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HANCES ARE HIGH THAT even if people in Pittsburgh haven’t heard the name Martayla Poellinitz, a lot of them have already seen her social media content.

Her TikTok account, @martymoment, boasts over 25,000 followers and has garnered international attention in the last few months thanks to her striking makeup looks that fall more towards the cosplay-realm than the everyday.

Poellinitz, however, wants to be known for more than just makeup. She considers herself a creative content creator over anything else.

“A lot of people call me the makeup girl, and while it’s nice to be known for something in Pittsburgh’s community, I’m working on breaking out of that bubble,” says Poellinitz, who recently started showcasing non-makeup content on her social media channels like natural hair tips and political statements.

“Considering that I’m Black, my being is political, and I like to make people aware of the differences between people,” she says. “Makeup is merely a segway for me to say what’s on my mind.”

Along with political action like posts about

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police brutality, links to change.org petitions, and writing “Arrest The Cops who Killed Breonna Taylor” and “Defund the Police” on her face, Poellinitz has utilized her platforms and her makeup mastery to highlight something more politically obscure: Computer Vision Dazzle or CV Dazzle, an avant-garde makeup technique used to obstruct facial recognition algorithms from identifying your face.

Amidst ongoing protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, protecting one’s identity has become an urgent issue. With law enforcement using facialrecognition technology to identify and arrest protesters, one photo of someone’s face can put their livelihood at risk. Besides being a human rights violation, its implementation could also lead to false arrests, with BBC reporting that the technology is far less accurate at identifying Black and Asian faces compared to their white counterparts.

In June, Poellinitz, who lives in Pittsburgh, posted multiple videos to her TikTok and Instagram accounts in which she explained CV Dazzle and tested different CV methods to see what worked the best to fool facial recognition technology. Her posts

racked up hundreds of thousands of views and resulted in Poellinitz being featured in Vogue, CNN Style UK, and more.

The look that was most successful used facepaint. Poellinitz drew black and white irregular shapes on her face reminiscent of mountains and said she was only able to get facial recognition technology to work about 5% of the time.

“I just feel so fortunate and so blessed that I’m really good at trendspotting and research,” says Poellinitz in an Instagram story after her CNN Style UK interview. “I really feel that those are my two best skills.”

As far as makeup goes, Poellinitz says she enjoys doing it because it offers her the opportunity to work with other creatives, energizes and fuels her creativity, and allows her to feel more connected to a community. But she doesn’t see herself being a full-time makeup artist.

“Working with people is very draining for me.

But I’m open to picking the projects I work on or even being someone in the beauty community who just works on themselves,” she says. “There’s

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a lot of people like that nowadays thanks to social media. I guess you could say that I’m not worried about monetizing off this particular hobby, but if it comes, I’m not automatically saying no.”

Another reason Poellinitz has chosen not to become a full-on makeup artist and influencer is because of her minimalist approach.

In 2017, Poellinitz went through a particularly bad mental health spell — she suffers from anxiety, depression, and PTSD. She knew she needed to make a few life changes. That’s when she discovered minimalism.

“It isn’t just about throwing away stuff, it’s about taking all the unnecessary out of your life so that you can see where your priorities lie, where your interests lie, and what exactly is important to you,” says Poellinitz. “It really just turned my life completely around. Minimalism is one of the reasons I figured out why I wasn’t going to pursue makeup.”

In the makeup community, having the latest and greatest products is coveted. There are constant

product launches, and influencers are continuously showing off their new palette. For at-home viewers, it can seem as though, without those top-tier products, there’s no way to get that flawless look.

But Poellinitz prides herself on letting her followers know that’s not the case.

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“I used to be the type of person where I could tell you what brands were having what product launch, what shade this was, what palette something came from, and then, when I got into minimalism, I was like, I don’t need all of these products,” says Poellinitz. “Not only is makeup already such at a high price point, a lot of the palettes are the same, or you’re just buying the packaging. … I realized the over-consumption that’s encouraged in the makeup

community. Since that directly challenges my values, I can no longer spout off information about the latest brands or product launches; I just have my technique.”

