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Pittsburgh City Council recently passed new urban-agriculture laws, approved $1.6 million in funding transfers, and is now considering paid sick time for all employees in city limits.

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ing, the East Liberty Lutheran Church was jam-packed with soonto-be-evicted residents of the Penn Plaza Apartments. Everyone was sweating and many were fanning themselves with pamphlets with the words “Black Homes Matter” written across the front in bold letters.

Residents of the East Liberty apartment complex had been given 90-day eviction notices two to three weeks previously, with some of them effective at the end of July.

After community outcry, Mayor Bill Peduto’s office got the owners to agree to a 60day stay on the evictions. But while the residents now have a bit more time, and some politicians in their corner, the issues of affordable housing and the displacement of low-income residents are far from fixed.

“This is not happening in isolation.

Involuntary displacement of folks of color out of the city is a recurring trend,” says Bill Bartlett of Action United, an advocacy group that has taken up the Penn Plaza residents’ cause.

The last time a mass eviction this large occurred in East Liberty was the felling of the high-rises known as East Mall, at Penn Circle and Liberty Park, in the mid 2000s.

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East Liberty resident Uyless Sample outside the Penn Plaza apartments

There were 519 units total in those buildings; some residents were relocated to newly constructed affordable housing, but many remained displaced and were forced to move out of the neighborhood. Ninetyfive percent of the high-rises’ occupants were African Americans, according to a Federal American Properties occupancy index acquired by City Paper.

The difference there, however, was that the removal of the high-rises had some community support and was accompanied by a plan to alleviate some of the displacement. State Rep. Ed Gainey says he found out about the Penn Plaza evictions only

after numerous residents called his office, and that the owners haven’t spoken to anyone in the community about what will come next.

Penn Plaza management did consider the hardships of their residents a little: At the end of its eviction notices, residents were reminded to “have a nice day.”

When 76-year-old Uyless Sample was given his 90-day eviction notice at the 5600 Penn Ave. building of Penn Plaza, he walked across the street to New Pennley Place and was told the waiting list for a subsidized apartment was five years.

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ing to find a place to live,” says Sample. “I got applications in just about every place around here.”

Sample, a veteran who served after the Korean War, pays $262 in rent for his Penn Plaza apartment. If he is not able to find subsidized housing, he is looking at an average rent of $991 in East Liberty, according to May 2015 numbers from rentjungle.com, a Pittsburgh-based apartment-search site.

Forty-one households within the 312unit Penn Plaza complex will be scouring East Liberty for Section 8 affordable housing, a near-impossible task considering the length of waiting lists at local subsidized housing complexes.

Additionally, not all property owners accept Section 8 tenants.

And finding one who does probably means relocating to a town outside the city, such as Clairton or Duquesne.

Moreover, East Liberty’s current overall vacancy rate is 1 percent, according to Kendall Pelling, a staffer with East Liberty Development Inc. (ELDI), a nonprofit whose mission is to foster revitalization of the community.

But Section 8 residents aren’t the only ones who will be battling a tiny vacancy rate to stay in East Liberty. Residents estimate that there are around 500 people living in Penn Plaza. Rates for a one-bedroom apartment are around $680 a month, which is below market these days for a decent place in East Liberty within walking distance of transit, shops and restaurants.

Randall Taylor, a former Pittsburgh school-board representative and current Penn Plaza resident, says that the building is filled with hundreds of non-Section 8 residents, such as students and professionals

of varying backgrounds.

“These buildings are not only Section 8,” says Taylor. “These are working, tax-paying people. This building meets their lifestyle.”

The large Penn Plaza lot on Penn Avenue, between Negley and Euclid avenues, has been owned by the Gumberg family, or LG Realty Advisors, since 1966, when they purchased it from the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). The initial mortgage was financed through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which provided a government-funded safety net against losses as the result of homeowners defaulting on their mortgage loans.

While carrying this mortgage, the owners were subject to an FHA agreement that states that the owner shall make dwellings available to occupants at charges not exceeding those established by the FHA commissioner.

Penn Plaza spent more than 30 years as a federally regulated, rent-controlled residence.

However, once its mortgage was paid off — around 2000, according to U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development Pittsburgh Office Director Jane Miller — its owners were no longer subject to those requirements.

Today, after weeks of uncertainty about the buildings’ future, Mayor Peduto says that LG Realty plans to renovate the property as a mix of retail and housing.

“We have been in discussion with the owner,” says Kevin Acklin, Peduto’s chief of staff. “We want to ensure the project will move forward in a manner that addresses the future of affordable housing in East Liberty.”

ELDI’s Pelling says that any major changes to the structures would have to

“INVOLUNTARY DISPLACEMENT OF FOLKS OF COLOR OUT OF THE CITY IS A RECURRING TREND.”

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create from 120 to 130 new affordable units in the neighborhood, but that still leaves a signiďŹ cant affordable-housing gap. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We cannot afford to lose that many units. We want the Gumbergs to hold off on their plans,â&#x20AC;? says ELDI Executive Director Maelene Myers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My preference is to keep those families in their homes. If they do not maintain affordable housing, we got a major community ďŹ ght on our hands.â&#x20AC;?

Understandably, the residents want to stay in Penn Plaza. Taylor hopes that some kind of tenant ownership could be worked out for at least one of the propertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s six buildings. (In 2008, the Northside Coalition for Fair Housing, with ďŹ nancing from the URA, was able to purchase more than 300 affordable units scattered throughout the North Side after a hard-fought, 10-year process.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;We stayed here and lived through the bad â&#x20AC;&#x201D; why donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we get to live through the good?,â&#x20AC;? says community advocate Alethea Sims, who lived in the East Mall highrise prior to its demolition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Something has to be done. Low-income residents are getting pushed out in the name of progress. It has to stop.â&#x20AC;?

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go through a public process. Most of the 140 residents who attended the Saturday meeting voted unanimously to form a tenant council. That means they will have organized representation before city ofďŹ cials, which could make major changes to the site contentious.

Peduto told City Paper that after redevelopment, the Penn Plaza residents would be given priority to access affordable units.

But in the meantime, there is nowhere for them to stay in East Liberty, given that thousands of people are already waiting to ďŹ nd affordable units there.

The Coalition of Organized Residents of East Liberty states that over the past 15 years, 764 subsidized units have been lost.

However, ELDI says that over the past decade, hundreds of new subsidized units have been added in the community, for a current total of 694.

Accounting for the 41 threatened affordable units at Penn Plaza, it seems likely that East Liberty has hundreds fewer affordable units than it did 15 years ago.

(That total doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t include Penn Plazaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other 271 nonsubsidized units with belowmarket rents.)

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New legislation would require filmmakers to get permits prior to shooting {BY REBECCA NUTTALL} EVERYONE KNOWS THE big ones: The Dark Knight Rises, She’s Out of My League, Jack Reacher, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and the soon-to-be-released Southpaw.

But according to the Pittsburgh Film Office, there’s much more: Since 1995, 135 films have been shot in Pittsburgh, and many more have recently wrapped or are in production.

Next year, Los Angeles-based filmmaker Jeremy Michael Cohen wants to add to the list. The New Castle native will return this winter to shoot Yinz, a film that will be set in his hometown, but shot in several Western Pennsylvania locations.

“I’ve been looking forward to working in Pittsburgh,” Cohen says from L.A. “I’m used to dealing with a ton of red tape in Los Angeles. One of the things that drew me to Pittsburgh is not having to deal with that red tape. I found that people were incredibly helpful.”

Now, though, a proposed new ordinance could change the way filming is done. For the first time in the city’s history, filmmakers would be required before shooting here to obtain a permit from the city’s soon-to-be-created film-permit office.

Little is known about what the permitting process would look like.

But according to the legislation, Mayor Bill Peduto’s office will be responsible for setting regulations and processing the permits.

“Other towns that do movies and have commercial productions and television have legislation,” says Pittsburgh City Councilor Darlene Harris, who sponsored the ordinance. “Pittsburgh did not have legislation. Now if we have something on the books, we’re not working in the blind.”

When Harris first proposed the legislation, in March, it came as a surprise to the Pittsburgh Film Office, which had been working with the mayor’s office on setting up new procedures to make the city more film-friendly. Harris’ interest in the film industry was spurred while researching another issue.

“This all started out because I’m doing a piece of legislation on construction,” says Harris. “We were using construction [permits for] films or doing something different for everyone. Given the fact that we’ve

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Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (center, with notebook) on the set of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, shot last year in Pittsburgh

done all of these productions since 1990, I thought it was time for an ordinance.”

Since the initial uncertainty, Pittsburgh Film Office Director Dawn Keezer says she worked with Harris, the Peduto administration and City Council President Bruce Kraus to craft an ordinance that would please everyone involved.

“The one thing we all agree on is it has to keep Pittsburgh as film-friendly as it already is,” says Keezer. “There was a real great sense of cooperation on this issue.”

Since 1990, the Pittsburgh Film Office has assisted visiting and local filmmakers

to start filming a second in January. As an independent filmmaker, Bucci says he worries the new ordinance will cater more to larger film studios, and make the process of shooting in Pittsburgh more difficult for filmmakers with smaller budgets.

“It directly affects me,” Bucci says. “It’s been difficult to find a lot of information on [the new ordinance]. They should make information more available to Pittsburgh filmmakers and consult filmmakers on what will help the film community here.”

Cohen similarly hopes the process will remain simple and believes the new ordinance could make things run even smoother.

“Often times when you’re filmmaking, the need to get a permit or shut down a road is incredibly quick,” Cohen says. “In construction, you know that a road needs to be shut down a month in advance. In filming, you could know the night before. You need a process that’s quick and affordable. [The new ordinance] seems like it’s a step in the right direction.”

Despite his optimism, Cohen says that costly permit fees are what has driven filmmakers to search for locations outside of Los Angeles. Permits through Los Angeles’ office start at $625.

Harris says the fee structure for permits here is yet to be determined by the mayor’s office.

“We haven’t seen a fee schedule yet, and everyone has always said that a high permit-fee schedule wasn’t something that would be acceptable,” says Keezer.

The new ordinance received unanimous preliminary approval from Pittsburgh City Council on July 15 and is expected to be fully approved on July 21.

“IT HAS TO KEEP PITTSBURGH AS FILM-FRIENDLY AS IT ALREADY IS.” looking to use Pittsburgh as a shooting location for movie, television and commercial production. The office helps filmmakers coordinate with special events, public works, parking authority and other city offices.

Previously, permits for shooting or obstructing traffic on city streets were issued through the city’s traffic division. The process was similar to permitting for construction projects. The new ordinance would place filming under the purview of the office of special events.

“It’s never been in law form, and we really just wanted to streamline the process and make it really simple,” says Keezer.

“We’re trying to make this more of a onestop activity. We don’t want to make it more bureaucratic.”

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forum for cybercriminals in more than 20 countries. Its users have been responsible for some of the most dangerous threats to cyber security across the globe.

But last week, after a two-year investigation, the network known as Darkode was dismantled right here in Pittsburgh.

“Darkode represented one of the gravest threats to the integrity of data on computers in the United States and around the world, and was the most sophisticated English-speaking forum for criminal computer hackers in the world,” U.S. Attorney David Hickton said in a press conference last week.

In conjunction with bureaus across the U.S., the Pittsburgh FBI cyber squad’s investigation has led to criminal charges against 70 accused cybercriminals. And for one of them — Churchill native Morgan Culbertson — alleged involvement in the international malware marketplace Darkode begins and ends in Pittsburgh.

At 20 years old, Culbertson is one of the youngest individuals being investigated.

He has been charged with conspiring to send malicious code.

“The Pittsburgh office of the FBI, which has two cyber squads, is at the center of law enforcement for cyber crime,” Hickton told City Paper last week. “Pittsburgh is a mecca for cyber-law enforcement. We brought a series of very large cases over the past couple of years since we first started doing this.”

Hickton said the collaboration and resources required to successfully dismantle Darkode were extensive.

“These cases take a long time to do,” said Hickton. “Internet crime is done by clever criminals who hide behind the anonymity of the Internet, and the evidence we’re dealing with is sometimes evaporated.”

The investigation involved 20 countries and the Carnegie Mellon University-based Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) facility. Founded in 1988 as part of CMU’s Software Engineering Institute, it was the first team of its kind.

In this case, however, authorities say CMU has ties to both the attack and the defense.

Culbertson is currently enrolled as a sophomore in the electrical-engineering program at Carnegie Mellon. His father, Robert Culbertson, is a former professor at the university.

Morgan Culbertson’s alleged involve-

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ment surprised his close friends from CMU, who were unaware that their classmate, the charging document alleges, spent his free time creating and marketing a computer virus with international reach.

On July 14, CP went to Culberson’s fraternity, where some of its members spoke about the charges but asked not to be identified.

“It’s kind of out-of-the-blue, actually,” says a sophomore from Culbertson’s fraternity, Sigma Chi. “The fact that he had time. I don’t know, I kind of doubt it a little bit,” says a junior fraternity brother and fellow electricalengineering student. “We never have time.

Me and him have been up until 3 in the morning working on school work.”

While Culbertson’s fraternity brothers are amazed that their housemate had the time to develop such a complicated program between classes and fraternity activities, the nature of the allegations against him surprises them less.

“His entire major revolves around computers,” says another sophomore. “It would be wrong for us to say that it was alarming that he used his computer.”

Officials claim that Culbertson wrote the code for a virus called “Dendroid” and sold access to the malware-creation kit on Darkode under the alias “Android.” Dendroid gives hackers the ability to remotely access and control Android phones by infecting applications with the virus.

When an Android user downloads an infected application, hackers are able to delete call logs, access data, intercept text messages and place phone calls. Through Dendroid, its buyers can even listen to and record phone calls.

“It is a complete invasion of privacy for the person who owns the phone,” said Hickton.

The complexity of Dendroid allows hackers to sneak infected applications into the Google Play platform. Before the site was dismantled, members of Darkode could purchase Dendroid for the Bitcoin equivalent of $300.

A user named “Android” posted an advertisement for Dendroid on Darkode in October 2013. Android details that the virus took “1.3 years to fully develop.” If this estimate is true, Culbertson was about 17 years old at the beginning of Dendroid’s creation. At that time, he was attending Winchester Thurston, a private school in Shadyside.

Culbertson got into computer programming at an early age. According to a story on Winchester Thurston’s website, Culbertson participated in a 2011 High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling where students solved problems with a variety of methods, including developing computer programs.

His father, Robert Culbertson, founded two local tech businesses, including GetAbby, where Morgan Culbertson worked as a programmer for three months in 2012 (according to his LinkedIn profile).

In the fall of 2013, Culbertson entered CMU. During Culbertson’s transition to college, Dendroid was advertised on Darkode. In March 2014 the virus began to draw concern from the security community, when American tech company Symantec discovered it.

Soon after, Dendroid targeted Android users in India, warranting a security advisory from CERT-In, India’s Computer Emergency Response Team.

Since the alleged creation and marketing of Dendroid, Culbertson continued to enrich his knowledge of cyber security, most notably through an internship at FireEye, a cyber-security firm headquartered in the Silicon Valley. He had been working at the company when he was charged. FireEye has publicly confirmed Culbertson’s internship.

In a statement, a FireEye spokesperson said, “Mr. Culbertson’s internship has been suspended pending an internal review of his activities. As there are ongoing investigations by external parties and FireEye, we cannot provide any further comment on Mr. Culbertson and his activities.”

Staff writer Rebecca Nuttall contributed to this report.

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When a television-news interview with accident-witness Courtney Barnes went viral, as much for his hilarious account of events as for his green hair and green fingernails, the owner of a store in Ridgeland, Miss., recognized Barnes as a shoplifting suspect from surveillance video and notified police.

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After Carl McCoid, 42, got divorced in 2010, he covered his body with 29 Miley Cyrus tattoos. But after the performer told an American interviewer, “There’s a dude that holds a record of the most pictures of my face, he has like 18 pictures of my face and they’re really ugly,” the disappointed father of four in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, decided to have the tattoos removed by laser. “Right now, I have 29 tattoos done and have spent 2,800 pounds (US$4,300),” McCoid said. “I never thought I would regret it.” (Britain’s Daily Mail)

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died instantly. “There was no rushing him to the hospital,” said his brother Cody Staples, 25, who was standing a few feet away when Devon placed a reloadable mortar tube on his head and ignited the fireworks. “There was no Devon left when I got there.” (Associated Press)

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The federal Medicare Fraud Strike Force concluded a nationwide investigation into home health-care fraud by charging 243 people, including 46 doctors and other medical professionals. Agents said various schemes netted a combined $712 million in billings for nonexistent treatments. One of the accused doctors, Noble U. Ezukanma, 56, submitted invoices claiming to have worked 205 hours in one day in 2012. Agents seized $344,900 from his Fort Worth, Texas, home. (The Dallas Morning News)

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Naica Gibson, 31, an unemployed mother of four in London, withheld 400 pounds (US$615) from her 1,300 pounds (US$2,000) monthly welfare check until she’d saved 4,000 pounds (US$6,150) to travel to Poland for breast-rejuvenation surgery. During the two years she saved, she admitted taking some of the money from the food budget, but declared she went hungry as often as her children. When she could afford the procedure, she said the plastic surgeon left one breast bigger than the other and both breasts covered by unsightly scars. She’s asking Britain’s National Health Service to pay 5,000 pounds (US$7,687) for corrective surgery. (Britain’s Daily Mail)

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home in West Jefferson, Ohio, because she parked it on the street for more than the allowed 24 hours. She protested after her boyfriend pointed out that the ordinance about parking time limits applies to “motor vehicle camper,” not a motor vehicle and a camper, because there’s no comma between them. An appeals judge agreed the ordinance should be read as it’s written and ordered the city to reimburse her for towing and legal fees.

“I was told, ‘Don’t fight City Hall,’ I’d never win,” Cammelleri said. “I did.” (Columbus’s WTTE-TV)

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Administrators at Encinal High School in Alameda, Calif., insisted that a teacher was only joking when he assigned students to, according to one of their mothers, Kimberly Cobene, “go into your parents’ private drawers or whatever to seek out sexual toys or condoms, or anything of that nature and to take a selfie with it.” But Cobene and fellow mom Evangeline Garcia took him seriously and promptly mounted a campaign to have the school district fire him. (San Francisco’s KPIX-TV)

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White supremacists and anti-government radicals have killed more people in the United States since Sept. 11, 2001, than Muslim jihadists have, according to Washington research center New America. The score: 48 to 26. New America program associate David Sterman warned that white supremacy and anti-government ideology constitute an “ignored threat,” because the government has focused its surveillance and data-collection efforts instead on domestic Islamic

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Besides not recognizing 67 out of 70 test violations of airport-security checkpoints during a recent exercise, the Transportation Security Administration failed to identify 73 airport workers potentially associated with terrorism. Former acting TSA administrator Melvin Carraway denied the Department of Homeland Security’s finding that the TSA missed potential threats, insisting, “The term ‘missed’ is inaccurate, in that it implies a fault with the TSA vetting system or manual review process, which is not the case.” (USA Today)

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Turkish authorities accused two men of making counterfeit popsicle sticks, which could be used to claim free ice-cream bars from vendors. The manufacturer making the legitimate offer complained to police that it received more free-popsicle sticks than it originally produced. Investigators who raided an office in Istanbul seized thousands of fake popsicle sticks marked “free” and arrested suspects Ahmet A., 35, and Cem S., 27. (Turkey’s Dogan News Agency)

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Todd Saulle was an English teacher … until he became a professional ice-pop-maker.

“I just love the creative aspect of branding and coming up with new ideas,” says Saulle, who majored in English literature and history at the University of Pittsburgh before teaching at Central Catholic High School for six years.

Saulle brings his popsicle cart to local farmers’ markets, and for $3 a pop, he offers a rotating selection of the 25 flavors he’s developed. These include: pineapple-basil, strawberry lemonade, cucumber-mint-gin and the Elvis — a top-seller made with peanut butter, banana and honey.

