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EVENTS 8.6 – 10am HALF-PINT PRINTS Factory Studio This monthly silkscreen printing activity for families with children ages 1 to 4 years old takes place the first Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon. Free with museum admission
9.14 – 8pm SOUND SERIES: YO LA TENGO WITH SPECIAL GUEST LAMBCHOP Carnegie Music Hall (Oakland) Co-presented with WYEP. Tickets $20/$15 Members & students
9.29 – 11am POP GENERATION: ANDY’S ANTIQUITIES For the generation that inspired Warhol, Pop Generation features educational tours exclusively for older adults, age 65 and over. Email popgeneration@warhol.org or call Leah Morelli at 412.237.8389. Tickets $10/FREE Members
9.30 – 8pm SOUND SERIES: AN EVENING WITH JOAN SHELLEY The Warhol theater This performance is co-presented with Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society. FREE parking in The Warhol lot Tickets $15/$12 Members & students
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The Andy Warhol Museum receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency and The Heinz Endowments. Further support is provided by the Allegheny Regional Asset District.
Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Fine Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, and Christopher Tsai and André Stockamp. Additional support was provided by the Quentin and Evelyn T. Cunningham, the Hollen Bolmgren, and the W. Paul Spencer Funds of The Pittsburgh Foundation.
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THROUGH SEPTEMBER 4 Visit KillerHeelsFrick.org Explore fashion’s most provocative accessory. From 18th-century silk slippers to the glamorous stilettos on today’s runways and red carpets, this exhibition of nearly 150 objects looks at the high-heeled shoe’s rich and varied history and its enduring place in our popular imagination.
Admission: $12 Members free. Hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Friday 10:00 a.m.– 9:00 p.m.
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Rem D. Koolhaas (designer). United Nude. “Gaga Shoe,” 2012. Leather, metal. Courtesy of United Nude. Photo: Jay Zukerkorn.
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T’S CO-OPOLY NIGHT at the Pittsburgh Chamber of Cooperatives, a kind of chamber of commerce founded this year to encourage worker-owned businesses. Tonight players of the Co-opoly board game are trying to achieve the opposite goal of Monopoly: They’re trying to win together. It’s confusing for the 20-plus players, since there is only one piece, which they take turns moving around the board. The idea of Co-opoly is to create a business that everyone owns, where everyone has an equal share in the eventual profits, and everyone has a vote in how it runs. “You can change the rules as a group, which is very real” for a co-op businesses,
says Jeff Jaeger, who runs the group — whose motto is “Think outside the boss” — with Ron Gaydos.
The Pittsburgh Chamber of Cooperatives is raising awareness about the benefits of co-ops {BY MARTY LEVINE} “Your objective is to protect yourself from the cruel world and make enough money to start another co-op,” Gaydos says. As in Monopoly, players land on spaces and pick cards to see what changing
circumstances they face. Player Jenna Maloney, of Squirrel Hill, is forced to put some money back in the bank, but it doesn’t feel as bad as if she were trying to save enough to buy Boardwalk and Park Place. “I mean, it’s all ours,” she says. Will Cenk, of Shadyside, is forced to pay extra money for his mortgage. Then the other players — David Matten, of Greenfield, and Parker Webb, of Squirrel Hill — give him a raise when it’s their turn, to make up for his loss. Cenk came to the Co-opoly event, at Repair the World, in East Liberty, because he wanted to learn more about co-ops. They “seem like a more ethical form of a CONTINUES ON PG. 09
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company,� he says. “I wonder why there are not more co-ops?� The Chamber plans to be a resource for people with aspirations to start a worker-owned or member-owned business but don’t know where to start — or don’t know how to make their idea viable. They’ve held, and are planning, networking events, workshops and business-coaching sessions, offering technical assistance for people whose vision outstrips their knowledge. “You mention cooperatives to people,� says Jaeger, “and immediately you can see people [think], ‘Oh yeah, that’s a hippie thing.’� But that’s only partially true: Not only have co-ops been around in Pittsburgh since the 1800s, in early Pittsburgh industry, but they remain a viable business model today, Jaeger and Gaydos say. Who wouldn’t want to work in a co-op? Jaeger wonders. It might not be the path to vast wealth, but coop workers “feel passionate about what they are doing and good about the people they are working with. The amount of time that is spent at work is equal to or more than the time we spend with our families and friends. So you better have a stake in it.� “Many people don’t like working in hierarchical business settings,� Gaydos says. If they could experience working in a co-op, he believes, they would appreciate how co-ops are democratically run, more responsive to the communities in which they are founded, and, yes, let people make a good living. Co-op workers “feel a sense of ownership,� which is a big value in American society, Jaeger adds. Isn’t it better to come into a job and know what you want to do that day, instead of being told what to do by a person in authority — someone who might not even know as much about your day-to-day duties as you do?
ops and manufacturing and retail co-ops. Some local groups — from construction companies to solar-energy promoters and neighborhood composting ventures — function as co-ops, even if they haven’t, or haven’t yet, incorporated ofďŹ cially as one. The Chamber is working with several local groups, and one in nearby Indiana, Pa., on everything from their business models to their decision-making structures. “People are used to the commandcontrol model,â€? Gaydos says. Co-ops are, well, cooperative, but they still need to ďŹ gure out ways to manage simple decisions, “so they don’t have to have company-wide votes all the time — so they can ďŹ gure out how to reach consensus.â€? The Chamber’s chief focus in these early months is in connecting aspiring co-ops to legal resources and to other people who have already trod this business path. They’re working with an herbalist co-op, a sex-toy co-op, a food co-op and the Black Urban Farmers and Gardeners Cooperative, which is formulating big plans from a tiny cubicle in an incubator space in the Hill District’s Energy Innovation Center. Urban agriculturalists Raquueb Bey and Ayanna Jones, the co-directors and founders of BUGs, already have 25 members who contribute sweat equity to each other’s gardens.
“YOU MENTION COOPERATIVES TO PEOPLE AND IMMEDIATELY YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE, ‘OH YEAH, THAT’S A HIPPIE THING.’�
THERE ARE MILLIONS of people involved in co-ops around the country, says Gaydos, but those co-ops just aren’t very visible. That’s especially true locally. Some may even be informal, such as the after-school childcare co-op Gaydos and his wife once organized with four other families here. “Food co-ops are usually the most visible in town,� says Gaydos, a former board member of the one co-op Pittsburghers might know: the East End Food Co-op. They’re one of the most popular co-op ideas as well, along with utility co-
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Growing up locally, they noticed the need for fresh, healthy, affordable food in black neighborhoods, and also noticed that most of the urban agriculture there was being done by young white people. Jones grew up farming her grandfather’s place on a Hill District street that has disappeared since her 1950s childhood. They had a mule and chickens, and grew and canned vegetables. “It was a long time till I realized you went to the grocery store,â€? she says. “Then I began looking at my community and realized it was important to organize. ‌â€? She pursued urban agriculture as her vocation and in her education as well. CONTINUES ON PG. 10
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She and Bey founded what they affectionately call BUGs because, Jones says, while the importance of Africa-centric art and culture is understood today in the black community, the importance of farming, and what their ancestral homeland can teach about food culture, is not well known. Bey has also been active in urban gardening for years. In April 2011, she and friends began a community garden in Uptown, forming a youth program called Mama Africa’s Green Scouts. It soon expanded from their own children to the neighborhood kids and finally opened to everyone, offering lessons in community gardening, green sustainability and African culture. BUGs has a similar social-justice component, working with local nonprofits and senior centers on their own urban gardens. Its founders chose to be a co-op, Jones says, because “we wanted not to be exclusive. … We wanted to make sure every black gardener who wanted to be involved could be involved.” Some might need only BUGs’ labor, for instance, but not its expertise. BUGs members promote the group at
farmers’ markets in city neighborhoods, and Bey hopes to add cooking demonstrations and social-justice speakers to that mix. Jones says the group could even open its own grocery store in Homewood, run by African Americans, with a café and classes on cooking and canning. And she hopes BUGs can eventually offer living-wage landscaping jobs, and training in running a greenhouse, to city youth. She and Bey have been consulting with the Chamber of Cooperatives on how to turn their idea, eventually, into a paying venture. Gaydos has connected them with a lawyer and consulted with them about other necessary co-op moves. “We’re looking at longevity,” Jones says. So is the Chamber. Gaydos and Jaeger have partnered with several local business schools to connect Chamber members to business-education opportunities from the University of Pittsburgh and elsewhere. “We’re trying to be [a conduit] for this idea,” says Jaeger. “You want to know what this is, we’ll help you figure this out because we want to see it happen. “At this point we are lending an ear to figure out what people want.” I N F O@ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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OUT WITH THE OLD Yellow Cab is doing away with its iconic and tarnished brand in favor of zTrip {BY KIM LYONS} AFTER TWO-AND-A-HALF years battling two ride-hailing companies that moved onto its turf, it looks like Yellow Cab of Pittsburgh has finally conceded defeat to Lyft and Uber. In a move best described as “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em,” Yellow Cab’s parent company, Pittsburgh Transportation Group, announced in June that it’s switching gears and doing away with all but a few of its yellow taxis in favor of silver zTrip vehicles. Originally, the app-based zTrip service was Yellow Cab’s answer to ride-hailing. Now, it will replace the company’s traditional taxi model altogether. “For good or bad, it was time,” says PTG President Jamie Campolongo. “It’s like what happened with Blockbuster; when Netflix came along, you could still pick up movies at the store, but there was a better way of doing things.” The short time it took Uber and Lyft to get a foothold in Pittsburgh speaks to the need for transportation alternatives in the region. The ride-hailing model connects drivers in their own cars with customers via smartphone apps for cashless transactions. “Yellow Cab has been an important part of the Pittsburgh community for more than 103 years,” Mayor Bill Peduto, a strong supporter of Uber and Lyft, said at a June 28 press conference at PTG headquarters. “I am excited to see that proud tradition continue as Yellow Cab evolves into zTrip, reaffirming its commitment to its riders, its employees, and everyone who lives and works in this great city.” When Lyft and Uber moved into Pittsburgh, in early 2014, Yellow Cab, which was then a 101-year-old company, did what taxi companies in other cities have done: They fought. Pittsburgh Transportation Group joined forces with the much-smaller Star Transportation Group and sent a letter to Peduto urging him to pass an ordinance allowing city police officers to cite Uber and Lyft drivers for violating state law. That didn’t work. While Lyft and Uber did experience initial hurdles — including entanglements with state regulators in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, and fines from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission for conducting illegal service — both are now operating under
two-year temporary licenses issued by the PUC. So in May 2014, Yellow filed for a temporary license for Yellow X, its own version of a ride-hailing app which eventually became zTrip. Delayed by technical glitches, the service didn’t hit the streets until May 2015. While it was gearing up for the launch, Yellow sought a rate increase and attempted to get a surcharge added to weekend trips. (That also failed.) By the time zTrip was finally up and running last year, Lyft and Uber had already expanded to other cities in Pennsylvania, including Harrisburg and State College. But now zTrip offers a few things the other services don’t: The ability to schedule a ride in advance; the ability to telephone for a ride, which is important to riders without smartphone access; and no surge pricing. Customers can still hail a zTrip from the street and get one at the airport, just as they could with Yellow Cab, and customers can pay their fares in cash if they choose. And doing away with the Yellow Cab name might serve zTrip as well. Over time, the company has gotten a bad reputation, Campolongo says, along with many other taxi companies that haven’t been able to adapt to the on-demand economy. Whether zTrip is the answer remains to be seen, but the company just received a renewal of its two-year temporary license from the PUC. Campolongo acknowledges that there will be a “steep learning curve” for customers as they adjust to the new business model. There are now approximately 125 cars in the zTrip fleet, and the transition will continue over the next several months. The company plans to spend about $4 million on a rebranding effort, which will include retiring some of Yellow’s older vehicles, and repainting some with zTrip’s new silver color scheme. PTG will retain the Yellow Cab name in Pittsburgh, Campolongo says, partly so a competitor can’t use it, and will keep about 10 of its fleet of more than 300 yellow taxis on the road. “We’re not going to abandon the market that built the company,” he says. “We don’t want people to think there will be no taxis in town.”
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SETTING LIMITS A new proposal would reduce emission limits at Cheswick plant {BY ASHLEY MURRAY} ONE OF THE BIGGEST sources of air pollution in Allegheny County is about to become more regulated. A proposed permit from the Allegheny County Health Department would significantly reduce permitted annual emissions at NRG Energy’s coal-fired Cheswick power plant. The plant would also be required to run pollution-reducing equipment most of the time. “We’re very pleased with the way [the proposed new regulations] came out,” says Randy Francisco, of the Pennsylvania Sierra Club’s coal-to-clean-energy campaign. Francisco and residents who live near the plant have been fighting for a stricter permit since last year. “I live in Springdale, and I can see the plant right from my front porch. It’s about a block from me,” says Barb Szalai, who has canvassed the neighborhood, talking to residents about the plant and the need for greater restrictions. “I’d like to see them be a better neighbor and provide us with a better quality of life.” The new permit would restrict emission levels for sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen ox-
ides (NOX), particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) and sulfuric-acid mist. The department is seeking public comment on the proposal prior to an Aug. 1 hearing. Another Springdale resident, Marti Blake, complains of having to wipe black dust from her patio furniture every two days; she said she showed the black rag to Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald when she and members of the Sierra Club met with him. (Fitzgerald had no comment for City Paper and said he trusts the health department with permitting.) “I’ve actually been going door to door to let people know what’s going on with the power plant,” says Blake, whose living-room window faces the facility. Blake suffers from asthma, and both she and Szalai, who’ve lived there for decades, have been diagnosed with cancer (and are in remission). They say they’re unable to prove that the cancer is caused by living near the plant. “That plant needs to be out in the boonies somewhere where there’s no civilization,” Blake says. Comparing the plant’s former permit to the new draft, health-department
deputy director Jim Thompson says the amount of allowable SO2 would decrease by 59 percent; allowable NOX by 48 percent; PM2.5 by 25 percent; and sulfuricacid mist by 80 percent. However, the plant has not been running at full capacity, as cheaper natural gas prices have driven down demand. Thompson says that if the plant ran at the same rate as it did in 2014, NOX emissions should be reduced by about 70 percent. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SO2, sulfuric-acid mist and NOX released into the atmosphere cause acid rain and form ozone (which forms smog). Exposure to SO2 can also affect the respiratory system, causing asthmatic symptoms. Also, the EPA says, “numerous scientific studies connect particle pollution exposure to a variety of health issues” including reduced lung function, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature death in those with lung or heart disease. These pollutants can travel in the wind for long distances, affecting surrounding areas. The EPA recently tightened the limits on those pollutants, which is why Thompson
says the health department has written such a strict permit. “We feel the facility can easily and economically meet these emissions limits,” Thompson says. David Gaier, spokesperson for NRG, the plant’s owner, wrote via email that the company “is looking at it [the permit] in detail regarding all the specific emissions limits.” Thompson expects NRG will comment at the Aug. 1 hearing. Some organizations, including local airpollution watchdog Group Against Smog and Pollution, maintain that the health department needs to more stringently measure SO2 emissions coming from Cheswick. “Cheswick remains the largest source of SO2 emissions in Allegheny County. … Nevertheless, there is no monitor installed and operated to ascertain concentrations of SO2,” GASP wrote in a June 23 publiccomment letter. In response, Thompson tells CP, “our modeling shows that under limits established in this permit, we will meet [the EPA standards].” He adds that the department will continuously monitor SO2 emissions. A M U RRAY @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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JUDGMENT CALLS {BY CHARLIE DEITCH} IN LIGHT OF the revelation last week that
Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang is under investigation in Chicago for an alleged sexual assault, I penned an online column calling for Kang to be benched while the investigation played out. I’ll recount some of that column in this piece, but the long-and-short of my rationale is this: Kang is in the public eye; he is a celebrity who gets a certain amount of exposure. The alleged victim in this case is likely to see Kang in some form or another nearly every day. Out of deference to the victim, I suggested that the Pirates or Major League Baseball have Kang sit out with pay for a reasonable length of time until the investigation is concluded. I didn’t think that was out of line or unreasonable, but apparently a lot of people did. I began hearing the popular rallying cries of “innocent until proven guilty,” and “not to rush to judgment.” But it’s not a rush to judgment; I’m just saying we should start worrying as much about the alleged victims of sexual assault as we do about the alleged attackers. We don’t have to travel too far back in time to find the perfect example of this. The criminally charged and vilified Bill Cosby we know today wasn’t the same guy just a few years ago. While the allegations of drugging and sexually abusing women against the fallen funnyman have been around for many years, Cosby remained untainted by them and was even scheduled to return to network TV. However, the allegations were brought up again, this time by standup comedian Hannibal Burress, and this time, for whatever reason, they stuck. But for years, Cosby’s alleged victims were ignored; lawsuits were settled and swept away. The dozens of women who made these claims were treated like pariahs and it’s a shame; it’s sad; it’s gut-wrenching. And, unfortunately, it happens all the time, especially when celebrities are involved. Remember in 2009, when a Lake Tahoe Casino hostess filed a civil lawsuit alleging Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her? Most fans jumped behind Roethlisberger, and the media and websites like TMZ started diving into the accuser’s past, including previous psychiatric treatment she received. She was dragged through the mud, and most people thought it was OK because she made her claims in a
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civil suit rather than to police. Most people had written off the chance that her claims had the slightest bit of veracity. Until, that is, the second complaint. A coed in Milledgeville, Ga., told police that the quarterback sexually assaulted her in the bathroom of a bar. There were no charges filed and the alleged victim in that case even reported receiving death threats from fans. Roethlisberger later settled the Nevada case. He was also suspended by the NFL. So here we are again. I have no idea what happened that night in Chicago. But if we’re asked to consider that Kang is innocent until proven guilty, we have to give the accuser the same benefit. We should operate under the assumption that she is telling the truth. If the attack happened as she says, she was drugged, assaulted and dumped in a cab. In an event involving two people, why is one person’s version of events given more weight than another’s? And if one side is to be given a greater benefit of the doubt, shouldn’t it be the person who allegedly suffered the pain, horror and indignity of the attack? But that’s not the case. Victims of alleged sexual assault in this country are often treated as liars or at least suspect until proven believable. It doesn’t just happen in cases involving celebrities. It happens across college campuses; it happens to sex workers; it happens to children. There’s a tendency to always want to “wait until the evidence comes in” before we take a side, or take a stand, in a sexual-assault case. But if an 80-year-old woman tells police that she was pushed down and her purse was taken and a suspect is arrested, no one calls for calm and waiting for all the facts. At some point soon, this investigation will be concluded, and I don’t see the harm in taking Kang out of the Pirates lineup until that happens. If Kang deserves the benefit of the doubt, then surely the alleged victim in this case does, too.
