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THE BIG STORY

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VER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, high profile fights between Pittsburgh City Council and the mayoral administration have been rare, if nonexistent. A few years ago, when former council president Darlene Harris (D-North Side) was seated, spats were a bit more regular, but they were largely contrarian and, in the last years of Harris’ time on council, mostly consisted of unpopular takes about bike lanes. Harris unsuccessfully ran for mayor in the past and was regularly Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s only outspoken critic on the ninemember council.

But that amicable relationship between council and mayor might not last, as some councilors — particularly Ricky Burgess (D-Point Breeze) — have signaled a desire for city council to have more control over aspects of city government that currently belong to a mayoral administration.

In September, Burgess introduced two bills that have raised some eyebrows on Grant Street. The first is a bill that would require additional, and lower level, mayoral staff appointments to receive confirmation from city council before being approved. The second is a push to shift approvals of developments from the Pittsburgh Planning Commission to city councilors, giving them expanded authority to fast track development projects within their districts.

These attempts portend a Pittsburgh City Council that is stronger and more forceful than before, and sources who spoke to Pittsburgh City Paper believe it could just be the beginning of a string of attempts to wrestle more power away from the city’s executive office and into the council.

One person very familiar with Pittsburgh City Council, and who spoke to City Paper on the condition of anonymity, said the timing of these attempts — which come as Peduto is vacating office at the start of next year after losing this year’s primary election tostate Rep. Ed Gainey (D-Lincoln-Leminton) — is suspect.

“Certainly seeing the zoning bill come at the same time as the bill proposing changes to how the city confirms new directors and deputy directors was kind of telling,” says the source. “I would not be surprised to see more. I think there is a larger intent from some [council] members and that will likely continue to play out.”

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Burgess and other council leadership, like Council President Theresa Kail-Smith (D-West End) have spoken to wanting council to have more say in certain aspects of running the city, but they reject any notion these moves are to undermine a new mayoral administration.

In a joint statement issued by Burgess, Kail-Smith, and Councilor Daniel Lavelle (D-Hill District) to City Paper, the councilors acknowledge Pittsburgh is undergoing a transition, and they say they look forward to “working together with and supporting” a new mayoral administration. However, the statement also frames Burgess’ proposals as providing “greater oversight” and says that city council is the branch of local government that is “closest to the people.”

“Although we are preparing for a new Mayor and a new Administration, city council, the city’s legislative branch, is the branch of local government closest to the people. Our charter-given mandate is to be the policymaking body of our government,” reads the joint statement in part. “These bills will go through Council’s deliberative process for consideration, debate, possible amendment, approval and/or denial. As President, President Pro-Tempore and Finance Chair of city council, we strongly believe that today, and for the foreseeable future, city council is

“IT IS A REDEFINITION OF THE BODY. IT IS KIND OF AMAZING THAT THEY HAVE THE GUMPTION TO DO THIS.” committed to a productive relationship with the Mayor and Administration, with each respecting the role of the other. We believe a strong mayor and a strong council will build a stronger City.”

During a Sept. 29 standing committee meeting, councilors Deb Gross (D-Highland Park) and Erika Strassburger (D-Shadyside) had questions and some doubts about Burgess’ zoning change proposal. Gross shared concerns about decreasing the amount of time the community could weigh in on projects, and Strassburger questioned the part of the proposal giving councilors the ability to fast track projects.

During the meeting, Burgess said he was open to amending his proposal, but stood strong on wanting councilors to have increased authority on development projects in their districts.

“I’m not open to the idea that council should not have this authority,” said Burgess on Sept. 29.

The proposed ordinance would amend the city’s zoning code to allow city councilors to identify developments in their district and designate them as a “community concern.” That designation would give such projects an expedited review by the city’s planning department (which operates under the mayoral administration), as well as allowing city council to have more say in these projects. Additionally, the designation shortens the time the Pittsburgh Planning Commission (a body of appointees recommended by the mayor and approved by council) has to approve projects from 90 to 60 days. And if the planning commission didn’t address the proposal within 60 days, the project would be automatically approved.

This is the opposite of the process now, which says if the planning commission doesn’t reach a decision within 90 days, the project is rejected unless the developer is granted an extension.

Rick Swartz is the director of the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, which helps facilitate development and community outreach in the Pittsburgh neighborhoods. He calls the zoning amendment proposal a “solution in search of a problem” and says it would contradict many recent initiatives to ensure community input is taken into account before projects reach the planning commission or zoning board.