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Todd Saulle, owner of The Pop Stop, and his employee, Mike Sestric, serve customers at the busy Farmers’ Market in Market Square.

“Gourmet popsicles hadn’t really been done in Pittsburgh,” Saulle says.

“When it came to popsicles, there was only one kind — in a package, processed, with added colors. Ours have none of that.”

He also owns a 1970s-era former Good Humor truck that he peddles from and has recently invested in a hand-cranked ice-shaver. With the shaver, he hopes to expand his menu to other gourmet ice treats, including Asian-inspired ones made with sweetened condensed milk.

“The goal is to have an actual shop by next summer, but that might be ambitious,” Saulle says.

But he’s on track this summer to reach his goal of selling 10,000 popsicles.

For now, you can catch him at the farmers’ markets in Market Square and Fox Chapel, during some concerts at Hartwood Acres, and outside of Gus’s Café, in Lawrenceville, for Taco Tuesdays.

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VERY TIME we think a local restaurant has hit the peak of buzz, another comes along and tops it. It took us weeks to reserve a table at white-hot Tako, even at the early-bird hour of 5 p.m.

Its name is a Japanese pun: The menu is half tacos, and octopi — tako in Japanese — dominate the decor. Tentacles are everywhere: in the wall-size mural, holding up the wall sconces, on the shirts for sale.

But there is so much more: another mural depicting the Last Supper, a wall covered in plastic shrubbery, barn siding, Victorian ironwork, chandeliers made from bike wheels and chains. If the interior of Tako’s sister restaurant next door, Butcher and the Rye, can be described as hipster baroque, Tako’s is positively rococo. It would be overwhelming under any circumstance, but dimly lit, over-air-conditioned and LOUD, the dining room is at least as challenging as anything on the menu.

And the menu does seek to challenge.

Co-owner Richard DeShantz is executive chef, but his partner in the kitchen is David Racicot, whose ambitious Notion offered

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the most uncompromising modernist cuisine found in Pittsburgh. The simple premise of Tako’s menu — an up-to-the moment take on taqueria fare — is more accessible, and several straightforward versions of familiar classics provide relief from the intricate creations found elsewhere.

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CP APPROVED Take the queso fundido, that indulgent blend of melted cheese and spicy chorizo.

The sausage is housemade, and Japanese shishito peppers mingled with traditional Mexican poblanos. The flour tortillas (also housemade) were paper-thin and almost as tender as mu shu pancakes. Lightly griddled for warmth and a hint of char, they were divine, while the queso was lusciously creamy, not at all greasy, and the peppers, plus fresh cilantro and scallions, brightened

what can be a heavy dish.

A more inventive starter was less successful. The menu said that the beets in the beet tostada “pretend to be beef,” but we couldn’t reconcile this statement with the dish we ate, which was a bit of a mess, literally and figuratively. The tender-firm, strongly flavored beets vied with other assertive ingredients — pungent fromage blanc, ultra-citrusy lemon vinaigrette and avocado — to be king of the mountain of toppings that overwhelmed the light, crispy tortilla. When our server cleared our half-finished plate, he mentioned that the dish had become less popular since the kitchen recently changed it up and solicited our feedback, which we appreciated.

Poke was dominated by the clear, meaty flavor of fresh tuna enhanced by seaweed and a little white onion; and the ultra-light, black-sesame-studded rice crisps served with it were marvelous. We could have done without the dessert-like froth of “lime foam” that was supposed to counterbalance a spiciness we couldn’t detect.

As with the starters, tacos ranged from

traditional to inventive, with even the most standard fillings enlivened by thoughtful preparation, like the spicy marinade for the pork al pastor or the application of two salsas — a thin ring of roja plus a dollop of arbol — to the bistec. Prices were substantial, but so were the tacos themselves, each folded into a single tortilla, which sufficed.

A tako taco was de rigueur and delicious. Whole segments — not rings — of supple tentacle were grilled and perfectly paired with tangy harissa aioli, slivers of preserved lemon, peppery radishes, mizuna and pickled red onion. This was by far the best of the tacos we ordered. Pollo asada and steak also played harmoniously with their respective toppings and tortillas, but the meat, though tender and juicy, was too charred in both cases. Still, it couldn’t hide the extraordinary quality of the Wagyu skirt steak.

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The Pennsylvania House and Senate recently passed a bill to privatize the state’s liquor system, rekindling the flames of a debate that has smoldered for decades. As expected, Gov. Wolf silenced this round of bickering with a veto.

Nevertheless, the bill marks Pennsylvania’s closest brush with privatization since state control was established more than 80 years ago, and it’s beginning to feel like less of an if and more of a when. But will it be good for the consumer?

Depends. “Generally speaking, the big issue with privatization is figuring out how to maintain the revenue stream that our existing system generates for the state government, and then being able to say with a straight face that retail prices aren’t going to skyrocket,” explains Nathan Lutchansky, bar manager at Lawrenceville’s Tender Bar & Kitchen and longtime Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board watchdog.

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SOME SAY EVEN A FLAWED PRIVATIZATION BILL WOULD BE BETTER THAN NOTHING. Finally, we played with the make-yourown guacamole checklist, wherein one can choose from five base guacs (one wholly traditional, the rest varying levels of explorative) and then customize with add-ins ranging from pickled habañeros (free) to tuna belly ($4). We went out on a limb with bacon, blue cheese, duck confit and radish.

The latter was finely shredded for optimal distribution, and the intense blue cheese worked well with the rich but mild avocado.

The additions of smoky bacon and rich duck almost put this guac over the top, indulgence-wise; we just wished the chunks of bacon had been diced, not chopped, to avoid the large bacon bombs we encountered.

We expected the housemade chips to be excellent, and they were.

So, did our meal at Tako live up to the hype? The best dishes were pretty great, and it was a unique experience. We give it six tentacles up.

Any analysis of the most recent bill (known as HB 466) involves considerable speculation, and supporters of privatization rally around cries of better selection and pricing. But according to Lutchansky, this bill would likely have had the opposite effect, due to sizable fees imposed on retailers and wholesalers, and additional fees to register new products for sale.

When Washington state privatized in 2012, for instance, prices shot up and selection began to erode.

On the other hand, HB 466 would have finally allowed beer, wine and spirits to be sold under the same roof. And for Lutchansky, even a flawed privatization bill might be better than nothing. “There’s certainly a lot of sentiment out there that any opportunity for privatization should be jumped on when the political will is there, with the expectation that the broken parts [e.g., product selection] can be fixed later,” he explains.

Though HB 466 is dead, a new and (hopefully) improved bill will surely take its place before long. And there is always the chance that the state will modernize the current system and give consumers the selection and convenience they demand.

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412-488-1440. The Italian restaurant is an elder statesman of Pittsburgh fine dining, but hardly stuck in the past.

The frequently changing menu is anchored by classics like beans and greens and a meatball appetizer, plus its signature item: a double-cut veal chop, available in three refined preparations.

LE APSARA CAFÉ. 1703 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-251-0664.

This storefront restaurant offers primarily Cambodian food alongside Thai and a limited Chinese selection, with a menu balanced between unfamiliar and familiar dishes. For less common fare, try Cambodian puffed rice squares, or saramann, cubes of chuck slow-simmered in a thick, warmly spiced coconut-milk sauce. KF BLUE. Duncan Manor Plaza, McCandless. 412-369-9050.

Blue may be located in a strip mall, but it makes up points with an urbane, lively, clublike interior and a sophisticated, contemporary menu that runs the gamut from the de rigueur (chicken satay) to the refreshing (gorgonzola hummus). And that’s just the appetizers. LE

E2 {PHOTO BY HEATHER MULL} (giant pancakes, omelets, pork souvlaki, spanakopita) give way to entrées such as stuffed peppers, shrimp santorini and Roumanian tenderloin steak. KE THE CHELSEA GRILLE. 515 Allegheny Ave., Oakmont.

412-828-0570. The menu here covers mostly familiar ground, with red-sauce pasta, chops and an unusual predilection for Mornay sauce. But that’s not to say that dinner here is rote. From the fritto baguette to the rarebit-ish Chicken Wisconsin, the classics prove quite surprising. JE

BRILLOBOX. 4104 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. 412-621-4900.

A bar that serves well-designed retro chic with its whiskey and beer, Brillobox is (for now) the cool place to be.

The menu isn’t lengthy, but it’s broad: Choose from bar staples or more inventive (and veggie-friendly) specialties such as Moroccan roastedvegetable stew or herbed polenta wedges. JE THE CAPITAL GRILLE. 301 Fifth Ave., Downtown. 412-338-9100.

This dark, clubby restaurant excels at VIP service, and offers a menu highlighted by steaks, chops and seafood, with sophisticated but straightforward preparations such as crab cakes with added lobster, or steak encrusted in Kona coffee beans.

Also, the Grille employs its own butcher (for cutting and dry-aging), and desserts are made on site. LE CENTRAL DINER. 6408 Steubenville Pike, Robinson.

412-275-3243. This spot offers a winning hybrid of American diner fare and Greek specialties.

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DELUCA’S. 2015 Penn Ave., Strip District. 412-566-2195.

DeLuca’s doesn’t have the White House cachet of Pamela’s, but the portions are large and the quarters are close. On weekends, it’s one of Pittsburgh’s great gathering places. Try the “Super Bowl” omelet. J DOUBLE WIDE GRILL. 2339 E. Carson St., South Side (412-390-1111) and 100 Adams Shoppes, Route 288, Mars (724-553-5212). You may cringe at the “white trash” theme, or feel bemused at ordering sautéed shrimp and wood-grilled portabella on a faux TV-dinner tray. But there’s plenty of good vegan fare, beer and a fun filling-station-turnedrestaurant ambience. KE D’S SIX PAX & DOGZ. 1118 S. Braddock Ave., Regent Square. 412-241-4666. This established venue is known for its revered pub fries and the classic wiener with kraut (plus plenty of beer to wash it down). But don’t miss the pizza, with a top-notch crust. D’s continues to raise the preparation of salty, cheesy, fatty comfort food to an art. JE

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Double Wide Grill DAPHNE. 5811 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside. 412-441-1130. Outside seating is a plus here, but the well-prepared Turkish food is a year-round asset. The menu is familiar — hummus, falafel, gyros, shish kebab — but the execution is notable and the flavors rich. Lamb features as sausages, chops and a burger, and grilled chicken breast doesn’t get much better than Daphne’s shish kebab. KF

E2. 5904 Bryant St., Highland Park. 412-441-1200. The popular, cozy brunch spot has expanded, adding a dinner menu that refracts traditional, Old World recipes through the prism of the contemporary American kitchen (fresh, local, seasonal). It’s as elemental as cannellini beans with red-pepper flakes, or as elaborate as seared scallops with butternut-squash mash, fried leeks and Portobello, and truffled pumpkin seeds. KF GOLDEN PIG. 3201 Millers Run Road, Cecil. 412-220-7170. This little jewel-box of a diner offers authentic, home-style Korean

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A neighborhood bar and grill (with two outdoor patios) where fun is as important as the fresh food and the cold beer. What else to make of a place that serves “Britney Spears” (chicken tenders on a stick), Cheeses of Nazareth and The Wrongest Dessert Ever, and offers free bacon at the bar on Tuesdays? JE

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412-471-9100. Offering a boldly refined take on straight-up, traditional New Orleans food, NOLA’s menu is an invitation to kick back, relax and savor the flavors: cheesy griddle grits with a chunky tomato sauce and green beans; oyster stew; and catfish strips paired with spicy papaya. KE

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Bamboo walls and a low counter with colorful cloth cubes for seating denote a place for moderately priced Japanese food, including sushi. Oishii also adds a few Korean dishes for variety and spice; those seeking a little heat might consider bulgogi, the Korean BBQ. JF

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412-749-1200. Seating at this informal tapas bar is loungestyle indoors, and in warm weather, along the sidewalk at café tables. The menu, which also offers a few entrees, is eclectic, and suggestive of Mediterranean cafés, with plenty of seafood, cured meats, cheeses and seasonal produce. Portions are adequate for sharing, if you can bear to

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BLUES MISSION Most of Charlie Wheeler’s guitar heroes are dead.

“All my idols are gone — almost.

B.B. just died, Stevie died, Jerry died, Jimi died … they all died. But Buddy’s still around,” Wheeler says.

This weekend, he’ll get to perform with his band, the Charlie Wheeler Trio, just hours before one of his last living inspirations, Buddy Guy, takes the stage at this year’s Pittsburgh Blues Festival.

As the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s flagship event, the Pittsburgh Blues Festival bridges the gap between community outreach and top-shelf blues talent at Hartwood Acres. This year’s lineup, like most in its 21-year history, includes premier national blues performers like Guy, Bobby Rush and Marcia Ball, along with local artists such as Wheeler, Stevee Wellons Band and Pittsburgh Blues Revival.

Alyssa Jurewicz-Johns, the food bank’s director of corporate and community engagement, credits Ron “Moondog” Esser for stringing together successful lineups year after year. Esser, who also owns venerable Blawnox blues bar Moondog’s, has been helping to organize Pittsburgh Blues Festival lineups for 20 years, and he must leverage a small bankroll to book artists after they have announced their touring schedules.

“We’ve got limited funds, and we really have to make them stretch,” Jurewicz-Johns says. “I’m here to say that Ron Esser has worked miracles with our small budget over the years.”

But despite its budget, the Pittsburgh Blues Festival has raked in a staggering amount of donations. Since launching in 1994, the festival has generated 10 million meals for the food bank. While Saturday and Sunday are ticketed events, Free Friday allows free admission with a bag of non-perishable items — and averages a total of 20,000 to 30,000 pounds of food per year.

Jurewicz-Johns credits a vast team of volunteers for making the festival possible, in addition to the internal staff and sponsors responsible for putting it on.

She notes that the thematic relationship between the food bank’s work and the blues make it more evocative than the average music festival.

“The blues connects with suffering — sad songs about suffering. It just really resonates with our mission,” JurewiczJohns says.

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HE INTERNET has created a culture where we can all enjoy our vices, shame-free. Where we’re self-proclaimed nerds for the stuff of Lydia Loveless songs: Chris Isaak, 19th-century French gay poets, oral sex.

“Yeah, they stole that from me,” says Loveless. They? Yeah. They. The Internet. “I was the original shameless person.”

The 24-year-old alt-country darling from Ohio is described by Interview magazine as “Hank Williams mixed with Kathleen Hanna.” She’s dry and introverted in that way that translates to brazen, no-nonsense vulnerability on her latest album, Somewhere Else, her third and hands-down best. Punk icon Richard Hell has endorsed Loveless, and her rootsy, blood-and-guts rock has been praised by NPR, Paste, Pitchfork and filmmaker Gorman Bechard, who recently completed a Kickstarter campaign to make a documentary about the musician.

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“A toolbox being thrown down the stairs”: Lydia Loveless

LYDIA LOVELESS WITH IRON & WINE, BEN BRIDWELL 8 p.m. Mon., July 27. Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, 510 E. 10th Ave, Munhall. $35-50. All ages. 412-462-3444 or www.librarymusichall.com

to know the songwriter who came up with the ultimate saucy kiss-off, “Tell your momma that my French has finally improved” (“Wine Lips”), just a few tracks before musing, “I wanna love you like a father loves a son” (“Verlaine Shot Rimbaud”).

DON’T: Compare her to Neko Case, or for that matter Taylor Swift Loveless was 15 when she released her debut, 2010’s The Only Man — a next-gen country album from a young blonde woman about heartache, drinking, a “dirty old dog named Hank” and a “girl that everybody fucked.” The “anti-Taylor Swift” nickname stuck.

That is, until Swift left Nashville for New York, and Loveless, now 24, dyed her hair red. Now she can’t seem to shake the Neko Case comparison. Sure, like Case, Loveless’ songs tell nervy, touching stories of colorful characters and love that hurts. And yes, there’s a hint of Case’s early country-punk torch songs in what Loveless does. But Loveless calls these comparisons lazy.

“I know it sounds stupid when you’re like, ‘I just want to be myself,’” she says in a goofy voice, acknowledging the heady weirdness of the word “authenticity.” “But really, there’s no other way of putting it. I don’t want to be the opposite of somebody.

I just want to do doing-what-I’m-doing.”

Which is? “People ask what we sound like.”

She pauses for effect. “A toolbox being thrown down the stairs.”

DO: Compare her to Prince “Head” is one of those songs that sounds so sexy and straightforward (“Get in my CONTINUES ON PG. 24

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bed, oh honey, don’t stop giving me head”), until it unravels in a sticky mess on the floor. “I was sort of trying to write a dark Prince song,” says Loveless. “I would hate to even use the term ‘female sexuality’” — again with deflecting the weightiness of her music’s meaning — “but I wanted to get people really depressed with a song that on the surface seems like it’s just sort of dirty.”

“One time this old person was like, ‘This song isn’t sexy at all,’ and I was like, ‘Well, it’s not supposed to be. I’m sorry that it did not titillate you, sir.’ Yeah, like titillation is always a top priority for me,” she says with a dark laugh.

DON’T: Ask her about making music with someone she loves “Every second that you’re a woman, you’re aware of it,” Loveless said in a 2014 PopMatters interview. Meaning?

“The questions that are asked, like, ‘As a woman, what is this like ...?’ I used to try to give good answers to questions like that,” says Loveless, “but lately my brain just shuts off because it makes me so angry.”

So, yeah, this would probably be a bad time to ask Loveless what it’s like to be in a creative partnership and a marriage with the same man. Loveless’ husband, Ben Lamb, plays bass in her band, which also included her father on drums — that is, until Loveless fired him.

Loveless imagines the decades of banal “woman musician” treatment that spurred Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon to write her bestselling memoir Girl in a Band. “I’m sure that a lot of questions she’d get would be like, ‘What is it like being married to Thurston Moore?’ And now, ‘What’s it like to be divorced from Thurston Moore?’” says Loveless, with a quick jab: “He sounds like a douche.”

DO: Give Nickelback-lovers a chance There’s this thing that happens, where people say that they like all music “except rap and country.” Those people are the worst, thinks Loveless.

Country music is “the basis of songwriting. It’s very simplistic, very lyrically driven … and a lot of it got really cheesy for awhile,” admits Loveless. “But it really drives me nuts when people will make fun of someone for liking something.

Like, Nickelback is bad. But there are so many kinds of music, why would you waste time on trying to tell someone what’s good or bad? We all need something. Some people have religion, some people have Nickelback.”

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NEW RELEASES

BILLY PRICE AND OTIS CLAY THIS TIME FOR REAL (BONEDOG/VIZZTONE) WWW.BILLYPRICE.COM

Shivering in my air-conditioned office on a gloomy, rainy July day, I wondered, “What can I listen to that will make me feel warmer?” Turns out, This Time for Real is what I needed.

A collaborative effort between longtime friends, celebrated locally based blues singer Billy Price and gospel luminary (and Blues Hall of Famer) Otis Clay, this record — which came out in May — has a timeless Southern soul sound. From the shining horns that open “Somebody’s Changing My Sweet Baby’s Mind” to the gently swinging harmonies of “Don’t Leave Me Starving for Your Love,” this is full of nice musical details. Think of it as a better mood waiting to happen.

BY MARGARET WELSH

BILLY PRICE plays the PITTSBURGH BLUES FESTIVAL 8 p.m. Fri., July 24.

