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F YOU LIVE IN Wilkinsburg, you probably say you’re from Pittsburgh. If you live in

McKees Rocks, you probably say you’re from Pittsburgh. If you live in Rankin, you probably say you’re from Pittsburgh.

Antwon Rose Jr., only 17 when he was shot and killed by East Pittsburgh police, lived in Rankin. But he was from Pittsburgh.

Ask anyone who marched in his honor in and around Pittsburgh for four consecutive days after Rose’s death on June 19.

Rose volunteered at the Free Store in neighboring Braddock. Across the river, he worked with the mayor in Duquesne Borough. He earned a paycheck at Domino’s Pizza in Forest Hills. He cared for Pittsburgh, the city and its region, regardless of the municipalities that surrounded his home.

When it comes to policies, municipal boundaries make for big differences. Consider as evidence Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s initial response to a video of Rose’s killing.

Social-justice activist Shaun King tweeted a video of the shooting taken by an East Pittsburgh resident. King wrote that he had spoken to people from the “East Pittsburgh area.”

Peduto, unsolicited, took to his Twitter account and repeatedly called attention to the difference between East Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh.

“It wasn’t in Pittsburgh,” Peduto said in his tweet. “It was in the suburbs of East Pittsburgh. Not part of the city. Not Pittsburgh Police. Not Pittsburgh. Please clarify.”

Clarification didn’t change the fact that Rose was dead. Nobody will ever know what

contributions he might have made to Pittsburgh, East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County or, well, the world.

STARTING IN FORMER POLICE chief Cameron McLay’s tenure from 2014 to 2016, the Pittsburgh Police department underwent significant changes — including implicitbias training and a focus on improving community-police relations, particularly in lowincome and minority communities. It’s unclear if any of the more than 100 smaller police departments in Allegheny County have instituted such reforms.

And, anyway, it’s all too much to fit into a single tweet.

Many of Peduto’s social-media followers felt his tweet was insensitive. A Twitter user captured its shortcomings fairly well: “City resident here, Mayor,” tweeted user @Chageriksen. “I’m very concerned about police shooting teenagers in the back, regardless of whether it occurred in the city or a nearby municipality. This is insanely tone deaf.”

Peduto later apologized for the tweet. However, its sentiment was clear: Pittsburghers, whether they live in the city or in Swissvale or in Sharpsburg, feel towns in the region should have some similar policies, at least when it comes to policing.

Even Peduto acknowledged this line of thought.

“One issue that all of us in Allegheny County need to address is having 100+ police departments in one county,” he tweeted on June 23. “The need for merging & mutual training is needed.”

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TIMELINE OF EVENTS

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JUNE 19 Just before 8:30 p.m., police respond to reports of a drive-by shooting in North Braddock. East Pittsburgh officer Michael Rosfeld pulls over a car, and a passenger, 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr., flees. Rosfeld shoots Rose three times, and Rose dies at McKeesport Hospital at 9:19 p.m.

JUNE 20 An evening protest outside East Pittsburgh Police headquarters attracts hundreds.

JUNE 21 An afternoon protest outside the Allegheny County Courthouse draws thousands. By 6 p.m., hundreds convene again at East Pittsburgh Police headquarters. Around 9 p.m., that protest moves to the Parkway East, blocking traffic in both directions.

JUNE 22 Just before 6 p.m., a crowd of protesters that had gathered outside the Wood Street station marches on Liberty Avenue. Eventually, the crowd advances onto the Roberto Clemente Bridge. From 9 p.m. to just before midnight, the following occurs: temporary closure of the Homestead Grays Bridge (because of a related, but separate protest); a truck driver is arrested on the North Shore; PNC Park’s home-plate entrance is closed; a black MercedesBenz sedan drives into a crowd of protesters. In all, four people are arrested.

JUNE 23 Around 10 a.m., protesters arrive in the Hill District to join a previously planned Juneteenth parade.

Later, protesters numbering in the hundreds take to the South Side for an evening march that stretches into the morning. There are no arrests.

JUNE 24-25 Visitation for Rose is held in Homestead. A funeral is held at Woodland Hills Intermediate School.

oughs. There are no mayors of Ohio and McCandless townships, and the Northern Regional Police Department covers Marshall, Pine, Richland and Bradford Woods.

WHEN ITS POPULATION spiked during the With quality school districts, chain Industrial Revolution, hundreds of small restaurants, and newly constructed municipalities made sense. Residents homes mostly unavailable to urban comworked at a factory, shopped at a grocer, munities comprised of low-income resipatronized a bank, gathered at a bar — dents, these spots are destination all in the same town. The county’s areas for people who probably great expansion preceded prolifMORE S identify as Pittsburghers. eration of the automobile; comO PHOT E While some Pittsburghers pact towns with their own small ONLatIN are intentionally moving to governments were beneficial. paper pghcitym the suburbs, many low-income That was then. .co minorities are being pushed to Now, many of those compact older, compact boroughs. From towns are losing population and 2010-2016, Pittsburgh city proper lost most Pittsburghers are moving to trendy more than 5,300 black residents. Meanurban neighborhoods or newly develwhile, Bellevue added 464 black residents, oped suburbs on the county’s outskirts. and Rankin 300, over the same span.

Coincidentally or not, local governments Migration can be aspirational in in those sprawling townships are less nature. (Suburban life has its benefits.) rigorous than ones in the declining borFor now, though, Allegheny County is a fractured remnant of its past.

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After stopping traffic and blocking vehicles that had exited I-279N, a truck driver for Tiffany’s Towing quickly took to the top of his vehicle to express displeasure with the protesters, flipping them off and shouting racial obscenities. He was quickly surrounded by police in riot gear and taken into custody.

A scary moment occurred when a black Mercedes-Benz left a line of vehicles and forced its way through the crowd of protesters, running a red light at Reedsdale Street in the process. No serious injuries were reported.

But often it is forced.

Rents are rising faster in city neighborhoods than in boroughs such as Bellevue, Rankin and East Pittsburgh. People live where they can afford, and Pittsburgh’s black population can afford less and less.

A Brookings study compiling data from 2010-2015 reported the median wage of whites in the Pittsburgh region increased by 8.1 percent, well above the U.S. average. Blacks in the region saw their median wages drop by 19.6 percent, well below the U.S. average.

Combine those statistics with studies that show how black people are more

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likely to be shot and killed by police, and it’s neither outlandish nor out-of-bounds to suggest the Rankins and East Pittsburghs of this region will be where more incidents similar to Rose’s killing occur.

POLICE REFORM IS POSSIBLE. But it costs money and political will — scarcities in distressed municipalities.

