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BORN AGAIN: REINVENTED CHURCHES OF PITTSBURGH

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ITTSBURGH IS HOME TO an abundance of old church buildings. Their spires rise up against our hilly backdrop and famous skyline, adding to each neighborhood’s unique fabric. Historically, the city’s patchwork roots led to each immigrant group wanting to have their own house of worship, resulting in many neighborhoods having a church on every block. Changes in the city dynamics, though, have left many of these architectural stunners empty, abandoned, and crumbling. Across the city, though, many of these old buildings have experienced a revitalization where they’ve been repurposed for other uses. From private homes, to witch covens, to bars, many of these historic structures have been “born again.”

CHURCH BREW WORKS 3525 Liberty Ave., Lawrenceville. churchbrew.com

This is likely the most well-known use of an old church in the city. Locally brewed beer hearkens back to the roots of the Irish and Scottish Catholic congregants that once worshipped in its soaring main hall, which is now lined with kettles of fermenting brews. The building, erected in 1878, opened as a brewery and restaurant in 1996. The team worked to reuse as much as they could, including building the bar out of pieces of some old pews. Shortened versions of the original pews serve as table seating.

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Church Brew Works in Lawrenceville

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DRAGON’S DEN 1008 Amith St., Homestead. dragonsdenpgh.org

St. Mary Magdalene, a restored Italianate Renaissance church listed on the National Historic Register of Historic Places, now hosts an adventure course for Pittsburgharea youth. The community center is about more than just climbing, though, as the staff and volunteers seek to build connections with local kids and foster character development. Students, scout groups, sports teams, and families alike enjoy this unique addition to the city’s indoor recreation space. While the original purpose of the building has changed, it’s still a hub of community connection. The soaring ceiling of the main sanctuary space is perfect for a zip line, too. CP PHOTO: KAYCEE ORWIG

A kid climbs through the adventure course at Dragon’s Den in Homestead.

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The interior of This is Red in Munhall

THE COVE ART CENTER THIS IS RED 605 E. Ninth Ave., Munhall. thisisredeventspace.com

A Slovak congregation around the turn of the century wanted a church to call its own, where Slovaks could practice their cultural traditions and worship in their language. St. Michael’s, constructed beginning in 1925, is a mix of classic Romanesque architecture combined with Eastern Byzantine influences. As folks began to assimilate and lose their distinct heritages, there was not much need for such a niche parish. The doors closed in 2009 and the diocese removed all religious figures. In 2015, the space was purchased and opened as an event space. It houses offices, hosts weddings, and even has a grotto where Yoda has replaced the removed relic.

939 California Ave., Avalon. facebook.com/TheCOVEArtCenter

Greenstone United Methodist Church in Avalon still has an active congregation, but does not need all of the massive building. Once a Methodist Episcopal group meeting in a log church a few blocks away, it has moved and changed over the years. The current building is literally constructed from green stones, hence the name. The Cove Art Center, an afterschool program, introduces kids to creative arts and hosts an artist collective (facebook.com/TheNoveltyCollective) as well. During the lockdown of the pandemic, local folks used the church kitchen to feed thousands of neighbors, as featured on online food publication Heated. The church also houses a daycare and the local Cub Scouts troop, showcasing how even with a dwindling congregation, old churches can have new life.

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The former St. Casimir Church was erected on the South Side in 1902 and served the Lithuanian population of the neighborhood for over 80 years. Declining congregations necessitated the diocese to merge parishes in 1992 and close the building. It changed hands several times before developer Ivor Hill purchased it. While some might have seen the value in the land and razed the building, he created 12 unique units that incorporate original details of the Baroque Revival church. Dr. Dennis Monks let Pittsburgh City Paper in to see one of the units. His home is four levels and includes a patio in the old belfry.