200 Hartwood Acres, Allison Park. www.pghblues.com

TOMMY MAGIK AND THE WONDERFULLS TMATW III (SELF-RELEASED) WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ TOMMYMAGIKANDTHEWONDERFULLS

If you look at the bio for Tommy Magik and The Wonderfulls, you might think the outfit should go by “Rage For the Machine.” It talks about standing with robots to “overthrow the oppressive powers that enslave their robo-brethren,” and dreaming that “one day, man and machine may rock together.” Rhetoric like this might point to a dizzying space-rock band, but TWATW III works as a straightforward ode to classic hard rock and heavy metal. The songs are catchy as hell, with some rip-roaring guitar work, but the sound could use a few more left turns to match song titles like “Glass Heart, Stars, Moons, and Clovers (and Red Balloons!) in the Midst of Eternity.”

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The Dresden Dolls and Head Automatica (among others) took the stage at Chevrolet Amphitheatre in Station Square.

As it turned out, 2006 would be the last year for both the alt-rock music festival sponsored by radio station WXDX (The X), and the former Station Square venue.

And while the amphitheatre has no hope of revival, X-Fest, the once-annual summer banger, is back with a new format.

Split between two dates, the festival will have 11 bands. X-Fest will host Rise Against, Chevelle, Killswitch Engage, Meg Myers and Let Live on July 25. X-Fest II, set for Aug. 21, will feature Social Distortion, Reel Big Fish, Anti-Flag, X Ambassadors, Drag the River and Nikki Lane. Both shows will be held at Stage AE’s outdoor venue.

“We thought that we could create a very cool show by essentially treating them as one festival,” says Abby Krizner, WXDX morning host. “That way we could offer a discounted ticket price if [fans] bought tickets together, even if we’re giving your livers 30 days to recover in between.”

Scouting for this year’s X-Fest began in November 2014. Chicago’s Rise Against was on the station’s wish list, but had already been booked on a tour with Linkin Park.

But after an injury to Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, Rise Against became available, and Krizner and The X got in touch quickly. Social Distortion was also on the shopping list for the station’s reincarnation of the summer festival. Having gotten “early word” that the band would be

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doing a 25 -anniversary tour for its self-titled album, The X secured the Cali punks.

“When that record came out, it really marked a significant point in SD’s career.

The band sorta jumped to a whole new level at that point,” says Social Distortion guitarist Jonny Wickersham. “We’ve been lucky to keep this kind of relevance. It’s cool that we’ve been able to see people our age, people that are older than us, people in their teens and everyone in between [watching us].”

This summer’s X-Fest was split into two dates because it gave the station “the best opportunity for the best showcase of The X and its audience,” Krizner says.

X-FEST I (RISE AGAINST WITH CHEVELLE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, LETLIVE AND MEG MYERS): 4:30 p.m. Sat., July 25. $39.50-$60.

X-FEST II (SOCIAL DISTORTION WITH ANTI-FLAG, REEL BIG FISH, X AMBASSADORS, NIKKI LANE AND DRAG THE RIVER): 4:30 p.m. Fri., Aug. 21.

Both shows: Stage AE, 400 North Shore Drive, North Side. www.stageae.com

While everything has been booked and planned for this year (including a live broadcast), X-Fest is not back, necessarily.

There could be another installment in 2016, but it depends. As a radio station, The X doesn’t have to put on shows — but it wants to, according to Krizner. It comes down to a simple question: Can it bring in the best bands possible, and can the station make it a great show for its fans? If it can’t, then X-Fest doesn’t happen.

Krizner adds: “[We would] rather do something awesome, than something halfway.”

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Waka Flocka Flame

[EXPERIMENTAL ROCK] + THUR., JULY 23 Imagine a band solely dedicated to Imagine Dragons’ tiresome gimmick to get the blood pumping (drums, drums and more drums) — but with an interesting, classical approach. The Kraken Quartet consists of four men playing a pair of drum kits and an arsenal of xylophones and keyboards, with zero attempts at empty bombast. The songs employ a logical, ground-up structure with sparse xylophone and drum lines building on one another to create a complex percussive canvas. Tonight, the band plays some brandnew music and cuts from its self-titled 2014 EP at The Mr. Roboto Project, with Nappatite, Tape Monster and SKGB. Shawn Cooke 7 p.m. 5106 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. $5.

412-345-1059 or www. therobotoproject.org

[RAP] + FRI., JULY 24 Several months ago, Waka Flocka Flame might have thought that tonight’s show at Altar Bar would be supporting his longanticipated Flockaveli 2.

On Twitter, he reported a June 1 release date and star-studded guest list (Drake, Kanye West, Jay Z and 50 Cent), but he’s since retracted some of those names and cited issues with Atlantic for holding up the release. But if there’s one positive for the follow-up’s state in purgatory, the unmistakably aggressive rapper has more time to focus on his presidential aspirations. Tonight, Waka gets support from D.R.A.M. and DJ Whoo Kid. SC 8 p.m. 1620 Penn Ave., Strip District. $28-75. 21 and over.

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[BENEFIT] + FRI., JULY 24 Café 304 is having a blues night — with a side of ice cream. For Hot Blues and Cool Treats, the folks at New City Church are bringing in some top talent, including the Grammy-winning James Hollihan Jr. (of Russ Taff), Mark Rodgers, Andy Gabig and more, plus some cold desserts from Mazzanti’s Beans and Creamery. The event is free of charge, but they’re encouraging a donation of school supplies for The Homeless Children’s Education Fund.

SC 8 p.m. 304 Forbes Ave. (second floor), Downtown. Free.

412-977-3044 or www. newcitychurchpgh.com

[FOLK] + SUN., JULY 26 The Tallest Man on Earth has been simultaneously sanding down his edges and expanding for years now. After the bracing, ragged “guy with guitar” days of the excellent Shallow Grave and The Wild Hunt, The Kristian Matsson Tallest keeps adding Man on instruments to the mix Earth while softening his vocal approach. It doesn’t get much easier than pointing out the Dylan comparisons or Matsson’s height (5’7” — not threatening any world records), but this year’s Dark Bird Is Home is his tallest collection yet. Most every song welcomes a full band with electric guitars and lush strings.

He’s not channeling Dylan anymore — he’s channeling The War on Drugs channeling Dylan. Matsson performs tonight at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall. SC 8 p.m.

510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall. $25. 412-462-3444 or www.librarymusichall.com

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ROCK/POP THU 23 JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Byron Nash & Plan B. North Side.

412-904-3335.

OAKDALE STREET FAIR. The Dave Iglar Band. Oakdale.

724-693-9408.

RIVERS CASINO. Rebecca Kaufman & the Groove Doctors.

North Side. 412-231-7777.

SMILING MOOSE. Marriages, Creepoid. South Side.

412-431-4668.

FRI 24 BLOOMFIELD BRIDGE TAVERN. Idle Bloom, Dumplings, The June July. Bloomfield.

412-821-2647.

CLUB CAFE. Steve Forbert. Early.

The Rents w/ Morgan Erina. Late.

South Side. 412-431-4950.

GOOSKI’S. OUAIS, Blød Maud, Sigh Down One. Polish Hill.

412-681-1658.

HOLIDAY PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. Noel & Glen Campagna.

Holiday Park. 412-445-5282.

HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. Transmissions, Anti-Psychotics, Boiled Denim. Strip District.

Only Flesh, The Coffin Bangers, 412-391-8334.

Haggard Wulf, The Torn BRILLOBOX. Pandemic Balkan Apart Hearts & The Homisides.

Dance Party w/ Tipsy Oxcart.

Bloomfield. 412-682-0320.

Bloomfield. 412-251-6058.

JIM’S PUB 66. The Dave Iglar DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Mum’s Guns.

Band. Apollo. 724-845-9861.

Robinson. 412-489-5631.

KENDREW’S. The GRID. FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION. Aliquippa. 734-375-5959.

Outcry Tour. Featuring LINDEN GROVE. Dancing Hillsong UNITED, Kari Queen. Castle Shannon.

Jobe, Jesus Culture, 412-882-8687.

Crowder, Bethel Music, MR. SMALLS Passion, Lauren Daigle, THEATER. Sylvania Trip Lee, DJ Promote & www. per w/ Divine Betrayal, a p DJ Biz. Burgettstown. pghcitym Vudujin, Kleptosonic. .co 724-947-7400.

Millvale. 412-821-4447.

INDEPENDENT CITIZENS THE NIGHT GALLERY. SLOVAK CLUB. The Dave Iglar Baylies Band, Satyrl/Elfheim, Band. Connellsville. 724-628-8833.

Wolfblanket, 8 Cylinder.

KNOB HILL PARK. Totally 80s.

Lawrenceville. 724-417-0223.

Wexford. 724-935-3090.

PARADISE ISLAND. Totally 80s.

MEADOWS CASINO. Joe Neville Island. 412-264-6570.

Grushecky & the Houserockers.

THE SHOP. Daymaker, Longface, Washington. 724-503-1200.

Wiretappers, Robin Vote.

MR. SMALLS THEATER. JD Bloomfield. 412-951-0622.

McPherson w/ Jake La Botz, Slim SMILING MOOSE. Post Mortal Forsythe. Millvale. 412-821-4447.

Possession, Fully Consumed, Corpse THE NIGHT GALLERY. Sarlacc, Hoarder, Incinerate Creation.

Egality, wolfBLAKET, Slaughter South Side. 412-431-4668. in the Meridian. Lawrenceville.

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PALACE THEATRE. Peter Noone & Herman’s Hermits w/ The Duprees.

Greensburg. 724-836-8000.

THE R BAR. 3 Car Garage.

Dormont. 412-942-0882.

SMILING MOOSE. Cats In Congress, Jay Karnage, Skippy Ickum, Diamonds, The Heirs.

Early. Egomyth, The Rose Villa, Tres Bandidos. South Side.

Late. Pop Punk Night. Later.

412-431-4668.

STRAND THEATER. Disciple.

Zelienople. 724-742-0400.

TAMBELLINI BRIDGEVILLE RESTAURANT. NightStar.

Bridgeville. 412-221-5202.

THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Big Something. Lawrenceville.

412-682-0177.

VILLAGE TAVERN & TRATTORIA. Moose Tracks.

West End. 412-458-0417.

WALNUT STREET. Radio Tokyo & Bon Journey. Jam on Walnut.

Shadyside.

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SUN 26 BULL PEN RUSTIC INN. The Dave Iglar Band. Avella.

724-356-3000.

JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. The Serotones, Plaid Noise, Orange Mamoth.

North Side. 412-904-3335.

MR. SMALLS THEATER. Trampled By Turtles. Millvale.

412-821-4447.

THE R BAR. Midnite Horns.

Dormont. 412-942-0882.

Each week we bring you a track from a local artist. This week’s featured song comes from Glowworms; stream or download “Lull,” from the band’s recently released 1, for free on FFW>>, our music blog at pghcitypaper.com.

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CardWorks is looking for a few entry level Associates to help our credit card customers with questions, problems, and payment arrangements. Our ideal candidate is upbeat, positive, can think on their feet and knows how to stay professional and calm when clients have tough issues.

And the best part is because we promote from within, this entry level career has growth potential for exceptional performers. Related experience helpful.

CardWorks Servicing is conveniently located in Station Square across from downtown Pittsburgh, which provides trouble-free access to public transportation.

We’re looking forward to meeting you! Forward a resume today.

Email: pghjobs@cardworks.com or fax to 412-434-7328

CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL. Iron & Wine, Ben Birdwell, Lydia Loveless. Homestead.

412-462-3444.

HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE. Black Cat Attack, The Anti-Queens, Children of October. Bloomfield.

412-391-8334.

MR. SMALLS THEATER. Brandon Flowers. Sold out.

Millvale. 412-821-4447.

STAGE AE. Brandi Carlile w/ Anderson East. North Side.

412-229-5483.

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THE ROO BAR & GRILL. The Bo’Hog Brothers. McKeesport.

412-259-3766.

SHADYSIDE NURSERY. Robin Vote, Turpentiners, Essential Machine. Shadyside.

412-251-6058.

SMILING MOOSE. Drop The Act, Sieraslave, Northern Vibe, The Mask In Me. South Side.

412-431-4668.

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[SUN., AUG. 30]

Blackalicious The Altar Bar, 1620 Penn Ave., Strip District

TUE 28

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Grace Potter

CLUB CAFE. Givers w/ Aero Flynn.

South Side. 412-431-4950.

FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION. Van Halen, Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

Burgettstown. 724-947-7400.

THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Cris Jacobs.

Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.

Stage AE, 400 North Shore Drive, North Side [SUN., OCT. 25]

Joe Jackson Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall

WED 29 ALTAR BAR. Delta Rae. Strip District. 412-206-9719.

CLUB CAFE. Saint Motel w/ COIN. South Side. 412-431-4950.

THE SHOP. Tombstalker, Locusta, No Reason To Live, Last Breath of Man. Bloomfield.

412-951-0622.

STAGE AE. Old Crow Medicine Show w/ Sturgill Simpson.

North Side. 412-229-5483.

THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Anthony Pirog Trio, Flock of Walri.

Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.

DJS THU 23

RIVERS CASINO. VDJ Jack Millz.

North Side. 267-932-8760.

ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance.

South Side. 412-431-2825.

S BAR. Pete Butta. South Side.

412-481-7227.

SPIRIT. Lucid Music & DJ Kelly.

Tracksploitation. Lawrenceville.

412-586-4441.

TUE 28 JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. No Sleep.

North Side. 412-904-3335.

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WED 29

CLUB TABOO. CABARET AT DJ Matt & Gangsta w paper Shak. Homewood.

THEATER SQUARE. pghcitym o .c 412-969-0260.

DJ Juan Diego, TWELVE ON CARSON. DJ Carla. Downtown.

Digital Dave, Nugget, Petey C, 412-325-6769.

Trayze, Stylus Chris, Phlipz.

SPOON. Spoon Fed. East Liberty.

South Side. 412-656-7193.

412-362-6001.

FRI 24 ANDYS WINE BAR. DJ Malls.

Downtown. 412-773-8884.

ONE 10 LOUNGE. DJ Goodnight, DJ Rojo. Downtown. 412-874-4582.

RIVERS CASINO. DJ Digital Dave.

The Lava Game Duo. North Side.

412-231-7777.

ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance.

South Side. 412-431-2825.

RUGGER’S PUB. 80s Night w/ DJ Connor. South Side. 412-381-1330.

SAT 25 DIESEL. DJ CK. South Side.

412-431-8800.

REMEDY. Dance Crush.

Lawrenceville. 412-781-6771.

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HIP HOP/R&B THU 23 SMILING MOOSE. Boaz, Chop Jackson, Hubbs, Dos Noun, BzE. South Side. 412-431-4668.

SUN 26 THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Blueprint, Supastition, DJ Rare Groove, Joey Smooth, Koala T. Lawrenceville.

412-682-0177.

BLUES THU 23 TIKI BAR. Strange Brew.

Washington. 412-508-0200.

FRI 24 HARTWOOD ACRES. Pittsburgh Blues Festival.

19 blues bands over 3 days.

Benefits the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Allison Park. 412-460-BLUE. MOONDOG’S. Bluesfest After Blues Party. Hosted by Norman Nardini. Blawnox. 412-828-2040.

NEW CITY CHURCH. James Hollihan Jr., Mark Rodgers, Andy Gabig.

Downtown. 412-726-4217.

SHELBY’S STATION. Strange Brew. Bridgeville. 412-319-7938.

SAT 25 BEE’Z BISTRO & PUB. Anderson-Vosel. Bridgeville.

412-257-9877.

BOBBY P’S INN THE RUFF. The Witchdoctors. Penn Hills.

412-704-5843.

CLUB CAFE. Parker Millsap w/ Posterchild. South Side.

412-431-4950.

THE DOUBLE L. Still Not Sober.

Millvale. 412-821-2647.

HARTWOOD ACRES. Pittsburgh Blues Festival.

19 blues bands over 3 days.

Benefits the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

Allison Park. 412-460-BLUE. MOONDOG’S. Bluesfest After Blues Party. Hosted by Norman Nardini. Blawnox. 412-828-2040.

SEVEN SPRINGS. Shot O’ Soul.

Seven Springs. 866 437-1300.

SUN 26 HARTWOOD ACRES. Pittsburgh Blues Festival. 19 blues bands over 3 days. Benefits the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

Allison Park. 412-460-BLUE.

WED 29 NOLA ON THE SQUARE. Mystic Knights. Downtown. 412-471-9100.

JAZZ THU 23 ANDORA RESTAURANT - FOX CHAPEL. Harry Cardillo & Charlie Sanders. Fox Chapel. 412-967-1900.

OMNI WILLIAM PENN. Joe Negri w/ Jeff Lashway, Tony DePaolis.

Downtown. 412-553-5235.

FRI 24 ANDYS WINE BAR. J. Malls.

Downtown. 412-773-8884.

ECLIPSE LOUNGE. Roger Barbour Jazz Trio. Lawrenceville.

412-251-0097.

JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. James Street Swing Allstars. Ballroom. Reggie Watkins Quartet. Speakeasy. North Side.

412-904-3335.

LA CASA NARCISI. Erin Burkett & Virgil Walters, w/ Max Leake & Alex Peck. Gibsonia. 724-444-4744.

LEMONT. Mark Pipas.

Mt. Washington. 412-431-3100.

NOLA ON THE SQUARE. Al Lardo.

Downtown. 412-471-9100.

SAT 25 JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. David Throckmorten.

North Side. 412-904-3335.

LEMONT. Groove Doctors.

Mt. Washington. 412-431-3100.

RIVERVIEW PARK. Velvet Heat.

North Side. 412-255-2493.

SOUTHSIDE WORKS. RML Jazz.

South Side. 412-370-9621.

WICKED FOX. Eric Johnson & Dan Wasson. Fox Chapel. 412-794-8255.

SUN 26 CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL. Red House Trio. Oakland. 412-622-3151.

STONE VILLA WINE CELLARS. Erin Burkett & Virgil Walters w/ Eric Susoeff, Eric DeFade. Acme.

724-423-5604.

MON 27 ECLIPSE LOUNGE. Open Jazz Night w/ the Howie Alexander Trio. Lawrenceville. 412-251-0097.

TUE 28 BUTLER AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY. Daniel Bennett Group. Butler.

724-287-1715.

KATZ PLAZA. David Throckmorton.

Downtown. 412-456-6666.

WED 29 RIVERS CASINO. Jessica Lee & Friends. North Side. 412-391-5227.

ACOUSTIC THU 23 CLUB CAFE. Laney Jones & the Spirits w/ Brandon Sensor, Dave Samuelson, Sotto Voce. South Side.

412-431-4950.

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DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Brian Belonzi.

Robinson. 412-489-5631.

ELWOOD’S PUB. Tony Germaine.

Rural Ridge. 724-265-1181.

FRI 24 CLADDAGH IRISH PUB. Weekend at Blarneys. South Side. 412-381-4800.

TAMBELLINI BRIDGEVILLE RESTAURANT. Acoustic Daze.

Bridgeville. 412-221-5202.

WICKED FOX. Tim & John.

Fox Chapel. 412-794-8255.

SAT 25

HALL CAMPUS. Joy Ike w/ Velvet Heat. Gibsonia. 412-365-1375.

CITY THEATRE. Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. Works by composers Thierry de Mey & Amy Williams w/ poets William Langford & Danny Spiegel. South Side.

512-785-6255.

SOUTH PARK AMPHITHEATER. Joe Lagnese Swingtet 8 w/ Johnny Angel & Debbie Zugates.

South Park. www.alleghenyparks. us/parks.

New MENU New COCKTAILS New MUSIC

SAT 25

PARK HOUSE. Stringtown Ambassadors. North Side.

412-224-2273.

VILLAGE TAVERN & TRATTORIA. Bill Couch.

West End. 412-458-0417.

CITY THEATRE. Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. Works by composers Thierry de Mey & Amy Williams w/ poets William Langford & Danny Spiegel.

South Side. 512-785-6255.

MARIO’S EAST SIDE SALOON. Chris Higbee, Dancing Queen, Radio Tokyo. JAM on Walnut.

Shadyside. 412-321-4422.

