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HEN THE PANDEMIC FIRST BEGAN taking effect in March,

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s office hoped to include an overview of how Pittsburgh responded to a previous pandemic, the 1918 flu, but found that any documentation of the response was lost or not preserved, except in newspapers. “If other City records were created, there doesn’t appear to have been an awareness to preserve them from one administration to the next,” Nick Hartley, the City of Pittsburgh’s archivist, told Pittsburgh City Paper in March. Even though Pittsburgh lacked the archives of its 1918 flu pandemic response, this year’s pandemic is well-suited for the city’s current archivists. Hartley has been working in isolation for a couple of years, along with archive assistant Charles Succop, as the only two employees of their field in the CityCounty Building. “The need to eliminate such gaps in our record was one of the driving forces behind establishing this division,” said Hartley, of the relatively new department. In February, City Paper took a tour of the archive department, with samples of some of the oldest and most interesting records the city has on file, to learn more about why, in the year 2020, Pittsburgh’s record-keeping department is only three years old. Then the pandemic hit, and the story was put on hold for more pertinent things like how the city is handling the impact of coronavirus and covering weekly protests against police brutality. But none of those topics are unrelated to the city’s archives, which, in addition to keeping a record of every piece of legislation proposed in the city, also contains hundreds of maps, photos, and other documents. And, what’s missing from the records also chronicles its own piece of Pittsburgh’s past.

NTIL 2017, THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH had no ofﬁcial records management

department. Other than legislation, which has long been archived by the city clerk’s office in a meticulous vault, there was no one keeping track of the rest of Pittsburgh’s documents. Around 2012, former City Councilor Patrick Dowd, who was previously a history teacher, didn’t like when he saw records of the city’s history being kept in a damp basement. Eventually, this led to the creation of Hartley’s position, which falls within the city clerk’s office. Hartley is Pittsburgh’s first official archivist, and is now in charge of processing and archiving all the maps, photos, blueprints, lantern slide plates, lot survey record books, street name histories, and other records of how and when the city came to be. Hartley estimates the city’s photography collection alone has over 100,000 documents (the city’s official photographer job was eliminated in the ‘70s). The total amount of files that belong to the archives is several thousand cubic feet (the measurement used in archives). Every major city likely has a similar mass of information, but what makes Pittsburgh’s record management department so different from other city’s archives is just how new it is. As Hartley puts it, a job of an archivist is usually to work in an already existing department. “Here’s the thing: archivists work in archives. You never make them,” said Hartley back in February. “This is so unique. You’re never part of making one, especially for such a storied organization that’s been around for 200 years.” Most cities, especially of Pittsburgh’s size, long ago established systems of preserving and organizing their records. Cleveland’s archives, for example, were established in 1814. Philadelphia’s department was created in 1952. Because Pittsburgh’s records management department was created so late, there is no easy way for the public to access records or information about the city. City archives are often used by people like graduate student researchers and genealogists, but when they ask questions about Pittsburgh, the answer might be buried in a box in a basement somewhere. Hartley says they often get reference questions, but aren’t able to give an adequate answer. CONTINUES ON PG. 6

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“The public doesn’t really have an alternative, so we do what we can to help, but until all the records in our custody are processed, sorted, and catalogued, it can be like looking for the needle in the hay,” says Hartley. “Actually, I don’t even need a proverb for that. It’s like looking for a specific record among millions of others.” And even with an established archive, there are still some glaring gaps in the record. Some underrepresented communities lacked local representatives who brought attention to issues. Hartley notes that certain issues would not appear in city council records, unless there was a councilperson specifically representing their needs and voices. He gives the example of a record indicating that a street in the Hill District was renamed “Kosher Street,” back when the neighborhood had a significant Jewish population. Councilman Enoch Rauh, who was Jewish, received letters and complaints from the community objecting to the name, and so those complaints are preserved in the archive (and the name was eventually changed.) “You’re not going to find a lot of frustrations and problems being expressed from African-American communities or other communities in council records because they weren’t represented on council,” said Hartley in February. “Until the Civil Rights Movement came about, you’re not going to find concerns from those communities documented in council. Not often, at least. The councilmembers at the time were just not serving those communities.” (The first Black City Councilperson in Pittsburgh was Paul F. Jones in 1954). Currently, Pittsburgh’s archives don’t have a website, or an easy or efficient way to peruse information. (Research questions can be emailed or called in.) But that’s all part of their plan for expanding into a more organized, deliberate department instead of a “fledgling” one, as Hartley describes it. The ordinance to the 2018 Pittsburgh City Code establishing the Division of Records Management defines it as a department that will “manage, store, preserve, and make publicly available records of enduring value to the City, and to implement and oversee citywide records management policy, regulations, guidance and training.” The five-year strategic plan for the department, for fiscal years 20182022, outlines its goals, which includes expanding staff to include more archive specialists, digitizing and making accessible municipal records, and creating a