In September, Poellinitz is debuting a podcast called Marty Minute where she’ll have brief affirmations on different topics. She’s very into fitness, weight lifting, and yoga, and is a huge mental health advocate. She’s also in the middle of creating her first YouTube video about her natural hair, after the success that her natural hair tips videos received on TikTok. By not limiting herself to makeup, Poellinitz has become a sort-of creative content extraordinaire.

“I do makeup as a release, and I hope people just find them fun. Something interesting to look at that they’ve never seen before,” she says. “Even when I create more political posts, I hope people are just receptive to what I’m saying. I understand social media can be a bit of an echo chamber, but I really hope they take the tools and apply them.”

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Peduto announces changes to police department following controversial police tactics this week; no discipline mentioned

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N AUG. 21, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto announced some changes to how police will be dispatched and respond to protests moving forward.

No firings or punishment of police officers were announced, according to the press release.

These announcements come after Pittsburgh Police used pepper spray on protesters in Mellon Park, after an apparent attempt to kettle protesters, and arrested one protester and charged him with felony riot charges. Protesters demonstrated outside of Peduto’s home on Aug. 19, but then marched to Mellon Park shortly after 10 p.m. as requested by the police after they issued dispersal orders. Upon arrival at the park, police lied to protesters about the park being closed, ordered them to disperse, and used pepper spray and, apparently, shot projectiles at protesters as well.

The Aug. 19 incident came a few days after Pittsburgh Police officers dressed in plain clothes arrested a protest marshal during a march in Oakland, and hauled him off in an unmarked van. Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala said the marshal never should have

been arrested, and instead given a ticket at most.

In a statement, Peduto said that part of his goals upon first being elected in 2014 was to reform many city departments, including the police. Peduto hired Cameron McLay in 2014, who made splashes with public statements condemning “white silence” and carried out punishments of police officers. But FOP Lodge #1, the union representing Pittsburgh Police officers, passed a vote of “no confidence” against McLay in 2016, and he resigned later that year. Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert took over after that, and he has served in the role ever since.

Peduto said that he does not support the recent actions that Pittsburgh Police have used against protesters.

“I have repeatedly watched interactions between police and protesters that escalated to uses of less-lethal weapons, arrest methods and other actions that I do not support, and which run counter to our common principles,” said Peduto in an Aug. 21 statement. “This is not the reform I wanted, and that I continue to believe in today.”

The changes announced include assigning a new Incident Commander to oversee protests, as well as new seats being made available at the police’s Civil Affairs and Public Safety Community Engagement department, which typically responds to protest activity.

New assignments also include a new oversight and command structure for the police’s Special Response Teams (SRTs). SRTs will also “no longer be used as the primary units to respond to incidents and protests, and only dispatched during narrowly-defined situations when absolutely necessary to protect the public health,” according to the release. Guidelines for the use of SRTs are currently being written, and the city says they will be made public once finalized.

As part of these guidelines, jump-out arrests will be banned. The protest marshal arrested in Oakland was subject to a jump-out arrest, which raised the ire of advocates and the ACLU. Additionally, all police units will be barred from wearing military-style camouflaged uniforms at such events. As Pittsburgh City Paper reported last week, Pittsburgh Police were dressed in fatigues

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Protesters and leaders from the Black community met with mayor Bill Peduto on his doorstep before clashing with Pittsburgh Police near Mellon Park after being told to leave the Point Breeze neighborhood on Wed., Aug. 19, 2020.

during the incident in Mellon Park.

Peduto added that he and Schubert are reinforcing the order that media present at protests must be protected.

Protesters have largely suffered the most damage, including some serious injuries, from police using less-lethal weapons.

But CP photographer Jared Wickerham was hit with pepper spray on the night of Aug. 19, and other media members have also been struck by sponge rounds and inhaled tear gas during protests.

“I fully support the unabridged 1st Amendment rights of the press, and I want them to freely monitor activity at protests on behalf of the public,” said Peduto. “Their presence and coverage are the backbone of transparency, accountability and democracy, and I apologize if that was hindered in any way on [Aug. 19].”

The Pittsburgh Police Community Engagement office will be expanded to oversee that Civil Affairs Unit, police recruitment and other programs that are “critical to reestablishing trust” between police and residents. A new head for this office will be announced; the position will report directly to Schubert.

According to KDKA, FOP President Robert Swartzwelder is predicting massive retirements of police this October when 268 officers become eligible.