WED 29 ALLEGHENY ELKS LODGE #339. Pittsburgh Banjo Club.

Wednesdays. North Side.

412-321-1834.

PARK HOUSE. Shelf Life String Band. North Side. 412-224-2273.

WED 29

REGGAE FRI 24 CAPRI PIZZA AND BAR. Bombo Claat w/ VYBZ Machine Intl Sound System. East Liberty. 412-362-1250.

SAT 25 GROWN & SEXY II. The Flow Band. Strip District. 412-728-4155.

COUNTRY

BUHL COMMUNITY PARK. Camara Drum & Dance. North Side.

CABARET AT THEATER SQUARE. Hello Donny.

A showtunes sing-along.

Downtown. 412-325-6769.

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH OF HIGHLAND. The North Hills Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. All singers are invited to join. McCandless.

412-364-1606.

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FRI 24 FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION. Rascal Flatts w/ Scotty McCreery & RaeLynn. Burgettstown.

724-947-7400.

MEADOWS CASINO. Cody Gibson. Washington. 724-503-1200.

SAT 25 RIVERS CASINO. Michael Christopher Trio. North Side.

412-231-7777.

CLASSICAL THU 23 PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA W/ DIANA KRALL. Heinz Hall, Downtown.

412-392-4900.

SAT 25 A NIGHT OF SYMPHONIC ROCK. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs classic rock hits. Heinz Hall, Downtown.

412-392-4900.

SUN 26 ORGANIST JOHN HENNINGER. St. Paul Cathedral, Oakland.

412-621-6082.

TRILLIUM ENSEMBLE. Part of the Bach, Beethoven & Brunch series. Mellon Park, Shadyside. 412-255-2493.

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SMILING MOOSE South Side. 412-431-4668. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7p.m.

The Fab Four

CARNEGIE OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL Munhall. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.

Cracker

REX THEATER South Side.

412-381-6811. Over 21 show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.

THURSDAY 23

Thursday Night Icons: Diana Krall with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

HEINZ HALL Downtown.

412-392-4900. Tickets: pittsburghsymphony.org/icons.

7:30p.m.

I Prevail / Dangerkids

REX THEATER South Side.

412-381-6811. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7p.m.

Station Square Summer Jam: The Edgar Winter Band + Silent Partner

Open Streets Church Bazaar (Pittsburgh Artisan Flea)

MAIN STREET STAGE Station Square. Free event. All ages show. 6p.m.

ALTAR BAR Strip District.

412-263-2877. All ages.

Free Event. 8a.m.

Waka Flocka Flame

MONDAY 27

ALTAR BAR Strip District.

412-263-2877. Over 21 show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.

Iron & Wine & Ben Bridwell

CARNEGIE OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL Munhall.

All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.

The Wedding Singer BENEDUM CENTER Downtown. 412-456-6666.

Tickets: pittsburghclo.org.

Through Aug. 2.

SATURDAY 25

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MR. SMALLS THEATRE Millvale.

412-821-4447. With special guests Jake La Botz & Slim Forsythe. Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone. 8:30p.m.

STAGE AE North Side.

Tickets: ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000. Doors open at 6p.m.

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Brandi Carlile

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Jam on Walnut: Bon Journey & Radio Tokyo WALNUT STREET Shadyside.

Free show. 7p.m.

A Night of Symphonic Rock

HEINZ HALL Downtown.

412-392-4900. Tickets: pittsburghsymphony.org/icons.

8p.m.

412-821-4447. Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone. 8p.m.

Kevin Gates #IDGT Part 2 Tour

SUNDAY 26

ALTAR BAR Strip District.

412-263-2877. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com

Trampled by Turtles

MR. SMALLS THEATRE Millvale.

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SAD BIRDS {BY AL HOFF}

SOUTHPAW FINDS ITS SWEET SPOT IN THE CHARISMA AND ACTUAL SWEAT ITS LEADS INVEST

As even its obtuse title suggests, Swedish writer-director Roy Andersson’s A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence is not for everyone. It is indeed a reflection on existence — and does feature a pigeon on a branch — but it’s a slow, dreamlike tour through a series of loosely connected set pieces. There’s not much plot (though

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there is a dance number and a beerdrinking song); instead, Andersson offers recurring motifs and dialogue, themselves stretched into absurdity.

(The oft-spoken “I’m happy to hear you’re doing fine” is repeated twice in each instance.) And two dour novelty salesmen re-appear, perpetually failing to sell their three items: vampire teeth (“extra long”), a laugh bag and an “Uncle One-Tooth” mask.

The tableaux, each shot from a distance with a static camera and rendered in washed-out tones, are uniformly deep spaces, in which one or two characters act while static background figures look on. It creates a mirror of sorts, where we dispassionately watch others watching, even when the action is bizarre. (King Charles XII stops by a contemporary café while en route to battling the Russians.) If you’re inclined toward it, there is a ribbon of dark humor that runs through Pigeon, but so too do Andersson’s themes of death, loneliness and the drip-drip ennui of our disconnected lives. In Swedish, with subtitles. Starts Fri., July 24. Regent Square AHOFF@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

THE GOLD RUSH. This 1925 silent classic features the Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) in the unlikely guise of an 1890s Alaskan gold prospector, and several signature bits, such as eating the boot and making dinner rolls dance.

With live musical accompaniment by the Andrew Alden Ensemble. 3 p.m. Sun., July 26. Hollywood

{BY AL HOFF}

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Bound by the ring: Rachel McAdams and Jake Gyllenhaal

LL I NEED is six weeks. I’ll give

fighting everything. This is about family.”

So said every comeback kid in every male melodrama disguised as a boxing film, including this one. Southpaw, directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and penned by Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy), is a straight-up, by-the-book iteration of the genre that finds its sweet spot in the charisma and actual sweat its leads invest.

The unironically named Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal) is the light middleweight champion, a brash fighter who converts his anger issues into boxing victories. His rock is his wife (Rachel McAdams), who deploys her scrappiness protecting Billy and their daughter. (The couple met as children at a “Hell’s Kitchen orphanage,” which may be dialogue left over from the 1915 version of this story.)

Then a tragedy causes Hope to bottom out: He loses his family, his title, his money, his dignity. (Cue day drinking and moping in a stained undershirt.) But be-

cause he has also likely seen every boxing movie ever made, Hope knows where to go — to an inner-city gym run by a crusty old-timer (Forest Whitaker) who will grudgingly agree to train him for One Last Shot, if he also learns to be a better person by sweeping the floors at night.

And participate in the mandated training montage of jogging, jump-roping, heavy-bagging and flipping truck tires, all

SOUTHPAW DIRECTED BY: Antoine Fuqua STARRING: Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams Starts Fri., July 24

set to an Enimem banger. And show up humbled for a redemptive boxing match held in a church (St. Mary’s, no less, named for the all-forgiving mother of that other beat-up guy from the streets).

Speaking of comeback kids, shooting location Pittsburgh gets a few scenes in, dou-

bling for New York City venues: The façade of the former Saks Fifth Avenue Downtown gets made over as Madison Square Garden, and the film’s big dramatic scene jumps off in the lobby of the William Penn hotel.

Yet, although Southpaw is a mega-bundle of Lifetime for Men movie tropes, it’s pretty watchable. Gyllenhaal brings his wounded-puppy-dog thing, and embeds it in a big rage-filled pile of mumbling muscle; and Whitaker finds some depth in his hackneyed trainer role. (Not surprisingly, Southpaw’s best scenes are Gyllenhaal and Whitaker verbally sparring.) A better-thanaverage kid actor (Oona Laurence) portrays Hope’s daughter, and she sells the anger and misery somebody else’s failures have heaped on her young life.

The fight scenes are well filmed, even if the outcomes hold little surprise. And yet, although the final bout comes down to — wait for it — the last bell, what can I say: Southpaw is a sweaty, sentimental journey down a well-trod avenue, but it’s still a crowd-pleaser.

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the ending, which seems more Movie Magic than a comment on Movie Magic.)

Judd Apatow directs, and like his other comedies, Trainwreck is bawdy, heavily sprinkled with pop-culture funnies and way too long. But the bagginess won’t detract from your enjoyment, particularly of any scene with LeBron James (who kills in the usually thankless rom-com role of best friend), or an unrecognizable Tilda Swinton who plays Amy’s scary editor. (AH)

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NEW THIS WEEK ALOFT. Damaged people form the heart of this offbeat drama, written and directed

by Claudia Llosa, and set in the frozen far north of Canada. Primarily focused on a mother-son relationship, the narrative jumps between two time periods set 20 years apart. In the earlier scenes, we meet a single mother (Jennifer Connelly) struggling to raise two young boys; one is terminally ill, and the other, Ivan, angry and neglected, seeks solace in falconry. The family makes what seems like a fruitless journey to visit an artist-slash-faith-healer.

In the later scenes, Ivan (Cillian Murphy), still angry and still devoted to falcons, is approached by a journalist (Melanie Laurent) whose research into faith-healing has intersected with Ivan’s past. Together, they set out on a journey to the Arctic Circle, each seeking to answer different questions and to confront (and perhaps resolve) devastating realities.

It’s a well-acted, interesting story that often feels ill-served by this film; the narrative is almost too spare, and viewers wait quite a bit for significant details that snap together the large story. (And I’m not sure the falconry metaphors always work, with the presence of a bird rendering some scenes rather silly.) On the other hand, the hard“ IF YOU ONLY SEE ONE MOVIE THIS SUMMER, SEE A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE.

It builds to an ineffable beauty so sublime that you might have a hard time remembering what it is that other films are even trying to accomplish.”

– David Ehrlich, Time Out NY

IT’S BEAUTIFUL AND HAUNTING.

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Once you’ve seen his work you’ll almost assuredly be converted to his warped-as-hell sensibility.”

–David Fear, Rolling Stone

VACATION. A sequel-slash-rework of the eponymous 1983 Chevy Chase road comedy, in which the kid from the first film, now grown up, takes his family on the same trip. Ed Helms, Christina Applegate and a much-advertised pond of sewage star. Starts Wed., July 29

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scrabble country, with its wintry woods and flat frozen tundra, provides a good visual canvas for these emotionally battered, deeply guarded individuals to survive in. In English, and some French, with subtitles. Starts Fri., July 24. Harris (Al Hoff) ANT-MAN. If it’s Monday, there must be another Marvel movie in the theaters. The latest, directed

by Peyton Reed, covers the adventures of AntMan, a relatively — ahem — small character, who nonetheless is needed both to fight villains and expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

A good-guy hacker named Scott (Paul Rudd) is recruited by retired scientist Dr. Pym (Michael Douglas) to be Ant-Man. After donning a special suit, Scott gains the ability to shrink while retaining super-strength, and to communicate with ants telepathically. (Getting small and mindmelding with insects seem wholly unrelated technologies, but whatever.) Pym needs AntMan to help him take down his protégé-turnedrival (Corey Stoll), who has developed a weaponized wasp. (Bug vs. Bug!) It’s less an actioner than a training story combined with a heist caper.

First, the good news: Ant-Man is entertaining enough (especially given the low bar of midsummer releases). It is looser and funnier than its Serious Comics brethren and — surprise — the

“ RARELY HAS THE CONTEMPLATION OF LIFE’S POTENTIAL MEANINGLESSNESS BEEN SO DELIGHTFUL.

World cinema may have no better builder of delightful scenes than Roy Andersson.”

–Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice

THE WITTIEST, MOST ENGAGING BLACK COMEDY I’VE SEEN IN AGES.” “

–Tony Pipolo, Artforum

THE FUNNIEST FILM OF THE YEAR.”

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–Eric Kohn, IndieWire

ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU AND DARREN ARONOFSKY PRESENT

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best laughs come from basic human interaction that has little to do with super-heroics. (Michael Pena, as Scott’s buddy, steals every scene, and scored the biggest laughs with his motormouthed recounting of extra-narrative events.)

And there are some inspired bits that bear the offbeat sensibility of the film’s original writer and director, Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead).

But then again: The film shows signs of its troubled development, with the tone awkwardly shifting between snarky and comic-book serious.

Even at only two hours, Ant-Man is too long for its slim tale, and let’s not speak of the awkward, sentimental family subplots. A flashy set piece that finds Ant-Man battling an Avenger feels shoe-horned in to satisfy some MCU mandate.

Somewhere in this muddled affair is a sharp, funny, appropriately lightweight Marvel diversion, but viewers will just have to edit as they go.

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CINEMA IN THE PARK. Godzilla (2014), Wed., July 22 (Schenley), and Sat., July 25 (Riverview).

The Wizard of Oz, Thu., July 23 (Brookline); Fri., July 24 (Arsenal); and Sat., July 25 (Grandview).

Big Hero 6, Sun., July 26 (Schenley); Tue., July 28 (West End/Elliott Overlook); and Thu., July 30 (Brookline). The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, Wed., July 29. Films begin at dusk. 412255-2493 or www.citiparks.net. Free

PAPER TOWNS. Seeking to find a missing neighbor, a young man embarks on a road trip in this comedy directed by Jake Schreier and adapted from a novel by John Green (The Fault in Our Stars). Starts Fri., July 24 PIXELS. Chris Columbus directs this comedy in which giant aliens, who have assumed the forms of 1980s video-game characters, attack Earth.

Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Josh Gad and Peter Dinklage star. Starts Fri., July 24 TRAINWRECK. Well, Amy Schumer was having a moment, but now she’s gonna have a summer with this fresh and funny bigscreen break-out. This year’s much-buzzed-about comedian headlines a rom-com she wrote that is notable for: inverting the typical gender stereotypes; starring actors who look like real people; and revealing the heretofore unknown comedic talents of Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James.

Magazine writer Amy (Schumer) isn’t interested in serious relationships, and plays the field, hard and frequently drunk. But on assignment, she meets a sweet, sort of nerdy sports doctor (Bill Hader), and the two go steady for a bit. The usual troubles break them up, but Trainwreck actually takes more time to develop its characters and establish relatable reasons for the comedic hurdles. In fact, throughout, Schumer is smart about employing rom-com tropes even while continually subverting them. (I’d quibble about

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ROW HOUSE CINEMA. Airplanes series. Porco Rosso (yes, pigs do fly in Miyazaki’s animated 1992 film about a fighter pilot), July 22-23. Top Gun (fighter pilot Tom Cruise takes us to the Danger Zone in this 1986 hit), July 22-23. Snakes on a Plane (no serpent stands a chance against Samuel L. Jackson in this 2006 thriller), July 2223. Airplane! (classic, endlessly quotable disaster-movie spoof from 1980), July 23. Kurosawa series. Rashomon (a samurai murder is recalled from different points of view in this 1950 classic), July 24-26 and July 28-30. Yojimbo (samurai pits two gangs against each other in this 1961 film), July 24-28 and July 30. The Hidden Fortress (1958 tale of peasants unknowingly escorting a princess and a general), July 24-30. Stray Dog (1949 drama about two police detectives), July 24-27 and July 29-30. Call or see website for times and complete listings. 4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville.

412-904-3225 or www.rowhousecinema.com. $5-9 CADDYSHACK. In 1980, Harold Ramis directed the greatest golf movie ever made, featuring the sublime melding of four idiosyncratic comedians: Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield and Ted Knight. 7:30 p.m. Wed., July 22. AMC Waterfront. $5 (AH)

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H.H. HOLMES: AMERICA’S FIRST SERIAL KILLER. John Borowski’s 2004 documentary recounts the horrifying and gruesome details of Chicago’s infamous “murder castle,” to which Holmes lured unsuspecting guests of the 1893 World’s Fair. Borowski will attend the screening.

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THE TALES OF HOFFMAN. Michael Powell’s 1951 Technicolor opera-ballet-fantasy extravaganza is packed with talent, gorgeous to look at — and decidedly weird, despite its roots in classical entertainment. Powell’s use of light, hyper-color and extraordinary, if wholly artificial sets, give Tales an edgy, off-kilter vibe. And the film’s famous sequence — Moira Shearer’s mechanical-doll dance — ends in a positively grotesque fashion. Through Thu., July 23. Regent Square (AH)

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DEATH RIDES A HORSE. Lee Van Cleef stars in Giulio Petroni’s Western, a classic tale of vengeance in which a man tracks down the men who murdered his family. The 1966 film continues the monthly Spaghetti Western Dinner Series — patrons get a spaghetti Western and spaghetti. Dinner at 7 p.m.; screening at 7:30 p.m. Thu., July 23. Parkway, McKees Rocks. $8. Reservations required at 412-766-1668.

NAMASTE NEPAL. Matt McCroskey and Kenny Meehan’s 2009 film documents the journey of 15 American students as they travel to Nepal and spend time with Nepali students in a village high in the Himalayas. Local students who have made a similar trek to Nepal will do a Q&A after the screening. 7 p.m. Thu., July 23. Hollywood. $15 (proceeds benefit Nepali earthquake relief agencies) THE MONSTER SQUAD. Fred Dekker’s 1987 comedy follows a gang of kids who try to rid their town of Dracula, the Wolfman and other classic-horror-film baddies. Actor Andre Gower will attend the screening. 8 p.m. Fri., July 24.

Hollywood THE CRAZIES. In George Romero’s 1973 paranoia thriller, a rapidly spreading virus makes Western Pennsylvanians go insane, prompting a military crackdown. Actress Lynn Lowry will attend the screening. 10:30 p.m. Fri., July 24.

Hollywood FOLLOW THAT BIRD. Ken Kwapis’ 1985 musical comedy, in which Big Bird leaves Sesame Street for a road trip. Puppeteer Caroll Spinney, who operates Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, will attend, and be available for autographs and merchandise sales from 9-10:30 a.m. Doors open at 8:30 a.m.; film intro and Q&A at 10:35 a.m.; screening at 11 a.m. Sat., July 25. Hollywood EYES WIDE SHUT. A New York City couple (Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman) finds their relationship tested by a series of sexual encounters, in Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 drama. The iconic director’s final film concludes a year-long retrospective. 5:30 p.m. Sat., July 25; 7:30 p.m. Mon., July 27; 7:30 p.m. Tue., July 28; and 7:30 p.m. Wed., July 30.

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WHO IS GIL SCOTT-HERON? This hour-long film from Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard allows various friends, colleagues and family members to reflect on their relationships with Gil Scott-Heron, the musician, poet and proto-rapper who died in 2011. (Scott-Heron’s best-known work is 1970’s searing “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” which despite dated cultural references still feels fresh and fierce.) Most of those interviewed allude to Scott-Heron’s difficult times and complicated nature, but overall, the vibe is one of gratitude for having known or worked with such an influential, talented and multi-faceted artist.

There’s the odd moment or two of performance, but it’s mainly talking heads, and foreknowledge of Scott-Heron is helpful. The film will be preceded by a music video of Scott-Heron, and the ticket includes a free download of Scott-Heron’s final album, Nothing New. 7 p.m. Sun., July 26.

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LA DOLCE VITA. Federico Fellini’s 1960 film follows Marcello (Marcello Mastroianni), a gossip columnist in contemporary Rome, a faded classical city now a playground of shallow decadents. Fellini abandons his neorealist style to present Marcello’s travails — a modern man adrift amidst affluence and boredom — in a lush, black-and-white kaleidoscope of flamboyant images. Concludes a series of widescreen, blackand-white films. In Italian with subtitles. 8 p.m.

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LGBT PEOPLE OF COLOR SHORTS. Pittsburgh Black Pride and Reel Q offer a 90-minute program of short films featuring LGBT people of color. 6:30 p.m. Mon., July 27. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Homewood Branch, 7101 Hamilton Ave., Homewood. www.reelq.org THE BLUES BROTHERS. Jake and Elwood Blues are on a mission from God — and no blues riff, neo-Nazi or cop car is safe. Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi take their SNL skit to the big screen in John Landis’ madcap 1980 musical romp.

