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MOVING IN Activists say Pittsburgh needs to find a place for more low-income families to call home {BY REBECCA NUTTALL}

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this year, Tanelle Robinson visited a dozen houses and met a dozen landlords. She asked the usual questions. Is the neighborhood safe? Are utilities included? Is there a park nearby? But she always waited until the end to ask the most important question: Do you accept government assistance? “I don’t tell people over the phone I have Section 8,” says Robinson. “I need you to meet me ﬁrst.” When searching for a house through the Housing Choice Voucher Program, commonly referred to as Section 8, Robinson ﬁnds it’s best to get to know a landlord before popping the question. The rental-assistance program for low-income families carries a hefty negative connotation. “They automatically judge you just because you need Section 8,” Robinson says.

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But Robinson is one of the lucky ones. Days before her deadline, she found a landlord willing to work with her, and in April she moved into her new home. Others have not been so lucky. Last April, when the Pittsburgh Housing Authority opened the Section 8 program to new applicants, nearly 14,000 people applied. One year later, only 900 of those individuals have been able to take advantage of the program. Despite the hope it offers low-income families, the city’s Section 8 program has its shortcomings. A stigma isn’t the only barrier that individuals in need of the housingvoucher program have to face. The waiting list is long, applicants have to meet a narrow set of requirements, and homes must

pass rigorous inspections. The bottom line: too many applicants and too few houses. The program is a stark reﬂection of the city’s shortcomings when it comes to affordable housing. According to an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice report for 2015-2019 conducted by the city planning department, more than 55 percent of low-income renters are spending more than the recommended portion of their income on housing because of the lack of affordable options. Activists say improving these conditions will mean ﬁnally facing Pittsburgh’s increasing problem with affordable housing — a problem that’s been fueled by the destruction of several public-housing complexes and the rise of high-end residential CONTINUES ON PG. 08

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developments. “There’s a serious lack of affordable housing in Pittsburgh,” says Carl Redwood, head of the Hill District Consensus Group. “The city has recognized it every year but they fail to make a change.” Fair-housing activists and elected officials say that changes must be made to the city’s voucher program and that the city’s housing authority must find creative ways to leverage voucher funding from the federal government. But Redwood and others say pressure must also be put on property developers to ensure that new residential developments include affordable housing. THE HOUSING AUTHORITY’S voucher program provides rental assistance to families earning less than $34,750 for a family of four. For Tanelle Robinson, a mother of three, admittance into the program meant she could finally move her family out of the Northview Heights housing project. But getting into the program was just the first step. The process of finding a home that met the Section 8 program’s requirements and a landlord willing to accept a voucher was difficult. “The places that did accept vouchers, some of the houses were horrible,” Robinson says. “But a lot of the landlords [of nicer properties] would say no. I think it’s unfair. They should check into a person before they just deny it. It’s not fair because I’m a working mother and very responsible.” Robinson pressed on, going to see houses after full work days and helping her kids with homework. On the weekends, she’d spend her days hitting as many houses as possible. “I was just playing my luck, going to see different landlords, and I wouldn’t tell them I had Section 8 until they met with me,” says Robinson. “The last place I went to, at the end of our meeting when I was about to leave, I just asked her if she would accept funding from the government. And she said she’s never done it before but she was willing to give it a try.” Robinson’s coworker Danielle Haskins’ search did not end the same way. After years on the waiting list, she received an Allegheny County housing voucher last fall. After nearly two months of searching, it was a week before Christmas and Haskins’ voucher was set to expire. She’d finally found a home and a landlord willing to accept her voucher. However, the landlord owed back taxes on the property and the

home was deemed ineligible under the project guidelines. “They make us jump through hoops to get it,” says Haskins. “They make the landlords jump through even bigger hoops to be able to accept it.” Prior to receiving her county voucher, Haskins was also on the city’s waiting list. When she received her county voucher, she had to leave the city’s program. But since she wasn’t able to get a home through the county voucher, she pleaded with the housing authority and was allowed back on the city list. She has no idea how much longer she will have to wait on the list. “I moved out of the projects into an apartment knowing that in a certain time frame, Section 8 would kick in [and] we’d move again into an actual home instead of an apartment,” says Haskins. “But no, we’re still in the apartment.” And this isn’t the first voucher Haskins lost because she was unable to find a home. Five years ago, Haskins received a city voucher but was unable to find a home that could accommodate her handicapped mother. “Hopefully this time around is better,” she says.

“THERE’S A SERIOUS LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN PITTSBURGH.”

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housing authority began accepting new applicants to the city’s voucher program for the first time since 2010. In the two weeks during which new applications were accepted, 13,770 people applied. A lottery selection immediately reduced the number of applicants to 5,000. Today, less than 7 percent of the total number of original applicants (900) has been housed; 350 individuals are currently holding vouchers and actively searching for housing; and 1,600 remain on the waiting list. Of the estimated 2,150 individuals who made it to the waiting list but were never housed, some were excluded because they did not qualify for the program. The housing authority does not screen applicants prior to putting them on the waiting list. “A lot of people who we have screened are not income-eligible for our program but are still not considered medium-income families,” says Heather Gaines, director of the Housing Choice Voucher Program. “So we’ve seen across several years the need [for affordable housing] increasing as the economy has declined. Decent housing is becoming a little more difficult to find and afford.” Additionally, of the applicants who reached the waiting list but have since been removed, many received a voucher CONTINUES ON PG. 10

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but were unable to find homes within the 120-day deadline. “Right now, one of our biggest challenges is to engage more landlords to try to give people looking for properties a little more choice,” says Chuck Rohrer, communication manager for the housing authority. “Frankly we need a bigger inventory for our tenants to look at. We don’t have the housing stock that we need to house everyone.” In an effort to entice more landlords to accept Section 8, the authority runs workshops where it can learn more about the program. Rohrer says it currently works with approximately 1,500 landlords. “That’s not a terribly small number,” Rohrer says. “But given the choice between renting to the private sector and renting through a government program, you’re probably going to take the private tenant.” Gaines says the stigma associated with Section 8 keeps landlords from getting involved in the program. But she also admits houses must meet rigorous standards. “There is a stigma. We all know it’s out there,” says Gaines. “And my program is not easy. Your unit has to pass a health and quality standard inspection. If the rent you want is not affordable or comparable to similar units in the area, we’re not going to subsidize it.” But housing officials admit that the greatest problem keeping individuals from finding homes through the voucher program is the lack of affordable housing throughout the city. “Short of extending [the number of landlords] and us finding out about increased supply of available units in the city, there’s not a lot that can be done about it,” Rohrer says. “The simplest way to look at it is, the demand right now exceeds the supply substantially.” According to a report due to be released May 5, the housing authority’s vouchers are an “underutilized resource.” The report by Regional Housing Legal Services, a nonprofit law firm with a Pittsburgh office, was prepared as part of an effort to maintain socio-economic diversity in the city. Using data from the city’s most recent annual report, RHLS determined that the authority did not use approximately $ 11 million in voucher funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. These unused funds could have provided vouchers to 1,500-2,000 additional households, the report says. “The most recent lease-up rate for vouchers is only 59 [percent] (in other words, 41 [percent] of low-income people who were issued vouchers had to return

them unused),” the report states. The report partly attributes voucher underutilization to the “lack of decent, safe and sanitary housing with rents at allowable levels.” “Vouchers may only be used in housing that meets HUD’s housing quality standards and, with limited exceptions, have market rents that do not exceed payment standards … within certain limits proscribed by HUD,” it says. According to Rohrer, the housing authority uses unused federal funds for other housing programs and projects. These include program-based voucher programs — a subsidized housing program where vouchers belong to housing units, not individual tenants. Current projects include Skyline Terrace, in the Hill District, and new homes being built in Larimer. These projects differ from low-income public housing because they are only partly subsidized and tenants are responsible for a portion of rent. “We can take that money and put it toward the development of additional housing units,” says Rohr. “If the vouchers aren’t in use, it’s another way to put someone in a house they can afford.”

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ACTIVISTS LIKE Carl Redwood, of the Hill District Consensus Group, say housing shortages have increased as a result of the destruction of public-housing projects. Over the past decade, a number of low-income housing projects have closed, including the Penn Circle high-rise, in East Liberty, and St. Clair Village, near Mount Oliver. “In the last year, we’ve lost over 400 families from Addison Terrace, which is a public-housing community in the Hill District,” says Redwood. “Those people were given housing vouchers. And housing vouchers are essentially no good in Pittsburgh because no one will take them.” In light of the growing scarcity of affordable housing, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently asked cities receiving federal funds to create a new Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing report. “In each one, they set a goal to develop more housing for people at 50 percent [of area median income] and below, but each year they do nothing to move toward it,” says Redwood. “The problem’s very clear — there’s a severe critical shortage of affordable housing for very-low- and extremely low-income citizens in the city.” Redwood says the authority’s voucher program has done little to alleviate CONTINUES ON PG. 12

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the struggle of low-income families because the city simply does not have enough homes with affordable rents. Instead, he says, these families are being forced to move to suburbs like McKeesport and Clairton, where there are more affordable homes. “So what’s happened over the years is, since 1980, the black population has gone from 100,000 to 80,000 in Pittsburgh. We lost 20,000 people and that’s mostly due to the destruction of public housing.” (Pittsburgh’s overall population declined by a similar proportion during that time period.) In order to reverse this population loss, Redwood says, the city must commit to subsidizing residential developments that include affordable housing. He has long championed affordable housing in the lower Hill District development on the former Civic Arena site, and was unhappy with the percentage of low-income housing in the ﬁnal agreement with developers. “One-third of all the housing the city subsidizes should be for very-low-income folks to try and deal with the crisis that exists,” Redwood says. City government has attempted to make strides in this area. Last year, Pitts-

burgh City Councilor Daniel Lavelle, who represents affected neighborhoods like the Hill District, Uptown and North Side, proposed legislation requiring developers to have at least 30 percent affordable housing in new developments. “We need more affordable-housing options. I often laugh to myself that the majority of what’s being developed, I can’t even afford,” Lavelle says. “But I think we have to speciﬁcally determine what that means. What I don’t know is what the percentages should be, but I do know that a percentage of the housing being developed should be affordable.” Lavelle’s legislation was ultimately scrapped and replaced with legislation to create an affordable-housing task force. The legislation passed last year, but Mayor Bill Peduto has yet to appoint members to the task force. For his part, Peduto says the city needs to ﬁnd innovative ways to leverage federal housing-voucher funds. He’s advocated developments like Skyline Terrace and the new housing being built in Larimer. “These are the kinds of programs we want to see,” says Peduto. “The present system just doesn’t work.” RNUTTALL@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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In fact, when she left Pittsburgh for Syracuse University, she studied printmaking and painting. Her ﬁrst jobs out of school included seamstress, model-maker, carpenter and bread baker. But after working for two years as an investigative journalism fellow at Pittsburgh’s PublicSource, DeMarco decided to combine reporting with her artistic talent. The result is graphic journalism (also known as comics journalism), a hybrid of illustration and news reporting. Starting today, DeMarco will produce one piece of comics journalism for City Paper each month. (Starting in May, the comic will move to its regular spot on the fourth Wednesday of the month as the paper’s “Last Page” feature.) “For me, I view this kind of story as having the same nuts and bolts as any form of journalism, except that it’s presented as text and illustration. The sequence of the story unfolds panel by panel, rather than paragraph by paragraph.” DeMarco’s ﬁrst piece — “Gender Pronouns: An Introduction” — can be found on page 55. To introduce herself to CP readers, DeMarco, a Woodland Hills High School graduate, answered a few questions about herself and her art:

YOU DIDN’T STUDY JOURNALISM, SO WHERE DID YOU LEARN THE ROPES? After moving back to Pittsburgh, I began learning how to report audio stories with the Pittsburgh Independent Media Center. A few years later, I met Sharon Walsh, the editor of PublicSource, an in-depth and investigative news outlet. I’m grateful that she took a chance on me. For two years, I was one of PublicSource’s investigativereporting fellows, learning about data, researching public records and writing. It was an incredible opportunity. … When I began my fellowship with PublicSource, I began to get the itch to merge reporting with drawing. When I started freelancing last year, I began teaching myself graphic journalism in earnest.

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Tyler Lankford, 21, entered a bakery with a loaded and cocked revolver, pointed it at the 58-year-old clerk and demanded money, according to police in McKeesport, Pa. The clerk emptied the register, but when the robber picked up the money, he put the gun on the counter. The clerk grabbed it and chased away the robber, whom police identified from surveillance video. (Pittsburgh’s KDKA-TV)

Casey Hueser, 30, pulled into a driveway, left the car running and entered the house, police in St. Joseph, Mo., said. When homeowner Marti Wilson returned, she saw the car, removed the ignition keys and slashed the tires. She confronted the burglar, who regained the keys during a struggle and drove off. Wilson called police. “His front left tire had a big hole [in] it, and apparently, with my description of the vehicle, and the fact that he wasn’t moving really fast, and then they found a bunch of the rubber out in the road,” she said, “so he kind of left a trail.” (Kansas City’s WDAF-TV)

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Authorities concerned with large numbers of boarded-up homes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area because of widespread foreclosures launched a pilot program to disguise the vacant houses by installing vinyl siding with painted doors and windows over the plywood. The program aims to upgrade the aesthetic condition of the buildings to reduce vandalism and improve nearby property values. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

Verlin Sexton, 48, told authorities investigating a fire that destroyed his garage and damaged his house in Fremont, Ohio, that it started while he was using spray paint and a lighter as a torch to kill a mouse. He also said he went to the garage to smoke, noticed black smoke filling the garage and saw flames in the corner, so he ran to get a pan of water; when he returned, the fire was out of control. Then he said he saw flames in boxes and tried to kick the fire out, but it spread. He was charged with intentionally setting the fire. (Fremont’s The News-Gazette)

When the Minnesota Department of Transportation replaced signs marking the town of Lindström, it removed the umlaut, twin dots over the “o.” It subsequently rejected town officials’ request to restore the umlaut, citing a rule that names in road signs contain only standard letters. The town said the umlaut honors its Swedish roots and had been on the signs until 2012, when the state removed them for road construction. Gov. Mark Dayton intervened, calling the rule “nonsensical” and ordering the umlauts restored immediately, “even if I have to drive to Lindström and paint the umlauts on the city-limit signs myself.” (The New York Times)

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transport, and participating in gambling and prostitution. The agency said it would compile reports from local tourism bureaus, media reports and the general public, and keep records for up to two years. It didn’t specify the nature of any punishment. In February, Thai authorities issued thousands of Chineselanguage etiquette manuals after Chinese tourists were caught drying underwear at a temple, kicking a bell at a sacred shrine and washing their feet in a public restroom. (Reuters)

Scott Kemery, 44, told authorities investigating a car fire in Eastport, N.Y., that he believed his rental car was filled with bedbugs, so he doused the interior with rubbing alcohol. Confident it worked, he got back in the car and lit a cigarette, igniting the alcohol. He fled the vehicle but suffered first- and seconddegree burns. The rental car was destroyed, and intense heat from the fire badly damaged two other cars. (Newsday)