Peduto suggested collaboration and consolidation as potential solutions.

Those are tricky. Voters in towns seeking to merge must support consolidation through ballot initiatives. There has been little appetite for this in Allegheny

County through the years.

Still, political will may be growing organically in response to Rose’s killing.

Registering voters and calls for increased political involvement in nonpresidential elections were hallmarks of the protests that followed. The most vocal advocates focused on removing Allegheny County district attorney Stephen Zappala when he is up for re-election in 2019.

What if this energy was channeled into municipal elections?

Electing mayors and councilors pledging to reform police departments could help prevent future killings of kids like

Rose. In Pennsylvania, borough mayors and councils wield authority over their police departments.

But living within borough boundaries isn’t required to get involved.

More overall attention to small borough mayors and councils could pressure them to enact police reforms, like those at the Pittsburgh city police department.

After all, a 17-year-old boy was fatally shot by police last week. Antwon Rose Jr. lived outside of the city limits. He volunteered and worked outside of his home borough. But, his death was a Pittsburgh tragedy.

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Tia Taylor, a classmate of Antwon Rose Jr., breaks down after speaking at a rally on Friday.

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S YOUNG AS 16. As old as 72. Those were the ages of some black Americans fatally shot by police since June 2017. These were some of the names: Marc Brandon Davis, Rodney L. Cole, Aaron Bailey, Joel Gatu Muturi, Dejuan Guillory, Brian Easley, Aries Clark, Isaiah Tucker, Dwayne Jeune, Herbert Gilbert, Charles David Robinson, William Matthew Holmes.

When I was about 10 years old, a cop used a derogatory term to my brother. That was my first experience with the police.

More names: Ricky Ard, Anthony Antonio Ford, Deandre Bethea, Dewboy Lister, Kalin Jackson, Luvelle Kennon. And an unidentified person.

I don’t remember my parents giving me The Talk — how somebody who is black should interact with police officers. Hearing black parents discuss the issue now, it sounds too much like words spoken in 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.

Don’t look threatening.

Be polite. >>

Don’t look them in the eye.

Look them directly in the eye.

Say “sir” or “ma’am.”

Comply, comply, comply.

Do my white friends have this talk?

Calvin Toney, Lawrence Hawkins, Keita O’Neil. And another unidentified person.

My older sister in Chicago told me a cop pulled her over to ask for her phone number.

Jean Pedro Pierre, Frederick Douglas Wilburn, Zoe Dowdell, Dennis Plowden, John Bailon, Shalun Dique Smith.

My brother “fit the description.”

He was made to lay, spread-eagle, on a basketball court where had been playing with friends.

Geraldine Townsend, Arther McAfee Jr., Ricky Jerome Boyd, Corey Mobley, Nathaniel T. Edwards.

At college, black students were often stopped by campus police. We had to provide IDs. This never happened to my white friends.

Crystalline Barnes, Albert E. Morton Jr., Ronnell Foster, Darion Baker, Mario Dantoni Bass, James A. Vaughn.

I was mugged in Philadelphia. I went to the police and filed a complaint, and an officer said: “You all get mugged or something, anyway — at least you got it over with now.”

You all who? College students. Blacks.

Women. Black women. You all who?

Decynthia Clements, Michael Ward, Jontell Reedom, Shermichael Ezeff, Cameron Hall, Stephon Clark.

I’ve asked myself the questions.

What do the police “serve and protect”? How do the police “serve and protect” it? For whom do the police “serve and protect”?

The answers to those questions has become “not me.”

Danny Ray Thomas, Linus F. Phillip, Saheed Vassell, Diante Yarber, Juan Markee Jones, Elijah James Smith.

I don’t know who I would call if I needed help.

Lonnie Marcel Bowen, Sanchez Lowe, James Bauduy, Marcus-David L. Peters, Robert Lawrence White.

We pay for the guns and bullets that may kill us.

A new name: Antwon Rose Jr.

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Victor and David Rodriguez inside the bowling alley at Enix Brewing Company

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EER, BOWLING and Spanish flavor are coming to Homestead this summer.

Enix Brewing Company, born out of a Spanish craft beer company, is renovating an old hardware store into a restaurant, brewery, bowling alley, and outdoor music venue.

“This is one of the [best] kept secrets in Homestead, most people don’t know about it,” says Enix co-founder Victor Rodriguez. “It’s icing on the cake. Who has a brewery and a bowling alley?”

Rodriguez says his excitement goes beyond the prospect of bowling with a freshly poured craft beer. He’s excited to add another venue to the revitalization of the 8th Avenue business district in Homestead, joining the likes of Voodoo Brewery and Honest John’s restaurant.

“The borough really wants things to happen here,” says Rodriguez. “They really want to get new businesses on 8th Avenue.”

Victor is starting Enix with his brother David Rodriguez, and David’s wife Lavinia Oancea. Enix is named after the Spanish street where the Rodriguez brothers’ grandfather grew up.

David and Oancea founded one of Spain’s first craft brewpubs, Mad Brewing, while living in Madrid. They decided to join Victor, who runs a development business that creates affordable housing projects in the region and bring their shared talents to Homestead.

Oancea wants Enix to collaborate and communicate with other local businesses in the area. She says the goal is to source as much as they can locally, whether that’s

in beer, cuisine or in supporting local music acts at Enix’s small outdoor stage.

“In Spain, we started one of the first brewpubs, then we partnered with other brewpubs and worked together,” says Oancea. “And we think that will be replicated here.”

Spanish-style food pairing will also be part of Enix’s plan. The restaurant’s cuisine style will be a mix of Mediterranean and Caribbean, since its chef, Sean Skerrette, hails from the U.S. Virgin Islands. Oancea says visitors should expect flatbreads, seafood, and dishes that are easy to share with friends. Oancea describes the mix as contemporary Spanish. It may be unique to Pittsburghers, but Oancea says it will be approachable, while still authentic.

She adds that most dishes will be created to pair perfectly with styles of beer.

Enix is tentatively scheduled to open by the beginning of August, and a Kolsch-style lager and a red ale are already brewed and ready to drink. Oancea says a saison should also be ready for the opening, and eventually IPAs and quadruple Belgian ales will make it into the rotation.

And while Enix checks all the boxes for a new, hip establishment, Rodriguez says contributing to the development of the community is also part of the plan.

“I don’t know many people who have opened this kind of place, who have also built more than 50 units of affordable housing,” says Rodriguez.

He adds that the bowling league for Homestead old timers will still have access to the bowling alley Tuesday and Thursday. Rodriguez doesn’t expect bowling league participants to be too

excited about some of Enix’s more exotic offerings, but he hopes they will drink some on-site brewed lagers.

