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+ THU., MAY 15 {TALK} U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mark Mykleby believes national security requires a sustainable energy strategy. Tonight, Mykleby joins Mayor Bill Peduto — who just returned from studying sustainability nability in Germany — at the Inspire Speakers Series, co-sponsored ponsored by the Green Building g Alliance and Phipps Conservatory. atory. Also hear from the schoolkids kids in the GBA’s Green & Healthy hy Schools Academy. Bill O’Driscoll scoll 6 p.m. Phipps Conservatory, vatory, One Schenley Park, Oakland. $15-45. www.go-gba.org .org
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+ FRI., MAY 16 {TALK} Women in Film and Media Pittsburgh was founded in 2005 to improve the status
{ART} At Silver Eye Center for Photography, seven ven photographers or artist tist teams from around the U.S. explore what it means to be queer today. The exhibit Here ere & Now finds artists on n physical and emotional nal journeys including: Zackary Drucker, of Los Angeles; Molly Landreth, of Seattle; and Brooklyn’s We Are the Youth. “Images ges become the spaces where new maps are imagined and created,” says curatorr Rafael Soldi. Tonight’s ’s free opening reception on features a curator talk k with Soldi. BO 6-8 p.m. m. (talk at 6 p.m.). 1015 E.
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and portrayal of women in all screen-based media. This weekend, at Downtown’s Westin Convention Center, the group hosts the 2014 Women in Film and Television International Summit. Starting today, hundreds of members from 40 chapters worldwide are expected for three days of speakers, panel talks and screenings. Presenters include Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke, Ghost Whisperer producer Kim Moses and CNN anchor Martin Savidge. BO Continues through Sun., May 18. Three-day pass: $275325. One-day pass: $99-125. www.wiftisummit.org
{ART} Tonight, Space opens its new multi-media exhibit, which organizer and lead artist Olivia Ciummo dubs Psychic Panic. The show examines the intersections between the fantastic and mundane, the body and labor, by isolating that evoke desire objects th American culture. Pieces within Am include a copper pipe wrapped in fur and video of a totaled wagon. Work by local station w Selima M. Dawson, Elina artists Sel and Ross Nugent, will Malkin an featured alongside that be featur visiting artists. Dan of six visit 5:30-8:30 p.m. Willis 5:3 Continues through June 29. Continue Liberty Ave., Downtown. 812 Liber 412-325-7723 or Free. 412 www.spacepittsburgh.org www.spa
{DANCE} {DANC Pittsbur Pittsburgh’s Balafon West African Dance Ensemble holds its i fourth annual Black River African Dance R Conference this weekend. Confe The conference includes co dance and drumming workshops for all ages work and experience levels, e at Obama Preparatory Ob Academy, and talks on the Acad history histo of dance in Guinea by Hamidou Bangoura, Ha artistic artist director of that nation’s natio Les Ballets Africains. Tonight and Africa tomorrow’s headlining tomo performances, at the perfor Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, Kelly-S