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EVENTS 7.13 – 8pm SOUND SERIES: BELLE & SEBASTIAN WITH SPECIAL GUESTS YO LA TENGO Stage AE Co-presented with PromoWest North Shore & Opus One Productions Tickets: $35
7.19 – 7pm OUT OF THE BOX: TIME CAPSULE OPENING WITH TIME CAPSULES CATALOGUERS Free with Museum admission/ Members Free
7.20 – 2pm VOICES GALLERY TALK: ON DISPLAY: THE TELLING OF OUR STORIES WITH RAYDEN SOROK AND DONNA CHRISTOPHER Free with Museum admission/ Members Free
7.27 – 2pm VOICES GALLERY TALK: HE, SHE, IT, THEY, YOU AND ME WITH MICHAEL DAVID BATTLE AND EVELYN PAVOLVA Free with Museum admission/ Members Free
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8.17 – 2pm ARTIST TALK: GENESIS BREYER P-ORRIDGE Free with Museum admission/ Members Free
8.16 – 8pm New Hazlett Theater | Tickets $25/$20 Members & students
We welcome Psychic TV / PTV3 for a rare performance at New Hazlett Theater. Fronted by performance and visual artist, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Psychic TV (born out of Industrial Music pioneers, Throbbing Gristle) made highly innovative and provocative music from the early 80’s to mid-90’s, blending elements of psychedelia and dance with Industrial sounds (known as “hyperdelic”). In 2003, drummer Edley ODowd of the legendary NYC rock band Toilet Boys persuaded Genesis to rekindle her rock spirit and Psychic TV, which became known as “PTV3”. The performance is presented in connection with the exhibition, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge: S/HE IS HER/E on view through September 15 at The Warhol.
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INCOMING This time, treating Highmark and UPMC’s cranial swelling may be tougher (July 3) UPMC’s commercials make them sound like if they can’t have a monopoly, they’re going to go out of business. If you’re going to support a free market in health care you may, from time to time, have to deal with some competition. UPMC is a monolith. I’m sure they’ll do fine and they don’t need to threaten facility closures. —Web comment from “Dave Buzard”
Vincent’s Pizza Park in North Braddock re-opens to the delight of longtime customers (July 3) In the late ’80s I had a couple friends from Pittsburgh [who] always talked about “Vinnie’s pizza.” … Next time I make an Ikea run you will be sure to find me popping this address into the GPS and heading there for dinner!” — Web comment from “Cheryl Ziemann”
A conversation with CMU grad and video-game developer Neil Druckmann on the revolutionary The Last of Us (June 26) I don’t trust anything that comes out of CMU, considering their government contracts for developing drones. ... For decades they’ve been training young kids to shoot things via video games, getting them ready for drone technology. ... So, what are they trying to prepare us for now, how to survive after all the bridges have fallen down and the streets have crumbled? Wake up, people! — Comment from “Dirk Neosuede” on City Paper’s Facebook page
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Playing Pittsburgh tonight, but competing with a Taylor Swift concert & furry convention. — July 6 tweet from singer/ songwriter Jill Sobule (@jillsobule) on her recent Pittsburgh performance
much ado has been made about fixing the state’s transportation funding problem. But little has actually been done about it. In 2011, Corbett’s budget address didn’t mention transportation at all. In 2012, he said it wasn’t a budget item. “It’s too large for that,” Corbett said, while proposing his spending plan in February 2012. This year seemed to hold more promise. Corbett’s Feb. 5 budget proposal included a plan for roads, bridges and mass transit. The Port Authority of Allegheny County, spared from a devas-
tating service cut in 2012 with the help of union concessions and funding from the state, actually talked about new projects like bus rapid transit. A transportation funding bill even made it through the Senate.
Corbett once again fails to deal with transportation funding {BY LAUREN DALEY} But when it got to the House, the bill died, and state lawmakers left Harrisburg after passing a budget that didn’t include a transportation solution. With construc-
tion season already passing, eyes are now trained on the fall, when state leaders say the matter will be taken up again. Meanwhile, questions are mounting about what happens now to roads, bridges and mass transit. Even the Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation website has a page dedicated to the “cost of doing nothing” that outlines grave circumstances for the state’s already-weary transportation infrastructure. “For every day we don’t address this issue, the price tag goes up,” says state Rep. Erin Molchany (D-Brookline.) “I think the detriment of not getting it done in the fall would really be a sad commentary on the state of things.” CONTINUES ON PG. 08
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THE STATE OF things is this: Pennsylvania has the highest number of structurally deficient bridges in the country — more than 4,000 of our 25,000 spans are in that category. In 2011, the state had 9,200 miles of road classified in poor condition, and that’s estimated to increase to 16,000 miles by 2017. Without a transportation funding package, says PennDOT press secretary Steve Chizmar, the agency will be forced to post lower weight limits on bridges. An estimated 12,000 jobs in the highway and construction industry are also at stake. Transit agencies are also struggling. At the Port Authority, chronic funding shortfalls had been somewhat stabilized since last year, when local leaders announced for the agency a funding plan that averted a 35 percent service reduction and massive layoffs. The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85 agreed to a new contract that included about $60 million in concessions. In turn, the state promised $30 million in additional funding for the agency, with an increased county match. But although Port Authority received $30 million in 2012, future funding — which its current operating budget assumes will be on the way — could be in jeopardy for the rest of the year. “Right now we don’t have the money to continue,” says Chizmar. The state has only $16.4 million in additional transit funding available for the entire state, he says — “and we have $34 million in need.” For Pittsburgh, more is at stake than the promised $30 million. As part of the contract that staved off service cuts, Local 85 included a provision that allows either the union or Port Authority to revert ert to the previous contractt should future cuts require quire a 5 percent reduction ction in the work force or the closure of a maintenance tenance garage. Canceling ng the union concessionss would only make the agency’s shortfalls worse. Stephen Palonis, s, who heads Local 85, sayss union leadership is working ng with the Port Authority to plan for multiple scenarios. s. Palonis said he couldn’t specu-
late on when the union would invoke the original contract if the state doesn’t come through; it depends on the severity of any potential cuts and layoffs. “I couldn’t put a timeline on it.” But “I’m concerned they won’t pass a bill in October,” Palonis says. “If these reductions go forth, the economy of Pittsburgh is going to go to hell in a handbag. Businesses are going to move out and people won’t be able to get work. It’ll be a catastrophe.” A state shortfall “means layoffs and cuts to service routes, and that’s what we fought so hard to avoid,” says Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald. “We don’t want to put people back in the position of ‘Do I have to worry about transit not being there?’” Any shortfall at the state level “has a trickle-down effect on the economy,” Chizmar acknowledges. “The bottom line is there is only so much water in the well, and we have to figure out how to divide that.”
“TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IS A FUNDAMENTAL CORE FUNCTION OF GOVERNMENT.”
THERE HAS been some movement on a funding package. Senate Bill 1, put forth by Sen. John Rafferty (R-Montgomery), proposed $2.5 billion for roads, bridges and mass transit by its fifth year, following recommendations made by Corbett’s own Transportation Funding Advisory Commission. The bill increased vehicle and driver fees, and traffic fines; modernized PennDOT; and uncapped the Oil Company Franchise Tax on gasoline, among other things. Rafferty’s bill passed the Senate in June on a 45-5 to vote. But when it got to the House Transportation Committee, things unraveled. Chaired by Bedford Republican Dick Hess, the House committee amended SB1 to include includ less than $2 billion in transportation funding. Demotransport crats fought against it, saying the fou bill was gutted because Senate b investment investme — especially in mass transit — wasn’t enough. They also contend that GOP leadercon ship was wa using transportation funding to leverage votes for Corbett’s Corbett initiative to privatize state wine-and-spirits stores, w an effort effor Democrats oppose. “Transportation funding is “Tra a fundamental core function funda of government,” says Senate gove Democratic Leader Jay D Costa. “We’re required to be able to provide it. We’re not CONTINUES ON PG. 10
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able to do that given the resources we have now. That’s disappointing. “Transportation funding is being conditioned by wine-and-spirits [privatization] — they don’t belong on the same level.” While the amended bill made it out of committee, Republican leaders dropped the legislation when it was clear that it lacked support. Some Republicans, meanwhile, applauded the failure of the funding package, because it relied on increased taxes. “We in this Legislature cannot take even more money away from state taxpayers when Pennsylvania is already spending $6.2 billion on transportation,” state Rep. Kathy Rapp (R-Warren), said in a press release. “My constituents view the transportation plan proposed in Senate Bill 1 as more money they are going to have pay for their vehicles, such as maintenance and tires, that will be wasted on bike [and] hiking trails or to subsidize mass transit for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.” And for someone who has said that transportation funding is a priority, Corbett seemed remarkably blasé about the plan’s failure: “I can’t be disappointed,” he told the Harrisburg PatriotNews. “I have
to thank the people for what they did and I certainly encourage them when they get back in the fall: Let’s get it done.” He did, however, take issue with House Democrats, who refused to vote on a Republican funding measure: “I find it amazing that … they took this position rather than good policy for the benefit of the people of Pennsylvania,” Corbett told the paper. While Democrats and Republicans wrangled in the House, transportation groups fought for the higher spending proposed by SB1. The ATU publicly supported SB1 unamended, and in a letter to his region’s lawmakers, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority board chair Pasquale T. Deon argued against the version that passed out of the House Transportation Committee. “While SEPTA supported the advancement of a transportation bill, it is a support that is conditioned upon the transit funding levels reaching $475 million (as contained in the Senate-approved version of SB1) …,” Deon wrote. But Fitzgerald, for one, says he lobbied lawmakers to pass something, even if it wasn’t the preferred version of SB1. “As a compromise, we certainly could have limped with a little bit less,” says Fitzgerald. “The worst-case scenario is having nothing at all.” L D A L E Y @ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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IN THE WORLD of LGBT health, Dr. Ron Stall has identified what he calls “the knee and the navel problem.” For years, studies and subsequent funding for studies revolved around HIV transmission and sexually-transmitted diseases. “Everything in LGBT health, the whole scientific agenda, is to study the area between the knee and the navel,” says Stall, director of the Center for LGBT Health Research at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health. “There are multiple health conditions that affect LGBT populations. We sort of know the prevalence rates — how common they are — but that’s about it. And we certainly don’t know how to stop them.” Therein lays the focus of Pitt’s Center for LGBT Health Research. Among the work of researchers involved with the center include studying the higher rates of substance use, depression, experience of stigma and discrimination among the bisexual and transgender, to studying young men who have sex with men and how some overcome adversity and achieve positive health outcomes. The Center started about a year ago and is a rebirth of sorts of Pitt’s Center for Research on Health and Sexual Orientation, which started in the 1990s. “Our goals … come from the realization that LGBT health has been woefully neglected as a topic for serious research,” says Dr. Anthony Silvestre, associate director of the center. “It’s been underfunded and pretty much neglected by the [National Institutes of Health] for decades.” The LGBT population faces its own set of health challenges, Stall notes, including greater risk for breast cancer, HIV and stress-related conditions. Youth are at risk for suicide from bullying, and there are higher rates of substanceabuse disorders. “What we’re finding is the experience of very early marginalization … that sets people up, even in adolescence, for a disadvantage,” says Stall. “They’re more likely to have a series of psychosocial problems that set them up for medical conditions.”
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Dr. Ron Stall of Pitt’s Center for LGBT Health Research
But research helps develop interventions to prevent those issues. And so far, those involved with the center have published several peer-reviewed publications. The center also offers an academic certificate for LGBT health — something not widely available. The American Foundation for AIDS Research also funded a training program at the center to host international scholars from South Africa, China, Lebanon and Vietnam to learn how to write grant proposals for LGBT health studies in their own countries. Furthermore, researchers are not isolated from the community; the center is a collaboration between faculty, staff and students with an interest in LGBT health. “It can be a great place for people who are doing community work that want to develop relationships with academics,” says Dr. M. Reuel Friedman, a member of the center and Pitt’s HIV Prevention and Care Project. “I want to encourage folks within the community to come and make contact with us. Too often in academia we wind up closing ourselves in, and I don’t think that’s what anyone at the center wants to have. … It should be a place that’s really inclusive.” Indeed, researchers and public funding have faced their share of challenges. In 2003, for example, then-U.S. Rep. Pat-
“LGBT HEALTH HAS BEEN WOEFULLY NEGLECTED AS A TOPIC FOR SERIOUS RESEARCH.”
rick Toomey argued that National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants for research into sexual behavior “were much less worthy of taxpayer funding,” than research on “devastating diseases,” as reported in a 2008 study from the University of Michigan. Toomey tried to amend the 2004 appropriations bill, which the House narrowly defeated. The researchers note there’s been challenges with the NIH. Dr. Randall Sell, an associate professor and director of the Program for LGBT Health at Drexel University, recalls attending meetings at the agency where researchers were instructed not to use the word “transgender.” But there’s been some progress, catching up to the work that’s been done at Pitt. In March 2011, for example, the Institute of Medicine issued a report called “The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding.” The NIH created an LGBT research committee to suggest ways to support research and “increase the knowledge base for promoting the health of the LGBT community,” according to a Jan. 4 statement from NIH Director Francis S. Collins. And on June 27, the NIH held a listening session — attended by Collins — on LGBT health. “To me, it’s a sea change when the director of the NIH knows all of the [research-related] words, knew what they meant and was identifying concerns,” says Sell. “It felt like a switch [turning] that we’ve been trying to turn forever.” L D A L E Y @ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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A federal lawsuit may complete the inevitable, if arduous, journey for marriage equality {BY CHRIS POTTER} FREDIA AND LYNN Hurdle may have the cutest first-date story in the history of federal law. And it’s about to be entered as evidence against Pennsylvania’s legalized bigotry. Back in 1990, Fredia was a Greyhound bus driver newly assigned to the Erie-toPittsburgh route, with a slew of small towns in between. “I stopped in Meadville, where Lynn was getting on,” recalls Fredia, now 49. “She was kind of cute, but she had all these bags. And then she got me lost when I asked for directions.” “She wanted to get to New Castle,” counters Lynn, 43. “What she didn’t tell me is that she had to stop in New Wilmington first.” Since that uncertain beginning, the two have been journeying together for 22 years. They fell in love, raised Lynn’s daughter together, sheltered other family members and an elderly friend. They’ve shared a home in Crafton Heights, and a 2009 commitment ceremony in which Lynn took Fredia’s last name. And yesterday, their life took yet another turn. They are among two dozen plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union against the state of Pennsylvania, demanding marriage rights for same-sex couples. “We’ve lived a married life,” Fredia says. And now they want “the acknowledgement of being married.” Other plaintiffs include mothers and fathers, wives and widows, military vets and Fortune 500 execs. But they have one thing in common, the lawsuit contends: Pennsylvania’s same-sex marriage ban “undermines [their] ability to achieve their life goals and dreams, threatens their mutual economic stability, and denies them ‘a dignity and status of immense import.’” What opened the floodgates was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, United States vs. Windsor. Writing for a 5-4 majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage Act — which barred federal benefits from being conferred upon same-sex couples married in their own state — was unconstitutional. “[T]he principal purpose and the necessary effect of this law are to demean those persons who are in a lawful
same-sex marriage,” Kennedy wrote. “And it humiliates tens of thousands of children now being raised by same-sex-couples. “ But the ruling’s reach didn’t quite match its rhetoric. While it confers a host of federal benefits on couples in states that allow same-sex marriage, it has little impact in states like Pennsylvania, which bar such unions. If Lynn Hurdle had been taking the Greyhound north toward Buffalo back in 1990, she and Fredia might now live in a state where each would be entitled to Social Security benefits if the other passed away. They might not have to carry documents granting each other power of attorney, in case one of them ends up in a hospital emergency room. (Here in Pennsylvania, Fredia chuckles ruefully, “You never leave home without it.”) The ACLU suit argues that if federal officials were wrong to pass DOMA, Harrisburg was wrong to pass its own gay-marriage ban in 1996. “[T]he Supreme Court has made clear that the law cannot … give effect to private biases,” it contends. While Kennedy’s ruling compels the federal government to honor samesex marriages, it doesn’t require states to offer them. But Vic Walczak, the state ACLU’s legal director, says momentum is on his plaintiffs’ side. “I think Kennedy just couldn’t quite wrap his mind around the concept that marriage is a constitutional right,” he says. But the ruling “comes awfully close to affirming what we need,” and “we’re hoping to ride the wave of public opinion [in favor of marriage equality]. When this case is ripe for Supreme Court review in three or four years, it wouldn’t surprise me if Justice Kennedy gets there.” For now, while Kennedy’s ruling brought justice for some couples, it has cast new light on the injustice faced by others. Now a same-sex couple in Pennsylvania isn’t just treated differently from the straight couple just across the street; it’s also treated differently than a samesex couple just across the border. As Lynn Hurdle puts it, “I want to be able to live in the city that I love, and marry the person that I love.” And 22 years after she climbed aboard Fredia’s Greyhound, it’s about time Pennsylvania welcomes them home.
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As many as 50 exam monitors were forced to take cover at a high school in Zhongxiang, China, in June, fending off outraged students (and some parents) who hurled insults and stones at them after the monitors blocked cheating schemes on the all-important national “gaokao” exams. (It was “siege warfare,” and eventually “hundreds” of police responded, according to a dispatch in the Daily Telegraph of London.) Metal detectors had found secret transmitters and contraband cellphones used by groups beaming in exam answers from outside. Independent proctors had been assigned because of longstanding suspicions that the schools’ own proctors routinely enabled cheating (with results such as the 99 identical papers submitted in one subject on the previous year’s exam). Said one student (in the mob of about 2,000), noting how widespread cheating is nationally, “There is no fairness if you do not let us cheat [also].”
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Britain’s Anomalous Mind Management Abductee Contactee Helpline is the nation’s “weirdest” support group, wrote the Daily Mirror in June, providing a range of services to victims of kidnapping by extraterrestrials and other haunting incidents to about 1,500 people a year, according to co-founder Miles Johnston. AMMACH uses an ordinary wall-stud detector to locate bodily implants and employs magnetic-field meters and mineral lamps to identify “signatures” left on a skin’s atoms by visits to another dimensional reality, Johnston explained. “We are under the threat of termination as a species if we do not get this sorted out.”
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Sheriff’s deputies arrested Shane Kersey, 35, in March as the one who made phone calls to four schools in New Orleans’ Westbank neighborhood, threatening to burn them down. When taken into custody, Kersey had aluminum foil wrapped around his skull and secured by a baseball cap but explained to an officer that he needed it “to prevent microwave signals from entering his head.”
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Among the character witnesses in May at the New York City sex-trafficking trial of alleged pimp Vincent George Jr., 33, and his father were three of the younger man’s ladies, who praised him unconditionally to the jury as a good father to the children they bore for him and as the person responsible for helping them kick their drug habits. Heather Keith, 28, and Danielle Geissler, 31, referred to each other as Vincent Jr.’s “wife-in-law.” Geissler admitted that George (“Daddy”) slapped her around a bit, explaining that they both “slapped each other around sometimes but never over work or staying in the [prostitution] life.” (Three weeks later, the Georges were acquitted of sex trafficking, although convicted of money-laundering.)
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Tim Blackburn, 50, fell off a ladder in Stockton-on-Tees, England, in 2007, and shattered his arm so badly that doctors had to remove four inches of bone and attach a metal scaffold around his arm that took six years to heal completely (and then only because of help from a cutting-edge ultrasound procedure). In May 2013 — one day after he got a clean bill of
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Technology companies are making great strides in odor-detection robots, valuable in identifying subtle scents ranging from contaminants in beer brewing to cancerous tumors in the body. And then there is CrazyLabo in Fukuoka, Japan, which is marketing two personal-hygiene robots, available for special occasions such as parties, according to a May BBC News report. One detector, shaped as a woman’s kissable head, tests breath odor and responds (e.g., “smells like citrus”; “there’s an emergency taking place”). The other, resembling a dog, checks a person’s feet and can either cuddle up to the subject (no odor) or appear to pass out.