Swartzwelder said this is likely because of comments made by Peduto and District Zappala over the police handling of the protests.

“Some police officers are going to say, ‘OK you don’t want us, we’ll go and do

something else,’” he told KDKA. No discipline was announced in the mayor’s statement, and this isn’t the first time during the post-McLay era that shake-ups have been announced. Last June, the department announced reassignments involving some police zones and the bureaus undercover department, which came several months after four undercover detectives got into a brawl with members of the Pagans motorcycle club at a South Side bar, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. This year, the Pittsburgh Police have undertaken a months-long campaign of arresting and seeking charges of dozens of Black Lives Matter protesters who have been alleged to commit crimes.

According to the Aug. 21 announcement, there were also no plans to curtail the police use of less-lethal weapons.

Only jump-out arrests and camouflage were banned.

Some Pittsburgh City Councilors believe more reforms are needed. Councilor Corey O’Connor (D-Squirrel Hill) wrote on Twitter on Aug. 20 that he is drafting legislation to ban the unrestricted use of facial recognition and predictive policing technology. City Councilor Erika Strassburger (D-Shadyside) condemned the police use of force against protesters and also urged the need for additional reforms.

“We cannot hope to make our city a better place unless we are willing to do the hard work of internalizing pleas for change and committing ourselves to working together to instill and demand more accountability,” said O’Connor.

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A protest against the Delta Foundation on Wed., Aug. 19

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T MARKED THE end of an era last

weekend when one of Pittsburgh’s most prominent LGBTQ nonprofits, the Delta Foundation, announced it would dissolve.

The news came unceremoniously on Sunday via Delta’s Facebook page, concluding a legacy of LGBTQ advocacy in the region dating back to 1996. Board president and volunteer Marty Healey attributed the decision to the pandemicrelated cancellation of this year’s Pittsburgh Pride celebration, which generates around 90% of the organization’s annual revenue, according to the post.

“The Board of Directors agreed that the time has come for change,” says Healey.

While the news came as a shock to some, many local advocates had already lost faith in Delta after years of controversial actions that many criticized, but anyone with influence over the organization failed to stop.

On Sat., Aug. 19, Black trans activists staged a demonstration in the South Side explicitly calling for Delta to dissolve, claiming that the foundation lacked transparency and discriminated against Black trans people.

The protest was the most recent addition to Delta’s troubled history. In January, former Delta board president Gary Van Horn resigned after being charged for forgery and impersonating law enforcement.

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Following Van Horn’s departure, WESA reported that former interim board president Jim Sheppard called for a review of Delta’s books after questioning Van Horn’s financial connection to a jet ski rental company registered to his name, and unpaid bills to Allegheny County law enforcement who provided security during the 2018 Pittsburgh Pride.

In previous years, the foundation received backlash for booking Iggy Azalea, a white rap artist who posted homophobic comments on social media, as well as accepting a sponsorship deal with EQT, an energy company with a record of donating to anti-LGBTQ politicians.

Sue Kerr, founder of the Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents blog, says she has been expecting the end of Delta since 2015, when Roots Pride was created in protest of Delta’s Pittsburgh Pride.

Since then, other alternative Pride events sprang up, including People’s Pride and Pittsburgh Black Pride.

“From my vantage, Delta never recovered from that blow and has been slowly crumbling ever since,” says Kerr.

She claims to have received many reports of Delta’s “misdeeds” over the years and believes Van Horn served as a scapegoat for longtime board members and others who are just as responsible

for the breakdown of the organization.

She cites how donors and other organizations enabled Delta’s racist and exclusionary actions and “then walked away without a second glance.” “[Delta] has demonstrated over and over who they are, but they were strategic enough to curry favor and consolidate power,” says Kerr. “Their organization is steeped in the worst parts of Pittsburgh — especially their anti-Blackness.”

She believes the community should learn from the mistakes that let Delta persist, and that any investment in LGBTQ organizations should include a review of its bylaws, budgets, and other operations.

Union staff members of the Persad Center, a Lawrenceville-based organization focused on serving Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS communities, responded to Delta’s announcement with a statement saying, “Although it is disappointing to witness an LGBTQ+ organization disband, especially during a time of great need, we stand in solidarity with the activists within the Black and Brown communities who have been long demanding accountability and increased inclusivity from the Delta Foundation and others.”

