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Myori Law marches through Downtown on Sat., March 23, the day after the not guilty verdict was reached by jurors for former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld in the fatal shooting of Antwon Rose II. CP PHOTO: JARED WICKERHAM

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Protesters take to the streets after a not guilty verdict is reached in the trial of the police officer who fatally shot Antwon Rose II. CP PHOTO: JARED WICKERHAM

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A CITY IN MOURNING BY CP STAFF // INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

FTER A FOUR DAY TRIAL, it took less than four hours for a jury to come to a verdict in the trial of Michael Rosfeld, the former East Pittsburgh police officer who shot unarmed teenager Antwon Rose II in the back last year. Following the decision at around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, Pittsburghers took to the streets. On June 19, 2018, Rosfeld pulled over a car that was reportedly involved in drive-by shooting earlier that evening in North Braddock. Rose and another teenager then exited the car and ran away from Rosfeld and the other East Pittsburgh police officer. Rosfeld then shot at Rose, hitting him three times. Rose was unarmed, but firearms were later found in the back seat of the car he was riding in. The other teenager, Zaijuan Hester, testified that he used the weapons earlier, and said that Rose had not. After the verdict was announced on Friday night, dozens gathered outside of the Allegheny County Courthouse in

Downtown. Protesters shouted, “No justice, no peace” as the crowd inside the courthouse ﬁltered into the street. Afterwards, the protest moved to East Liberty, occupying the intersection of Penn and Centre avenues at 10:30 p.m. What started with 50 people eventually grew to about 400 as the night progressed. Local politicians like Pittsburgh City Councilor Daniel Lavelle (D-Hill District) and State Rep. Summer Lee (D-Swissvale) joined the marchers. Eventually some of the marchers began to enter private establishments as a way to comment on the gentriﬁcation that has been happening in Black Pittsburgh neighborhoods like East Liberty. Protests and community action continued Saturday afternoon and into the evening. A community solidarity service was held at 2 p.m. on Freedom Corner in the Hill District, featuring several speakers, including state Rep. Ed Gainey (D-East Liberty) and Antwon Rose Sr., father of Rose. CONTINUES ON PG. 8

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Student-led protest in Downtown Pittsburgh on Mon., March 25

“If we feel that there are different rules in this country for different races, then we can never unify,” said Gainey. After the speaking concluded, a crowd of around 400 people marched down Centre Avenue towards Downtown, periodically stopping at intersections for chanting, singing, and moments of silence. Throughout the march, protesters used chalk and spray-paint to mark sidewalks, light-posts, and other property with #J4A (Justice for Antwon). After gathering for a ﬁnal speech in the square, the crowd dispersed around 4:30 p.m. The protests continued in Oakland on Forbes Avenue starting at 5 p.m. with hundreds marching in the streets, some holding up signs with an illustration of Antwon Rose and the words “Rest in power.” On Sunday, about a hundred people participated in a vigil at Hawkins Village in Rankin. Flowers were laid on an altar, songs were sang, and stories of Rose were told. Later that day, organizers of Antwon Rose protests were invited on stage as a show of solidarity at a pre-planned vigil in Oakland for the New Zealand shooting victims. “We ask you to join us in solidarity to make Pittsburgh a safe place for

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Muslims, for Jews, and for Black people as well,” local activist Jasiri X told the crowd. Monday brought out the largest crowd in support of justice for Rose. Several high school and university students walked out around noon and met Downtown. By the time they all congregated on Grant Street, their numbers exceeded more than 1,000 people. Students from the University of Pittsburgh and Chatham participated, as well as younger students from Taylor Allderdice High School, City Charter, and several Downtown schools. Marchers called for the ﬁring of the Pittsburgh Fraternal Order of Police President Robert Swartzwelder, who, according to a recent Grand Jury investigation, intentionally withheld information and attempted to block investigators in cases involving police shootings of Black men. The protesters also called on people to vote out Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala and for Allegheny County Council to create a countywide police review board. The protesters marched through Downtown streets, escorted by Pittsburgh Police ofﬁcers. The large crowd made its way down Boulevard of the Allies and to the Allegheny County Jail.

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Protesters in the streets of Oakland on Sat., March 23

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FEARING FOR YOUR LIFE BY BRIAN BROOME // INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

F YOU ASKED me now, I couldn’t tell you what

I was looking for as I stared at my phone watching a live stream of the Antwon Rose verdict on Friday, March 22. I don’t know what I expected to happen, really. Regardless of the outcome, a promising young man would still be senselessly absent from the world. He would have still been violently taken. I don’t know what any of us Black Americans are looking for in these verdicts. Maybe it’s different reasons for each one of us. And,

to be honest, it’s not like I couldn’t tell you now what I was looking for while staring at that live stream, it’s that I’m ashamed to tell you what I was looking for. The shame is born of hope, I guess. I had hoped that the jury would see that shooting a boy in the back is antithetical to the idea of self-defense. Shooting a running boy in the back is murder and I thought that it was so obvious that even a child could see it. So, I had hoped for justice for Antwon’s mother, this woman who will never see her son in this life again. In some

small way, I had hoped that maybe I personally would feel a bit safer in the knowledge that a white man couldn’t just murder me and then go home to a hot meal every night thereafter. But white America needs to prove to us over and over again that our bodies are to be controlled and dealt with and that all they have to do is say that they “feared for their life” to seal the deal. They feared for their white life which is always the ﬁrst consideration in America. White life. Antwon Rose feared for his life too. He was a child. CONTINUES ON PG. 12

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Protesters in Mad Mex restaurant on Highland Avenue on their way through East Liberty on Fri., March 23

White people get angry when the suggestion is made that America is anything other than a meritocracy. They take it personally. They plug their ears to the suggestion that perhaps their “whiteness” has something to do with the fact that they do not, as Black Americans so often have to do, shoulder so much tragedy and then ﬁnd the strength to pick up and carry on. They make excuses for police, for neighborhood vigilantes, for anyone who kills an unarmed Black person and dismiss the dead always as “thugs” who deserved to die. They would rather be “white” than

human. They take it upon themselves to tell Black people all that we shouldn’t have done in order to not get murdered, where we shouldn’t have been, how we shouldn’t have moved, breathed, walked, ran, spoken, or left the house. All in an effort to explain away what they know in their hearts to be true. That being white affords a level of protection in this country that Black Americans will never enjoy. Then they take to social media to leave the cruelest most inhumane comments imaginable. To spit bile and to dismiss the entire life of a child in

order to preserve their belief that everything they may have accomplished in life, they accomplished all on their own. That they are “deserving.” But Black Americans know different. We know that we need to work twice as hard to receive half as much and these are just the facts. Our children are not allowed to make mistakes. Our children are robbed of the very human act of making bad decisions in youth. Every bad decision made by a Black or brown child serves as some sort of proof of innate bad character and is therefore punishable by death.

Our children are not allowed “mischief” or to “blow off steam” or “go through a rebellious stage” or whatever euphemism white people want to use when their children act a gatdamn fool. Antwon Rose wasn’t murdered for anything he’d done. He was murdered for what he might have done. He was killed because all Black people in this country are forced to live inside the fevered, frightened, and hateful workings of the white imagination. We exist to them only to make them feel better about themselves. So that they can have someone perpetually “lower” than themselves. CONTINUES ON PG. 14

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A vigil for Antwon Rose in Rankin’s Hawkins Village on Sun., March 24

Pittsburgh is merely a citiﬁed byproduct of Appalachia, after all. We exist to them only to make them feel “safer” after they kill us. We exist to them only to make them feel like they are the central and only concern in this country and when they don’t feel secure in that knowledge, they are compelled to Make America “Great” Again. Black Americans always know what white people will say even before they say it. It becomes tiresome. They will tell me that it’s “not all white people.” I know that, but it’s enough of them so that this keeps happening. They will call me hateful and “racist” against white people. I know in my heart that I

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hate no human being because of something so invented as “race.” They will tell me to “go back to Africa” as if Africa was no bigger than Allegheny County. I should not have to leave my home. I am an American. They make every effort to make you feel like an interloper, a burden in your own country. A country that deﬁnes its citizens by hard work, dedication, and the ability to overcome adversity. And if that’s the case, Black Americans are more American than any of them. We are the greatest example of survival, resilience, and triumph in the whole world. But I am ashamed of what I was looking for as I sat on the edge of my

bed watching a live stream of the Antwon Rose verdict. My heart goes out to his family and friends for their unimaginable grief. Before the verdict was announced, my emotions vacillated from hope to despair and back and forth again until a system designed to protect the status quo dashed all hope against the rocks. I’m ashamed because I don’t seem to have learned by now in a city that remains redlined both physically and psychologically. In a country that is home to so many people who are dim, primitive, and desperate enough to believe that the color of skin is a measure of the worthiness of a person. They need to believe it so badly

that the need reveals itself pathetic. They can only be tall when someone else is on their knees. Robert Gregory Bowers is alive. But, Antwon Rose is dead. I want to say that I won’t have this hope next time. I want to be one of those people who, immediately after these verdicts are announced, can honestly say “I’m not the least bit surprised.” But I am not one of those people. Against my better judgment, I seem to always ﬁnd myself hoping. And I will have hope again for the next time. And, the saddest thing about that is that I already know that there will be a next time.

