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Fatoumata Diawara EVENTS 3.11 – 8pm SOUND SERIES: LIVE! ON STAGE JONATHAN RICHMAN, FEATURING TOMMY LARKINS ON THE DRUMS! The Warhol entrance space Free parking available in The Warhol lot. Tickets $15/$12 members & students
3.16 – 5-10pm YOUTH INVASION 2018: STAY WOKE Teens take over The Warhol. Free with museum admission
3.17 – 8pm SOUND SERIES: COUNTER)INDUCTION The Warhol theater Co-presented by the Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music Tickets $15/$10 students and seniors in advance, $20/$15 students and seniors at the door
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The Warhol welcomes singer/songwriter, Fatoumata Diawara (aka Fatou). Her much anticipated spring 2018 record will follow-up
3.24 – 9am SENSORY-FRIENDLY WORKSHOP FOR TEENS & YOUNG ADULTS The Warhol entrance space Join us for this inclusive 90-minute workshop for teens and young adults (ages 13 – 21). Free
on her critically acclaimed debut album Fatou (2011) on World Circuit/Nonesuch Records, which was the No.1 album on the world music charts for six months in 2011. Co-presented with Carnegie Nexus as part of its 2018 event series, Becoming Migrant… what moves you?
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T A CUSTODY hearing in Allegheny County on May 20, 2016, the 9-year. old boy at the center of the case took the stand and was asked a series of questions. His favorite school subject? Math. His best friend? Drew. His musical instrument of choice? The alto recorder. But according to court transcripts, the questioning soon turned from school and music to the boy’s relationship with his father. “So what happened when your dad would sleep in the bed with you?” the judge asked. The boy answered in graphic detail. “Well, sometimes he would lay on top of me,” the boy said. “He would, like, pull my pajamas down. … Well, the first thing is that I was — I acted asleep, but I was really awake when it all happened. He would stick his penis in my butt crack. …
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He would do that many times. When under my body he would be squeezing my penis. Sometimes, I get really angry with myself, because I always say that I could have stopped him.”
Children’s advocates say family courts unfairly favor fathers, even when they’re the abusers {BY REBECCA ADDISON} The 9-year-old’s testimony in court that day mirrored information he disclosed earlier that year at the Pittsburgh Child Advocacy Center. In an interview with a childadvocacy specialist, the 9-year-old said his
father had touched his genitals and shown him pornography on the internet. But despite both sets of testimony, on Dec. 12, 2016, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kim Clark gave the child’s father sole custody, saying she didn’t believe he had sexually assaulted the boy. The child’s mother has appealed the custody order all the way up to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Last week, the court denied her appeal. As outrageous as this case might sound, Richard Ducote, the attorney representing the mother in this case, says instances like these are all too common. “Everybody who works in the childabuse field and the domestic-violence field has been very frustrated with the inability to solve this problem,” says Ducote. “Family courts don’t handle domestic violence and
child abuse well. They have a mentality that these are vindictive women that don’t want their kids to have a relationship with the father.” Children’s advocates say courts grant custody to abusive fathers all too often. They say that although the narrative that the judicial system unfairly favors mothers persists, it couldn’t be farther from the truth. In an effort to address this, the Pennsylvania legislature is currently considering a bill which requires additional training for court personnel involved in custody cases. “It’s really the same story of the #metoo movement, just in a much more dire setting where children are at stake,” says Joan Meier, founder of DV LEAP, a national nonprofit that works with domesticviolence survivors. “I think it would shock people to know that courts and judges are not more unbiased and objective than anyone else in our society. “No one wants to believe that this many men are sexually abusing their children, that huge quantities of men at all class levels are doing this. Believing it’s false is a lot easier than believing it’s true.” At the heart of the problems around custody cases is the concept of parental-alienation syndrome. The term, coined by child psychiatrist Richard Gardner in the 1980s, describes children who have been psychologically manipulated into showing fear or hostility toward a parent and/or other family members. Ducote has worked on hundreds of child-custody cases and says abusive parents often claim parental alienation to refute abuse allegations. He says the child-custody case he’s currently working on is a clear example of the problem. “This 9-year-old testified to the … rape that his father was committing and to sexual fondling. This is the same testimony that in criminal cases is sufficient to support a criminal conviction beyond a reasonable doubt,” says Ducote. “But in family court, it’s disregarded, because the courts favor this excuse of parental-alienation syndrome. Courts say this is simply the result of the mother coaching the child to say the father’s beating them, therefore the father should have custody.” Ducote says the myth that family courts unfairly favor mothers helps protect abusers. According to the Pew Research Center, the vast majority of custody cases are settled out of court, and in 70 percent of those cases, mothers end up with primary custody. But, according to a Massachusetts
study from the 1980s, when fathers contest custody, they win 70 percent of the time. “If you are an abusive and controlling man, the ultimate threat is always, ‘If you leave me, I will take custody of the kids.’ So, what happens in a lot of these cases is, you have these men who have tried everything they can to maintain control of their abused wives. And they can’t, so they turn to the court system, and they fight for custody,” says Ducote. “There are men in treatment who admit to doing this. But most judges don’t understand the dynamics of domestic violence.” Rep. Tina Davis (D-Bucks County) has proposed legislation that would address this by updating court procedures for child-custody cases in which there are allegations of domestic violence or childsexual abuse. “It’s very complicated when there’s abuse,” says Davis. “I’ve talked to a lot of women that have had this problem. Child molesters and criminals know how to get around the system and work it. In the courts, judges don’t want a child to be alienated from one parent, so [the abusers] say, ‘She bad-mouthed me to the child, that’s parental alienation.’” The bill would require more training for court personnel handling custody cases and establish an evidentiary hearing to thoroughly vet allegations of abuse. “I’m not putting judges down, but a lot of them have been there for years. They go about it the old way, and they feel that a man should still be a part of a child’s life,” Davis says. “There’s got to be a better way of looking at cases like this. A lot of women are getting discriminated against, because they don’t have the money or resources to fight in court.” A national study by Meier, a professor of clinical law at George Washington University and the founder of DV LEAP, looked at 240 child-custody cases. In those cases, alleged child-abusers won custody or unsupervised visitation with a child victim 81 percent of the time. “What the data show is that alienation does a lot of damage when a father claims it against a mother who is claiming abuse, that it is not gender equitable, that it doesn’t work the same way in reverse,” says Meier. “Parental alienation is very gender biased. It does a lot more damage when a father wields it than when a mother wields it. And it does more damage when she claims abuse. “We were not entirely expecting this, but we found very compelling data showing
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allegations of child-sexual abuse or child abuse rebound drastically against the mother alleging them. Your risk of losing a case and losing custody go way up, if you report child abuse and particularly childsexual abuse.â€? According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, nearly 80 percent of all child deaths involve an abusive parent. Its most recent report, released in February, found more than 4,000 cases of child abuse or neglect in Pennsylvania. This represents an 18 percent increase from 2014. In these cases, 38 percent of children were physically abused, and 50 percent were sexually abused. “What’s going on out there is so disastrous and so widespread, and that’s because fairly few people understand what’s going on in these custody cases and what an incredible battle they are,â€? Meier says. “We get flooded with these desperate calls for help.â€? Meier has been working on a larger study looking at data from more than 4,000 custody cases that she plans to release this year. And without giving too much away, she says the study is conďŹ rming much of
what she has found previously. “There’s a widespread belief that men are falsely accused all the time,� Meier says. “That’s the impact of parental alienation, but it’s also the impact of the fathers’-rights movement, and the very persistent and effective advocacy from those kinds of ideologues who are trying to convince the world that fathers are being screwed in court.� According to Meier, this has never been true. And she says it’s important to get the facts out there, so that inequities in the court system don’t persist. “Our society thinks the courts are biased toward women. So, there are a lot of judges that bend over backward for fathers thinking they’re moving toward equity,� says Meier. “So, just getting the facts out there is really important to help judges see they’re not equalizing when they prefer fathers, [but that] they’re actually exacerbating inequities. “It needs to become clear that when family courts don’t take abuse claims seriously they’re doing exactly what the #metoo movement is decrying: They’re disbelieving true abuse, they’re protecting abusers, and they’re doing it in the family courts at the expense of children.� RA D D I S ON @ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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NEW DISTRICTS Analyzing Southwestern Pennsylvania’s potential U.S. Congressional districts {BY RYAN DETO} SOME BIG CHANGES could be coming in terms of who represents who in South-
western Pennsylvania. On Feb. 19, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its new drawings of U.S. Congressional District maps for the state of Pennsylvania. The previous maps, drawn in 2011, were deemed a partisan gerrymander by the court. State Republicans have challenged the new maps in federal court, and it is scheduled to be heard by three Republican jurists. If the new maps come to fruition, districts in the Pittsburgh area will see big swings in partisanship-index scores, which rate how Democratic- or Republicanleaning districts are. Those changes appear to benefit Democratic candidates more
in Southwestern Pennsylvania and across the state. Since the earlier map was adopted in 2012, Republicans have held 13 of 18 congressional districts. David Wasserman, of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, wrote on Feb. 20 of the new maps: “Democrats have an excellent chance to win at least half the state’s 18 seats.” That includes a new potential swing district in Pittsburgh’s suburbs, the newly drawn 17th District. The new maps dissect far fewer county borders, and are more compact with fewer border miles than the current districts. Here are the breakdowns of the changes to the region’s congressional districts and, if implemented, how they will affect voters and candidates. RYANDETO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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PA-18 to new PA-14 Since former U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Upper St. Clair) resigned midterm in disgrace, the current 18th District has no representative. Saccone is running to replace Murphy in a special election, as is Lamb. So far, only Saccone has said he’ll run in the new 14th District, and no Democrats have publicly stated interest in running there. And Republicans will have a better chance at winning this new district. Cook’s partisan-index score is Republican +13.5 for the new 14th District, while the current 18th District had a score of Republican +10.8. Geographically, the new 14th District is pretty straightforward. The district fully includes Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, as well as the western half of Westmoreland County, including towns like Greensburg and New Kensington. The biggest difference is that Mon Valley towns in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties will now be part of more compact district. Presently, these river towns are part of the current 9th District, which stretches north to Indiana County and east to Chambersburg, in Franklin County.
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News of the Weird reported in September on the giant “fatberg” lodged in the sewer system beneath the streets of London. The huge glob of oil, fat, diapers and baby wipes was finally blasted out after nine weeks of work. On Feb. 8, the Museum of London put on display a shoeboxsized chunk of the fatberg, the consistency
of which is described by curator Vyki Sparkes as being something like Parmesan cheese crossed with moon rock. “It’s disgusting and fascinating,” she told the Associated Press. The mini-fatberg is enclosed within three nested transparent boxes to protect visitors from potentially deadly bacteria, the terrible smell — and the tiny flies that swarm around it. The museum is also selling fatberg fudge and T-shirts in conjunction with the exhibit, which continues until July 1.
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Terran Woolley of Hutchinson, Kan., got a bright idea after he read the bylaws and requirements to become the state’s governor. “I was reading some stories about the young teenagers that were entering the governor’s race ... and I thought, ‘I wonder if ... Angus could run,’” Woolley explained to KWCH-TV. Angus is Woolley’s wirehaired vizsla, a four-legged, furry friend of the people who Woolley said would promise soft couches and a “completely anti-squirrel agenda” if elected. Alas, on Feb. 12, the Kansas secretary of state’s office dashed Angus’ dreams when it declared that despite the fact that there are no specific restrictions against a dog being governor, Angus would be unable to carry out the responsibilities of the office.
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A helicopter crew contracted by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in Wasatch County to track and capture an elk hit a snag of sorts on Feb. 12, according to KUTV. As the crew lowered the aircraft to less than 10 feet above the ground to cast a net over the elk, the animal jumped and hit the tail rotor of the helicopter, causing it to crash. Mike Hadley with DWR said helicopters are used to “capture and collar hundreds of animals every winter and we’ve never had this happen before.” The two crewmen walked away with just scratches and bruises, but the elk was killed.
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Frank Lyko is a biologist at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg with a narrow field of study: the marbled crayfish. But as Dr. Lyko and his colleagues report in a study published Feb. 5, there’s more to the 6-inch crustacean than meets the eye. Until about 25 years ago, this species didn’t exist, The New York Times explains. One single, drastic mutation created a whole new species of crayfish — one that could clone itself. Since then, it has spread across Europe and to other continents and threatened native varieties. The eggs of the crayfish all produce females, which do not need to mate to produce more eggs. Dr. Lyko’s DNA research offers new insights into why most animals have sex, because there are so few examples of sex-free species (they don’t last long). He admits that the marbled crayfish may last only 100,000 years. “That would be a long time for me personally, but in evolution it would just be a blip on the radar,” he said.