Oancea hopes Enix will eventually hold events to raise funds for local charities. She also wants to bring in community members from Homestead interested in learning how to brew beer and cook in a professional kitchen. Enix is considering starting apprenticeship programs.

Victor is confident that Enix will continue to siphon more people from The Waterfront to Homestead’s old, but revitalizing business district. He believes there is a hunger for locally owned businesses, ones that differ from the chain establishments of The Waterfront.

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“PEOPLE WANT TO VENTURE TO PLACES THAT AREN’T CHAINS.” “I think the culture has changed,” says Rodriguez. “People want to venture to places that aren’t chains.”

None of the gang involved at Enix is from Pittsburgh originally, though Victor has lived and worked in the area since the mid 2000s. With their international experience, they could have gone anywhere to start a brewpub.

Oancea says that Pittsburgh, and more specifically Homestead, was the perfect fit though.

“We chose Pittsburgh because there’s something about joining a city on the rise,” says Oancea.

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Hannah Morris behind the bar

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OW WELL DO you know your local bartender? Probably not as well as you think. This week, we ask Hannah Morris (from Maggie’s Farm and Smallman Galley) a few getting-to-know-you questions.

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always loved learning. If anything, I wish I could have taken more classes. That’s one of the things that keeps tending bar interesting. Being surrounded by so many walks of life, there’s always something new to learn.

IF YOU COULD BRING BACK SOMETHING FROM CHILDHOOD, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Fearlessness.

WHAT’S A SKILL OR TALENT YOU DON’T HAVE BUT WOULD LIKE TO? Playing guitar, piano, any instrument — writing songs — then sharing them with others.

WHAT PLACE DO YOU WISH MORE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT? Soju on Penn Avenue in Garfield. Go throw them your money.

THE WORLD HAS BECOME A POST-APOCALYPTIC WASTELAND. WHAT IS YOUR PREFERRED WEAPON? Some kind of sweet power-wristband/ ray gun that shoots laser beams, like Space Ghost or Mega Man. IF YOU COULD GO ON TOUR WITH A MUSICAL ARTIST, WHO WOULD IT BE? Iron Maiden, in the Ed Force One. WHICH CLASS IN SCHOOL WOULD YOU HAVE SKIPPED ENTIRELY? None of them. I loved school and have

YOU’RE A SUPERHERO. WHO IS YOUR SIDEKICK, AND WHAT ARE THE POWERS? A sassy Boston Terrier who has a 4-foot vertical leap, an uncanny ability to light up the faces of anyone who sees her, and protects me from dangerous enemies, like, skateboards and the sweeper.

WHAT BOOK(S) DO YOU FIND YOURSELF RE-READING MOST OFTEN? When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron.

Brings me back down into reality when I disappear for a bit.

SOMEONE GIVES YOU $100 WITH THE CONDITION YOU MUST SPEND IT IN 15 MINUTES. WHAT DO YOU DO? Go to Howlers or Armand’s, buy everyone

in the bar a round (or two) and leave a nice tip for the bartender.

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MPHIBIANS breathe air and water, so they register changes to the climate quicker and more acutely than other living creatures.

An example: Panamanian golden frogs, with a glow of fluorescent yellow and black spots, is now critically endangered and there have been no reported sightings of the frog since 2009.

The disappearance of this frog and several other species of amphibians has motivated the science community to act, and the momentum is spreading so quickly that even the art community is jumping on board.

This is where Ashley Cecil comes in.

She’s a Pittsburgh-based artist who specializes in recreating scenes of flora and fauna on canvasses and through sculpture. Her art will be featured at her “Edged Out” opening

reception on June 28 at the Frick Environmental Center in Squirrel Hill. She says amphibians are the perfect artistic vehicle to highlight an unfolding, worldwide extinction crisis.

“Some are drab and others look like you dunked them in a can of paint, ” says Cecil.

Those eye-popping colors — bright pinks, deep greens and vibrant blues — are prominently displayed in her work. Cecil’s canvasses spill out a rainbow of colors to keep viewer’s eyes locked in.

And once she has gotten your attention, Cecil hopes art lovers will think about more than the subject’s appearance and focus on the plight facing thousands of amphibian species today.

“These species are particularly vulnerable right now,”

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According to the United States Forest Service, amphibians are among the leading taxonomic groups threatened with losses due to climate change.

Scientists believe their problems can be a precursor to humans’ problems; the frogs can serve as “canaries in coal mines” for climate change.

And, the populations of many frog species are already being devastated by the amphibian chytrid fungus disease. This disease has wiped out about 30 percent of the worldwide amphibian population. Cecil says the loss of amphibians should alarm us all since they play a vital role in many ecosystems.

“The ecosystem is like a chain link fence and when you remove a link, you disrupt the entire thing,” says Cecil.

Cecil says regular Pennsylvanians can do their part in saving amphibian species. She hopes her art inspires viewers to get out into the woods and become “citizen scientists.” Cecil says this can be as simple as learning frog calls to document species tallies. She says you don’t have to have a master’s degree in biology to help.

“Art is a tool to engage people in science in a way that feels approachable,” says Cecil. “Any person can collect data for scientific purposes, whether you have been trained in the sciences or not.”

Her exhibit features exotic amphibians, as well as local species like the Northern leopard frog and wood frog. Portrait display cages are meant to symbolize how amphibians’ environments are closing in on them. One painting displays a rainforest land-

scape being dissected by neon-pink rectangles that represent how farmland is encroaching on natural places like the Amazon.

Cecil says her partnership with the University of Pittsburgh’s RichardsZawacki Lab has been instrumental in helping her boil down scientific research. Portraying complex research studies in artistic form is no easy feat.

Cecil hopes her art specifically focusing on amphibians will help inspire more people to join the movement to combat the effects of climate change.

She believes shifting our energy market from fossil fuels to renewable energy could help, particularly in the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.

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“How can we, collectively, pivot and move away from harmful energy sources,” says Cecil. “We are not going to flip a switch, but I hope people make connection with how these energy sources are affecting the environment.”

But she believes her artwork can digest some of those more complicated climate-change issues for viewers. And she hopes her art inspires all people to realize the battle against climate change can be fought by anyone, anywhere.

“I kind of think that people think of topics like climate change as what scientist do and work on,” says Cecil.

“But we need an all-hands-on-deck approach; we need everyone involved to resolve this.”