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Elementary-school teacher Carie Charlesworth was fired recently by Holy Trinity School near San Diego, Calif. — and the only reason given was that her ex-husband has threatened to kill her. After a January weekend in which Carie was forced to call police three times because of the threats, the husband had shown up the next day in Holy Trinity’s parking lot to see her, provoking officials to immediately put the school in lockdown. In a termination letter, officials noted that Charlesworth’s students are constantly at risk from the ex-husband, that her restraining order against him is obviously not a deterrent, and that they thus “cannot allow” her to continue her career at the school, according to a report by San Diego’s KNSD-TV. (Battered-women support groups, of course, were horrified at the school’s decision.)
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Yasuomi Hirai, 26, was arrested in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, in June after being identified in news reports as the man who had crawled “dozens of meters” in an underground gutter solely to gain access to a particular sidewalk grate near Konan Women’s University in order to look up at skirt-wearers passing over the grate. After one pedestrian, noting the pair of eyes below, summoned a police officer, Hirai scurried down the gutter and escaped, but because he had been detained several months earlier on a similar complaint, police soon seized him, and indeed, he later admitted, “I have done this numerous times.”
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The man who claimed the “world’s record” for traveling the farthest distance on a zip line attached only to his hair was killed in April as he similarly attempted to cross the Teesta River in West Bengal, India, on a zip line. He died of a heart attack, and since observers were unclear whether his limpness was part of the performance, he hung lifeless for 45 minutes.
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ALIVE AGAIN {BY CHRIS POTTER} When Schwartz’s Market closed last year, the South Side lost an 84-year-old institution. But last month, the market reopened as Schwartz’s Living Market, with a vision that might be even more lasting. The Carson Street location has been transformed according to the vision of owner Elisa Beck. While an old grocer’s scale still bears witness to the building’s history, the drop ceiling and shelving has been removed, revealing a tin ceiling above and hardwood floors below. And Schwartz’s is now a marketplace of ideas — specifically those concerning holistic health and environmental sustainability. Cynthia Hill, whose Third Day Luxury Soaps once sold its homegrown and organic products at the Strip District’s Pittsburgh Public Market, says the Living Market “is much more conducive to what my business is about: sustainability.” Other vendors include jewelry-makers and Yellowcorn Native American Recovery Services, which director/founder David Smith says is Pennsylvania’s first American Indian substance-abuserecovery program. The market “is working to create a culture of healing, and we’d like to be part of that,” Smith says. The market is currently open Saturdays only, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with plans to add hours by summer’s end. Foot traffic on the July 4 holiday weekend was light, but Jonathan DiSalle was doing steady business selling blackbean burgers, hummus wraps and other vegan fare. And while DiSalle hopes for more food vendors especially — he and Green Mango Thai Café are the only two currently on site — “I think it’s got a lot of potential.” CPOTTER@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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HE GENTRIFICATION of Lawrenceville is an interesting phenomenon. As the neighborhood takes on a cachet it never had in its historical heyday, sometimes it isn’t clear if it is going back to the future or forward to the past. Take Tender Bar + Kitchen, which bills itself an “American cocktail lounge and restaurant that celebrates a return to the elegant simplicity of a past era.” While Lawrenceville’s past as a working-class mill neighborhood was probably neither elegant nor simple, both of these qualities apply to the establishment’s trendy one-word name, with its double entendre evoking both its food and the building’s original incarnation as the 1884 Arsenal Bank. Elegant, too, are the building’s 14-foot ceilings, red and gold Art Nouveau wallpaper, marble wainscoting and six historic safes. Jeff Catalina, the restaurateur behind Garfield’s Verde Mexican Kitchen and Cantina, excavated the building’s historic charms while updating it in a style that spans contemporary chic and archaeological curation. A back dining room features
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overstuffed leather couches and paneling decoupaged with old-fashioned sheet music, while an intimate basement room would make a dreamy spot for a celebration. At its long bar, Tender embraces modern craft-cocktail culture, with house-infused liquors, fresh fruits and herbs, and unique creations as well as new versions of classics. The conspicuous absence of television, and music that’s played just loud enough, are also Prohibition-era charms.
TENDER BAR + KITCHEN 4300 Butler St., Lawrenceville. 412-402-9522 HOURS: Mon.-Sat. kitchen 5 P.M.-midnight, cocktails until 1 a.m. PRICES: $4-14 LIQUOR: Full bar
CP APPROVED Of course, man does not live by cocktails alone. Tender’s so-called “scratch kitchen” is committed to the ethos of organic, sustainable, fresh and local. But while ingredients may be sourced from nearby farms, the recipes are selected to evoke classics and
comfort foods from regions near and far. Many menu items are listed with their geographic origins, and while seeing a humble fluffernutter sandwich made with brioche and banana jam (and attributed to Somerville, Mass.) struck us as a little precious, the results showed competence and creativity. Tender is first and foremost a bar, and though there was blessedly little bar food in the sense of greasy and deep-fried things, even the ostensibly substantial items between the “Small Investments” and “Closing Bell” sections were mainly finger foods and/or plates seemingly intended for sharing. We started with some snacks: potato chips and popcorn. The former were paperthin, wonderfully brittle and dark enough to provide substantial flavor, with sweet tomato aioli standing in deliciously for ketchup. Tender’s popcorn is prepared with daily seasoning; on ours we detected hot chili, possibly sweet paprika, and a lot of salt. A platter of oysters from the Northwest featured three small but deep shells, accompanied by house hot sauce. The morsels were firmer than many East Coast oysters,
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and their brine was mild and balanced. The seafood in the miniature lobster rolls was firm and sweet, the dill dressing simple, and the rolls toasty and buttery. At $14 for three, they’re not cheap, but a worthy indulgence. Deviled eggs were also superb, with yolks smooth as whipped cream. Hot chicken was boneless chunks of moist white meat, fried in a thick coating of assertively spicy batter and served with triangles of white bread and pickles — as is apparently the custom in Nashville, Tenn. The pickles were more like marinated cucumber slices than what you’d find in a jar, resulting in crisp texture and bright flavor. Dollops of mayo offered further relief from the heat.
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Slippery Rock cider-maker uses old-school approach
A cheddar cheeseburger in a softpretzel-like sesame bun, dressed with several luscious toppings — house-cured bacon, heirloom tomato, garlic-scape pesto and an unannounced but welcome fried egg — was as good as it gets, the patty offering exceptional beefiness even amid all these flavors. Yaka mein, a Chinese noodle soup via New Orleans, was the one fork-and-knife (or in this case, spoon) dish we ordered. A nest of flat, chewy noodles was served with a colorful garden of lightly cooked and pickled vegetables, half a boiled egg and fine threads of chili in a deep, dark soy broth that seemed to define the notion of “umami.” For dessert, lemon cake was light in both flavor and texture, enhanced by pistachio crumble and strawberry purée. “Spilled” apple pie featured a filling ladled atop a puff of modified pie crust alongside a miniature scoop of ice cream atop a candied basil leaf. For all its self-conscious bank puns and high-concept comfort food, Tender somehow just evades pretentiousness to offer a highly appealing marriage of Lawrenceville past and present.
{PHOTO COURTESY OF AUTUMN KELLOGG}
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Derek Kellogg, a fourth-generation Slippery Rock farmer, has been interested in preserving food since he was a kid. And seven years ago, when he stumbled upon a patch of fragrant fallen apples in the woods near the family farm, he knew he’d found his ultimate calling: fermenting hard cider. “I didn’t know what I was doing at first, but once I started reading about all the history behind it, I started getting serious,” he says. After several years of study — he’s particularly influenced by James Crowden’s book Ciderland and the work of his hero, British cidermaker Roger Wilkins — Kellogg opened Rebellion Ciderworks in a small barn at the family farm. “The whole goal of this place is to control the product from start to finish and do it in a traditional way,” Kellogg says. The apples, mainly heirloom varieties, are carefully sourced, and then pressed in an antique “rack and cloth” cider press. Rebellion Ciderworks currently offers three varieties: “Bittersweet Liberty,” a bone-dry cider made from four British cider apples; “MacKenna’s Premiere,” a 100 percent Macintosh cider; and “The Haymaker,” a dangerously drinkable cider fermented from an eight-apple blend. For now, Rebellion Ciderworks distribution is limited to its newly opened tasting room and the nearby North Shore Brewing Company. Kellogg hopes to expand availability soon: “The big reason I sell cider is so that I can make more.” Kellogg says that apple variety is critical to cider making. To that end, he’s planted an orchard of heirloom cider apples on the hillside adjacent to the cider house. “I’ll be growing, pressing and fermenting, all within eyesight,” he says. He expects to start producing some fruit this autumn, though the land he’s calling “Primordial Hill” will take many years to reach maturity. “I wish I would have planted my first apple tree when I was born. Actually, no, I wish my great-grandpa planted them. But what are you going to do?” INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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GULLIFTY’S. 1922 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill. 412-521-8222. Gullifty’s desserts are so well known that people go to this neighborhood mainstay for nothing else. But Gullifty’s has spiced up its dining experience by adding barbecue to its line-up of sandwiches, pasta and pizza. Now, the lip-smacking BBQ sauce — offered on a variety of dishes — gives the sweets competition. JE
MAURAMORI CAFÉ. 5202 Butler Street, Lawrenceville. 412-408-3160. This café-style breakfast-lunch spot serves, as expected, bacon, eggs, pancakes, waffles, sandwiches, burgers and fries. This is still down-home cooking, but better-quality ingredients (applewood-smoked bacon) are emphasized, and care that goes into their assemblage (hand-formed burger patties). J
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Despite recent adversity, Garfield Farm has cause to celebrate ON THURSDAY, with a potluck, a prayer and live music,
volunteers at Garfield Community Farm will dedicate the bioshelter that has been more than two years in the making. The party will be a moment of fun after what has been a rough few months, as the farm has struggled with several acts of vandalism. First, four of the farm’s chickens were killed — three one day, the fourth the day after. Fearing that would continue, the farm’s volunteers found other homes for the remaining chickens and rabbits. Then the work shed was broken into. Tools were stolen. A small fire was set inside.
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And most recently, as volunteers watched, several teenagers walked onto the farm, grabbed two backpacks and ran. “I ran after them,” says the farm’s director, John Creasy, adding that he was able to stop one, who was later taken into police custody. Police are investigating the other incidents as well. In the meantime, Creasy, who is also associate pastor at The Open Door church, says he is talking to the teen and his family “trying to engage [him] in a positive way.” “The break-ins and the damage to the farm have really put a lot of stress on the farm,” Creasy says. “But there is so much good happening, we’re trying to focus on that.” Thursday’s party is one example. Construction began in February on the bioshelter, a greenhouse containing its own ecosystem, after receiving the stamp of approval from the city zoning office in January. “We don’t have anything growing in it yet, but the structure is finished,” Creasy says. All are welcome to join the volunteers at the farm Thu., July 11, as they celebrate the completed work with food and music from the band Walking Roots. The farm is located at the intersection of Cornwall and Wicklow streets in Garfield; festivities start at 5:30 p.m. “People can come by, bring a dish, something small to share,” Creasy says. “We’ll do tours of the farm if people are there for the first time.” A B ROW N @ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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The origins of street-punk band The Sablowskis actually lie in an attempt to keep it quiet. Dave Wisenauer (Bunjie Jambo) and Zak Sovek (Weekend Warriors) got together a few years back to play some tunes on acoustic guitars — “songs like the Pogues, even older bluegrass tunes,” Wisenauer says. Then they added a drummer (Dave Niggemyer, formerly of Tommy Gutless) and … well … “It grew louder, and louder, and louder!” says Wisenauer, with a laugh. The band — rounded out by guitarist Donovan Greenaway (also of Thunder Vest) — is getting ready to release its second album, Behind a Bloodshot Eye — and it features some very Pittsburgh tracks. There’s “Son of a Steeler Fan” and “Walking to St. Pius”; then there’s one we can all relate to: “We Want Pierogies!” (It’s about a friend’s family’s dumplings, and contains a rather crude reference to Mrs. T.) “We wanted to write songs about Pittsburgh that were kind of subtle,” says Sovek. “Not just Pittsburgh-pride stuff. Based on the subtleties of Pittsburgh.” “Though,” he adds, “a song like ‘Pierogies’ came about because our friend Walt makes the best pierogies.” The new album also contains tunes on traditional street-punk themes: drinking, being poor, drinking, more drinking. And there’s the occasional literary reference to keep things high-brow; “Annabelle” is a reference to Poe’s “Annabel Lee.” While Sovek notes that the initial inspirations for the band ranged from old country music to English Oi bands, The Sablowskis have settled into a loud and fast street-punk sound that’s reminiscent of Let’s Go-era Rancid, with some of the straight-up rock flavor of Social Distortion. And no, none of them are really named Sablowski. “Sablowski” is a stand-in for the Pittsburgh everyman. “The name ‘The Sablowskis’ is almost a play on The Ramones,” says Sovek. “The Ramones are from New York City; the Sablowskis are the like the Ramones of Pittsburgh.” “We like to refer to ourselves as Pittsburgh’s favorite hunky bastards,” adds Wisenauer with a chuckle. AMULKERIN@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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LASWEGIAN INDIE outfit Belle and Sebastian has had a rather productive run since its inception 17 years ago. Gold records, a devout fanbase, numerous tours that brought the band to this country — not bad for a group that cloaked itself in anonymity for the first few years. But lately, founder Stuart Murdoch has immersed himself in finishing his film God Help the Girl — a semiautobiographical story about kids who overcome a difficult period of their lives by making music. As a result, the band hasn’t released anything since 2010’s Belle and Sebastian Write About Love. Granted, a disc of B-sides and remixes (The Third Eye Centre) should be here by the time you read this, but one would think the rest of the band is getting restless. “Ehhh — maybe a little bit,” says keyboardist Chris Geddes, his voice rising almost an octave, as he replies. “You can’t really begrudge [Murdoch] doing things outside the band, because it’s his vision that brought the band together in the first place. His songs are what kind of
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give the band the longevity it’s had. So it would be fairly petty to really begrudge him doing something outside.” Geddes, who has been with the band since its debut album, Tigermilk, also realizes that the occasional hiatus keeps the band members fresh for when they do reconvene. “We have taken longish breaks along the way, which I think probably helps,” he says, on the phone from
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Glasgow. “Also, a lot of the bands that can be seen as our contemporaries … have reformed already, like Pavement and Pulp. They’re on their second time out already. So we’ve still got that to look forward to as well.” Lately the band has been preparing
for its upcoming U.S. tour, assembling a set list that spans its whole catalog, and possibly sticking in a few new songs, something it’s never done before. Plans are underway to work on a new album once the tour ends. The return to the U.S., including the band’s first appearance in Pittsburgh, feels a bit like a homecoming, Geddes says. It’s recorded a few albums on our shores and, more significantly, he says that people have always connected with the music, despite the focus on protagonists in their native city. If You’re Feeling Sinister, the band’s sophomore album, was actually the first to hit the United States, since Tigermilk was initially released at home on a smaller label. The band became an immediate hit with college radio, whose denizens embraced its brand of understated pop. Stuart Murdoch’s plaintive voice sung elaborate tales that often contrasted darker stories with the bright melodies, making the whole thing sound like a blend of Morrissey’s outlook and Burt Bacharach’s arrangements. Moody British pop band Felt,
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THE HAWKEYES GOODBYE AMERICANA (SELF-RELEASED)
Ten new tracks from the local countryrock outfit, featuring tunes from the character-study school of songwriting. (There’s the jilted lover, the union-busting thug, etc.) Some hard-rocking stuff (“God Damn Job”) as well as more heartfelt, easygoing material (“Drink What You Can”). Decent songwriting, convincing delivery; a good listen for fans of Black Crowes-style rock. THE HAWKEYES CD RELEASE with HERO JR., QUEEN V. 9 p.m. Sat., July 13. Thunderbird Café, 4023 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $8-10. 412-682-0177 or www.thunderbirdcafe.net
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Symphonic metal has a pretty niche audience — those who like the clean (often female) vocals, but also the huge riffs and double-kick metal brutality. There aren’t many other bands like Second Empire around Pittsburgh, and those who fall into the niche are lucky to have them, because they do it well. Epic stuff, with Alex Lindsay Roth’s vocals powerful but not comically operatic, as tends sometimes to happen with this kind of music. Well done.
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which was together in the ’80s, also serves as a sure, albeit obscure, influence. Singer/guitarist Murdoch had been sick with myalgic encephalomyelitis, a disease similar to chronic-fatigue syndrome, before he started the band. That seemed to temper his outlook and his delivery, which he admitted in Magnet in 2006. It also contributed to the way the band presented itself, hiding behind fictional stories in the liner notes of those releases, and not listing band personnel. Geddes says the band’s success came slowly, which was fine with the musicians. “Stuart was just kind of recovering from M.E. and his health was quite fragile,” he says. “So I think it suited him quite well for things to happen gradually. I don’t know if he would have been physically able to really go for it early on in terms of touring and promoting and stuff. So it suited everyone to keep things low-key. I think the combination of [that] and band members, myself included, being quite young — maybe not mentally ready for pressure — in the long run, it worked out for the band.” The first few albums were Murdoch’s vision, but other band members have gradually started to step in and contribute. Stevie Jackson (guitar) and Sarah Martin (keyboards, violin) often share singing duties with Murdoch. “We work pretty collectively these days,” Geddes says. “It’s been open to other people to contribute, whether it’s actually bringing finished songs to the band or [working on] arrangements of music. It varies from one song to another. But quite often these days the songwriters will bring in things, ideas, not fully formed as they used to be, and we’ll work on them as a band.” When vocalist/cellist Isobel Campbell left in 2001, the band lost Murdoch’s visual and vocal foil. This coincided with a shift in sound and the tone of the lyrics, but no one was looking back. “We lost a lot of the original fans when I stopped being miserable,” Murdoch told the New York Times in 2009. “But the only thing worse than being miserable is sentimentalizing misery as a desired state.” Today the band remains a strong unit capable of breaking hearts with lyrics and musical hooks — or both. Further, the band has seen greater success with its last few albums, and the more guarded Murdoch is receptive to enthusiastic fans, according to his band mate. “Music means a lot to him as well, so if his music has a part in someone else’s life and someone wants to come up and tell him that, than he’s certainly cool with it,” Geddes says.
