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HEN THE volunteer board that oversees programming at The Mr. Roboto Project surveyed visitors for suggestions about improving the do-it-yourself music performance space, they didn’t know what to expect.

But they certainly were surprised by what they got.

In response to a question asking, “Do you feel that The Mr. Roboto Project is a safe space? Why or why not?” a frightening trend emerged.

“No I’ve seen abusers there,” wrote one respondent. Many others echoed those concerns.

“I was pissed off,” says Pam Hanlin, Roboto’s facilities manager. “I knew these things were going on, but I didn’t realize it was happening in our space, where we’re supposed to feel the most safe. It was completely shocking to me, thinking there were actual sexual predators around us.”

Rather than sweep the accusations under the rug to protect the organization’s image, board members turned to Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, a group that helps victims of sexual assault, for help.

This month, PAAR will begin hosting a series of workshops on dealing with and reducing sexual violence at Roboto, a move they hope will help address the problem of sexual violence in the music scene and signal to offenders that their behavior is unacceptable.

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From left: Roboto board members Pam Hanlin, Laura Krizner, Jonathan Dowling and Richard Magnelli

“We want everyone to feel safe no matter where they are, so we hope these workshops will address the questions and issues we all have as we’re dealing with this,” says Hanlin. “As for Roboto, hopefully other people will look at us and think, ‘They’re the place that did those PAAR workshops, they don’t tolerate sexual assault or violence there.’”

Roboto is a cooperatively run show

space and art gallery in Bloomfield. It’s long been a staple of the underground music scene, giving musicians an affordable venue to be seen and heard.

For Roboto’s board, the responses it received about safety at the space were eye-opening. While there were also positive responses, the negative comments ranged from general statements about the kind of people visiting the space, to CONTINUES ON PG. 08

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is something we’ve been addressing because we can’t just sit and do nothing about it,” says Krizner.

PAAR is one of the oldest rape-crisis centers in the United States. It provides a 24/7 crisis hotline, and individual and group counseling, as well as prevention and outreach in local schools, universities and community groups. According to its annual report, last year the group helped more than 3,000 victims of sexual violence.

PAAR officials say the problem of sexual assault isn’t specific to Roboto or even the music scene, but the board’s response to the problem is unique.

“I think it would be great if more organizations did similar things [to] Roboto,” says Julie Evans, PAAR’s director of crisis and prevention services. “That tends to signal that that kind of behavior will not be tolerated and that people aren’t going to look the other way and pretend it didn’t happen.”

The four-part series will be held weekly beginning April 12 and concluding May 17. Topics will include information on PAAR’s services and training on how to intervene in situations where there is a risk of sexual violence.

“We’re talking about giving people an understanding of what is sexual violence and what is sexual assault and what people can do to make a social change,” says Evans.

Evans says the workshop will be an abbreviated version of PAAR’s 40-hour sexual-assault counselor training. It will include information on how to help

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“We got about 70 responses to the survey, and they were just littered with rape allegations and accusations,” says Laura Krizner, Roboto’s treasurer. “It’s a very big issue, and it’s very difficult to try to understand how to handle it.”

Wrote one survey respondent: “The girls, I’m told, are too afraid to come to shows because [offenders] might be there and are too afraid to speak out because they are such prominent members of the scene and ‘don’t want to cause any problems.’”

Another wrote: “Rapists and abusers are glorified there. I sometimes avoid going there because I know [abusers] are glorified there as punk and feminist icons. I will never feel safe at Roboto if they are welcome there.”

The responses spurred conversation, and the board invited PAAR to two of its meetings to talk about the issue further.

“We started talking about the pervasiveness of sexual violence within the music scene and how it’s been addressed with people basically pretending it doesn’t exist and not giving any support to survivors,” says Krizner.

Sexual violence is a wide-ranging issue that impacts children and adults in all age groups. It’s defined as a sexual act committed against someone without that person’s consent. In America, a person is sexually assaulted every 107 seconds, according to the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network, an advocacy group.

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“Once the music scene around Roboto starts to talk about sexual violence and prevention, more people will start to come forward to share their stories, so we want to make sure Roboto knows how to respond to a survivor who discloses,” Evans says. “I think really the best thing to do is to work on creating a safe space, because not all offenders go to jail, not all offenders are caught.”

The issue is all too familiar for one Roboto regular who spoke to City Paper on the condition of anonymity (CP does not release the names of victims of alleged sexual assault). She says she was sexually assaulted by a prominent local performer seven years ago.

“I think any time a person of power is accused of things like this, it’s a lot more common for people to push it under the rug and make excuses for it, like, ‘I’m sure he’s not a great person, but I really like that band,’” she says.

Though the incident was not tied to Roboto, she says these problems are prevalent in Pittsburgh’s entertainment scene. And in a close-knit city like Pittsburgh, running into the person who as-

saulted you can become a traumatizing and all-too-regular occurrence.

“What this person [did] is disgusting and vulgar and wrong,” she says. “It’s very frustrating when you see them gain notoriety.”

She applauds Roboto for taking a stand on the issue.

“Roboto heralds itself as a safe space,” she says. “So it would be wrong for Roboto just to pretend it didn’t happen in their community. It’s important to acknowledge and face this head-on and not pretend that their community isn’t affected by it.”

Roboto treasurer Krizner, another survivor of sexual violence, hopes the workshop will help create a community and space where survivors feel comfortable sharing their stories.

“We are shamed, we are guilted, we are hidden and we are encouraged to stay hidden. And the more you talk about what happened to you, the more strength you have,” Krizner says. “So what we’re trying to do is create a supportive community of survivors, because it just fucks you up and talking to other people and getting that support is fundamental.”

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Carnegie Library’s take-out air-quality monitors are a hit with patrons {BY ASHLEY MURRAY} FOR THE PAST five months, the 10 small indoor air-quality monitors at the Carnegie Library’s Squirrel Hill branch have been harder to check out then a New York Times best-seller.

“Ever since we put them out there, they have gone out consistently,” says Jody Bell, library-services manager at the Squirrel Hill branch. “And we have not really marketed them at all except for a little sign at our circulation desk.”

The monitors come from Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab, whose mission is to empower the community with technology.

“We really care about this idea of technology fluency,” says Bea Dias, CREATE Lab community-outreach coordinator. “That means understanding how things work and being curious about it.”

For $200, you can also buy the small air monitor on the website of the lab’s spin-off company, Speck.

However, the lab and Speck have also received funding from the Heinz Endowments and the Pittsburgh Foundation to distribute 1,000 monitors to community entities, including the Carnegie libraries.

The library says that next they’ll be available at the Hazelwood branch, and at other branches depending on their inventory.

“Our goal with putting them in the library is to help start this conversation both about how you can make better decisions and be informed about your home environmental health, and then to start understanding how you can use data to learn how decisions are made in the community,” says Toby Greenwalt, the library’s director of digital strategy and technology integration.

The Speck air monitor can measure the air quality in a person’s home — fine particles that are released into a home’s air via cooking, cleaning or possibly opening the window as a truck goes by. These fine particles measure 2.5 micrometers or smaller; that can be 30 times finer than a human hair. Those small particles can penetrate deep into a person’s lungs, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says several scientific studies have linked fine particulate matter to heart and respiratory-health issues, including

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When patrons check the device out, they also receive a list of experiments to try at home, like “how does cooking something on your stove generate the amount of particulate matter in your home,” Greenwalt says.

The monitor won’t distinguish between sources, so patrons who use them at home might have to do a bit of “sleuthing” to figure out the reading, says Michael Taylor, a Ph.D. student at CREATE Lab who worked on the Speck project.

“For example, if the Speck is in a bathroom while a hot shower is running, it’s probably just seeing steam, whereas a high reading in the kitchen during cooking might indicate smoke,” Taylor says.

Other indoor sources of particulate matter include dust in the ductwork of forced-air heating and air-conditioning, as well as fireplaces. Outdoor sources can include diesel-fueled vehicles, like trucks, buses and trains; general car traffic; power plants and factories; and nearby fires.

But if a person sees high readings from, for example, frying onions for curry, as Dias says she noticed in her home, what can he or she do about it?

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“That was a reason we targeted indoor air quality,” Dias says. “As opposed to outdoor air quality, which is complex and difficult to change [in the short term], indoors you can really … do a lot to improve the quality of the air you breathe.”

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Media invited to police contract arbitration for the first time {BY ALEX ZIMMERMAN} FOR THE FIRST time Pittsburgh city and police-union officials can remember, arbitration of the police contract will be open to the media … if they can find it.

The proceedings were set to start at 10 a.m. on April 8. But as of press time, neither side could agree on one small detail: where everyone should show up.

“I don’t think the city has a problem going to the DoubleTree [hotel],” says police-union lawyer Bryan Campbell. “The question is who’s going to pay for it.” The city, meanwhile, has said the proceedings will happen on the sixth floor of the CityCounty Building, free of charge.

The dispute over where the arbitration proceedings will be held is indicative of the quality of negotiations so far, Campbell acknowledges, and could foreshadow the way arguments between the parties will play out through the media.

The police-union contract expired at the end of last year, and because state law prohibits public-safety unions from striking, a three-member arbitration panel is the method used to resolve disputes when traditional negotiations fail.

In the past, those arbitration proceedings have not been public. But on April 2, police-union president Howard McQuillan invited local media outlets to attend. The union’s press release was the first time the city heard the suggestion, says Kevin Acklin, Mayor Bill Peduto’s chief of staff. But Peduto quickly released a statement of his own encouraging media attendance.

“I don’t know if it’s a sign of good faith … that’s sort of how we took it,” Acklin says.

But the police union’s decision to take its case to the public has its risks, experts say. “I think [the union’s] reasoning would be they have a pretty compelling argument to make, a pretty compelling story to tell, and will persuade the public, which will persuade the government,” says Joe Quinn, a former city Law Department lawyer who has worked on public-safety-union contracts for more than 20 years. “Any time you go to the public with your cause, you’re taking a gamble.”

Neither city nor union officials would say much about what the two sides are

asking for in advance of their presentations, which are expected to run into May. But one thing is clear: The union is going to argue that the city is not as financially troubled as officials claim and can afford to pay officers more.

“I don’t think the public understands the financial situation of the city,” the police union’s Campbell says.

“And this is an opportunity to have experts — economists the [union] has hired — to say, ‘This is not a financially distressed community.’”

Acklin counters that such logic would require the city to violate the law under Act 47, a state oversight program for financially distressed cities like Pittsburgh.

“And from a policy perspective, it’s a lack of fiscal discipline that got the city into the trouble it got into.”

It wasn’t immediately clear what other issues are on the table — neither city nor union officials would say — but Brandi Fisher, executive director of the Alliance for Police Accountability, is hoping for changes in the disciplinary process.

“We’re looking forward to change that will allow the process to be a little more transparent when there [is] obvious misconduct,” Fisher says. “The mayor was looking to secure disciplinary action for officers who are found guilty in civil lawsuits. If you’re liable, you’re liable.”

For his part, Campbell says he isn’t aware of proposals on disciplinary issues — though Acklin says, “In general, we want the ability for those officers who are regularly unable to follow the rules … that they be held accountable. I’ll leave it at that.”

But even if the police union wins over the public through the media, will it affect the outcome?

Michael Zobrak, an arbitrator in Pennsylvania for 33 years, doesn’t think so. That’s partly because after each side makes its presentation and calls witnesses, there are private executive sessions where much of the bargaining happens.

“That has not been public, nor do I see it being public,” Zobrak says. “That’s where you go back and forth. You have to cajole a little bit — do a bit of horse-trading.

“That’s really where the hard work takes place.”

“ANY TIME YOU GO TO THE PUBLIC WITH YOUR CAUSE, YOU’RE TAKING A GAMBLE.”

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LET’S GET THIS out of the way: Kathleen Kane should not resign her post as Pennsylvania Attorney General.

However, please don’t read this as blind support for the embattled attorney general from the unapologetically left-wing weekly. Rather, barring any criminal charges (which are not outside the realm of possibility), Kane should complete her term — and then disappear from politics and public life as quickly as she entered it more than three years ago.

Kane, a former Lackawanna County prosecutor specializing in child-protection cases, ascended to the office after defeating Democrat Patrick Murphy in the 2012 primary and Republican David Freed that November.

She became the first woman and the first Democrat elected to the job.

She made a name for herself early through diligent prosecutions of drugdealers and sex offenders, and for not being afraid to call out Republican Tom Corbett when she felt it was right. Shortly after taking office in 2013, she refused to sign a contract allowing Corbett to privatize the state’s lottery system through a British company. Later in 2013, when the American Civil Liberties Union sued the state to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, Kane said: “I believe [the ban] to be wholly unconstitutional.”

Her star was indeed rising, and at one time she was considered a viable opponent in next year’s race against Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey. But all of that has changed relatively quickly. Kathleen Kane has gone from party favorite and potential U.S. Senator to beleaguered attorney general facing calls for her resignation that grow louder by the day.

In the past 15 months or so, she has shown questionable judgment, along with a penchant for grinding political axes.

That’s a side most people didn’t see coming from a candidate who billed herself as a prosecutor, not a politician.

But it seems like she plays politics at every turn. Kane started by launching a promised investigation into former Gov. Corbett’s handling of the Jerry Sandusky case. While the investigation yielded no evidence of prosecutorial misconduct, Kane tried to spin the resulting report’s critiques into bigger problems than they probably were.

She then ended a grand-jury investigation into six Philly Democrats accused of

taking bribes in a sting operation. She said the probe was flawed and racially biased.

She then leaked grand-jury testimony from that investigation in an effort to smear former prosecutor and political foe Frank Fina (who himself got a judge’s order to prevent Kane from releasing alleged pornographic material that he had reportedly shared in the infamous Porngate debacle). And when Kane approached the Philadelphia Inquirer to speak about her decision to drop the investigation, she brought famed libel lawyer Richard Sprague to emphasize that she wouldn’t be actually speaking about the probe and that Sprague was investigating whether a defamation lawsuit was warranted. Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams picked up the probe and has charged all six.

Now Kane faces perjury and other charges related to the leaks. An independent prosecutor is evaluating whether to file charges.

Last week, the Inquirer ran another piece alleging that Kane quashed the subpoena of casino developers Louis DeNaples and William Conaboy, who were called to testify in the investigation of a former Pennsylvania gaming official. Months after the action, according to the paper, DeNaples donated $25,000 to Kane’s political campaign. She later returned the money.

That’s a lot of controversy for a political term three months into its third year.

Nonetheless, Kane shouldn’t step down.

She hasn’t been charged with anything yet. There aren’t yet sufficient grounds to try to force her to leave office early. That could change, and I might eventually change my opinion.

I’m not supporting what she has allegedly done, but what the evidence shows so far is that Kathleen Kane is just a really shitty attorney general. She’s petty, a bit vindictive and chock-full of bad decisions, but that’s not grounds to force her resignation. Sometimes politicians are like that. No major editorial board called for Tom Corbett to step down, and by a lot of accounts, he was a pretty shitty governor.

Kathleen Kane has less than two years left on her term, and barring any major developments, she should be left to serve it out and run for re-election, if she chooses, on her record. I, for one, hope she doesn’t run. But if she does, the voters of Pennsylvania will be the ones to decide whether they want four more years of this nonsense.

“SHE’S PETTY, A BIT VINDICTIVE AND CHOCKFULL OF BAD DECISIONS.”

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Arthur Mondella, 57, spent five hours with investigators answering complaints that his New York City factory, which makes Maraschino cherries, was dumping syrup and “cherry-related waste” in the waters around the warehouse. When agents noticed a flimsy shelving system attached to an office wall and asked Mondella about it, they said he excused himself, went into the bathroom and shot himself in the head. After the shooting, agents were surprised to uncover “a huge marijuana-growing operation” underneath the warehouse, including 80 pounds of pot, hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and several high-end vehicles.

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Investigator Mike Dudio said the victim had gone to the “house of her adversary,” another 17-yearold girl, to confront her about “issues” the two were having on Twitter. (Chicago Tribune)

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to turn the magazine into a cooperative so everyone can share the profits. Others oppose the move, saying it’s an attempt to get their hands on the 40 percent of shares owned by murdered editor Stephane Charbonnier that now belong to his parents. (New York Daily News)

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“The unified drills will help keep the dancing on the right track where they can be performed in a socially responsible way,” said fitness trainer Wang Guangcheng, a member of the panel.

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SECOND BREAKFAST {BY REBECCA NUTTALL} When local chef Thomas Wood wanted to find a way to make local organic food more accessible to city residents, breakfast seemed like the perfect meal to focus on.

“Breakfast is what I’ve always enjoyed cooking [for] most for my friends,” says Wood. “And the best part is — you can have breakfast at any time of the day.”

His latest endeavor, Second Breakfast, opened in November. The stand, located at the Pittsburgh Public Market, features Belgian liege waffles, Japanese tamagoyaki omelets and bacon weave.

This is breakfast with an organic twist. The menu also includes hashbrowns fried in duck fat and duck bacon from locally raised birds. And despite Wood’s commitment to using organic and local ingredients, his offerings are affordable as well.

“It’s little twists on breakfast,” explains Wood. “I want people to be able to come somewhere in the city and have a delicious breakfast for under $10.”

Now Wood wants to take his concept on the road. He has plans to launch a food truck in the near future and has begun looking for funding.

He received a $5,000 microloan from Kiva Zip that was funded in just five days.

Another crowd-sourcing campaign on Indiegogo is currently underway.

“I believe in local and organic food.

I believe it’s better for us and better for the environment,” says Wood. “I want people to be thinking about what they eat every day.”

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Vietnamese or Thai restaurants in Pittsburgh, there was Chinese food.

Or, rather, an Americanized version of it created by Chinese restaurant owners from an amalgam of mostly Cantonese influences combined with available ingredients and prevailing local tastes. Blander and sweeter than most authentic, regional cuisines of mainland China, American Chinese food — including such emblematic dishes as General Tso’s chicken, chop suey, d and beef and broccoli — has been around an so long that it has become embedded in our national culture of adopting and adapting nat immigrant tradition. imm But the first Asian cuisine to be assimiB lated by Pittsburghers has been the last to satisfy the current appetite for authentic foreign cooking. That’s why Chengdu Gour-

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met, a Sichuan restaurant located beneath the Forward Lanes bowling alley in Squirrel Hill, is nothing short of a revelation.

Liberally heated with chilis and Sichuan peppercorns (which are really buds from an ash shrub), Sichuan cuisine is not bland and

CHENGDU GOURMET 5840 Forward Ave., Squirrel Hill. 412-521-2088 HOURS: Mon.-Thu. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun. noon-10 p.m.

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CP APPROVED sweet, but complex, bold and often spicy.

Beyond that, it is hard to come up with umbrella adjectives to describe the dazzling array of Sichuan specialties featured in Chengdu Gourmet’s 20-page “Traditional

Chinese” menu — everything from silken tofu and sea cucumber to spare ribs and spicy rabbit. Fortunately, since few of the dishes are familiar to American diners, the menu is plentifully illustrated with color photographs. There is also an American Chinese menu and even some Thai-inspired stir fries, but we ordered exclusively from the Sichuan specialties.