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GREAT ESCAPE {BY ALEX GORDON} IF YOU’VE never taken a closer look, you might think LARP (Live Action Role Playing) isn’t much more than a hobby, an excuse to carry a sword and rock a surcoat. But these days, that world of immersive, in-person gameplay is a big business, with more than a dozen national organizations in the U.S. and robust online industries churning out weapons, costumes, armor and jewelry for players around the world. Some even make it a career. After spending more than half his life immersed in LARP, Steven Myer finally went pro at 31. When he was 16, he started LARPing via the Knight Realms game (think: life as a Lord of the Rings extra) in New Jersey, and immediately got hooked. For the next 10 years, the game played a major role in his social life. He met hundreds of people, immersed himself in the community and spent as many free weekends as possible living as a character of his own making. Today, Myer works full time operating two franchise LARP groups (one in Pittsburgh and another in Richmond, Va.) as part of the network of the national
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LARP organization Dystopia Rising. Unlike Knight Realms, Dystopia Rising focuses on post-apocalyptic scenarios involving zombies, monsters, rival communities and rebuilding society. Myer doesn’t get to run from zombies much anymore. As the owner, his role in gameplay is as a director, similar to a dun-
geon master in Dungeons and Dragons. He orchestrates the scenarios, oversees the game and handles the busy work of running a business. Building post-apocalyptic worlds takes a lot of paperwork. There are also marshals, who operate as umpires during gameplay. If there’s a dispute over a fight (i.e., a character arguing
that they were not hit) or an injury, the marshals are there to adjudicate the conflict or get the EMT. Players pretty much have free reign to do what they want with their personal characters throughout the weekend, but are required to contribute a fourhour shift as a zombie or monster. Shift requirements may seem antithetical to open gameplay, but for many people immersed in LARP, the precision of the details and the rigidness of the rules are what make the experience so special. If you’re paying for a weekend of post-apocalyptic role-playing and dressing the part, you want that commitment to be reflected in all details of the game. “I think it’s a good escape,” says Janelle Hayes, chairman of the board of the Pittsburgh Roleplaying Organization (PRO). “It lets you get all of your aggression out. We consider [LARP to be] a really good alternative [for] people, rather than turning to drugs and alcohol. There’s a lot of camaraderie, and everyone gets along really well.” Myer, too, thinks the success of LARP is due to the mix of escapism from the real world, and the opportunity to make friends as you get older. “You need a break of that retail life,” says Myer. “Come out and be a hero for a weekend. That has a lot of appeal to people “ A L E X G ORD ON @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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GAME TIME {BY SABRINA BODON} DUSTIN FELIX can’t put a number on how many board games are in his collection, but he estimates he has somewhere between 200 and 300, not including expansion sets. His collection ranges from introductory games like Burgle Bros. — a Looney-Tunesmeets-Ocean’s-Eleven bank heist — to the strategy-heavy War of the Ring — which recreates Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings universe. But Felix isn’t the only one obsessed with the entertainment medium, and he believes we’re in a board-game golden age. “Gaming has existed for a very, very long time,” says Felix, 37, noting board games have been found in ancient Egyptian and Chinese ruins. “I’m not sure if we’re in the middle or coming out of this renaissance, but we’re in one now.” Ian Lauer, a three-year employee at comics-and-game store Phantom of the Attic, says there’s definitely been an increase in gamers, and the games they play, in recent years. “There are more board games coming out than ever before,” Lauer says. Jeff Yandora, owner of Phantom of the Attic, agrees, saying there’s currently an “avalanche, a tsunami” of new games and gamers. Part of that increase is because of Kickstarter campaigns that allow for smaller companies to find funding and get their games off the ground. And renewed interest has led to more titles with a heftier price tag than classic games. For example, Gloomhaven, a tactical combat game that was funded through Kickstarter, retails for $140, while Monopoly — which Felix considers a curse word in the gaming community — retails for $15. The kind of games that are most popular has evolved as well. Mia Urick, who says she was “born into board games,” favors
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cooperative games where instead of going head to head with competitors, players work together to win. One of her favorites is Ten Candles, a horror-themed co-op played entirely by the light of 10 tea-light candles. When the final tea-light fades, the game ends and everybody dies. Urick’s father was a senior volunteer at Gen Con, the largest gaming convention in North America, held in Indianapolis. During its 50th gathering last year, the convention boasted more than 60,000 attendees. Urick followed in her father’s footsteps and now regularly participates in a gaming group with friends and family. Among those in the group is Jason Lease. While still impressive, Lease says his collection falls on the smaller side — 70 to 80 games. He says the gaming group primarily plays games which typically involve thinking out loud during your turn to further advance the group.
“We’re very vocal,” Lease says. “If a game says it’ll take 120 minutes, we usually add an hour to that.” Board games have always been a social activity. Hobby gamer Mark Ortego, of New Kensington, participates in monthly meetings with the Gaming Association of Southwestern Pennsylvania (GASP) which offers 12-hour game days once a month. Involved in gaming since the ’90s, Ortego has amassed a collection of more than 200 games. His collection started small, with introductory games like Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride, before advancing to more complex games, like Eldritch Horror and Mansions of Madness. While most gamers agree board games are in the midst of a resurgence, there is a continuimg debate within the gaming community: What qualifies as a board game? With games coming in all shapes and sizes, many argue over what classifies something
as a board game versus a table-top game, which can include card games, role-playing activities and other parlor games. Many agree a board must be the main component to qualify as a board game, but Urick believes a game like Jenga, which has traditionally been classified as a table-top game, can be a board game. “The board in Jenga’s case is the tower,” she says, noting that some “ board games” which employ cards as the main component can be board games, too. Urick isn’t alone in this opinion; Ortego and Lease also agree that Jenga and card-driven games can be considered board games. But the team at Phantom of the Attic is keeping the debate going by sticking to its guns. “There can be card-driven board games and board-driven card games,” Lauer says. “But if there’s no board, it can’t be a board game.” I N F O@ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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KNIGHTS OF THE KEYBOARD {BY BILLY LUDT} THE DEFINITION of an athlete is evolving, whether purists are willing to embrace it or not. In the past, a person who spent his free time sitting at a keyboard or a gaming console was considered a couch potato. But these days, that person can be revered by audiences as highly as a Super Bowlwinning quarterback. It’s not full contact, but it’s still physical. It’s not on a field, but it fills stadium seats. But the question is: Is Pittsburgh ready to fully embrace eSports?
For the Pittsburgh Knights, a newly founded eSports franchise headquartered in Hazelwood, its owners Rob Lee and James O’Connor hope the answer is yes. “We see the Knights as being the fourth major global franchise in Pittsburgh, because eSports is global, and the games unite a global audience,” O’Connor says. “We’re doing our best to represent Pittsburgh.” In layman’s terms, eSports involves playing video games at a competitive level. But it’s not just a game — careers are made from it. O’Connor and Lee unveiled the Pittsburgh Knights on Dec. 1. The franchise is represented in three eSports: Hearthstone, an online deck-building game; Super Smash Bros. Melee, the second title in Nintendo’s fighting game series; and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), a battle-royale-style shooter that
boasts 30 million players online since its release last year. O’Connor is a veteran Counter Strike competitive player and coach, and a former co-owner of the LA Renegades (now Detroit Renegades). Lee is a former team manager for the Renegades, and got his start in eSports producing videos for SK Gaming, a German eSports franchise. By the end of 2017, the eSports industry was valued at $1.5 billion — more than double the value that analysts predicted at the start of 2017. As a spectator sport, it has sold out stadiums and consistently packs theaters and convention halls. “Pittsburgh doesn’t have anybody — we’re talking on a global scale — that knows eSports,” O’Connor says. He says Pittsburgh has the demand for eSports and the scene is “about to explode, but
there’s no infrastructure. That’s what we’re building.” Their intention, O’Connor says, goes beyond building a team. The plan is to attract large competitions to the city, to develop technology to make streaming games more viable, and to garner community support. While the Knights have started small — it has just six athletes across three games — Lee and O’Connor say expansion is inevitable. Pittsburgh’s Steve Abate, one of the best Super Smash Brothers Melee players in the world, is one of those elite players and likes the team support. “It’s not like I’m just playing for myself now,” Abate says. “I’m a part of a team. It used to be an individual trying to win. Now it feels like the city is behind me — for better or worse.” I N F O@ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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TRIVIA TIME Looking at Pittsburgh’s best bar-trivia nights
Sure, drinking is fun on its own. But if quirky questions and prizes are involved, the boozy night is taken to the next level. Bar trivia is all over the Pittsburgh region, with nights that are laser focused on Harry Potter or other crazy themes you’ve probably never heard of. Many bars offer drink specials to entice your participation, in addition to your desire to show off your knowledge. Below, Pittsburgh City Paper has compiled some of the best trivia nights. Drink, think and be merry!
MONDAY ✦ 7 p.m. Carnivores, Oakmont. www.carnivores-oakmont.com ✦ 8 p.m. Stack’d, Oakland. www.stackdburgers.com ✦ 9 p.m. OTB Bicycle Cafe, South Side www.otbbicyclecafe.com
TUESDAY ✦ 7:30 p.m. Hough’s Taproom and Brewpub, Greenfield. www.houghspgh.com ✦ 8 p.m. Tipsy Cow, Shadyside. www.tipsycowpgh.com ✦ 9 p.m. The Library, South Side. www.thelibrary-pgh.com
WEDNESDAY ✦ 6:30 p.m. All Saints Brewing, Greensburg. www.allsaintscraft brewing.com ✦ 8 p.m. Claddagh Irish Pub, South Side (rotating themed trivia). www.claddaghirishpubs.com ✦ 9 p.m. Hambones, Lawrenceville. www.hambonespittsburgh.com ✦ 9 p.m. Cappy’s Cafe, Shadyside. www.cappysonwalnut.com
MEGA RETRO {BY REBECCA ADDISON} LIKE MANY of the team members at Mega Cat Studios, a Pittsburgh-based independent video-game company, James Deighan didn’t study video-game development in school. Instead, much of the institutional knowledge at Mega Cat comes from firsthand experience. “Most of us have varied education and work backgrounds unrelated to game development,” says Deighan, owner of Mega Cat. “We just like to think gaming development found us.” The video-game studio specializes in retro-style games — new titles reminiscent of those nostalgic favorites from the 1990s. Visually, the games look a lot like games from that time, but the developers also try to make games that evoke the feel of those games. “We’ve all been collecting and playing retro games since we were growing up,” says Deighan. “I like to visualize what it would be like if 8-year-old James would meet 32-year-old James. He’d probably high-five him.” Today, many gamers never hold physical copies of the titles they buy. Instead, they’re stored on the cloud. But Mega Cat believes that game cartridges, their packaging and presentation are an important component of the gaming experience. “We like feeling and holding the games,” Deighan says. “We’re trying to recreate that experience of being in the back of your mom’s van on the way home from Hills, opening up the game and reading the instruction manual on the way home.”
THURSDAY ✦ 7 p.m. Beerhive, Strip District. thebeerhive.com ✦ 7:30 p.m. Voodoo Brewery, Homestead. www.voodoobrewery.com ✦ 8 p.m. Getaway Cafe, Baldwin Township. www.getawaycafe.com ✦ 9 p.m. The Smiling Moose, South Side. www.smiling-moose.com
FRIDAY ✦ 6:30 p.m. Friendship Perk & Brew, Bloomfield. 412-404-2726 ✦ 6:30 p.m. Excuses, South Side (1st and 3rd Fridays). www.excusesbarandgrill.com
SATURDAY ✦ 10 p.m. Wexford Ale House, Wexford. www.wexfordalehouse.com
SUNDAY ✦ 7 p.m. The Oaks Theater, Oakmont. theoakstheater.com ✦ 8 p.m. Sidelines Bar and Grill, Millvale. www.sidelinesbarandgrill.com BY RYAN DETO
On the screen: Mega Cat Studios’ Creepy Brawlers
Mega Cat is also especially focused on creating “couch co-op” games — those that can be played together by multiple players on the same console. (Millennials and GenXers will recall these are the games that often erupted in fights among siblings.) “Couch co-op is a big thing for us,” says Deighan. “So, sitting in the same room with your friends, and either building or destroying friendships is a very important facet for us with gaming.” But although Mega Cat has adopted many facets of video games from generations past, Deighan says he’s glad that attitudes around gaming have shifted. And he s particularly particu he’s glad that games are now bein utilized as educational being too as opposed to being tools, con considered a hindrance le to learning. “Growing up, we were told that games were bad, th y’re a distraction, they’re they they’re
toys,” says Deighan. “I think that’s shifted and evolved a lot. Being playful is the engine of innovation and creativity. There’s been a lot of activity in the edutainment space and getting people to engage in creative play. We’re combining some of those wonderful evolutions in gaming with all the parts we love and grew up with.” Mega Cat’s titles range from the horrorboxing mashup Creepy Brawlers to the patriotic-themed arcade game Justice Duel. And if you’re a proud Pittsburgher, there’s also something for you. At their retro-video-game convention a couple of years ago, members of the Mega Cat team got to talking with staff from Black Forge Coffee House, a café in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood. The result of that conversation is Coffee Crisis, an arcade style game where players face off against aliens who have stolen the city’s Wi-Fi, coffee and metal music. “I thought it would be fun to have a game set in Pittsburgh, that shows Pittsburgh stuff,” says Deighan. While other gaming developers try to top each other with better and better graphic quality, Deighan says there’s an art form to making retro games — one he and his team plan to continue. “I think the pixel-art asesthetic is timeless,” says Deighan. “And the technical limitations that the retro cartridge puts on the artist and the developers is both the challenging part, and the beauty, of making games on these consoles.” RADDISON@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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The live blackjack screen at the Rivers Casino Rush Table Zone.
