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THE BIG STORY

CREDIT CHECK A state lawmaker and a law professor who each owe student loan debt are going up against an attorney who owns four houses and a golf course.

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STEVE IRWIN Age: 62 Occupation: Attorney Income: $240,000 Leech Tishman salary and between $47,000 and $150,000 from investments Notable disclosures: Total assets valued between $4.4 million and $17.9 million

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HE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY election to replace retiring Congressman Mike Doyle is full of contrasts. The three-way race in the 12th congressional district features the moderate and progressive wings of the Democratic party, and a clash between Western Pennsylvania’s Democratic establishment and a wave of younger, diverse politicians who have gained momentum in recent years.

Three major candidates — establishment-backed attorney Steve Irwin, progressive state Rep. Summer Lee and Pitt Law professor Jerry Dickinson — will compete for the party’s nomination on May 17.

The candidates’ policy differences have been limited in debates and media appearances, but biographical differences have stood out. Among them: The candidates each live in dramatically different financial realities.

Irwin, a 62-year-old white man from Squirrel Hill, is far and away the wealthiest candidate in the race. He holds between $4.4 million and $17.9 million in assets, according to a financial disclosure he filed with the U.S. House, including several real estate holdings, bank accounts and retirement plans. (Candidates disclose each asset as a range, not a precise amount.) He disclosed a $240,000 salary from his law firm, Leech Tishman, and between $47,000 and $150,000 in income from rent and investments.

Disclosures by the other two candidates each show more debts than assets, highlighted by a couple law degrees’ worth of student debt.

Irwin declined to be interviewed for this story. Lee said in an interview that her election would be a necessary departure from the norm in U.S. government.

“Our government is typically run by rich white men. That’s just a fact,” Lee said. “We’re seeing the wage gap widening between the super-ultra-rich and the average American. We’re seeing a federal government that has not moved on the

minimum wage in over a decade. We’re seeing housing inequality, we’re seeing a lack of investment in infrastructure … precisely because those folks are just not impacted by it.”

Lee, a 34-year-old who was elected to the state House in an upset in 2018 and would be Western Pennsylvania’s first Black congresswoman, disclosed no assets other than an undetermined payout from the state employees’ pension plan, and no income other than her $90,000 state House salary. She also owns a home in Swissvale, and public records show she bought it for $155,000 in 2021.

Dickinson, 35 , said his background, having grown up in the foster care system, has made him “hardwired to empathize” with the issues of poverty, homelessness and joblessness.

Dickinson, who ran unsuccessfully against Doyle in 2020 and would also make history as the region’s first Black congressman, disclosed between $16,000 and $65,000 in retirement accounts and a University of Pittsburgh salary of $165,000. He bought his Swissvale home in 2018 for $355,000.

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SUMMER LEE

JERRY DICKINSON

Age: 34 Occupation: State legislator Income: $90,000 state House salary Notable disclosures: Student loan debt between $265,000 and $550,000

Age: 35 Occupation: Law professor Income: $165,000 Pitt salary Notable disclosures: Student loan debt between $265,000 and $550,000

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median household income in Allegheny County is about $62,000. All three candidates exceed that figure, but by varying degrees. (Most of the 12th district voters are in Allegheny County, though some are in Westmoreland County.)

Both Lee and Dickinson are examples of a major financial burden on the American public, according to the disclosures. Each reported between $265,000 and $550,000 in student loan debt from undergraduate and law school studies.

If elected, Lee or Dickinson would join a relatively small share of lawmakers who have student loan debt — 11% of members of Congress, according to a 2020 OpenSecrets report. Both candidates said their personal student debt positions them well to legislate on the matter, and both said they favor broadly canceling student debt.

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Summer Lee

“The problem with student debt right now is it’s holding people back,” Dickinson said. “We have young people who can’t buy a home, they have a hard time buying a car, they have a hard time getting credit …

It’s important that members of Congress know and understand how that affects people and maybe have a better sense of how to approach policy to change that.”

Lee said student debt impacts Black women particularly hard and that it perpetuates a “cycle of poverty” rather than providing upward mobility. “The reality is, if you’re a Black girl from the Mon Valley who wants to be a lawyer, you have to go to college and you have to go to law school,” she said. “So the alternative is that we just don’t get to pursue our dreams.”

