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“And it was a way to account for different people’s internal clocks, and each person’s feelings and place in life, and how they can relate to each
“I more refer to it as a catchphrase rather than a theme,” says Sohrab Mohebbi, who was appointed as the Kathe and Jim Patrinos Curator of the 58th Carnegie International in 2019, and has since worked with a team to build on the Carnegie Museum of Art’s signature exhibition, which dates back to 1896.
Mohebbi adds that, during a gath ering at his current home in Polish Hill, Calel explained that, in his com munity in Guatemala, “they don’t say ‘Good morning,’ rather they say, ‘Is it morning for you yet?’”
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HE LEAD CURATOR of the latest Carnegie International, renowned as one of the largest and longest-running contemporary art exhibitions in the world, set out to create a “really artist-driven” show. That extends to the name of the 58th installment, Is it morning for you yet?, which came from featured artist Édgar Calel.
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other,” Mohebbi explains during a phone interview with Pittsburgh City Paper. He says the phrase conjured the questions, “How are we sharing time? Are we on the same time? Are we contemporary?”“Andthatwashow I started think ing about this, as a way to sort of address some of the questions that are we sharing time? on the same time?
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on-site and local off-site works, first and foremost a sculpture by Cuban American artist Rafael Domenech already on view in the museum’s courtyard. The Berlin-based collec tive terra0 will plant a tree on land donated by the Community College of Allegheny County in response to “broader environmental concerns,” particularly in regard to Pennsylvania, where the logging industry devas tated forests in the 19th and 20th centuries. Pittsburgh artist James “Yaya” Hough will paint a mural in the Hill District, set to be unveiled later this year, while works by Tony Cokes will be seen on four digital billboards along Route 28, in addition to a video installed at CMOA.
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Thu Van Tran, Installation view of Colors of Grey, 2022, in the 58th Carnegie International, Courtesy of the artist and Carnegie Museum of Art
The 58th Carnegie International, debuting on Sat., Sept. 24 and running through April 2023, will present works by artists and art col lectives from across the world. It will also engage with audiences through what Mohebbi calls a “very rigorous public program” that includes an opening weekend featuring a new work by New Orleans-based multi disciplinary artist Malcolm Peacock, and performances by Ali Eyal and
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A museum statement says the show “unfolds along two concep tual overlapping currents: historical works from the collections of inter national institutions, estates, and artists, alongside new commissions and recent works by contemporary artists.” The commissions include
From there, CMOA will connect audiences with artists through the Refractions: 58th Carnegie International Conversation Series, and present a film program at Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville, curated by catalog contributor Rasha Salti. Also on the schedule are docentled tours, concerts, and other activi ties open to visitors of all ages.
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come with the Carnegie International, but also this relationship between the present moment and contemporary history,” says Mohebbi, an Iranianborn curator, art critic, and writer whose resume includes curating the SculptureCenter in New York City.
In a museum statement, Mohebbi says the 58th Carnegie International artists, many of whom are showing art in the U.S. for the first time, “combine a practice of reconstitution, reminding us that not only do our histories of pain and longing bind us, but furthermore, our narratives of resistance and survival help us reimagine the world.”
Unlike previous shows, which typi cally take three to four years to organize, the 58th Carnegie International had the added hurdle of the pandemic. The worldwide event encompassed much of the show’s planning period, affecting the travel and in-person meetings usually required to put together an exhibition of this scale.
Mohebbi describes the Carnegie International offerings as “very abun dant,” with everything from more tradi tional paintings and sculptures to nonfungible tokens and balloons. “It’s quite cross-disciplinary and across any kind of mediums you can imagine.”
Dala Nasser, Installation view of Tomb of King Hiram, 2022, in the 58th Carnegie International, Courtesy of the artist and Carnegie Museum of Art
“I think it will be an exhibition that provides for an aesthetic experience, and it has a lot of historical ground.
Another highlight of the show includes the Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende, a prominent museum of modern and contemporary art in Chile that will, for the first time in the United States, present a selection of their extensive collection of more than 2,800 artworks.
concerns rooted in Pittsburgh’s past to current issues prompting national and international debate today.” His research set out to “explore how we reconstitute our lives after upheavals caused by colo nialism, imperialism, and environmental disaster.”
