can you imagine a dancer doing this 32 consecutive
times? That’s what the best do. It takes extensive practice and requires a high degree of concentration and discipline. Paradoxically, it expresses breathtaking freedom and exuberance. You may not be a prima ballerina, Taurus, but in your own field there must be an equivalent to the fouetté en tournant. Now is an excellent time for you to take a vow and make plans to master that skill. What will you need to do?
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you’re a martial artist and you want to inject extra energy into an aggressive move, you might utter a percussive shout that sounds like “eee-yah!” or “hyaah!” or “aiyah!” The Japanese term for this sound is kiai. The sonic boost is most effective if it originates deep in your diaphragm rather than from your throat. Even if you’re not a martial artist, Gemini, I suggest that in the coming weeks you have fun trying out this boisterous style of yelling. It may help you summon the extra power and confidence you’ll need to successfully wrestle with all the interesting challenges ahead of you.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22):
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):
The prolific and popular French novelist Aurore Dupin was better known by her pseudonym George Sand. Few 19th-century women matched her rowdy behavior. She wore men’s clothes, smoked cigars, was a staunch feminist and frequented social venues where only men were normally allowed. Yet she was also a doting mother to her two children, and loved to garden, make jam and do needlework. Among her numerous lovers were the writers Alfred de Musset, Jules Sandeau and Prosper Mérimée, as well as composer Frederic Chopin and actress Marie Dorval. Her preferred work schedule was midnight to 6 a.m., and she often slept until 3 p.m. “What a brave man she was,” said Russian author Ivan Turgenev, “and what a good woman.” Her astrological sign? The same as you and me. She’s feisty proof that not all of us Crabs are conventional fuddy-duddies. In the coming weeks, she’s our inspirational role model.
“Love her but leave her wild,” advised a graffiti artist who published his thoughts on a wall next to the mirror in a public restroom I visited. Another guerrilla philosopher had added a comment below: “That’s a nice sentiment, but how can anyone retain wildness in a society that puts so many demands on us in exchange for money to live?” Since I happened to have a felt-tip pen with me, I scrawled a response to the question posed in the second comment: “Be in nature every day. Move your body a lot. Remember and work with your dreams. Be playful. Have good sex. Infuse any little thing you do with a creative twist. Hang out with animals. Eat with your fingers. Sing regularly.” And that’s also my message for you, Scorpio, during this phase when it’s so crucial for you to nurture your wildness.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
“Don’t worry, even if things get heavy, we’ll all float on.” So sings Modest Mouse’s vocalist Isaac Brock on the band’s song “Float On.” I recommend you try that approach yourself, Sagittarius. Things will no doubt get heavy in the coming days. But if you float on, the heaviness will be a good, rich, soulful heaviness. It’ll be a purifying heaviness that purges any glib or shallow influences that are in your vicinity. It’ll be a healing heaviness that gives you just the kind of graceful gravitas you will need.
It seems you’ve slipped into a time warp. Is that bad? I don’t think so. Your adventures there may twist and tweak a warped part of your psyche in such a way that it gets healed. At the very least, I bet your visit to the time warp will reverse the effects of an old folly and correct a problem caused by your past sins. (By the way, when I use the word “sin,” I mean “being lax about following your dreams.”) There’s only one potential problem that could come out of all this: Some people in your life could misinterpret what’s happening. To prevent that, communicate crisply every step of the way.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In English and French versions of the word game Scrabble, the letter z is worth 10 points. In Italian, it’s eight points. But in the Polish variant of Scrabble, you score just one point by using z. That letter is rarely used in the other three languages, but is common in Polish. Keep this general principle in mind as you assess the value of the things you have to offer. You will be able to make more headway and have greater impact in situations where your particular beauty and power and skills are in short supply.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have to make them all your yourself.” So said Alfred Sheinwold in his book about the card game known as bridge. I think this is excellent advice for the game of life, as well. And it should be extra pertinent for you in the coming weeks, because people in your vicinity will be making gaffes and wrong turns that are useful for you to study. In the future, you’ll be wise to avoid perpetrating similar messes yourself.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “What I look for in a friend is someone who’s different from me,” says science-fiction novelist Samuel Delany. “The more different the person is, the more I’ll learn from him. The more he’ll come up with surprising takes on ideas and things and situations.” What about you, Capricorn? What are the qualities in a friend that help you thrive? Now is a perfect time to take an inventory. I sense that although there are potential new allies wandering in your vicinity, they will actually become part of your life only if you adjust and update your attitudes about the influences you value most.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
At the turn of the 19th century, Russian laborers constructed thousands of miles of railroad tracks from the western part of the country eastward to Siberia. The hardest part of the job was blasting tunnels through the mountains that were in the way. I reckon you’re at a comparable point in your work, Aquarius. It’s time to smash gaping holes through obstacles. Don’t scrimp or apologize. Clear the way for the future. True or false: You can’t get what you want from another person until you’re able to give it to yourself. Explain why or why not. FreeWillAstrology.com.