Swartz says this was the reason behind the creation of Registered Community Organizations like BGC in the first place, and it could undermine the entire community process the city has established.

“So if city council were given the power to reverse whatever decision comes out of this lengthy process, for reasons that might be arbitrary at best, neighborhood residents are eventually going to decide the entire system is weighted towards the people with the most power and influence, and refuse to put their time and energy into it,” says Swartz.

Some argue for streamlining or even doing away with the community input process, as community groups have been successful in blocking otherwise popular projects that have support of council in cities across the country, including Pittsburgh.

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For example, Pittsburgh’s zoning board recently rejected a zoning amendment for a large mixed-use project near the East Liberty busway station that had support from council, the mayor, and transit advocates. The zoning board cited community concerns over potentially increased traffic and blocked views in its rejection.

But Jason Roth, an architect and a constituent of Burgess who is very familiar with the city planning process, says this push shouldn’t be confused with a broader effort to improve land use policies in the city. He says the streamlining only happens when the councilor wants it, and every other project goes through the typical city process. And smaller projects, anything under 8,000 square feet, can’t be fast tracked by councilors. The proposal also does not mention any broad land use goals, like increased density, changing parking minimums, or adding housing near public transit.

Roth says this proposal to allow councilors to designate projects of community concern could give individual councilors more say on development projects than the mayor has. He believes this is a push

by Burgess to undermine Gainey, the likely incoming mayor.

The source who spoke to CP on condition of anonymity agrees this move looks

like an effort to undermine a future Gainey administration. They say it’s well known that Burgess doesn’t have a good relationship with Gainey, and Burgess and other councilors might see an opportunity to avoid any high profile battles before Gainey gets into office.

“It is a redefinition of the body. It is kind of amazing that they have the gumption to do this,” said the city council source. “It seems like a desire to redefine their role.”

During his campaign, Gainey criticized some new development for not being inclusive and campaigned on some zoning change proposals like citywide Inclusionary Zoning, which would require certain, usually large developments, to include a percentage of affordable units.

When reached and asked about Burgess’ proposal, the Gainey campaign said, “Rep. Gainey and his team are monitoring the bills, but he respects council’s prerogative to legislate in these areas and is not taking a position at this time.”

Any obvious animosity between council and Gainey hasn’t been very evident. Kail-Smith even recently campaigned with Gainey in the West End. KailSmith supported Peduto in the primary, but council now is backing Gainey, seemingly to help ensure the likely scenario that a Democrat wins the general election, as

there is Republican opposition.

It’s also unclear how current mayor Bill Peduto feels about these moves on proposed zoning changes. Peduto hasn’t weighed in publicly on the proposal, and Peduto’s spokesperson Molly Onufer said, “If it is passed, Mayor Peduto will review the legislation when it is sent to him.”

After the Sept. 29 meeting, council voted to hold the zoning proposal and have the Planning Commission review the legislation. According to WESA, Councilor Bobby Wilson (D-North Side) called the move “interesting” as the whole idea of the bill was to create a process to give the Planning Commission less power.

Overall, however, the proposal is still leaving some uneasy. With the city budget process starting, the source who spoke to CP says the budget will likely have more priority in the city council chambers, which the source says could allow for some of Burgess’ proposals to pass under the radar.

The source says that if council wants to redefine itself and pass these bills over the next three months, it might not face too much opposition.

“If these bills were to pass,” the source says, “the mayor would be able to veto them, but I would guess that is not a huge priority right now, since the administration is probably focused on the budget.”

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BY KIMBERLY ROONEY 냖㵸蔻 // KIMROONEY@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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ITTSBURGH IS A FEW YEARS LATE

to the rentable e-scooter fad that’s swept cities like San Francisco, St. Louis, New York, Cleveland, and Washington, D.C. But while e-scooters appeared without warning on many other cities’ streets, e-scooter charging stations were the first sign that a change was coming to Pittsburgh’s transit scene.

And just like other cities with rentable e-scooters, there have been some legitimate issues and complaints about illegal parking and concerns about user safety in Pittsburgh. However, Spin, the San Francisco-based company the city of Pittsburgh signed a two-year pilot program

with, says it is using different and stricter tactics for its Pittsburgh scooters than scooter companies in other cities, particularly with parking. It believes the company’s continued partnership with Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure can address parking concerns and hopefully bring the city closer to its goals of lowering dependency on personal vehicles.