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Rabbit Rabbit is the project of Boston’s Carla Kihlstedt and Matthias Bossi, a wife-and-husband team that’s played most notably in Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, and done session work with plenty of well-known names. The pair started Rabbit Rabbit as a subscription service last year, making songs available only to members of their Rabbit Rabbit Radio site. The concept combines the idea of the monthly-delivery service that’s become so popular again lately (think Birchbox) with digital music distribution and a little bit of crowdfunding. If the whole scheme brings to mind fellow Bostonian Amanda Palmer, so will the music to an extent — avant garde, with some classical underpinnings, and a lot of variation. The duo’s new Rabbit Rabbit Radio Vol. 1 collects the songs that have come out via the project so far, and they’re far-reaching, as you might expect from a project that releases one track at a time. There’s a song that sounds distinctly like Bowie, and one that could pass for Bjork circa Vespertine. With the first collection of tunes out, Rabbit Rabbit hits the road this summer; on Sunday night, the duo stops at Garfield Artworks to play with atmospheric big ensemble The Soil and the Sun. Expect a little bit of everything, and a healthy dose of innovation. AMULKERIN@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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[ROCK] + FRI., JULY 12 ... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has shifted styles, musicians and record labels since its formation in 1994, but one thing that has always been consistent is the punk-rock enthusiasm and combative attitude toward the apathy of mainstream music. Touring behind its new EP, Tao of the Dead Part III, Trail of Dead plays the Rex Theater tonight; this is the band’s first visit to Pittsburgh in more than eight years. Kira Scammell 8 p.m. 1602 E. Carson St., South Side. $18-20. All ages. 412-381-6811 or www.rextheater.com
[NEW MUSIC] + FRI., JULY 12 It’s not outside,, and it doesn’t involve cooking out or getting wet, but et bu ut iit’s t’ss as mu much c ch a sign of summer as anythin anything around these hing g arou a ou und the ese parts: the return of Pittsb Pittsburgh s urg gh New New Mus Music Ensemble.. The new-musicc gr group, under g ou oup u , unde u nderr the direction takes ion of Kevin Noe, oe, ta akes over the City Theatre space e on the th he South Side e each July, presenting n a series of concerts featuring oncerts featurin i g works by well-known nown contemporary com-posers (like ke John Adams, featured in this weekend’s ekend’s program) as well as world premieres (like a piece by Matthew Rosenblum, during the Jul July ulyy 19-20 program). gram). In addition to four weekendss of works, there’s a special show Wed., July 24, featuring ensemble flutist Lindsey Goodman.. Andy Mulkerin ulkerin 8 p.m. Continues Fri.-Sat. through hrough Aug. 3. 1300 Bingham gham St., South Side. $20-35. All ll ages. 412-8897231 or www.pnme.org
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watching the success of our native son Mac. No, no — not that Mac — Mac Martin, the 88-year-old bluegrass player who’s long been the leader of the Dixie Travelers. Tonight, the original Mac plays at Hambone’s along with another purveyor of traditional music, albeit of a different type: Muzička, a Czech folk ensemble. The varied night of tunes is rounded out by local faves Shelf Life String Band; it should be an evening like few others. AM 8 p.m. 4207 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $12-15. 412-681-4318 or www.hambonespittsburgh.com
[ELECTRONIC] + TUE., JULY 16 Teamin Teaming m gu up p for o their Infinite Daps Tour, producer produc pro d er Baauer, known internationally “Harlem for “H “Harl arlem e Shake,” and producer R.L. Grime, who broke into the electronic-music electr ele ctronic-m c usic scene as trap music caught ca ght fire last summer, cau bring bass that will resonate down to the bone this Tuesday Tuesd at Mr. Small’s. Remix crafters Jim-E Stack k and Ryan R n Hemsworth, Rya Hemswort both known for their t ir reworks of the popular artists such su as Frank Ocean and Grimes, will also a perform. p form. KS per S 8 p.m. 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale. $20. All ages. 412www. 821-4447 or ww mrsmalls.com mrsmalls.co
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SAT 13 31ST STREET PUB. Whiskey Rebellion, Jerichos Fallen, Until We Have Faces. Strip District. 412-391-8334. CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL. Cody Simpson, Ryan Beatty, Before You Exit. Munhall. 412-368-5225. CLUB CAFE. Mary Fahl (early). Bethesda, Jupiter Vinyl, The Mixus Brothers (late) South Side. 412-431-4950. THE FALLOUT SHELTER. The Awful Waffles, Locust Ferris Wheel, NoiseNothing. Aliquippa. 724-375-5080. HAMBONE’S. Mac Martin & The Dixie Travelers, Muzička w/ The Shelf Life String Band. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. Long Live Woody Guthrie. Slim Forsythe, Chet Vincent, Bryan William Kinney, Bryan McQuaid, more. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. JOHNNY’S. Southside Jerry & Friends. Wilmerding. 412-824-6642.
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KENDREW’S. The GRID. Aliquippa. 724-375-5959. MONONGAHELA AQUATORIUM. Johnny Angel & the Halos. Monongahela. 724-258-5905. MOUSETRAP. The Dave Iglar Band. Beaver. 724-796-5955. NIED’S HOTEL. Austin Drive. Lawrenceville. 412-781-9853. REX THEATER. Fanfare Ciocarlia, Lungs Face Feet, Pandemic DJ. South Side. 412-381-6811. SMILING MOOSE. First in Space, The Scratch n’ Sniff’s, Lady & the Monsters. South Side. 412-431-4668. STAGE AE. Belle And Sebastian, Yo La Tengo. North Side. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. The Hawkeyes, Queen V, Hero Jr. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177. WHEELHOUSE AT THE RIVERS CASINO. Lovebettie. North Side. 412-231-7777. WOOD STREET GALLERIES. Tarana. Downtown. 412-471-5605. THE WOODEN NICKEL. Radio Tokyo. Monroeville. 412-372-9750.
Indian Lakes, Makeshirt Prodigy. South Side. 412-431-4668. STAGE AE. The Flaming Lips, Spiritualized. North Side.
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BEACH HOUSE RESTAURANT. Dave Iglar Band. Finleyville. GARFIELD ARTWORKS. Rabbit Rabbit Radio, The Soil & The Sun, Kellen & Me. Garfield. 412-361-2262. HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. Fatback Circus, Act of Pardon. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. IRWIN PARK AMPHITHEATRE. Bon Journey. Irwin. 724-864-3100. LINCOLN PARK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. El Dorado. Midland. 724-576-4644. THE MR. ROBOTO PROJECT. The Directionals, Dumplings, Driven Lifeless, Red Ginger. Bloomfield. 412-583-6995. SHADYSIDE NURSERY. Molly Alphabet, Ishtar, Elliott Sussman. Shadyside. 412-363-5845. TUGBOAT’S.E.Z. Action. East Pittsburgh. 412-829-1992.
BELVEDERE’S. Neon w/ DJ hatesyou. 80s Night. AVA BAR & LOUNGE. Open Lawrenceville. 412-687-2555. Turntable Night. East Liberty. CLUB TABOO. DJ 412-363-8277. Matt & Gangsta Shak. Homewood. 412-969-0260. AVA BAR & LOUNGE. PARK HOUSE. When Life Gives You www. per pa Jx4. North Side. Lemons.DANCE. East pghcitym o .c 412-224-2273. Liberty. 412-363-8277. BLOOMFIELD BRIDGE TAVERN. Fuzz! Drum & bass weekly. Bloomfield. 412-682-8611. AVA BAR & LOUNGE. THE NEW AMSTERDAM. DJ Vex. Summer Fling Fridays. East Liberty. Lawrenceville. 412-904-2915. 412-363-8277. SPOON. Spoon Fed. Hump day BACKSTAGE BAR AT THEATRE chill. House music. aDesusParty. SQUARE. Salsa Fridays. DJ Jeff East Liberty. 412-362-6001. Shirey, DJ Carlton, DJ Paul Mitchell. Downtown. 412-456-6666. BELVEDERE’S. Sexplosion w/ DJ Zombo. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2555. BRILLOBOX. Lazercrunk. w/ PALACE THEATRE. Darryl & Kim. Cutups & Keebs. Bloomfield. Greensburg. 724 836-1123. 412-320-1476. CABARET AT THEATER SQUARE. Salsa Friday. Downtown. ALTAR BAR. EL-P, Killer Mike. 412-325-6769. Strip District. 412-263-2877. CAPRI PIZZA AND BAR. Reggae Fridays. East Liberty. 412-362-1250. DRUM BAR. DJ Scottro. FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION. North Side. 412-231-7777. Lil Wayne, T.I., 2 Chainz. LAVA LOUNGE. 80’s New Wave Burgettstown. 724-947-7400. Flashback. w/ DJ Electric. South Side. 412-431-5282. THE NEW AMSTERDAM. Ray Lugo. Lawrenceville. 412-904-2915. ONE 10 LOUNGE. DJ Goodnight, THUNDERBIRD CAFE. The DJ Rojo. Downtown. 412-874-4582. Pawnbrokers. Lawrenceville. REDBEARDS. DJ Kayoss. Dance/ 412-682-0177. top 40 hits. Mt. Washington. 412-431-3730. ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance. DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON. South Side. 412-431-2825. Ruby Red & The Dirt Devils, RUGGER’S PUB. 80s Night w/ DJ Southside Jerry. Washington. Connor. South Side. 412-381-1330. 724-222-3604. THE HANDLE BAR & GRILLE. The Satin Hearts. Canonsburg. BELVEDERE’S. Humanaut Presents 724-746-4227. JUNE BUG’S. Bobby Hawkins Back “Out of Order”. Lawrenceville. Alley Blues. Sutersville. 724-872-4757. 412-687-2555. BRILLOBOX. Title Town Soul & Funk Party. Rare Soul, Funk & wild R&B 45s feat. DJ Gordy G. & guests. THE BULLPEN. Bobby Hawkins
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BELVEDERE’S. M.O.D. , Oh Shit They’re Going to Kill Us, Grumpy. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2555. GARFIELD ARTWORKS. Dan Bankhurst, Raymond Morin. Garfield. 412-361-2262. MR. SMALLS THEATER. Toro y Moi, Toxie. Millvale. 866-468-3401. SMILING MOOSE. The Lighthouse & the Whaler, Neulore, Nevada Color, Nick Sirio. South Side. 412-431-4668.
TUE 16 CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL. Boz Scaggs. Munhall. 412-368-5225. FRANKIE’S. The House Band. Squirrel Hill. 412-422-5027. GARFIELD ARTWORKS. Juna, Nox Boys, Driven Lifeless. Garfield. 412-361-2262. HARD ROCK CAFE. Matt Schofield. Station Square. 412-481-7625. MR. SMALLS THEATER. Baauer, RL Grime, Ryan Hemsworth, Jim-E Stack. Millvale. 866-468-3401. SMILING MOOSE. Tallhart, From
WED 17 AVONWORTH COMMUNITY PARK. Neil Diamond Tribute. Ohio Township. 412-766-1700. CLUB CAFE. Goodnight, Texas, von Grey, Radio Days, The May Hollow Remedy. South Side. 412-431-4950. FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION. Vans’ Warped Tour. Burgettstown. 724-947-7400. HARD ROCK CAFE. Hillbilly Herald, Crowbot. Station Square. 412-481-7625. HOT METAL BRIDGE FAITH COMMUNITY. Listener, The Wild, The Homeless Gospel Choir. South Side. 412-481-4010. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Wreckloose, When Particles Collide, Gary Musisko. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.
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Bloomfield. 412-621-4900. CAPRI PIZZA AND BAR. Saturday Night Meltdown. Top 40, Hip Hop, Club, R&B, Funk & Soul. East Liberty. 412-362-1250. DIESEL. DJ CK. South Side. 412-431-8800. DRUM BAR. VDJ Josh Carl. North Side. 412-231-7777. THE NEW AMSTERDAM. DJ Billy Pilgrim. Lawrenceville. 412-904-2915. REDBEARDS. DJ Kayoss. Dance/ top 40 hits. Mt. Washington. 412-431-3730. ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance. South Side. 412-431-2825. S BAR. Pete Butta. South Side. 412-481-7227.
SUN 14 RIVERS CASINO. DJs Bill Bara & Digital Dave. North Side. 412-231-7777. SMILING MOOSE. The Upstage Nation. DJ EzLou & N8theSk8. Electro, post punk, industrial, new wave, alternative dance. South Side. 412-431-4668.
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Back Alley Blues. Avella. 724-356-3000. THE R BAR. Shot O’ Soul. Dormont. 412-942-0882. SEVEN SPRINGS. Terrance Vaughn Big Band. Foggy Google Blues Series. Champion. 1-800-452-2223. SEWICKLEY SONS OF ITALY. Sweaty Betty. Sewickley. 412-741-3722.
SUN 14 BROOKLINE PUB. Yoho’s Yinzide Out. Brookline. 412-531-0899.
JAZZ THU 11 ANDYS. Dane Vannatter. Downtown. 412-773-8884. BACKSTAGE BAR AT THEATRE SQUARE. Boilermaker Jazz Band. Downtown. 412-456-6666. CJ’S. Rodger Humphries & The RH Factor. Strip District. 412-642-2377. KELLY-STRAYHORN THEATER. Harlem Quartet. East Liberty. 412-624-4129. KRESGE THEATER, CMU. Mozik w/ Kenia. Oakland. 412-279-2970. LITTLE E’S. Jessica Lee & Friends. Entrepreneurial Thursdays. Downtown. 412-392-2217.
FRI 12 ANDYS. Maureen Budway. Downtown. 412-773-8884. BONNIE & CLYDE’S. The Etta Cox Trio. Wexford. 724-934-2110. CAFE SUPREME. Falcon Jazz Project. Irwin. 724-861-0990. FRESCO’S RUSTIC EUROPEAN CUISINE & WINE BAR. Pete Hewlett. Wexford. 724-935-7550. HYEHOLDE. Ron Wilson, Dave Pellow. Moon. 412-264-3116. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Neon Swing X-Perience, New View Trio. North Side. 412-904-3335. LITTLE E’S. Velvet Heat. Downtown. 412-392-2217. ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY. Dave Koz & Friends. Presented by MCG Jazz. Moon. 412-322-0800.
SAT 13 ANDYS. Spanky Wilson. Downtown. 412-773-8884. BACKSTAGE BAR AT THEATRE SQUARE. Ortner-Roberts Duo. Downtown. 412-456-6666. CIOPPINO SEAFOOD CHOPHOUSE BAR. Moorehouse Jazz. Strip District. 412-281-6593. CJ’S. The Tony Campbell Saturday Jazz Jam Session. Strip District. 412-642-2377. CLUB COLONY. Take Two. Scott. 412-668-0903. LITTLE E’S. Lilly Abreu. Downtown. 412-392-2217. RIVERVIEW PARK. Jeff Grubbs. Stars at Riverview Series. North Side. 412-255-2493. RUE BOURBON BAR & GRILLE. Falcon Jazz Project. Dormont. 412-651-4449. THE SPACE UPSTAIRS. Second Saturdays. Jazz-happening series feat. live music, multimedia experimentations, more. Hosted
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BIDDLE’S ESCAPE. Betsy Roberts. Regent Square. 412-999-9009. HARVEY WILNER’S. Gina Rendina. West Mifflin. 412-466-1331. OLIVE OR TWIST. The Vagrants. Downtown. 412-255-0525.
SUN 14 MARKET SQUARE. Brad Yoder. Downtown. 412-471-1511.
MON 15 NORTH COUNTRY BREWING. Bluegrass Night. Slippery Rock. 724-794-2337.
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ALLEGHENY ELKS LODGE #339. Pittsburgh Banjo Club. Weds. North Side. 412-321-1834. BUHL COMMUNITY PARK. The Wreckids. www.solarconcertseries. org. North Side. PARK HOUSE. Bluegrass Jam w/ The Shelf Life String Band. North Side. 412-224-2273. RILEY’S POUR HOUSE. The Connolly’s, Paz & Ukulele Eddie. Carnegie. 412-279-0770.
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Angel Olsen The Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side
Mr. Small’s Theater, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale
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Pearl Jam Consol Energy Center, 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown
by The Pillow Project. Point Breeze. 412-225-9269.
SUN 14 EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Jazz at Emmanuel. North Side. 412-231-0454. MANSIONS ON FIFTH. Bill Bonidie. Shadyside. OMNI WILLIAM PENN. Frank Cunimondo. Downtown. 412-553-5235. PARIS 66 BISTRO. The Boilermaker Jazz Band. East Liberty. 412-404-8166.
ANDYS. Suzanne Ortner & Doug Levin Duo. Downtown. 412-773-8884. CARNEGIE LIBRARY, HOMEWOOD. Harold Betters (Mr. Trombone). Jazz on the Steps. Homewood. 412-441-2039. CJ’S. Tanyna Grubbs. Strip District. 412-642-2377. USX TOWER. The Boilermaker Jazz Band. Downtown.
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OTHER MUSIC FRI 12 LEMONT. Jason Miller & Steve Jackson. Mt. Washington. 412-431-3100. WHEELHOUSE AT THE RIVERS CASINO. Dueling Pianos. North Side. 412-231-7777.
SAT 13 LEMONT. Groove Doctors. Mt. Washington. 412-431-3100. MEADOWS CASINO. House of Soul. Washington. 724-503-1200.
BRIDGEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Corn Beef & Curry. Bridgeville. 412-221-3737.
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CLUB CAFE. Buckwheat Zydeco. South Side. 412-431-4950.
CLUB COLONY. Mark Venneri. Scott. 412-668-0903.
Lovebettie, Mercury & Music from Another Room
THE CENTER OF HARMONY. Ben Cosgrove. Harmony. 724-272-3901.
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AVA BAR & LOUNGE. Interval Jazz Mondays. East Liberty. 412-363-8277. FRESCO’S RUSTIC EUROPEAN CUISINE & WINE BAR. Donna Bailey. Wexford. 724-935-7550. ROYAL PLACE. Jerry Lucarelli, Vince Taglieri, Sunny Sunseri. Castle Shannon. 412-882-8000.
ANDYS. Eric Susoeff. Downtown. 412-773-8884. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Jazz Jam Session w/ Mark Strickland. North Side. 412-904-3335. KATZ PLAZA. Kenny Blake. Downtown. 412-456-6666. TENDER. The Boilermaker Jazz Band. Lawrenceville. 412-402-9522. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Space Exchange Series feat. the Thoth Trio. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.
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ATRIA’S RESTAURANT & TAVERN. Lenny & Jeff. Murrysville. 724-733-4453. BILLY’S ROADHOUSE BAR & GRILL. Mark Pipas. Wexford. 724-934-1177. DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Blake & Dean. Robinson. 412-489-5631. MULLIGAN’S SPORTS BAR & GRILLE. Acoustic Night. West Mifflin. 412-461-8000.
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by Opera Theater SummerFest. Twentieth Century Club, Oakland. 412-326-9687. WSO SUMMER PHILHARMONIC. Seton Hill University, Greensburg. 724-834-2200.
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MEADOWS CASINO. Dallas Marks. Washington. 724-503-1200. NIED’S HOTEL. Slim Forsythe. Lawrenceville. 412-781-9853. ST. CLAIR PARK. Sweetback Sisters. SummerSounds Concert Series. Greensburg. 724-838-4324.
Come hear Tab Benoit, Los Lonely Boys, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Eric Lindell, Joe Louis Walker, The Nighthawks with Billy Price and lots more play for a great cause. Tickets: $30 advance / $35 gate. Weekend pass $50. Purchase advance tickets to be eligible to win backstage passes. Friday’s FREE when you donate a bag of nonperishable groceries. Kids under 12 free and so is parking. Cooler fee: $15.
SAT 13 DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Daniels & McClain. Robinson. 412-489-5631. ROYAL PLACE. Steeltown. Castle Shannon. 412-882-8000.
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MON 15 FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION. Toby Keith. Burgettstown. 724-947-7400.
CLASSICAL SUN 14 PAUL WEBER, ORGANIST. St. Paul Cathedral, Oakland. 412-621-6082. David A. Tepper
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HARD ROCK CAFÉ Station Square. 412-481-ROCK. With special guests Midsummer Classic and Stationary Pebbles. Limited all ages. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.
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SouthSide Works Exposed
STAGE AE North Side. With special guests Andrew McMahon & Allen Stone. All ages show. Tickets: ticketmaster.com or 800745-3000. Doors open at 6p.m.
Joe Robinson HARD ROCK CAFÉ Station Square. 412-481-ROCK. With special guests The James Willaman Situation & Nickymo
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MONDAY 15
CONSOL ENERGY CENTER Downtown. Tickets: consolenergycenter.com or 800-745-3000. 7p.m.
THE FLAMING LIPS TUESDAY, JULY 16 STAGE AE
SOUTHSIDE WORKS. Free event. For more information visit southsideworks.com. Through July 14.
Cosmopolitan Pittsburgh
Mac Miller
BYHAM THEATER Downtown. 412-456-6666. Tickets: trustarts.org/cosmo. 9p.m.