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Cove Art Center in Avalon

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Inside Dr. Dennis Monks’ residence in the 22nd Street Condos in the South Side

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Many Pittsburghers have seen some of their favorite bands at Mr. Smalls Theatre, a local icon in the music scene. The church — which was erected in 1924 as St. Ann’s Catholic Church — opened as a recording studio, event space, restaurant, and music venue in 2002. Bought by a music industry couple and named after their son’s nickname, it’s hosted major names such as Fall Out Boy and Snoop Dog. One of the founders, Liz Berlin, is a member of the rock band Rusted Root, which began in Pittsburgh. CP PHOTO: JUSTIN BOYD

Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale

ELEMENTAL MAGICK 1111 State Ave., Coraopolis. facebook.com/ElementalMagickInc

Elemental Magick is a metaphysical and healing shop run by a coven of local witches — wives Tabitha and Tamara Latshaw, and their sister-in-law Kari Latshaw — who are currently rehabbing an old church in Coraopolis. Right now, they work out of a storefront nine minutes away in Sewickley while they restore the 1915 Presbyterian church they’ve named “Greystone Castle” to its former glory. The previous owner wanted to knock it down to sell the windows, which were created by the Rudy brothers, who designed for Tiffany & Co. They are valued at $1 million dollars, and the sisters have no plans to remove them from their original home. They were drawn to the space, they say, by the positive supernatural activity in the building, including disembodied voices, orbs, pipe smoke, and more. While religious services are no longer held in the old relic, the spiritual world is still very active within its walls. CP PHOTO: JARED WICKERHAM

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A night of professional boxing inside The Priory in the North Side

THE PRIORY 614 Pressley St., North Side. pittsburghsgrandhall.com

This 1854 Italianate structure housed the former St. Mary’s congregation, which consisted of German, Austrian, and Swiss immigrants — hence the neighborhood being designated Deutschtown. The property actually did house a priory (similar to a monastery or convent). It’s become a premier event space and hotel in the city, and the soaring ceilings and intricate

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glasswork lend a regal feel to every event that occurs there. Originally the building had no stained glass, as a local group at the time targeted and broke windows of many Catholic immigrant churches. The current glass was placed in 1912. The church was set to be demolished to make way for Interstate 279, but a long legal battle saved the building in the 1980s.

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Union Project in Highland Park

UNION PROJECT 801 N. Negley Ave., Highland Park. unionproject.org

This 1903 Gothic Revival building was originally the home of the Second United Presbyterian Church, though it changed hands many times. The last congregation was the Union Baptist Church, which is where the current owners derived the name for their project. In 2003, a community education project led to volunteers learning the art of stained glass and helping to restore

the damaged stained glass windows. In 2013, the slanted ﬂoor was built on top of the original raked ﬂoor to create a more usable space, and everyone celebrated with dancing at a Flat Floor Fiesta. It’s now an event space, artist collective, and community art education program that believes creative work is the best way to bridge diverse groups and experiences.

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REBUILDING HOPE BY TERENEH IDIA CPCONTRIBUTORS@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

KEEP THINKING BACK to an event in the “before” time. I was sitting in the gym of the Ace Hotel on a panel with fellow writers Damon Young and Kiese Laymon, when someone asked if we were hopeful for the future. I said I was hopeful. I think Damon looked at me, like, “Sis, how is that even possible?!” Maybe he even said it out loud, “Sis, are you tripping? Do we live on the same planet? In the same galaxy?” OK, I do not think he actually said any of those things, but I am pretty sure he looked at me funny, which is no surprise. Then, in 2020, we — even the most optimistic among us — were surprised, gobsmacked, scared. COVID came “out of the blue,” though, theoretically, we knew a global pandemic could come at any time. But, if we’re being honest, we never thought it would arrive in our lifetime and deﬁnitely not in America. We were smarter than those in the past, right? We scoffed at ancient plagues, knowing that would never happen here. In 2021, there is less space and grace to forgive where we are now, especially policy-wise on the local, national, and global levels. There is no room for that bravado and false conﬁdence. In the light of another wave to end 2021, if I am still hopeful for the future, what evidence is it based on? Let’s think about where we are now, including and beyond COVID. I am talking about the Climate Crisis we seem hellbent on not doing anything substantive about. Also, the mythology of white supremacy that is trying very hard to maintain its existence, thanks to the many social, cultural, political, and economic inequalities built into the fabric of our city, our nation, our world. It is looking like it is doing a very good job of becoming the foundation on which the world will operate and obliterate each other for the foreseeable future. Even so-called white allies continue to focus on whiteness as the default, living in a bubble of white privilege and continuing to perpetuate white supremacy in a million different ways. I am also talking about the continued attack on trans people, the violence of cis