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AIRLANE OPENED with almost no warning. The Mount Lebanon restaurant, taking over the building once occupied by Block 292, announced its opening day with an Instagram post. Before landing in Pittsburgh, owners Graham Foster and Lauren Zanardelli operated a Southern-inspired food truck. The two decided to ditch the road and found homes in the kitchens of Dinette, Bar Marco, and Block 292. When Block 292 closed, husband-and-wife team bought the building and a little over a year later, the space was transformed into Fairlane. Fairlane is stylish but not overly hip. Every part of the restaurant is tastefully designed, down to the paper towel dispenser in the bathroom. Parts of the building’s past are revealed through garage doors that line the front and industrial, metal pipes that snake around the ceiling. Fairlane is

poised for mechanics to roll out and lift a car, which is ﬁtting since its namesake is a vintage Ford. The restaurant’s bottle shop sits adjacent to the dining room, ﬂaunting an eclectic range of beer, wine, and cider. The selection is curated into a smaller list for dinner service, along with an exceptional selection of cocktails.

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For its food menu, Fairlane bounces around cuisines. The list keeps taste buds guessing: A Thai dish is executed as cleanly as Southern-style biscuits and East coast mussels. Snacks and small plates steal the show. I began my meal with buttermilk biscuits, paired with a scoop of miso

honey butter. No butter went unused on these biscuits, which were dense and almost toppled off the plate because of the uneven, small-batch bake. The miso butter was salty and savory, a nice punch for the thick pastry. The mussels, sourced from Maine, were absurdly good, paired with a superb white wine sauce and garlic broth piercing the massive mollusks. Following the ﬁrst course triumph came a Northern Thai dish, khao soi, ornately topped with the trademark crunchy noodles. The foundation was all there — a rich, creamy curry, touch of cilantro, and fresh lime — but I longed for a bit of salt or splash of ﬁsh sauce, something to cut through the thick coconut milk. Mount Lebanon is lucky to have Fairlane. Foster and Zanardelli are dreaming up a menu full of top-notch, unpredictable surprises.

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tors on Penn Avenue, even looking at the case of Strawberry Lemonade Natural Light (aka “Naturdays”) made my stomach uneasy. The novelty of a fruit-flavored version of the college-beer staple was intriguing until the case was nearby. But curiosity was stronger than my nausea, and a case of Naturdays was brought home to sample. It’s during this time of year — the start of spring but an entire season away from summer — that beer companies like to bring out the seasonal, fruity beers. And I’m all for pretending the weather’s warm by drinking “summery” beers while wrapped in a heated blanket. On the can, underneath floating pink lawn-flamingos, reads the tagline “For those who like strawberry lemonade and drinking beer.” The Natural Light team markets the beer as something anyone who likes fruit flavored beer will enjoy. But it should be more like “For those who like sugary syrup and cheap beer,” because, for anyone who’s ever drank a Natural Light, Naturdays tastes just how you’d expect. The initial flavor is a subtly sweet strawberry lemonade taste, before giving way to the classic, “is this beer or is this water?” flavor. It’s like the Natural Light team accidentally

squirted in one of those Crystal Light liquid concentrate water enhancers and was like “Oh snap! We created a new ﬂavor.” So, since Naturdays was a disappointment (which isn’t a surprise), here are a few other summertime beers to drink when the sun comes out and the temperature hits above 50 degrees.

DRAGONS AND YUMYUMS, DOGFISH HEAD Made in collaboration with The Flaming Lips, this beer is light and sweet, with a burst of ﬂavors — dragonfruit, yumberry, passion fruit, pear juice, and black carrot juice. Best enjoyed on its own in order to appreciate the subtleties of each fruit.

JUICE BOOST, VICTORY The can advertises the beer as a “dryhopped sour,” but Juice Boost is sweet, hoppy and fruity.

CLOCKWORK TANGERINE, BREWDOG Almost like orange soda with a kick, this session IPA is tangy and crisp.

FIELD AND FLOWERS, GRAFT CIDER Combine c raft beer, c ider, and actual roses, and out pops this funky, ﬂowery beer.

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PAD THAI NOODLE 4770 LIBERTY AVE, BLOOMFIELD 412-904-1640 PADTHAINOODLEPITTSBURGH.COM This new café in Bloomfield features Thai and Burmese specialties. Standards like Pad Thai and Coconut Curry Noodle are sure to please. But don’t miss out on the Ono Kyowsway featuring egg noodle sautéed with coconut chicken, cilantro and curry sauce.

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HE PITTSBURGH JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL, now in its fourth year, showcases the country’s diversity in filmmaking, from animation to cult horror to quiet dramas. This year, the festival showcases three anime feels that never got a wide release in Pittsburgh and showcase the complexity and flexibility of the animation, which, depending on who you ask, is either a genre or a medium (or both). For complete film lineup and showtimes, visit jffpgh.org

The Night is Short, Walk on Girl ONE WILD NIGHT out can feel like an

eternity. Contrary to its title, Japanese anime ﬁlm The Night is Short, Walk on Girl follows an unnamed protagonist on an endless night as she wanders through the city, drinking with philosophers, punching perverts, and starring

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in guerrilla theater. The night begins for The Girl with Black Hair (Kana Hanazawa) at a school party where a boy, Senior (Hoshino Gen), pines for his unrequited love. As The Girl sets out on her journey, Senior sets out on his own to confess his love, only to be thwarted at every turn by

circumstance. The Girl begins at a bar where she socks a man who grabs her boob, impressing two other patrons. Together, they crash parties and enter a drinking contest with a mythical being who rides around in a three-story train and steals men’s underwear (as one does). All the while, Senior is fruitlessly

pursuing her through the night, trying to acquire her favorite children’s book to give as a gift. The Night is Short, directed by Masaaki Yuasa, is technically a romantic comedy. It begins and ends in typical form for that genre, with guy pining over girl, and eventually winning girl over.

But the middle is like a lucid dream, full of scenes and people from a warped reality. The animation is bright and colorful, full of flowers, fire, and a wind that knocks everything sideways. The movie has no interest in maintaining a cohesive reality or structure, and by the end some of the novelty has worn off. It might’ve sufficed as a short film, but then we wouldn’t see The Girl walk on and on and on. Thu., April 11. Multiple screenings.

Mirai RARELY ARE MOVIES so equally targeted to both parents and kids as in Mamoru Hosoda’s Mirai. The ﬁlm follows the growing pains of four-year-old Kun and his parents as they welcome a new baby, Mirai, to the family. When Kun gets jealous of the new baby, he ﬁnds solace in a fantasy world. While initially mesmerized by his baby sister, Kun (Jaden Waldman in the English dub) begins to resent all the attention she gets. He throws tantrums, throws his toys, and goes as far as hitting his sister. Slowly, he begins to understand the importance of siblinghood when he goes on a series of adventures with teenage Mirai from the future (Victoria Grace). He travels between the future and present, eventually visiting the past to see his mother’s childhood and his greatgrandfather’s farm.

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The parents, meanwhile, are visibly exhausted and overwhelmed. Mirai doesn’t hold back in showing the chaos of parenthood. The mom (Rebecca Hall) goes back to work while the dad (John Cho) stays at home, frantically trying to understand how his wife did it with the ﬁrst kid. There are diapers and sleepdeprivation and shouting matches. It is also one of the only family movies ever to show casual breastfeeding. The animation is beautiful — delicate and enchanting — but as the ﬁlm goes on, it starts to get darker and more sinister. Instead of running through a tropical forest, Kun is sucked onto a train that looks like a river monster. It’s just spooky enough to cut through the more saccharine life lessons.

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Left: The Night is Short, Walk on Girl. Right: Okko’s Inn.

Mirai was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2019 Oscars, and while it had no shot (anime hasn’t won the category since 2002), the ﬁlm was just as worthy as any other. Mon., April 1, Sat., April 6, and Sun., April 7.

help Okko and the inn. The ghosts can get annoying, like unwanted bugs ﬂying around, but they help Okko come to terms with her grief and PTSD. Even with all the fantastical

elements, Okko’s Inn, directed by Kitarō Kōsaka, is a predictable movie, but still manages to impart heartfelt lessons on family, acceptance, and other nice topics. Sat., March 30 and Sun., March 31.

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Okko’s Inn WHEN A CHILD LOSES both their parents, who’s left to help them overcome the grief and keep going? In the case of Okko’s Inn, it’s a band of friendly kid-ghosts, a glamorous fortune teller, and a baby demon. After Okko survives a car accident that kills both her parents, she goes to live and work with her grandma who runs a small inn and spa among natural springs in the Japanese countryside. At ﬁrst scared and apprehensive of her new environment, Okko receives encouragement from Uribo, the ghost of a little boy. Since her grandma is getting older, Okko volunteers to work as a junior innkeeper and quickly makes a name for herself among patrons, especially a fortune teller who drinks champagne and drives a Porsche. Okko’s newfound conﬁdence as a helpful and caring innkeeper is only u dermined by Matsuki, a classmate who wears extravagant pink clothing, quotes Steve Jobs, and works for her family’s luxury inn. Her older sister, a ghost, also hangs around Okko, as does a baby demon released from an amulet. Eventually, they all come together to

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Inner State 81 aka Tucker Nicholas

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NE DAY, “Honey Eye” by Inner State 81 started playing on Pittsburgh City Paper’s Discover Weekly playlist on Spotify, a curated music list that recommends tracks from popular artists. A blend of soul, hip hop, and electronic music, “Honey Eye” samples Patti LaBelle’s “Love, Need and Want You.” By changing the pitch

of Labelle’s voice, chopping the vocals, and adding elements like a snare drum, Inner State 81, whose real name is Tucker Nicholas, bought a fresh energy to the early 1980s R&B hit. A few weeks later, Nicholas dropped “Holes in Pockets,” another samplebased song, this time drawing from Dean Martin’s 1954 single “Money