“I think it will be an exhibition that provides for an aesthetic experience, and it has a lot of historical ground. So I
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Mohebbi says that, while COVID-19 did impede some of the freedoms afforded to past Carnegie International curators,
think it will be an exhibition that you can think about formally, think about histori cally, and think about aesthetically, and I think these things need to go hand in hand for it to make a great exhibition,” says Mohebbi, who, as one statement puts it, hoped to use the show to “connect local
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International artist Tishan Hsu also acted as a driving force by pointing out how the pandemic played into the ques tions surrounding Is it morning for you yet? , including how “access to vaccine information and health care” differed in communities around the world.
Sat., Sept. 24-April 2, 2023. Carnegie Museum of Art. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Included with museum admission. cmoa.org
LaToya Ruby Frazier, More Than Conquerors: A Monument For Community Health Workers of Baltimore, Maryland (detail), 2021–22, in the 58th Carnegie International, Courtesy of the artist and Carnegie Museum of Art
Mohebbi, who previously worked at REDCAT and Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and the Queens Museum in New York, admits that the Carnegie International marks the largest project he has ever undertaken, and he has already been applauded by publica tions like Artforum for being what they call “the first Western Asian person to helm the contemporary art survey in its 124-year history.”
“I have old friends in Pittsburgh,” says Mohebbi. “So it was a beautiful moment for me to be back here and to reconnect.” •
I do believe that it’s been a challenge for everybody in any line of work, one thing I’ve been thinking about is, quite frankly, I feel travel and research are two different things,” says Mohebbi. “And I feel also there are ways that these large-scale exhibitions are done, which is usually about how many miles are trav eled, how many places you can go, which I do believe being in a place and walking down the street and sharing time with an artist in studio is really important. Unfortunately, we didn’t have as much of that as we were hoping for, but we did bring a lot of existing knowledge to the Theproject.”pandemic did, as expected, inform some of the show’s key themes. Like Calel, Mohebbi says fellow Carnegie
The show also allowed Mohebbi to return to Pittsburgh, where he performed in 2008 as a musician with 127, a group described in the Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh magazine as mixing punk, dance, jazz, and Iranian music.
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he credits his team for being able to pull off the groundwork necessary in finding the show’s many artists. This includes associate curator Ryan Inouye, cura torial assistant Talia Heiman, and the International Curatorial Council, which includes members Freya Chou, Renée Akitelek Mboya, Robert M. Ochshorn, and Pablo José Ramírez. Curatorial advisors Thiago de Paula Souza, Arlette QuỳnhAnh Trần, and Renan Laru-an also had a hand in planning the exhibition.
The team was able to cover Southeast Asia and the Middle East, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and South Africa, among other regions.“While
LEGAL SAFEGUARDS
While state law protects workers from being fired or denied a job just for having a doctor’s permission to use marijuana, those protections become opaque when people actually take the drug — regardless of whether they do it in their personal time.
demoted after his medical marijuana card fell out of his wallet at work, his attor neys claimed in a lawsuit. They said the demotion came with a nearly 50% pay cut, leaving him no choice but to quit.
Some jobs are specifically regulated by state and federal drug testing rules, but
For the more than 400,000 medical marijuana patients in the state, the stakes are high. Losing a job over a positive drug test can put unemployment benefits at risk. It’s expensive and time-consuming to fight these cases in court — and the outcome is uncertain.
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A review of more than a dozen state and federal lawsuits by Spotlight PA high lights the law’s ambiguity, showing the ramifications faced by legal marijuana users. Among them:
A worker at a Northumberland County distribution center was sent home and
A worker from Mifflin County lost his job directing traffic after he asked for information on his company’s medical marijuana policy, a conversation in which he voluntarily revealed that he used the drug outside of work. That led the com pany’s president to flag his marijuana use as a “public safety issue” and issue him an ultimatum: pass a drug test or lose his job.
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Pa. law protects workers who are approved for medical marijuana — but once they use it, it’s a different story.
Vague legal protections in Pennsylvania's medical marijuana law force some workers to choose between their job and a doctorapproved drug.