We began with a couple dishes that were familiar to us: dan dan noodles and dry-fried green beans. Rather than being meat-based, both of these dishes were garnished with minced pork, which had a salty savor and crispy-chewy texture characterized every bite. The dan dan we make at home is nutty, with a sesame-based sauce, but Chengdu’s was lightly tossed with spicy chili-peppercorn oil. Slight sweetness derived both from the pork and from a few

emerald leaves, just wilted and bursting with juicy flavor.

Dry-fried beans are not actually dry, but flash-fried in lots of oil, then stir-fried with aromatics. This results in beans with a blistered, highly seasoned exterior and tender yet firm interior with an intensely vegetal flavor. The pork bits may have made this dish a touch too salty, but the overall combination of flavors and textures was great.

Speaking of texture, it’s often noted that Chinese cuisine utilizes a much broader range of textures than Western: chewy tendons, slimy yam noodles, firm roots and so on. Pork intestine, cooked with noodles in broth, had a distinctive pork flavor with a texture that was tender but a bit resilient, but the broth was too simple, with chili oil floating on top but not much depth of flavor. Braised sea cucumber, on the other hand, had depth to spare. The sea cucumber itself — not a vegetable, but a relative of the starfish — was slightly chewy, a little like a mushroom (strips of shiitake in the dish were even chewier), with a mild flavor. But the broth was almost beefy in its robust savoriness.

A simple starter of peeled, raw cucumber strips — the vegetable, this time — was also extraordinary: salted, flecked with herbs and lightly doused in a delicate, sweet-tart dressing. These were the perfect accompaniment to steamed Sichuan dumplings, with tender, slippery wrappers and a simple meat filling, and served in a dish of that addictive chili-peppercorn oil.

For our kids, we also ordered fried dumplings from the American menu, and the contrast couldn’t have been starker: thick, gummy wrappers, pork-scallion filling with a musty flavor and a dipping sauce that was perfunctory at best.

Further adventures included an exquisite plate of sizzling, tender cumin lamb in an almost sauceless stir-fry studded with dried chilis and sautéed onions and peppers; “home style” tofu with vegetables in a mild but deeply savory sauce; and “five flavor” beef. A whole cut of beef, apparently taken from a lower leg, had been slow cooked, then chilled and sliced thin. The resulting slices were marbled with softrendered connective tissue, subtly infused with the cooking liquid, and served cold on a small platter alongside a little bowl with salt, ground chili, peppercorn and other spices.

All this, and we barely scratched the surface of a menu packed with hot pots, flaming pans, sizzling rice crusts and weekly chef’s specials that looked, truly, special. Chengdu Gourmet may well be the best Chinese restaurant in Pittsburgh; it is certainly one of our city’s most exciting dining experiences.

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FINE TIMES WITH RICE WINES A saké primer with Erika Clark “If you could taste a cloud, I’d imagine this is what it would taste like,” says Erika Clark, beverage director for restaurants Soba and Umi. The Japanese consider it bad luck to pour for yourself, so she carefully fills my small ceramic sakazuki, saké’s traditional demitasse, with Divine Droplets, made on Japan’s northernmost island. The taste is clean and clear, like spring water and freshly steamed rice.

It’s completely unlike anything I’ve ever had, and this might be because it was made with the aid of an igloo.

While the rice mash for other types of saké is fermented and pressed, the mash for Divine Droplets is packed into canvas bags and hung in igloos to drip only the purest-quality saké, protected from contamination by sub-freezing temperatures. Takasago Shuzu, its producer, rebuilds the igloos every year.

THE MASH FOR DIVINE DROPLETS IS PACKED INTO CANVAS BAGS AND HUNG IN IGLOOS. Though saké is traditionally made only from rice, filtered water and Koji mold, it has been in production since at least 712 A.D., giving it hundreds of years to develop and change. The nuances of the drink inspired Clark’s personal mission to provide a diverse list of saké and a knowledgeable staff. That’s why Umi and Soba now boast the most extensive list in the city. By improving accessibility and keeping prices reasonable, Clark hopes to encourage customers to try something new.

As a saké beginner, you must first decide whether you want a sweeter, creamier, unfiltered nigori or a cleaner, more astringent saké. If you like nigori, simply let your taste buds be your guide.

If you prefer a cleaner flavor, you can begin to discern quality through the percentage of the rice grain that has been polished away during milling; the higher the percentage, the better. The designations honjozo, ginjo and diaginjo indicate 30 percent, 40 percent and more than 50 percent milled away, respectively. Also, look for the indication of junmai, which certifies that no supplementary alcohol has been added to saké’s trinity of ingredients.

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AVENUE B. 5501 Centre Ave., Shadyside. 412-683-3663.

This intimate corner restaurant has only a brief, seasonal menu, but its offerings are all tantalizing, each combining several pedigreed ingredients.

Such selections have included piquillo-pepper lasagna with a different filling in each layer; green-bean and sweet-potato tempura; and fresh pasta topped with beef short ribs, chard and crisped cipollini onions. LF AZUL BAR Y CANTINA. 122 Broad St., Leetsdale.

724-266-6362. Colorful and convivial, Azul dishes up Southern California-style Mexican cooking in a festive atmosphere. The menu offers the familiar fajitas, tacos and burritos — to be washed down with margaritas — as well as quirkier fare such as crunchy sticks of jicama and fried ice cream. JE BOCKTOWN BEER AND GRILL. 690 Chauvet Drive, The Pointe, North Fayette (412-788-2333) and 500 Beaver Valley Mall Blvd., Monaca (724-728-7200). Beer is the essence of Bocktown. Many of the dishes are less than $10, and designed to complement beer. The friendly staff creates a neighborhood atmosphere. JE BUTCHER AND THE RYE. 212 Sixth St., Downtown.

412-391-2752. Amid the twee décor, diners can find outstanding food (and houserecipe cocktails). Starters might be a remade Caesar salad with baby kale, roasted Brussels sprouts or rich macand-cheese. Game dishes, such as quail and rabbit, are available as entrees, as are popular standbys such as burgers, with fries and pickles. KE THE CARLTON. 500 Grant St., Downtown. 412-391-4152. A mainstay of Downtown dining for two decades, The Carlton delivers the hallmarks of fine dining in an atmosphere refreshingly free of attitude or affectation. The menu is neither stodgy nor cuttingedge; while dishes may verge on the decadent — risotto with lobster and brie? — the flavor and ingredient combinations offer a classic Continental cuisine with contemporary inflections. LE CENACOLO. Banco Business Park, 1061 N. Main St., North Huntingdon. 724-515-5983. Local

Wintzell’s Oyster House {PHOTO BY HEATHER MULL} pasta-maker Fede runs this Italian restaurant highlighting its fresh noodles: Aside from platters featuring some cold meats and cheeses, there are half-a-dozen starters and a dozen pastas.

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they add, you may end up waiting for one. JE HYEHOLDE. 1516 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township.

412-264-3116. Half cottage, half castle, Hyeholde is housed in a little fantasy building dating to the 1930s. The splendidly landscaped grounds host outdoor pig roasts, clambakes and picnics in the summer. Unusual meats — elk, ostrich — are combined with fresh, local ingredients in preparations that join classic and contemporary … and offer the exquisitely rare experience of eating art. LE KAYA. 2000 Smallman St., Strip District. 412-261-6565.

Kaya is a local culinary mainstay, offering inventive Caribbeaninspired contemporary cuisine.

The menu, much of which is vegetarian, changes frequently.

But it remains divided into tropas — tropical tapas — and entrees. KE

CHICKEN LATINO. 155 21st St., Strip District. 412-246-0974.

This quick-serve chicken joint serves up Peruvian-style, wood-fired and deliciously seasoned rotisserie chicken.

Besides the bird, hamburgers and the occasional special (pork, ceviche), sides include such south-of-the-border staples as plantains, refried beans and fried yucca. J

OLIVES AND PEPPERS. 6052 William Flynn Highway (Route 8), Bakerstown. 724-444-7499.

This casual Italian spot that offers pizza, pasta and sandwiches as well as more refined entrees. The meat-and-cheese sandwiches are a forte, with ciabatta “panini” and hoagies options. The lasagna is enormous, its homemade noodles laden with a creamy five-cheese mix and a savory Bolognese sauce with meatballlike chunks of beef. KE

FAT HEADS. 1805 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-431-7433. This place seems to expand every few years, with reason: terrific beer selection, chicken wings and industrial-sized sandwiches.

There’s outdoor eating on the “fatio,” but timing is everything: No matter how many tables

OVER THE BAR BICYCLE CAFÉ. 2518 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-381-3698. This two-wheel-themed café and bar offers a creative pub-grub menu (with many offerings named for bicycle parts). The salads are more impressive than those you’ll find at most bars, and the

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menu features vegetarian and vegan options. Try the battered zucchini planks wrapped around melty cheeses. JE PAMELA’S. Multiple locations. www.pamelasdiner.com. There are many reasons to recommend this popular local diner minichain: the cheery atmosphere; the old-fashioned breakfasts featuring raisin French toast, fried potatoes and corned-beef hash; and light, crispy-edged pancakes so good that President Obama had them served at the White House. J

dishes rather than Thai-inflected Chinese food. Grilled meat appetizers are beautifully seasoned, and the pad Thai offers a lively balance of ingredients. The assertively spicy pumpkin curry features a special variety of Thai gourd. JF

SUSHI TOMO. 4812 McKnight Road, North Hills. 412-630-8666.

This North Hills restaurant offers a full range of Japanese cuisine beyond sushi that is more representative of everyday fare, including various appetizers, noodle soups, hot pots and rice bowls. But, as the . w ww per name suggests, there RAMEN BAR. 5860 a p ty ci h pg is also plenty of wellForbes Ave., Squirrel .com prepared sushi, including Hill. 412-521-5138. specialty maki. KE What’s not to love about a big steaming bowl of wheat THAI CUISINE. 4625 Liberty noodles, flavorful homemade Ave., Bloomfield. 412-688-9661. broth and plenty of meat and This Thai restaurant in the heart vegetable add-ins? Besides the of Pittsburgh’s Little Italy serves traditional offerings, Ramen up authentic dishes with warm, Bar also has an intriguing penchant for applying the ramen friendly service. The restaurant also offers an updated vegetarian technique to a variety of classic menu that features mock duck, dishes from across Asia, such as vegetarian pork and other meat Chinese ground-pork dishes. JF

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SIX PENN. 146 Sixth Ave., Downtown. 412-566-7366. Open late for the Downtown theater crowd, this cheery restaurant satisfies theater buffs, families and young professionals alike.

The seasonal menu offers lively updates on comfort food from lobster mac-n-cheese to braised short ribs. Gourmet burgers and pizzas make for quick meals.

Linger for homemade desserts, or stop by after the show. KE SMILING BANANA LEAF. 5901 Bryant St., Highland Park.

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The menu features a manageable selection of noodle and rice dishes and the eponymous pho soups.

There’s also a tempting assortment of simple vegetable dishes and appetizers that go beyond mere spring rolls, such as whole quail with lemon leaves and herbs, and ground-shrimp patties on sugar-cane skewers. JF WINTZELL’S OYSTER HOUSE. 530 E. Bruceton Road, West Mifflin. 412-650-9090. An Alabama seafood chain claims a welcome northern outpost in the Pittsburgh suburbs. The menu is dominated by seafood, with a few steak, burger, and chicken options, prepared in a Southern style — mostly fried, and accompanied by grits, gumbo, hushpuppies and okra.

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CALLING THE SHOTS For many fans of the Pittsburgh rock scene, Dream Phone is full of familiar faces. But for this ambitious project, each member of the band is reaching out of her comfort zone to play a less familiar instrument. Corrie Anderson, who plays keyboards in Paddy the Wanderer, takes on lead guitar. Lisa Christopher, who played keys in Delicious Pastries, carries that instrument over to Dream Phone, adding backup vocals to her duties. Carrie Battle, known as the guitarist and singer of the Harlan Twins, plays drums, keeping her powerful vocals on backup.

This change of instruments has fueled their creative spirits, allowing everyone to contribute to the songwriting experience in ways that differ from the members’ other projects. The goal is to have fun and keep it simple. “When people see us,” Battle says, “what we want them to remember is our energy — how much fun we have and how much fun the audience has.”

From the band’s debut show — which it played with its original frontwoman, Allison Boyle, at Howler’s in 2014 — the simple, catchy garage rock pulled the audience off barstools and onto the dance floor. And when Boyle moved away (she played her last show with the band at Cattivo in February), continuing the concept of an all-female lineup playing their non-primary instruments seemed natural. The band has since added a couple of new people, rounding out a five-member lineup: Steph Wolf, keyboardist of the Lopez, now fronts the band and plays bass, while Roulette Waves singer Heather Donovan plays guitar.

“We wanted to push ourselves to try new things and fill a hole we felt [was] in the music scene,” explains Battle. “I’m realizing there are already these great bands like Murder For Girls and Brazilian Wax. It’s exciting to find these bands with female musicians I hadn’t known about, and disappointing [that] I didn’t know about them until recently.” Dream Phone’s influences and fan base are expansive and evolving, and the members hope to continue supporting fellow women musicians along the way.

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OXYGEN IS OVER. Maybe. Kind of.

In mid-March, the shaggy-haired California twosome rebranded its current set of dates as a “farewell tour.”

But Sam France, one half of Foxygen, won’t specify whether the promising neo-psychedelic band has broken up or if he and Jonathan Rado will cease making music together.

“This incarnation [of the band] is definitely dead,” says France.

When asked to elaborate, he says, “The certain framework we’ve been working in, the current incarnation has run its course. I think we’re just ready to move on.” To what, though, France wasn’t specific.

Though Rado and France, both singer/ songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, are still in their mid-20s, they’ve been together almost as long as The Beatles were.

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Star Power: Foxygen

They formed Foxygen in 2005, when both were 15-year-old drama-club kids in Westlake Village, an affluent suburb of Los Angeles. They bought myriad instruments on eBay and elsewhere online. Fans of such genre-mashers as The Flaming Lips and

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Beck, Rado and France unleashed a stream of tracks online that ranged from noise rock to hip hop — whatever the two felt like making that week. They played coffee shops, open-mic nights and, most often, events at their high school.

“We never thought of it as a career,” France recalls. “It’s just what we did all the time. It was what our friendship was based on, creating these alternative worlds to escape into, that were out of time and out of reality.”

In 2011, they handed one of their EPs to producer Richard Swift at a gig by The Mynabirds, one of several bands under Swift’s tutelage.

With Swift’s backing, Foxygen settled on a thickly produced, distinctly vintage sound and signed to indie rock label Jagjaguwar.

2013’s We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic — the band’s second Jagjaguwar album and breakthrough in the music blogosphere — sounds like it could be a lost Kinks record, with its breezy feel, dense instrumentation, wry lyrics, undeniable sense of melody and complete lack CONTINUES ON PG. 26

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France says the retro style is intentional. “I think we were trying for that subconscious imprint you get when you listen to classic rock,” he explains.

Their obsession with classic rock led them to try to recruit actual classic-rock icons to guest on their latest, … And Star Power, an album that echoes with the airy clanking and banging of pre-Dark Side Pink Floyd. France and Rado got their management to reach out to Stevie Nicks and Paul McCartney: yeah, that Stevie Nicks and that Paul McCartney. No dice, though; both declined through representatives.

“We were told Paul McCartney doesn’t collaborate with people,” says France, “which obviously, in the past few months, has proven not true. He only collaborates with famous people. I think he’s trying to be cool, because he didn’t want to be on our weird album, but he’ll work with Kanye.”

Even if Foxygen escaped Sir Paul’s radar, the band has received consistently stellar reviews for its lovingly old-school sound and its chaotic live show, which often spills out into the audience, once leaving France with a broken leg from falling off the stage.

The likes of Pitchfork and Fuse TV are eating out of their slender young hands.

Why break up the band — or change their “framework,” or whatever — now?

France says so far Foxygen fans have heard only one iteration of the band’s musical interests — one that is kind of a façade.

“I think we got obsessed with being parodies of cultural icons. It was a funny way to express ourselves,” he says. “The way we communicated with the rest of the world is we would act out these rock ’n’ roll archetypes in this kind of postmodern way or something.” (Particularly, the two wanted “to emulate Mick Jagger.”)

It’s a vestige of their theater days, says France. “We never really thought of ourselves as a musical band. We were actors pretending to be a rock band.”

They’ve got more to offer. Now that the band is undergoing a transition, expect forays into new styles. Rado and France plan to release a hip-hop mixtape, which might be the last project to bear the Foxygen name.

“I’m tired of being stuck in this basic rock ’n’ roll sort of thing,” says France.

“It’s definitely tiring, and I am not saying I don’t have love for that, and I won’t make music like that again, but lately I’ve been trying to express myself more in a hip-hop medium lately.

“I have a lot of things to say and it’s easy to fit a lot of words into a hip-hop song and put a lot of anger into it, a lot of ego into it.

You can dis people. You could make modern references. Those are things I didn’t know how to do with the retro thing.”

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Dan Deacon

This week, Baltimore-bred electronic musician Dan Deacon returns to Mr. Small’s on the heels of his new album, Gliss Riffer.

City Paper checked in with Deacon before his tour kicked off.

YOU’RE LEAVING FOR A THREE-MONTH TOUR NEXT WEEK. HOW DO YOU SPEND THE TIME LEADING UP TO IT? A lot of preparation. I’ll get to relax when the tour starts. I know for five hours a day, I’ll have nothing to do but stare out a window and wonder if something has been put on Instagram in the last 30 seconds.

GLISS RIFFER IS DIFFERENT LYRICALLY THAN YOUR PREVIOUS RECORDS. HOW DID THAT CHANGE EMERGE? I kept thinking how, as a composer, I try to manipulate every aspect of the sound. Pitch, amplitude, duration, texture, any sound you come in contact with. But the voice is the one thing that has the added layer of lyrics. The stripped-down instrumentation of [Joanna] Newsome or Dylan can really be contextually colored by the lyrics and their minimal approach to instrumentation lets the lyrics go wild.

It evokes such imaginative images.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST PITTSBURGH SHOW LIKE? All of the early Pittsburgh shows are kind of a blur, due largely to Lord Grunge/Grand Buffet and Greg Gillis. Always a wild time with those guys, still is. Those shows were fun because they were so ... weird. Kind of felt like a parallel universe to Baltimore in a lot of ways. It’s like Baltimore without the good football team, too.

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Factory workers: Primus

PURE IMAGINATION {BY BRIAN CONWAY} EVEN BY Primus standards, this one is going to get weird.

“Les [Claypool] had been talking for a while about remaking some sort of classic,” says Larry “Ler” LaLonde, longtime Primus guitar player, referencing the band’s famed bassist and founder. “Every year we do some sort of themed New Year’s show in the San Francisco area, so the year before last we started with the idea that we should do a Willy Wonka thing.”