Irwin’s campaign website does not mention student debt; his issues page highlights vocational training programs for high school graduates, raising the

minimum wage, protecting voting rights, improving public transit and “moving toward a single-payer healthcare system.”

Irwin’s assets are wide-ranging and make him the only landlord in this race.

He owns three Squirrel Hill rental properties, valued collectively at between $1 million and $2 million. He collects between $45,000 and $150,000 in rent payments annually, according to his disclosure. He also disclosed a 50% stake in a Westmoreland County golf course, River Forest Country Club. He valued his share in the club at between $1 million and $5 million.

If elected, Irwin’s wealth would not make him exceptional in Congress.

Multiple analyses have established that a majority of members are millionaires. Roll Call estimated in 2018 that the average wealth of a member of congress was about $4.5 million, though much of the

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Jerry Dickinson

wealth was concentrated at the top.

One Republican has filed to run in this Democratically-leaning district — Mike Doyle of Plum Borough (no relation to the congressman of the same name). Doyle has not yet submitted a disclosure form to the House, and his campaign declined to provide it to PublicSource.

Two other candidates will appear on the Democratic ballot in May — Jeff Woodard and William Parker. Neither has submitted a financial disclosure and both polled lower than the margin of error in a recent opinion survey.

The primaries for the U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania governor and state legislative seats are May 17. Voters must register to vote by May 2 and have until May 10 to request a mail-in ballot.

Pennsylvania conducts closed primaries, meaning that only registered Republicans and Democrats can participate. •

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ANIMAL INSTINCTS

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T IS TIME FOR US TO LOOK to our fellow living creatures to find a way forward.

Humans say “humanity” as if it is perfection. The highest form of life on Earth.

But we also use “human” as an excuse for our shortcomings. Song lyrics have folks apologizing with, “I am only human … born to make mistakes, only flesh and blood …”

Only human. So is our main flaw that we are human? Is being human, humane, and humanity the best form of all of life?

Or is it the worst?

I often wonder what other species — our fellow Earthlings — would say about us if they could.

Being such a pro-human, humancentered planet has wreaked havoc for all species and life on Earth. In the same way a patriarchal, pro-cishet world doesn’t create a healthy space for more than half of the world, women or the LGBTQIA community, and how a pro-white world does not offer justice for the global majority or BIPOC. Most patriarchal religions honor the belief that creation is linear. That creation is hierarchal, with value placed on what is at the top vs. what is at the bottom — the bigger, the better.

All this despite the fact that heavenly bodies move in elliptical and circular motions. Despite the fact that the Earth itself is round, as are many elements of the known universe: moons, suns, planets. We ignore all the signs from nature of the galaxy’s circular, symbiotic ecosystem and shared interdependence with all creatures, great and small.

The circle of life. We ignore it all and focus on a false hierarchy of existence.

When we talk of life on Earth we mean “us,” humans. But I am talking about all of us, all living things, including and beyond the human family.

Other belief systems have long understood that “family” extends beyond the human family. Through my work, I have become a novice student of the cultural teachings of Haudenosaunee, a traditional Indigenous confederacy

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including members of Pittsburgh’s Seneca Nation. When those artisans talk of “Brother Wolf,” they aren’t being poetic, they mean it. And what Brother Wolf has taught them collectively and individually.

When the Bamana people of Mali created the Ci Wara headdress in honor of a half human and half antelope entity, one of the most recognized of all West African art, they are connecting, honoring, and celebrating the antelope which taught humanity agricultural methods.

To me, these Indigenous and traditional teachings — the kind of teachings that helped us become human — show the value of embodying the lessons that our fellow animals teach. It helped us survive, thrive, evolve, and, yes, even helped us become human.

Even the Nickelodeon series Avatar The Last Airbender uses these Indigenous ideas as part of the story’s narrative.

The power some humans could invoke through four elements — earth, air, fire, and water — were taught to them first by

mythical animals and a celestial body.

Imagine the knowledge we’d have all around us if we focused more on our place in a cycle of all life rather than being at the top of a false life pyramid.