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Burns A Hole In My Pocket.” At the end of “Holes in Pockets,” Nicholas added a voicemail from his grandmother. “Tucker, it’s Nana,” she says. “What’s going on in Pittsburgh? And what’s going on with you? I really need to know. So, give me a call whenever you feel like it. Not past nine o’clock. I love you. Bye-bye.” Realizing Nicholas lived in Pittsburgh after listening to and loving his music was like a jolt of electricity. “She doesn’t even know that that’s

in the song,” says Nicholas. “She left me that message after I told my mom and dad that I was going to stop going to school.” After Nicholas’ freshman year at the University of Pittsburgh, he realized that college wasn’t the path for him. Nicholas wanted to pursue a career in music. But before dropping out, Nicholas needed to perfect his craft. At that point, he had no musical experience. He spent the summer practicing and once back at school, he applied

for the spring study abroad program through Pitt’s business school, which guarantees all participants an internship. “I [didn’t] even know if I’m going to make it to the end of my junior year, which I didn’t,” says Nicholas. “So I was like, ‘I want to go to London.’ If I’m already going to be paying tuition, I might as well use it to my advantage while I’m still a student. But I only wanted to go if could get an internship at a record label.” Placed at Blow Up Records, a small mom-and-pop label run out of an attic in East London, Nicholas learned invaluable skills, like how to interact with and market to music industry professionals. Nicholas also found out about the playlist’s curator, a piece of information that sky-rocketed his career. Traveling across Europe during spring break, Nicholas was on a train from Prague to Berlin browsing the internet when he saw a viral tweet. “This guy, this Uber driver, tweeted about how he made like 12 different playlists to classify his riders based on what they look like. I quoted it and said ‘Get this man a job as playlist curator,’

and then I tagged Spotify because at the record label I was literally contacting playlist curators every day trying to get songs played.” A few days later, when he had Wi-Fi again, Nicholas opened up Twitter to see that his tweet had over 2,000 likes.

platform. Two weeks later, “Livin’ at Mumsies” got over 12,000 plays in one day. The song is now his most played, with almost 300,000 listens. Being added to popular playlists meant Inner State 81 started popping up in Spotify users’ Discover Weekly,

“BEING A WHITE KID FROM A MIDDLE-CLASS BACKGROUND, I ALWAYS HAD THIS ANXIETY ABOUT BEING A WHITE KID TRYING TO RAP.” “Three weeks earlier, I had put my ﬁrst songs up on Spotify, and I DM’d the guy, and I was like ‘Yo man, your playlists are dope. Do you mind giving my songs a listen through? If you like it, throw it on one of your playlists if you think it works.’ He hit me back and was like, ‘So many people have messaged me, but you got me a free year subscription to Spotify, and I really liked your music, so I added them to a couple different playlists.’” Overnight, his songs reached over 1,000 plays on the music streaming

like that of CP’s and actress Chloë Moretz; who tweeted out one of his songs in November. Nicholas had successfully debuted as a new face in music, as a producer. Up until his Feb. 13 album, Can’t Please Everyone, Nicholas’ voice wasn’t found in any of his music. “The real reason I started producing is because I wanted to be a rapper/ singer,” says Nicholas, “which I’m just now starting to get into. But who I am, being a white kid from a middle-class background, I always had this anxiety

about being a white kid trying to rap. I was like, I need to learn the art of the craft if I want to gain respect from the people that have been doing this. This [type of music] is something I grew up loving. I’m not doing it up to hop on a trend. I always looked up to Mac Miller in that sense because he was someone that was very respectful of someone else’s culture that he was being welcomed into.” Can’t Please Everyone showcases the change in direction. The opening songs are an ode to the sample-based beats that drew listeners in. But as the album progresses, rap-infused hip-hop songs, some featuring Nicholas, take over. “I wanted to be able to have both,” says Nicholas, “so that people who liked the last thing would click on it at the start of that album, and leave it on and ease into that sound a little bit and be like, ‘Oh. this is really cool too, he can do both type of things.’” In the next few months, Nicholas plans to release a slew of singles that have him rapping. Hermz, a Londonbased rapper whose album Nicholas produced, drops in the next week.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 2 Off the stage, American Idol contestant Adam Sanders goes by just that, Adam Sanders. On the stage, the San Antonio native becomes Ada Vox, the first drag queen on any televised American singing competition. Told that his voice didn’t match his song choices, the persona was created to allow Sanders to sing anything and everything he wanted. Only time will tell what audience members will hear when Vox performs at the Pittsburgh Opera on Tuesday. 7:30 p.m. 2425 Liberty Ave., Strip District. $25-65. Search “Ada Vox” on showclix.com PHOTO: ADA VOX

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THURSDAY MARCH 28 ROCK BLIND MELON. Crafthouse Stage and Grill. 7:30 p.m. Whitehall. STABBING WESTWARD. Jergel’s. 8 p.m. Warrendale. ALAN GETTO. WYEP Community Broadcast Center. 6:30 p.m. South Side.

JAZZ/FUNK ORRIN EVANS BIRTHDAY JAM. City of Asylum. 7 p.m. North Side. THROCKMORTON 4. Kingfly Spirits. 7 p.m. Strip District.

WORLD MDOU MOCTAR. The Andy Warhol Theater. 8 p.m. North Side.

THE GYPSY STRINGZ. Dorothy Six Blast Furnace Cafe. 6 p.m. Homestead.

JUSTIN MOYAR. Claddagh. 9:30 p.m. South Side.

HIP HOP/R&B BILL HENRY BAND. Crafthouse Stage and Grill. 9 p.m. Whitehall.

THE BARTLOW BROS. BAND. Breakaway Bar and Grill. 8 p.m. New Kensington.

COUNTRY/BLUES

ACOUSTIC

JOSH PHILLIPS. Tequila Cowboy. 7 p.m. North Side.

DARYL SHAWN. Backstage Bar. 5 p.m. Downtown.

BETHANY AND FRIENDS. 565 Live. 8 p.m. Bellevue.

CIVORTEP. The Smiling Moose. 10 p.m. South Side.

AETHERE. The Smiling Moose. 6:30 p.m. South Side.

ROCK/BLUES

CLASSICAL AIZURI QUARTET. Chatham University. 7:30 p.m. Squirrel Hill.

BILL TOMS. Club Cafe. 8 p.m. South Side.

EVAN DEAN BAND. Linden Grove. 7 p.m. Castle Shannon. REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND. Club Cafe. 8 p.m. South Side.

DJS COVEN (DARK DANCE). Belvederes Ultra-Dive. 9:30 p.m. Lawrenceville. DOWN TO FUNK (FUNK). The Goldmark. 10 p.m. Lawrenceville.

CHILD ABUSE. Brillobox. 8 p.m. Bloomfield.

FRIDAY MARCH 29

POP

EXPERIMENTAL

ALEX DI LEO. The Smiling Moose. 6:30 p.m. South Side.

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LOWLAND HUM. Club Cafe. 7 p.m. South Side.

POP/INDIE YOUNG RISING SONS. Hard Rock Cafe. 8 p.m. Station Square.

PUNKAPALOOZA. Moondog’s Pub. 5 p.m. Blawnox. THE DEEP ROOTS. Porked. 6 p.m. East Liberty.

SATURDAY MARCH 30

SOUNDTRACK O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? The Rex Theater. 8 p.m. South Side.

INDIE

THE CONTENDERS. Cioppino Restaurant and Cigar Bar. 7 p.m. Strip District.

JAZZ

JAZZ/FUNK

GRAND PIANO. Brillobox. 9 p.m. Bloomfield. JONNY STANEC. Park House. 9:30 p.m. North Side.

RICH ZABINSKI TRIO. Cioppino Restaurant and Cigar Bar. 7 p.m. Strip District.

ACOUSTIC

KEYSTONE VIBE. Mr. Smalls Theatre. 7 p.m. Millvale.

ROCK/METAL

THE COMPADRES. Aspinwall American Legion Post 77. 8 p.m. Aspinwall.

SNEAKS. Spirit. 9 p.m. Lawrenceville.

ELECTRONIC

REGGAE/WORLD

THE CLINT HOOVER JAZZ TRIO. Bier’s Pub. 7 p.m. North Side.

THE FLOW BAND. Chief’s Cafe. 8 p.m. Oakland.

SWEET EARTH. The Baltimore House. 8 p.m. Pleasant Hills.

EARTHLY. 3577 Studios. 9 p.m. Polish Hill.

ZOMBOY Stage AE. 8 p.m. North Side.

TONY CAMPBELL. Wallace’s Tap Room. 5 p.m. East Liberty.

PUNKAPALOOZA. Moondog’s Pub. 12 p.m. Blawnox. KISS. PPG Paints Arena. 7:30 p.m. Downtown. RIPE. Stage AE. 7 p.m. North Side.

ALLERGRA. The Mr. Roboto Project. 7 p.m. Bloomfield.

DAWN AND GREG. 565 Live. 8 p.m. Bellevue.

HIP HOP/R&B GROOVES OF THE 412. Mr. Smalls Theatre. 8 p.m. Millvale.

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COUNTRY

FUNK

RICKY SKAGGS. The Palace Theatre. 3:30 p.m. Greensburg.

ACOUSTIC

EDDAN SPARKS TRIO. The Warehouse Pub and Grill. 7 p.m. Squirrel Hill.

SHELF LIFE STRING BAND. Park House. 9 p.m. North Side.

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JAZZ

BEAT CIRCUS. Brillobox. 8 p.m. Bloomfield. YUCKMOUF. The Smiling Moose. 10 p.m. South Side.

HOT HONEY (DEEP HOUSE). The Summit. 9 p.m. Mt. Washington.

FOLK/BLUEGRASS

PETE BUTTA (REGGAE/ DANCEHALL). The Goldmark. 10 p.m. Lawrenceville.

NOT AN AIRPLANE. Howlers. 8 p.m. Bloomfield.

JAZZ

GARY AND LIBBY. Kingfly Spirits. 1 p.m. Strip District.

