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FRACKING FINDINGS

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A Pittsburgh journalist helps discover a missing piece of research on the health impacts of fracking

BY RYAN DETO // RYANDETO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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ULTIPLE STUDIES ACROSS several different

regions have shown links to increased health risks for those living near natural gas infrastructure, aka fracking. Living near fracking wells in Pennsylvania increases the rates of severe and moderate asthma attacks, according to a 2016 study from JAMA Internal Medicine. A 2014 study out of Colorado suggested that living near fracking sites may increase the risk of some birth defects up to 30%. A similar study from 2017 in Pennsylvania showed that infants born to mothers who live very close to fracking sites have a higher risk of low birth weight.

But, until now, there hasn’t been a study in Pennsylvania that provided more exact answers as to why living near fracking wells is associated with these adverse health effects.

There hasn’t been research showing if any increased rates of toxins or chemicals — the kinds that cause negative health effects — are making their way into the bodies of residents who live close to natural-gas infrastructure.

For the last two years, Pittsburgh-based reporter Kristina Marusic has worked to find some of those answers. Marusic is a reporter for the nonprofit online publication Environmental Health News, and has spent months not only reporting and writing about the toll the fracking industry has taken on some families, but has conducted scientific research to test families who live near natural gas infrastructure for certain biomarkers.

“I have been reporting on fracking for a couple of years, and I noticed there were a lot of studies on health issues, but there looked to be very few studies looking at these studies of how chemicals get into people’s bodies,” says Marusic.

She and her team at EHN collected urine samples from five families in Southwestern Pennsylvania, along with air and water samples, and had them analyzed for chemicals associated with fracking. What EHN found were chemicals

in each of the samples linked to harmful health impacts, cancer-causing chemicals in air samples at levels exceeding recommended thresholds, and biomarkers for certain chemicals that are significantly higher than the American average. (Biomarkers are produced when certain chemicals are broken down by the human body’s natural processes.)

The investigation is another data point in the piling mount of health studies against the natural gas industry.

It comes as skepticism is growing against fracking in Pennsylvania, the industry is seeing an economic decline, and a ban on fracking in some counties in Eastern Pennsylvania has been recently enacted. But natural gas still has plenty of support within the commonwealth too, and boosters continue to sing its praises and counter studies on health effects. The EHN effort offers another fork in the road for a state unsure where fracking will lead it.

Marusic says the investigation was inspired by her colleague Douglas Fisher, who conducted similar research and wrote a report out of the California Bay Area. She believed Pennsylvania needed something similar, given the prevalence of the fracking industry in the state over the last decade.

Marusic found studies out of Canada and other parts of the U.S., but nothing studying families in Pennsylvania, which is the country’s second largest natural gas producing state.

She also recognized the litany of studies linking health effects, like increased asthma rates and lower birth weights, to fracking but notes there was always a level of uncertainty about what could be causing those.

“It just comes up again and again, these studies showing those who live closer to fracking wells, that they have more miscarriages or other health effects,” says Marusic. “But there was a big missing piece and big unanswered questions.”

Marusic also notes EHN’s data has value because studies tracking emissions directly from natural gas infrastructure can be sporadic at times and “hard to catch.” She says studying CONTINUES ON PG. 6

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what is found directly in people’s bodies, and the air and water they directly intake, helps to prove exactly what emissions are making their way into Southwestern Pennsylvanians.

So, following Fisher’s lead, Marusic found five families in Southwestern Pennsylvania who live near fracking infrastructure like wells or injection sites. Three of them live in Washington County, which has the highest concentrations of fracking in the region. Those Washington County families all live within five miles of multiple fracking well pads. The other two live in Westmoreland County, more than five miles from well pads or fracking injections sites, but still within seven miles. There were a total of 15 different subjects across the five families.

According to EHN’s website, 59 urine samples, 39 air samples, and 13 water samples were taken from the subjects over a nine-week period. Then, scientists at the University of Missouri analyzed the samples to look for 40 of the chemicals most commonly found in emissions from fracking sites.

After these samples were analyzed, they revealed significantly high levels of biomarkers associated with chemicals like ethylbenzene, styrene, and toluene, which have been linked to cancer, as well as shown to damage the central nervous system.

“More than half of the family’s samples exceeded the U.S. 95th percentile for phenylglyoxylic acid, a biomarker for

ethylbenzene and styrene, and 41% of the family’s samples exceeded the U.S. 95th percentile for hippuric acid and trans, trans-muconic acid — biomarkers for toluene and benzene, respectively.

Exposure to these compounds is linked to skin, lung, and eye irritation; central nervous system, liver and kidney damage; and cancer,” reads part 1 of Marusic’s investigative series for EHN.