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The Persad workers, who voted to unionize in December 2019, say one of the reasons they organized with the United Steelworkers is because they “envision a future where we work collaboratively with our clients and the communities in which they live and work” and also “strive to increase diversity in our own organization.”

“Because of this, we hope our staff and leadership continue prioritizing Black and Brown voices who have been at the forefront of the movement and who have been making strides in bringing Pride back to its roots of inclusivity and justice,” says the statement. “Listening to the communities we serve who are calling for equitable leadership within Pittsburgh’s organizations is one way we can do just that.”

On Mon., Aug. 24, TransYOUniting and the LGBTQ Coalition announced that they would officially take over the Pittsburgh Pride event from Delta. The two groups announced they would work with other LGBTQ organizations in Pittsburgh and across the region to present next year’s Pittsburgh Pride, scheduled for the first weekend of June.

“We can’t wait to celebrate all of our community at Pittsburgh Pride 2021,” says a press release that also touted the event as “the most inclusive Pride yet.”

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EAR YOUR SUNDAY best. Newly spit-shined patent leather shoes, your just-sewn-byyour-favorite-aunt strawberry blossom dress, rose blush panty hose, and freshlypressed, face-framing “Girl, you look as fine as Dorothy Dandridge“ pixie hair style. To sit at a lunch counter where some white men in dirty overalls, dirty hair, dirtier hands, and hearts add more spit to your shoes, stain your dress with coffee, and pour orange soda in your hair.

As you wait for the police to arrive to arrest you. Yes, you. Because it was you who have broken the law because your well-dressed, well-behaved Black self was not supposed to sit at the lunch counter stool. And yes, those white men who abused you were wrong, but you were uppity and out of place, much worse. Maybe you will learn your lesson and protest the right way.

You have just won medals in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, something you have dedicated your entire young life to. You are happy, joyful, proud of yourself, teammates and yes, your country. But you cannot help but think of all of your Black brothers and sisters living in Jim Crow America who are not free. How to acknowledge your win and your shared struggle for Black liberation and freedom, when you have the largest audience, the largest number of people in the world looking at you?

With only one pair of gloves, a fellow medal winner, a white man from Australia, suggests you just share the pair.

Your raised fists in black leather, a symbol of Black power, love, and freedom is called “Angrier, nastier, uglier” by Time magazine. You and family receive death threats. Your sports career is, by some, hampered; by others, destroyed. In 2019, you — Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the same people an organization once expelled — are now inducted into the U.S. Olympics Hall of Fame.

One of the last remaining urban forests of Nairobi is set to be demolished.

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A Justice for Romir Talley protest in Wilkinsburg on Sat., Aug. 22, 2020

energy projects in the Rift Valley and the first future denim jeans organic cotton seeds are planted in Kenya, Wangari Maathai, University of Pittsburgh alumni, has started the Green Belt Movement, a movement led by women of Kenya to help maintain the environmental sociocultural heritage of one of the most visited countries in all Africa.

For your efforts, you are arrested repeatedly, imprisoned. In 1992, Maathai joins a hunger strike and demonstration of elderly women protesting for the release of political prisoner children.

On March 3, 1992, the police attacked, throwing tear gas and beating the women with batons. As a way to “protect” yourself from this brutality, you remove your tops, baring your breasts. Tradition states that if a mother or elder woman strips in anger, it is a curse. The police run away. In 2002, you are elected to Kenyan parliament and in 2004, you are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Pittsburgh 2020, this is a city that continually ranks as one of the worst places to be a Black person, in a country that is, in the words of Damon Young, “a sundown town.” Referencing the de facto practice, stares at Carson Street, of some towns in

the past or present, where Black people had to literally leave before the sun went down or face the consequences of white supremacist patriarchal violence.

Pittsburgh 2020, where we still live in the aftermath of the murder of Antwon Rose II and Mayor Bill Peduto’s initial “East Pittsburgh is not Pittsburgh” response rather than compassion for the death of a child in our region. Where, as I type this, Dannielle Brown is STILL ON HER HUNGER STRIKE just to get some basic answers from a university who is more worried about moving their students into the dorms during a pandemic than a starving Black woman in their house.

Pittsburgh 2020, a city whose police union endorsed the current occupant of the White House for president in 2016.