Gallery Crawl
Mayhem Festival
STAGE AE North Side. With special guests Chance the Rapper, Vince Staples & The Internet. All ages show. Tickets: ticketmaster.com or 800-7453000. Doors open at 6:30p.m.
CULTURAL DISTRICT. 412-456-6666. Free event. For more info visit trustarts.org. 5:30p.m.
STAGE AE North Side. With special guests Natty Vibes & Three Legged Fox. All ages show. Tickets: ticketmaster.com or 800745-3000. Doors open at 7p.m.
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TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB Oakland. Tickets: otsummerfest. org or 412-326-9687. 7:30p.m.
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BESSEMER COURT Station Square. Featuring the English Beat and special guest The Head. All ages event. 6:30p.m.
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON. Free event. For more information visit whiskeyrebellionfestival.com. Through July 13.
SUNDAY 14
412-263-2877. With special guests The Catastrophe & Revenge Memorial. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 9p.m.
and the Mamalukes. Over 21 show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.
Shining Brow An Opera about Frank Lloyd Wright
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FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION Burgettstown. Tickets: livenation. com, ticketmaster.com or call 800-745-3000. 12p.m.
Pennywise ALTAR BAR Strip District.
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Terrance Vaughn Band FOGGY GOGGLE Seven Springs. Free event. For more information 800-452-2223 or 7springs.com. 6p.m.
Belle and Sebastian STAGE AE North Side. With special guest Yo La Tengo. All ages show. Tickets: ticketmaster. com or 800-745-3000. Doors open at 7p.m.
Pittsburgh Ruckus Run WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS Washington. For more information visit runruckus.com.
MR SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. 412-821-4447. With special guest Toxie. All ages show. Tickets: 866-468-3401 or ticketweb.com/opusone. 8p.m.
TUESDAY 16 Lil Wayne
FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION Burgettstown. With special guests T.I. & 2 Chainz. Tickets: livenation.com, ticketmaster.com or call 800-745-3000. 7p.m.
The Flaming Lips STAGE AE North Side. With special guest Spiritualized. All ages show. Tickets: ticketmaster. com or 800-745-3000. Doors open at 6:30p.m.
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{BY AL HOFF} Writer/director Tjardus Greidanus’ A New York Heartbeat may be set in 1959 Brooklyn, but its central dilemma is universal, at least if one is a juvenile delinquent. Which path to take: a life of crime, with the promise of easy cash and the risk of physical violence, or the straight life, in the company of a sweet woman, but without the camaraderie of the streets?
Crime hurts: Escher Holloway and Rachel Brosnahan
Seventeen-year-old Spider (Escher Holloway) wasn’t expecting to be making this choice, but ripping off gangster Casket Mike (Eric Roberts) went badly. Badly beaten, Spider is left for dead in an alley, where he’s rescued by a young woman named Tamara (Rachel Brosnahan, seen recently in House of Cards). Tamara is a kind, if reclusive, gal who lives in a seemingly abandoned hotel with her equally reclusive gangster uncle, Didi (TV vet Jack Donner). As Tamara nurses Spider back to health, a tentative relationship grows, both bolstered and threatened by secrets. The story relies on a fair amount of convenience, but there’s also a left-field twist or two. It’s a familiar crime-love hybrid tale, but even more recognizable to local audiences will be scenes of Pittsburgh. Greidanus shot Heartbeat here, with our appropriately vintage and grubby streets substituting for mid-century New York. Starts Fri., July 12. Regent Square AHOFF@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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F YOU’RE A big city, this has not been a good summer for you: White House Down, World War Z, Man of Steel and This Is the End have all seen major world cities savagely attacked or obliterated. Times are tough, too, in Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi actioner, Pacific Rim, which opens with the Golden Gate Bridge being de-spanned and ends with Hong Kong half flattened. In between is yet another exorcism of our collective post-9/11 anxieties in which first-world technology battles ginormous dino-lizards, who are surfacing with increasing frequency from a wormhole-ish breach beneath the ocean. These beasts are known as kaiju, and come in numerical ferocity categories like hurricanes; the men who fight them operate giant killing machines known as jaegers, and come in categories such as “has troubled past,” “stoic,” “Australian asshole,” and “first day on the job.” The jaegers, operated remotely by mind-melding pairs of pilots inside the
robot’s head, get in bone-jarring fist-fights with the kaiju. Some bouts are surprisingly satisfying, such as when one jaeger grabs two handfuls of railcars to box a kaiju’s ears. Both creatures are rendered exquisitely via plenty of digital tricks. (If you want to be right in the mix, get the 3-D glasses.)
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However, the story and characters are woefully thin, the acting flat, and the outcome predictable. Dialogue is pure comic book: “To fight monsters, we created monsters of our own.” Oh, there is a line or two trying to contextualize this boxing match into something meaningful; we get some pissy world leaders and a nod to man’s poor stewardship of the planet. (As if floods,
fires and super-storms aren’t enough — now we’re getting giant lizards!) The film’s pleasures are mostly on the surface — enjoying the battles and the visually spectacular, super-sized set pieces. There are affectionate nods to Godzilla, Blade Runner and a subset of Japanese anime, such as Evangelion, that features human-robot mind-melds. Our star pilots — Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) and Rinko Kikuchi — are easy on the eyes. (It’s also nice to see a woman warrior, even if she does cry a lot.) And who doesn’t enjoy seeing Idris Elba, who plays the boss, pitch that glare at friend and foe alike? If only del Toro had dropped the tedious subplot involving the odd-couple, hissy-fitting, very unfunny scientists. One is a tattooed braying American (Charlie Day), the other a prissy Brit (Burn Gorman) who may as well have been wearing a monocle. It was as if there were only two scientists left on Earth, and both would rather have been in an Adam Sandler movie. A HOF F @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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NEW THE EAST. Sarah (Brit Marling), an operative for a private security company, goes undercover with an eco-terrorist group to head off any upcoming actions targeting her corporate clients. But after spending time with the small group, Sarah grows close to its charismatic leader (Alexander Skarsgard) and begins to question which side of the fight she supports. The film has the makings of a decent thriller rooted in provocative real-life issues, but it never sinks its teeth in. Neither side — polluting corporations or destructive terrorists — is inherently sympathetic to audiences, and The East won’t change your mind. And the story pulls its punches by making the political very personal, as if ideas alone were not enough. Director Zal Batmanglij co-wrote the story with Marling, and they get points for aiming for something more thoughtful than an actioner. But it’s only the lightest meditation on the morality of various actions (double-agenting, eco-terrorism, corporate malfeasance), made megaplex-friendly with a sprinkle of melodrama and a dash of nailbiting. The East also leans heavily on plot contrivance — Sarah’s entry into the group is laughable, as are the groups’ stunts. In all, a disappointment coming from the team that penned The Sound of My Voice, a far more interesting examination of fringe groups. Starts Fri., July 12. AMC Waterfront (Al Hoff) GROWN UPS 2. If you were unlucky enough to see the 2010 comedy Grown Ups, you recall it featured family-style-but-still-crude Adam Sandler taking a vacation with Chris Rock, Kevin James and David Spade. In this sequel, Sandler moves his family to his old hometown to be closer to his aforementioned buddies. Dennis Dugan directs. Starts Fri., July 12.
The East July 16 (West End/Elliott Overlook); and Thu., July 18 (Brookline). The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Wed., July 17 (Schenley). Films begin at dusk. 412-4226426 or www.citiparks.net. Free VACATION. Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wants to take his family to Wally World, but the trip turns into a nightmare. Harold Ramis directs this 1983 comedy adapted from John Hughes’ National Lampoon short story. 7:30 p.m. Wed., July 10. AMC Waterfront THE LAST WALTZ. Martin Scorsese brought his cameras to San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom in 1976 to document the last performance of The Band. Captured for posterity in this 1978 film is a Who’s Who of 1960s and ’70s rock performers, plus a couple of hours of great music. Sharing the spotlight with The Band are Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Mavis and Pops Staples, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison and, yes, Neil Diamond. 7:30 p.m. Wed., July 10; 9:15 p.m. Fri., July 12; 9:15 p.m. Sat., July 13; and 4 p.m. Sun., July 14. Hollywood COMPUTER CHESS. Andrew Bujalski’s comedy is set at a weekend tournament for chess-software programmers in the early 1980s, a.k.a. before nerds got cool. 7:30 p.m. Thu., July 11. Hollywood THE DARK CRYSTAL. Here’s a chance to catch this oddball 1982 fantasy adventure from Jim Henson and his character factory (see also: The Muppets) on the big screen. A thousand years ago on another planet, a group of peaceful wizards hope to locate a magical crystal, the source of power for their evil birdlike dragon overlords. 7 p.m. Fri., July 12; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sat., July 13; and 1 p.m. Sun., July 14. Hollywood
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TURBO. In this digitally animated comedy, a garden snail (voice of Ryan Reynolds) has a shot at winning the Indy 500. File this under: Must be seen to be believed. David Soren directs. Starts Wed., July 17.
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THE BLUES BROTHERS. Jake and Elwood Blues are on a mission from God — and no blues riff, neo-Nazi or cop car is safe. Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi take their SNL skit to the big screen in John Landis’ madcap 1980 musical romp. Guest musicians include: James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker. 10 p.m. Fri., July 12, and 10 p.m. Sat., July 13. Oaks FROM PHILLY TO PITTSBURGH, WITH LOVE II. Local cinema group Orgone marks its 20th anniversary with this screening of six “art” films from European animators, including Arthur Lipsett, Janusz Majewski and Jan Svankmajer. The shorts will be screened on 16 mm. 4:30 p.m. Sun., July 14. Future Tenant, 819 Penn Ave., Downtown. www.futuretenant.org. Free
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Steven Spielbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aqua-thriller terrified CP JAWS. beach-goers in the summer of 1975, when it unspooled the tale of a great white shark eating swimmers along the Atlantic seaboard. Richard Dreyfus, Robert Shaw and Roy Scheider hit the waves to capture the man-eater: Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gonna need a bigger boat, and you should see this on a bigger screen. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still lots of scary fun. 7:30 p.m. Wed., July 17. AMC Waterfront. $5 (AH) INFORMANT. After Hurricane Katrina, Brandon Darby got a rep as a committed activist for various left issues. But after he led a group of protesters to the Republican Presidential Convention in 2008, where some of the crew were arrested and charged, Darby was unmasked as a FBI informant. You may have already heard some of this story on public radio or on the POV episode â&#x20AC;&#x153;Better This Worldâ&#x20AC;?; Jamie Meltzerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new doc takes another look. 7:30 p.m. Thu., July 18. Hollywood TWO-MINUTE FILM FESTIVAL: AT PLAY. The films have been completed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme was â&#x20AC;&#x153;At Playâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and are ready to be screened in the Carnegie Museum of Artâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outdoor sculpture courtyard. Think of it as a high-end drive-in. 7:30 p.m. (food, drinks and activities); 9 p.m. film screening. Thu., July 18. Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. www.cmoa.org. $10 (includes one drink) ANDY WARHOL FILMS. Selections from Warholâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Factory Diaries series (1971-75) and other shorts screen. Ongoing. Free with museum admission. Andy Warhol Museum, North Side. www.warhol.org
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We expect it when we’re buying sandwiches or lattes, but made-to-order art still seems to be something reserved for Medicis. This summer, however, local artist Alexi Morrissey allows the average person to commission a poem for $20. Morrissey’s First Editions: Bespoke Poetry for Pittsburgh blends performance art, poetry and visual art. Participants enter Bricolage Productions’ Downtown storefront. They’re greeted by Dennis McCarthy, Morrissey’s music man and lobby-keeper. A record player crackles with tunes from Nico to Druids of Stonehenge. The music sets the mood and also masks the secret exchange to take place. Handwritten legal documents are signed and the patron enters the theater. Morrissey waits on stage in one of two red chairs. The theater is dark, but draped in strategic pools of warm light, meant to emphasize that you’re on stage … in front of no one. “But are you really on stage if there’s no audience?” Morrissey muses. First, Morrissey recites “As Serious as Your Heart Attack,” the only poem he’s ever written for himself. He guarantees that no one can decipher its meaning, which is masked in figurative language. “What is one thing that’s important to you that you’d like to have written in verse?” he asks. Following the reply, Morrissey seats himself five steps away at a typewriter and types for about 90 seconds. He returns holding a piece of cloth, newly stamped with a poem he performs before handing it over. ”This page is the page of a hero,” he began one such poem. “How they stumble in the beginning to win our affection. Later they have to rise up and cut off the head of the beast. The beastly beast.” Additional lines describe a figurative fever, a mountain and a voice “on the radio at the end of the hall.” Morrissey types the poems on the small squares of drapery lining he’s cut and ironed himself. The cloth is a “humble, hardworking, clock-punching, unsung hero, designed to keep things out of your house,” he explains, “and we’re moving it to the frame.” While patrons receive the typed originals, Morrissey doesn’t yet know what he will do with the poems he’s written and scanned. Right now, he just knows he’ll be in that theater every Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for the rest of the summer. Bricolage is located at 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown.
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Those are just a few ways to describe Makayla Wray. Last year, two years out of Perry High School, the Sheraden native launched her own fashion label, M.A.W., and today she’s one of Pittsburgh’s notable young designers. In the halls of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, where Wray is in her senior year, video monitors screen stills from a student-driven fashion show where Wray showcased her line. “When you push your things out on the runway, you can hear the crowd, like, ‘Ooh, ahh,’” she says, excitement gleaming in her eyes. “Meanwhile, I’m in the back, like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is crazy, I can’t believe this is happening!’” Wray, colorful and risk-taking, is known not only for her charisma, but for her extensive use of custom-printed fabrics in her clothes for women and men; brand-savvy, she often incorporates her logo, consisting
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of her own overlapping initials, into designs. Wray’s approach impressed Desiree Parker, founder of local design outfit Laced Apparel, whose 2012 showcase featured Wray’s work.
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“She really utilized a lot of her own textiles that she designed herself,” Parker says. “She mixed in a lot of her street-wear looks with her more couture looks. She had very detailed jackets that she made, and you could just tell that there was so much work and detail that she put into her pieces. It’s all very methodical and planned out.”
M.A.W is among a dozen local designers featured at Laced Apparel’s The Show, on July 14. Wray’s career path hasn’t been smooth. At Perry, she was frustrated by what she calls a lack of support for art. She acted out in class and ended up in Clayton Academy, for troubled students. “We had to wear these hideous uniforms. I was already sewing at this time, and I was, like, taking crewnecks and making them into little cropped tops,” she says, laughing. “I think my attitude has a lot to do with what I design,” she adds, wearing bright red lipstick and door-knocker earrings that brush her shoulders. “I was that little girl that had to stay after class and erase everything that I drew on the desk. It was horrible. I was like, ‘I just wanna be me!’” Back at Perry for her senior year — she CONTINUES ON PG. 40
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was eventually named Best Dressed and Most Unique — Wray had a new art teacher who helped her present at The Andy Warhol Museum’s Youth Invasion. “I made a Marilyn Monroe portrait out of duct tape, ’cause you could only use random materials,” Wray explains. But one night someone destroyed it, so Wray improvised. “I had to make the dress out of the only thing that we had in my house at the time, which was trash bags. So, I literally duct-taped my best friend and made a big ol’ fluffy dress. We’re at the fashion show and people are like, ‘This is amazing, how long did it take?’ “I just said, ‘Some time…,’” she says, laughing. “It literally took like five minutes. The rest of the day we just spent cutting her out of the dress.” Wray also made her own prom dress, a project she calls her “eye-opener” career-wise. Though she attempted to incorporate her favorite designers’ work into her own style, she couldn’t afford some higher-end brands, so she’d remake items from thrift stores. “I was literally taking fabric, holding it up to myself, and being like, ‘I think this looks correct,’” she says. “Cut, cut, cut and then continue.” Wray is always seeking opportunities to present herself and M.A.W. Last year, she acted in Formula 412’s music video “Hold Up.” She also appeared in, and was hired as an assistant stylist for, the video to Wiz Khalifa’s hit single, “Work Hard, Play Hard.” “I’m in the video with my mouth wide open, probably laughing,” she says. But fashion shows remain her primary outlet. Two years ago, she volunteered with Pittsburgh Fashion Week. Last year she modeled at the event, and for this September’s event, she will try out for a chance to present her own line. She’s also presented her line at events hosted by Obvious and RAW Artists. For a show last summer, around her birthday, she says, “I was at the studio till 12 o’clock sewing, and I started getting text messages like ‘Happy birthday’ and I’m just like, ‘Yeah …’ and continued sewing. You get lost in that world when you’re dedicated to it. That’s when people are like, ‘You really didn’t do nothing for your birthday?’ I’m like, ‘I made a dress on my birthday, girl, what’re you talkin’ ’bout? You just seen it on the runway, it got a good response, and I sold it to that lady in the audience. So call it what you want!’”
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Katsushika Hokusai, “South Wind, Clear Dawn (Gaifu kaisei),” circa 1830-1831
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“Japan is the key … ” to “the Orient,” that is, in H.J. Heinz’s judgment of 1902. The belief underlay Heinz’s interest in Japan as an emerging power with a mature civilization (and not, as was widely believed, a nation of Asian “barbarians”). Heinz’s interest led him to begin acquiring carved ivories (okimono), one of the two major collections presented in the Carnegie Museum of Art exhibit “Japan Is the Key …”: Pittsburgh Collects Prints and Ivories, 1900-1920. The ivories predate both restrictions on importing ivory (enacted in 1973 and 1989) and widespread — though still far from universal — opposition to the slaughter of elephants. The ivories range from miniature netsuke, which were kimono accessories, to pieces up to 12 inches high by 6 inches wide, limited by the width of a tusk. The artistry is exquisite, depicting slices of daily life, such as a fisherman catching an eel, or figures from myth and fantasy. A few are assembled in sections, including a remarkable life-sized eagle made of hundreds of pieces. The other major collection here is of Japanese woodcut prints (ukiyo-e) assembled under the guidance of a Heinz contemporary, poet and critic Sadakichi Hartmann. The woodcuts are more familiar, produced in great quantity and still widely available, though the selections here are of particular cultural and historical importance. Celebration of nature is a recurring theme, as in Hokusai’s views of Mount Fuji, along with genre scenes, images of culture and the arts, and geishas and courtesans. The prints are highly imaginative and visually inventive, as with a waterfall rendered as a few vertical stripes, with dots representing splashing water. Early Carnegie Institute curators (before the split into museums of art and natural history) started the Japanese collection while envisioning a new world culture fusing the best of East and West. (If only!) A label explains that the Japanese audience responded to depictions of current events, popular culture and folk and literary references, while American collectors focused on famous names, aesthetics and signs of change in Japanese society. A century later, the distinction is probably still largely true. Research and education are key roles for museums, and I was more than a little enlightened by the succinct and informative exhibit labels. But simply from the perspective of aesthetics and craft, the exhibit is breathtaking. INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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Celebrate Bend Yoga’s 1st Birthday! Come for one of two 30-minute donation-based classes for charity and stay for cake. Classes at 6pm and 7:15pm.
18. 8th Street & Penn Avenue /LYH 0XVLF E\ 0X]LÿND Night Market V An outdoor market that brings together some of Pittsburgh’s most creative independent vendors. 5:30pm to 11pm. 709 Penn Avenue
Chris McGinnis: The Productive Machine Paintings and a video installation explores American optimism seen through the lens of industrial culture.
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Breathe, Fly, and Think New and favorite works by Photographer Crystal Marie Acker. Live Music by Brittany Morganrose
Lynn Johnson and Jen Saffron: The Koraput Survivors Project This photographic exhibition explores the destruction and recreation of a small community in Odisha State, India.
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Free Dance Lessons and Demos: Rhumba / Fox Trot at 7:30pm. Club Swing / Jitterbug at 8pm. Salsa at 8:30pm.