“THERE WAS A BIG MISSING PIECE AND BIG UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.” The research and series is also unique because it studies more children than adults, which can be revealing because children haven’t engaged in any of the lifestyle behaviors that often lead to adults having high levels of unwanted chemicals in their bodies like smoking, drinking, varnishing floors, and driving heavy machinery, according to EHN’s website.

Marusic says this led to some significant findings, including a biomarker for

toluene found in a 9 year-old boy at a level 91 times as high as the average American.

Toluene is formed when the body processes tea, wine, and certain fruit juices, so Marusic expected the subjects to show biomarker levels of the chemical.

But she says that level found can be concerning because toluene can damage the nervous system or the kidneys.

“Some of the most shocking outliers we saw were in kids,” says Marusic.

She recognizes that five families doesn’t completely fill the research gap in fracking studies in Pennsylvania, and she is hopeful that a bigger scale effort will follow. And there are still questions to answer about what biomarkers everyone in Western Pennsylvania is experiencing, not just those who live close to fracking sites.

“To tell what the average Western Pennsylvanian has, we need more testing,” says Marusic.

Some local officials say the jury is still out on the health impacts of fracking.

Diana Irey Vaughan, a Republican Washington County commissioner, spoke to EHN and acknowledged community concerns about the childhood cancer clusters in northern Washington County but said, “We have not seen scientific proof that there is a correlation between the two.”

Vaughan also said other industrial sites in the region could be contributing to potential environmental exposures.

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coal dump sites and coke works for processing steel.

Fracking boosters also claim the natural gas industry has helped to clean up the environment, noting a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. Environmentalists counter that by saying fracking is just putting coal, with its high carbon emissions, out of business, and that natural gas still emits copious amounts of methane, which is a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

Read the full report on Environmental Health News’ website at ehn.org.

Either way, the future of the fracking industry is on less stable ground in Pennsylvania than it was 10 years ago.

Fracking was recently banned in the Delaware River Basin, which includes two counties with significant natural gas activity in Northern Pennsylvania.

The continued cheap prices for natural gas has led to many large players in the industry to pull out of the region, and is forcing those who stay to consider alternative uses for gas, such as fueling petrochemical facilities like the cracker plant in Beaver County, which refines natural gas into plastic pellets.

Polls have shown Pennsylvanians

are conflicted about their support for fracking, with a slight majority opposed to the practice. And politicians like former president Donald Trump continue to make fracking a wedge issue, even as it slowly declines.

In the middle of all of this, however, are the families who live close to pipelines, injection sites, and wells, says Marusic. She says she wanted her series to remind people of the humanity of stories about the natural gas industry.

“The people in the study, many other people just told them, ‘Why don’t you just move?’” says Marusic. “But their roots were there, their families were there, and anywhere they went, they might just encounter the same problems. It is inescapable.”

Marusic says a quote from Lois Bower-Bjornson, one of the study subjects, really struck her. Bower-Bjornson talked about how Pennsylvania, over its history, has continued to be lured by the job promises of extractive industries — like coal, oil, and lumber — only to be left with negative health impacts, and to clean up an industry that will eventually leave Pennsylvania. Marusic says that Bower-Bjornson was perplexed at how many times the state has to do this over and over again.

“It’s almost a bizarre genetic trait among people in this region that this is just always what we do,” said BowerBjornson in the EHN investigative series.

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THE GLOBAL (AND LOCAL) POLITICS OF BLACK

BY TERENEH IDIA CPCONTRIBUTORS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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LL HAIR IS GOOD hair,” so said my bald-for-decades father. Sometimes he would say it with a self-admonishing chuckle, sometimes with such fierce emotion that he was boarding on anger. It depended on the circumstance.

If someone were to compliment my long childhood ponytail by saying that I had “good hair,” he would state his correction gently. However, some of the worst of my parents’ arguments were after shampoo days, when my mother pulled out the hair straightening hot comb, heating the metal contraption on a stove burner. “You are teaching her to hate herself!” my father yelled.

When a video of a young Meghan Markle with a long, kinky ponytail surfaced after her recent Oprah interview along with her husband Prince Harry, someone on Twitter said, “I hope we get to see THAT hair again.” Similar statements were made of Michelle Obama while she was serving as First Lady, but it wasn’t until after she left the White House did we see her natural curls.

The equation of hair and self-love for Black women and femmes especially is personal and political, social and cultural. In a world dominated by white supremacist beauty standards, straight hair, and light skin, loving yourself naturally — including the nappy hair that grows from the roots of our brown heads — is a revolutionary act. I have had a hair journey: straightening comb, relaxers, shaved head, Afro, relaxed hair straight again, then back to natural, where I happily am today. A few years ago, I gave one of my sisters my blow dryer, flat iron, and other hair straightening devices.