A police whose very existence is being protested by the people they corral and lie to and abuse and intimidate and most definitely do not serve or protect because they never were built to support and protect all of us. We know this and more and more you know this, and that is making them very angry and angrier.

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WELL-WRITTEN ad slogan can

make consumers empty their pockets. It can make patrons rush to be the first to see the latest exhibit before even knowing what’s on display.

And, if a writer is talented enough — like in the case of Pittsburgh ad men Ray and Larkin Werner — an advertising campaign can pull on heartstrings, creating a sense of familiarity lasting for decades.

It was in the ’80s when Ray Werner came up with one of Pennsylvania’s most well-loved campaign slogans, one that still resonates with people today.

“I remember reading about 20 years ago, they did some research on campaigns for state tourism campaigns,” says Ray, “and the No. 1 most memorable campaign, at that time, anyhow, was, ‘I love New York.’ After that, ‘Virginia is for lovers.’ And the third was, ‘You’ve got a friend in Pennsylvania.’”

Now, Ray’s own son, Larkin, has given his original slogan a twist into a new heartfelt campaign for public health during the coronavirus pandemic. With his permission, of course.

The ad business runs in the Werner family. Ray, now retired, is reminiscing while sitting in Larkin’s office, where he’s partner and executive creative director of the brand design agency Wall-to-Wall Studios on the North Side.

The office, filled with an assortment of quirky signs, awards, and advertising relics, has been mostly untouched since the start of the pandemic, when staff began working from home, making the agency look more like a museum than an office space.

When Ray came up with “You’ve got a friend in Pennsylvania,” he was the creative director at Ketchum Advertising, one of three agencies asked to present a campaign to then Gov. Richard Thornburgh. “Good fellow,” Ray says. (“A Republican!” Larkin smirks.) He says it came to him after leaving the office and stopping for a beer at 11 p.m.

“You’ve got a friend in Pennsylvania” spent eight years on brochures, posters, and license plates across the state. It still shows up today, not just in the original form, but in parodies. In Pittsburgh, local T-shirt shop SteelCity once sold “You’ve got a friend in Pittsburgh” shirts.

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Larkin and Ray Werner pose with the #MaskUpPA poster — and its inspiration, on the North Side.

CommonWealth Press still sells “You’ve got a fiend in Pennsylvania” skull patches, recalling punk band The Misfits.

“THE IDEA OF WEARING A MASK IS REALLY TO BE A FRIEND.” And now, Larkin has launched a selffunded poster campaign using a twist on his pop’s original slogan, hoping to, once again, pull at heartstrings and get Pennsylvanians to stay safe and “be a friend” by wearing a mask during the pandemic.

This summer, Larkin has been posting a series of anti-Trump designs to his social media pages, including ones focused on masks, like silhouettes of President Donald Trump with a mask

covering his eyes instead of his mouth.

His friend, photographer Larry Rippel, who was aware of Larkin’s dad’s original slogan, saw them and reached out, suggesting Larkin turn the slogan into a poster.

“I was dismayed by seeing everyone walking around without masks and thought it would be great to have a poster that would encourage people across PA to wear them,” Larry says.

But Larkin says the original slogan wasn’t quite right for this campaign.

“The idea of wearing a mask is really to be a friend,” says Larkin.

So “You’ve got a friend in Pennsylvania” became “Be a friend in Pennsylvania,” accompanied by Larkin’s design of a mask on top of a keystone, and 100 silkscreened #MaskUpPA posters were printed at CommonWealth Press.

“The best design is always when there’s a message behind it,” says Larkin, “and you use design as a force to connect with people and to make that emotional connection.”

Ray and Larry have been photo-

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graphing folks all over town holding up the posters, including shop owners and Pennsylvania’s second lady, Giselle Fetterman. The 11x17 posters, a mix of light and bright blues on white, are also available as free downloads on hiyinz.com.

It wasn’t hard for Ray to grant permission to his son to use his original slogan because he says something has been missing from other campaigns telling folks to put on masks.

“And what’s missing right now in this world is compassion,” Ray says. “So this is a compassionate way, I saw that right away, of saying, ‘Hey how about it? Just wear a mask for a while.’”