The band spent some time rehearsing and developing the idea. “Then, after we did the New Year’s show,” LaLonde recalls, “we were like, ‘Wow, we put a lot of work into this and it actually sounds kind of cool, maybe we should go in and record it.’”

The result, released in late 2014, is Primus & the Chocolate Factory With the Fungi Ensemble, a madcap re-imagining of the soundtrack to the beloved 1971 film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

The album, which includes frequent Claypool collaborators Mike Dillon (percussion) and Sam Bass (cello) as the Fungi Ensemble, marks the re-return of drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander, who had not been included on a full-length Primus album since 1995’s Tales From the Punchbowl.

“I’ve played so many shows with him,” says LaLonde. “And you know, a lot of times, especially when we have had other drummers, there’s sometimes a learning curve, and you have to work on it. But when he came back, it was like jumping right back in.”

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leg, LaLonde laughs. “It’s a long night of Primus,” he says.

“The first set — there’s no opening band — is whatever set we throw together of Primus songs. And then we take a little break, and the second set is the Willy Wonka thing, with the crazy stage setup and all kinds of crazy visual stuff.”

To heighten interest in the release album, five “golden vinyl” LPs were included in the entire stock of Chocolate Factory records. Find one, and win free Primus tickets for life. (Primus announced the discovery of the first on its Facebook page; LaLonde thinks two or three have been found so far.)

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And why stop there? There’s also chocolate “Primus Bars” for sale on the tour, with flavors inspired by Primus songs.

There is the Mr. Krinkle Bar, the Professor Nutbutter Bar and LaLonde’s favorite, the Pork Soda Bar. “That’s kind of a special one,” he says.

“We don’t have it at all our shows. It’s got like, bacon bits and Pop Rocks. It’s pretty decadent.”

Despite Willy Wonka’s status as an iconic children’s film (and novel), LaLonde says that his associations with the movie stem from later in life — something many Primus fans can probably relate to.

“I saw [the movie] when I was a kid,” he recalls, “and I probably liked it. But for me, it was one of those things that, once you got a little bit older, you saw it through a different lens,” he laughs. “It’s kind of a trippy movie.”

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[JAZZ] + FRI., APRIL 10 The word “jazz” doesn’t do Rob Mazurek and Black Cube SP justice — the troupe’s album from last year, Return the Tides, juggled psychedelic impulses, funk underpinnings and electronic experimentation. And it all served as a tribute to cornetist Mazurek’s mother, who passed away just before the recording session.

The ensemble last performed at The Warhol as São Paulo Underground in 2012. Black Cube SP is the same group of musicians, albeit with one new addition — Thomas Rohrer on rabeca (a Brazilian viola).

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At age 30, Colleen Green is ready to grow up, and she’s got a list of reasons: “’Cause I’m sick of being immature / I wanna be responsible,” she sings on “I Want to Grow Up,” a title that winks at fellow California punks Descendents.

Recalling the simple, almost frustratingly catchy songwriting of Exile in Guyville-era Liz Phair, Green exudes ’90s-slacker cool. She may want to grow up; she’ll probably just get there when she gets there. And most of us can probably relate, right? Green appears tonight at ModernFormations Gallery along with tour mates and garage-rock luminaries Upset. A supergroup of sorts, Upset features former members of Hole, Best Coast and Slutever, among others: Its newest record, ’76, filters dark thoughts through deceptively sunny hooks and Breeders-esque harmonies. Locals The Lopez and The Dumplings will also appear. Margaret

Welsh 8 pm. 4919 Penn Ave., Garfield. $10.

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[ROCK] + SUN., APRIL 12 The poster for tonight’s Girls Rule! concert features Rusted Root member and Mr. Small’s co-owner Liz Berlin doing her best Rosie the Riveter, setting an appropriately toughlady tone for this showcase of (mostly) local, all-female or female-led bands and artists.

Presented by Steel Kitty Productions and the Creative. Life. Support Revival Series, Berlin headlines the show at Mr. Small’s Theatre.

She’ll be joined by soulful pop singersongwriter Crystal Lee Morgan, dark electro duo Action Camp, spoken-word artist Joanna Lowe, blues-rockers Scarlet William & the Harlots, and Elliott others. Admission is free Whitmore if you’re over 21, two bucks if you’re under.

MW 6:30 p.m. 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale.

412-821-4447 or www.mrsmalls.com

[BLUES] + WED., APRIL 15 Although William Elliott Whitmore has usually favored sparse arrangements with little more than just a banjo or acoustic guitar, he’s altered the formula a bit on his new album, Radium Death. This time around, Whitmore’s going for a more full-bodied, electric sound. The folky bluesman might be expanding his palette, but the songs still explore his tried-and-true themes of respect, survival and sustenance. Whitmore performs tonight at Brillobox with Esme Patterson.

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SMILING MOOSE. The Slobberknockers, Aurora, Super Fun Time Awesome Party Band.

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THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Rusty Haywhackers. Lawrenceville.

412-682-0177.

CLUB CAFE. Cold Roses: The Music of Ryan Adams & the Cardinals (Early). Skylights, ChopShop (Late). South Side.

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FRIDAY FAITH CAFE. Jericho Rising. Washington.

724-222-1563.

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HARD ROCK CAFE. Chip AMERICAN LEGION POST NO. Dimonick, The Dirty Charms.

701. The Holidays & The Dubs.

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McKeesport. 412-798-3046.

Station Square. 412-481-7625.

ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. MEADOWS CASINO. Street Level.

Chet Vincent & the Big Bend, Washington. 724-503-1200.

Andre Costello & the Cool MOONDOG’S. Lunatics, KGB. Minors, Beauty Slap, Working Blawnox. 412-828-2040.

Breed & Big Gypsy. North Side.

THE R BAR. Shades Of Blue.

412-452-1724.

Dormont. 412-942-0882.

ANDYS. Tania Grubbs.

Downtown. 412-773-8884.

CLUB CAFE. Scott & Rosanna w/ Hey Compadre. South Side.

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DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Hookstown Plan B. Robinson. 412-489-5631.

HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. Pond Hockey, Dumplings, Gross.

Bloomfield. 412-682-0320.

INDEPENDENT CITIZENS SLOVAK CLUB. The Dave Iglar Band. 724-628-8833.

MEADOWS CASINO. Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers.

Washington. 724-503-1200.

MODERNFORMATIONS GALLERY. Colleen Green, Upset, The Lopez, Dumplings.

Garfield. 412-362-0274.

MR. SMALLS THEATER. RX Bandits w/ A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Cayetana.

Millvale. 412-821-4447.

PARK HOUSE. Beagle Brothers.

North Side. 412-224-2273.

REX THEATER. Martin Sexton.

South Side. 412-381-6811.

ROCHESTER INN HARDWOOD GRILLE. Waiting for Ray. Ross.

412-364-8166.

SMILING MOOSE. Light Years, Bonfires, Dry Jacket, Young Lungs, Initial (Early). Cause of Affliction, Long Time Divided, Through These Walls (Late).

Each week, we bring you a new track from South Side. 412-431-4668.

SUB ALPINE CLUB. a local artist. This week’s song comes from EZ Action & Deliverance.

Brazilian Wax; Stream or download Turtle Creek. 412-823-6661.

TAMBELLINI BRIDGEVILLE from the new record Rip It Off, for free on FFW>>, RESTAURANT. Night Star. our music blog at pghcitypaper.com.

Bridgeville. 412-221-5202.

31ST STREET PUB. Cadaver Dogs, Thundervest, The Wire Riots. Strip District. 412-682-0591.

BRILLOBOX. All Kinds of Wrong, Amoeba Knievel, Th’ Royal Shakes, Chim Pan Alley.

Bloomfield. 412-621-4900.

CLUB CAFE. Kodak To Graph, ODESON. South Side.

866-468-3401.

LAVA LOUNGE. Costanza, Naked Spirit, Remainders.

South Side. 412-431-5282.

MR. SMALLS THEATER. Dan Deacon w/ Prince Rama, Ben O’Brien. Millvale. 412-821-4447.

REX THEATER. Consider the Source w/ Houdini’s Psychic Theatre. South Side. 412-381-6811.

RUMERZ SPORTS BAR & GRILLE. The Dave Iglar Trio.

North Side. 412-766-9255.

THE SHOP. Friend Roulette, Young Rapids, Roulette Waves, Brian DiSanto, Coyotes By The

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SUN 12 ALTAR BAR. Luke Wade w/ Chris Jamison. Strip District.

412-263-2877.

HARD ROCK CAFE. Lee DeWyze.

Station Square. 412-481-7625.

MON 13 MR. SMALLS THEATER. Foxygen, Alex Cameron. Millvale.

412-821-4447.

TUE 14 CLUB CAFE. Kim Richey.

South Side. 412-431-4950.

MR. SMALLS THEATER. GRiZ, The Floozies, Artifaks. Millvale.

412-821-4447.

REX THEATER. The Suicide Machines. South Side.

412-381-6811.

WED 15 BRILLOBOX. William Elliott Whitmore w/ Esme Patterson.

Bloomfield. 412-621-4900.

BYHAM THEATER. Audra McDonald. Downtown.

412-392-4474.

HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. Height Keech, EZ Jackson, Passalacqua, Mrs. Paintbrush, Stillborn Identity, AA Arm. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320.

MR. SMALLS THEATER. The Devil Wears Prada, The Word Alive, Born Of Osiris. Millvale. 412-821-4447.

SMILING MOOSE. I Am the Albatross, Ghost Guts, Inside Voices, Justin Endler. South Side.

412-431-4668.

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DJ Yung 1, Euroz, J-CUSE. Millvale.

412-821-4447.

THU 09

SAT 11

BELVEDERE’S. Neon w/ DJ hatesyou. 80s Night. Lawrenceville.

412-687-2555.

CLUB TABOO. DJ Matt & Gangsta Shak. Homewood.

412-969-0260.

FRI 10 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 11 BRILLOBOX. TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party. Rare Soul, Funk & wild R&B 45s feat.

DJ Gordy G. & J.Malls. Bloomfield.

412-621-4900.

DIESEL. DJ CK. South Side.

412-431-8800.

ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance.

South Side. 412-431-2825.

S BAR. Pete Butta. South Side.

412-481-7227.

THE TONIDALE. 11th Annual Blues Challenge. The Blues Society of Western PA presents Band Gone South, Karl Brandt, HOLLYWOOD LANES. Craig King Band, Gil Snyder Band, PR7X Live 5. Featuring Lord Digga, Accelerators, Bill Weiner & Al Jordan York, TimeCapSoul, Geo Taylor, Ron & the Rumpshakers, Supreme-Science, Cory Eaux, Jukehouse Bombers, Gordon Alien Faces & Fortified PhonetX. James Blues Band, Katie Simone Dormont. 412-758-6724. & Soul Vaccination, Stevie ROCK ROOM. JB Nimble, Wellons Band, Jeff Fetterman OneWerd, Dan Dillinger, Joey Band, Dan Bubien Band, Stevie Smooth, ill-Legal4mation, Pete Blues Band, Charlie Hail Mary & DJ Davey Wheeler Trio. Oakdale.

Dreadnot. Polish Hill.

724-888-6183.

412-683-4418.

THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Billy Price www. per Band. Lawrenceville. ghcitypa p STAGE AE. 412-682-0177. .com Filibusta. North Side.

412-229-5483.

THUNDERBIRD CAFE. NOLA ON THE SQUARE. Random Rab, Saqi.

Sweaty Betty. Downtown.

Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.

412-471-9100.

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XLERATOR BAR & GRILLE. 32-20 Blues Band. Beaver Falls.

724-581-4880.

GIANNA VIA’S RESTAURANT & BAR. RML Jazz. Overbrook.

412-370-9621.

TENDER BAR + KITCHEN. Paul Cosentino. Lawrenceville.

412-402-9522.

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SPOON. Spoon Fed. East Liberty.

412-362-6001.

BOBBY P’S INN THE RUFF. The Witchdoctors. Penn Hills.

412-704-5843.

MOUSETRAP. Dan Hanczar & MD-3. Beaver. 724 796-5955.

SNPJ LODGE. Bobby Hawkins Back Alley Blues. Imperial.

724-695-1411.

HIP HOP/R&B FRI 10 MR. SMALLS THEATER. Mark Battles w/ Derek Luh,

FRI 10 ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. Rob Mazurek & Black Cube.

North Side. 412-237-8300.

LINDEN GROVE. Dr. Zoot.

Castle Shannon. 412-882-8687.

MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN’S GUILD. Gerald Albright.

North Side. 412-322-1773.

SHALER AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL. The 8th Jazz Extravaganza.

Student jazz musicians from CAPA & Shaler Area Middle School, as well as professional musicians.

Glenshaw. 412-486-0211.

SAT 11 CARNEGIE LIBRARY, HOMEWOOD. Women’s Jazz Orchestra. Homewood.

412-731-3080.

CLUB CAFE. Charlie Hunter Trio, Bobby Previte & Carly Meyers.

South Side. 866-468-3401.

LEMONT. Dr. Zoot.

Mt. Washington. 412-431-3100.

LITTLE E’S. Eddie Brookshire.

Downtown. 412-392-2217.

THE SPACE UPSTAIRS. Second Saturdays. Jazz-happening series feat. live music, multimedia experimentations, more. Hosted

by The Pillow Project. Point Breeze.

412-225-9269.

VILLAGE TAVERN & TRATTORIA. Tony Campbell & Jazzsurgery. West End. 412-458-0417.

SUN 12 3RD STREET GALLERY. Frank Cunimondo & Patricia Skala.

Carnegie. 412-276-5233.

EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Jazz at Emmanuel.

Featuring Dr. James Johnson, Jr, Pamela Johnson, Lou Schreiber

& James Johnson III. North Side.

412-559-7482.

POINTBREEZEWAY. Tania Grubbs, Mark Lucas & STAYCEE PEARL Dance Project. Point Breeze.

412-770-7830.

MON 13 ECLIPSE LOUNGE. Open Jazz Night w/ the Howie Alexander Trio.

Lawrenceville. 412-251-0097.

TUE 14 TENDER BAR + KITCHEN. Ortner-Marcinizyn Duo. Lawrenceville. 412-402-9522.

THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Space Exchange Series w/ Chris Parker 3.

Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.

ACOUSTIC THU 09 DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Paul from Wine & Spirits. Robinson.

412-489-5631.

FRI 10 ELWOOD’S PUB. Martin The Troubadour. Rural Ridge.

724-265-1181.

SAT 11 ELWOOD’S PUB. Darryl & Pete.

Rural Ridge.724-265-1181.

GIANT EAGLE MARKET DISTRICT - BETHEL PARK. Brad Yoder. Bethel Park. 412-831-1480.

OLIVE OR TWIST. The Vagrants.

Downtown. 412-255-0525.

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SUN 12 ANGELA CHENG, PIANIST. Kresge Theater, CMU, Oakland.

412-421-6067.

CARNEGIE MELLON ALL UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA. Includes Paul Dukas’ Fanfare from ‘La Peri’, Franz Liszt’s Les Preludes, & Nicolai RimskyKorsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol. Also featuring AUO Concerto & Aria Competition winners. Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland. 412-462-3444.

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Schumann’s Concerto in A Minor & the unfinished Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9. Heinz Hall, Downtown.

412-392-4900.

TUESDAY MUSIC CLUB: WOODWINDS & STRINGS. Reservations required. Sherwood Oaks, Cranberry. 412-682-0439.

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TUE 14 ALEC CHIEN. Performing selected works of Chopin on piano. Kresge Theater, CMU, Oakland. 412-268-4921.

TMC CHORAL & STRING DIVISION. Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside. 412-682-0439.

TUESDAY MUSIC CLUB: STRING ENSEMBLE. Includes music by Bernstein, Debussy, Gilpin, Huff, Kern, Poorman, & Tchaikovsky. Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside. 412-682-0439.

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ALLEGHENY ELKS LODGE #339. Pittsburgh Banjo Club.

Wednesdays. North Side.

412-321-1834.

BIDDLE’S ESCAPE. Eli Conley w/ Red Goblet. Regent Square.

412-999-9009.

PARK HOUSE. Steeltown Religion.

North Side. 412-224-2273.

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BELLEFIELD AUDITORIUM. University Gamelan. Featuring music & dance of Indonesia.

Oakland. 412-624-7529.

CO-OPERA. Five new operas by CMU creatives. Pittsburgh Opera, Strip District. 412-281-0912.

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Schumann’s Concerto in A Minor & the unfinished Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9. Heinz Hall, Downtown.

412-392-4900.

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BELLEFIELD AUDITORIUM. Carpathian Music Ensemble.

Eastern European folk-funk-fusion.

Oakland. 412-624-7529.

BUTLER COUNTY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. “Celebrate Butler County” w/ Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Copland’s John Henry & Quiet City, & Dvorak’s In Nature’s Realm.

Butler Intermediate High School, Butler. 724-283-1402.

COMBINED CHOIRS CONCERT. Epiphany Catholic Church, Uptown. 412-471-0257.

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Schumann’s Concerto in A Minor & the unfinished Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9. Heinz Hall, Downtown.

412-392-4900.

POP MUSIC FROM ART DECO. Organist Jelani Eddington performs Gershwin, Porter, Kern, Rodgers, & Hart. Keystone Oaks High School, Dormont. 412-241-8108.

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WED 15 CLUB CAFE. The Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet. South Side.

412-431-4950.

REGGAE FRI 10 CAPRI PIZZA AND BAR. Bombo Claat w/ VYBZ Machine Intl Sound System. East Liberty. 412-362-1250.

COUNTRY THU 09 THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Hackensaw Boys. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.

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724-836-8000.

SAT 11 ARCADE COMEDY THEATER. The Owl: Late Night Hootenanny.

Downtown. 412-339-0608.

PALACE THEATRE. Battle of the Bands. Nine local bands will be battling for two spots to perform in the 2015 TGIS summer concert series. Greensburg. 724-836-8000.

SUN 12 PITTSBURGH WINERY. Joy Ike w/ Timbre. Strip District.

412-566-1000.

SHADYSIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The Pitt Men’s Glee Club.

Shadyside. 412-682-4300.

MON 13 CABARET AT THEATER SQUARE. Ann Hampton Callaway.

Downtown. 412-325-6769.

WED 15 MARY PAPPERT SCHOOL OF MUSIC. Electronic Ensemble Concert. Dr. Thomas D. Pappert Center for Performance. Uptown.

412-396-4632.

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WEDNESDAY 8 Tribal Seeds

ALTAR BAR Strip District.

412-263-2877. All Ages show.

Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7p.m.

The Wood Brothers REX THEATER South Side.

412-381-6811. Over 21 show.

Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.

THURSDAY 95 Kim Russo

CARNEGIE OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL Munhall. 412-368-5225.

Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.

IN PITTSBURGH All the Names THE ORIGINAL CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY OF ALLEGHENY North Side. All ages show.