She said, “Well, I will keep them for you, you may need them again.”

“Nope, I won’t be going back,” I told her. This is my journey, and all hair journeys of Black women and femmes

are valid. Straight, wig, braids, locs, bald, natural. Who, why, and what you do with your hair is your business. However, there is no denying the fact that with unspoken and written laws governing the wearing of natural hair for Black women in the workplace, armed forces, media, and other spaces, it is an ongoing issue.

When Joy Reid of MSNBC’s The Reid Out became a prime time news anchor with her natural hair, it felt for me, like, “Oh yes, sis, I see you, and I am loving it.

Thank you.” It does something to dispel the outdated myth that Black natural hair is “unprofessional.”

With Black women, femme, and nonbinary beauty so closely linked to hair texture and skin color, the conversation of one is rarely left without the other.

As I watched the Oprah interview the day after it aired, I paused and probably yelled something like, “Oh sh*t, no, they didn’t?!” when Meghan Markle revealed that there was a conversation among the British royal family questioning “how dark” Meghan and Harry’s unborn child would be.

But I am not going to pretend I have never heard anything like this before.

In fact, as I was getting travel papers together to come to Turkey, I befriended someone who prompted me to show her a photo of my Middle Eastern

boyfriend. She immediately exclaimed, “Oh, I approve, your babies will be so cute.” I wanted to say, “I no longer have a uterus,” but I just said an awkward, “Thank you,” knowing that the ongoing fascination, adoration, or, at times, abhorring interest in “mixed raced” or “multiracial” children continues.

However, the question of “how dark” is what is lingering. Surely, whomever it was in the British royal family who said such a rude thing in the presence of Prince Harry (he did not reveal who in his family made this statement) brought forth the age-old “paper bag test” used for decades to determine things like club memberships, school admissions, and some would say now Netflix starring roles. That is, if you’re darker than a standard light brown paper bag, you’re too dark. But in truth, I suspect that this mysterious Windsor royal meant that anything would be too dark. As Meghan said herself, all of the trials and tribulations were happening “just because she was breathing.” As a Black woman born in Pittsburgh, I felt every word of that sentence.

But as Twitter chimed in, I felt another level of, if not anger, fatigue.

Some in Black Twitter started weighing in on “skin shade” with statements like, “Now do not pretend your aunties did

not tell you to get out of the sun before you get too dark” or “Now you know your grandparents checked your babies’ ears” (a supposed way to see what color the child would become). While I also suspect white, Latinx, Asian, and other people have heard similar things said in their own families, my issue is attempting to equate these ideas with centuries-old anti-Black white supremacist ideologies that brought forth the Transatlantic slave trade, colonialism, genocide, imperialism, to name just a few.

This helps promote and uphold antiBlackness on a global scale with Black people who have internalized antiBlackness and exhibited that trauma, pain, and suffering with themselves and others. One is a systematic dehumanization of Black people that has impacted millions, billions of people of the African Diaspora through economic, environment, social, cultural, education, arts, and more.

The other is internalized anti-Blackness that all Black people are force-fed daily that we must free ourselves from, and we can, we do.

All to say your Queen at home who may feel this way is not the same as a Future King and Queen of England feeling this way with the global power and resources to support and spread anti-Blackness at their disposal.

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The Chocolate Chip Cookie Sundae at Page Dairy Mart

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GOLDEN RETRIEVER that needs to be picked up and held in its owner’s arms, an entire high school softball team, and loud motorcyclists. These are all the things you might see while waiting in line at Page Dairy Mart, the popular ice cream stop located on the far edge of Pittsburgh’s South Side.

On a busy night, the line can last 45 minutes and wrap around the shop’s building, which is the size of a large garden shed. There are only a few months out of the year when Page is closed — in the coldest months of fall and winter — but when the shop shuts down for the season, it feels like the end of something, and when it opens, it means that warmth is coming. And the shop is now open again, just in time for the start of a new Pittsburgh spring.

Page has dozens of flavors of soft serve, sundaes, Arctic Swirls, and even some savory snacks. While it all looks delicious, my heart and mind have tunnel

vision for only one thing: the Chocolate Chip Cookie Sundae.