Guest musicians include: James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker. 7:30 p.m. Wed., July 29. AMC Waterfront. $5

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MOTHER JONES: THE MOST DANGEROUS WOMAN IN AMERICA and UNVEILING THE SCARS. Two documentaries cover women working in human rights: Rosemary Feurer’s 2007 film depicts labor organizer Mary Harris “Mother Jones” Jones. And in a new work, Pauline Greenlick profiles Ugandan Hanifa Nakiryowa, an acidattack survivor, who today fights for women’s rights. The screening continues a monthly series of films about labor and social justice presented by the Battle of Homestead Foundation. 7:30 p.m. Thu., July 30. Pump House, 880 E. Waterfront Drive, Munhall. Free. www.battleofhomesteadfoundation.org ANDY WARHOL FILMS. Selections from Warhol’s Factory Diaries series (1971-75) and other shorts screen. Ongoing. Free with museum admission. Andy Warhol Museum, North Side. www.warhol.org

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Lara Lynn Cottrill and Christopher Scott in A New Kind of Fallout

A New Kind of Fallout grew from an Opera Theater of Pittsburgh commission to celebrate the life and work of Rachel Carson. Because Carson’s estate is protective of her biography, the opera’s creators instead crafted a fictional story about a woman whose life is changed by Carson’s book Silent Spring, which launched the contemporary environmental movement.

Heroine Alice Front lives in suburban Pittsburgh in 1962, the year Silent Spring was published. Newly pregnant, she’s driven into activism by Carson’s wake-up call about the deadly effects on wildlife of indiscriminate spraying of DDT and other new “wonder chemicals.” Complication: Her charming, career-guy husband, Jack, is an ad man for Better Life, a manufacturer of the chemicals that biologist Carson (a Pittsburgh-area native) warned about.

Opera Theater’s world-premiere production, directed for SummerFest by Jonathan Eaton, is frequently powerful.

The sophisticated, often beautiful score is by noted composer Gilda Lyons, the libretto by Pittsburgh-based playwright Tammy Ryan. Ryan smartly sets the scene of a commercialized, better-living-through chemistry society that’s also embracing new causes, including feminism: Ryan has Alice view her burgeoning activism as its own kind of pregnancy.

Indeed, the play’s gender politics are especially provocative. Alice’s allies are all female: two of the fellow company wives in her book club, along with three choral characters symbolizing The Earth, Science and the Word. Her antagonists are tie-clad men who admonish Jack to “control his wife,” and who tend to frame things in terms of warfare — against insects, against Carson. A scene of DDT being sprayed is depicted as a kind of domestic terrorism. A chorus of male voices (who see themselves as protectors) is martial, while powerful female choruses sing in defense of the earth, with pelagic imagery referencing tides and waves.

The accomplished cast includes Lara Lynn Cottrill, as Alice; Christopher Scott, as Jack; and Daphne Alderson as an older Alice who sometimes interacts with the present action.

A weakness of the show is that its central conflict — pesticides, pro or con? — is more issue than story. And although the issue is framed in achingly human terms, its frequent reiteration often stalls the narrative. Still, A New Kind of Fallout remains an artful perspective on an important matter.

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terey Street venue now features four room-sized artworks, part one of the two-part Factory Installed series. According to the museum, the artists or teams in Factory Installed “demonstrate a uniquely different approach to the creative process” and were chosen from among more than 500 applicants from 27 countries.

With Mattress Factory’s international, 30-year reputation in one hand and a giant pool of international applicants in another, a two-fisted event in the name of installation art is to be expected.

Surprising then to find oneself in a room resembling a well-staged open house: sparse, slickly furnished with mid-century treatments and attractive green-glowing light fixtures. (“Conversation pieces,” says the imaginary real-estate agent.) But this is not sarcasm. Jacob Douenias and Ethan Frier, an architect and designer respectively, both based in Pittsburgh, present their installation “Living Things” as a near-future glimpse of “living architecture.”

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Julie Schenkelberg’s “The Color of Temperance: Embodied Energy” (detail)

Those green orbs that emanate light and circulate water are photobioreactors (vessels or machines that support the proliferation of simple organisms such as bacteria).

The green substance is living spirulina — here proposed as an easily renewable resource that can be harvested for food, turning homes from “units of consumption [in] to units of production.”

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The blown-glass system of photobioreactors, suspended in intricate leather slings, resting on tables or mounted on walls, are tethered to custom “3-D printed nylon sleeves” and become the motif for three handsome living spaces: dining, sitting and work rooms.

But worthy intentions aside, “Living

Things” is clearly a design proposal — a conversation piece — for sustainable architecture, custom-fitted for those who can afford its contemplation. The installation’s hard-boiled, fussy, World’s Fair sexiness is entirely out of context. Rather than an installation, it’s high-concept product design misplaced in a gallery, and it dodges professional consideration as architecture, sustainability design and installation art.

Questions of value aside, its function would be better served in one of the relatively multitudinous outlets with sustainable energy design written into its mission. Meanwhile, in the zero-sum reality for installation artists — the 500 rejected, for example — dedicated spaces and grant monies are their pots of gold at the end of a rainbow.

Art is notoriously illogical. May the pendulum swing back from the trend — the inferiority complex — that art must possess clearly outlined and marketable good ideas that benefit society.

A well-situated contrast is the two-room installation, “The Color of Temperance:

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In a post for the blog Luna Luna, Pittsburgh’s Margaret Bashaar writes that her poetry was once compared to French horror films. She also describes creatively using the nightmares that once afflicted her as “appealing — cathartic — about confronting the darkest parts of myself through poetry.” In her recent debut full-length collection, Stationed Near the Gateway (Sundress Publications), Bashaar uses 77 pages (and maybe a nod to French symbolist poetry) to do just that, as her spooky speakers interact with each other in interrelated poems that are, by turns, sexually charged, dark and disturbingly comical.

Bashaar, a Weave Magazine founder and editor of the feministcentric Hyacinth Girl Press, sets Stationed Near the Gateway in a haunted hotel populated by characters like Claire, Monster, The Proprietor and others. The book reads like an extended metaphor for subconscious exploration, employing a dream-like tone and symbolic imagery. It’s best when Bashaar uses honest moments to express her speaker dealing with fear and desire, sometimes-painful emotions not easily shared. However, the aesthetic doesn’t reach for realism.

In “Trichotillomania,” a reader gains sketchy background on main character Claire, described as “the hyacinth and the egg / still unbroken in this town / that does not belong to her.” It moves on to her relationship with the hotel’s Proprietor, who “brought her here one hot summer afternoon, / tied up her fingers and carried her in his mouth. / She is not certain when he spit her out.” The aftermath of this relationship seems borne out “when she plucks hairs from her head / one at a time and bites off the roots. / She swears it is like sinking her teeth into meat.” It’s an arresting image indicating Claire’s obsessive-compulsive behavior as trauma-coping mechanism.

While the strange, varied cast seems stand-ins for various psychological facets of a single personality, some become more developed than others. Monster’s id-like honesty is made interesting when Bashaar writes, in “The Monster Tells it to Claire Like it is”: “When I met you thought I might / rip out your liver and it eat it some night … I plan to murder you still — / draw and quarter you, / mount your head in a closet.”

The language of the Monster-focused poems relies on frankness veering toward the macabre.

Stationed Near the Gateway strives to make sense of what makes Bashaar’s speakers tick, dispensing with confessionalism in favor of something both shadowy and playful.

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Embodied Energy,” by Julie Schenkelberg.

She’s a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based artist whose material sensibility seems improvisational but guided by a certain visual compulsion. Positioned against walls or atop damaged structures and furniture are spilling stacks of broken chinaware, linens and decorative miscellany, or what one older museum visitor whispered to her companion was “the stuff we leave the kids when we die.” Apt, because a disintegrated form of nostalgia seems intended, like the printed motifs borrowed from a rococo revival that captured imaginations of great grandmothers, now reformed into an unsettling dream. The room is strewn with fallen lathe, tree branches and wrought iron draped in chunky plaster, and painted light blue with touches of gold, silver and pink.

Everything seems candied, as echoed by a lone glazed donut with sprinkles that sits on the window sill, a welcome oddity easing the melodrama. The installation’s other room is more intriguing in its simple poetry, with belabored piles and arrangements of what could be the museum’s own infrastructure, crumbling and fallen.

Breaking from material chaos is Ancramdale, N.Y.-based Anne Lindberg’s “shift lens.” It’s an installation — or, better, occurrence — wherein one side of a white room becomes a static and striated mirage of yellow and blue. The color mass looks nearly digital, like a cloud of pixels in space, an effect achieved by natural light propagating through an arrangement of miles of colored thread (blue from floor to ceiling and yellow from wall to wall). Anchoring the thread are metallic staples arrayed along a fine-lined grid of pencil marks, the presence of which is like a time stamp of labor and process.

John Morris’s “Life, Afterlife” comprises another room of assembled common throwaways; what’s different is Pittsburgh-based Morris’s affectation of preciousness toward the curated hoard. Some items appear reproduced, perhaps cast, while other seem re-used and re-worked.

Both approaches suggest elaborate reversals of mass waste production. Flattened plastic soda bottles with hand-painted labels, anonymous pieces of textured plastic, spoons, random wooden things (or their facsimiles) are hung on the wall in sculptural, grid-like clusters of wire and line that, against the room’s flat white surfaces, resemble drawings. From a distance, these interspersed assemblages suggest swarms moving against the wall.

Up close, the promoted pieces of detritus are seen to be attached to the structure with paper clips, like impossible wind chimes in an odd play with mass, texture and rationale.

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aneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sharonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grave (1960) and the work of fellow Irishman Samuel Beckett. But PICT Classic Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production has more in common with ancient Greek tragedy than with any postmodernist search for meaning. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as if the cast had studied Nietzscheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Birth of Tragedy instead of Stanislavskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s An Actor Prepares. Envy, lust, drunkenness, deceit and all the naked qualities of the Dionysian spirit are set to

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battle against the simple Apollonian ideals of constancy, order and harmony.

Set in County Kerry in 1925, the play depicts the interlocking stories of a family ďŹ ghting over land inheritance, lovers who meet by chance, and the legend of pagan princess Sharon, her grave marked by a mysterious and sonorous plume of water rising from a hole near the coastline.

Director Aoife Spillane-Hinks nurtures Keaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rich language and Celtic mythos with harshness as well as tenderness through the staging, lighting, music and intimacy of the Henry Heymann Theatre.

Byron Anthony portrays Peadar Minogue (the strong-souled, itinerant roofthatcher, who is drawn to landowner

Trassie Conlee) with sensitivity and restraint: Words ďŹ&#x201A;ow from his body as if he had just thought of them â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not as if he were a character repeating them â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which makes his naivety utterly genuine.

Dinzie Conlee is the frightening homunculus who tries to steal Trassieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land.

Many actors would play him at full throttle, but James FitzGerald lets the huge fear and tiny piece of humanness hiding inside his dark soul peek out brieďŹ&#x201A;y, daringly and without warning, which makes for an exciting performance.

Likewise, Alec Silberblatt avoids the easy interpretation of the simpleton Neelus Conlee, which enables us to believe him in the crucial scene where he proves himself smarter than treacherous Dinzie.

And Karen Baum astutely plays Trassie for steadfastness, not beauty, as it is the only way she can truly attract the moral Peadar. But when her resolve breaks she almost loses him, and her land, which is the simple metaphor of this riveting and visceral production. How refreshing to see a play performed for what it is, instead of what it might mean.

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way musical The Drowsy Chaperone are, even for a musical, unusual.

When Canadian actor/writer Bob Martin married actress Janet van de Graaf, in 1997, their friends â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as a wedding gift â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

wrote a parody of 1920s musical comedies called The Drowsy Chaperone. Don McKellar fashioned the book, while Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison wrote the songs and the “plot,” about a Broadway star named Janet Van De Graaff giving up show business and marrying her true love, Robert Martin.

A reworked version opened at the Toronto Fringe; Martin added a character named “Man in Chair”: the ultimate musical-theater freak, alone in his apartment listening to old cast recordings, whom we join as he’s playing The Drowsy Chaperone. He imagines the long-ago original production, which magically appears in his room, with him providing narration and commentary.

It’s really a non-stop stream of theater jokes in 90 intermissionless minutes.

Stage 62, under Stephen Santa’s direction, presents a solid, beautifully sung new production with some knock-out moments, including Becki Toth’s monumental performance of “As We Stumble Along.”

Laura Barletta stops the show with “Show Off,” and Chad Elder is exactly precise as the Best Man. George Heigel, Rob James and Natalie Hatcher provide big fun and big, big voices. Special mention to musical director Erich Lascek and the live orchestra.

Mark Yochum is Man in Chair and, as he proves here, there are few people who know

how to sell a joke better. Unfortunately, because of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library Music Hall’s acoustics and sound system, Yochum is forced to push a bit harder than he normally would, and some of his sly humor gets lost. And that goes for a lot of this production. Comedy, especially parody,

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE continues through Sun., July 26. Andrew Carnegie Free Library Music Hall. Carnegie. $15-18.

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needs to be sharp and controlled; to fill the space and overcome sound issues, Santa occasionally permits some broad and hazy performance choices. But only sometimes, and never when it really matters.

There’s got to be a reward for years spent locked in my room with cast albums, and Stage 62’s Drowsy Chaperone is it.

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WOMAN AT WORK {BY MICHELLE PILECKI}

MODERN FEMINISTS (i.e. since the 19th

century) often posit the premise: What if women ran the world? But the ladies in the Throughline Theatre Co. production of Medea ask: “What if women wrote the songs” — that is, determined the story and how men are portrayed, instead of the other way around? That’s a workable — if ahistorical — interpretation of Euripedes’ classic from 431 BCE. Throughline artistic director Liam Macik and play director Michael McBurney don’t specify whether any particular interpretation of the ancient text is used. Rather, this Medea seems to be a very free adaptation, with modern language and very modern ideas. And it’s kind of fun. Medea sees through men’s BS with a very sharp wit, and there are more than a few good laughs.

This is very much a play for the XXchromosome-blessed. In the title role, Kaitlin Kerr comes dangerously close to spontaneous combustion, so fierce a flame burns in her soul and in her rage. Her body language suggests a bird of prey under temporary outside control, plotting feverishly to escape her captor. (Kerr is also the company’s director of social media; everyone wears a lot of hats here.)

The chorus is spectacular, led by Elizabeth Farina (also company special-events coordinator) and comprising Ursula Asmus

Sears (marketing director), Lisa DePasquale, Elena Falgione and Marsha Mayhak.

Though nameless, the individual members are not entirely anonymous, garbed as they are in very similar but differently detailed costumes, designed by Kim Brown of Spotlight Costumes.

No disrespect, but most male characters come off as self-satisfied buffoons (as they should, especially Michael Brewer as the unfaithful Jason, and John Feightner as the bullying King Creon). Kevin H. Moore is the

MEDEA continues through Sat., July 25.

Throughline Theatre Co. at the Grey Box Theatre, 3595 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $15-20.

888-718-4253 or www.throughlinetheatre.org

XY exception as the magnificent but sensitive and sympathetic King Aegeus.

Kudos are also due backstage to Joseph A. Walker and Maryane Kimbler for the spare but ample set and props, with lighting design by Jordana Rosenfeld. Tina Marie Cerney manages the stage well; Katie Trupiano is assistant director.

A tight one-act, this Medea challenges age-old problems (two millennia and counting) of sexual politics for a hip modern audience.

Edward Hopper, Sailing, 1911, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Beal in honor of the Sarah Scaife Gallery. Courtesy of Carnegie Museum of Art

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+ THU., JULY 23 {WORDS} Local literary journalists get a moment to spotlight their own work at Meet the Press, tonight’s reading at East End Book Exchange. Rege Behe is a veteran freelancer known mostly for his artsand-entertainment writing at the Pittsburgh TribuneReview; he’s working on his first novel. Kristofer Collins, the books editor at Pittsburgh Magazine, is an indie publisher (Low Ghost Press, Coleridge Street Books) and published poet. And Fred Shaw, a writing and literature instructor who reviews books for CP, is a poet who recently published the chapbook Argot. BO 7 p.m.

4754 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield.

Free. 412-224-2847 or www. eastendbookexchange.com

screening of locally produced comedy Bigfoot The Movie, with Curt Wootton (“Pittsburgh Dad”); a horror-tattoo contest; and that evening’s Zombie Luau dance party and The Underground after-party.

Sunday’s highlights include the Horror Realm Masquerade costume contest. BO 5-10 p.m.

experience of this weekend’s Kecksburg VFD UFO Festival — or, for that matter, of UFOs. But if you’ve any interest in such mysterious phenomenon, it’s surely the place to be. This year marks the 50th anniversary of a famed UFO crash-landing outside this Westmoreland County town. The annual festival includes everything from tonight’s KVFD UFO Store to Saturday’s parade (with UFO costumes and floats!) and Sunday’s UFO Conference, featuring a reunion of eyewitnesses.

Also look for displays by local UFO, Bigfoot and paranormal investigators. And the Hay Bale Toss. And fireworks, live music and the signature Bed Race. You get the picture. BO 6-11 p.m. Also Noon-11 p.m.

Sat., July 25, and 10 a.m.5 p.m. Sun., July 26. Claypike and Route 982, Kecksburg, Pa. Free. 724-423-9540 or www.kecksburgvfd.com

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The locally produced, threeday festival of films, celebrity appearances and parties at the Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh West Green Tree includes today’s appearance by Caroll Spinney (Sesame Street’s Big Bird). Saturday includes: an appearance by Ryan Hurst (Opie on Sons of Anarchy); a

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Sun., July 26. 401 Holiday Drive, Green Tree. $10-40 (VIP: $100); some autograph and photo sessions ticketed separately. www.horrorrealmcon.com

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{COMEDY} Some magicians, like Lee Terbosic, are also comedians.

But magicians and comics don’t team up all that often on stage. Tonight, though, the nationally touring Terbosic, known for his card tricks, is joined by comedian Jim Krenn at the Oaks Theater. The two

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Randy Newman’s career has ranged (at the least) from the scorchingly ironic “Rednecks” (from his 1974 album Good Old Boys) to the jauntily reassuring “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” off the Toy Story soundtrack. But that’s Newman: Both risk-taker and master craftsman, he’s a singer, songwriter and showman whose satiric wit means he often gives listeners more than they think they’re getting, or want to get. His “Sail Away,” for instance, is a gorgeous tune sung in the persona of a slave trader touting America to Africans. Since the 1960s, Newman’s been a songwriter’s songwriter. But at 71, the owner of six Grammies and two Oscars is still recording and touring. On July 30, he plays Pittsburgh for the first time since (believe it or not) 1977, courtesy of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Thursday Night Icons series. Newman’s distinctive sly vocals will front the PSO as directed by Fawzi Haimor; for part of the evening, Newman himself will conduct the orchestra. For most of his career, Newman’s been a cult favorite, save a period of mainstream popularity that followed his 1977 hit “Short People.” At Heinz Hall, you might hear that jokey tune, or almost anything else in Newman’s singular repertoire. Bill O’Driscoll 7:30 p.m. Thu., July 30. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. $39-139.

412-392-4900 or www.pittsburghsymphony.org

Pittsburgh natives (Krenn recently returned to a regular morning-drive radio gig) join forces for Jim Krenn & Lee Terbosic: Comedy & Magic, an evening of laughs, sleightof-hand and more. BO 8 p.m.

310 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont. $15-20 (with cash bar). 412-828-6322 or www.theoakstheater.com

+ SAT., JULY 25 {FESTIVAL} Few words strike greater fear in many children’s hearts than “healthy.” Well, today at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, there’s a wide range of activities to ensure that your family has a good time being healthy. Healthy Family Day, sponsored by UPMC Health Plan, features a Family Dance Party with a live DJ, scavenger hunts, and fruit and vegetable sculpture making, as well as pediatric health professionals on hand to answer questions about children’s health.