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heterosexuality, and the dedication to a false binary of gender. We also have consistent misogynoir that makes the act of seeing a beautiful photograph of a Black woman on the cover of a magazine a national day of rejoicing on social media for Black women and femmes, who all too often see ourselves represented in the distorted white lens, if at all. Where a global pandemic could have provided an opportunity for us to check our ableism, it seems it only exacerbated the “who deserves to live and how” debate, which should not be a debate at all. Ditto ageism with “the elderly will happily die for their children and grandchildren” bullshit. Wait, I said I was hopeful. A quote I saw recently on social media made me pause. It was about how it is easier to lose hope in youth than as you get older because as you age, you understand how precious and short life is. You

need hope to continue because your time is running out, there is less room for error and hopelessness, and you learn not to be so cavalier with “sky is falling” alarm bells. But what if the sky is actually falling? (Deep breath.) I believe the answer must be that yes, the sky is falling, maybe only half, maybe more, but it is. But maybe the sky is falling because the mythologies of superiority — humanness, whiteness, maleness — are losing their power. Because so many of us know they’re not true and are ﬁghting back. Now that sky is one I look forward to watching crumble. But that process of whiteness losing power is going to be a tough one. Fear is at the center of it all, and just like a scared, wounded animal, whiteness is ﬁghting back. We could — and can — replace white privilege with life privilege, including species beyond the human family.

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Sustainable, regenerative, love, and justiceﬁlled policies. That will allow for a more balanced future. More growing, cultivating, and less digging and extracting. The good news is that many are building the ladders needed to place the healthy part of the sky back. Even more so, they’re creating a new kind of atmosphere — something better suited for all of us to breathe, love, and live within a justice-centered world. An ecosystem where we can thrive, in balance. No one loses here. Life privilege means we all get the beneﬁt of the doubt, knowing that we are here and we deserve to be here. No mistakes were made in our creation, in our time on this planet. No one who has built a false mythology of superiority gets to tell us our value and worth. From a plant to a planet, from a whale to a willow. I have to believe we can do this now. If not, the sky will fall on all of us.

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SEEKING SATISFACTION BY RYAN DETO RYANDETO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

HE SIMPLE SATISFACTION of a deep-fried corn dog dunked in yellow mustard at fairgrounds is essential Americana. So much so that the traditional snack has gone relatively unchanged for decades. But luckily for Pittsburgh, a Korean food truck is specializing in an emerging new international twist on the delicious street food.

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The BoonSeek opened in October 2020 and has become a bit of a sensation since, especially among college students. When I visited The BoonSeek food truck outside of Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland, there was a line stretching down the block, even in the frigid cold. The truck offers Korean-style corn dogs — which it calls korndogs — as well as gimbap, bulgogi mandoo, and Korean fried chicken. I ordered the Boonseeker, a Koreanstyle corn dog which contains half mozzarella cheese and half mild sausage. What’s great about the Boonseeker is that the top half is filled with melty, mild, and rich cheese. After finishing that, I was craving a bit more savoriness, and it was fulfilled by the bottom half of the corn dog’s mild and filling sausage. But the real reason to eat a Koreanstyle corn dog is the crunch. The dough is different from a typical American corn dog, which is made of cornmeal. The Korean batter is typically made with rice flour or yeasted flour. The BoonSeek uses yeasted flour in their dough, which gives the dough a beignet-like consistency. It’s soft, and pleasantly chewy, but with a loud and satisfying crunch. The whole thing is also dusted in sugar and covered in hot mustard and ketchup, though part of me was hoping for a sauce with a bit more spice. (Sometimes the food truck will place french fries in the batter for extra texture and novelty.) The Boonseeker is the perfect size: not too massive, but not too small. And for $5, the price is also right and clearly acceptable