Page’s ice cream itself is a delicious, silky-smooth soft serve, but the cookie sundae is made ethereal with the use of chocolate chip cookies from Nancy B’s Bakery in Homestead. The cookies are huge and warm, with a thickness closer to a brownie. They’re soft and chewy, and a little bit salty with the inclusion of peanut butter. When warmed up, paired with Page’s vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, and hot fudge, something beautiful happens. There are other items on the menu I’ve tried, or wanted to try, like the cookie sundae’s cousin, the Cinnamon Bun Sundae or Arctic Swirls of ice cream mixed with chocolate, candy, cereal, and more. But ultimately, I always come back to the cookie — in spring, summer, and fall, pandemic or no pandemic.

It does feel antithetical to all the staunch safety precautions I’ve taken over the past year to wait in a long line

of people for ice cream. People from all walks of life go to Page Dairy Mart, and not all of them have the same dedication to mask-wearing. But if you don’t feel comfortable waiting in the line now, rest easy knowing that Page Dairy Mart is celebrating its 70th birthday this year, and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon.

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The family business was founded in 1951 by Charles Alexander Page, whose son, Chuck Page, eventually took over the shop, where he still works, though it’s now owned by his daughter Margie Page Prusia, according to TribLive. The little building sits under a bridge, wedged next to a used car dealership at the busy intersection of East Carson Street and

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Becks Run Road. It has a small parking lot that gets so full, customers invent spaces where there aren’t any. In recent seasons, the shop added a second parking lot behind the original.

In normal times, a Page’s sundae or cone can be enjoyed by standing around the parking lot or sitting on the hood of your car. Now though, it’s better to do so from the inside of your car, without taking up valuable space outside. In either scenario, the people-watching is a perfect accompaniment to the ice cream eating.

Not only do you get to see people who come from all across the city and region, but you get to see what they order. It’s not uncommon, especially in normal times, to ask or be asked by total strangers what kind of ice cream you have. I always tell them that it’s the cookie sundae and it’s the best. In recent years, I’ve added a small cheeseburger or hot dog to my order, which, paired with the ice cream, are close to a perfect meal.

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SOULSHOWMIKE’S ALBUM PICKS

BY MIKE CANTON CPCONTRIBUTORS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

During Women’s History Month, I’m honored to highlight two albums I’ve enjoyed over the past few months.

One is the very recent release from Gayelynn McKinney and McKinney Zone. McKinney is a percussionist out of Detroit, the daughter of noted composer and pianist Harold McKinney.

This album, Zoot Suit Funk, ranges from straight-ahead to slightly-smooth jazz, with a bit of funk in between. “Just a Little Bass and Drums,” the eighth track, even throws in some scat with the funk. It’s one of my favorites on the album. So is the title track, which lays in some really nice organ and lead guitar flavor. Here, McKinney displays her drummer chops, too.

The other release to be noted is from music professor and bandleader Lenora Zenzalai Helm. She and Tribe Jazz Orchestra present her seventh album, For the Love of Big Band. It’s a live 2020 set of beautiful just-whatit-says, recorded in an old church near Durham, N.C. There are the expected standards, new material, and the searing “Mississippi Goddamn,” made famous by Nina Simone. I really haven’t played enough of this album on The Soul Show. Time to fix that.

Every Women’s History Month, I present weekly celebratory features on The Soul Show. Week One was “All Day Women,” followed by “Second To None,” which focused on the trajectory of female vocalists from backup to lead roles. The archives are at soulshowmike.org. Enjoy! • Mike Canton is the longtime host and producer of The Soul Show on WYEP 91.3fm. He recently launched a syndicated edition of the program, now airing in four national markets.

Both are produced in his Electric Basement Studios.

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SUNSTAR FESTIVAL GOES VIRTUAL

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HEN PITTSBURGH MUSICIAN

and dancer Chandra Rhyme was booked for the Sunstar Music Festival in 2020, she often drove by the Kelly Strayhorn Theater just to see her name on the marquee. Then the pandemic hit, causing the event to be canceled. Now, a year later, the festival has returned, and Rhyme is back on the bill, this time for a brand new virtual line-up.

Sunstar is a music festival that highlights the work of independent women and nonbinary musicians who “offer inspiration and encouragement.” Produced

by East Liberty’s Kelly Strayhorn, Sunstar seeks to put these artists on center stage and let listeners get to know them on an

intimate level.

In addition to Rhyme, the festival will feature performances by local musicians INEZ, Clara Kent, and Brittney Chantele, as well as Instagram live sessions led by the hosts of local podcast Girls Running Shit, a trio composed of Pittsburgh natives Markeea “Keea” Hart, Janita Kilgore, and Mia Marshall.

The events are “Pay What Makes You Happy,” which means you can have a dynamic music experience for as little or as much as you desire.