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It took 53 years, but Grove City College, the right-wing Christian college in Mercer County, has been taken off the censure list of the American Association of University Professors. In 1963, the college fired history professor Larry Gara at the behest of the chairman of its board of directors — industrialist J. Howard Pew — who resented Gara’s pacifist views. Citing lack of due process, the AAUP voted to censure. But last year, the school apologized to Gara, and administrators even visited the 93-year-old retired educator to make amends, according to The Business Journal of Youngstown, Ohio. In turn, the AAUP finally lifted its sanction on Grove City College. In a statement, college president Paul J. McNulty said, “Being on the censure list for 53 years was not representative of what we are as a faith-based institution,” and “The college is a wonderful environment for scholars to thrive professionally.” It should be noted that Grove City College still doesn’t institute tenure and instead hires all professors on one-year contracts.
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Weird thefts: Timothy Francis Kiefer allegedly entered the Wal-Mart in Johnstown, filled up a cart, exited through the lawn-and-garden section and, without paying, loaded the items into his car. Then he went back the next day and did the same thing. Kiefer, 28, apparently managed to do this 11 days in a row, amassing $4,897 worth of stuff, before he was arrested. A significant portion of his haul was Lego toy sets, police told the Tribune-Democrat. Meanwhile, a thief broke into a Best Buy in Erie County by climbing onto the roof, cutting a hole in it and entering the store at about 3:30 a.m. Police’s first clue: The suspect is not a PC user. The Erie Times-News reports that, as alarms sounded, he made off with an armful of Apple products, exiting through the roof tear.
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As if you don’t have enough to worry about, an earth-science professor has concluded that a chunk of ice that literally fell out of a clear blue sky and smashed through a car windshield near Mechanicsburg in March was an example of a rare but naturally occurring phenomenon. The block shattered the windshield of a Kia Soul at a car dealership. Witnesses say it sounded like an explosion. Curious whether it fell from a passing plane, an employee of McCafferty Kia sent a sample to William Kreiger, a science professor at York College. He and his students found no trace of the fluids used to weatherize planes. Kreiger told PennLive.com that such sudden “icefalls” have been recorded throughout history, usually occurring on mild weather days, and are not fully understood by climatologists.
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As a crowd left Buhl Park after Hermitage’s Fourth of July fireworks,
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a deer showed up looking for a fight. The animal ran through the park, knocking over a woman and a young boy. “I heard the clapping of hooves and saw the deer run over the kid in the stroller and I couldn’t believe it,” a bystander told a reporter from The Herald of Sharon. The deer then veered toward the line of vehicles exiting the area and jumped onto the hood of Barb Graden’s car. “I thought it was coming through the windshield,” said Graden. “Its paw touched my hand.” Luckily, the deer soon scampered off. A nurse on the scene treated the boy, and the knocked-over woman was taken to a hospital.
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Bored during summer vacation, a science teacher from Franklin Regional Middle School apparently decided to give an anatomy lesson in his backyard. Police told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that neighbors repeatedly caught 47-year-old Jeff
Blahusch nude and masturbating on the back deck of his O’Hara Township home. One set up a camera and allegedly caught Blahusch, 47, in the act on four occasions, all of which took place between 4 and 5 p.m. According to the school district’s website, Blahusch is a coach for the girls’ softball and basketball teams.
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Several cars were splattered in a series of drive-by eggings in York County, and police have a pretty solid lead in the case: a young man was seen buying several bulk packages containing three dozen eggs each on security camera footage from a local Giant Food Store. Hoping someone will identify him, the Northeastern Regional Police Department posted an image on Facebook of the man and his eggs at the register. Police added that the egger was driving a pick-up truck with a skull decal in the rear window. … Of course he was.
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THIS WEEK IN CITY PAPER HISTORY In celebration of City Paper’s 25th Anniversary, each week we’re looking back at the headlines, pictures and people who graced our pages over the years.
FRAUD WAS MUCH SIMPLER IN THE 1990S
On May 4, 2011, frequent Pittsburgh City Council critic Yvonne F. Brown surprised everyone in council chambers when she hauled a cat out of her bag and presented it to Councilor Bruce Kraus. While Brown wasn’t much of a fan of Kraus (still isn’t, in fact) as a representative, she knew he was a cat-lover because he once asked Brown, “Why do you hate cats and dogs?” But when a neighbor could no longer keep the cat, Brown brought it to Kraus. Brown told city council: “This is to build a bridge between [Kraus] and me. … I don’t know how good of a council person he is, but he has a heart.” For his part, Kraus told writer Lauren Daley for a July 14, 2001, story that he named the cat “Yvonne F. Brown” because the cat — who often swatted, scratched and bit Kraus — shared Brown’s temperament. “She’s definitely a little wild and definitely a free spirit that speaks her mind.” The best part of this story, though, was the photo Daley captured of Yvonne the cat attacking Kraus (above). The whole thing is kind of a feline version of The Manchurian Candidate. The kitten lived for several months in council offices but was later removed and adopted by a staffer when complaints were made, allegedly by Kraus’ political rivals.
(July 13, 1994) If there’s one thing we’ve learned throughout this history project, it’s that the best stories are the ones that, while outdated, still relate to issues we face today. The cover story this week was “Phonies,” by writer Rebecca Baker. The story detailed fraudulent telemarketers and the people they hurt. The cover featured an ominous push-button phone with handcuffs on it. The FBI had recently shut down a large-scale telemarketing scam that had victims of all ages sending money through the mail for broken cameras. One positive was that most victims lost “usually only a small amount of money.” Compare that to the Internet age, where victims send thousands of dollars to Nigerian princes to help secure their share of $20 million.
BUT YOU’RE A GIRL! (July 14, 2004) Just in case you thought you were special because you’re currently living in age of “New Pittsburgh,” you’re not. The phrase “New Pittsburgh” is as annoying and dated as hearing people (mainly hipsters and transplants) say “yinz” every five goddamned minutes. Chris Potter wrote about how women were being left out of opportunities in the New Pittsburgh. Potter highlighted a study that showed, among other things, that women in the city made on average 60 percent less than men; that despite one of the highest concentration of college-educated women, their expertise wasn’t being taken advantage of; and that, even though women were more likely to
work at nonprofits than men, they still made less money than their male counterparts. Potter even pointed out that CP’s editorial staff of 11 had just three women employees and no female editors. Well, at least at City Paper, we can report that we are doing better. Out of 10 editorial positions, six are held by women — four women are editors and one is the art director. Viva “New Pittsburgh.”
A CHIP, A CHAIR AND A UFO (July 16, 2009) Writer Charlie Deitch profiled a Hazelwood man named Kent Senter, who was in the middle of playing in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Senter had moved here from North Carolina through his job with the Lowes homeimprovement chain and had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer of the plasma
cells. The cancer was caught late because it had originally been misdiagnosed. By the time it was caught, the disease was advanced. Unable to work, Senter began playing free online-poker games and nearly won himself a free entry to the tournament, which costs $10,000. He was disheartened, and his wife went online and asked for help. An online-poker site paid for him to enter. Senter didn’t win money at the tournament, but this is not a sad tale. A little research online finds that Senter’s still alive and dreaming. In 2013, according to the Huffington Post, Senter got a sizable settlement for his cancer misdiagnosis, though unfortunately he went out of remission. But he used some of that money to realize another dream: to hold a UFO conference in his hometown. Senter said he had two past experiences with UFOs and founded the Center for UFO research. Despite the cancer, he’s still around and has speaking engagements scheduled through the fall.
A LAW WORTH BREAKING (July 8, 2015) Summer intern supreme Jessica Hardin tells the compelling story of a mom from the South Hills who consciously and publicly broke the law to give her daughter medical cannabis oil. The fight to legalize the medication had been ongoing for years in the state, and some prickly Republicans were doing everything they could to block the inevitable passage of the law. That left people like Jessica Hawkins and her daughter Antania, who suffers from Dravet Syndrome and has dozens of seizures every day, without the only medicine proven to help. When Hardin asked her if the risk of arrest was worth it, Hawkins told her: “It comes down to either going to jail or a funeral.” The state finally passed its medicalcannabis law in April.
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SUNDAY FUNDAY {BY MARGARET WELSH} If Spirit is where you spent the very late hours of Saturday night, it might also be the place to spend your Sunday afternoon. Every week, the bar and music venue — which is also home to pizza shop Slice Island — hosts the Spirit Sunday Brunch Buffet from noon to 4 p.m. Pizza has a starring role here, but there’s plenty else to fill your plate. On a recent Sunday, the impressive spread included a wide range of choices (a good number of them vegetarian or vegan), including biscuits and gravy, Greek yogurt and granola, quiche, roasted potatoes, sausage and four types of pizza. Frisée and farro salads helped to balance out all the carbs. The French toast “dunkers” in particular — essentially, pleasantly chewy pizza crust coated in cinnamon sugar — kept my crew going back for more. At $13 for all-you-caneat, it wasn’t hard to get our money’s worth. As we ate, DJ Zombo kept the party atmosphere going with off-beat, brunch-friendly mashups. (A different DJ is featured each Sunday.) Drinks are available a la carte, and several put a new spin on midday drinking. The mimosas are made with your choice of fresh orange, grapefruit or cucumber juice; Bloody Marys come in traditional red, green (made with tomatillo, jalapeño, pineapple, grapes and cucumber) and orange (carrot, orange, ginger, lemon). And you can round out your meal with a bottomless cup of coffee, brewed from beans roasted on site.
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cuisines, vegans know the safest routes —Asian, Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines offer plenty of options. But few would point to the meat- and dairy-centric menus of northern Europe, east or west, as promising options for a vegan meal out. Apteka upends this assumption with its outspoken focus on “vegan Eastern European food.” Yet its offerings barely resembled the Eastern European standard-bearers of local restaurants, taverns and church festivals. They weren’t completely unfamiliar — the touchstones of pierogi, golumpki and borscht were present — but the flavors and textures amounted practically to re-inventions of these and other dishes. A big question we had going in was how the kitchen would deal with, quite
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literally, the meat of the matter, given its centrality to traditional Eastern European cooking. We are personally not fans of meat substitutes, preferring animal-free patties, loaves and pâtés that achieve
APTEKA 4606 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 412-251-0189 HOURS: Dinner menu Wed.-Sun. 5-10 p.m., late-night kitchen Wed.-Sat. 10 p.m.-1 a.m., Sun. 10 p.m.-midnight PRICES: $6-11 LIQUOR: Full bar
CP APPROVED heartiness and savor in their own right. Apteka scored high in this regard. While it has a few nominal meat replacements, most dishes took an unabashedly vegan route to robust umami flavor.
The surprising exception was borscht, served in a teacup sans spoon and accompanied by a slice of toast topped with smoked celeriac pâté. The borscht was consommé-clear, and it perfectly balanced beet and, somehow, beef flavor. How? We cannot say, but the flavor was so true, it’s possible it might actually put off a committed vegetarian. We were quite pleased with it and the accompanying toast. The toast was made from a bread that recurred in several dishes, a classic, dense, seedy, brown central European bread of the type Angelique loves and Jason tolerates. But its robust presence worked well with the intense flavors that abounded. Here is the other way in which Apteka departs from local clichés about Polish food: The food here is vibrant, spicy, sometimes even flat-out hot. The side salad,
for instance, was — quite unexpectedly — as fiery as anything from Thailand or Mexico, possibly from hot peppers in the escabeche. The other ingredients made for a simple but inspired alternative to the usual spring greens, tomatoes and cukes: mustard greens, shallot, apple, radish and sunflower seeds. Pittsburghers seem universally committed to serving their pierogies soft with butter and onions, but here again Apteka departed, using a fairly lean dough that fried up somewhere between pot sticker and empanada. In lieu of butter, there was sour cream-like “yogurt” sauce, and the pierogies were served stacked on a bed of shredded cabbage and beets. A large or small order includes both fillings: sauerkraut and mushroom as well as smoked potato with greens and roasted parsnips. The former was tasty enough, but the latter was a real standout, with poppy seeds in the dough and a cascade of flavors with a kick in the filling. Neither had the pillowy creaminess of traditional potato pierogie, but rather retained the distinctive textures of their own ingredients. The menu included two sandwiches, both featuring the same vegetable pâté, which was rustic to say the least: more like a soft loaf of finely ground and seasoned seeds and root vegetables. Otherwise, the sandwiches departed sharply. The Baba Jaga added Polish pickles and pickled beets, smoked-onion remoulade, and mustard atop slabs of that hearty, seedy house bread, while the Horse and Pepper went the spicy route, with horseradish slaw, pepper relish and jalapeños on a baguette. We found the Baba Jaga to be a bit one-note, the pâté serving mostly as filler, so that almost all the flavor came from the pickled cukes and beets. But the Horse had a lot more breadth and interest; it probably helped that the light, crusty baguette didn’t compete with the loaf-like pâté in the way the seedy bread did. Golumpki were a challenge to eat with the lightweight silverware provided, and have very little taste on their own. They were salvaged by the excellent, thick tomato puree they were served upon. Grilled endive was slathered in a cloying, jelly-like prune molasses. The wild mushrooms on top were roasted to perfection, however. The raw physical space Apteka occupies could read as hipster affectation, but it pretty honestly is what it is: cinderblock walls and concrete floor, lightened by a bare-wood bar and a few decorative touches, most notably flower arrangements that put carnations in a bottle to shame. Apteka demonstrates — in case there was any doubt — that in the right hands, neither vegan food nor bare-bones decor has to be austere. INFO@ PGHC ITY PAP ER.CO M
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SHRUB IT UP {BY SARAH WALSH} Shrubs, commonly referred to as “drinking vinegar,” are rich in history. Records indicate that this beverage rose to popularity during the colonial era as a refreshing drink for farmers. Nearly spoiled fruit is preserved, sweetened, consumed and celebrated. In our age of perfectly shaped ripe fruit that is often thrown away when the slightest blemish appears, shrubs celebrate and give new life to what may be viewed as waste. Through shrub-making, we participate in deep care of the earth and her fruitfulness. We dive into the trash pile and pull out what’s good. We cut away the rotten parts and discover what is useful, in order to make something new, vibrant, deliciouss and refreshing — shrub.