The Transportation Security Administration last year collected almost $675,000 in loose change left behind by travelers at security checkpoints. According to TSA figures, that amount is up from $638,000 the year before. Travelers at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport left the most change, $43,000. Overall, the agency has collected $3.5 million in loose change since 2008. (Time)

Mohammed Almarri, 21, illegally entered his neighbor’s apartment in Tampa, Fla., forced the owner to retreat to his 30th-floor balcony, put the owner’s wallet in a microwave oven and turned it on, according to fire officials who responded to a report of a fire and a man trapped on a high-rise balcony. The victim told them Almarri also took the victim’s collection of lighters, piled them on the floor next to a small electric heater and turned the heater on. No fire was found, but Almarri was charged with first-degree arson. (Tampa Bay Times)

Now that affluent Chinese have become big-spending travelers, the China National Tourist Administration announced it would document “uncivilized” behavior by travelers abroad who have “tarnished” China’s image and need to “learn a lesson.” Inappropriate behavior includes violating customs, destroying public infrastructure and historic sites, causing disturbances on public

Aaron Anthony Doney, 19, an inmate at Montana’s Cascade County Detention Center, was charged with possession of a deadly weapon after he reportedly sharpened a plastic spork. (Great Falls Tribune)

Investigators concluded that Elizabeth Rachel Dove, 23, was using her phone to record a video of her son in the backseat of her vehicle when she hit and injured three high school students in a crosswalk in Gresham, Ore. “[Dove] is holding the phone with her left hand and was making gestures with her right hand,” then there is a 6-second video of the phone bouncing on the front passenger seat and “a child crying in the background,” Deputy District Attorney Annamarie Shoen wrote in a court document, which added that when the teens entered the crosswalk, Dove “appears to have had no hands on the steering wheel.” A police officer determined that Dove hit the victims 1.42 seconds after the video ended. (Portland’s KATU-TV)

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RECENT mini-trend is multi-story restaurants with multiple identities. Of course, basement lounges and upstairs banquet halls are nothing new, but we’re talking about fully differentiated ventures, housed together but separately under one roof and masterminded by the same team of restaurateurs. Demand is surely coming from Pittsburghers’ ever-growing hunger for a variety of experiences, but on the supply side, we see a macro-trend of ultraentrepreneurial chefs and owners. The biggest celebrity chefs run empires of dining rooms, often spread across the continent or even around the world; our local kitchen stars can get a slice of that action by building up, not out. Circolo Woodﬁred is on the ground ﬂoor of the latest triple-decker, located in the heart of the South Side, where it stands as part of a tentative but visible backlash against the area’s dominant college-party culture. Bars are still the thing on East Carson Street, but quite a few are targeting a slightly older, more

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sophisticated customer. Circolo is surmounted by a piano lounge on the second ﬂoor and cigar bar on the third, with the explicit hope that patrons will drift upstairs from dinner to entertainment and relaxation.

CIRCOLO WOODFIRED 2100 E. Carson St., South Side HOURS: Sun.-Wed. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Thu.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m. PRICES: Starters, soups, and salads $5-13; panini, pasta and pizza $9-18 LIQUOR: Full bar

CP APPROVED The first-floor pizzeria has its own bar, with an emphasis on wine that underscores its aspirations to transcend East Carson’s beery bias. In a corner of the dining room is a stone wood-fired pizza oven. The room’s colors are warm, and the decor — Italian scenes and rustic signs proclaiming “Vino” — could be that of a family dining room. Altogether, the vibe is casual but far from shabby.

At first glance, the menu, too, could almost belong to a neighborhood pizzeria, but the kitchen’s ambitions are evident in every preparation. Calamari, Rhode Island-style, is tossed with garlic butter and sweet-spicy peppers; wings are finished in that wood-fired oven; and the closest thing to a plain cheese pizza is the margherita, with things getting more elaborate from there. Which is great, as long as it works. We’ve seen expensive ingredients carelessly combined, flavor piled on flavor until the only remaining impression is “muddy.” Happily, Circolo avoided these pitfalls. Its kitchen tweaked classic combinations with confidence and explored new ones with judicious creativity. Our first pizza, Broke Da Mout, was a triumph, a meatball pizza augmented with caramelized onions, roasted mushrooms, roasted peppers and oregano. The flavors held together beautifully, sweet, savory and earthy elements all combining well and in balance with one another. The menu referred to the meatballs as “broken,”

and they were, so that there were chunks of varying sizes, browned at the edges in the oven’s searing heat; these morsels delivered meaty flavor without dominating the various vegetal elements. Circolo offers meatballs in three styles: traditional, spicy (“Firecracker”) and vegetarian, the latter a spinach-ricotta combo. We couldn’t resist the Firecracker’s promise of Italian sausage with hot peppers finished in the 900-degree oven. We ordered the starter portion, which came in a small skillet; all the meatballs are also available as entrees alongside pasta and salad. The texture was firm and coarse, but not tough, and the spice was assertive but not overwhelming. These meatballs would be wonderful in a sandwich. Based on morsels plucked from the pizza, the three-meat house meatball was a bit more tender, but still robust, with just enough herbal notes to brighten the meat.

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NEW BEER DOC FEATURES LOCAL BREWERY Blood, Sweat, and Beer profiles Brew Gentlemen With the current abundance of good will toward craft beer, opening a brewery seems a bit like printing your own money. Though there are a zillion of them already (I counted), it’s rare to find a new brewery having trouble moving beer or filling taproom stools. According to the Brewers Association, 615 craft breweries opened last year nationally, and just 45 closed. Of course, breweries are not immune to the financial and bureaucratic difficulties plaguing every business. And in Blood, Sweat, and Beer, a documentary that premiered locally during Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week, that struggle comes to the big screen.

“THEY WERE THE YOUNGEST PEOPLE WE HAD EVER MET WHO WERE STARTING A BREWERY.” We also tried the First Coast white pizza, with woodfired chicken, fontina and goat cheeses, sweet peppers, balsamic-marinated onions, and fresh garlic and thyme. The pizza oven may have been a bit much for the chicken — a couple strips were dry, although most were juicy and smoky — but overall this was another winning combination of ingredients in balance. The menu includes a few panini, including meatball; ours had three cheeses, prosciutto and arugula. The latter two are a classic combination thanks to their bold but contrasting flavors. Circolo’s prosciutto was particularly nice, with a hint of smoke and a texture that was moist but still distinctly dry-cured. The blend of provolone, fontina and mozzarella provided an ample background of mild richness. The pasta menu was a mix-and-match between five shapes (including a wheat penne) and five sauces. Our vibrant red Bolognese looked like a fresh marinara, but was studded with tiny bits of salty, savory meat. It was delicious. Circolo Woodfired fills a much-needed niche for food that’s better than pub grub, but more accessible — and affordable — than trendy cuisine on Carson Street.

The film follows two breweries as they step into the roiling waters of American craft beer. Though filmmakers Chip Hiden and Alexis Irvin hail from Washington, D.C., one of those breweries is Braddock’s own Brew Gentlemen. The couple met founders Asa Foster and Matt Katase at an exam to become beer’s equivalent of a sommelier. “They were the youngest people we had ever met who were starting a brewery,” says Irvin. Once Hiden and Irvin learned of the Brew Gentlemen’s mission to revitalize the “beautiful ruin” of Braddock, they were hooked. “We knew we had our story,” adds Irvin. The filmmakers followed the Brew Gentlemen, filming the long hours of planning, building and worrying that go into opening a brewery. (Brew Gentleman opened last May.) They also tracked the story of Danny Robinson, whose Maryland brewery Shorebilly became mired in a trademark lawsuit. All in all, Hiden and Irvin shot more than 500 hours of footage, including interviews with the nation’s top brewers, and whittled it down into a snappy, 70-minute glimpse into the world of American craft beer. Blood, Sweat, and Beer just wrapped a run at Rowhouse Cinema. “The response to the screening was amazing,” said Irvin. “We had tons of positive feedback.” If you missed it, not to worry: Follow the project online (bloodsweatbeermovie.vhx.tv) for future screenings and news on the official release, slated for late 2015.

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BADO’S CUCINA. 3825 Washington Road, Peters Township. 724-942-3904. The menu at this cozy venue is a focused exploration of authentic Italian cuisine: homemade pasta and sauces, pizza and, instead of full-on entrées, tapas-size portions of heartier fare such as lamb chops and spareribs. Almost everything is cooked in a 625-degree wood-fired oven in the open cucina. JF CAFÉ DU JOUR. 1107 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-488-9695. This Euro-style bistro is “openkitchen cozy” with a quaint courtyard for intimate outdoor dining. A modestly sized yet thoughtful menu offers smallto-large plates, highlighting Mediterranean- and Europeaninfluenced California cooking with an emphasis on fresh, seasonal produce and excellently prepared meats. KF

Ladles {PHOTO BY TERRY CLARK} also offers a modest South of the Border section, and the kitchen’s creativity shows in unique items, like chorizo-filled wontons and the Black Friday, a roast-turkey sandwich comprised of typical Thanksgiving ingredients. KE HOT METAL DINER. 1025 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin. 412-462-4900. This new-oldfashioned diner with a Harley theme offers a traditional menu with super-size portions. The thick, fluffy “mancakes” hang off the platter, and the huge breakfast burrito is like a Spanish omelet wrapped in a tortilla. For lunch, there are burgers, sandwiches and fresh pie. J

FRANKTUARY. 3810 Butler St., Lawrenceville. 412-586-7224. The longtime Downtown hot-doggery expands its menu here in an attractive sit-down space, with creatively dressed hot dogs, a variety of poutines (loaded French fries) and hand-crafted cocktails. The focus is on local and sustainable, with meats, veg and grains from nearby sources. JE GOLDEN PIG. 3201 Millers Run Road, Cecil. 412-220-7170. This little jewel-box of a diner offers authentic, home-style Korean cuisine, including inhouse chili sauce and various kimchis. The brief menu includes traditional appetizers such as dumplings and gimbop (sushi-like rolls), as well as entrées ranging from bulgogi (beef stir-fry) to spicy marinated chicken and Korean pancakes. KF HANDLE BAR AND GRILLE. 342 W. Pike St., Canonsburg. 724-746-4227. A motorcyclethemed venue offers mostly typical bar-restaurant fare — burgers, sandwiches, wings — prepared from scratch. The menu

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Paris 66 Bistro IBIZA. 2224 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-325-2227. An urbane wine bar and tapas restaurant, Ibiza is the sister restaurant to its next-door favorite, Mallorca. Ibiza’s menu starts in Spain but includes delicacies from Portugal, Argentina and other countries. Accompanied by a wide international selection of wines, Ibiza offers a transportive dining experience. KE

ISABELA ON GRANDVIEW. 1318 Grandview Ave., Mount Washington. 412-431-5882. This fine-dining restaurant atop Mount Washington places as much focus on the food as on the skyline. There are a la carte dishes, but the selections are all from the seven-course, prix fixe dinner that is the heart of the Isabela experience. The cuisine is contemporary and varies widely among European, American and Asian influences. LE JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. 422 Foreland St., North Side. 412-904-3335. This venue offers a nicely up-to-date selection of refined pub grub, including inventively dressed burgers (corn chips, salsa and ranch dressing), meatloaf and fried chicken. A relaxed gastropub, with fun appetizers, such as steak “pipe bombs,” live music on one floor and menus housed in old LP covers. KE LADLES. 516 Pittsburgh St., Springdale. 724-274-5230. This cozy eatery in the Allegheny Valley offers superb soups and Italian-American favorites. Soups are homemade, as is much of the pasta (served with a variety of red sauces). A standout item is the “raviogie,” a mash-up of meat ravioli and potato/cheese pierogie, available with butter and onions or marinara sauce. KE LAS VELAS. 21 Market Square, 2nd floor, Downtown. 412-251-0031. Authentic “family favorite” dishes are the standout at this Mexican restaurant, offering a vibrant antidote to Mexican “cuisine” mired in tired clichés. Trade a taco for cochinita pibil (vinegar-marinated pork), chilaquiles (tortilla casserole) CONTINUES ON PG. 24

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MEDITERRANO. 2193 Babcock Blvd., North Hills. 412-822-8888. This Greek estiatorio offers hearty, homestyle fresh fare in a casual, yet refined, setting. Salads, appetizers (many of them less-familiar) and casseroles are on offer as well as heartier fare like kalamarakia (octopus), roasted leg of lamb and stuffed tomatoes. LF

bacon, avocado and pepperjack cheese. LE SOBA/UMI. 5847-9 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside. 412-362-5656/ 412-362-6198. Here, the local Big Burrito group offers two different menus in the same building. Soba offers panAsian fusion (from Korean barbeque to Thai corn chowder and Vietnamese hot-and-sour shrimp) in a minimalist yet elegant restaurant/lounge. Umi’s Japanese menu, meanwhile, focuses on sushi and teriyaki; it’s a perennial finalist in City Paper’s “Best of Pittsburgh” issue. LE

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To musicologist Victor Grauer, the rhythm section is a mystery hidden in plain sight. For millennia, humans got along fine without percussion, guitars and, especially, bass keeping strict time in tightly structured, harmonically familiar chordal patterns. In The Life and Times of a Musical Virus: A Critical History of the Rhythm Section, Grauer explores how we got infected with that arrangement. His self-published 2014 e-book recalls the case of the traditional Taiwanese drinking song that in 1994 became new-age group Enigma’s hit “Return to Innocence”: It was simply an a capella recording (used without permission) onto which Enigma grafted bass and percussion, with synthy washes. Few listeners blinked. “Everybody just takes it for granted,” he says of the rhythm section. “They assume it has to be there.” The Stanton Heights resident holds a doctorate in music composition and a master’s in ethnic music, and in the 1960s spent a couple years working in New York City with famed ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax. Grauer, now retired, has also taught at Chatham University and in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Musical Virus traces the lineage of the rhythm section we know from rock and jazz to sources including the basso continuo in baroque music and, more speculatively, to urban popular musics of that era and African sounds the slave trade brought to Europe. Grauer theorizes that bass patterns spread in Europe largely because they told untrained dancers when to step. The e-book ($6 on Amazon.com) is accessibly written and embedded with links to YouTube videos of musical examples ranging from Guinean djembe tunes and Bach cello suites to “Satisfaction.” Among pre-jazz musics, also figuring in are gypsy music, Strauss waltzes and West Indian quadrilles. While Grauer has broad tastes, he spends much of the book playing epidemiologist to the virus he’s diagnosed. “Just about every commercial has a rhythm section,” he notes. And the interesting musical intros to so many songs end up homogenized by formulaic beats. “It’s almost like thumbsucking,” he says. “There’s something very reassuring to people when they hear the rhythm section.” Worst of all is the rhythm section’s capacity for cultural colonization — its own brand of globalization, flattening indigenous cultures before it. When that happens, Grauer says, “then it’s really disturbing.”