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Children marvel at “Yellow,” a Lego sculpture by Nathan Sawaya, at The Art of the Brick at the Carnegie Science Center’s new PPG Science Pavilion

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HE CONSTRUCTION of the T’s North Shore Connector took four years, cost

$523 million and stirred considerable controversy. It demolished Carnegie Science Center’s annex, which housed the original SportsWorks and traveling exhibitions such as Bodies ... The Exhibition and Titanic: The Artifact.

That was 2008. Almost 10 years later, the Science Center unveiled its new home for traveling exhibitions, the PPG Science Pavilion, and its first exhibition: The Art of the Brick.

“Pittsburgh is a city that needs to be able to host these great exhibits,” says Ron Baillie, co-director at the Science Center.

“They’re great for tourism. … People are driving from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia or to [Washington,] D.C., to see exhibits like this. Well, no longer.”

The Art of the Brick is an artistic work of one man: Nathan Sawaya.

A former lawyer, Sawaya quit his full-time gig to play with Legos. No, seriously. For the past 14 years, he has made art with this iconic construction toy, creating everything from a replication of the Mona Lisa to a 20-foot long Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton.

THE ART OF THE BRICK Continues through Jan. 9 at Carnegie Science Center, 1 Allegheny Ave., North Shore. $19.95 for adults, $15.95 for children and $17.95 for seniors. Carnegie Museum members receive discounted rates, and package deals for entry to both the Science Center and The Art of the Brick are available. carnegiesciencecenter.org

For the exhibition’s stop in Pittsburgh, which runs through January 9, 2019, Sawaya created a Lego sculpture honoring the city’s sister bridges. But it’s not an exact likeness of the Roberto Clemente, Andy Warhol and Rachel Carson bridges.

“What [Sawaya] did is he created [the sculpture] with a series of those big, iconic arches on those bridges,” Baillie says. “So, there’s a big one, then there’s one that’s a little smaller, then a little smaller and there’s seven or eight of them that sorta just keep going down. You can stand at the end and just look through them, and it’s really quite nice.”

The Science Center has also added a hands-on element to The Art of the Brick called Science of the Brick, which explores physical science. Timed racetracks with custom Lego cars explore aerodynamics, while skyscraper and bridge-building areas put to the test attendees’ engineering skills.

“One of the really intriguing activities with Legos is … how do you make a curve with a block that is all 90-degree angles?” Baillie says. “And of course, you see it in how [Sawaya] did it in the gallery, then you have a chance to try and do that yourself.”

If Sawaya’s love for Legos as an adult doesn’t make it apparent these bricks aren’t just for kids, a convergence of art and science makes The Art of the Brick a draw to people of all ages.

“This is something that’s gonna be of interest to the entire family,” Baillie says.

“This is for Grandma and Grandpa, as well as your 5- and 6-year-olds.”

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KEYBOARD IS an everyday tool most people use without giving second thought.

Of course it’s shaped like a rectangle. Of course keys are laid out in this order. Of course it’s black or gray or white.

But for a certain group of keyboard enthusiasts, there is a world beyond the generic typing device that comes with your cubicle.

“There are a whole host of reasons someone may become interested, be it [because] they’re gamers, developers, tinkerers, artists, engineers, product designers, vintage enthusiasts or just have an ergonomic concern with typical keyboards,” says Matt McCormick, a keyboard enthusiast and an organizer of KeyCon 2018 at the Ace Hotel.

This event will be held Saturday at the hotel’s ballroom. It is free to the public, but mechanical keyboard aficionados are expected to make up most of the audience.

Keyboards can most commonly be divided into two categories: domeswitch keyboards (what the average peasant uses) and mechanical keyboards (for fancy nerds). The biggest difference in keyboard types lies in the type of switch used, which is what tells the keyboard what letter you’ve pressed. The average keyboard uses membrane switches, with all the keys laid out like a circuit board. On mechanical keyboards, the individual keys are more responsive, tactile, and similar to the feel and mechanism of a typewriter.

The mechanical kinds are more tactile and customizable. Users can choose switch types depending on varied uses — typing or gaming, as well as click volume. Visually, mechanical keyboards can look pretty much however you want.

“There are boards which have only about 40 percent of the keys a normal keyboard would, all the way up to a ‘displaywriter,’ which is a vintage board about the size of a coffee table,” McCormick says.

Individual key caps can be replaced

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Keyboards at a meet-up in Columbus

with ones in the likeliness of monsters, monkeys and tropical flowers. Some keyboards light up. Ergonomic keyboards surely have a distinct function, but mostly look airplane controllers.

KeyCon 2018 will feature speakers, demos and giveaways. Proud attendees will show off their own keyboards.

After a 2013 debut in Chicago, KeyCon grew in part due to an active online presence within the community.

Keyboard enthusiasts usually roam about in two forums: the mechanical keyboard subreddit, and a site specific

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to keyboardheads (Geekhack). A thread on Geekhack notes attendees will be flying and driving in from around the country — with precious keyboards in tow.

As far as hobbies go, this one ain’t cheap. Mechanical keyboards can be hundreds of dollars, plus the fun keycaps, not to mention the hotel and airfare to meet up with your tribe.

“There are high school and college students, and programmers, and I even know a couple doctors who are involved with the hobby,” McCormick says.

“You’ll have a good percentage of guys though ... and they’ll more than likely have a beard, so there is definitely a pretty good number of the stereotypical computer geeks.”

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Tuhin Das and Ali Asgar

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two friends were murdered by Islamic terrorists, finding shelter in the U.S. embassy in the capital of Dhaka. Tuhin Das was named an “enemy of Islam” by al-Qaida and fled when the Bangladeshi government would not offer him security.

Both Asgar and Das departed their native Bangladesh for the U.S., fearing for their lives. They’ll talk about those respective journeys while also presenting some recent artistic works at Displacement & Belonging, hosted by City of Asylum, on Thursday.

In the small but populous country of Bangladesh in South Asia (some 162 million people occupy the country, which is similar in size to Illinois), freedom of expression is nearly nonexistent. A primarily Muslim nation, it retains a law from British colonial rule that bans homosexuality.

“Religion plays a complex role in Bangladeshi society,” Asgar says.

Asgar, who is genderqueer and uses they/them pronouns, is an artist, activist and trained printmaker. Nonbinary people are slowly being recognized in Bangladesh, but the LGBT community is mostly ignored as a whole.

“Growing up in Bangladesh, anyone who is young and identifies as queer or gay or LGBTQ, finding a community — now it is much easier because of the internet, but that wasn’t the case 10 years ago,” Asgar says.

In the U.S., Asgar is free to be out, to continue their art and to study at the Art Institute of Chicago. “It’s good that no one is chasing me with a machete to kill me,” they say. Still, it is “a weird time” to be in America, especially since many are unaware of their struggles.