Being pro-human has centered us to the detriment of everything, ironically including us. Why? Because we do not fully define what human, humane, and humanity even means? We are so tied up with hierarchies being based on skin color, gender, and bank accounts.

We aren’t fully us yet, not yet. Maybe we were and forgot how, or we lost it in the drive to this hierarchy of color, gender, and money.

Instead of being human-centric, we should become pro-terrestrial. An outlook which offers us the chance to not only understand our connection to all other living things in a theoretical way but also could shape a healthier environmental, economic, social, cultural, and even spiritual way forward.

Bruce Lee, the famous martial artist and actor, invoked the zen of Tao Te Ching

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when he said, “Be like water.” Maybe with time and intention, instead of invoking “humane” and “humanity” as the pinnacle of existence, we can turn to the many creatures and elements we share this little blue marble with to help us become better humans, better terrestrials.

Be like bamboo, strong, yet yielding.

Be like an elephant, remembering and honoring. Be like the ants, carry what you can and bring it to the community to make something larger than yourself.

Be like the jackals, a pair united for life, dedicated to family. Be like the antelope, sharing knowledge so others may grow sustenance.

Be human, learning from all, and be humble in the understanding that there is so much more to learn. Though our time to build a sustainable, regenerative, justice-centered world is running out, it is not over yet. I reject that it is a matter of time. Justice needs no time, justice only needs will and the work.

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....ITHIN THE SPAN of about two months, Pittsburgh lost three vegan restaurants: Viridis, B52, and Reed & Co. While Viridis was a new restaurant that grew very popular during the pandemic, B52 and Reed & Co. were staples that kept Pittsburgh vegans fed and refreshed.

Are the closures of these three key restaurants, especially in such close succession, a sign of collapse for the city’s vegan scene, or just bad timing?

Viridis was the first to announce its closure. A March 15 post on the South Side restaurant’s Instagram page announced it would continue service through the end of March, stating that “it is with a heavy heart, that we must inform you we will be closing our storefront permanently at the end of the month. This decision was extremely difficult to come to, as we have loved every minute of this journey, but we know it is the right decision for us and our team.”

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B52, a beloved spot that served all vegan Mediterranean-style food, was next to announce it would be closing in April. B52 was opened by Omar Abuhejleh in 2016, and was a success from the start. A favorite spot for many, including non-vegans, B52 was usually packed for a steady dine-in crowd, until the pandemic hit.

of the workload starting getting to him about six months ago.

“We were open for takeout the whole pandemic and we developed a really busy takeout business,” Abuhejleh tells Pittsburgh City Paper. “And then, as we’re coming out of the pandemic, we reopened for dine-in. What happened was, we kind of doubled our business,

“OPERATING A SMALL BUSINESS IS DIFFICULT TO BEGIN WITH, BUT THE PANDEMIC ADDED A LOT OF EXTRA FACTORS THAT CAN REALLY CHANGE OPERATIONS WEEK TO WEEK." Abuhejleh says that while B52 stayed busy through the pandemic by switching to pick-up and delivery options, as an owner of multiple businesses, the stress

it seemed, from pre-pandemic times because all the people that were ordering takeout were still ordering takeout, and now we also have a full dining room.”

Abuhejleh also took to Instagram to announce the closure of the business, and in the post, he further detailed how the death of his mother contributed to the decision to close B52 and focus on his own quality of life.

Reed & Co., which opened in 2016, was the last to announce its closure.

The Lawrenceville spot was known for its quick grab-and-go items like salads and wraps, as well as bigger items like its Impossible Hoagie. Similar to B52, they were also able to weather the pandemic by transitioning from dine-in, only they offered a pick-up window through which customers could still order and grab food without having to enter the restaurant.

While the sudden closures are worrying, other local vegan eateries seem healthy in regard to recovering from the pandemic. Kate Lasky, owner of Apteka, the hit restaurant and bar inspired by Eastern European flavors, says that the crew at Apteka is hanging in there and

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Apteka in Bloomfield

feeling optimistic. Apteka opened in 2016 after operating as a pop-up pierogi night.

Lasky admits that, even as the restaurant is doing well, there are still struggles that come with owning a business during a pandemic.