This year, Sunstar has chosen to highlight the voices of Black women and nonbinary people. “Kelly Strayhorn has always been a space that presents and

creates a platform for Black artists as well as other artists, really bridging communities,” says Joseph Hall, Kelly Strayhorn’s Executive Director. Highlighting these voices is not new to KST, and is part of their continued commitment to Pittsburgh’s arts community.

The decision to bring these artists together came naturally for Sondra Woodruff, producer of engagement and social Impact for the Kelly Strayhorn Theater.

“I saw INEZ in the City Paper and started listening to her music,” she says. INEZ brought aboard Kent. Chantele was asked on soon after, bringing along Rhyme.

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Tips for Moving in the Spring

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ons of people choose to move homes in the spring, and it’s easy to see why. Spring provides movers with the perfect weather – not too hot, not too cold. It’s a fantastic time to list and sell a house, and not too busy for moving. Despite it being one of the best times to move, there are some things you need to keep in mind. Below are our best tips for moving in the spring.

BENEFITS OF MOVING IN THE SPRING

TIPS FOR MOVING IN THE SPRING

Fair Weather Spring has the ideal weather conditions for moving.

Aside from the rain, you generally won’t have to take precautions against severe weather like you would for other seasons.

Safer Roads In general, roads will be safer to travel on in the spring as opposed to the fall and winter. You won’t have to worry about driving a moving truck on ice or snow.

Plan Ahead As mentioned before, spring is one of the busiest times of the year for moving. Because of high demand, moving companies charge more for their services. If you plan to move in the spring, plan as far ahead as possible. Lock in a rate as soon as possible, as they will go up each day you wait.

Sellers’ Market Most Americans choose to move during the summer, as it’s still good weather and ideal for those with schoolage children. Because of this, there’s a high demand for houses in the spring. This results in quick sales and higher offers for those looking to sell in the spring.

Garage Sales Depending on where you live, you could take advantage of the start of garage sale season. Unlike moving in the colder months, you can try to get rid of any unwanted belongings by selling them a few weeks before moving.

CONS OF MOVING IN THE SPRING School is in Session If you are a parent, taking your child out of school midyear is something you will have to think about. Many parents choose to wait until summer to allow their children time to cope with the move and get ready to make new friends at the start of the new school year.

Rainy Weather Spring is notorious for rain. Water on your belongings can wreak havoc, especially if they are going into storage. While not a huge deal, prepping to move in the rain is something you should consider if you plan to move in the spring.

Expensive Moving Costs Peak moving season begins in April, which makes the cost of moving skyrocket. If you want the best price on movers, your best bet would be to move in the winter.

You can avoid some of these high costs by planning ahead early and reserving your movers well before peak season hits and prices increase.

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Be Aware of Weather Spring weather is notoriously unpredictable. Weather forecasts change constantly, and sporadic rainfalls can happen even on a sunny day. Make sure to keep umbrellas and furniture covers on hand to keep yourself and your belongings dry in case of rain. Park your moving truck as close to your home or storage unit as possible to avoid long trips where items could get wet.

Plan Around Traffic If possible, plan around traffic to avoid high-traffic times. Depending on where you live, this could include Spring Break traffic or tourists. Weeknights after work or lunchtime on nice weekends are times you may want to avoid.

Protect Against Pollen With spring comes lots of pollen from trees and other plants. It can quickly collect in your home, and on your furniture and boxes if you aren’t careful. Make sure to seal your boxes and cover furniture when moving.

Remove your shoes when entering your new home to avoid tracking pollen through. Don’t leave your belongings outside too long, as pollen will build.

Take Breaks As the weather heats up, it’s important to make sure you take breaks and keep your physical well-being front of mind. Bring lots of water, energy drinks, and snacks with you to stay hydrated and keep your energy up. Pack extra water and snacks for your movers – they’ll be grateful for it.

Overall, moving homes in the spring should be a breeze. Conditions are great and nothing will get you more excited for a fresh start than a bright, sunny day to move in. For more moving tips, check out Guardian Storage’s blog!

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Markeea Hart, Mia Marshall, and Janita Kilgore of Girls Running Shit

classically in ballet at just three years old. It is evident from her music videos and her performances that she loves the work she does. Rhyme described herself as “very energetic.”

“I like to express myself in a way where anyone can relate to what I’m saying or what I’m speaking,” she says.

“I like to feel connected to the world, connected to each audience member. I’m very fun at times though I can get very deep with what I mean in my songs.”

When she talks about driving by the KST marquee to see her name before last year’s festival was canceled, Rhyme says the pandemic hitting was a shock and a disappointment. Now that Sunstar has recovered and figured out a way to have a show virtually, she’s thrilled.