BETTING ON TECHNOLOGY {BY CHARLIE DEITCH} ANYONE WHO has played table games at a casino, especially newcomers, knows that it can be a bit intimidating. As you sit among other players and the cards fly or the dice rolls, you often wonder if you’re doing it right, or if you’ll make a mistake and mess the game up for other players. In fact, it can be so intimidating that some players won’t step up to a roulette wheel or blackjack table at all. But a new form of “social gaming” at Rivers Casino makes it easier for players to learn roulette and blackjack in a low-stress environment called the Rush Table Zone. The game features live dealers dealing cards and spinning the wheel, while players play at their own private terminal. “It’s a live game, but it’s very inviting,” says Andre Barnabei, the vice president of slot operations at Rivers Casino. “It’s only a $5 table minimum, and it’s the perfect entry point for people wanting to play live table games. In November, we became the first casino in the state to offer this system.” Rivers offered the game exclusively for the first 90 days it was active. The system is made by Interblock Gaming and, before it could be placed in Rivers, it had to be specifically approved by the state gaming commission. (Every table game and slot machine has to be approved before it can be placed on a casino floor.) In the center of the system are two gaming tables, one for roulette and one
for blackjack. Live dealers run the game by either spinning the wheel or dealing the cards, respectively. Players can see the action either on the screen at their gaming terminal or on a large screen above the dealers. There are 25 stations surrounding the dealers, and there are another 12 terminals at the bar near the Rush Table Zone. The action of the game and the variety of players makes for a social experience. “These games appeal to table-game players as well as slot players, and we also get players of all ages,” Barnabei says. “If you come in here Thursday through Saturday, there are people playing and people watching, and it’s so energized. “When you get 37 players playing together, it’s just a fun, social gaming experience.” Rivers customer Merle Apel, of Greenfield, has been playing roulette on the new system since it opened; in fact, he and his friend, Frank, were the first two to place a wager. But he’s not a newcomer. The former federal-mortgage-company auditor has been playing roulette since 1977 at casinos around the country. Over his lifetime, he says he’s up more than he’s lost, and he plays a number of different “systems” to try and maximize his wins. He’s played the game at live tables and on basic video machines, but he says he likes the new system at Rivers. “What I really like is how it improves the speed of the games,” Appel says. “When you play at a regular table, it can take 10 minutes in between spins while they get all the chips sorted out. This way, my friend, Frank, and I can play together. Not that we team up, but we can sit here and just enjoy the game.”
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Philippa Zang’s slowing! down! is an intimate collection of demo-ed tracks that sink their teeth into your tender heart and cling on for hours at a time. In six songs, Zang plays with genres, from alternative rock and gentle indie pop to morose minimalist tracks. The artist’s penchant for unique, haunting harmonies plays nicely with smart, straightforward guitar riffs, leading to a collection of songs that feels largely like being curled up in a nest of blankets, spacing out as your dear friend or lover plays music sitting at the foot of your bed. The release’s second track,“bleeding gums,” is a darker, rockier jaunt that features more upfront percussion and a powerful chorus that pairs well with electrified, AutoTune-tinged “all of the above.” Most tracks feature little to no percussion, driven instead by guitar riffs and vocal patterns. It’s a lovely kind of minimalism, showcased especially on slowing! down!’s closer “still.” It’s a melancholy, lonely number. “They say you fall in love right before departure / I know this to be true,” sings Zang, the doubled, harmonized vocals heavy with ache, leaving you with the feeling that music need not be busy or excessive to be moving or captivating. FOR FANS OF: ABI REIMOLD, FLORIST, CHASTITY BELT
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The EP drama queen begins with “zero flux,” a dreamy and swirling track. The softly uttered vocals ask, “How can you even stand to be around yourself?” while a whispering response repeats the phrases, “I don’t feel like it, I don’t want to try.” This despondency is amplified on the abstract ambient track, “i am within myself forever.” The second song, “aphrodite,” is an airy ukulele-based track that longingly promises to brush the bad dreams and painful thoughts from a lover, even as the spacey, reverbsoaked production slightly disorients the sweetness of the song. The uke gives way to synths on “1000 mirrors,” a track that recalls Plastic Beach-era Gorillaz. Though still in high school, the duo that makes up carnival room utilizes reverb, synths and drum machines to create bittersweet pop songs that seem wise beyond its years. FOR FANS OF: LONG NAPS IN DARK BEDROOMS, GLOW-IN-THE-DARK CONSTELLATION STICKERS
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HUMOR AND SADNESS {BY MEG FAIR}
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AL BLUM HAS an amazing laugh,
the kind of warm laugh that makes you start to chuckle along as well. And with Blum’s delightful sense of humor, there’s no shortage of laughter while City Paper chats with Blum on the phone from their home in New York City. “Spooky things happen when I’m around. I always felt different than other living people, and one day I saw a ghost on TV, and I thought, ‘That’s a possibility, I could just be a ghost.’ I haven’t quite figured it out, so I’m using paranormal as an umbrella term,” jokes Blum, a nonbinary transgender musician, who uses they/their pronouns and who is often quizzed about their identity. “I have ADHD, so I will derail this conversation,” promises Blum playfully. We only digress a bit to talk about one of Blum’s loves besides being a musician — watching television. Currently Blum’s Twitter name is Mal ~sad boy juliette barnes~ Blum, in homage to Juliette Barnes on the television series Nashville.
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“When I’m home, I watch a lot of TV. I guess when I’m depressed, I watch a lot of television — mostly reality shows, lots of kitschy stuff,” says Blum. “I hate to admit it, but I have gotten into the Bachelor/ Bachelorette franchise.” Blum grew up in a household where Billy Joel was their mother’s musician of choice, while their father favored the Beach Boys.
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“I don’t consciously listen to both of those bands all the time, but I will say I still do love Billy Joel and the Beach Boys. I think they are amazing songwriters,” says Blum, adding with a chuckle, “I kind of identify with both of them. Billy Joel’s a Jew, and
Brian Wilson is mentally ill.” Blum is a folk-meets-punk-meets-pop musician whose art is representative of their experience, both as somebody who is nonbinary transgender and mentally ill. As a result, it’s hard not to feel like the music they write is an intimate conversation between friends, a confession of heartaches and fears. And Blum is also quite accessible via their social-media accounts, namely their hilarious and honest Twitter feed. But being so unguarded leaves the door open to let a lot of folks in. Luckily, Blum finds that being so open isn’t too risky. “Some of my [musician] friends who maybe have less interaction with their fans on social media still deal with the same level of intrusion — that one [out] of every hundred people who will step over a boundary, which is about the same for me. I don’t know if it’s about access. But if you’re making yourself a figure for mental health, it’s true that people can project things on you,” Blum says.
On this next tour, Blum will hit the road as Mal Blum and the Blums, the first fullband tour in a few months after a string of solo outings. As a band, the Blums’ energy is vibrant and fun, transforming raw and vulnerable songs into celebratory parties of survival and joy. “[Performing with] the band definitely helps. I can tell you after a few months of solo touring, it gets a lot darker without the band,” laughs Blum. “To be honest with you, the reason I started to make music as a teen was because I wanted to connect to other people like me, because I felt so weird. And it’s a cliché, but it’s true for me,” explains Blum. “[It’s] the reason you can have fun … with … the deep sadness, that’s the humanity of it. There’s joy and there’s humor and there’s sadness.” Humor is a big component of Blum’s coping methods, something that thrives when they get to be on the road with their best friends, playing rock gigs. Ask Blum about their writing process, and they’ll be frank. “It’s not very disciplined, if I’m being honest with you,” says Blum. “I write mostly when I need to get something out. “I’ll have periods where I’m writing a lot, and some in which I’m not writing at all. But as I get older, I’ve been giving myself that allowance.” Mal Blum and the Blums have recently completed an album though. “I never think I do anything good. I am really heavily self-loathing and selfdoubting, and I think it’s good, so that should tell you something,” says Blum. “I feel like we finally hit our stride as the band. Audrey [Zee Whitesides] moved to second guitar, Ricardo [Lagomasino] is on drums, Barrett [Lindgren] is on bass. We produced it ourselves, wrote the parts together.” The album was recorded with Joe Reinhart, of Hop Along, at The Headroom recording studio in Philadelphia. “It was so nice to be in Philly, not New York, because it was a little more relaxing,” Blum says. “There are more rippers on this album, and we let [guitarist] Audrey go loose on some of them. There are some mellow songs, too.” When CP asks if Blum ever anticipated being a full-time musician as a teen, as they sat in the car listening to folk and blues on the radio with their dad, they responds with a definitive yes. “That’s what I wanted when I was a teenager. I told myself, ‘I’m gonna hit the road! Sell CDs out of my car!’ I don’t think I really knew what went into being a touring musician,” Blum laughs. “But I’m lucky that I get to make a career out of it.” ME GFA IR @ PGHC ITY PAP ER.CO M
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Cupcakke is an outrageously forthright hip-hop artist with a penchant for the naughty. Think Gangsta Boo’s raunchy bars on Run the Jewel’s “Love Again,” but on steroids. The production on her songs is carefully designed to make a room full of people jump around and shake their booties, while shouting along passionately to each catchy hook, no matter how crude. The utter rejection of prudishness is liberation from a world that is so embarrassed by sex that abstinence-only sex education dominates health classes across the states. “Listen, I’m the most explicit,” she declares on “cpr,” a track off 2017’s Queen Elizabitch. And she means it. Cupcakke’s music is not for the modest or the faint of heart. (She does call her fans “slurpers,” after all.) So if gossiping about hook-ups in meticulous detail is not for you, likely Cupcakke isn’t either. Cupcakke, née Elizabeth Eden Harris, may only be in her early twenties, but the Chicago rapper is already blazing a path for herself. It’s because she’s not just a rapper who throws outrageous parties with each performance — she’s also a ray of sunshine and an inspiration for those who eagerly follow her. Between her body positivity, support of the LGBTQ community and embrace of sexuality, she has acquired a devoted nationwide base of fans who finds joy and escape in her music. Her art is a raucous safe space for the freaks and the misfits, the subversive and the fearless. Those not looking to have a good time need not apply.
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CROSS-DISCIPLINE {BY MIKE SHANLEY} JASON MORAN said recently that half
of his life consists of talking about and playing music, while the other half is spent looking at other representations of jazz that have shaped the way he works as a musician. The latter half came up during a conversation about his work at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. As artistic director for jazz at the esteemed Washington, D.C., institution since 2011, Moran developed some installations that recreated legendary clubs, like the Savoy Ballroom and the Three Deuces, from the early days of New York jazz. These locations were just as significant as the music performed there and the people who played it. “When will America think about its relationship to space — about where it happens?” he asked rhetorically in a JazzTimes interview. While the pianist is committed to honoring jazz’s history, the first half of his personality also makes sure that the music is anything but a museum piece. For example, in 2015, he presented the most unique cross-discipline jazz concert outside of the Kennedy Center digs, when his Bandwagon trio was joined by a fleet of professional skateboarders, who skated a bowl built for the event. If it sounds like an odd pairing, Moran doesn’t think so. Growing up in Houston, he saw skate culture firsthand. “I know that skaters who designed skate videos and skateboards, their relationship to a kind of underground culture is the same thing that jazz musicians [have],” he told JazzTimes. “Those conversations are so similar that I want to help make them a part of how each side thinks about the other.” Within his own music, Moran also uti-
lizes a mix of concepts. All Rise: A Joyful Tribute for Fats Waller honored the stride pianist/vocalist by casting Waller’s songs in a more contemporary turn that still maintained the enthusiasm of the original 1940s works. More recently, he released three digital albums on Yes, the label he operates with his wife. Mass {Howl, eon} was created in tandem with painter Julie Mehretu, who took to the canvas while Moran took to the keys, creating a Catholic Mass marked by electric piano and electronics.
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BANGS features him joining forces with trumpeter Ron Miles and guitarist Mary Halvorson (who comes to The Andy Warhol Museum next week). Thanksgiving at the Vanguard features the group that comes to Pittsburgh this week: the 18-year-old Bandwagon trio, with bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits. Rarely does a jazz group have the ability to maintain musical rapport for that long. But here, each player both supports or pushes each other, adding subtle variations that drive tracks like “Gangsterism at the Vanguard,” an update on a signature Moran composition. All three albums show how Moran, who recorded for the esteemed Blue Note label since 1999, continues to grow as an artist as well as an artistic director. “People of my generation … [have] realized what the music has meant to us and we realize that we’re those people [shaping jazz’s culture and history] now,” he said in JazzTimes. “A certain age, a certain dedication, a certain standard. That’s where I’m at.” I N F O@ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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Waxahatchee-core, it’s now. With a full-length from Kississippi rumored to be making its way to the grateful masses very soon (but not soon enough), we at least have a moody and catchy dance-in-your-underwear single to hold onto. “Cut Yr Teeth” dropped this past December and, boy, is it shiny! Philly-based Zoe Reynolds is an indie-pop songwriter with plenty of memorable melodies, who, in 2014, released demos on the internet which generated buzz. Now Reynolds, as Kississippi, has certainly stepped into the spotlight. Mr. Roboto Project is set to host the soirée, and Short Fictions and Heart Attack Man are showing up, too. EB 8 p.m. 5106 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. All ages. $10. www. therobotoproject.com
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ROCK/POP THU 01 ROCK ROOM. The Guests, Death Instinct & Plastic Idea. 8 p.m. Polish Hill. 412-621-1715.