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TEA IN BOOZE Making the world’s favorite beverage even more popular {BY DREW CRANISKY} I’VE NEVER GIVEN tea much thought. You
drank it hot for a sore throat, cold to wash down barbecue, and that was about it. A few years ago, however, I came across Lapsang souchong, a Chinese smoked black tea that kept finding its way into my cocktail shaker. Tea was suddenly a lot more interesting. The practice of combining tea with booze is nothing new. For centuries, British soldiers would dilute their daily tot of rum with black tea for a simple cocktail called a Gunfire. Tea also appeared in a variety of classic punches, boozy yet caffeinated concoctions that were the 18th-century equivalent of vodka Red Bull. And it’s a safe bet that day drinkers were adding hooch to their iced tea long before the (tea-free) Long Island Iced Tea was invented. These days, tea is moving from background player to starring role behind the bar. “Tea can actually be any herb or spice you can think of,” explains Danielle Spinola, owner of Tupelo Honey Teas. “Muddled sage, muddled basil … you can do that with a tea as well. It just broadens your ability to make drinks.” And you needn’t look far to find the range of possibilities tea presents. Try a Caravan Old Fashioned at Spirit, which is sweetened with a syrup made from smoky Russian Caravan tea. Or head to Umami for a Fuji Slushee, a rum drink made with trendy matcha tea. Local brewers are giving tea some love
as well. Last summer, Spinola worked with East End Brewing to create an Arnold Palmer-inspired shandy using Irish breakfast tea. Roundabout Brewing makes the Earl Grey Pale Ale, which is loaded with the floral bitterness of bergamot. And Full Pint Brewing uses tea in the aptly named TFunk, a blackberry Berliner Weisse that’s a tart and refreshing summer treat. Ready to bring tea to your tipples? Spinola suggests infusing tea into spirits to extract maximum flavor. Select a tea that complements the liquor: robust black teas work well with whiskey, whereas delicate herbal teas are better suited to gin or vodka. Steep the tea in your spirit until it reaches the desired strength (usually no more than 24 hours), strain, and get creative. Spinola once used tequila infused with her spicy cranberry tea blend to create a unique fall margarita. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with a classic tea punch. Hidden Harbor’s Wes Shonk suggests this basic recipe: mix 2 ounces of over-steeped tea with ¾ ounces of simple syrup, a shot of your favorite spirit and the juice of half a lemon. This template can be scaled up and customized to your heart’s desire: For a summer party, perhaps, use mint tea and strawberry syrup. Tea is the world’s most popular beverage for a reason. Complex yet infinitely flexible, tea is a worthy addition to your drinking arsenal.
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BOOZE BATTLES
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Each week, we order the same cocktail at two different bars for a friendly head-to-head battle. Go to the bars, taste them both and tell us what you like about each by tagging @pghcitypaper on Twitter or Instagram and use #CPBoozeBattles. If you want to be a part of Booze Battles, send an email to food-and-beverage writer Celine Roberts, at celine@pghcitypaper.com.
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DRINK: Spicy Margarita INGREDIENTS: El Jimador Blanco, triple sec, agave nectar, fresh lemon, lime, fresh fresno/ jalapeño pepper slices, salt, lime wedge garnish OUR TAKE: If you’re jonesing for a strong, spicy swig, look no further. The heat balances out the salty-sweet qualities of your typical margarita. Lime flavors are predominant, but it veers from the normal briny notes of the classic, instead showcasing the heat of the peppers. You’ll want to keep sipping slowly but steadily.
DRINK: La Esposa Margarita INGREDIENTS: Espolon Reposado, yellow Chartreuse, grapefruit, lime, salt, lime wheel garnish OUR TAKE: This beautiful cocktail, with a color gradient of juices and liquors, looks like a sunset after a particularly hot day. It’s tart and salty with some good acidity from the lime juice. The yellow Chartreuse mellows down the mix for a drink that’s as smooth as it is dangerous (as tequila tends to be).
This week on 5 Minutes in Food History: We check into some tipsy history with bartender Allie Contreras. www.pghcitypaper.com
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There’s a changing of the guard in the Pittsburgh punk scene. As of August, Mind Cure Records in Polish Hill will become Cruel Noise Records. John Villegas, who has operated various other projects under the name Cruel Noise, will relieve owner Michael Seamans of his day-to-day retail responsibilities, giving him a chance to focus on the label side of Mind Cure (which has put out records by bands like the Bats, the S/CKS and the Gotobeds) and finish his Pittsburgh punk documentary Give Us A Chance. Seamans, who opened Mind Cure in 2010, has done much to both build up and document Pittsburgh’s punk scene, and Villegas is a fitting replacement, having long been a fixture in and advocate for the Pittsburgh punk and hardcore community. “Mikey could have sold the store to some clown from Brooklyn for twice the price, but he wanted to know it was going to be in good hands,” says Villegas, who lives in the neighborhood. “With Lili [Café, downstairs] and [Copacetic Comics, upstairs], the building’s a natural landmark for weirdos visiting the city.” And, like Seamans, Villegas believes that it’s up to passionate people like himself to keep the scene he loves active and supported. “If we don’t do it, no one will,” he says. Up to this point, the Cruel Noise banner has encompassed everything from blogging and promoting records to a Cruel Noise podcast where Villegas shares his seemingly infinite arsenal of punk-rock and hardcore knowledge. And having an official office-like space will open more opportunities for Villegas, who plans to release a 12-inch compilation of Pittsburgh artists. Villegas also hopes to use the shop as a gathering spot for those trying to find a place in the community, as well as for people who are already heavily involved. In his eyes, it’s all about building on the existing foundation. “As this grows, I want to bring the people I’ve supported and worked with up with me,” he says. Mind Cure regulars shouldn’t expect a jarring inventory change: While Villegas has been building his own collection of records to sell, he’ll also start out with a portion of the store’s existing inventory. Mind Cure will close on July 18 and reopen as Cruel Noise Records on Aug. 2.
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If you don’t know: Blak Rapp Madusa
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From the first moments of her 2015 record Steel Waters Run Deep, it’s obvious that Blak Rapp Madusa isn’t just spitting LADYFEST PITTSBURGH Fri., July 15, through Sun., July 17. words. These are cries of rage and frustraVarious locations and admission prices. tion at white supremacy and this country’s Visit www.facebook.com/Vulvapalooza seemingly insurmountably racist foundafor more information and full schedule. tion. (“Is this you or is this me?” she asks on that record. “Is it hatred that has been deep-seated for eons, or is this something Matter movement inspired a fresh wave of that you came up with?”) But just as often, social consciousness in mainstream rapthey’re expressions of radical encourage- pers. “To be an artist … you actually have
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to be depicting the times,” Madusa says. “[But] some groups, though they may be politically conscious, it doesn’t seem like the force behind their work.” In other words, plenty of artists have a message. Madusa aims to be a revolutionary.
“Planting seeds of truth all over this land hoping that you … would come forth and take this torch and run on my friend.” For Madusa (an acronym for Making
a Difference Using Skills and Activism), music and activism are inextricably entwined. The Atlanta-based artist — who prefers to call herself an artivist — spends much of her time organizing and performing at rallies and events. Earlier this summer, for example, she took her Artivist Vanguard tour on the road, and worked with Black Lives Matter Knoxville to organize an event called Solidarity in Liberation. “The difference between the [artist and the] artivist is that we’re actually going to do something about it, we’re going to create an event, we’re going to create a rally, we’re going to create a space where people can come and learn more,” she says. If you’re looking for good music, good lyrics, a good performance, Madusa — who comes to Pittsburgh this weekend to perform as part of the annual three-day Ladyfest Pittsburgh music festival — will deliver. But, she says, “it’s a lot more than that. It’s kind of a holistic setting.” Message-driven art always runs the risk of feeling flat, but Steel Waters Run Deep is gorgeous, tough, spiritual and overflowing with pain and love. Madusa’s voice recalls the slightly husky timbre and emotional range of Lauryn Hill; her
flow echoes the cool, easy confidence of hip hop’s most-revered East Coast alpha males. Lyrically, she pulls no punches, proclaiming, “We already at war, underneath attack cause we’re black and we’re poor, so when you gonna react?” Then she quotes Biggie better than Biggie: “If you don’t know, now you know.”
“My third eye has already been woke.” Madusa’s activism was born in the mid-2000s when, as a student at the University of Pittsburgh, she participated in her first protest, a rally against police brutality. From there, Pittsburgh remained a powerful backdrop for the Harrisburg-born, Houstonraised artist’s development. “It’s cold a lot … I spent a lot of time inside,” she recalls with a laugh. Pittsburgh’s racial dynamic also made an impression. “Even though the South is the South, I’ve experienced more racism in Pittsburgh,” she says. “So that inspired a lot.” Spoken-word performance initially became an outlet, and she found support
from celebrated artist and activist Vanessa German. “It was Vanessa who actually encouraged me to work and to also not be shy about it,” Madusa recalls. A return to Houston led to a serendipitous run-in with a record producer, who suggested she turn her poetry into rhymes. His company, Trickle Down Entertainment, released her first single. On visits back to Pittsburgh, rapper Yah Lioness helped Madusa hone her skills with concentrated writing sessions. She also joined up with Pittsburgh hip-hop collective 1Hood, which put her in front of a larger audience and provided an activist support system. She still counts herself as part of 1Hood, which itself aims to build communities and promote political awareness. But living in Atlanta has inspired Madusa in new ways. “It’s the cradle of civil rights,” she notes. “There’s things going on, a lot of movements building.” It’s in Atlanta where she has really seen her two passions become enmeshed. Before then, she says, “I had just kind of been a hip-hop artist … I hadn’t really been [fully embracing] the whole activist part.”
“WE’RE GOING TO CREATE A SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND LEARN MORE.”
“All this to say that we can make something out of nothing / We can take your dreams and mine and merge them into reality / Burst them into flames like shooting stars in the galaxy.” I talked to Madusa by phone early in the week of July 4 — a moment when it was easier to speak more generally about matters of racism and police brutality. But by the time we spoke again, briefly, the following Friday, the sickening triple punch of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and the Dallas sniper attack had hit us all like a late-round uppercut in a fight that already feels too exhausting to finish. “I don’t even know what to say right now,” Madusa said, her voice thick with emotion. She echoed her own lyrics, decrying white supremacy and systemic racism, also expressing faith that this painful era will end. She herself puts it best at the end of her record: We can make ourselves whole again / We can bring our souls home again / Just you take my hand and let us lead ourselves out of the darkness of this oppression. M W H E L S H@ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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the first detailed document of the New York punk scene with Please Kill Me: The Uncensored History of Punk. Beginning with the Velvet Underground, and continuing with the likes of Richard Hell (whose infamous T-shirt inspired the book’s title) and the Ramones, it chronicles the story in unfiltered quotes from the musicians and friends who were there. As the authors mark the book’s 20th anniversary, they’ll visit Pittsburgh for a reading at the Ace Hotel on Mon., July 18. City Paper spoke to McCain by phone, before a recent reading in London. HOW DID THE BOOK COME TO LIFE? Legs had been doing a book with Dee Dee Ramone and had suggested to Dee Dee that they do it as an oral history because Legs was such a fan of the book Edie, by Jean Stein and George Plimpton. But Legs was also interviewing [publicist/journalist/ Ramones manager] Danny Fields and Richard Hell and people, and kind of cut it together with Dee Dee. I was reading all these transcripts and I said, “This story is so much bigger than just the Ramones. You should do an oral history of punk.” He invited me to do it and I knew if anyone else did it with him I’d be really jealous when I read the book. WAS ANYONE RETICENT ABOUT BEING INTERVIEWED? No. Because I think by the time period, there was just no interest in
punk whatsoever. As Legs says, he thinks most people didn’t expect the book to get published! [Laughs] I think it was just a time period that people were ready to talk. It had been 15 years and maybe people were getting nostalgic for that time in New York. Because that was when New York really started to change, in the early ’90s.
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… We left Iggy [Pop] to the very last interview. We had ideas about where we wanted to put him in, so that made the questions more specific. So we could tell anecdotes that led to questions that made his mind work in a different way. I think we got a pretty original interview with Iggy. He definitely was not phoning it in. ENDING THE BOOK WITH [NEW YORK DOLLS DRUMMER] JERRY NOLAN’S DEATH AVOIDS ANY ROMANTICIZING. WAS THAT INTENTIONAL? I think it was just intuitive. We were just wrapping up Johnny [Thunders, New York Dolls guitarist, who died under mysterious circumstances]. It seemed like Jerry was the natural person to go after that. We knew we had such an impactful ending with that. It’s almost like a vortex. You start [the book] with Lou Reed saying “Come over and let me talk to you,” and you end with a hole in someone’s shoe. [Nolan recounts an Elvis Presley concert, where the future king has worn-out footwear.] I N F O@ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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HOLY DAYS {BY MARGARET WELSH} GINA FAVANO is feeling disgusted.
“That can be the bold-type quote for the article,” she suggests with a laugh. “‘She’s so disgusted and confused and depressed.’” Favano, singer and bassist of Pittsburgh-based trio Come Holy Spirit, isn’t alone. It’s the middle of an increasingly terrible news week and, like many, Favano isn’t totally sure what to do with her sadness and anger. She just knows she doesn’t want to stay quiet. “For me as an artist and a performer and a musician, that’s important,” she says over the phone. “Even if you have a really small audience, you kind of have to let people know where you stand and what you’re thinking, even if you’re not sure what that is yet.” In many ways, Come Holy Spirit’s new record, Grand Island, which was released in May, feels like an expression of this open-book ethos: visceral, full of uncontrived emotion, the kind of music that feels both otherworldly and fully earth-bound. It’s kind of punk, kind of psych, kind of avant-garde. Songs are often either building or bubbling over into controlled chaos. Favano’s powerful vocals swell and boom and crack, bringing to mind Diamanda Galas or maybe Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. But sometimes, like in the aptly titled closer “Benediction,” they sooth. This is music you can dance to. It’s also music you can cry to. It’s the second full-length for the band, which has existed in its current form — with drummer Sam Pace (Centipede Eest, Gangwish) and guitarist
Aaron Limberg (Lungs Face Feet) — for about three-and-a-half years. Before that, Favano performed solo under the name Evil Twin, which “was great … but was also really limiting,” she says. “After a few years of that … I need[ed] to play loud, cathartic music.” The members manage to juggle potentially tricky sonic power dynamics, and the instrumentation is alternately primal, and complex and full. “I feel like the three of us have different goals musically, and it works together,” Favano says. “We have different areas of expertise, and I trust those guys implicitly. The musicianship in our band is so strong.”
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The band — which plays two shows this week — didn’t have any specific goals for the self-financed and self-recorded record, other than actually finishing it: Favano compares the process to “pushing a boulder up a mountain.” Ultimately, for a band that is always tweaking and evolving its material, this recording represents a precise moment in its history. But as with any successful art, Grand Island goes beyond that. The music might not be specifically political, but Favano aims to make sure that whatever she’s struggling with internally is represented in the music in an honest way. “The only thing I’m trying to do,” she says, “is just be real.”
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[ALTERNATIVE] + THU., JULY 14 Few artists match the mystery and power of Philly’s Abi Reimold, appearing tonight at the Mr. Roboto Project. Reimold’s intimately dark songs and twinkly, layered delivery will crawl under your skin and swim around your brain for days. On tour with Reimold is Brooklynbased indie pop artist Emily Yacina. Local support comes from BUST Magazine-backed twee heroes Rue and the mathy indie pop of Yes Yes A Thousand Times Yes. Meg Fair 8 p.m. 5106 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. $10. All ages. www.robotoproject.org
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Chain & the Gang is a living, moving, musiccreating entity of irony. Watch as vocalist Ian Svenonious stays in character for yet another gig, one of hundreds in which he’ll declare his hatred for free will and speech, and showing off the weirdo-tude evident in his book The Psychic Soviet. Joining the freak fest at Spirit is unpredictable bad boys’ club Black Lips. Vocalist Cole Alexander tosses his cookies at every gig because of a medical condition, so if you weren’t convinced they’d do anything for rock, now ya know. Pittsburgh’s Nox Boys open the show. MF 8 p.m. 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. $15. 412-586-4441 or www.spiritpgh.com
[MISC.] + FRI., JULY 15 Punk Rock Summer Camp is back. This year’s Vans Warped Tour features throwbacks New Found Glory, Reel Big Fish and Yellowcard. Waka Flaka Flame is the resident rapper of note this year, and Warped staples like State Champs and a reunited Set Your Goals will help fill out the fest at First Niagara Pavilion. (And if you
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don’t check out Old Wounds, you’re a clown.) Bonus points to Warped for welcoming the sexual-assault awareness nonprofits It’s On Us and A Voice for the Innocent to join the tour for the summer. MF 11 a.m. 65 Pennsylvania 18, Burgettstown. All ages. $35-212. 724- 947-7400 or livenation.com
[RAP] + SAT., JULY 16 Ja Rule is coming to town for Club Diesel’s 10th-anniversary weekend, so I’d start unearthing your digs from the early 2000s right now. The rap icon will be partying until 1:30 in the morning, sure to satisfy with classic hits like “Mesmerize” and “Always On Time.” But his two most recent albums are also rife with bangers, so if you’re a nostalgic fan who has ignored his recent bodies of work, get studying. MF 9 p.m. 1601 E. Carson St., South Side. $20. 412-651-4713 or www.dieselclublounge.com
[INDIE] + SUN., JULY 17 This year, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s signature fundraising event has undergone big changes, switching from the three-day Blues Fest, at Hartwood Acres, to the day-long Feed More Festival at Stage AE. Headliners include catchy rock act Cold War Kids, folky indie trio The Lone Bellow and the extraordinary indierock artist Lucy Dacus, plus plenty of local acts like Clinton Clegg and the Commonheart, the Derek Woods Band and A-F Records’ Swiss Army. Enjoy the music while you explore the array of food trucks and an I Made It! Market, all for the cause of making sure folks in need are well-fed. MF 2 p.m. 400 North Shore Drive, North Side. $40-125. 412-229-5483 or www.stageae.com
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ROCK/POP THU 14 CLUB CAFE. The Clock Reads, Chillent. South Side. 412-431-4950. RIVERS CASINO. Nina Sainato. North Side. 412-231-7777. SMILING MOOSE. The Obsessives, Heart Attack Man, The Superweaks. South Side. 412-431-4668. STAGE AE. Fitz & the Tantrums w/ Zella Day. North Side. 412-229-5483.