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most fall into a gray area that leaves the interpretation of the rules up to employ ers and the courts. That leads to incon sistency and what employers see as a lose-lose scenario: Either risk a wrongful termination suit, or potentially allow an unsafe work environment.
for medical marijuana users in Pennsylvania are forcing patients to choose between their job and a drug they say has changed their life, and leaving skittish employers vulnerable to lawsuits, according to a three-month Spotlight PA investigation.
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An Allentown company fired a ware house worker after he tested positive for marijuana use. The company then filed a lawsuit to challenge the fired worker’s ability to collect unemployment benefits.
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The lack of clarity is frustrating for employers too. More than 30 employer groups, including the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, have urged the legislature to provide clear guidance on marijuana and workplace safety issues.
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Despite widespread demands for clarity from businesses, cannabis advo cates, attorneys, and at least one judge, the legislature and governor have so far failed to explicitly outline the rights of scores of workers and employers.
cardholders are finding really no safe harbor on the job, which should be guar anteed under existing Pennsylvania law,” Todd Eachus, a member of the pro-can nabis legalization group Perfectly Normal, told lawmakers last year.
“It essentially makes no sense,” Pittsburgh attorney John McCreary Jr., who represents employers, told Spotlight PA.
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And while the law states that employers can’t discriminate against an employee “solely on the basis of such employee’s status as an individual who is certified to use medical marijuana,” Spotlight PA has found that protection has significant Pennsylvania’slimits.law doesn’t specifically address the rights of patients to use the
“[Theimpaired.law]kind of gives with one hand and takes it away with the other hand,” said Judith Cassel, a Harrisburg attorney who specializes in cannabis issues. “So employers and employees are both left with a lot of ambiguity.”
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When Pennsylvania lawmakers suc cessfully passed a medical marijuana bill in 2016, they set specific blood limits for users working in a few jobs: ones that require people to operate certain chemicals, high-voltage electricity, or any other public utility. But restrictions on other workers — such as those working at heights or in confined spaces — are moreThevague.law also allows employers to prevent workers “from performing any duty which could result in a public health or safety risk while under the influence of medical marijuana,” a provision that can be interpreted many ways.
“They took what was a bright line rule … and they completely muddied it up in a way that nobody can really make any sense out of,” McCreary said of law makers.
But so far, Pennsylvania lawmakers haven’t done the same, and attempts to change protections have run into obsta cles. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court also has not issued an opinion that spe cifically clarifies protections for workers.
And some states offer stronger pro tections. Laws in Arizona, Minnesota, and Delaware, for instance, say employ ers can’t discriminate against patients based solely on a positive drug test for marijuana metabolites or components.
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The safety question is a complex one. Marijuana can impair a person’s judg ment, coordination, and balance, accord ing to a report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. But multiple studies show that commonly used urine drug screens might indicate that someone used marijuana days or weeks ago. The tests don’t tell you whether an employee was impaired at work.
drug when they aren’t at work, and unlike some other states, it doesn’t include pro tections for them if they fail a drug test but are not
Some places have found a way to reduce uncertainty. Pittsburgh’s fire fighters union worked out a deal with city officials that protects medical marijuana cardholders who use the drug off duty. In Philadelphia, elected officials passed a ban on pre-employment marijuana screenings for many jobs.
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“Employers in general are not opposed to medical marijuana,” Alex Halper, direc tor of government affairs for the chamber, told Spotlight PA. “They just want to know what the rules are when they’re hiring for safety-sensitive positions.”
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Businesses don’t want to have to guess which positions are appropriate for medical marijuana patients and which ones are off limits, said McCreary, the Pittsburgh attorney who has represented employers in these disputes.
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This all came to Zellous as a result of her own experience transitioning from homelessness. “When I got my children back after 11 months of recovery and getting my own place, I had forgotten to buy towels and washcloths,” she says. “I felt so defeated that I wanted to use again.”
CP PHOTOS: JARED WICKERHAM Denise Zellous, director of Zellous Hope
ZELLOUS IS A SURVIVOR, there’s no doubt about it. She has survived abuse, drug addiction, incarceration, and homelessness. Now, 22 years after a surprise chance helped turn her life around in 2000, she says she has made sure not to waste a single moment, making it her mission to help others.