25. Braddock’s American Brasserie 107 Sixth Street
Join our new Executive Chef for a cooking demonstration!
26. Boutique 208 208 Sixth Street
Meet local artists creating art for this handmade boutique.
27. PNC Legacy Project 600 Liberty Avenue
AFTER THE CRAWL Consol Energy Cosmopolitan Pittsburgh Byham Theater Presenting Sponsor: Consol Energy Event Sponsors: UPMC and UPMC Health Plan Tickets: $40-$125. Visit trustarts.org/cosmo for details. Ryoji Ikeda: test pattern-live set A ‘not to be missed’ performance by one of the major artists working today. Peirce Studio, 805-807 Liberty Avenue
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Adapted and Directed by Alan Stanford, this comic masterpiece time-travels to the 1940’s! Starring Nike Doukas as Mrs. Erlynne. July 11–27 The Charity Randall Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial, Oakland
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Carolina Loyola-Garcia, Malcolm Tulip (back to camera) and Anand Nagraj in Quantum’s Mnemonic
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IF YOU ARE a raging Europhile, you might love Mnemonic. Created by the British company Complicite, Mnemonic is a fractured, nihilistic, avant-garde performance piece about memory — or so the program notes say. You will sit in a cavernous room in East Liberty’s Kirkwood Building. You will see video projections and full nudity. You will hear French, German and Russian. The characters will bombard you with broken dialogue and coy Holocaust references. You will doubt reality, because what is reality, really? Oh, those Europeans! Always pondering the imponderable!
MNEMONIC continues through July 28. Quantum Theatre at The Kirkwood Building, 215 N. Highland Ave., East Liberty. $36-46. 412-362-1713 or www.quantumtheatre.com
At its heart, Mnemonic concerns the “Ice Man,” a 5,200-year-old nomad discovered in the Swiss Alps in 1992. The true story is fascinating, and for the first two hours, his mysterious life might astonish you. But as men in lab coats debate the particulars of the Ice Man’s life, their uncertainty gets annoying. European intellectuals love this kind of postmodern quagmire, yet eventually their arguments sound like a bunch of stoned anthropologists competing for tenure. Mnemonic starts amicably, then overstays its welcome. The production’s saving grace is its cast, who juggle accents, languages and physical objects without missing a beat. As a pair of disintegrating lovers, Antonio Marziale and Carolina Loyola-Garcia show all the melancholic romance we could want. Artistic Director Karla Boos keeps the stage busy, and some scenes are choreographed so fluidly that actors openly change costumes without notice. Their labor is evident. But what is it all for? I don’t quite remember. I N F O@ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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For directions, dining options, special events, and tickets visit quantumtheatre.com To order by phone, call Quantum Theatre at 412.362.1713
Quantum Theatre has tried this kind of work before, not a “play” so much as a creative potluck. Each actor plays multiple parts, the scenes are fast and heady, and props get reused in endless arrangements. Sometimes these Quantum shows are spectacular (The Collected Works of Billy the Kid), and sometimes they are calculated risks (last year’s The Golden Dragon). Mnemonic is an interesting idea that goes nowhere, and takes forever to do so. If “memory” is its central theme — as a long opening monologue proclaims — you may not recall this by the end. In its desperate effort to keep you provoked, Mnemonic forgets to create memorable characters. Yes, it’s all very clever to anthropomorphize a chair, but oughtn’t they humanize the people first?
NIGHT MOVES {BY TED HOOVER} I CAN PINPOINT the moment I became a Stephen Sondheim freak. It was the first time I heard A Little Night Music. In a song called “You Must Meet My Wife,” a lawyer, Frederick Egerman, talks with his mistress, Desiree, about his charming and sweet young wife who is, after 11 months of marriage, still a virgin. It’s just two people talking, but talk set effortlessly to music, with language both elegantly natural and funny … and it rhymed! Night Music, suggested by Ingmar Bergman’s Smiles of a Summer Night, features
Egerman, Desiree and the people standing between them: his young wife and son, and Desiree’s lover and his wife. Sondheim shows notoriously feature bad books. The two exceptions are the ones he wrote with Hugh Wheeler, Sweeney Todd and Night Music. The latter flows effortlessly from song to scene and back, creating a glittering, stylistic masterpiece. (Original Broadway director Hal Prince called the show “whipped cream and knives.”) Opera Theater of Pittsburgh presents Night Music, directed by Scott Wise, as part of its Summer Fest. The three-week rotating rep include five works: four operas and one Night Music.
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC continues Fri., July 12, and Sat., July 20. Opera Theater at The Twentieth Century Club, 4201 Bigelow Blvd., Oakland. $20-75. 412-326-9687 or www.otsummerfest.org
glorious voices singing this mesmerizing music. I’m not an opera queen, so hearing singers sing without amplification is a remarkable experience. Daniel Teadt sings Egerman with warmth and beauty; Anna Singer displays impressive comedic chops as Desiree; and their on-stage chemistry has you rooting for them from the beginning. Robert Frankenberry’s powerfully sung Count Mangus, and Bridget Skaggs, as his scathing wife, get their share of laughs. Brynn Terry, Rebecca Henry and Sabina Balsamo unfurl beautiful voices to great effect, with Daphne Alderson providing luscious dark notes as Madame Armfelt. Finally, Benjamin Robinson is the most fully realized and perfectly sung Hendrick I’ve ever seen. No review would be complete without mentioning conductor Walter Morales and his impeccable orchestra, so let me finish by saying “bravi!” I N F O @PGH C IT YPAPE R . C O M
That production schedule might suggest the downside: lights, costumes, sets, etc. are fairly under-rehearsed. And it’s no insult to say that musical-comedy acting doesn’t come naturally to opera singers. Wise has done wonders and probably could have done much more. But there is a tremendous upside: these
MOTHER LODE {BY MICHELLE PILECKI} YES, INDEED, the Little Lake Theatre Co. does serve deep-dish apple pie to accompany its deep-dish Motherhood Out Loud. An ensem-
ble of seven, under the direction of artistic director Sunny Disney Fitchett, performs a very mixed collection of 20 vignettes by 14 writers: [deep breath here] Leslie Ayvazian, David Cale, Jessica Goldberg, Beth Henley, Lameece Issaq, Claire LaZebnik, Lisa Loomer, Michele Lowe, Marco Pennette, Theresa Rebeck, Luanne Rice, Annie Weisman, Cheryl L. West and Brooke Berman.
MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD continues through July 20. Little Lake Theatre, 500 Lakeside Drive (off Route 19), North Strabane. $12-20. 724-745-6300 or www.littlelake.org
Spanning motherhood from belabored labor room through empty nests to senior moments, the monologues/scenes range from barely comic sketches and manipulative heart-tuggers to brief, satisfying one-acts, with the occasional gem. Chalk one up for Henley’s signature mad Southern women, as great-grandmother Mary Liz Meyers gives Lindsey Bowes, a credible credulous child, more than she bargains for in “Report on Motherhood.” Brian Edward happily channels Cale’s two characters in “Elizabeth.” Motherhood, originally conceived by
Susan R. Rose and Joan Stein and staged in 2010, includes some at-least-semi-autobiographical pieces, particularly “Michael’s Date,” LaZebnik’s monologue on raising an autistic child, touchingly delivered by Mary Quinlan. In Pennette’s “If We’re Using a Surrogate, How Come I’m the One With the Morning Sickness,” Edward mixes sensitivity, anger and laughs into the story of a gay father. Also notable are “Threesome,” Ayvazian’s take on the surprising silence when her musician-son leaves the nest, featuring Lisa Hoffmann and Edward; and “Nooha’s List,” Issaq’s over-the-top explanation of PMS and its advantages, sympathetically portrayed by real mother-daughter duo Lisa and Amy Hoffmann. While most writer-contributors (not all of them playwrights) are represented only once, Lowe fills in with some fast “Fugues.” More satisfying and serious is the bizarre “Queen Esther,” with the ever-ebullient Meyers as a divorced mom piloting hazardous custody waters while dealing with her son’s identity and wardrobe choices. While the show has its tiresome moments of cliché and obviousness, it has enough interesting insights and odd chuckles to make it worthwhile. Little Lake’s ambitious production deserves applause after the tears and the laughs. I N F O@ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy Lady Windermere’s Fan concerns a young society lady who learns her husband is financially supporting another woman. But Windermere is less light comedy than scathing satire of Victorian morals. So says Alan Stanford, a noted Wilde interpreter since his days at Gate Theatre of Dublin.
Stanford directs a Windermere for Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre that he’s set in 1947 London — a more contemporary milieu where Wilde’s barbs nonetheless still sting. The huge cast of 17 is led by PICT favorites Nike Doukas and Leo Marks, along with John DeMita and Jodi Gage. The first performance at the Charity Randall Theatre is tonight. Bill O’Driscoll 8 p.m. Continues through July 27. Stephen Foster Memorial,
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+ FRI., JULY 12 {STAGE} Who doesn’t like to see underdogs battling despots? Who doesn’t like rock ’n’ roll? Get both in the regional premiere of Viva Los Bastarditos!, Jake Oliver’s musical in which rockers lead The People against would-be dictators in “a mysterious realm called Western Massachusetts.” No Name Players describes the show — the audience favorite at the 2010 fringeNYC festival — as “sublimely ridiculous and heartfelt.” The cast of 12 local musicians/actors includes Daina Michelle Griffith, Everett Lowe and Andrew Swackhamer; Don DiGiulio directs. Tonight’s the first performance at the Off the Wall Theater space. BO 8 p.m. Continues through July 27. 25 W. Main St., Carnegie. $15-20. www.nonameplayers.org
{ART} Before his work was featured in the documentary Wasteland, Vik Muniz was the Frick Art & Historical Center’s first artist-in-residence. Tonight, the Brazilian native’s 65-photo collection from that time returns for the opening of The Clayton Days, Revisited: A Project by Vik Muniz. Muniz
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Free!Event It’s the Downtown culture scene’s Mid-Summer Classic: the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust July Gallery Crawl. For free, explore a couple dozen venues full of art, music and more. Highlights include Wood Street Galleries’ opening of Ryoji Ikeda’s data.tron (pictured), an audiovisual display based on mathematical principles. (In a ticketed show, the Japanese composer and artist himself performs live at 10 p.m., at the Trust Arts Education Center.) SPACE has Crowdsourced, a group show with a dozen local artists making large wall drawings live from 1-9 p.m., all while the public watches, with kibitzing encouraged. Crowdsourced is curated by CP contributor Robert Raczka; artists include Barbara Weissberger, who’ll incorporate cell-phone food photos people send her. Also see: new shows at the August Wilson Center and 707 and 709 Penn galleries; live music; live comedy; short films; that popular outdoor Night Market for indie vendors; and more. But the evening’s flashiest component might be Cosmopolitan Pittsburgh. The Trust’s big annual party, with its own smorgasbord of food, art, live performances and a dance party, is themed “Pittsburgh: To the Moon.” Cosmo, though, isn’t free: VIP tix (starting at $95) include a sit-down dinner. But a $40 advance ticket gets you into the dance party, which runs till midnight at the Byham Theater and includes desserts and cocktails. Bill O’Driscoll 5:30-10 p.m. Fri., July 12. Downtown. Free. 412-456-6666 or www.trustarts.org
explores perceptions of antiquity through these staged photographs, many of them taken at Clayton in 1999, using vintage photography equipment. Images of train-track brawls and lawn croquet are juxtaposed with 19th-century archival photos and 10 pieces Muniz has created since his Pittsburgh residency. Oliva Lammel 6-8 p.m. ($12; reservations recommended). Exhibit continues through Oct. 27. 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze. 412-371-0600 or www.thefrickpittsburgh.org
album covers in Schenkel’s influential proto-punk style include Zappa’s Cruising With Ruben & The Jets and Captain Beefheart’s Trout Mask Replica. Schenkel, who lives near Philly, is touring regionally. Get Hip/ Get Art features Schenkel’s works on paper and canvas (all for sale), his commemorative T-shirt for tonight’s event, and signed prints of select album covers. BO 6-9 p.m. 1800 Columbus Ave. (R.J. Casey Industrial Park), North Side. Free. 412-231-4766 x11 or www.gethip.com
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Finding health-information resources can be tough if you’re transgender. But The Garden of Peace Project wants to help. Tonight, this grassroots organization for the gay community and HIV-positive individuals that emphasizes the exploration of self presents Moaning: The Real T. The town-hall meeting at Downtown outreach center Project Silk features a panel that will share speakers’ experiences accessing trans health services in Pittsburgh — even at the Veterans Administration. Come for the information and stay afterward for a house party. Lauren Daley 6-11 p.m. 810 Penn Ave. (eighth floor), Downtown. Free. www. gardenofpeaceproject.org
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{OUTDOORS} Venture Outdoors’ Waterkeeper Paddle & Whiskey Tasting trip starts on the Ohio with an easy kayak paddle led by John Stephen, a Three Rivers Waterkeeper. Stephen will stop along the way to discuss local water-quality issues. Next, the group visits the Strip District’s Wigle Whiskey Distillery for a tour and tasting. Western Pennsylvania’s history
is soaked in the whiskey trade, and this distillery uses a copper pot and local ingredients, similar to 18thcentury methods. OL 10 a.m.2 p.m. (21 and over.) Corner of Westhall Street and New Beaver Avenue, Brightwood. $53. 412-255-0564 or www.ventureoutdoors.org
by Orgone’s Greg Pierce, closes today at Future Tenant, but not without — yep — some movies. From Philly to Pittsburgh, With Love II includes six films by European animations masters like Janusz Majewski and Jan Svankmajer, along with “21-87,” Arthur Lipsett’s classic, stunningly
{SCREEN} Orgone marks 20 years as an archival and exhibition concern for fringe films, including experimental cinema, found footage, home movies and industrial films. An exhibit of its posters and stickers from the past decade, INVENTORY, curated
At Play is the third installment of the Carnegie Museum of Art’s 2-Minute Film Festival. Tonight’s films span several genres, but all represent a perspective on “play.” “The First Kiss,” by Jon Bristol, uses Muppet-like characters to tell a short and not-so-sweet story of a playground kiss. In Michael Luck Croneburger’s “Pittsburgh Pooh,” a man in a Winnie-thePooh costume runs through town seeking his next honey fix. These films and 30 others are also viewable online, where you can vote for your favorites. OL 9 p.m. (7:30 p.m. reception). 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $10 (includes drink ticket). 412-6223131 or www.2mff.cmoa.org
{COMEDY} Adam Sank brings his Whore Tour to Cruze Bar Fri., July 12. For a longer version of this interview, see www.pghcitypaper.com. AFTER THE DOMA RULING AND NYC PRIDE PARADE, DID NEW YORK TURN INTO A GIANT RAINBOW? There were unicorns galloping through the streets and pink glitter just falling from the sky. It was kind of scary actually; it was like a gaypocalypse.
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HOW MIGHT YOU TWEAK YOUR NYC JOKES FOR A PITTSBURGH CROWD? I assume people in Pittsburgh know what a subway is, but I have to maybe explain a little bit more about what it means to ride the New York City subway and see a straight guy rubbing his ass against the subway pole and have his girlfriend get mad at me because I’m staring at him. Maybe that’s something that Pittsburghers can relate to, but perhaps not.
{ART} Get Hip Recordings launches a series of one-night art exhibitions with a bang. The first guest at the internationally known garage-rock purveyor’s North Side HQ is Cal Schenkel, best known as the main visual collaborator for Frank Zappa. Iconic
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WHAT’S THE FUNNIEST THING IN THE NEWS RIGHT NOW? Paula Deen is just sort of like a Saturday Night Live character, someone that Kristen Wiig would play because she’s such a caricature of herself. She gets on The Today Show and says, “I is what I is.” I mean, you can’t write that shit. The fact that she doesn’t know how racist she is is hilarious. Everything about Paula Deen is hilarious, right down to that fright wig on her head.
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is dating 3 stewardesses at the same time, unbeknownst to them. When the airport shuts down, all 3 women are in town, thinking they’ll stay w/ him. Fri, Sat. Thru July 27. Comtra Theatre, Cranberry. 724-591-8727. DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID. Tue-Sun. Thru July 21. Benedum Center, Downtown. 412-456-6666. DREAM ALONG WITH ME. Musical tribute to Perry Como. Presented by Pohl Productions. July 12-14. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bethel Park. 724-746-1178. A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. Adapted from Ingmar Bergman’s film, Smiles of a Summer Night. Presented by Opera Theater SummerFest. Fri, Sun and Sat., July 20. Thru July 12. Twentieth Century Club, Oakland. 412-326-9687. LORDY, LORDY MARTY’S 40. Comedic interactive dinner theater. Sat., July 13, 7 p.m. Kean Theatre, Gibsonia. 724-444-5326.
MNEMONIC. Play examining the understanding of time, the capacity to interpret history, & attempts to retell the past. Presented by Quantum Theatre. Wed-Sun. Thru July 28. Kirkwood Building, East Liberty. 412-362-1713. MOMENTS TO REMEMBER. Cabaret dinner theater. Presented by Pohl Productions. Fri-Sun. Thru July 14. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bethel Park. 724-746-1178. MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD. Stories by various playwrights about mothers. Thu-Sun. Thru July 20. Little Lake Theatre, Canonsburg. 724-745-6300. SHINING BROW. An opera about Frank Lloyd Wright. Presented by Opera Theater SummerFest. Thu., July 11 and Fri., July 19. Twentieth Century Club, Oakland. 412-326-9687. SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION. Collection of songs from Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, more. Wed-Sun.
Thru Aug. 18. Cabaret at Theater YOU HAVEN’T CHANGED A BIT & OTHER LIES. The adventures Square, Downtown. 412-325-6769. of aging are filtered through 3 SISTERS OF SWING: THE STORY married couples who have known OF THE ANDREWS SISTERS. each other for 30 years. Thu-Sun. Story of the WWII-era entertainers. Thru July 13. South Park Theatre, Thu-Sun. Thru July 28. The Theatre Bethel Park. 412-831-8552. Factory, Trafford. 412-374-9200. SWEET CHARITY. A musical about a dance hall hostess who falls in love too easily. Fri-Sun. Thru July 28. COMEDY OPEN MIC New Castle Playhouse, New W/ DEREK MINTO. Castle. 724-654-3437. 9 p.m. Hambone’s, THE TALES OF Lawrenceville. HOFFMANN 412-681-4318. RETOLD. A story www. per DAVID KAYE, pa of love, passion, & pghcitym MIKE WYSOCKI. .co searching for the Thu, Sun. Thru July 14 unattainable woman. The Improv, Waterfront. Presented by Opera Theater 412-462-5233. SummerFest. Sat and Sun., RUCKUS. Thu, 8 p.m. Thru July 21. Thru July 13. Twentieth July 25 Steel City Improv Theater, Century Club, Oakland. Shadyside. 412-404-2695. 412-326-9687. RYAN WALKER, TOMMY THE WEDDING SINGER. KUPIEC, CHUCK KRIEGER, Musical adaptation of the 1998 KRISH MOHAN. Noodlebowl film. Presented by the Actors & Comedy Show. 9 p.m. James Artists of Fayette Co. July 11-14. Street Gastropub & Speakeasy, Geyer Performing Arts Center, North Side. 412-605-4807. Scottdale. 724-887-0887.