“Operating a small business is difficult to begin with, but the pandemic added a lot of extra factors that can really change operations week to week,” says Lasky, adding that, while they are “very careful” with COVID-19 exposures at the space, “sometimes a few people will be out sick any given day on top of just regular life stuff like vacations and requests off.”

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“You have to be more guarded about your plans and have smaller and more incremental goals because it’s more difficult to predict what a given week will look like,” she continues. “Also, just to echo what’s on the news all the time — we deal with a lot of supply issues. Some of the farmers that we work with had a very difficult time getting certain seeds last year, things like metal ware will be out of stock for weeks or months, mushrooms will be hard to come by for a week or two — lots of small issues that sum up to less predictability and inconsistent quality of ingredients.”

Onion Maiden, a popular, heavy metalthemed vegan restaurant in Allentown, has been attracting customers to its brick and mortar store since opening in 2017.

They are also active in the farmers' market circuit, regularly running a booth at the Bloomfield Farmers' Market, serving baked goods, donuts, and other readyto-go meals.

Onion Maiden remains open but, like Apteka, has also experienced its fair share of challenges.

“Staffing is my biggest challenge,” says Onion Maiden owner Diana “Dingo” Ngo. “As a small business owner, it is really hard to find that work life balance. The amount of work and time that you put into it is a major sacrifice. I often find myself reflecting and asking myself, ‘Is this all worth with my social life, my mental, physical health, and my marriage?’ The answer is no, but I continue to do what I do because I feel obligated to my family at Onion Maiden and the love I have for them and the restaurant.”

Onion Maiden also adapted during the pandemic, switching to a carry-out style menu. Now, with things opening back up and many restaurants returning to dine in, Ngo says business is good. To keep patrons and staff safe, both Apteka and Onion Maiden still have mask and vaccine requirements in place for dine-in guests.

And, if you missed the final day of service at B52, don’t worry. Abuhejleh says he has listed the business as temporarily closed for now, and will do a handful of pop-ups over the next couple months.

He also owns the Allegro Hearth Bakery, a plant-based bakery and sandwich shop, which is still open for business. •

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ART

COLD WAR KIDS

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SHAGGY, HOT PINK, cancer cellshaped bed in the Mattress Factory begs visitors to stretch out across it. On the ceiling above, a Big Brother-like projection of a dreamy woman cast in painterly hues speaks directly to me. But I don’t understand.

“So, this is the Russian version,” says guest curator, Tavia La Follette, who is lying next to me. She adds that the artist, Lera Lerner, would have an English translation of the audio in time for the opening of Pop-Aganda: Revolution & Iconography, the group exhibition of which Lerner’s work, titled “Instability, Scattering, Wandering, Success,” is a part.

Officially opened on April 16, the show represents the fourth iteration of La Follette’s ongoing Sites of Passage series, described as a “global interchange for the migration of ideas across political and cultural borders.”The series came as a response to the xenophobia La Follette witnessed in Pittsburgh after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in New York City.

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“It freaked me out,” says La Follette.

Sites of Passage uses conflicts between the United States and other countries as topics for discussion between artists, offering a different viewpoint from politicians and the media. The first Sites of Passage show gathered 36 artists from the U.S. and Egypt, and opened at Mattress Factory on September 11, 2011.

PopAganda continues the mission of Sites of Passage, and “conflict” certainly defines every aspect of the show, from planning to execution. First, the exhibition was planned to open in November 2020 to align with the U.S. Presidential elections, but was postponed to April 1, 2022 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Then, in late February 2022, Russia invaded

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"Under the table” by Veronika Rudyeva-Ryazantseva

Ukraine, delaying the show for another two weeks as La Follette and the museum rushed to make changes that would better protect the eight artists, who are based in the U.S .and in Russia.

A statement says that, while the Mattress Factory and La Follette “condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the war, and stand in solidarity with Ukraine,” they “will not boycott Russian artists by merit

of their nationality alone.” The statement brushes up against much of the U.S. response, as Russian products have been removed from store shelves and President Joe Biden banned the sale of Russian-produced oil.

Going through the exhibition, spread out on multiple floors and in the museum’s courtyard, the interactive, often playful elements of many pieces deceive the

drama that went on, and continues to go on, behind the scenes. Even before the tour starts, I’m given sunflower seeds in a brightly colored blue-and-yellow packet.