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form Schenley Park into a whirling convergence of horns, trombones, drums and barbecue. The all-ages brass music festival returns for its second year, this time with even more local and touring bands, kid-friendly activities and handmade Serbian sausages. Last year’s Pittonkatonk saw nearly 700 people, including about 100 performers. This year’s festival will welcome national acts including: What Cheer? Brigade, from Providence, R.I.; New York’s Pitchblak Brass Band; Chicago’s Black Bear Combo; and the Detroit Party Marching Band. Local acts Beauty Slap, May Day Marching Band, Slide Worldwide and Col. Eagleburger’s Goodtime Highstepping Band will also perform, along with Pittsburgh-area high school marching bands. Like most grand plans, it all began one night at the Brillobox. Scratch that. This story begins at Lollapalooza, in 1993, when a teenage Pete Spynda was handed a brochure about “indie rock” by longtime Pittsburgh music pro-

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moter Manny Theiner. The ﬂyer was Spynda’s introduction to college radio, Don Caballero and self-discovery in the LP aisle. “It was mind-melting,” says Spynda. “It changed my life.” Fast-forward a couple of decades and Spynda is now one of the city’s most prominent event producers and DJs. He’s responsible for Pandemic, Weather Permitting and programming the Bayardstown Social Club.

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“Pete had a reputation for making stuff happen,” says Rich Randall, an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University who looks at music, technology and culture in the 21st century. Randall was wrapping up a project for CMU’s Center for

Arts in Society and had an idea for something new — a May Day event focusing on music and labor. He and Spynda chatted upstairs at Brillobox, and Spynda thought about the sweaty, raucous What Cheer? Brigade shows his friend Jason Dunbar had been putting on in his Highland Park garage: donation-based attendance; explosive, genre-defying sounds; lots of eating and drinking and dancing. “Those Dunbar parties were really the precursor to Pittonkatonk,” says Spynda. The ﬁrst Pittonkatonk, in May 2014, was “the most fun Schenley Park’s had in a long time,” says Dunbar, who now volunteers with the festival. “It’s the most inviting community. It’s almost impossible to have a bad time when watching these bands.” But this is more than a musical festival. As Spynda says, “We’re not just trying to throw a party in the park.” The focus of Pittonkatonk is on community. It’s about bringing together people who might otherwise never convene, and blurring the line between performer and spectator. There’s no admission fee, CONTINUES ON PG. 28

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there are no food trucks, and there’s no stage or sound system. It’s unstructured, chaotic, respectful, safe and family-friendly. Festival co-directors Spynda and Randall sigh in unison over last year’s festival being “magical” and a little “hippie-dippie.” They reference 1960s “happenings” and Eastern European social clubs. They talk about disrupting the political economy of “musician” and “audience.” But the magic doesn’t come without effort — this year’s Pittonkatonk is the fruit of many folks’ labor. Planning has been underway since October, and the co-directors’ gratitude is flowing for everyone who’s helped, including the mayor’s ofﬁce and Citiparks. Then there are the individuals who are: making food; housing musicians overnight; lending parking permits for bands’ vans; and donating to the festival’s IndieGoGo campaign, which runs through May 6. “We’re trying to restore the social and community aspect to music-making,” explains Randall. “The idea that music doesn’t happen unless a bunch of people come together and allow it to happen. ... Music, it’s not something we buy — it’s not something we go to see. It’s something we do.” When it comes to Pittonkatonk, there’s a lot to be excited about — from plum brandy and impromptu crowd-surﬁng to activities hosted by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse. What Spynda and Randall are most excited about, though, is the educational program that’s new to this year’s lineup. “We want to show kids there’s life outside of the high school marching band,” says Spynda, who hopes he can melt today’s teens’ minds with music the same way his was. Headliner What Cheer? Brigade will be in town early for a three-day workshop with the Hill District’s University Prep Junior and Senior High Marching Bands. The program will provide students with insights into the business of touring and working as a fulltime musician, while exploring the role of music in activism and change. The partnership will culminate in a collaborative performance at Saturday’s festival. Spynda and Randall have applied for a grant through the Sprout Fund’s Hive Fund for Connected Learning, and hope to turn this pilot program into an even bigger outreach effort next year. “It’s very different from what students are normally taught about what it means to be a musician after you graduate high school,” says Randall. “We’re not trying to change how the kids play. We’re just trying to say you can do different things with music, and you can do these things that have a positive impact in your immediate community.” INF O @PGH C IT YPAPE R . C O M

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MARIAGE BLANC NO AUTOBIOGRAPHY [SELF-RELEASED] WWW.MARIAGEBLANC.NET

Mariage Blanc has been something of a constant in the Pittsburgh music scene since its formation some seven years ago, though that constancy hasn’t extended to the structure of the band itself. On its new full-length, Rich Kawood takes over on drums, subtly steering the band away from the more straight-ahead rock beats of 2013’s Undercurrents. No Autobiography is a reserved record, apparently out of necessity: Guitarist /vocalist Josh Kretzmer told the Huffington Post that, since members were mostly working on songs at home, things had to be kept to a moderate volume. As a result, this is an easygoing and well-crafted collection, bringing to mind the mid-2000s indie rock of Kings of Convenience or the Shins, and — in its best moments — Déjà Vu-era Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

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There’s a lot to be charmed by on this latest release from garage-punk three-piece Brazilian Wax — from that perfect title and DIY album art onward. The record, released in February, is a wild and reckless run of riot-grrrl aggression, evoking grungier bands like L7 and Babes in Toyland as much as Bikini Kill. The concepts are enjoyably simple — “We Were Friends” viscerally details a severed relationship, and “Mom & Dad” deals with divorce. The production is a little rough, even for a punk band, but it’s a fun listen regardless: The harmonies in “Harper High” are a particular highlight. M W E L S H @ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM

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NEW OLD-TIMER {BY CHARLIE DEITCH} ASK POKEY LAFARGE about his musical inﬂuences and you’re more likely to get names like Mark Twain and John Steinbeck than Hank Williams and Jimmie Rodgers. And for this Midwestern roots musician, the references make sense. Growing up in Illinois, he found a love of history and literature as well as music. Those inﬂuences can be heard in his music, which is a mix of old-time country swing, ragtime and

“MY MUSIC IS PROBABLY HARDER TO DESCRIBE THAN A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE’S.” blues. Lafarge — who released his new record, Something in the Water, earlier this month — spoke to City Paper in advance of his April 30 show at the Rex Theater. YOU CREATE NEW MUSIC, BUT IT HAS AN OLD-TIME FEEL TO IT. HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO YOU THAT PEOPLE FEEL THAT SENSE OF HISTORY IN YOUR MUSIC? There’s a big element of traditionalism in what I do, and I think it’s important to educate people on that. It can only help American society to be in touch with not just earlier forms of music, but also more underground music. It’s important to note that a lot of this music that we roots musicians have come to love was never popular. It was always underground. You know about Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams and Elvis Presley, but what about the thousand other people who starved to death, that never made it and you never heard of? I think what we do helps give credence to

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Steve Gunn’s excellence as a guitarist doesn’t come from brash solos or interludes — his gentle virtuosity ranks alongside other current indie guitar heroes, such as Mark McGuire and Ryley Walker. None of them aim to bowl you over, but rather seek to hold your attention with intricate fingerpicking and tricky time signatures. On Gunn’s Way Out Weather, he smoothly drifts through folk, Americana and psych rock. It’s hard not to hear the fingerprints of former bandmate Kurt Vile — who’s made a huge breakthrough with the same brand of detached, lackadaisical vocals over similar sound palettes — but Gunn often takes his music to more adventurous places. He plays at Spirit tonight with Sagas. SC 8 p.m. 120 51st St., Lawrenceville. $10. www.druskyentertainment.com

The very first thing you might notice about Chicago’s White Mystery is the hair. We’ve been tricked by imposter brother-sister garage rock bands before (with “white” in the name, no less), but judging by the shaggy red manes of guitarist Alex White and drummer Francis Scott Key White, there’s little doubt as to whether these two are related. As for the music, the duo — who are in town tonight for an installment of Get Hip Records’ Sound Series — play wild, Cramps-tinged lo-fi rock (which means they fit perfectly on a Get Hip bill). More trivia: They just released their own feature film, That Was Awesome. Nox Boys and Chase the Monkey open. MW 7 p.m. Get Hip Recordings, 1800 Preble Ave., North Side. $5. All ages. 412-2314766 or www.gethip.com MWELSH@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Big Mean Sound Machine. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.

SUN 03 MR. SMALLS THEATER. Dance Gavin Dance, Polyphia, Hail The Sun, Stolas. Millvale. 412-821-4447. SMILING MOOSE. Northbound & The Flats. South Side. 412-431-4668.

MON 04 MR. SMALLS THEATER. ILoveMakonnen w/ Key!, Sonny Digital. Millvale. 412-821-4447. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Resonant Rogues, Christine Andrews. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.

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ALTAR BAR. Y&T. Strip District. 412-263-2877. CLUB CAFE. Joe Pug w/ Andrew Combs. South Side. 412-431-4950. MR. SMALLS THEATER. of Montreal w/ Icky Blossoms. Millvale. 412-821-4447. PITTSBURGH WINERY. Lowland Hum w/ The Weathered Road, PinkertonRaid. Strip District. 412-566-1000.

FRI 01 ARSENAL CIDER HOUSE & WINE CELLAR. The Red Western. Lawrenceville. 412-260-6968. RAMADA INN HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER. Nied’s Hotel Band. Greensburg. 724-552-0603. SMILING MOOSE. Street Pigeons, Fondate Paure, Neostem. South Side. 412-431-4668. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Fletcher’s Grove. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.

SAT 02 31ST STREET PUB. The Legendary Hucklebucks, Cheats, Super Awesome Fun Time Party Band. CD release. Strip District. 412-391-8334. CHRISTINA’S. Shotgun Jack & Fools Errand. White Oak. 412-673-0199. CLUB CAFE. The Feel-Good Revolution & Essential Machine. South Side. 412-431-4950. THE DEAD HORSE CANTINA & MUSIC HALL. Antz Marching (DMB tribute). McKees Rocks. 412-973-3295. DOWNEY’S HOUSE. The Mo Nelson Band. Robinson. 412-489-5631. HERMINIE VFW POST 8427. Instant Gators. Herminie. 724-835-1362.

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Night w/ the Howie Alexander Trio. Lawrenceville. 412-251-0097.

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SAT 02 CLUB CRAVE. Machinegun Kelly. Beaver Falls. 724-774-4767. ROCK ROOM. Scribbling Idiots & DJ Bombay, Leaf Erikson, Vaig, Connect & DJ Blacklisted, Doomshark & Vegas Gold. Polish Hill. 412-683-4418.

WED 06 CLUB CAFE. Exmag w/ Pomo, M!NT. South Side. 412-431-4950.

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BROTHERS GRIMM.32-20 Blues Band. Coraopolis. 412-788-0890. EXCUSES BAR & GRILL. Bill Toms & Hard Rain. South Side. 412-431-4090. MOONDOG’S. Guitar Showdown w/ Craig King, Vince Agwada & Jason Born. Blawnox. 412-828-2040.

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MOONDOG’S. Tas Cru. Blawnox. 412-828-2040.

WED 06 HARMONY INN. Sweaty Betty. Harmony. 412-452-5124.

JAZZ FRI 01 JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Boilermaker Jazz Band. CD release. Ballroom. Outlet w/ Ron Horton, Howie Alexander, James Johnson, & Claude Flowers. Speakeasy. North Side. 412-904-3335. RIVERS CASINO. Neon Swing XPerience. North Side. 412-231-7777.

SQUARE. Erin Burkett & V irgil Walters w/ Eric Susoeff. Downtown. 412-456-6666. CIOPPINO SEAFOOD CHOPHOUSE BAR. Jerry & Louis Lucarelli, Sunny Sunseri, Bob Hughes, Peg Wilson. Strip District. 412-281-6593. GROWN & SEXY II. Eric Johnson. Strip District. 412-251-0615. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Rhythm Jazz & Blues Fusion. Speakeasy. Richie Cole’s Alto Madness. Ballroom. North Side. 412-904-3335. KELLY-STRAYHORN THEATER. Ronny Love & the Drifters. Presented by New Horizon Theater. East Liberty. 412-363-3000. LEMONT. Dave Crisci & Sue Leslie. Mt. Washington. 724-514-8572. NOLA ON THE SQUARE. Neon Swing X-Perience. Downtown. 412-471-9100. VILLAGE TAVERN & TRATTORIA. Tony Campbell & Jazzsurgery. West End. 412-458-0417.

SUN 03 SAHARA TEMPLE. Tony Campbell & Smooth Jazzsurgery. Braddock. 412-271-0502.

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THU 30 DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Aaron from The Lava Game. Robinson. 412-489-5631.

BELVEDERE’S. Neon w/ DJ hatesyou. 80s Night. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2555. CLUB TABOO. DJ Matt & Gangsta Shak. Homewood. 412-969-0260.

CATTIVO. Illusions. w/ Funerals & Arvin Clay. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2157. DIESEL. DJ CK. South Side. 412-431-8800. RIVERS CASINO. DJ Jack Millz. North Side. 412-231-7777. ROWDY BUCK. Top 40 Dance. South Side. 412-431-2825. S BAR. Pete Butta. South Side. 412-481-7227.

EDGEWOOD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Perfect Pitch: the worlds of music & sports collide. Special Appearance by formerSteeler Charlie Batch. Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland. 412-622-3131. MENDELSSOHN CHOIR OF PITTSBURGH. Performing assorted works by George Gershwin. Hillman Center for Performing Arts, Fox Chapel. 412-926-2488. ORGANIST KEN DANCHIK. St. Paul Cathedral, Oakland. 412-621-6082.

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ALTAR BAR. Tom Keifer. Strip District. 412-263-2877. HARD ROCK CAFE. Mike Tramp. Station Square. 412-481-7625. REX THEATER. Terrapin Flyer w/ Melvin Seals & Mark Karan, The Cause. South Side. 412-381-6811. MR. SMALLS THEATER. Blue October w/ Ashleigh Stone, Harvard of the South. Millvale. 412-821-4447.

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CLADDAGH IRISH PUB. Weekend at Blarneys. South Side. 412-381-4800. CLUB CAFE. Brooke Annibale. South Side. 412-431-4950. ELWOOD’S PUB. Doc & Tina. Rural Ridge. 724-265-1181. MULLANEY’S HARP & FIDDLE. Tim & John. Strip District. 412-642-6622.

BULGARIAN-MACEDONIAN NATIONAL EDUCATION AND CULTURAL CENTER. Grand Bon Rien. West Homestead. 412-461-6188.

MON 04 CABARET AT THEATER SQUARE. Broadway Showstoppers. Join an all-star Broadway cast, including CMU alumnus & Broadway performer Telly Leung & Wicked’s Mandy Gonzalez, as they perform some of the greatest hits from The Great White Way. Downtown. 412-325-6769.