glass plate slides. The earliest record on file is a 1794 record book from the Borough of Pittsburgh, which went missing in 1895 and wasn’t recovered until 2016. There are fire maps of Downtown from the 1940s that show what each building is made of and their floor plans. One document, created in the 1930s when the city was turning the Point from an industrial area into a state park, shows the area’s ownership over time. Virginia and France also took ownership over the Point at various times. (Though it may not be recorded in the city’s research, the area that is now Point State Park, formerly Fort Pitt, was also the origin of some of the first recorded biological warfare, when British colonists gave blankets infected with smallpox to Native Americans).

better storage system for the records. Attached to the plan are images of how some records were stored before the department was established, which includes a leaky basement and a room full of thousands of unindexed maps.

ARTLEY BECAME PITTSBURGH’S

first official archivist after working with industrial archive collections at the Heinz History Center. In his own words, he likes to keep his head down, and do his job. Succop, who met Hartley while volunteering for Open Doors Pittsburgh, was so inspired by the archives that he went to graduate school and, earlier this year, got a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh. Succop has an affinity for archival maps, photos, and stories that spills out beyond his job. He operates two Instagram accounts that document the city and feature some images from

the archives: @Pittsburghistory, an account of general city history, and @PghThenAndNow, which features early photos of streets and neighborhoods in the city, compared with what they look like now. (He also runs a third account, @HiddenHousesPgh, which documents residential buildings that have been turned commercial). Though they have both been at the job for only a couple of years, and the archive department has only existed for a couple of years, Hartley and Succo are technically the best resource for information about the city. Or, as Succop puts it, “If we don’t know everything, then we know where to ﬁnd almost everything.” Throughout CP’s visit to the archives in February, we kept prodding them to show us cool, interesting artifacts from the archives. We asked what some of their favorites ﬁnds have been, and if they ever look stuff up for fun. Succop eagerly pulled out various maps and

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teams’ jobs haven’t been changed too much by the pandemic. They’re working with history, after all. Other archive teams, like the Detre Library and Archives at the Heinz History Center, are soliciting and cataloguing cultural artifacts related to the pandemic, like signs posted at stores or stories from frontline workers. Besides offering remote research help, Hartley and Succop have been able to make some headway on organizing the archive. Succop says they’ve scanned and catalogued various collections — 120 years worth of the municipal record — with an aim of making them available online soon. Succop dug up some interesting information, like handdrawn maps from the 1920s, or plans for a Ritz-Carlton Hotel on the side of Mount Washington that never came to be. There are plans to secure a bigger, more permanent space for the archives, which the Department of Public Works is working on. The team recently picked up materials that were in the basement of a building, part of the effort to consolidate materials that have been left unlabeled or organized in random buildings across town. As Hartley said, archivists aren’t usually in charge of creating an archive. But with time, the archive team hopes to establish a manageable, usable archive system accessible to everyone from government ofﬁcials researching legislation, to college students writing a paper on city history, to the average person who wants to learn how and when their street got its name.

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THERE ARE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN THE PRESENT BY TERENEH IDIA CPCONTRIBUTORS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

CROSS THE COUNTRY, historic statues glorifying white men who have mistreated Black and Indigenous Americans are being taken down in light of Black Lives Matter protests. Discussions about what should happen with the Christopher “Let’s Get Lost” Columbus monument here in Pittsburgh tend to center around the thoughts and feelings of white Americans and ItalianAmericans, speciﬁcally. This desire to center whiteness, turning terrorists into heroes and slave owners into “founding fathers,” contributes to the problem of white hero worship. The voices of the Indigenous peoples of the region should be front and center in this discussion. It was their lands, languages, and lives that were decimated through the actions that began with Columbus and continues to this day through the ramiﬁcations of this white settler violence. Below, two Indigenous women in Pittsburgh share their thoughts on what they believe should happen with the Columbus statue.