Through their latest project, “No One Home,” Asgar aims to bridge that gap of inexperience. Participants in “No One Home” spend 15 minutes discussing the meaning of home with Asgar.

“They understand there is a role of empathy that we both have to play,” they say. “... They are welcome to come and talk with me rather than being afraid or that I’m not going to understand.”

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Das left Bangladesh for a similar reason. A poet, activist and political columnist, Das organized and led protests that demanded a ban on religious political parties, a firm separation of religion and government, and improved women’s rights. Then came the threat from the Bangladeshi branch of al-Qaida.

“I felt unwanted and I felt unsecured, and I left the country,” Das says.

Das found security at City of Asylum, which provides a safe place for endangered literary writers, on the North Side.

He is one of two such writers, along with Venezuela native Israel Centeno, who is a current exiled writer-in-residence at City of Asylum.

At Displacement & Belonging, Das — who has published seven books of poetry, all in Bengali — will read 10 of his new poems, which touch on love, nature and human relationships. One of them comes to a close with a question about Das’ exile that is hard to answer: “Will anyone call me back?”

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This year, why not switch things up and take a tour of all Pittsburgh has to offer on Independence Day, with an allday(ish) marathon of patriotic partying?

City Paper nailed down the schedule for you, and it involves exercise, Bill Pullman and flags. Enjoy! Don’t drink and drive.

7:30 a.m.

Start the day right with the 34th Annual Whiskey Rebellion 5k, kicking off at Canon-McMillan Memorial Stadium in Canonsburg. Make sure to hydrate and load up on patriotic high-caloric food beforehand, like American flag waffles or breakfast hot dogs.

9 a.m.

If 5k No. 1 failed to tire you out, keep the cardio coming with its sequel, the 35th annual Brentwood Firecracker 5k starting at Brownsville Road. Impressive!

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Surely all that running has taken the wind from your sails. It’s time to relax and cool off with one of the most American summer movies of all time: The Sandlot, at Waterworks Cinema. It has everything: marshmallows, Denis Leary, children chewing tobacco.

12-3:30 p.m.

With your legs exercised and your funny bone tickled, it’s time to put that curious brain to work. Start with a Flag Ceremony at Sen. John Heinz History Center, follow up with the colonial re-enactors at Fort Pitt, then check out the all-day Celebrate America at Point State Park. This is also good time for some lunch hot dogs.

4 p.m.

Dance at New Amsterdam with a special July Fourth version of its free dance party, Penumbra, featuring Gvrgoyles and Emplate.

7:30 p.m.

You were promised Bill Pullman and here he is. Check out Independence Day at AMC Waterfront for a timely re-visiting of the 1996 classic. Sadly, the movie is several hundred hours long, so in order to stay on schedule, you’ll have to bounce before anything too exciting happens.

8:15 p.m.

Join the Pittsburgh Philharmonic at Zelienople Community Park for a night of music from American composers.

Come for the John Philip Sousa, stay for John Cage’s “4’33” encore.

9:30 p.m.

OK, you’ve spent all day racing around town. It’s time to settle down and head back to Point State Park for some fireworks. Eat any leftover hot dogs and crack a beer. You did America proud today.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It’s not so bad to temporarily lose your bearings.

What’s bad is not capitalizing on the disruption that caused you to lose your bearings. So I propose that you regard the fresh commotion as a blessing. Use it as motivation to initiate radical changes. For example, escape the illusions and deceptions that caused you to lose your bearings. Explore unruly emotions that may be at the root of the superpowers you will fully develop in the future. Transform yourself into a brave self-healer who is newly receptive to a host of medicinal clues that were not previously accessible.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Here’s my list of demands: 1. Avoid hanging out with people who are unreceptive to your influence. 2. Avoid hanging out with people whose influence on you is mediocre or dispiriting. 3.

Hang out with people who are receptive to your influence and whose influence on you is healthy and stimulating. 4. Influence the hell out of the people who are receptive to your influence. Be a generous catalyst for them. Nudge them to surpass the limits they would benefit from surpassing. 5. Allow yourself to be deeply moved by people whose influence on you is healthy and stimulating.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.” Activist author Audre Lorde said that, and now, in accordance with your current astrological and psychological needs, I’m offering it to you. I realize it’s a flamboyant, even extreme, declaration, but in my opinion, that’s what is most likely to motivate you to do the right thing. Here’s another splashy prompt, courtesy of philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre: “We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seated refusal of that which others have made us.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): André René Roussimoff, also known as André the Giant, was a French actor and professional wrestler. He was 7 feet, 4 inches tall and weighed 520 pounds. As you might imagine, he ate and drank extravagantly. On one festive occasion, he quaffed 119 bottles of beer in six

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the coming weeks, you will have an excellent chance to dramatically decrease your Wimp Quotient. As the perilously passive parts of your niceness toughen up, I bet you will encounter brisk possibilities that were previously off-limits or invisible to you. To ensure you remain in top shape for this delightful development, I think you should avoid entertainment that stimulates fear and pessimism. Instead of watching the latest flurry of demoralizing stories on Netflix, spend quality time summoning memories of the times in your life when you were unbeatable. For extra credit, pump your fist ten times each day as you growl, “Victory is mine!”

hours. Judging from your current astrological indicators, Scorpio, I suspect you may be ready for a binge like that. JUST KIDDING! I sincerely hope you won’t indulge in such wasteful forms of “pleasure.” The coming days should be a time when you engage in a focused pursuit of uplifting and healthy modes of bliss. The point is to seek gusto and amusement that enhance your body, mind, and soul.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): On her 90th birthday, my Great-Aunt Zosia told me, “The best gift you can give your ego is to make it see it’s both totally insignificant and totally important in the cosmic scheme of things.”

Jenna, my girlfriend when I was 19, was perhaps touting a similar principle when, after teasing and tormenting me for two hours, she scrawled on my bathroom mirror in lipstick, “Sometimes you enjoy life better if you don’t understand it.”

Then there’s my Zen punk friend Arturo, who says that life’s goodies are more likely to flow your way if you “hope for nothing and are open to everything.” According to my analysis of the astrological rhythms, these messages will help you make the most of the bewildering but succulent opportunities that are now arriving in your vicinity.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In accordance with the astrological beacons,

I have selected two pieces of advice to serve as your guiding meditations during the next seven weeks. You might want to write them on a piece of paper that you will carry in your wallet or pocket. Here’s the first, from businessman Alan Cohen: “Only those who ask for more can get more, and only those who know there is more, ask.” Here’s the second, from writer G. K. Chesterton: “We need to be happy in this wonderland without once being merely comfortable.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Ecologists in Mexico City investigated why certain sparrows and finches use humans’ discarded cigarette butts in building their nests. They found that cellulose acetate, a chemical in the butts, protects the nests by repelling parasitic mites. Is there a metaphorical lesson you might draw from the birds’ ingenious adaptation, Aquarius? Could you find good use for what might seem to be dross or debris? My analysis of the astrological omens says that this possibility is worth meditating on.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I suspect that sometime soon you will come into possession of an enchanted potion or pixie dust or a pouch full of magic beans -- or the equivalent.