SAT 02 OLIVE OR TWIST. The Vagrants. Downtown. 412-255-0525. PITTSBURGH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. Carrie Newcomer. East Liberty. 412-362-5610. RIVERS CASINO. The Hobbs Sisters. North Side. 412-231-7777. TAVERN IN THE WALL. Tim & John. Aspinwall. 412-782-6542.

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WED 06 FERRANTE’S LAKEVIEW. Cahal Dunne. A Musical Journey of Ireland. Greensburg. 724-853-4050.

WED 06 ALLEGHENY ELKS LODGE #339. Pittsburgh Banjo Club. Wednesdays. North Side. 412-321-1834. PARK HOUSE. Shelf Life String Band. North Side. 412-224-2273.

REGGAE FRI 01 CAPRI PIZZA AND BAR. Bombo Claat w/ VYBZ Machine Intl Sound System. East Liberty. 412-362-1250.

COUNTRY THU 30 ELWOOD’S PUB. On The Ridge. Rural Ridge. 724-265-1181.

SAT 02 THE BRUCETON STATION. Michael Christopher. Pleasant Hills. 412-653-4200. HARVEY WILNER’S. Stampede. West Mifﬂin. 412-466-1331.

CLASSICAL SAT 02 MENDELSSOHN CHOIR OF PITTSBURGH. Performing assorted works by George Gershwin. Hillman Center for Performing Arts, Fox Chapel. 412-926-2488. WASHINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Final show of the season featuring a collection of pieces called “For Honor and Glory,” ending w/ the iconic “1812 Overture.” Joined by Tsar Lazar Choir. Trinity High School, Washington. 724-689-9586.

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Jacques Brel PEIRCE STUDIO - TRUST ARTS EDUCATION CENTER Downtown. 412-561-6000. Tickets: picttheatre.org/brel. Through May 9.

Indigo Girls HEINZ HALL Downtown. 412-392-4900. Tickets: pittsburghsymphony.org 8p.m.

Dirty Bourbon River Show CLUB CAFE South Side. 412-431-4950. Over 21 show. Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone. 8p.m.

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead MR. SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. 412-821-4447. All ages show. Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone 8p.m.

Better Off SMILING MOOSE South Side. 412-431-4668. All ages show. Tickets: ticketﬂy.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 6:30p.m. Queensrÿche ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-263-2877. Over 21 show. TIckets: ticketﬂy.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.

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Monteverdi's The Battle of Tancredi and Clorinda ELSIE H. HILLMAN AUDITORIUM - KAUFMANN CENTER Hill District. 412-392-3149.

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

Chris Tucker MAY 1 HEINZ HALL

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Daughter of the Regiment BENEDUM CENTER Downtown. 412-456-6666. Tickets: pittsburghopera.org. Through May 10. The 2015 Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon DOWNTOWN. For more info visit pittsburghmarathon.com Through May 3.

The Maine ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-263-2877. All ages show. Tickets: ticketﬂy.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7p.m.

Elvis Lives: Tribute to the King OAKS THEATER Oakmont. 412-828-6322. Tickets: theoakstheater.com 8p.m.

Milky Chance STAGE AE North Side. Tickets: ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000. Doors open at 7p.m.

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Chris Tucker HEINZ HALL Downtown. 412-392-4900. Tickets: heinzhall.com. 8p.m.

Comedian: Larry XL (as seen in the ﬁlm 'Elf-Man' & heard on Sirius XM Radio) LATITUDE 360 Robinson Twp.

412-693-5555. Tickets: latitude360.com/pittsburgh-pa Through May 2.

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Northbound / The Flats SMILING MOOSE South Side. 412-431-4668. All ages show. Tickets: ticketﬂy.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 6:30p.m.

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ILoveMakonnen MR. SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. 412-821-4447. All ages show. Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone. 8p.m.

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of Montreal / Icky Blossoms MR. SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. 412-821-4447. All ages show. Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone. 8p.m.

Joe Pug CLUB CAFE South Side. 412-431-4950. Dance Gavin Dance Over 21 show. With Special MR. SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. Guest Andrew Combs. 412-821-4447. Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone. All ages show. 8p.m.

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TIME FOR LOVE {BY AL HOFF}

SALGADO’S PORTRAITS BELIE THE STATIC, TWO-DIMENSIONAL NATURE OF THE MEDIUM

You’ve probably seen enough movies to know that living forever is kind of a bummer. Everything changes but you, and day-to-day becomes more of a chore than an exciting adventure. Plus, forget about getting to know other people — they just get old and die.

Elevator or time machine? Michiel Huisman and Blake Lively

And so it is in The Age of Adaline, Lee Toland Krieger’s somewhat magical romance about poor Adaline (Blake Lively), who, because of a freak accident in the 1920s, has been 29 years old for more than a century. She lives a quiet, mopey life in San Francisco, until a new suitor — the conveniently rich Ellis (Michiel Huisman) — makes her wish she could just grow old with him. Adaline broaches some thoughtful issues, but the tricky, bittersweet mix of time-shifting and romance is done in by a plodding earnestness. This old-fashioned approach doesn’t mix well with the more fanciful leap of faith required to commit to this unreal situation. Lively gives a pleasantly mannered performance meant to convey her lostin-time-ness, marked by both assuredness and terror. But, she doesn’t find an on-screen spark with Huisman, who’s been winning ladies all over TV (Game of Thrones, Orphan Black, Nashville, Treme). Adaline’s electric connection is with another man (portrayed by Harrison Ford), and it plunges the film into a new — and kinda squicky — time-bedeviled romance. Bring a calendar. AHOFF@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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photographer Sebastião Salgado as “a social photographer and a witness to the human condition.” And he ably makes the case in his documentary proﬁle, The Salt of the Earth, co-directed by Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Sebastião’s son. Sebastião Salgado, now 71, narrates much of his life story, beginning with his childhood on a Brazilian farm and his training as an economist. Then, a borrowed camera re-directed his mission. Over several decades and continents, he worked to capture “the salt of the earth” — people — through large documentary photographic projects. Among them were journeys to South American mines, a stint with Doctors Without Borders during the early 1980s famine in Africa, and a ﬁve-year “archeology of the industrial age” titled {PHOTO COURTESY OF © SEBASTIÃO SALGADO/ AMAZONAS IMAGES/SONY PICTURES CLASSICS} Workers. In the mid-1990s, Salgado undertook Sebastião Salgado a study of displaced populations, which landed him deep in the Rwandan genocide, and left him {BY AL HOFF} with profound questions about his work and his

subjects (“We humans are terrible animals.”) Salgado’s visually dramatic, provocative and emotionally laden black-and-white portraits belie the static, two-dimensional nature of the medium; they are so charged with life, even his photos of unspeakable horror and tragedy. Their power might result from the contract Salgado adheres to with his subjects: “When you take a portrait, the shot is not yours alone — the person offers it to you.”

THE SALT OF THE EARTH DIRECTED BY: Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado In English, and various languages with subtitles Starts Fri., May 1. Regent Square

CP APPROVED These images should look remarkable on a big movie screen, though Salt is a ﬁlm that transcends a simple interest in photography. We all see the world, but not all of us can speak for it — and us — as Salgado can. A H OF F @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM

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Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists (2014)

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Kung Fu Killer (2015)

5/1 @ 10:00pm, 5/2 @ 10:00pm, 5/3 @ 4:00pm, 5/4 @ 7:30pm - A vicious serial killer is targeting top martial arts masters. Starring Donnie Yen. _______________________________________________

Hyena (2014) 5/1 @ 7:30pm, 5/2 @ 2:00pm, 5/3 @ 7:00pm, 5/4 @ 9:30pm - A police corruption thriller set in the London underworld of crime. _______________________________________________ Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) 5/2 @ 7:00pm - Classic rock opera directed by Norman Jewison. With actors Ted Neeley and Larry Marshall in person! _______________________________________________ West Side Story (1961) 5/5 @ 5:00pm - A girls’ night out event to beneﬁt Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh. Film screening, food and wine, and a purse rafﬂe. _______________________________________________ Orson Welles’ 100th Birthday

5/6 @ 7:30pm - Citizen Kane projected in 35mm, and a cake! Also presenting the ﬁlm in 35mm on 5/7 @ 7:30pm.

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ASPIE SEEKS LOVE. It isn’t often that autism is presented as a difference in neurology as opposed to a disorder in need of medical remedy. But that’s exactly what local filmmaker Julie Sokolow does in her first documentary feature, which focuses on Aliquippa native David Matthews’ search for love. The film follows 49-year-old Matthews, who was diagnosed with Asperger’s in his 40s, as he tries to figure out the awkward world of online dating, navigating the labyrinth of unwritten social rules that frustrate even the most socially adept among us. Sokolow’s intimate portrait is the opposite of schadenfreude — it comes from a place of curiosity about how people with different neurological wiring experience the world. The Row House screenings will be followed by a Q&A. 6 and 8 p.m. Wed., April 29 (Harris) and 4:30 and 6:45 p.m. Sun., May 3 (Row House Cinema) (Alex Zimmerman) AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON. The Marvel gang is back to stop the villainous Ultron before Earth is destroyed. Joss Whedon directs. In 3-D in select venues. Starts Fri., May 1.

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA. Filmmakers love turning the mirror back on their art, and writer-director Olivier Assayas’ drama is a worthy contribution to this canon. Its center is noted actress Maria (Juliette Binoche), who agrees to appear in a revival of The Maloja Snake, the dramatic work that launched her career two decades earlier. But now, Maria will portray the insecure, desperate older woman, while a buzz-worthy young actress (Chloe Grace Moretz) steps into the role Maria once held. Functioning as a sounding board, rehearsal partner and emotional foil is Maria’s young personal assistant, Val (Kristen Stewart), in a relationship that both mirrors and deconstructs the one in Snake.

Clouds Of Sils Maria Much of the film takes place in a remote corner of the Alps, as the two women talk, bicker and read lines. A prologue establishes Maria’s bona fides, while the third act lays bare the inescapable and uncomfortable terrain of Maria’s future. (This could be a less-flashy, more thoughtful companion to last year’s similarly themed Birdman, but with the added heft of focusing on actresses, who face far more pitfalls from rigid stereotyping and aging.) There’s not much action or surface drama, but for viewers willing to dig and sift, there is much to mine in Clouds’ many layers. It’s not just in the contemporaneous narrative reflected in

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Misery Loves Comedy the Snake drama, but also clips from a junky space opera, TMZ-style reporting and even a silent film of the actual cloud formation known as “the Maloja Snake.” In English, and some French and German, with subtitles. Starts Fri., May 1. Manor (Al Hoff) HYENA. Michael Logan (Peter Ferdinando) is our grubby guide through London’s seedy underworld of drugs, sex slavery and murder, in Gerard Johnson’s indie thriller. That he’s a corrupt, drug-addicted vice cop trying to play both sides of the fence is just going to complicate things, especially now that some particularly nasty Albanian criminals are making their move. And back at the cop shop, Logan’s former partner (Stephen Graham) has re-surfaced, seeking Logan’s street-wise dark arts for a take-down of the Albanians. It’s gritty and moody, and won’t be unfamiliar to fans of similar cop-spiraling-downward works. The biggest surprise will be the ending, which — fair warning — will be polarizing. In English, and some Albanian, with subtitles. May 1, through 4. Hollywood (AH)

KUNG FU KILLER. Somebody is killing the great kung-fu masters of Hong Kong, defeating them with their own specialties (kicking, weapons, grappling). It could only be another kung-fu master (Baoqiang Wang), and it’ll take yet another kung-fu master (Donnie Yen) to find and defeat him. And if that avenging master is in jail, well, the cops will just have to let him out. Teddy Chan’s actioner is a mashup of police procedural, martial arts and an homage to the Hong Kong kung-fu film industry. (Dozens of past and present stars appear in cameos.) It has much to recommend it: The story has a few twists; the final showdown, set on a busy freeway, is a good one; and the two female characters are take-charge bad-asses. It’s amusingly preposterous and baroque (like any kung-fu movie), and the heavy-handed moralizing about honor is off-set by scenes of spare hard-boiled dialogue: “I’m here to kill you.” “Good.” In Cantonese and Mandarin, with subtitles. Fri., May 1-Sun., May 4. Hollywood (AH) MISERY LOVES COMEDY. Kevin Pollak sits down with dozens of well-known standup comics, comic actors and other assorted funny-business folks to find out: who becomes a comic; why comedy works (or sometimes doesn’t work); and how life is a feedback loop for good material. It’s not much visually — it’s all talking heads — and plenty of it is obvious (people like funny people), but there’s some wheat among the chaff for fans of comedy or those interested in breaking down how entertainment works. The title is a fudge, since more time is spent on other topics, and few of the interviewees get very introspective about any complicated interplay of misery and comedy. But overall, there are some insights and good anecdotes — I’d have watched 90 minutes of comics talking about times they bombed. Perhaps most importantly, viewers will leave with a better understanding of the

Kung Fu Killer work that goes into being “effortlessly” funny. Starts May 1. Row House Cinema (AH) RUSSIAN FILM SYMPOSIUM. The 18th annual symposium offers 12 mostly recent Russian films tied to this year’s theme, “Red Empire Reloaded.” Some films screen on the University of Pittsburgh campus during the day. Nighttime films screen at 7:30 p.m. at the Melwood Screening Room, in Oakland, and include: 1929’s Fragment of an Empire (Wed., May 6); The Test (Thu., May 7); Ordered to Forget (Fri., May 8); and The Hope Factory (Sat., May 9). A complete schedule is at www.rusfilm.pitt.edu. Mon., May 4, through Sat., May 9

REPERTORY ROW HOUSE CINEMA. Vampires series: What We Do in the Shadows (new mockumentary about vampires living in modern New Zealand), April 29-30. Interview With a Vampire (1994 adaptation of the Anne Rice novel about New Orleans bloodsuckers), April 29-30. The Lost Boys (teen vamps cruise coastal California in this 1987 film), April 29-30. Documentary Week. Burroughs: The Movie (1983 film profiling Beat author William S. Burroughs), May 1-7. Grizzly Man (Werner Herzog’s 2005 doc about a man who tries to live among bears in Alaska), May 1-6. Misery Loves Comedy (see review above), May 1-7. Aspie Seeks Love (see review above), 4:30 and 6:45 p.m. Sun., May 3. Call or see website for times and complete listings. 4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville. $5-9. 412-904-3225 or www.rowhousecinema.com

Hollywood (Alex Gordon) DIE GSTETTENSAGA: THE RISE OF ECHSENFRIEDL. Johannes Grenzfurthner’s recent indie comedy-horror flick depicts post-apocalyptic life after the “Google Wars.” A Q&A with Grenzfurthner follows. In English, and German, with subtitles. 7:30 p.m. Thu., April 30. Melwood. Free THE ILLUMINATION. Krzysztof Zanussi’s philosophically inspired 1972 film, incorporating collage, animation and documentary footage, follows the education of a young scientist. Continues a two-month series of digitally remastered Polish masterpieces, curated by Martin Scorsese. In Polish, with subtitles. 7:30 p.m. Thu., April 30, and 5:30 p.m. Sat., May 2. Harris. $5 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Norman Jewison’s 1973 rock opera recounts the last days of Jesus Christ (portrayed with long-haired-dreaminess by Ted Neeley); songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Time Rice. Tonight’s screening will be attended by Neeley and Larry Marshall (a.k.a. “Simon”). 7 p.m. Sat., May 2. Hollywood

BARRY LYNDON. The year-long look at the films of Stanley Kubrick continues with this 1975 period piece about the doings of 18th-century British aristocrats. 7:30 p.m. Wed., April 29. Hollywood CLEO FROM 5 TO 7. The absorbing Agnes Varda tells a story, in real time, of a woman waiting to find out whether she’s dying of cancer. Released in 1961, this is the first woman-centric New Wave film; the scenes of Paris are stunning, and Varda’s inventive camera work is cool or energetic as it needs to be. In French, with subtitles. 8 p.m. Wed., April 29. Melwood. $2 (Harry Kloman) HAIRY WHO AND THE CHICAGO IMAGISTS. Leslie Buchbinder’s new documentary ambles through the1960s art scene through the eyes of the Chicago Imagists, a loose network of art collectives born out of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Of primary focus is the Hairy Who, a group of six artists (mostly painters), including Jim Nutt and Gladys Nilsson, whose comic-book sensibilities and surrealist illustrations helped define the burgeoning scene. Buchbinder pairs talking-head interviews with animated re-enactments and stock footage to create a charming, unhurried narrative as distinct and laidback as the artists in the film. 7:30 p.m. Thu., April 30.