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A Boonseeker Korean-style corn dog near the Boonseek food truck in Oakland

IT’S SOFT, AND PLEASANTLY CHEWY, BUT WITH A LOUD AND SATISFYING CRUNCH. to students on budgets. BoonSeek also offers an all-sausage or all-cheese version. The whole thing is such a delightful twist on the corn dog. For moments, I thought maybe it was too sweet, only to be greeted by a little bit of mustard, cheese, or sausage to balance it out. It’s something that seems habit forming, and I overheard students in line mentioning just that. In addition to my Boonseeker, I ordered the Kim-Bob gimbap, a mixture of tofu, egg, carrot, spinach, pickled radish, soy

sauce, and sesame oil, covered in a layer of cooked rice and seaweed paper. The Kim-Bob is sliced in layers, and served similar to rolled sushi. Everything tasted fresh, and the flavors moved from sour to rich to salty, a perfect complement to the sweet and filling corn dog. Lastly, I ordered the bulgogi mandoo, pot sticker-style dumplings loaded with marinated beef, carrots, garlic, green onion, and cabbage. The intense flavors will be a delight for beef lovers, as each bite oozes with meaty flavor. The

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dumpling noodle was delicately thin and fried crispy on one side, and there was so much moisture inside that no sauce was necessary. BoonSeek also offers a fairly large fried chicken dish that is served with a sweet chili sauce and a side dish. BoonSeek usually posts up for just a few hours at a time in locations across the city, with a concentration in Oakland. And even with its small menu and limited hours, it provides a great, unique, and affordable meal across a variety of palates. I hope BoonSeek keeps growing and maybe even expands their menu a bit, as I was craving a specialty dessert or beverage to wash down my meal. The truck usually roams around Oakland, so a boba tea wouldn’t be hard to ﬁnd, but the attention BoonSeek pays to its food makes me conﬁdent whatever else they add will be a delicious success.

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Pittsburgh Curling Club Offers Introductory Lessons to the Sport By Pittsburgh Curling Club t some point during the Winter Olympics, you’ve probably seen curling on TV and asked yourself, “what is that?” Curling is an Olympic team sport, where two teams take turns sliding granite stones down a sheet of ice, using brooms to try and guide the movement of the stones. A traditional curling team is made up of four players, with each player delivering 2 stones in consecutive order. Curling is played on a strip of specially prepared ice 150 feet long and 14-15 feet wide called a sheet. At each end of the sheet, there are two circles that look like targets known as houses. Each house consists of four rings which helps define which curling stones are closest to the center, commonly known as the button. After all stones have been delivered, the team that gets the most of their stones closest to the center of the house is awarded points. Locally, curling is offered at Pittsburgh Curling Club. Founded in May of 2002 by several ex-pat Canadians, and local Pittsburgh residents, the club brings the sport of curling to western Pennsylvania. In 2007, the Pittsburgh Curling Club received its 501(c)(3) status as a charitable organization. The club originally began playing at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Complex and operated there until 2019. In 2020, the club opened a brand-new 4 sheet dedicated curling ice facility just minutes from downtown Pittsburgh in Stowe Township, off McCoy Rd (491 McCoy Rd, McKees Rocks, PA 15136). The newly built dedicated curling facility is ADA compliant with easy access to the ice and an elevated warm room for great viewing. The curling club offers league curling as well as pick-up curling 5 days a week. Most games are held during the evening hours, with some afternoon games available on Saturdays and Sundays. Curling is a great game that can be played by anyone regardless of age and athletic ability. On a typical night of curling, you’ll find members in their 20s playing alongside members in their 60s