“The whole goal of the program is to reduce clutter and give the scooters a home,” says Spin’s general manager of Pennsylvania Dan Shoman. “Right now, we’re in the process of educating users and making sure they know where to park these things and keep everybody safe.”

Spin has 16 charging stations located throughout the city, which give people a $1 credit towards their next ride for using them, as well as approximately 100 painted hubs on roadsides that have reflective protectors. While the charging stations have a fixed number of six spaces available, Shoman estimates that about 10 e-scooters can fit into a painted hub. Both types of parking hubs are marked on the in-app map, and as people continue to use the e-scooters, Spin plans to move and increase the number of its parking hub placements.

To encourage legal and safe parking habits, Spin makes users read educational screens when people first sign up for the

app, and parking rules are included in the safety quiz people must pass to rent e-scooters. Spin also requires that people take a picture of where they parked their scooter after the ride, so the company can evaluate if the parking job was acceptable.

All scooters also have ID numbers, allowing Spin to trace illegally parked scooters back to their last users.

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keeps e-scooters within city limits and off private property. When people go beyond the geofence, the e-scooters will no longer accelerate, and friction will slow them to a stop in a few meters.

“These aren’t the razor scooters you had when you were a kid. You’re not just gonna kick-ride them because they’re, you know, they’re a 60-pound vehicle,” Shoman says.

For those who don’t follow parking rules — whether that means parking in bike lanes, on sidewalks, or even on highway medians — Spin issues warnings and escalating fines of $10 on the second strike and $25 on the third strike. After a person’s fourth warning, their account will be suspended indefinitely.

“We rarely see it get past the first or second warning as that educational piece kind of kicks in,” Shoman says. “In addition to that, we also have staff out on the street 24 hours a day relocating misparked scooters.”

Those staff members represent a departure from other cities’ rentable e-scooter programs. While much of the micro-mobility world relies on gig work for relocating and charging e-scooters, Spin only hires fulltime employees with benefits. Charging works slightly differently for Spin scooters as well. Instead of taking the whole scooter to a charging location — often a gig worker’s

house or apartment — Spin staff swaps out the batteries themselves.

The rentable e-scooter boom began nationally in 2017, but Pittsburgh residents had to wait until July 2021 for a provision added to the Pennsylvania budget bill. The provision grants a pilot program for scooter sharing in a second-class city, meaning a city with a population between 250,000 and 1 million people. Before that pilot, e-scooters were illegal in Pennsylvania, and even now, they are still illegal outside of Pittsburgh city limits.

Pittsburgh has partnered with exclusively Spin for its pilot, another thing setting it apart from other U.S. cities, where multiple companies — like Lime, Bird, and others — often compete for consumers’ scooting trips. Spin launched July 9 as part of Move PGH, whose goals are to provide people with non-car options such as public transit, mopeds, and bike share, and Spin’s work with the city allowed Spin to get a headstart on preparing for e-scooter challenges, says Shoman.

“We’ve been working with DOMI for over a year on setting up the infrastructure for this program,” Shoman says. “So it’s a first of its kind where, when we launched we had parking infrastructure in place already.”

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BRINGING THE HEAT

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band Flower Crown dropped their third full-length album Heat, following the release of their new single “The Billy’’ earlier that month. It’s the perfect end of summer release, and is sure to find the band new followers along with keeping their current fans engaged.

Heat comes on the heels of the band’s 2019 album Sundries, which cemented Flower Crown as an act to watch in the city and beyond.

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Flower Crown in its current lineup consists of Richie Colosimo, Mike Iverson, Zach Bronder, Chris Sexauer, and Jon Sampson.

The quintet was set to go on tour in 2020, but announced in March they were canceling due to the pandemic. But now Flower Crown is back performing and just played their first live show in over a year at Mr. Smalls Theatre for their album release on Sept. 25. Their next show will be on Sun., Oct. 10 at Spirit with Gaadge and Greet Death.

Heat is a cool 10 songs long, including an intro and an interlude, and comes in at just over 30 minutes in length, making it an easy listen. No one song jumps out as exceptional, as all ten tracks are really wonderful, but “See You There” — a slowed down, moody track — is one that really grabs listeners right from the beginning chords.