“The magistrate said he wanted to give me an opportunity to make a differ ent choice,” Zellous recalls of her lifechanging event. “He was going to dismiss my case … and give me an opportunity to get Theclean.”stigma of drug addiction and homelessness can be difficult to over come, and some people never get a
WhileProject.alot of people would call what Zellous does “giving back to her commu nity,” Zellous is also making sure to build a strong community as well. The assistance provided by the Zellous Hope Project, an all-volunteer organization, doesn’t stop
Not wanting anyone else to have that same moment of despair, Zellous formed a plan. The Hope Project would supply household essentials like kitchen and bathroom necessities, bedding, and cleaning supplies. These may seem like small things to most of us, but they help to make a home comfortable and to make a person feel human. In 2013, the Hope Project grew into the nonprofit Zellous Hope
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After getting clean and finding per sonal stability, Zellous formed the Hope Project in 2011. But having lived a life full of tribulations is just a part of what makes Zellous suited for the crusade she has taken Startingon.as a grassroots community project, the Hope Project was created at the place she once found refuge and recovery, local nonprofit Bethlehem Haven, which cares for homeless individuals and leads them towards
self-sufficiency. Working with the orga nization’s transitional living program, her project focused on providing 19 homeless women with basic necessities to help get them back on their feet.
chance to see the other side. It’s for that reason Zellous doesn’t mind retelling her story of trauma to anyone who asks, seeing it as “sending a message of hope for somebody else.”
Headquartered in McKees Rocks, Zellous Hope also finds some benefit in socializ ing, hosting an annual formal affair that gives people a chance to dress up, as well as a Christmas party where every child in attendance gets a gift.
Building and keeping deep relation ships is an important part of the job that Zellous doesn’t take for granted.
Having based the structure of Zellous Hope Project on her own lived experiences, she has found what works: empathy.“Empathy turns into hope,” she says, “and that ripple effect just keeps growing.”
that helped her in her own recovery. Zellous found it difficult to talk to coun selors and others who hadn’t walked in her footsteps. “There was a time I thought I was going to die out there on those streets because nobody related to me.”
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“Communication is, like, my super power,” Zellous chuckles. “It’s easy for me to relate to people. Not too much I haven’t been through or done.”
“There was a time I thought I was going to die out there on those streets because nobody related to me.”
at pots and pans. They supply transporta tion for those in need and pay for driver’s licenses, clothing, and vehicle repairs. They make sure to connect people with the resources that they may not know alreadyZellous,exist.who’s been honored with multiple awards, including the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Jefferson Award, the Pittsburgh Dress for Success Women Rock Award, and a 2013 City of Pittsburgh proc lamation, keeps an open dialogue with community members by asking what they
She says she found her saving grace at Bethlehem Haven, which has counselors who know firsthand the pain of getting one’s life back on track. She became a cer tified peer specialist and received national credentials in family development.
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that, without the input of the people that we are serving, we are only giving out cookie-cutter approaches,” sheToday,says. the Zellous Hope Project serves hundreds of individuals and families throughout Allegheny County. In the spirit of community, they also collaborate with other organizations and programs to further help meet the needs of those it serves.Zellous can be seen on the organiza tion’s YouTube channel having discus sions with community members and leaders on her show, Things To Know. “I give a report on what events are hap pening in the neighborhood or what’s being discussed on the news,” she says.
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"SAFE" SPACES
I, for one, remember what it was like to go from being a child in Manchester to
visiting the home of a friend in Shadyside. It was not the homes, if I am being honest. The homes in Manchester are some of the most beautiful in the city. It was every thing around the homes that let me know that my friends, neighbors, family, and I weren’t considered important enough for nice streets, sidewalks, and a clear, safe, and loving passage to the places we wanted to go.
“This is a safe space!” A declaration that I have heard all too often, but rarely with a follow-up as to how this safe space is being provided, what it looks like, or what one is to do if they do not, in fact, feel safe.
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ment by expecting you to leave some of yourself“Safe”out.and “safety,” like “love” and “loving,” are defined through so many parameters and social mores. But, more often than not, our public way of showing and providing safety and love depends on the things we decide are valuable, and depends on the people we think are worth keeping safe.