and 70s. You’ll see non-disabled curlers playing alongside curlers in wheelchairs, and brand-new curlers just starting out playing alongside members who have been curling most of their lives. Anyone interested in learning how to curl, can attend one of the many Learn to Curl classes held at the Pittsburgh Curling Club. Classes are run by experienced members of the club who provide you with a great introduction to the sport in a typical 2-hour class. Dates for upcoming classes can be found at pittsburghcurlingclub.com. There are already several dates on the schedule for 2022, with more dates being added all the time. A typical class will consist of 10 minutes of off-ice instruction, followed by approximately 45 minutes of on ice instruction, a 10 minute of discussion on game strategy, and then about an hour of instructed gameplay. After your Learn to Curl class, if you enjoyed it and want to join the Pittsburgh Curling Club, several membership packages are offered that can be used immediately for any leagues, or pick up curling nights throughout the week. If you want to take things a little slower, there’s a “Beginner Membership” package that will give you two more sessions of instruction, with an additional two sessions that you can use for any pick-up curling game at the Pittsburgh Curling Club. With the Winter Olympics only a few months away, the Pittsburgh Curling Club will be scheduling multiple open houses and Learn to Curl events during the games. Members may organize watch parties to watch curling coverage at the curling club. In addition, this spring we have several tournaments scheduled at the curling club, which will bring in curling teams from across the country to compete on our ice. Information about all of these events can be found at pittsburghcurlingclub. com, as well as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Live and archived curling matches happening at the club can befound on our YouTube channel. See for yourself what makes curling so fun, and why this unique sport keeps growing!

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IN THE LIFE AFTER BY DANI JANAE // DANIJANAE@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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sentence, a fate made worse by the stigma and false information about how it was spread and who could get it. Many people can now live full and happy lives with HIV, and while it is important to honor the lives lost, we rarely hear about those living with HIV today. A new book by Pittsburgh public speaker and advocate Clarisse Jordan is looking to change that. Life After… contains stories from Jordan and eight other writers she recruited to share their experiences about living with HIV. The anthology will be released by LoveWins Publishing on Tue., Dec. 21, and was made possible by contributions from advocacy group Allies for Health and Wellbeing, where Jordan has volunteered since the 1990s, when the organization was known as the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force. Jordan says she didn’t have aspirations to be a writer before 2021, but she felt inspired to do this project. “Even though I was a public speaker, I still had some suppressed feelings, some things that I had not dealt with,” she says. “Writing was a way of releasing, but healing myself. I wanted to do that, and give that same opportunity to people that were living with HIV.” Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Jordan went to Westinghouse High School in Homewood, and at 16, began hanging out with a boy at her school’s rival, Peabody (now Obama Academy). The boy was a couple years older than her, and after graduating, he tried to join the Navy. He was denied entry, and his HIV status was revealed. Jordan’s brother, who was a Navy recruiter, heard the news and rushed home to tell their mother while Jordan was still in school. “My reality was that while I was sitting in school at Westinghouse High School, in

a health class, someone came and talked to us about HIV,” she says. “I didn’t ﬁnd out until a year later that I even had it.” Jordan says she wasn’t diagnosed until she was 18, but she had been HIV positive since she was 16. After her brother found out about her then boyfriend and told her mother, she was urged to get tested by her family and waited a month to get the results of the test. Getting that diagnosis changed her world. “I was beyond devastated,” she says. “I literally just turned 18 years old. I had just, not too long ago, graduated high school. Now I’m given this diagnosis and told I’ll probably be dead by the time I’m 24.” An article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette detailed how Jordan had to endure the side effects of “toxic” medication cocktails which consisted of 20 pills per day. All the while, she attended training for the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force’s speakers bureau in the mid-1990s and began volunteering for the organization, answering phones, working in the food pantry, and cooking for staff members and volunteers. She served on the board of directors for PATF for the AIDS Coalition. In May, Allies awarded Jordan with its Kerry Stoner Award to honor the countless hours she gave to helping those with HIV/AIDS. Now 52, Jordan is ready to share her story with a wider audience through Life After…, and give others the same opportunity. “I’m hoping that the readers will get a true understanding of who we are. We’re just like everybody else. I want them to understand that we are survivors,” she says. “We are overcomers, that bad things sometimes will happen to you, but in it all, there is nothing that you cannot overcome. I want them to understand, I want them to see our stories, so they’ll see who we are.”