In Wall-to-Wall’s studio, even though both men are wearing masks as they speak, it’s not difficult to see this campaign is more than a catchy slogan to them. Compassion is a word they both repeat throughout the conversation, both stressing how much they really do want people to stay safe.

The heartstrings they’re pulling at for this campaign, it turns out, are also their own.

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FRI., AUG. 28 DRIVE-THRU ZOO Experience the excitement of live animals at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium without having to leave the car. The Zoofari Drive-Thru allows visitors to go on a guided audio tour of the zoo, and see what their favorite critters are up to.

Continues through Sun., Aug. 30. $60 per vehicle. Times vary. pittsburghzoo.org

kit from the Pittsburgh Glass Center. The kits come in an assortment of shapes, from flowers to fish, and include a base, glass pieces, and everything else you need to make your own mosaic. $35. 5472 Penn Ave., East Liberty. pittsburghglasscenter.org

TUE., SEPT. 1 FRUITS AND VEGGIES Summer may be coming to a close, but there is still an abundance of fresh produce to be had. Visit the Lawrenceville Farmers Market in Arsenal Park for everything from fresh corn, to sourdough bread and Somalian food. 3-7 p.m.

250 40th St., Lawrenceville. lunited.org/lawrenceville-farmers-market

SAT., AUG. 29 SUFFRAGE CELEBRATION What better time to celebrate Black women’s suffrage than in an election year? Join the Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Celebration for an event at Market Square in Downtown, celebrating Black voting rights and honoring the legacies of Fannie Lou Hamer, Sojourner Truth, and Ida B. Wells. 1-4 p.m.

3rd and Market St., Downtown. facebook.com/WPAJuneteenth

SUN., AUG. 30 ART Take a trip to the Westmoreland Museum of American Art and see African American Art in the 20th Century. This exhibit, which runs through January, features works from 34 different artists, from abstract painter Sam Gilliam, to expressionist Benny Andrews.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. 221 N. Main St., Greensburg. Free. thewestmoreland.org

MON., AUG. 31 DIY If you’re over all the crafts in your house, pick up a Make A Mosaic

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“Echo I” in the Westmoreland Museum’s African American Art in the 20th Century exhibit

WED., SEPT. 2 PARK IT There are only so many weeks of good weather left before fall and winter set it. Get out of the house and go to a park you’ve never been to before. CP recommends Emerald View Park in Mount Washington, Riverview Park on the North Side, and August Wilson Park in the Hill District.

These listings are curated by Pittsburgh City Paper writer Hannah Lynn.

Email your latest arts and entertainment happenings today to hlynn@pghcitypaper.com

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Sitting down in the restaurant’s patio expansion — a pergola-covered, semi-enclosed line of spaced-out tables next to the parking lot of Pizzeria Davide — felt both ordinary and strange at the same time. But despite this, and the fact that DiAnoia’s runs take-out, curbside pickup for dinner boxes, and outdoor dining simultaneously, the service and food was exceptional.

DIANOIA’S EATERY 2429 Penn Ave., Strip District. dianoiaseatery.com

The restaurant has pared down its menu in line with the pandemic — I assume, to keep food costs down with a low number of guests — which I appreciated. Otherwise, I might have sat all night debating between dishes.

The night started off with a smattering of small plates. I paired fresh bread, DiAnoia’s top-notch pizza dough bubbled into a giant, thin but still spongy, charred loaf, with whipped ricotta and meatballs. The ricotta, doused in olive oil, was smooth and light, its consistency slightly thinner than a typical ricotta, but as light as Cool Whip. Meatballs, a DiAnoia’s staple, were as rustic and homey as I hoped.

Escarole, beans, and sausage, DiAnoia’s play on the classic greens and

beans, was one of my favorite dishes of the evening. Their stock was thick as gravy, matched with mild white beans and tender greens. A spicy kick was a nice finishing touch, but it was the rich note from the housemade sausage that won me over.

Two more seasonal delights, heirloom tomato tripoline and a half branzino, followed. DiAnoia’s managed to keep the branzino, a thin, flaky fish, juicy with a crispy skin. It was matched simply with gorgeous roasted tomatoes and potatoes.

The pasta was one of those dishes that had me returning for one more bite, even though I was on the edge of becoming too full. It was summer pasta at its finest, the sauce light, peppered with tomatoes, and finished off with a zing from fresh basil.