Alexandria “Clara Kent” Reed Oglala Lakota, Ojibway, and African descendant Indigenous Life in Pittsburgh [It’s] just as present as the air, it exists but no one sees it … out of sight, out of mind. There’s not many resources, events, or well-rounded information on Indigenous people as is, let alone in Pittsburgh. We exist. We live modern lives among everyone else. Our history is worthy of celebration and healing. Erasure is very real. If you don’t interact healthily with the people of this land, how dare you even say you are a “citizen?” How can you even have the audacity to utter that? One thing I would like to see is a more accurate depiction of us using celebratory experiences, well-rounded events, and programs that ﬁnancially and

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Autumn Marie Chilcote

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Alexandria “Clara Kent” Reed

resourcefully beneﬁt the local Indigenous people and those who live here. Truly promote our vast history while being mindful of creating a safe space. Unfortunately, many have dangerous views of indigenous people that dehumanize us.

Should the Columbus statue be removed from public view? He needed to be removed in 1492. His “legacy” led to the demolishment of thousands of languages, murder of children, forests, clean water, historical legacy … I could go on and on. Columbus is a fraud, a genocidal bigot. The fact that people still have monuments of this person is a testament to how much the story is valued more than the truth. The thing about truth is that it will always fall on you. The more lies you build, the harder the fall. If the USA wants to maintain this image before upholding the truth, we are in for one heck of a ride.

Autumn Marie Chilcote Chicana/Digueño Mission Indian (South California/Mexico Frontera) Indigenous Life in Pittsburgh I moved to Pittsburgh for a doctoral program. Pittsburgh has a number of markers of a Native past, which I think are supposed to feel celebratory; but, for me, are really problematic. The Seneca Chief Guyasuta has become a kind of Pittsburgh legend, and I have heard

all kinds of different tales about him. I attended Sharpsburg’s Guyasuta Days for about 12 minutes. When the people of Sharpsburg “crown” their designated Great Chief and Princess in the worst kind of satire ... Lou Costanzo in leathers, wearing regalia that he did not earn or make or truthfully that he even understands, in front of a statue donated by Heinz of a man who was devastated and traumatized by colonization. That violence continues: his family were among those forcefully removed, and land and ancestors destroyed for the Kinzua Dam in the ’60s, so this is not ancient history, but the non-Native citizenry of Pittsburgh seem to have a kind of amnesia about these events.

On the Columbus statue I think public art is a great learning tool. I come from a place made famous for murals as markers of the past, of justice, of healing. Art is how my people held cultural continuity. I have no doubt that Columbus represents the common North American principles of competition, discovery, conquest, capitalism. Indeed, Pittsburgh’s moniker “Steel City” celebrates these values. The road toward these values comes with terror, slavery, genocide, racism, enforced poverty, resource extraction, and environmental degradation. The Columbus statue itself holds a place of pride in Schenley Park. Mary

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Schenley is considered a philanthropist, and she was a bit of a radical for her time. Her money came from her dad, Captain O’Hara, a key player in the murder of resident Natives, and so, round and round, we go. If the citizenry of Pittsburgh wants to keep the Columbus statue, I say ﬁne, and also let’s be transparent about what values are being celebrated with the place of pride of his terrible actions. At least, let’s put it out in the open instead of pretending that he should be heroized. Can we escalate his history as a ﬁend, a murderer, rapist, slave-trader, these being actions necessary to uphold American values? And perhaps, then we can also escalate the ways that these actions and values persist and repeat, until we get some truth and reconciliation into this conversation? You know what my dream would be? Repatriate the land to the Council of Three Rivers and let the Nations decide what to do with the statue and the land. Maybe they would design something beautiful, marking the meeting of terror with the persistence and perseverance of nature, which is essentially the story of Native survival. *The above interviews have been edited for clarity and length. The City of Pittsburgh is seeking public input through Thu., Sept. 17. You can voice your opinion here: https://engage.pittsburghpa.gov/christopher-columbus

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TAKEOUT REVIEW:

THE LORELEI SAUSAGE KART BY MAGGIE WEVER MWEAVER@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

OT DOG CARTS aren’t known for their culinary prowess. If I’ve learned anything from romantic comedies and their infamous New York City hot dog stands, it’s that most carts operate with a two-ingredient formula: a hot dog and a bun. This is not the case at Lorelei, East Liberty’s Alpine-inspired eatery. Lorelei’s sausage kart, developed in mid-April as a creative way to expand takeout offerings amid the ongoing pandemic, boasts eight dogs. Creations range from the classic formula — a “Plain Jane” dog, with ketchup, mustard, and sauerkraut — to the everchanging dog of the week, recently the Seattle dog, dressed with the ﬁxings of a jalapeño popper: cream cheese and fresh jalapeños, plus caramelized onions and sriracha.