La Follette believes the seeds work as a “beautiful metaphor for colonization, for co-opting, for migration,” explaining that the sunflower, which originated in the U.S. and was brought to Europe by Spanish explorers, became Ukraine’s CONTINUES ON PG. 14

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national flower, and then was brought back to the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century by Russian immigrants.

Like Lerner’s piece, visitors are encouraged to touch, and even tred upon some of the works. With the multimedia installation “Under the table,” Veronika Rudyeva-Ryazantseva conveys the paranoia and surveillance of growing up in the Cold War-era Soviet Union, as visitors ascend small sets of stairs only to peer into a pit of forever-watching eyeballs. Pittsburgh-based Trinidadian artist Bekezela Mguni encourages quiet contemplation with the intimate photographs, African prints, and soft neon light of “I come from a holy place,” while Liz Cohen’s “GAZ COFFEE build #1,” located in the museum’s courtyard, delights as a 1969 Russian-made Jeep outfitted with a fully functional espresso

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machine, described as a “nod to a Cold War-era trade deal between the Soviet and Colombian governments.”

Jump across the “ice floes” in Emily Newman’s Ice Cream Station Zebra and Other Works, an anti-Cold War project located in the museum’s basement space.

Newman, a Pittsburgh artist who lived in Russia, charms with films addressing her complicated feelings around the close relationship her children had with their Russian nanny, and introduces audiences to The New Chelyuskinites, a real-life group of Russian eccentrics who, in 1933, had to survive on the frozen Chukchi Sea during an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.

Other works are more upfront when addressing some of the show’s themes.

Two artists, Syanda Yaptik and Sonya Kelliher-Combs, show the impact

colonization has had on Indigenous populations in Russia and Alaska, a state once owned by Russia and made part of the U.S. in 1959.

“Credible, Small Secrets” by KelliherCombs uses maps and projections to illustrate the shocking history of how Catholic priests accused of molesting children were relocated to Alaska, where they continued their abuse. KelliherCombs, who is of Iñupiaq, German, and Irish descent, honors the many victims with a sculpture of mixed-media mittens hanging from so-called “idiot strings” like a heartbreaking mobile. Yaptik, a member of the Nenets Tribe who grew up in Northern Arctic Russia, produces a visceral reaction with graphic photographs, film, and text grappling with identity and familial trauma.

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in the face of impossible odds, there are reminders of what was lost, the chances for collaboration, and the programming connecting audiences with the artists (some of which will still happen as the weeks progress). This comes through in “The Artist’s Uniform,” a work by a Russian artist whose name and bio was redacted “for safety of themself and family.”

Here we see literal remnants of a project never realized, hanging or folded fabric originally intended to be sewn into clothing for all the Pop-Aganda artists.

The piece, which includes an abandoned sewing machine, serves as a reminder that, as people scramble to take sides and make declarations in the face of conflict, they overlook the human lives at stake and the complex history that got us here, ultimately leading the biggest loss, that of basic humanity. •

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MUSEMENT PARK FANS were awarded early access to all the revamped rides, food, and fun offered this year at Kennywood. Now Steel City, a local clothing brand that makes Pittsburgh-themed graphic T-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, and more, has released a new line honoring the historic park, which is celebrating its 125th season.

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Dropped on April 22, the collection pays homage to various ionic aspects of the West Mifflin-based entertainment destination. A press release highlights Steel City’s Potato Patch apparel, a loving tribute to “the iconic food stand that has served up generous portions of cheesy fried spuds since 1973.”

In May, Steel City will release designs

for Steel Phantom, the park’s popular rollercoaster that first opened in 1991.

Brandon Grbach, CEO of Steel City, says Kennywood means a lot to Pittsburghers as “a place where we experienced coming-of-age moments conquering our fears.”

“From scary rollercoasters as a youth to getting older and asking our middle school crushes to join us on the Muzik Express, these memories will live on in the minds of all Pittsburghers,” adds Grbach.

The new collection can be found online at steelcitybrand.com and at Steel City’s flagship store on Smithfield Street in Downtown Pittsburgh. A limited number of styles will be available to purchase at Kennywood..