FRI 02 CLUB CAFE. Aris Paul. CD release. 10 p.m. South Side. 412-431-4950. GOOD TIME BAR. The Turbosonics, Johnny & the Razorblades & Lou Lombardi. 9 p.m. Millvale. 412-821-9968. KARMA. Starship Mantis w/ Merrow. 9 p.m. South Side. 844-655-2762. THE SHOP. Blank Spell, Come Holy Spirit, Chiller & Tanning Machine. 8 p.m. Bloomfield. 412-621-1715.
SAT 03 885 ROADHOUSE. Shot O’ Soul. 8 p.m. Clairton. 412-405-8561. DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Hot Metal Horns. 8 p.m. Robinson. 412-489-5631. KENDREW’S. Gone South. 9 p.m. Moon. 724-375-5959. PEPPERS N’AT. King’s Ransom. 9 p.m. Braddock. 412-660-0660.
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SUN 04 HOWLERS. Livid, Huntsmen, Mires, Joey Molinaro. 8 p.m. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. THE R BAR. Billy the Kid’s Steel Town All-Stars. 7 p.m. Dormont. 412-942-0882.
THE FLATS ON CARSON. Pete Butta. 10 p.m. South Side. 412-586-7644. KELLY-STRAYHORN THEATER. Unblurred at Alloy. Chill, vibe and dance the night away at KST’s Alloy Studios as with DJs and themed evenings. Unblurred at Alloy amplifies underrepresented voices to build a strong, active and vibrant community as part of First Fridays on Penn Avenue. KST’s Alloy Studios will play host to new gallery exhibitions, performances, film screenings, and vendors from across the region. 8 p.m. East Liberty. 412-363-3000. ONE 10 LOUNGE. DJ Goodnight, DJ Rojo. 9 p.m. Downtown. 412-874-4582. RUGGER’S PUB. 80s Night w/ DJ Connor. 9 p.m. South Side. 412-381-1330. TOM’S DINER/VASTA LOUNGE. DJ Ray Jack. 10 p.m. Dormont. 412-561-2350.
SAT 03 BELVEDERE’S. sean mc and dj thermos. 90s dance party. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2555.
CATTIVO. Illusions. w/ Funerals & Arvin Clay. 9 p.m. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2157. DIESEL. DJ CK. 10 p.m. South Side. 412-431-8800. PARK HOUSE. Vinyl Record & Art Night. Bring your vinyl records and spin them or have one of our DJ’s spin it for you. We will also provide blank cartoon art work and coloring pencils for those who like to listen t music and color as well. 9 p.m. North Side. 412-224-2273. PERLE CHAMPAGNE BAR. DJ Tenova. ladies night. 9 p.m. Downtown. 412-471-2058. SPIRIT HALL & LODGE. TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party. Rare Soul, Funk & wild R&B 45s feat. DJ Gordy G. & J.Malls 9 p.m. Lawrenceville. 412-586-4441.
TUE 06 THE GOLDMARK. Pete Butta. Reggae & dancehall. 10 p.m. Lawrenceville. 412-688-8820. THE SUMMIT. Dig Now Sounds w/ Hot Honey. 9 p.m. Mt. Washington. 412-918-1647.
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WED 07 THE FUNHOUSE @ MR. SMALLS. Kyle Cook of Matchbox 20, MB412. 8 p.m. Millvale. 412-821-4447. KEYSTONE BAR. The Bo’Hog Brothers. 7 p.m. Sewickley. 724-758-4217.
DJS THU 01 THE FUNHOUSE @ MR. SMALLS. Centrifuge. Non-genre specific electronic music night showcasing aspiring fresh talent to veterans alike. 9 p.m. Millvale. 412-821-4447. PERLE CHAMPAGNE BAR. Bobby D Bachata. 10 p.m. Downtown. 412-471-2058. REX THEATER. Galactic. 8 p.m. South Side. 412-381-6811.
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Each week we post a song from a local artist online for free. This week, it’s “Winter Swell,” by Altar Boy. It’s a melancholy number that plays with dynamics, building into a desperate wave about love lost. Stream or download “Winter Swell” for free — as well as check out the band’s debut track list and album art — on FFW>>>, the music blog at pghcitypaper.com.
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WED 07 THE BLIND PIG SALOON. Erin Burkett & Virgil Walters w/ Eric Susoeff & Mike Tomaro. 7:30 p.m. New Kensington. 724-337-7008. CITY OF ASYLUM @ ALPHABET CITY. Roger Humphries. 8 p.m. North Side. 412-435-1110. KARMA. Funk Factory w/ Cross/ Current and Steeltown Horns. 8 p.m. South Side. 844-655-2672.
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ELWOOD’S PUB. West Deer Bluegrass Review. 7:30 p.m. Rural Ridge. 724-265-1181.
BAR 3 MILLVALE. Todd and Dale. 8:30 p.m. Millvale. 412-408-3870. J&D CELLARS. The Eclectic Acoustics. 6 p.m. Eighty Four. 724-579-9897 PARK HOUSE. Well Strung. 9 p.m. North Side. 412-224-2273. RIVERS CASINO. Right TurnClyde. 8 p.m. North Side. 412-231-7777.
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DITKA’S WEXFORD. Kenia. 5 p.m. Wexford. 724-934-3660. KELLY-STRAYHORN THEATER. Jason Moran and The Bandwagon. 8 p.m. East Liberty. 412-363-3000.
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THU 01 CITY OF ASYLUM @ ALPHABET CITY. Joe Policastro Trio. 8 p.m. North Side. 412-435-1110. DITKA’S WEXFORD. Kenia. 5 p.m. Wexford. 724-934-3660. SAVOY RESTAURANT. Roger Humphries & RH Factor. 8 p.m. Strip District. 412-281-0660.
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MON 05 HAMBONE’S. Ian Kane, Ronnie Weiss & Tom Boyce. Jazz Standards, showtunes & blues. 6:30 p.m. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318.
TUE 06 KARMA. Sweet Earth, Moment Being w/ Astro. 8 p.m. South Side. 844-655-2762.
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Concerto Competition winner will then join his fellow musicians to solo on Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E Minor. After intermission the orchestra returns to the stage to perform Bernstein’s popular and dynamic West Side Story Symphonic Dances. 7:30 p.m. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4872.
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH. Amythyst Kiah w/ Mark Williams. 7:30 p.m. Shadyside. 412-621-8008. OAKMONT TAVERN. Right TurnClyde. 10 p.m. Oakmont. 412-828-4155. STRIKERS SPORTS BAR. The Eclectic Acoustics. 8 p.m. Washington. 304-748-6116.
MUSIC AT MIDDAY. Recital series featuring students of Duquesne University. 4 p.m. First Lutheran Church, Downtown. 412-471-8125.
OTHER MUSIC THU 01 UPPER ST. CLAIR THEATER. Celtic Hurricane by River City Brass. Our popular Celtic show is back for a fifth season! Celebrate spring with songs like Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, and Caledonia, played by our unique fusion of brass band, pipes, and drums. 7:30 p.m. Upper St. Clair. 412-434-7222.
drums. 7:30 p.m. Upper St. Clair. 412-434-7222.
FRI 02 BRILLOBOX. Pandemic w/ Boogat. 9:30 p.m. Bloomfield. 412-621-4900. UPPER ST. CLAIR THEATER. Celtic Hurricane by River City Brass. Our popular Celtic show is back for a fifth season! Celebrate spring with songs like Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, and Caledonia, played by our unique fusion of brass band, pipes, and drums. 7:30 p.m. Upper St. Clair. 412-434-7222.
SUN 04 EAST LIBERTY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Hope Academy Teaching Artists. The faculty members from East Liberty Presbyterian Church’s Hope Academy of Music and the Arts return for another innovative and eclectic concert as part of the “Cathedral Concerts” 2017-2018 season. 3 p.m. East Liberty. 412-441-3800 DIJLAH RESTAURANT & CAFE. DragonSong & The Hamer Sisters. An evening of world music, drums and dancers. 5-9 p.m. Lawrenceville. 724-856-9076. KARMA. Afro Yaqui Music Collective. 8-11 p.m. South Side. 844-655-2762. 441-3800.
SAT 03 CATTIVO. Requiem. 10 p.m. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2157. DIJLAH RESTAURANT & CAFE. DragonSong & The Hamer Sisters. An evening of world music, drums and dancers. 5 p.m. Lawrenceville. 724-856-9076. KARMA. Afro Yaqui Music Collective. 8vp.m. South Side. 844-655-2762. KEYSTONE OAKS HIGH SCHOOL. Ken Double w/ Skip Stine. Theatre Organist Ken Double teams this time with former Harry James Orchestra trumpeter Skip Stine to salute the big band era. 7:30 p.m. Dormont. 412-241-8108. UPPER ST. CLAIR THEATER. Celtic Hurricane by River City Brass. Our popular Celtic show is back for a fifth season! Celebrate spring with songs like Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, and Caledonia, played by our unique fusion of brass band, pipes, and
MON 05 REX THEATER. Propagandhi w/ Iron Chic & La Armada. 8 p.m. South Side. 412-381-6811.
WED 07 ALLEGHENY ELKS LODGE #339. Pittsburgh Banjo Club. 8 p.m. North Side. 412-321-1834. ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl. 8 p.m. North Side. 412-237-8300. RENAISSANCE PITTSBURGH HOTEL. Nick Barilla, pianist. A variety of cover songs & original music. 9 p.m. Downtown. 412-562-1200. STAGE AE. Excision. 8 p.m. North Side. 412-229-5483.
SUN 04 HAMBONE’S. Acoustic Brunch. Acoustic Brunch welcomes all styles of music, poetry, spoken word, comedy in an open mic format. We also have one ‘Feature Artist’ sandwiched in the middle of our show. 10:30 a.m. p.m. Calliope Old Time Appalachian Jam. 5 p.m. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318.
WED 07 PARK HOUSE. Shelf Life String Band. 9 p.m. North Side. 412-224-2273.
REGGAE THU 01 PIRATA. The Flow Band. 9 p.m. Downtown. 412-323-3000.
CLASSICAL SUN 04 BELLA MUSICA! The sounds of Italy come alive as the Pittsburgh Concert Chorale takes you on a musical journey to the cathedrals, piazzas, and opera houses of the country of art and culture. 4 p.m. Ingomar United Methodist Church, Wexford. 412-635-7654. THE PITTSBURGH YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & MAESTRO LECCE-CHONG. Opening w/ 21st Century Composer Jennifer Higdon’s Blue Cathedral. Jaemin Lee, the 2018 PYSO
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What to do FEB 21-MARCH 6 WEDNESDAY 28 We Came As Romans
REX THEATER South Side. 412-381-1681. With special guests The Plot In You, Oceans Ate Alaska, Currents & Tempting Fate. All ages event. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 6p.m.
Daughters of the Dust: City of Asylum CITY OF ASYLUM. 412-456-6666. Register at trustarts.org. 7p.m.
Deer Tick MR. SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. 412-421-4447. With special guest Solomon Georgio. All ages event. Tickets: mrsmalls.com. 8p.m.
Kitchen Dwellers CATTIVO Lawrenceville. 412-687-2157. With special guest Haywhacker String Band. Over 21 event. Tickets: greyareaprod.com. 8p.m.
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Silverstein/Tonight Alive
IN PITTSBURGH CROWDER CARNEGIE OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL HOMESTEAD MARCH 4
MR. SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. 412-421-4447. With special guests Broadside & Picturesque. All ages event. Tickets: mrsmalls.com. 7p.m.
Galactic REX THEATER South Side. 412-381-1681. With special guest Butcher Brown. Over 17 event. Tickets: greyareaprod. com. 8p.m.
REX THEATER South Side. 412-381-1681. With special guests Iron Chic & La Armada. All ages event. Tickets: mrsmalls.com. 8p.m.
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ARCADE COMEDY THEATER Downtown. 412-339-0608. Over 16 event. Tickets: arcadecomedytheater.com. 8p.m.
Kaleido
SMILING MOOSE South Side. 412-431-4668. With special guests MaxXouT & Neostem. All ages event. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 6:30p.m.
Tyler Childers STAGE AE North Side. With special guest Kelsey Waldon.
SPIRIT Lawrenceville. 412-586-4441. With special guests No Reason To Live & Leprosy. Over 18 event. Tickets: mrsmalls.com. 7p.m.
Propagandhi
Oh the Humanities!: Sketch Show
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Exodus
Tony DePaolis
Tickets: ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000. Doors open at 7p.m.
Southside. 412-431-CITY. Tickets: citytheatrecompany. org. Through March 25.
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Aaron Kleiber
Amythyst Kiah
SONGSPACE AT FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF PITTSBURGH Shadyside. 412-621-8008. Tickets: uusongspace.com. 7p.m.
Citizens Market CITY THEATRE COMPANY
CARNEGIE OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL Homestead. 412-462-3444. Over 18 event. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7p.m.
SUNDAY 4 Dirkschneider
REX THEATER South Side.
412-381-1681. With special guest Elm Street. All ages event. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.
Crowder CARNEGIE OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL Homestead. 412-462-3444. With special guest Young Escape. All ages event. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.
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BACKSTAGE BAR AT THEATER SQUARE Downtown. 412-456-6666. Free event. 5p.m.