OW MANY TIMES have you been in a room and been asked, “Is this a safe space?” Or been told that the space you are in is, in fact, safe.
Now, how many times was that space actually safe for you? “Is this a safe space?” is beginning to feel more like a call for the troll patrol to gather than to provide“Thiscare.isa safe space!” A declaration I have heard all too often, but rarely proven true. In fact, these are often the spaces, even if — especially if — they include colleagues, friends, and family members who create an unsafe environ-
A quick trip through the neighbor hoods of the city of Pittsburgh will show you whom we really value.
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And if our safe space is breached, we’re told it’s because of something we’ve done. That we deserve our precarious position, especially when we challenge or question the white patriarchal capitalism we're all swimming in.
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When you continue to harm the most in the name of safety for the few, you are saying very clearly, “Actually, we like it this way. We like that people are in con stant trauma due to state violence. We want to perpetuate that in this office, this museum, this school, this organization, on this block, in this city, in this home, in our hearts and minds, yes, we love this unsafe
Safe spaces are created when we provide the most for the least safe among us. But the way we live and suffer now are because the policies have been shaped by those who benefit the most from the injustice. Or from those low-income, dis abled, Black, Brown, women, and queer folks who support the injustice with the hope of trickle-down benefits. Spoiler alert: those “benefits” aren’t coming.
Andspace.”thenyou publicly say, “This is a safe space!”
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PHOTO: COURTESY OF COUCIL OF THREE RIVERS AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER 2021 Pow Wow hosted by Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center
“Pow wows for us are like a gathering of friends and family,” says Pittsburghnative Michael Simms, who has been the pow wow coordinator for the past 12 years. “We come together from all different tribes and share our dances and songs.”
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Simms says he started pow wowing when he was a month-and-a-half old and still pow wows to this day. Both Simms and Spangler say they travel every year for the pow wows in the summer and fall. “Yup, we got on a plane and went to a pow wow,” says Simms about a pow wow they went to in
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HE COUNCIL OF THREE RIVERS American Indian Center has been hosting a pow wow in the greater Pittsburgh area for years, celebrating their culture and inspiring younger generations. What started out as a small gathering of local people has now expanded to almost 2,000 yearly attend ees after a dance contest was added about 12 years ago to pull in a larger crowd, according to Krisa Spangler, a head judge at the pow wow.
the pow wow will be held from Sat., Sept. 24 to Sun., Sept 25 at the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center. At the pow wow, you’ll get to expe rience the dance competition as well as food and market vendors from both locally and as far away as Canada. They sell hand crafted items, clothing, and jewelry as well as food booths, featuring traditional Native American food like Buffalo burgers, fry bread, and chili.
Sat., Sept 24-Sun., Sept 25. Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center. 120 Charles St., cotraic.org/pow-wowDorseyville.
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Traditionally, a pow wow is a sacred social gathering between Native American tribes to form alliances, con ference together, and share their culture. The first recorded pow wows are from the late 1800s. Contemporary pow wows are now usually public events to dance, sing, and recognize Native American cultures. They often include dance contests and happen all over the country.
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“I love watching our youth come out and participate in their culture,” says Spangler. “Growing up with that culture, I think it’s really important to praise our youth that want to continue the tradition.”
Simms says that COTRAIC’s pow wow is one of the last held in the year for Western Pennsylvania, which means a number of different people and tribes come to visit and compete.
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“I love to watch the dance competi tions,” says Spangler. “It’s unique, even if you don’t know what you are looking for.” She says the regalias, the outfits worn by dancers, are all individualized for that specific person and what they like.
“Growing up with that culture, I think it’s really important to praise our youth that want to continue the tradition.”
Head Start programs, which help lowincome children through classrooms, education centers, and their partners of local childcare places. Spangler says she’s recently been working with their Speakers Bureau, as well as at local universities like the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, to talk about Native AmericanSpanglerculture.and
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categories from seniors to those younger than six years old.
with vendors, dancers, singers, and other participants.Simmssuggests that if you come out, try to stay as long as you can because so many different things happen throughout the day. “We start out with some inter tribal dancing.” This is dancing where everyone is invited to join in. After that, stay to watch the kids’ contest in the afternoon, and the adults’ contest in the evening. And more contesting happens on Sunday though they wrap up earlier in the“It’sday.agreat experience to experience the tip of another culture,” Spangler says, “through dance, food, and music.”