Tickets: quantumtheatre.com or 412-362-1713. Through May 2.

With special guest Chris Jamison.

Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7p.m.

Tribal Seeds APRIL 8 ALTAR BAR

Lee DeWyze HARD ROCK CAFE Station Square.

412-481-ROCK. Limited Ages Show. Tickets: ticketfly. com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.

Musical Deeds for Greatest Needs A Children's Hospital Benefit Concert

MONDAY 13

WPTS Radio Presents Foxygen

ALTAR BAR Strip District.

412-263-2877. All ages show.

Tickets: druskyent.com. 7p.m.

MR SMALLS THEATRE Millvale.

412-821-4447. All ages show.

Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone. 8p.m.

Rob Mazurek and Black Cube SP

Ann Hampton Callaway

WARHOL THEATER - ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM North Side.

412-237-8300. Tickets: warhol. org. 8p.m.

CABARET AT THEATER SQUARE Downtown. 412-456-6666.

Tickets: trustarts.org. 7:30p.m.

One-Eyed Doll SMILING MOOSE South Side.

412-431-4668. All ages show.

Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 6:30p.m.

Lenny Cooper HARD ROCK CAFE Station Square.

412-481-ROCK. Limited Ages Show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.

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The Romance of Schumann HEINZ HALL Downtown.

412-392-4900.

Tickets: pittsburghsymphony.org.

Through April 12.

Think Pink Floyd with Laser Show OAKS THEATER Oakmont.

412-828-6322. All ages show.

Tickets: theoakstheater.com. 8p.m.

Geri Allen & Timeline Tap Quartet

North Side. 412-231-7777.

Over 21 show.

Tickets: riverscasino.com/pittsburgh.

7:30p.m. & 9:30p.m.

KELLY STRAYHORN THEATER East Liberty. 412-363-3000.

Tickets: kentearts.org. 8p.m.

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Over 21 event.

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Tickets: trustarts.org. 8p.m.

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412-263-2877. All ages show.

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ART HISTORY {BY HARRY KLOMAN} Based on a true story, Woman in Gold revolves around the efforts of Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren) to get the Austrian government to return to her a shimmering gold-leaf portrait of her aunt that was painted by Gustav Klimt in the 1920s and taken by the Nazis. She seeks help from Randol Schoenberg (Ryan Reynolds), a young lawyer, and their battle takes them before the U.S. Supreme Court and an Austrian tribunal that eventually agrees with her.

Working together: Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds

Simon Curtis’ film is about a young man looking ahead at his life, an old woman looking back, and how they form a warm friendship played out in gentle conversations. For Mirren, it’s light duty, and wisely, she doesn’t try to elevate it.

For Ryan, it’s a small breakthrough, proof that he can act with his shirt on, although in the end, his casting is fungible.

But the drama finally comes to feel like a compacted TV movie, reverential in its edification (and vice versa). “Why don’t you people leave the past alone,” a middle-aged Austrian man snarls at the elderly Maria when she visits Vienna.

“Not everything is about the Holocaust.”

Except, of course, that in one way or another, it is and always will be. Starts Fri., April 10.

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Danny Collins Dan Fogelman directs this drama about an aging rock star (Al Al Pacino) who, after fter getting an undelivered, ndelivered, 40year-old letter from John ohn Lennon,, is inspired ed to get et his life e prioritiess in order.

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OAH BAUMBACH’S While We’re

Young opens with the longest and most pretentious epigram I’ve ever seen in a movie: dialogue from Ibsen’s The Master Builder between a character who disdains the young, and a friend who tells him, “Let them in.”

Cut to a couple holding a baby (not Cu theirs) theirs and another conversation that establishes Baumbach’s milieu. These are tablis educated Gen Xers, full of themselves and educa their important lives, and suspicious of millennials, who seem to be — well, full of millen themselves and their important lives. them At times, Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Frances Ha) plays like a young W Woody Wood Allen. In fact, he’s more of a male Nicole Nicol Holofcener. But where her work (Friends (Frien With Money, Please Give) maintains its fidelity to tone and point of view, Baumbach films whatever seems to please Baum him. While We’re Young is probably the kind of movie I’d like even more the second time, when I could just enjoy it on its t

own peripatetic terms.

The story revolves around Josh (Ben Stiller), a fortysomething documentary filmmaker married to Cornelia (Naomi Watts), who produces the documentaries of her renowned father, Leslie (Charles Grodin). Fueled by an insurmountable integrity, Josh has worked for 10 years on

WHILE WE’RE YOUNG DIRECTED BY: Noah Baumbach STARRING: Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried Starts Fri., April 10

CP APPROVED one film, a tangle of big ideas about history and politics. Then he meets the twentysomething Jamie (Adam Driver), and he and Cornelia become revivified by a friendship with Jamie and his wife, Darby (Amanda Seyfried), who creates ice cream.

This would be enough of a setup for

Baumbach’s funny and incisive dissection of a media-saturated cultural moment in a very particular time and place. But it turns out that Jamie is also a documentarian with some talent — and an ambition to make films, by almost any means necessary, that someone might actually want to see.

Baumbach’s work is so enjoyable in part because his dialogue is unique to each of his characters, who are at once complex and overly complicated. In While We’re Young, he flays them all (and thus himself), and some of them he dismembers. He doesn’t seem to like any of them very much, and that’s OK — until he begins to, which leads to some closing-act infidelities.

Stiller is miscast here, surprisingly better at the story’s drama than its comedy. Grodin is at once alert and enervated.

And Driver is indispensable: Watch him at work to see a real-life example of a young artist elbowing out an older one.

He’s the most perceptive goofball of his cinema generation.

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NEW THIS WEEK FURIOUS 7. It’s everything a Fast and Furious fan could want: seriously souped-up cars (used for driving and as unconventional weapons); a nervy mountain chase scene (plus a couple of over-the-top, beyond-physics car stunts); the old gang back together (Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Michelle Rodriguez); a new hard-ass villain (Jason Statham); Hollywood’s most ethnically diverse cast (yay); some random T&A (sigh); and a seriously nutso spy-type plot that is supported less by any logic than by frequently asserted affirmations that family matters. James Wan’s Furious 7 is fast-paced ridiculousness on steriods, but the film knows it and is totally OK with it. (It’s a refreshing break from the fan-boy “seriousness” of equally ridiculous comic-book franchise films.) And somehow, in the bonkers world of F&F, F7 concludes with a surprisingly moving, and quite organic, eulogy to the film’s star, Walker, who died last year. Bring popcorn to munch, and a grease rag for the tears. (Al Hoff) JFILM FESTIVAL. The annual Jewish- and Israelithemed film festival returns, and runs through April 26, with nearly two dozen films screening at various venues. The festival opens with the German comedy The Last Mentsch (7 p.m.

Thu., April 16, Manor, $65; includes reception). www.jfilmpgh.org

Stop by the BOB-FM/Pittsburgh City Paper table outside of PNC Park during the Buccos’ home opener on Mon., April 13, and show us your

THE LONGEST RIDE. This year’s Nicholas Sparks adaptation concerns a bull-rider, a young woman heading to New York City’s art world and an older man reflecting on his lost love.

Fans get two intertwined, cross-generational love stories and, hopefully, some in-the-rain romancing. George Tillman Jr. directs. Starts Fri., April 10.

QUEEN AND COUNTRY. In 1987, director John Boorman released Hope and Glory, which drew on his own, often-comic experiences of being a boy in London during the Blitz. Now comes his sequel, set in 1953, in which the lad Bill Rohan is now a young man conscripted into the British Army. The men are being trained for

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Welcome to New York service in Korea, but the goings-on in this comedy are confined to the training base in the English countryside. There, the recruits conspire against their rigid superiors; flirt with nursing students; and shake off the effects of the war, as a brighter future begins to emerge from the lingering dust. (At least that’s the case for this younger generation; those who were adults during the war and its disruptions carry more permanent, if unseen, scars.) It’s a rather gentle film that quietly makes its points about how life remains rocky for some time after a catastrophic event. And if Queen occasionally stumbles into clichéd territory (the women are a collection of thin stereotypes), it still makes for pleasant sentimental journey. Starts Fri., April 10. Regent Square (AH) WELCOME TO NEW YORK. This plucked-from-theheadlines drama from Abel Ferrara is based on the infamous 2011 arrest of (and subsequent media circus and court case surrounding) former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was accused of sexually assaulting a female worker at a fancy NYC hotel. Here, DSK is known as “Devereaux,” and played with lumbering Gallic detachment by an obese Gerard Depardieu.

The film is divided into three sections. In the first, Devereaux arrives in New York and, at a posh hotel, indulges his various carnal appetites (drugs, food, prostitutes); it all has the feel of a perfunctory orgy of excess, the thrill of which has become rote. Then, he encounters the maid, though we never see or learn the exact nature of the assault. The second section recounts in methodical detail Devereaux’s arrest and booking, in which this master of the universe endures the humiliations of being booked (including a strip search). Summoned from France is his take-charge, checkbook-toting wife (Jacqueline Bisset, looking as fabulous as Depardieu looks dreadful). In the third, mostly talky section, the pair exerts political and financial influence to squash the charges, while trying to come to personal terms with the crisis. It’s a weird exercise in the philosophy of entitlement, as husband and wife pursue different justifications for minimizing the bomb that has exploded their professional and personal relationships.

This is sure to be a polarizing film with something to annoy everyone. (Ferrara himself has publicly denounced this theatrical version, which was trimmed down.) Some will be bored by the slim story, or the dorm-room philosophizing; other might be put off by explicit scenes of debauchery. The film’s shifts in tone, from spare to explicative, from barbed to pedantic, are also tricky. On one hand, it’s a fascinating attempt to dissect power and privilege through the lens of a real and ugly incident, and to probe the soul of an unrepentant taker. But its uneven approach ultimately delivers a muddled psychodrama. In

English, and French, with subtitles. Fri., April 10, through Sun., April 19. Parkway, McKees Rocks (AH)

the authorities to undergo “reconditioning.” 7 p.m. nightly, April 14-16. Hollywood

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FILM KITCHEN. The monthly series for local and independent artists is highlighted by “On Being Polar,” Keith Reimink’s short about the making of No Horizon Anymore, his award-winning feature-length documentary about life among researchers stationed in Antarctica. The Pittsburgh-based filmmaker’s 200809 trip to the bottom of the world yielded footage of everything from the aurora lights to people working off cabin fever. Reimink also screens three music videos, two for art-rock band Ghost Heart and one for metal outfit Under Everything. The April 14 screening also includes “With Something to Share,” a dramatic short by Hatem Hassan and Paul Welle. And Kyle Rawlinson and Elias Kurlfink tag-team-directed the two halves of “The Casket and Body,” a short drama set at a viewing that takes a dark comic twist. 8 p.m.

Tue., April 14 (7 p.m. reception). Melwood. $5. 412682-4111 (BO)

ROW HOUSE CINEMA. Work Sucks Series. Buzzard (new comedy about a temp with a gift for scams), April 8. Clerks (Kevin Smith’s 1994 indie comedy about convenience-store workers), April 8-9. Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonze’s loopy 1999 comedy where a puppeteer ends up in John Malkovich’s mind), April 8-9. Pieter Jan Produces. Glory (1989 Civil War pic about a black regiment, starring Denzel Washington), April 10-16. Breakin’ 2: Electric Bugaloo (breakdancers try to stop a real-estate development in this 1984 film), April 10-11, and April 13-16. Heat (1995 crime thriller starring Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino), April 10-16. The Insider (1999 drama based on reallife case of Big Tobacco whistleblower), noon Sun., April 12. Producer and director Jan will do a Q&A at select screenings on Sat., April 11, and Sun., April 12.

Call or see website for times and complete listings.

4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $5-9. 412-904-3225 or www.rowhousecinema.com 10 MINUTES. Lee Yong-Seung’s recent drama depicts the life of an intern who dreams of a better job, and how any advancement plays out against a backdrop of office politics. Screens as part of Carnegie Mellon’s Faces of Work festival. In Korean, with subtitles. 7 p.m.

Wed., April 8. McConomy Auditorium, CMU campus, Oakland. www.cmu.edu/faces DANGEROUS ACTS. Madeleine Sackler’s sometimes harrowing 2013 documentary follows members of the Belarus Free Theatre struggling to make their politically minded underground art in the shadow of “the last dictatorship of Europe.” The story’s fulcrum is 2010’s violent crackdown on peaceful protests of rigged elections that again returned to power strongman Alexandr Lukashenko. The troupe’s leaders, including founders Natalia Koliada and Nikolai Khalezin, take refuge first in New York and later in the U.K., making theater all the while. The 75-minute film (assembled partly from smuggled footage) documents both head-busting riot cops and the troupe’s brilliant stagecraft, which makes the psychological reality of repression palpable.

Screens as part of CMU’s Faces of Work festival. In Belarusian and Russian, with subtitles. 7:15 p.m. Thu., April 9. McConomy Auditorium, CMU campus, Oakland. www.cmu.edu/faces (Bill O’Driscoll)

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CAMOUFLAGE. Krysztof Zanussi’s 1976 film was banned by the Polish government, even though it was not overtly political. It’s an absurdist comedy, set on a university campus during the summer, and depicts the relationship between a young linguistics professor and his senior colleague. Continues a two-month series of digitally remastered Polish masterpieces, curated by Martin Scorsese. In Polish, with subtitles.

7:30 p.m. Thu., April 9, and 5:30 p.m. Sat., April 11.

Harris. $5 THE REFEREE. This 2013 Italian comedy focuses on football, and the combined travails of a truly terrible local team and a referee who aspires to making the big leagues. Director Paolo Zucca is scheduled to appear. In Italian, with subtitles. 7 p.m.

Fri., April 10. Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Oakland. www.italianfilmfests.org THE MIGHTY ANGEL. An alcoholic writer struggles to beat his addiction in this new Polish drama from Wojciech Smarzowski. In Polish, with subtitles.

7:15 p.m. Fri., April 10. McConomy Auditorium, CMU campus, Oakland. www.cmu.edu/faces COURT. Using the case of a Mumbai street performer cited for “causing” a suicide, Chaitanya Tamhane’s drama looks at the complicated, absurd and prejudicial Indian justice system. The film concludes CMU’s Faces of Work festival and will be followed by a closing reception. In English and various languages, with subtitles. 6:30 p.m. Sat.,

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LIKE THE WIND. Marco Simon’s 2013 drama recounts this true story of one of Italy’s first female prison wardens, who is tasked with overseeing one of the country’s most dangerous prisons. In Italian, with subtitles. 7 p.m. Sat., April 11. Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Oakland. www.italianfilmfests.org

THE BLACKBOARD JUNGLE. Richard Brooks’ 1955 drama began a new genre: the dedicated teacher who tackles the unruly kids at a tough inner-city school. Glenn Ford stars; young students include future stars Sidney Poitier and Vic Morrow. The film screens as part of a month-long, Sunday-night series of films about high school. 8 p.m. Sun., April 12.

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BLACK MARIA FILM FESTIVAL TOURING PROGRAM. This festival, now in its 34th year, tours a selection of cutting-edge shorts: animation, documentary, narrative and experimental. Normally, the lineup is a surprise, but this year one film is sure to screen: Pittsburgher Ross Nugent’s “Steel Mill Rolling,” which won the Jury’s Choice Award.

7:30 p.m., Sat., April 11. Melwood

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. In Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ satiric novel, we follow the exploits of young Alex (Malcolm McDowell), a troubled youth of the near future with a penchant for ultra-violence, who is ordered by

THE LAND BEFORE TIME. Don Bluth directs this 1988 animated family tale about four young dinosaurs on a road trip. 7:30 p.m. Wed., April 15. AMC Loews. $5 MANNAJA: A MAN CALLED BLADE. In Sergio Martino’s Western, a bounty hunter and his former captor form a partnership. The 1977 film continues the monthly Spaghetti Western Dinner Series — patrons get a spaghetti Western and spaghetti.

Dinner at 7 p.m.; screening at 7:30 p.m. Thu., April 16. Parkway, McKees Rocks. $8. Reservations required at 412-766-1668.

A SHORT FILM ABOUT KILLING. In Krzysztof Kieslowski’s 1987 drama, a young man senselessly murders a taxi driver, and is defended in court by a equally young attorney. Continues a two-month series of digitally remastered Polish masterpieces, curated

by Martin Scorsese. In Polish, with subtitles. 7:30 p.m.

Thu., April 16, and 5:30 p.m. Sat., April 18. Harris. $5

FIVE DEADLY VENOMS. A dying kung-fu teacher has his last student track down five former students, each of whom has mastered a unique form of fighting, respectively known as the centipede, snake, scorpion, lizard and toad. 11 p.m. Sat., April 11.

Hollywood METROPOLIS. Fritz Lang’s 1927 silent science-fiction classic depicts a troubled future, in which workers and machines toil underground to support a pampered wealthy class. The drama starts when a rich guy falls for a beautiful impassioned worker. With live

Kumiko The Treasure Hunter (2014) - 4/8 @ 7:00pm, 4/9 @ 9:30pm A lonely Japanese woman is convinced a lost treasure she saw in a film is real, and travels to the frozen tundra of Minnesota to find it.

It Follows Steel City Secret Cinema: Bruce Willis Edition - 4/10 @ 6:30pm Which Bruce Willis film will it be? Beer, food, raffle prizes, poster

(2015) - 4/8 @ 9:30pm, 4/9 @ 7:00pm - Last chance to see this new indie horror flick that critics are raving about! unveiling and more as part of this benefit screening.

Comedy Night with Three Rivers Adaptive Sports

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Five Deadly Venoms

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Silents, Please! Metropolis

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A Clockwork Orange

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NAMING RITES Ever since she staged Knives in Hens in the Mattress Factory’s basement, in 1998, Quantum Theatre’s Karla Boos has considered the North Side museum’s founder, Barbara Luderowski, a mentor.

Seventeen years later, the two are collaborating on Quantum’s new show — an immersive adaptation of Portuguese novelist José Saramago’s Nobel Prizewinning All the Names.

Luderowski is widely admired for the Mattress Factory, the internationally acclaimed museum of installation art she founded in 1977. And she’s less known for her collaborations than for doing things her way. Moreover, when Boos first suggested they create a stage adaptation of All the Names, says Luderowski, “I could not sit still long enough to read [the novel] without losing my mind.

It’s an incredibly complex thing.”

One audio version later, Luderowski calls it “a beautiful book.” And if Luderowski finds irksome theater that chains you to your seat, she’s helping turn All the Names into a show that won’t.

Saramago’s 1997 novel follows Senhor José, a humble clerk at a vast registry of the dead and the living, on his unlikely quest to find a mysterious woman. Its English translation, by Margaret Jull Costa, suggests an ironic fable, part Borges, part Kafka.

Ever-itinerant Quantum is staging its adaptation in the long-empty, historic, city-owned Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny City (adjacent to the New Hazlett Theater). Audiences will be guided by lights, sounds and other means through several rooms where the action takes place.