Customers can also snag exclusive Kennywood graphics through Steel City’s Tee Club, a subscription service that, each month, sends out a “new limited-edition tee featuring historic landmarks, notable figures, and more.” •

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OR A LONG TIME, the voices dominating narratives about what it is like to live in Appalachia have been conservative and white. While many Appalachian towns in Pennsylvania and West Virginia are not always racially diverse, there are people of color who live in these towns, and their experiences are unique and important.

Neema Avashia, author of Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place, tells the story of what it was like being a child of immigrants living in West Virginia. Another Appalachia is full of stories about triumph, disappointment, and family, and how a place can shape all three of these concepts.

Avashia’s storytelling in this book is concise and clear, and her stories feel familiar if you’ve also grown up in Appalachia or spent any extended period of time in one of its towns. One story that especially resonated with me was the story of a family friend, often considered a grandparent, who, after his wife’s death, became a radicalized right-wing conservative. Avashia talks about how hurtful it was, watching someone who was so dear to her spiral into hate, and how she avoided broaching the topic and instead relied on the sweet memories of the man she once knew.

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RANDON GETZ is celebrating all things weird. In his short story collection, Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One Before (Six Gallery Press), the Pittsburgh writer highlights creatures, spirits, ghosts, robots, superheroes, and, according to his website, “the Devil himself.” Getz says the 12 stories interject “strange and speculative elements into the mundane” in a collection Sam Ligon, author of Among the Dead and Dreaming, calls “a beautiful book of magic and loss.”

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When we are introduced to Laura, it also feels like we are introduced to another side of Avashia. In the beginning of the book, we see a woman who is strong-willed and confident, who isn’t afraid to take on a school district that she feels is neglecting students. When Avashia is tasked with introducing Laura to her family, we witness a nervousness

HER STORIES FEEL FAMILIAR IF YOU’VE ALSO GROWN UP IN APPALACHIA Avashia is not just Asian American, but queer, and I found the parts of the book that discuss queerness and her relationship with her long-term partner, Laura, to be my favorite sections. The story of how they got together — two teachers who met because they were passionate about helping their students — really struck a chord. Avashia writes of growing up having never met a gay person in her childhood, or at least not one who was out.

She talks about playing a childhood game, Smear the Queer, without really knowing what the phrase meant.

and softness not before seen.

Throughout the book, we meet figures from Indian spiritual life and folklore, and parallels are drawn between Avashia’s life and those of these Hindu spiritual figures. These sections of the book can be seen as a way to educate readers who are not acquainted with these stories, but they also add a richness to the prose that gives the parallel stories more depth and texture.

Another Appalachia is a story that will stick with you long after you’ve finished reading. •

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FEW YEARS AGO, musician Jon Bindley and his friends Molly Alphabet and Chet Vincent, who all had busy schedules, wanted to find a way to hang out together while still playing music. They came up with the Honky-Tonk Jukebox — now a monthly dance party — where they invite other musicians to join them for an evening of country music song and dance at the Bloomfield Liedertafel Singing Society.

“We were like, hey, wouldn’t it be cool if we did something semi-regularly?”

Bindley says. “I used to live in Nashville, where they have a lot of recurring jams and that’s where a lot of the Honky-Tonk story begins.”

The original Honky-Tonk Jukebox members are regularly joined by the house band, which includes guitarist Donnie Bell, Pete Freeman on pedal steel, bassist Jesse Prentiss, drummer Alex

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Peck, Kurt Giammattei on keyboards, and Lee Hintenlang on saxophone/mandolin.

Bindley performs at each event, and new guests are welcomed every month for a mix of covers and original country songs.

While part of the energetic vibe of the event comes from the performers, the rest comes from the audience who are encouraged to dance along to the music.

When coming up with the idea, the group wondered if the dance party-esque style would work in Pittsburgh.

“We weren’t sure if people were going to dance, so we put something together and gave it a shot,” Bindley says. “And almost from the first note, the dance floor was full. It’s become a place where other musicians can meet people and foster collaborations out there. So it’s just kind of like a big party every month."