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CHILD’S PLAY A recent string of dance works with weighty themes led choreographer Staycee Pearl to take a lighter approach on her latest project. In 2011’s OCTAVIA, for instance, Pearl evoked the works and complicated life of science-fiction author Octavia Butler. And 2013’s “…on being…” explored what it means to be black. Pearl’s latest, PLAYGROUND: blacktop, is a 50-minute, site-specific work developed over the past three years, including 2014’s version, PLAYGROUND: material. It will be performed by STAYCEE PEARL dance project on May 2 in the parking lot of the building housing PearlArts Studios, in Point Breeze. When Pearl founded SPdp, in 2009, it was with the intention of “interpreting and mirroring culture and community.” PLAYGROUND: blacktop will do so, just in a less serious way. “It is a bit indulgent for us,” says Pearl about this piece that recalls the feeling of childhood play. “Creating a work that lets the dancers just get inside their bodies for the enjoyment of moving.” PLAYGROUND is set to original music by Pearl’s husband, Herman “Soy Sos” Pearl, along with songs by Stevie Wonder and neo-soul singer-songwriter D’Angelo. Six SPdp dancers will inhabit what Pearl calls “a fun space reminiscent of early life experiences and games.” In particular, PLAYGROUND seeks to recapture the innocence and lack of inhibitions of childhood play, when days seemed to last forever and daydreams loomed larger than life. The piece uses the dancers’ childhood memories, along with some of Pearl’s, as a jumping-off point. Pearl, for instance, recalled a summer day at age 4 or 5 feeling on top of the world, an untouchable princess who knew everything, only to be brought back to reality by a fly that got caught in her afro. Indeed, the work will mostly summon childhood’s idealized joys and minor disappointments. But Pearl juxtaposes those with the cold reality of life reflected in current events, including the emotions surrounding the tragic 2014 shooting death — on a Cleveland playground — of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, by police who mistook Rice’s toy gun for a real one. After the performance, audience members are invited to let loose their own inner children at a block-party-style reception featuring homemade food and food trucks. INFO@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

STAYCEE PEARL dance project performs PLAYGROUND: BLACKTOP 8 p.m. Sat., May 2. 201 N. Braddock Ave., Point Breeze (outdoors, limited seating); rain location: PearlArts Studios. $10-12.75. www.pearlartsstudio.com

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QUEER-LESQUE {BY ZACCHIAUS MCKEE}

Fierce! performers (clockwise from upper left): Belle Jumelles; Poison Ivory {PHOTO COURTESY OF HARVEY POCIUS PHOTOGRAPHY}; Nina La Voix {PHOTO COURTESY OF JONG CLEMENTE}; World Famous Bob {PHOTO COURTESY OF VES PITTS}; and Joe King

IVA VALEZZ seductively strips off her full-length opera gloves and black gown to Peggy Lee’s “Fever.” Slowly dancing as she removes each piece of clothing, Valezz ﬁnishes the number in pasties and a G-string. She raises her hands in triumph; the crowd roars. That was the scene at last year’s Fierce! International Queer Burlesque Festival, in Madison, Wisc. Valezz, 48, of Morningside, is both a performer and the producer of Fierce!, which for its third year comes to Pittsburgh. The annual festival runs April 30-May 3 at three local night spots, with about 100 performers from all over North America and a new headliner each night. Burlesque — the art of the striptease — has been around in its current form since the mid-19th century, and in recent years has experienced an underground revival. But it’s not all about the nudity. “It’s basically like performance art that incorporates stripping,” says Valezz, whom Ohio’s Columbus Alive newsweekly once dubbed “the glitteriﬁc goddess of

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Columbus burlesque.” “It always has some type of big reveal at the end, though,” she says. “Most girls reveal their boobs. For me, I think it’s the reveal of a message or of a joke or a political statement. It’s not just about tits and ass. It can be, but it can be more than that.”

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Fierce! is certainly a lot more. While there are dozens of burlesque festivals in the U.S., and almost every major city has its own annually, Fierce! International Queer Burlesque Festival is the only one catering speciﬁcally to the LGBT community, and the only one that travels, says Valezz. “Burlesque itself tends to attract a lot of

people with big and different personalities, so naturally a lot of queers tend to fall into burlesque. I really wanted a way for people who are queer-identiﬁed or allied to be able to get together and celebrate. This may not be necessary in larger cities, but in smaller cities I think it really is,” Valezz says. The festival has also been staged in Columbus. Next year, it hits Denver. “Pittsburgh is a great city. It’s small, but it has a big-city vibe. It’s kind of grungy and dirty and sexy,” Valezz says. Grungy, dirty and sexy are three adjectives that also pretty much perfectly describe Fierce!, which kicks off April 30, at Lawrenceville’s Blue Moon bar. While most burlesque festivals include only cisgender female performers, Fierce! showcases a menagerie of genderfuckery, from traditional pin-ups to drag queens. The opening-night headliner is local trans performer Janet Granite, a former Miss Blue Moon. Kaiser Colonic, from St. Paul, will host the Friday showcase, at Cattivo’s show bar, featuring Nina La Voix from New York City.

GiGi LaFemme, a queer-identiﬁed vixen with a rockabilly twist, headlines. One of the biggest draws will be Saturday host World Famous Bob (the performer’s legal name). At the forefront of the neoburlesque scene, World Famous Bob is an over-the-top performer known for drag-inspired shows. Saturday night, at Cruze, features New York City’s Poison Ivory; Columbus-based Michael J. Morris; and draglesque performer Flare, from Toronto. Valezz herself also performs. The weekend concludes with a Sunday brunch at Cattivo, hosted by local drag queen Georgia Bea Cummings. “I try to incorporate as many queer venues as possible,” Valezz says. “I’ve had political people come to me and say, ‘Why aren’t you making this more of a political statement? Why is it just a party?’ To me, just us getting together and getting naked all over town is enough of a political statement.”

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While Valezz was more behind-thescenes in the creation of Fierce!, she’s a big festival draw onstage, too. Valezz started performing burlesque at age 41 but has made a name for herself in the scene. “We were going to have to make this happen for ourselves,” she says about targeting an older, queerer demographic. A trained professional belly dancer, Valezz says dancing “was very empowering for me. It helps you identify your own sexuality and be able to express yourself in a way you wouldn’t necessarily in everyday life.” “[Valezz] has a great vision and a strong passion,” says Angela Joy, one of the Fierce! DJs. “Without her, the festival wouldn’t exist, and people are deﬁnitely coming out to see her perform.” Sitting for an interview in a Starbucks recently, Valezz was wearing a cheetah print. A passerby approached and said, “Miss, you look very pretty today.” Rather shyly, Valezz responded, “Oh, well thank you. You too.” She seems almost embarrassed. But you can see another side of her this weekend.

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According to a recent New York Times article, 64 percent of Tumblr users say they care about social causes. Social-justice furors grow quickly in cyberspace, and while that passion doesn’t always translate into direct action, there’s plenty of evidence that images — e.g., Eric Garner — can still motivate people to protest in the streets. New York-based French artist Antoine Catala claims that “recent studies show that young people communicate more through a screen than face to face” and that “we become overwhelmed and our capacity for empathy gets challenged.” For the exhibition Antoine Catala: Distant Feel, at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Catala has “rebranded” empathy. He posits that empathy is evolving and he seems earnest enough, explaining that he worked with ad agency Droga5 to create a new term and symbol, and to “craft a message to change the world.” “Distant feel” is described as “a cool, detached, focused form of empathy,” expressible “through the distance of an image.” The exhibit includes Catala’s video “Empathic Paul,” in which a young boy expresses emotions in a flat, robotic manner while the screen is disrupted by a rotating and mutating logo. Another series, “Feel Images,” presents pseudo-ads in which words, stuffed like upholstery, protrude from the photographic plane, plush yet uninviting. Catala encourages us to express our feelings “through the distance of an image.” But while he might have a new term for it, look around the museum. Haven’t artists been soliciting empathy through images for centuries? Just down the hall, in Charles “Teenie” Harris’ photograph of protesters outside the Civic Arena, one holds a sign reading, “The soundness of our cause should prick your conscience.” It begs the question of what, exactly, Catala is talking about. The most unsettling part of Catala’s exhibition is that it is distinctly cold and un-touchy-feely. But visitors do seem drawn to one piece. It’s a fish tank containing his new logo — a double E with one letter reversed — crafted from shells and live coral, like wreckage reanimated by bright sea creatures. The piece emits a blue glow and a hum, intended to mimic digital screens. As part of the Hillman Photography Initiative, Distant Feel continues a larger inquiry into the cultural and social impact of new digital formats. However, it adds little that’s truly radical to the conversation.

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bilitated by his obesity, a man who rarely leaves his center-stage couch. He teaches online writing courses. He has a solitary friend in Liz (Amy Landis), and she doubles as his nurse. But when Charlie makes contact with a daughter he hasn’t known since she was a toddler, he begins to look for meaning in what appears to be the end of his troubled and isolated existence. Ellie is Charlie’s daughter. When she re-emerges in his life, she’s a bitter, vexed 17-year-old on the verge of failing out of high school. Ellie is abrupt, startling and, as actress Abby Quatro portrays her, nearly unredeemable. Quatro hints at just enough to suggest the presence of noble intentions

hidden behind a scaly façade. But at times she’s so rough that when Ellie’s mother, Mary (Dana Hardy), accuses her of evil, it doesn’t feel exceptionally exaggerated. Quatro’s acting choice reflects the fact that pertinent information is concealed for much of the narrative — only to be revealed in a way that shifts audience perspective on what we already know. For example: At first, the titular whale signifies nothing to us other than the dying man on the couch. During scene breaks there are the sounds of ocean waves crashing and receding to reinforce this. But as the narrative pushes forward, we hear excerpts of an essay on Moby Dick. We’re let in on a gorgeously simple tale about a barely remembered trip to the coast. The Whale permits us to cast collective judgment — and then it forces us to look back and reject the lazy assumptions we had just a few scenes earlier. I N F O@ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM

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speare play, tell them it’s Othello. It stands as the Bard’s undercover best work, unencumbered as it is by the unreasonable hype of Hamlet, the ubiquity of Romeo and Juliet, or the constant wish you were watching a one-man show starring Falstaff that pervades all plays. Watching Pittsburgh Public Theater’s production of Othello, I rarely found myself thinking of Falstaff at all, which is heavy praise indeed. You can currently catch a fantastic pro-

duction of the tragedy, directed by Ted Pappas, and I can think of very little I’d rather recommend. For me, having only read the words, Othello’s main ﬂaw was always the stretch in emotions, to believing the brilliant Othello would decide the honorable course of action was to murder his wife. Making the shift believable is Teagle F. Bougere in the title role, and he carries it off expertly, from his quiet dignity as a leader to his shouting, jumping passion for Desdemona — which made a reunion scene I didn’t even remember become my favorite in the show. Amanda Leigh Cobb does excellent work uplifting the demeaning role of Desdemona, who, like most desired women in ﬁction, is given neither ambition nor inner life. (Or outer life, by the end.)

TEAGLE F. BOUGERE CARRIES THE TITLE ROLE OFF EXPERTLY. Iago gets delightful monologues where he’s all but encouraged to nibble at the backdrop, and Jeremy Kushnier manages to squeeze a brilliant, show-stealing three-hour performance into two-and-ahalf hours. Yes, the show is long, and one of the casualties of this is that many of the best turns of phrase get barreled through simply because it’s absurd today to ask people to sit still through it, in contrast to Elizabethan times when the only alternative entertainment was watching bears eat foreigners.

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Scene changes are marked by the stage darkening and the cast changing, which is pretty obvious to audience members over the age of 4. In case any toddlers are brought to watch the story of a man murdering his wife, the production adds overbearing musical cues. My roommate described these cello-dominated jingles as an attempt to ape Game of Thrones, a program I cannot abide due to its Falstafﬂessness.

Barrie’s 1904 play, with music by Mark Charlap and Jule Styne and lyrics by Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Carolyn Leigh, is such a slight thing, built on whimsy and threatening to evaporate at any moment. The story? Well, surely you know it’s about a boy who refuses to grow up. He lives in Neverland with a group of orphaned boys as well as a band of pirates, led by Captain Hook and a tribe of Indians. (That is, Native Americans as imagined by a British playwright in 1904.) The plot is Peter’s skirmishes with the Indians and the pirates … it’s a lot like recess at an elementary-school playground.

THE SHOW BELIEVES IN ITSELF SO COMPLETELY THAT IT’S IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO BE CHARMED. But it’s hard to dismiss Peter Pan. The show believes in itself so completely, again and again sounding its theme of childhood, innocence and an almost blinding optimism, that it’s impossible not to be charmed. Indeed, for the ﬁrst act, anyway, the PMT production directed by Michael Licata is about as charming as Barrie would have hoped. A large, sprightly cast runs through the scenes and songs with boundless energy and enthusiasm. Michelle Coben, as Peter, possesses a strong, brightly toned voice bringing a great deal of enjoyment to her numbers. (And that she does so in what is possibly the ugliest wig I’ve ever seen onstage just makes it more amazing.) Todd Nonn’s set manages to create a sense of place, and there’s a highly compelling dance number for the Indians, choreographed by Lisa Elliot and led by Victoria Buchtan as Tiger Lily. And just when all the cutesy-wutesy kiddie stuff threatens to choke you, a very funny Tim Hartman shows up playing Captain Hook as a cross between Paul Lynde, Tallulah Bankhead and Beyoncé.