FRI 15 AVONWORTH COMMUNITY PARK. Flashback. Ohio Township. 412-766-1700. BAYARDSTOWN SOCIAL CLUB. Arlo Aldo & Tiny Rhymes. Strip District. CATTIVO. Alex G, Speedy Ortiz, Brightside. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2157. CLUB CAFE. Cordovas. South Side. 412-431-4950. FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION. The Heirs Vans Warped Tour. Burgettstown. 724-947-7400.
GOOD TIME BAR. The GRID. CLUB CAFE. The Neverweres w/ Del Rios, A.T.S. South Side. Millvale. 412-821-9968. 412-431-4950. HARD ROCK CAFE. Darling CRANBERRY SPORTS Nikki: A Prince Tribute. BAR & GRILLE. Right TurnClyde. Station Square. 412-481-7625. Cranberry. 724-776-5500. MR. SMALLS THEATER. Shakey DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Graves w/ Streets of Laredo. The Marino Miller Trio. Millvale. 412-821-4447. Robinson. 412-489-5631. REX THEATER. Spiritual DOWNTOWN IRWIN. Rez & The Buckle Downs. Dancing Queen, South Side.412-381-6811. Tres Lads. Irwin. RIVERS CASINO. JAMES STREET Dancing Queen Bill GASTROPUB Henry Duo. North www. per pa & SPEAKEASY. Side. 412-231-7777. pghcitym .co Simon & Garfunkel ROBERTSHAW Tribute. North Side. AMPHITHEATER. Girls, 412-904-3335. Guns & Glory. Greensburg. MCKEESPORT TURNERS. SHELBY’S STATION. Dave & Super Fun Time Awesome Andrea Iglar Duo. Bridgeville. Party Band, CBJ, For The Wolf, SMILING MOOSE. Mace Ballard, Children Of October, Dirt Cheap, My Cardboard Space Ship Project Falcon. McKeesport. Adventure, Remainders & Nick 412-664-9639. M. Venus in Furs, Greywalker, MEADOWS CASINO. John The Damned Humans. South Side. Fogerty Bon Journey. Washington. 412-431-4668. 724-503-1200. MICKEY’S PLACE. Gone South. McKees Rocks. 412-771-7606. BALTIMORE HOUSE. MOONDOG’S. New Riders of the Under The Covers. Pleasant Hills. Purple Sage, theCAUSE. Blawnox. 412-653-3800. 412-828-2040. THE R BAR. The Rock-it Band. Dormont. 412-942-0882. RIVERS CASINO. Don’t Look Back. Boston tribute. BeLove Trio. North Side. 412-231-7777. SMILING MOOSE. The Ruins of Beverast, Drowned, Anicon featuring Taphos Nomos. South Side. 412-431-4668. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Formula 5. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177. VILLAGE TAVERN & TRATTORIA. Moose Tracks. West End. 412-458-0417. WATERFRONT TOWN CENTER. No Bad JuJu. Homestead. 412-476-8889.
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SUN 17 CLUB CAFE. Hey Mercedes w/ Prawn, Brightside. South Side. 412-431-4950. FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION. Steely Dan, Steve Windwood. Burgettstown. 724-947-7400. MR. SMALLS THEATER. Dawes w/ Kathleen Edwards. Millvale. 412-821-4447. {PHOTO COURTESY OF DARREN MYERS}
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Each week we bring you a song from a local artist. This week’s track comes from Pittsburgh’s mystic-psych three-piece Come Holy Spirit; stream or download the title track from the band’s new record Grand Island for free at FFW>>, the music blog at www.pghcitypaper.com.
CLUB CAFE. White Denim w/ Steelesque. South Side. 412-431-4950. GOOSKI’S. Krieg, Tartarus & 8cylinder. Polish Hill. 412-681-1658. MR. SMALLS THEATER. Zakk Wylde - Book of Shadows II w/ Tyler Bryant & CONTINUES ON PG. 26
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the Shakedown, Jared James Nichols. Millvale. 412-821-4447. SMILING MOOSE. Trade Wind, Wander, Many Rooms. South Side. 412-431-4668.
TUE 19 CLUB CAFE. John Moreland w/ Christian Lee Hutson. South Side. 412-431-4950. SMILING MOOSE. Forevermore, Kingdom of Giants, Darkness Divided. South Side. 412-431-4668.
WED 20 CATTIVO. Agathocles, Total Fucking Destruction, Ground & Submachine. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2157. CLUB CAFE. Reformed Whores w/ The Wreckids. South Side. 412-431-4950. HOWLERS. My Darling Fury, AM Faces, Head East & Forgive. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Band of Lovers, Ferdinand the Bull, Scott & Rosanna. North Side. 412-904-3335. SMILING MOOSE. Moose Blood. South Side. 412-431-4668.
DJS THU 14 MR. SMALLS THEATER. Centrifuge Thursdays. At the Funhouse. Millvale. 603-321-0277.
PERLE CHAMPAGNE BAR. Bobby D Bachata. Downtown. 412-471-2058.
FRI 15 ACE HOTEL PITTSBURGH. TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party. Rare Soul, Funk & wild R&B 45s feat. DJ Gordy G. & J.Malls. East Liberty. 412-621-4900. ANDYS WINE BAR. DJ Malls Spins Vinyl. Downtown. 412-773-8884. THE FLATS ON CARSON. Pete Butta. South Side. 412-586-7644. KELLY-STRAYHORN THEATER. Reggae Roots Summer Dance Party. Dance the night away to your favorite new & old-school Reggae tunes. East Liberty. 412-363-3000. 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.
BRILLOBOX. Pandemic: Global Dancehall, Cumbia, Bhangra, Balkan Bass. Bloomfield. 412-621-4900. DIESEL. DJ CK. South Side. 412-431-8800. REMEDY. Push It! DJ Huck Finn, DJ Kelly Fasterchild. Lawrenceville. 412-781-6771. RIVERS CASINO. DJ Stasko. North Side. 412-231-7777. ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance. South Side. 412-431-2825.
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THE R BAR. BTK & Ms Freddye. Dormont. 412-942-0882.
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TUE 19 KATZ PLAZA. Eric Johnson & The Fablous A - Team. Downtown. 412-456-6666.
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THE MONROEVILLE RACQUET CLUB. Jazz Bean Live. Every Saturday, a different band. Monroeville. 412-728-4155. OAKS THEATER. Etta Cox & The Mini Big Band. Oakmont. 412-828-6311. WICKED FOX. Eric Johnson Trio. Fox Chapel. 412-794-8255.
WED 20 FULL LIST E ANDYS WINE BAR. Joe Negri. Downtown. ONwLwIN w. 412-773-8884.
565 LIVE. The Blues Orphans. Bellevue. 412-522-7556.
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SUN 17 HAMBONE’S. Calliope Old Time Appalachian Jam. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318.
TUE 19 ACOUSTIC MUSIC WORKS. Buck Curran, Aaron Lefebvre, Dan Petrich. Squirrel Hill. 412-422-0710.
ALLEGHENY ELKS LODGE #339. Pittsburgh Banjo Club. Wednesdays. North Side. 412-321-1834. PARK HOUSE. Shelf Life String Band. North Side. 412-224-2273.
ANDYS WINE BAR. Mark Pipas. Downtown. 412-773-8884. LEMONT. Dave Crisci & Judi Figel. Mt. Washington. 412-431-3100.
CITY OF ASYLUM. Roger Humphries & RH Factor. North Side. 412-321-2190. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Daniel Bennett Group. North Side. 412-904-3335.
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PARADISE ISLAND. The Flow Band w/ Finneydredlox, Joe Spliff, Deb Star, Sam Fingers & Macasea. Neville Island. 412-264-6570.
CAPRI PIZZA AND BAR. Bombo Claat w/ VYBZ Machine Intl Sound System. East Liberty. 412-362-1250. WATERWORKS PUB. The Flow Band w/ Finneydredlox, Joe Spliff, Deb Star, Sam Fingers & Macasea. Greensburg. 724-216-5408.
SAT 16 BAHAMA BREEZE ISLAND GRILLE. Ras Prophet. Robinson. 412-788-5790. RUMFISH GRILLE. The Flow Band w/ Finneydredlox, Joe Spliff, Deb Star, Sam Fingers & Macasea. Bridgeville. 412-914-8013.
SUN 17 BAJA BAR AND GRILL. Ras Prophet. Fox Chapel. 412-963-0640. KELLY ST. The Flow Band w/ Finneydredlox, Joe Spliff, Deb Star, Sam Fingers & Macasea. Harambee Black Arts Festival. Homewood. MANCHESTER HISTORIC DISTRICT. The Flow Band Reggae Rockers. North Side. 412-321-7707.
COUNTRY FRI 15 MEADOWS CASINO. Frank Vieira. Washington. 724-503-1200.
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DOWNEY’S HOUSE. The Flying Squirrels. Robinson. 412-489-5631.
AIRPLAY. Unity Chapel, Latrobe.
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CLASSICAL MUSIC UNDER THE STARS. Chatham University Eden Hall Campus, Gibsonia. ELIAS DAVID MONCADO W/ NEW CASTLE EINTRACHT MAENNERCHOR. East Liberty Presbyterian Church, East Liberty. 412-441-3800.
DOUBLE WIDE GRILL. Bridgewater Station Acoustic. North Huntingdon. 724-863-8181.
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ARSENAL CIDER HOUSE & WINE CELLAR. Unknown String Band. Lawrenceville. 412-260-6968.
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REV. CYPRIAN CONSTANTINE. St. Paul Cathedral, Oakland. 412-621-4951. YOUNG ARTISTS’ SCHULMAN RECITAL. Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside. 412-661-0120.
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ANDYS WINE BAR. Bronwyn Wyatt Higgins. Downtown. 412-773-8884. GRILLE ON SEVENTH. Tony Campbell & Howie Alexander. Downtown. 412-391-1004. LA CASA NARCISI. Erin Burkett & Virgil Walters w/ Max Leake & Eric DeFade. Gibsonia. 724-444-4744. LEMONT. Dr. Zoot. Mt. Washington. 412-431-3100. REVEL + ROOST. Funk + Soul Fridays. Downtown. 412-281-1134.
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1LIVE STUDIO. DJ Goodnight: Open Elements. Avalon. 412-424-9254.
SMILING MOOSE. Rock Star Karaoke w/ T-MONEY. South Side. 412-431-4668. SPOON. Spoon Fed. East Liberty. 412-362-6001.
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Beycoates-Bey. Downtown. 412-773-8884. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Roger Humphries Jam Session. Ballroom. North Side. 412-904-3335. RILEY’S POUR HOUSE. Jerry & Louis Lucarelli, Sunny Sunseri, w/ Peg Wilson Lucarelli Brothers. Carnegie. 412-279-0770. VALLOZZI’S PITTSBURGH. Eric Johnson. Downtown. 412-394-3400. WINCHESTER THURSTON, UPPER SCHOOL. Alderson as Piaf. Shadyside. 412-587-7500.
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These are the tracks Anna Thompson, of the multi-faceted performance duo Slow Danger, can’t stop listening to:
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LA DIVINA CORNETTI. Winchester Thurston, Upper School, Shadyside. 412-587-7500.
OTHER MUSIC THU 14 HEINZ HALL. A Night of Symphonic Hip Hop ft. Nelly w/ the Pittsburgh Symphony. Downtown. 412-392-4900. WALLACE’S TAP ROOM. Just Us. East Liberty. 412-665-0555.
FRI 15 COOPER’S LAKE CAMPGROUND. The Fourth Annual Band Jam Music Festival. Slippery Rock. 724-368-8710. DIESEL. Dzeko & Torres. South Side. 412-431-8800. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Bel Suono Ensemble. Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. PITTSBURGH WINERY. T’Monde “Frenchmen on Penn”. Strip District. 412-566-1000.
SAT 16 COOPER’S LAKE CAMPGROUND. The Fourth Annual Band Jam Music Festival. Slippery Rock. 724-368-8710.
MON 18 DIESEL. Famous Last Words, Outline In Color, It Lives It Breathes, Eyes Wide Open. South Side. 412-431-8800. HAMBONE’S. Ian Kane. Jazz Standards, showtunes & blues. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Raven & the Wren. North Side. 412-904-3335. KELLY-STRAYHORN THEATER. Mathew Tembo & the Afro Routes Band. A benefit concert for Surgicorps International. East Liberty. 412-363-3000.
WED 20 PALLANTIA. Jon Bañuelos, flamenco guitarist. Shadyside. 412-621-2919.
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FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION Burgettstown. Tickets: livenation.com or 1-800-745-3000. 7p.m.
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Dead & Company
Culture Club HEINZ HALL Downtown. 412-392-4900. Tickets: pittsburghsymphony.org. 7:30p.m.
Ryan Adams and The Shining & Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds STAGE AE North Side. All ages show. Tickets: ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000. Doors open at 6:30p.m.
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A Night of Symphonic Hip Hop featuring Nelly HEINZ HALL Downtown. 412-392-4900.
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SUNDAY 17 Steely Dan Photo: Byron photography
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STAGE AE North Side. All ages show. Tickets: ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000. Doors open at 6p.m.
FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION Burgettstown. Tickets: livenation.com or 1-800-745-3000. 7p.m.
MONDAY 18 Trade Wind
SMILING MOOSE South Side. 412-431-4668. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 6:30p.m.
The Obsessives SMILING MOOSE South Side. 412-431-4668. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 6:30p.m.
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Los Lonely Boys
Shrek The Musical
ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-263-2877. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.
BENEDUM CENTER Downtown. 412-456-6666. Tickets: pittsburghclo.org. Through July 24.
Vans Warped Tour
Pittsburgh Summer Beerfest
FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION Burgettstown. Tickets: livenation.com or 1-800-745-3000. 11a.m.
STAGE AE North Side. Over 21 event. Tickets: pittsburghbeerfest.com.
Dark Side of the Moon: A Pink Floyd Experience
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Journey & The Doobie Brothers FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION Burgettstown. Tickets: livenation.com or 1-800-745-3000. 7p.m.
The Magical Music of Harry Potter HEINZ HALL Downtown. 412-392-4900. Tickets: pittsburghsymphony. org/summer. 8p.m.
Kian ’n’ JC “Don’t Try This At Home”
ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-263-2877. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.
CARNEGIE OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL Munhall. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.
Darling Nikki: A Prince Tribute
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HARD ROCK CAFE Station Square. 412-481-ROCK. Over 21 show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 10p.m.
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DOG DAYS {BY AL HOFF} In writer/director Todd Solondz’s new film Weiner-Dog, four stories are linked by one dachshund passing through. In the first, the dog, known simply as Weiner Dog, is befriended by a little boy, who could use a pal in his uptight family situation. Later, Weiner Dog takes a road trip to the Midwest, before returning to New York and the care of a failing professor and screenwriter (Danny DeVito). In the final segment, he’s living with an elderly woman (Ellen Burstyn) who gets a visit from her granddaughter (Zosia Mamet).