MONDAY APRIL 1

TATSUYA NAKATANI. Gardenalia. 8 p.m. Lawrenceville.

ROCK/INDIE BERNIE AND THE WOLF. Three Pigs Collective. 8 p.m. Lawrenceville.

ROCK

GUERILLA TOSS. The Mr. Roboto Project. 7 p.m. Bloomfield.

OUR LAST NIGHT. The Rex Theater. 6 p.m. South Side.

SLOW CAVES. Club Cafe. 8 p.m. South Side.

BRONCHO. Club Cafe. 8 p.m. South Side.

VERTIGO GO. Full Pint Wild Side Pub. 7 p.m. Lawrenceville.

JAZZ

POP

IAN KANE. Hambone’s. 6:30 p.m. Lawrenceville.

CHERRY POOLS. The Smiling Moose. 6:30 p.m. South Side.

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ERIN BURKETT AND VIRGIL WALTERS. The Blind Pig Saloon. 7:30 p.m. New Kensington.

ROCK/PUNK THE BO’HOG BROTHERS. Keystone Bar. 7 p.m. Sewickley. TORSO. Blumcraft. 8 p.m. Oakland.

FOLK BANJOLECTRIC. Howlers. 8 p.m. Bloomfield.

CLASSICAL 2CELLOS. PPG Paints Arena. 8 p.m. Downtown.

DJS G’D UP AND TECHED OUT (HOUSE). The Goldmark. 10 p.m. Lawrenceville.

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Chaíwa – Tewa, 1921 PHOTO: EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952) / COLLECTION OF THE DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART, DUBUQUE, IOWA

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ARLY AMERICAN photography closely alignss

with images of the Wild West, cowboys, out-laws, and frontier people in washed-out black-e and-white or sepia tones. Just as prominent are portraits of Native Americans seated in traditionall dress, staring straight into the camera or in proﬁle.. Much of the latter could be attributed to the work off Edward S. Curtis, a white European-American who,, e from 1907 to 1930, made it his life’s work to create a record of every major tribe in the United States. 0 In the end, he produced between 40,000 to 50,000 g photographs and 10,000 wax recordings documenting over 80 tribes. Now, the Westmoreland Museum of American Artt d in Greensburg will examine his work with Mingled Visions: The Photographs of Edward S. Curtis and Willl

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Wilson (March 30-June 30), a traveling photography exhibit and event series examing the effects of colonialism while highlighting Native American art and culture. It will show in tandem with The Outsider’s Gaze, a second exhibition exploring the role of 19th and early 20th century European-American painters and sculptors in creating and reinforcing Native Americans stereotypes. The show includes a number of Curtis photographs along with large tintype prints by Will Wilson, a prominent Diné (a preferred term for Navajo Nation people) photographer who captures Native Americans as they live today. The show came together under the guidance of Anne Kraybill, who took over as Westmoreland’s director and CEO in August. She was inspired by a

similar exhibition showcased during her time at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark., which put Curtis’ imagery in dialogue with that of Wilson. Though Curtis made major contributions to the preservation of Native American history, Kraybill believes re-evaluating his work is essential. “On its own, it can be problematic,” says Kraybill. “He did contrive some of these scenes and mixed different tribal clothing and things like that, depending on how he wanted the image to look. A lot of it was very accurate, but some of it, not so much.” In 2012, Wilson launched the Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange (CIPX), a series intent on supplanting Curtis’ gaze as an outsider with a truer, contemporary vision of Native North America. Even

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so, he still values the efforts of Curtis, who felt an urgent need to document what he believed was a “vanishing race,” as Native American people were forcibly removed from their lands to live on reservations. “I’m glad those images exist as a testament to the people who survived genocide basically,” Wilson states in an interview with the Westmoreland. “And there’s something about the romance and the kind of nostalgic nature of the images.” Using the tintype process, Wilson produces 8-by-10 negatives of subjects who strike Curtis-like poses while incorporating their own outﬁts, accessories, and props. Negatives are then gifted to the subjects, while Wilson keeps digital ﬁles for his own use. Chief curator Barbara Jones sees Mingled Visions and The Outsider’s Gaze as an opportunity to diversify the Westmoreland’s collection and present programming that would introduce visitors to new ideas and perspectives. In conjunction with the exhibits, the museum will also host a variety of events, such as a performance by the 1491s, a Native American sketch comedy group, and a dinner and discussion by Chef Sean Sherman, a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe and expert in indigenous North American cuisine. Jones also views the exhibits as raising awareness of the Native American

experience in Southwestern Pennsylvania, a region where she says many tribes disappeared by the beginning of the 19th century. “We in Pennsylvania don’t really have an understanding [of Native Americans] as they do in the West today – they’re still dealing with a lot of contemporary issues there,” says Jones. “But I think in this sort of homogenous region that we live in, this is a way to introduce a subject area that a lot of people here are just not familiar with.”

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As part of that mission, the museum drew up a land statement “to acknowledge the Adena, Hopewell, Monongahela, Delaware, Shawnee and Seneca-Cayuga communities on whose land the museum stands.” Visitors will see and hear the statement, which will become a permanent part of the museum’s signage. “It helps to spread this information and this understanding that there were lots of people here before us,” says Jones.

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.ART . .

BACKSTAGE BY LISSA BRENNAN CPCONTRIBUTORS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

NAME: Kahmeela Adams-Friedson, Swisshelm Park WORK: Program Coordinator, Ofﬁce of Public Art

WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR OFFICE? We’re advocates and agents, connecting artists with organizations and communities that want to create some form of public art. Most people automatically just think of murals. We do a lot more. LIKE WHAT? We’re going step-by-step, uniting those looking for art with artists to create it. A community will say, “We want an artist to help us with …” We do a national call or if they have specific things they’re looking for, we have the Pittsburgh artist registry — all these artists and right there, you’ve got their portfolios. With interested artists, we put together packets, portfolios, go through all of the applicants and scale it down to who the selection panel wants to bring in for an interview. The community interviews the artists and look at who they feel they’re best to work with. SO YOU’RE WORKING WITH BOTH GROUPS. Absolutely. The organizations might say, “We have no idea what we’re doing. We know we want something artistic, something beautiful, some sort of program around it. But we don’t know where to find these people.” Then you have amazing artists, but there’s a lack of knowledge of, “Where do I start? Who do I talk to?” ONCE THIS CONNECTION IS MADE, DO YOU CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED? Completely. I do meetings, check in every other week to start, less frequently going forward. We’re handling budgeting, payment, invoices, permits, legalities. There’s a lot to it. MOSTLY PRACTICALITIES? That’s part, but not all. It’s full support. Artists can have a lack of selfconfidence or uncertainty about their direction. We keep on them, “Yes, this is perfect.” Sometimes they need that push to get them over the line to go ahead, pull the trigger.

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IT’S HARD FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO ACCEPT THE MERIT OF THEIR WORK. It took me years to actually call myself an artist. I will talk about and talk up and help promote and produce everybody else’s stuff, “Yeah, it’s great! They’re fantastic!” And do everything I can to get them support. Then you ask me about my own stuff, I’m like, “Yeah, I take some pictures.” HOW DID YOU GET HERE? Kind of by accident. I’ve always been involved in the arts or entertainment world. I went to the Art Institute for video and ﬁlm production. For ten years, I produced the 48 Hour Film Project. I started here doing social media and

admin stuff, then started to pay more attention. My boss asked me if I wanted to manage a project, I said, “Okay.” I know what goes into making things get done. TELL ME ABOUT SOMETHING YOU GOT TO DO AND LOVED. We do walking tours of Downtown. I’m the pop culture geek so around the time of Comicon, I wanted to do one in a made-up language. We did a Klingon walking tour. WHAT?! We found this young man who worked with the man who created the Klingon language. Apparently it’s a very small community. They created 50 new words

that had to do with public art. There aren’t many words in Klingon that describe beauty. That was super fun. BEST PART OF THE JOB? It’s been really interesting to see the different ways artists interact with communities. One of our artists worked with senior citizens. He started this seniors’ group and they told him their stories. He’s befriended one of the oldest living residents of the neighborhood. They just came in there the other day saying hi. They just hang out. Seeing stuff like that, the relationship formed, growing from these unlikely things ... When else would they have ever been able to know each other and spend time together?

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HIDDEN HISTORY BY REGE BEHE CPCONTRIBUTORS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

HE TITLE OF Min Jin Lee’s most

recent novel might seem at odds with the story’s epic sweep. Pachinko is a pinball-like gambling game that has been popular for decades among Korean expatriates in Japan. In contrast, Lee’s novel Pachinko (2017, Grand Central) takes place over a century, telling a multi-generational story of the immigrant struggle to survive and adjust in new surroundings. However, Pachinko parlors were crucial to the survival of many Koreans expatriates in Japan during and after World War II. “It was the only place of employment for many men, and some women,” says Lee, who appears April 1 at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland in the ﬁnale of Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures’ Ten Evenings’ 2018-19 season. “It was one of those places where they would hire you without checking out your references because a lot of Japanese didn’t want to work there,” says Lee. “And very often, until recently, it gave housing as well as food. They had dormitories. If you go from one city to another, you could get housing, food, and a job, all rolled into one. That’s a pretty big deal.” Pachinko is kin to The Life of Pi, The Kite Runner, and Half a Yellow Sun,

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novels that illuminate places unknown to many American readers. Lee’s story — a poor family that makes its living through ﬁshing and hosting lodgers in a tiny house on a small island in Korea — is dizzying in scope and detail. A ﬁnalist for a National Book Award, Pachinko was one of the best reviewed novels of 2017.