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I had a choice of four options for each dog — the classic frank, kielbasa, a beer bratwurst, and a vegetarian carrot dog. I chose Lorelei’s classic frank to go with my two Asian-inspired dogs: the Banh Mi, sporting bright jalapeños, vegan sriracha mayo, cucumber, and pickled carrots and radishes; and Korean, with peanuts,

gochujang, and kimchi. It seemed ﬁtting to go with a kielbasa for the Reuben dog, matched with Russian dressing, sauerkraut, gruyere, and caraway seeds, and a beer bratwurst for the Beiermeister, slathered with beer cheese and topped by onions and bacon. Every dog is placed on a house-baked bun, either traditional

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sesame or a vegan pretzel bun. I preferred Lorelei’s franks over the other sausages. They weren’t the average hot dog expected from a cookout or a ballgame; they were all-beef and didn’t taste overly-processed, boasting a pleasant, cured flavor. There was just enough snap to give a satisfying pop with each bite through the casing. The Asian-inspired dogs were by far my favorites. The cured flavor worked quite well with the slightly sour and spicy banh mi toppings, creamy sriracha mayo balancing out the pickled veggies. I found it to be — a word that I never considered a hot dog to be — refreshing. Gojuchang, Korean red chili paste, turned the Korean dog sweet. Fermented flavors echoed from the kimchi to the sauce, the peanuts adding a crunchy layer. Though hot dogs were the obvious star of the kart, I indulged my Pennsylvania-dutch heart by adding a beetpickled egg to my meal. If you’ve never had a pickled egg, don’t knock it; the vinegar adds a nice sour tang, the beets an earthy sweetness. Truly, Lorelei’s sausage kart can’t really be called a cart — it’s actually a pick-up window from the restaurant, with no wheels in sight. But cart or no cart, Lorelei is churning out top-notch dogs.

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INTO THE FURNACE BY AMANDA WALTZ AWALTZ@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

URING THE DAY, Rivers of Steel leads tours through the historic Carrie Blast Furnaces, using the former Homestead Steel Works site as a way to highlight the industrial past that, for decades, deﬁned the city. Now, the organization offers a modern illuminating experience with LightPlay, an evening exhibition featuring works by several local artists. Described as a “sensorial maze,” LightPlay — which opened on Sept. 10 and runs through Oct. 1 — leads crowds through over four acres of immersive light and sound installations, digital video artworks, and sculptures. However, Chris McGinnis, director and chief curator for Rivers of Steel Arts, says the term “maze” speaks to the way audiences feel more than the actual design of the exhibition. In other words, there’s no labyrinth to navigate. “The way you maneuver through the site has a very disorienting feeling,” says McGinnis, describing how visitors will walk through cavernous pathways, under the furnaces, and sometimes double-back, all while taking in a wide variety of experiences ranging from booming, in-your-face party vibes to rooms that are quieter and more contemplative. “A lot of that maze quality is not necessarily something we are creating, as much as something that we are responding to and maybe enhancing through the light.” McGinnis says Rivers of Steel had been interested in doing more evening programming, but credits the spread of COVID-19 for the decision to ultimately pursue LightPlay. It also helps to make up for the loss of planned programming canceled by the pandemic. This includes the annual Rivers of Steel Festival of Combustion set for mid-September, which has previously attracted crowds of a few thousand, a number McGinnis says is “not possible right now.” McGinnis recruited artists either he or the organization had worked with before. He also wanted a group that represented a diverse array of styles and backgrounds, as well as across race,

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Spaceships by Ryder Henry, installed in the Cast House of the Carrie Blast Furnaces