One high-ceilinged space with a railed mezzanine employs both seated viewing and a chance to explore multiple tableaux, many invoking the bureaucracy that engulfs José. In a theatrical twist, the fourmember cast includes dual embodiments of José: one verbal (James FitzGerald), one silent (Mark Conway Thompson).

Quantum’s adaptation has no “playwright”; instead, it’s credited to an eightmember team led by Boos and Luderowski, and including video designer Joe Seamans and theater designer Narelle Sissons. The production is supported by a $35,000 Investing in Professional Artists grant from the Pittsburgh Foundation and the Heinz Endowments. The installation-like sets — including one that suggests a cube floating in a void — were heavily influenced by Luderowski, and what she learned doing theatrical design. “I love solving problems,” she says. “I like stirring the pot. Because out of that comes something.”

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Unloaded, 23 artists evaluate gun culture and our enduring crisis of gun violence. In the exhibition essays, curator Susanne Slavick writes, while the show “reflects a number of perspectives, … none endorse the gun as a means to an end.”

Still, sweeping through and counting more than 100 images of guns, a viewer finds that a majority of the work leverages the gun’s visual power quite directly, with the artists reworking this cultural symbol (and its affiliated iconography of crosshairs, bullets, bullet holes) in varying media and sensibilities.

In “Cross for the Unforgiven,” Mel Chin welded together eight AK-47s, resulting in an intimidating Maltese cross.

By sealing their barrel tips in a perpendicular pattern, however, the artist removes the assault rifles’ intended utility so that they instead function benevolently, as decoration. Dark thought I can’t shake, given this model’s notoriety in

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Gun shown: “‘Come and Take It’ Rally, The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, USA” (2013), a photo by Nina Berman

illicit trade: What would be the body count if they were not rendered impotent?

Gun-neutering is also possible by shrinking and covering firearms in fur or glitter, as in Don Porcella’s bag of mini “GUNS,” as written on the disproportionately large label in block handwriting. And well-placed near the men’s room is Jim Duesing’s dude-spoofing animation, “Dog,”

UNLOADED continues through April 26. SPACE Gallery, 812 Liberty Ave., Downtown. 412-325-7723 or www.spacepittsburgh.org

depicting a bouncy wiener in sunglasses, looped in animated infinity, twirling the revolver between its legs. High on machismo, he’s content (toothy smile intact) “doing his thing” ad nauseum. Differently, Chin, Porcella and Duesing subtract gun’s visual potency through disfiguration.

From galvanized heteronormativity to metaphorical abuse of phallic power,

critiquing gun culture for feminists is like telling jokes that write themselves. Seriously: Humor’s a useful device in the read-as-feminist works by Casey Lee Brander, Stephanie Syjuco and Dadpranks (Lauren Goshinski, Kate Hansen, Isla Hansen, Elina Malkin, Nina Sarnelle, Laura A. Warman), making approachable probes into a testosterone bubble nicknamed the “rifle fraternity.”

The photo snapshot “Destiny Fulfilled” shows artist Brander looking confident with, but dwarfed by, a rifle she’s showing off. In her other hand is a practice target riddled with bullet holes. (“I’m a good shot,” it tells us.) Immersed and participating in a gun enclave, Brander’s persona imparts brash reflexive irony either as staged photography or as performance piece.

Syjuco appropriates the standard-issue Smith & Wesson image into a crochet design, then capitalizes on audience participation by sharing the instructions online.

But when she’s contacted by a gun enthusiast (an exchange captured in an email

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TRANSLATED BY MARGARET JULL COSTA A still from “Ungun” (2013), a video by Jessica Fenlon

from a woman assuming similar kinship), roles, in a humorous twist, turn upsidedown: Syjuco becomes an unintentional producer of gun-culture commodities, while the enthusiast, by materializing the subversive design, becomes an oblivious performer of Syjuco’s critique.

And speaking of mix-ups, there are the Tumblr-based photography/video/ performance projects of Dadpranks, a collective that trades in clever pictorial tropes combining consumer lifestyle junk with irresistible snark. Distilled is a punny feminist-aware goal regurgitating popular media. Their contribution here sniffs out the oddly marketed association between gun culture and hominess in a photo: a gun-shaped coffee mug from Cabela’s (the outdoors megastore, known for gaudy taxidermied game displays and “Redneck Gift Ideas”) with a steeping bag of Echinacea tea. Punchline in title: “Echinacea Plus Cold Defense.”

“Unloaded” is also reasonably pensive, some artists forgoing innuendo for straightforward approaches. Conceptual artist Adrian Piper, with characteristic blue-chip gravity, has us gaze squarely into a framed target. Faintly beneath is the now-iconic portrait of the be-hoodied Trayvon Martin, the bull’s-eye aligned between his eyes, red text reading: “Imagine what it’s like to be me.”

Stripped of industrial harshness, the gun reveals itself like an enduring visual

archetype, as seen in two ersatz gun collections: Jennifer Nagle Myers’ found gun-like sticks (“A City Without Guns”) and Anthony Cervino’s minimalist rod forms (“Pieces”). Each object echoes barrel and handle; split pieces of bark become triggers and hammers, our minds easily connected to weapons.

Finally, Vanessa German’s creative vitality raises awareness on race and violence in her community-activism-as-art-approach with two projects: her “Stop Shooting We Love You” signs (now displayed throughout Pittsburgh) and the ARThouse, in Homewood, which turns her home into an art workshop for children. German’s aim is wide and clear, while her impact is real, the proverbial boots on the ground.

Along with curator Slavick, a Carnegie Mellon art professor, other Unloaded artists include Lauren F. Adams, Nina Berman, Joshua Bienko, Cathy Colman, Jessica Fenlon and Renee Stout.

Cogent essays that accompany this exhibition are mindfully goal-oriented toward gun-control; but these propositions, in their overall lecture-to-thefaculty decisiveness, might not go too far, especially when considering gun control’s history of frustratingly ex post facto legislation. Unloaded works as a unified and diverse visual engagement of a disquieting piece of Americana, but leaves us with a bigger, although critical, picture of just how much power guns have.

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LET’S TAKE A moment to salute the unsung heroes of live theater: stage managers. You never see them, but without them there wouldn’t be theater. They run the rehearsals, make the coffee, clean the stage; they’re the first to arrive, the last to leave, and they make sure everything’s where it needs to be (props, costumes, actors) for the magic to happen.

And I can’t think of another playwright who makes life as difficult for stage managers as does Sam Shepard. This is a fella in love with props. And not just the quantity; in a Shepard play, everything not nailed down gets thrown to the floor, tossed in the air or crushed into pieces.

So congratulations to Kim Potenga, who stage-manages to perfection Shepard’s The Curse of the Starving Class, now at University of Pittsburgh Stages. As is usual with Shepard, Curse is set in some sleazy Western homestead and concerns one of the most dysfunctional families this side of the Macbeths. Weston Tate, the dad, is a loathsome drunk who spends more time in jail than at home. Mother Ella is a delusional nut job with dreams of moving to Europe. (Ricardo Vila-Roger and Lucy Clabby are explosive, but tightly controlled, in the roles and make their toxic co-dependency vivid and scary.) The kids, Emma and Wesley, have a grasp on reality more tenuous than Mom and Pop’s. (Amy Wooler and Chris Collier do outstanding work showing the need hidden under the armor.) Trouble arrives when Ella tries to sell the land for her relocation while Weston’s peddling it to pay off loan sharks.

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From left: Ricardo Vila-Roger, Lucy Clabby and Chris Collier in University of Pittsburgh Stages’ The Curse of the Starving Class

It’s been Potenga’s job to oversee the Tate detritus: a working sink, stove and refrigerator, a crate of artichokes, bags of groceries, a

THE CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS continues through Sun., April 12.

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busted-in front door, wheelbarrow, mounds of laundry, a 4-H science project and a live baby lamb.

At least the lamb’s alive. Shepard has

this thing for dead animals; several years ago, Pitt produced his A Lie of the Mind, at whose conclusion a character threw onto the stage a real dead deer.

And I once saw a production of his one-act Action where the cast gutted and filleted a fish onstage … in a small theater … under all those hot lights. (In Shepard’s Pulitzer-winner Buried Child, they drag on stage a dead baby — which I’m sure was not real.)

Once the hottest thing in theater, Shepard’s slid from fashion. Curse, which

premiered in 1978, seems fairly dated, its laborious symbolism a bit tired.

Along with the strong performances, what enlivens the entire Pitt Stages enterprise is the beautiful direction by Cynthia Croot. Her attention to pace and detail is just as great as her ability to carry us through the arc of the play’s storytelling. She’s a director of obvious artistry and technique, and I can’t wait until she gets a script worthy of her talents. (And I hope Potenga is along for the ride.)

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As the centerpiece of his solo exhibition, Art After White People, at The Santa Monica Museum of Art several years ago, the artist William Pope.L installed a grove of palm trees all spray-painted white. According to the museum’s director, the expectation was that the paint would kill the trees. But it didn’t.

Internationally known Chinese artist Jennifer Wen Ma has had a similar experience with the live plants and trees that she covers in black ink. Rather than wither and die, they find ways to sprout and grow. Life perseveres.

Sweden’s meteorically rising star makes his Pittsburgh debut with two breathtakingly poetic new creations.

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Love triangles, jealousy, murder and the afterlife all come together in one of classical ballet’s grandest spectacles, La Bayadère (“The Temple Dancer”).

To mark Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s 45th anniversary, the company will offer for the first time a full-length version of the ballet with orchestra, in four performances April 17-19, at the Benedum Center.

The two-hour milestone production in three acts is the company’s biggest story ballet ever. As staged by PBT artistic director Terrence Orr, it blends Marius Petipa’s 1877 original and subsequent versions of the ballet that Orr has fashioned into his own.

“It’s a pretty serious classical work with a very serious story — geez, it’s complicated,” says Orr about La Bayadère’s narrative. The ballet follows the bayadère Nikiya and the warrior Solor, who have sworn eternal fidelity to each other. But The High Brahmin, too, is in love with Nikiya, and the Rajah has chosen Solor to marry his daughter Gamzatti. Fates collide; hearts are broken; but in the end, love triumphs in this beautiful and technically demanding ballet with more than 100 roles.

Among the most memorable roles is that of the Bronze Idol (Golden, in many versions) in the second act. In his fifth season with PBT, principal dancer Yoshiaki Nakano (returning from a foot injury) is one of the dancers to take on this solo role, which lasts just minutes but is filled with bravura jumps and turns. “It’s iconic,” says Nakano. The high-flying Nagano will also dance the lead role of Solor.

While the ballet’s main characters provide a plethora of great dancing, perhaps the most recognizable and visually captivating dancing comes from the corps de ballet in Act III’s “Kingdom of the Shades” scene. It features 24 of PBT’s female corps dancers entering down a double ramp in a row, executing a succession of arabesques.

“It’s gorgeous but very challenging,” says Olivia Kelly. Says fellow “Shade” JoAnna Schmidt of the role, “It feels kind of like rowing in that we all have to be synchronized for it to work.” Of La Bayadère, Schmidt adds, “For everyone, the dancing requires a lot of control, and if you don’t have proper technique it really shows. You can’t fake it to make it.”

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For the second commission of the Market Square Public Art Program, Ma has created a small and temporary dark forest called A Winter Landscape Cradling Bits of Sparkle. Made from a variety of trees and bamboo painted black with Chinese ink, the landscape seems somber and dormant. But enter a meandering path and you see signs of life and hope. Birds, buds and globs of glass — made by Pittsburgh-based artist Lyla Nelson — twinkle amidst the ground cover, evoking the coming spring, both as season and as metaphor.

Ma explains that in China, winter is a time of quiet reflection. Winter Landscape is a small refuge in the city and a place to meditate. It reflects the elements of Pittsburgh that inspired her — its history, architecture, parks and rivers.

But the piece also honors traditional Chinese ink painting and calligraphy. Ink is a dynamic medium that changes with the amount of water added and the type of brush and brushstroke used.

For centuries, traditional ink paintings have symbolically reflected culture, philosophy, history, social order, politics, personal feelings and values and the inner workings of the mind.

Rather than silk or paper, Ma often uses living three-dimensional things as her foundation. These tableaux evolve over the life of the installation and speak to the powerful life force that renews and heals. They also explore the role of creativity to foster regeneration.

So, with the season of rebirth upon us, visit or revisit Ma’s installation. As you tread the path, contemplate the forces of rejuvenation. And think about the diversity of life itself. Plants don’t just sustain us; they have inner lives too. They sense and respond to their surroundings — light, water, gravity, temperature, nutrients, toxins, microbes, animals, insects and chemical signals — just like us.

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Flat Stanley isn’t just a fun school project anymore. In a Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater event, Flat Stanley visits the Byham Theater for six performances starting this morning of the Dallas Children’s Theater production. When Stanley Lambchop wakes up flat one morning after getting squished by his bulletin board, he decides to explore the globe and break out of his normal routine. As in the bestselling book by Jeff Brown, Stanley learns that heroes come in all shapes and sizes in this musical travelogue.

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stage. The venue is producing a three-performance run of The Civil War, the Tonynominated 1999 Broadway musical. The show blends fiction and history with original country, rock and gospel music to portray characters including Abraham

7:30 p.m. Sat., April 11, and 2 p.m. Sun., April 12. 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie. $5-30. 412-276-3456 or www.carnegiecarnegie.org

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Uncover the secrets of soil from microscopic life to mysterious metals. Meet soil scientists, hunt for nematodes (a kind of worm) and get some gardening advice.

This event is meant to help children see how they can help save the planet, and how to celebrate Earth Day later this month. ZM Noon-4 p.m.

4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland.

Free with museum admission ($11.95-19.95). 412-622-3131 or www.carnegiemnh.org

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Lincoln and Frederick Douglass; the 50-person cast is directed by Stephen Santa, whose résumé includes OffBroadway credits. Saturday’s show follows the library’s Civil War Living History Weekend, a full day of talks and historical recreations. Bill O’Driscoll 7:30 p.m. Also

The touring version of the venerable Black Maria Film Festival makes its annual visit. The New Jersey-based fest’s international juried competition selects short, cutting-edge works of fiction, documentary and animation. This year, the Jury’s Choice — that’s first prize — went to “Steel Mill Rolling,” Pittsburgh-based Ross Nugent’s doc about the former Sharon steel mill, which the Mercer County native shot while working there one summer. Black Maria executive director Jane Steuerwald presents tonight’s program (including “Steel Mill Rolling”) at Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ Melwood Screening Room tonight. BO 7:30 p.m. 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland. $8. 412-682-4111 or www.pittsburgharts.org

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This season’s second and largest program in Gia T. Presents’ Candescense series features artistic director Gia Cacalano’s international ensemble in an improvisational group work also called “Candescense.” The work will be performed twice this weekend at PearlArts Studios to a live improvised electronic soundscape by Jong Kagi Park (South Korea/Netherlands). It features dancers Cacalano; her brother Vincent Cacialano (England); Miri Lee (South Korea); Joanna Reed (Pittsburgh); and Wendell Cooper (New York City). Like Cacalano’s solo of the same name, performed last month at Wood Street Galleries, the work will use the performance space as an trigger for the improvised movement Cacalano calls “instant composition.” Also inspiring the dancers will be two projected-video environments, one created by British visual artist Alan McDermott and the other by Cooper. Cooper’s video environment features a moving lattice of white lines on a black background that swells and contracts in density. “With all the elements we are connecting with duration and time,” says Cacalano. “The dancing follows a pattern of flow, pause and exit.”

Cacalano says the work will evolve conceptually up until it is performed, but ideas of personal identity and absence of self will factor into the piece. Steve Sucato 8 p.m. Fri., April 10, and 8 p.m. Sat., April 11. 201 Braddock Ave. (sixth floor), Point Breeze. $15-20. Reservations at giatc3@yahoo.com

Find an object that’s: (1) an interesting (but PG-13) shape; (2) bigger than an apple; and (3) not valuable or easily damaged. Take it tonight to the Amish Monkeys’ Bring-aProp Night, at Gemini Theater.

At this annual audiencefavorite event, the longrunning improv troupe will use selected props as the basis for games, scenes and songs. And may you never look at that random object the same way again. BO 8 p.m. 7501 Penn Ave., Point Breeze. $9. www.amishmonkeys.com

+ MON., APRIL 13 {TALK} The end of a marriage can be heartbreaking. The end of an international marriage raises questions of culture, politics and identity. In her memoir Leaving Before the Rain Comes, British-born,

as “astonishingly powerful; funny, heartbreaking and wise.” Fuller, who currently lives in Wyoming, speaks at Carnegie Music Hall tonight as part of Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures’ Monday Night Lectures series. ZM 7:30 p.m.

4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $15-40. 412-622-8866 or www.pittsburghlectures.org

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Reverent, haunting or merely morbid? You decide as Carlow University Theatre stages Our American Cousin, the Tom Tyler comedy that Ford’s Theater so fatefully produced in 1865. Carlow’s Steve Fatla directs a large cast featuring

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{WORDS} to lend further 19th-century atmosphere. The first of seven performances is tonight. BO 8 p.m. Continues through Sun., April 19. Carlow campus, Oakland. $20-40. 412-578-8748 or sfatla@carlow.edu

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spotlights notable contributors to local culture. First on the set’s couch is Paradise Gray, who in the South Bronx during hip hop’s early days was a DJ, rapper, break-dancer and member of seminal black-consciousness hiphop group X-Clan; he also chronicled the scene as a writer and photographer.

He’s a founding member of Pittsbugh-based 1Hood Media Academy. Tonight, while Gray tells his stories, an offstage artist will paint pictures inspired by his words. Living Room Chronicles continues the third Wednesday of each month May through September. BO 7 p.m. 1825 Centre Ave., Hill District. $5. 21 and over. www.hillhouse.org

Audra McDonald is known for her soaring soprano and varied theater, film and television credits. In a fundraiser for the Hill House, McDonald appears in concert at the Byham Theater tonight.

A six-time Tony Award winner, McDonald has appeared as Dr. Naomi Bennett on television’s Private Practice, as Mother Abbess in NBC’s production of The Sound of Music Live! and, most recently, onstage as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. Local singer Nikki Porter serves as mistress of ceremonies. ZM 8 p.m.

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{DANCE} Tonight, the Pillow Project begins an ambitious enterprise.

Each night through April 30, the multimedia dance troupe will offer a new iteration of its durational installation (a) Long Here, which uses video projection, live performance, chalk drawings and more to explore the nature of time and memory, and the value we place upon the long-lasting as opposed to the fleeting. Every night at the Space Upstairs, expect something new (built on something old). Each ticket is a series pass for this “series of accumulating nows.” BO 8-10 p.m. (9 p.m. performance). 242 Lexington Ave., Point Breeze. $10-15. www.pillowproject.org

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THEATER ALL THE NAMES. An adaptation of José Saramago’s Nobel Prize-winning book. Wed-Sun, 8 p.m. Thru May 2. Carnegie Library, Allegheny, North Side.