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While not a sequel to Solondz’s Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), two of that film’s characters return as adults — Dawn (Greta Gerwig), a.k.a. “weiner dog,” and her former classmate, Brandon (Kieran Culkin). It’s a work that’s tricky to characterize: It has elements of a deadpan dark comedy, but it is shot through with a certain heaviness. Few of the characters are really likable or engaging, and the episodic structure means we don’t spend much time with them. (Even the dog seems resigned to some sad fate, though dachshunds naturally have that sad-eyed, living-on-the-edge-of-dignity vibe.) The film is purposefully jarring at times, but not without some gorgeous, almost-dream-like sequences. A featherspewing pillow fight with a weiner dog shot in slow motion? Yes, please. Or the utterly charming and slightly surreal interstitial sequence where the weiner dog, with its determined plod and serious expression, traverses the entire United States on foot. As disjointed as the film can feel, there’s some meatier stuff about life, death, fear and how horribly alone we all are; there is a lot of talking at cross purposes. The film generated some controversy when it screened at Sundance, and sensitive viewers should be aware: There are some disturbing scenes involving animals. For me, it didn’t all hang together as successfully as I wanted it to, though some performances were great, and I could pretty much watch a weiner dog in anything. AHOFF@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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ILMS LIKE The Hunt for Wilderpeople give me hope: There is still life in the dusty, cliché-laden, comingof-age genre. It’s possible to make a film that is laugh-out-loud funny, touching without being sappy, and featuring actors who look like real people. (Yes, I know the beautiful hurt too, but those highly glossed folks can be distancing.) Fresh from the other side of the world comes this slightly offbeat feature from New Zealand director Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows). Here he adapts Barry Crumb’s novel about a couple of misfits who make a run for it in the forest. Ricky (Julian Dennison), a lumpy 12-year-old swaddled in hip-hop mall clothing, is dropped off at his new foster home — a ramshackle farm in the middle of nowhere — by a social worker, who pegs him as “a real bad egg.” His new “auntie” is warm and kind, but his new Uncle Hec (Sam Neill) has little interest in nurturing. A change in circumstances causes Ricky and Hec to “go bush.” With
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few supplies, they head into the forest, along with Ricky’s dog, Tupac, while a national manhunt fires up to find them. The film unfolds from Ricky’s perspective, who naturally treats being on the run as part inconvenience (no toilet paper) and part awesome, like the action movies
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from the sadness that informs the pair’s journey. It manages to be pleasingly sentimental and refreshingly unsentimental at the same time; it helps that the two main characters, while decent fellows, have zero interest in being touchy-feely. Note: In classic he-man style, they take to the wilderness to sort out their problems. Toward the end, the story gets a bit frantic, relying more on bumbling cops and an action sequence. The film’s strongest moments are when Waititi deftly balances the sad-sweet nature of the story. The irrepressible Ricky is prone to terrible haikus — a coping skill a former counselor taught him. His casual use of therapy jargon sketches out in an unhappy childhood spent in care (though a real bad egg wouldn’t have listened), while his clumsy gangsta affectations barely mask his aching desire to be wanted. Ricky is fond of explaining “I didn’t choose the skuxx life, the skuxx life chose me.” And it turns out the outlaw life is just what this sweet, goofy kid needs. A H OF F @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
catastrophic. Many of the well-meaning apiarists and scientists interviewed tend to be cerebral, earnestly organic or even a bit mystical. (There are brief forays into artistic celebrations of bees.) But then there is the working-class Londoner who takes his late-day pint and smokes up to his rooftop hives to relax with his “beautiful girls.” That’s the challenge really: Bees will need everybody’s support. The film screens as part of Phipps Conservatory’s monthly environmental film series, and will be followed by a discussion led by Apoidea Apiary’s principal beekeeper, Christina Neumann. 7 p.m. Fri., July 15. Phipps Conservatory, Schenley Park, Oakland. phipps.conservatory.org. Free with regular admission (AH)
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NEW THIS WEEK DHEEPAN. It’s not hard to understand why Dheepan, by the French director Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone), won the Palme d’Or at Cannes: It’s at once a drama, a polemic, and a work of sociology, moody and exotic, but just familiar and relevant enough. The title character is a Hindu Tamil insurgent from Sri Lanka (where the Buddhist Sinhalese dominate) who escapes to Paris after assembling a family of strangers — a churlish woman and an anxious child — hoping they’ll make it easier for him to emigrate. He finds a job as a caretaker at a building complex in the suburbs, and he works with commitment. But drugs and thugs swirl about this milieu, and the erstwhile warrior gets drawn in to protect himself and his family. Parts of Dheepan explore the enormous challenge of assimilation, and Audiard concludes that it requires diligence and personal effort. Hope alternates with despair, and he eschews sentimentality or easy solutions. His climax is brutal and seems to ask whether the tumultuous “third world” is really much worse than our own. And then, there’s a dreamy coda — or is it really a dream? Filmed long ago, of course, this final minute becomes suddenly ironic in the age of Brexit. In French and Tamil, with subtitles. Manor (Harry Kloman) DE PALMA. Director Brian De Palma was one of the much-heralded “kids” of 1970s Hollywood — upstarts like Lucas, Spielberg and Coppola, who combined a disregard for the hidebound ways of the studio system with a profound respect for those who had transformed classic cinema into a visual art form. Now 75, De Palma sits down for co-directors Noah Baumbach (filmmaker, and son of film critics) and Jake Paltrow (son of TV director and actress) to give a précis of his fivedecade career. De Palma speaks clearly in a straightforward manner, starting at the beginning and moving in a linear fashion. His recitation — delivered in an unvarying medium shot before a fireplace — is illustrated with clips from the films he is talking about and archival photos. He talks of his influences (Alfred Hitchcock, French New Wave) and his early days making films at Sarah Lawrence, in the 1960s, where he met a young actor named Bobby De Niro. He acknowledges his successes (Carrie, Dressed to Kill) and failures (Phantom of the Paradise, Bonfire of the Vanities), as well the unseen ascension of Scarface to cult hit and hip-hop cultural touchstone. He relishes his “bad boy” image and admits that his stubbornness was as much of a hindrance as a help. Much of De Palma’s work has fallen off the radar these days, and fans will surely enjoy this stroll down memory lane, with its nuggets of back story and polite gossip. It’s not uninteresting, but with its largely static presentation, it’s akin to attending a lecture. Perhaps a livelier film could have employed an interrogator to ask follow-up questions and push back on some controversial topics, such as criticisms of De Palma’s on-screen depictions of women. But this is De Palma’s own accounting, and viewers can note that when he complains about being misunderstood or defends his work. Starts Fri., July 15. Harris (Al Hoff) GURUKULAM. Spend the better part of two hours at a remote ashram in a lush part
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of Southern India, via Jillian Elizabeth and Neil Dalel’s documentary. It’s an experiential work, as the camera captures students and others going about their daily lives, from the mundane (chopping vegetables and sweeping the yard) to the profound (praying together, meditating on what it all means). The instructor is the saffron-robed Dayananda Saraswati, a traditional teacher of the ancient Vendanta Hindu philosophy. His students range in age, nationality and level of commitment. (It is meant to be a short, months-long course, but several admit to having stayed on for years.) The swami teaches enlightenment through the quiet contemplation of the day-to-day, and comes across as a warm and patient guide. “The stakes are infinite,” says one acolyte, “… the understanding of everything.” Nothing in the film is explained — the viewer is simply immersed in the daily routines and, given the subject matter, is expected to absorb it for what it is and not sweat the details. In English, and some Tamil and Sanskrit, with subtitles. 7:30 p.m. Fri., July 15; 9:45 a.m. (with meditation) and 1 p.m. Sat., July 16; and 7 p.m. Thu., July 21. Hollywood (AH)
Wed., July 13 (Schenley) and Sat., July 16 (Riverview). Life of Pi, Thu., July 14 (Brookline); Fri., July 15 (Arsenal); and Sat., July 16 (Grandview). Inside Out, Sun., July 17 (Schenley); Mon., July 18 (Highland Park); Tue., July 19 (West End/Elliott); and Thu., July 21 (Brookline). The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, Wed., July 20 (Schenley). Films begin at dusk. 412-255-2493 or www.citiparks.net. Free
THE INFILTRATOR. Brad Furman directs this docudrama about a U.S. Customs agent who uncovers a money-laundering scheme tied to Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Bryan Cranston, John Leguizamo and Diane Kruger star.
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PULP FICTION. Quentin Tarantino’s nonlinear, darkly comic 1994 celebration of crime, coincidence and fast-food hamburgers has many noted players, quotable lines and memorable scenes. (If you’ve never seen the film, you can’t go wrong with Christopher Walken’s soliloquy about the Vietnam War … or with Travolta’s bumbling.) Often imitated, Pulp Fiction still holds its own against the scores of pale pretenders that followed. 7:30 p.m. Wed., July 13. AMC Loews. $5
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Beauty. Sex. Power. Dancer/choreographer Elisa-Marie Alaio looks at what those terms can mean to a woman in her latest work for fireWALL dance theater, Eff.Ul.Gents. The provocative production running through July 16, at the troupe’s home at the Carnegie Stage, is a potent mix of sensuality, sexuality and emotional turmoil infused with strip-club gyrating and writhing, bird-flipping and powerful group dancing. The July 9 performance opened, in the first of three sections, with the all-female cast of six in undergarments and swim caps. The dancers appeared drawn to illuminated lightbulbs enclosed by mason jars that hung above them. Like moths to a flame, the dancers stared up at the lights, entranced, before drifting off into a dance sequence performed with their backs to the audience. Alaio has said that Eff.Ul.Gents is inspired by women’s various alter-egos, such as being sexy or powerful. This section introduced the paradox women face in wanting to be attractive and desired, but not wanting that to define them. Dancing to a dynamic score by local composer Reni Monteverde, the dancers vacillated between being alluring and defying the pressure to look and act like objects of desire at all times. After a racy video by Chris Cichra, showing the dancers in identical black wigs donning lingerie and stroking one another, the dancers brought that sexual vibe to the stage for work’s second section, which sent pulses racing. The tantalizing if mostly one-note section was highlighted by a poignant solo by Alaio, who revealed a vulnerable side behind her character’s eroticism, going from acting the vamp to cowering, anguished, under a table. The work’s title plays on the word “effulgence,” meaning a brilliant radiance. That most came into play in the piece’s final section, which found the dancers in men’s shirts and ties with cornrowed hair trapped inside a large birdcage. Eventually exiting the cage, the dancers engaged in the work’s most interesting dancing, which had them powerfully sliding on the floor, spinning on their knees, and moving through creative circular patterns. In the end, Eff.Ul.Gents didn’t cover any new ground or shed any new light on female sexuality and empowerment. Its strength proved to be in the committed performances of its fierce dancers.
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ers and fans; and baseball’s development as a paying, professional endeavor, rather than an amateur pastime.
The game was slightly different then: A walk was granted after eight “called balls,” for instance, and a baserunner was out if hit by a batted ball. And the times were certainly different. Ross meticulously explores the conditions that led to the formation of the Brotherhood of Professional Baseball Players trade union. The Brotherhood, more akin to a skilled craftsmen’s guild than to the AFL-CIO, attempted to negotiate with the owners of the National League teams. But this was decades before federal law ensured collective-bargaining rights, and the club owners wouldn’t recognize the union, let alone sit down to find middle ground. The key issue was baseball’s infamous “reserve clause,” which basically meant that the teams owned the players, at least insofar as their professional-baseball careers were concerned. “Whether contracted or not, players across the league were … completely immobilized,” writes Ross. “Without the ability to pit teams in competition
THE KEY ISSUE WAS BASEBALL’S INFAMOUS “RESERVE CLAUSE.” Here in Pittsburgh, Alleghenys stars— including Hall of Fame pitcher Pud Galvin—jumped to the upstart club. But the Players League just never caught hold, Ross writes. First off, even the established National League club wasn’t very good, and baseball wasn’t as well-attended as in cities like New York and Boston. The Players League franchise, known as the Burghers, lacked sufficient local investors, and was the last team to secure a home ballpark. Contemporary fans can probably relate to some of the other challenges the club faced. When the season started, the weather was rainy and dismal, which kept fans away in droves through most of June. And the team itself was pretty bad. “They were basically out of the pennant race by the Fourth of July,” said Ross. Still, if nothing else, the Players League was well ahead of its time. After the league’s dissolution, in 1891, the reserve rule it had defied remained in place. It was still in effect eight decades later when, in 1969, Curt Flood famously challenged his trade from St. Louis to Philadelphia. Flood’s case went all the way to the Supreme Court, where he lost, but in the process paved the way for free agency. Despite the Players League’s short life, Ross’ history shines a light on labor relations that glimmers to this day, as well as on the quest for agency and independence by professional athletes.
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with one another for their labor, players could not effectively use the power they held in their extraordinarily skilled bodies to determine the price of their labor.” It was either play for the club that “owned” you — at an artificially low salary — or play for no one. In their revolt, the players were led by John Montgomery Ward, one of the finest players in the league and also armed with an Ivy League education and a law degree. He was equally at home on the diamond and speaking in front of large groups or writing op-ed pieces for newspapers. Stymied by the owners’ recalcitrance, Ward and the players found only one avenue to redress their grievances — establishing their own league. In some cities, the Players League didn’t do badly. In a few towns, in fact, it matched or surpassed the gate receipts of the National League franchises. But across the board, the profits were insufficient to make it sustainable.
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If Daniel W. Coburn’s The Hereditary Estate suggests a family album from somewhere between hell and purgatory, it’s purely intentional. The exhibit at the Silver Eye Center consists of 18 black-and-white images excerpted from a book project the Kansas-based photographer undertook to rewrite his family’s erased history of suicide, domestic violence and substance abuse. Most of the photos depict lone individuals. Some, like the old woman in “Judgment Veil” — the top half of her face lost in the veil’s shadow — seem in distress. Others, like the middle-aged man in “Panoptic Stain,” his eyes covered by the images of two oversized, over-cosmeticized eyes torn from a magazine, are creepy. And a few images are ambiguously unsettling, including “Fare for the Ferryman,” in which an adolescent girl reclines in a bed in a sunlight room, coins gleaming on her eyes, and “The Long Breath,” whose subject, a young boy, stands outdoors with a transparent plastic bag over his head. “Resurrection” employs a bedsheet to suggest a ghost, while Exorcism” depicts drunken release. Coburn explores a range of emotions, but one key here is his subjects’ quality of vision: The eyes of all but two of them are obscured, distorted or simply covered. The two exceptions are the bedraggled middle-aged man in “Dad’s Authority,” casually confronting the camera while scratching his temple with a revolver, and “The Matriarch,” whose eyes are highlighted in a band of sunlight, but whose reclining posture is helpless and exhausted. This “eyeless” motif is less prevalent in Coburn’s book (available in-gallery), which also incorporates repurposed found photos. But it’s nonetheless a clear throughline for a show that, through potent visual metaphor, damns the practice of denial. Hereditary Estate is paired (in Silver Eye’s back room) with Homo Bulla, Megan Ledbetter’s “study of surfaces and life cycles in the American South.” As a series, the 15 black-and-white images feel scattered, subjects ranging from girls swimming to an onion skin arranged on a black field. But many of the Chattanooga, Tenn.-based photographer’s individual images are strong, including the portrait “Untitled (Reece),” “Untitled (cow fetus)” — its fleshiness glistening inside a grubby, tipped jar — and “the smallest and largest of the forty-six chicken hearts,” each heart inscrutably encased in a seed pod jammed into chickenwire, in close-up.
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FLASHES O F FIRE Have you ever been so ticked off at work or frustrated by what’s happening in your life that you just want to quit and start over?
Flashes of Fire tells the story of five Pittsburghers who reach that point and end up in an alternative medieval universe. Now they have to fight for their very lives.
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{BY GWENDOLYN KISTE} THE ROMANCE of literature is at the forefront of playwright Nilo Cruz’s Anna in the Tropics. In a smoldering Florida cigar factory circa 1929, newly arrived lector Juan Julian (Erik Martin) disturbs the tenuous status quo when he chooses Anna Karenina as the first book he will read aloud to the workers. Soon the goings-on in the tragic Russian classic bring long-simmering conflicts to a boil, in particular for the Cuban-American family that owns the factory.
ANNA IN THE TROPICS continues through July 23. Little Lake Theatre, 500 Lakeside Dr., Canonsburg. $13.75-21.75. 724-745-6300 or littlelake.org
Under the capable tutelage of director Art DeConciliis, this Little Lake Theatre production boasts a strong ensemble that buoys the show through the quiet and the explosive moments — and Anna in the Tropics brims with almost as many heartfelt speeches as it does screaming matches. Patricia Cena Fuchel and Marcus Muzopappa deliver show-stopping turns as Ofelia and Santiago, the matriarch and patriarch of the family that is splintering under the strain of infidelity, gambling and infighting, as well as the progress of an evermodernizing world. However, the hearts of this show are
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Kaitlin Kerr and Elizabeth Glyptis as sisters Conchita and Marela, respectively. Both actresses give poignant performances as they fantasize exciting lives far from the daily slog of factory work. As the drama in Anna Karenina ratchets up, the sisters’ wild dreams seem almost within their reach, if only they could escape the men who are holding them back, which includes Conchita’s faithless husband, Palomo (Daniel Harrold), and family scourge Cheché (Philip Bower), who has his lecherous eye set on his niece Marela. Cruz’s script, which won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, oscillates wildly in its poetical language. The actors deliver lines that are by turns beautiful, humorous and even occasionally a bit maudlin. But while there are a number of laugh-aloud moments in the first act, Anna in the Tropics is no lighthearted romp. Before it’s all over, the lives of the workers are ripped apart, and although the tragic conclusion is practically foretold from the start — the story does loosely mirror Tolstoy’s novel, after all — this impressive production with its flawless performances makes the journey well worth it. I N F O@ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
SQUARE DEAL {BY MICHELLE PILECKI} THE MORE ONE sees The Gin Game — i.e., the older one gets — the more relevant are
its twangs of loneliness and other aches and pains of senior citizenry. Donald L. Coburn’s one-set, two-character drama from 1976 offers solid meat to community theaters with older actors, and the Apple Hill Playhouse carves up a treat. (May I boast that I saw the Broadway production of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize-winner starring the legendary Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn? Miss Tandy won her second Tony for Gin in 1977; her first was as the original Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire 30 years earlier. No, I’m not old enough to have seen them both.)
THE GIN GAME continues through Sat., July 16 (note: 7:30 p.m. curtain). Apple Hill Playhouse, Delmont. $15-40. 724-468-5050 or www.applehillplayhouse.org
The story seems easy enough: Man meets woman, man and woman play cards, kvetch and establish a relationship far from love, but a mix of competitiveness, curiosity, bloodlust and even a kind of admiration. The game is a metaphor for life. Gin is meant to be timeless, in a “present day” nursing home, but there are occasional wisps of an earlier 20th century in the characters’ past. And while the tone is serious, there are plenty of laughs to lighten the evening. Director Wayne Brinda keeps the pace brisk. His Fonsia (Shirley Ratner) and Weller (Dennis “Chip” Kerr) might be elderly, but there’s nothing feeble about them, especially their wits. Lithe and sharp-tongued, Ratner embodies the avian nature of her character, from vulnerable to vicious. Kerr appropriately lumbers as Weller, a man long wounded by life. His visual dominance belies the sexual dynamic actually in play. As usual, the tech/design staff does an excellent job in creating the set, a nicely cluttered porch with voices, music and lights drifting in from the nursing home “interior” behind the stage. An enduring gem, The Gin Game gingerly and tenderly demonstrates that old age leads neither to maturity nor wisdom, but sometimes to unnamable terrors and inner demons. Enjoy it at Apple Hill.