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Lee spent nearly three decades writing Pachinko. “I don’t know what made me spend most of my adult life working on this book except that I felt very strongly that something was wrong in this picture. The more I explored, it felt really dark,” says Lee. “And then I started to see all the light as I talked to people. I thought that was an interesting thing, that my perception of it was wrong versus the reality of it.” There is a purposeful dichotomy in Lee’s characters. Most of the men — Joseb, Noa, Isak, Solomon, and Mozasu — are named after biblical characters. But Sunja, Kyunghee, Yangjin, Dokhee, and

Bokhee have non-Christian names. A line in the book — “No one should expect praise, and certainly not a woman” — further illustrates the differences in how men and women were treated. “Whether you like missionaries or Christianity or both, the role of Christianity in the late 19th century, the 20th century, and even the 21st century in Korea is incredibly profound,” says Lee. “And one the things Christianity does is increase the education of women, increase the awareness of civil rights for working class people. “And in terms of the contrast between men having biblical names versus women, when families are naming their children, they wanted to give their sons these important biblical names, whereas the girls weren’t seen in that way. I don’t think they had a feminist reading of Christianity.” Pachinko is the second book in a planned trilogy that started with Free Food for Millionaires. Recently, Apple ordered an eight episode adaptation of the novel, much to Lee’s delight and disbelief. “More than anything I’m surprised that this happened,” she says. “I wrote a book about a very tiny population. Its history is almost never taught, even in Asian nations. The fact that it’s going to become a series that will be shown on every Apple device in the world is such a shock.”

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BETWEEN THE LINES The first Carnegie library is turning 130 this year. Braddock Carnegie Library, designed by William Halsey Wood in a medieval style and dedicated with fanfare by Andrew Carnegie, will celebrate its birthday March 30 with activities for the entire family. Starting at noon, there will be tours, readings, and other activities leading up to a re-dedication ceremony starting at 3 p.m. All activities are free and open to the public. Braddock Carnegie Library, 419 Library St., Braddock. 412-351-5356 or braddockcarnegielibrary.org

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CLOTHES MAKE... BY TERENEH IDIA CPCONTRIBUTORS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

NAME: Tara Fay, Store manager, marketing, events and curator, Social Status Pittsburgh, @mstarafay

WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? Thrifted denim, a thrifted blazer, the t-shirt is a Comme de Garçon + [JeanMichel] Basquiat collab, and Fear of God Skylon Nikes. TELL ME WHAT YOU LIKED ABOUT THE BLAZER. I was looking for a practical blazer that I could wear with everything. I actually got this right before I got pregnant with her [points to her daughter who is sitting with us] and this carried me through my whole pregnancy. Even if I was just wearing a t-shirt and jeans, it would make me look so much more put-together. I really committed to having a stylish pregnancy. I did OK, the blazer helped. I AM FAMILIAR WITH FEAR OF GOD THE BRAND, BUT TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE SHOES AND THE COLLAB. Fear of God is Jerry Lorenzo’s brand and I think within the past two years, he has done a lot of really prominent collaborations, Nike being one of them. I needed a basic white shoe [and] it’s incredibly comfortable — I walk or take the bus everywhere. I dress for comfort more than anything else. I do a lot; I am always very busy. I have two kids and it takes forever to get them ready in the morning, so I have to get [myself] ready very quickly. YOU HAVE A LOT AMAZING JEWELRY ON. TELL ME ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE WEARING. I get all my earrings from the hair store. I wear this “100” emoji necklace, I have never taken it off in like four years. It is just a testament to the whole idea of keeping it real, being honest and genuine. A really brilliant woman told me, “The secret to staying young is to never lie.” So this is a reminder. ... I have a “T” pendant for my name and a “mom” pendant — the girls were

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Tara Fay

really excited about it. My eight-yearold said, “Oh, it says mom!” HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE? That is difﬁcult to say. I tend to wear a muted palette, so I wear a lot of black, grey, beige. It is rare I do brighter colors, which is why I always wear red lipstick. I dress to be comfortable. But I am also very invested in streetwear and streetwear aesthetics. I love a good streetwear tee with high wasted jeans. I don’t know, it is hard to describe... [Tara turns to ask her colleagues and asks: “How would you describe my style?” “Sophisticated streetwear,” someone yells out from the back of the store. Tara turns, says, “Actually, maybe sophisticated streetwear.” [“Oh I like that,” another of her colleagues says.]

ARE YOU WEARING ANY GIFTS THAT HAVE SPECIAL MEANING TO YOU? I think the chains have special meaning because I read recently how gold jewelry has been appropriated by white culture. This is saying a lot. So I love Sex and the City but I remember gold jewelry being called “ghetto.” And growing up, the dope girls always had gold necklaces, nameplate necklaces, and name earrings. Growing up, I always wanted to get to the point of having multiple gold chains, so though it is not indicative of where I am in life in terms of status or income, it is something I wanted to claim for myself — reclaiming the idea of Black women wearing gold, it has significant meaning to us. Like your first gold chain or your first XO Link necklace, it is a segue into Black womanhood and it is a Rite of Passage.

YOU HAVE ICONIC RED LIPS AND NAILS. DO YOU HAVE A GO-TO LIPSTICK OR NAIL POLISH FOR THOSE? I have always worn Ruby Woo from Mac. I have never committed to any other red, so it is what it is. For nails I always use OPI’s Big Apple Red. My absolute favorite.

WE SEE ATHLEISURE AND STREETWEAR MORE AND MORE IN HIGH FASHION, EVEN HAUTE COUTURE FASHION. WHERE DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE AND WHERE IS BLACK CULTURE PLACED OR ERASED FROM IT? Well, streetwear is rooted in Black culture, as are so many things that high

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fashion has adopted or appropriated. The way it has moved into high fashion, people of color were responsible for this. Shayne Oliver for Hood By Air did incredible runway shows then moved onto doing work for Helmut Lang. Then we also see the work Virgil [Abloh of Off-White and Louis Vuitton] is doing. We are not allowing that erasure, because Black men are at the forefront at the transition from streetwear to high fashion. ONE THING PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT THIS STORE IS THAT IT IS BLACK OWNED. James Whitner is getting great recognition industry wide in terms of what he is building with his brands, Social Status [seven stores nationally including two in Pittsburgh] and sister stores: ABP in South Carolina and A Ma Maniére in Washington, D.C. and Atlanta. A lot of community engagement and during NBA All-Star weekend, there was a special release in collaboration with Michael Jordan and a pair of Jordan 6s. He is big on community and engagement. ...You are not going to see him on a private jet, but [rather] in the warehouse getting things done.

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PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER MARCH 27-APRIL 3, 2019

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LOCAL LOVE

BY JORDAN SNOWDEN // JSNOWDEN@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

ITT FEST STARTED as an April Fools’ joke in 2017, as a onenight Oakland basement show with nine bands. But, it’s evolved into a ﬁve-venue event spanning six days and including over 45 performers. Although Pitt Fest has no afﬁliation with the University of Pittsburgh, its name stems from previous lineups where at least one member of each act attended the school. As the event grew, it became clear that the musical talent in Pittsburgh spanned the entire city. But as Pitt Fest’s Facebook page states “chances are if you were ever a young musician in Pittsburgh you had your start, or at least played once, in an Oakland basement.” Pitt Fest is a way to celebrate music and community, recognizing that the DIY basement scene in the ‘Burgh is the origin for much of the city’s talent. This year, along with shows at basement spots The Bushnel and Ba Sing Se, Pitt Fest venues include The Mr. Roboto Project, The Glitter Box Theater, and Howlers, in appreciation for the potential growth out of those avant-garde spaces. Here is the rundown for Pitt Fest, along with music writer Jordan Snowden’s curated picks.

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Day 5:

THU., MARCH 28. HOWLERS, BLOOMFIELD. 8 P.M. $5-10. Performers: Sleeping Witch & Saturn, The Zells, Paddy the Wanderer, Bunny Boy

FRI., APRIL 5. THE GLITTER BOX THEATER, OAKLAND. 8 P.M. $5-10. Performers: The Sunﬂower Club, Red Baron Drums, Pharaoh Lum, Tribe Eternal, T.K. KAVI, The Petals, BBGuns, Soup of the Weak, Akono Miles, C. Scott, Tobu Toro

Day 2: FRI., MARCH 29. THE BUSHNEL, OAKLAND 8 P.M. $5-10. Performers: Kenny Greene, Voodoo Lu, Pick Patek, Koncious Kel, Lil Acey, RLA, Kiwano Sour, Inner State 81, KAYN

Day 3: SAT., MARCH 30. MR. ROBOTO PROJECT, BLOOMFIELD. 7:30 P.M. $8-10. Performers: AllegrA, Pinstripe Sunny, Hearken, Rue

Day 3.5: SAT., MARCH 30. HOWLERS, BLOOMFIELD. 10 P.M. $5-10. 21+ Performers: Slugss, Same, Royal Haunts, Metacara

Day 4: THU., APRIL 4. BA SING SE, OAKLAND. 7:45 P.M. $5-10. Performers: Secret Nudist Friends, Blushed, TV 2000, Swither, Baseball Dad, Tap Shorts

Day 6: SAT., APRIL 6. THE BUSHNEL, OAKLAND. 5 P.M. $5-10 Performers: Surf Bored, Go Home Eddie, Jorts Season, Ultra Deluxe, Glam Hand, Short Fictions, Mist Youth, Water Trash, Arctic Glass, Ferdinand the Bull, Alvin Row, Garrett Holt

Jordan’s Pitt Fest Picks: MUST-SEE ARTISTS: BBGuns, Kiwano Sour, The Sunﬂower Club, Koncious Kel, The Zells, Slugss. ARTISTS TO WATCH: Lil Acey, Royal Haunts, Soup of the Weak, Jorts Season, Blushed. IF YOU COULD ONLY ATTEND ONE DAY: Day six. Most like an outdoor festival, the ﬁnal day of Pitt Fest includes a cookout and features the highest number of novice music acts. Eat food, enjoy the weather, and discover new local favorites.