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SAT 13 THE AMISH MONKEYS. Improv sketch comedy. 8 p.m. Gemini Theater, Point Breeze. 412-243-5201. THE DEATH SHOW: AN IMPROVISED FUNERAL. Sat, 9 p.m. Thru July 27 Steel City Improv Theater, Shadyside. 412-404-2695. JIM KRENN’S COMEDY PODCAST FEAT. MIKE WYSOCKI & TERRY JONES. 3:30 p.m. Nied’s Hotel, Lawrenceville. 412-781-9853. THE LUPONES: MADE UP MUSICALS. Sat, 8 p.m. Thru July 27 Steel City Improv Theater, Shadyside. 323-401-0465. PUPPET-PROV W/ AVENUE Q. Puppet improv. Presented in conjunction w/ Stage 62. 8 & 10 p.m. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 412-339-0608. CONTINUES ON PG. 48
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VISUALART NEW THIS WEEK 709 PENN GALLERY. Chris McGinnis: The Productive Machine. Multimedia exhibit. Opens July 12. Downtown. 412-471-6070. CHRISTINE FRECHARD GALLERY. Off the Wall. Work by Marco Brun, Alice Winn, David Passafiume, Christopher Sprowls. Opening reception: July 13, 5-8 p.m. Squirrel Hill. 412-421-8888. CULTURAL DISTRICT. Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District. Free, festive showcase of arts & entertainment at galleries & arts spaces. July 12, 5:30-10 p.m. Downtown. 412-456-6666. GET HIP RECORDINGS. Get Hip-Get Art Gallery Series. Paintings & prints by Cal Schenkel. Opens July 13, 6-9 p.m. One night only. North Side. 412-231-4766. GREENSBURG ART CENTER. Prelude & Fugue (A Game of Pairs). Photography by Richard Stoner. Opening reception: July 20, 4-8 p.m. Greensburg. 724-837-6791. HILLMAN CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS. Low Tides & Bucolic Daze. Hand painted photography by Rosemary Pipitone. Opening reception: July 11, 7-9 p.m. Fox Chapel. 412-968-3045. INTERNATIONAL IMAGES. The New Art of Wen Gao. Opening reception: July 12, 6-9 p.m. Sewickley. 412-741-3036. WOOD STREET GALLERIES. data.tron. Installation by Ryoji
Ikeda. Opens July 12, part of the Gallery Crawl. Downtown. 412-456-6666.
ONGOING ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. All Through the Night. LGBQT photography by Caldwell Linker. S/HE IS HER/E. Feat. over 100 works by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, dating from the mid 1970s to the present. The Patron Saint of White Guys That Went Tribal & Other Works. Work by Nick Bubash. I Just Want to Watch: Warhol’s Film, Video and Television. Long-term exhibition of Warhol’s film & video work. Permanent collection. Artwork and artifacts by the famed Pop Artist. North Side. 412-237-8300. BE GALLERIES. Summertime. Work by Atticus Adams. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2606. BLUE OLIVE GALLERIES. All Local Artists. Muli media, pottery, woods & jewelry. Frazier. 724-275-7001. BOULEVARD GALLERY. Trips To Italy. Work by Pat Nigro & Ilona Ralston. Verona. 412-828-1031. BOXHEART GALLERY. The Way & The Wayfarers. Paintings by Joshua Hogan. Bloomfield. 412-687-8858. THE BREW HOUSE. Seven Degrees of 7. Work by Distillery 7 Program artists Alexis Roberto, Cara Livorio, Crystala Armagost, Josh Mitchel, Elizabeth Brophy, Kate Hansen & Terrence M. Boyd. South Side. 412-381-7767. CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART. One & the Same. Sound installation by Susan Philipsz.
Japan is the Key: Collecting Prints & Ivories, 1900–1920. Collections from the early years of the Carnegie Institute. The Playground Project. A richly illustrated exhibition exploring the history of postwar playground design & highlighting important examples of playgrounds from the 20th century. Oakland. 412-622-3131. CHATHAM UNIVERSITY. Culture in Context. African Art from the Olkes Collection. Shadyside. 412-365-1232. CHRISTINE FRECHARD GALLERY. Melanie Werner Collection. Feat. 18th-Early 19th Century Fine European Antique Art as well as modern art pieces. Squirrel Hill. 412-421-8888. CRAZY MOCHA COFFEE COMPANY. Selected Works by Christian Wolfgang Breitkreutz. Bloomfield. 412-681-5225. FILMMAKERS GALLERIES. Pigment & Silver. Photography by Ellen Bjerklie-Hanna, A. Jason Coleman, Danielle Goshay, Brenda Roger, & Cynthia Zordich. Oakland. 412-681-5449. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Permanent collection of European Art. Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. GALERIE WERNER, THE MANSIONS ON FIFTH. RetroFRESH. Contemporary paintings by James Kennedy, Claire Hardy, Donald Deskey, Alexander Minewski, Louise Evans-Scott, Vladimir Naiditch, & Henri de Waroquier. Oakland. 412-716-1390. GALLERIE CHIZ. Foto Focus Five. Work by David Tufino, Brian Sesack, Michael Goswell, Melissa R. Aronson, & Susan Hale Kemenyffy. Shadyside. 412-441-6005. THE GALLERY 4. Kawaii Wa. New works by HIROMI. Shadyside. 412-363-5050. GLENN GREENE STAINED GLASS STUDIO INC. Original Glass Art by Glenn Greene. Exhibition of new work, recent work & older work. Regent Square. 412-243-2772. GREENSBURG GARDEN AND CIVIC CENTER. Norwin Art League Annual Membership Show. Greensburg. 724-836-1123. THE INN. Disambiguate. Work by Stephanie Armbruster, Ron Copeland, Ryan Woodring, Leah Patgorski, Seth Clark, & Stephen Tuomala. Lawrenceville. 412-298-5703. LA PRIMA ESPRESSO. Paintings/Prints of Italy. Prints of Vince Ornato’s oil paintings of Italy. Strip District. 412-281-1922.
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the Arabian Peninsula. Ongoing: Earth Revealed, Dinosaurs In Their Time, more. Oakland. 412-622-3131. CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER. BIKES: Science on Two Wheels. Feat. hands-on activities, demonstrations & a collection of historic, rare, & peculiar bicycles. Ongoing: Buhl Digital Dome (planetarium), Miniature DAVID KAYE, MIKE WYSOCKI. Railroad and Village, USS Requin submarine, and more. North Thu, Sun. Thru July 14 The Improv, Side. 412-237-3400. Waterfront. 412-462-5233. CARRIE FURNACE. Built in 1907, Carrie Furnaces 6 & 7 are extremely TOTALLY FREE MONDAYS. Mon, rare examples of pre World War II 8 p.m. Steel City Improv Theater, iron-making technology. Rankin. Shadyside. 412-404-2695. 412-464-4020 x.21. CONNEY M. KIMBO GALLERY. University of Pittsburgh Jazz OPEN MIC STAND UP COMEDY Exhibit: Memorabilia & Awards NITE. Hosted by Derek Minto from the International Hall of & John Pridmore. Tue, 9:30 p.m. Fame. Oakland. 412-648-7446. Smiling Moose, South Side. DEPRECIATION LANDS 412-612-4030. MUSEUM. Small living history museum celebrating the settlement and history of the STAND-UP COMEDY OPEN Depreciation Lands. Allison Park. MIC. Wed, 8 p.m. The BeerHive, 412-486-0563. Strip District. 412-904-4502. FALLINGWATER. Tour the famed Frank Lloyd Wright house. Ohiopyle. 724-329-8501. ALLEGHENY-KISKI VALLEY FIRST PRESBYTERIAN HERITAGE MUSEUM. Military CHURCH. Tours of 13 Tiffany artifacts and exhibits on the stained-glass windows. Allegheny Valley’s industrial Downtown. 412-471-3436. heritage. Tarentum. 724-224-7666. FORT PITT MUSEUM. AMERICAN JEWISH MUSEUM. A Reconstructed fort houses Stitch in Jewish Time: Provocative museum of Pittsburgh history Textiles. Group exhibition feat. circa French & Indian War and contemporary artists from the American Revolution. Downtown. United States & abroad. Squirrel 412-281-9285. Hill. 412-521-8010. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL AUGUST WILSON CENTER CENTER. Ongoing: tours of FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN Clayton, the Frick estate, with CULTURE. Pittsburgh: Reclaim, classes, car & carriage museum. Renew, Remix. Feat. imagery, Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. film & oral history narratives FUTURE TENANT. I N V E N to explore communities, T O R Y: The Orgone Archive, cultures, & innovations. Pittsburgh 13 (2002-2013). Feat. a decade’s worth of promotion & Downtown. 412-258-2700. propaganda in the form of posters, BAYERNHOF MUSEUM. stickers & bits of paper created by Large collection of automatic The Orgone Archive. Downtown. roll-played musical instruments 412-325-7037. and music boxes in a mansion KENTUCK KNOB. Tour setting. Call for appointment. the other Frank Lloyd O’Hara. 412-782-4231. Wright house. BOST BUILDING. Chalk Hill. Collectors. Preserved 724-329-8501. materials reflecting KERR MEMORIAL the industrial heritage www. per a p MUSEUM. Tours of Southwestern pghcitym o .c of a restored PA. Homestead. 19th-century, middle412-464-4020. class home. Oakmont. CARNEGIE MUSEUM 412-826-9295. OF ART. The Playground LAWRENCE HALL GALLERY. Project. Survey exploring the Silk Road. Photo exhibition history of post-war playground of images taken along the design & highlighting important Silk Road in Afghanistan, Pakistan, examples of playgrounds from Nepal & India in 1972 by Albin the 20th century. Oakland. & Virginia Curtze. Downtown. 412-622-3131. 412-391-4100. CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF MCGINLEY HOUSE & NATURAL HISTORY. BugWorks. MCCULLY LOG HOUSE. Feat. beautiful photography of Historic homes open for tours, insects, amazing specimens, & live lectures and more. Monroeville. bugs! Garden of Light: Works by 412-373-7794. Paula Crevoshay. Feat. nearly 70 NATIONAL AVIARY. Home to fine art jewelry pieces. Roads of more than 600 birds from over Arabia: Archaeology & History 200 species. With classes, lectures, of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. demos and more. North Side. Archaeological materials 412-323-7235. exploring the cultural history of TALKING SHOP: AN IMPROVISED PODCAST. w/ Gotham City Improv director, Sam Turich. 11 p.m. Steel City Improv Theater, Shadyside. 412-404-2695. THE WRITERS ROOM & DE LE CRÈME. Sat, 10 p.m. Thru July 27 Steel City Improv Theater, Shadyside. 412-404-2695.
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LAKEVUE ATHLETIC CLUB. Pop-Up Gallery. Work by a variety of artists. Valencia. 724-316-9326. MATTRESS FACTORY. Ongoing Installations. Works by Turrell, Lutz, Kusama, Anastasi, Highstein, Wexler & Woodrow. North Side. 412-231-3169. MENDELSON GALLERY. Remembering Glen Whittaker (1950-2013). Shadyside. 412-361-8664. MODERNFORMATIONS GALLERY. Dear Universe: New Encaustic Works by Benedict Oddi. Garfield. 412-362-0274. MORGAN CONTEMPORARY GLASS GALLERY. Glassweekend ‘13. Work by Rhoda Baer, John de Wit, Jon Goldberg, Mikyoung Jung, Catherine Labonte, Matthew Perez, Erica Rosenfeld, more. Shadyside. 412-441-5200. THE MR. ROBOTO PROJECT. No Future. New work by Gena Salorino. Bloomfield. PANZA GALLERY. In Good Company. Group show feat. Zivi Aviraz, Lila Hirsch-Brody, Joel Kranich, Lilli Nieland, Phiris (Kathy) Sickels, & Susan Sparks. Millvale. 412-821-0959. PHOTO ANTIQUITIES. The Civil War. A collection of rare and historic images printed from original glass plate negatives that survived the
harrowing travels of Civil War Photographers. Photography of the Great Gatsby Era. See what cameras were popular in the Roaring 20’s including Kodak Vest Pocket Cameras & Vanity Cameras, beautifully housed in Art Deco styled cases. Some even came complete with a mirror and lipstick for those flappers on the go! North Side. 412-231-7881. PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Fiberart International 2013. Juried exhibition of contemporary fiber art. Presented by the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh. 30:2. Group exhibition presented by Associated Artists of Pittsburgh. Coming Home. Fabric installation by Kay Healy. Friday Nights at Guitar Center. Work by Allison Kaufman. Rites of Passage. Oil paintings by Maggie Mills. Shadyside. 412-361-0873. SCHOOLHOUSE ART CENTER. Summertime Art Show & Sale. Presented by South Arts. Bethel Park. 412-835-9898. SILVER EYE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. Continuum. Work by Doug DuBois & Aaron Blum. South Side. 412-431-1810. SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT SATELLITE GALLERY. Art Interprets Alzheimer’s. Work by George Roby & Herbert
show, petting zoo, more. July 11-13 Downtown Washington. Ascherman, Jr. Downtown. 412-261-7003. SWEETWATER CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Pittsburgh Tattoo Works III. A juried exhibition of new & innovative artwork from local tattoo artists. Sewickley. 412-741-4405. THE TOONSEUM. Juice Box Memories: The Best of Boy Mayor. Editorial cartoons by Rob Rogers. Downtown. 412-232-0199. TRUNDLE MANOR. Serendipity! A Trundle Manor Art Event. New work by Donnie Toomer. Swissvale. 412-916-5544. UNSMOKE ART SPACE. Residual Conditions: Impressions from Anatomy, Industry & Ecology. Work by Christopher Cassady, Gianna Paniagua, & Ben Quint-Glick. Braddock. U.S. POST OFFICE & COURTHOUSE. Whitehall Arts Courthouse Exhibit. Paintings by Whitehall Arts members. Downtown. 412-561-4000. WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART. Born of Fire: The Valley Work. Greensburg. 724-837-1500. WILDCARD. Craft Hard: Art Inspired by Action Movies. Work by Andrew O. Ellis, Tara Goe, Elliot McNally, & Mario Zucca. Lawrenceville. 412-224-2651.
FRI 12 - SUN 14 SOUTHSIDE WORKS EXPOSED. Feat. I Made It! Market, live music, children’s activities, more. July 1214 SouthSide Works, South Side.
DANCE FRI 12 THE WHOLEHEARTED. Residency performance exploring the contradictory nature of truth. Presented by Suli Holum & Deborah Stein. 8 p.m. The Alloy Studios, Friendship. 412-363-3000.
FUNDRAISERS THU 11 FOURTH & GOALS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER. Feat. live auction w/ surprise TV personality. 5:30 p.m. Savoy Restaurant, Strip District. 412-727-1386. PAACC SUMMER GALA. Live music, salsa dancing, more. Benefits the Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce. 6-9 p.m. Roselea Farms, Coraopolis. 412-264-6270.
FRI 12 GRATITUDE CLAY SHOOT. Presented by the Phoenix Nationwide Foundation, benefiting the Wounded Warriors Project. 10 a.m. Nemacolin Woodlands, Farmington. 412-927-1226.
SAT 13 NATIONALITY ROOMS. 26 rooms helping to tell the story of Pittsburgh’s immigrant past. University of Pittsburgh. Oakland. 412-624-6000. OLD ST. LUKE’S. Pioneer church features 1823 pipe organ, Revolutionary War graves. Scott. 412-851-9212. OLIVER MILLER HOMESTEAD. This pioneer/Whiskey Rebellion site features log house, blacksmith shop & gardens. South Park. 412-835-1554. PENNSYLVANIA TROLLEY MUSEUM. Trolley rides and exhibits. Includes displays, walking tours, gift shop, picnic area and Trolley Theatre. Washington. 724-228-9256. PHIPPS CONSERVATORY & BOTANICAL GARDEN. Butterfly Forest. Watch butterflies emerge from their chrysalises to flutter among tropical blooms. Summer Flower Show. Glass art surrounded by colorful blooms. Feat. work by Daviea Davis, Jason Forck, Steven Sadvary, Lisa Platt, more. 14 indoor rooms & 3 outdoor gardens feature exotic plants and floral displays from around the world. Oakland. 412-622-6914. PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER. Lifeforms. Exhibition of natural imagery in lampworked glass.
Curated by Robert Mickelsen. Friendship. 412-365-2145. PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM. Home to 4,000 animals, including many endangered species. Highland Park. 412-665-3639. RACHEL CARSON HOMESTEAD. A Reverence for Life. Photos and artifacts of her life & work. Springdale. 724-274-5459. SENATOR JOHN HEINZ HISTORY CENTER. Pennsylvania’s Civil War. In-depth look at Pennsylvania’s significant contributions during the Civil War feat. artifacts, military encampments, life-like museum figures, more. From Slavery to Freedom. Highlight’s Pittsburgh’s role in the anti-slavery movement. Ongoing: Western PA Sports Museum, Clash of Empires, and exhibits on local history, more. Strip District. 412-454-6000. SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HALL. Military museum dedicated to honoring military service members since the Civil War through artifacts & personal mementos. Oakland. 412-621-4253. ST. ANTHONY’S CHAPEL. Features 5,000 relics of Catholic saints. North Side. 412-323-9504.
ST. NICHOLAS CROATIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. Maxo Vanka Murals. Mid-20th century murals depicting war, social justice and the immigrant experience in America. Millvale. 421-681-0905. WEST OVERTON MUSEUMS. Learn about distilling and coke-making in this pre-Civil War industrial village. Scottdale. 724-887-7910.
FESTIVALS THU 11 ART IN THE PARK. Food, music, vendors, more. Thu, 6-8:30 p.m. Thru Aug. 29 Penn Avenue Parklet, Wilkinsburg. 412-727-7855. THE GREAT NORTH POUR BEER FESTIVAL. 16 participating breweries. Also feat. beer pong tournament, buffet, more. 6-9 p.m. The Cabana Bar, Wexford. 724-934-7876.
THU 11 - SAT 13 CRANBERRY COMMUNITY DAYS. Rotary BBQ, live music, car cruise, vendors, children’s activities, sculpture contest, more. July 11-13 Cranberry Community Park, Cranberry. 724-776-4806. WHISKEY REBELLION FESTIVAL. Historic activities, live music, art
2ND ANNUAL 5220 BIKE RALLY. Bike ride, raffles, buffet, more. Benefiting Officer James Kuzak Jr. 9:30 a.m. Quaker Steak & Lube Pleasant Hills, Pleasant Hills. 412-401-2165. BOWLING FOR FARM SANCTUARY. All-you-can-bowl, DJ, raffle, more. 3:30-6 p.m. Arsenal Bowling Lanes, Lawrenceville. 740-317-1327. BUTLER YMCA TRIATHLON. 7:45 a.m. Moraine State Park, Butler. 724-287-4733. NIGHT IN THE TROPICS. An evening of tropical birds, dancing, & live music by The Freedom Band. 7 p.m. National Aviary, North Side. 412-258-9436. PIRATES FAMILY FUN RUN/ WALK. Benefits the Epilepsy Foundation of Western/Central PA. 8 p.m. PNC Park, North Side. 412-323-5000. PITTSBURGH CURE SARCOMA 5K RUN/WALK. www.pittsburghcuresarcoma.org 9 a.m. North Park Boathouse, Allison Park. 724-449-4568.
SUN 14 BOOK ‘EM BOOKS TO PRISONERS WORK PARTY. Read & code letters, pick books, pack ‘em or database ‘em! Sundays 4-7 p.m. or by appt. Thomas Merton Center, Garfield. 412-361-3022.
FAMILY DAY. Bounce house, face painting, magician, games, silent auction, more. Benefits North Hills Community Outreach. 1-6 p.m. Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, Ross. 412-366-9899.
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GERTRUDE STEIN POLITICAL CLUB OF GREATER PITTSBURGH. Meetings of group devoted to LGBT issues in electoral politics. Second Thu of every month, 7 p.m. United Cerebral Palsy of Pittsburgh, Oakland. 412-521-2504.
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ACBA/LGBT RIGHTS COMMITTEE & WOMEN’S LAW PROJECT EVENT. Reception/ discussion w/ Evan Wolfson. Fri., July 12, 4-6 p.m. Rivers Club, Downtown. 412-261-6161.