JP 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 10 Children’s Way, North Side. Free with museum admission ($13-14). 412-322-5058 or www.pittsburghkids.org

influences, including Rembrandt and Charles Meryon. JP 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Exhibit continues through Oct. 26. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $12-20. 412-622-3131 or www.cmoa.org

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{FOOD} Pittsburgh’s steel mills were powered by the waves of immigrants washing onto America’s shores in the 19th and early-20th centuries, and many brought with them a rich food culture. The Pittsburgh Rust Belt Culinary Tour, produced

by Pittsburgh Tours and More, takes visitors’ taste buds on a journey through the region’s glory days, as well as to new businesses taking root in old buildings and revitalizing neighborhoods.

Stops include South Side’s Pretzel Shop and Brew Gentlemen Beer Co., in Braddock. JP 10:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. Tours continue through Dec. 5. 25 W. Station Square Drive, South Side. $85 (21 and over). 412-323-4709 or www.pghtoursandmore.net

{EXHIBIT} The Fort Pitt Museum continues its summer-long Living History series today with a live 18th-century blacksmithing demonstration

by Jymm Hoffman, whose Hoffman’s Forge, in Ambridge, specializes in reproductions.

Visitors to Point State Park

Place, Downtown. $3.50-7.

412-281-9284 or www.heinz historycenter.org/fort-pitt

can watch Hoffman create a number of household and architectural items, as well as view a display of pre-made items commonly forged by blacksmiths of the time.

Living History programs are included with museum admission. JP 11 a.m.4 p.m. 601 Commonwealth

+ SUN., JULY 26 {FESTIVAL} Open Streets Pittsburgh has proved both popular and somewhat controversial. In this, its second year, its first two Sundays of closed-tocars streets have attracted 25,000 to Downtown, the Strip District and Lawrenceville, while drawing complaints from some merchants and motorists.

In any case, today’s the final Open Streets of 2015, with 3.5 miles of Penn Avenue and Butler Street closed starting at Market Square for biking, walking, shopping and whatever. Four activity hubs along the route offer organized group fun, from yoga classes to dance lessons, rain or shine. And car people, fear not: You can internally combust across the route at a dozen intersections.

BO 8 a.m.-noon. Free. www.openstreetspgh.org

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{ART} Few popular painters have captured the quiet beauty of American life like Edward Hopper; his diner scene “Nighthawks” is a cultural touchstone. To honor this icon, the Carnegie Museum of Art is displaying its entire collection of Hopper paintings for three months in its Gallery One. CMOA Collects Edward Hopper includes works such as “Sailing,” the first painting Hopper sold, “Roofs, Washington Square” (pictured) and 15 more, as well as a number of prints by Hopper’s

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+ THU., JULY 30 {ART} Earlier this year (inspired by writer and designer Elle Luna’s 100-Day Project), Rachel Arnold Sager committed to making a unique artwork every day for 100 days running. She did, and you can see ’em all tonight as Wildcard hosts 100 Days. Sager, a Pittsburgh transplant, does mostly drawings, often with a dreamlike feel. Her work was previously seen at Wildcard in 2012’s Monster Haiku show. The reception for the Lawrenceville boutique’s first gallery exhibition in more than a year is tonight. BO 6-9 p.m.

4209 Butler St., Lawrenceville.

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“WONDERLAND”. A dark, comedic twist on the classic story.

Presented by Rage of the Stage Players Fri, Sat, 8 p.m. Thru July 25. McKeesport Little Theater, McKeesport. 724-292-8427.

CAPRICCIO. Words or music? This is the dilemma that the Countess Madeleine must wrestle with, as two suitors (one a poet, the other a composer) vie for her love. Sat., July 25, 7:30 p.m., Fri., July 31, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Aug. 2, 2 p.m.

Twentieth Century Club, Oakland.

412-386-9687.

CHICAGO THE MUSICAL. The classic musical presented by the Theatre Factory. Sun, 2 p.m. and Thu-Sat, 8 p.m. Thru July 26.

The Theatre Factory, Rector.

412-374-9200.

DAMN YANKEES. A romantic comedy about trading your soul for baseball. Thu-Sat, 7:30 p.m. and Sun, 2 p.m. Thru July 26. New Castle Playhouse, New Castle.

DAMN YANKEES. A musical about summer baseball & love.

Sat., July 25, 2 p.m. and Sat., Aug. 1, 2 p.m. Twentieth Century Club, Oakland. 412-386-9687.

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE. When a die-hard theatre fan plays his favorite cast album, the characters come to life in this hilarious musical farce. Presented

by Stage 62. Thu-Sat, 8 p.m. and Sun, 2 p.m. Thru July 27. Andrew Carnegie Free Library Music Hall, Carnegie. 412-915-4382.

FIGARO REDUX. A shorter, edgier modern-dress version of The Marriage of Figaro.

You’ll follow the cast around the building w/ each act set in a different space. Thu., July 23, 7:30 p.m. and Thu., July 30, 7:30 p.m. Twentieth Century Club, Oakland. 412-386-9687.

GIRLS ONLY: THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN. A show about what women talk about when men aren’t in the room.

Sun, 2 p.m., Sat, 2 & 7:30 p.m. and Wed-Fri, 7:30 p.m. Thru Aug. 16.

Cabaret at Theater Square, Downtown. 412-325-6769.

LAST GAS. A story of love &

Ukrainian food, the cell-block tango and the blues Podcast goes live every Thursday at www.pghcitypaper.com

lost in rural Maine. Thu-Sat, 8 p.m.

7:30 p.m. Thru Aug. 8. South Park Theatre, Bethel Park. 412-831-8552.

Thru July 25. Little Lake Theatre, RE-VISIT DISORDER. A Canonsburg. 724-745-6300. performance piece by Michael MEDEA. The classic tragedy by Koliner that amplifies the Euripides. July 17, 18, 23, 24 & 25, potentials & tensions in public 8 p.m., w/ 2 p.m. matinee space by combining theatre & Saturday. Thu-Sat, 8 p.m. sculpture to examine a true and Sat., July 25, 12 p.m. story of extreme personal Thru July 26. The Grey Box strife that occurred in Theatre, Lawrenceville.

Pittsburgh. Artist talk 888-718-4253. & performance. Sun., A NEW KIND July 26, 8-9:30 p.m. Neu www. per OF FALLOUT. An a p ty Kirche Contemporary pghci m Eco-Opera following a .co Art Center, North Side. typical Pittsburgh family 412-322-2224. thrown into conflict by the SHERLOCK’S LAST CASE. environmental warnings issued Spoof on Doyle’s beloved in Silent Spring, its themes of characters & themes. Presented stewardship & renewal & impact on one family & their unborn child. by Kinetic Theatre. Thru July 26.

Charity Randall Theatre, Oakland.

Inspired by the 1962 publication 412-225-9145. of Rachel Carson’s seminal book, THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 Silent Spring. Fri., July 24, LITTLE PIGS. A production of the 7:30 p.m. and Sun., July 26, 2 p.m. children’s classic. Sat, 11 a.m. Thru Twentieth Century Club, Oakland.

Aug. 1. Twentieth Century Club, 412-326-9687.

Oakland. 412-386-9687.

PINE. A comedy about a dead man TV DINNER SHOW. Presented who remains in his house & tries

by R-ACT Theatre Productions. to interact w/ his family members.

Fri., July 24, 7 p.m. R-ACT Theatre July 23-Aug. 8, 2 p.m. and Thu-Sat, Productions.

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THU 23 DERICK MINTO. Open mic. Thu, 9 p.m. Hambone’s, Lawrenceville.

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PITTSBURGH IMPROV JAM. Thu, 10 p.m. Cabaret at Theater Square, Downtown. 412-325-6769.

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Duquesne University welcomes the National Jazz Workshop for a week of clinics and performances. Sessions will cover topics like arranging, studio recording, performance and jazz theory. Big-band rehearsals and performances will be a daily occurrence, with acts such as Salsamba and the Sean Jones Quartet. (Jones himself is pictured.) Come to immerse yourself in the finer points of this American genre, or just to groove. Sun., July 26, to Fri., July 31. Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Ave., Uptown. Prices vary by event. 412-396-5872 or www.cmcpgh.org/njw

ADULT BUNKBED: IMPROV COMEDY SHOW. Garrett Titlebaum, Andrea Wetherald, Michelle Riches, Josh Wojciechowski, Brian Vernon, & Chris Slipp tackle the World Famous mono scene. 10 p.m.

The Maker Theater, Shadyside.

412-404-2695.

COMEDY OPEN MIC NIGHT. Local comedians come by The Maker Theater to try our their best jokes & stories. 11 p.m. The Maker Theater, Shadyside. 412-404-2695.

THE DRAFT: IMPROV COMEDY SHOW. 8 p.m. The Maker Theater, Shadyside. 412-404-2695.

IN PRAGUE: IMPROV COMEDY SHOW. 9 p.m. The Maker Theater, Shadyside. 412-404-2695.

JIM KRENN & LEE TERBOSIC. 8 p.m. Oaks Theater, Oakmont.

412-828-6322.

SAT 25 KEYSTONE COMEDY. Garrett Titlebaum & Ian McIntosh host some of the funniest comedians in PA. 10 p.m. The Maker Theater, Shadyside. 412-404-2695.

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PITTSBURGH TATTOO CO M PA N Y VISUALART “Verklären” (video projections, speakers and audio, July 2015), by Nathan Lorenzo.

From the exhibition Verklären, at Neu Kirche Contemporary Art Center, North Side.

NEW THIS WEEK REVISION SPACE. Great Waves II. A juried exhibition of works by local artists based in Pittsburgh. Opening reception July 24, 6-10 p.m.

Lawrenceville. 412-735-3201.

ONGOING 4823 PENN AVE. Studies in Topophilia. Charcoal sketches on vellum by Carolyn Wenning.

Garfield. carolynwenning.com.

709 PENN GALLERY. I’ve Been Out Walking. Ashley Jean Hickey’s solo exhibition featuring new work inspired by the woods. Downtown.

412-377-3786.

ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. Pearlstein, Warhol, Cantor: From Pittsburgh to New York. Work from these artists from their time as students at Carnegie Tech to their early days in New York.

Treasure/Trash. Works by local artist Elizabeth A. Rudnick.

Andy’s Toybox. A playful installation of Warhol’s paintings, prints, & photographs from the late 1970s & 1980s.

Glycerine & Rosewater. A site specific artwork by the German/Dutch artist Stefan Hoffmann, using his unique process of vertical silkscreen printing. Permanent collection. Artwork & artifacts by the famed Pop Artist.

North Side. 412-237-8300.

ARTDFACT. Artdfact Gallery.

The works of Timothy Kelley & other regional & US artists on display. Sculpture, oil & acrylic paintings, mixed media, found objects, more. North Side.

724-797-3302.

ASSEMBLE. Aqui. An exhibition curated by Maritza Mosquera of works that exude place, belonging & strength of vision & a premiere Cafe Con Leche’s short video “What does it mean to be a Pittsburgh Latin@?”. Garfield.

412-432-9127.

BOULEVARD GALLERY. Works on Paper. Work by TJ Sheehan.

More works in the adjoining “Different Strokes Gallery” by Ellie Brendlinger & Claire Hardy.

Verona. 412-828-1031.

BOXHEART GALLERY. Erin Treacy & Jim Studeny. Paintings & paper assemblages that explore time & fragmentation

by Erin Treacy. Paintings inspired by Japanese woodblock prints by Studeny. Bloomfield.

412-687-8858.

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART. Sketch to Structure.

Unfolding the architectural design process to show how buildings take shape. Jacqueline Humphries. Comprised of entirely new works, the artist’s first solo museum exhibition in nearly a decade of her silver & black-light paintings. She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World. The work of 12 leading women photographers who have tackled the notion of representation w/ passion & power, questioning tradition & challenging perceptions of Middle Eastern identity.

Oakland. 412-622-3131.

CHATHAM UNIVERSITY. Culture in Context. African Art from the Olkes Collection.

Shadyside. 412-365-1232.

CITY-COUNTY BUILDING. Shared Border, Shared Dreams. A student exhibit that simulates living as undocumented immigrant in the U.S. Downtown.

CRAZY MOCHA COFFEE COMPANY. Landscapes & Figure Drawings. Ceramic plates & platters by Kyle Houser.

Bloomfield. 412-681-5225.

EAST OF EASTSIDE GALLERY. Jack Ann Kate.

Work by John McGinley, Ann Averback, Kate Bonello.

Forest Hills. 412-465-0140.

ECLECTIC ART & OBJECTS GALLERY. 19th century American & European paintings

combined w/ contemporary artists & their artwork. The Hidden Collection. Watercolors

by Robert N. Blair (1912- 2003).

Hiromi Traditional Japanese Oil Paintings The Lost Artists of the 1893 Chicago Exhibition.

Collectors Showcase. Emsworth.

412-734-2099.

FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Permanent collection of European Art. Point Breeze.

412-371-0600.

GALERIE WERNER, THE MANSIONS ON FIFTH. upStage – An Exploratory of Dance. Work by Peggi Habets, Claire Hardy, Jeannie McGuire & Christine Swann. Oakland.

412-716-1390.

GALLERIE CHIZ. High Voltage. Works by Ron Nigro, Aaron Regal & Bruce Senchesen. Shadyside.

412-441-6005.

THE GALLERY 4. Gamine.

Work by Marlana Adele Vassar.

Shadyside. 412-363-5050.

GALLERY-VERY FINE ART. Group Show. Work by Linda Price-Sneddon, Peggy Habets, James E. Trusko & others.

South Side. 412-901-8805.

GLENN GREENE STAINED GLASS STUDIO INC. Original Glass Art by Glenn Greene. Exhibition of new work, recent work & older work. Regent Square.

412-243-2772.

HILL HOUSE KAUFMANN CENTER. Nathan Schritter. An exhibit of work in traditional black & white photography of regional jazz greats. Hill District.

412-281-1026.

IRMA FREEMAN CENTER FOR IMAGINATION. sidewall: a mural project’s first annual group show.

A show about the mural artists who participated in sidewall’s first year, celebrating their bodies of work beyond what they have already shared in their murals. Garfield.

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Breakfast Window at The Porch For a mere $1, you can get a coffee made from a Coffee Tree Roasters blend specifically made for The Porch.

For a couple of bucks more: made-to-order doughnuts and breakfast sandwiches. Open 7-11 a.m. Schenley Plaza, Oakland. www.theporchatschenley.com

Rivertowne Pourhouse Hala Kahiki Pineapple Beer While this locally made beer might not be a substitute for a tropical vacation, it makes for some sweet and refreshing front porch-drinking.

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LAUGH & LYRICS. Live comedy & R&B vocalists. Last Sat of every month James Street Gastropub & Speakeasy, North Side.

412-904-3335.

THE LOADED SHOW. Hosted by Bill Crawford w/ Chuck Krieger, Norlex Belma, John Evans, Gene Collier, Derek Minto & Chuck Mignanelli. 10 p.m. Club Cafe, South Side. 412-431-4950.

MACHENATION: IMPROV COMEDY SHOW. Monthly themed storytelling series. 8 p.m.

The Maker Theater, Shadyside.

412-404-2695.

MAKE NICE BOOM. A team improv competition presented by Unplanned Comedy. Fourth Sat of every month, 8 p.m. Cattivo, Lawrenceville. 412-687-2157.

OPEN STAGE COMEDY NIGHT. Fourth Sat of every month Eclipse Lounge, Lawrenceville.

412-251-0097.

MON 27 COMEDY SAUCE SHOWCASE. Local & out-of-town comedians.

Mon, 9 p.m. Pleasure Bar, Bloomfield. 412-682-9603.

TOTALLY FUN MONDAYS. SCIT resident house teams perform their brand of long form improv comedy. Mon, 8 p.m. The Maker Theater, Shadyside. 412-404-2695.

EVERYONE IS A CRITIC EVENT: Citiparks Roving Art Cart at Ammon Recreation Center, Hill District

CRITIC: Cheryl Walker, 50, a nurse from Stanton Heights

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July 15 It’s fun for the children, very exciting. They like going from place to place [on different dates] to see what they can get or do. They love getting swords and bow-and-arrows from the balloon lady — anything they can get. It’s perfect too, because when they get tired of the art, they can start playing on the playground, so it’s a good afternoon activity. I have posted on my refrigerator the Art Cart schedule, and when my granddaughter comes, it’s the first thing she asks: “Where is it at?” I live over in Stanton Heights, so we went to Polish Hill last week and this week came [to the Hill District]. It gives her something creative to do and then afterwards we go to lunch.

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TUESDAY NIGHT STAND-UP. Tue, 9 p.m. Hot Rod Cafe, Mt. Washington. 412-592-7869.

A fine jewelry exhibition that brings together scientific fact & pop culture in a showcase of wearable & decorative arts related to outer space, space travel, COMEDY OPEN MIC. Hosted by the space age, & the powerful Ronald Renwick. Wed, 9:30 p.m. influence these topics have had Scarpaci’s Place, Mt. Washington. on human civilization. Animal 412-431-9908.

Secrets. Learn about the hidden SHAUN BLACKHAM. Byob lives of ants, bats, chipmunks, social hour, films & observational raccoons & more. Dinosaurs in comedy. 6:30 p.m. Strand Theater, Their Time. Displaying immersive Zelienople. 724-742-0400. environments spanning the Mesozoic Era & original fossil specimens. Permanent. Hall ALLEGHENY-KISKI VALLEY of Minerals & Gems. Crystal, HERITAGE MUSEUM. Military gems & precious stones from artifacts & exhibits on the all over the world. Population Allegheny Valley’s industrial Impact. How humans are heritage. Tarentum. 724-224-7666. affecting the environment.

ANDREW CARNEGIE FREE Oakland. 412-622-3131.

LIBRARY MUSIC HALL. CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER. Capt. Thomas Espy Room Tour.

H2Oh! Experience kinetic The Capt. Thomas Espy Post water-driven motion & discover 153 of the Grand Army of the the relations between water, Republic served local Civil War land & habitat. How do veterans for over 54 years & is everyday decisions impact water the best preserved & most intact supply & the GAR post in the United States. environment? Ongoing: Buhl Carnegie. 412-276-3456.

Digital Dome (planetarium), BAYERNHOF MUSEUM. Miniature Railroad & Large collection of Village, automatic roll-played USS Requin submarine musical instruments & more. North Side. & music boxes in a www. per pa 412-237-3400. mansion setting. pghcitym .co CARRIE FURNACE. Call for appointment.

Carrie Blast Furnace. Built O’Hara. 412-782-4231. in 1907, Carrie Furnaces 6 & 7 BOST BUILDING. are extremely rare examples of pre Collectors. Preserved materials World War II iron-making technolreflecting the industrial heritage ogy. Rankin. 412-464-4020 x 21. of Southwestern PA. Homestead.

COMPASS INN. Demos & tours 412-464-4020. w/ costumed guides feat. this CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF restored stagecoach stop.

NATURAL HISTORY. Out of This North Versailles. 724-238-4983.

World! Jewelry in the Space Age.

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CONNEY M. KIMBO GALLERY. University of Pittsburgh Jazz Exhibit: Memorabilia & Awards from the International Hall of Fame. Oakland. 412-648-7446.

DEPRECIATION LANDS MUSEUM. Small living history museum celebrating the settlement & history of the Depreciation Lands. Allison Park.

412-486-0563.

FALLINGWATER. Tour the famed Frank Lloyd Wright house.

Ligioner. 724-329-8501.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Tours of 13 Tiffany stained-glass windows.

Downtown. 412-471-3436.

FORT PITT MUSEUM. Captured by Indians: Warfare & Assimilation on the 18th Century Frontier. During the mid-18th century, thousands of settlers of European & African descent were captured by Native Americans. Using documentary evidence from 18th & early 19th century sources, period imagery, & artifacts from public & private collections in the U.S. and Canada, the exhibit examines the practice of captivity from its prehistoric roots to its reverberations in modern Native-, African- & Euro-American communities.