Theatre Factory, I always wonder what it must have been like sitting at the 46th St. Theatre in Manhattan on Nov. 21, 1934, and hearing, for the first time, “You’re the Top,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “All Through the Night,” “It’s Delovely” and the title tune (sung, no less, by Ethel Merman). D’you think they realized they were watching musical history unfold? Though the show’s been through a few iterations in its on- and off-Broadway revivals, the central set-up is an ocean liner doing the New York/Southampton run with young lovers, gangsters, an evangelist-turned-chanteuse and other stock comedy characters making mischief on the high seas. (Here’s something that has changed — the original production featured a cast of 61!) Theatre Factory director F. J. Hartland is working on a much smaller scale. With limits in space, finances and available talent, Hartland aims to mount a pleasant production meant to please friends and family … and, judging by the standing ovation from the opening-night audience, he succeeded. I do wish everyone could have gone a bit faster (these jokes weren’t new in 1934 … they haven’t gotten any fresher) and that musical director Rob Stull would pick up the tempos (it’s the Jazz Age!), but folks all around me were having a tremendous time.
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DREAM CITY ART + OPEN HOUSE DREAM CITY ART SCULPTURAL GARDENS JAMES SHIPMAN + GARY PLETSCH
As part of the second Dream City Works, an initiative that showcases Wilkinsburg artists and their spaces, the Landmarks Preservation Resource Center, will open its doors for the duration of the day’s events, and will host a lecture/workshop demonstration on how to create Sculptural Gardens and garden art. James Shipman, master ceramist and sculptor, and Gary Pletsch, a studio potter and an avid gardener, will give a joint lecture and demonstration on how to transform vacant and often blighted land into sculptural gardens. Discussion topics will include maneuvering seasonal changes and plant growth, specific plants for certain use, and how to incorporate what is already there to create a sculptural plant landscape. The session will also include a demonstration on how to create planters from discarded materials and James Shipman will give a tour of his newly created sculpture garden, explaining his artwork and how it functions in a garden setting. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Dream City Art collaboration.
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ANYTHING GOES continues through July 24. The Theatre Factory, Cavitt Avenue and Third Street, Trafford. $16-32. 412-374-9200 or www.thetheatrefactory.com
I salute the comedy chops of Adam Seligson and Alyssa Bruno (who’s also quite a hoofer), Alexandra Swartz’s lovely voice on some of these classic songs and Ashley Harmon, who gets to liven things up with a few brassy Merman tunes. But I’ve got another question. (Excuse the musical-comedy geekdom; normal types can stop reading.) The original Porter lyric for the title number includes the line “when ev’ry night, the set that’s smart is intruding in nudist parties in studios. Anything goes” (with the triple rhyme of “trude,” “nude” and “stude”). But in the 1962 off-Broadway production, the line was changed to “when ev’ry night, the set that’s smart is indulging in ...”, ruining the rhyme. It’s been sung that way ever since, and it really bothers me. Why are you laughing? I N F O @PGH C IT YPAPE R . C O M
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+ FRI., JULY 15 {MUSIC} Thanks to TV shows like Little Big Shots and MasterChef Junior, kids with talent seem to be taking over entertainment. The trend continues this evening as East Liberty Presbyterian Church hosts 15-year-old German violin prodigy Elias David Moncado for his Pittsburgh debut. Moncado has won top European prizes including the Grande Prize at the International Young Paganini Competition. He will perform selections from Tschaikovsky and Massenet and will be joined onstage by his parents, and fellow musicians, Mooi and Bernard. Tyler Dague 7 p.m. 116 S. Highland Ave., East Liberty. $10 ($5 for children). 412-441-3800 or www.cathedralofhope.org
held at an atypical venue for the slam, City of Asylum Alphabet City Tent, on the North Side. Bill O’Driscoll 7-10 p.m. 318 Sampsonia Way, North Side. $10. www.pghpoetry.org
{ART} More than 30 years ago, Ruthanne Bauerle took a series of photography courses at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, beginning a life-long
Coffee & Crime might suggest a hold-up at Dunkin’ Donuts, but it’s actually a series of author events hosted by Mystery Lovers Bookshop. This morning, Colleen Shogan and Con Lehane stop by to discuss their recent novels. Homicide in the House (Camel Press) is the latest entry in Pittsburgh native Shogan’s Washington Whodunit series. Lehane’s new one is Murder at the 42nd Street Library (Minotaur Books). Questions are encouraged, and of course, coffee and pastries will be
{WORD} The Pittsburgh Poetry Collective holds weekly poetry slams year-round. But once a year, the chips are really down. Tonight, the season’s 13 top slam poets compete to represent Pittsburgh at the 2016 Individual World Poetry Slam, in Flagstaff, Ariz., in October. The three-round Steel City Poetry Championship is
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JULY 16 The Nightingales
FreeEvent In August 1936, a 14-year-old Hazelwood kid named Herbert Douglas Jr. followed the Berlin Olympics in the papers. To him, the big story was that “Hitler’s Olympics” became Jesse Owens’: The American track legend led a group of nine African-American medal-winners. Thanks largely to Hitler himself, the next Olympics wasn’t until 1948, but Douglas — who by then had graduated from both Taylor Allderdice High School and the University of Pittsburgh — was there in London (pictured), taking long-jump bronze. Today, Douglas, 94, lives in Philadelphia and is the oldest living African-American Olympian. On July 18, prefacing the Rio Games, he joins five fellow black Olympians for Barrier Breakers: An Evening With Olympic Greats. The Heinz History Center panel discussion includes Olympic-record-holding long-jumper Bob Beamon; John Wesley Carlos, the sprinter famous for raising a black- gloved fist in protest at the ’68 Olympics; and multiple gold-medalists Wyomia Tyus, Harrison “Bones” Dillard and Charles Lamont Jenkins. The talk will be preceded by a screening of “The Renaissance Period of the African-American in Sports,” a half-hour 2014 documentary, co-produced by Douglas and Robert Lott, of Teamwork Media Group International, that focuses on the ’36 Olympians. Says Douglas today, “Those nine African-American medalists in track and field showed us that we could compete with anyone in the world.” Bill O’Driscoll 6:30-8 p.m. 1212 Smallman St., Strip District. Free with advance registration. www.heinzhistorycenter.org/events
outdated technology. And with the current revival of all things ’90s, James Street Gastropub and Speakeasy is getting in on the action. Tonight, the restaurant and bar hosts a tournament of the multiplayer classic Mario Kart 64. Sign-ups are free, but slots for the N64 Mario Kart Tournament are limited. TD 7-10 p.m. 442 Foreland St., North Side. Free. 412-904-3335 or www.jamesstreet gastropub.com
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{FESTIVAL} From landscape design to dance, from live music to photography — Wilkinsburg might be small, but the number and range of artists who live, work and create there is impressive. And the time to see as many of them as possible is the second annual Dream City Art. Today’s afternoon-long walking tour includes various artists’ studios, plus pop-up art exhibits and performances. The 14 sites showcasing 40 or more artists also include a painting party, flash-fiction and poetry readings, a sculpture garden and more. And if either walking or art makes you hungry, food trucks await. BO Noon-5 p.m. Wilkinsburg. Free. Venues and times at www.dreamcityworks.org
{TALK} Trade deals are at the forefront of the U.S. presidential campaign. Get another angle on the global economy today as The Battle of Homestead Foundation’s summer series of lectures and films continues with the Struggle for Workers’ Rights in the Global Economy, this year’s Bernard Kleiman lecture from the United Steelworkers of America. Barbara Briggs, associate director of the Pittsburghbased Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights, reports on efforts to help workers in Bangladesh’s dangerous garment factories and shipbreaking yards achieve decent conditions and basic rights. (Bangladesh is the world’s second-largest exporter of garments.) The talk, at the Pump House, in
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{MUSIC} The Nationality Rooms at the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning transport students and visitors to countries as diverse as India, Norway and Korea. Now the university plans to begin construction on the Philippine Nationality Room. This evening’s benefit concert, at the Alumni Hall auditorium, features renowned Philippine singers Bianca Camille Lopez and Aizel Izza Prietos-Livioco, now on their first international tour outside of Asia. The duo, known as The Nightingales, will perform operatic arias, Broadway tunes and timeless standards. TD 6 p.m. 4227 Fifth Ave., Oakland. $15. 412-427-9235 or www. nationalityrooms.pitt.edu
Buddha / smiling.” Don Wentworth is Pittsburgh’s resident master of brief poetry, and his third collection, With A Deepening Presence, is new on Six Gallery Press. A book launch and reading tonight at the Irma Freeman Center for Imagination features Wentworth and local poets including Kris Collins, Christine Starkey and Che Elias. BO 7:30 p.m. 5006 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. $5 or
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+ TUE., JULY 19 {GAMES} It’s hard to believe the Nintendo 64 has been around for 20 years. But the appeal of games like GoldenEye, Super Smash Bros. and Banjo-Kazooie has sustained a fan base far beyond the N64’s now-
Cute as bugs and salty as sailors, Reformed Whores have made their (tongue-in-cheek) name with cheerful, harmonysweetened country songs about female cunnilingus (“Eating Out”), juvenile masturbation (“Hump-aLot Bear”) and douchebags (“Douchebags”). Guitar, accordion and uke in tow, the music-and-comedy duo of Katy Frame and Marie Cecile Anderson has built an online and following toured nationally with the likes of Les Claypool. Tonight the ladies
JULY 21 Daisies
{WORDS} Here’s one: “lightning flash / how brief / the seeing.” Another: “no GPS / dashboard
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+ THU., JULY 21 {SCREEN} This month’s edition of the Carnegie Museum of Art’s Third Thursday series brings back an old favorite: the 2 Minute Film Festival. The museum solicited films of 120 seconds or less, whether local or international; tonight they screen the sixth annual edition’s finalists, and viewers will vote for Audience Favorite. The evening includes tracks by EyeJay the DJ, and the usual Third Thursday chance to visit the galleries late, sample the late-night café menu and more. BO 8-11 p.m. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $5-15. 412-622-3212 or www.cmoa.org
{SCREEN} For years, City of Asylum has been a haven for exiled writers, helping them to practice their craft and tell their stories safe from authoritarian harm. City of Asylum’s own programming includes the new Silenced Films series, screening suppressed cinema from around the world. Tonight’s entry is Daisies. Directed by Věra Chytilová, the 1966 comedydrama was banned by Czech authorities. A story of two women named Marie who partake in a series of destructive and excessive acts, Daisies is considered one of the most significant feminist films of all time. It screens inside the Alphabet City Tent. TD 8 p.m. 318 Sampsonia Way, North Side. Free. 412-323-0278 or www.cityofasylum.org
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THEATER 12 MIDSUMMER NIGHTS TEMPEST. A micromodern Shakespeare play that benefits the out-of-work staff of Pulse. July 16-17, 6 p.m. Belvedere’s, Lawrenceville. 412-687-2555. THE 39 STEPS. A madcap comic thriller featuring a juicy spy story mixed w/ a dash of Monty Python mayhem. Wed-Fri, 7:30 p.m., Sat, 2 & 7:30 p.m. and Sun, 2 p.m. Thru Aug. 14. Cabaret at Theater Square, Downtown. 412-325-6769. ANNA IN THE TROPICS. Tropical heat & the American Dream. Thu-Sat, 8 p.m. and Sun., July 17, 2 p.m. Thru July 23. Little Lake Theatre, Canonsburg. 724-745-6300. CHICAGO. Presented by the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. Thu-Sat, 8 p.m. Benedum Center, Downtown. 412-456-6666. COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA. The show is set in American Midwest in the early 50’s, and focuses on Doc & Lola Delaney,
July 16, 7 p.m. and Sun., July 17, a childless couple. Presented by 2 p.m. Seton Center, Brookline. the Summer Company. Sun, 2 p.m. 412-561-5511. and Thu-Sat, 8 p.m. Thru July 24. THE ENCHANTED SLEEPING Duquesne University, Uptown. BEAUTY. Thru July 15, 11 a.m. 412-396-6000. Apple Hill Playhouse, Delmont. THE DINNER DETECTIVE 724-468-5050. INTERACTIVE MURDER FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL. MYSTERY DINNER SHOW. Fri, Sat, 7:30 p.m. Thru July 16. Sat, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh Marriot The Lamp Theatre, Irwin. City Center, Downtown. 724-367-4000. 866-496-0535. THE GIN GAME. DISGUISED D.L.Coburn’s dramatic ARROGANCE comedy. Thu-Sat, REVEALED DEMISE. 7:30 p.m. Thru July 16. Pittsburgh author Apple Hill Playhouse, www. per Brigette A. Ways a p pghcitym Delmont. 724-468-5050. presents a staged .co JULIUS CAESAR. reading of her Presented by Opera new play Disguised Theater SummerFest. Fri., Arrogance Revealed Demise, July 15, 7:30 p.m., Sun., July 17, in which the lives of two boy’s 2 p.m. and Sat., July 23, intersect, revealing how without 7:30 p.m. Winchester Thurston, knowledge, the pursuit of Upper School, Shadyside. success may lead to our own 412-587-7500. destruction. Sat., July 16, KISS ME KATE. Cole Porter’s 7:30 p.m. The Alloy Studios, take on Shakespeare’s The Friendship. 412-363-4321. Taming of the Shrew.” Sat., EIGHTH ANNUAL SUMMER July 16, 7:30 p.m. and Sat., BROADWAY REVUE”. Presented July 23, 2 p.m. Winchester by The Heritage Players. Sat.,
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Thurston, Upper School, Shadyside. 412-587-7500. Presented by Opera Theater SummerFest. Sat., July 16, 7:30 p.m. Winchester Thurston, Upper School, Shadyside. 412-587-7500. LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD. A twist on a classic. Tickets at otsummerfest.org, or call the Box Office at 412-326-9687. Sat, 11 a.m. Thru July 23. Winchester Thurston, Upper School, Shadyside. 412-587-7500. A MIDSOMMER NIGHTS DREAME. A retelling the Shakespeare classic. Pack shelter. Thu., July 14, 6 p.m. Boyce Park, Monroeville. 724-327-0338. THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA. A musical about what happens when you invite a tiger to tea. Fri, Sat, 1:30 p.m. Thru July 16. Little Lake Theatre, Canonsburg. 724-745-6300. THE TRAGEDIE OF ROMEO & JULIET. Presented by the New Renaissance Theatre Company. Fri., July 15, 6 p.m. Settler’s Cabin Park, Robinson. Sun., July 17, 4 p.m. Harrison Hills Park, Natrona Heights. www.newrentheatre.com
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Come out and enjoy all things pickled at the second annual Picklesburgh. This festival is a celebration of the farm-to-table and DIY movements in food. There will be demonstrations, author talks, tons of pickled goods, handcrafted foods and artisan cocktails, all with a background of live music. Noon-10 p.m. Fri., July 15, and noon-10 p.m. Sat., July 16. Rachel Carson Bridge, Ninth Street, Downtown. Free. www.picklesburgh.com.
COMEDY ROYALE. Performers face off in a four-way short form improv competition. 8 p.m. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 412-339-0608. GAB BONESSO. 7 p.m. Oaks Theater, Oakmont. 412-828-6311. GENE COLLIER, SEAN COLLIER & COLLIN CHAMBERLIN. 8 p.m. Strand Theater, Zelienople. 724-742-0400. JOHN DICK WINTERS, SHANNON NORMAN, ALEX STYPULA, JESSE IRVIN, ANDY PICARRO, MIKE SASSON & RAY ZAWODNI. 10 p.m. Club Cafe, South Side. 412-431-4950.
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NEW THIS WEEK GALLERY ON 43RD STREET. Inspired by Animals. Work by Sheryl Yeager. Opening reception July 15, 6 - 9 p.m. Lawrenceville. 412-683-6488. SWEETWATER CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Standing in No Place: A New Landscape of Motherhood. Work by Martyna Matusiak. Opening reception July 18, 6-8 p.m. Sewickley. 412-741-4405.