LITERARY THU 11 ENGLISH LEARNERS’ BOOK CLUB. For advanced ESL students. Presented in cooperation w/ the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council. Thu, 1 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. SPANISH CONVERSATION CLUB. Second and Fourth Thu of every month, 6 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151.
FRI 12 CONVERSATION SALON. Second Fri of every month, 2 p.m. and Fourth Wed of every month, 1 p.m. Northland Public Library, McCandless. 412-366-8100. LET’S READ ENGLISH. Book club for non-native English speakers. Second Fri of every month, 2 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. MADALON AMENTA, LORI WILSON, & LIANE NORMAN. Mad Fridays Reading Series. Delanie’s Coffee, South Side. 412-927-4030. WRITERS’ OPEN MIC NIGHT. All genres of written/spoken word welcome. Second Fri of every month, 7-9 p.m. Reads Ink Bookshop, Vandergrift. 724-567-7236.
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DOG DAYS OF SUMMER W/ WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HUMANE SOCIETY. Learn about careers w/ animals. 1-3 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058. PUPPET-MAKING WORKSHOP. Thru July 11 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
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ADVENTURES W/ CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG. 9-foot tall Clifford w/ tail slide, build a sandcastle on T-Bone’s beach, play instruments in the Musical Marina, more. Thru Sept. 1 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
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We came down to spend the day, to take part in the event which is going on here at the Point and to see the fireworks this evening. We walked around and looked at a lot of the booths, a bunch of commercial vendors. I enjoyed going to the Jeep booth — they were talking about a new model that’s coming out. Then we went down and enjoyed the water splashing up from the fountain and we saw a bit of the regatta qualifications. They raced up and down the river and I had no way of telling what meant what. I suppose if I had a stopwatch, I might have been able to make more sense of it. We can see the BMX bikers from here, flying up into the air. I think that’s a wonderful sport.
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CLUB. First and Third Tue of every month, 6 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. LET’S SPEAK ENGLISH! Practice conversational English. Tue, 6 p.m. Carnegie Library, Squirrel Hill. 412-422-9650.
CHESS CLUB. For students in grades K-7. 6:30 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. PNC PARK PINBALL. Play on a DIY machine made from recycled materials & inspired by PNC Park. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
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BACKYARD EXHIBIT. Musical swing set, sandbox, solar-powered instruments, more. Ongoing Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
FRI 12 COOK IT! Interactive cooking demos w/ Chef Angelo. Fri, 1 p.m. Thru July 26 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
SAT 13 PLAYTESTING. Test out a new interactive learning experience that is part simulator, part game, & part theater that takes participants to outer space, under the sea, more. Ages 6+. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
SUN 14 PLAY W/ CLAY ON THE POTTER’S WHEEL. Ages 3+. Sun. Thru July 28 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058. TOUCH-A-TRUCK. See different kinds of trucks up close. 1:30 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912.
MON 15 PLAY W/ CLAY AT THE HANDBUILDING TABLE. Ages 3+. Mon, 12-2 p.m. Thru July 29 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.
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FRI 12 - SAT 13 MINGO CREEK PUBLIC STAR PARTY. Presented by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh. July 12-13, 8 p.m. Mingo Creek Park Observatory, Finleyville. 724-348-6150. WAGMAN PUBLIC STAR PARTY. Presented by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh. July 12-13, 8:50 p.m. Wagman Observatory, Frazier. 724-224-2510.
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SAT 13 FREE KAYAK & STAND-UP PADDLE BOARD DEMOS. Presented by L.L.Bean. Sat, 12-2 p.m. Thru July 27 North Park, Allison Park. 412-318-1200. THE IMPORTANCE OF HONEYBEES. 2-3:30 p.m. Raccoon Creek State Park, Hookstown. 724-899-3611.
SAT 13 - SUN 14 KAYAKING DISCOVERY COURSE. Presented by L.L.Bean. Sat, Sun, 10-11:30 a.m. Thru Oct. 13 North Park, Allison Park. 412-318-1200.
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OTHER STUFF THU 11 CHINESE CONVERSATION CLUB. Second Thu of every month, 6-7 p.m. and Fourth Thu of every month Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3116. Honeybees THE DEN: A SPECIAL sometimes get a PROGRAMMING SERIES FOR NEW ADULTS. Video bum rap; nobody likes a bee sting, after all. But games, board games, easy the little guys play a large role in our everyday lives. drop-in art projects, book Learn all about it Saturday, when Raccoon discussions, more. Second and Fourth Thu of every month Creek State Park’s Wildflower Reserve hosts Carnegie Library, Oakland, The Importance of Honeybees. Park educator 412-622-3151. and honeybee enthusiast Donna Hospodar spoke INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S with us about the free program. ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH. Social, cultural club of American/ international women. Thu First WHAT CAN VISITORS EXPECT? Baptist Church, Oakland. iwap. I have an observation honeybee hive set up here, so pittsburgh@gmail.com. people can observe the bees right in the hive. I’m going THE LAYERED GARDEN: to get into the life of the hive and what honeybees DESIGN LESSONS FOR YEAR ROUND BEAUTY do for us as far as pollination. There’s a big concern FROM BRANDYWINE right now, with the decline of the population of the COTTEGE. W/ David Culp. honeybees, how that could affect our food sources. 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden, WHAT’S THE MOST SURPRISING THING YOU’VE Oakland. 412-622-6914. MEET ‘N MAKE. Open crafting LEARNED WORKING WITH BEES? night. Second Thu of every month, I think probably the pollination they do. About a third 6-8 p.m. Pittsburgh Center for of our food crops are here because of the pollination Creative Reuse, Homewood. that the honeybees provide for us. It’s such a big service. 412-473-0100. PFLAG BUTLER. Support, education & advocacy for 2 p.m. Sat., July 13. 482 US Route 30, Clinton. the LGBTQ community, Call 724-899-3611 or visit www.friendsofraccoon.org. family & friends. Second Thu of every month, 7 p.m. Covenant Presbyterian Church, Butler. 412-518-1515. 10 p.m. Trust Arts Education County Building, Downtown. Sat. RENAISSANCE DANCE Center, Downtown. 412-456-6666. Thru Aug. 31 412-302-5223. GUILD. Learn a variety of TAR & FEATHER PARTY. FRONTIER DAY. Demos in dances from the 15-17th Celebrate the Whiskey hawk & knife throwing, flint centuries. Porter Hall, Rebellion w/ the Mattress & steel, corn grinding, more. Room A18A. Thu, 8 p.m. Factory, Attack Theatre, 12-5 p.m. The Old Stone House, Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz History Center, Toonseum, Slippery Rock. 724-738-4964. Oakland. 412-567-7512. Carnegie Library, Carnegie THE GEEK GIRLS PANEL: TALK W/ A DOC: BACK Science Center, & Yelp. 6-9 p.m. A DISCUSSION OF GEEK PAIN. w/ Jose Ramirez-Del Wigle Whiskey, Strip District. CULTURE & FEMINIST Toro, M.D. 7 p.m. Mount 412-728-0053. ISSUES. Discussion on the Lebanon Public Library, TCHAIKOVSKY: HIS LIFE “Fake Geek Girl” w/ Kristin Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. & MUSIC. Multi-media lecture Ross, Chris Rickert, Ashly Nagrant, WEST COAST SWING. on the life & music of Peter Jessica McGuinness & Jon Swing dance lessons for Tchaikovsky. 10 a.m. Towers. 2 p.m. Eljay’s Used Books, all levels. Thu, 7 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Dormont. 412-344-7444. Pittsburgh Dance Library, Mt. Lebanon. INCLINE HAUNTED Center, Bloomfield. 412-531-1912. WALKING TOUR. Begins at the 412-681-0111. bottom of the Monongahela WILKINSBURG . w ww per Incline. Sat. Thru Oct. 26 a p FARMERS’ MARKET. ty ci h pg THE CALIFORNIA 412-302-5223. .com 732 Ross Ave., MARKETS. Open-air KOREAN FOR BEGINNERS. Wilkinsburg. Thu, 3-6 p.m. market. California Ave. at Korean grammar & basic Thru Nov. 21 Brighton Heights Blvd., Brighton conversation. Sat, 1 p.m. 412-727-7855. Heights. Second Sat of every Carnegie Library, Oakland. month, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thru 412-622-3151. Sept. 14 215-828-9060. KOREAN II. For those BOHEMIAN BINGO. Bingo, CRAFT CUBED: WIGLE who already have a basic raffles, & performances by WHISKEY & UNION PIG & understanding of Korean & are Lita D’Vargas, Amy Vodkahaus, CHICKEN. Screen print a tote interested in increasing proficiency. more. 9 p.m. Cattivo, bag, mix botanicals for a Sat Carnegie Library, Oakland. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2157. custom-made bottle of bitters, 412-622-3151. CARNEGIE CRAWL. Street create collograph prints, more. RHINESTONE STEEL. All-ages performers, restaurant tastings, 7-9 p.m. Pittsburgh Center queer music & arts festival. more. Second Fri of every month, for the Arts, Shadyside. 3577 Bigelow Blvd., Polish Hill. 5-8 p.m. Thru Aug. 9 Downtown 412-328-1149 x 324. 3 p.m. 412-559-8167. Carnegie. 412-279-5456. DOWNTOWN HAUNTED SATURDAY NIGHT SALSA RYOJI IKEDA: TEST PATTERN. WALKING TOUR. Begins at City CRAZE. Free lessons, followed Part of the data.tron exhibit.
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by dancing. Sat, 10 p.m. La Cucina Flegrea, Downtown. 412-708-8844. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING. Lessons 7-8 p.m., social dancing follows. No partner needed. Mon, 7 p.m. and Sat, 7 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, Mt. Washington. 412-683-5670. SECOND SATURDAY AT THE SPINNING PLATE. Art exhibits w/ various musical, literary & artistic performances. Second Sat of every month Spinning Plate Gallery, Friendship. 412-441-0194. SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP. Friendly, informal. At the Starbucks inside Target. Sat, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Target, East Liberty. 412-362-6108. SWING CITY. Learn & practice swing dancing skills. Sat, 8 p.m. Wightman School, Squirrel Hill. 412-759-1569. TEAM F.A.S.T. BMX SHOW. 12 & 5 p.m. Carnegie Science Center, North Side. 412-237-3400.
SUN 14 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CAFE. Weekly letter writing event. Sun, 4-6 p.m. Panera Bread, Oakland. 412-683-3727. ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SHOW. 7:30 a.m. Historic Hanna’s Town, Greensburg. 724-532-1935. ARABIC FOR BEGINNERS. Second and Third Sun of every month Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. ARGENTINE TANGO CLASSES. Sun. Thru Aug. 11 Wilkins School Community Center, Swissvale. 412-661-2480. DINNER ON THE FARM. Presented by Cure. Call for reservation. 4 p.m. White Oak Farm, Allison Park. 412-252-2595. FROM PHILLY TO PITTSBURGH W/ LOVE II. 16mm film screening presented by Future Tenant & the Orgone Archive. 4:30 p.m. Future Tenant, Downtown. 412-325-7037. HUMANITY DAY INTERFAITH IFTAR BANQUET. Contact outreach@icp-pgh.org for inquiries. 6 p.m. The Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, Oakland. 412-682-5555. PITTSBURGH REPTILE SHOW & SALE. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Futules’ Harmar House, Cheswick. 724-516-0441.
MON 15 ADULT STEEL BAND WORKSHOP. Learn steel band techniques, music theory essentials, & elements of ensemble performance. Mon, 6-7 p.m. Thru July 22 The Alloy Studios, Friendship. 412-363-3000. THE CIVIL WAR ERA: A GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS. Discussion w/ Rodger Duffy. 10 a.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. MORNING SPANISH LITERATURE & CONVERSATION. Mon, 10 a.m.
Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. SAHAJA MEDITATION. Mon, 7:30 p.m. Thru July 29 Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING. Lessons 7-8 p.m., social dancing follows. No partner needed. Mon, 7 p.m. and Sat, 7 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, Mt. Washington. 412-683-5670. SPELLING BEE WITH DAVE AND KUMAR. Mon Lava Lounge, South Side. 412-431-5282.
Highland Park. 412-363-4550. SPANISH II. Geared toward those who already have a basic understanding of Spanish & are interested in increasing proficiency. First and Third Wed of every month Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. URBAN BALLROOM DANCE. 3rd floor. Wed, 6:30-8 p.m. Hosanna House, Wilkinsburg. 412-242-4345. WEST COAST SWING WEDNESDAYS. Swing dance lessons. Wed, 9 p.m. The Library, South Side. 916-287-1373.
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GAGA/PEOPLE. Israeli dance class. Tue, 6-7 p.m. Thru July 23 The Alloy Studios, Friendship. 412-363-3000. NEW AGE PANENTHEISM WEEKLY DISCUSSION/ LECTURE. Call Jim Arnold to register & for location info, etc. Tue. Thru July 30. Friendship. 412-404-8717.
WED 17 COMPETITIVE SCRABBLE. Seeking new players, no experience necessary. Wednesdays, Squirrel Hill. 412-422-7878. ENGLISH CONVERSATION (ESL). Wed, 10 a.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. FARMERS AT PHIPPS. Farmers’ market. Wed, 2:306:30 p.m. Thru Oct. 30 Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden, Oakland. 412-622-6914.
July 18. Men/women ages 30s-50s & females to read ages 17-21 & age 75. Prepare 1-min. contemporary monologue. East Liberty Presbyterian Church, East Liberty. 412-335-4485. THE HERITAGE PLAYERS. Auditions for Oliver! Aug. 3-4. Ages 10+, cold readings & song of your choice. www.heritageplayers.org Schoolhouse Art Center, Bethel Park. 412-254-4633. MCCAFFERY MYSTERIES. Ongoing auditions for actors ages 18+ for murder mystery shows performed in the Pittsburgh area. 412-833-5056. MCG JAZZ. Auditions for a 2-show live concert appearance at MCG Jazz. July 1-Aug. 1. Young male jazz vocalists, ages 18-35. Submit video online via YouTube, email to kfriedson@mcg-btc.org, or send
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LET’S SPEAK ENGLISH! Practice conversational English. Wed, 5 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland. 412-622-3151. PA LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL INFORMATION SESSION. 11 a.m. The ToonSeum, Downtown. 412-828-3331. PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER SUMMER LECTURE SERIES. Ed Schmid, Heather Trimlett, & Anna Boothe. 6-8 p.m. Pittsburgh Glass Center, Friendship. 412-365-2145. THE PITTSBURGH SHOW OFFS. A meeting of jugglers & spinners. All levels welcome. Wed, 7:30 p.m. Union Project,
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SUBMISSIONS THE DAP CO-OP. Seeking performers & artists to participate in First Fridays Art in a Box. For more information, email thedapcoopzumba@ hotmail.com. 412-403-7357. GREENSBURG ART CENTER. Seeking non-traditional 2-D & 3-D work for upcoming juried art exhibit Different Dimensions: The Unpainting Exhibit. CD submissions only. Prospectus at http://www.greensburgartcenter. org/. 724-837-6791. INDEPENDENT FILM NIGHT. Submit your film, 10 minutes or less. Screenings held on the second Thursday of every month. DV8 Espresso Bar & Gallery, Greensburg. 724-219-0804. THE NEW YINZER. Online magazine seeking book reviewers, writers & artists to submit original essays, fiction, poetry, artwork, & photographs as well as pitched ideas for possible contributions. Visit www.newyinzer.com for current issue. Email all submissions/inquiries to newyinzer@gmail.com. THE POET BAND COMPANY. Seeking various types of poetry. Contact wewuvpoetry@ hotmail.com SILVER EYE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. Seeking contemporary photographs taken at the Carrie Furnaces for August exhibition. Email 1-5 works as .JPG attachments to submissions@silvereye.org w/ name of artist, title, date, & dimensions. Submit all entries by June 15. 412-431-1810. SUBMISSIONS FOR ART SHOW. Seeking large scale artwork for show at 179 Studio. Call & leave name/ website. Thru July 23. 412-621-1523. Seeking large scale artwork for show at 179 Studio. Call & leave name/ website. Thru July 23. 412-621-1523. Seeking large scale artwork for show at 179 Studio. Call & leave name/ website. 412-621-1523. WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART. Seeking individual artists & artist groups for month-long exhibitions in a new transitional gallery measuring. Artists will be responsible for all aspects of their exhibition. Send images & a brief introduction to the work to: bljones@wmuseumaa.org w/ a cc: to jotoole@wmuseumaa.org & jmcgarry@wmuseumaa.org. Greensburg. 724-837-1500.
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I’m a 26-year-old straight female. I just fucked a guy while on holiday in Costa Rica. I thought I was sex-positive and adventurous, so why do I feel so ashamed? I’m dating a boy back in the U.S. who I adore, but we’re not necessarily exclusive. The guy was a 22-year-old local — I thought he was so sweet. But he did that “fuck her and then get her out of bed and drive her home” shit. I feel so fucking pathetic right now. Is this a natural feeling? Or is it a result of some deep psychological selfinduced slut-shaming? Why would he kick me out like that? TRULY UNDERESTIMATED RISK IN SEXUAL TOURIST ADVENTURE
You had a one-night stand, the dude wouldn’t let you spend the night, and now you’re having a meltdown. Why? Because like a lot of people who want to have one-night stands, you psyched yourself up to believe that you two had some sort of meaningful insta-connection. (“I thought he was so sweet.”) You convinced yourself that if circumstances were different, you could see yourself dating this guy. You rounded this dude up to boyfriend material, TURISTA, but the way he treated you after the sex was over — “OK, lady, back to the hotel” — stripped away your illusions: He was a player, and you had been played. Was your reaction sexnegative? Yes. Are you slutshaming yourself? Yes. You did something kind of sleazy on vacation, just like millions of other people, and you misjudged someone. But who hasn’t? As for why he kicked you out, I couldn’t tell you. Maybe he’s in a relationship that’s “not necessarily exclusive,” and his girlfriend was coming over and wouldn’t appreciate finding a turista — yet another one — in his bed.
ent at risk of cardiac arrest. … I know of no reliable way to determine when such a cardiac arrest becomes imminent. If the recipient does arrest, the probability of resuscitating them, even with optimal CPR, is small.” Even if choking weren’t dangerous — posts about people accidentally killing themselves during solo choking scenes appear on fetish blogs with depressing regularity — being this woman’s boyfriend/assailant has to be tedious. Even if choking were safe, THROTTLE, you need to ask yourself if you wanna spend your life with someone who’s as selfish and sexually limited as your girlfriend seems to be. I am a 29-year-old lesbian. My best friend has an incredibly hot sister to whom I am very attracted. Let’s call her Gladys. Gladys is happily married to a man. We talk on Facebook and text each other frequently. Recently, things have gotten a bit more flirtatious. I am dying to say to her, “I am super-attracted to you and I don’t want to assume anything about your agreements with your hubby. If you ever want to explore your sexuality with a girl, I would love to be that girl.” It seems like a delicate situation. I love my best friend’s family. I love their mom. I have spent holidays at their house and vacationed with them. I don’t want to embarrass myself. Is there a way to roll this out?
EVEN IF CHOKING WEREN’T DANGEROUS, BEING THIS WOMAN’S BOYFRIEND/ ASSAILANT HAS TO BE TEDIOUS.