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ethnicity, and gender identity. As a result, the show includes contributions from Japanese-American artist Shohei Katayama, as well as Alisha B. Wormsley, best known for her impactful “There Are Black People in the Future” billboard and subsequent projects. Also included are Danny Bracken, Aaron Henderson, Ryder Henry, Julie Mallis, Lori Hepner, Projectile Objects, and Pittsburgh-based DJ, engineer, and selfdescribed “party enthusiast” Todd Keebs. Artist Ian Brill says he became involved with LightPlay as a way to experiment with works that were scaled down from his usual light installations, which have taken residence in numerous locations, including the second ﬂoor of Spirit in Lawrenceville. “During the pandemic, I became interested in creating works that achieved some of the goals of my larger, public works, but with a smaller footprint — one that could be installed quickly,” he says. While his previous installations tended to be spectacular and disco-like,

implementing kinetic displays of colors and patterns, he says his LightPlay work “became a recording of imagery that brought me a sense of calm,” adding, “I am especially fond of how the projected light casts moving shadows in the room in which it stands.” He believes the approach is both “practical and appropriate” for this particular time. “My intention is that this work should be seen more as a solitary work, to reﬂect the isolation we have all experienced these past few months,” says Brill. “It seemed irresponsible to get too carried away with a large, team-built endeavor. It was refreshing to let the content speak for itself.” Those concerned about attending a non-museum exhibition at this time will ﬁnd that Rivers of Steel has taken a number of precautions ensuring the safety and well-being of its guests, both in regards to COVID-19 and to being on a former industrial site at night. “It’s already safe to walk through based on standards up to this point,”

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says McGinnis, adding that staff will also be on hand to prevent guests from wandering into restricted areas. Ambient and directional lights provide what he calls a “very clearly delineated path” through the site. Besides the obligatory mask and social distancing requirement, there will also be hand-washing and sanitizing stations throughout the site. Timed ticketing will be implemented, with groups of 30 people being let in every half hour. Besides giving people something to enjoy when many arts and cultural institutions are closed, McGinnis sees LightPlay as a way for Rivers of Steel to continue exploring “imaginative ways to re-think the purpose of a site” and, hopefully, engage with new audiences. “It operates at the level of supporting a creative reinterpretation of the site, but also supports us by bringing in a wider range of people who may not come to a historic tour,” says McGinnis, “but might come to this type of event and realize they can come back on a tour and learn about the region.”

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SEVEN DAYS OF MUSIC THU., SEPT. 17 (LIVESTREAM & IRL) RICH ZABINSKI QUARTET. 6-9 p.m. 1700 Penn Ave., Strip District. Free.

Con Alma is moving jazz away from Shadyside. With Chantal Joseph on vocals, the Rich Zabinski Quartet is set to play outside of 1700 Penn Ave. in the Strip District. Food and drinks will be available from Con Alma’s food truck. Wary about social events? Zabinski is livestreaming the event on his Facebook. (facebook.com/rich.zabinski)

afternoon of jazz outside of Friendship Perk & Brew. The restaurant will be open to purchase drinks and food, and they ask patrons to enter through the back door. Bring a chair, and don’t forget your mask.

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4 p.m. Mr. Smalls Theatre, Butler Street, Millvale. Free. facebook.com/mrsmalls

Since Mr. Smalls Theatre can’t have music inside right now, they’re bringing it outdoors. Starting on Friday and going until Sunday, the concert venue will be taking over Butler Street in Millvale with performances from The Redlines, Wild Blue Yonder, Liz Berlin, Friends of AcoustiCafé, and more. This event is in conjunction with the Millvale Public Art Walk & Small Business Feature.

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MON., SEPT. 23 (MUSIC TO STREAM) GRAVEYARD ROCKERS. Gravest Hits. graveyardrockers.bandcamp.com

Ring in spooky szn a little early with Graveyard Rocker’s Gravest Hits, a compilation of Halloween covers and fall favorites, like “Monster Mash” and “Graveyard Cha Cha.” If the band sounds familiar, you might recall them from Cedar Point Halloweekends where they played for 14 years.

TUE., SEPT. 22 (LIVESTREAM) VIRTUAL OPEN MIC. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Robinson Township Library. Free. robinsonlibrary.org CP PHOTO: JARED WICKERHAM

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SAT., SEPT. 19 (IRL) INEZ. 8-9:30 p.m. Hazelwood Green, 4734 Second Ave., Hazelwood. $20-25. citytheatrecompany.org

As City Theatre’s Drive-In Arts Festival continues, Pittsburgh-native and R&B/soul artist INEZ and The HSM (HomewoodSoundMachine) are set to perform songs from Voicemails and Conversations, INEZ’s debut album, which is an audio diary of her growth as a Black woman.