If and when that occurs, consider the following protocols: 1. Before you use your new treasure, say a prayer to your higher self, requesting that

you will be guided to use it in such a way as to make yourself wiser and kinder. 2. When you use it, be sure it harms no one. 3. Express gratitude for it before and during and after using it. 4. Use it in such a way that it benefits at least one other person or creature in addition to you. 5. See if you can use it to generate the arrival or more pixie dust or magical beans or enchanted potion in the future.

6. When you use it, focus on wielding it to get exactly what you want, not what you sort of want or temporarily want.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your best ideas and soundest decisions will materialize as if by magic while you’re lounging around doing nothing in a worry-free environment. So please make sure you have an abundance of relaxed slack and unhurried grace. Treat yourself to record-setting levels of comfort and self-care. Do whatever’s necessary for you to feel as safe as you have ever felt. I realize these prescriptions might ostensibly clash with your fiery Aries nature. But if you meditate on them for even two minutes, I bet you’ll agree they’re exquisitely appropriate for you right now.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “It is always what is under pressure in us, especially under pressure of concealment -- that explodes in poetry.” Taurus poet Adrienne Rich wrote that in an essay about the poet Emily Dickinson. She was describing the process of tapping into potent but buried feelings so as to create beautiful works of literature. I’m hoping to persuade you to take a comparable approach: to give voice to what’s under pressure inside you, but in a graceful and constructive way that has positive results.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Introductory offers are expiring. The bracing thrills of novelty must ripen into the cool enjoyments of maturity. It’s time to finish the dress rehearsals so the actual show can begin. You’ve got to start turning big, bright fantasies into crisp, no-nonsense realities. In light of these shifting conditions, I suspect you can no longer use your good intentions as leverage, but must deliver more tangible signs of commitment. Please don’t take this as a criticism, but the cosmic machinery in your vicinity needs some actual oil, not just your witty stories about the oil and the cosmic machinery.

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FUNDRAISER There aren’t many things that could improve the iconic view of Pittsburgh from Mount Washington, but cold craft beer and a good time in the name of charity sure can. Enter Summer Hops, the proceeds of which will benefit three area YMCAs: the Thelma Lovette and Centre Avenue locations (both in the Hill District) and the Hazelwood location. Summer Hops is a synthesis of two former fundraising events, the Summer Soiree

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Alex McCann 6 p.m.. 115 Grandview Ave., Mount Washington. gton. $50, $45 per person for groups. roups. ymcapittsburgh.org

EVENT Frank, open, and compassionate discussions about race e are difficult to have.

^ Fri., June 29: GAMMA MMA assic Pickleball Classic

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TALK Alzheimer’s is a disease without a cure. But thanks to Dr. John Zeisel, in partnership with the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Jewish Association on Aging, you can learn how art can positively influence those afflicted with it. Dr. Zeisel has paired art with memory care to create a lecture called “I’m Still Here: Alzheimer’s and Art.” During this lecture, Dr. Zeisel will talk about his I’m Still Here “person-centered” approach

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^ Thu., June 28: “I’m Still Here: Alzheimer’s and Art”

on creating meaningful experiences for everyone touched by Alzheimer’s.

Lauren Ortego 7 p.m. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Free. cmoa.org

FRIDAY

JUNE 29 SPORT Imagine, if you will, a fast-growing new sport that combines badminton, tennis and ping pong, played with what is essentially a Wiffle ball.

You’d be thinking about pickleball.

This weekend, GAMMA Pickleball Classic, the area’s leading pickleball tournament will take over the floor of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center with more than 40 courts. Though registration to play is closed, the tournament is open to the public, and the proceeds — a $5 donation is suggested for attendees — from the tournament go to the Parkinson Foundation Western Pennsylvania.

AM 8 a.m.1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Downtown. pickleballclassic.org

^ Fri., June 29: Art in Context: The Hustle ANDY WARHOL, DOLLAR SIGN, COURTESY OF ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, INC.

PARTY The Carnegie Science Center has lots to offer — everything from a planetarium to a model railroad display — but sometimes those pesky children get in the way of the grownups’ good time. The munchkins will be out of sight (and mind, hopefully) during the Science Center’s 21+ Night and its corresponding block party. In addition to all the science fun, check out a game of giant beer pong or sample free whiskey. There’s also an afterparty right down the road at Rivers Casino. Just be sure to call an Uber or Lyft to ensure the lowlight of your night will be losing to a robot in a game of air hockey.

AM 6 p.m.

1 Allegheny Ave., North Shore. $24 in advance, $29 at the door. carnegies ciencecenter.org

BUNNY YOGA Yoga is a calming practice that stretches your limbs and relaxes your mind. But sometimes, in the middle of tree pose, there’s a nagging sensation that something is missing, like farm animals, for example. Over the past few years, the trend of pairing human yoga with animals has grown, starting with goats and expanding into other fauna. Join Animal Friends, a local animal welfare organization, for Bunny Yoga. Nail down your Sasangasana, aka Rabbit Pose, as CONTINUES ON PG. 32

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actual rabbits from the Animal Friends shelter roam around the room. There are limited supplies, so it’s encouraged you bring your own mat, water, and anything else you need. Hannah Lynn 6 p.m.

562 Camp Horne Rd., Ohio Township. $10. thinkingoutsidethecage.org

HAPPY HOUR If you don’t drink, it can feel like opportunities to socialize are limited.

After-work happy hours can be fraught for those who abstain from alcohol, but a new group that’s focused on sober socializing is here to help. Empath holds its first Sober Bar Happy Hour with non-alcoholic beverages, finger foods and live music by Angela Morelli and Working Breed. Come in, socialize and relax with friends or make a few

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new ones. Celine Roberts 6-10 p.m.

Fri., June 29. 5341 Kincaid St., Garfield. $5 (cash only). 17 and older. empathpittsburgh.com

director of Casey Droege Cultural Productions and others. LO 7 p.m.

117 Sandusky St., North Side. Free. warhol.org

needed to learn more about the steelpan education programs. LO 7 p.m.