ONGOING 937 LIBERTY AVE. Humanae/ I AM AUGUST. A series of photographs of everyday Pittsburghers by Angelica Dass. The New American Garden: The Landscape Architecture of Oehme, van Sweden. This exhibit chronicles the careers & influence of Wolfgang Oehme & James van Sweden & feat. 52 contemporary & newly commissioned photographs of important residential, civic & commercial landscape architecture projects. Downtown. 412-338-8742. ALREADY FAMOUS ON PENN GALLERY. Cuba on the Verge. Photography exhibit by Polly Mills Whitehorn. Documentation of what is now Cuba - Havana is a city of contradictions while you see great efforts to restore buildings there are many more from colonial times in shabby decay or have completely collapsed leaving residents displaced. Downtown. 412-377-5619. ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. Exposures: Hanging Fruit. An original installation by Zhiwan Cheung. Andy Warhol | Ai
Weiwei. A major international exhibition feat. two significant artists of the 20th & 21st centuries—Andy Warhol & Ai Weiwei. Permanent collection. Artwork & artifacts by the famed Pop Artist. What They Say, What They Said. A collaboration between The Andy Warhol Museum, BOOM Concepts & Artists Image Resource (AIR). D.S. Kinsel’s mural is the project’s introductory iteration of prints installed on the Rosa Villa, a shuttered building across the street from The Warhol. 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. SOUND: a solo reuse art exhibition. Work by Martin Thomas Smyczek II. Downtown. 412-456-6666. BOCK-TOTT GALLERY. 10 Artists: a Collection of Works. Sewickley. 412-519-3377. BOXHEART GALLERY. Childhood Feedback: Mixed Media Collage. Work by Shawn Watrous. Reception July 16, 5 - 8 p.m. Long Songs: Symphonic Paintings. Work by Susan Constanse. Reception July 16, 5 - 8 p.m. Bloomfield. 412-687-8858. CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART. Associated Artists of Pittsburgh. Work from 56 regional artists. Celebration Red. Conceptual artist, Allison Knowles reprises her 1962 work by asking visitors to bring in a red item
to contribute to a large grid. Oakland. 412-622-3131. CHRISTINE FRECHARD GALLERY. OFF the wall Gallery Collection. Art from local, national & international artists. Squirrel Hill. 412-421-8888. CHROMOS EYEWEAR. Images in Watercolor. Work by Natiq Jalil. Lawrenceville. 412-772-1473. 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. FRAMEHOUSE. Impressions. Exhibit showcases Pittsburgh Print Group members & regional artists working in printmaking media. Lawrenceville. 412-586-4559. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Killer Heels: The Art of the High Heeled Shoe. Deadly sharp stilettos, architecturally inspired wedges & platforms & a number of artfully crafted shoes that defy categorization are featured in this diverse presentation of style & design. Permanent collection of European Art. Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. THE GALLERY 4. Full Spectrum Ahead. New work by Marion Di Quinzio & Carolyn Frischling. Shadyside. 412-363-5050. 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. GREATER PITTSBURGH ARTS COUNCIL. mateRE:AL. Work by artists Christine Bethea, Blaine Siegel, Christina Springer & Suzanne Werder. Downtown. 412-391-2060. HILLMAN LIBRARY. 1989 China/Avant-Garde Exhibition: Reflections. Materials from the archive of Gao Minglu, research professor, Pitt Department of History of Art & Architecture & a leading scholar of Chinese contemporary art. Thornburgh Room. www.humanities.pitt. edu. Oakland. 412-648-3330. HOYT INSTITUTE OF FINE ART. His Stories & Her Stories. The work of illustrators John Manders & Stacey Hogue. Kathleen Zimbicki. A solo exhibition of watercolors. New Castle. 724-652-2882. JAMES GALLERY. Transformation. An evolving collection. West End. 412-922-9800.
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a completely improvised show. Third Sat of every month, 8 p.m. Hambone’s, Lawrenceville. 412-212-7061. TECHNICALLY SUNDAY: STAND UP SHOW. Third Sat of every month, 12 a.m. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 412-339-0608. VIDIOTS! Old videos, new comedy. 10 p.m. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 412-339-0608.
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Cinema in the Park This Citiparks program shows free movies outdoors all summer long at eight different city parks. The Saturdaynight screenings in the North Side’s Riverview Park are preceded by free jazz music. www.citiparks.net
COMEDY SAUCE SHOWCASE. Local & out-of-town comedians. Mon, 9 p.m. Pleasure Bar, Bloomfield. 412-682-9603. KIAN ‘N’ JC. 8 p.m. Carnegie Library Of Homestead Music Hall, Homestead. 412-368-5225. UNPLANNED COMEDY JAMBONE’S IMPROV. Hosted by Woody Drenen. Mon, 9:30 p.m. Hambone’s, Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318.
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Former Washington Post reporter Tom Huth’s memoir covers global travel, weed and becoming a caretaker for his wife, after she is diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
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MATTRESS FACTORY. Ongoing Installations. Works by Turrell, Lutz, Shiota, Kusama, Anastasi, Highstein, Wexler & Woodrow. North Side. 412-231-3169. MATTRESS FACTORY SATELLITE GALLERY. Factory Installed. Work by David Bowen, Kevin Clancy, Wendy Judge & Lauren Kalman. North Side. 412-231-3169. MILLER GALLERY AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY. Willful Wondering. Work by Patricia Bellan-Gillen. Oakland. 412-268-3618. MINE FACTORY. not actually. A survey of recent work by Dan Reidy. Homewood. www.minefactory.tumblr.com MORGAN CONTEMPORARY GLASS GALLERY. bound by glass. Work by Jen Blazina, Gregory Grenon, Jon Goldberg, Owen Johnson, Weston Lambert, Carol Milne, David Patchen & Steven Weinberg / KASTAL. Shadyside. 412-441-5200. NEU KIRCHE CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER. Dear Volunteers & Projection Theory Slant Rhyme Institute. An immersive multimedia installation featuring California-based artist Tra Bouscaren & John Schlesinger. North Side. 412-322-2224. PANZA GALLERY. Artist’s Choice Exhibition. An exhibit of the work of the members of PSA. This show will feature a variety of styles, subjects & mediums rarely seen in a traditionally curated exhibition. Millvale. 412-821-0959.
GALLERY. Historical images & items forcusing on the North Side of Pittsburgh. North Side. 412-321-3940. 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. CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER. 412-782-4231. Ongoing: Buhl Digital Dome BOST BUILDING. Collectors. (planetarium), Miniature Preserved materials reflecting Railroad & Village, USS Requin the industrial heritage of submarine & more. H2Oh! Southwestern PA. Homestead. Experience kinetic water-driven 412-464-4020. motion & discover the relations BRADDOCK’S BATTLEFIELD between water, land & habitat. HISTORY CENTER. French How do everyday decisions & Indian War. The history impact water supply & of the French & Indian the environment? North War w/ over 250 Side. 412-237-3400. artifacts & more. CENTER FOR Braddock. POSTNATURAL . w w w 412-271-0800. HISTORY. Explore aper p ty ci h g p CARNEGIE MUSEUM the complex interplay .com OF NATURAL HISTORY. between culture, nature 50 Greatest Photos of & biotechnology. Sundays National Geographic 12-4. Garfield. 412-223-7698. Dinosaurs in Their Time. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF Displaying immersive PITTSBURGH. Daniel Tiger’s environments spanning the Neighborhood: A Grr-ific Exhibit. Mesozoic Era & original fossil Step into Daniel Tiger’s world specimens. Permanent. Hall of & join him to explore some Minerals & Gems. Crystal, gems favorite places. Work together & precious stones from all over to solve problems, engage the world. Population Impact. the imagination to transform How humans are affecting surroundings & play along w/ the environment. Oakland. Daniel’s sing-able strategies to 412-622-3131. better understand & navigate
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Showcase BBQ Unassuming Homewood spot serves up fine ribs and sides at a fair price. The real prize is the sauce: The “mild” kind — mustardy and a little sweet — complements the tender pork ribs just right. 6800 Frankstown Ave. 412-361-7469 or www.showcasebbq.net
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PERCOLATE. In Their Own World: Norman Brown, Gabe Felice, Masha Vereshchenko & Tommy Bones Werner. Wilkinsburg. 412-606-1220. PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Arts in Education. Large scale fiber art works by students. Marcellus Shale Documentary Project: An Expanded View. New photography & video works by Noah Addis, Nina Berman, Brian Cohen, Scott Goldsmith, Lynn Johnson, Martha Rial, and Joe Seamans & graphics by FracTracker Alliance that document the social & environmental effects of natural gas drilling in the region. Shadyside. 412-361-0873. PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER. Turned On: Lighting Hooks Up with Sculpture. Work by Rik Allen, Christina Bothwell & Robert Bender, Amber Cowan, Jean Fernandes, Evan Kolker, Carmen Lozar & Matthew Urban, Adam Holtzinger & Susan Spiranovich Julian Maturino, Janis Miltenberger, Corey Pemberton, Susan Taylor Glasgow & Leo Tecosky. Friendship. 412-365-2145. SILVER EYE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. The Hereditary Estate: Daniel Coburn. The solo exhibition explores the dark undercurrent of the artist’s family history through a series of lyrical & mysterious photographs. Artist talk on July 14, 6 p.m. Homo Bulla: Megan Ledbetter. The solo exhibition is a study of surfaces & life cycles in the American South. Artist talk
everyday emotions. North Side. 412-322-5058. COMPASS INN. Demos & tours w/ costumed guides feat. this restored stagecoach stop. North Versailles. 724-238-4983. 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. Mill Run. 724-329-8501. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Tours of 13 Tiffany stained-glass windows. Downtown. 412-471-3436. FORT PITT MUSEUM. Captured by Indians: Warfare & Assimilation on the 18th Century Frontier. During the mid-18th century, thousands of settlers of European & African descent were captured by Native Americans. Using documentary evidence from 18th & early 19th century sources, period imagery, & artifacts from public & private
on July 14, 6 p.m. South Side. 412-431-1810. THE SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT. Fiberart International 2016. The 22nd in a series of triennial juried exhibitions sponsored by the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Inc, featuring works by established & emerging artists the exhibition provides a unique opportunity to see current trends & innovations in this constantly evolving medium. Practices of Listening. Recording stories from the public & working w/ ceramics by Christian Morris. Strip District. 412-261-7003. SPACE. John Riegert. 250 portraits of John Riegert by different artists. The exhibit ranges from paintings to sculptures to conceptual pieces to performances to photographs to films & videos. Downtown. 412-325-7723. TUGBOAT PRINT SHOP. Tugboat Printshop Showroom. Open showroom w/ the artists. By appt. only. Lawrenceville. 412-980-0884. UNSMOKE SYSTEMS ARTSPACE. Non-Material Effects of Material Processes. Work by Kara Skylling, Jeremy Tarr & Robert Weaver. Braddock. www. unsmokeartspace.com. WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART. A Shared Legacy. More than 60 works of sculpture, paintings & furniture, exemplifying the variety of media given life during the late 19th & early 20th centuries in America. Greensburg. 724-837-1500.
collections in the U.S. and Canada, the exhibit examines the practice of captivity from its prehistoric roots to its reverberations in modern Native-, African- & Euro-American communities. 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. Mill Run. 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 CONTINUES ON PG. 40
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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. Soar! Butterfly Gardens. Mingle w/ butterfly species native to the region, including Painted Ladies, Monarchs, Black Swallowtails, Red Spotted Purples, Viceroys & Giant Swallowtails. Species in the exhibit will vary over the summer months. Masters of the Sky. Explore the power & grace of the birds who rule the sky. Majestic eagles, impressive condors, stealthy falcons and their friends take center stage! Home to more than 600 birds from over 200 species. W/ classes, lectures, demos & more. North Side. 412-323-7235. NATIONALITY ROOMS. 29 rooms helping to tell the story of Pittsburgh’s immigrant past. University of Pittsburgh. Oakland. 412-624-6000. OLD ST. LUKE’S. Pioneer church features 1823 pipe organ, Revolutionary War graves. Scott. 412-851-9212. OLIVER MILLER HOMESTEAD. This pioneer/Whiskey Rebellion 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. The Butterfly Forest. An interactive exhibit w/ 21 species of butterfly & the elusive Luna moth. Summer Flower Show. From whirligigs & water fountains to rotundas & Rube Goldberg machines, Playgardens for guests of all ages w/ interactive elements. 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 MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY. Pictorialist Photography - Photography As Fine Art. Pictorialist photography of the 19th & early 20th centuries made use of alternative film developing processes, such as gum bichromate - a printing process that involves multiple layers of light sensitive chemicals on watercolor or printmaking paper, yielding a painterly quality to the image. Displaying 660 different movie cameras, showing pictures on glass, many hand-painted. The largest display of 19th Century photographs in America. North Side. 412-231-7881. PINBALL PERFECTION. Pinball museum & players club. West View. 412-931-4425. PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM. Home to 4,000 animals, including many
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FUNDRAISERS SUN 17 ANIMAL FRIENDS FUNDRAISER DANCE. 5 p.m. Brentwood VFW Post 1810, Brentwood. 412-881-9934. FEED MORE FESTIVAL. A music festival w/ a line-up of bands benefiting Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Visit pittsburghfoodbank.org/feedmore. 2-9:30 p.m. Stage AE, North Side. 412-229-5483. TOUR DE CURE. Help raise money for the American Diabetes Association by cycling w/ bikers of all ages & levels. Seneca Valley Senior High School, Harmony. www.diabetes.org.
MON 18 25TH ANNUAL GOLF INVITATIONAL. Benefits Life’s Work of Western PA. 9 a.m. Diamond Run Golf Club, Sewickley. 412-741-2582.
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LGBT issues in electoral politics. Second Thu of every month, 7 p.m. United Cerebral Palsy of Pittsburgh, Oakland. 412-521-2504.
LITERARY THU 14 THE HOUR AFTER HAPPY HOUR WRITER’S WORKSHOP. Young writers & recent graduates looking for additional feedback on their work. thehourafterhappyhour. wordpress.com Thu, 7-9 p.m. Lot 17, Bloomfield. 412-687-8117. NEW & NOTED: DAVID SIBLEY. 7 p.m. Carnegie Lecture Hall, Oakland.
FRI 15 RED HERRING BOOK CLUB. Discussions of your favorite mystery novels. 1 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3114. STEEL CITY POETRY CHAMPIONSHIP. 13 poets enter. One emerges victorious. Pittsburgh will choose its representative for the 2016 Individual World Poetry Slam in this 3 round slam. 7 p.m. City of Asylum, North Side. 412-321-2190.
SAT 16 BE QUARTERLY ZINE RELEASE & ARTIST ROUND-UP. Readers include: Kamala Gopalakrishnan, Taylor Grieshober, Sharon Fagan McDermott, Scott Silsbe, Meghan Tutolo & Bobbi Williams. 1:30-4:30 p.m. Percolate, Wilkinsburg. 412-606-1220. DON WENTWORTH. Book release
& readings from the author as well as Kris Collins, Christine Starkey, Che Elias, Scott Pyle, Rosaly Roffman, Bart Solarczyk & Bob Ziller. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Garfield. 412-924-0634. WRITERS BLOCK PUBLISHING PRESENTS: THE QUEEN’S COURT: FOUR POWERFUL WOMEN. 1-4 p.m. Monroeville Public Library, Monroeville. 412-372-0500.
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 19 KIDSPLAY. Free happenings each week, often including visits by local personalities & activities presented by local performing arts groups & non-profit organizations. For a full schedule, visit www. downtownpittsburgh.com. Tue, 10-11:30 a.m. Thru Aug. 30 Market Square, Downtown. 412-471-1511.
WED 20 CHEF IN THE KITCHEN. Learn the basics of cooking for grades K - 3. 12:15-1:15 p.m. Shaler North Hills Library, Glenshaw. 412-486-0211.
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OTHER STUFF BASTILLE DAY CELEBRATION. Live music, dancing, silent auction, photo booth, more. 6 p.m. Pittsburgh Golf Club, Squirrel Hill. 412-621-4530. HOW CLOTHING STARTED A REVOLUTION. Learn about how French fashion & dine on French food. 12-2 p.m. Merrick Art Gallery, New Brighton. 724-846-1130. HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY RUN A MARATHON. Timothy Lyman, a Pittsburgh-based run coach specializing in long-distance endurance events, will discuss the essentials for being a strong marathon runner. 7 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. MARKET SQUARE FARMERS MARKET. Thu. Thru Oct. 27 Market Square, Downtown. 412-471-1511. PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS VS. RICHMOND KICKERS. 7 p.m. Highmark Stadium, Station Square. SALSA NIGHT. Free dancing lessons w/ host & instructor DJ Bobby D from 9:30-10 p.m. Thu, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Perle Champagne Bar, Downtown. 412-471-2058. SILENCED FILMS: OFFSIDE. This series, co-presented by Jacob Burns Film Center, features weekly screenings of international films banned or censored around the world. 8 p.m. City of Asylum, North Side. 412-321-2190. SUMMER SHORT COURSE: THE EDIBLE LANDSCAPE. A day of informative lectures will cover a variety of topics related to adding delectable flair to the garden w/ Dr. Lee Reich. 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden, Oakland. 412-622-6914.
THU 14 - SAT 16 2016 ST. SEBASTIAN PARISH FESTIVAL. Bingo, games, raffles, rides, more. Thru July 16 St. Sebastian Church, Ross. 412-364-8999. BELLEVUE’S 3RD ANNUAL ART & WINE CRAWL. Facepainting, local arts, music, wine, more. July 14-16 565 LIVE, Bellevue. 412-522-7556.