The tripolini was thick and beautifully spiraled, sauce clinging to each noodle’s ribboned edges.

Zeppoles — sugar-dusted Italian doughnuts that punched with lemon — and a cannoli cheesecake capped the meal. The cheesecake was exactly like a cannoli, the texture cool, creamy, and a bit softer than expected. Pistachios and chocolate chips added a nice crunch to the rich filling.

DiAnoia’s is giving the city a delicious — and safe — dining experience. Though takeout will still be my go-to for the foreseeable future, the eatery is one of the many establishments proving that safe service, for staff and diners, is possible.

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THU., AUG. 27 (MUSIC TO STREAM) KALLAN. The Impermanent Spectacle of Now. kallanelizabeth.bandcamp.com The Impermanent Spectacle of Now, the debut album from alt-folk artist Kallan, will get under your skin. Released Aug. 18, the production is minimalistic, leaving room for Kallan’s intoxicating, piercing voice to disarm and captivate the senses.

FRI., AUG. 28 (LIVESTREAM) ETERNAL BOY. 7:30 p.m. 25 Carrick Ave. YouTube and Facebook. Free. eternalboymusic.com

Pittsburgh pop punk band Eternal Boy is hitting the stage at 25 Carrick Ave today to play the entirety of its 2017 album, Awkward Phase, along with a few other favorites. The livestream is free and will broadcast on YouTube and Facebook, however, the band will be accepting donations to benefit the ACLU via Paypal and Venmo.

SAT., AUG. 29 (IRL) AARON LEWIS. 8 p.m. Starlight Drive-In, Butler. $165. starlightdrive-in.com

All over the country, drive-ins are having a resurgence, now offering performances from comedians and musicians on top of movie screenings. Country singer Aaron Lewis is the latest production taking place at Starlight Drive-In just north of Pittsburgh in Butler.

SUN., AUG. 30 (LIVESTREAM) CAROLYN EDWARDS AND CHELSEA LANE. 6:30 p.m. Musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on Facebook

Forget Saturday Night Live, Musicians of the PSO have Sunday Night Live.

Every Sunday night, a different PSO musician provides a short live performance from their home via Facebook live. Past performances include Lorna McGhee, Laura and Andrew Fuller, Will Chow, and Max Blair, and can be found on the Musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Facebook page.

Over a year after its release, Yorel Tifsim’s Theresonlynow only recently came across my radar. And maybe that’s the point. The album is an ode against social media and our superficial mainstream society, with song titles like “Cruelcorruptselfishlife,” “Theevileye,” and “Umayburnout.” Tifsim is not necessarily trying to make a big fuss, he’s just trying to make music.

TUE., SEPT. 1 (FILM) MR. SOUL! AND VINYL NATION. Carnegie Science Center’s Rangos at Home. $12. carnegiesciencecenter.org

On Friday, Carnegie Science Center added two new musical film selections to its rentable Rangos at Home offerings: Mr. SOUL! and Vinyl Nation.

From 1968 to 1973, the public-television variety show SOUL! was among the first to provide unfiltered, uncompromising celebrations of Black literature, poetry, music, and politics on TV. Mr. SOUL is a documentary featuring participants’ recollections and a bevy of great archival clips capturing a critical moment in culture.

The vinyl record renaissance is chronicled in Vinyl Nation, asking questions like, “Has the return of vinyl made music fandom more inclusive or divided? What does vinyl say about our past, here in the present?

How has the second life of vinyl changed how we hear music and how we listen to each other?”

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TOBACCO. “Centaur Skin” and “Babysitter.” tobaxxo.bandcamp.com

For three years, TOBACCO was quiet as a solo act, instead touring with Nine Inch Nails, creating the theme song to HBO series Silicon Valley, and working with Aesop Rock for a collaborative album as Malibu Ken. Then a few months ago, he surprised fans by releasing tracks “Hungry Eyes” and “Can’t Count On Her.” A new project, Hot Wet & Sassy, is set to drop in October, but a preview of the album can be experienced now with singles “Centaur Skin” and “Babysitter.”

These listings are curated by Pittsburgh City Paper music writer Jordan Snowden.

Email your latest music happenings today to jsnowden@pghcitypaper.com

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