Dylan Leblanc & Aaron Lee Tasjan MR. SMALLS FUNHOUSE Millvale. 412-421-4447. Over 18 event. Tickets: mrsmalls.com. 8p.m.
Waitress BENEDUM CENTER Downtown. 412-456-4800. Tickets: trustarts.org. Through March 11.
Yoga Classes North Park Sundays, April 8-May 27 6:30 pm or 8:00 pm
South Park
Classes meet Thursdays 7:00-8:00 pm March 8-29 North Park Rose Barn and South Park Buffalo Inn
Thursdays, April 5-May 24 6:30 pm or 8:00 pm $45 per person for first-time players and $55 for returning players. Pre-registration required by March 16 at pittsburgh-ultimate.org/e/2018-spring-casual-league
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$30 per month for county residents, $40 per month for non-residents Pre-registration required at alleghenycounty.us/parkprograms
THE DANCE WORK IS UNIFIED BY MESSAGES OF STRUGGLE, HOPE AND RESILIENCE
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AMONG THE WOMEN Women are at the center, and most of the edges, of the Point Park University Conservatory Theatre Co.’s production of The House of Bernarda Alba, a classic portrayal of the psychological laceration of women by women. Of course, it was written by a man: Federico García Lorca, in 1936 (shortly before his death in the Spanish Civil War), though La casa de Bernarda Alba did not reach the stage until 1945. Using the 1987 Michael Dewell/ Carmen Zapata translation, director Monica Payne creates a series of searing tableaux that accentuate the musicality of the text, rather than plot or character. Indeed, there is much singing and choreographed movement, taking good advantage of the school’s musicaltheater strength. The multimedia spectacle makes grand use of sight and sound, but with minimal color: Just like the story itself, this House is mostly black and white. And what a stark story. The lady of the title is a recent widow with five grown daughters whom she dominates and abuses. Sexual repression and tension overfloweth. But mama obsesses about the wealthy family’s reputation. Think Three Sisters meets Marnie’s mother. This mom (chillingly played by junior Alexandra Williams in special footwear) literally looms over everybody, with a mean streak symbolized in striped hair a la Lily Munster. Bernarda’s foil is her own mother (fellow junior Ashley Figueroa, who would certainly chew the curtains, if there were any), a most colorful character in both the dramatic and costume meanings. The daughters seem to blend together, with no effort to make Elena Lazaro look middle-aged as Angustias, or Michelle Iglesias remotely resemble the deformed Martirio. Fine by me. Aenya Ulke appropriately fires up the nonconforming young Adela, her sensuality accented with a bright red rose. Also notable in the all-female cast are Saige Smith, as the sharp-tongued maid Poncia, and Krystal Rivera and Agatha Walgreen, as respective daughters, Amelia and Magdalena. A supporting black-clad chorus expands the music and movement. This is the last season for the Pittsburgh Playhouse: At 84, it is older than The House of Bernarda Alba, thus suitably hosting a rendezvous of two classics. INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA continues through March 11. Rauh Theatre at Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Oakland. 412-392-8000 or www.pittsburghplayhouse.com NEWS
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Shana Simmons, JoAnna Dehler, Brady Sanders, Sara Spizzichini and Jamie Erin Murphy rehearse The Missing Peace.
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hearts, minds and bodies takes center stage in Shana Simmons Dance’s The Missing Peace. The latest work from the Pittsburgh-based company will be performed in the round, March 2-10, at Bricolage’s intimate 50-seat theater. Begun, in 2016, as three separate projects by dancer/choreographers Shana Simmons, Brady Sanders and Jamie Erin Murphy, the 65-minute The Missing Peace combines and expands on the original trio of diverse dance projects about identity, Alzheimer’s disease and suicide to create a multimedia contemporary dance work that is unified by messages of struggle, hope and resilience. The first of the work’s three sections will be Murphy’s “Me vs.” Set to a score
“I was feeling very lost and boxed in to these ideas of where I thought I should be [as an artist], and what I should be doing and how I was supposed to be creating,” says Murphy. That struggle to rediscover herself led Murphy to become interested in how others have dealt with figuring out who they are and how they self-identify. The piece was originally performed as an 8½-minute piece at the KellyStrayhorn’s 2016 newMoves Contemporary Dance Festival. Murphy, through subsequent research and conversations with individuals and therapists, including Katherine Zitterbart, then expanded “Me vs.” to a 20-minute piece with a cast of eight dancers who largely use their own personal experiences to examine
by Mexican electronica artist Fernando Corona (a.k.a. Murcof) and arranged by PJ Roduta, Murphy says the idea for her piece about identity and self-discovery
SHANA SIMMONS DANCE PERFORMS
THE MISSING PEACE 7:30 p.m. Fri., March 2; 8 p.m. Sat., March 3; 3 p.m. Sun., March 4; and 8 p.m. nightly March 8-10. Bricolage, 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $15-30. www.shanasimmonsdance.com
came from her journey of artistic rediscovery after she stopped working collaboratively with former Murphy Smith Dance Collective co-founder Renee Danielle Smith.
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the work’s themes. The next piece, Brady Sanders’ “WHAT REMAINS,” explores his firsthand experiences with family members and Alzheimer’s disease. “It was a part of my growing up,” says Sanders. “I can remember at age 5 or 6, car rides to my Dad’s mother’s house in Southern Illinois, and them dealing with what the disease meant for her and how it was changing her life.” Sanders says his grandmother on his mother’s side also later developed Alzheimer’s and now at age 31, he has been grappling with what that family history of the disease will mean for his parents’ future and his own. The 20-minute, nonnarrative “WHAT REMAINS,” is set to an original soundtrack by Pittsburgh composer Robert Traugh, and incorporates interview clips with individuals affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia. In it, five dancers plumb the depths of life on both sides of the disease — those suffering from it, and those affected by a loved one with it. “The perspective, although different, has a lot of the same emotions associated with it,” says Sanders. “Frustration, anger, fear, loss — these kinds of things work on both sides of the aisle.” Referencing his own grandparents’ desire to exist in the past, as well as research done in collaboration with the Greater Pennsylvania Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, Sanders says the movement language for “WHAT REMAINS” incorporates a sense of moving backward and
unraveling. Helping to further illustrate those themes of loss will be four dynamic sculptures, by artist Jeff Hurr, placed onstage that change and degrade throughout the piece. Rounding out the program will be Simmons’ “Stop?.” Inspired by her former roommate’s boyfriend’s suicide, the 25-minute piece features a cast of six dancers, including Simmons. It is set to music by New York City percussion quartet, So Percussion and others (and arranged by PJ Roduta), along with live dialogue. Simmons says that to get a better understanding of this sensitive subject, she turned to Jennifer Sikora, associate area director of the Western PA Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), who consulted on the work and its subject matter. Simmons says “Stop?” is a glimpse into one person’s experiences with depression. In it, multiple dancers comprise that one individual, and conversations explore our language norms and various support networks for those with depression. Its goal is to enhance public awareness and promote a positive message for those struggling with the illness. While each of The Missing Peace’s component dance works can stand alone, Simmons feels they work even better connected together. “There is such an interesting artistic voice within all three of the works that is the choreographer’s voice, but overall, the whole show makes sense together,” says Simmons.
“WHAT REMAINS” INCORPORATES A SENSE OF MOVING BACKWARD AND UNRAVELING.
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REV. CORNELL WILLIAM BROOKS INTERFAITH & INTERRACIAL DIALOGUE PROGRAM
“NIGHTMARES, DREAMS, & MORAL IMAGINATION” THURSDAY 3/15, 7 PM WELCOME RECEPTION 6:15 PM
Temple Sinai invites you to share an evening with Rev. Cornell William Brooks, former President and CEO of the NAACP, as he challenges people of faith to commit to creating a more tolerant and just society.
Sponsored by THE SIMON HAFNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION THROUGH THE PNC CHARITABLE TRUSTS GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE
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Vanessa German’s sometimes.we.cannot.be.with.our.bodies.
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STAYING POWER {BY LISSA BRENNAN} sometimes.we. cannot.be.with.our.bodies, a recent installation at the Mattress Factory by Pittsburgh artist, poet and activist Vanessa German, opens to the viewer like a flower or a gift. It reveals itself layer by layer, step by step, room by room, building incrementally to a glory that’s almost too much to take. The journey through it is visceral, mighty and moving. While speaking of detachment, it connects fully and purely. The detachment the work confronts is the kind that is self-imposed and necessary to preserve one’s own sanity; it is so one does not fall apart in the face of all that is inconceivable and unbearable and right in front of us more and more in the world today. It might be this word here, and that word there, but it translates across the board to hate, or at least the absence of love. The experience begins on the cement outside of the Factory’s converted row house, with windows filled top to bottom with text that speaks to our blood as much as our thoughts. Once inside, we are first in a front room filled with disembodied heads, placed higher than our own. Painted a flat, plaster-like white, they support the weight of other things — branches, birds, porcelain figurines of either posh Europeans meant for the parlor or exaggerated Africans kept in the kitchen. Still but sentient, these heads aren’t mounted on the wall like trophies, the spoils of war against
nature, but rest quietly on platforms, dormant, waiting. Venturing a room further, we see what is to come. In procession are the bodies, screaming with color, jubilance, shine and light. Bedecked with bright, vibrant fabrics, sequins, mirrors, pearls, beads, gold and jewels, they stand, ready for when it’s time again for joy, promising that there will be time again of joy. Because although it is too much right this minute; and the thought of everything is too much right this minute; and for their own protection, the extraordinary measures of putting their heads, with their brains inside them away, is essential right this minute — this minute is surely going to pass.
sometimes.we.cannot. be.with.our.bodies. Through July 29. Mattress Factory, 500 Sampsonia Way, North Side. $15-20. www.mattress.org
The figures German sets up here are familiar to those with even the most cursory experience with the local art community, but well worth revisiting in this installation. And while German’s creations have traveled to thrill viewers over the world, she is still home here, which improves this region a thousandfold more than an Amazon HQ ever could. As artist and activist German frequently addresses hate, but she never lets us forget hope. I N F O @PGH C IT YPAPE R . C O M
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03.01-03.07.18 The term “biophilia” has moved from the pages of scholarly journals to publications such as The New York Times. Biophilia, in layman’s terms, suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life, even when building structures that, in theory, create barriers. On Thu., March 8, the Green Building Alliance is hosting Biophilia: Inspiring Beauty, Love, Connection, and Health through Our Places, as part of its Inspire Speakers Series to discuss biophilic design. The talk features Amanda Sturgeon, the CEO of the International Living Future Institute and an architect with a longtime interest in green building and sustainability, as well as Patricia Culley, an associate at Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. And you may already be aware of biophilia. “It’s interesting, sometimes when you’re talking to someone about their favorite place, or where they want to go to reconnect with themselves,” explains Jenna Cramer, the event’s organizer and curator. “You normally hear a lot of aspects that are included in biophilic design. So, if you’re thinking of an indoor place with lots of windows or daylight and access to seeing outdoors — that’s it.” Those who work with biophilic design are strong believers that having a connection to and with nature is not only good for our psychological health, but for our overall well-being. Hospitals with large sunrooms are an example of how humans have a natural affinity for nature. With the series, the GBA hopes to bring together members of differing communities around Pittsburgh to hear the speakers talk about their research and what they’ve done for their own communities. Culley, a Carnegie Mellon University alum, recently completed work as a project architect for the Frick Environmental Center in Pittsburgh, the world’s first free and public Living Building Challenge targeted project. “Hearing from local people in this series, I think, helps [attendees] see their own city in a new way,” Cramer says. “Because they may not be aware of existing projects or ideas that are happening, and it introduces them to new places and neighborhoods.” The talk will be followed by a Biophilic Design Summit on Fri., March 9, with more speakers in smaller sessions.
Amanda Sturgeon
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thursday 03.01 GAMES If this gaming issue of City Paperr has you fired up to play, it couldn’t be easier er to stroll Downtown for Steel City Game Night. Come alone, or bring your buddies. The T-shirt shirt store will be reconfigured into a “classy y gaming parlour” for playing board games. There will also be a major group game with prizes. Snacks provided by The Commoner, er, with beverages from Red Ribbon Pop. Remember: member: Don’t hate the player, and tonight, ht, don’t hate the game, either. Al Hoff 7-10 p.m. Steel City, 625 Smithfield St., Downtown. wntown. Free. Register through Facebook ebook (search “Steel City Game Night”).