“See You There” is full of existential haze, with lyrics like “I couldn’t tell /something I felt/ ringing the bells/ no one hears them now/ no one hears them now.” It’s a

IT’S THE PERFECT END OF SUMMER RELEASE, AND IS SURE TO FIND THE BAND NEW FOLLOWERS ALONG WITH KEEPING THEIR CURRENT FANS ENGAGED. song that, for me, speaks of a loneliness that permeates. The repetition of “will you walk away” is a part of that fear of seeing the ones we love and care for abandon us in our most trying and desperate moments.

The whole release has a twangy guitar performance that really shines in this particular track, one of the more emotional songs on the album. The full-throated vocal harmonies only add to that overall feeling of desperation.

After “See You There” is the aforementioned interlude, where the harmonies and what sounds like a flute comes in, adding a sweet airiness to the album. The words “in a dream/ all that you’ll ever need” are repeated during this interlude, perfectly matching the dreaminess of this compact snippet of song.

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This interlude is followed by “All That You’ll Ever Need,” an even-tempered, swaying track that has intense, poetic lyrics. When read without the music (and without the repetition of the chorus), it scans like a heartfelt poem. The distortion on the vocals on this song supplement the hint of cynicism in the lyrics: “the light of the moon reflecting starlight/ what a lie/ cliche beyond compare.” This kind of internal, tongue-in-cheek self criticism brings a lightness to the song, and an enjoyable humor.

As a listener, “The Billy” sort of serves as the flip to “All That You’ll Ever Need.” There’s no cynicism in “The Billy;” it’s a pretty straightforward, saccharine love song as described by songwriter Richie Colosimo.

A lot of the songs on the album could be described as striking a balance between a distrust of love and a desire for it.

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Other stand out love songs on the album include “Islands In The Sky” that opens with the lyric, “Cissy, I want you with me” and a chorus with the words “And I’ve been lost at sea/ And your love’s like an island heat.” The song itself sounds similar to “island heat,” like many of the songs on the album. There’s a certain dreamy, beachy quality that conjures visions of sunny skies, even if the lyrics don’t necessarily match that notion. “Islands In The Sky” is a song about being “lost at sea” and being met with a love that brings you back to yourself.

On top of being sentimental, it’s a really lovely song to sing along to.

“Through It” is a track that embodies a kind of angst around the future that pairs well with a questioning of love. It’s a relatively short song as far as lyrics go, simple yet effective. The words “We’re all going/ through it/ through it/ we’re never sober, so what?/ so come on over, why not?” really echo that distrust. A song that really fits the current moment we are living.

The final track of the album, “King Cool” really fits well with the mood of “Through It.” The song ends with the repeated lines “to heal (my)yourself,” and the final moments of instrumentation feel cataclysmic in a way that lights a fire in you. It’s perfectly suited as an ending to an awesome album.

Heat is available for streaming on all platforms and available for purchase through Bandcamp.

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BOTTOMS UP 5 more hidden bars in Pittsburgh that hope you will visit

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UST BEFORE THE PANDEMIC STARTED

in 2020, Pittsburgh City Paper published a list of hidden bars in Pittsburgh that, despite their difficulties in being located, were welcoming establishments that loved to sling booze to any customer, including strangers. These places were in contrast to some of the hidden neighborhood establishments that usually serve longtime yinzers and sort of prefer to keep it that way.

That hidden bar list became extremely popular, and suggestions came pouring in

for other hidden, but welcoming, bars in the region. However, with the pandemic shutting everything down for a time, it was unclear which hidden bars would make it through.

Now with restrictions lifted, and a large majority of adults vaccinated in Allegheny County, the hidden bars are ready for visitors again, if you can find them. CP has highlighted five welcoming hidden bars that have emerged from the closures and are serving drinks, food, and merriment, even if remaining a little bit secretive.

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Shadyside Hideaway Bar 228 S. Highland Ave., Shadyside. Search Facebook for “Shadyside Hideaway Bar”

Though advertised as hidden away with a cool neon sign, this little hole-in-thewall bar in Shadyside can still be a bit difficult to locate. To enter, walk down a thin alleyway next to Millie’s Ice Cream, and open the non-descript door to a divey Pittsburgh institution.

Dark and small with few windows, this is the perfect kind of bar to escape Pittsburgh’s rapidly chilling temperatures and feel like you have escaped the city. It’s also one of the few places in a very trendy business district to get a cheap and stiff drink, and to schmooze with some locals.

Order a tall boy (Hideaway often has specials) or a mixed drink, and then play some darts with your new friends.