Reconstructed fort houses museum of Pittsburgh history circa French & Indian War & American Revolution.

Downtown. 412-281-9285.

FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Rolling Hills, Satanic Mills: The British Passion for Landscape. This exhibit explores landscape painting in Britain form the Industrial Revolution to the

eras of Romanticism. Ongoing: tours of Clayton, the Frick estate, w/ classes & programs for all ages.

Point Breeze. 412-371-0600.

HARTWOOD ACRES. Tour this Tudor mansion & stable complex.

Enjoy hikes & outdoor activities in the surrounding park.

Allison Park. 412-767-9200.

KENTUCK KNOB. Tour the other Frank Lloyd Wright house.

Ligionier. 724-329-8501.

KERR MEMORIAL MUSEUM. Tours of a restored 19th-century, middle-class home. Oakmont.

412-826-9295.

MARIDON MUSEUM. Collection includes jade & ivory statues from China & Japan, as well as Meissen porcelain. Butler. 724-282-0123.

MCGINLEY HOUSE & MCCULLY LOG HOUSE. Historic homes open for tours, lectures & more.

Monroeville. 412-373-7794.

MOUNT PLEASANT GLASS MUSEUM. The Bryce Family & the Mount Pleasant Factory. Telling the story of the Bryce family & their contributions. Mount Pleasant.

724-547-5929.

NATIONAL AVIARY. Masters of the Sky. Explore the power & grace of the birds who rule the sky.

Majestic eagles, impressive condors, stealthy falcons and their friends take center stage! Home to more than 600 birds from over 200 species. W/ classes, lectures, demos & more. North Side. 412-323-7235.

NATIONALITY ROOMS. 26 rooms helping to tell the story of Pittsburgh’s immigrant past.

University of Pittsburgh. Oakland.

412-624-6000.

OLD ST. LUKE’S. Pioneer church features 1823 pipe organ, Revolutionary War graves. Scott.

412-851-9212.

OLIVER MILLER HOMESTEAD. This pioneer/Whiskey Rebellion site features log house, blacksmith shop & gardens.

South Park. 412-835-1554.

PENNSYLVANIA TROLLEY MUSEUM. Trolley rides & exhibits. Includes displays, walking tours, gift shop, picnic area & Trolley Theatre.

Washington. 724-228-9256.

PHIPPS CONSERVATORY & BOTANICAL GARDEN. Butterfly Forest. Watch butterflies emerge from their chrysalises to flutter among tropical blooms. Summer Flower Show. Watch as model trains chug through living landscapes & displays of lush foliage & vibrant blooms. 14 indoor rooms & 3 outdoor gardens feature exotic plants & floral displays from around the world.

Tropical Forest Congo. An exhibit highlighting some of Africa’s lushest landscapes. Oakland.

412-622-6914.

PHOTO ANTIQUITIES. Maz’s Camera. See & touch the giant, heavy camera that snapped the photo of Bill Mazeroski rounding bases, winning the 1960 World Series that was made into his statue at PNC Park. North Side.

412-231-7881.

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LAKEVUE ATHLETIC CLUB. Pop-Up Gallery.

Work by a variety of artists.

724-316-9326.

MAGGIE’S FARM DISTILLERY. Veiled Instinct.

Work by Lauren Wilcox.

At the Rum Room.

Strip District. 724-884-3261.

MATTRESS FACTORY. Factory Installed. Artists Anne Lindberg, John Morris, Julie Schenkelberg, Jacob Douenias & Ethan Frier created new room-sized installations that demonstrate a uniquely different approach to the creative process. Ongoing Installations. Works by Turrell, Lutz, Shiota, Kusama, Anastasi, Highstein, Wexler & Woodrow.

North Side. 412-231-3169.

MOST-WANTED FINE ART GALLERY. Dollirious - The Art of the Doll. Doll work of all mediums from more than 15 artists, celebrating the dark & unusual, spiritual, whimsical side of doll art. Garfield.

412-328-4737.

NEMACOLIN GALLERY. A Midsummers Night.

A solo exhibition w/ work by Paul McMillan.

Nemacolin. 412-337-4976.

NEU KIRCHE CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER. Verklären. A 5-week, evolving exhibition by video/sound artist Nathan Lorenzo. Closing reception August 14, 7-9 p.m. North Side.

412-322-2224.

NORTH HILLS ART CENTER. Urban Gurlz III URBANRURAL. Photography

by Mary Williams & Marylloyd Claytor. Ross. 412-364-3622.

PANZA GALLERY. Artist’s Choice Exhibition. Members of the Pittsburgh Society of Artists

Pinball museum & players club.

West View. 412-931-4425.

PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM. Home to 4,000 animals, including many endangered species. Highland Park. 412-665-3639.

RACHEL CARSON HOMESTEAD. A Reverence for Life. Photos & artifacts of her life & work.

Springdale. 724-274-5459.

RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. Exhibits on the Homestead Mill. Steel industry & community artifacts from 1881-1986. Homestead.

412-464-4020.

SENATOR JOHN HEINZ HISTORY CENTER. We Can Do It!: WWII. Discover how Pittsburgh affected World War II & the war affected our region. Explore the development of the Jeep, produced in Butler, PA & the stories behind real-life “Rosie the Riveters” & local Tuskegee Airmen whose contributions made an unquestionable impact on the war

present works of their choice.

Millvale. 412-821-0959.

PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS. 90 Pittsburgh Neighborhoods. Work

by Ron Donoughe. Shadyside.

412-361-0873.

PITTSBURGH FILMMAKERS. PhAb Now! Photography by Corey Escoto, April Friges, Lori Hepner, Jesse Kauppila, Todd Keyser & Barbara Weissberger. Oakland.

412-681-5449.

PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER. Out of the Archives & Into the Gallery.

An exploration of history & historic artistic technique in glass. Friendship.

412-365-2145.

POINTBREEZEWAY. Kamili. An exhibition of work

by Hannibal Hopson & Amani Davis that reflects their mission to use recycled materials & let the objects determine the form & message. Point Breeze.

412-770-7830.

RUNAWAY STUDIOS. Hi Lo. Work on the anxieties of both loss & reclamation of identity,

by Dianna Settles. Bloomfield.

SHALER NORTH HILLS LIBRARY. Artists of Shaler North Hills Library. Art show of artists who teach at the library. Glenshaw.

412-486-0211.

SILVER EYE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. London/ Pittsburgh. A solo exhibit w/ work by photographer, Mark Neville. South Side.

412-431-1810.

THE SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT. Bridge 13. Work by Elisabeth Higgins, Keith Lo Bue, & Jason Walker. Strip District.

412-261-7003.

SPINNING PLATE GALLERY. The Rights of Passage, Memory of Palestine. Work by Samira Shaheen. Friendship. www.artspace.org.

SWEETWATER CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Sips, Shots & Gulps. A national exhibition of handmade ceramic drinking vessels.

W/ work by : Charlie Alessi, Mariana Baquero, Seth Charles, Christy Culp, Myka Hayden, Kyle Hendrix, Leslie Hinton, Molly Johnson, Madeline Klusmire, Lucien M. Koonce, Gretchen Kriner, Cassandra Loos, Carolyn Mimbs, Abbie Nelson, Maryann Parker, Caitlin Ross, Lindsey Scherloum, Ian Shelly, Molly Uravitch, Dallas Wooten & Lisa York. Sewickley. 412-741-4405.

THE TOONSEUM. Slinging Satire: Political Cartoons & the First Amendment. A collection of political cartoons from more than a dozen Pulitzer-winner & work from magazines, websites & newspapers. Downtown.

412-232-0199.

TUGBOAT PRINT SHOP. Tugboat Printshop Showroom.

Open showroom w/ the artists.

Fridays 10 a.m.-4 p.m. & by appt. only. Lawrenceville.

412-980-0884.

UNSMOKE SYSTEMS ARTSPACE. Other Books Other Worlds. A mixed media group show feat. David Newbury, Brad & Stephanie Towell, Lena Loshonkohl & Co Bappe. Braddock. www.unsmokeartspace.com.

VAGABOND GALLERY. A pop up gallery featuring work from local artists through the end of July. Feat. the art of local artists Carolyn Pierotti, Chris Galiyas, Elizabeth Claire Rose, & Lora Finelli. Shadyside. 412-913-4966.

effort. From Slavery to Freedom.

Highlight’s Pittsburgh’s role in the anti-slavery movement. Ongoing: Western PA Sports Museum, Clash of Empires, & exhibits on local history, more. Strip District.

412-454-6000.

SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS HISTORY CENTER. Museum commemorates Pittsburgh industrialists, local history.

Sewickley. 412-741-4487.

SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HALL. War in the Pacific 1941-1945. Feat. a collection of military artifacts showcasing photographs, uniforms, shells & other related items. Military museum dedicated to honoring military service members since the Civil War through artifacts & personal mementos. Oakland. 412-621-4253.

ST. ANTHONY’S CHAPEL. Features 5,000 relics of Catholic saints. North Side. 412-323-9504.

ST. NICHOLAS CROATIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. Maxo Vanka

Murals. Mid-20th century murals depicting war, social justice & the immigrant experience in America.

Millvale. 412-407-2570.

WEST OVERTON MUSEUMS. Learn about distilling & coke-making in this pre-Civil War industrial village. West Overton.

724-887-7910.

FUNDRAISERS FRI 24 HOT BLUES, COOL TREATS. A night of live music benefiting Homeless Children’s Education Fund. 8-11 p.m. New City Church, Downtown. 412-726-4217.

SAT 25 RIDE-N-STRIDE. Bike ride or walk to benefit Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh & Butler County Humane Society. 8 a.m. North Park Lodge, Allison Park. 412-381-0277.

SUN 26 BOOK ‘EM BOOKS TO

PRISONERS WORK PARTY. Read & code letters, pick books, pack ‘em or database ‘em!

Sundays 4-7 p.m. or by appt.

Thomas Merton Center, Garfield.

412-361-3022.

WED 29 BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS LIP SYNC BATTLE. Proceeds donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters.

5:30 p.m. Mario’s South Side Saloon, South Side. 412-204-1238.

LITERARY THU 23 THE HOUR AFTER HAPPY HOUR WRITER’S WORKSHOP. Young writers & recent graduates looking for additional feedback on their work. thehourafterhappyhour.wordpress. com Thu, 7-9 p.m. Lot 17, Bloomfield. 412-687-8117.

REGE BEHE, FRED SHAW, KRISTOFER COLLINS. Readings & Q&A regarding the readers thoughts on the local lit scene.

7 p.m. East End Book Exchange, Bloomfield. 412-224-2847.

UNDER THE SIGN OF THE BEAR POETRY READING. Readings from Jen Stein, Krista Cox, & Ruth Foley. Hosted by Michael Albright. 7 p.m. Classic Lines, Squirrel Hill. 412-422-2220.

SAT 25 KEN KOBUS. Meet the author of City of Steel. Third Floor Conference Room. 2 p.m.

Carnegie Library, Oakland.

412-622-3154.

TUE 28 PITTSBURGH CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY READING GROUP. Tue, 6 p.m. East End Book Exchange, Bloomfield.

412-224-2847.

STEEL CITY SLAM. Open mic poets & slam poets. 3 rounds of 3 minute poems. Tue, 7:45 p.m.

Capri Pizza and Bar, East Liberty.

412-362-1250.

STORYTELLING @ RILEY’S. Story telling on a theme every month. Last Tue of every month, 8 p.m. Riley’s Pour House, Carnegie. 412-279-0770.

KIDSTUFF THU 23 CHEF IN THE KITCHEN. Learning the basics of cooking for 4th to 6th graders. 11:15 a.m.

Shaler North Hills Library, Glenshaw. 412-486-0211.

FAMILY CRAFT ME A STORY. A story, songs, musical instruments, parachute play, bubbles & a related craft at each session. All ages welcome. 6:30 p.m. Baldwin Borough Public Library, Baldwin.

412-885-2255.

HEROES OF SCIENCE. Students entering grades 3-5 will use the Bernoulli Principle to lift paper gliders, ping pong balls & Alka-Seltzer rockets!

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THU 23 - WED 29 VERY ERIC CARLE. A play & learn exhibit featuring activities inspired by five of Eric Carleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic books: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Very Lonely Firefly, The Very Clumsy Click Beetle & The Very Busy Spider. Ongoing Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.

SAT 25 HEALTHY FAMILY DAY. Family dance party, scavenger hunt, gardening & crafts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.

M3: MATERIALS, MEDIA, AND ME! Explore a new material & make a project every Saturday of the summer! For youth in 4th through 8th grade. Sat. Thru Aug. 29 Assemble, Garfield.

412-432-9127.

MON 27 FAMILY GAME NIGHT. Last Mon of every month, 5-8 p.m.

Dobra Tea, Squirrel Hill.

412-449-9833.

MAKER STORY TIME. Explore tools, materials & processes inspired by books. Listen to stories read by librarian-turnedTeaching Artist Molly. Mon, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. 412-322-5058.

TUE 28 HOMEWORK HELP. For grades 1-8. Tue, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Assemble, Garfield. 412-432-9127.

KIDSPLAY. Free educational programming w/ music, dancing & hands-on activities for preschool aged children. New theme every week. Tue, 10-11:30 a.m.

Thru Aug. 25 Market Square, Downtown. 412-471-1511.

OUTSIDE FRI 24 - SAT 25 MINGO CREEK STAR PARTY. Solar, planetary & celestial observation. July 24-25, 5:30 p.m.

Mingo Creek Park Observatory, Finleyville. 724-348-6150.

WAGMAN STAR PARTY. Celestial observation hosted

by Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh.

8:40 p.m. and Sat., July 25, 8:40 p.m. Wagman Observatory, Tarentum. 724-224-2510.

SAT 25 THE GREAT BUG HIKE. Join Dr. Grace Clack, an entomologist, for an afternoon of fun & learning about the wonders of insects. Environmental Learning Center. To register, call 724-252-7573. 1-3 p.m.

Harrison Hills Park, Natrona Heights. 724-295-3570.

THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA MUSHROOM CLUB. Mushroom walk w/ Identifier Joyce Gross at

BEGINNER TAI CHI CLASSES. Sat, 9 a.m. Friends Meeting House, Oakland. 412-683-2669.

GUITAR CLINIC W/ JAMES HOLLIHAN. 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

AFRICAN DANCE CLASS. New City Church, Downtown.

Second and Third Fri of every 412-726-4217.

FARMERS AT PHIPPS. Shop for month and Fourth and Last Fri LAWRENCEVILLE FARMERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; local, organic & Certified Naturally of every month Irma Freeman MARKET. Near Allegheny Grown on Phipps front lawn. Wed, Center for Imagination, Valley Bank. Sat, 2:30-6:30 p.m. Thru Oct. 28 Phipps Garfield. 412-924-0634.

1-4 p.m. Thru Oct. 31 Conservatory & Botanical Garden, FRIDAY NIGHT 412-802-7220.

Oakland. 412-622-6914.

CONTRA DANCE. PITTSBURGH MOVIE WEDNESDAY MORNING A social, traditional TOUR. Interactive WALK. Naturalist-led, rain or American dance. www. per pa tour through city shine. Wed Beechwood Farms, No partner needed, pghcitym .co backdrops of movies Fox Chapel. 412-963-6100. beginners welcome, such as The Dark Knight lesson at 7:30. Fri, 8 p.m.

Rises, Perks of Being a WallSwisshelm Park Community flower, Flashdance, Jack Reacher Center, Swissvale. 412-945-0554. & more. 10 a.m. Station Square.

SUMMER FRIDAYS AT THE 412-323-4709.

BOARD GAMES NIGHT. FRICK. Picnicking, tours, wine bar, Fourth Thu of every month, yard games, music & different food PLEDGE FOR LIFE GOSPEL IDOL. A gospel performance 6 p.m. Carnegie Library, trucks every week. Fri, 5-9 p.m. competition (dance, singing, Oakland. 412-622-3151.

Thru Aug. 7 Frick Art & Historical GLASSHOUSE HAPPY Center, Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. music etc.) to benefit the Center for Organ Recovery & Education HOUR. Pot your own plant 6 p.m. Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, to take home, go on a garden East Liberty. 412-363-3000. scavenger hunt, walk the gardens CONFLUENCE: ANNUAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY & learn Phipps facts. 6-8 p.m.

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY DANCING. Lessons 7-8 p.m., Phipps Conservatory & Botanical CONVENTION. Conference social dancing follows. No Garden, Oakland. 412-622-6914. focused on the literature & art of partner needed. Mon, 7 p.m.

HOW TO START A Science Fiction & Fantasy, w/ award and Sat, 7 p.m. Grace Episcopal FOOD TRUCK BUSINESS. winning authors & editors. 3 p.m., Church, Mt. Washington.

Informative panel discussion w/ Sat., July 25, 9 a.m. and Sun., 412-683-5670. local street vendors & Allegheny July 26, 10 a.m. DoubleTree by SOUTH HILLS SCRABBLE County Health Department Hilton Hotel, Mars. 412-344-0456.

CLUB. Free Scrabble games, officials. 12:15 p.m. Carnegie HORROR REALM & POP all levels. Sat, 1-3 p.m. Mount Library, Downtown. 412-281-7141.

EXPO. Dealer rooms, celebrity Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912.

SWING CITY. Learn & practice [VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY] swing dancing skills w/ the Jim Adler Band. Sat, 8 p.m.

Wightman School, Squirrel Hill.

412-759-1569.

WATERFRONT SUMMER BLOCK PARTY. Night of live Friends of the Riverfront are seeking help with the music by Tres Lads, games, Pittsburgh Triathlon on the morning of Sat., Aug. 8. prizes, activities, an under-theVolunteers are needed at stations for body marking, bridge cookout, & special offers transition areas, directional support and water. Kayakers & giveaways from The Waterfront will also be needed for extra support and must bring merchants. 5 p.m. Rock Bottom, their own boats and personal flotation devices. For more Waterfront. 412-874-0272. information, visit www.friendsoftheriverfront.org.

WIGLE WHISKEY BARRELHOUSE TOURS. Sat, 12:30 & 2 p.m. Wigle Whiskey INTERNATIONAL WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S guests, Q&A sessions, films, Barrel House, North Side.

ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH. costume contest & party. Special 412-224-2827.

Social, cultural club of American/ guests including Ryan Hurst, WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SELF CARE international women. Thu First Erin Murphy, Caroll Spinney, & SUPPORT GROUP. Reduce s Baptist Church, Oakland. iwap. more. 5-10 p.m., Sat., July 25, tress, tackle anxiety & strengthen pittsburgh@gmail.com.

10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sun., July 26, boundaries while building RENAISSANCE DANCE GUILD. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Crowne Plaza practical coping techniques & Learn a variety of dances from Pittsburgh West, Green Tree. tools in a confidential, healing the 15-17th centuries. Porter Hall, 412-215-6317. & supportive environment. Sat, Room A18A. Thu, 8 p.m. Carnegie RIB & WING FESTIVAL. Live 10:30 a.m. Anchorpoint Mellon University, Oakland. music, activities & BBQ vendors of Counseling Ministry.

412-567-7512. all kinds. 4-9 p.m., Sat., July 25, 412-366-1300 ex. 129.

WEEKLY WELLNESS CIRCLE. YOGA FEST + HEALTHY 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sun., July 26, Group acupuncture & guided LIFESTYLE EXPO. Yoga classes 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Seven Springs, meditation for stress-relief. Thu w/ certified local instructors, Seven Springs. 814-352-7777.

DeMasi Wellness, Aspinwall. healthy food options, engaging 412-927-4768. workshops, unique clothing ZEN MEDITATION. Hosted BABUSHKAS & HARD HATS vendors, & all-around good

by City Dharma. Thu, 6:30-8 p.m.