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{SCREEN} Underground accolades accompany Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl, a 2014 indie horror flick from Austria getting its local premiere. The darkly comic film is set in the aftermath of apocalyptic warfare between superpowers China and … Google, as a journalist and a technician traverse the hinterlands to find a

legendary character. The festival favorite won Best Narrative Feature at Colorado’s Maker Film Festival, and critic Cory Doctorow calls writer-director Johannes Grenzfurthner “a brilliant lunatic of surpassing and delightful weirdness.” Art by Dennis Bergevin

String trio Chatham Baroque stages about 50 performances locally every year. This week, the group performs Monteverdi’s Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda. The 1624 mini-opera tells a dramatic love story set during the First Crusade. The trio will also play other madrigals to complement the main program, accompanied by dancers from Attack Theatre. The first of four performances at the Hill House is tonight. Zacchiaus McKee 7:30 p.m. Continues through Sun., May 3. Kaufmann Center, 1835 Centre Ave., Hill District. $10-27. 412-687-1788 or www.chathambaroque.org

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Housed in an old rowhouse, Photo Antiquities is a walk-up museum focused on preserving the history of photography as a medium. Starting today, the museum is displaying a series of vintage orotones, or gold photos. Made by enhancing glassplate images with gold-laced lacquers, orotones are some of the rarest and most fragile forms of photography. The gilded works depict people and places from a century ago. ZM 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit continues through June 30. 531 E. Ohio St., North Side. $8-10. 412-231-7881 or www.photoantiquities.org

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The ever-expanding Pittsburgh dance scene gets a little bigger on Sun., May 3, with the debut of Amanda Tarr & Company at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater. The fledgling professional modern-dance troupe, made up of recent graduates of Slippery Rock University’s Department of Dance, will premiere the Tarr-choreographed Retail, set to R&B and rap tracks from Drake, Usher, Kanye West and others (contains adult language). Tarr, a 24-year-old Lower Burrell native, says she was inspired to create the 50-minute non-narrative work by an event in her life that got her thinking about a journey of two souls and their time together. Eight female dancers will explore a range of emotions in abstract movement phrases that will allow the dancers to bring themselves to the work while leaving open a myriad of audience interpretations. That purposeful ambiguity extends to the work’s title. Retail, in this case, means “to recount or relate details (of a story or event) to others.” “This show is really unique from a dancer’s perspective,” says ATCO company member Rebecca Burcher. “[The choreography] is really like a puzzle. It’s very mathematical and complicated.” Steve Sucato 5:30 p.m. Sun., May 3. 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. $15-20. www.kelly-strayhorn.org

for embracing outsider art as well as more mainstream work. A new show harks to the gallery’s roots with work by two of the earliest artists it exhibited: Dennis Bergevin, with his distinctive figurative mixed-media-and-ceramic sculptures, and Leonard Leibowitz, whose etchings are nationally exhibited. The opening reception for Looking Forward Looking Back is tonight. BO 5:30 p.m. 5831 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside. Free. 42-441-6005 or www.galleriechiz.com

Agriculture offers Essentials of Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation, a step-by-step workshop led by Jesse Allen at his Wild Roses Farm and Mushroom Company. The class on this Asian-derived favorite includes hands-on inoculation, and you’ll depart with your very own shiitake log for home cultivation. The online registration deadline is Fri., May 1. BO 10 a.m.-noon. 185 Turk Road, Slippery Rock. $30. Register at www.pasafarming.org.

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{OUTDOORS} {FESTIVAL} More people these days are jumping on the “green” bandwagon. But the Geek sounds by Tracksploitation. Art/Green Innovators Festival, BO 6-11 p.m. 4800-5500 Penn launched in 2010 by artist and Ave., Bloomfield/Garfield/ entrepreneur Christine Bethea, Friendship. Free. gagi6. was among the first big public blogspot.com events here to promote the convergence of high tech, art {WORDS} and saving the planet. GA/ “What seems odd now, at a GI’s love of experimentation remove, is that I fell in love at continues with its sixth annual iteration, REBOOT, tonight on Penn Avenue in conjunction with monthly gallery crawl Unblurred. The exhibits and activities revolving around technology, eco-friendly art projects and more MAY 02 include a green-art Daughter of installation from the the Regiment Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Climate and Urban Systems Partnership, and talks by gardeners from Garfield’s Healcrest Farm. GA/GI integrates with Unblurred up and down Penn, especially at Pittsburgh Glass Center, pretty much the same time I where the current exhibit of forgot how to love books,” re-arrangeable LED letters is is how J.C. Hallman’s B complemented by a fashion & Me: A True Story of show; Story Arts Explosion Literary Arousal opens. The (combining music, art, anthology, which is a wink storytelling and rap); and to Nicholson Baker’s U and I,

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Temperatures should be up — and the rivers back down — for today’s Kayak Pittsburgh’s season-opener. Weather and water conditions permitting, the group’s location under the Clemente Bridge will be open weekends in May, and daily starting Memorial Day weekend. (The North Park location also opens that weekend.) Hours today and tomorrow are shortened by Pittsburgh Marathon-related activities, but that still leaves half the day to get a feel for the three

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Pittsburgh Opera concludes its 76th season with Donizetti’s comedy Daughter of the Regiment. The opera, set during the French revolution, describes a love story between Marie and Tonio, who are torn apart by war and family struggles and must find a way to reunite. Star tenor Lawrence Brownlee, as Tonio, famously hits nine high Cs in the aria “Ah, mes amis.” Soprano Lisette Oropesa sings Marie, and Joyce Castle makes her Pittsburgh debut as the Marquise of Berkenfeld. The first of four performances at the Benedum Center is tonight. ZM 8 p.m. Continues through May 10. 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown. $12.75155.75. 412-456-6666 or www.pittsburghopera.org

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Chris Tucker is best known for playing the role of Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour film series, which solidified him as a comic icon and propelled him into an international star. He’s also worked in Hollywood films with the likes of Robert De Niro and Jennifer Lawrence. Tucker got his start, however, in standup comedy. Tonight, Tucker brings the high-energy comedic style of his Chris Tucker Live 2015 world tour to Heinz Hall. ZM 8 p.m. 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. $40.75-70.75. 412-456-6666 or www.trustarts.org

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of José Saramago’s Nobel Prize-winning book. Wed-Sun, 8 p.m. Thru May 2. Carnegie Library, Allegheny, North Side. 412-362-1713. THE DANCE OF DEATH. A black comedy about a married couple who may have been together just a bit too long. Presented by Kinetic Theatre. Mon-Sat, 8 p.m. and Sun, 2 p.m. Thru May 3. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 888-718-4253. THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT. Donizetti’s comic opera presented by Pittsburgh Opera. Sat., May 2, 8 p.m., Tue., May 5, 7 p.m., Fri., May 8, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., May 10, 2 p.m. Benedum Center, Downtown. 412-456-6666. HARMONIC BLASPHEMY: 25 YEARS OF NEW PLAYS. Performances of two previous “Best Play” Donna Award winners: “Harmonic Convergence” by Scott Sickles & “The Blasphemy of Bees” by Christopher Dimond. Fri., May 1, 7:30 p.m. Andrew Carnegie Free Library Music Hall, Carnegie. 412-944-2639. JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE & WELL & LIVING IN PARIS. A desperately romantic storytelling assisted by music, w/ two men & two women. Presented by PICT Theater. The Peirce Studio Tue-Sat, 8 p.m. and Sun., May 3, 2 p.m. Thru

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May 9. Trust Arts Education Center, Year Blood Cancer Drive ft. Matt Downtown. Light, Ray Zawodni, Sean Collier, OTHELLO. William Shakespeare’s Holly Price, Collin Chamberlin. classic drama. Presented by 7 p.m. Club Cafe, South Side. Pittsburgh Public Theater. Wed-Sat, 412-431-4950. 2 & 7 p.m., Tue, 7 p.m., Wed-Sat, PITTSBURGH IMPROV JAM. Thu, 8 p.m. and Sun., May 17, 7 p.m. 10 p.m. Cabaret at Theater Square, Thru May 17. O’Reilly Theater, Downtown. 412-325-6769. Downtown. 412-316-1600. RUMORS. Neil Simon’s farce. May DOES THIS HOLD UP: STAR 1-2, 8 p.m. and Sun., May 3, 2 p.m. WARS SHOW. Riffing on the Greensburg Garden and Civic Cenoriginal Star Wars film. 8 p.m. ter, Greensburg. 724-836-8000. Arcade Comedy Theater, SOMETHING’S AFOOT. Downtown. 412-339-0608. A musical that takes a FIVE MINUTES OF satirical poke at Agatha FAME OPEN MIC. Christie mysteries & Presented by Chicksmusical styles of the w. w w Burgh Comedy. 8 p.m. English music hall of er hcitypap g p Smokehouse Bar & Grille, the ‘30’s. One by one .com Beechview. 412-290-9652. the English country house HI-FI IMPROV MUSIC MIX. guests are knocked off by A night of musical improvisation. cleverly fiendish devices. As the 10 p.m. Arcade Comedy Theater, bodies pile up in the library, the Downtown. 412-339-0608. survivors frantically race to uncover THE REVEREND BOB LEVY. the identity & motivation of the 10 p.m. Smiling Moose, South Side. cunning culprit. Sun, 2 p.m. and 412-431-4668. Thu-Sat, 7:30 p.m. Thru May 16. South Park Theatre, Bethel Park. 412-831-8552. LARRY XL. 8 p.m. and Sat., May 2, 7 & 10 p.m. Latitude 360, North Fayette. 412-693-5555.

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Let’s talk about the birds and the bees … and why we need them in our gardens. Pollinators help us to grow our food, but with some populations dwindling, they now need our help. This week, a free Penn State Master Gardeners workshop walks through the basics of building and maintaining a pollinator garden. Get your garden officially certified and learn to build a little oasis for some winged friends. 6:30 p.m. Wed., May 6. Carnegie Library of Homewood, 510 E. 10th Ave, Munhall. Free. Reservations at 412-242-3598

8 p.m. Gemini Theater, Point Breeze. 412-243-5201. BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL COMEDY SHOW. BYOB. 10 p.m. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 412-339-0608. DINNER W/ THE NOLENS. An improv show feat. Second City alumni, Jethro & Kristy Nolen improvising w/ guests. BYOB. 8 p.m. Arcade Comedy Theater, Downtown. 412-339-0608.

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EXHIBITS ALLEGHENY-KISKI VALLEY HERITAGE MUSEUM. Military artifacts & exhibits on the Allegheny Valley’s industrial heritage. Tarentum. 724-224-7666. ANDREW CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY MUSIC HALL. Capt. Thomas Espy Room Tour. The Capt. Thomas Espy Post 153 of the Grand Army of the Republic served local Civil War veterans for over 54 years & is the best preserved & most intact GAR post in the United States. Carnegie. 412-276-3456. BAYERNHOF MUSEUM. Large collection of automatic roll-played musical instruments & music boxes in a mansion setting. Call for appointment. O’Hara. 412-782-4231. CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER. Ongoing: Buhl Digital Dome (planetarium), Miniature Railroad & Village, USS Requin submarine & more. H2Oh!. Experience kinetic water-driven motion & discover the relations between water, land & habitat. How do everyday decisions impact water supply & the environment?. North Side. 412-237-3400. CENTER FOR POSTNATURAL HISTORY. Explore the complex interplay between culture, nature & biotechnology. Open Fridays 5-8, Saturdays 12-4 & Sundays 12-4. Garﬁeld. 412-223-7698. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH. Missing Links (The Rainbow Jumpy). Bounce, jump, roll, run & walk through a 30-foot inﬂatable “jumpy” art CONTINUES ON PG. 46

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completed by seven students in The Filmmaking Intensive program on. Oakland. 412-681-5449. GALLERIE CHIZ. Looking Forward, Looking Back. Work by Dennis Bergevin & Leonard Leibowitz. Opening reception May 1, 5:30-8:30pm. Shadyside. 412-441-6005. THE GALLERY 4. 100 Flowers Bloomed. Work by Brian Gonnella. Opening reception May 2, 7-11pm. Shadyside. 412-363-5050. MICHAEL HERTRICH ART & FRAME. Landscape & Abstraction. Work by Patrick Ruane. Opening reception May 1, 6-8:30pm. South Side. 412-431-3337. TIN FRONT CAFE. Night of the Living Art. Work by Propel Andrew Streets Visual Art students reﬂecting contemporary social issues from the youth perspective. Proceeds beneﬁt the Propel Heroes for the Homeless Initiative. Homestead. 412-417-6855.

ONGOING 707 PENN GALLERY. Vascular Caverns. Papercut sculpture depicting abstracted, anatomical imagery by Gianna Paniagua. Downtown. 412-456-6666. 709 PENN GALLERY. One Out of Many, One People. Works by Tamara Natalie Madden. An exploration of the vast cultural heritage of Jamaica. Downtown. 412-456-6666. ALLEGHENY COUNTY COURTHOUSE. Ceramic Tile Quilt Exhibit. Raising awareness of domestic violence. Downtown. 855-222-8211.

ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. Exposures. Works from Pittsburgh based artist, Cecilia Ebitz’s “Good Intentions”, inspired by the work & teachings of Corita Kent. Permanent collection. Artwork & artifacts by the famed Pop Artist. North Side. 412-237-8300. ART SPACE 616. Martin Prekop. A survey of work from the 1970s to the present. Sewickley. 412-259-8214. 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. BACKSTAGE BAR AT THEATRE SQUARE. Vixens from the Vault. Pin-Up Photography by Laura Petrilla. Downtown. 412-325-6766. BE GALLERIES. Kate Joyce. Furniture, sculpture, paintings & selected period pieces from throughout her career. Back & Forth. Works by Kenn Bass, Dana Ingham, Lenore Thomas & Janet Towbin. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2606. BUTLER ART CENTER. 2015 Spring Art Show. Works by many artists in the mediums of painting, drawing, photography & digital art, mixed media, sculpture, ﬁber art, ceramics & printmaking. Butler. 724-283-6922. CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART. Visiting Van Gogh: Still Life, Basket of Apples. Van Gogh’s “Still Life, Basket of Apples” (1887),”Le Moulin de la Galette” (1886–1887), “Wheat Fields after the Rain” (1890), & Paul Signac’s “Place des Lices, St. Tropez”, visiting from the Saint Louis Art Museum. Sketch to Structure. Unfolding the architectural design process to show how buildings take shape. Will close temporarily on May 25 & reopen on June 6. Oakland. 412-622-3131. CCAC BOYCE CAMPUS. dreamscapes. 20 pieces, free standing & wall mounted, all work by Tim Kelley. Monroeville. 724-797-3302. CHATHAM UNIVERSITY. Culture in Context. African Art from the Olkes Collection. Shadyside. 412-365-1232. CHRISTINE FRECHARD GALLERY. Two Italian Masters. Works by Pier Luigi & Laura D’Andrea. Squirrel Hill. 412-421-8888. COMMONPLACE COFFEEHOUSE. Houses of the Obsolete. From Carlos Gesualdo to Chittagong; a thematic selection of new paintings by Jacquet Kehm. Squirrel Hill. 412-436-0908. CONTINUES ON PG. 46

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piece created by Felipe Dulzaides & on loan from The New Children’s Museum, in San Diego CA. North Side. 412-322-5058. CONNEY M. KIMBO GALLERY. University of Pittsburgh Jazz Exhibit: Memorabilia & Awards from the International Hall of Fame. Oakland. 412-648-7446. FALLINGWATER. Tour the famed Frank Lloyd Wright house. 724-329-8501. FORT PITT MUSEUM. Reconstructed fort houses museum of Pittsburgh history circa French & Indian War & American Revolution. Downtown. 412-281-9285. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. 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. 724-329-8501. KERR MEMORIAL MUSEUM. Tours of a restored 19th-century, middle-class home. Oakmont. 412-826-9295. MCGINLEY HOUSE & MCCULLY LOG HOUSE. Historic homes open for tours, lectures & more. Monroeville. 412-373-7794. NATIONAL AVIARY. Home to more than 600 birds from over 200 species. W/ classes, lectures, demos & more. 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! 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. 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. 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 l ushest landscapes. Opening gala on April 23 w/ live entertainment & more. Call to register. Oakland. 412-622-6914. PHOTO ANTIQUITIES. Photographs & Jewerly. A hundred years (1839-1939) of photographs that incorporated jewelry. Call for guided tours. Orotones. A display of glass plate images which have

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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. Fabrizio Gerbino. New paintings by artist. Oakland. 412-716-1390. GALLERY-VERY FINE ART. Group Show. Work by Linda Price-Sneddon, Peggy Habets, James E. Trusko & others. S outh 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. HOYT INSTITUTE OF FINE ART. Annual Hoyt Regional Juried Exhibit. Showcasing Pittsburgh area artists. New Castle. 724-652-2882. HUNT INSTITUTE FOR BOTANICAL DOCUMENTATION. Elements. Drawings & watercolors of bird nests w/ a focus on the natural & man-made materials incorporated into these architectural structures. The featured artists are Sue Abramson, Wendy Brockman, David Morrison & Kate Nessler. Oakland. 412-268-2434. IRMA FREEMAN CENTER FOR IMAGINATION. The Big Little Show. An exhibition curated by Sheila D. Ali w/ local & international artists: Abira Ali, Alberto Almarza, Bill Shannon, Douglas “Dougie” Duerring, Eliza Henderson, Etta Cettera, Katy DeMent, Lavern Kemp, Lisa Demagall, Michael “Fig”

been enhanced w/ real gold-laced lacquers to bring a gilded-tone to the people & places depicted. North Side. 412-231-7881. 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 18811986. Homestead. 412-464-4020. SENATOR JOHN HEINZ HISTORY CENTER. We Can Do

Magniafico, Ryder Henry, Sandra Streiff, Sheila Ali, Sherry Rusinak & Waylon Richmond. Garfield. 412-924-0634. LA PRIMA ESPRESSO. Paintings/Prints of Italy. Prints of Vince Ornato’s oil paintings of Italy. Strip District. 412-281-1922. LAKEVUE ATHLETIC CLUB. Pop-Up Gallery. Work by a variety of artists. Lakevue. 724-316-9326. MARKET SQUARE. Jennifer Wen Ma: Installation. “A Winter Landscape Cradling Bits of Sparkle” 120 live trees, 200 kg of Chinese ink, wooden pathway & glass globes. Downtown. 412-471-1511. MATTRESS FACTORY. Artists in Residence. Installations created in-residence by Danny Bracken, John Peña, Ryder Henry, Kathleen Montgomery, & Benjamin Sota. Part of the 2014 Pittsburgh Biennial. Ongoing Installations. Works by Turrell, Lutz, Kusama, Anastasi, Highstein, Wexler & Woodrow. North Side. 412-231-3169. MORGAN CONTEMPORARY GLASS GALLERY. teapots!. A mixed media show exploring the common teapot in uncommon ways. Shadyside. 412-441-5200. NORTH HILLS ART CENTER. Shades of Spring Craft Show. Featuring hand-crafted, unique items from more than 30 artisans. Proceeds benefit children’s art programs at the North Hills Art Center. Ross. 412-364-3622. PENN AVENUE ARTS DISTRICT. Unblurred Gallery Crawl. Garfield. 412-441-6147 ext.-7. PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Nine Solo Exhibits. Feat. the work of Scott Andrew, Vlad Basarub, Terry Boyd, Oreen Cohen, Joy Christiansen Erb, Katie Ford, Joseph Lupo, Katie Murken & Hisham Youssef. Shadyside. 412-361-0873.

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 effort. Ongoing: Western PA Sports Museum, Clash of Empires, & exhibits on local history, more. From Slavery to Freedom. Highlight’s Pittsburgh’s role in the anti-slavery movement. Strip District. 412-454-6000. SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HALL. War in the Pacific 1941-1945. Feat. a collection

PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER. ABC@PGC. A colorful exhibition feat. glass sculptures combined w/ an interactive illuminated word building piece that visitors can touch, rearrange & wear like apparel. Created by Jen Elek & Jeremy Bert. Friendship. 412-365-2145. REVISION SPACE. winterlong. Work by Caldwell Linker. Lawrenceville. 412-735-3201. SHAW GALLERIES. Light from the Furnace. Industrial themed artworks by Lyudmila Devlysh, Dawn Tekler, Mark Muse, Dave Kelsch, Sasha Williams & a mystery guest artist. www.shawgalleries.com. THE SHOP. Jennifer Lee & Terry Young. New work by these artists. Closing reception May 1, 5-9pm. Bloomfield. 412-951-0622. SILVER EYE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. A World Imagined: Kelli Connell & Sara Macel. Photography that reflects on authorship, on photographic construction & on the ways in which we define relationships through our subjective experiences of them. 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. SPACE. The Sideways Museum. A collection of works by Pittsburgh-based artists exploring folk & visionary art traditions. Viewable 24 hrs. a day w/ periodic alterations. Interior open for special occasions. Downtown. 412-325-7723. SWEETWATER CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Selections From The Elgin Park Series. Photographs by Michael Paul Smith. Shaping New Worlds. A national exhibition of constructed photography. Sewickley. 412-741-4405. WOOD STREET GALLERIES. The World Revolves Around You. Work by HC Gilje. Downtown. 412-456-6666.

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. NICHOLAS CROATIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. Maxo Vanka Murals. Mid-20th century murals depicting war, social justice & the immigrant experience in America. Millvale. 412-407-2570.

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CHILDREN’S LITERATURE CONFERENCE. Presentations by nationally known children’s authors, informative breakout sessions & a book signing. 8:30 a.m. University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. J.C. HALLMAN. Author of ‘B & ME: A True Story of Literary Arousal.’ 6 p.m. The Big Idea Bookstore & Cafe, Bloomﬁeld. 412-687-4323.

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EDIBLE FLOWERS. Denise Schreiber will share samples & advice on how to cook w/ ﬂowers. 7 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public CHESS CLUB. For students in Library. 412-531-1912. grades K-7. First Tue of every GIFTS FROM APHRODITE. month, 6:30 p.m. Mount Lebanon Cooking class focusing on aphrodiPublic Library. 412-531-1912. siacs. 6:30 p.m. Art Institute of PittsHOMEWORK HELP. For grades burgh, Downtown. 412-291-6614. 1-8. Tue, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Assemble, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S Garﬁeld. 412-432-9127. ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH. Social, cultural club of American/ international women. Thu First WRITING & ART W/ TESS. Story Baptist Church, Oakland. iwap. & craft-time for kids ages 5 & up. pittsburgh@gmail.com. First Wed of every month, MAXIMIZING THE 10 a.m. Penguin Bookshop, GENERATIONS AT WORK. InteracSewickley. 412-741-3838. tive presentation on the unique motivation of Gen-Y/Milennials, GenXers, & Baby-Boomers. 8 a.m. William Penn WOODLANDS DAY. www. per Snyder Mansion, North pa Woodlands celebration pghcitym Side. 412-566-1645. .co w/ archery, zip line rides, RENAISSANCE DANCE swimming, & golf, in addiGUILD. Learn a variety of tion to refreshments and dances from the 15-17th centuries. prize giveaways. Performances Porter Hall, Room A18A. Thu, from Cello Fury, JD Eicher, & 8 p.m. Carnegie Mellon University, Heart Music Ensemble. 10 a.m. Oakland. 412-567-7512. The Woodlands, Wexford. WEEKLY WELLNESS CIRCLE. 724-935-6533. Group acupuncture & guided meditation for stress-relief. Thu DeMasi Wellness, Aspinwall. 412-927-4768. ZEN MEDITATION. Hosted by BACCHUS BUNCH. Exploring City Dharma. Thu, 6:30-8 p.m. some of the world’s lesser and Sat, 7-8:30 a.m. Church known varietals. 6 p.m. of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill. Dreadnought Wines, 412-965-9903. Lawrenceville. 412-391-1709.

that generates music & learns new patterns as visitors interact w/ physical props to teach it new rhythms. 1 p.m. Mattress Factory, North Side. 412-231-3169. DANCE ME A STORY W/ PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATER. 3-5 years olds can move to favorite childhood stories. Each 45 minute class will begin w/ simple stretches & warm-ups before journeying into each story & its characters through movement & song.Parents are encouraged to participate. Registration required. Sat, 10 a.m. and Sat., May 2, 10 a.m. Baldwin Borough Public Library. 412-885-2255.

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FRI 01 CELEBRATING HISPANIC COMICS IN ACADEMIA. Lecture by Ana Merino, associate professor of the Department of Spanish & Portuguese, University of Iowa. 4:30 p.m. University Club, Oakland. 412-648-8213. THE FALSE SELF. Professional seminar on the complexity of body image & identity issues in the treatment of eating disorders. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Omni William Penn, Downtown. 1-877-367-3383. FRIDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE. A social, traditional American dance. No partner needed, beginners welcome, lesson at 7:30. Fri, 8 p.m. Swisshelm Park Community Center, Swissvale. 412-945-0554. PARTY IN THE TROPICS. Dj, cocktails First Fri of every month, 7-11 p.m. Thru May 1 Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden, Oakland. 412-622-6914. RAINBOW RISING COFFEE HOUSE. For gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgendered individuals & friends. Music, games, movies, entertainment, more. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Smithton. First Fri of every month 724-872-5056. WIGLE WHISKEY BARREL ROLL. Kick off of the Barrel House’s summer season w/ a team barrel roll across the 16th Bridge. A Barrel House opening party will continue from 6-9pm w/ a pig roast, DJ & cocktails. 5-9 p.m. Wigle Whiskey Barrel House, North Side. 412-224-2827.

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ANNUAL MAY FAIR. Puppet & marionette shows, face painting, maypole dancing, games, market stalls, children’s crafts, homemade crafts, BBQ pizza making, plus performances by Zany Umbrella Circus & the Allegheny Rhythm Rangers. 11 a.m. Waldorf School of Pittsburgh, Bloomﬁeld. 412-441-5792. ANNUAL SPRING EVENT. Hand-crafted items, large Chinese Auction, Concession Stand. 9 a.m. East Union Presbyterian Church. 412-767-5750. BACKYARD COMPOSTING WORKSHOP. Learn all about composting. 7-8:30 p.m. Phipps Garden Center, Shadyside. 412-441-4442. DERBY PARTY. Local women entrepreneurs, artist Ashley Cecil, Marty’s Market owner, Regina Koetters, and Wigle Whiskey proprietor Meredith Grelli host a Derby party w/ themed art, libations & food. 4-7 p.m. Wigle Whiskey Barrel House, North Side. EARLY INTERVENTION FAMILIES WORKSHOP. Workshop Topics: Parenting a Child w/ Developmen-

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tal Delays; Creating a Plan for your Child & Family; Advocating for your Child, The Parent Movement; Early Intervention Laws & Your Rights in the Early Intervention System; Promising Practices: Inclusion, Family Centered Principles, Parent/ Professional Partnerships; Finding Community Resources. 8:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. UCP/CLASS, Swissvale. 412-323-3979. EMMAUS KENTUCKY DERBY GALA. Live showing of Kentucky Derby, followed by food, music, & fun. 5:30 p.m. Fairmont Pittsburgh, Downtown. 412-381-0277. MAY DAY BRASS BBQ & FESTIVAL. All-ages communitysupported brass music festival & picnic where audiences & performers break down the traditional barriers between stage & dance ﬂoor. Hosted by Pittonkatonk. Vietnam Veterans Pavilion. 2-8 p.m. Schenley Park, Oakland. 412-255-2539. PEKING ACROBATS. Plate spinning, contortions & balancing acts from some of the world’s best acrobats. 7:30 p.m. Byham Theater, Downtown. 412-456-6666. PUBLIC ART 101. A day-long workshop for artists ready to learn more about how to work in the public realm. Through this workshop, artists will gain the critical information they need to propose & complete public art projects. 7th Floor. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, Downtown. 412-391-2060 ext. 237.

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING. Lessons 7-8 p.m., social dancing follows. No partner needed. Mon, 7 p.m. and Sat, 7 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, Mt. Washington. 412-683-5670. SWING CITY. Learn & practice swing dancing skills w/ the Jim Adler Band. Sat, 8 p.m. Wightman School, Squirrel Hill. 412-759-1569. WIGLE WHISKEY BARRELHOUSE TOURS. Sat, 12:30 & 2 p.m. Wigle Whiskey Barrel House, North Side. 412-224-2827. WOMEN’S SELF CARE SUPPORT GROUP. Reduce stress, tackle anxiety & strengthen boundaries while building practical coping techniques & tools in a conﬁdential, healing & supportive environment. Sat, 10:30 a.m. Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry. 412-366-1300 ex. 129. ZEN MEDITATION. Hosted by City Dharma. Thu, 6:30-8 p.m. and Sat, 7-8:30 a.m. Church of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill. 412-965-9903.

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BOARD GAME NIGHT. Third and First Sun of every month, 6 p.m. Brew on Broadway, Beechview. 412-437-8676. POST-MARATHON PARTY. Live music, lawn games, food trucks, more. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wigle Whiskey Barrel House, North Side. 412-224-2827. SUNDAY MARKET. A gathering of local crafters & dealers selling unique items, from home made

foodstuffs to art. Sun, 6-10 p.m. The Night Gallery, Lawrenceville. 724-417-0223.

MON 04 - WED 06 RED EMPIRE RELOADED. The 17th Annual Russian Film Symposium presents classic & modern ﬁlms. Wesley Posvar Hall & Melwood Screening Room. www.rusﬁlm.pitt.edu.

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CAPOEIRA ANGOLA. Tue, 6:30-8 p.m. Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Garﬁeld. 412-924-0634. DRAG QUEEN TRIVIA NIGHT. Eclipse Lounge, Lawrenceville. 412-251-0097. MEET THE ARTIST: KIM FOX. Showing some of her pieces & discussing them. 7 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library. 412-531-1912. MT. LEBANON CONVERSATION SALON. Discuss current events w/ friends & neighbors. For seniors. First Tue of every month, 10 a.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library. 412-531-1912.