1256 Franklin Ave., Wilkinsburg. $45.

(Facebook search “Barrels to Beethoven”)

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Making money as an artist has changed a lot since Andy Warhol first left Pittsburgh for New York City in 1949, but many of the challenges for young working artists remain. How does one earn an income without neglecting their artistic dreams?

The Andy Warhol Museum has curated a lecture about just that. Art in Context: The Hustle will help artists seeking to make some moolah off of their passion on a local scale with guest speakers D.S. Kinsel, co-founder of BOOM Concepts; Chris McGinnis, chief curator for Rivers of Steel Arts; and Casey Droege, executive

Want to support a growing steelpan community for children that’s rooted in Caribbean history and fun? Join Barrels to Beethoven at their Let’s Play Pan 21+ Summertime Jam at Community Forge. Attendees will be able to enjoy food and drink from the Caribbean and learn how to play the steel drum in a real band setting. By the end of the night, guests will have been given the skill and knowledge to perform. Featuring music from The Wilkinsburg Youth Steel Band, local kids will be provided with the information

For the 150th anniversary of Hazelwood, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is hosting Big Steel, Gladstone and Amazon: 150 Years of Hazelwood Stories, an event in partnership with the Greater Hazelwood Historical Society and other local organizations. The event, at Propel Hazelwood Charter School, features multiple speakers discussing the community’s past and present, and an exhibit of historical photographs. You can even share your own stories by bringing old photographs to scan at the event. It’s a great way to learn about local history

while also preserving your own. Get into archiving, all the cool kids are doing it! HL 7-9 p.m. 5401 Glenwood Ave., Hazelwood.

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FILM The mid-20th century spawned a distinct vision of the future, one where TVs still had antennas, video-call-equipped rotary phones were standard and aproned housewives still stayed home while their husbands worked — think The Jetsons, the Fallout universe or Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World. In the 1960s, the Minnesota Experimental City was a proposed city that followed in the vein of that futuristic vision. Designed with open space and environmentalism in mind, it was decades ahead of its time (part of why it failed).

The Experimental City details this failed attempt of urban modernization. See it at a one-time showing at Row House Cinema. AM 7:30 p.m. 4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $10. rowhousecinema.com

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THURSDAY Dangermuffin 7:30 p.m. Funhouse at Mr. Smalls, Millvale. mrsmalls.com

FRIDAY Woji 7 p.m. Club Cafe, South Side. clubcafelive.com

SATURDAY SECRETS 6:30 p.m. Smiling Moose, South Side. smiling-moose.com

SUNDAY Snarky Puppy PHOTO COURTESY OF CRITERION COLLECTION

^ Fri., June 29: That Summer

8 p.m. Carnegie Music Hall, Homestead. librarymusichall.com

MONDAY

COMEDY Actress and comedian Mo’nique is taking the stage at the Pittsburgh Improv in a special four-part show. She is best known for her roles over the decades as Nikki Parker on The Parkers and Mary Lee Johnston in the critically acclaimed Precious (for which she took home an Academy Award) and as a three-time host of the BET Awards (2003, 2004 and 2007 respectively).

Mo’nique has captured audiences around the world with her performances, wit and comedy - this will be a show you won’t want to miss. LO 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m. and June 30, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. 166 East Bridge St., Homestead. $40-90. Pittsburgh.improv.com

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7 p.m. Mr. Roboto Project, Bloomfield. therobotoproject.com

TUESDAY Ray Lamontagne with Neko Case 8 p.m. Heinz Hall, Downtown. trustarts.org

WEDNESDAY No Bad JuJu

FILM Grey Gardens is a 1975 documentary about a mother and daughter, “Big Edie” and “Little Edie” Beale, living in a dilapidated mansion in East Hampton, N.Y. They’re cousins of former First Lady Jackie Onassis, but the socialite-shine has long gone out for these two. They spend their days bickering, making up, dancing, singing,

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lying around and reminiscing (all in the company of a great deal of trash and feral cats). The film was an instant cult classic; it sparked a mini-industry of books, films and parodies about the peculiar pair (the Documentary Now! version, “Sandy Passage,” is not to be missed). Now enter the new documentary That Summer, compiled from lost/recently found footage that predates Grey Gardens. It’s sure to illuminate more about this fascinating duo and provide more unforgettable moments, like Little Edie’s dictum in the trailer: “I think any of us would be happy to have raccoons who look upon us as friends.”

So true. Alex Gordon Continues through Thu., July 5. 4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville. rowhousecinema.com

SATURDAY JUNE 30 LECTURE The longer you live in Pittsburgh, the more you realize every street, school and park is probably named after something or someone involved in a war. The Battle of Fort Duquesne, part of the French and Indian war, involved a Forbes, a Bouquet and a Grant. The Fort Pitt Museum will hold The Fall of Fort Duquesne, 1758: A Hidden History, a lecture by author Fred Anderson on how Native tribes helped win the battle for the British. Spoiler alert: it’s called hidden history because, unsurprisingly, the Native American history of this battle was brushed over.

HL 11 a.m. 601 Commonwealth Pl., Downtown. $10-20. heinzhistorycenter.org

MUSIC What’s better than a concert? A free, outdoor concert with a stacked bill on a beautiful summer day. The WYEP Summer Music Festival includes performances by

PHOTO COURTESY OF RENEE ROSENSTEEL

^ Sat., June 30: WYEP Summer Music Festival

Langhorne Slim & the Lost at Last Band; Low Cut Connie (who had a track featured in a playlist made by Barack Obama, big league stuff); and Lyndsey Smith. Joining the party will be three of the youth bands in WYEP’s Reimagination artist development program. LO 3 p.m.

Schenley Plaza, Forbes Ave. & Schenley Dr., Oakland. Free.

SUNDAY JULY 1 CARS Turns out, racing experience isn’t a requirement to start in the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. But before you begin

questioning this little-known fact, keep in mind that Day 1 of this 36th annual event is designed for racers as fresh as the tires on these sweet rides. (Still not comfortable with newbies racing around countryside roads? Well, don’t get behind the wheel!)

This kick-off Rallye begins at Schenley Park, ends at South Park, and in between features a fun-but-fair test of drivers’

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navigational skills. (A post-Rallye party featuring food and beer will probably test drivers’ intestinal fortitude, which could be fun even if it seems unfair the next morning.) Rallye starts the engines for Race Week, which runs for 10 days — though, not on just one tank of fuel. Rob Rossi Kick-Off Rallye, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; $75 includes entry and meal for two people. pvgp.org

FEST No matter where you come from, you’re invited to the 1st Annual SerbFest hosted by the American Serbian Club. This indoor and outdoor event celebrates Serbian culture with food and drinks from the homeland as well as Serbian folk music and dance.