SUN., SEPT. 20 (IRL) JESSICA LEE AND MARK STRICKLAND. 12-2 p.m. Friendship Perk & Brew, 300 S. Pacific Ave., Bloomfield. Free. perkandbrew.net

Weather permitting, join vocalist Jessica Lee and guitarist Mark Strickland for an

Itching to perform, but don’t want to leave your house? Select Tuesdays this fall, the Robinson Township Library is hosting virtual open mic nights. Whether you want to take the virtual stage or sit back and enjoy the show, email bollandg@einetwork.net for access information and/or to put your name on the lineup.

Welcome to the first installment of Soulshowmike’s Album Picks. While combing through R&B, jazz, hip hop, and associated cross-fertilizations to create The Soul Show’s weekly playlist, I often post discoveries on social media to give heads-ups to listeners. Hopefully, you CP readers will find this enjoyable in your music-loving lives. As it turns out, this first installment of SSM’s Album Picks is about a collection of releases, a series entitled “Jazz is Dead.” Los Angeles musician and producer Adrian Younge, with his steady collaborator Ali Shaheed Muhammad (of A Tribe Called Quest fame), began with Jazz is Dead 1, a team effort with old-school luminaries Gary Bartz, Roy Ayers, Brian Jackson, and Doug Carn. Brazilian flavor was injected via Marcos Valle, Joao Donato, and Azymuth. As the “Jazz is Dead” series has unfolded over the summer months, we see that 1 was a sampler, followed by Roy Ayers: Jazz is Dead 2 and Marcos Valle: Jazz is Dead 3. Expect more to follow. Having followed Adrian Younge’s career since his 2011 Something About April release, I’m convinced that he is one of the most quietly influential producers of his generation. Hear my Fall 2018 interview with him here: tinyurl.com/soulshowadrianyounge

Listen to Mike Canton on The Soul Show Saturdays from 2-5 p.m. on 91.3FM WYEP

WED., SEPT. 23 (IRL) EXPERIMENTAL GUITAR NIGHT. 8-10:30 p.m. Hambone’s, 4207 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $5. hambonespgh.com

Experimental Guitar Night at Hambone’s is starting back up again with social distancing and health precautions at the forefront. For the 14th event, performances include Jagtime Millionaire (Raymond Morin), John Potiseck (of Garage League), Sachem Orenda, Fred Gallart, and Thousandzz of Beez (Haunt Pawson).

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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Also, I am working on rewriting my live set so hopefully in 2021, the shows will be even more fun.

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WHAT’S SOMETHING THAT’S BEEN BRINGING YOU JOY? This year I mentioned a lot of my music stuff changed, but mainly because I, as a person, have really learned a lot and kind of started again with myself. Just noticing the progress in my mental state and the fact I’ve been able to maintain the positive change is a really hopeful and joyful feeling. I have a long way to go to be a better and kinder person, but I’m really trying to work on it.

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AHONE CONCEPT’S Ben Orrvick has been utilizing this year of quarantine to discover more of himself as both an individual and an artist. Orrvick, a Pittsburgh musician who writes, records, and produces all of his own work, is a recent college graduate trying to navigate the transition into post-college life during an ongoing pandemic. “I am in a weird stage in life,” he says, “and it has been hard. I decided I want to change a lot of the Kahone Concept ‘brand’ if that’s what you want to call it, so I have just really been trying to pinpoint how I can convey the direction I want it to take it.” Instead of working on a cohesive EP or album — the last project Orrvick released was the EP And Then, My Five in 2018 — the alternative indie pop/ rock musician focused on a string of singles showing his personal side.

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“Attention Addict,” released in March, is a pop-leaning track about accepting human emotions. His most recent track, “Intricated,” which dropped at the end of August, is his ﬁrst direct love song, a melancholy pop tune written after a love was unrequited. Pittsburgh City Paper caught up with

Kahone Concept

Orrvick to ﬁnd out more about the artist. WHAT UPCOMING PROJECTS DO YOU HAVE IN THE WORKS? I am currently recording the last song from this 2020 song batch. I think after, I am gonna record an acoustic EP of the new songs and then start a new era.

Follow staff writer Jordan Snowden on Twitter @snowden_jordan

WHAT’S SOMETHING YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU OR YOUR MUSIC? My music to me is more than just sounds or a hobby. It’s a way of holding myself accountable and each song is kind of like pieces of a diary, but it is public. I need to get a big boy job right now (been searching for software developer positions) so I can support my music career, but I have always felt I enjoy music so much and seem to have a knack for it to not be doing it as my main job. Regardless, if I live to 100, I will still be making music so that will never change.