“It’s nice to see our pow wow thriving. We’ve built this pow wow to where dancers and tribes come from all over to visit,” Simms says, adding that they’ve even pulled dancers all the way from Ontario, Canada.
Simms shared some tips with Pittsburgh City Paper for firsttime visitors to the pow wow. Spangler says, “Just come and enjoy yourself.” There will be an emcee who will lead the pow wow and inform the audience on what’s being performed or who can join in. She says that is definitely a familyfriendly event and not to be afraid to ask questions and engage in conversation
Besides the pow wow, the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center pro vides for those in the greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area and hopes to promote the socio-economic development of the Native American community and others who experience similar types of economic difficulties. Founded in 1969, they host many different programs, the largest being their Head Start and Early
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“The album is basically half about falling in love and half about mental health,” she says.
“Be Around,” for example, uses a simpler thematic approach and pop sen sibilities to create a swelling, captivating tune. Annibale adds more layers of sound that swirl together as the song progresses and carries you away on its cloud of synths, keys, guitar, and airy vocals.
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Ahead of her new album Better By Now, set to drop Fri., Sept. 30, local folk singer Brooke Annibale recently shared the LP’s final single “Be Around,” a hazy indie-pop tune that follows “What if You,” “5 AM,” and the title track, “Better By Now.” The four songs preview the new sonic direction Annibale is heading, one that’s more popleaning than ever before, and one which she describes as a “spectrum of emotions.”
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“I was delivering Uber Eats, and I wrote that on my phone — just a voice memo,” Keim says.
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“I’m tired / The kid inside me is getting old,” lead vocalist Isaiah Ross sings in Jack Swing’s latest release. The buoyant rock song reminds us to find pleasure in
the little things in life, and try, if we can, to become less jaded and bogged down by unnecessary pressures.
“‘Into the Sun’ is set within the param eters of the harsh realities that we have imposed upon ourselves, those which we all face the consequences of, whether or not choose to believe in them,” Ross told Afro Punk when the single premiered earlier this year. “As we all collectively fall ‘Into the Sun,’ the song serves to remind us to shrug off the trivial and find moments to enjoy the beauty around us. And in such times looking towards and learning from elements around us that have stood the test of time.”
Recommended NotoriousThrowback:Bastards — “Get Loose II”
OK, throwback might not be the right word. “Get Loose II” is from Notorious Bastards’ 2020 LP Trifecta. But the track feels like it time hopped out of the ’90s hip-hop era and made a baby with Run the Jewels.
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Fall may be right around the corner, but “Canyon” by Zack Keim is a tune that will have you rolling down the windows, turning the volume all the way up, and reveling in bright, light-filled days. Apparently, the ear-worm-inducing hook where Keim sings “Cannn-yooon” was born while he was making food deliveries in Washington, D.C.
The bubbly pop tune is sunshine in a bottle, as infectious as it is upbeat. If an impromptu road trip happens after listening to “Canyon,” I don’t blame you …
Back to The Soul Show: In another time, The Soul Show would have honored Philip Price during the Three Rivers at Three segment. I’d like to thank my listeners for all of the support and patience through the post-WYEP platform changes. Some things change,
What’s different is that The Soul Show’s national audience will get to know our friend: On-demand at soulshowmike.org, Thu., Sept. 22, and streaming at WTJX.org, Sat., Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. (Other stations are listed at soulshowmike.org.)
Mike Canton is the longtime host and producer of The Soul Show, which now airs in five markets and is produced in his Electric Basement Studios. Canton is also a Pittsburgh-area voice artist.
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Bill Henry Band will play the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Gallery Crawl on Fri., Sept. 23. Come out, pay homage, and help soothe the band when they need it most.
THIS MONTH’S COLUMN departs from the regular theme. I’m paying tribute to Philip Price, affectionately known as “Flip,” bassist for Pittsburgh’s great Bill Henry Band. Philip suffered fatal injuries from a Wilkinsburg motorcycle accident last week. We are a close musical family here in the Pittsburgh area, and many people knew Flip. He was a gentle giant who mentored younger musicians like Brandon Terry of Funky Fly Project.
and some stay the same.