The event is sponsored by the tri-state committee of Lifeline Humanitarian Organization.

This group works to provide aid to orphaned and disabled youth of Serbia regardless of their race, religion or ethnicity. All proceeds will go to helping fund this project.

CR 12-7 p.m. American Serbian Club, 2524 Sarah St., South Side. Free. eventbrite.com

MUSIC Pittsburghers are notoriously wary about sitting outside, listening to live music, ^ Tue., July 3: Kimya Dawson PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVEN KEYS AND KEYSPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

eating good food and drinking drinks in the summertime. But against all odds, the weekly concert series Weather Permitting has persevered for six consecutive seasons of family-friendly outdoor shows at Shadyside Nursery. Season six kicks off with the Zimbabwean rock-fusion crew Mokoomba, Pittsburgh’s premier reggae band Truth and Rites, and food from Brassero Grill, Gyro’s Nat, and Pittsburgh Smokehouse. Bring the pups, bring the kids, buy a plant from the nursey. Heck of a Sunday. AG 5 p.m. 510 Maryland Ave., Shadyside. $10 for adults, free for kids. weatherpermittingpgh.com

TUESDAY JULY 3 MUSIC Babyland welcomes Kimya Dawson, best known as one half of the influential 1990s anti-folk band The Moldy Peaches. That genre’s a little tough to define, but it has some recognizable earmarks: lo-fi production, blunt lyrics, a general disdain for the treacly self-seriousness of 1960s folk. Dawson’s wounded voice and minimal compositions have (deservedly) made her one of the best-known names in that scene. If it doesn’t ring a bell, you might remember Dawson’s work dotting the Juno soundtrack; Michael Cera and Ellen Page sing her song “Anyone Else But You” at the end. AG 7 p.m. 460 Melwood Ave., Oakland. kimyadawson.com PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER JUNE 27-JULY 4, 2018

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Savage Love {BY DAN SAVAGE}

When I started dating my husband, he told me he had a low libido. I said I could deal with that. We waited several months before having sex, and then after we started, it was infrequent and impersonal. There was some slow improvement over the three years we dated. Then we got married, and suddenly he had no libido at all.

He blamed health problems and assured me he was trying to address them. Despite being diagnosed and successfully treated for multiple physical and mental health issues over time, things only got worse.

After four years of marriage, the relationship has become strictly platonic.

I can’t even start a conversation about intimacy without him getting irritated.

After we married, he also decided he no longer wanted children, and I eventually convinced myself it was probably for the best, given his health. We built our dream home, adopted a pet and built an outwardly successful life together. I was, if not happy, at least complacent. Until I ran into an ex-boyfriend at a party. We split many years ago on good terms. We ended up talking about how important it is to him to have a biological child — something we talked about a lot when we were dating — and we got physically close, and that got me thinking about how much I missed sex with him. Ever since, I’ve been thinking about him. I think he was hinting that he wants me back, and right now that sounds like the answer to all my problems.

But if not, I don’t want to leave my hubby and lose the decent life we built together.

Plus, my leaving would hurt my husband’s feelings, his health and his finances. I also worry that people would blame me because it will look like I left because things were tough. Can I follow up and clarify with my ex before I break it off with my husband, or is that too much like cheating? Is it selfish of me to even consider leaving at this point? I’m a 30-year-old woman, so I don’t have a lot of time left to decide about children.

INDECISIVELY MARRIED DAME ON NEARING EXIT

Here’s something I’ve never seen in my inbox: a letter from someone explaining how sex with their partner was infrequent, impersonal, uninspired, unimaginative, etc. at first but — holy moly — the sex got a f**k of a lot better after the wedding! Now, maybe that happens — maybe that happened for you, dear reader (if so, please write in) — but I can’t imagine it happens often. So, boys and girls and enbies, if the sex isn’t good at or very near the beginning, the passage of time and/or muttering of vows isn’t going to fix it. If sex is important to you — if you wouldn’t be content in a companionate marriage and/ or don’t want to wind up in divorce court one day — hold out for someone with whom you click sexually.

Okay, IMDONE, either your husband married you under false pretenses — putting out/in just enough to convince you to marry him and only pretending to want kids — or his good-faith efforts to resolve his health issues didn’t help (at least where sex is concerned) and he changed his mind about being a dad (perhaps because he doesn’t feel healthy enough to do the work of parenting). Either way, you’re free to go. Even if the sex was good and your husband wanted 30 kids, you’d still be free to go.

Your ex may have been hinting about wanting to get back together, or he may not want to get back together and was engaged in what he thought was a little harmless/nostalgic flirtation. There’s only one way to find out what your ex wants or doesn’t want, and that’s by asking your ex. So, ask.

that straight guys have less emotional baggage than most gay guys. A guy’s d**k is his proudest possession. They like to have them admired, especially the straight guys who don’t often get much feedback about their d**ks from women. I’m very skilled, so it’s a thrill for me to give a guy a lot of pleasure. I like doing things that make other folks happy, and sucking d**k is something that’s appreciated. One guy I’ve known for about 20 years, and after many years apart, he is wanting to see me again. I don’t want a relationship; I don’t want to have to think about two people and have to adjust my plans. It’s hard enough to plan for just me. I prefer the friendship and the occasional d**k sucking.

They can always trust me to be straightforward with them. I will never take advantage of them, even when they get drunk. I like pleasing them and having their trust. And for the big question everybody asks: “Do you get lonely?” No, I don’t. I have all kinds of friends and lots of interests and hobbies. And from time to time, I get to suck a guy’s d**k.

THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR EX WANTS OR DOESN’T WANT.

You ran a letter about a gay man (“Sam”) who has been sucking off his straight friend. Sam said he’s never done this before and isn’t turned on by the idea of “servicing straight guys.” I am a gay man who enjoys sucking off straight guys and I wanted to share my perspective. I’m not trying to “convert” them. I simply find

WHATEVER ACRONYM WORKS

Like most gay guys, WAW, you’ve got some baggage there of your own. You don’t want a relationship — and, hey, that’s fine! Not everyone wants to pair or triple or quad off, and not everyone has to want that. But you’re seeking out straight guys not because they have less baggage on average than gay guys (they don’t), but because straight guys won’t be interested in you romantically, and consequently won’t demand a commitment from you or ask you to prioritize their needs and feelings the way a boyfriend would. So, it’s not that you and all the straight guys you’re sucking off are baggagefree, WAW, it’s that your baggage fits so neatly inside theirs that you can momentarily forget you’ve got any at all.

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