“I’m glad there’s a twist to it this time, especially with it being unplugged and just stripped down and to really focus in on our craftsmanship, each of us as individual artists. We get to showcase our artistry and our personality as a group of strong Black entertainers,” says Rhyme.

Rhyme primarily worked as a concert dancer and in theater before making the

transition to doing her own music and dancing in 2017. Since then, she’s been building an audience and fan base, but hopes that Sunstar will be a chance to get her name out there more.

“I feel like there’s still people who haven’t heard of Chandra Rhyme,” she says, adding that she hopes Pittsburgh can see her passion and drive for music.

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When KST started to have conversations about taking this year’s show virtual, they asked the same performers from last year’s festival back. All four musicians were happy to be back on board with the show, and making it happen has been a thrill for everyone involved.

“What is really great about this is that here’s this package for these artists from now until forever. It’s almost like

they have their own music videos, or 20minute sets that they can use for whatever purpose,” says Hall. “We can continue showing these to our audience on March 20 and beyond. I think that’s one of the exciting parts about this.”

“It’s been a wild ride of excitement with everyone’s sort of collaborative excitement around it, it was actually a fairly easy transition,” adds Woodruff.

“They performed great. They loved it, and it’s a completely different experience than what we would have had live, but they also get some great content out of it.”

Chantele is no stranger to the spotlight. They have been making music seriously since 2016, and have released an album or EP almost every year since. With that kind of work ethic, one needs to take time for self-care as well. Chantele says that though the pandemic has definitely been hard, it also opened the opportunity for them to rest a little. After they dropped their project “The Golden Opportunity,” which covers their traumatic experience in the military, they needed time to focus on themselves and regroup.

“I was set to open up for Remy Ma and Young MA and, as much as I would

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Brittney Chantele

have liked to have those opportunities, I also feel like it’s kind of a blessing that the pandemic canceled those shows. I really needed some time and some space after that album release to get back to me and re-center,” they say.

“The Golden Opportunity” was a heavy project that came off the heels of “A Fire on Venus,” an entire album about queer heartbreak and love. For “A Fire on Venus,” Chantele collaborated with the New Hazlett Theater to put on a choreo-

graphed production of the album.

“The goal is if people saw me in the elevator for them not to refer to me as a Pittsburgh artist, I want to move more towards that national scale,” they say.

Chantele still has love for the ’Burgh though, and performing at Sunstar as a queer artist is incredibly important to them.

“I just feel like there’s not many artists that are making the majority of their catalog queer love music, you know? ” says Chantele. “For me to get a platform like the Kelly Strayhorn Theater and Sunstar, it’s huge because I get to sing these songs with pronouns that a lot of people aren’t expecting me to use. I’m starting to sing and I’d say ‘her,’ I say ‘she,’ and I’m sure there’s a lot of listeners who are like, ‘Oh, Oh, Oh, OK. She’s talking about a queer relationship.’”

Rhyme is also looking forward to getting to express herself on the Sunstar Festival stage, and opening up to the audience.

“I really hope the audience can capture the scenery and the ambiance of each song that I do,” says Rhyme. “I hope they can really tap into me as an artist and really get to know me.”

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Manos Gallery owners Ernesto Camacho Jr. and Brian Defelices

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ROWING UP, ERNESTO Camacho

dreamed of owning an art gallery.

With the November 2020 opening of the Manos Gallery in Tarentum, Camacho and his partner, David DeFelices, have fulfilled that goal, with plans to keep the dream, and the gallery, going.

The gallery, about 22 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, was once the location of the Palace Theater in 1920, before becoming the Manos Theater in 1950.

After closing in 1978, the location had a stint as a liquor store and office building.

Now, the 3,000-square-foot first floor is an inclusive space that showcases local artists along with Camacho’s work, and hosts events such as painting classes and wine and art nights.

Camacho’s focus on inclusivity is rooted in his first experience submitting his art to a gallery. Although he was initially excited, that gallery turned down his work, likely in part because he was so young, says Camacho. The rejection was discouraging for Camacho, but it helped shape the kind of gallery he

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wanted to create.

“When I decided to open this gallery, I told myself I was not going to be that type of person,” says Camacho. “I want my gallery to be all inclusive, I want my gallery to represent all types of art, also represent all styles of art and all ages, and also all levels of art.”

DeFelices bought the three-floor building in March 2020, and he and Camacho spent the spring and summer renovating it. DeFelices is a real estate investor and contractor, and with an ongoing pandemic, it was safer for the two of them to work together than call in outside help, though it often required working long days and nights. Still, they say the fruits of their labor were

exciting, such as finding brick from the historic theater while tearing down walls, and they continued to tear down walls to more prominently feature the exposed brick.