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“WRITING WAS A WAY OF RELEASING, BUT HEALING MYSELF. I WANTED TO DO THAT, AND GIVE THAT SAME OPPORTUNITY TO PEOPLE THAT WERE LIVING WITH HIV.” Follow staff writer Dani Janae on Twitter @figwidow

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Afro Yaqui Music Collective performing at City of Asylum

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will have some clues about my second annual Top 10 Albums. Lateyear releases, multiple notable releases in a given month, and random discoveries do create surprises, however. The American Negro by Adrian Younge, not mentioned as a contender until now, bubbled upward as I reviewed 2021 in its entirety. Younge, whom I consider one of the most impactful artists of his generation, released Negro just in time for Black History Month, and provided excellent historical fabric for my February broadcasts. Afro Yaqui Music Collective, with Maroon Futures, solidiﬁes its place as one of Pittsburgh’s top progressive outﬁts. Also, their track “Ya Habibi”? I just couldn’t stop playing it. The Soul Show’s Top 10 Albums of 2021, with no particular order in mind:

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Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Movement at Frick Art Museum

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ALKING THROUGH Victorian R a di c a l s : F r o m t h e P r e Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Movement, the latest exhibition at the Frick Art Museum, I couldn’t help but think, “Am I spoiled?” Perhaps my years of having access to some of the most dynamic, innovative, and stunning exhibitions that have graced Pittsburgh galleries led me to this, oscillating between feeling underwhelmed and in awe of seeing works from one of my favorite periods of art history. The show, on view through Jan. 30, 2022, examines how, across six decades from the 19th to 20th century, three generations of rebellious British artists and designers used their work to engage with and challenge the growing industrial revolution. They focused more on the fantastical or divine, favoring vivid, spectacular

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imagery and skilled craftsmanship over the grimy, dehumanizing onslaught of factory mass production and machinery.

VICTORIAN RADICALS: FROM THE PRE-RAPHAELITES TO THE ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT Continues through Sat., Jan. 30, 2022. Frick Art Museum. 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze. $8-15. Free for members and kids 5 and under. thefrickpittsburgh.org

Separated into distinct periods, the show traces from right before the PreRaphaelite Brotherhood of the late-1840s to the Arts & Crafts Movement, which came to prominence at the turn of the century. Viewers can expect works by Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt,

and John Everett Millais, whose harrowing depiction of Hamlet’s Ophelia has graced the walls of many a college dorm room. On one hand, I’m perhaps judging Victorian Radicals too unfairly, as I compare it to the more precisely focused, and surprising run of shows Frick has done in the last few years. I more than respected the calculated risk of doing an entire exhibition on horses, which Frick did with A Sporting Vision in 2019, or dedicating its galleries to the art of fashion with not one, but two exhibits: the 2019 tribute to a movie star Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage & Screen and Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 to 1960 in spring 2021. After blowing me away with these three bangers, maybe the museum was due for a ﬂop. And yet, Victorian Radicals is still far from a ﬂop. How could I be so judgmental

when here before me were some of the most exquisite, earnest paintings, stained glass works, and illustrations I had ever seen? The gallery also made for an intimate viewing experience, allowing for a close enough proximity to observe cracks in the paint, or fraying on the century-plus old textiles and clothing on display. Organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Birmingham Museums Trust, the exhibition features more than 100 works from the collection of the city of Birmingham, England, including paintings, drawings, enamel, and stained glass. There are also more functional pieces, such as jewelry, vases, and decorative tiles, inﬂuenced by this era. A press release boasts that many items in the collection have never been exhibited outside of the U.K.