I’m a straight guy with a long-term girlfriend who has a choking fetish. She needs to be choked during sex to get off. I’m more of a vanilla dude, but in the spirit of being GGG, I’ve been doing this for her. The thing is, it kind of scares me. I don’t particularly get off on it, and it brings out parts of me that I don’t like. More importantly, I’m really scared of hurting her. Recently while on vacation, hotel security was called because our neighbors thought I was assaulting her, as she’s a screamer and likes to struggle during sex. Now it feels like every fuck needs to be a rape scene, complete with choking. She doesn’t like it any other way. I don’t want to accidentally hurt her or kill her and wind up in jail, but she’s dismissive of my concerns. My friends in the BDSM scene say that breath play is never OK. Your thoughts? THROAT HARM REALLY OBSESSES THIS TERRIFIC LADY ENTIRELY
Here’s what BDSM author, educator and activist Jay Wiseman says about choking in his book SM 101: A Realistic Introduction: “I know of no way whatsoever that suffocation or strangulation can be done that does not intrinsically put the recipi-
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Let’s do a quick risk/reward analysis, LUST. By hitting on this woman, you’re risking your relationship with your best friend, your best friend’s sister, your best friend’s mom, and all future family holiday/ vacation invites for the potential reward of getting into the pants of your best friend’s sister once or twice. Seems like a lot to risk if you ask me, and you did. There are a lot of married bi women out there. But if Gladys has an open relationship with her husband — or if they’re actively searching for a unicorn — it would be better if they made the first move. So keep flirting and live in hope. A girl I worked with introduced me to your podcast a couple of months ago. The Savage Lovecast has made me feel a lot more comfortable about some of the things I like to do with my loving GGG boy. The calls and guest experts make me feel so much more normal, and my boyfriend loves that I’ve become more open about the things I want to do. I wanted to let you know that I appreciate what you and the tech-savvy at-risk youth do every week. EAGER NICE GIRL LIVING IN SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
Thanks for the lovely note, ENGLISH, and tell your boyfriend I said hello. And remember, dear readers, if you’re not listening to my weekly podcast — check out our brand-new site at savagelovecast. com — you’re not getting your full weekly dose of Savage Love. Dan’s new book, American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics, is available now!
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FOR THE WEEK OF
Free Will Astrology
07.10-07.17
{BY ROB BREZSNY}
CANCER (June 21-July 22): When the comic-book hero Superman first appeared on the scene in 1938, he had the power to jump over tall buildings, but he couldn’t fly. By 1941, he was hovering in mid-air, and sometimes moving around while floating. Eventually, he attained the ability to soar long distances, even between stars. Your own destiny may have parallels to Superman’s in the coming months, Cancerian. It’s possible you will graduate, metaphorically speaking, from taking big leaps to hovering in mid-air. And if you work your butt off to increase your skill, you might progress to the next level — the equivalent of full-out flight — by March 2014.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “It’s never too late to become what you might have been,” said novelist George Eliot. I’d like you to keep that thought in mind throughout the rest of 2013 and beyond, Leo. I trust you will allow its sly encouragement to work its way down into your darkest depths, where it will revive your discouraged hopes and wake up your sleeping powers. Here are the potential facts as I see them: In the next 10 months, you will be in prime time to reclaim the momentum you lost once upon a time … to dive back into a beloved project you gave up on … and maybe even resuscitate a dream that made your eyes shine when you were younger and more innocent.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): When I first arrived in Santa Cruz some years back, I helped start a new wave-punk band called Mystery Spot. Our first drummer was a guy named Lucky Lehrer. After a few months, our manager decided Lucky wasn’t good enough and kicked him out of the band. Lucky took it hard,
but didn’t give up. He joined the seminal punk band the Circle Jerks, and went on to have a long and successful career. Flipside magazine even named him the best punk drummer of all time. I suspect, Virgo, that in the next 10 to 12 months you will have a chance to achieve the beginning of some Lucky Lehrer-type redemption. In what area of your life would you like to experience it?
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): According to my reading of the astrological omens, the next 12 months will be a time when you will have more power than usual to turn your dreams into realities. You’ll have extra skill at translating your ideals into practical action. To help make sure you capitalize on this potential, I suggest you adopt this Latin phrase as your motto: a posse ad esse. It means “from being possible to being actual.” So why not simply make your motto “from being possible to being actual”? Why bother with the Latin version? Because I think your motto should be exotic and mysterious — a kind of magical incantation.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In 2010, two economics professors from Harvard wrote a paper that became a crucial piece of evidence for the global austerity movement. Politicians used it to justify their assertion that the best way to cure our long-running financial ills is for governments to spend less money. Oddly, no one actually studied the paper to see if it was based on accurate data until April 2013. Then Thomas Herndon, a 28-year-old Ph.D. student at the University of Massachusetts, dived in and discovered fundamental mistakes that largely discredited the professors’ conclusions. I believe you have a similar mojo going for you, Scorpio. Through clear thinking and honest inquiry, you have the power to get at truths everyone else has missed.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Breakthrough will probably not arrive wrapped in sweetness and a warm glow, nor is it likely to be catalyzed by a handsome prince or pretty princess. No, Sagittarius. When the breakthrough barges into your life, it may be a bit dingy and dank, and it may be triggered by questionable decisions or weird karma. So in other words, the breakthrough may have resemblances to a breakdown, at least in the beginning. This would actually be a good omen — a sign that your deliverance is nothing like you imagined it would be, and probably much more interesting.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
Tune in, log on, hear the music that matters to you. wyep.org
In a wheat field, a rose is a weed — even if that rose is voluptuous and vibrant. I want you to promise me that you will work hard to avoid a fate like that in the coming months, Capricorn. Everything depends on you being in the right place at the right time. It’s your sacred duty to identify the contexts in which you can thrive and then put yourself in those contexts. Please note: The ambiance that’s most likely to bring out the best in you is not necessarily located in a highstatus situation where everyone’s ambition is amped to the max.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Is your soul feeling parched? In your inner world, are you experiencing the equivalent of a drought? If so, maybe you will consider performing a magic ritual that could help get you on track for a cure. Try this: Go outside when it’s raining or misting. If your area is going through a dry spell, find a waterfall or high-spouting fountain and put yourself in close proximity. Then stand with your legs apart and spread your arms upward in a gesture of welcome. Turn your face toward the heavens, open up your mouth, and drink in the wetness for as long as it takes for your soul to be hydrated again. (In an emergency, frolicking under a sprinkler might also work.)
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
Igor Stravinsky was a 20th-century composer who experimented with many styles of music, including the avant-garde work “The Rite of Spring.” “My music is best understood by children and animals,” he said. In my vision of your ideal life, Pisces, that will also be true about you in the coming week: You will be best understood by children and animals. Why? Because I think you will achieve your highest potential if you’re as wild and free as you dare. You will be fueled by spontaneity and innocence, and care little about what people think of you. Play a lot, Pisces! Be amazingly, blazingly uninhibited.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Space Needle is a tourist attraction in Seattle. It’s taller than the Washington Monument but shorter than the Eiffel Tower. Near the top of the structure is a circular restaurant that rotates slowly, making one complete turn every 47 minutes. The motor that moves this 125-ton mass is small: only 1.5 horsepower. In the coming days, Aries, I foresee you having a metaphorically similar ability. You will be able to wield a great deal of force with a seemingly small and compact “engine.”
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “How many years can some people exist before they’re allowed to be free?” asked Bob Dylan in one of his most famous songs, written in 1962. “The answer is blowin’ in the wind,” he concluded. Many people hailed the tune as a civil-rights anthem. Thirteen years later, a hippie cowboy named Jerry Jeff Walker released “Pissing in the Wind,” a rowdy song that included the line, “The answer is pissing in the wind.” It was decidedly less serious than the tune it paid homage to, with Walker suggesting that certain events in his life resembled the act described in the title: “Makin’ the same mistakes, we swore we’d never make again,” he crooned. All of this is my way of letting you know, Taurus, that you’re at a fork. In one direction is a profound, even noble, “blowin’ in the wind” experience. In the other, it would be like “pissing in the wind.” Which do you prefer? It’s up to you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Italian artist Duccio di Buoninsegna painted his “Madonna and Child” sometime around the year 1300. It’s a compact piece of art — just 11 inches high and 8 inches wide. Nevertheless, New York’s Metropolitan Museum paid $45 million for the pleasure of owning it. I propose that we choose this diminutive treasure as your lucky symbol for the next eight to 10 months, Gemini. May it inspire you as you work hard to create a small thing of great value. Talk about how your best and worst overlap. Testify at Freewillastrology.com.
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No.: GD – 11 - 021959 v. MAX A. DONATIEN Defendant. LEGAL NOTICE Hearing to be conducted before the honorable Robert J. Colville, Courtroom 708, 7th Floor City-County Building, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Order of Court And now, this 17th day of June, 2013, it is hereby Ordered that an argument/ hearing shall be conducted on July 31, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. The parties shall file and serve on opposing parties and counsel any briefs five (5) days prior to the argument/ hearing date Our readers look for an overall feeling of well being on a daily basis and they are looking for businesses like yours! Advertise in City Papers “Wellness” section.
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Not just your attorney. Your ally. If you are reading this, chances are you or someone close to you has fallen prey to the criminal justice system. Don’t think for a moment that you’re capable of getting through this on your own. The arresting officer is not your new best friend! He may seem to take a kindly interest but could well have other motives. So just how important is having skilled attorney in your corner? Call 412-370-3519 or Go to www.hillmanlawfirm.com
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DISCLAIMER: ALTHOUGH MOST ADVERTISING IN PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER ARE LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES, PRIOR TO INVESTING MONEY OR USING A SERVICE LOCATED WITHIN ANY SECTION OF THE CLASSIFIEDS WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE: ASK FOR REFERENCES & BUSINESS LICENSE NUMBER, OR CALL/WRITE: THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AT 412-456-2700 / 300 SIXTH AVE., STE 100-UL / PITTSBURGH, PA 15222. REMEMBER: IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT USUALLY IS! N E W S
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STUDIES CLINICAL STUDIES
People with Current Cold Sore or Canker Sore needed for a Research study
CLINICAL STUDIES
(UPMC Oakland)
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Female Smokers Wanted
OSTEOPOROSIS CALL TODAY!
412.363.1900 CTRS
This study of Herpes Simplex Virus-1 and Cognition is looking for individuals who experience cold sores, canker sores or other oral lesions.
The University of Pittsburgh’s Alcohol & Smoking Research Lab is looking for women who currently smoke to participate in a research project.
You must:
PAINFUL MENSTRUAL CRAMPS
• Be 40-60 years old, in good health, and a Native English speaker
CALL TODAY!
• Be willing not to smoke for 5-hours before the session
• Be willing to fill out questionnaires
412.363.1900 CTRS
ENDOMETRIOSIS? CALL TODAY!
Participants will be reimbursed $50 for each visit, for a total of $100. Willing participants will also be asked to complete a magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI) and further cognitive assessments. Participants will be reimbursed $100 for this portion of the study.
Earn $60 for participating this study. For more information, call
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Participation involves 2 visits each lasting 1.5-2 hours and the completion of cognitive assessments, donation of a blood sample, clinic assessment of the cold sore, a health and wellbeing survey, and a brief medical history questionnaire. You will be asked to complete these procedures twice, on two separate visits, three weeks apart.
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For more information, please call 412-246-6367
LIVE MOVING SERVICES ABC SELF STORAGE5x10 $45, 10x10 $65, 10x15 $95. (2) locations Mckees Rocks & South Side. 412-403-6069
EAST FOR RENT Heart of Shadyside1BR Condo w/covered pkng, newer fridge, range, disposal, d/w, carpeted living & BR areas, a/c, coin op laund, walk to everything, stor, busline, sec entry. Sorry, no pets. $850+e Avl 7/1 724-941-5515 or 724-713-2902 Tom Advertise Here Today! Shadyside- Lg 2BR, h/w fls, high ceilings, pvt back porch, sml pet OK, $900 heat incl. 412-661-5921 SQ. HILL- 2BR hse, renov. bath & kitch, fresh paint, wood flrs, w/d, gar, $1,295+ 703899-5246 Pics www. skrents.com
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FANTASTIC HOME! $249,900 South Fayette, GorgeousOne year young, stone & vinyl, bi-level home, located in a great school district. Features large BRs, 2 full BA’s, lovely eat-in kitchen and game room. Beautiful bamboo hardwood floor w/carpet and tile. Must see! Call George E. Lucas Today! 412-771-8400
HOUSES FOR SALE
Montour School District $239,900— Kennedy Twp. Gorgeous 4-BR, 1.5 BA, log Cabin. Located in a very private setting. Comes with 3 extra lots. 25+ acres. Completely updated. MUST SEE. Call George E. Lucas! 412-771-8400
Special Price! $174,900— Kennedy Twp. Gorgeous— 2-story, brick, 4 bedroom, 1.5 bath home with formal dining room. Lovely game room and a huge level lot. Convenient location, walk to bank, restaurants, drugstores and shopping. Call George E. Lucas today! 412-771-8400
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Buying or selling a home?
Ink Well
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Choose a pro who lives and works in the city. Call today for a consultation: Rick Schweikert Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services 5887 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15217
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ACROSS 1. Having poor taste? 6. John of the Velvet Underground 10. Buy 13. Glue bull 14. Broken up 16. Crossword regular Sumac 17. Podiatric policeman? 19. 1985 Akira Kurosawa film based on “King Lear” 20. Stuck 21. Musician on whom Gus Van Sant’s “Last Days” is based 23. 2012 Seth MacFarlane film about a talking bear 24. Wrestler with a “shell shocker” finishing move? 27. Marked a loss, in a way 30. Crime Alley-toWayne Manor dir., in Gotham City 31. Maya Angelou works 32. Get close without being close 34. Honda SUV 36. Six games, if one player loses all six 37. “The eating of omelets is hereafter punishable by death,” e.g.? [See byline] 41. Mix-A-Lot title 44. Lust, e.g. 45. Lust after 49. Battery connection 52. Faulkner’s “___ Lay Dying”
54. Many a neo-ska group 55. Heated discussion about crabs? 58. 2001 Michael Mann biopic 59. Large sea ducks 60. Of Old Scratch 63. 2004 James Wan horror film that launched a franchise 64. Sound of fright that lasts all through Hanukkah? 67. Prefix with tard or form 68. Bond market buy 69. Probe (into) 70. Omelet-maker’s need (back before the 37-Across, of course) 71. [The horror!] 72. Thus far
DOWN 1. Catch the fancy of 2. Cowboy in Simón Bolívar’s army 3. Band featuring Rush Limbaugh 4. Jay-Z’s team 5. Take, as acid 6. Cult leader’s robe, I imagine 7. Bee: Prefix 8. Lakers’ local rivals, on the scoreboard 9. Ready for action, in a way 10. Goes for a spin? 11. “Hit up my Yahoo! account” 12. Most evidently just back from a Miami vacation, say 15. Bobby on the
‘70s medical drama “Emergency!” 18. Well-dressed fellow 22. “Dog” 25. Hippie’s odor 26. Role-playing game player, stereotypically 28. Scratch (out) 29. Got super into 33. Mild movie ratings 35. YouTube clip, for short 38. Thailand, until 1932 39. Fivescore yrs. 40. General who countered the Taiping Rebellion, which was waged over access to sugary fried chicken 41. Prepares for a big purchase 42. Michael Jackson’s home state 43. Victory in front
of a hostile crowd 46. How athletes tend to speak in post-game interviews 47. Lessen, as pressure 48. Paperless pass 50. Rapper who mentored Kendrick Lamar, casually 51. Bird with a wide wingspan 53. Cobbler’s measure 56. Only with for the money, say 57. Wee bit 61. “Amazing, right?” 62. Voting affirmations 65. Indian province once colonized by Portugal 66. Seaside ___, N.J. (“Jersey Shore” setting)
{LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS}
WELLNESS HEALTH AND WELLNESS Sneakers not meant to be in the box. New Balance Pittsburgh. Oakland & Waterfront. www.lifestyleshoe.com Advertise your GOODS in City Paper and reach over 300,000 readers per month. Now that’s SERVICE!
Phoenix Spa New Young Professional Free Table Shower w/60 min. Open 10-10 Daily 4309 Butler Street (Lawrenceville)
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MIND & BODY Find a new place to “LIVE” in City Paper!
MIND & BODY
Open 9am-12 midnight 7 days a week! Licensed Professionals Dry Sauna, Table Shower, Deep Tissue, Swedish
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3225 W. Liberty Ave. • Dormont
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1788 Golden Mile Hwy Monroeville, PA 15146 Call for more information
76 West, 11 North, 82 West to Market St. 6 lights and make a left. 1/4 mile on the left hand side.
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Accepting All Major Cards
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Xin Sui Bodyworks Grand Opening
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WEIGHTLOSS TREATMENT Bariatric Weightloss, LLC No Long Term Contract No Start Up Fee
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PATIENT CARE
Taking care of an ailing parent isn’t easy. But you can leave the aromatherapy at home. {BY ROXANNE TUINSTRA} MY FATHER was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma last summer. It’s been a long year. A retired artist and glass-engraver, my father had been awfully fatigued, and blamed it on his age. During a visit with my older brother, Dad landed in the hospital with bronchitis symptoms. Then everything changed instantly. Tests showed it wasn’t bronchitis. It was cancer. Dad, who had already lived 20 years longer than his father, was determined to go longer than his mother had, even if it meant putting me into an early grave. At least I was never under the illusion that it would be Tuesdays With Morrie. More like Mondays With Stubborn Gene: While waiting for his weekly treatments, he barked about the government and the media, whether the other patients wanted to hear it or not.
Living Wills. (If I was going to fill out my father’s, we figured, I may as well do my mother’s as well.) I’d always thought my older siblings would be the ones who’d have the painful discussion about what my parents wanted their last days to be like. But there I was, driving up to my parents’ house, and seeing how they were trying to cope. The three of us went through questions such as “Who should be my health-care agent if I should be unable to make decisions for myself?” and completing sentences like, “If my doctor decides that I am likely to die within a short period of time and life-support treatment would only delay the moment of my death …” For the most part, it was a perfectly normal death, coma and feeding-tube discussion. However, I must have picked
WHEN DAD GOT HIS CANCER DIAGNOSIS, I WAS NEVER UNDER THE ILLUSION THAT IT WOULD BE TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE. MORE LIKE MONDAYS WITH STUBBORN GENE. Meanwhile, my panic-stricken mother was learning to cope with dad’s disease. My mother is sweet, sensitive and kind, but her basic medical knowledge owed to years of her own made-up folk wisdom. Through my childhood and adolescence, for example, she taught me that eating too much white bread was a sign of “the sugar.” Drinking pop from aluminum cans, meanwhile, caused Alzheimer’s. Standing in front of the air-conditioning unit caused Bell’s palsy. When I was little, my mother told me you could tell when a person was dying because their ears would retract inside of their head. When my grandmother was on her own deathbed, I watched and watched, waiting to catch a glimpse of her earlobes disappearing. I must have missed it. Dad’s running joke was that he got cancer because of the Steelers being so terrible — even as he declared his unwavering allegiance to the team by the soft knit hat he wore everywhere, including to bed. He managed to make several Arby’s cashiers cry because they put mayonnaise on his sandwiches. Eventually, Arby’s donated two whole loaves of bread so he could just stay home until his treatments were over. And throughout, he complained that my driving would kill him before the cancer. One of my many tasks was helping to create my parents’
up an overly sensitive questionnaire: It also asked questions like “Would you like nice light massages with oils and aromatherapy?” and “Would you like pictures of your loved ones surrounding you?” “Why would I care? I’m dying,” my father responded, visibly agitated by the idea that we would care to bring in a picture at all while he lay unconscious. I looked over the next several questions and I now realized why my parents were made for each other: Neither of them wanted to be fussed. Even in their dying days. Amidst several more weeks of chemotherapy, through his exhaustion and my fussing, Dad reached inside himself and finished a few paintings, entering them into an art show for the first time in his life. Then, after several more weeks of chemotherapy, we got the news that Dad was cancerfree. All that fussing actually worked. Two days later came the announcement: Two of his paintings were selected for the show. All this time, I thought I was taking care of him, teaching him how to survive cancer and painstakingly following doctor’s orders. It turned out, Dad was doing the teaching. And we’re pretty sure that for some time to come, his ears will remain on the outside of his head. INF O @P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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