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+ FRI., JULY 18 {TALK} Retired NASA lunar cartographer and Carnegie Mellon alumnus Alex Valentine speaks tonight at a free event at Shaw Galleries. Valentine’s work mapping the moon and calibrating astronomical cameras helped make the first manned moon landing a success. Now, on the 45th anniversary of Apollo 11’s flight, he discusses the early days of the American space program and presents some of the topographic lunar maps that he worked on while at NASA, an experience which he calls “life-altering.” Dan Willis 6:30 p.m. 805 Liberty Ave., Downtown. Free. 412-281-4884 or www.shawgalleries.org
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+ THU., JULY 17 {STAGE} After just one production, fledgling theater company The Phoenix has rebooted as Kinetic Theatre Company. While Mark Clayton Southers is no longer involved, co-founder Andrew Paul forges ahead with the Pittsburgh premiere of David Mamet’s Romance. The 2005 courtroom farce is about a Jewish chiropractor with an anti-Semitic defense attorney, a prosecutor in a domestic dispute and a judge on antihistamines. Paul (formerly of Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre) directs local favorites Patrick Jordan (as the defendant) and David Whalen (as his lawyer), along with Matt DeCaro, who reprises
{SCREEN} his role as the judge from the play’s Chicago premiere. The first performance at the Alloy Studios is tonight. Bill O’Driscolll 8 p.m. Continues through Aug. 2. 5530 Penn Ave., Friendship. $15-35. www.kinetic theatre.org
The 48-Hour Film Project, which gives teams exactly two days to write, shoot and edit a short film, has drawn to a close. But noncompetitors can see the fruits of local filmmakers’ labors lab a ors at this weekend’s free premiere screenings. Teams were given a prop, a character, a line of dialogue and a genre for inspiration. Throughout this weekend, the Hollywood Theater will show all 46 films that resulted, beginning with the first 12 tonight. A bestof screening is
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