WHILE THERE ARE VERY FEW WORKS BY WOMEN ON DISPLAY, THEIR INFLUENCE LOOMS LARGE, AS THEY CLEARLY SERVED AS BOTH MUSE AND MODEL. Dawn R. Brean, chief curator and director of collections at The Frick Pittsburgh, summed up the show, saying, “These artists genuinely believed in the capacity of art as a force for social good. They rejected the prevailing thinking of the day and envisioned a better future by, somewhat surprisingly, looking to the pre-industrial past. They prized truth, nature, authenticity, and the handmade. Their search for beauty in an age of industry generated questions that remain as relevant today as they were then.” Art lovers will recognize some of the most defining pieces of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, defined by its depictions of mythological and literary figures, vibrant colors, and dramatic scenery. Here we see Frederick Sandys’ portrayal of the tortured, jilted Medea clutching at the strings of red beads around her neck, and the Arthurian enchantress Morgan le Fay. The famous story of Beauty and the Beast plays out in a hauntingly detailed painting by John Dickson Batten, who produced illustrations for fairy and folk tales. This is a world of knights and kings, saints and sinners, and magic (there’s literally a painting called “The Wizard” by Edward Burne-Jones). Here we see the intersection of visual art, poetry, religion, literature, and mythology writ large, and the romance, drama, melancholy, and now-problematic exoticism of it all. Everything is expressive,

theatrical, and wonderfully big. Amid all the dreamy escapism, however, are images more concerned with remembering the souls trod upon by the march of industrial progress. This is especially apparent in Millais’ “The Blind Girl” and Henry Wallis’ “The Stone Breaker,” the latter a direct comment on Victorian England’s abhorrent treatment of the poor, including an 1834 act that required any unemployed person to perform hard, dangerous labor. What Victorian Radicals demonstrates more than anything is the role women played in this era of art. Images of women, both ﬁctional and real, dominate the galleries, capturing viewers with their intense, immortal stares, plaintive gazes, or ethereal auras. While there are very few works by women on display, their inﬂuence looms large, as they clearly served as both muse and model (the legend goes that Keomi Gray, a Romani woman, sat for many of Sandys’ paintings). While Victorian Radicals may not be the Frick’s most adventurous show, it still offers the privilege of being in the presence of some truly incredible works. Its passionate bucking of early capitalism should also resonate with modern audiences facing what’s being dubbed the “Great Resignation,” as American workers are now quitting en masse as a protest to what they see as unfair, harmful conditions.

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THU., DEC. 16 LIT • VIRTUAL Pittsburgh’s Lavender Book Club, formerly the Rainbow Reading Group, and the PGH Equality Center present Sissy: A Comingof-Gender Story by Jacob Tobia. The online event will discuss the national bestseller, described by publisher Penguin Random House as a “deeply personal story of trauma and healing, a powerful reflection on gender and self-acceptance, and a hilarious guidebook for wearing tacky clip-on earrings in today’s world.” 6:30 p.m. Takes place over Zoom. Free. lavenderbook.club

FRI., DEC. 17 FILM • IRL Be prepared for a weekend of festive fun when the Tull Family Theater kicks off its Holiday Extravaganza 2021: Films Plus PopUp. See fan favorite holiday movies It’s a

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Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story, as well as a sensory-friendly screening of Elf. There will also be a market offering lastminute gift shopping from six local vendors, including Bridget Rose Fine Stationery, FoxTower Woodworks, and Rabbit Hill Candle Company. 12:30-7:15 p.m. Continues through Tue., Dec. 21. 418 Walnut St., Sewickley. $8.75-11. thetullfamilytheater.org

MUSIC • IRL Get on the road to nowhere when Mr. Smalls Theatre presents the Talking Heads tribute act Start Making Sense. The band features front man Jon Braun as David Byrne, along with up to 10 members dedicated to recreating the music of the iconic New Wave band’s entire career. The band’s website calls its touring performance a “unique live show” and a “rockin’, funkin’, danceable celebration.” Joining Start Making Sense is special guest Ruby Dear. Proof of vaccination or negative COVID test required. 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. All ages. $20. mrsmalls.com