FRI 15 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. CAFÉ CON LECHE ARTIST TALK: ALISON ZAPATA. 7 p.m. Most
Wanted Fine Art Gallery, Garfield. 412-328-4737. FORBES AVE POP-UP ARTISAN MARKET. 12-8:30 p.m. Christine Frechard Gallery, Squirrel Hill. 412-421-8888. 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. PITTSBURGH SUMMER BEERFEST. www.pittsburgh beerfest.com. 6:30 p.m. Stage AE, North Side. 412-229-5483.
FRI 15 - SAT 16 PICKLESBURGH. A culinary celebration of the pickle. Located on the Rachel Carson Bridge. More info at www.picklesburgh.com. July 15-16, 12-10 p.m. Downtown Pittsburgh, Downtown.
SAT 16 BEATS N’ EATS. Midday East-End community mixer w/ music & food trucks. 12-2 p.m., Thu., July 21, 12-2 p.m. and Thu., Aug. 18, 12-2 p.m. Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 412-363-3000. MASTERING ANXIETY FOR SUCCESS. Learn an empowering technique to overcome self-defeating mindsets & reach your dreams & goals. Call 724-875-4111 to register. 1 p.m. Carnegie Library, Lawrenceville, Lawrenceville. 412-682-3668. STRUGGLE FOR WORKERS’ RIGHTS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. Barbara Briggs will deliver the Steelworkers annual 2016 Bernard Kleiman lecture. 1:30 p.m. Homestead Pump House, Homestead. 412-464-4020. SWING CITY. Learn & practice swing dancing skills w/ the Jim Adler Band. Sat, 8 p.m. Wightman School, Squirrel Hill. 412-759-1569. WIGLE WHISKEY BARRELHOUSE TOURS. Sat, 12:30 & 2 p.m. Wigle Whiskey Barrel House, North Side. 412-224-2827. WILKINSBURG DREAM CITY ART WALK. A walking tour of studios, pop-up art exhibits & performances, will celebrate & showcase the many artists who live, work & create in Wilkinsburg. More info at www. dreamcityworks.org. 12-5 p.m. Wood Street, Wilkinsburg.
SUN 17 CAFÉ CON LECHE ARTIST TALK: MAGGIE NEGRETE. 1 p.m. Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery, Garfield. 412-328-4737. POLISH HILL ARTS FEST. Food, music, artists, live music & activities for kids of all ages. 12-9 p.m. Polish Hill Civic Association, Polish Hill. 412-681-1950. THE SECOND STEEL CITY PIZZAFEST. Pizza, craft vendors, live music, more. 12-6 p.m. Hop Farm Brewing, Lawrenceville. 412-726-7912. SONNTAG: SUNDAYS IN DEUTSCHTOWN. Beer from
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MON 18 BARRIER BREAKERS: AN EVENING W/ OLYMPIC GREATS. A panel discussion w/ six former Olympic athletes & a screening of the film, “The Renaissance Period of the African American in Sports,” 6:30-8 p.m. Senator John Heinz History Center, Strip District. 412-454-6000.
Library, South Side, South Side. 412-431-0505. SALLIE BOGGS TOASTMASTERS CLUB. Helping people from all walks of life to improve their communication & leadership skills. For any questions email Sallieboggstm@gmail.com or call 412-365-5803. Tue, 6:30-8 p.m. C.C. Mellor Memorial Library, Edgewood. 412-731-0909. THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA MUSHROOM CLUB. Topic: Foraging for Wild Plants & Mushrooms. 7 p.m. Beechwood Farms, Fox Chapel. 412-963-6100.
WED 20 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.
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Jam on Walnut is a concert series in Shadyside that benefits the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The event coordinators are seeking volunteers to assist with the event on Sat., July 23. Duties include: checking IDs, selling wristbands and selling beer to concert-goers. For more information, visit www. pghjamonwalnut.eventscff.org.
PITTSBURGH ON THE EVE OF THE CIVIL WAR. A docent from the Heinz History Center will describe what life was like in Pittsburgh in the days leading up to the Civil War. 7:30 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. ROBOTO MONTHLY MEETING. Meet w/ the Roboto board of directors to find out what’s happening at the space & help guide it’s future. Third Mon of every month, 7 p.m. The Mr. Roboto Project, Bloomfield. 412-853-0518. URBAN HOMESTEADING: COMPOSTING. Phipps Master Gardener Dr. Sarah Meiss, a professor of botany, mycology & sustainable agriculture at California University of Pennsylvania, will discuss the different types & styles of composting that will fit any style of life. 7 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912.
FARMERS AT PHIPPS. Wed, 2:30-6:30 p.m. Thru Oct. 26 Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden, Oakland. 412-622-6914. MASTERING ANXIETY FOR SUCCESS. Learn an empowering technique to overcome selfdefeating mindsets & reach your dreams & goals. Call 724-875-4111 to register. 6:45-7:45 p.m. Carnegie Library, Mount Washington, Mt. Washington. 412-381-3380. THE PITTSBURGH SHOW OFFS. A meeting of jugglers & spinners. All levels welcome. Wed, 7:30 p.m. Union Project, Highland Park. 412-363-4550. PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT. Step back in time w/ one of the Civil War’s greatest leaders when Gettysburg resident Kenneth Serfass portrays President Ulysses S. Grant. 7 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912.
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IN THE KNOW ABOUT GMO! What’s the real story with GMOs? Faith Starr, an environmental advocate, naturalist & herbalist, clinical nutritional therapist, will discuss where the GMOs are hidden in your daily diet. 7 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. MASTERING ANXIETY FOR SUCCESS. Learn an empowering technique to overcome selfdefeating mindsets & reach your dreams & goals. Call 724-875-4111 to register. 6:45-7:45 p.m. Carnegie
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I’m in my mid-40s, straight, never married. Ten months ago, my girlfriend of three years dumped me. She got bored with the relationship and is generally not the marrying type. The breakup was amicable. I still love her and miss her. Last week, I wrote her a letter saying that I still love her and want us to get back together. She wrote me a nice letter back saying she doesn’t feel passion for me and that we’re never getting back together. Over the past few months, I’ve started dating another girl. She’s pretty, smart, sexy and kind. If I proposed, she’d probably say yes. I want to get married. The problem is that I don’t have the passion for her that I had for my previous girlfriend. So do I “settle” for Girlfriend No. 2 or start my search all over? Please don’t give me the bullshit that love can happen at any age. At my age, the number of single women without kids is low. How many married people “settle” for someone who is a good person but not their true love? NO CLEVER ACRONYM
There is no settling down without some settling for. Please make a note of it. Also, NCA, while passion is a great feeling — totally intoxicating — it also tends to be ephemeral. It’s a hard feeling to sustain over the long haul, and marriage is theoretically the longest of long hauls. You felt strongly about your ex, but she didn’t share your feelings. You don’t feel quite as strongly about your current girlfriend, but you would like to be married — to someone, maybe her — and Girlfriend No. 2 seems like a good candidate. I wouldn’t suggest proposing, as you’ve been seeing her for only a few months and most sane women view early, impulsive proposals as red flags. And finally, NCA, the specter of a “true love” waiting for us out there somewhere, either lost or not yet found, snuffs out more good-and-loving-and-totally-worth-settlingfor relationships than anything this side of cheating.
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The failure rate for condoms when used correctly is low (2 percent), TPC, but the failure rate for condoms when used incorrectly is high (18 percent). Leaks are the most common way condoms fail, and slamming your cock in and out of someone with a fully loaded condom wrapped around it will result in leaks. Even if your second load consists of nothing but good intentions, TPC, reusing a condom the way you describe is a recipe for disaster, impregnation, disease transmission, or all of the above. I have to put my two cents in about Heartbroken And Devastated, the man who discovered that his wife has been cheating on him the entire time they have been together. Her constant and selfish betrayal is egregious. Instead of being honest and giving him a chance to be in an open relationship, she chose to make a fool out of him. She is selfish and a slut. Not to mention that she could have given him an STD, AIDS, you name it. I disagree with you about the concept of monogamy — I don’t think it is a fantasy. I believe there is something that separates us from the animals, and that’s called integrity and self-control. I am happily married to a beautiful woman. I am a singer in a band, I get hit on all the time, but I don’t act on it. Because some of us have a conscience and don’t betray the ones we’ve made a commitment to. I wish HAD the best of luck, but I hope he moves on and finds someone who will appreciate him.
“THERE IS NO SETTLING DOWN WITHOUT SOME SETTLING FOR.”
My first refractory period — the time it takes me to get ready to have sex again after my first orgasm — is shorter than the time it takes me to lose my erection. I was in a relationship and wasn’t using condoms anymore by the time I figured this out, so it was just generally good times — I’d blow my load, take less than a minute to catch my breath, and be ready to go again. But now that I’m single and entering the dating pool, I’m going to be wrapping it again. Obviously. But I’m not 100 percent sure it’s safe to blow two loads into one condom. I’m not sure how much ejaculate I’m producing the second time I come, but it’s surely less than the first time. I’m not confident that “second” erection would survive the whole taking-off-the-condom-and-tying-it-upand-then-putting-on-another-condom exercise, but I would like to avoid that rigmarole if possible. So is it safe to
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I have a few questions for you, MAPIP, but first: I agree that HAD’s wife betrayed him in an extreme and egregious way, and I made that clear in my response. (“The scale, duration, and psychological cruelty of your wife’s betrayals may be too great for you to overcome.”) Now here’s my question for you: What did you make a commitment to? Was it to your wife or was it to an ideal? Did you commit to a fallible human being or did you commit to a principle? Let’s say your wife screwed up and cheated — which happens all the time; it could happen to you (you do realize you’re whistling past the world’s most densely populated graveyard); women cheat now at pretty much the same rate men do — and let’s say it was a far less egregious betrayal than the one HAD is suffering through. Let’s say it was a one-off, years from now, or maybe a two-off. Would you stay and try to save your marriage or would you leave your wife? Staying and trying to save your marriage says, “I committed myself to this person,” leaving says, “I committed myself to this ideal.” If your ideals are more important to you than your spouse, I think you’re doing marriage wrong. But you’re free to disagree. On the Lovecast, ex-Muslim sex blogger Eiynah: savagelovecast.com.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you are smoothly attuned with the cosmic rhythms and finely aligned with your unconscious wisdom, you could wake up one morning and find that a mental block has miraculously crumbled, instantly raising your intelligence. If you can find it in your proud heart to surrender to “God,” your weirdest dilemma will get at least partially solved during a magical three-hour interlude. And if you are able to forgive 50 percent of the wrongs that have been done to you in the last six years, you will no longer feel like you’re running into a strong wind, but rather you’ll feel like the beneficiary of a strong wind blowing in the same direction you’re headed.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): How often have you visited hell or the suburbs of hell during the last few weeks? According to my guesstimates, the time you spent there was exactly the right amount. You got the teachings you needed most, including a few tricks about how to steer clear of hell in the future. With this valuable information, you will forevermore be smarter about how to avoid unnecessary pain and irrelevant hindrances. So congratulations! I suggest you celebrate. And please use your new-found wisdom as you decline one last invitation to visit the heart of a big, hot mess.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): My friend Athena works as a masseuse. She says that the highest praise she can receive is drool. When her clients feel so sublimely serene that threads of spit droop out of their mouths, she knows she’s in top form. You might trigger responses akin to drool in the coming weeks, Virgo. Even if you don’t work as a massage therapist, I think it’s possible you’ll provoke rather extreme expressions of approval, longing and curiosity. You will be at the height of your power to inspire potent feelings in those you encounter. In light of this situation, you might want to wear a small sign or button that reads, “You have my permission to drool freely.”
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The latest Free Will Astrology poll shows that 33 percent of your friends, loved ones, and acquaintances approve of your grab for glory. Thirty-eight percent disapprove, 18 percent remain undecided, and 11 percent wish you would grab for even greater glory. As for me, I’m aligned with the 11 percent minority. Here’s what I say: Don’t allow your quest for shiny breakthroughs and brilliant accomplishments to be overly influenced by what people think of you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You are at the pinnacle of your powers to both hurt and heal. Your turbulent yearnings could disrupt the integrity of those whose self-knowledge is shaky, even as your smoldering radiance can illuminate the darkness for those who are lost or weak. As strong and confident as I am, even I would be cautious about engaging your tricky intelligence. Your piercing perceptions and wild understandings might either undo me or vitalize me. Given these volatile conditions, I advise everyone to approach you as if you were a love bomb or a truth fire or a beauty tornado.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Here’s the deal: I will confess a dark secret from my past if you confess an equivalent secret from
yours. Shall I go first? When I first got started in the business of writing horoscope columns, I contributed a sexed-up monthly edition to a porn magazine published by smut magnate Larry Flynt. What’s even more scandalous is that I enjoyed doing it. OK. It’s your turn. Locate a compassionate listener who won’t judge you harshly, and unveil one of your subterranean mysteries. You may be surprised at how much psychic energy this will liberate. (For extra credit and emancipation, spill two or even three secrets.)
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): What do you want to be when you grow up, Capricorn? What? You say you are already all grown up, and my question is irrelevant? If that’s your firm belief, I will ask you to set it aside for now. I’ll invite you to entertain the possibility that maybe some parts of you are not in fact fully mature; that no matter how ripe you imagine yourself to be, you could become even riper — an even more gorgeous version of your best self. I will also encourage you to immerse yourself in a mood of playful fun as you respond to the following question: “How can I activate and embody an even more complete version of my soul’s code?”
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): On a summer day 20 years ago, I took my 5-yearold daughter Zoe and her friend Max to the merry-go-round in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Zoe jumped on the elegant golden-maned lion and Max mounted the wild blue horse. Me? I climbed aboard the humble pig. Its squat pink body didn’t seem designed for rapid movement. Its timid gaze was fixed on the floor in front of it. As the man who operated the ride came around to see if everyone was in place, he congratulated me on my bold choice. Very few riders preferred the porker, he said. Not glamorous enough. “But I’m sure I will arrive at our destination as quickly and efficiently as everyone else,” I replied. Your immediate future, Aquarius, has symbolic resemblances to this scene.
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Upcoming adventures might make you more manly if you are a woman. If you are a man, the coming escapades could make you more womanly. How about if you’re gender-fluid? Odds are that you’ll become even more gender-fluid. I am exaggerating a bit, of course. The transformations I’m referring to might not be visible to casual observers. They will mostly unfold in the depths of your psyche. But they won’t be merely symbolic, either. There’ll be mutations in your biochemistry that will expand your sense of your own gender. If you respond enthusiastically to these shifts, you will begin a process that could turn you into an even more complete and attractive human being than you already are.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I’ll name five heroic tasks you will have more than enough power to accomplish in the next eight months. (1) Turning an adversary into an ally. (2) Converting a debilitating obsession into a empowering passion. (3) Transforming an obstacle into a motivator. (4) Discovering small treasures in the midst of junk and decay. (5) Using
the unsolved riddles of childhood to create a living shrine to eternal youth. (7) Gathering a slew of new freedom songs, learning them by heart, and singing them regularly — especially when habitual fears rise up in you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your life has resemblances to a jigsaw puzzle that lies unassembled on a kitchen table. Unbeknownst to you, but revealed to you by me, a few of the pieces are missing. Maybe your cat knocked them under the refrigerator, or they fell out of their storage box somewhere along the way. But this doesn’t have to be a problem. I believe you can mostly put together the puzzle without the missing fragments. At the end, when you’re finished, you may be tempted to feel frustration that the picture’s not complete. But that would be illogical perfectionism. Ninety-seven percent success will be just fine. What’s the best, most healing trouble you could whip up right now? Go to freewillastrology.com and click “Email Rob.”
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Early on in our work together, my psychotherapist confessed that she works only with clients whose problems are interesting to her. In part, her motivations are selfish: Her goal is to enjoy her work. But her motivations are also altruistic. She feels she’s not likely to be of service to anyone with whom she can’t be deeply engaged. I understand this perspective, and am inclined to make it more universal. Isn’t it smart to pick all our allies according to this principle? Every one of us is a mess in one way or another, so why not choose to blend our fates with those whose messiness entertains us and teaches us the most? I suggest you experiment with this view in the coming weeks and months, Pisces.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER Pittsburgh rallies in wake of recent tragedies {BY REBECCA ADDISON} ON JULY 9, members of the local Black Lives Matter movement marched through Downtown Pittsburgh to call for an end to police brutality and systemic white supremacy in the United States. The event, which was the second local protest in as many days, was in response to the July 5 killing of 37-year-old Alton Sterling, who was shot by a police officer in Baton Rouge, La., and the July 6 killing of Philando Castile, another AfricanAmerican man, who was shot four times during a routine traffic stop. The tragedy set off a chain reaction around the country after video footage of the incidents was released. On Thursday night, five police officers in Dallas working a protest of these incidents were killed by a sniper. Pittsburgh is no stranger to police brutality: In January, Bruce Kelley Jr. was shot and killed during an encounter with Port Authority of Allegheny County Police. And at the protest this past Saturday, local activists called for justice for Kelley and the 380 other black lives that were taken by police this year. RN UT TA L L @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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