WED 06 CARNEGIE KNITS & READS. Informal knitting session w/ literary conversation. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Carnegie Library, Oakland.. 412-622-3151. DETROIT STYLE URBAN BALLROOM DANCE. 3rd floor. Wed, 6:30-8 p.m. Hosanna House, Wilkinsburg. 412-242-4345. INTRO TO FORTIFIED WINES. Explore the broader category of fortified wines w/ Rob McCaughey. 6 p.m. Dreadnought Wines, Lawrenceville. 412-391-1709. THE PITTSBURGH SHOW OFFS. A meeting of jugglers & spinners. All levels welcome. Wed, 7:30 p.m. Union Project, Highland Park. 412-363-4550. POLLINATOR GARDENING. Join the Penn State Master Gardeners to learn how to create a pollinator sanctuary in your own garden. Learn the basics of building & maintaining a pollinator garden & get your garden officially certified! Reservations required. 6:30 p.m. Carnegie Library, Homewood. 412-242-3598. TAROT CARD LESSONS. Wed, 7 p.m. Dobra Tea, Squirrel Hill. 412-449-9833. WESTMORELAND NIGHT OF THE STARS. The year’s most exciting night of high school musical theatre w/ performances by Greensburg Central Catholic, Derry Area, Franklin Regional, Greater Latrobe, Greensburg Salem, Hempfield, Home Schoolers, Jeannette, Kiski, Ligonier Valley, Norwin, Valley & Yough. 6:45 p.m. Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 724-925-1123.

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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. 412-721-0943. THE DAP CO-OP. Seeking performers & artists to participate in First Fridays - Art in a Box. For more information, email thedapcoopzumba@hotmail.com. Ongoing. 412-403-7357. GIRL GOV. Open to all girls entering 9th-12th grade in the Fall of 2015 who live in southwestern PA. Girls will travel to Harrisburgh to shadow gov. officials, learn about civics, advocacy, philanthropy, community involvement, youth organizing, women’s history & leadership. Apply online. http://wgfpa. org/what-we-do/activities/girl-gov/ Deadline May 15. THE HOUR AFTER HAPPY HOUR REVIEW. Seeking submissions in all genres for fledgling

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My partner is 31 years older than I am. I know the math: He’ll be 60 when I’m 29. But that isn’t the problem. The issue is he’s been a lifelong bachelor and never been monogamous. He’s fucked hundreds of women and is close friends with a lot of his former fuck buddies. Because of our four-year friendship before we hooked up, I know a lot about his sex life. The problem isn’t jealousy — and it isn’t knowing he’s fucked every woman he’s friends with. It’s that I know too much. We both feel vulnerable at times — him because I’m still in contact with one ex, and me because I feel like I’m fighting his past preference for nostrings-attached relationships. He tells me this relationship is different and he loves me in a way he hasn’t loved anyone before. But I still feel like because of how many people he’s been with, and how many of these amazing, beautiful, young fuck buddies are still in his life, I’ll never attain any sort of primacy. NOTABLE AGE GAP GETS IN NEWBIE’S GRILL

At some point in the future, your partner is going to be 60 and you’re going to be 29, NAGGING, which means you’re somewhere in your 20s and he’s somewhere in his 50s, right? (Math is hard!) And since you two were friends for four years before he realized you were the only woman he wanted to stick his dick in for the rest of his life — pay no attention to the woman he dicked during the brief interlude between telling you he loved you and the aforementioned realization — that means … um … Math is hard, like Barbie says, especially when you don’t have all the relevant data. The same goes for giving advice. Essentially, you’re asking me to game out the odds for both long-term success and monogamous success (and, yes, those are two different things), and that’s hard to do without knowing your ages and how long you’ve been together. Because I would definitely give your relationship slimmer odds of long-term success if your partner were the kind of middle-aged man who befriends and eventually beds high-school students. Conversely, I would give your relationship fatter odds of long-term success if you were three years into it and your partner had been successfully monogamous all that time. Oh, shit, I haven’t answered your question. You’ll obtain primacy — or realize you’ve already attained it — after a significant chunk of time has passed. So give it more time. Either it will work out or it won’t. But even if this relationship isn’t a long-term success, it can still be a short-term success. Good luck.

I don’t necessarily discriminate on the basis of age — or gender, color, etc. — and if a cute guy or gal in my age group came on to me, I’d consider the offer. But what I’d really like is a young man who finds me attractive and would be interested in seducing, or being seduced by, yours truly, even though I’m old enough to be his grandma. WICKED OLDER WOMAN

There is a study that puts the percentage of people attracted to senior citizens at .15 percent of the population. That means there are more than 11 million gerontophiles of all ages out there worldwide. We’ve already established that math is hard, WOW, so I’m not going to try to figure out how many gerontophiles are in their 20s and 30s. But there should be lots. And there are probably a few non-gerontophile guys (and gals) out there who are willing to take a walk on the postmenopausal side. How to make it happen? The same way everyone else does: Get online and advertise for what you want (clearly and explicitly), and get out of the house (you never know who you’ll meet). Then seize — safely — the opportunities that come your way. My partner and I — both fortysomething males — had a threesome with a very cute twentysomething college student who approached us online. He considers himself straight and has a girlfriend, but he “has been wondering” about his sexuality. The evening went incredibly well, but he had the typical “curious guy” freak-out the day after. Texts and emails flooded in — he wanted (more) guarantees about our health status even though we played safe during sex. He said he told his girlfriend (“She was understanding but pissed!”). He also said that we could never get together again. Then he started drunktexting us at night, offering to send us more sexy photos and talking about how much he wanted to see us again. Sober texts arrived in the morning apologizing for his drunken behavior. We’ve tried to be there, not just for the sex but also his process afterward. Did we do this guy a disservice by engaging with him? (Also, I’m not convinced there really is a girlfriend.)

“WHEN I WATCH MUSIC VIDEOS OF JOHN SEBASTIAN IN HIS 20S, I CREAM MY JEANS.”

I’m 62 and happily married for 20 years to a sweet guy who doesn’t seem particularly interested in sex any longer. We are open to allowing each other freedom, with full disclosure, and have occasionally done this. When I watch music videos of John Sebastian in his 20s, I cream my jeans. And I have noticed similar reactions to sweet, intelligent young men in their 20s and 30s.

CURIOUS OVER CURIOUS KID

It might look like you’re not honoring the campsite rule (“Leave ’em in better shape than you found ’em”) because this guy is a mess right now. But some queers can’t seem to accept themselves until after a clarifying queer sexual encounter or three. In all likelihood, this twentysomething will one day look back at his “typical ‘curious guy’ freak-out” as an important part of his comingout process as a gay or bi man. So you probably did him a favor. As for the real-or-imaginary girlfriend: If she exists, she should dump him. Not because of your actions, COCK, but because of his. A priest and a rabbi come on to a podcast … savagelovecast.com.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): eBay is a multi-billion-dollar e-commerce business that has been around for almost 20 years. But it had an inauspicious beginning. The first item ever sold on the service was a broken laser pointer. Even though the laser pointer didn’t work, and the seller informed the buyer it didn’t work, it brought in $14.83. This story might be a useful metaphor for your imminent future, Taurus. While I have faith in the vigor of the long-term trends you are or will soon be setting in motion, your initial steps may be a bit iffy.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Poetically speaking, it’s time to purify your world of all insanities, profanities and inanities. It’s a perfect moment for that once-in-a-blue-moon Scour-a-Thon, when you have a mandate to purge all clunkiness, junkiness and gunkiness from your midst. And as you flush away the unease of your hypocrisies and discrepancies, as you dispense with any tendency you might have to make way too much sense, remember that evil is allergic to laughter. Humor is one of the most effective psychospiritual cleansers ever.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I was in the checkout line at Whole Foods. The shopper ahead me had piled her groceries on the conveyor belt, and it was her turn to be rung up. “How are you doing?” she said cheerfully to the cashier, a crabby-looking hipster whom I happened to know is a Cancerian poet and lead singer in a local rock band. “Oh, I am living my dream,” he replied. I guessed he was being sarcastic, although I didn’t know for sure. In any case, I had a flash of intuition that his answer should be your mantra in the coming weeks. It’s time to redouble your commitment to living your dream! Say it 20 times in a row right now: “I am living my dream.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): As I awoke this morning, I remembered the dream I’d just had. In the dream, I had written a horoscope for you. Here’s what it said: “The Kentucky Derby is a famous horse race that takes place on the first Saturday of every May. It’s called ‘The Run for the Roses,’ because one of the prizes that goes to the winning horse and jockey is a garland of 554 roses. I suspect that your life may soon bring you an odd treasure like that, Leo. Will it be a good thing, or too much of a good thing? Will it be useful or just kind of weird? Beautiful or a bit ridiculous? The answers to those questions may depend in part on your willingness to adjust your expectations.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t calm down. Don’t retreat into your sanctuary and relax into protective comfort. If you have faith and remain committed to the messy experiment you have stirred up, the stress and agitation you’re dealing with will ripen into vitality and excitement. I’m not exaggerating, my dear explorer. You’re on the verge of tapping into the catalytic beauty and rejuvenating truth that lurk beneath the frustration. You’re close to unlocking the deeper ambitions that are trapped inside the surface-level wishes.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): American author Stephen Crane wrote his celebrated Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage in 10 days. Composer George Frideric Handel polished off his famous oratorio Messiah in a mere

24 days, and Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky produced his novel The Gambler in 16 days. On the other hand, Junot Díaz, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, needed 10 years to finish it. As for you, Libra, I think this is — and should be! — a phase more like Díaz’s than the other three creators’. Go slowly. Be super extra thorough. What you’re working on can’t be rushed.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

In her book A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman describes a medieval knight who asked his lady for a strand of her pubic hair: a symbol of her life force. The lady agreed. He placed the talisman in a locket that he wore around his neck, confident that it would protect him and consecrate him in the course of the rough adventures ahead. I recommend that you consider a similar tack in the coming weeks, Scorpio. As you head toward your turning point, arm yourself with a personal blessing from someone you love. Success is most likely if you tincture your fierce determination with magical tenderness.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “An escalator can never break,” mused comedian Mitch Hedberg. “It can only become stairs. You should never see an ‘Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order’ sign, just ‘Escalator Is Temporarily Stairs.’” I think a similar principle applies to you, Sagittarius. If we were to try to evaluate your current situation with conventional wisdom, we might say that part of your usual array of capacities is not functioning at its usual level. But if we adopted a perspective like Hedberg’s, we could rightly say that this part of you is simply serving its purpose in a different way.

distorted form eventually stuck. But if I were her, I would consider revisiting that old twist sometime soon, maybe even restoring “Orpah.” For you Aquarians, it’s a favorable time to investigate original intentions or explore primal meanings or play around with the earliest archetypes.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): What I propose is that you scan your memories and identify everyone who has ever tried to limit your options or dampen your enthusiasm or crush your freedom. Take a piece of paper and write down a list of the times someone insinuated that you will forever be stuck in a shrunken possibility, or made a prediction about what you will supposedly never be capable of, or said you had a problem that was permanently beyond your ability to solve. Once you’ve compiled all the constricting ideas about yourself that other people have tried to saddle you with, burn that piece of paper and declare yourself exempt from their curses. In the days after you do this ritual, all of life will conspire with you to expand your freedom.

Chris Moneymaker was employed as an accountant in Tennessee. On a whim, he paid $39 to enter an online poker tournament. Although he knew a lot about the game, he had never competed professionally. Nevertheless, he won the tournament. As his award, he received no money, but rather an invitation to participate in the annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Can you guess the storybook ending? The rookie triumphed over 838 pros, taking home $2.5 million. I don’t foresee anything quite as spectacular for you, Aries, but there may be similar elements in your saga. For example, a modest investment on your part could make you eligible for a chance to earn much more. Here’s another possible plot twist: You could generate luck for yourself by ramping up a skill that has until now been a hobby. What’s the decision you agonize about? The commitment you can never make? Tell all at FreeWillAstrology.com.

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cavanaugh quick, 24, is a program manager at

WA I T, i can ’t ASSUME you are a SHE

identities are set up as OPPOSITES ...

DREAMS OF HOPE, a queer youth arts organization.

or HE, based on what you LOOK LIKE or how your VOICE SOUNDS?

quick teaches workshops on GENDER PRONOUNS.

yea! there's NO WAY to

i identify as a

make an ASSUMPTION and

TRANSGENDER

KNOW that you ’l l be

MAN.

correct. but some people identify as NON-BINARY, GENDERQUEER, or AGENDER.* he, him,

ze, hir,

she, her,

his!

hirs

hers!

pronounced ZEE, HEER,

they, them,

HEERS

theirs

the people that HOLD those gender identities have pronouns that

which brings us to ASKING THE

RESONATE with them.

QUESTION ...

*google GENDER IDENTI T Y, folks!

in any situation ...

my pronouns are THEY,

in fact, i

UP, and use the

you can use HE, HIM and

YOU that!

i always just say,

what if people MESS

THEM and THEIR, but

haven't asked

wrong pronoun ?

HIS while you’re

‘what are the WORDS that i should use to

what WORDS

REFER TO YOU? ’

would i use to

LEARNING. FOR ME ...

refer to you in the THIRD

i t could mean that you are

PERSON?

really messing with my MENTAL HEALTH in that moment. i t could feel l ike you are INVALIDATING my ENTIRE EXISTENCE.

while I ’M LEARNING?

she, her. it ’s not that i'm offering you a CHOICE, i 'm giving you the BUILDING BLOCKS that you need to get to my IDEAL, which is what i believe you should be STR I VING FOR.

a few final TI PS : you just used

that ’s huge.

“i t took me 25

create a

years to

but avoid asking IN VASI VE

question that ’s

questions about their

COMFORTABLE

appearance, voice or

for you.

WHO I WAS, and be OK with i t,

mannerisms.

and remember,

and then

apologi ze, use the

mistakes WILL

correct pronoun

HAPPEN.

prepare myself to SHARE THAT

and MOVE ON.

i t feels weird to ASK SOMEONE what their

PERSON with

PRONOUNS are, but there was a point in time

the world ...

when i t felt weird to ask a WOMAN what her name was ... so i t ’s FINE that i t FEELS

i t ’s hard to think

“ ... and then ask the

that something as

world to ALSO

SIMPLE

could make me

“that ’s why i t ’s SO

WEIRD, but that ’s not a reason

IMPORTANT for me to

not to do it, because i t ’s just

help people under-

part of changing, l iving

stand NORMALIZING

breathing SOCIAL CONTRACTS

asking for pronouns.”

wi th one another!

UNDERSTAND, and to

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N E W S

DIFFERENT about them.

pronouns.

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_ QUOTE _

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their

INVALIDATING MY ENTIRE

because you think

ONE for

the words,

EXISTENCE.

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