Initially, Camacho and DeFelices planned for the gallery to be a small space on the first floor, but when the community learned of the gallery, their excitement and support led Camacho and DeFelices to expand the gallery to the entire first floor.

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Ernesto Camacho Jr., co-owner of Manos Gallery, speaks with patrons.

Kollar, were the first two artists Camacho asked to exhibit, since they were the first artists Camacho met when he moved to Pittsburgh in 2017. After the first exhibit, artists began contacting Camacho, and now the gallery is booked through September. He and DeFelices are now researching artists for the September through December exhibits.

“I’ve tried to make my process as simple as possible,” Camacho says. “I want to make sure that the artists that go [to the gallery], they feel as comfortable with the space they’re going to showcase their work [in] as we would to showcase theirs.”

If artists and the owners feel that the gallery is a mutual fit, artists can pay a $30 entry fee that allows them to show their art in three exhibits over the term of one year. Artists can work with Camacho and DeFelices to determine the best time for them to exhibit.

“They can choose and pick which exhibits they want to do throughout the one-year process,” Camacho says. “So they can start in April, for example, do their exhibit, and if they do well, and they feel like they had a good experience, they can renew to the next exhibit in May, or they can wait a couple months and come

back. That way they can put together a whole new collection if they wanted to.”

The gallery has featured a variety of art, from painted still lifes to charcoal body studies to surrealist paintings.

Artists who sell their work can also support causes through a percentage of their art’s sales, which the gallery will promote. Nivedita Eklahare is currently donating 20% of all sales of her painting series inspired by Ada Mae Grashow, who has Phelan McDermid syndrome, to support Grashow’s music therapy.

Camacho and DeFelices also host community events, including wine and painting nights and painting classes, that follow CDC safety guidelines for masks and social distancing. The children’s painting classes inspired the gallery’s upcoming kids exhibit in May, for which the gallery is currently looking for artists.

“It really brings me joy to really see them and all the other kids,” Camacho says of the children’s painting class.

“And that’s what really brought me to do the kids’ exhibit in May, because of all the talent that I’ve been seeing coming in from all these young kids. So I just wanted to do something to give back to some of these talented young children living in our community.”

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Join the magnanimous, well-regarded, and sometimes controversial former Allegheny County Coroner Cyril Wecht for an evening of fascinating conversation that will explore Wecht’s memoir The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht: Memoirs of America’s Most Controversial Forensic Pathologist. The virtual talk, hosted by the Heinz History Center, will include Wecht’s co-author Jeff Sewald, and will explore Wecht’s experiences with highprofile cases, such as the deaths of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, as well as his battles inside Pittsburgh politics.

7-8 p.m. $10. heinzhistorycenter.org

The Student Choreography Project, a program highlighting talent from the Point Park University Conservatory Dance Company, looks a little different this year. As opposed to taking the stage, dance students will present works they created via a video-ondemand performance. See the end result of dancers working with and instructing their peers, and coordinating with lighting and stage management to produce a show from start to finish. Video available to view through 11:45 p.m. on Sun., March 21. $5-15. playhouse.pointpark.edu

World Puppet Day approaches, and the Virtual Puppet Residency is hosting three Open House events for free: one for children, one for all ages, and one for adults. The two-to-five-minute sketches presented will be variations on the theme of experimentation, and they are all designed specifically for online viewing. The residency was developed by Pittsburgh-based artist Tom Sarver, and its 50 current residents join the program from more than 15 countries. The children’s program will be fun, uplifting shows, while the all-ages event will include announcements before inappropriate

material for children is presented, and may address serious social issues.

10 a.m. (children’s show), 2 p.m. (adult and all-ages shows). Free. tomsarver.com/virtual-puppetry-residency

SUN., MARCH 21 THEATER • VIRTUAL Pittsburgh New Works brings a new virtual play reading experience to the city with A Matter of Trust. The play chronicles an attorney’s journey to find and protect his missing son who’s suspected to be involved with a radical environmental group. The play was written by Barry Kogut, a retired attorney himself.

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MON., MARCH 22 MAGIC • VIRTUAL Erie native Dorothy Dietrich, oft nicknamed “The First Lady of Magic,” gained fame early in her career as an escape artist, but was best known for performing a trick where she appeared to catch a bullet in her mouth. Now, the “female Houdini” is joining fellow female illusionist Jade for Monday Night Magic: Live Online, the weekly off-Broadway virtual magic show aired locally by magic venue Liberty Magic and hosted by David Corsaro. For those who want a more intimate, live show feel, the event offers a “Front Row Experience” where, for an additional fee, audience members can be “part of the action.”