TOUR. A presentation about the vibes. 6 a.m. Point State Park, and Sat, 7-8:30 a.m. Church rise & fall of steel in Pittsburgh Downtown. 412-431-7888. of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill.

ZEN MEDITATION. Hosted & guided tour of the Carrie Blast 412-965-9903.

by City Dharma. Thu, 6:30-8 p.m.

Furnaces, the Historic Pump and Sat, 7-8:30 a.m. Church House, site of the 1892 Battle of of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill.

Homestead. Transportation will UKRAINIAN FOOD & FUN 412-965-9903. be provided from Station Square.

FESTIVAL. Live music, traditional 10 a.m., Sat., Aug. 22, 10 a.m. foods, bingo, games, more. and Sat., Sept. 19, 10 a.m. Carrie Thru July 25, 5-9 p.m. St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Furnace, Rankin.

ARGENTINE TANGO CLASS. the large parking lot at the end of Northmoreland Road. 10 a.m.

Northmoreland Park, Apollo.

724- 727-7616.

Ukranian Orthodox Church, McKees Rocks. 412-331-2362.

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Sun, 5 p.m. Thru Sept. 1 Wilkins 412-242-3598.

School Community Center, CARIBBEAN DANCE Swissvale. 412-661-2480.

WORKSHOP. Learn dances ART TALK W/ CLAIRE HARDY. from Puerto Rico, Haiti, the 7-8 p.m. Christine Frechard Gallery, Dominican Republic & Cuba. Wed, Squirrel Hill. 412-421-8888.

7-8:30 p.m. Thru July 29 Assemble, OPENSTREETSPGH. Garfield. 412-432-9127.

3.5 miles of Penn Avenue & Butler DETROIT STYLE URBAN Street from Market Square BALLROOM DANCE. 3rd floor. to Lawrenceville will be closed Wed, 6:30-8 p.m. Hosanna House, to motor vehicles but open to Wilkinsburg. 412-242-4345. walking, running, cycling, dancing, MOBILE ART W/ ROMIBO. jump-roping, more. Planned An outdoor art program events will be set up along w/ ipads. 10 a.m. Point the way. 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

State Park, Downtown.

PRIDE BOWLING LEAGUE. 412-471-0235.

Seeking bowlers of all levels.

PITTSBURGH CAREER FAIR. Every other Sunday. Every other Our career fairs focus specifically Sun, 6:30 p.m. Forward Lanes, on sales, business development, Squirrel Hill. 412-337-0701. marketing, customer service RADICAL TRIVIA. Trivia game & retail & sales management hosted by DJ Jared Evans. jobs. 6-8 p.m. Monroeville Come alone or bring a team.

Convention Center, Sun, 7 p.m. Oaks Monroeville.

Theater, Oakmont.

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THE PITTSBURGH SUNDAY MARKET. . w w w SHOW OFFS. A gathering of local aper p ty ci h g p A meeting of jugglers crafters & dealers selling .com & spinners. All levels unique items, from home welcome. Wed, 7:30 p.m. made foodstuffs to art.

Union Project, Highland Park.

Sun, 6-10 p.m. The Night Gallery, 412-363-4550.

Lawrenceville. 724-417-0223.

TAROT CARD LESSONS. Wed, 7 p.m. Dobra Tea, Squirrel Hill.

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NATIONAL JAZZ WORKSHOP. Clinics & performances from The PJO Little Big Band, The Joe Negri GREENSBURG CIVIC Trio, Salsamba, The Sean Jones THEATRE. Applications are Quartet, The Pittsburgh Jazz being accepted for directors & Orchestra w/ Sean Jones, The Firm choreographers for its 2015-16 Roots. Multiple venues. July 26-31 season of adult & Greasepaint Duquesne University, Uptown.

Players’ family productions.

412-396-5872.

Candidates should send a theatre resume including directorial references by BOUNDARIES & SELF CARE. A July 24 to info@gctheatre.org. support group for women 30+.

Greensburg Garden and Second and Fourth Mon of every Civic Center, Greensburg. month Anchorpoint Counseling 724-836-1757.

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Patrol 1 Shelter. 5-7:30 p.m. Boyce To schedule an audition, call Park, Monroeville. 724-327-0338.

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SERIF YENEN TALKS TURKEY. Auditions will be conducted A screening of a short version on August 27, after 3:30 p.m. of the film, a discussion about Third Presbyterian Church, Turkey & a Q & A. 7 p.m.

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SUBMISSIONS THE AUTHORS’ ZONE. Accepting submissions for the 2nd Annual TAZ Awards, showcasing independent authors from Southwestern PA & beyond. Entrants must complete the online entry form (www.theauthorszone.com) & submit payment by August 1, 2015 for their work to be considered. 412-563-6712.

BOULEVARD GALLERY & DIFFERENT STROKES GALLERY. Searching for glass artists, fiber artists, potters, etc. to compliment the exhibits for 2015 & 2016.

Booking for both galleries for 2017. Exhibits run from 1 to 2 months. Ongoing.

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THE DAP CO-OP. Seeking performers & artists to participate in First Fridays - Art in a Box. For more information, email thedapcoopzumba@hotmail.com.

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HOME DECOR. Seeking artists who work w/ reclaimed metal, wood, etc. or create art out of vintage industrial pieces. Should be interested in up-cycling & recycling. No painting unless on barn wood. For more information, call Sal Greco 724-316-9326.

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Savage Love {BY DAN SAVAGE}

My wife and I have been together for more than 10 years, practicing some kind of nonmonogamy for more than seven. We tried different things — open, dating others, FWBs — but after a bi threesome with another guy a year ago, we knew that was our thing. Everything was great, but roughly a month after that defining threesome, I came down with a bad case of mono. In a couple of months, we resumed our bi sexdates with our FWB, and I noticed I had a hard time getting horny and even had a hard time getting (and staying) hard. More foreplay was needed and fewer distractions were acceptable. I even resorted to pharmaceutical help. We assumed I was still recovering and that diet and exercise would make it all better. Then I had a work-related crisis that lasted until March (and blamed stress from that), and finally in March I got shipped off to a war zone. And I still don’t have the drive I had a year ago. My brothers-in-arms ogle every female who happens to be around, and sometimes they hook up even though they’re not in open relationships — unlike me, who is in one but has no desire to hook up with anyone. I rarely masturbate these days, and if I do, I need sexts and naughty pictures from my wife (and our FWB) back home to get in the mood. I just recently started to get morning wood again, and I blame all this on the stress of being in a war zone. But I fear these are just excuses and I may have to accept the fact that I’m just getting older and this is how my libido is gonna be from now on. I’m turning 30 in a few weeks, so that doesn’t help, either. What are the chances that this is just an unlucky chain of events, and when this is over, I could go back to being my old horny self?

a year ago, COMBAT, so you’re still in that one-to-two-year symptoms-could-persist window. You also dealt with a work-related crisis before being shipped off to a combat zone — that sounds extremely stressful, and not everyone reacts to stress the same way. The stress of being in a combat zone could make the guys around you horny while having the opposite effect on you.

Be reassured, like the doctor said, that things — your dick included — will most likely right themselves in another six to 12 months.

The fact that morning wood is returning seems like a good sign, as is the effect a few dirty texts has on your dick.

Come home safe — and props to you and your wife for continuing to grow together sexually. That’s probably why you’re still together, and still in love, despite having married so young.

My wife is a submissive. I’m not a natural Dom, but I’ve become more comfortable assuming the role. Recently, she stopped hormonal birth control, and her sex drive and interest in capital-S Submission kicked into high gear. She joined FetLife and went to her first munch a couple of weeks ago. She’s not shopping for a Dom. She’s looking to socialize, discuss this part of herself and not feel like such a freak. She thought she hit it off with a few folks but now realizes she may have been sending mixed signals. The munch was advertised as casual, but she says most left that night with a hookup or play plans. One man in particular seems to read her interest in friendship as sexual.

My wife is quite upset. How can she find a group of kinksters who will socialize and share their experiences without assuming her presence as an unaccompanied submissive female is an invitation to fuck?

“BE REASSURED THAT THINGS WILL MOST LIKELY RIGHT THEMSELVES.”

CURRENTLY OCCUPIED MOSTLY BY ARMS THOUGH

I asked a doctor — Dr. Barak Gaster, a physician at the University of Washington and a regular (if sometimes mortified) guest expert around here — whether mono could damage and/or diminish a guy’s libido, his ability to stay hard and his masturbatory routine for nearly a year.

“Mono is a viral illness for which there is no real treatment other than the tincture of time,” said Gaster. “Mono is a pretty insidious illness in that it typically causes really severe fatigue, which can linger for a long time.

Other common symptoms are muscle and joint aches.”

Could fatigue and aches still be affecting mood and interest in sex? “They could,” said Gaster. “It would not be typical, but they could. The duration of mono symptoms is typically around three months, but they can persist to some degree for one to two years in more severe cases. None of the effects of mono are typically considered ‘permanent.’

So it would be important to reassure someone that the effects of mono that are still present after 12 to 18 months could still likely resolve as more time passes.”

You came down with mono less than

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The people your wife met at that munch are kinksters, MONONA, not psychics. If she’s not interested in playing with anyone other than her spouse — if she has a hot Dom at home and is there only to make kinky friends — all she has to do is say so. Munches are informal meetups where kinky people, from nervous novices to wizened pros, get together without the pressures or expectations of a play party. Your wife’s presence at a munch is not an invitation to fuck, of course, but someone who respectfully expresses an interest in playing isn’t guilty of bending Emily Post over a bondage bench intent on fucking her ass.

Most people who go to munches are open to play, MONONA, but those who aren’t are welcome. Your wife just needs to let her new friends know she’s interested only in socializing. You could help her send that unambiguous, non-mixed signal by accompanying her to the next munch.

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On the Lovecast, Dan speaks with author Joan Price about sex for the senior set: savagelovecast.com.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A researcher at the University of Amsterdam developed software to read the emotions on faces. He used it to analyze the expression of the woman in Leonardo da Vinci’s famous “Mona Lisa” painting. The results suggest that she is 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful and 2 percent angry. Whether or not this assessment is accurate, I appreciate its implication that we humans are rarely filled with a single pure emotion. We often feel a variety of states simultaneously. In this spirit, I have calculated your probable mix for the coming days: 16 percent relieved, 18 percent innocent, 12 percent confused, 22 percent liberated, 23 percent ambitious and 9 percent impatient.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “What makes you heroic?” asked philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Here’s how he answered himself: “simultaneously going out to meet your highest suffering and your highest hope.” This is an excellent way to sum up the test that would inspire you most in the coming weeks, Virgo. Are you up for the challenge? If so, grapple with your deepest pain. Make a fierce effort to both heal it and be motivated by it. At the same time, identify your brightest hope and take a decisive step toward fulfilling it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Actress and musician Carrie Brownstein was born with five planets in Libra. Those who aren’t conversant with astrology’s mysteries may conclude that she is a connoisseur of elegance and harmony. Even professional stargazers who know how tricky it is to make generalizations might speculate that she is skilled at cultivating balance, attuned to the needs of others, excited by beauty and adaptive to life’s cease-

less change. So what are we to make of the fact that Brownstein has said, “I really don’t know what to do when my life is not chaotic”? Here’s what I suspect: In her ongoing exertions to thrive on chaos, she is learning how to be a connoisseur of elegance and harmony as she masters the intricacies of being balanced, sensitive to others, thrilled by beauty and adaptive to change. This is important for you to hear about right now.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’re entering a volatile phase of your cycle. In the coming weeks, you could become a beguiling monster who leaves a confusing mess in your wake. On the other hand, you could activate the full potential of your animal intelligence as you make everything you touch more interesting and soulful. I am, of course, rooting for the latter outcome. Here’s a secret about how to ensure it: Be as ambitious to gain power over your own darkness as you are to gain power over what happens on your turf.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I’m a big fan of the attitude summed up by the command “Be here now!” The world would be more like a sanctuary and less like a battleground, if people focused more on the present moment rather than on memories of the past and fantasies of the future. But in accordance with the astrological omens, you are hereby granted a temporary exemption from the “Be here how!” approach. You have a poetic license to dream and scheme profusely about what you want your life to be like in the future. Your word of power is tomorrow.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A philanthropist offered $100,000 to the Girl Scouts chapter of western Washington. But there were strings attached. The donor specified that the money couldn’t be used to support transgender girls. The Girl Scouts rejected the gift, declaring its intention to empower every girl “regardless of her gender identity, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation.” Do you have that much spunk, Capricorn? Would you turn down aid that would infringe on your integrity? You may be tested soon. Here’s what I suspect: If you are faithful to your deepest values, even if that has a cost, you will ultimately attract an equal blessing that doesn’t require you to sell out. (P.S. The Girl Scouts subsequently launched an Indiegogo campaign that raised more than $300,000.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Consider the possibility of opening your mind, at least briefly, to provocative influences you have closed yourself off from. You may need to refamiliarize yourself with potential resources you have been resisting or ignoring, even if they are problematic. I’m not saying you should blithely welcome them in. There still may be good reasons to keep your distance. But I think it would be wise and healthy for you to update your relationship with them.

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When I talk about “The Greatest Story Never Told,” I’m not referring to the documentary film about singer Lana Del Rey or the debut album of the rap artist Saigon or any other cultural artifact.

I am, instead, referring to a part of your past that you have never owned and understood … a phase from the old days that you have partially suppressed … an intense set of memories you have not fully integrated. I say it’s time for you to deal with this shadow. You’re finally ready to acknowledge it and treasure it as a crucial thread in the drama of your hero’s journey.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The ancient Greek philosopher Thales is credited as being one of the earliest mathematicians and scientists. He was a deep thinker whose thirst for knowledge was hard to quench. Funny story: Once he went out at night for a walk. Gazing intently up at the sky, he contemplated the mysteries of the stars. Oops! He didn’t watch where he was going, and fell down into a well. He was OK, but embarrassed. Let’s make him your anti-role model, Gemini. I would love to encourage you to unleash your lust to be informed, educated, and inspired — but only if you watch where you’re going.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Latin motto “Carpe diem” shouldn’t be translated as “Seize the day,” says author Nicholson Baker. It’s not a battle cry exhorting you to “freaking grab the day in your fist like a burger

Write a fairy tale or parable that captures what your life has been like so far in 2015. Share with me at FreeWillAstrology.com.

Over 10,000 species of mushrooms grow in North America. About 125 of those, or 1.25 percent, are tasty and safe to eat. All the others are unappetizing or poisonous, or else their edibility is in question. By my reckoning, a similar statistical breakdown should apply to the influences that are floating your way. I advise you to focus intently on those very few that you know for a fact are pleasurable and vitalizing. Make yourself unavailable for the rest.

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Charles Darwin is best known for his book The Origin of Species, which contains his seminal ideas about evolutionary biology. But while he was still alive, his best-seller was The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms.

The painstaking result of over 40 years’ worth of research, it is a tribute to the noble earthworm and that creature’s crucial role in the health of soil and plants. It provides a different angle on one of Darwin’s central concerns: how small, incremental transformations that take place over extended periods of time can have monumental effects.

This also happens to be one of your key themes in the coming months.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

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at a fairground and take a big chomping bite out of it.” The proper translation, according to Baker, is “Pluck the day.” In other words, “you should gently pull on the day’s stem, as if it were a wildflower, holding it with all the practiced care of your thumb and the side of your finger, which knows how to not crush easily crushed things — so that the day’s stem undergoes increasing tension and draws to a tightness, and then snaps softly away at its weakest point, and the flower is released in your hand.” Keep that in mind, Aries. I understand you are often tempted to seize rather than pluck, but these days plucking is the preferable approach.

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INFORMAL TRANSPORTATION {BY ABBY MENDELSON}

HENDERSON HILL STEERS his tan ’06 Chevy Equinox around a

chuckhole the size of Venango County. “Pittsburgh streets,” he says, shaking his head.

Passenger Terri Baltimore sighs audibly.

“Miss Terri,” he asks amiably, “you all right?”

“Fine,” she smiles. “I’m just fine.”

Hill, a Hill District jitney driver, jumped in the life more than 50 years ago at the Erin and Wylie station, the former Kleiman tailor shop made famous by August Wilson in his play Jitney. Hill would still be there, he says, except that the old building was torn down.

Fell down is more like it, the drivers say, a miracle no one was killed.

Now, along with some two dozen others, Hill’s headquartered in the 2600 block of Centre Avenue, in a ground-level warren marked by an outdoor pop machine and the nearby Warren United Methodist Church.

stories, jitney anecdotes. “Let’s say ‘informal.’”

Jitneys have been informal for roughly a century, since motorized transport found its way across cities. Where trolleys and taxis couldn’t or wouldn’t go, jitneys sprang up. While the etymology of the word is more or less lost, the best thinking is that it derives from the French jetton, for chip. Through Louisianan French, jetnée, the token for the original five-cent fare.

Rules of thumb: Bad weather means good business, so winter is better for jitneys than summer; rain and snow is better than sunshine and blue skies.

Routes include jobs, shopping, airport, church, doctors, even as far as Erie.

Henderson Hill made $125 for the latter, his biggest take ever.

Driving since 1963, when, he says, “Snow was snow, and you put chains on your tires to get up and down these hills.” He pauses.

“MISS TERRI, YOU’RE HOME.” To get their names listed on the drivers’ board, men like Hill pay majordomo Herman Westbrook $30 per week. When the calls come — and they come incessantly — Westbrook answers, “Hello, service.” Listening, he says, “Next man,” and the next driver in the queue will make the run.

Or not. Five o’clock? Airport? This next man, in a battered brown Pirates cap, turns it down. Too much traffic. Second man in takes it.

Of course, many jitney customers either arrange their rides in advance — regular man, regular time — or call a driver’s cell. Some drivers carry printed cards. Some work only from their own phone, taking only riders whom they know personally, or are vouched for by someone they know.

The phone rings. “Service,” Westbrook says. “Next man. Downtown.” A man in a stingy black fedora — they all wear hats, seemingly part of the uniform — heads for the door.

Sure, jitneys aren’t exactly legal, but since they provide a necessary service to underserved areas, and are generally crime- and trouble-free, they usually get a pass from John Law. Illegal? Extra-legal? The drivers don’t care for those descriptions. Unlicensed, maybe. Undocumented, better. Unregulated.

Untaxed.

“Informal,” suggests Terri Baltimore. A long-time jitney patron and doyenne of all things Hill, she’s stationed at Hill House. Working in community relations, she collects many things — artifacts,

“That was a lot of work for 50 cents a ride.”

Since then he’s seen average fares rise steadily to $5 anywhere on the Hill. A trip Downtown takes it up another two dollars. East Liberty is $10; South Side and Mount Oliver, $12; Homewood and Wilkinsburg, $15; Penn Hills, $20 and up; the airport, $30 or $35, depending.

Like Henderson Hill, drivers all own their own cars — all unmarked, all undecorated — and are responsible for their upkeep.

Unlike Uber, where accounts are paid beforehand via credit card, and drivers carry no cash, jitneys are all cash. There is danger, certainly, but it’s cash upfront. “We never wait for our money,” Hill says.

Money dictates driver hours, too. Some supplement other jobs, some are retirees or receive benefits. “Everybody has an amount of money he wants to make,” Hill says. “When he makes it, he goes home.”

A full-timer, Hill generally punches a 10-hour clock, noon to 10 p.m., seven days a week. He puts some 33,000 miles a year on his Equinox, and the wear and tear is fearsome. “Jitney tears a car up,” he says. “Tires. Shocks. Brakes. Struts. These streets,” he shakes his head.

Tonight’s bone-jarring ride over, Terri Baltimore arrives back in Wilkinsburg — and Henderson Hill is all charm.

“Miss Terri,” he smiles as he reaches over to open her door, “you’re home.”

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