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SO LONG, STRIP BY AMANDA WALTZ AWALTZ@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

INCE 1986, Contemporary Craft

has called the produce terminal in the Strip District home. That changed recently when a number of factors — including the redevelopment of the terminal into a new stretch of office, retail, and restaurant space — led the arts organization to make a difficult decision. “We had initially thought we could stay here in the produce terminal after redevelopment,” says Contemporary Craft executive director, Janet McCall. “Our focus has always been on long-term sustainability, so whatever decision we made, we wanted something that could be very affordable given our nonprofit budget. We ultimately felt that we would be better off looking beyond the Strip, just because the market rates have risen so high. It’s one of those things where sometimes you have to make a choice that isn’t your preference.” But what seemed like bad news turned into a blessing last February when Contemporary Craft purchased a permanent home at 5637 Butler Street in Lawrenceville. After 48 years of leasing,

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Rendering of Contemporary Craft Lawrenceville space

McCall believes ﬁnally owning a space will better secure the organization’s future and enable them to control building costs. On March 30, Contemporary Craft bids adieu to their current home with Out of Hand, a 1986-themed gala in honor of the year they moved in. The event takes place well before the big move, as Contemporary Craft plans to stay at the terminal through the end of 2019. Currently, renovations are underway at the Butler Street location to transform it from a former manufacturing facility into an arts and cultural

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and then begin to work with them to shape and develop our programming in response to their needs,” says McCall, adding that those discussions have already started taking place. The ﬁnal terminal gala, however, promises to be a ﬁtting farewell to the space where Contemporary Craft worked to provide access, support, and resources to the Pittsburgh arts community. The evening includes artist demos, ‘80s-themed crafts and music, a throwback arcade, and food and beverages. To top it all off, there’s also a silent auction offering the chance to bid on over 150 original artworks by national and local talent. “We’re hoping that everyone will go home with an original piece of art,” says McCall.

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SHADOW PLAY

BY STEVE SUCATO // CPCONTRIBUTORS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

ETH CORNING has always been a

performer. Her unofﬁcial debut came at around age two when she climbed out of her crib, stripped off all her clothes, and started wandering and entertaining the crowd at her parent’s cocktail party. “I don’t think it has changed much,” Corning says. She hasn’t stopped entertaining audiences ever since and this season celebrates her 40th year as a professional dance artist. Born in Washington, D.C., she moved frequently because of her father’s job as an aerospace engineer. Corning earned dance degrees from the University of Michigan and Ohio State University. In the early 1980s, she toured as a solo artist and then started corning dances & company in Stockholm, which she

later brought to New York and Minneapolis. In 2000, Corning created the Glue Factory Project, a dance series for artists over forty. Then, after six years as head of Pittsburgh’s Dance Alloy, she founded CorningWorks and combined it with the Glue Factory Project.

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“I started doing the Glue Factory Project [because] I was still interested in the subtle nuance of movement,” says Corning. “I could see somebody

ﬁfty or older [doing] that and [having] it carry weight.” Corning’s latest, with a shadow of…, features an all-star cast including Corning, Catherine Meredith, Janis Brenner, and David Dorfman. The work is an hour-long non-narrative, dance-theater work Corning describes as existing in “the moment before sleep and the moment before waking.” In putting together with a shadow of…, Corning says she had to deviate from her normal creative process. Because dancers were spread across the country, she was only able to work with a few in-person at a time, so she had to ﬁnd a way piece those different sessions together into something cohesive. “[As a choreographer] I come in with a notebook of material and then I stretch

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the material, manipulate it, and add and subtract from it,” says Corning. She is also a demonstrating choreographer, showing the movement to the dancers. Hence, she says, “[What] I have begun to do [in] the past few decades is allow myself to do the simple movement in my choreography.” Corning also shares stories with her dancers about her career which includes choreographing some 77 works and receiving over 80 grants and awards. The piece is not a straightforward story, but more of a series of layered metaphors. “This thing is hazed to death,” says Corning. “I hope nobody makes any sense of this work — none. I want the audience to feel there is not a lot of air in the room and a mood of endlessness.”

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Nancy McNulty and Sam Lothard in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD BY LISA CUNNINGHAM // LCUNNING@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

THINK THAT’S GOING to sound really nice and disgusting.” It’s Friday night in Downtown Pittsburgh, and Bricolage artistic director/ founder Jeffrey Carpenter is directing a rehearsal of the company’s upcoming production of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The cast and crew are trying to figure out how to create the sound of the Tin Woodsman’s body being torn in two using scrappy, unconventional tools; after several experiments, Carpenter and assistant director Connor McCanlus think they finally have it figured out. Don’t remember that gruesome scene in the film? The script for this production was adapted by CP contributing writer Lissa Brennan, largely based on the original book by L. Frank Baum and not the movie, which includes no mention of how the Tin Man originated. This production kicks off the 11th year of Bricolage’s Midnight Radio series, plays written in homage to 1940s radio shows, complete with Foley sound effects, an applause sign, and hilarious commercial breaks written by principal creator/ co-founder Tami Dixon. The “live studio

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audience” is encouraged to close their eyes throughout performances to experience a “radio show that’s not on the radio.” Back at rehearsal, one actor holds a large piece of fabric with both hands, ready to rip; another has placed a torn piece of cardboard under the blade of a paper cutter. Stage manager Katy Click gives the actors the clue to begin, and the sound of the Tin Woodsman’s body being ripped to shreds echoes throughout the small theater. The room gasps in a collective groan of disgust. Carpenter leans back in his chair, arms crossed, and smirks. “That’s really satisfying.” Like other Midnight Radio performances, backed only by musical director Deana Muro on keyboard and with occasional mic effects from sound engineer Brendan Kepple, the actors are responsible for almost all of the sound effects throughout the play. Each performer plays multiple roles, sometimes switching from a character like the Tin Woodsman to Toto the dog in one breath. It’s an impressive feat of acting and choreography, as the actors share Foley tools and

almost dance across the stage, trading places and sharing mics throughout the performance. Oz’s cast includes Midnight Radio alums Jason McCune as the Tin Woodsman and Lisa Ann Goldsmith as the Witches. McCune, the gooﬁest of the cast, makes jokes between takes. Goldsmith is more serious, carefully making sure all of her sound effects are timed in sync with others. When it’s time for crows to attack the scarecrow, both McCune and Goldsmith beat their chests rapidly. Perfection. Bricolage’s stage design is minimal. In most Midnight Radio performances, the scenery and characters’ appearances are largely left to the audience’s imaginations. A yellow brick road does wind its way on the ﬂoor from the seats to the back of the stage, but when it’s time to act out a scene of the characters moving towards Oz?

MIDNIGHT RADIO’S THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ March 28-April 14. Bricolage Production Company, 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $25-35. bricolagepgh.org

“Somehow, we have to be skipping.” Carpenter looks to Goldsmith, who takes inventory at her podium. She picks up a shoe and some straw, then bangs them on a bed of stones in front of her. It works. Close your eyes and it actually sounds like the characters are on the go. Julianne Avolio as Dorothy bobs her head and bounces in place as if she’s skipping, breaking into a smile. She often cracks up while reading the script. “Wait, am I being a bitch?” she asks, stopping rehearsal after reading her lines to the Scarecrow. She then rereads them with more sarcasm, then laughs, “This is so mean!” Newcomer Sam Lothard, most recently seen as Dukem in Pittsburgh Playwrights’ solemn period play Savior Samuel, pulls a 180 for this role, raising his voice to a squeal, while wearing a tiny yellow cat-eared headband to play the oversized Cowardly Lion. Rounding out the cast is Nancy McNulty, whose slow drawl as the dimwitted Scarecrow is a total joy to watch. If rehearsal is any indication, expect laughs from both the audience and the actors on stage throughout the show. With such a fun cast and script, who wouldn’t want to join this crew on their adventure to the emerald city? Only someone, perhaps, without a brain.

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Girls Always Happy

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T’S HARD TO TELL whether it’s more

difficult being a mother or a daughter. Each would probably say their own role, unless the daughter has also become a mother. Chinese dramedy Girls Always Happy chronicles the eternal struggle between a competitive mother-daughter duo, only in this case they’re competing over who gets to suffer more. In the narrow and compact hutong alleys of Beijing, a single mother (Nai An) lives with her mid-twenties daughter Wu (Yang Mingming, who also wrote and directed the film). Both women are unsuccessful writers and often sit scowling in their respective rooms, writing scripts or poems. The mother nags her daughter for her unemployment, her eating habits, and her rocky romantic life. In return, Wu criticizes her mother’s lack of personal relationship and blames her for their poor financial situation. The women are relentlessly harsh with each other, frequently get into shouting matches that end with one or both of them crying, and in one instance, arguing about who wants to die more. The women manage to be both freespirited and repressed. Wu rides around the city on a folding scooter and relishes in trying on clothes she can’t afford. But she also sulks around her older boyfriend’s apartment, drinking his beer and refusing to meet his friends. Her mother is often preoccupied with getting Wu’s grandpa to leave them money in his will. The film meanders at a leisurely pace for the duration of its two hours, but it

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doesn’t feel long or drawn out. Yang divides it into several chapters, each named after a food over which the women are able to bond in a brief oasis from their desert of squabbling. In “milk” the women take turns gulping from a bag of warm milk. Wu scooters home with a bag of melons in “honeydew” and she and her mother devour them.

GIRLS ALWAYS HAPPY Sun., March 31 at CMU’s McConomy auditorium.