Having worked with a number of groups around the city, Mr. Price contributed to the well-deserved trajectory of the Bill Henry Band. I was fortunate to interview all four members of the band right after their fresh man album’s release. When you hear the excerpts at soulshowmike.org, the booming voice is Flip’s.
Sept. 26 to Mon., Oct. 2. Organizers say they plan for it to be “a yearly public celebration to increase awareness and appreciation of architectural design while fostering the recognition of the vital role design plays in our community and in our daily lives,” according to a press release.
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The week-long event will feature 16 programs produced in collaboration with 14 partner organizations, including
Fanzo says that she hopes one day people will think of appreciating the city’s architecture alongside cheering for our sports teams, eating Primanti Brothers sandwiches, and roaming our unique topography as an essential
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of architecture found in few U.S. cities — from the Fort Pitt Block House to cut ting-edge living buildings like the Frick Environmental Center to innovative adaptive reuse like MuseumLab,” Fanzo says in the release. “We want to develop a culture in our region that values design excellence in everyday life like you see in Chicago and Los Angeles.”
Sept. 26 - Oct. 2. Free. pittsburgh-architecture-week-2022aia-programs-events/announcing-aiapgh.org/
Fanzo tells Pittsburgh City Paper that
Festivities will also include the annual Design Pittsburgh awards presentation, featuring the reveal of the People’s Choice Award winners. Individuals are invited to vote for their favorite architectural proj ects to win a People’s Choice Award until Mon., Sept. 26 at 11:59 p.m.
programs, including an already sold-out talk by an MIT professor of planning and urban studies titled “If Cities Were Built By Women,” will explore the impact of
“Buildings and the design of inte rior spaces and public spaces physi cally, emotionally, and psychologically have an impact on human beings,” she
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experience so that you can “watch ’em like your daddy did!” Expect live polka music at halftime, games during commercial breaks, and a potluck-style buffet that even your old man would approve of. 7-10 p.m. 1226 Arlington Ave., Allentown. Free. Extra charge for buffet. bottlerocketpgh.com
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Marjani Forté-Saunders and Everett Saunders of 7NMS — a collaboration described as a “revolutionary commitment to the Black radical imagination” — take the stage at Kelly Strayhorn Theater for the premiere of PROPHET: The Order of the Lyricist. By combining visuals and a multi-channel audio installation with live dance and vocal performances, the show sets out to illuminate the “distinctive practices, systems, philosophies, and political ideologies” that have shaped hiphop emcees. 8 p.m. Continues on Sat., Sept. 24. 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. Pay What Moves You $15-35. kelly-strayhorn.org
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Cozy Pittsburgh bar and venue Bottlerocket Social Hall is hosting the Thursday night Steelers vs. Browns game so you don’t have to. Come out for the Super 70s Stillers Party, an eclectic night that promises an old-school
Pull up a chair for a play on restorative justice and the healing power of food. City Theatre presents Clyde’s, a Tony-nominated performance by Lynn Nottage that tells the story of a truck stop kitchen staff in a small Pennsylvania town. Comprised of formerly incarcerated people, the staff comes together to learn about life and how to make the perfect sandwich. “The unique, Pennsylvanian themes of this play will surely resonate with a Pittsburgh audience,” says director Monteze Freeland in a press release. 5:30 p.m. Continues through Sun., Oct. 16. 1300 Bingham St., South Side. $20-32. citytheatrecompany.org/play/clydes
silent disco from 10 p.m. to midnight at the Backyard. 5:30-10 p.m. Various locations, Downtown. Free. crawl.trustarts.org
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More than 15 art galleries will open their doors for the latest installment of the Gallery Crawl in the Downtown Cultural District. Make an evening out of it with a plethora of new exhibitions at galleries like SPACE and 707, and outdoor art installations such as the Umbrella Sky Project at Trust Oasis. Don’t want the night to end? Dance to the beat in your head at a
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Celebrate two new works by Texture Contemporary Ballet founder and artistic director Alan Obuzor when the company presents Momentum at the New Hazlett Theater. “Flow” will explore the ebb, flow, and beauty of movement, while the high-energy “B.E.P” will be set to the music of the Black Eyed Peas. Favorites like “Another Story,” “Ding,” “Hollowed,” and “Still From Italy” will also return to the stage. A special children’s performance is suggested for those 10 and under, but all are welcome. 8 p.m. Continues through Sun., Sept. 25. 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. $20-30. textureballet.org
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Hear from local and national leaders on environmental, racial, and climate justice issues when Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens presents the Clean Energy Justice Roundtable. Presented as part of a larger, multi-day event that includes tours, kayaking, and more, the conversation will cover what a clean energy future looks like for future generations, inviting panelists ranging from Indigenous elders representing the Pacific Northwest to advocates from rural Appalachia and the Gulf South. 6 p.m. Reception at 5:30 p.m. 1 Schenley Drive, Oakland. Free. Registration cleanenergyjustice.com/eventsrequired.