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celebrating Latinx artists, and empowering the local and national Latinx community.”

Readers include poet Rocío Carlos, writer and performance artist Rosina Conde, community organizer and poet Nico Amador, and more. The reading will be bilingual, and translations will be available.

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WED., MARCH 24 ART • IRL In 1985, Andy Warhol published his candid photography book America. The Andy Warhol Museum invites several New York-based artists to revisit and expand on the publication for Fantasy America, a show tackling the American Dream in the midst of recent social and political turmoil. Chief curator José Carlos Diaz says Fantasy America serves to “think about the American experience through the lens of some of the most sensational young artists and writers working during this period of transformation,” who cover national identity, race, gender, sexuality, and society in the U.S. Continues through Aug. 30.

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IKE MANY FANS of tabletop role-

playing games, or RPGs, Tyler Crumrine’s introduction to the community was through Dungeons & Dragons. However, the Pittsburgh-based game designer says the first game that really hooked him was Lasers & Feelings

by John Harper, what he calls a “simple Star Trek RPG where all the rules fit on a single piece of paper.”

“To play Dungeons & Dragons, I had to buy a bunch of weird dice and read through multiple $50 tomes beforehand,” says Crumrine. “To play Lasers & Feelings, all I needed were three standard six-sided dice, and I could learn the rules while I played. What’s more, anyone can download Lasers & Feelings for free.”

He says Lasers & Feelings was the one that set him on the “simple, accessible RPG design path” that led him to launching Possible Worlds Games, a new business dedicated to creating games anyone can play.

“One of the things that makes roleplaying games unique is that they ask players to use their imaginations during play,” says Crumrine. “With Possible Worlds Games, my goal is to make it easier for both new and established RPG players to imagine worlds full of possibilities — whether those worlds are in fantasy, sci-fi, or modern-day settings.”

Currently, the Possible Worlds website sells a number of games, all conceived and designed by Crumrine for a wide range of tastes and age groups.

He also hired artists to provide artwork for the games.

The company will soon launch a Kickstarter for its flagship product, a monthly subscription box that delivers six RPGs of various genres to gamers over the course of six months.

Crumrine adds game designer to his already full resumé of creative pursuits — he works as a professional dramaturg and founded Plays Inverse Press, a small publisher of dramatic plays. In 2018, he published Adventure Hooks, a book of poems that also function as prompts for tabletop gameplay. In 2020, he created Beak, Feather, & Bone, a world-building

Top: Dating Sim artwork by Sam Mameli Scene Thieves artwork by Pol Clarissou Wishless artwork by Jimmy Knives Bottom: The Possible Worlds logo by Austin Breed Game designer Tyler Crumrine

RPG that revolves around a society of anthropomorphic birds. The game was named one of Tabletop Gaming magazine’s “Best Games of 2020.”

Crumrine looks at game accessibility from a number of angles. He says cost presents an especially large barrier for people, as commercially produced games and accessories can come at a high price.

In comparison, each game in the Possible Worlds online store is either free or low-cost, with prices running anywhere from $1 for a digital download to $10 for a physical copy.

He says game designers should also be “cognizant of the experiences and experience-levels of people other than yourself.”

“I’ve been part of the hobby for years, so a game’s rules might feel accessible to me but still sound like absolute nonsense to someone who’s never played an RPG before,” says Crumrine. “Similarly, if I write a game that assumes a player comes from a certain culture or

upbringing, I alienate players who don’t have access to those same experiences.

Designing games that are accessible to as many people as possible is largely an exercise in identifying what prevents people from engaging with games in the first place and working to remove those hurdles.”

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The pandemic adds yet another layer of complications for what to consider when creating games, something Crumrine and his fellow designers have confronted with things like alternate sets of Zoom-friendly rules and removing physical elements that only work in in-person group settings.

Crumrine says that in addition to making games affordable and replayable, he also designs games that model the kinds of behavior he wants to see in the

real world. “Games where cold-hearted calculation takes a back-seat to interpersonal communication,” he says. “Because I think a world where we all treat each other better is possible, too.”

As he prepares to launch the Possible Worlds Kickstarter on March 23, Crumrine sees it as creating opportunities for the business and for creative professionals like him, who work on a freelance basis.

He believes the subscription box will enable Possible Games to become more financially sustainable, and allow him to “champion other creators’ work in future bundles,” which can help them “transition game design from a hobby to a consistent source of income.” He also wants to commission more artists to illustrate games, providing them with fair rates and inroads to working in the industry.

“Ideally, the ‘Possible’ in Possible Worlds is as much about making success and stability possible for others as it is for myself,” says Crumrine.

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