The dialogue is the film’s strong point, full of razor-sharp insults and observations. When discussing her dating woes, Wu’s mother offers her unsolicited opinion by saying “Here’s my opinion of men: disgusting.” When Wu’s boyfriend asks why she isn’t interested in the concept of beauty, she replies “beauty isn’t true.” Girls Always Happy is about women who are obviously never happy. When their fights reach a fever pitch, it’s like watching animals in a cage, hell-bent on wounding each other. But no matter how harsh it gets, the movie holds its sardonic tone. As the mother weeps despondently, she does so with a mouthful of hardboiled egg tumbling out. The struggle in the women’s relationship is a close-read on the familial structure and burdens in a specific area of China, but its roots are the same tensions that wedge in between every mother and daughter, who see the best and worst of themselves reflected in the other.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus businessman Chuck Feeney made a huge fortune as the entrepreneur who co-developed duty-free shopping. But at age 87, he lives frugally, having given away $8 billion to philanthropic causes. He doesn’t even own a house or car. In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to follow his lead in the coming weeks. Be unreasonably generous and exorbitantly helpful. APRIL FOOL! I exaggerated a bit. While it’s true that now is an extra favorable time to bestow blessings on everyone, you shouldn’t go overboard. Make sure your giving is artful, not careless or compulsive.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Now is a perfect time to start learning the Inuktitut language spoken by the indigenous people of Eastern Canada. Here are some key phrases to get you underway. 1. UllusiuKattagit inosek: Celebrate your life! 2. Pitsialagigavit, piggogutivagit!: Because you’re doing amazing things, I’m proud of you! 3. Nalligijauvutit: You are loved! 4. Kajusitsiatuinnagit: Keep it up! APRIL FOOL! I lied. Now isn’t really a better time than any other to learn the Inuktitut language. But it is an important time to talk to yourself using phrases like those I mentioned. You need to be extra kind and super positive toward yourself.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): When he was twenty years old, Greek military leader Alexander the Great began to conquer the world. By age 30, he ruled the vast territory between Greece and northwest India. Never shy about extolling his own glory, he named 70 cities after himself. I offer his example as a model for you. Now is a favorable time to name clouds after yourself, as well as groves of trees, stretches of highway, buses, fire hydrants, parking spaces, and rocks. APRIL FOOL. I got a bit carried away. It’s true that now is a good time to assert your authority, extend your clout, and put your unique stamp on every situation. But I don’t recommend that you name entire cities after yourself.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Now is an excellent time to join an exotic religion. How about the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, which believes that true spiritual devotion requires an appreciation of satire? Or

(March 21-April 19): ARIES Kermit the Frog from Sesame Street is the world’s most famous puppet. He has recorded songs, starred in films and TV shows, and written an autobiography. His image has appeared on postage stamps and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Kermit’s beginnings were humble, however. When his creator Jim Henson first assembled him, he consisted of Henson’s mom’s green coat and two halves of a white ping pong ball. I mention this, Aries, because the current astrological omens suggest that you, too, could make a puppet that will one day have great influence. APRIL FOOL! I half-lied. Here’s the whole truth: now isn’t a favorable time to start work on a magnificent puppet. But it is a perfect moment to launch the rough beginnings of a project that’s well-suited for your unique talents. how about Discordianism, which worships the goddess of chaos and disorder? Then there’s the United Church of Bacon, whose members exult in the flavor of their favorite food. (Here’s a list of more: tinyurl.com/WeirdReligions.) APRIL FOOL! I wasn’t entirely truthful. It’s accurate to say that now is a great time to reinvigorate and transform your spiritual practice. But it’s better if you figure that out by yourself. There’s no need to get your ideas from a bizarre cult.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Studies show that people who love grilled cheese sandwiches engage in more sexual escapades than those who don’t gorge on grilled cheese sandwiches. So I advise you to eat a lot of grilled cheese sandwiches, because then you will have more sex than usual. And that’s important, because you are now in a phase when you will reap huge healing benefits from having as much sex as possible. APRIL FOOL! I lied when I implied that eating more grilled cheese sandwiches would motivate you to have more sex. But I wasn’t lying when I said that you should have more sex than usual. And I wasn’t lying when I said you will reap huge benefits from having as much sex as possible. (P.S. If you don’t have a partner, have sex with your fantasies or yourself.)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you ever spend time at the McMurdo Station

in Antarctica, you’ll get a chance to become a member of the 300 Club. To be eligible, you wait till the temperature outside drops to minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit. When it does, you spend 20 minutes in a sauna heated to 200 degrees. Then you exit into the snow and ice wearing nothing but white rubber boots, and run a few hundred feet to a ceremonial pole and back. In so doing, you expose your naked body to a swing of 300 degrees. According to my astrological analysis, now is an ideal time to pull off this feat. APRIL FOOL! I lied. I’m not really urging you to join the 300 Club. On the other hand, I do think it’s a favorable phase to go to extremes for an authentically good cause.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scientific research shows that if you arrange to get bitten by thousands of mosquitoes in a relatively short time, you make yourself immune. Forever after, mosquito bites won’t itch you. Now would be an excellent time for you to launch such a project. APRIL FOOL! I lied. I don’t really think you should do that. On the contrary. You should scrupulously avoid irritations and aggravations, especially little ones. Instead, immerse yourself in comfort and ease. Be as free from vexation as you have ever been!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If allowed to do what comes naturally, two rabbits and their immediate descendants will

produce 1,300 new rabbits in 12 months’ time. In five years, their offspring would amount to 94 million. I suspect that you will approach this level of fertility in the next four weeks, at least in a metaphorical sense. APRIL FOOL! I stretched the truth a bit. There’s no way you will produce more than a hundred good new ideas and productions and gifts. At the most, you’ll generate a mere 50.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The weather is warm year-round and the crime rate is low on Pitcairn, a remote South Pacific island that is a 30-hour boat ride away from the nearest airport. The population has been dwindling in recent years, however, which is why the government offers foreigners free land if they choose to relocate. You might want to consider taking advantage of this opportunity. APRIL FOOL! I was exaggerating. It’s true that you could get major health benefits by taking a sabbatical from civilization. But there’s no need to be so drastic about it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You don’t have to run faster than the bear that’s chasing you. You just have to run faster than the slowest person the bear is chasing. OK? So don’t worry! APRIL FOOL! What I just said wasn’t your real horoscope. I hope you know me well enough to understand that I would NEVER advise you to save your own ass by betraying or sacrificing someone else. It’s also important to note that the bear I mentioned is entirely metaphorical in nature. So please ignore what I said earlier. However, I do want you to know that there are effective ways to elude the symbolic bear that are also honorable. To discover them, meditate on calming down the beastly bear-like qualities in yourself.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Now is a favorable time to disguise yourself as a bland nerd with no vivid qualities, or a shy wallflower with no strong opinions, or a polite wimp who prefers to avoid adventure. Please don’t even consider doing anything that’s too interesting or controversial. APRIL FOOL! I lied. The truth is, I hope you’ll do the opposite of what I suggested. I think it’s time to express your deep authentic self with aggressive clarity. Be brave and candid and enterprising.

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THURSDAY MARCH 28 THEATER

Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 play A Doll’s House critiques traditional gender roles in a marriage. The wife feels trapped by obligation and leaves her husband and family at the end of the play. A Doll’s House, Part 2, at Pittsburgh Public Theater, was written by Lucas Hnath in 2017 and begins with the wife, now a famous novelist, returning to her family 15 years after her departure. PPT describes the show as “a must-see for theaterlovers and anyone who’s ever tried to be married.” Continues through Sun., April 7. Times vary. 621 Penn Ave., Downtown. $30-80. ppt.org

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Head to BOOM Concepts for a release party with music, art, drinks, and more. The gallery presents the debut of Totems, Shrines, & Sacraments, a new book by artist and BOOM Concepts co-founder, D.S. Kinsel. The book features “photographs documenting Kinsel’s street art practice of creating temporary unsanctioned sculptures/installations of public art in urban settings.” Expect a DJ set by Kinsel, beer from Full Pint Wild Side, and art for sale. The book will also be available for purchase on-site at Small Mall during the event. 6-8 p.m. 5300 Butler St., Garfield. Free. RSVP required. boomuniverse.co

1950s, she became pioneering archeologist William F. Albright’s first female student, sending her across the world to explore some of the most exciting excavations and discoveries on the planet. Lapp’s specialty is Near East Archaeology, a field focused on unearthing history in the Fertile Crescent. Dive into Lapp’s stunning career as she recounts stories from her life and career at Kelso Museum of Near Eastern Archaeology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. And afterward, put that new knowledge to work and explore everything the museum has to offer. 7:30 p.m. 616 N. Highland Ave., East Liberty. Free. pts.edu

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Nancy Lapp’s career in archaeology has been nothing short of remarkable. In the

Pittsburgh native and long-time Space Upstairs artist Kaylin Horgan directs Lion

and Lamb, a show created in collaboration with Winston Dynamite Brown, and featuring local music artists Brittney Chantele and Treble NLS. Inspired by a true story, the feature-length performance explores racism and interracial relationships in 1970s America as it follows the journey of a Black man’s rise to success. Continues through Fri. March 29. Both shows take place at 8 p.m. 214 N. Lexington St., Point Breeze. $10-15. thespaceupstairs.org