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ART The urban jungle is full of natural life, some of which hich gets a showcase in Plantae e from the East End, at Assemble tonight. Felipe Delfino’s detailed illustrations ons of plants were drawn from m specimens of native, non-native native and yard plants collected on field
trips in Garfield, Friendship, Bloomfield, East Liberty and invited to share their own stories Highland Park. Visitors are in of these plants we share our space with. The exhibit is part program, which offers a variety of the monthly Unblurred p entertainment along Friendship/ of art, activities and entert Avenue corridor. AH 6-10 p.m. Bloomfield/Garfield Penn A Bloomfield. www.assemblepgh.org 4824 Penn Ave., Bloomfiel
MUSIC Pitt’s Music on the Edge sseries detours to Chatham University’s Laughlin Recital Hall to feature noted soprano Christine Brandes and cutting-edge composer and pianist Eric Moe. The T program includes performances performa of Schoenberg’s Book of the Hanging H Gardens and the Pittsburgh Pittsbur premiere of selections from Moe’s M Tough Songs About Death, as well as Sonnets to Orpheus. Brandes Brand and Moe will also perform the w world-premiere of Barbara White’s Whit I hear a clear stream singing, singi beneath these frozen tears. Meg Fair 7 p.m. 5798 West Wood Woodland Road, Squirrel Hill. Free. w www.music.pitt.edu/mote ^ Sat., March 3: Aaron Kleiber
THE SURPRISING ROMANTIC COMEDY
“SOARING. THRILLING!” — The New York Times
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^ Sat., March 3: Visions of Order and Chaos
FILM If you are that person who is always snarking “It’s just a flesh wound,” “She turned me into a newt” or “I fart in your general direction,” make haste via coconut horse to the Rangos Giant Cinema, at the Carnegie Science Center, for the screening of Monty Python and the Holy Grail sing-along/quotable version. In the lobby, make memories to treasure of your trip to Camelot, by posing with the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog. AH 7 and 9:30 p.m.; also 4 and 7 p.m. daily Sat., March 3, and Sun., March 4. One Allegheny Ave., North Side. $5-10. www.carnegiesciencecenter.org
saturday 03.03 ART Today, the Carnegie Museum of Art opens Visions of Order and Chaos: The Enlightened Eye, a new exhibit featuring work done during the Enlightenment period, roughly 1750-1850. Works were chosen with an eye toward topics which remain relevant, provocative and debated today, such as religion, public education, democracy and women’s rights. The exhibit will include both popular and never-before-seen works that all share the theme of a rapidly changing world shaped by these debates. Lauren Ortego 10 a.m. Continues through June 24. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $19.95 ($11.95 for students and children 2-18; $14.95 for seniors). 412-622-3131 or www.cmoa.org
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SIMON STEPHENS (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) DIRECTED BY Two-time Tony nominee ANTHONY HEALD
Pittsburgh favorite ROBIN ABRAMSON
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FILM ^ Sat., March 3: Betty — They Say I’m Different Pittsburgh Filmmakers offers a packed schedule today. At night, British filmmaker Phil Cox will screen his new documentary, Betty — They Say I’m Different, (about Pittsburgh funk pioneer Betty Davis), at Regent Square Theater. But first, he’ll spend the day illuminating the process with a workshop at Melwood Screening Room. Topics include: from idea to film; how to connect to subjects; and production issues. After that, stay for a panel discussion, Industry Women: Empowering Future Voice and Visions, moderated by Vivian Host, of Red Bull Radio. AH Workshop: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Melwood (477 Melwood Ave., Oakland); pay what you can. Discussion: 2-5 p.m. Melwood; pay what you can. Movie: 7 p.m. (followed by a live performance from Funk House); Regent Square (1035 S. Braddock, Edgewood); $20. www.cinema.pfpca.org
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EVERYONE IS A CRITIC
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CRITIC: Shawn
Pittsburgher Aaron Kleiber is just like every other dad — except instead of telling his jokes to the waitress, he tells them on stage. He’s portrayed President Grover Cleveland (in a PA Lottery ad), starred in the Star Wars mockumentary, A Great Disturbance, and worked comedy clubs from coast to coast. Tonight, Kleiber, in partnership with Animal Media Group, is filming his new one-hour comedy special, No Vacations. The show is being recorded during two consecutive performances. LO 7 and 10 p.m. Carnegie Library of Homestead, 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall. $20. www.aaronkleiber.com
Israel, 55, an assistant house manager at Pittsburgh Public Theater, from Leechburg Feb. 24
WORK Got a car, and looking to make a few extra bucks? Join the Carnegie Library tonight for Driving for Uber or Lyft installment of its Side Hustle Series, an exploration of the art of the making money in shorter bursts than the basic 9-to-5. Experienced drivers will be on hand to discuss how ride-hailing works in Pittsburgh, as well as give tips and tricks. Hear about the pros and cons of what it means to work for Uber or Lyft, and make an informed decision as to whether this “side gig” is a good fit. LO 6 p.m. Carnegie Library Main Branch, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Free. 412-622-3114 or www.carnegielibrary.org
sunday 03.04 ART The word “ephemera” comes from the Greek ephemeros, referring to forms that are fleeting by nature. And thus Ephemera is an apt name for an exhibit, at Future Tenant, exploring permanence and transience. The ongoing exhibit features new visual artworks, in both two- and three-dimensional forms, from students at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Art. Even art can be as “permanent” as a classical statue, or as temporal as a digital photograph. And fleeting, too, are gallery shows: Catch this one before April 1. AH 11 .m.-6 p.m.; also 4-6 p.m. Fridays, and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays. 819 Penn Ave., Downtown. Free. www.futuretenant.org
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STAGE Ready to get your pie on? Starting tonight, PNC’s Broadway in Pittsburgh series delivers the Tony- and Grammy-nominated 2016 musical Waitress. Based on the 2007 film by the same name, the plot follows a young waitress named Jenna Hunterson, who is already in an
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This was obviously a melancholy event, because the era is changing and the Toonseum, as we know it, will no longer be in this location. But it’s exciting, because it’s gonna come back in other forms, and the entity itself still exists. [The Toonseum] has been a lovely forum for this stratum of popular art that has, very rightly, gained prominence for its aesthetics and for its all-encompassing look at the culture over the years. So, this is a unique entity in that it celebrates [that art form], and how studiously it does so. I had been meaning to get to the Toonseum for many years and never really had the chance to stop in and really give it a good look around. The Wonder Woman exhibit really caught my attention. I thought this [exhibit] was terrific in ... representing all the personas and all the renditions of Wonder Woman. It had a real nice reach into her origins, as well as into alternative visions of her.
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unhappy marriage, and now faces the trials and tribulations of an unwanted pregnancy. But there’s hope and help! With lyrics by pop singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, the show has been called “a treat for all the senses!” by the New York Post. LO 7:30 p.m. Also Wed., March 7 through Sun., March 11. Benedum Center, 237 Seventh St., Downtown. $30-116. 412-456-6666 or www.trustarts.org
DANCE Raised in two different worlds, Honji Wang and Sébastien Ramirez nonetheless combine to bring their cultures to life with their renowned blend of contemporary and hip-hop dance. Wang Ramirez brings its emotional and powerful performance to the Byham Theater tonight, with the duo’s latest work, Borderline. A work that deals with both restraint and freedom, Borderline employs a rigging system that allows for a weightlessness, that replicates a lack of gravity, as well as restricting movement to forward only. It’s designed as a thoughtful reflection on the difficulties of living together in our current society. LO 8 p.m. 101 Sixth Ave., Downtown. $10-60. 412-456-6666 or www.trustarts.org
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“I REALLY APPRECIATE TIME WITH MY MOM TO PLANT SEEDS.”
SUPER JUICE Bathed in the early evening light, the space of the recently opened Clean Juice hums with the sound of juicers and blenders, as fresh smoothies, protein shakes and juices come to life. The minimalist, high-ceilinged storefront, on Penn Avenue in East Liberty, features coolers stocked with cold-pressed juices made daily in-house; behind the counter’s glass is a selection of fresh produce waiting to be turned into vitamin-packed snacks. Clean Juice is a franchised business built around the purpose of serving USDA-certified organic juices and bowls designed to better the body. The company is also transparent: Whatever absolutely can’t be sourced organically is listed on a board in the shop. Here, the juices have names like “The Energy One,” “The Protection One” and “The Glow One.” The company also prepares sets of juices for cleanses that range from a day to five days long. But if a juice cleanse isn’t for you, there are plenty of other in-the-moment options, some of which include chocolate. One of the bowls, “The Beauty Bowl,” includes cold-brewed coffee, cacao, vanilla, activated charcoal, maple syrup and almond milk; it is topped with granola, almond butter and cacao nibs. In addition to bowls, Clean Juice serves a savory avocado toast, with red-pepper flakes, lemon juice and pink sea salt, as well as a sweeter toast which features almond butter, banana, honey and hemp seeds. Most of the other Clean Juice locations are located in warm climates that don’t have to contend with being a juice and smoothie shop while it’s snowing outside. To accommodate the colder days, the Pittsburgh location also features hot beverages, including a Golden Milk turmeric-based drink, matcha latte, hot charcoal drink and a superfood-based hot chocolate. The shop also serves organic coffee. For these colder days, try hot coffee blended with coconut oil. In warmer weather, cold-brewed iced coffee makes a nice match to cold-pressed juices. MEGFAIR@PGHCITYPAPER.COM
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Seed stories on display at the Carnegie Library
SEED-SWAP STORIES {BY CELINE ROBERTS}
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they plant has a story. At the Sixth Annual Seed Swap, held Feb. 24, at the Carnegie Library, in Oakland, participants were invited to share their stories and memories about gardening. These “seed stories” were relayed with the help of volunteers, some collaging and a photo booth. “Agriculture has been going on for millennia and it’s something that’s passed down through families,” said Allison Glick, home-garden installation coordinator at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical. “People have passed down stories and plants from generation to generation. It’s really cool and inspiring to hear those stories.” In that spirit, City Paper joined the volunteers to capture a few seed stories in preparation for spring. Stories have been edited for length and clarity.
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Pawat Seritrakul, Highland Park I’ve been growing corn for a few years. I started breeding corn just accidentally by growing them next to each other. The wind pollinated [them] so [that] the pollen moved from one plant to the next one. I bred a black corn with some of the yellow corn I had earlier, and they became black-and-gold corn. So, in one ear, you have a black-and-yellow-spotted pattern. I think it’s a cool variety since it’s Pittsburgh, so I named it “black and gold” after the home teams. The other one [I bred] is called Bubble Gem [corn]. There’s a new variety called Glass Gem corn that someone over in the Southwest U.S. bred. So, I took that variety and started my breeding program by
breeding some Indian Stripe corn into it. Now, it’s a stripey corn that has the Glass Gem color scheme, but it has stripes. It looks pretty cool. The [corn doesn’t] have a purpose other than being cool-looking, [but] you can actually pop them as popcorn. They taste pretty bad, if you eat them as sweet corn, but if you pop them, they’re just like any other popcorn.
Maggie Jones, Lawrenceville/Bloomfield area My seed story is about my mom planting baby’s breath. She planted baby’s breath in the backyard before I was born and then we would always, after I was born, plant seeds and plant plants, everywhere flowers. I really appreciate time with my mom to plant seeds. I really have a special type of flower that I like which is a white
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rose. My grandmother, I gave her a present for her 89th birthday, before she died a year later, and I will never forget that beautiful rose that I gave her. It was the most precious thing in my life that I could give to my grandma before she passed. I feel like gardening is part of my life, and even though I’m autistic, it still gives me no boundaries to go from my gut and do what I need to do. I love planting.
Lauren Delorenze, Mount Washington I found out a few years ago that a family member had a bunch of calla-lily bulbs that had been saved from my greatgrandfather who came over from Italy. The story is that he apparently bred a variety of calla lily and brought them over with him, and now our entire family has his calla-lily bulbs and plants them in their yards every spring. And every fall you have to take them out, because they aren’t hardy [enough] for the winter. We keep this going. We keep propagating the bulbs and distributing them to family members, so his legacy is living on.
Tamara Johll, West Mifflin When I was gathering the seeds, I was thinking of when I was younger and gardening in my grandmother’s garden. We used to garden with her. My sister and I would go out and pick sugar-snap peas. We would just put them in our pockets, because they were so yummy and we wanted to save them for later. We spent summers with her. We spent time with
our grandmother, and she dropped us off to go fishing at a dam, and she just left. She gave us all the supplies that we needed. We thought we had worms, but they had dried out, so we were stuck there for a couple of hours. We thought, “What are we gonna do?” So we were kinda bummed for 10 or 15 minutes, and then we put our hands in our pockets and we had snap peas, so we tried them as bait. They actually worked really well! We got a lot of carp and things that wouldn’t normally come out of the dam, because we were using something that was unique.
To read more seed stories along with their artwork, visit the Carnegie Library Main Branch, in Oakland, where they will be posted for the next couple of weeks.
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Mary Pirt, Morningside I’m a health and phys-ed teacher, and years ago, some local organizer gave away free seeds [to the school]. I’m from the city, so I really didn’t have my own garden until I was about 40 or so. A little boy, he was about 10 and he lived in the city, and I had a pumpkin seed. He said, “That little seed isn’t going to grow into a big pumpkin,” and I said, “Yes, it is!” And we put it in the cup, and I helped him cover it with the soil, and I said, “It’s a little miracle!” CELI NE @PGH C IT YPAPE R . C O M
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at brunch spots across New Orleans, versions of the punch have been around for at least three centuries (Benjamin Franklin even had his own recipe). Though it’s a little boozy, a bit of this rich punch goes a long way.
Negroni Sbagliato • 1 oz. sweet vermouth • 1 oz. Campari • Dry sparkling wine Combine vermouth and Campari in a shaker. Shake with ice and strain into a flute. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with an orange twist.
Pimm’s Cup • 2 oz. Pimm’s No. 1 • Ginger ale, citrus soda or sparkling lemonade • Garnishes (cucumber wheels, lemon/lime/ orange slices, mint sprigs, berries, etc.) Pour Pimm’s into a Collins glass. Add ice. Top with lemonade or soda. Garnish amply and creatively.