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Known mostly as a breakfast and lunch spot, The Speckled Egg can only be accessed by entering the Union Trust Building in Downtown Pittsburgh. However, after lunch, this hidden gem converts into a happy hour bar, serving up inventive cocktails, craft beer, fine wines, and a slew of “refreshers.” Happy Hour runs from 4-7 p.m. and offers half-priced cocktails and $2 cans of beer. But remember, last call is at 7 p.m.

The cocktails and craft beers are reason enough to visit, but the charm of this hidden bar lies in its location right inside the lobby of the Union Trust, which has an amazing 11-story spiral ceiling to gaze upon as you finish the last drop of your beverage.

What is mostly a members-only bar inside the Elks Lodge on the North Side, on Wednesdays, this charming neighborhood joint opens up to the public for the lodge’s weekly banjo nights. Visitors have to ring a bell to get in, but once inside, it’s one of the warmest experiences around, and the beer is extremely cheap.

Hang out at the circular bar in the small back room, and then make your way up to the larger hall to watch the banjo players do their thing. You might even spot WQED’s Chris Fennimore plucking some strings.

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Step into the Fairmont Pittsburgh, and then walk up the wide staircase to the second floor of this four-star hotel (or take the elevators). Then enter fl. 2, the hotel’s fancy, yet inviting bar that offers great views of Market Square and a very accessible and classy experience.

Cocktails are served in special glassware and the wine list is extensive. Bartenders are dressed to the nines, and customers can get dolled up too, but it’s not a necessity.

The bar even offers DJ nights, for those who want to dance. Or stay for a fancy dinner with some after-dinner digestifs.

The borough of Homestead is split into two business districts: the strip mall at the Waterfront with its chains and bike path, and 8th Avenue with its small businesses and restaurants on the old main thoroughfare. In between these two districts is a gastropub that is easy to bypass, but it shouldn’t be missed: Blue Dust.

Located right by the train tracks, Blue Dust offers an extensive craft beer list and some of the best pub grub in the region.

They smoke all their meats and offer them on plats or in sandwiches, and their nachos are some of the best around.

The wood bar is also homey and comforting in an area known for crowded chain restaurants and retail centers, so it feels hidden away in more ways than one.

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How would you define your style?

I define my style as eclectic, although I favor a minimalistic aesthetic.

Who are your style inspirations?

Tilda Swinton is one of my top style inspirations — I love her.

Do you have a favorite designer? Who are they and what do you like about them?

I love Haider Ackermann, who so happens to be the designer who dresses Tilda Swinton. I just want to be part of their friends circle, they all have great style. Lol More about your favorite designers: pick one and tell me how you were introduced to their design?

Some of the top global designers were introduced to me by Emphatics, the high-end fashion boutique that was located in the One Oxford Centre, Downtown Pittsburgh.

You wear so many hats, so to speak, and do so many amazing things. How do you decide what to wear?

I wear what I feel. But if I wore a uniform, it would be a black turtleneck and black pants.

Tell me about the clothes you’re wearing today?

I’m wearing a black wool turtleneck from Anthropologie with wide-legged pants.

My turban is by Norma Kamali.

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Designer Kiya Tomlin’s infinity scarf. I love it — it’s stylish and practical.

Do you have a gift to yourself that you wear often?

These days, my UGG slippers. They’ve come in handy and have provided much comfort during this pandemic.

“I WEAR WHAT I FEEL.” What are you looking forward to this autumn? Do you have any exciting events and activities you are working on?

This fall, I’m looking forward to the annual Rock Steelers Style charity fashion show. It’s a great event, either in-person or virtual.

If you could pick an outfit you’ve seen either historic or something fresh off the runway, what would it be and why?

I would LOVE to wear fresh off the runway Maison Valentino’s Haute Couture looks from its recent show in July in Venice … absolutely stunning! I would produce an event around each look. :)

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OR GENERATIONS OF KIDS who grew

up on cable, Nickelodeon was it. The channel hit its creative peak in the 1990s but still draws audiences in, particularly with the long-running, mega-hit animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, which has managed to go beyond the small screen to social media in the form of countless memes.

One local artist has turned Nickelodeon nostalgia into a series of fascinatingly bizarre paintings, now on view at VaultArt Studio.