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Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh? Joking aside, the two schools will present fascinating talks by students, professors, and professionals from a variety of fields. On Sat., March 30, TEDxCMU 2019 takes over the Cohon University Center (5032 Forbes Ave., Oakland) for an event that includes live talks, performances, and an Innovation Expo. On Sun., March 31, TEDx @ University of Pittsburgh hits the O’Hara Student Center (4024 O’Hara Street, Oakland) with eight local speakers and a performance by the acapella group C-Flat Run. Times vary. $15-30 for TEDxCMU 2019/$10 for TEDx @ University of Pittsburgh. tedxcmu.org/tedx.pitt.edu

the Explorers Club of Pittsburgh. The ECP is looking for experienced mountaineers to assist in their 27th annual cleanup of Mount Washington’s hillside along Grandview Avenue. Non-mountaineers are also invited to participate along the top of Grandview or go on a guided spring trail cleanup in other areas of Emerald View Park. Interested volunteers should arrive no later than 8:45 a.m. Make sure to dress for the work and the weather. Volunteers, including climbers, are asked to bring their own equipment. 8:30 a.m. to noon. Intersection of Grandview Avenue and Maple Terrace, Mount Washington. Free and open to the public. RSVP required. pittecp.org

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Millions of people have gazed out at the city skyline from the top of Mount Washington’s slope — but how many can say they’ve been on the slope itself? Climbing enthusiasts are invited to scale them while helping save the planet with

Attention, Pittsburghers: free books! Fill a bag, box, or wagon with fresh fiction at Protohaven’s Free Book Swap. Bring old books (the nonprofit asks that all books donated to the swap are in decent condition) and trade them in for all you

can carry. Any leftovers will be gifted to a local organization. 1 p.m. 214 N. Trenton Ave., Point Breeze. Free. (Search “Free Book Swap” on Facebook)

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Pennsylvania Representative Dan Frankel is inviting local members of the LGBTQ+ community and their friends and family to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill location to learn about relevant resources and legislation supporting their rights and well-being. The Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness, the Gender & Sexual Development Program at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, general pro-bono legal counseling and a variety of other nonprofits, government entities and services will be present. If you can’t make this one, don’t worry — similar events will be planned in the future. 3 p.m. 5801 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill. Free and open to the public. facebook.com/RepDanFrankel

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Architects (and spouses) Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu founded their architecture firm Amateur Architecture Studio in 1997 with the aim of emphasizing a less rigid, more experimental approach to the form. Wang has said that his work exists in contrast to the “professionalized, soulless architecture” of today. The CMU School of Architecture will host Architectural Education Experiment Pointing to the Real Social Reality a lecture by Wang and Lu at the Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland, where they’ll discuss how their firm “utilizes knowledge of everyday techniques to adapt and transform materials for contemporary projects.” 5 p.m. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Free. soa.cmu.edu

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sounding performances. Pitt’s experimental concert series Music On The Edge hosts the group at the Andy Warhol Museum for a program featuring compositions from IoH member Tim Brady, violinist Alessa Chung, MOTE co-director Amy Williams, and more. 8 p.m. 117 Sandusky St., North Side. $10-15. music.pitt.edu/mote

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Expect an interactive night of laughs during Three Women, One Mic at the Sahara Temple Improvement Association. Presented by BentWilli Entertainment, the evening sshowcases comedy with a twist when fu funny women Samantha Bentley, Shau Shaun McCarthy, and Tracey Williamson pe perform short off-the-cuff improvised sta stand-up sets based on topics submitt submitted by audience members. All topics are welcome, and each set will go for as long as time permits. A cash bar and food will be available. 8-10 p.m. 215 Seventh SSt., Braddock. $10. facebook.com facebook.com/BentWilliEntertainement

Electric guitar ranks pretty low when it comes to instruments associated with chamber music, but don’t knock it until you hear Instruments of Happiness. Since 2014, the collective (often a quartet, sometimes many more) has transcribed chamber music for guitar resulting in highly entertaining, surprisingly natural-

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serving in the military. In order to combat that hysteria, witness the personal stories of trans people in the documentary series America in Transition. A film screening at Alphabet City will present episode four of the series called “Where is my Refuge?” The episode follows the story of Nina Chaubal, originally born in India, and her journey with her partner across rural America, connecting trans people and providing suicide prevention services. Chaubal will lead a discussion following the screening. The event is part of Reel Q: Pittsburgh’s International LGBTQ Film Festival and is free, but registration is required. 2-3 p.m. 40 W. North Ave., North Side. Free. alphabetcity.org

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Soup N’at, a crowdfunding event that funds proposals from local artists, is “what happens when bakeries, restaurants, musicians, poets, artists, and hungry people come together for a common cause.” Eat soup, listen to live music, and vote on project proposals from Pittsburgh artists. At the night’s end, the proposal with the most votes is awarded the proceeds. Past events have funded artwork on buses, community galleries, and kickstarted fellowship programs. 6 p.m. Union Project. 801 N. Negley Ave., Highland Park. $10. soupnat.wordpress.com

MONDAY APRIL 1 TALK

It’s a fact of life that being a gifted artist or athlete doesn’t necessarily translate to financial responsibility — and it often doesn’t. There’s no shortage of film and ink spent chronicling once-uber

wealthy celebrities who suffered brutal financial downfalls (watch the “30-for-30” doc Broke for an overview). Rob Wilson, aka “Hip Hop’s Financial Advisor,” has built a career helping his famous clients avoid the pitfalls of high-profile bad business. A Pittsburgh native with degrees from University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, Wilson’s clients have included rapper Tyga, actor Gaius Charles, and NFLers LaMarr Woodley and Hakeem Nicks. You don’t need seven-figure paychecks to take a page from his book, so head down to August Wilson Center for African American Culture for Wilson’s TRUTHsayers lecture on his work. You might learn something. 7 p.m. 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $38.75. culturaldistrict.org

TUESDAY APRIL 2 COMEDY

Olivia Grace has a reputation as a talented roaster (comedically — we have yet to learn how good she is with a spit and an open fire). A seasoned Roast Battle competitor, the stand-up comedian made a name for herself in the Belly Room of the World Famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles and has since performed on all three seasons of Roast Battle on Comedy Central. Grace will stop in Pittsburgh at The Glitter Box Theater for one night only as part of the Separated at Birth tour with comedian Albert Kirchner. Local talent, including Chris Scriva and Eliot Burns, will flesh out the night’s roster. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Show begins at 8 p.m. 460 Melwood Ave., Oakland. $10 presale, $15 at the door. theglitterboxtheater.com • PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER MARCH 27-APRIL 3, 2019

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53. Thanksgiving side dish 54. “I gave at the office,” e.g. 56. Syllabus content 62. Rapper who produced the documentary “Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap” 63. Odd’s opposite 64. Summer tunes? 65. Rockers Depeche ___ 66. Fighting chance? 67. Stakes in a pot

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AST WEEK, Kyle Machulis, the world’s leading authority in opensource teledildonics, traveled to Pittsburgh to spend a week as a resident artist at Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Creative Inquiry. For many, teledildonics may be an entirely foreign concept, yet engineers, software developers, and techies have been designing them for years. In fact, the term itself was coined in 1989. Put simply, teledildonics is a technology that allows one person to remotely control masturbatory aids like dildos or sheaths used by another person. Although he’s an engineer, Machulis opened his public lecture on Thursday evening by saying, “I am artist whose medium is interactive haptics [touch].” He also emphasized this intersection between engineering and art when we met for lunch earlier in the week: “I have had ways of presenting my work over the past 14 years with an engineering focus, but my work is about more than tech. A lot of my creative voice is within this framework.” I ﬁrst encountered teledildonics in the context of online sex work, where cam models have used teledildonic toys in order to encourage customers and viewers to interact and tip. Early iterations of this were vibrators stimulated by sound, so that the chinging sound of tips hitting a model’s room on sites like Chaturbate or MyFreeCams would acti-

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“I AM ARTIST WHOSE MEDIUM IS INTERACTIVE HAPTICS [TOUCH].” vate the toy. While folks also use teledildonics with long-distance partners or on their own, Machulis pointed out in his talk that camming is still “the most popular paradigm for teledildonics.” Much of Machulis’ work sits at this intersection of teledildonics and camming. He says, “In college, I did a little programming for a couple of cam sites [in 1999 and 2000],” but adds that this experience made him realize

how important it is to humanize these interfaces for cam models. “I can barely deal with cam rooms,” he comments. “Watching cam models do their jobs [on impersonal platforms] turned me onto sex workers rights.” Good teledildonic design that takes cam models and their interactions with customers seriously would move away from what he saw as the “put token in, get nudity out,” model.

Cam model and amateur porn creator Riley Scarlett has worked closely with Machulis to do just this. She says, “I used [his] software called Buttplug.io: it lets you connect your Bluetooth sex toys to video games that use a rumble controller.” Using this software, they created a program where she could connect her Domi wand (a cordless vibrator that resembles the famous Hitachi magic wand) to the game Rocket League, which she played with a handful of customers while live streaming the game. “My fan club members played Rocket League with me and they could trigger my toy’s vibration if they made a goal, hit my car, or if I ran into something/someone,” she says. For Scarlett, this was both a pleasurable and fun experience, one that allowed her to bond with her regulars. “It was high tech sluttery that was also really funny and silly. We all enjoyed ourselves a lot whether it was sexual pleasure or laughing,” she says. Working with cam models like Scarlett to design haptics that facilitates positive interaction in cam rooms has been one of the design challenges that fuels Machulis’ desire to do the work he is doing. Throughout the process, he continually asks himself: “How can we provide pleasure to a player on the other end of the game through this interface?” This, it turns out, is the art of haptics.

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Addiction and mental health difficulties don’t have to define you forever. If you’re ready to embark on a journey free from active addiction and mental health struggles, our certified therapists are ready to help you. • Opioid Dependency Counseling • Alcohol Counseling • Depression • Anxiety • Anger Management • OCD

1. Group / Individual Counseling

RENEW YOUR IDENTITY AT POSITIVE PATHWAYS

2. Suboxone Treatment 3. Psychiatrists on Staff Your pathway to a fresh start and new way of thinking begins with a phone call.

We Accept:

CALL NOW: 412-224-2812 PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER MARCH 27-APRIL 3, 2019