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Join the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Center for a day of Asian cuisine, performances, and
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By the time Mieczyslaw “Melvin” Goldman emigrated to Pittsburgh from Poland in 1950, he had already suffered devastating losses at the hands of the Third Reich. Despite this, he managed to build a life as a successful jeweler in Squirrel Hill and raise a family. His daughter, Lee Kikel, honored her father with the book Perseverance: One Holocaust Survivor’s Journey from Poland to America. Hear more about her father’s inspiring life when the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and Chatham University welcome Kikel as part of the Generations Speaker Series. 6:30 p.m. Woodland Road, Shadyside. Free. Registration required. hcofpgh.org/events
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Spooky season is upon us, as proven by Bitchcraft Fair, an “annual celebration of makers, mystics, and the magick of the community” coming to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Browse a marketplace filled with rare oddities from local artists, get a tarot card reading, and connect with fellow mystics at meet-and-greets. Don’t be scared off — kids under 10 get in for free, and adults can enjoy witch-themed cocktails at the bar. 12-6 p.m. 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Downtown. $15. bitchcraftfair.com
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Experience two drastically different depictions of romance with Symphonie Fantastique at Heinz Hall. Symphonie Fantastique illustrates 19th-century French composer Hector Berlioz’s obsession with a woman he only saw once from afar, leading to his opium-inspired composition of festive balls and dancing witches. The evening also includes the Pittsburgh premiere of A New Day, a piece about composer Joan Towers’ final chapter with her older husband. 2:30 p.m. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. $20-98. pittsburghsymphony.org/production
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Local authors will gather at Riverstone Books to celebrate The Long Way Home, a new release from Tom Montgomery Fate. The travel memoir follows Fate as he journeys to various locations around the globe, from canoeing in Canada to teaching English in a Filipino village. Joining Fate are Chatham University writing faculty members Sheila Squillante and Marc Nieson, and Mexican-Colombian writer, critic, and performance poet Adriana E. Ramírez. 5 p.m. 5841 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill. Free. RSVP required. riverstonebookstore.com
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art. Taking place in Mellon Park, the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Festival helps further the Center’s mission of promoting awareness of Chinese culture and immigrant communities in Pittsburgh. Included in the festivities are traditional musical and dance performances, food from the city’s best Chinese restaurants, handcrafted items, and more. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 6518 Fifth Ave., Shadyside. Free. pghccc.org
B-I-N-G-Oh my! The euphemisms are on fire on the Facebook page for Bad Boy Bingo, which promises a chance to win “a huge load … of money.” The weekly event at local gay bar Brewer’s Bar features “resident bad boy” JW of male revenue J.W.’s Playhouse “pulling his balls” as patrons compete to win a cash drawing. No need to bring your own dauber, but lucky charms are all you. 7:30 p.m. 3315 Liberty Ave., Lawrenceville. $10 for 10 games. facebook.com/brewersbarpgh
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Mystery Lovers Bookshop presents Amazing Women of Arlington: Lives of Adventure, Bravery, Fame and Sacrifice by first-time author Donna Brand. The book chronicles the lives of notable women buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The first person to ever be buried in Arlington was a woman, and she is accompanied by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Helen Taft, as well as astronauts, spies, and famous actresses. Interested readers can purchase a copy through the bookshop ahead of the event. 7 p.m. 514 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont. Free. mysterylovers.com/event
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