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Frank Nelson on the banks of the frozen Allegheny River
ON THE RECORD WITH FRANK NELSON OF “People THEask,PITTSBURGH POLAR BEAR CLUB ‘How do you prep for it?’ There is no preparation.” {BY ASHLEY MURRAY}
WHEN CITY PAPER wanted to find a brave soul to pose for our
outdoor cover shoot last week, our mind immediately went to the brave — some might say crazy — folks in the Pittsburgh Polar Bear Club. That led us to the group’s president, Frank Nelson, and after he thawed out from our subzero photo shoot, we asked him what makes a sane person decide to take this kind of plunge. Turns out, it’s all for a good cause.
WHEN WE WERE DOING THE PHOTO SHOOT FOR THE COVER, YOU TOLD ME ANOTHER CRAZY STORY ABOUT PEOPLE JUMPING INTO A POOL ONCE AN HOUR FOR 24 HOURS. WHEN DOES THAT EVENT HAPPEN? Usually in December. Special Olympics has an event and they call it the Polar Plunge. Super-plungers raise $2,500 and pledge to plunge once an hour for 24 hours. It used to be in the
“I’M NOT GOING TO SUBJECT MY BODY TO ICE BATHS BEFORE I DO THIS THING. I JUST DO IT.” WHAT IS THE PITTSBURGH POLAR BEAR CLUB AND WHAT IS ITS MISSION? It’s a group of crazies celebrating the New Year by taking a dip in the Mon River. The mission is to have fun and to raise money for Project Bundle-Up.
Allegheny River near the River Rescue boathouse. In the dark hours, people felt like, “What lurks beneath?” you know. … [Now,] an organization donates a pool and sets it up outside of the Hard Rock Café, in Station Square, and they plunge in there once an hour for 24 straight.
DO YOU PARTICIPATE? HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH THE CLUB? See the Oh yeah! My record is plunging 52 times in the water Back in 1966, when I lived on Mount Washington, I D IN BEH NES within a 24-hour period. had seen this group of guys doing this bit for years. E C -S E H T photo r e v So, I figured, what the heck. I walked from Mount o c r of ou ith Frank DOES DOING SOMETHING AS CRAZY AS Washington, down Sycamore Street, across the shoot w n www. o GETTING NEARLY NAKED IN FREEZING TEMPS Smithfield Bridge, down the Mon Warf and joined Nelson paper pghcity . AND JUMPING INTO A RIVER FIT WITH YOUR the group of older men. I’ve been doing it ever since. .com PHILOSOPHY ON LIFE? The oldest gentleman died in the 1980s. Since he was It fits. You can’t take anything like this seriously. the last original member of that group, I kept doing People ask, “How do you prep for it?” There is no it and became president. preparation. I’m not going to subject my body to ice baths before I do this thing. I just do it. You can’t really think about WHAT THE HECK MAKES YOU WANT TO JUMP INTO A it. It used to be I’d drive along the parkway on New Year’s FREEZING, COLD RIVER? Right now it’s tradition and longevity. I grew up around water, so Day and say, “Why am I really doing this?” But I guess the it’s something to start the New Year off on the right foot. … It’s a brain cells have gone, and there’s really no more thinking about that. yearly high. AMU R R AY @ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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