412-362-1713.

BOEING BOEING. A 60s farce feat.

Bernard, a wannabe-Casanova, w/ Italian, German & American fiancées, each a beautiful airline hostess w/ frequent “layovers”.

Sun, 2 p.m., Sat, 2 & 7:30 p.m. and Wed-Fri, 7:30 p.m. Thru April 26.

Cabaret at Theater Square, Downtown. 412-325-6769.

THE CIVIL WAR. Directed by Stephen Santa, the production features historic figures like Abraham Lincoln & Frederick.

Fri, Sat, 8 p.m. and Sun., April 12, 2 p.m. Thru April 11. Andrew Carnegie Free Library Music Hall, Carnegie. 1-800-838-3006 ext. 1.

CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS. On the shores of California, four members of the dysfunctional Tate clan desperately try to hold onto their failing farm. Tue-Sat, 8 p.m. and Sun, 2 p.m. Thru April 12. Henry Heymann Theatre, Oakland. 412-624-7529.

DIRTY DANCING. The classic

story of Baby & Johnny, two fiercely independent young spirits from different worlds who come together in what will be the most challenging & triumphant summer of their lives. April 9, 7:30 p.m., Fri., April 10, 8 p.m. and Sat., April 11, 1, 2, 6:30 & 8 p.m. Benedum Center, Downtown. 412-456-6666.

ENDLESS LAWNS. An emotionally trenchant story about two sisters & the men who love & care for them

by Anthony McKay, Pittsburgh playwright & Carnegie Mellon University professor. Thu-Sat, 8 p.m., Sat, 2 p.m. and Sun., April 12, 2 p.m. Thru April 12. Pittsburgh Playhouse, Oakland. 412-392-8000.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Classic rock musical w/ music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Fri, Sat, 7:30 p.m.

Thru April 11. Comtra Theatre, Cranberry. 724-773-9896.

MAE WEST LIVES AGAIN. Karen Dunham will re-present West’s 1955 California interview in a one-act one-woman show. Mon., April 13, 7 p.m. Friends Meeting House, Oakland. 412-471-1212.

MOONSHINE & MURDER. A murder mystery written

by Lawrence Spinnenweber.

Presented by R-ACT Productions.

Walk in the woods, or stay classy while you sip on a glass-y of wine.

Podcast goes live every Thursday at www.pghcitypaper.com

Fri, Sat, 7 p.m. Thru April 18. The April 12, 5:30 p.m. Spirit, Lawrenceville. 412-551-6994.

Avenue Theater. 724-775-6844.

TONIGHT AT 8:30. A cycle of 1-act OBLIVION. Uber-hip Brooklynites plays by Noel Coward. Presented Pam & Dixon take pride in their progressive approach to parenting. by Hobnob Theatre Co. Rittelmann Gallery. Fri-Sun, 8 p.m. Thru But when their 16-year-old April 12. Butler Art Center, daughter Julie lies about where Butler. 724-283-6922. she spent the weekend, their THE WEDDING FROM cool façade crumbles.

HELL. A comedy Hamburg Studio. Sat, murder mystery dinner 5:30 & 9 p.m., Tue, show. Sat, 7 p.m. Thru 7 p.m., Fri, 8 p.m., Sun, April 18. Gaetano’s 2 p.m. and Wed, 1 & www. per a p Restaurant, Dormont. pghcitym 7 p.m. Thru April 26. .co 724-344-2069.

City Theatre, South Side.

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THE FLOWERS GONE? OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. A A look-back in time to the 60s farce that’s plot is based on the when folk music was all the rage. introduction of an awkward, Presented by Pohl Productions. boorish, but honest American, Reservations required. Fri, Sat, Asa Trenchard, to his aristocratic 8 p.m. Thru April 19. Crowne Plaza English relatives when he goes to Hotel, Bethel Park. 724-746-1178.

England to claim the family estate.

Presented by Carlow University Theatre & Gemini Theater.

April 14-18, 8 p.m. and April 18-19, 2 p.m. Carlow University, Oakland.

PITTSBURGH IMPROV JAM. Thu, 412-578-8749.

10 p.m. Cabaret at Theater Square, TELEPORTATERZ! A musical Downtown. 412-325-6769. about losing time, ground & family values. W/ puppets, acrobatics, song, dance, skepticism & hilarity.

SOKOL CLUB GYMNASTICS April 10-11, 8:30 p.m. and Sun., PROGRAM FUNNY FUNDRAISER. Featuring Mike Jones, Matt Stanton, & [WORDS] Ray Zawondi. 6 p.m. Sokol Club, South Side. 412-920-5353.

SOUTH PARK BOYS SOCCER FUNNY FUNDRAISER. Featuring Mike Eagan, Tom Anzalone, & David Kaye. 6 p.m. Broughton Fire Hall, South Park. 412-920-5653.

SUZANNE WESTENHOEFER. 8 p.m. Rex Theater, South Side.

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Storytelling is an art and at Word Play, it is practiced live to the tune of a DJ soundtrack. Creator and producer Alan Olifson brought the show with him when he moved from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh, where it delighted audiences with true, original stories. Storytellers from all walks of life pitch in to bring a dynamic and creative show to life. Olifson hosts the April 10 show at Bricolage.

8 p.m. Fri., April 10. 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $20. www.bricolagepgh.com

BRIAN GREEN. 7 & 10 p.m. Latitude 360, North Fayette. 412-693-5555.

BRING-A-PROP NIGHT W/ THE AMISH MONKEYS. Bring a prop that has an interesting shape, is bigger than an apple, but is not valuable or easily damaged & we just might monkey around with it! 8 p.m. Gemini Theater, Point Breeze. 412-243-6464.

THREE RIVERS ADAPTIVE SPORTS COMEDY NIGHT. Featuring Mike Eagan, Tom Anzalone, & David Kaye. 7 p.m.

Hollywood Theater, Dormont.

412-920-5653.

SUN 12 FIVE MINUTES OF FAME OPEN MIC. A melting pot of poets, singers, comedians, dancers, musicians & entertainers.

Presented by Chicksburgh. Sun, 8 p.m. Thru May 31 Gus’s Cafe, Lawrenceville. 412-315-7271.

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“Library Screen” (unique paper negative, 2014), by Martin Prekop.

From the exhibition Martin Prekop: A Survey of Work from the 1970s to the Present, at Art Space 616, Sewickley.

VISUALART NEW THIS WEEK ART SPACE 616. Martin Prekop.

A survey of work from the 1970s to the present. Opening reception April 10, 6-9pm.

Sewickley. 412-259-8214.

MORGAN CONTEMPORARY GLASS GALLERY. teapots!

A mixed media show exploring the common teapot in uncommon ways. Opening reception April 10, 5:30-8:30pm w/ artist meet & greet.

Shadyside. 412-441-5200.

SWEETWATER CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Shaping New Worlds. A national exhibition of constructed photography.

Opening reception April 10, 6-9pm. Sewickley. 412-741-4405.

ONGOING 707 PENN GALLERY. Rebecca Lessner: Hunter Gatherer. A photography exhibition exploring living off the land. Downtown.

412-456-6666.

709 PENN GALLERY. Light & Landscape. A photography exhibition feat. a dozen printed canvases of urban landscapes & natural settings by artist Joey Kennedy. Downtown.

412-471-6070.

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. Exposures.

Works from Pittsburgh based artist, Cecilia Ebitz’s “Good

Intentions”, inspired by the work & teachings of Corita Kent.

Permanent collection. Artwork & 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.

BACKSTAGE BAR AT THEATRE SQUARE. Artwork by Bonnie Gloris. March 11 thru April 15.

Downtown. 412-325-6769.

BE GALLERIES. Kate Joyce.

Furniture, sculpture, paintings & selected period pieces from throughout her career. Back & Forth. Works by Kenn Bass, Dana Ingham, Lenore Thomas & Janet Towbin. Lawrenceville.

412-687-2606.

BOULEVARD GALLERY. Spring - Flowers, Fields & Herbs. Work

by Eileen F. Yeager. Verona.

412-828-1031.

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART. Visiting Van Gogh: Still Life, Basket of Apples. Van Gogh’s “Still Life, Basket of Apples” (1887),”Le Moulin de la Galette” (1886–1887), “Wheat Fields after the Rain” (1890), & Paul Signac’s “Place des Lices, St. Tropez”, visiting from the Saint Louis Art Museum. Sketch to Structure.

Unfolding the architectural design process to show how buildings take shape. Oakland.

412-622-3131.

CHATHAM UNIVERSITY. Culture in Context. African Art from the Olkes Collection.

Shadyside. 412-365-1232.

CHRISTINE FRECHARD GALLERY. Venezuelan Artists United. In collaboration w/ Luzardo Gallery in Venezuela.

Feat. work by Jesus Perez, Nerio Quintero, Freddy Paz Rincon, Alvaro Paz, Gustavo Paris & Johan Galue. Squirrel Hill.

412-421-8888.

COMMONPLACE COFFEEHOUSE. Houses of the Obsolete. From Carlos Gesualdo to Chittagong; a thematic selection of new paintings by Jacquet Kehm.

Squirrel Hill. 412-436-0908.

CRAZY MOCHA COFFEE COMPANY. Nature Photography. Work by Helena Knörr. Bloomfield.

412-681-5225.

EASTSIDE GALLERY. John Eastman & Josh Hogan. By appt. only.

Forest Hills. 412-465-0140.

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.

FUTURE TENANT. Flash: A CFA School of Art Group Exhibition.

Showcasing the talents from Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Fine Arts. Downtown.

412-456-6666.

GALERIE WERNER, THE MANSIONS ON FIFTH. Fabrizio Gerbino. New paintings by artist. Oakland. 412-716-1390.

GALLERIE CHIZ. Liz Goldberg & Patty Gallagher. Dual exhibtion w/ Goldberg’s painting & drawings for “Cigar Queens of Havana” & Gallagher’s wearable art, “Hot Tropics”. Shadyside.

412-441-6005.

THE GALLERY 4. Salon Show 2015. Annual group exhibition & competition. Shadyside.

412-363-5050.

GALLERY ON 43RD STREET. Liza Brenner. “Plein Air Landscapes”. Oil on paper works by artist. Lawrenceville.

412-683-6488.

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. Annual Hoyt Regional Juried Exhibit. Showcasing Pittsburgh area artists.

New Castle. 724-652-2882.

HUNT INSTITUTE FOR BOTANICAL DOCUMENTATION. Elements.

Drawings & watercolors of bird nests w/ a focus on the natural & man-made materials incorporated into these architectural structures.

The featured artists are Sue Abramson, Wendy Brockman, David Morrison & Kate Nessler.

Oakland. 412-268-2434.

IRMA FREEMAN CENTER FOR IMAGINATION. The Big Little Show. An exhibition curated by Sheila D. Ali w/ local & international artists: Abira Ali, Alberto Almarza, Bill Shannon, Douglas “Dougie” Duerring, Eliza Henderson, Etta Cettera, Katy DeMent, Lavern Kemp, Lisa Demagall, Michael “Fig” Magniafico, Ryder Henry, Sandra Streiff, Sheila Ali, Sherry Rusinak & Waylon Richmond. Garfield.

412-924-0634.

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.

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COMEDY OPEN MIC. Hosted by Ronald Renwick. Wed, 9:30 p.m.

Scarpaci’s Place, Mt. Washington.

412-431-9908.

JOKING OFF. A weekly stand up show hosted by Dick Winters.

Wed, 9 p.m. Caliente Pizza & Bar, Bloomfield. 412-904-1744.

EXHIBITS ALLEGHENY-KISKI VALLEY HERITAGE MUSEUM. Military artifacts & exhibits on the Allegheny Valley’s industrial heritage. Tarentum.

724-224-7666.

ANDREW CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY MUSIC HALL. Capt.

Thomas Espy Room Tour. The Capt.

Thomas Espy Post 153 of the Grand Army of the Republic served local Civil War veterans for over 54 years & is the best preserved & most intact GAR post in the United States. Carnegie. 412-276-3456.

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. H2Oh!. Experience kinetic water-driven motion & discover the relations between water, land & habitat. How do everyday decisions impact water supply & the environment? 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 iron-making technology. Rankin.

412-464-4020 x.21.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH. Missing Links (The Rainbow Jumpy). Bounce, jump, roll, run & walk through a 30foot inflatable “jumpy” art piece created by Felipe Dulzaides & on loan from The New Children’s Museum, in San Diego CA. North Side. 412-322-5058.

COMPASS INN. Demos & tours w/ costumed guides feat. this restored stagecoach stop.

724-238-4983.

CONNEY M. KIMBO GALLERY. University of Pittsburgh Jazz Exhibit: Memorabilia & Awards 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.

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& glass globes. Downtown.

412-471-1511.

MATTRESS FACTORY. your heart is a prism. A video installation by Kevin Clancy.

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.

MODERNFORMATIONS GALLERY. Circus Animals Not Included. Work by Thad Dachille. Materials gathered from the street, signs, icons, symbols & the human body inspire & are assembled into imagery comprised of paintings & graphics generated on both mixed media canvases & wall prints. Earthly Delites // Boring Chores. Homemade Artwork by: K. Gould, M.Shalonis, & S.Neary.

Garfield. 412-362-0274.

OLIN FINE ARTS CENTER. PORTALS. Paintings by Robert Patrick. Washington.

724- 503-1001 x 6043.

PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Nine Solo Exhibits.

Feat. the work of Scott Andrew, Vlad Basarub, Terry Boyd, Oreen Cohen, Joy Christiansen Erb,

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 includes jade & ivory statues from China & Japan, as well as Meissen porcelain. Butler. 724-282-0123.

MCGINLEY HOUSE & MCCULLY LOG HOUSE. Historic homes open for tours, lectures & more.

Monroeville. 412-373-7794.

NATIONAL AVIARY. Home to more than 600 birds from over 200 species. W/ classes, lectures, demos & more. North Side. 412-323-7235.

NATIONALITY ROOMS. 26 rooms helping to tell the story

Katie Ford, Joseph Lupo, Katie Murken & Hisham Youssef.

Shadyside. 412-361-0873.

PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER. ABC@PGC. A colorful exhibition feat. glass sculptures combined w/ an interactive illuminated word building piece that visitors can touch, rearrange & wear like apparel. Created by Jen Elek & Jeremy Bert. Friendship.

412-365-2145.

REVISION SPACE. winterlong.

Work by Caldwell Linker.

Lawrenceville. 412-735-3201.

SHALER NORTH HILLS LIBRARY. Annual Jazz Art Show. Original work from artists of all ages in celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month.

Glenshaw. 412-486-0021.

THE SHOP. Jennifer Lee & Terry Young. New work by these artists. Gallery hours on Fridays from 12-6pm. Closing reception May 1, 5-9pm. Bloomfield.

412-951-0622.

SILVER EYE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. A World Imagined: Kelli Connell & Sara Macel. Photography that reflects on authorship, on photographic construction & on the ways in which we define relationships through our subjective experiences of them.

South Side. 412-431-1810.

of Pittsburgh’s immigrant past.

University of Pittsburgh. Oakland.

412-624-6000.

OLD ST. LUKE’S. Pioneer church features 1823 pipe organ, Revolutionary War graves. Scott.

412-851-9212.

OLIVER MILLER HOMESTEAD. This pioneer/Whiskey Rebellion site features log house, blacksmith shop & gardens.

South Park. 412-835-1554.

PENNSYLVANIA TROLLEY MUSEUM. Trolley rides & exhibits. Includes displays, walking tours, gift shop, picnic area & Trolley Theatre.

Washington. 724-228-9256.

PHIPPS CONSERVATORY & BOTANICAL GARDEN. Spring Flower Show. Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths & other blooms are the stars of Spring Flower Show, a celebration of sweet scents & colorful sights.

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. Call for guided tours.

North Side. 412-231-7881.

PINBALL PERFECTION. Pinball museum & players club.

West View. 412-931-4425.

THE SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT. Bridge 13. Work by Elisabeth Higgins, Keith Lo Bue, & Jason Walker. Strip District.

412-261-7003.

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. WaterWorks 2015.

Pittsburgh Watercolor Society members showcase new works in watercolor & other water media. Friendship.

412-441-0194.

UNSMOKE SYSTEMS ARTSPACE. Unholy Smoke - City of Steel. Work by Steve Staso, Rebecca Zilenziger & Anne Delaney. Braddock.

WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY. Jason Propst Senior Art Exhibit.

Asian inspired works include sculpture, paintings, drawings & jewelry. Benedum Galleries.

Waynesburg. 724-852-3274.

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 & 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 18811986. Homestead. 412-464-4020.

SENATOR JOHN HEINZ HISTORY CENTER. From Slavery to Freedom.

Highlight’s Pittsburgh’s role in the anti-slavery 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.

WEST OVERTON MUSEUMS. Learn about distilling & coke-making in this pre-Civil War industrial village. 724-887-7910.

DANCE FRI 10 - SAT 11 CURTAIN CALL. Student choreographed pieces performed

by University of Pittsburgh Dance Ensemble. April 10-11, 8 p.m.

Stephen Foster Memorial, Oakland.

412-897-1849.

FUNDRAISERS FRI 10 PULSEATIONS 2015: VISION. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, silent auction, more to benefit PULSE. 7-10 p.m. Union Project, Highland Park. 412-361-0124.

SAT 11 37TH ANNUAL LUPUS LUNCHEON. Spring auctions, fashion, food & fun benefiting the Lupus Foundation of PA. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Eleven, Strip District.

412-201-5656.

ALL YOU CAN EAT SPAGHETTI DINNER. Benefits local charities.

Presented by the Knights of Columbus. 6 p.m. St. Catherine of Sweden, Allison Park. 412-486-6001.

EMPTY BOWLS HUNGER BANQUET. Support the community while learning about food accessibility issues in the Pittsburgh region & globally.

Speakers include Ivy Ero, Brandi Sholos Rukovena & Chatham University Falk School of Sustainability students. 10 a.m.1 p.m. Chatham University Eden Hall Campus, Gibsonia.

412-365-2990.

MAD HATTER’S TWISTED TEA PARTY. Entertainment, games & prizes w/ Eda Bagel. Costumes encouraged. Benefits Renaissance City Choir. 7 p.m. Teamster Temple, Lawrenceville. 412-345-1722.

THE PROPER PIT BULL’S 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. 6-10 p.m. Voodoo Brewery, Homestead. 724-515-2143.

SUN 12 BOOK ‘EM BOOKS TO PRISONERS WORK PARTY. Read & code letters, pick books, pack ‘em or database ‘em! Sundays 4-7 p.m. or by appt. Thomas Merton Center, Garfield. 412-361-3022.

DOWNTOWN/DAHNTAHN ABBEY. Silent auction, musical entertainment, 1920s style attire, hors d’oeuvres. Hosted by & benefiting the Renaissance & Baroque & The Pittsburgh Camerata. 4:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Shadyside.

412-361-2048.