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Film Festival. “We believe this project fits into one of our goals, which is making Pittsburgh a national and then, hopefully, an international fashion city,” says Downtown CDC executive director John Valentine. Continues through Fri., Sept. 25. pghfw.com

OUTDOOR THEATRE There’s no mystery in guessing who the killers are in South Park Theatre’s newest production. In Murderers, performed on South Park’s outdoor stage, the actors fess up right at the beginning. But, according to the program notes, the fun comes from listening to the three characters address the audience and explain why they are “completely justified in having committed the crimes.” Bring a lawn chair and a mask — they must be worn throughout the performance. 6:30 p.m. Continues through Sept. 20. $10. 18+. Corner of Brownsville Road and Corrigan Drive, South Park. southparktheatre.com

TUE., SEPT. 22 SCHOOL OF DRAG

FRI., SEPT. 18 ART GALLERY For the first time since its doors closed in March, the August Wilson African American Cultural Center reopens today with a new solo exhibition by New Haven-based artist Dominic Chambers. Like the Shape of Clouds on Water includes Chambers’ large-scale paintings that explore the line between reality and fantasy, negotiating “ideas of magical realism by presenting Black figures as they delve into literature and contemplation within imagined landscapes.” 3-8 p.m. 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown. aacc-awc.org

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juices over Zoom, learning to paint with Brushes & Birds (and sloths), led by artist Maria DeSimone Prascak. 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. $25 ($23 for members, and students have the option of adding on a material packet for $20 that can be shipped ahead of time). aviary.org

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SAT., SEPT. 19 VIRTUAL PAINTING One of the most popular attractions at the National Aviary, Pittsburgh’s nonprofit zoo boasting over 550 birds, isn’t a bird at all, but a two-toed sloth! The Aviary actually has two of them in its North Side home, where you can pay extra to book close-up encounters with the mammals. But for those quarantining at home, there’s now a chance to spend intimate time with the slow-moving creatures virtually while you exercise your creative

DRIVE-IN MAGIC Some might call what City Theatre’s Drive-in Arts Festival has done over the past week, bringing large concerts and entertainment back to the city after months of silence due to the pandemic, well, a little magical. Tonight, the festival comes full circle as magician Lee Terbosic, who has toured nationally and appeared on shows

including America’s Got Talent, returns to wow his hometown in a stage show presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. 8 p.m. 4734 Second Ave., Hazelwood. $20-25. citytheatrecompany.org

MON, SEPT. 21 FASHION ONLINE Take a look at Instagram and TikTok, and it’s easy to see that fashion doesn’t stop just because it’s no longer as accessible in person. When the pandemic forced this year’s Pittsburgh Fashion Week to suspend in-person activities, event planners got creative, including asking for video submissions of trendsetters showing off their fashion visions. The best will be shown in a Pittsburgh Fashion Week

This week’s listings were guest curated by Pittsburgh City Paper editor Lisa Cunningham. Email your latest arts and entertainment happenings today to hlynn@pghcitypaper.com

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Femme Touch, an exhibit on display now at The Andy Warhol Museum, highlights the relationships Warhol had with the women and femmes in his life, including trans women. Today, in conjunction with the exhibit, the museum is presenting an online School of Drag 2020 Panel, to “illustrate the ways that gender-based performance can help teens forge connections from their own homes.” The event will be hosted by drag queens Akasha L. Van Cartier, Morrigana Regina, and teen performer E! The Dragnificent, and will include a multimedia presentation discussing the history and culture of drag. Free with registration. warhol.org

WED., SEPT. 23 THE ART OF DANCE Fine art photographer Sue Abramson’s artwork, exhibited widely over the past four decades in Pittsburgh, takes on a different form this evening as part of Of Lungs and Leaves, a video work with Pittsburgh artist and choreographer Mita Ghosal. The choreographic work, presented by Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s Global Stream through the City of Asylum, uses Ghosal’s dance and narrative and Abramson’s sculptural photography to tell “literal and figurative stories.” Both artists will have a live virtual discussion with KST senior producer Ben Pryer and audience members after the screening. 7-8:30 p.m. Free with registration. alphabetcity.org

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