Brandy Milk Punch (recipe from Commander’s Palace in New Orleans) • 2 oz. brandy • 1 oz. simple syrup • 1.5 oz. cream or half and half • Dash of vanilla extract Combine all ingredients in a shaker. Shake with ice and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg. I N F O@ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM
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PIZZA WEEK IS COMING!
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Each week, we order the same cocktail at two different bars for a friendly head-to-head battle. Go to the bars, taste both drinks and tell us what you like about each by tagging @pghcitypaper on Twitter or Instagram and use #CPBoozeBattles.
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DRINK: Brandy Alexander INGREDIENTS: Courvoisier cognac, crème de cacao white, Jannamico Chocolate Punch, milk, heavy cream, nutmeg OUR TAKE: The Chocolate Punch gives this traditional sweet and dessert-like drink a little extra dimension by adding bitter notes. The cognac is smooth, and when paired with the cream, it becomes slightly frothy and luscious. Nutmeg adds warmth.
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THE CRACK CAST MAKE THIS SILLY COMEDY WORK
NATURE OF MAN {BY AL HOFF} Annihilation opens in an isolation room. In it, a weary woman is answering questions from moon-suited men. Clearly, she has survived something harrowing — it is noted that others are dead. Through a series of flashbacks (and flashbacks within those), the story comes into focus. Well, the “what” and “where” of it does; the “how” and the “why” remain elusive, and the “who” is also up for debate.
Into the shimmer: Natalie Portman
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Welcome to Alex Garland’s non-linear, slow-moving sci-fi thinky, which bears some stylistic similarities to his exploration of man and machines, 2014’s Ex Machina. This film, adapted from the first book in Jeff VanderMeer’s trilogy, puts man in conflict with nature (and his own nature), with a little help from an otherworldly force. Three years ago, something struck the coast of the southern U.S. and created a giant shimmery cloud. Military men went in and didn’t come back. Except one. But his biologist wife, Lena (Natalie Portman), notes he came back radically changed. But the “shimmer” continues to grow. Now, Lena joins a group of women scientists —Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson and Cass Sheppard — to enter the no-zone and maybe sort out what’s happening. Suffice to say, things do not go well in the shimmer. There’s grave concerns of an ecological bent, and the weird happenings (and bizarre time shifts) take a toll on the women. The group splinters into individual battles: This isn’t a rah-rah quest to defeat some monster or invading force, so much as it is an exploration of other strategies to deal with the weirdness, such as surrender and partnership. Despite a few scares and moments of brief action, Annihilation unfolds slowly. The mystery gets less knowable the deeper Lena progresses into the shimmer, and that’s clearly the point. It’s heady sci-fi horror, with plenty of analogies to ponder, and some truly gorgeous imagery. If midnight movies still reigned as they did in the 1970s, I could see this joining the late-night philosophers’ circle of 2001, El Topo and Eraserhead.
Shall we play? Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams and Kyle Chandler
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Game Night, a dark, but giddy, ensemble R-rated comedy, offering plenty of pop-culture jokes and bloody comic violence, directed by Mark Perez, clocking in at a perfect hour-and-a-half.
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Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams) are as perfectly matched as two duplicate cards in the kids’ game, Memory. Both are competitive and compulsive game-players who meet cute when simultaneously blurting out the correct answer at a pub trivia night. (“What is the name of the purple Teletubbie?”) Max proposes via charades, and they square off at Dance Dance Revolution at g their wedding. Weekly g game nights are in oined by order, where they are joined organ), pals Sarah (Sharon Horgan), ssen), Ryan (Billy Magnussen), s) and Kevin (Lamorne Morris) bury). Michelle (Kylie Bunbury). Their cop neighbor, Gary as been (Jesse Plemons), has ird. disinvited for being weird.
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The Tricky Rules:
Max’s does-everythingbigger-and-better brother, Brooks (Kyle Chandler), comes to visit and instantly sets up “a game night to remember.” The winner gets a cherry-red Corvette Stingray, courtesy of the high-flying Wall Streeter Brooks. (There is a bonus prize, which
It’s not much of a spoiler to reveal that our gamers get mixed up in some actual crime scenarios, and the twists and turns come rapidly. So do the one-liners, sight gags and pratfalls. It only works when everybody is operating on their best deadpan, which, fortunately, is the case here.
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involves some rather pedestrian concerns lurking in Max and Annie’s marriage.) The gang — minus G Gary, natch — gathers at Brooks k ’ home, an Brooks’ and warms up with some Neve er Have I Ever. Eve Oops, somebody might Never have hoo hooked up with a celebrity once … But the bickering stops whe when the much-heralded gam — clearly, one of those game imm immersive kidnap-and-murder m mysteries — begins.
players will need to work with Chelsea Peretti, Danny Huston, Michael C. Hall and a Faberge egg. Knowledge of iPhone settings is a plus. So too is a quick recall of key scenes from other action movies, which is a snap for these trivia buffs.
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Game Night offers a well-trod set-up, but the crack cast make this silly comedy work. It’s just convoluted enough to mine humor from, without being so ridiculous to take viewers out of the moment. And like most games, it’s quite a bit of fun while playing, but you’re not likely to think about it again soon. A H OF F @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM
BLADE RUNNER 2049. Denis Villeneuve’s sequel to the 1982 sci-fi classic finds that life in future Southern California is still fraught from man, machine, men who are machines and those who don’t know which they are. Ryan Gosling stars in this beautifully filmed work. March 2-3 and March 5-8. Row House Cinema
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NEW DEATH WISH. A doctor turns into a vigilante after his wife and daughter are attacked during a home invasion. Bruce Willis stars in Eli Roth’s re-boot of the 1974 pulper that made an icon of the gun-toting Charles Bronson. Starts Fri., March 2
THE DISASTER ARTIST. In this recent bio-comedy, James Franco recounts how aspiring filmmaker Tommy Wiseau made his dreadfully bad (but still ultimately very popular) 2003 film, The Room. March 2-3, and March 5-8. Row House Cinema I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO. Raoul Peck’s recent documentary profiles the writer, civil-rights activist and intellectual James Baldwin, reinvigorating his 1960s writing on race relations in America. The film essay uses only Baldwin’s, from print and from public and media appearances. March 2-3 and March 5-8. Row House Cinema
THE GREAT BUDDHA. A pair of lowly workers – one is a night-time security guard, the other collects recycling — find their pleasantly dull lives upended when their television set breaks. Hsin-yao Huang directs. In Minnan Chinese, with subtitles. Starts Fri., March 2. Regent Square
NOSTALGIA. Mark Pellington’s ensemble drama presents a couple of loosely connected stories, all tied to the theme of how objects in our lives stand in for memories, particularly those of our deceased loved ones. The tales run on a track from prosaic — John Ortiz is an insurance investigator who is trained to see numbers, not the lives, in people’s remaining possessions — to the emotionally gut-wrenching. Some characters learns to embrace objects, others learn to let them go, and a particularly modern subset discovers that lives lived digitally leave few physical traces. Unfortunately, Nostalgia, penned by Alex Ross Perry, repeatedly spelled out each of its themes: It’s a bit insulting for viewers, all of whom can likely process such a universal topic as grief and loss, and it drags down the narrative. There are some good people on board, including Ellen Burstyn, Nick Offerman, Bruce Dern, Catherine Keener and Jon Hamm. Hamm and Keener do the heavy lifting in the film’s back half, elevating a rather maudlin story to something you at least enjoy watching them work through. Starts Fri., March 2. AMC Loews Waterfront (AH) THE PARTY. Sally Potter assembles a dream cast for a dark parlor comedy, in which seven archetypes take turns verbally bashing each other. It’s ostensibly a celebratory dinner party for Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) who has been ascended to health minister. Gathered are her morose professor husband (Timothy Spall); her acid-tongued, cynical friend (Patricia Clarkson); a new-age German (Bruno Ganz); a pregnant chef (Emily Mortimer) and her older wife (Cherry Jones); and a frantic banker (Cillian Murphy). Vinyl is played, appetizers are burnt, vows are broken, a gun appears, and secrets are revealed. It’s similar to 10,000 previous single-set dramas that have fun eviscerating upper-middle class manners, and most of the exaggerated characterizations and pot shots are as expected. Murphy’s banker is a cokehead, and Jones
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MARIE CURIE: THE COURAGE OF KNOWLEDGE. Marie Noelle’s recent bio-drama looks at some of the remarkable life of Marie Skłodowska Curie, the Polish-born, Paris-based scientist who made significant discoveries in radioactive materials and its uses. Noelle’s film dabbles in the scientific, but its chief focus is in depicting the complete being of Curie, portrayed here by the steady but somewhat ethereal Karolina Gruszka. Curie was a scientist, research collaborator, mother (and single mother), lover and pioneer in a time and a field that did not welcome women. It is the sort of film that manages to incorporate languid baths and a duel (!) with obtuse conversations with Einstein and an overt feminist message. In French, with subtitles. Starts Fri., March 2. Harris (Al Hoff)
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2018 OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS. The short films nominated in the categories of Live Action, Animated and Documentary screen. Animated: 10:45 a.m. and 6:15 p.m.; Live Action: 12:30 and 8 p.m.; Documentary Program A: 2:30 p.m.; and Documentary Program B: 4:30 p.m. Sun., March 4. Row House Cinema
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is no ordinary professor: She specializes in “domestic labour gender differentiation in American utopianism.” But it’s a tidy 70 minutes, and for extra artiness, it’s handsomely shot in black and white. If you like these sorts of dramatic exercises, you could do worse than watching this talented crew sling barbs at each other. Starts Fri., March 2. Manor (AH)
It must have looked like garbage on paper. Russian ballerina (cliché) turns spy-whore (cliché) turns high-heeled avenger (cliché). Who thought it would make any sense to have so many well-known actors struggle with phony Russian accents? In all, it was like catching a laughably bad movie from the late 1980s on cable, and just sitting through it. (AH)
RED SPARROW. The questions I had during Francis Lawrence’s American vs. Russians spy thriller were not who the villain was (guessed immediately) or what would happen (standard twists apply), but were much broader. What era is this story happening in? Presumably now, since there’s a dig at social media, but the Americans vs. Russian stuff had a distinct Cold War vibe. There are paper codes (delivered by phone and handed off in Gorky Park, natch); state-run training camps for spies that might as well be prisons (plenty of mind control, physical abuse and Soviet-style uniforms); action in the intermediate lands of Eastern Europe; and U.S. military secrets are stored on a rubber-banded bundle of floppy disks. Does Russian really have training camps for sex spies? We’re all waiting for the Bob Mueller report. It’s 2018: Haven’t we moved past films were the female character has to be raped (twice!), repeatedly stripped naked and physically assaulted for “character development”? Plus turned into some sort of prostitute-for-the-state as a form of agency. This is the stuff of male fantasy and not female empowerment as the marketing materials hopes you’ll buy into. What on earth possessed one of the world’s top female stars, Jennifer Lawrence, to sign onto this?
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CONCERT FOR GEORGE. A year after George Harrison’s death in 2001, friends, family, bandmates and assorted musicians and entertainers stage a tribute concert. Director: David Leland directs this 2003 concert film that includes performances from Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Ravi Shankar, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Joe Brown and members of Monty Python. 7 and 9 p.m. nightly, Wed., Feb. 28 and Thu., March 1. Parkway Theater, McKees Rocks BETTY: THEY SAY I’M DIFFERENT. Phil Cox’s recent documentary profiles the legendary soul and funk singer, Betty Davis, who, as a teenager in the 1960s, left Pittsburgh for New York City. There, she became involved in the intertwining cultural scenes of music and fashion. She was married to Miles Davis for a year, and is credited with pushing his sound into new directions. She later retired back to Pittsburgh, where she was interviewed for the film. 8:45 p.m. Thu., March 1 (Row House Cinema, Lawrenceville), and 7 p.m. Sat., March 3 (Regent Square, Edgewood; $20; Davis’ former band, Funk House, will perform.)
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MARCH 4, 1991 Unhappy with his contract, Pirates slugger Barry Bonds got into an obscenity-laced argument with manager Jim Leyland in front of members of the media and spectators. Bonds was looking for $4 million a year, and he had just lost a salaryarbitration case that paid him a paltry $2.3 million. Bonds had been in a shouting match with position coach Bill Virdon, and Leyland intervened, telling Bonds, “One player’s not going to run this club. If you don’t want to be here, get the hell out of here. Let’s get the show over with, or go home.”
MARCH 5, 1939 Pitt football coach Jock Sutherland announces his retirement. The team, which saw a lot of success under Sutherland, would go the next 15 years without a berth into a bowl game.
MARCH 5, 1956 The Duquesne Dukes men’s basketball team beat St. Bonaventure in the last game at Duquesne Gardens.