KEVIN MCCARTHY ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE AWARENESS BENEFIT DINNER. Guest speakers

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are Becky McCarthy & Dr. Neil Capretto. Benefits Gateway Rehabilitation Center. Power Center Ballroom. 6 p.m. Duquesne University, Uptown. 412-396-6000.

TUE 14 DONATIONS & LIBATIONS: LITERACY UNLOCKED. All cash tips collected will be donated to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s program Literacy Unlocked.

4:30 p.m.-12 a.m. Butterjoint, Oakland. 412-621-2700.

POLITICS THU 09 GERTRUDE STEIN POLITICAL CLUB OF GREATER PITTSBURGH. Meetings of group devoted to LGBT issues in electoral politics.

Second Thu of every month, 7 p.m.

United Cerebral Palsy of Pittsburgh, Oakland. 412-521-2504.

LITERARY

Green Tree Public Library.

412-921-9292.

SUN 12 INTRO TO STORYTELLING. In this workshop you’ll learn the basics of storytelling, w/ an emphasis on personal stories, the elements of a compelling story & how to craft one. Led by Lisa Kirchner. 1 p.m.

Mount Lebanon Public Library.

412-531-1912.

TUE 14 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 of 3 minute poems. Tue, 7:45 p.m.

Capri Pizza and Bar, East Liberty.

412-362-1250.

WED 15

THE LIVING ROOM CHRONICLES. A new storytelling series 3 POEMS BY created by Leslie JOY HARJO. Poetry “Ezra” Smith. The first w r e p a p discussion. 7:30-9 p.m. featured “Storyteller” pghcitym o .c Carnegie Library, is Paradise Gray.

Oakland. 412-622-3151.

6:30 p.m. Hill House THE HOUR AFTER HAPPY Kaufmann Center, HOUR WRITER’S WORKSHOP. Hill District. 412-281-1026.

Young writers & recent graduates looking for additional feedback on their work. thehourafterhappyhour.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY wordpress.com Thu, 7-9 p.m.

MARBLES PROGRAM. Free Lot 17, Bloomfield. 412-687-8117. games & lessons for children POETRY DISCUSSION CLUB. 14 & under. Tournaments.

Discussing three poems by Joy Various locations. Thru May 27 Harjo. 7:30 p.m. Carnegie Library, 412-821-5779.

Oakland. 412-622-3151.

BACKYARD EXHIBIT. Musical swing set, sandbox, solar-powered PITT-GREENSBURG WRITERS instruments, more. Ongoing FESTIVAL. Featuring bestselling Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, author Stewart O’Nan, noir/crime North Side. 412-322-5058. writer William Boyle, recording artist Emily Rogers, memoirist CREATIVE MUSIC Nancy McCabe, Pitt-Greensburg WORKSHOPS. PMA faculty alumni authors, & other members Liza Barley & Gil writers. Plus a special screening Teixeira hosting “taster sessions” of Pittsburgh-based filmmaker for their creative music workshops.

Julie Sokolow’s award-winning Sessions at 10:00am for ages documentary, “Aspie Seeks Love.”

0 to 4 & 10:45am for ages 5 to 9.

Thru April 10, 7 p.m. Fireside Inn, Church of the Redeemer, Crafton. 724-836-7741.

Squirrel Hill. 412-330-0414.

DANCE ME A STORY W/ PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATER. M.A. SINNHUBER, 3-5 years olds can move to favorite DANIELA BUCCELLI & EMILY childhood stories. Each 45 minute MOHN-SLATE. 7 p.m. Delanie’s class will begin w/ simple stretches Coffee, South Side. 412-927-4030. & warm-ups before journeying WORDPLAY. Actors, comedy into each story & its characters writers & everyday people read through movement & song. their own funny & often poignant, Parents are encouraged to true stories w/ a live DJ score. participate. Registration required.

8 p.m. Bricolage, Downtown.

Sat, 10 a.m. Thru May 2 412-471-0999.

Baldwin Borough Public Library, Baldwin. 412-885-2255.

EARTH DAY & SPRING SOIL THE MINOR BIRD LAUNCH SPECTACULAR. Uncover the PARTY. Spring edition literary secrets of soil from microscopic magazine release. Welker Room. life to mysterious metals.

7 p.m. Chatham University, Meet soil scientists, hunt for Shadyside. 704-941-7984. nematodes & get some gardening PITTSBURGH WRITERS advice. 12-4 p.m. Carnegie PROJECT - ROUNDTABLE Museum of Natural History, DISCUSSIONS. Second Sat Oakland. 412-622-3131. of every month, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

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LET’S MOVE! FAMILY DANCE PARTY. Feat. performances, kid- friendly music, dancing, hands-on activities, games, crafts, puppets & more. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 412-363-3000.

PENNY ARCADE: KIDS COMEDY SHOW. Second Sat of every month, 1 p.m. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown.

412-339-0608.

STORY TIME IN ITALIAN FOR KIDS. Presented by La Scuola d’Italia Galileo Galilei. 2-3 p.m.

Winchester Thurston, Upper School, Shadyside. 412-587-7500.

TARTAN DAY CELEBRATION. A Scottish festival feat. bagpiping, Scottish foods, workshops, highland dancing, clans, raffles, childrens activities, Celtic entertainment & vendors.

10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Bethel Presbyterian Church, Bethel Park.

724-742-2725.

OUTSIDE WED 15 WEDNESDAY MORNING WALK. Naturalist-led, rain or shine. Wed Beechwood Farms, Fox Chapel.

412-963-6100.

OTHER STUFF THU 09 CONNECTING CLASSROOMS TO CAREERS. A “speed networking” event connecting business & education professionals to share strategies for preparing students for continued education & careers. 5-7 p.m.

Google Pittsburgh, East Liberty.

412-481-7320 x272.

INSPIRE SPEAKERS SERIES. Featuring Michael Slaby, Debra Lam, & Andrew Butcher. 5 p.m.

Hill House Kaufmann Center, Hill District. 412-281-1026.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH. Social, cultural club of American/ international women. Thu First Baptist Church, Oakland. iwap. pittsburgh@gmail.com.

MEET ‘N MAKE. Open crafting night. Second Thu of every month, 6-8 p.m. Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse, Homewood.

412-473-0100.

STUDIO NIGHT. Ages 21+.

Second Thu of every month, 6-8 p.m. Pittsburgh Center for

MON 13 MAKER STORY TIME. Explore tools, materials & processes inspired by books. Listen to stories read by librarian-turned-Teaching Artist Molly. Mon, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

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

TUE 14 HOMEWORK HELP. For grades 1-8. Tue, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Assemble, Garfield. 412-432-9127.

Creative Reuse, Homewood.

412-473-0100.

PECHAKUCHA NIGHT PITTSBURGH. An event for young people to meet, network & show their work feat. a dynamic presentation style where presenters have a total of six minutes & forty seconds to pair words & images. 7-10 p.m. Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland.

412-622-3131.

PFLAG BUTLER. Support, education & advocacy for the LGBTQ community, family & friends. Second Thu of every month, 7 p.m. Covenant Presbyterian Church, Butler.

412-518-1515.

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.

“TOOLS FOR UNDERSTANDING AND FIXING THE BRAIN”. A lecture by Ed Boyden given at the presentation of the Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind & Brain Sciences. Rashid Auditorium.

4 p.m. Carnegie Mellon University, Oakland. 412-268-2000.

WEEKLY WELLNESS CIRCLE. Group acupuncture & guided meditation for stress-relief. Thu DeMasi Wellness, Aspinwall.

412-927-4768.

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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.

EVERYONE IS A CRITIC EVENT: Best in Show at Rowhouse

THU 09 - FRI 10

Cinema, Lawrenceville

GLOBAL PROBLEMS, GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CONFERENCE. The theme this year is “Saving Our Children: A Global Issue - A Local Response”. Register online www. laroche.edu/global. 6:30-9 p.m. and Fri., April 10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. LaRoche College, Wexford. 412-536-1215.

CRITIC: Kate Riley, 33, an administrative assistant from Dormont WHEN: Fri.,

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Tom and Lorenzo’s Mad Style

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No episode of Mad Men is complete without stopping by this website for provocative analysis of the show’s garments, from fashion history to power-color coding. www.tomandlorenzo.com/tag/mad-style/

The Nation 150th Anniversary Issue The only U.S. weekly that boasts archived editorials about President Andrew Johnson offers a massive, 268-page commemoration. Excerpts and looks back from contributors ranging from Henry James (!) to Naomi Klein constitute an alternative lefty intellectual history of the country. www.thenation.com

Chastity Belt, Time to Go Home

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The Seattlebased indie-rock band’s new record is equally suitable for partying or sulking — or, considering lyrics like “I got drunk out of boredom,” sulking at parties.

Classic Lines Bookstore At this relatively new independent bookstore in Squirrel Hill, readers can peruse both used and new selections. 5825 Forbes Ave.

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CARNEGIE MELLON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. 19 award winning films from 14 different countries. Various locations.

Thru April 11 412-268-2212.

FRI 10 AFRICAN DANCE CLASS. Second and Third Fri of every month and Fourth and Last Fri of every month Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Garfield. 412-924-0634.

CAFE AU VINEYARD. Live music w/ “Because”, food & entertainment. 8 p.m. Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Southwest Pittsburgh, Bridgeville.

CATSTRAVAGANZA CRAFT NIGHT. Use our professional art studios to create fun & whimsical crafts for you & your cat. Benefits the Homeless Cat Mangement Team. 6-9 p.m.

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Shadyside. 412-361-0455.

FRIDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE. A social, traditional American dance. No partner needed, beginners welcome, lesson at 7:30. Fri, 8 p.m. Swisshelm Park Community Center, Swissvale.

412-945-0554.

ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL. Local premieres of seven critically acclaimed Italian films. Tonight’s movie is “The Referee.” 7 p.m. Frick Fine Arts Building, Oakland.

MULTIMEDIA – A SQOOL WORKSHOP & EVENT SERIES. Students will work w/ Dreams of Hope teaching artists to engage in critical analysis of art across a range of mediums, including music, prose & visual pieces. This workshop will focus on the intersection of queerness w/ other social identities, in an examination of multidimensional systems of privilege & oppression. 2 p.m. Winchester Thurston, Upper School, Shadyside.

412-361-2065.

SHARNA OLFMAN, PH.D.,.

Book launch of “The Science and Pseudoscience of Children’s Mental Health: Cutting Edge Research and Treatment”, discussion & film screeningJVH Auditorium. RSVP. 6-10 p.m. Point Park University, Downtown. 412-392-3480.

TOGETHER WE RISE!. A dance party to celebrate community support w/ DJ James Gyre, Brew Gentlemen beer, food trucks, tarots readings & silent auctions.

5:30 p.m. Artisan, Garfield.

412-661-0503.

We usually keep an eye on the Rowhouse schedule.

When we saw they were partnering with Wigle Whiskey tonight, we figured we’d come see the movie and try the new whiskey. Wigle Whiskey gave us a free shot and it kicked my butt, and then invited us to watch Best in Show. It was great; I love mockumentaries. I moved to Pittsburgh two-and-a-half years ago during that time when Rowhouse was being built. When I found out it was going to be special programming and old movies, I was really excited. Coming from L.A., movies are an experience. There’s always Q&As or trivia or some type of partnership event. Events like this always make you feel more connected to the movie. As soon as I heard about Wigle doing this, I wanted to come. [Rowhouse] is doing What We Do in the Shadows and Jesus Christ Superstar soon, so I’ll definitely come back for those.

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comedy & acrobatic feats w/ the talents of his performing pets.

A troupe of 15 cats, 10 dogs, six geese & even a few human clowns will perform a variety of stunts, skits & music. A portion of proceeds will benefit Animal Friends & the Animal Rescue League of Pittsburgh. 7:30 p.m.

STEEL CITY CON. A 3-day comic Hillman Center for Performing con w/ artists, booths, actors, Arts, Fox Chapel. 412-968-3045. vendors, more. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., RECLAIMING THE REAL YOU. Sat., April 11, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Psychologist Arlene Rattan, and Sun., April 12, 10 a.m.Ph.D., leads the workshop.

5 p.m. Monroeville The following five Saturdays the group will Convention Center, continue as “Women Monroeville.

Sharing Wisdom” 724-502-4350. . www per w/ discussion, book a p ty pghci m study, more. Sat, .co ALL ABOUT THE BURGH, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

THE CULTURE TO KETCHUP Thru April 18 South Side TOUR!. Step aboard a vintage Presbyterian Church, South Side.

1920’s style Trolley & experience 412-916-4040.

Pittsburgh w/ a guided 2-hour tour.

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING. Sat, 12:45-2:45 p.m. Thru April 25 Lessons 7-8 p.m., social dancing Station Square, Station Square. follows. No partner needed.

412-391-7433.

Mon, 7 p.m. and Sat, 7 p.m.

BEGINNER TAI CHI CLASSES. Grace Episcopal Church, Sat, 9 a.m. Friends Meeting House, Mt. Washington. 412-683-5670.

Oakland. 412-683-2669.

SECOND SATURDAY ART ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL. WORKSHOPS. Classes in jewelry Local premieres of seven making, painting, cartooning, critically acclaimed Italian films. puppet making, quilting, more.

Tonight’s movie is “Like the Second Sat of every month Trust Wind.” 7 p.m. Frick Fine Arts Arts Education Center, Downtown.

Building, Oakland.

412-471-6079.

JAZZ UNCORKED. An evening of STEEL CITY CON. A 3-day comic live music, wine & wine tasting. con w/ artists, booths, actors, vendors, more. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat., 6-9 p.m. Lawrenceville Healthy April 11, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sun., Living Center, Lawrenceville.

April 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monroeville POPOVICH COMEDY PET Convention Center, Monroeville.

THEATER. Moscow circus veteran 724-502-4350.

Gregory Popovich combines WAGNER: HIS LIFE & MUSIC. Dr. Cleon Cornes returns to the library for this six-week class examining the life & music of Richard Wagner. Fri, 10 a.m. Thru April 17 Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912.

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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.

SUN 12 CREATIVITY & YOGA SERIES: COLLAGE & CONSCIOUSNESS. 1 p.m. Yoga Digs, South Side.

412-447-8584.

MAKEUP -MASTER CLASS. Ashley Besh, makeup artist, prop master & special effects technician/ artist presents demonstrations on how to apply make-up for your special event. 1-3 p.m. Prime Stage Theatre Rehearsal Studio, West End. 724-773-0700.

NATURE LECTURE SERIES: VERNAL POOLS. Learn about the life supported by this temporary ecosystem. Parker Room. 1 p.m.

Powdermill Nature Reserve.

724-593-6105.

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.

The Night Gallery, Lawrenceville.

724-417-0223.

MON 13 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PITTSBURGH MEETING. Monthly meeting. Second Mon of every month, 7 p.m.

First Unitarian Church, Shadyside.

412-621-8008.

BOUNDARIES & SELF CARE. A support group for women 30+.

Second and Fourth Mon of every month Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry. 412-366-1300.

CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE: “QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT”.

Presented by Dr. David Snoke.

Refreshments & a Q&A. 7 p.m.

Carnegie Science Center, North Side. 412-237-3400.

INTRODUCTION TO ESSENTIAL OILS. Learn how to use essential oils for natural solutions for your home & your health. 6-7:30 p.m.

Shaler North Hills Library, Glenshaw. 412-486-0211.

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.

SPANISH LITERATURE & CONVERSATION. Mon, 10 a.m.

Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912.

TUE 14 BEGINNING UKULELE. Learn the basics of selecting & playing a uke.

7 p.m., Tue., April 28, 7 p.m., Tue., May 12, 7 p.m. and Tue., May 26, 7 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912.

CAPOEIRA ANGOLA. Tue, 6:30-8 p.m. Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Garfield.

412-924-0634.

DAVID MACDONALD. Artist talk w/ national renowned ceramic artist. 6:30 p.m. Union Project, Highland Park. 412-363-4550.

THE GREAT DEBATE. How nonprofits take responsibility for gender pay equity will be debated by 5 Southwestern Pennsylvania opinion leaders during “The Great Debate,” presented by the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University.

5:30 p.m. Twentieth Century Club, Oakland. 412-397-6000.

HISTORY OF COLONEL JAMES SHOONMAKER. Historian Frank Kurtik discusses how the Civil War hero married into a wealthy Squirrel Hill family & amassed a fortune. 7:30 p.m. Church of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill.

412-417-3707.

LIVING & LEARNING: RAISING A CHILD W/ SPECIAL NEEDS. Insights into the unique rewards & challenges of raising a child w/ special needs. Free & open to the public. Registration required.

7 p.m. Temple David, Monroeville.

412-372-1200.

RUSSIAN FOR BEGINNERS. Second and Fourth Tue of every month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151.

SCREEN PRINT NIGHT W/ POP CRAFT. Learn basic screen printing techniques & create your own custom printed reusable tote bag.

7 p.m. The BeerHive, Strip District.

412-532-9440.

WOMEN, MEN & MONEY: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE & WHY IT MATTERS. Discussion on the differences between genders & how women can assess & improve their decision-making as it relates to money. 12-1:30 p.m. and Thu., April 23, 12-1:30 p.m.

Mount Lebanon Public Library.

412-779-2331.

WED 15 CARNEGIE KNITS & READS. Informal knitting session w/ literary conversation. First and Third Wed of every month, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Carnegie Library, Oakland.

412-622-3151.

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.

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.

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TAROT CARD LESSONS. Wed, 7 p.m. Dobra Tea, Squirrel Hill.

412-449-9833.

WINE 101 - WINE BASICS. Three-part series covering key factors of grape growing & wine making. Wed, 6 p.m. Thru April 23 Dreadnought Wines, Lawrenceville. 412-391-1709.

AUDITIONS FRONT PORCH THEATRICALS. Seeking actors to audition for the musical, “Light in the Piazza”.

Trained singers/actors, versatile equity & non-equity males & females w/ strong singing abilities in operatic & standard musical theater styles, in addition to strong acting capabilities.

16 - 32 bars of a legit musical theater ballad & 16 - 32 bars of a classical art or opera/operetta piece; head shot and resume.

Auditions by appt only, April 17 & 18, 5-10pm. Register online. http://frontporchpgh.com/ audition-form. Pittsburgh Musical Theater, West End. 412-551-4027.

PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE SCHOOL. Community auditions for children 5-8 years old who are interested in pursuing a Children’s Division scholarship for the 20142015 school year. The audition will consist of a basic dance class instructed by PBT School faculty members. No previous dance experience is required. Children must qualify for the Free and Reduced Lunch program to be considered for scholarships.

Auditions April 11, 1:15-3:30pm.

Call 412-454-9109 to register.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Strip District. 412-454-9109.

POOR YORICK’S PLAYERS. Auditions for Shakespeare In The Park productions of The Tempest & The Winter’s Tale. Prepare one classical monologue of less than two minutes. Musicians & singers, prepare a song of up to one minute. Cold readings. Tall Trees Amphitheater. April 11 & 12 by appt only. Call 412-277-2226.