Darian Johnson, a local painter, sculptor, and illustrator, is part of In the Flesh, the studio’s annual Halloween group exhibition described as featuring “all the ghosts and goblins you know and loathe, along with a selection of avant-garde works that map the intersections of the supernatural, the weird, and the grotesque.”

The multi-artist show will feature the debut of Johnson’s master series Gross Up Close Up. VaultArt states that the Halloween show takes inspiration from Gross Up Close Up, a collection of what’s described as “photoreal paintings of Nickelodeon characters,” serving as an ode to the infamous “Gross-Up Close-Up” animation technique.

FAMILIAR SMILES ARE WARPED INTO MENACING GRINS, AND EYES ARE BLOODSHOT OR LIFELESS. What’s been dubbed the “Gross-Up Close-Up” became prominent on Nickelodeon shows, and refers to moments when an episode cuts suddenly to jarring close-ups of characters, during which the cartoony aesthetic is replaced with more

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Darian Johnson’s SpongeBob SquarePants, part of In the Flesh at VaultArt Studio

realistic, body horror-esque details like throbbing veins, rotting teeth, or infected eyes. The effect was featured on Ren & Stimpy, and has been used on SpongeBob and other shows.

The theme comes through in Johnson’s work, with acrylic paintings putting sometimes uncanny, sometimes captivatingly creepy spins on beloved Nickelodeon characters from the past few decades. Familiar smiles are warped into menacing grins, and eyes are bloodshot or lifeless. In one, SpongeBob brandishes the spatula from his job at the Krusty Krab. In another, Krumm, the comical Aaahh!!! Real Monsters creature defined by his stench and disembodied eyes, looks truly monstrous, his mouth bloody and full of jagged teeth.

Other animated series represented include Hey Arnold!, Rocko’s Modern Life, The Wild Thornberrys, The Fairly OddParents, and others.

In the Flesh — which debuted during the October Penn Avenue First Friday gallery crawl — fits in with the mission of VaultArt. The Garfield-based space is a project of Achieva, a Southwestern Pennsylvania nonprofit organization that “advocates for, empowers, and supports people with disabilities and their families throughout their lives.”

In the Flesh curator Benjy Blanco, who, along with coworkers Sam Berner and Steph Neary, runs operations at VaultArt Studio, and says the space functions like an artist collective, where the “artists working at the studio determine our programming — in this case, we’re big Halloween fans out here.”

Gross Up Close Up hangs along with works from other VaultArt artists, including animation by Kahyll Holyfield, drawings

by Wendy Davis, and sculptures by Maggie Kambic. Similar to Johnson, fellow painter Lee Kennedy also draws on pop culture,

including with a portrait of midnight movie icon Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.

Like other VaultArt artists, Johnson faces certain obstacles to getting his art into the community. Blanco says Johnson “expresses himself through atypical verbal communication, mostly nouns and titles,” but says the “shocking quality of his work often speaks for itself.”

Even so, Blanco provided a statement from Johnson, which reads: “Nick.

Gross.

Doug.

Wild.

Arnold.

Real Monster.

Real.

Ha! Yeah!”

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Darian Johnson’s Hey Arnold!, part of In the Flesh at VaultArt Studio

Darian Johnson’s Rocko’s Modern Life, part of In the Flesh at VaultArt Studio

The services offered by VaultArt helps to empower and introduce to the scene artists who may otherwise be overlooked.

The VaultArt website states that artists are given access to professional-level arts instruction, exhibition space, and career coaching in order to “transform their creativity into the calling of their choice.”

The support VaultArt offers goes beyond the creative. The studio website says 100% of any artwork purchases goes back to the artists. Currently, various works by VaultArt artists are available to buy on the studio’s website, with prices ranging anywhere from $15 up to $1,000.

It’s here that Johnson’s obvious penchant for reimagining pop culture becomes more clear, with paintings dedicated to Karate Kid, professional wrestler-turnedactor John Cena, and various comic book characters. Some even have a Pittsburgh bent, with images of late baseball great Roberto Clemente and the famous view of the Incline and Downtown’s Point State Park. One stand-out depicts local documentary filmmaker Rick Sebak meeting controversial rapper/producer Kanye West at Wholey’s Fish Market.

Along with In the Flesh, which showcases all the artists working at VaultArt

Studio, audiences can expect to see works from the show uploaded and made available for sale on the vaultartstudio.org online shop throughout October.

Blanco calls Johnson’s new painting series “extraordinary,” adding, “We’ve been thrilled to build up to his showcase for several months.” He adds that Johnson is “one of the most skilled artists” he knows in the region, and speaks to the wide appeal of his art.