MARCH 6, 1985 Pirates shortstop Arky Vaughan is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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PIRATES PLUNDER {BY MIKE WYSOCKI} THIS PIRATES offseason was one of the worst in recent memory. The franchise’s single best player in a quarter-century was off to San Francisco, and all we got was a lousy Kyle Crick jersey. Andrew McCutchen’s departure was taken personally, as thousands of Bucco fans directed their ire toward the ownership and front office responsible for this unspeakable travesty. If that wasn’t enough, also sent packing was Gerrit Cole, the Bucs’ best starting pitcher since Doug Drabek and his sweet mullet. Cole joined the defending world-champion Houston Astros, who were so good that Cole is their fourth starter. In return, the Pirates received the usual cadre of nonhousehold names, who might be good in a few years if everything somehow works out perfectly. Cole was supposed to be the Pirates’ future, but is now, inexplicably, part of their past after just a few seasons. Division rivals (I hate them so much) the Cubs, Brewers and Cardinals upgraded their rosters, leaving the Pirates and the Reds to presumably battle each other for fourth place. But on Feb. 22, the dynamic shifted. The Pirates made a deal that sounded a lot like Pirates deals of the past. An All-Star player in his prime was being dealt in exchange for another team’s sixth-best reliever and a pitching prospect named Tristan Gray (a name that sounds more like a dime-store romance novelist than a feared big-league hurler). But there was a twist to this transaction. The Pirates weren’t the ones getting crap in return for the All Star: This time, they were getting the All Star. And unlike deals of the past when a big-name free agent came to town, Corey Dickerson was an All Star last July, not seven years ago. Bucs fans had to check the news through multiple sources to make sure it wasn’t some kind of left-wing, fake-news trap. Once the info was verified, we started asking the normal questions. Did he just undergo some kind of surgery? Is he a clubhouse pariah that the Tampa Bay Rays needed to get rid of? Was he blind in one eye, missing some fingers or suffering from a flesheating bacteria? But it turns out the answer is: none of the above. The Rays were just pulling a Pittsburgh Pirates and trading their good players to shed payroll for very little return on investment.
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As a result, talk of the upcoming 2018 Pirates season turned from boycotts and impending doom to a possible Wild Card run. The outfield was two-thirds of the way set, with Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco. The last spot was going to be a Battle Royale with contenders named Adam Frazier, Sean Rodriguez, Jose Osuna, Daniel Nava, Michael Saunders, Austin Meadows, Bryce Brentz, Jordan Luplow and Christopher Bostick. Now those guys will all be competing to ride the pine in the majors. Fans quickly searched for Dickerson’s stats, and they liked what they found. A player who is three years Cutch’s junior who hit .282 in Tampa with 27 dingers. During his five seasons, he’s knocked 90 baseballs over the fence. Some even claim he’s better than McCutchen was at this point in his career. But, let’s not get ahead of ourselves just yet. Cutch is still better defensively, but when it comes to offense, there’s at least a case to be made. With this one move, the Pirates now have an unfamiliar ally named “depth” on their roster. With all the outfield spots secured, the bench is looking sharp. There are only five roster spots for bench players. The backup catcher gets one, and right now, it looks as if the pinch hitters and role players Clint Hurdle has to choose from all have significant big-league experience. Sean Rodriguez, Adam Frazier and David Freese will be in three of those spots, and it’s likely that the newly acquired Daniel
Nava (who hit over .300 with the Phillies last season) will get the last spot. Now, of course, the lack of quality starting pitching is still an issue. But let’s forget about that for awhile, and just enjoy this moment.
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Savage Love {BY DAN SAVAGE}
I recently stumbled on an Instagram account of a young woman who’s a “knife play” enthusiast. I consider myself sexpositive, but I must say I was disturbed by the images. I was also shocked that I didn’t know this was a thing! But of course it’s a thing cuz everything is a thing, right? I don’t want to outlaw it, and everyone has a right to their kinks, I guess, but I’m so wigged out! I guess I don’t have a question here besides wondering what you think about it. Ick! CAN’T UNDERSTAND THIS
Everything is, indeed, a thing, CUT, and intimidating things like knives — objects that symbolize power, danger and control — are far likelier to become things (fetishized objects) than nonthreatening things like waffle irons or useless things like moderate Republicans. As for what I think about knife play — well, it’s definitely not for me. But if someone wants to incorporate knife play into their sex life safely, responsibly and consensually, and package it in a manner that doesn’t violate Instagram’s terms of service, I don’t have a problem with it.
receiving oral sex: gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, herpes, etc. My advice: Stop having sex with your wife so long as you’re seeking out men in bathhouses. I suspect your wife is only doing you once a month to keep you from straying (which you’re already doing), because she believes — incorrectly — that if you aren’t getting sex at home, you’ll leave her to go get sex. That’s obviously not the case — you’re getting sex elsewhere without her knowledge (or her consent and putting her at risk in the process), and you aren’t leaving. Tell her you’re also done with straight sex (the “straight” can be silent) and have one last huge fight. Gay and married here. My dad got on Instagram, followed me and some of my friends, and then requested to follow a friend whose account is private. My friend stupidly approved my dad’s request without realizing it was my dad. There were some R-rated photographs of my husband and me having some pretty kinky (and pretty great) sex with our friend on his account. My dad called me screaming about how he and my late mom were faithful to each other for 42 years and that’s what marriage means, and my husband and I shouldn’t have gotten married at all if we were going to be having sex with other people. Just before my mother died, she confided in me about an affair she’d had and asked me to retrieve and destroy some letters and cards, which I did. I’ve had three screaming fights with my dad about monogamy in the last two weeks. Can I tell him his marriage wasn’t monogamous?
YOUR MOM WANTED TO TAKE THIS TO THE GRAVE AND YOU PROMISED HER THAT YOU WOULD HELP HER.
About three years ago, my wife declared an end to sex. (We are in our late sixties.) However, she insists on “taking one for the team” once a month. She makes it clear she derives no enjoyment from sex, but I cannot refuse to participate without a huge fight. I find that I have developed a sexual attraction to other men my age. Every man I encounter in gay bathhouses considers oral sex safe, and no one wants to use a condom. Most of these guys seem very experienced and are not worried about STDs from oral sex. Should I be worried? CONCERNED OLDER MAN ENQUIRES
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No, SBFDBG, you can’t. Your mom isn’t around to defend herself and, absent proof of the affair, your dad will think it’s a spiteful (and incredibly) hurtful lie. And even if you had proof, SBFDBG,
telling your father about your mother’s affair would be an act of grotesque cruelty. You have every right to be angry — your dad is being an asshole — but poisoning his memories of his marriage isn’t a proportionate response to his assholery. Instead, tell your dad your sex life is none of his business and that you refuse to discuss it with him any further. If he brings it up, hang up. Repeat as necessary. Your mom wanted to take this to the grave and you promised her — on her deathbed — that you would help her do just that. Don’t betray her. The idea of spanking my wife really captures my sexual imagination. I don’t want to inflict a lot of pain, but seeing her over my lap with a bit of pink on her ass is the hottest thing in the world to me. My wife indulged me once — it was incredibly hot for me, but she found it degrading and refuses to do it again. By her own admission, I treat her with respect in our day-to-day lives. I would be ecstatic even if we only did this rarely, say, once a month. Again, no dice from the wife — it’s degrading, end of discussion. Otherwise, our sex life is fantastic. I believe that Dear Prudence would side with my wife: If you don’t enjoy it, don’t do it. My view is that it’s a small inconvenience that brings your husband an incredible amount of joy, so, of course, you should do it! What are your thoughts? WIFE IS SO HOT OVER THE KNEE
If I were your wife, your argument would carry the day — but I’m not your wife. Your wife is your wife, and she gave spanking a try, found it degrading in a non-sexy way and doesn’t want to do it again. And that’s the not-the-least-bitpink end of it. Being treated with respect by our romantic partners — literally the bare-ass minimum — doesn’t obligate us to indulge our partners in sex acts we find unpleasant, degrading or disgusting. So you’ll have to settle for that otherwise fantastic sex life. On the Lovecast, Dan chats with Robby Soave on the dangers of teen sexting: savagelovecast.com.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): As you make appointments in the coming months, you could re-use calendars from 2007 and 2001. During those years, all the dates fell on the same days of the week as they do in 2018. On the other hand, Pisces, please don’t try to learn the same lessons you learned in 2007 and 2001. Don’t get snagged in identical traps or sucked into similar riddles or obsessed with comparable illusions. On the other, other hand, it might help for you to recall the detours you had to take back then, since you may thereby figure out how to avoid having to repeat boring old experiences that you don’t need to repeat.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): On Sept. 1, 1666, a London baker named Thomas Farriner didn’t take proper precautions to douse the fire in his oven before he went to sleep. Consequences were serious. The conflagration that ignited in his little shop burned down large parts of the city. Three hundred and twenty years later, a group of bakers gathered at the original site to offer a ritual atonement. “It’s never too late to apologize,” said one official, acknowledging the tardiness of the gesture. In that spirit, Aries, I invite you to finally dissolve a clump of guilt you’ve been carrying … or express gratitude that you should have delivered long ago … or resolve a messy ending that still bothers you … or transform your relationship with an old wound … or all of the above.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The Committee to Fanatically Promote Taurus’ Success is pleased to see that you’re not waiting politely for your next turn. You have come to the brilliant realization that what used to be your
fair share is no longer sufficient. You intuitively sense that you have a cosmic mandate to skip a few steps — to ask for more and better and faster results. As a reward for this outbreak of shrewd and well-deserved self-love, and in recognition of the blessings that are currently showering down on your astrological House of Noble Greed, you are hereby granted three weeks’ worth of extra service, free bonuses, special treatment and abundant slack.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): No one can be somewhat pregnant. You either are or you’re not. But from a metaphorical perspective, your current state is a close approximation to that impossible condition. Are you or are you not going to commit yourself to birthing a new creation? Decide soon, please. Opt for one or the other resolution; don’t remain in the gray area. And there’s more to consider. You are indulging in excessive in-betweenness in other areas of your life, as well. You’re almost brave and sort of free and semi-faithful. My advice
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): The Appalachian Trail is a 2,200-mile path that runs through the eastern United States. Hikers can wind their way through forests and wilderness areas from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia. Along the way they may encounter black bears, bobcats, porcupines and wild boars. These natural wonders may seem to be at a remote distance from civilization, but they are, in fact, conveniently accessible from America’s biggest metropolis. For $8.75, you can take a train from Grand Central Station in New York City to an entry point of the Appalachian Trail. This scenario is an apt metaphor for you right now, Cancerian. With relative ease, you can escape from your routines and habits. I hope you take advantage!
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Is 2018 turning out to be as I expected it would be for you? Have you become more accepting of yourself and further at peace with your mysterious destiny? Are you benefiting from greater stability and security? Do you feel more at home in the world and better nurtured by your close allies? If, for some reason, these developments are not yet in bloom, withdraw from every lesser concern and turn your focus to them. Make sure you make full use of the gifts that life is conspiring to provide for you.
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“You can’t find intimacy — you can’t find home — when you’re always hiding behind masks,” says Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Díaz. “Intimacy requires a certain level of vulnerability. It requires a certain level of you exposing your fragmented, contradictory self to someone else. You running the risk of having your core self rejected and hurt and misunderstood.” I can’t imagine any better advice to offer you as you navigate your way through the next seven weeks, Virgo. You will have a wildly fertile opportunity to find and create more intimacy. But in order to take full advantage, you’ll have to be brave and candid and unshielded.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the coming weeks, you could reach several odd personal bests. For instance, your ability to distinguish between flowery bullshit and inventive truth-telling will be at a peak. Your “imperfections” will be more interesting and forgivable than usual, and might even work to your advantage, as well. I suspect you’ll also have an adorable inclination to accomplish the half-right thing when it’s impossible to do the perfectly right thing. Finally, all the astrological omens suggest that you will have a tricky power to capitalize on lucky lapses.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): French philosopher Blaise Pascal said, “If you do not love too much, you do not love enough.” American author Henry David Thoreau declared, “There is no remedy for love but to love more.” I would hesitate to offer these two formulations in the horoscope of any other sign but yours, Scorpio. And I would even hesitate to offer them to you at any other time besides right now. But I feel that you currently have the strength of character and fertile willpower necessary to make righteous use of such stringently medicinal magic. So, please proceed with my agenda for you, which is to become the Smartest, Feistiest, Most Resourceful Lover Who Has Ever Lived.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The state of Kansas has over 6,000 ghost towns — places where people once lived, but then abandoned. Daniel C. Fitzgerald has written six books documenting these places. He’s an expert on researching what remains of the past and drawing conclusions based on the old evidence. In accordance with current astrological omens, I suggest you consider doing comparable research into your own lost and half-forgotten history. You can generate vigorous psychic energy by communing with origins and memories. Remembering who you used to be will clarify your future.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It’s not quite a revolution that’s in the works. But it is a sprightly evolution. Accelerating developments may test your ability to adjust gracefully. Quickly shifting story lines will ask you to be resilient and flexible. But the unruly flow won’t throw you into a stressful tizzy as long as you treat it as an interesting challenge instead of an inconvenient imposition. My advice is not to stiffen your mood or narrow your range of expression, but rather to be like an actor in an improvisation class. Fluidity is your word of power.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s the Productive Paradox Phase of your cycle. You can generate good luck and unexpected help by romancing the contradictions. For example: 1. You’ll enhance your freedom by risking deeper commitment. 2. You’ll gain greater control over wild influences by loosening your grip and providing more spaciousness. 3. If you are willing to appear naive, empty or foolish, you’ll set the stage for getting smarter. 4. A blessing you didn’t realize you needed will come your way after you relinquish a burdensome “asset.” 5. Greater power will flow your way if you expand your capacity for receptivity. What good old thing could you give up in order to attract a great new thing into your life? Testify at Freewillastrology.com.
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