Bindley adds that the diversity of the crowd helps as well, and says he often

sees older people dancing alongside younger folks. He enjoys how the shows bring people together.

When the pandemic hit, the events were halted, but in February, the show came back stronger than ever.

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“I had a lot of ideas and ways it could improve musically, and just experiencewise,” Bindley says. “So just coming back there’s a new sense of appreciation for the community, and there were faces we didn’t see for almost two years. And so I think there is a deeper sense of gratitude for the spirit of the event; one that is welcoming and inclusive and a place

where you hear something different every month, but at its core, it’s really all about being together and enjoying music.”

The decision to bring the HonkyTonk Jukebox event back was a long time coming, but the crew wanted to be sure it was safe to do so. After monitoring COVID cases in the city, they decided to come back in late February when cases appeared to be down, and will have their third Jukebox show of the year on Fri., April 29.

Bindley says Molly Alphabet will make her return this month, her first show back since before the pandemic, and they’ll be joined by jazz musician Avi Diamond, a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

Not everyone is into country music, Bindley says, but he encourages people who may think they don’t like country music to give the Jukebox a shot.

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"ALMOST FROM THE FIRST NOTE, THE DANCE FLOOR WAS FULL. IT’S BECOME A PLACE WHERE OTHER MUSICIANS CAN MEET PEOPLE AND FOSTER COLLABORATIONS OUT THERE." “I think that a lot of people have a preconceived notion of what country music is and what it stands for,” he says. “And I think that a lot of people, unfortunately, are maybe a little bit too closed-minded, too, and maybe have a stereotype about what it really represents and what it’s really about. So I think it’s a great opportunity to try something different.”

Bindley says the cool thing about the event is that it is not just one kind of country music — they do perform traditional country music, but also some boogie-woogie and soul as well.

“I would say that my hope is that people maybe walk away feeling like if they’re one of those people that don’t like country music, that maybe they just hadn’t found the right kind of way to experience it,” he says.

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“I think a lot of our artists and guests we’ve had have not been country artists, and they pick a country song and learn it and are like, ‘Oh, I actually really liked this.’ And that’s fun to bring people in from other genres and other scenes.”

Bindley says he’s excited to see the turnout as the event continues to grow.

“My hope for the event is that it becomes something that people will circle on their calendars every month and they know that they can show up, whether it’s for an hour or the whole night,” he says. “They can show up and dance and drink an Iron City and feel like they’re a part of something that is authentic.”

He adds that the event is “DIY top to bottom,” with the musicians performing, promoting the event, and handling production and sound. “So when you support this event, you are supporting the people that make it happen, which is really nice and refreshing.” • PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER APRIL 27 - MAY 4, 2022

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Directed by Louie Schwartzberg, Fantastic Fungi: The Mushroom Movie features scientists and mycologists speaking on what the “fungi kingdom offers in response to some of our most pressing medical, therapeutic, and environmental challenges.” The documentary is described as an “immersive journey through time and scale into the magical earth beneath our feet, an underground network that can heal and save our planet.” 1:30 p.m.

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the unfair conditions. Don’t miss Little Lake’s production of this hit, family-friendly Broadway show. 7:30 p.m. Continues through Sun., May 8. 500 Lakeside Drive South, Canonsburg. $15-25. littlelake.org

FRI., APRIL 29 PODCAST • IRL Last Podcast on the Left heads to the Benedum Center for a night dedicated to true crime, cults, and more. The longrunning hit podcast features hosts Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, and Henry Zebrowski bringing a sense of humor to tackling “all things horror,” including serial killers, cryptids, and famous hauntings. The show’s Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Tour will cover much of the same, so snag some tickets to what’s sure to be an entertaining dive into the macabre.