Monroeville Community Park, Monroeville. 412-277-2226.

SOUTH PARK THEATRE. Children’s Theatre Auditions for 2015. Ages 5-19. Cold readings from script. If you are interested in a musical, you will be asked to sing a little of your favorite song. No appointment necessary. Bring photo & resume.

April 11, 12-4pm. Bethel Park.

412-831-8552.

SPLIT STAGE PRODUCTIONS. Auditions for “The Full Monty”.

Please prepare two contrasting 32 bar selections. Contemporary music theatre & pop-rock preferred. All adults auditioning must attend a movement call.

You may be asked to read/sing from the script/score. Auditions April 11, 12-4pm. For an appt. email splitstage@gmail.com.

Newlonsburg Presbyterian Church.

724-327-0061.

THE WASHINGTON WILD THINGS. Seeking national anthem

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Individuals & groups. Prepare a traditional version of The National Anthem w/ minimal styling. Bring a recent photo & resume. Open auditions April 25, 11-1pm. Call 724-746-1178 to make an appt.

CONSOL Energy Park, Washington.

724-250-9555.

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.

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OPEN YOUR HEART TO A SENIOR United Way Pittsburgh is seeking volunteers who want to help seniors in their communities. There are opportunities to fit every level of commitment, including: assisting with yard work, cooking meals, helping in the office, being a driver, helping a senior shop or just being a friendly visitor. For more information, call 412-307-0771 or visit www.openyourhearttoasenior.org.

WGN AMERICA, SONY PICTURES. Auditions for Paid Extras for the television series “Outsiders.” Sat April 11 for ages 18+. All ages, including children & teens on Sunday April 12, 9am-4pm. 31st Street Studios, Strip District.

SUBMISSIONS 2015 SPRING ART SHOW. Call to artists for submissions that are ready to hang for the 2015 Spring Art show. Painting, drawing, fiber art, mixed media, ceramics, sculpture & prints are all accepted. For more information visit www.butler artcenter.org. Drop offs date are April 15-17, 12-6pm & April 18, 12-4pm. Butler Art Center, Butler. 724-283-6922.

28 WEST SECOND GALLERY & STUDIO SPACE. Call for women artists.

Accepting two-dimensional & three-dimensional pieces by for “THE NATURE OF THINGS” All work must be gallery ready to hang. Please include 5 jpeg images of your work along w/ artist statement & resume to: 28westsecondgallery@gmail.com.

Thru April 25. Greensburg.

724-205-9033.

ASSEMBLE. Open call for artists, makers & technologists w/ work related to new media art, process art, design, architecture, science & engineering, installation, interaction & social engagement for 2016 season of Unblurred.

For more info www.assemblepgh. org. Thru April 26. Garfield.

412-432-9127.

THE AUTHORS’ ZONE. Accepting submissions for the 2nd Annual TAZ Awards, showcasing independent authors from Southwestern PA & beyond. Entrants must complete the online entry form (www.theauthorszone.com) & submit payment by August 1, 2015 for their work to be considered. 412-563-6712.

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Ongoing. 412-403-7357.

GIRL GOV. Open to all girls entering 9th-12th grade in the Fall of 2015 who live in southwestern PA. Girls will travel to Harrisburgh to shadow gov. officials, learn about civics, advocacy, philanthropy, community

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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. afterhappy hourreview.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 MT. LEBANON ARTISTS’ MARKET. Looking for artists for a T-Shirt Design Contest for the 2015 event. The winning design will be printed on T-Shirts to be sold at this year’s market. The contest is open to everyone. For details visit http://www.cwpress.com/ art-prep/. Deadline May 15.

THE NEW YINZER. Seeking original essays about literature, music, TV or film, & also essays 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.

THE POET BAND COMPANY. Seeking various types of poetry.

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PRINTMAKING 2015.

Work must be original, created within the last three years & not previously exhibited within a 150 radius of Pittsburgh. A printmaking process – relief, intaglio, silkscreen lithography, monotype – must be central to the execution of all entries.

Photographs, offset reproductions, or reproductions of artwork originally produced in another medium will not be considered.

Deadline June 2. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Shadyside.

304-723-0289.

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.

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I’m a straight male kinkster who used to do live performances as a rope-bondage top, but I recently jumped out of the kink community. I just think I’ll have better luck finding a long-term relationship with a girl from the vanilla world. So long as she’s GGG, I can live with it. As much as I loved the sex/kink with people I met in “the scene,” I never found anything/anyone for the “long term.” My question: I’m unsure of how much I should share about my past.

Should I tell vanilla girls that I performed at bondage shows? I don’t want to scare them off, but I also don’t want it to come up years down the road and have it scare them off then.

think regular people occasionally do this?

Should I feel bad?

PAYING BILLS REGULARLY

Tons of stories were written at the height of the Great Recession about average people doing sex work to make ends meet, PBR. So lots of “regular people” have done sex work. (And sex workers?

They’re regular people, too.) And while I don’t think you should feel bad, PBR, I do think you should tell the wife. Regular STI testing will let you know only that you’ve caught an STI, if you should ever catch one; it doesn’t immunize you against catching an STI. So your wife, if you’re having sex with her, too, has a right to know where the rent money is coming from.

SHOULD HE ALWAYS REVEAL EXPERIENCES?

When something awesome, interesting or commendable about you scares someone off — your fun and sexy kinks, your sexually adventurous history — your best course of action is to shrug and say “good riddance.” But if you’re afraid the otherwise GGG woman you recently met on a vanilla dating app or in a vanilla drinking establishment will panic and bolt, SHARE, you can wait to disclose your history of tying people up in front of crowds until she’s gotten to know you better. Your past as a bondage performer doesn’t present a health risk for the GGG women you’ll be tying up in private, SHARE, so you can go ahead and roll it out slowly. But do roll it out eventually.

A friend of mine who indulged my foot fetish (let me jack off while looking at and fondling her feet) while we were dating mentioned recently that lots of women would be up for indulging it for the right price. I replied, “Well, sure, but you can’t just walk up to women on the street and be like, ‘Hey, can I jack off to your feet for a hundred bucks?’” She said, “The Internet, duh.” My question: Is it illegal to offer money for such services online? What kind of risk would I be running if I ran an ad that hinted at what I’m interested in without getting too explicit?

“INGESTING A LITTLE SAFE-ANDNONIRRITATING SILICONE LUBE ISN’T GOING TO KILL YOU.”

The thought of my wife being with another guy is a fantasy of mine. We’ll sometimes role-play that she has just come home from a fling, at which point I’ll go down on her while she tells me all the sexy condomless details. For health reasons, we aren’t going to actually do this. But can you recommend some substance that feels and perhaps even tastes like come that she can, um, insert into herself to add a sexy dose of verisimilitude to our play? It’s got to be safe and nonirritating for her, but it needs to look and maybe taste like semen.

BOY AFTER REALISTIC EMULSIONS

P.S. This isn’t a cuckold thing for us, as I have no desire to be humiliated. It’s more of a “hotwife” fantasy with a guy/ guy bi twist.

There’s a brand of silicone lubricant called Spunk that looks and feels — can you guess? — just like spunk. You might not want to guzzle bottles of it, BARE, but ingesting a little safe-and-nonirritating silicone lube isn’t going to kill you. Order yourself a case at spunklube.com.

CASH FOR TOES

The risk of being busted for an ad like that — particularly if there’s no explicit offer of cash in exchange for sexual services — is low, CFT, but not nonexistent. Busting consenting adult sex workers and johns is easier than catching thieves, rapists and murderers, and it all but guarantees a police department some positive coverage on the local evening news. But the risk, again, is pretty small, and the rewards — for a foot fetishist — would be pretty great.

Just remember the escort-ad dodge: You’re paying someone for their time — for their companionship — and whatever happens during that time is between two consenting adults.

Longtime reader, first-time writer. I recently acquired the panties of a young lady after replying to her ad on Craigslist. She’d offered to “enhance” them for me for a small extra charge. They arrived enhanced, all right — heady aroma(s), but nothing truly memory-inducing since I’d never been intimate with her. But I digress. What I’m wondering is if I could “get” anything by holding her undies against my nose? I know the old pregnant-from-semen-on-atoilet-seat story is a myth, but these were still moist when I got them.

SEEKS NEEDED INFO FROM FRIENDLY FAGGOT

I am a bi married father who recently fell on hard times. In order to make rent, I posted a few Craigslist ads, and now I occasionally suck dick for money. I don’t intend to tell my wife, but I’m getting frequent STI tests. I’m kind of freaked out by how not freaked out I am. I mean, sucking 15 cocks for cash just to make rent seems pretty extreme, but aside from some lowlevel shame, I feel OK about it. Do you

You’re getting a thrill from those panties, SNIFFF, but you’re probably not getting your money’s worth. A friend who helped put herself through school selling “used” panties used a small dollop of mayo to “enhance” the panties she bought and sold in bulk. Caveat emptor, caveat scortator.

On the Lovecast, Dan chats with the medical director of Planned Parenthood: savagelovecast.com.

SEND YOUR QUESTIONS TO MAIL@SAVAGELOVE.NET AND FIND THE SAVAGE LOVECAST (DAN’S WEEKLY PODCAST) AT SAVAGELOVECAST.COM

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Free Will Astrology

04.08-04.15

{BY ROB BREZSNY}

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Uitwaaien is a Dutch word that means to go out for a stroll in windy weather simply because it’s exhilarating. I don’t know any language that has parallel terms for running in the rain for the dizzy joy of it, or dancing through a meadow in the dark because it’s such nonsensical fun, or singing at full volume while riding alone in an elevator in the mad-happy quest to purge your tension. But in the coming weeks, you don’t need to describe or explain experiences like this; you just need to do them. Experiment with giving your instinctive need for exuberance lots of room to play.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

Your nasty, nagging little demon isn’t nasty or nagging any more. It’s not doing what demons are supposed to do. It’s confused, haggard and ineffective. I almost feel sorry for the thing. It is barely even keeping you awake at night, and its ability to motivate you through fear is at an alltime low. Here’s what I suggest: Now, when the demon’s strength is waning and its hold on you is weak, you should break up with it for good.

Perform an ultimate, non-reversible exorcism. Buy it a one-way bus ticket to the wasteland and say goodbye forever.

A lot has happened since you were … uh … indisposed. You’ve missed out on several plot twists.

The circle has been broken, repaired, broken again and partially repaired. Rumors have been flying, allegiances have been shifting and riddles have been deepening. So are you ready yet to return to the heated action? Have you learned as much as you can from the commotion that provoked your retreat? Don’t try to return too early.

Make sure you are at least 70 percent healed.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

Rent, but don’t buy yet. That’s my $250-per-hour advice. Keep rehearsing, but don’t start performing the actual show. OK? Flirt, but don’t fall in love.

Can you handle that much impulse control? Are you strong enough to explore the deeper mysteries of patience? I swear to you that your burning questions will ultimately be answered if you don’t try to force the answers to arrive according to a set timetable. I guarantee that you will make the necessary connections as long as you don’t insist that they satisfy every single one of your criteria.

When he was in his 50s, French painter Claude Monet finally achieved financial success. He used his new riches to buy a house and land, then hired gardeners to help him make a pond full of water lilies. For the first time in his life, he began to paint water lilies. During the next 30 years, they were his obsession and his specialty. He made them a central feature of 250 canvases, which now serve as one of his signature contributions to art history. “I planted my water lilies for pleasure,” he said. “I cultivated them without thinking of painting them. And then suddenly, I had the revelation of the magic of my pond.” I regard the imminent future as a good time for you to do something similar, Gemini: Create or find a source of beauty that will stimulate your sense of wonder and fuel your passion to express yourself for a long time.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love,” said Cancerian comedian Mel Brooks.

Although he was joking, he was also quite serious.

More often than we like to admit, desperation infects our quest to be cared for. Our decisions about love may be motivated by a dread of loneliness.

We worry about whether we are worthy of getting the help and support we need. It’s a fundamental human problem, so there’s no reason to be ashamed if you have this tendency yourself.

Having said that, I’m happy to report that you now have the necessary power to overcome this tendency. You will be able to summon tremendous courage as you revise and refine your relationship with love. It’s time to disappear the fear.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do you ever feel reverence and awe, Leo? Are there times when you spontaneously yearn to engage in acts of worship? Is there anyone or anything that evokes your admiration, humility and gratitude? The coming weeks will be a good time to seek out experiences like these. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will get tender jolts of transformational inspiration if you blend yourself with a sublime force that you trust and respect.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Guerrilla Girls are a group of prankster activists who use humor to expose sexism and racism in the art world. Every so often they take a “weenie count” at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. During their first survey in 1989, they found that 5 percent of the artists who had work hanging in the galleries were women, while 85 percent of the nudes depicted in the paintings were women. More recently, in 2012, their weenie count revealed that 4 percent of the artists were female, but 76 percent of the naked people in the paintings were female. The coming week would be a good time for you to take a weenie count in your own sphere, Scorpio. Conditions are more favorable than usual to call attention to gender disparities, and to initiate corrective action.

need to go to the mountain, because the mountain is willing and able to come to you. But will it actually come to you? Yes, but only if you meet two conditions. The mountain will pick itself up and move all the way to where you are if you make a lot of room for it and if you are prepared to work with the changes its arrival will bring.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you were a 4-year-old, cookies might be a valuable treasure to you. Given a choice between a bowl of stir-fried organic vegetables and a plate full of chocolate coconut macaroons, you’d probably choose the macaroons. For that matter, if you were 4 years old and were asked to decide between getting a pile of macaroons and a free vacation to Bali or an original painting by Matisse or a personal horoscope reading from the world’s greatest astrologer, you’d also opt for the cookies. But since you’re a grownup, your list of priorities is screwed on straight, right? You would never get distracted by a sugary, transitory treat

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): On June 23, 1917, Babe Ruth was the starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in a Major League Baseball game against the Washington Senators.

After the first batter drew a walk, Ruth got upset with the home-plate umpire and punched him in the head. Ejected! Banished! The Babe had to be dragged off the field by the cops. The new pitcher was Ernie Shore. He proceeded to pitch a perfect game, allowing no further Washington player to reach base in all nine innings. In the coming weeks, Pisces, I see you as having the potential to duplicate Ernie Shore’s performance in your own sphere. Coming in as a replacement, you will excel. Chosen as a substitute, you will outdo the original.

What’s the best question you could ask life right now? Tell me by going to FreeWillAstrology.com and clicking on “Email Rob.”

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The English term “engine” refers primarily to a machine that transforms energy into mechanical power. But its roots are in the Old French word engin, which meant skill or wit, and in the Latin word ingenium, defined as “inborn talent.” I’d like to borrow the original meanings to devise your horoscope this week. According to my reading of the astrological omens, your “engine” is unusually strong right now, which means that your cultivated skills and innate talents are functioning at peak levels. I suggest you make intensive use of them to produce maximum amounts of energy and gather more of the clout you’d love to wield.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): What I’m about to say is not a hard scientific fact, but it is a rigorous poetic fable. You don’t

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‘WELCOME TO AMERICA’ {BY ABBY MENDELSON}

IT’S 11 AT NIGHT, and Jaime Turek has been chain-stoking

caffeine since 9 in the morning. Weary and wired, she’s here, at the airport, waiting for her latest clients, a family of four refugees, persecuted Christian minorities from Burma.

All legal, all duly documented by the State Department and Homeland Security, they were spirited out, held in a Malaysian refugee camp and placed in Pittsburgh. A miniscule part of an enormous global problem, this family is but one of hundreds Turek alone will handle this year. Sadly, tragically, given the horrific and tenacious nature of global conflicts, her job is not going to end or abate any time soon.

A Pittsburgh native, Turek spent six years with the Project to End Human Trafficking before signing on as a refugee resettlement case manager at the Community Assistance and Refugee Resettlement’s Northern Area Multi-Service Center. Skilled at navigating the rocky shoals of local, state and federal bureaucracies, she steers her bewildered people through the complexities of benefits, English classes, job searches, Social Security applications, medical appointments, vaccinations and so on.

Of course, as soon as their English chops are up, they’re off to better things.

The clear goal is not for these people to become wards of the state. Instead, they came to become successful, self-sufficient, fully integrated citizens as quickly as possible.

Put another way, like virtually every immigrant group, they will make beds and wash dishes and haul trash so that their children can go to college.

“These are people who want to work,” Turek says. “Who want to have a better life. They want to be part of this society and culture. So they work hard to succeed. So that their children will have opportunities they never did.”

At the airport, a Burmese interpreter in tow, Turek devours a biography of all family members before they arrive. “I want to have a conversation with them,” she says.

Dazed and blinking, they emerge into the airport. Carrying white IOM bags — International Organization for Migration — they’re tired, happy, excited. “I’m starting my new life,” the slender, 33-year-old father says. “Today is the first day.”

“WE BRING THESE PEOPLE HERE AND LITERALLY TEACH THEM HOW TO TAKE THE BUS.” “It’s not that we bring these people here and throw them under the bus,” Turek shakes her head. “We bring these people here and literally teach them how to take the bus.”

Headquartered in an outbuilding of the former Sharpsburg United Presbyterian Church, standing in a warren of narrow streets and frame houses, the agency operates like an open secret — not even a window sign announces its presence. Signage notwithstanding, the agency’s goal is to get the refugees comfortably settled within six months; permanent residency generally comes within a year, citizenship in five. While the goal is self-sufficiency, some seem never to leave Turek’s care. “I never turn anyone away,” she says. “I constantly help. As long as they need it.”

Given the luck of the draw, Turek works largely with Burmese and Nepalis nationals fleeing their countries for political or religious reasons. Although they come from a variety of economic backgrounds, at first they tend to take restaurant and hotel jobs — busing tables, washing dishes, housekeeping and the like.

Prized positions — because of regular pay and hours, as well as benefits — include Wal-Mart stock work, UPMC janitorial, FedEx package scanning. Top of the chart: Rivers Casino, where the wages are good and the benefits better.

His daughters, 2 and 4, are characteristically shy until Turek gives them a stuffed panda and a stuffed dolphin. Squealing with delight, the girls are ecstatic.

Bundled up, whisked to their new apartment in Mount Oliver, where Turek has housed other Burmese refugees, the family finds a clean, well-lighted place: two bedrooms, smoke alarms, running water. Per protocol, the first-floor apartment’s been thoroughly vetted: no odors, exposed wires, hazards, security risks.

Smiling constantly, the girls run about, turning on the lights, running the water, flushing the toilets.

Tomorrow, Turek will stop by, make sure they’re all right, double-check that they have a rice-cooker, tea, food. She will schedule medical visits and English classes. By week’s end, she will take them to the Wood Street Station, teach them how to use public transit, take them to Social Security and Public Assistance.

But that’s all for later. Now, they need to settle in. Get some sleep. Breathe free air — no fear, no resettlement camp — for the first time in a very long while.

It’s 3 a.m. “Welcome to America,” Turek smiles and closes the door.

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