“His work, which often intersects pop culture and the grotesque, dazzles with its technical flourishes while finding room for personal connections,” says Blanco. “Why

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do we love this stuff? By devoting such remarkable talent to pop art, Johnson invites us to consider the discrepancies of artistic merit versus what we really value and deeply need.”

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THU., OCT. 7 MAGIC • IRL Prepare to have your blind blown as Liberty Magic reopens its doors for “one of the important forces in magic today,” Chris Capehart, the Downtown theater’s first magician to return to a live in-person show after a year of being closed due to the pandemic. Capehart, an accomplished street performer who has dazzled audiences in theaters around the world, specializes in close-up illusions, transforming century’s old magical props into modern spectacles. 7:30 p.m.

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for the annual Fall Home Show. Described as the region’s “top home improvement and building professionals show,” the event will feature the latest designs and products for the autumn season. If you’re looking to remodel your home or even just admire the work, the convention offers hundreds of exhibits and demonstrations, including celebrity chefs and professional designers. 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

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the Muddy Cup coffee shop, the Jar Candle Store, Molly’s Pizza, and more local favorites. Five acts will appear on Arsenal Cider Main Stage throughout the day to entertain. 1-8 p.m. Potomac Avenue from West Liberty to Belrose avenues, Dormont. Free. boro.dormont.pa.us/ dormont-street-and-music-festival

FEST • IRL Join Compassionate Clinics of America for their first annual Pittsburgh Cannabis Festival in Allegheny Commons Park. The free, family-friendly event will focus on cannabis health, wellness, advocacy and education, with the aim of promoting informed community conversation about cannabis. Enjoy live music from Truth and Rights and The Moat Rats, and shop and learn from more than 20 vendors, including Vapor Galleria, Unbeadable Energies, Prescription Foods, Half Dazed Baked Goods, and Tree Cup Tea. 12-4 p.m. 810 Arch St., North Side. Free. pghcannafest.com

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SUN., OCT. 10 KIDS • IRL If your family is looking for something Jurassic this October, Dino Stroll will have giant, life-like dinosaurs on display inside the Monroeville Convention Center. The touring event includes 75 animatronic, prehistoric monsters representing various periods, from Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. Food donations will also be accepted at the event for Dino Stroll’s Stomp Out Hunger charity. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

209 Mall Plaza Blvd., Monroeville. $24.99. dinostroll.com

MON., OCT. 11 MUSIC • IRL Sphinx Virtuosi, described as “one of the nation’s most dynamic professional chamber orchestras,” comes to Carnegie Music Hall for an incredible night of music. Sphinx Virtuosi is comprised of 18 top Black and Latinx classical soloists who bring a fresh take on chamber music to venues across the U.S. Performing for sold-out crowds is nothing new for this group, so get your tickets soon.

7:30 p.m. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $45. chambermusicpittsburgh.org

STAGE • IRL Following a starring role on CBS’s Madam Secretary, Erich Bergen will make his concert debut in Pittsburgh at Greer Cabaret Theater. Bergen has a wide breadth of performing experience, including in the stage production of Jersey Boys and Clint

Eastwood’s 2014 film adaptation. Bergen will perform a range of songs, starting with selections from the Great American Songbook, a canon of influential jazz and popular songs from the early 20th century, all the way up to today’s hits. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. 655 Penn Ave., Downtown. $45-70. trustarts.org

TUE., OCT. 12 STAGE • IRL Seeking to redefine what a theater experience is, Live from the Edge comes to City Theatre. This unique performance charts the evolution of language by exploring everything from childhood rhymes to poetry, hip hop, gospel, theater, Latin jazz, and down-home blues. Enjoy a theater experience that defies what you have come to think of as traditional. Continues through Oct. 31.

1300 Bingham St.., South Side. $20-65. citytheatre.culturaldistrict.org.

WED., OCT. 13 KIDS • VIRTUAL One of the first women engineers, Bertha Lamme, will be a topic of discussion at the Heinz History Center this month for an interactive project for young kids.

Hop into History: The Slide Rule Phenom, Bertha Lamme invites children ages 3-5 to “explore with people, places, and stories that make Pittsburgh unique.”

It will also include a project focused around Lamme’s work. 10:30-11 a.m. Free with registration. Donations encouraged. heinzhistorycenter.org/events

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