8 p.m. 237 Seventh St., Downtown. $25-150. trustarts.org

MUSIC • IRL Head to the Thunderbird Cafe and Music Hall for a special night of tribute acts. The DJam: Grateful Dead Tribute & Benefit

Show will feature Jeff Mattson and Lisa Mackey from Dark Star Orchestra.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Just Harvest, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing hunger in Allegheny County. There will also be an opening acoustic set by Pittsburgh jamband theCAUSE, so head over to Thunderbird to show support for local artists and a good cause. 7:30 p.m. Doors at 6:30 p.m. 4053 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $20. thunderbirdmusichall.com

SAT., APRIL 30 LIT • IRL Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day at City of Asylum with writer-in-residence Tuhin Das, who will sign copies of his new book, Exile Poems. The day will also be filled with surprise discounts, blind dates with a book, free raffles, and exclusive merch like an “Indie Bookstores Are My Jam” mug and an Independent Bookstore Day pencil, tote bag, and key tag. 12-6 p.m. 40 W. North Ave., North Side. Free. cityofasylumbooks.org

COMEDY • IRL Horror films made legends out of so many actors — Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Jamie Lee Curtis, Colin Hanks. … Wait, Colin Hanks? While the talented son of beloved star Tom Hanks may not be a horror icon, he will dip into the genre during The Colin Hanks Short Film Festival: Horror at Arcade Comedy Theater.

Curated by Hanks, the event is described as bringing comedians together to “create movies that have never been seen before and will never be seen again.” 8 p.m.

943 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $10-15.

16 and up. arcadecomedytheater.com

EVENT • IRL The Polish Hill May Day Parade returns after a two-year pandemic break. Besides celebrating the coming of spring, May Day also honors international workers and immigrant rights. Put on by the Polish Hill Civic Association, the parade will start at Melwood Avenue and stop at West Penn Park, where the celebration will continue with a community cookout. Participants are encouraged to dress up and bring floats, banners, flowers, or whatever else feels festive. Masking and social distancing

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Despite progress, the working lives of women continue to be fraught with gender pay gaps, discrimination, and lack of support, especially for mothers.

Four women decided to address this by forming the “No Club,” where they “banded together over $10 bottles of wine to get their work lives under control.” Now, the women will launch their book The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work during a Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures event at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall. Get more insight on what’s being described as a “practical, timely guide for bringing gender equity to the workplace.”

6 p.m. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Free.

Registration required. pittsburghlectures.org

EVENT • IRL East End Brewing will combine shopping with food and beer during Spring Crafts and Drafts. This outdoor market will feature goods and vintage items from small businesses in the region. Check out Triple Moon Alchemy, an herbal apothecary, screenprinted artwork by Vanessa Adams, vintage vinyl from Flipping Records and Tapes, sustainable clothing and accessories made by Otto Finn, and more. You can also enjoy a beer from East End or a nonalcoholic beverage from Live Fresh Cold Pressed Juice. 2-6 p.m. 147 Julius St., Larimer.

Free. facebook.com/EastEndBrewing

MON., MAY 2 ART • IRL Few photographers captured Pittsburgh’s industrial past quite like Gordon Parks, and now audiences can experience his talent during a new exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Art. Gordon Parks in Pittsburgh, 1944/1946 is described as showcasing “a previously unexplored body of the acclaimed photographer’s work, capturing an indelible view of World War II–era Pittsburgh.” The more than 50 photographs on display depict workers at the Penola, Inc. grease plant, a local facility that produced essential goods to U.S. troops during the war. Continues through Aug. 7. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland.

Included with museum admission. cmoa.org

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IN The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: No. GD-22-1077 In re petition of Grace McMaster Astraea for change of name to Grace Hecate Astraea To all persons interested: Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 23rd day of May, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., as the time and the Motions Room, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, PA, as the place for a hearing, when and where all persons may show cause, if any they have, why said name should not be changed as prayed for.

IN The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: No. GD-22-4011 In re petition of Lauren Elise Albaugh for change of name to Lea Elise Albaugh To all persons interested: Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 23rd day of May, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., as the time and the Motions Room, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, PA, as the place for a hearing, when and where all persons may show cause, if any they have, why said name should not be changed as prayed for.

IN The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: No. GD-21-13185, In re petition of Elizabeth Neumeyer parents and legal guardian of Sophia Whitman for change of name to Sophia Elizabeth Rose Neumeyer.

To all persons interested: Notice is hereby given that an order of said Court authorized the filing of said petition and fixed the 24th day of May 2022, at 9:30 a.m., as the time and the Motions Room, City-County Building, Pittsburgh, PA, as the place for a hearing, when and where all persons may show cause, if any they have, why said name should not be changed as prayed for.

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