STAGE • IRL Pittsburgh CLO returns to the classic Charles Dickens tale with its annual production of A Musical Christmas Carol. This year, Scrooge will be played by actor Richard Thomas, best known as John Boy on the 1970s television series The Waltons. Bring the whole family to the Byham Theater for this Pittsburgh tradition, which puts a musical spin on the story of a greedy businessman redeemed by a trio of spirits. Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test is required. 7 p.m. Continues through Thu., Dec. 23. 101 Sixth St., Downtown. $52-64. pittsburghclo.org

SAT., DEC. 18 STAGE • IRL Gemini Theater returns to in-person performances with Gift of the Ice Queen. Join Queen of the Ice Fairies, Lumi, and her loyal goblin army as she finds the villager who stole her snow and teaches him how to be a better person, while he

teaches her about the magic of the holiday season. The show will be one act with a smaller cast and no intermission to ensure everyone can enjoy the show safely. 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Continues on Sun., Dec. 19. 420 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks. $10. geminitheater.org

ART • IRL The Irma Freeman Center for Imagination presents its latest group show Extraordinary Visions. A press release describes the exhibitions as showcasing the great grandchildren of the gallery’s namesake, as well as a number of young artists between the ages of 16 and 30. See paintings, drawings, sculptures, linoleum prints, photography, and more by 20 artists from Pittsburgh and around the country. Included are the “3D mixed media paintings of Eva Conrad, the haunting childhood sculptures of Anny Chen, and the vivacious women skater gang antics of Fruit Basket.” 2-5 p.m. or by appointment. Continues through Fri., Jan. 7, 2022. 5006 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. Free. irmafreeman.org

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SUN., DEC. 19 MARKET • IRL Scrambling to get gifts for friends and family? The Greater Pittsburgh Arts and Crafts Christmas Marketplace at Monroeville Convention Center will have 100 vendors selling unique jewelry, luxury bath and body products, accessories, scented candles, clothing, and more. You will also find floral arrangements, baked goods, wine, and other items perfect for holiday gatherings. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 209 Mall Plaza Blvd., Monroeville. $2-5. familyfestivals. com/Pgh-Christmas-Marketplace.html

EVENT • IRL Celebrate the season at Kennywood during its annual Holiday Light Show. The amusement park will dazzle with more than one million sparkling lights, as well as the tallest Christmas tree in the state. Some rides will be open for kids, and there will be new festive foods and holiday drinks to enjoy. Have dinner with Santa, Mrs. Claus, and their elves with an add-on experience available for an additional price. Continues through Sun., Jan. 2, 2022. 4800 Kennywood Blvd., West Mifflin. $19.99-29.99. kennywood.com

MON., DEC. 20 MUSIC • HYBRID Eclectic classical musicians the Bell’Art Ensemble have a mission to “bring the power of live music to everyone … one living room at a time.” Tonight, the five musicians bring their Living Room Chamber

Music Project to the North Side, trading couches and coffee tables for the intimate space inside City of Asylum’s Alphabet City. Expect music by greats including Georg Friedrich Händel, Gerald Finzi, and more. Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test is required. 7-8:30 p.m. 40 W. North Ave., North Side. Also livestreamed. Free with registration. cityofasylum.org

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Drag queen and musician moon baby returns to Pittsburgh for Christmas Eve Eve Eve Eve On the Moon, Baby, a special holiday performance at Spirit. The event description promises an evening of “carols, glamour, and homosexual holiday joy” as moon baby does a cabaret-style show with musical accompaniment from collaborator Jon David Russell. Grab a drink and settle in for this fabulously festive show. 8 p.m. Doors at 7:30 p.m. 242 51st St., Lawrenceville. $10-45. spiritpgh.com

WED., DEC. 22 MUSIC • IRL The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra returns to Pittsburgh Playhouse’s PNC Theatre for a Holiday Concert featuring internationally renowned trumpeter Sean Jones. Produced by MCG Jazz, the show promises lots of holiday cheer with the help of Jones, a musician, educator, and activist who has played with various jazz greats and symphonies. Guests 12 and older must provide proof of vaccination on the day of the show. 7 p.m. 350 Forbes Ave., Downtown. $35-53. playhouse.pointpark.edu

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